The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 15, 1933, Page 3

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1983 eee \ i ‘“ ; r % CITIES MAY LIGRNSE AUOMOBILE DRIVERS Attorney General's Office Rules Ordinance May Be Enforced Under Police Power Cities have authority under the State laws to pass an ordinance re- quiring drivers of motor vehicles to Pay @ license fee and to submit to an examination as to their fitness as \drivers, according to an opinion ren- ered by the attorney general's office to V. E. Steenerson, city attorney of ‘Minot, Thursday. The opinion was rendered on a Proposed ordinance which provides that every person who is a resident of Minot shall, before operating a mo- ter vehicle or motorcycle upon the streets, obtain a drivers’ license for which a fee of one dollar will be charged. It also provides that no li- cense shall be issued unless the ap- ‘lication bears the written approval Of the chief of police. The opinion states the proposed fee to be charged is not a tax but is merely a license fee sufficient to de- fray the cost of issuing the license and’ keeping necessary records and the city has the authority to pass and enforce the ordinance under the ex- ercise of the police power of the city. FARM PRICES STILL LESS THAN DESIRED Agricultural Department Re- ports Progress Made in Right Direction Washington, Sept. 15.—(#)—Farm- ers apparently are getting more money out of increased retail food costs, but the agricultural adjustment administration Friday listed his av- erage prices still below the desired parity with industry. Dr. Fred C. Howe, consumer's counsel for the administration, re- ported a 47 per cent increase in farm prices between Feb. 15, and Aug. 15. His analysis said prices on things the farmer buys advanced 11 per cent in the same period. Taking the 1909-14 period as 100, Howe said the increase put the Aug. 15 index of farm prices at 72 as against 112 for what the farmer pur- chases, “While we have reduced the gap between these two prices,” Howe com- mented, “we still are a long way from Parity in prices for farmers. ... “Generally, the farmers are getting the benefit of the extra money con- sumers are out.” From a study of 41 municipalities, Howe listed variations in retail prices paid for the same foods. He said consumers “might well ask their dis- tributors why they must pay more than consumers pay elsewhere for these: essentials.” Inclement Weather Interrupts Series Columbus, 0., Sept. 15—(?)—Their third game postponed Thursday night because of bad weather, Columbus and Minneapolis will resume their play- off Friday ‘night for the American Areia tion pennant, barring niore vai ‘The teams are even at one victory each the locals having won the opener ‘Tuesday afternoon and the Millers the second game Wednesday night. Friday night’s game will complete the schedule here. Saturday the teams will move to Minneapolis to play until one of them has won four games. JAPS PREPARE TO ANNEX Tientsin, China, Sept. 15.—(?)—Jap- ‘nese preparations to annex Shan- haikwan, the great-wall town where Bino-Japanese hostilities began early this year, and add it to Manghukuo were reported in usually reliable quarters Friday. ‘There is no scientific difference be- tween a pigeon and a dove; the latter term is used usually in reference to i smaller type of this group of Ss. If they really want a president in ‘Cuba who can command popular sup- port, why doesn’t somebody nominate Sloppy Joe? ALL-BRAN RELIEVED ‘HIS CONSTIPATION Delicious Cereal Brought New Health to Mr. Bartholomew oF F ae elit Here Is Analysis of Old Vs. New eee eH & see QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ee # ee se % Insolvent Bank Laws Compared | Weather Report | FORECAST For Bismarck. and Leong Fi Show- ers probable tonight and Saturday; cooler Saturday. For North Da- aoe unl oni! tna Saturday; cooler —_ extreme = rest, When 2 bank closes now what steps are taken to clean up its affairs? | nis! The Bank Examiner notifies the Attorney General who institutes an action against the bank in the supreme court. That court then refers the Ta ae the district jedge altte “ae ‘he management of closed banks. e st receiver, as agent for the court, takes charge and proceeds Uquidate the bank’s affairs. Procedure under the proposed new law? depositors may petition for the appointment of a re- district court of the county in which the bank han one bank in a county closes the same person all closed banks in said county. favoritism in this procedure? make petition, this will usually be Gepositors even know the bank is closed. ent as receiver of the man sug- the three petitioners. kind of men who would be ap- In the past, in both state and federal courts, (the latter handle yanks) the practice has been to appoint an officer of the closed bank or someone with political connections to these posts. Is there any opportunity for “gravy” under the proposed bill? 5 Yes, Each receiver shall employ an attorney to be appointed by the court, his salary to be paid from the assets of the closed bank. He also may employ such clerical and other help as he feels he needs. Would this system be more expensive than that now in use? Yes. Judged from the costs of this system in. the past, as compared with a. cost of the present system, it would be about seven times as ex- pensive. Are there any figures available on this point? ‘Yes, In 1923 it was shown that, the average cost of managing the af- fairs of a closed bank was $320 a month. Under the present state receiver the average cost is $48.70 2 month. ‘What is the explanation for this difference in cost? ‘The difference is found largely in the salary lists and travel expense incurred under the two systems. al many persons are employed now in handling the affairs of closed The state receiver, with 338 banks under his charge, employs 55 per- sons. This includes district mangers, field men, bookkeepers and account- ants, stenographers, etc. Ms How many would be employed under the proposed system? . This is difficult to say. To begin with there would be a receiver for every bank, an attorney for every bank, plus such collectors, accountants, stenographers and other help as might be employed. For all of the banks in the state the number would run well into the hundreds. : Would not this proposal be a pretty fat thing for certain individuals? Yes. Receivers would get, on the average, $10 a day each. Lawyers’ fees would run to a considerable amount for each bank, at least they did in the past. In the legislature it was known as a “lawyers bill,” that is one designed to increase the incomes of legal practitioners. What would be done with regard to the affairs of banks now in the hands of the state receiver? The law requires that they be turned over to the state bank examiner. How would this be done? By having the state receiver give an accounting of the affairs of cach bank to the district court of Burleigh county. How would this accounting be made? It would be made in open hearing before the court or before referees appointed by the court to act for it. Who would pay the expenses and salary of such referees? The depositors in the closed banks, How much time would this consume? At a bank a day, it would take the better part of two years. ‘Who would manage the affairs of the closed banks in the meanwhile? As the receiver's accounts were approved, the bank examiner would assume charge. The state receiver would retain contro! of all banks un- til he had been discharged from their control by the court. During the middle of this process the bank examiner would have half the banks, the receiver the other half. ‘Would this interfere with the liquidation of bank assets and payments to depositors? Yes. The receivers energies would be directed toward transferring jur- isdiction to the bank examiner and the normal processes of collecting on rer the assets of closed banks would be halted. There would be a break in such efforts from the time the state receiver left off to the time the bank examiner could organize a force to begin it again. ‘Would there be any expenses connected with such transfer other than the costs of the referees and attorneys employed? Yes. Under the law, the examiner would be required, as soon as he tion; Saturday partly cloudy, showers east, cool- er extreme east Portion. For South Dakota: Cloudy, show- os oe Saree Oe ot banter he eel: al lay; 8 in‘extreme east portion. GENERAL CONDITIONS A esp, low pressure area (Medicine Hat 29.28) is centered along the north- eastern Rocky Mountain slope and precipitation occurred over the north- ern Rocky Mountain region and over the north Pacific coast. Precipita- tfon also fell from Nebraska eastward to the lower Great Lakes region. high pressure area (S. 8. Marie 30.32) is centered over the wy) Great Lakes region. Strong sout it winds pre- vail throughout North Dakota. a eratures are moderate from the Rocky Mountain region eastward, but cooler ‘inked prevails over the Far North- west. ‘ ‘ Missouri River stage at 7 a. m. 0.2 ft. 2¢ hour cite J 0.1 ft. Bismarck station barometer, inches: 27.97. Reduced to sea level, 29.73. PRECIPITATION REPORT Total this month to date .. 0.09 Normal, this month to dat 0! Total, January 1st to date .... 897 Normal, January 1st to date .... 13.75 Accumulated deficiency to date 4.78 NORTH DAKOTA POINTS \ High- Low- est est Pct. 9 5 BISMARCK, cldy Beach, cldy ... Carrington, cldy . Crosby, cldy .... Devils Lake, cldy Dickinson, cldy Drake, cldy ....... Dunn Center, cldy Grand Forks, cldy Hankinson, cid: Williston, cldy Wishek, cldy . SOUTH DAKOTA POINTS Huron, cldy ... - 70 56 Rapid City, cldy 12 56 MINNESOTA POINTS Minneapolis, cldy . 72 56 Moorhead, cldy .. ~ 72 56 OUT OF STATE ie 88 BB B8Beeeesessssssseses3: Amarillo, Tex., cldy 0, cldy . obtained control of a closed bank, to send a registered letter to each de-| Kamloops, B. registered letters, including labor, paper, stamps and return fees, is esti- mated by business organizations at around 50 cents each. What would be contained in these letters? Notices that the examiner had taken over affairs of the closed bank and information as to the depositors rights in the case. What is the principal “right” accorded to depositors? That of deciding whether to set up their own organization to manage the affairs of the bank or permit the bank examiner to take charge. Is there any alternative to control by the depositors or by the bank examiner? Yes. The court may, in its discretion, appoint a separate receiver for each bank to work with the bank examiner. Are there any handicaps in the law itself to depositors forming com- mittees and taking over the affairs of a closed bank? Yes. It permits 40 per cent of the depositors to take over the bank but they must act within 90 days and must specify the percentage to be paid upon accounts of depositors not included in the 40 per cent who sign the petition. Because the affairs of closed banks frequently are in uncer- tain condition it would be difficult to comply with the latter provision, since it is practically a guarantee and a lien upon liquidated assets of the bank. Is the normal work of the bank examiner's department such as to make administration of closed banks an easy matter for him? No. The -normal function of the bank examiner is to check a bank’s books to ascertain its condition. ‘To liquidate a bank it is necessary to send collectors into the field. Would it be necessary for the bank examiner to employ additional men Ao.mankye Shoes eotensione? es. What kind of assets of closed banks remain in the hands of the state receiver? A The assets remaining are largely land, the receiver holding some 900 farms which were the property of closed banks. These must be sold and the proceeds distributed among the depositors. Mo., cldy . cldy ... it, A., cid: Miles City, Mont., Mod No. E Oklahoma. City, O. ae renin Sask. ju’Appelle, Roseburg, Ore., cl St. Louis, Mo., cldy Salt Lake City, U., 8. 8. Marie, Mich., Seattle, Wash., cldy .. 62 Sheridan, W; rain Sioux City, Spokane, Swift Current, The Pas, Man., . Toledo, Ohio, cldy .... Winnemucca, Nev., cir. Winnipeg, Man., clear . Report from Indianapolis alligators have been caught in the White river near there, though zoos hadn't missed any. Maybe we'd bet- ter go slow about this repeal busi- ness. CONTINUED from page one! N. D. to Vote on \ Seven Proposals At Sept. 22 Poll sion of 75 per cent of the proceeds for Payment of real estate bond interest. Approval of the law, Langer main- tains, will bring North Dakota bonds up tospar, make it possible to repay the $2,255,000 borrowed on certificates of indebtedness from the Bank of North Dakota, and in this way make available the greater portion of this money for loans to school districts, counties and cities, in addition to loans to the board of administration for state educational institutions. ‘ Saye Nye Opponents of the sales tax deem it unnecessary, an additional tax rather than a replacement tax, and as lend- ing itself for use in creation of a Political machine. Senator Nye term- ed the tax as carrying more dangers than benefits, branding the principle of the sales tax as designed for the rich, rather thah the poor man. The sales tax law, after a stormy career in the last legislative session, A| was scheduled to go into effect July 1, Petitions for referring it were cir- culated under the direction of State Senator Nels P. Simonson and, on be- ing held sufficient by the secretary of ad resulted in suspension of the law. Under the act, tangible personal Property and professional services which would include lawyers and doc- tors fees, are taxed at the rate of two Per cent. There are deviations by which contractors, light and power for industrial use, pottery, drain tile, 72) brick and concrete manufactured, and lignite mining are taxed one per cent. Manufacturers or wholesalers who sell for resale would be taxed one- fourth of one per cent of the gross income derived from their sales, while wholesale bakeries, wholesale meat distributing plants, wholesale gaso- line dealers, wholesale dealers of soft drinks and wholesale tire dealers would be taxed one-eighth of one per cent. A list of about 330 kinds of business and professions subject to the tax is contained in the law. Where Money Goes Of the proceeds, variously estimat- ed at from $4,000,000 a year and up- wards, 75 per cent goes to the real estate bond interest payment fund, and the remaining 25 per cent to the state equalization fund for schools. The tax would automatically expire June 30, 1935. Pushed into the background by the intensive sales tax campaign is the initiated beer bill. First talk of a special election came from the sponsors of the bill, for which initiative petitions containing approximately 40,000 signatures had been filed. Sponsors of the proposal have expressed confidence that all that is needed for legalization of beer is an opportunity to vote on the issue. The measure would permit sale of beer by legitimate business establish- ments, creates the office of beer com- missioner for administering the law, provides for a license fee, and im- Poses a tax of one-half cent a pint. Proponents of the measure have estimated that revenue to be derived from this tax will run from $500,000 to $700,000 annually: A law enacted by the legislature, Providing for sale of beer through municipally-controlled liquor stores, stands suspended as the result of the filing of petitions referring the act. Passage of the initiated beer bill would bring about it repeal, but in the event of the defeat of the beer in Friday's special election the referred measure would come before the voters a next statewide election in June, 1934, Movies Issue Presented ‘The second proposed initiated mea- sure would permit operation of mov- ing picture theatres on Sundays. Un- der the bill motion pictures and theatre performances could be given Sundays, but only after 2 p. m. In the June, 1930, primary election a similar initiated measure was de- feated by 12,371 votes. The vote was 96,990 against permitting Sunday movies, and 84,629 in favor. Besides the sales tax, two other re- (ferred acts will come before the vot- Ow to make ers for approval or rejection. One ‘of these permits the governor to re- move workmen's compensation bureau commissioners with or without cause. ‘Under the present law, removal can be made only for cause. ‘The other referred measure, chang- ing the administration of insolvent banks, would abolish the office of state | c receiver of closed banks and centers this work on the state examiner's of- fice, Two Amendments Offered Two constitutional amendments Proposed by the last legislature com- plete the ballot. One provides for consolidation of county offices in counties according to two classifications of population. In counties having less than 15,000 in- habitants the county judge would be- come clerk of the district court, while in counties of 6,000 population or less, the register of deeds becomes clerk of the district court and county judge. If approved, the amendment takes effect at the next statewide election| in June, 1934. The other amendment changes the Procedure in reading bills before the legislature and is aimed to speed up the legislative machinery. Under the present constitutional provision, the first and third reading of bills must be at length and the second reading may be by title. The first and sec- ond readings are the only ones that may be had-on the same day. The proposed amendment would Permit the first reading to be by title Only, unless a reading at length is de- manded. The second reading would be at length, but the first and sec- —o be on the same y. C ONTINUE D rem page one: Mount Additional Guns at Hotel to Besiege Officers frankly called up on the new govern- | ment of President Grau San Martin to recognize the “lack of popular! warmth” for it as the regime faced an armed outbreak in a neighboring | province and rumors of an impending | movement were circulated. El Mundo declared that “all com-! mercial activity of the country is paralyzed, national credit has suffered | extraordinarily, and unless we rectify this situation totally the government | will fall through a process of asphyx- | iation.” | As the country operated under a) “constitution of independence” which Placed common welfare above indi- vidual rights, strikes grew throughout the island. A former army captain, Fernando Aran, led a group of armed civilians which persuaded an army post at| Consolacion Del Sur, in Pinar Del! Rio province, to join with them in a revolt against the government. Troops were dispatched from the capital to quell the uprising after the rebels tled to the hills. Despite the newspaper's warning, government officials were optimistic {Pinar Del Rio Province, promise of an eight-hour pe ecale throughout the still best in the National hotel. Fighting and bloodshed, mutiny and rebellion were abroad as President Grau San Martin announced a plan calling for “absolute independence and national sovereignty,” a “perfect ad- justment of political and economic interests” and general elections for a constitutional convention. A detachment of troops. was sent from Havana to quell an uprising near the town of Consolacion Del Sur, in where & former army captain, Fernando Aran and a group of armed civilians per- suaded an army post to join them in & revolt against the government. The band then went to the hills. ‘Warehousemen were on strike in Havana. Already prices have soared because of this and a field workers’ walkout in adjacent provinces, and au- thorities foresaw a growing scarcity of food. Begin Consumers’ Strike Employes of the Havana Electric Railway were at odds over the allot- ment of work, and officials said the situation was not encouraging. The powerful OCRR secret society insti- tuted a consumers’ strike against the electric and telephone rates. Drug store messengers were on strike. An inspector for the Stevedores syndicate was killed by unidentified rsons in a passing automobile. Street fighting was reported in Ma- tanzas. In Cardenas and Cienfuegos (where all stores were closed) racial enmity ran high. Talk of another general strike, such as the one that paralyzed almost every sphere of activity and forced the eviction of Gerardo Machado's admin- istration, went the rounds. In Cristo, 12 American officials of manganese mines were held as vir- tual prisoners by striking employes. Other residents of Oriente Province gathered for safety at American Col- onies near Santiago. At several sug- ar mills through the island officials were said to be besieged in their homes by strikers. Hotel Situation Acute The situation at the national hotel was acute. Telephone wires to the. hotel were cut. Motorists were not Permitted to stop near the building. Whether any American guests re- mained inside could not be learned. The officers, overthrown by their own men in a revolt against the re- gime of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes and in favor of a revolutionary jun- ta, continued firm in their insistence that the new president, Ramon Grau San Martin, give way to Dr. de Ces- pedes. They are armed with machine guns, rifles, and pistols. They maintain they will fight if attacked. regarding the financial situation, say- With shouts and waving red flags, things: “Absolute independence and nation. al sovereignty at home.” In its for- eign policy, the government “will strive to obtain better harmony . . . Tt also will respect . . . all treaties.” PLYMOUTHS THAT REFUSED TO FREEZE There are a lot of Plymouths on the road today whose radiators breasted last winter’s icy blasts and never thought of freezing. Those drivers knew that a low- anes , boil-awa: sete pos cost money before . nent” anti-freezes soon break down. At the first sign of winter saved their cars Tom outtg'ass rust with Eveready Prestone. This year, at the new low price of $2.90 a gallon, Eveready Pres: tse protection for ‘a 1938 uth to zero (1% gallons) only $3.72. For other models and makes, see your dealer’s chart. It’s for a full winter's drivi 000 miles or more. Appeves all car manufacturers. guaranteed std Carbon Co., Inc., New ‘ork, ‘Records show Bismarck usually APPETITES! There’s no reason why should be distracted your child won't eat the food it should... . macaroni All chil- ce eee st traaealigrrnci phone : ‘They eat it willingly fore get all about objections. Look for it on grocery shelves. CONTINUE J) [sine vir nim rent bck” On page one Pleads for Sales Tax in Dedicating Hebron Auditorium phreys and Moule, H. P. Goddard and William 8. Moeller. xe ‘Desperately Disappoint Langer said he was “desperately dis- appointed” when he learned that the capitol commission had de- cided upon stone rather than bricl tor the new capitol, declaring the com- mission could have giyen Hebron the whole, he said, the president is “doing a pretty good job of it.” Launching into his sales tax agru- ment, he,said “I personally don’t care whether you vote for the sales tax or not. It makes no difference to me Personally. I can educate my children $4,000 a year which you are But I think more sbout tax measure. “Politically, it might be better foi me if you voted against the sales “If the tax is passed Bill Langer.” “Newspapers are not telling the truth when they say the sales tax 15 not a replacement tax,” the governor some | continued. 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