The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 16, 1933, Page 2

2 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1933 FORMER BISMARCK ||‘Without Cause’ Is Real Issue WOMAN SUCCUMBS Mrs. Robert Jaeger, Who Lived Here for 13 Years, Stricken Friday t Mrs. Robert Jaeger, 47, of Wolf Point, Mont., died in a local hospital Friday afternoon. Mrs. Jaeger was a resident of Bis- marck from 1916 to 1929, when she ~ moved with her family to California. Later the family made their home at Oswego, Mont., and for the last two - years resided at Wolf Point. Puneral services will be arranged for upon the arirval of Mr. Jaegar ‘and members of the family from Wolf Point. The family had lived for a number of years at Washburn before moving to Bismarck. She leaves besides her husband and six daughter, Mrs. F. J. Walker, Bis- marck; Mrs. Wm. Boyd, San Fran- cisco, Calif.; Mrs. G. P, Edwards, Chi- cago, Ill.; Mrs. C. L. Powers, Wolf Point, Mont.; and Luella and Viola of Wolf Point. | Weather Report | FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight and Sunday; somewhat cool- er tonight, possibly with light frost. For North = lo! Da kota: Fair tonight and Sunday; somewhat cooler tonight, possibly with light frost. For South Da- kota: Fair tonight and Sunday; ontgnts possibly oni a with light frost. For Montana: Unsettled east, showers west por- tion tonight and FAR aun day; little change in temperature. For ‘Minn a: Fair tonight and ®unday, cooler tonight. ‘Weather outlook for the period Sept. 18 to 23: For the region of the Great Lakes: Generally fair except showers about middle of week; temperatures mostly ®ear normal. Yor the upper Mississippi and lower @£issouri valleys and the northern and central great plains: A few showers mostly over northern sections near and toward end of week; emperatures mostly near normal. perme gleaned A well develo} low pressure area, by precipitation, extends from r ippi Valley northwestward to the western Can- adian Provinces (Winnipeg 29.26) Heavy showers fell in parts of Towd and with moderate rain- fall throughout North Dakota. The ‘weather is generally fair in the east- ern and southern states. Tempera- . tures are moderate in the eastern and northern districts, but a ae pres- Sure area centered over roming (Lander 30.00) is aconmcenian by colder weather from the central Plains States westward to Nevada. Aerrorsetl (oeehegill es hd Ta.m. 0.1 ft. jour C. », 20. Bismarck station barometer, inches: 27.84. Reduced to sea level, 29.59, Total, Normal, January Ist to date Accumulated deficiency to date NORTH DAKOTA POINTS - Low- bsabehbreksbbasebebbet asd sacese esd ase sk 83 MINNESOTA PO! Piisosepells. clear .... head, clear ...... OUT OF STATE POINT! ou! seExegasscsgserunsssessesseneresaty 2 BeBBLESESSSSBhRBeebessbeszetsesse: gpei ~ ee ** © AFFECTS WORKMEN’S BOARD se @ ** & Here’s What It Is; How It Works ov © se 8 ee & ene @ What is the bill affecting the state workmen’s compensation bureau which will be voted on at the election Sept, 22? It is a measure which would grant the governor authority to remove any or all of the three bureau commissioners without cause. Hasn't the governor such authority now? No. Has the governor authority to remove for cause? Yes. The governor may remove any appointive official or elected public How are such removals effected? from office. By appointment by the governor. of the general public. and their terms are “staggered.” Was there any other argument? officer, other than elected state officers, for misfeasance or malfeasance in office or for neglect of duty. s By filing specific charges against the officer accused. A hearing on the matter then is held and if the charges are proved the official is removed In the case of the workmen’s compensation bureau how would the suc- cessor to a man so removed be selected? Are there any limitations on the governor's power to appoint? Yes. The law requires that one of the three commissioners shall repre- sent labor, one shall represent the employer and the third is a representative For how long a term are these men appointed? The term: of office for compensation bureau commissioners is six years What is the meaning of the word “staggered”? It means that the term of one man expires every two years. At the time of such expiration one of the two remaining commissioners still has two years to serve and the other has four years to serve. Was this provision discussed at the time it was inserted in the bill? Yes. Careful consideration was given to the matter by the legislature in 1919 and extended discussion was had. What arguments were made for it? The main argument was that the “staggered” term feature would permit of a “continuing” management of the workmen’s compensation fund since there would always be two men of experience on the directing board. Yes. It also was contended that this provision would help to keep the bureau out of politics. How would it serve to keep the bureau out of politics? By preventing the appointment of all bureau commissioners by the same governor, thereby making the bureau and its funds subject to domination by the chief executive. Is it desirable that the bureau and its funds be kept out of politics? Yes. The workmen's compensation bureau is really an insurance insti- tution handling millions of dollars. It is a business venture even though the dollars are contributed by the people of North Dakota. Who pays these millions? Employers of labor. They pay it in premiums to the fund just as other insurance premiums are paid. Who benefits from these payments? There are two beneficiaries. First and most important are workmen who are injured in industrial accident until they are able to work again. Who is the second beneficiary? The public. It no longer Jared in industrial accidents. its. They receive benefits for injuries Persons permanently disabled, either total- oe = receive payments commensurate with their disabilities, until is forced to support from tax money persons in- pensation act? Organized labor. It was one of several measures passed in 1919 at the behest of the working man. Did organized labor at that time favor the ” term and = vision permitting removal only for cause? Sess csia wai Yes. It took a strong stand for these features of the act. How was that stand expressed? Largely through S. S. McDonald of Bismarck, federation of labor and later a commissioner of the then president of the state bureau. Has labor changed its stand on this question? Apparently not. There is no record of Has McDonald changed his attitude? Burleigh county McDonald voted the change at the last session of the legislature. we Political implications connected with this proposal to Sponsors of the bill at the last session openly admitted that it was Yes. As state senator from “without cause” Are there any change the law? Yes. purely a political proposition. What are the politics involved? The desire of the governor to control Does he have such control now? No. Two of the three commissioners are “holdovers” fous administrations. Only Would passage of this Yes. He then would such a change in opinion. this bureau and its employes. appointed by prev- one of the three is an a) itee of the , bill give the governor pees control? have power to remove the two “holdover” commis- sioners and appoint in their places men of his own choosing. What would be the status of the bureau if this Presumably it would be mers in the business, conduct of this business: Yes. This insurance business, like any other, were done? operated by new appointees without previous and knowledge necessary to the successful and proper could be wrecked by in- competence. Inexperience frequently means incompetence, even though good porno appointed. ire there any experienced men this law is approved by the People? There and who previously have served on Donald but he may not be eligible, What affects his eligibility? A provision in the state constitution the beneficiary of an office 6 while he is a member. This might or available for these positions in the event are several men who probably would welcome such an appointment the bureau. Among them is Senator Mc- peretream ce nteuen o 7 might not apply to him. - sa Are any other former members available for appointment? Among men who have served on state are L. J. Wehe, local attorney; suffered most serious damage as the result of th's year's continued heat and drought, the report said. In this area indicated yields are the lowest on Corn condition Sept. 1 was rated ‘at 66 per cent and production forecast at 140,125,000 bushels compared with @ 1932 yield of 176,916,000. Condition of other crops on Sept, 1 and estimated production follows: Durum wheat, condition 56 per cent of normal and estimated production 1,210,000; all other spring wheat, 55 sind 10,754,000; oats, 49 and 89,680,000; barley, 46 and 30,814,000; flax, 49 and 4,092,000; potatoes, 47 and 21,255,000; tame hay, 56, 2,754 Strange But True News Items of Day (By The Associated Press) LEWIS HAS BEEN WRITING New York—There's a worn look on ist are back from South Pomfret, Vt. They spent three months there but it vacation. “The boss Es rH Z Th E i aie’ iyEfse this bureau and who still live in the complete the boxing program for Mr acta and Tox al lia and ‘Williams meet in the headliner. a Kid Rippatoe of Fargo was to meet Babe Daniels of Minneapolis but the latter refused to accept the match and it was called off. | Schrank By IRENE MARCHANY ° ‘Mrs. Dave Hochhalter and children, Mrs. John Witt, Miss Pauline Schats Ed Stroh called on Tom Novak Sun- day evening. : A Art and Emil Witt were Sunday! visitors at the Carl Johnson home. By MRS. WM. HICKEL | SIDE GLANCES - - ince the NRA shortened your hours it takes me twice as long to keep the house straight.” - - By George Clark | CONTRACT By WM. E. McKINNEY Secretary, American Bridge League Are you one of those few players who are under the impression that when a player jumps to a game de- claration he has signed off? This is far from being true. If you open with one spade and your partner jumps to four spades, don’t for a minute consider that a sign- off. What your partner is doing is to tell you, not only that game is, absolutely safe but in addition that’ there are possibilities in his hand for & slam. Pre-emptive bids are practically a thing of the past in contract. It is seldom that a pre-emptive bid will play. It is true you can build up a hand or two on which you may win with a pre-emptive bid, but you are losing a great deal more on this type of bidding tan you will ever gain on the two or three hands per year. Take for example the following hand which came up in a recent tourna- ment. The Bidding South, the dealer, opened the con- tracting with one heart. Personally, the writer does not favor an open- ing bid with this type of hand. West doubled. This is a negative double and as he has doubled hearts, he tells his partner that he would like him to show a four card spade suit if he holds it. However, if spades. is not East's suit, then on the next round West must be prepared to over- call with his own suit. For example, in this case, if West did not have a spade and held only ~*" CXPERTS PLAY IT 2 Partner might respond with two dia- monds which would then force him to bid three clubs; therefore, if he is not prepared to play the hand at three clubs, he should not make a negative double . After the negative double North Passed and East bid four spades. This is not a pre-emptive bid—it is definitely a slam try. The negative double has told him that West is un- doubtedly prepared to play it at spades and his bid of four spades says “Partner if you are prepared to play this hand at spades and have any reserve strength, we have a slam.” ‘West should not hesitate in going to six spades. He should not bid only five because then East will pass—he must go all the way and bid six. clubs, before he made the negative double he would have to consider that Six spades, of course, is a lay down. (Copyright, 1933, NEA Service, Inc.) Tuttle Friday afternoon, where they will attend high school the coming Chris Kjorness of McVille, N. D., is Oscar Uhde were Regan callers Monday. Vina and Myrwin Oder spent the the John Anderson home. Mrs. John Carlson end children Denis and Doris and Mrs. Bill Hickel and son Wayne spent Tuesday aftet- noon and evening at the Fritz Uhde Gerald Jones and Geo. McAllister TURNING THE SEARCHLIGHT | BEHIND THE CURRENT ‘SCENE | NOBODY HOME These are parlors days in Bismarck as many offices are practically closed for business while the bosses are out campaigning. Chief among those on the hustings are Frank Vogel, head of the high- way department; ‘his assistant, W. J. Flannigan; Stephen Ter Horst, regu- latory chief; Tax Commissioner J. J. Weeks and his deputy, J. A. Gray. Each automobile is filled with literature, no less than six different pleces of propaganda having been issued on the subject. It has been 4 fine opportunity to travel and many ‘are taking advantage of it. Win or lose, the boys will be back in their offices after the election and the wheels will turn again. of nigan to be merely opportunities to “talk things over” but Fiannigan has done most of the talking. . He wants the maintenance men to form unions, the object of which is not yet clear to the public. Everywhere he has stressed the idea of loy- alty, emphasizing that loyalty to the political interests of those who hired them means loyalty to their own jobs. Fiatly he tells them they must “do as told and obey your superiors.” The five per cent “donation for The Leader, political newspaper, is a donation to the farmers who are too poor to kick in for the newspaper, he says. Little stress is laid on opportunities to sell the subscriptions. The ae ee ee TIP FROM ‘OUTSIDE THE STATE R. A. Kern, dealer in general merchandise at Cannonball, offers as an exhibit a page torn from the catalogue of a leading mail-order house. Under the heading “How to Save Sales Taxes” the mail-order firm “State sales taxes ordinarily do not apply to merchandise shipped from one state to another. The sale and shipment of such mer- chandise is interstate commerce. If your state has a sales tax you pay no tax on goods ordered from another state. If our mail-order store to which you send your order is in a different state from yours, omit any state sales tax.” : “I cannot see why we, as one of the largest taxpayers, should help the mail-order houses.” POSSIBILITIES OF THUNDER ‘Wise lads who usually are “in the know” are waiting to see what C. C. Talbott, Farniers Union president, will say in answer to Governor Langer's throughout the state. The executive's caustic to mention Talbott publicly unless he wanted Talbott to “mention” the governor in return. This situation lasted until Talbott recently attacked the sales levy, although he “laid off” of Langer. In hjs reply, the governor mentioned Talbott personally for the first time since the breach between the two. A LESSON TO BUSINESSMEN 4 How to operate a sales system cheaply now is being demonstrated by Harold “Ducky” McDonald, solicitor for The Leader, Governor Langer’s political newspaper. McDonald, still hard at it soliciting five per cent of state employes’ wages for the publication, is working on the maintenance men for the state highway department. ‘When he comes into a county he is picked up by the maintenance su- pervisor for that district and driven about until he has contacted all the workers on the payroll. McDonald tells his victims they had better sign if they want to keep their jobs. The maintenance supervisor says nothing. Practically all of them are signing. Then the supervisor delivers McDonald to the boss man in the next county, where the process is repeated. Few, very few, businessmen would think of such a thing. Fewer still could obtain such splendid cooperation. But it is working fine in this case. All of the maintenance supervisors are working under orders handed down from Highway Pooh-Bah Frank Vogel. “WE PAY THE POSTAGE” ‘There are evidences tMiat the state is paying a good many employes to do political campaigning rather than for attending to state business, All offices under control of the governor have been busy sending out literature during the last week and many of them have made requisitions for large amounts of postage stamps during the same period. The highway department bought $900 worth of stamps the other day on “special order.” ‘The Bank of North Dakota also has been a good customer at the postoffice. Much of the propaganda mailed out has applied to the sales tax, but 60,000 letters were mailed te the people who lost money in closed banks, urging them to vote for the new receivership bill. Books showing the names of these individuals were obtained from the bank examiner's office and distributed to five state departments. They were the state land department, industrial commission, governor's office, state examiner's office and the registrar of motor vehicles, NOT AS EXPECTED ‘The campaign for the sales tax has not gone as expected. ‘When they were laying their plans, advocates of the levy were hopeful that the merchants of the state would rise up in protest; hoped to call the farmers’ attention to the fact and attempt to work up a feeling of enmity between the merchant and the farmer. ‘The former didn’t react according te anticipations. Most of them have kept quiet. Most active in “resoluting” against the measure have been the State Federation of Labor and the Farmers Union. ‘When those things happened, hope of pitting the farmer against the merchant flew out the window. WHAT KEPT YOU SO LONG? Rather frantic efforts have been made during the last week to induce various elective state officers to take the stump in behalf of the “admin- istration” measures, but all have failed. To date not a single elective state official, other than the governor, das lithe: nis oles ssa hebalt of any. ot the tare mulch the exauaye is seeking to have approved. Apparently none wi 80. Early in the year Governor Langer tried to crack the whip over them all. When he wasn’t chdstizing them he was ignoring them. Now the shoe is on the other foot. State officers have been holding quiet meetings regularly. The gover- nor has been invited but’ hasn’t attended. \ ; Now, when he raises the cry of “Let’s get together” the cool answer is “Where have you been all of the time?” Congressman Sinclair were offered a military on the platform, but both refused. Each has S| vill fall considerably @'Minnesota’s Crops Will Show Shrinkage St, Paul, Sept. 1 ae eng ta crops ex of all Minnesot soe 61 this year the and Minnesota departments of agriculture said Friday in # joint report, Covering conditions report estimates & all spring wheat, i els. This compares with a rae tion in 1932 of 439,651,000 bushel 000. on in war average of 381,656, West central Minnesota counties eT f ' Lyman | Ga ey By 8. GYLDEN . 1, the a Berruction coats, barley, e Misses Sigrid, Sadie and Sylvia uence spent Sunday evening With Selina Gylden. Maller, ‘Venda and Wayne ie Tyne Eckholm and Elmer Sirnio tool ‘Miss Selma Annala to Bismarck Sun- day where she took the train for a Myrtle Christianson is boards ing with Mrs. Ida Thorson while ching school here. esfiss ‘Hilma Olson, Eloyce, Marvis and Clifford Olson were callers at Gust Eckholm’s and John Glyden's londay. ee Ralph Harju were calle ers at John Gylden's Tuesday. ‘Miss Saimo Pihlaja returned to Bis marck one day last week after spends ing a few eee lee with rela- tives and friends here. Mr, and Mrs. Harry Reynolds, whe have spent the past summer at the home of Mrs. Reynolds parents, Mr. and Mrs, Oscar Kavonius, left Wed- nesday evening for their home in Washington. They were accompanied by Mrs, Reynolds brother, George Ka- vonius who will make his home with them for the coming winter. A fares well party was given for them Tues- day evening at the Finn hall. ‘The Misses Saima Pihlaja and Sig- rid Wainco spent Thursday of the previous week visiting with Mabel Maki. Frank Holmes was a caller at John Glyden’s Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Gust Eckholm and gon Eino were town callers Priday. Emil and Andrew Liuska were Biss marck callers Tuesday. A farewell party dance was held af the Finn hall Saturday evening for Adolph Johnson who will leave for points in the east Monday. The Brose Brothers of Arena furnished the music. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Teppo and chil: dren of Wing spent Saturday evening at John Hokanas. Mr, and Mrs. Herman Nieman ang Harry Hedstrom and daughter Lenora were callers at Gust Eckholm’s Sate urday. FORD OWNERS SHOULD READ THIS Your car is an investment in cone venient transportation. Yet not even a Ford can give you perfect wine ter performance unless you protect it against freezing and rust. 4 Boil-away anti- Hepa pptaeiiag uring warm spells and Jeave your car unprotected. Refills are free quent. Tests show many so-called “permanent” anti-freezes brealg down and cause rust. At $2.95 a gallon, E: Prestone is your most econo! buy. One filling lasts all winter 5,000 or more miles of safe, ruste free service. The V-8 takes 2 gale lons for sprctocton to zero, All other Fords need only 1 gallon fom Protection to zero. For other ser your faeces chart, veready Prestone is approved all car manufacturers’ Eurail by National Ca: ompany, Inc., New York, N. Y, “Based on an average of 20 rthe first freezing weather hits alee Sept. 20th. Put in now—and be safe.—, tisement. ‘ised == GOOD RADIO SERVICE costs little more than Tuesswork. 6 909 and Tony’s Radio Shop will give you REAL Service 207 13th St, Bismarck, N, D, Eyes Examined Glasses Prescribed The eye is an organ you can’t afford to neglect, Dr. H. J. Wagner Optometrist Offices Opposite the G. P, Hotel since tore” Phone 533 Bismarck, N. D, Mr. and-Mrs. George Vollmer mo-| Mrs. J, C. Olson and Mrs. John tored to Wilton Friday. Carlson attended the farewell party D. E -Mattis at the Johnigiven by the Ladies Aid for Mrs. Hendrickson and Mrs. Allen Wester- John Zelmer, Glen and Earl Mc-|man Wednesday evening. Allister motored to Bismarck Satur-| Chris Kjorness called at the J. C. Olson home Sunday. J. ©. Olson was a Bismarck caller} Mr. and Mrs. George Vollmer, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. George Vollmer mo-| and Bertha motored to Bismarck Tues- Anns end Freida Vollmer to|dsy. Fred Vollmer and daughters Martha ; son motored to Bimarns, ay. Lein Rise motored to Bimmarck Tuesday. Club Breakfasts o— ‘Mr. and Mrs. Burdette, son Lloyd 4 i and Mrs, Lewis Burdette’and children 25¢c and 35¢ By OLGA M. RISE of Minneapolis, Minn., arrived here : bss eiced i Sunday and will stay at the Hi-Hope Noonday Luncheons Joseph and Clarence Rise, members| ranch. of the Civilian Conservation Mr. and Mrs. Ole Spilde and sons . 35e and 40¢ stationed at Bottineau, N. D.|spent Sunday evening at Isaac Bot- a ‘pent trom Friday until Wednesday af nen’s. : Chef's Special Evening Dinner parental horke, ‘The Luther League meets at J. O. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Rise’s Sunday afternpon Seut. 17th. 50c spent sev 3 P.M! near Jamestown, N.D. Mrs. Arneson] Minn. is at the presentlooking after POWERS FEE and daughter remained there, as Alice | farming intrests in this vicinity. COF! SHOP is going to attend high school at Eld-| Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hanson and — ridge, daughter Ruth spent Sunday at A. O. Alice Vik and Bernice Bjorhus are| Ambers. . attending high school at Driscoll, Mil-} Esther Bjerke left Saturday for ton, Dean and James Severson are| Bismarck where she will attend high Ves attending at Tuttle. . Miss Heien Scramsted of Nome, N.| Lewis Vik accompanied by Jess Livingston of D., arrived here Sunday and com- ‘ Wing left Saturday|