The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 23, 1934, Page 2

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, T UESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1984 2 FIVE PER CENT BEER | RACKET IS EXPOSED! Regulatory Department Says Beverage Contains Un- der 3.2 Per Cent A new racket—sale of “five per cent beer” that doesn’t contain five per cent alcoholic content—has been uncovered by the state regulatory de- partment. Stephen Ter Horst, director of the department, said samples of beer lab- eled five per cent alcoholic content by volume have been tested and found to contain less than the 3.2 per cent content allowed under the state law. In no instance, he said, has a sample of “5 per cent” beverage tested above the legal content. While this would make it impossible to prosecute dis- tributors and sellers of such beer on charges of sale of illegal liquor, Ter Horst said prosecutions will be in- stituted against offenders on grounds of violating the law providing for proper labeling. Warnings have been issued by Ter Horst and his agents to dealers and distributors to immediately cease the misrepresentation. Sale of the fake five per cent beer ‘apparently has been general over the state, especially in the larger cities, in- spectors for the regulatory depart- ment found, according to Ter Horst. “This is an instance of gross mis- representation and an effort to fool the public,” Ter Horst said. The misrepresentation of the alco- holic content of beer by some dealers has operated to a great disadvantage to legitimate dealers, Ter Horst said. In some cities a demand for “five per cent beer has grown up, he added, and some patrons have refused the proper- ly labeled beverage in the belief that they could get more potent beer else- WIL ASK CONGRES FOR WAR SHP FUND 12 Destroyers, Two Destroyer Leaders and Six Submar- ines Sought Gilbert Parts From Wife No. 4 The fascinating John Gilbert soon may become free and foot- loose-again, with the news that his fourth wife, the former Vir- ginia Bruce, has taken ‘up residence, with their baby, apart from him, At left, they are shown together at the time of their. mar- riage in August,-1932. And along side them, down the line, are the great lover’s former wives. No.1 was Olivia Burwell, who married-and-divorced him early in his career; No. 2 was Leatrice Joy, married in 1922 and divorced. in 1925; and No. 3 was Ina. Claire,married’in 1929 and divorced in ‘1931. TRE Er ae jexpiration of their present enrollment May Give Decision in (othe end of March, If no work is found, the camp Stark Case This Week members then will be allowed to en- A decision in the ouster case against | "oll for another camp period. Adam Mischel, Stark county commis-! cas. ae sioner, probably. will be, given tnis| N. P. Engine Plunges week, Governor William Langer sai Taaay? |- Through Weak Span Friday the governor reinstated two of the three Stark county commission-| Lewiston, Ida., Jan. 23. — (%) — A ers suspended pending outcome of re- | Northern Pacific passenger locomotive moval proceedings. A decision on|»lunged through a weakened bridge Mischel was withheld. |across Potlach creek between Julia- ‘The three commissioners were sus-/| vita and Arrow near here early Tues- FAVOR GIVING P. I. ONE MORE CHANCE | Senate Committee Votes to Ex-) tend Life of Hawes-Cut- ting Law | Washington, Jan. 23.—(#)—The sen- ate territories and insular affairs com- | mittee voted Tuesday to give the Phil- ippines “one more chance” to accept congressional independence legisla- tion with the warning it would be the last opportunity given the islands for independence, Voting to extend the life off the Hawes-Cutting law by nine months to/ allow the Filipino people a chance to) vote on it at the June elections, the committee again put the issue of ac- ceptance squarely up to the islands and stated no other action would be taken in the present session of con- gress. Chairman Tydings announced this extension of time “represents the com- mittee’s desire to give the Filipinos one more chance to accept or reject the Hawes-Cutting bill. If after the new elections to be held in June the legislature again fails to take action or acts adversely upon the Hawes- Cutting law it will be notice to con- gress that the Filipino people do not desire independence, and do desire to continue with their present status.” The committee’s decision was re- garded as a victory for the Philippine group led here by Commissioner Osias, who has contended the Filipinos would accept the independence law if given the opportunity. A Phillipine inde- pendence delegation, headed by Man- uel Quezon, president of the senate, has vigorously opposed extension of the law and instead has sought new legislation. Say Pheasants Help Grasshopper Control Officers of the state game and fish department chalked up a score for the pheasants of North Dakota when they noted on a map of North Dakota showing the varying degrees of’ grass- hopper infestation that the presence of grasshoppers is least where the Chinese pheasants are in abundance. The five counties in southeastern North Dakota least infested by "hop- pers are the same counties that have the most pheasants, the game officials said, adding that this trend is carried lother crops. In other words, these farmers will be permitted to eat their | cake and have it too, something ‘that | it is almost impossible to do. Now what are we and the govern- ment going to do abcut this situa- tion. Farmer after farmer has inquired | about this'very thing and we were! told that the signed up land refers only to the actual acreage and farms, farm credit administration at St. Paul and chief adviser of Governor A. G. Schmedeman of Wisconsin. People’s Forum (Editor’s Note)—The Tribune comes letters est. Letters dealing with cont: versial religious subjects, attack individuals unfairly, which offend good taste and fair play will be returned to ti ers. All letters MUST bi If you wish to use a p nym, sign the pseudonym first and your own name beneath it. We will re- spect such requests. We reserve the right to delete such parts of letters. as may be necessary to conform to this policy. boomerang to everybody, govern- ment and farmer alike. THAT 23 PER CENT WHEAT IN- CREASE Editor, Tribune: Uncle Sam must have opened his eyes pretty widely when he discover- ed that instead of a 15 per cent re- duction in winter wheat acreage, he had a 23 per cent increase. That the farmers in the winter wheat belt had | inereased instead of decreased their wheat acreage in spite of the efforts made by the government. Well, it may have been a big sur- prise to old Uncle Sam but, to those who know something about actual | ¢, farm conditions it was no surprise at | all, and if we mistake not, the same thing will occur in the spring wheat belt next spring, only more so. one Why? | In the first place, in spite of all that was said of defects in the wheat allotment scheme, the government went ahead with its red tape and un- just discrimination all the way along the line. In spite of this, North Da- kota did make a good showing, as did some other states, but we know we would have done lots better had con- |allotment has been settled ditions been different. A number of |not know where he is. If he can farmers failed to sign because they |@ll the wheat he raises on his all were disqualified for various reasons. |ment can he plant extra for seed? Others did not join because they felt| Does his allotment mean he they would make mere by staying {plant more wheat on other land out. It is these farmers who have /has not been signed up? A case in upset the government's apple-cart in |Point is that of the farmer who signs the winter wheat belt, and unless /up his own acreage but who has al- drastic measures are taken they will | Ways rented additional land which his do the same thing in the spring wheat |landlord refuses to contract. Said belt next spring. Because every pos- |landiord demands wheat be planted sible acre will be sown to wheat by |and his contract calls for same. Can these farmers on the supposition that |he continue farming this land with- due to reduced acreage on the part |out let or hindrance? of those who do join better prices}; The one big failure in the allot will result. Farmers are only human, 'ment scheme, to our mind, is that it and we do not greatly blame those offers no inducement or help to the who were disqualified because they farm boy; the boy just starting out did not know the actual acreage in his father’s footsteps. He cannot sown to wheat on their places or pro- |get an allotment ‘because he has nev- duction figures, for doing this thing. je farmed-unless he is able to rent & But, there is still another danger |farm that has been signed up. staring “us in the face and that is the| Neither does the government offer indisputable truth that those farmers |the farm boy # livelihood anywhere who joined the plan and who have |else. ‘Its road work has plainly shown izing all farmers who have refused to join the allotment plan by compelling them to make @ 15 per cent redi without giving them any allotment payment whatever, but when we re- member that many of these farmers could have qualified, on a different face. the landlords refused i i i i E i SyF i i 5 g g5 g 8 a Hl Hf : k i i $ cent of all tillable ft have solved the problem. The average farmer, now i ; Will have some duction will enable many farmers to do their work without help. It looks to us as though this will tend to in- crease unemployment among hired farm help. Finally, we think that Uncle Sam fun getting rid of that 23 per cent increase in his win- ter wheat acreage and unless mother nature comes to his assistance, and even if she does, his whole farm el- lotment scheme will have to be re- written. mi A Farmer, Bismarck, North Dakote. IT HAS A BOTTOM Editor, Tribune: If our forefathers are permitted to look down on us today, I wonder what they think? In their day, the ‘million’ was spoken in bated breath. Today we speak of billions as as thousands, and our national debt is being piled up higher and higher with no ket up. North Dakota residents, at least, will be vitally interested in the government farm loans insofar as they refer to taxation, We have had considerable experience with state-owned farms, which pay no taxes and we are look- ing at the huge work being done by the government in this line with our tongue between our cheek. Can the government do what the state found utterly impossible to accomplish? Are there any greater benefits to borrow- ers in government loans than in state loans? How can those who fell down on their state loans pay the govern- ment? These are only a very few of the many questions that vex ou! minds and time alone can answer. But, we can at least look ahead and speculate a little on the outcome. Un- less farm prices increase to a marked degree, it will be only a question of time before the government becomes the largest land owner in the country. To be sure, farmers are desperately trying to hold on to their homes, and are ready to do almost everything to Preserve their equity, but, we can- not help feeling it is a losing proposi- tion as long as the present rate of in- terest prevails, which is but little low- er than private individuals have been getting, and the whole burden of tax- ation is placed upon the farmer. ‘We, therefore believe that right now is the time for we North Dakota peo- ple to prepare for coming events that cast their shadows before—and to en- act a whole new system of taxation. Hiinois has pointed out the way, and other states must follow her example. Let us have a fair sales tax in place lof the antiquated personal property ‘and real estate taxes. Let us, however, remember that our state has many land owners who live outside her boundaries, and in order to be fair to all, such land should be taxed to make up for the sum said owners would pay if they resided here. In other words, Jet homes occupied by their owners ‘be exempt from taxation, both urban and farm homes, ‘Then, when the government begins to ‘cash in’ on its investment, and nt-owned land pays no tax- es, we will have other means of rev- enue. ‘There are some who claim a large part of government funds are being wasted, that little good is being ac- complished for the amount expended, and, once on the relief list, always there. Farmers are well aware of the fact that there has been a lot of discrim- ination on the relief road work; that ~~ men who have been employed at good wages all summer are being permitted to work on these roads, while farm- ers themselves, who have had little or no crops, are finding it mighty diffi- cul! even to get in a few days work. ‘And, the single man is, except in very few cases, not able to get any work at all. Farmers with grown sons are ex- pected to continue supporting them less as to whether they are needed at home or not. These boys cannot get a cent’s worth of govern- ment work, and this is mighty unfair. ‘Then there is another aspect to the case. Should men who receive these monies be permitted to gamble them away or spend them for hooch or otherwise squander these government funds intended for the sustenance of their families. Tf so, then they are indeed wasted. We believe any man found gambling or drinking Who is on the relief list should be instantly discharged and that this would teach a wholesome les- son all the way around. ‘We also believe it is the duty of gov- ernment officials to report such cases, and they are not hard to find! For, after all, every cent of government fands comes out of the pockets of the people like you and me. We should have some voice in their use or abuse. Finally, it is you and me who will ve to pay higher taxes because of the expenditures, and while we do not object to monies wisely spent, we must remember there is a bottom even to Uncle Sam’s pocketbook. A FARMER, Bismarck, N. D. —————————E—E—E—E—E—EE—E———E——E——————————— Federal LIVESTOCK Intermediate Credit Bank LOANS 6% You are not required to purchase stock ovt in all sections—the cpunties hav- ing very heavy grasshoppers infesta- tion being those with the least number of pheasants. signed up their farms are being per- | where he comes in—not at all. Does mitted to rent additional land which |it expect his parents to provide for has not been signed up and on which | him indefinitely? wheat will be sown to the exclusion of! ‘The cutting down of acreage pro- RURAL CREDIT COMPANY Opposite Postoffice, South Bismarck, N. Dak. pended about five months ago follow-! day. ing filing of a complaint with the| William N. Skidmore, fireman, of governor listing charges of “miscon- | Spokane, was missing and it was be- Washington, Jan. 23.— (®) — By| ‘unanimous vote, the house naval com- mittee Tuesday approved the Vinson treaty navy bill and decided to try to attach it to the annual navy appro- priation bill now being considered in the house proper wth passage a cer- tainty by Wednesday at least. duct, malfeasance and crime in of- lieved he was swept downstream. fice.” Temporary commissioners to; Railroad officials here said they serve during the suspension werc;were informed only the locomotive named by other county officers as ond tender left the rails. The engi- provided by-the county commissione!neer and rassengers on the train, removal statute. ‘which was bound from Spokane to LaMoure, Ransom, Richland, Dickey and Sargent counties are the five having the least grasshoppers and the most pheasants. This was not regarded as a mere coincidence, but rather that the A previous report stating the gov-| Lewiston, were not hurt. ernor appointed the ad interim Comey a eine eras ipealend mai Fred C. Maier Named Zeeland Postmaster Washington, Jan. 23.—()—Post- master General Farley Monday ap- pointed the following acting postmas- ters: Herbert C. Whaley, Fosston, Minn.; E.enneth E. Whistler, Downing, Wis.; William Romberg, Rowley, Ia.; Frank Powers, Havana, N. D.; Eethel L. Powers, Lawton, N. D., and Fred C. Maier, Zeeland, N. D. | It had become plain a short time earlier that once this bill is enacted, prodiction of which was made by Speaker Rainey, then the administra- tion would ask up to $25,000,000 to be actually appropriated at this session for a start on 20 new warships. Eighteen of the twenty-five naval committee members were present when the bill was reported. On the motion of Representative | Britten (Rep., Ill.) Chairman Vinson ‘was directed to “use every means” to get the bill through the house. The Vinson bill would call for the expenditure of around $76,000,000 a year for five years to bring the fleet up to treaty limits in all categories and replace present obsolete or ob- solescent vessels. All of the modern ships, however, could not join the fleet for six to sev- en years, the committee was told by Admiral William H. Standley, chief of naval operations. “There is no question but that by not building up to treaty strength we ere endangering this country,” Stand- ley testified. 1 ‘Then he said that if the Vinson bill ‘were passed soon by congress, the navy would seek a deficiency appro- priation of $15,000,000 to $25,000,000 | more to start work before June. That sum, he said, would permit {nitial expenditures on 12 destroyers of 1,500 tons, two destroyer leaders of | 1,800 tons and six submarines. i To have a fleet with all-modern up- to-date vessels upon completion of the program in 1939, Standley testi- | fied, would require the construction | of 102 more ships. | Prizes Arrive for Elks Bridge Tourney) Prizes for the winners of the bridge tournament given by Bismarck Lodge No. 1199, B.P.O.E, Nov. 24, have ar- rived and will be conferred upon the winners by Dr. F. B. Strauss, chair- man of the committee in charge of the tournament. Winners of the prizes were Kris and Frank Lahr, east and west, and A. J. Arnot and John A. Larson, north and south, in the con- tract tournament. ‘Winners of the auction tournament ‘were Mrs. John L. Peterson and Tom east and west; Marie Huber Stanton, north and pheasants’ hearty appetite for the ‘hoppers has at least some bearing on the scarcity of the insects where pheasants are abundant. Bearing this out, one employe of the game and fish department reported that the crop of one pheasant which had been killed by flying into an au- tomobile contained some 300-odd Back Wisconsin Man For FDIC Position Washington, Jan. 23.—(#)—Leo T. Crowley of Madison, Wis., has been The Bismarck Tribune North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper Bismarck, North Dakota presented Program Chairman Rev.| TRANSMITS STOCK REPORT | recommended to President Roosevelt Ellis L. Jackson with an amaryllis} Washington, Jan. 23—(@)—Secre:| for appointment to the federal de- \ ) plant grown by himself. tary Roper Tuesday transmitted to| posit insurance corporation, it was AS [OMI SHIMGLY LOW PRICES | - i ae ie ae with Mrs. G. J. Worner rendered two |the president the report of the com-| learned Tuesday from a source close . ON ON LEADING MACAZINES a) vocal selections in keeping with the|merce department's committee on| to the administration. Garden Program Is Featured by Kiwanis Superintendent of Schools J. C.j Gould of Mandan was the speaker at the Kiwanis club meeting here Tues- day noon. His subject was “Flower Growing a Man's Hobby,” and he ad- vocated the growing of flowers and) raising of a garden as a healthful and interesting hobby for men or women leading sedentary lives. He! a Garden,” and “I Know a Lovely Garin? cahel was acosmmenied on act eee the piano by Mrs. Clarence Gunness. Guests of the club were Capt. Fred Corliss of the Salvation Army, State Engineer Robt. E. Kennedy, F. G. Orr and Harry Hansen, Frits Lunde was program chairman. Seek Fugitive from Devil’s Island Camp Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Jan. 23. |—()—Armed guards were combing ‘the island’s dense jungles Tuesday for Darwin Lewis, long-term convict who made a daring escape Monday | from Trinidad’s “Devil's Island” at} Carrera. ‘The convict, with a group of other prisoners, was working at dawn Mon- day in a mangrove swamp along the shore of Changuaramus Bay, near the spot where lie the sunken hulls of an old Spanish treasure fleet. Sud- denly he bolted into the thick woods. Guards rushed into the jungle ned the fugitive, but he eluded em. Reemployment Plan For CCC Men Opens Omaha, Neb., Jan. 23—()—Seventh corps area officials Tuesday opened a campaign to find employment for the 33,000 civilian conservation corps members at present working in the 163 camps in the area. The program will consist of seeking the cooperation of all governmental, state and county employment agen- cies in finding jobs for the men at the Don’t give colds a chance! 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