The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 8, 1934, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1934 BLANKET PACT WILL SIMPLIFY WORK OF FEDERAL ENFORGERS Idea Is to Make Agreement as Simple as That Which Launched Blue Eagle Wheat Production Sharply Reduced Another Fighting Ship ees Joins the U. S. Navy ROOSEVELT TOURGE | y(BLD EXPECTED 70 HUGE PROGRAM FOR | BE UNDER DOMESTIC ‘SOCIAL ADVANCES’; NEEDS OF COUNTRY Says Aim Is to Insure Security ‘ for Every American Citi- gine Saeee oy ” zen and Family Federal Experts OBJECTIVES ARE RETAINED Shorter Hours, Better Wages and Recognition of Labor Will Be Stressed WANTS HIGHER STANDARD SPRING WHEAT HIT HARD Would Readjust Population to Make Life Easier for Those Concerned Condition of Northwest Crop Is Much Worse Than That of Central States (Copyright 1934 by the Associated Press) ‘Washington, June 8.—(7)—NRA will ‘announce soon one big “ready made” code for several hundred miscellan- eous industries whose pacts have not been completed. This basic code will be almost as simple as the president's re-employ- tment agreement with which the blue ; eagle started its flight a year ago. It aims to give the minor industries regulations which will be easily en- |. -9) forced, yet reach the NRA’s chief ; ‘Objectives. These are: " Shortened hours to make more jobs; wages not below living levels; recog- » wition of labor's right to organize and bargain; prohibition of commercial dishonesty and the obvious forms of unfair trade practices. * The small, secondary industries will i be given opportunity to subscribe vol- > untarily. If they want more elaborate required to present the signed assents Of 85 per cent of their firms. Determined to simplify NRA’s worl Washington, June &—(#)—President Roosevelt told congress Friday that he is preparing a vast plan of social in- surance for the security “of the citi- zen and his family.” This, with another national plan for land and water resources, will be laid before congress next winter. In his longest message to the na- tional legislature, the chief executive ‘Among our objectives I place the security of the men, women and children of the nation first.” “People,” he said, “want decent homes to live in; they want to locate them where they can engage in pro- ductive work; and they want some safeguard against misfortunes which cannot be wholly eliminated in this man-made world of ours.” Regarding homes, he said the gov- ‘Washington, June 8—(#)—The agri- culture department Friday estimated that total wheat production in the United States this year probably Would not exceed 500,000,000 bushels, the drouth being the major cause of curtailment. This would be the smallest total wheat crop since 1893, and about 125,- 000,000 bushels below domestic con- sumption. Winter wheat production was fore- Cast at 400,000,000 bushels. A month ago 461,471,000 bushels ‘were forecast, but drouth ravages have cut deeply since. Last year 351,030,000 bushels were Produced. Rye production is indicated as 18,- 800,000 bushels, compared with 27,- 906,000 bushels a month ago, and. 21,- Formally accepted in colorful ceremonies at Norfolk, Va., the 13,800-ton U. 8. 8. Ranger, world’s most modern aircraft carrier afloat, is shown entering Hampton Roads, Va., to take its place with ships of the fleet. Named in honor of the flagship of Commodore John Paul Jones, the Ranger carries DINGER BAD AN "coat asa 7 PARNER URGED KILLED IN OWA BY SEE COMI TEENE DETECTIVES’ FRE FOR CATTLE SALE e TRE | Couple Is Held on Charges of Cruelty Pontiac, Mich, June 8.—(?)}— Raymond de | k, they 184,000 bushels last year. offeiais have pushed toward comple-| Tommy Carroll Comes to End of| the, couple bound hand and foot Putnam Emphasizes Agreement |ing to|. The condition of the crops on June * Sedes" already approves. in‘tne end] Crime Trail With Five | rola ‘ome, ‘ieir mouths taped | With — te Required | mod build” new]; on which the indieated production tniplucs Coasbiniteaioraon Slugs in Body ; y Government Of the “problem of readjustment of| Winter wheat, 553 per cent of nor- the population,” he said “hundreds of |™al; all spring wheat, 41.3; durum Farmers who wish to sell any of| thousands of families live where there | Wheat, 29.6; other spring wheat, 42.4; all of their cattle to the federal gov-lis no reasonable prospect of a living} 0@ts, 47.2; barley 44.7; rye, 43; hay ernment under its purchasing pro-lir the years to come.” (all) 51.5; pasture 53.2, gram must see their township com- Plans National Program ‘The condition on June 1 and indi- mitteemen at once warned Henry O.| “when the next congress convenes,” |Cated production of winter wheat by Putnam, county agent, Friday. he declared, “I hope to be able to|Principal producing states included: Farmers must come to an agree-/present to it a carefully considered| Montana 50.0 and 7,205,000: Idaho ment with mortgage holders before} national plan, covering the develop-|74.0 and 9,996,000; Colorado 40.0 and the government contracts, which are} ment and human use of our national |6,242,000; Washington 83.0 and 25,- available at the county agent’s office,/resources of land and water over a| 625,000; Oregon 57.0 and 13,580.00. ARE BEING MADE TON. D. FARMERS inventory of all cattle on the farm |irg them with better land. must be taken at the time of signing} ‘The president disclosed he has be- the contracts. gun acturial studies looking to a uni- Willson Says Millet, Cane and Corn Are Ready for Distribution proved. The “readymade” or “cleanup” code plan arose from the discovery that} codifying the small industries has been absorbing a disproportionate amount of time and money, which should be devoted to major problems. The more codes, the greater the ad-|Ppumped five bullets into Carroll ministrative load. For instance, there| Thursday, they erased another of the Yre nine separate ‘pacts for button|crime ‘Waterloo, Ia:;, June 8—(P)—New clues to John Dillinger’s whereabouts —alive or dead—were hunted Friday over the backtrail of Tommy Carroll. When quick-shooting detectives ificers said, was at a motion pic- ture show. REPUBLICANS WILL TRY TO WIN MORE SEATS IN CONGRESS Capture of House in Off-Year Elections Stated as Defi- nite Aim of Party | WALLAGE TO PUSH CATTLE PURCHASES ! Fears Many Farmers Will Try to Hold Too Much Stock as Result of Rain might have given :J valuable informa- tion about Amer- ca’s number-one bad man. O. H. Dewey, a federal agent, questioned Carroll before the 38- All contracts must be signed be-|rieq ‘of social , includ- fore the cattle are appraised. The|ing cocci epee township committeemen will place tags in the left ears of the cattle after appraisal and the bureau of animal industry representatives will tag the right ears. Reports Are Requested Comeatente n in the farmed abip were asked to note the code for ly re- Chicago, June 8—()—A fight for| ports which must be made to the] A few “loudly assert that individual control of congress is the immediate| county agent. The code follows: Uberty is being restricted by govern- definite objective of the Republican’ ier ae number of farms visited | ment party. od d by Henry P. Fletcher, na- Oi a number of cattle on these tional chairman, that many seats in| 3. Total number of farmers sell- the lower house could be won in the| ing cattle to government to date. e g| tall elections, the executive commit-|, #, Total number of cattle bought tee planned co-ordinated and unl-) 5 ‘Total number of cattle BAL fied attack on the Roosevelt “new! men have condemned to date. deal.” 6. Total number of herds inspect- Results of Fletcher's first confer- i ing unemployment and old age. The president struck at critics who say the government should devote it- self to recovery first and reform later. About the new deal in general, the yresident said: “We have sought to put forward the oye a fair play in finance and in- lusty.” Fargo, N. D., June 8.—(P)—Secre- tary of Agriculture Wallace fears that, because of the heavy rainfall,|went about with Dillinger on forays farmers will not sell enough’ of ‘their | against midwestern banks. Identifi- livestock in the government's drouth|cation was made positive, however, by telief cattle buying which Shipment of seed to delivery points ion |Over the state has been going ahead rapidly the last few days, according to E. A. Wilson, deputy adminis- trator for the Zederal emergency re- lef administration in North Dakota, He said so when he passed the city by train Thursday afternoon|ot the three women arrested follow- en route to the Twin Cities to confer|ing Dillinger's escape from the Little with Minnesota livestock interests. | Bohemia B.A.I. inspectors have changed classi- fication and valuation through con- demnation. 11, Number of contracts on which figures originally entered by town- ship commit THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE i g 2 r-Carnera Will Meet as Scheduled ane, York, Juhe 8.—(P)—Max Baer E i gE le tei Ee es Hl potatoes been, bina i f pomoeaniien Semmvenererren or The Weather PRICE FIVE CENTS ca Chaput | Declares Money Was Used In Fall Campaign Cross-Examination Brings Admission Money Collected From State and Federal Employes Was Used Under Langer’s Direction for Political Purposes TESTIFIES $60,000 COLLECTED FOR NEWSPAPER Business Manager Is Vague as To Details of Enterpri Erickson Wrote Checks and Signed Some in Blank; May Not Be Able to Find Them Says Out of the funds collected from state employes for organi- zation of “The Leader”, came expenses of the 1938 sales tax campaign, Oscar Chaput, business manager of the administra- tion newspaper, testified Friday in federal district court. Chaput was on the stand in his own behalf, offering evi- dence to counteract testimony produced by the prosecution, which charges that Chaput, Governor William Langer and three others conspired to defraud the goyernment through forcing political contributions from federal relief employes for support of a state administration newspaper. Chaput said evidence produced by the government that ap- proximately $60,000 was collected for “The Leader” was cor- rect. He testified expenses of operating ‘The Leader” totaled ebout $800 per week. “By your own figures, then,” asked District Attorney P. W. Lanier on cross-examination, “that leaves you about $22,000 tc the good. Do you know where the remaining money is?” “Well—I know where it’s gone to,” said Chaput. “Where?” : “Well, we paid for that sales tax campaign—that cost us some money,” revealed Chaput. The sales tax law, enacted by the last legislature and re- ferred to a vote last September in a special election, was vigor- ously supported by the Langer administration. The bill was defeated at the election. Chaput said he had “never added up” the costs of the cam- paign. State Senator Oscar E. Erickson, publisher of “The Leader”, drew many of the checks, Chaput said. a were many checks—some large and some small,” Chaput testi- Lanier asked Chaput to produce checks at the afternoon session ot court, and Chaput explained he did not know whether they were still in possession of Erickson, who, he said, received the canceled checks. Court Requires Him to Answer Chaput said he ‘never saw a canceled check” during his reign as busl- ness manager of “The Leader.” He attempted to explain his position as business manager of the publication, but was halted by the court, who told | RISE IN BURLEIGH ELNESS DISCLOSES if Erickson gets a salary or, if he Current Income Is Down Slight- does, what it is.” Erickson had charge of the bank ly But Delinquent Pay- ments Take Up Slack book, he said, and still has it in his possession. Erickson signed all checks, he said, sometimes signing | them in blank. “Do you know what the bank ac- count carries?” asked Lanier. “Well—I don’t pay much attention | to it,” Chaput explained. | “As business manager, to whom do you delegate your authority?” “To Erickson.” Chaput testified he did not know to whom checks were drawn during the sales tax campaign. It was some time after he became business manager before he knew that the paper was a project of Governor Langer, Chaput said. He testified he Grew “about $20 from the governor's office” as secretary, under the 1931 appropriation. Forgets Tax Return Lanier then asked, “Did you make a federal income tax return for the fis- cal year 1933?” “I believe I made a state return— but no federal income tax return,” Chaput said. Lanier asked him his street ad- dress, then questioned, “Does any other Oscar Chaput live there?” Cha- put replied negatively. Stepping forward, Lanier then in- troduced a federal income tax return for 1933, which Chaput, identified as his. Pointing to the return, Lanier said. “on this item under income, ‘gover- nor’s office and law practice—$1,340 you don’t show any income from ‘The Leader’ do you?” “Well, I—”" “Now I asked you a question,” La- nier broke in. “No,” answered Chaput. Salaries paid to Chaput and others were testified to by Chaput who said salary as business manager was monthly, but had not been that Total tax collections for the first five months of 1934 show a $33,246 in- crease over the same period for last year, according to figures released Friday by Ernest Elness, county treas- j urer. Current tax collections were $21,839 behind last year’s receipt: but pay- ments of delinquent taxes increased $55,078 over those o! last year. Current receipts fell off during the 1934 period due to the protest made against the tax levy by the railroads and public utilities and the resulting rent taxes were collected this year as compared wit month in 1933. This yea: amounted to $12,900.06 as with $4,518 last year. Oscar Buttedshl, editor of the pa- per, receives $200 monthly, Harold McDonald, solicitor for “The Leader” amount to $55,614, Last the ‘was $18,730. 1 on the stand with Lanier conducting the cross-examination.