The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 31, 1934, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1878 Have Their Hands Full With Martial Law 200 FAMILIES WILL ACCEPT U. §, HELP TOFIND NEW HOMES Schedule Is Tentative; Aim Is to Settle Them on More Productive Lands ROAD SYSTEM IS DAMAGED Engineer Places Cost of Dust Storms at $500,000; Sees More Trouble that they would attempt to trucks unless their demands are to stop all trucks for | QUARTER-FINALS IN | KILLED AS SQUAD STATE GOLF MEET} — PURSUES PICKETS Defeats Cooperstown Man in| Three Troopers Hurt in Mishap; Second Round; Croonquist Olson Challenges Recov- Loses to Sorlien ery ‘Chiselers’ and when rains come, may crumble as the wat the roads, surface, mires. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JULY 81, 1984 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE }Olson Ousts State Mill Head Relief Is Biggest Business in State Government Spent $14,302,093 in 17 Months and Rate of Ex: | penditure Is Increasing; Money Still Pouring | in to Assist Needy Persons | OTHER HELP ALSO IS BEING EXTENDED BY FERA| Value of Surplus Food and Clothing Is Not Included in Figures 2 Given; Counties Have Shared in Part of Ex- pense But State Has Paid Nothing Editor's Note—This is another in the series of informative articles on the operations of the federal and state governments appearing in The Tribune. The data are from official records. Questions by any reader will be welcomed and answered to the best of The Tribune's ability. We particularly welcome any chal- lenge as to the accuracy of the facts here set forth, Nosing through the various departments of the Federal Emergency Relief administration, one interviews Administrator E. A. Willson and a number of heads of departments and finally arrives at two men who present the picture of its far-flung activities in a nutshell. They are F. C. Hauser, statistician for the organization, and £. A. ; ler. Together they reveal that the federal government spent $14,302,093 in hard cash for the relief of North Dakota citizens, hit by depression and drouth, between February 1, 1933, and July 15 of this year. And the spending is continuing at the rate of a million and a half dollars every month. How much longer it will continue depends upon conditions, but no one familiar with the relief situation expects the rate of spending to be greatly diminished much before next spring unless, as the result of agitation, such as that which occurred here recently, fed- eral relief is withdrawn altogether. Nor does the money spent tell the entire story, for other kinds of relief have been granted in addition to that represented by cash outlays. One section of the administration has been busy distributing surplus commodit ities, One learns from A. W. Quast, director of surplus commodities, that Pounds of dried apples, 88,000 pounds of salt pork, 120,000 pounds of 10,800 cotton bed blankets, 188,000 pounds of butter, 120,00 pounds il, 64,000 pounds of cheese, 545,664 pounds of flour, 107,780 and 629,965 pounds of smoked pork have been distributed in North Dakota since January 5. In addition 60,000 beef are on the way here and 420,000 pounds of sugar soon. placed on this material. It is purchased primarily surpluses in various markets and is distributed to it from weighing down on cash markets. Much of agricultusal ee Hawser’s back to. the energetic Mr, Hauser, a young man who formerly tate tax commissioner's office and whose job is to keep the relief administration is doing. His figures tell the of North Dakota’s biggest business, that of caring for the money advanced by the government. ith all figures, they disclose none of the human values tremendous relief program. They give no personal touches. No mention is made of children kept in school or protected from hunger by the friendly hand of the government. One learns nothing Hauser of families preserved, of schools kept open or burdens But that $14,302,093 represents a lot of relief ammunition. The monthly spending of a million and a half of dollars can reasonably be (Continued on Page 2) TREE PLANTING NOT |NAZIS, ACCUSED OF SOLUTION TO WATER | DOLLFUSS SLAYING, PROBLEM OF STATE’ CONVICTED, RANGED Nye Avers Shelterbelt ‘Fine|Planette and Holzweber Go to Idea’ But River Diversion Death After Court Martial More Necessary \ Conviction i i i g i rd, Hip E i i | i FES ul #5. ll of i jut, i i | Slope Exodus May Begin in Mckenzie County POLITICAL GROUPS GATHERING HERE 10 ORGANIZE PARTIES Democrats and Republicans Assentble to Take Stock of Present Situation G. 0. P. FACING TROUBLE Matter of Selecting Gubernator- ial Candidate Expected to Be Considered Democrats and Republicans alike were gathering in Bismarck Tuesday for the meeting Wednesday of their respective state central committees. Facing the Democrats was the necessity of building an organization for the fall campaign, the first Planned by the party on an extensive scale for many years. Details of this probably will be left in the hands of candidates on the Democratic ticket. The central com- mittee, after conferences with the Peteaed is to adopt a party plat- form, adoption of the usual platform and resolutions but the possibility that it will be faced with selecting a candi- Gate for governor. William Langer, nominated in June, was ousted from the governorship on the ground that he is ineligible to hold Office. The state supreme court Tuled that he lost his citizenship when he was convicted and sentenced in federal court on charges of conspiracy against the government. Party members assume that this makes him ineligible torun inthe fall, although that point has not been defi- nitely determined. The issue is ex- ected to be raised in connection with .| Dutting his name on the. fall ballot, The immediate prospect is that no action will be taken Wednesday, since Langer is not expected to resign as a candidate now, but that the matter of filling vacancies will be left to an ex- ecutive committee to be chosen at the meeting. See Opposition to Wife Whatever happens to Langer's can- didacy, he is expected to have a big hand in choosing any candidate to succeed him on the ticket. Initial in- dications have been that he favors his wife as the candidate but opposition to this idea has sprung up in the Langer ranks. Chief among the rival aspirants is Senator A. F. Bonzer, Jr., of Lidger- wood who, as chairman of the Langer defense fund committee, has been getting a lot of publicity lately. This fact makes it a little difficult for Lan- ger to oppose him. Also in the background as a possible candidate is W. J. Flannigan, head of the Langer campaign committee the June primary and an active work- Washington, July 31.—()—The government's long-time plan of com- batting the drouth menace by plant- ing a shelter belt of trees in western Pisine seeien, man Niemen. Theeday by | Cee Senator Nye (R-N. D.) ass “tine |peen convicted by & couse martial idea” but “by no means a final 20-1 The two men—Otto Planetta, form- Ivtion to North Dakota's water prob-/ er soldier and Franz Holzweber—were (Copyright, 1934, By the Associated Press.) Vienna, July 31.—Two Nazis accused of high treason in the killing of Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss were Tuesda: hanged after a plea of their counsel F i i Bl ! I & : i g g i “ 3 z i Fait i i ? BNE g iE Hat Hi Hie Beesk H #4 FE a | i et E} | t : 7 i i | : i : | H | a f i Te af i i AG i . & ; i Rg : if f i E i i H lE fl SE BEE Piel E= ll ot 38 5 te 3 ugges- | lenberg relapsed later and chances for 000, It would to death for two tree son and the murder mai Nye said the forestry | weber is to be exectued first. i Z this fall $10,000,000! pardons them, they must be executed to launch he be-/ within three hours from the time of Meved there nursery/the passage of the verdict. That trees a1 100-/ means execution by about 4:40 p. m., mile (10:4 a, m. ES.T.) i I i i i i Fae E Gi Ei Hf i! gs fi li i E ig i [ [ : fa a & : i i f ack i i i ii | Eig i i E cE : g gees ties i | ef : if | z | i j f : 5 g f i HL g r E's af Hi i if if! Fie & eR ry df 2. The Republicans faced not only! | = VICTIM OF ACCIDENT [ Plot NRA’s Future | | i | i. i | | | | “GERALD P. NYE } Washington, July 31. — (® — The| blue eagle, one year old Wednesday, | is at a crossroads. NRA’s future a still to be determined. | Changes are in the making. Sug- | gestions have ranged from Hugh S.: Johnson's idea that a board, instead | of one man, should manage his job, to | a demand by Seantor Nye ¢R., N. D.), | that NRA be deprived of price fixing and other fair practice powers and be Placed under the federal trade com- mission, with the anti-trust laws in| full effect. | The next congress, which meets in January, will have the task of deter- | mining NRA’s future. The blue eagle is slightly younger | than the NRA. It was born August 1, 1933, and quickly became the best- known emblem in America. “4 The’ Weather pe PRICE FIVE CENTS ACTING GOVERNOR REMOVES PEDERSON FOR INEFFICIENCY Feels Temporary Manager Not Capable of Running Flour ° Industry HANSON SUPERINTENDENT Harold McDonald, Found on In- stitution Payroll, Ordered Discharged Because of inability to perform his duties “efficiently” Ludwig Pederson will be removed soon as general man- ager of the state mill and elevator at Grand Forks, it was announced Tues- day by Acting Governor Ole H. Olson. “Pederson’s position as general man- ager was only temporary,” Olson said. “We do not feel that he is capable of running the industry on an efficient | basis and he will be replaced.” At the same time Olson revealed that Harold McDonald, convicted with ousted Gov. William Langer on charges of defrauding the United States government, was on the pay- roll of the state mill and elevator as a salesman. Pederson was ordered to discharge McDonald, effective Tues- day. McDonald's salary as salesman ‘was not disclosed. In addition to removal of Pederson, Harry 8. Hanson will go back to his position as superintendent of the mill, from his recent position as sales man- ager. Whether Pederson’s prospective re- moval was the result of his activity |in connection with payment of $3,750 cash advance on an advertising con- tract with “The Leader”, Langer ad- ministration newspaper, Olson did not state. The contract was drawn between Pederson and Oscar Chaput, business manager of “The Leader” July 2, and was to run 48 weeks. ‘The money, once paid to Chaput, was returned to the mill and eleva- tor after Pederson had driven to Bis= marck at night to regain it, following orders to him by the industrial com- mission to advertise no longer, Contemplated legal action by “The Leader” was denied by Chaput who Said “we're not worried—we'll get the money, all right. We're going to get it peaceably though. We have no in- tention of a legal fight. The con- tracts are legal, and we'll get our money.” 'BISMARCK’S PARKS WILL BE IMPROVED BY C.¢.C. WORKERS STILL UNCONSCIOUS berg’s Recovery as Fever Sets in Tuesday Dr. R. W. Hallenberg, Bismarck Physician who was critically injured in an automobile accident late Sun- day, was still unconscious Tuesday, more than 24 hours after he was hurt, according to attending physicians, who said he now is running a high fever. Partially recovering consciousness late Monday afternoon, Doctor Hal- his recovery grew less as the hours passed. His physicians said that unless he showed signs of consciousness by ‘Wednesday there would be little hope for his recovery. Because of the condition of the pa- tient, a medical examination to deter- mine the exact nature of his injuries was impossible. Dr. Hallenberg was found uncon- Approximately $20,000 to Be Spent by Government in Addition to Labor Arriving here Saturday, the 228 {men and three officers of Civilian hope | Little Hope Held for Dr. Hallen- Conservation company No. 2768 Tues- day were preparing to go to work on improving Bismarck’s park system. Local officials estimate that ap- proximately $20,000 will be spent on this work by the government, exclu- sive of the value of the labor. Commanding the camp is Captain T. H. C. Waters of Minneapolis, with Lieutenant Malvin T. Rom, Minot, and Dr. C. Harlan Johnston, Des Moines, Ia., as assistants. Dr. John- ston is contract surgeon charged with supervising the camp sanitation and giving medical care to the company members. Bruce Wallace, Bismarck, will be in charge of the work pro- gram. Three wooden buildings now are under construction at the camp in Riverside Park. They are a large cookhouse and mess hall and smaller buildings for showers and latrines. Work to be done includes the im- provement of Sibley Island for park purposes, the reconstruction and re- Graveling of roads in Pioneer Park and the reconstruction of the Indian Approve Lower Rates For Power Companies rates filed by two power