The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 14, 1934, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1873 SIX CASES FOUND, HERE; WARNING IS Human Carrier Seen as Infection Source WATER AND MILK ARE SAFE Health Officials Order Sanitary Precautions Taken, Push Investigation Reporting that six cases of typhoid fever have been discovered in Bis. marck during the last few days, city health authorities Tuesday an intensive search for the source of in- fection. At the same time they warned citi- zens to aid in protecting themselves against the spread of the malady which often has severe consequences to those who recover from it and also frequently causes death, First steps in the search for the source of infection have been careful ISSUED 10 PEOPLE Flies From Outside Toilets or BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1934 Launching U. S. Housing Drive w First housing problem to- confront Housing Adminis- trator James A. Moffett was that of finding Washington Quarters large enough for his big. office staff. That accom- plished, here he is at his desk as he launched the govern- ment’s $1,500,000,000 ‘home renovation drive to put 5,000,- 000 to work and revive the building trades by encour- aging and assisting bankers in extending liberal loans to American home owners. 5 PER CENT LEVY WHEAT CONFERENCE BY LEADER BANNED | IN LONDON TACKLES BY OLSON'S ORDER} SURPLUS PROBLEMS Employes Informed ‘There Is No|Review Shows World Drouth Necessity for Further Will Alleviate Glutting Payments’ of Markets SHOULD CANCEL PLEDGES/PRODUCTION CUT HEAVILY Report Money Being Collected | Acreage Reduction Is First Task to Aid in Paying Convict- of Meet; Percentage May ed Men's Fines Be Eased Acting Gov. Ole H. Olson Tuesday} London, Aug. 14—()—That neces- moved to shut off the flow of money |sity still exists for government meas- t> ousted Gov. William Langer and/ures to bring wheat farmers a the “Leader” from state employes,|satisfactory margin of profit was who pledged five per cent of their|stressed at the opening session Tues- annual salaries under the previous! day of the international wheat con- — ference. aigavalecaa: nelieeral on ood pe A review of the current situation ments, which according to statehouse/ disclosed that the wheat “diplomats” Teports have steadily been made de-/expect the 1,000,000,000-bushel glut of spite the change in administration. | word stocks will be considerably Se ree ee alleviated as a result of the universal per cent pledges for “Leader” support JB. RAIN SINGE JULY 5 ~ examinations of the city water and milk supplies, both of which have been found to be satisfactory. \ Other normal means of the disaese are the ordinary house fly and human » The public is asked to cooperate in the campaign against the former and health au- thorities are making examinations to determine if there are any of the lat. ter. Fischer, city health director issued orders that all outside toilets, con- sidered likely sources of infection, be made fly-proof at once and that they @ cations of chloride of lime. Northeast: ‘The reason for this of the cases reported to cated in the northeastern city in homes served by but which lack sanitary se’ les. Government to Help North Dakota Herds PLAN T0 ENFORCE CITY ORDINANCES ON FIRE, HEALTH|" After Reports Disclose Many Violations Provisions of the fire and health were studied by the city commission at its meeting Monday night with a view to clamping down on property owners who are allowing! filth and refuse of various sorts to accumulate on their premises. Health hazards created by laxity in ‘of|keeping premises clean, particularly alleyways in the the Aled te ha In a letter to the city commission night, City > Bacteriologist A. W. Ecklund gave assurance that the (Continued on Page Two) ' ITY GIVEN FIRST BB°, Sudden Downpour Monday Night, Accompanied by Hail, Measure .34 of an Inch Sree F} 2 F i 4 ia i E a g #1 i i ; B i i i | i E [ i downtown section of city, were noted by the commis. sioners in the reports they received, supplemented by their individual ob. serva' were bad and made scavengers who dig ttered paper recommend. iz u 4-5 Hi E : : F ! ge ef ul H Ee g A i i i i H E Feye Three Agencies Combine to Keep 1,000,000 Head on Farms of State WILL BE SHIPPED Higher Costs of Grain and Hay Commissioners* Order Cleanup| Means Big Federal Expen- diture This Winter Editor's Note: This is another in the series of articles on the operations of the federal and state governments being run by The Tribune. It tells facts as they are. Where figures are given they are offi- cial. The Tribune will welcome questions on any subjects dis- cussed in any of these articles and is prepared to defend against attack tne statements made. More than a million cattle will be left in North Dakota after the com- . pletion of the government’s present| Bonzer, Harry Thompson, city fire marshal,| buying program and the government told the commission that conditions| will keep them from starvation. Nevertheless, there will be no whole- sale distribution of free feed such as that which marked the of the livestock division of the Federal 400,000 have been shipped out by the E i j : [ i ESSEze g E He i tee ied [ a3 H E iy ge a i A! fl z g= i z g i Nj Pi 5 sf ge a Fg i i i E i : cs| WEALTHY CANADIAN "| BREWER KIDNAPED|" from state and federal employes that Langer, together with four others, was convicted of defrauding the United States government two months ago. Shortly before Langer was removed from_ office, following his conviction, state employes, as the means of aid- ing in payment of fines assessed by the federal court. In his executive order. Olson said, payments, inasmuch as they repre- sent money which has been pledged in many cases under implied duress. “All employes are hereby instruct- ed to refuse all further payments un- der these pledges should they so de- sire. “It is the constitutional right of any person to voluntarily contribute money to any purpose if he so desires, but there can be no toleration of con- tinuation of payments by state em- ployes under fear of losing their Jobs, or fear of political vengeance, if they fail to ‘contribute’.” Contributions to the Langer defense fund headed by State Senator A. F. » Jr. are reported to have ex- ceeded $15,000. The money has been collected in pledges among support- ers of the Langer group. John S. Labatt Being Held for $150,000 Ransom; Note Found in Car a The attitude of American, Canadian al of refuse and] signed London, Ont., Aug. 14—(e)—John| | oN tstralian delegates toward an Property owners Tespon-| will not alone, |S: Labatt, P ect the Lanes Argentine demand for. a quote of sible for keeping sani-las was 150,000,000 bushels, it was tary. Regular alleys| winter. will depend upon what Argentina does will be made, + At first glance, in view of the re- acreage reduction. Rep Traffic duction in the number of cattle, it Mrs. L. M. Sppeared with! would seem that the problem napers in front of St. Joseph’s hos- ital. Ted nota tens saidste aca shen :! Next Road Contract drouth. This, they estimate, will cut normal production this year by 300,- 000,000 to 400,000,000 bushels. “But we still have far to go if we want to safeguard the world against the grave crises in the future,” said ® conference spokesman. A summary of drouth results made at the meeting brought out that Ar- gentina alone of the big producers will have a good crop. But big carry- overs were found still to be a serious menace. Just back from a European tour, Andrew Curns of Canada, secretary of the world wheat commission, said he found that France, Yugoslavia and| Hungary especially will have a larger carryover than was anticipated earlier. The first problem to be tackled by the conference, at which 15 countries are represented, is acreage reduction. It was learned that American, Ca- nadian and Australian delegates, who held preliminary meetings Monday, want to maintain reductions already effected during the past year and also to bring European countries into the scheme. At least a 15 per cent reduction by each of the four big producers—for the United States this would mean merely maintaining the eduction ef- fected during the past year—and re- ductions of from 10 to 15 per cent by various European countries is de- sired. The “big four” are Canada, the United States, Australia and Argen- tina. If an agreement can be reached delegates expect it to lead to an ex- tension of the international wheat pact signed by 21 countries last fall. The pact ends July 31, 1935, but any acreage reductions next year would affect crops marketed during 1935- Delegates indicated the question of extension of the wheat pact probably would be taken up before’ the subject Of export quotas. There are indications the United States will be sctisfied with a quota of about 35,- 000,000 bushels, although it was ten- tatively granted 84,000,000 bushels for the second year. Letting Is Sept. 7 Date for the next letting of road contracts has been postponed will not take place before September 7, J. N. Roherty, research engineer of the state highway department, an- nounced Tuesday. ¥===| THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE It seems like only yesterday that floating all about him. Some say lucky girl. the films, and now here he is, grown up, with rumors of romance Jackie Coogan was a child star of it's Toby Wing he favors, but this Picture seems to point to Jean Gale, 1934 Wampas Baby Star, as the Anyway, here are both.Jackie and Jean scorning the ubberneck bus and seeing the sights of Salt Lake City on @ police . map’s motorcycle. GOUNTY DADS PLAN $10,000 REDUCTION IN BURLEIGH COSTS Auditor Releases Report of Expenditures A contemplated $10,000 reduction in Burleigh county's expenditures for the current fiscal year is in sight if the final budget approved by the county commissioners is followed. No drastic reductions were made but departments were pruned to the min- imum of operating costs as the county commissioners sought to keep the tax levy as low as possible in view of the stringent drouth conditions. Final budget figures place the total county levy at $176,030. Total expen- ditures for the fiscal year ending’ June 30, 1933, amounted to $186,248.99. The preliminary budget was approved strong |as drafted. County Auditor C. G. Derby’s report of expenditures for the past year shows $54,897.27 spent for general government, which includes all county offices, courthouse maintenance, elec- tions, advertising and printing and the state's attorney contingent fund. For the coming year $55,140 has been appropriated. Other figures show $15,325.16 was spent for protection to persons and property; $729.69 for conservation of health and sanitation, $3,446.67 for economic development; $81,797.88 for charities, hospitals and corrections; $4,264.74 for education, $1,833.36 for recreation, $2,974.51 for miscellaneous items, including salary of welfare worker, and $116.82 for interest on certificates of indebtedness. From the road and bridge fund $20,549.89 was expended and $313 was used for gopher extermination, bring- ing the total to $186,248.99. The main reduction in the budget sf hold the letting late this month, but’ situation if offenses were found to be LR Rg gto’ Advertsing requirements prevent the A ples for the extension of the city|°# Day (0 be distributed by the gov- had water main to her property at the _ Approximately $600,000 in contracts jcorner Broadway and Sixteenth, oat tka ser of Meat Hf ii 4 dif Tahely FEA epedeeee 4 i EE £ a, a8 i i i é H 5 i i Hi: d FES z > if ni He t I i ? fi Ht i | F Hi Hs HH it f i Hf if ll rE: pl : 8 3 ll: rhe il inh § i I ; i Fa i J ~ 8 i E3 i ; Z a i nee if rt gE is E if i z i F iis i i : H i ef Hy rae iy i Q Li. [di E Hi s F set i & as compared with last year’s expendi- tures is in the poor relief fund. This year $50,000 is appropriated for that purpose whereas $52,141.21 was spent for poor relief last year. Butter Holdings in U. S. Show Decrease 14.—(#)—Estimates Preliminary Budget Approved;! Faster Shipping of Drouth Stock Asked Fargo Conference Says Present | Quota of 4,000 Daily Is | Inadequate | soleeti coe QUICK ACTION IS NEEDED Launch Plans for Developing All Possible Conservation of Feedstuffs Fargo, N. D., Aug. 14.—(4)—Urgent request to drouth authorities of the federal government that steps be taken immediately to expand outlets for cattle purchased in the drouth Program as a measure to conserve feed for the remaining herds was made and forwarded to Washington by rep- resentatives of six northwest states at a conference concluded at the North Dakot& Agricultural College late Monday. Present shipping quotas which for North Dakota is 4,000 head daily and similar for other states were declared “hopelessly inadequate” to handle the situation. “Conditions are so desperate,” a message worded by the conference de- clared, “that we insist that other out- be developed. Present feed supplies must not be depleted by feeding them to these cattle awaiting disposal.” The drouth conference was called by Dr. J H. Shepperd, president of the N. D. A. C. and director of the emergency livestock purchasing pro- gram for the state. Appoint Special Committee Appointment of a special committee to keep in close touch with the feder- al relief organizations was completed, with Dr. Shepperd as chairman. On the group are the official representa- tives of each state. Walter Maddock, vice president of the North Dakota Farmers Union, is the North Dakota member of the committee. Plans for developing every possible avenue for conservation of feedstuffs were considered carefully by special committees set up at the conference under the chairmanship of N. D. Gor- man, state county agent leader, who is taking a leading part in the attempt to assure availability of sufficient feed to cafry over reduced herds and flocks. It was urged that a national feed buying organization be established to| ‘stabilize feed prices and prevent pro- hibitive prices being charged by spe- (Continued on Page Two) Prince and Princess Of Japan Visit U. New York, Aug. 14—(©)—Their perial highnesses Prince and Kaya of Japan arrived in New York, a vprant oo ie 2. 8 Majestic and felt) e lets for the drouth-purchased cattle | the PRICE FIVE CENTS Roosevelt Lays Drouth Plans Bismarck Fights Typhoid Fever Epidemic Jackie Coogan Has a Gi-r-rl! EXPECT ANSWER T0 CRITICISM OF CROP CONTROL AS ‘SIN Secretary Wallace Emphasizes That Aim of AAA Is Not Smaller Crops WILL CRUSH PROFITEERING Officials Are Working on Inven- tory of Food and Feed Supplies in U. S. Washington, Aug. 14.—()—Presi- dent Roosevelt is expected to lay be- fore the country within the next few days a statement of future plans on drouth and farm relief. There are indications that it may include an answer to critics of the AAA's crop reduction, some of whom have been stressing drouth devasta- tion to emphasize what they call the “sin” of artificial slashing of food supplies. AAA officials have been touring the country, answering this criticism They told farmers that human con: trol was necessary to curtail over- Production that depressed prices, to restore farm purchasing power, and thus to bring the national economy into better balance. Secretary Wallace stressed Monday that, although the AAA sought large cuts in production before the drouth came along and slashed crops indis- criminately, the aim of “control” is — not necessarily smaller crops. “We always contemplated a pro- gram which was one of adjustment,” he said. “It is not exclusively one of either reduction or increase in acre- age. You'll find I'm on record—back in May—on that.” Guard Against Profiteering A rise in the general cost of liv- ing, but especially foodstuffs, is con- sidered likely this winter and the government is pushing preparations for its anti-profiteering campaign with war-time fervor. Secretary Wal- Ince -eaid he felt the cost of living would not rise more than six or sev- en per cent, although the price of food would probably go beyond that. Exposes of “wild cat” speculators are planned as a chief weapon. The Officials think that after full pub- licity, the force of public opinion will do the rest. Rain and cooler weather in much of the drouth territory were believed to have done some good Monday, but not much. Over the grazing country, the most momentous stock movement in his- tory went on. Ranchers at Willis- ton, North Dakota, stood silent watching the “last roundup”—10,000 starving cattle loaded on cars to speed away to southern pastures and eastern slaughter pens. Working under White House orders, the department of agriculture ex- Pected to produce Tuesday a com- eeehensive report on drouth condi- ti y No Food Shortages Officials also are working on an inventory of food and feed supplies. They declared that figures already avalable indicated that no food short- ages are in prospect. Besides exposure of “profiteers,” the government is expected to dis- seminate information on comparative food prices, and to check speculation through the grain futures adminis- tration. The farm administration extended 24 states, 1,058 being emergency and 347 secondary. food supply showed: Stocks of wheat on hand or in pros- pect total 43,433,000 more than nor- erred ey