The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 11, 1935, Page 2

Saturday's Legislature SALES TAX SIMILAR TO IOWA'S PLAN IS PROPOSED FOR N. D. Senate Sub-Committee Consid- ers Two Per Cent on Gross Receipts Following an Investigation of sales tax laws adopted in other states, the sub-committee of the senate com- mittee on taxes and tax laws Saturday reported back with a recommendetion for adoption of a retail sales tax patterened from the law now operat- ing in Towa. Decision on whether fo introduce the proposal, involving a tax of 2 per cent on the gross receipts of all sales with certain exemptions, as a bill of the committec was deferred until Monday. Also to be heard Monday are re- ports of the sub-committees on hard liquor revenue laws, consolidation of | counties, and consolidation of insti- tutions of higher learning. Ask $25,000 Appropriation An appropriation of to initiate operation of the tax law Is asked in a tentative draft of the ‘bill which provides for administra- tion by the state tax commissioner, with revenue to be credited 50 per cent to the state equalization fund and 50 per cent to the real estate hond interest fund. Estimating the act would produce approximately $2,000,000 annually, Fowler of Cass, member of the sub- committee, explained that with mon- ey to run the state government “badly needed,” the sales tax pro- posal produces e “comparatively sure source of revenue.” Fowler said the sub-committee thought it wise to “take advantage of the money Towa spent in conduct- ing a thorough and intensive study” of various acts of other states. Tax on Retail Sales ‘The proposed bill would impose a tax of 2 per cent upon the gross re- ceipts from: All sales of tangible personal prop- erty, consisting of goods, wares, or merchandise sold at retail. Gross receipts from sales, furnish- | ings or service of gas, electricity, | water and communication service, including gross receipts from such sales by any municipal corporation when sold at retail. All sales of tickets or admissions | to places of amusement and athletic events. Relief agencies would apply to the tax commissioner for refunds. ‘The state tax commissioner would Provide for issuance and sale of i | coupons. Greene of Stutsman favored the coupon system for two reasons, that it provides a check against evasion, and it would bring an immediate in- come to the state because retailers would purchase the coupon books for sale to consumers. Some Classes Harder Hit While the sales tax measure is a uniform 2 per cent tax, indications were separate bills would be drawn to hit some classes harder—such as amusements, cigarets, tobacco and beer. | Two. liquor revenue laws probably} will be presented Monday to the main tax committee. One proposal is for state liquor stores to be operated by employes of the state, and the other is a mu- nicipal store bill with local option. Under the municipality measure, Uquor stores would be permitted in each incorporated city having a pop- ulation of 200 or more with citizens voting to determine whether the store i should operate. Stamps taxing liquor 60 cents per gallon, wines up to 14 per cent, 20 cents; and wines from 14 per cent to 24 per cent or more, 60 cents, is Provided in the municipality bill. Midwest Youths Back New Social System St. Paul, Feb. 11.—()—Asserting that “capitalism has failed” 350 young men and women from ten mid- west states advocated a “new social order based on production for use and} not for profit” at the final session of the two-day midwest youth congress here Sunday afternoon. Delegates voted that they “will nev- er bear arms nor support an imper- jalist war” and adopted radical pro- Posals aimed at abolition of capital- ism. The convention demanded aboli- tion of all military training in col- Jeges and universities and went on; record as favoring appropriation of | the funds now given to military train. ing to “educational purposes.” unemployment insurance | and the 30-hour week, the congress; further indorsed organization of | ‘workers “in white collar jobs as well ‘as in industry and agriculture.” Hitting at the New Deal, the con- Nevada's state flower is the sage- Goitre Poisons Nerves and Body “Bufferers of Goltre often do not realize the danger of their afflic- tion,” states the head physician of a well-known Battle Creek Goitre In- stitution, whose home treatment has brought enthusiastic reports from junless the gasoline contains indus- (By the Associated Press) House Voted to reconsider Monday a proposal to add chiropractors to the staff of the state hospital for the insane. Voted to reconsider Monday a bill prohibiting deficiency judg- ments in forecloseures of real estate mortgages and land con- tracts. Passed bill setting legal interest fate at four per cent. Introduced new old age pension ‘bill. Introduced bill increasing gaso- line tax to five cents per gallon, unless it contained certain per- centages of industrial alcohol. Adjourned until 2 p. m. Mone day. Senate Recessed Friday until Monday. No session. OLD AGE PENSIONS WOULD BE BOOSTED BY HOUSE PROPOSAL FINDS NAVY PARTY TO BIDDING GRAFT Shipbuilding Companies Made Arrangements to Divide Work Among Them Washington, Feb. 11.—(#)—Asser- tions by members of the senate mu- nitions committee that the navy was “a iy” to alleged collusion among shipbuilders in bidding on naval con- tracts went into records of the inves- tigation Monday on top of both af- firmations and denials there was col- lusion. The statements were voiced both by Senator Nye (R-N.D.), chairman of the committee, and Senator Clark D-Mo.), @ member, in a fire of ques- tions and accusations hurled at Wil- liam M. Flook, former board chair- man of the New York Shipbuilding corporation. Statements that shipbuilding com- panies had pre-arranged their bid- ding so as to divide work among them Bill Increases Allowances to $240 Annually, Reduces Eligibility Age to 65 Revamping of North Dakota's old age pension law, increasing its mill rate for this purpose from one-tenth of one mill to a one mill levy, was Proposed Saturday in the house of representatives. ‘The proposal was contained in a bill introduced by Representatives J. A. Erickson of McLean, Math Dahl of Emmons and J. C. Hanson of Ben- son. Under terms of the new bill, ap- Proximately $300,000 would be de- rived for the :und under the pres- ent rate of tax payment, and ap- proximately $500,000 in normal times, Dahl said. Lower Age Limit The age Umit at which a person is eligible to pension is lowered from 68 to 65 years and the annual allow- ance is increased from $150 to $240 by the bill. Any person whose income is less than $240 annually is made eligible to the pension, providing he is 65 years old, or more. The proposed act also requires the recipient of the pension can be ab- sent from the state only two years out of 20. Under the present law spproxi- mately $30,000 annually is collected, declared Theodore Martell, commis- sioner of agriculture and labor, un- der whose department distribution of the fund falls, The act provides that the total amount of old age pension paid in any one county shall not exceed 125 per cent of all taxes levied and col- lected from the county. Tax Bill Introduced The tax bill was one of 17 in- troduced in the house Saturday. Introduced by Representatives Ben. Fedje of Williams and Ed P. Cos- griff of Cass, another bill asks the office of state fire marshal be placed partment. The commissioner of in- surance would be empowered to ap- point the fire marshal, upon recom- mendation of three persons from the North Dakota firemen’s association and the insurance federation of North Dakota. Increase of the three cent state BasOline tax to five gents per gallon, trial alcohol, {s asked in a bill in- Pembina. Tf the fuel did not contain at least 10 per cent of the alcohol made in the United States from agricultural products, the bill would tax the deal- er five cents per gallon. Gasoline containing 10 per cent of such al- cohol would be taxed three cents per gallon. * Benefits to Agriculture Page said he believed the p1 act, if passed, “would benefit agri- culture.” and might thus aid farmers of North Dakota.” Page also would change the sys- to the counties. In a companion bill, Page proposes to prohibit all refunds on gasoline used for agricultural purposes, unless the gasoline contains at least 10 per cent of alcohol. The house Monday will again con- sider its vote of Friday on the Proposal Staff of the state hospital for the insane. of the bill, attempted to obtain re- consideration Saturday, but was re- fused. The speaker ruled him out under control of the insurance de-|'! troduced by Rep. Franklin Page of | Normal, He claimed the alcohol | Edmonton, “could be produced from potatoes, | Grand tem of distribution of the gasoline | Kami tax, giving half to the state, half L to place chiropractors of the| Pr. Albert, Sask., Cc. EB Moore of Richland, sponsor Rossure, were flatly denied by Flook but he finally conceded a corporation letter hinted at it. His testimony came after George B. Yard, assistant to Clinton L. Bardo, former president of the cor- poration, had said he interpreted tele- phone conversations among the heads of the “Big Three” yards as indicat- ing collusion. ‘The committee introduced in evi-4 dence a letter from Bardo to Flook dated June 22, 1933, telling of » visit of the company president to repre- aS of the navy in Washing- “There was also expressed to us,” Bardo wrote, “the desire (by the Navy) that the builders themselves should get together and agree as far as we could upon what each would bid _and then bid on nothing else.” “If that were done at the request of the government,” Flook asserted, “I would not call it collusion.” “That is collusion,” Senator Clark oo “if the navy is @ party to “That makes the navy @ party to the collusion,” Nye added. ; Weather Report FORECAST For Bismarck erally fair For Monta Generally fair east, probably rain or snow west por- tion tonight and Tuesday; rising Minnesota: Generally fair} Monday night and Tuesday, some- what warmer sday and in north portion Monday night. GENERAL CONDITIONS A deep low pressure area is center- ed over northern Alberta (Edmonton 29.38) while high pressure overlies he eastern third of the country (8. 8. Marie 30.26). Precipitation has occurred over the north Pacific Coast, but elsewhere the weather is generally fair. Moderate tempera- tures prevail in all sections. Bismarck station barometer, inches: 28.14. Reduced to sea level, 29.98. PRECIPITATION For Bismarck station: Total this month to dat Normal, this month to date Total, Jan. 1st to date .. , January Ist to date Accumulated deficiency to date TEMPERATURES Low- High- st est Pet. r J Me t, A. Clear Miles City, Mont., clear 24 tone lis, Minn., cldy. 24 Moorhead, Minn., eldy. 18 No. Platte, Neb., clear. 16 Okla. City, Okla, cldy. 32 ~, clear Qu’Appelle, &., clear .. Rapid City, 8. D., clear 3833333388883883238388888888888388s338 bill was voted down Friday. Fraternal Congress In Session Tonight Members of the North Dakota Fra- ternal Congress were to meet here Monday night for the annual rally of the association. NZATSNeReBaBBLatoSsPEsa saaaneusnsvousessousemusouauEsssesesusessuassssseee absesessss' Mrs. Ella Veeder, 84, Is Buried at Mandan were conducted desth of her husbend in Veeder , daugh- |mind, that he planned this himself, * | shoulders.” Seattle. CONTINUE i -from page one’ D |Defense Advances Inside Job Theory For Kidnap-Murder Pleading to save Hauptmann from the electric chair ag the perpetrator of the crime, Edward J. Reilly of Brooklyn, chief of the defense staff, declared: Accuses Betty Gow “Colonel Lindbergh was stabbed in ue back by those who worked for im.’ In this connection he flung out the name of Betty Gow, the baby’s nurse- maid, and charged she was the only person aside from the Lindberghs who knew the baby was to be in Hopewell on the night of the crime; and of Whateley, the butler now dead, who he said had charge of the dog which fail- ed to bark when the baby was taken. The attorney charged the kidnap ladder was a “plant” and that the baby was not taken from its nur- sery through the window. “The person that picked that child out of the crib,” he cried, “I give you my solemn word, the inference I draw, knew that child and that child knew that person.” No Stranger Took Child Reilly’s summation began after the state had used an hour of its time to declare the contention it had proved “not only beyond a reasonable doubt, but conclusively and overwhelmingly” that Hauptmann was guilty of the e. crime. Reilly claimed the child would have cried if a stranger had picked it up. Pursuing the contention the ladder was a plant, he said: d “There is nothing in the mud to in- dicate that Hauptmann or anybody else fell in that mud, and there is sleeping suit which was sent. to Col- onel Lindbergh by the kidnaper, and to its thumbguard which had been “You can equally infer that after that little curlyeheaded baby's gar- ment was yanked from ‘the body and the thumbguard was dropped (Hauptmann) hurried on to his car, from the grave and hurried on to the Bi And that is proof that the baby on the premises because if the died elsewhere it wouldn't be buried 0 near the Lindbergh home.” testimony trail which mills in North lumberyard once worked, and tic in the plane, was done a before the Bronx carpenter was ar: nothing in the mud that indicates the baby fell in the mud.” P| Reilly told the jurors that “despite the position and prestige and the wealth of the distinguished family who find themselves in the position here of being bereaved, the state must prove its case according to the law and not guess work, not inference, not maybes and not speeches.” Attacks Pattern of Case Reilly attacked the pattern of the state's case; a “This is the crime of the century and it is the worst crime and the lowest type of crime ever committed to my knowledge,” the defense attor- ney said, “but it is not the defendant who is guilty of it.” He mildly ridiculed the state’s tech- nical evidence. “This case has come down now,” he said, “in my opinion to this, common, ordinary horse sense, and against that we are confronted with a lot of tech- niclans and experts who at so much a day give us their opinions of things.” Reilly told the jury he respected Colonel Lindbergh, that he marched in the parade of welcome when the col- onel returned from his fame-making flight to Paris, but he added: “Bruno Richard Hauptmann was never on those grounds.” He referred to the Lindbergh estate at Hopewell, N. J. from which the baby was stolen. Fool or Master Mind “Now,” Reilly said, “they would have you in one breath believe that this man Hauptmann was a master and the next minute they would have you believe that he was the worst fool in the world, that he was dumb, that he didn't know anything; he would wear gloves making a ladder so his fingerprints wouldn't be left behind; and he would sit an hour and a half talking to Condon with his face ex- Posed. In one the careful master Now you cannot carry water on both Later, he said: “As we go through it you will see that this case has been pieced together as you would write a scenario, but it is not founded on honest fact. “The first thing you have got to de- cide when you go into your jury room 4s this, how in God's name did Haupt- mann know anything about the Lind- bergh home. Contends ‘Inside Job’ “I don’t care about handwriting. 1 don’t care anything about wood, nor do I care about the ransom money for which this man stands indicted in the Bronx and for which he has to stand trial there. Nor am I going to allow you to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for Bronx county and say, ‘well, because he had the money he must be guilty of something, therefore we will send him away for something.’ “Colonel Lindbergh was stabbed in the back by the disloyalty of those who worked for him and despite the fact that he courageously believed that quarters, I say now that no one could get into that house unless the infor- mation was supplied by those who nearly 400 mute exhibits and heard the gray-faced, worried, defendant, Prosecutor Anthony M. lunterdon county told the jury: “The state of New Jersey contends that they have proven not only be- @ reasonable doubt, but conclu- Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr.” He pointed out at once that the betig had established the corpus dele “We have proven to you conclusive- ly,” he said, “that that fall caused .|the baby’s deata when it received the fractured skull which was of such an extent that it caused instantaneous Later, he said: noise which sounded like a falling crate, “You can infer that the defendant in leaving the premises with the child, realizing that the baby was dead, yanked that garment off the baby and at that ae that thumbgual rd was dropped on Hauck mind, in the other the perfect fool. | Wrote tested or known. “Bilent testimony —testimony that couldn't lie!” Hauck called this, “But there is more evidence,” he went on, “that spells out the very word ‘Hau! 1! Hauptmann!’” He was talking about ‘the ransom notes, and he declared that the evi- dence was conclusive that Hauptmann was the writer of every one of them. “There is another silent witness that shouts out, and that is that board that was taken from the closet of Bruno ‘Hauptmann’s home, a board on which is not only the address of Dr. John F. (@afsie) Condon, but Dr. Condon’s original telephone number in the writ- ing of Bruno Richard Hauptmann which under oath in the Bronx he said was his, @ board that wasnt’ out where the whole world could see it, but was in the closet of Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s home.” Bruno's Voice Distinctive Recalling Colonel Lindbergh's testi- he heard in a Bronx cemetery when Dr. Condon paid over the $50,000 ransom for the dead baby, Hauck said to the jury: “You who have heard that voice the stand here vould never forget it.’ All of the mute things in the chai of circumstances against Hauptmann were carefully piled up in front of the Jury for its silert inspection. iptmann down the telephone number and ad: dress of Dr. John F, (Jafsle) Condon, ransom intermediary; the $14,600 in ransom gold notes found in Haupt- mann’s garage; the piece of floor- board from Hauptmann’s attic which the state charges was an upright in the ladder; the tools with which he is alleged to have built the ladder, and numerous photographs, charts and maps along with the 1¢ ransom notes which experts said Hauptmann To Jury Tuesday With the trial scheduled to go ahead over the Lincoln birthday holi- day Tuesday, it was thought likely the jury would get the case by Tues- day evening. Reilly to use all of Mon- day summing up, with Attorney Gen- eral David T. Wilents planning to ‘take only about three hours and a half Tuesday. “The proof is overwhelming,” ob- served Wilentz, foreseeing a verdict of guilty. Predicted an acquittal or dis- ‘agreement amoug the jurors. AVA Commander Hits Cash Bonus Proposal lof the whole country for the benefit of & privileged class of less than three Per cent, arrived here rl. there was no disloyalty in the servants’ |;,'4, ing of the five-fifty-five club. the bonus is merely the Hauck of |® ‘de- &}lard RAILROADS’ NEEDS OUTLINED 10 LIONS Horace Young of Fargo Uses Figures to Show Precarious Position of Carriers An outline of the legislative needs the various transportation agen- » Particularly the railroads, was ,| presented by Horace C. Young, Fargo attorney, at the regular noon lunch- eon meeting of the local Lions club ica to be given by the Lions’ ti at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Richholt ‘school. A committee composed of Al An- derson, E. M. Davis, Robert McCar- ney, Henry BE. Hanson and Dr. Mil- J. Hydeman was named to make plans a Ladies’ Night program to staged in the near future, ‘The Utica Jubilee Singers returned present several vocal selections and ding. Guests of the club were . W. Buckingham and L. F. Bischel » Dr. A. M. Fisher and \. Elvin were appointed on the eo committe for the next meet- BAPTIST MINSTERS MEET HERE TONIGHT Missionary to West China Will Deliver Sermon Opening Three-Day Institute a°s sor a AP > Sessions of the North Dakota Bap- tist Pastors’ Institute will open at 7:30 DP. m., Monday night at the First Bap- tist ee Fourth street and Ave- nue Rev. L. A. Lovegren, missionary to ‘West China, will deliver the opening sermon taking as his subject, “The the Mehus studio faculty. Dr. C. M. Dinsmore of New York and Dr. William Kuhn of Chicago will] 1, time in a local Kospital. He had never completely. recor thon disclosed At the time of his death Mr. Nel- son was on a retirement pension from the Otter Tail: Power company, by which he had been employed for 40 In addition to his daughters here, Mr. Nelson leaves five other daugh- ters. They are Mrs. Martin Finn, Grass Valley, Calif.; Prank ered from the condi- that time. Minn, The message telling death ‘at 11:35 a. m., no mention of P of Mr. Nelson's Monday, made plans for funeral Additional oclety Major and Mrs. John F. Duckworth of Fort Lincoln left Sunday morning jon @ month’s winter vacation trip to the South. They are making the trip by car an expect to make their first lengthy stop ahd am la, Mr. and Mrs, T. E. Flaherty, 607 Sixth St. were hosts to the Capital City bridge club at a 6 o'clock dinner given Sunday ev . Following din- ner, cards were played at three tables, score awards going to Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Dodds, ee * Mrs, Johanna Whitmer was hostess to 23 friends from Bismarck and Center at a 1 o'clock dinner given Sunday afternoon at her farm home near Center. Many of the guests were former neighbors of Mrs. Whit- mer, ** * Dr. and Mrs. Paul W. Freise, 721 Eighth St., returned this week-end from ® motor vacation trip to Bakers- COUNTY RECREATION LEADERS MEET HERE Progress Reports and Sugges- tions for Future Import- ant Part of Program County fecreational leaders coopers ating with the federal emergency Te- lef administration, numbering about 30, gathered Saturday afternoon at the World War Memorial building for instruction in directing games, folk dancing and singing. Mrs. Themar E, Simle conducted & business meeting at which problems in the individual communities were Progress reports were given by Mrs. Henry Larson, Driscoll, who said that &® community council had been or- ganized; Mrs. R. Johnson, Wilton, who reported that suggested material is being used at 4-H club meetings; Mrs. Fay Johnson, Moffit, who said that a council of five volunteer work- ers is holding regular meetings and has introduced the material to Home- makers’ clubs, and Mr. Nelson, Dris- coll, who has found that the recrea- tional suggestions are being carried out at private parties. Ben Jacobson, county recreational director, gave @ brief talk, discussing ways to put on a recreational program and stating that he and Mrs. Simle are glad to help at any time in fur- thering the program. Mr. Whitmer and Mr. Cox, both |from Canfield, were placed in charge of the Saturday, March 9, mecting which also will be held at thc Mcmo- rial building. ‘Snowbirds’ to Fly to Grand Forks Tuesday Duluth, Feb. 11.—(7)—The 16-plane army air corps winter provisional group which arrived here Saturday, will hop off Tuesday for Grand Forks, N. D., for an overnight stop. “Our schedule is contingent upon weather conditions at all times, but in ., | Order to catch up g bit on our original .|Schedule, the patrol will leave Duluth Tuesday,” Staff Sergeant Taylor C. Carr, operations clerk, said Monday. From Grand Forks, the flight will continue to Minot, N. D., an over- night stay will be made in that city, the squadron continuing the next day |. {to Glasgow, Mont., a refueling and noon stop-over, and then to Great Falls, Mont. Following the stay at Great Falls, the detachment will turn . eastward on its return flight to Sel- fridge Field with visits in Miles City, t- | Bismarck, Fargo, St. Paul, Wausau, bridge luncheons given by Mrs. Andrus. of| Peltier and Mrs. Special services, open to the public, ednesday Dr. Kuhn will speak on day evening with special music fur- nished by the German Baptist choir. ‘Wednesday evening Dr. Dinsmore will will sing @ vocal selection. Noon luncheons and evening dinners will be served at the First Baptist church. CONTINUE from page one: Italians Mobilize Troops for Action On Ethiopian Front A government spokesman disclosed Monday morning that official quar- ters knew of the latest border hos- tilities 10 days ago, although the communique making them public was) issued only Sunday night. The whole Itzllan populace appear- ed excited by the mobilization news. ‘The stock market dipped sharply, government bonds falling from week's quotation of 81% to 78%. Men from the Legion of Florence and fromi other northern point report. A government spokesman disclosed that Italy was preparing to send reinforcements end officers to Eritrea and Somaliland to organize native these colonies. Local Women Hear Of Father’s Death Word of the death at Fergus Falls, ‘Minn., of Anton Nelson, father of Mrs. . C. D:: es * ‘The Happy-Go-Lucky club com- posed of six children had election of officers‘and a Valentine's day party jbersy, Mich., listed on the itinerary. \Corn Purchased for Drouth Area Stock Washington, Feb. 11.—()—Federal relief officials announced today that 1,160,000 bushels of corn had been ed | purchased and was being shipped in- Eloyce Kositzky, Jackie Backlund, color bearer, James —— gr plates Mr, and Mrs. G. E. Harnish, whose marriage occurred on megpusniraf ive 2, at Fargo, were honor Mr. and Mrs, F. H. Waldo, 712 Fourth commercial at table and other appointments for the party were in keeping with the seasonal theme. Score awards at bridge went to Helge Zethren, Clar- ence Gunness and Miss Dorothea Gutman. Morton Farmer Dies Here of Pneumonia! Christian Ahl, Sr. Morton county to seven middle western states to re- ‘Meve livestock feed shortages caused by the drouth. The corn was apportioned among the states as follows: Kansas 315,- 000; Missouri 165,000; Montana 107,- ‘724; Nebraska, 306,722; North Dakota 323,602; South Dakota 309,042; Wy- oming 82,816. Governor to Review Fort Lincoln Troops Governor Walter Welford will re- view the third battalion, fourth infan- try, stationed at Fort Lincoln at 4:30 Pp. m., Tuesday. Accompanying Gov- ernor Welford will be chairmen of the various committees of the North Dakota house and senate. Colonel ‘Louls Farrell, commandant, has or- dered ® salute of 13 guns in honor of the governor's visit. |Help Kidneys DR. R. 8. ENGE Chiropractor Graduate Drugless Physician Lucas Block Bismarck, N. D, Phone 260 BARTER and EXCHANCE Got something? Somebody wants it and will make you a good swap. A good way to make money and save it, too. Just see the WANT ADS The International Harvester Company of America announces the appointment of Corwin-Churchill Motors, Inc. as Bismarck Dealers for International Trucks