The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1935, Page 7

a — HIGH COURT ASKED 10 WEIGH LEGALITY OF FARM DEBT A Western Farm Bloc on Record As Favoring Currency- Refinancing Act Washington, Feb. 16.—(#)—The su- preme court was asked Saturday by the Louisville joint stock land bank to pass upon the constitutionality of the Frasier-Lemke’ act giving farmers a five-year moratorium for paying off me lortgages. Tt sought a review of the decision of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, td ‘at Cincinnati, which upheld the act The bank out there are over pointed rate to the federal district court in Ken- tucky to prevent the land bank from foreclosing a $9,000 mortgage it held on his 170-acre Kentucky farm. He claimed the right under the Frazier-Lemke act to remain in pos- session of the farm upon payment of $325 annual rental. He insisted he had the right at any time during the five years to purchase his mortgaged farm at its appraised value. Mesnwhile, a house farm block of more than 30 representatives went on record in favor of the Frazier-Lemke dill to issue $3,000,000,000 in new cur- tency to refinance farm mortgages. Action was taken on the motion of Representative Ayers (Dem., Mont.) after Representative Lemke N. D.) had flayed government credit policies and urged approval of the Frazier-Lemke plan to refinance mort- gages at 1% per cent interest with re- tirement of 1% per cent of the prin- cipal annually. The farm group represents 15 mid- delwestern states. It instructed Rep- resentative Gillette (Dem., Ia.) to as- sist Lemke in obtaining the 218 signa- tures necessary to force a house vote on the farm mortgage plan. ‘While the farm bloc met, Governor ‘W. I. Myers of the farm credit admin- istration told the house agriculture |! committee the administration opposed the Wheeler senate amendment to the farm credit bill which provided for re- ducing interest rates from 4% to 3% per cent. FORECAST Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight and ste little Hothead in “ror pp Da- fair *ronight and fal Sunday; slightly contd and onetig f pivigs | ‘sunday. (Rep.,| li THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 1935 iRRC REDUCES PRICE Dr. Townsend S Submits to Sarcastic a PARKE B) a in which residipdion may be made from tax sales to two years from time act is passed. Taxes and tax laws. 8. B, 263—Erickson: Revamps mil- itis setup; sets up commissary for pur- bared of supplies. Military affairs. B. 264—Bonser: Provides drivers’ license inw with Bo-cens fee for each license. State affairs. 8. 8B. : Defines qual- ifications of county surveyors, State ae 8. B. 266—Nelson (Grand Forks), Stucke, Matthael- Whelan: Appro- Priates $2,500 to re-touch and repair Portraits and paintings of former gov- ernors and legislative assemblies. Ap- 8. B. 267—Fine: Provides when per- sonal value exceeds $200 de- ‘commission in any organized town, village or city in the state. H, B, 268—Wolf: Sets sliding sc | of fees for licenses for creameries, cheese factories, and renovating or butter processing factories, and cream stations. H. B, 269—Downey, Smith, Burke, Cunningham and Clarke: Directs in- dustrial commission to adopt official ‘seal, with which to authenticate docu- ments, H. B. 270—Dahl of Emmons: To Place inspection and verification of electric, gas, water and steam meters under jurisdiction ef board of rail- Toad commissioners. H. B. 271—Niewoehner and Mcli- rath: Relates to issuance of bonds to retire drainage warrants and out- standing tax liens. H. B. 272—Place, Noben and Olson of Adams: To abolish the state board of auditors, D crease | Bitter Debates on parts and extras when not carried in local tor | St0ck.. Judiciary. Passed: 8. B. 163—Appropriates $2,800 for deficiency in budget for public health Jaboratories, University of North Da- 8. B. 90—Makes changes in regu- lations of transportation companies using state highways relating to length of vehicle, loads and type of vehicles. 8. B. 138—Provides same rules for Exempts taxes due by counties for interest and sinking fund levies from Payment by any county warrants. &. B. 120—Exempts United States 8. B. 269—Miklethun: Directs state Officials to release real estate mort- gage executed by Company G of the National Guard in Barnes county. State affairs, 8. B. 270—Lind (by request): De- fines jurisdiction and authority of justices of the peace in criminal mat- ters. Judiciary. 8. B. 271—Lind (by request): powers county abate, cancel or reduce personal Property taxes upon evidence of un- Justness in assessment of taxes. Taxes and tax laws. 8. B. 272—Ettestad (by request): Abolishes offices of county justice of Peace, county constable, and town- ship Constables and justice of peace. El A lections. Resolutions introduced: Sen. Conc. Res. “W” — Greene- Thatcher-Lemke: Provides for con- stitutional amendment allowing 20,- 000 voters to measures by Em- to ft Propose initiative petition; 35,000 electors may by referendum suspend operation of|it laws passed by bodega Elections. Sen. Conc. Res. “X”—Fine-Mikle- thun: Endorses proposed federal great plains shelterbelt project. Ag- riculture. House Bills Passed: H. B. 170—Exempts automobiles from requirements of state standard fire insurance policy act. H. B. 197—Repeals law requiring ;|vendors of cigarettes to purchase $500 bond. H. B. 158—Directs methods of de- struction of additional types of nox- fous weeds. H. B. 143—Relates to vacancies and methods of filling them, in com- mission forms of city government. iH. B. papper ied eduction of delinquent personal property en from salaries of elective and appoint- ive officers of the state. H. B. 161—Allows payment of sal- aries and official publication fees half by cash, half by warrants. #. B. 136—Au appropria- thorizing {tion of funds to connect state train- ing school sewerage system with Mandan sewerage system. H. B, 43—Appropriates $128,300 for :| state game and fish department. aft ered ‘serurday nig] night Sunday ge Persons accused GENERAL CONDITIONS Pressure area, is centered agro eastern, states (Toledo in all Bismarck station barometer, oh es: 28.45, Reduced to sea level, 20:32 feather Outlook f Week é BRSROVNeuEresecenzsesasesensesessresssssuesssessee, eeesesrservessberesesheseeeesesnsebeaseesRseeeh? H. B. 190—Appropriates $8,500 to defray costs of special election called | Dever last July by Former Governor Wil- liam Langer. Resolutions passed: H. Cone. Res. A-11—Memorializes s| congress to enact legislation to pro- inat undertakings for ball. inat une lor &. B. 245—Judiciary committee: Pro- vides persons committing an offense in or against an aircraft or train or through the state may be tried in any poe ane: applied to general fund of the county. 8. B. 248—Erickson, Benser: Pro- vides county commissioners may .con- tract with a county newapaper Yo Der 8. : Appropriates x, $35,514 for extension of sewerage sys- Penitentiary to connect tem at state with Bismarck system. Appropriations. 8. B. 250—Whelan and Greene (Stutsman): Exempts grain ware- housemen from sult for conversion of grain bought unless interest or liens on file with register of deeds. Ware- 4.8. to be taken by teachers. Education. 8. B. 20—Greene (Stutsman) > Limits to cities vide funds to assist in hospitaliza- tion and care of the sick. Bills indefinitely postponed: H. B. 201—Provides for labeling of kerosene and gasoline, and of trucks containing such fuel. H. B. 160—Establishing « “bee in- “HL. B. 206—Pixing maximum annual salaries to be paid assistant dairy commissioners, Bills introduced: }. 252—Bilden-Bjerke: Granting » Smart Legislators Are Gain- ing Weight Because They Eat the Cc oO NT TINUE from page one: Floor Mark Battle Over $8500 Asked arose to his feet and demanded the action. Crockett called for a vote on the Proposal to expunge Burgum's re- marks. “Aye” responded majority members in chorus, “Opposed,” questioned Crockett. “No!"—at least as great a volume of voices responded. “The it,” Crockett. “O-h-h-h”—the gasp came from a fs” of women sitting in the gal- Godwin was on his feet declaring “I think the spectators should ex- tend the same courtesy to this house, that we have extended to them. We have allowed them every courtesy, even to the extent of allowing them to enter the lower corridor. 1 believe the speaker should direct the spec- tators to observe the proprieties.” Galleries Given Warning “The chair will clear the galleries necessary,” warned Crockett. “Now—about that vote?” Twichell asked. “The minority made more noise.” Crockett explained, “but there were less_making the noise.” “Oh—that's the way it is,” smiled Twichell. D. C, Cunningham of Grand Forks ordered ads in a persistent endeavor obtain a ruling from Crockett on her rule 18 would be in effect to @ special sessionists, met a re- second ruling. roll call, C. E. Moore of attempted to pass, but was Prevented when Crockett, speaking from the speaker's chair, declared, 46 pi Explaining his vote, Twichell said “there was never any question the session was but it also was legally called by Langer, a rescinded by Ole Olson, The senate never had any quorum and hence the house could not sit as a court of im- aaa as was claimed. I vote On the vote, the bill passed, 66 to 45 with two not voting. The house passed 11 other bills, including @ senate measure creating the position of state procurement of- Rell Call on Bill The roll call on House Bill 130, ap- Propriating $8,500 for special session last July: Yes: Adam, Aljets, Anderson of Bowman, Supplies on Hand to ‘Set for $8 Per Ton; Move to Con- serve Hay To conserve limited | hay supplies and increase use of wheat straw, the North Dakota rural rehabilitation corporation, on orders from Washing- ton, Saturday reduced the price of ‘all wheat straw supplies in the state to $8 per ton. The reduction ranges from 50 cents to $4.50 a ton, depend- ing on transportation charges. This reduction does not apply to barley and oats, straw or hay now! held by the corporation, M. E, Tin- dall, manager of the corporation stock feed_division, said. “This price cut will be welcome news to livestock owners in North ‘Dakota who have felt that former wheat straw prices made this type of roughage less desirable than certain types of hay when it came to actual feeding values,” Tindall said. “With every indication pointing to an early commencement of spring farm work,” declared Tindall, “the corporation felt it was imperative that horses be fed a better quality roughage to insure maximum amount of labor. With wheat straw prices reduced, we believe farmers every- where will take advantage of this Cheaper roughage to put their horses in shape and to better condition their cattle.” Reports from many state points, Particularly the western half where transportation costs boosted the price lof wheat straw considerably, indicate that much livesock has been carried along on exceedingly thin rations, Tindall said. “The producer will get more for his dollar whether in the form of a feed loan or relief order and help toward putting his farm animals in better shape for the critical period that looms the latter part of March and the first weeks of April,” said Tin- NTINUE i Hail Indemnity Tax With ‘Clincher’ Gets Approval of Senate control of this body,” he said, “there's no reason to play around—and we're going to pass this hail bill and going to pass it the way we want it passed.” “That's all right,” replied Watt, ‘but it is my privilege to make amendments.” He said he did not Propose to Ne the thing run wild” and that hi amendment were an eftort “to save the depart- ment from wrecking itsel! January 1, he claimed, the number of or aagas had increased from 12 to Wait for Absentees As debate céased, Bonzer demand- ed @ “call of the senate” before roll call on the measure. “Two senators with an emergency clause requires @ two-thirds vote or 33 senators vot- ing in the affirmative. After a half hour wait the sergeant-at-arms had located Senators O. E. Erickson of Kidder and B. W. Lemke of Towner and the bill passed without further debate. It now goes to the house for|° further action, The roll call on the hail tax bill: Affirmative: Bonzer, Braaten, Bro- stuen, Dubay, Erickson, Ettestad, Fine, Fowler, Fredrickson, Greene, (Cavalier), Greene (Stutsman) Handley, Jones, Kamrath, Kolpin, Kroeber, Lemke, Lind, Marshall, Mat- thael, McDonald, McGillic, Mikle- thun, Mutchler, Nelson (Barnes), Nel- son (Grand Forks), Owings, Peterson, ‘Stucke, Thatcher, Thorson, Trout, Vinje, Wog. Negative: Cain, Coffey, Crandall, Drew, Eastgate, Gronvold, Johnson, Lowe, Lynn, Strehlow, Topp, Trovat- ten, Watt, Whelan, Young. NTINUE CONTINUED eusrs.| Convicted Slayer Of Lindbergh Baby Becomes No. 17,400 kidnaping, there was was given official le, | denial from all sources. GOSPEL TABERNACLE Corner Rosser and Eleventh Herman G. Jol music and songs. at The Baptiom in Spire in. Bele to ‘the Second DP. _m.—Midweek 4 prayer. p. m—Tarrying —The Christ's HH invited to attr, lavited. 82 ves, $5.00. Phone 782. a Wave Mook. 106% ‘Third Bt. at C. Lloyd Fisher, He ‘Hauptmann’s at- torney, said the Wisrrigte confidence HE ae be 5388 4 lt itt i z Eg Washington, Feb. 16.—(P)—A gray-haired California doctor tried to convince the senate fi- nance committee Saturday that $200 monthly pensions for all over 60 was a “simple expedient” for meeting the nation’s economic troubles, but the committee found it not 80 “simple.” Dr. F. E. Townsend, author of the Townsend pension plan, was subjected to a sarcastic, some- times humorous cross-examina- tion by committee members. But he stood his ground, contending his plan Upaeend would double As Townsend explained that his fier called for each pensioner to spend his $200 for commodities or services each month, Chairman Harrison asked: “Would shooting craps with half a dozen other fellows be serv- ices?” “Oh, now.” Townsend replied, Somewhat taken back | | “But buying the dice would be & commodity?” Senator Barkley (D-Ky.) suggested. “Yes,” the doctor agreed. “What are you going to do with the white collar man on & fixed salary?” Harrison asked. “Enhance his ability to buy, by increasing his pay.” Harrison said that with 10,000.- 000 or more aged, the plan would cost $24,000,000,000 a year. But a two per cent tax would raise only five billion dollars, leaving & deficit of $19,000,000,000 a year. “Yes,” Townsend said, “but we will not be able to put 10,000,000 on the pension immediately. It took two years to get 4,000,000 men into the army. We would have to examine each citizen for his citizenship and age, as we ex- amined applicants for the army.” “Would we have much trouble drafting people to tee this pen- sion?” Senator Connally (D-Tex.) asked, sarcastically. “Oh, now,” Townsend said. death house at Trenton, the Principal trial figures scattered widely. Governor Harold G. Hoffman, at Trenton, had received a cable from Frau Pauline Hauptmann, begging a Pardon for her son. Hauptmann also received a cable from Frau Haupt- |“ mann, reading: “I believe in you! always. Your trusting mother.” “I can only explain to her,” Gov. ernor Hoffman said concerning the cable, “that the procedure is to appeal to the court of errors and appeals. After that the case will come before on as a member of the court of par- ions.” FERA School Is Still Open for Enrollments Enrollments may still be made in the FERA night school for adults, according to Harvey Jenson, who has charge of this work in Bismarck. The classes are held under his di- rection in the Will school each eve- ning from 7:30 to 9:30. Registration in the vocational classes must be ap- proved by the county FERA worker but the other classes are open to any- one. No charge is made for this work. The Americatiization class in liter- acy, meets on Tuesday evening while on Thursday evening there is a class in citizenship. English and public speaking are taught on Monday and Wednesda; evenings. and business arithmetic and bookkeeping on Friday. Jenson asks anyone interested in joining any of these classes to come to the Will school on any of the ts | above evenings. Avt|Italian Troops Ready To Leave for Africa Rome, Feb. 16.—(?)—First con- tingents of the Italian expeditionary force were ready to embark Saturday for Ethiopia. The fact that the premier, in the face of a third note from Emperor Haile Selassie, had not yet decided publicly to specify his program, was pegged deeper into the national con- sciousness. The morning press reports of Fri- day night's penn of the Fascist grand council was restricted to a blunt official communique stating the decision involved purely economic af- fairs. Nevertheless the citizenry tinued to wait eagerly for news from con- expeditionary troops were waiting. Reports of a fourth memorandum Teading, writing, and spelling; | [trom the Ethiopian monarch com- plaining against Italian expedition- ary plans also were current. ‘The grand council meeting lasted three and a half hours and the com- munique said eee had made a Court Intimidation Hearing February 25 Henry Wallace of Bismarck, who with K. Heikkila was being held here pending hearing on a federal charge of attempting to interfere and in- timidate procedure of federal court, was released Friday on bond of $1,000, by U. S. Commissioner 8. A. Floren, Heikkila, whose bond was fixed at $2,500, was still being held in Bur- leigh county jail. Hearing will be before Coramissioner Floren at 2 Pp. m. Feb. 25. ‘They were arrested here at the instance of P. W. Lanier of Fargo, United States district attorney, who said he was to “apprehend and prose- cute to the fullest extent of the law all persons who seek to intimidate or interfere with federal court.” According to Lanier, the arrests re- sulted from letters and telegrams sent Federal Judge Andrew Miller al- | legedly criticizing prosecution of | seven Montana and North Dakota| men on charges of conspiracy to de- | fraud the government, Friday’s Legislature (By the Associated Press) House Passed House Bill 130, appropri- ating $8500 to pay for special ses- sion of last July called by Former Governor William Langer, after bitter fight. Introduced 21 bills. Passed senate bill creating state Procurement officer for state plan- ning board. Appropriated $128,300 for state game and fish department. Appropriated $7,500 to pay costs of connecting Mandan state train- ing school sewer system with that of city of Mandan. Passed a total of 11 bills, and | one resolution. Recessed until 1 p. m. Saturday. Senate Passed senate bill for partially compulsory hail indemnity tax. Introduced 37 bills. Referred to committee measure to establish a state highway pa- trol. Referred to committee proposed state drivers license law. Recessed to 1 p. m. Saturday, World Traveler and Coll Shows Articles from Four Corners of Earth Mexican Navajo blankets, gleaned) from the four corners of the earth, were exhibited for the first time Frie day night by 8S. T. Parke of Sterling, retired business man, traveler and collector. Parke, whose trips have taken him all around the world and into India and Egypt, arent beget ber remarkable collection at carnival at Sterling. It ‘ihe athe fi first time the Burleigh county man and former Bismarck resident had made & real effort to assemble the mounts ing number of articles for exhibit. Curios from Egypt, India and Mex- jico attracted the most attention at the carnival while the Indian bead work, stone hatchets, arrow heads and other relics from the Blackfoot and Sioux tribes of Montana and North Dakota were the object of much attention. Parke also exhibited several mount ed birds and tanned hides of bear, bobeats and mountain lions; fossils taken from the Bad Lands in North and South Dakota; Mexican blankets and saropees and a collection of over 50 different minerals taken from the Black Hills. The collector has brought and ship- ped to Sterling over 300 tons of petri- fied wood, with pieces numbering over 1,000, with which he plans to build a small museum where he can store and exhibit his collection, the value of which can not be accurately esti- mated but is known to be worth thou- sands of dollars, Visiting Veterans Guests at Luncheon National and state officers of the | American Legion and the 40 and 8 were guests of Bismarck service men at a dinner Thursday noon in the | Patterson hotel, preceding the annual | Promenade and wreck of the 40 and 8 scheduled for tonight at the World ‘War Memorial building. The ceremonies will open with a 6 o'clock dinner at the Rendezvous to be followed by the wreck proper st which @ group of candidates will be initiated into the American Legion honor society. |, National and state officers of the two organizations at Saturday's luncheon were John K. Kennelly, Mandan, national vice commander of the American Legion; Bert Halligan, | Des Moines, 11 Lynn Stambaugh, Fargo, state adjutant; T. 0. Kraabel, | Fargo, state veterans’ service com- |misioner, and Milton Rue, Bismarck, state chairman of the national de- fense committee. State officers of the 40 and 8 pres- ent were Harry Rosenthal, Bismarck, state chef de gare, and Eddie Krause, | Fargo, drapeau nationale. BOWBELLS HIGH WINS Kenmare, N. D., Feb. 16.—(?)—Bow- {bells high school defeated Kenmare, northwest conference basketball | leader, by a score of 41 to 39 after two overtime periods here Friday night. | Ruffed grouse, all but extinct in the North Carolina mountains a few years ago, have become plenti- ful there as @ consequence of that State's rigid laws for their protection. MONTANA NATURAL GAS DATA HAT Natural Gas Consumers of Montana Enjoyed the Low- est Average Gas Rates of Any State In the Union During 1933, With An Average Domestic Rate of 41 Cents, Against A National Average of 68.4 Cents, Is Dis- closed In Annual Statistics of the United States Geological Survey and Bureau of Mines. Oklahoma Was the Only State With A Comparably Low Record of 41.7 Cents Per Thousand Cubic Feet. the southern Italian ports, where the For January, 1935. MONTANA-DAKOTA POWER COMPANY Serves Natural Gas Customers in Eastern Montana and Nerth and Seuth Dakota. 408 Main—Just a few steps from the Patterson Hotel From the Natural Gas Magazine New Sweet Shop =