The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 4, 1935, Page 2

‘BENATE APPROVES | "Legislative Calendar INTEREST LEVY FOR REAL ESTATE BONDS| One-Half of One Mill Provided to Keep Clean State's Indebtedness Legislation which some proponents claimed would keep clean North Dakota's bonded indebtedness stand- ing was passed by the senate Satur- day when it authorized a levy of one- half of one mill to meet interest due on state real estate bonds. The bill was house bill 156, already passed by the lower branch, which received a 27 to 14 vote in the senate. It provides the levy be made on each dollar of assessed valuation of all taxable property within the state for 1935 and 1936, and creates a sinking fund for payment of principal of the bonds if there is any surplus. Foes Say Levy Insufficient Some opponents, however, contend the levy is not sufficient to keep clear the financial record of the state and meet interest on the bonds of which more than $31,0°0,000 is still outstanding. After working five hours during which time the senate passed house bills, and adopted two house zesolutions, besides indefinitely post- | poning six house bills and two reso- lutions, recess was taken until 1 p. m.| Monday. The senate has less than 100 pr measures to act on be- fore the 60th and final day of the ses- sion Saturday. The senate in debate and by action also indicated it had dropped any! previous proposal of closing or cur- tailing activities of state educational institutions. It passed an appropriation measure previously approved by Providing $110,785 for the Mayville Teachers college for the next bien- nium, raising the house figures nearly $5,000 in increasing salaries another 5 per cent to a 10 per cent total in- crease. The bill now will be returned to the house for concurrence, and should it reject the increase it prob- ably will go to conference committee. Asks About Closing Schools ‘When the Mayville appropriation ‘bill came up for action, Senator Max H. Strehlow of Cass said he desired to know what the senate planned to do regarding proposed closing of sev- eral educational institutions. “As far as I know there has been No attempt to provide for the clos- ing of any school by our committee- men,” Senator L, O. Fredrickson of Nelson, chairman of the senaie ap- propriations committee, answered. “I spoke to the governor and he said he would not sign any of these appropriations measures until he knew where the money is coming from,” Senator G. F. Drew of Ram- sey told the senate. Seek Tax Collections In a move to increase collection of delinquent personal property taxes, the senate passed two bills which re- quire the deduction of such delin- quent taxes from the salaries of all state and county employes and all Persons. receiving public funds, in- cluding corporations or others receiv- ing payment for claims. _The senate increased appropria- tions for the state training school at Mandan $3,000 over the house figures, passing a house bill authorizing $209,- 845 for the school’s maintenance. The house now must pass on the amend- ment, before it goes to the governor. Also passed by the senate was a bill which would authorize the hold- ing of regional firemen’s schools to be held annually under the direction of the North Dakota Firemen’s as- sociation to increase efficiency and in an attempt to cut down losses by tire. The patent for barbed wire used as fencing was granted in America in 1874, Saturday’s Legislature (By the Associated Press) HOUSE Passed Traynor - Odegard - Hill bill providing for transfer of ap- proximately $1,000,000 from state hail insurance surplus fund to schools of state. Indefinitely postponed action on proposal of Senator A. F. Bonzer, Jr., to create a unicameral—one- house—legislature. Recommended for passage the ae compulsory hail insurance ill. Passed bill permitting railroad commission to make investigation of utilities on own motion, and setting up an “ppropriation of $25,- 000 for public utility valuation fund. Killed proposal to create water conservation districts. Moved into night session. SENATE Convened at 12:30 p. m. Appropriated $209,845 for Man- dan state training school, sending bill back to house for concurrence in raising amount $3,000. Passed bill levying one half of one mill on each dollar assessed valuation of taxable property for 1935 and 1936 to pay interest and create sinking fund on outstanding North Dakota real estate bonds. Passed bill appropriating $110,- 940 for Mayville teachers’ house the house | (By the Associated Press) HOUSE BILLS PASSED 8. B. 138—Provides same rules for fire insurance agents as life insur- ance agents and limits insurance companies to do business only through licensed resident agents. 8. B. 131—Authorizing governor to accept a conveyance in trust of lands comprising the international peace garden in North Dakota. ‘stitutions to issue capital notes or de- bentures and preferred stock; pro- vides restrictions on issuance and sale. S. B, 143—Raises from $1,000 to $1,- 500 value of property of head of fam- ily exempt from attachment or sale 8. B. 133—Authorizing banking in-|& THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1935 necting with Bismarck system from state prison. 8. B. 277 — Authorizing board of administration to enter into agree- ment to construct either independ- ently or with city of Grafton a sew- age disposal plant for Grafton state school; appropriating $27,000 for pur- pose, 8. B. 283—Prohibits committing ichildren under 12 years of age to state training school. 8. B. 297—Provides for cancellation of record of certain chattel mort- ages. 8. B. 326—Authorizes cities, towns and villages to erect and maintain power, electric and telephone plants. 8. B. 286—Validating payment of workmen's compensation insurance by state or municipality. 8. B. 159—Providing for reciprocal fire underwriters’ loenses, lon execution; for single person, $150. 8. B. 241—Provides for conditional jexamination of witnesses held to ap- pear before a grand jury or court. | 8S. B. 242—Permits deposit of money jor bonds as bail in criminal cases. S. B. 134—Provides state examiner |may require capital stock of banking , association be increased when capi- tal stock and surplus amounts to less |than 10 per cent of the deposits. S. B. 205—Authorizes execution of |a@ mortgage or a deed of trust to se- cure mortgage bonds and making such 2g | bonds negotiable. 8S. B. 208—Authorizes private sale jof bonds to the United States or its jagencies without public advertise- ment. | 8. B, 217—Permits railroad com- |mission to revaluate public utilities jon its own motion; creating a public jutility valuation fund, with an ap- propriation of $25,000. S. B. 218—Authorizes counties and istate to acquire by purchase or con- |demnation titles to land for estab- ‘lishment of public park or conserva- | tion projects. 8. B. 219—Prohibits fees for re- lcording of documents required by United States for construction proj- ects. H. B. 339—Transferring $1,000,000 from state hail insurance surplus fund for use of schools of state. BILLS KILLED 8. B. 296—Provides for creation of water conservation districts and for |levy of special assessments, Hl BILLS INDEFINITELY POSTPONED S. B. 237—Regulates practice of professional engineering and land survey. 8. B. 320—Exempis agricultural co- operative associations from state in- come tax. RESOLUTIONS INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Senate Conc. Res. S—Memorializ- ing congress to pass legislation pro- |hibiting private manufacture-of war munitions; providing government monopoly. Senate Conc. Res. L—Proposed con- stitutional amendment to create one legislative body. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED Senate Conc. Res. AD—Requests federal government to assign addi- tional civilian conservation corps units to North Dakota. Senate Conc. Res. AB—Urges con- jgress pass laws to re-establish issuing |of money as monopoly of govern-| ment; establishing system of govern- ment banks, exclusively owned. | SENATE BILLS PASSED | H. B. 347—Exempts from taxation money or credits coming to North Da- |kota tural rehabilitation corporation as result of federal grant or gift for relief or rehabilitation. H. B. 265—Provides for cancellation jof interest and penalty against delin- \quent real property taxes. H. B. 250—Validates county war- rants issued for poor relief. H. B, 259—Permits cities support- ing libraries and bands to levy up to 16 mills. H. B. 154—Requires deduction of delinquent personal property taxes from salaries of all state employes and persons receiving public funds. H, B. 156—Levies one half of one jmill on each dollar assessed valuation of all taxable property for 1935 and 1936 to pay interest and create sink- ing fund for payment of principal on outstanding North Dakota real estate bonds. H. B. 161—Provides for payment of salaries and official publication fees in counties by half cash, and half tax anticipation warrants if necessary. H. B. 202—Authorizes levy of not more than one mill by counties for erection of memorials with balance unexpended to go into general fund. H. B. 79—Provides where fraud or fraudulent concealment of facts con- stituting cause of action occurs that statute of limitations does not start to run until from the time the cause of action is discovered. H. B. 179—Makes it unlawful to change textbooks in public educa- tional institutions more than once in five years. H. B. 30—Appropriates $15,280 for administration of child welfare laws. H. B. 60—Appropriates $200,845 for Mandan state training school. State penitentiary. 8, B. 137—Clarifies laws relating to corporation farming. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED H. Conc. Res. A-12—Petitions fed- eral government for construction of bridge across Yellowstone river near Cartwright. House Conc. Res. A-4—Provides for constitutional amendment which would permit consolidation of some county offices in counties of 12,000 population or less. RESOLUTIONS INDEFINITELY POSTPONED H. Conc. Res. A-18—Asking N. D. congressmen to support resolution in ‘congress condemning religious perse- cution in Mexico, H. Conc. Res. A-16—Petitions fed- eral government for establishment of National Guard air unit in North Da- kota. BILLS INDEFINITELY POSTPONED H. B. 329—Provides where two or more families occupy same house will be considered as one family in allow- ance for school transportation of chil- dren. H. B. 280—Exempting public cor- Porations of the state and corpora- tions instrumentalities of the federal government as plaintiffs from surety for costs in justice cases. H. B. 235—Provides for 15 days no- 8. B. 19—Appropriating $260,681 for e SCHOOL FUND BILL Emergency Clause Providing for Immediate Enactment In- cluded in Measure urday passed a three-way measure designed to give schools of the state approximately $1,000,000 to aid them in remaining open. Pushing Tare speed, the two houses sent the house Transfer Immediate First provisions of the bill as finally Passed by the house and senate vide that $1,000,000 shall be immedi. ately transferred from ance surplus fund to zation fund to be schools on need basis. 25 a i surance, Harold Hopton, would ordered to give $1,000,000 to the rious county treasurers of the state in proportion to the amount of the flat hail tax received from the county. Also under this , the coun- ty treasurers would be directed to apply the amounts received on any delinquent school taxes due on land aut ae Une flat tax; if no lelinquent sc! es were against the property, monies will be impound- ed, and credited against future school tices to quit to tenant. H. B. 134—Provides for appointment of special assistants and assistant at- torneys general. H. B. 193—Prohibits state, county or other political subdivision from de- positing funds in bank in which 51 Per cent of stockholders are not bona fide residents of the state. H. B. 92—Requires district school) board to furnish schools with neces- sary equipment and appropriate from $10 to $25 for school library until 200 books obtained and $5 annually un- til 330 volumes purchased. 8. B. 279—Provides no transfer of guardianship of child shall be had without first notifying board of ad- ministration and having a hearing. HOUSE BILL KILLED S. B. 226—Clarifies laws regulating flood irrigation projects. 8. B. 300 — Exempts cities or less than 800 population from publishing Proceedings of city councils. TWO SCHOOL BILLS SIGNED BY WELFORD Governor Approves Funds for Bathgate and Devils Lake Institutions Appropriation measures for the State School for the Blind at Bath- gate and the State School for the Deaf at Devils Lake were approved ney: by Acting Gov. Walter Wel- ford. The chief executive signed seven bills besides the two which appro- priated $31,686 for the school for blind and $142.155.36 for the school for deaf. Other bills signed by Welford were: 5S. B, 91, requiring posting of receipt for road tax paid by inter-state carriers, 8. B. 151, providing when land has not reverted to the original owner within three years after title was lost, the hail indemnity tax certificate may be cancelled. 8. B. 154, permitting exemption of non-residents in commercial hauling from certain fees and taxes when reciprocal agreement operates between states. 8. B. 155, exempting interstate truckers from mile tax when reg- istered under certificate of state railroad commission and with the state motor vehicle department. 8. B. 135, giving boards of education this provision. Direct to School Districts The bill also provides that any Person, other than original owner, who obtained title to the land, sub- sequent to 1928, shall not be given credit from the fund, but that the tax refund shall be paid directly into the school district fund. The record owner or legally quali- fied agent of land against which the flat tax levy was made in 1927, may, upon written application with of ownership filed within 30 after the decision of the court, re- ceive payments from the refund. If such application is not made within the time limit, under terms of the final provision of the act, the refund hail tax shall be credited to|Roseburg, taxes the flat hail tax and school outstanding. The bill is one of a group of mea- sures sponsored by the super-com- mittee of 21 factional leaders in house in the house for final legislative ac- tion. Traynor Urges Enactment Traynor of Ramsey in the house Saturday urged the bill be passed with the senate amendments by a sufficient majority to clinch the emergency clause which puts the measure in effect as law immediately. The house responded with a vote of 103 to 3 with 7 not voting. With that accomplished the bill was rushed back to the senate where reading on another was temporarily halted by Fowler of Cass to enable the president pro tem to sign the measure. ‘It was messaged back to the house ne at once, which in turn sent it im- mediately to the governor. The house state affairs committee earlier in the day frowned upon A. F. Bonver’s proposal for a one- house legislature, and recommended A bill to empower the state board of railroad commissioners to investi- Gate utilities on its own motion also was passed by the house. The mea- sure provides for such investigations to be made at the expense of the utilities, and sets up an original pub- lic utility valuation fund of $25,000. iS now. noes to: the. anwecnor. tor. aig nature. districts, but it was Planned by some house members to move reconsideration of the vote on the measure Monday. CONTINUE -from page one! -! Pioneer Railroad H. B. 97—Provides for regional fire schools to be held annually under North Dakota firemen’s association. H. B. 359—Directs state board of administration to provide a press room at state capitol for use of news- Papers and press associations. (Previ- ously killed.) H. B. 81—Appropriates $6,650 for deficit in dairy commissioner depart- ment. H. B. 132—Appropriates $23,950 for administration of workmen's compen- sation bureau. H. B. 25—Appropriates $7,790 for vil reece i i Hf FES Fy Fe ii Eg 3£ | E " i R i Hf iw i g S35 gE ee & rE i s 2 f i f | | é H | g F fy li i ! : a! H WITH AMENDMENT I$ | SIGNED BY WELFORD In record time the legislature Sat- | St. ql Sait Lake City, eperioan, Wyo., cldy. ‘and senate. An additional $1,000,000, | Spokane, it is hoped, will come to the schools |Swift_Curret from the proposed sales tax which the |The Pas, Man. senate has passed and which is now| Toledo, Ohio, cldy. .. For ‘Wave: northerly For South Da- Bet Beat bry Tuesday m 3 much the measure through with ;€xcept to snow moderate zie, ay 32) SS station barometer, inches 69. Reduced to sea level, 29.49. PRECIPITATION Accumulated TURES Low- Bismarck, N, D. raining 31° Amarillo, Texas, s, clear. # ¢c gene lay. a] G *, fe oe ci , Til, eldy. Benves’' Gold, eld Des Moines, N.D. Te et, 39° 00 Helena, Mon! Jamesionn, X Kamloops, B. C., ‘Kansas City, ‘Lander, Wyo., Los Angeles . . ‘Medicine Hat, A., sno’ ‘Miles City, Mont., cld; Modens: Utah, clay. lena, cldy. Moorhead, Minn., Miami . New Ori New York . No, Platte, Okla. Ci Okla., Pr. Albert, Sask., snot auspeels, ., snowing Rapid City, 8. a 32 Hs . lye BBS! SSLSSRSSSLASIS SB RVSKSS SSSSSESS SoS VSLSSS sae: SSsenssseshbssas 88 seReek Sekekkes sbi sebses3 City, iowa, cldy.. 34 Ne ache” peldy . 30 Pas, 9 me go bs N. D., cl Winnemucca, N., ‘Winnipeg, Man., Ses bee 3 ely. 28 CONTINUED Major Conflict in Sight as Uprising Centers in Crete 2 | Wetter Rawr _||Hopkins "Trip Seen As Sign of Relief ‘Break’ AMERICANISM ONLY CURE FOR ECONOMIC CHAOS, LIONS TOLD!=o"r* ed Alike, Says Washburn, Former Local Man Restoration of sound American prin- ciples to a dominant place in the na- tional scheme is the only remedy for current economic ills and it affects agriculture and industry alike, Edwin C. Washburn of Englewood, N. all|members of the Lions Club ai J., told their noon goods. that its foreign markets ge that agriculture cannot prosper unt the industrial east can buy. “We have the resources, the was of that type, he said, and so was Jim Hill. Both were pioneer railroad men in the northwest and did much food and manufactured goods from foreign countries, Washburn said 10,- 000 cases of canned beef recently were imported by Armour and com- pany from one of its plants in South America. He took the trouble to fol- low it to the market and was told by @ grocer in his home city that it sold for four cents a can less than Amer- ican beef. Recently, he said, his rail- road hauled a million and a half bushels of Polish rye from Baltimore to Peoria, Ill., which should never have been admitted to this country. Telling of tae opportunities which America still offers for the able man, Washburn said he once had a con- versation with 8 woman who protest- ed that the rich man’s son had all the best of it and the poor man’s son had no chance. His answer, he said, was that he was @ rich man’s son and now is working as assistant to Willard, the son of a poor man. Pleading with his hearers to aban- don any ideas that sectional prosper- ity is possible, he said Americans must learn to take a national view if we are to avoid the standards of liv- government of Premier Panayoti Tsaldaris. It was widely rumored that the gov- ernment fleet would go forth at once force a naval engagement with the four warships still in the hands of the Venizelos? Home Bombed Government planes Sunday night bombed the home of the 70-year-old Venizelos at Canea, Crete. Whether The entire island was in the hands of the insurrectionists and Venizelos $00,000 from Canea's treasury to fi anea’s treasury - nance the rebellion. Denouncing the former premier as only fit to be a “pirates’ hero,” Pre- mier Tsaldaris expressed the convic- tion that the revolution would be quelled and order re-established. “The movement is the greatest mis- fortune that has befallen Greece,” he “Venizelos secant. Fenpeck the Ss expressed He fame ee res in power.” ing which prevail in Europe and else- where. HOLMES MAKING NO PROGRESS IN FIGHT Administrator Cancels Chicago Appointments to Return to Washington RS WITH PRESIDENT Administration More Firm Than Ever in Stand Against ‘Prevailing Wage’ Washington, March 4—(P)—A sud- den airplane journey carrying Harry L. Hopkins to a White House confer- lence led observers to believe Monday that a major development might, be imminent in the struggle over wages im the $4,880,000,000 work and relief ‘bill, Paco relief Seatac Mid rom Chicago, where he canceled five speaking was el planning to to Newark, N. 32 oud tiene to: Wake { KILLED, 3 WOUNDED IN SAVAGE GUNFIGHT AT RAPD GINY, S. D. Slain Man and Companion Be- lieved Innocent Kidnap Victims of Outlaw Sturgis, 8.:D., March 4—(#)—One man was shot to death, three others were wounded and a suspect was in custody here Monday as a result of a brief but savage gun fight early Mon- day as officers sought to question Cr ee ee ee nated ae panion, shot in the spine, said he was C. V. Engle, taxi driver, who disap- peared from Topeka Sunday. Deputy Sheriff Irwin Lins and Patrolman L. R. Peterson of Rapid City suffered arm wounds. Several hours after the shooting a ‘man answering the description in part of the gunman who fled was taken in custody and was neing ques- tioned. He gave his name as George Klenk of Kansas City. Officers said he was limping when seized. Deputy Sheriff Lins believed he wounded the gunman in the exchange of shots. ‘The shooting broke out on the main street after occupants of the taxicab had been halted by the-officers who trailed them 28 miles from Rapid City on receiving a report from a motorist that he had been crowded off the highway twice by the cab. Only one man in the cab was in- "The other two, Kuenzi and Engle, were believed to have been kidnap victims. ‘The latter was 80 seriously injured that he could not be questioned. ‘The chase began when John Sisk of Sturgis reported to Rapid City police tion | that a gunman in the cab tried to the car and escaped on foot through | @ cemetery, soon.| ESCAPED MAN BELIEVED losing strength. CONTINUED Patriotic Meeting Here Monday Night Is Open _ to Public tion following the meeting to = jen at the Legion Auciling’ rene ta the World War Memorial building are ‘social events arranged for the confer- ence. 3 Mrs. H. W. Rosenthal, department radio chairman, announces that Men ‘Winne and Mrs. Smith will be heard Scam ane at o'clock londay evening and over KGOU, Mandan, at 12 o'clock (MT) on Tuesday. Mrs. Winne, who is to bring a message on “National De- fense,” will be introduced by Mrs, ONLY OUTLAW OF THREE » Kas., March 4—(%)—To- eka police have been searching since early Sunday for Carl V. Engle, taxi- with his Yellow Cab, and was report: ed wounded Monday at Sturgis, 8. D. Lieut. George Reid of the detective bureau said the disappearance of Engle appeared to be linked with Smith, who will extend ae Greetings from | pound tion, in both AGAINST PNEUMONIA Physician Reports Former Jus- tice of Supreme Court No Better, No Weaker . only government is Ke The premier said he regretted that |i after having served so well and faith- fully, Venizelos should soll the record é 2 E i a EF s ti BISMARCK TRIBUNE PATTERNS DOUBLE SHOULDERS FOR DOUBLED SMARTNESS E ? 3 f wT i : H 55 f pire He uth Hie cpeie 88 at i FeEe ies ZERGE | Hi il 5 & A i af He i i af £ 4 5 $e ee ie fee JERE i i i : aE Bs 3 i 82 at 2 hi | : due se ii :