The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 6, 1935, Page 1

‘¥==) THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1878 WELFORD UNDECIDED WHETHER 10 ATTACH SIGNATURE 10 BILL Senate Measure Would Give State First Legalized Sale in 46-Year History VOTE OF HOUSE, 58 TO 50 House Resolution Calling for Probe of FERA Indefi- § 5 ty HI E gs? [Hi i | ig z iH E fi a t i 5 8 fF gE i h # fF } ls HL i i i i | a i i it b ue il BEE i i sa i i “4 | : President Denies Hint of Dollar Cut IN, A [ gf at is t i i i i | i | i 2 PS 8 ry j i | E i BS : | i i E ENTIRE NRA SET-UP durisdiction Transferred to Labor Department BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1985 Oliver Wendell Holmes D Liquor Act Passes House, Goes to Governor Death Believed to Have Been Week Ago; Body When Found Was Badly Frozen INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY Quiet Search Was Being Made for Missing Man Last Seen February 23 Beg ii : ge ve / rH HI | Q § Hh. zg iy 4H i bet | i 5 B B of Bismarck. DAKOTA DiGs OUT OF SNOWDRIFTS Transportation and Communi- cation Services Resumed; Mercury Dives to -16 The mercury in Bismarck early Wednesday ‘Williston: 20. The cold was Rahs severe Whe enabatn DOES of bi al i afi H i [ i 3 Butler Testifies to Finding Heiress’ Body ————$______—_—___———-@ Nf Won't Give Up Undaunted by two hairline es- capes from death in his effort to better his mark of 273 miles an hour at Daytona Beach, Fis., Sir Malcolm Campbell, British speed ace, clung to his dream of & record of 300 miles an hour in his $200,000 Bluebird. Here he is shown at the wheel after his spectacular run. Senate Approves Act Creating Board of Seven to Work With County Agencies 16 HOUSE MEASURES PASS Act on Appropriations Totaling $825,403 for Schools; for Dickinson, $184,383 ‘The North Dakota senate, con- tnuing its lest minute cleanup of calendar measures, Tuesday passed and sent to the governor for signature ' bill creating @ state board of public welfare to act as the official agency of the state in any social welfare activity initiated by the federal gov- ernment. The board would consist of seven Members to be appointed within 30 days after the bill becomes law, by the governor, attorney general and chief justice of the state supreme court, who must serve without pay except for actual expenses. The board would work in conjunc- tion with county welfare boards and allocate any funds received for relief of destitute persons, mothers’ old age assistance, ald to dependent child- ren, maternal and child health aid, care of crippled children, public health service and aid to child wel- fare service. Pass 15 Howse Bilis Other important highlights of the senate Tuesday a3 it passed 15 house bills, one resolution, and indefinitely. Postponed eight other bills during its Passage of a house bill creating a state athletic commission of three GREEKS PLANFINAL lism DRIVE 10 CLEAN UP INSURGENT FORCES Turks Amass 80,000 Troops on Border, Send Word Sup- porting Government Loyalist troops drive Wednesday to grind Macedonian revolt into the mud of Salonika plain. Exultant over their success in Tues- day night's battle in blasting the reb- els from the town of Seres, 45 miles northeast of Salonika, the govern- ment forces were eager to renew their offensive. troops on the Turko- Greek and Turko-Bulgarian boun- eure i be ach ge i 5 Appropria' for maintenance and improvements state normal, $207,630; mal and industrial school, $73,1: Wahpeton school of science, $83, Dickinson state normal, $184, Valley City normal, $213,729.23; and Bottineau school of forestry, $62,897. Received @ resolution introduced by Senator William Watt of Cass county, highway department, board of rail road commissioners, motor vehicle di partment and workmen’s compensa- tion bureau. Approve Power Commission Approved a house bill creating light and power users commissions in or- Estimate 22,375,000 Needy Population as Hopkins In- sists States Do Part A military funeral will be held Friday for former justice of the U. 8. supreme court wh« morning, just two days short of his hailed war veteran, was universally Oliver Wendell Holmes, 10 died early Wednesday birthday. Holmes, a Civil 94th as one of America’s foremost liberals. Seattle, March 6.—(?)—Scotty Allen, famed Alaskan dog team musher, was guest of honor at a luncheon, but almost missed it. Starting from his hotel with his dogs, he couldn't recall where it was to be held, but thought the name had something to do with the Pilgrims. He went to the Plymouth Con- gregational church. Someone there explained he should have gone to a hotel, the Mayflower. COMMITTEE FAVORS LEGION BONUS BILL Vote Shows 14 to 11 Prefer- ence for Vinson Measure as Opposed to Patman's Washington, March 6.—()—The house ways and means committee voted 14 to 11 Wednesday to consider the American Legion bill for cash Payment of the bonus as opposed to the Patman currency expansion bill. This action was taken after an agree- ment to report a bonus bill to the house for floor action. ‘Two motions were voted upon. The first, adopted with only two or three dissenters, was to submit to the house a bill for immediate and full cash pay- ment of the bonus. Then on a motion by Representa- tive Cooper (D-Tenn.) that the com- mittee express a preference between the Patman currency expansion and th | the Vinson orthodox financing plans, it voted 14 to 11 for the Vinson bill. House Probers Back From Strike Inquiry Fargo, N. D., March 6.—(?)—Having +S oroat Pilgrim Finds 7 POLL TAX LAW OF | Mayflower at Last | _————— at state institutions as follows: Minot| » Ellendale 1951 IS DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL District Judge Lowe Points to Section of Constitution as Basis for Ruling Minot, March 6.—(?}—Chap- ter 247 of the laws of 1931, providing for the levying of a poll or head tax on each person 21 years old or over who has resided in the state 90 days or more, is declared unconstitutional in an opinion handed down Wednes- day by District Judge John D. Lowe. Pointing to a section of the state constitution which says that the legis- lature may provide for a poll tax of not more than $1.50 on every male in- habitant of this state over 21 years of age and under 50 years of age, except Paupers, idiots, insane persons and Indians not taxed, Judge Lowe de- clared that “Lews are seldom made or expressed in clearer language than this sect 2 Judge Lowe said he was not passing on poll tax laws that are now in force in North Dakota, but “upon the Proposition that no female can be able for a poll or head tax and no male person over 50 years of age can be liable for a poll or head tax.” The action challenging the con- stitutionality of Chapter 247 was brought by J. A. Aubol, who is more than 50 years old. Miss Alice Audette, and City Assessor Martin J. Engeseth, County Auditor A. G. Torgerson and County Treasurer B. A. Balerud were the defendants. The court said -he would sign an order enjoining the assessor from list- ing a tax on men more than 50 years old and on women, and also enjoining the auditor and treasurer from spread- ing or collecting the same. “The legislature attempts to include females over 21 and males over 50 years of age, which are not included in the constitutional provision,” Judge Lowe said. “Both the statute and the constitution refer to a tax levied upon [ ° H i a le sis The Weather PRICE FIVE CENTS @ 1eS SLRS FORA FRAY 1 PLANED FOR FORMER JST \‘Great Dissenter’ of Supreme Court Succumbs Two Days . Before 94th Birthday LIFE ENDS IN DEEP SLEEP First Public Service to Country in Blue Uniform During Civil War Days Washington, March 6—(®)—Peace- ful death came Wednesday to Oliver Wendell Holmes at 2:15 a. m. after a 10-day illness. Bespeaking the sentiments of the country, President Roosevelt mourned his passing in a statement saying “the nation has lost one of its first eiti- wens. Funeral plans were shaped by rela- tives in the unpretentious Eye street home where Mr. Holmes succumbed te bronchial pneumonia On Friday, which his birthday had he tion’s leaders will church to honor universally hailed as one ca’s foremost liberals. Chief Justice Hughes and men who served with him tion’s highest tribunal will ary pallbearers. The burial, E j i eggs Ee iI 5 5 grievous wounds he union soldier in the Civil War, “Most Peaceful The full, rich life of servant, stayed on. Word of his death was sent imme- diately to the White House. Presi- dent Roosevelt had kept closely in touch with Holmes’ attendants during his valiant fight to live. Holmes’ first public service was continuously as a judge, stat eral, and only the physical burdens of 91 years finally forced him to write his resignation. December 8, 1882, he was justice of the Massa- chusetts supreme judicial court for 17 f i z F if i | i i i | | | | | I i & rt