The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 7, 1935, Page 7

RIGHBERG REVEALS NEW DEAL PROGRAM “POR FUTURE OF NRA Administration Would Limit Codes to Interstate Com- merce Trade _,, Washington, March 7—(P}—A new @eal chart for revamping NRA to ‘Unmit codes to “trades and industries ctually engaged in interstate com- ‘Mmerce” was given congress Thursday ‘by Donald R. Richberg, but it did not satisty blue eagle critics. For two hours, the director of Presi- ent Roosevelt's national emergency council outlined his views on the fu- ture of NRA to the senate finance committee. He was surrounded by Bdvisors and aides including 8. Clay Williams, retiring chairman of the re- covery board. | In the end, the committee, still Bomewhat in the air as to which codes ‘the administration proposed to drop, .esked Richberg to submit a specific list. He returns to the stand Friday. || Richberg said he was recommend- {ng extension of NRA for two years, i“substantially in its present form,” out he proposed tightening up trust Jaws, strengthening enforcement pow- ers, limiting codes to business engaged in interstate commerce, empowering the president to impose limited codes regulating hours and wages, and giv- bd legal backing for the blue eagle Defends Administration Defending the administration of Richberg contended that the “noise of the complaints was nothing to compare with the amount of sat- asfaction, which is, of course, silent.” Most of the complaints, he said, come from five codes, which were named as the restaurant, retail food end grocery, trucking, hacking and wetail motor sales agreements. Asked by Senator King (D-Utah) if ‘the codes had not fostered devices ‘tection devices had come chiefly from tthe small enterprises and had operat- ed to their benefit. He ran into difficulties when mem- bers of the committee sought his defi- Hhition of interstate commerce. He many codes industries, but later said the service trades were the only ones he could name that definitely were not inter- state commerce. Critics Not Satisfied Critics of NRA on the committee 4mmediately told reporters they were not satisfied with the recommenda- tions. “The recommendations for modifi- wation are very good but they don’t go far enough,” Senator King said, adding: Senator Nye (R-ND), one of the guthors of the inquiry in which Rich- berg was the first witness, said few codes would be Potato Show in Full Swing at Park River Park River, N. D., March 7.—(?)— display, the northeastern North kota winter fair and state potato show was in full swing. Judging in some divisions of competition was started Wednesday. Approximately 100 ito exhibits iting a vee producing Hero’s Burial to Be Given Holmes Friday ‘Washington, March 7—()—The na- tion Friday will‘honor Oliver Wendell mony at which poetry he loved read. Then he will be given a hero's burial at Arlington cemetery. His flag-draped casket will be car- ried st noon into All Souls’ Unitarian orth Rev. Ulysses G. Pierce will and recite by Blanco Gent ‘Roosevelt heading the mourners. ‘Finish Fight’ Seen on Income Tax Publicity ‘Washington, March 7.—()—A “fin- ish fight” was announced Thursday by opponents of the “pink slip” in- orrtim gong to fight tnt the end,” oy r said Chairman Doughton of ways and means already has approved a repeal meas- ure. ‘This sentiment was echoed by oth- ers opposed to the requirement that certain parts of income tax returns must be thrown open to public in- spection. ADVICE TO WOMEN Al ‘LL women at their lives need or | Bad heen Highways were blocked and trains were many hours tate as a THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1935 TRAIN CONQUERS RAGING BLIZZARD blizzard raged in Wisconsin, in some places forming drifts many feet deep. This was the first locomotive to plough through drifts from Green Bay to Milwaukee. It reached Milwaukee more than twe hours [Associated Press Photo) ‘ate. ( The opinion on H. B. 130, signed by Assistant Attorney General Charles. A.. Verret. and concurred in by Attorney General P. O. Sathre, holding that the special July session of the legislature was legal and its revocation by Governor Ole Olson “unwarranted,” said in part: “There is no question that under section 75 of our constitution the chief executive has the right and Power to convene the legislative as- sembly on extraordinary occasions and to call special sessions when in his opinion the affairs of state re- quire such action. In this case, how- ever, the call for the special session was issued by Governor Langer while court proceedings were pending for his removal from the office of chief jon, Office at a date prior to the issuance of the call. || Verret’s Opinion: on July Session | elected to the office of governor. His disqualification to hold that office existed at the time he assumed the Office of governor and all duties which he performed between the date of his induction into office until our supreme court found that he was in fact ineligible for that office were held to be valid and legal.... On the authority of this Moodie decision, I am of the opinion that the call of Governor Langer for this special session made while he was performing the duties of the of- fice of chief executive and as a de facto officer was legal to the same effect as if such call had been issued by the de jure governor. “The next question that was sub- mitted is whether or not that call for ‘@ special session could be revoked be- fore the legislature convened pursuant: I have been unable to find any decisions bearing emer ony Chapter 9, is a general principle well established, I believe, that when a power is given to that call. this point, except one, . People’s Forum (Editor's Note)—The Tribune wel- comes letters on subjects of inter- Letters dealing with contro- ial religious subjects, which ck individuals unfairly, | or which offend good taste and fair play will be returned to the writ- ers. All letters MUST be signed. If you wish to use a pseudonym, sign tl and your letters as may conform to this polic; quire publication name where justic make it advisal must be limited to not more than 600 words. necessary to and to re- a writer's FOR BETTER CREAM TESTING Mott, N. Dak., Feb. 22, 1935. Editor, Tribune: I would like to answer Mr. Julius ‘Meyer's question in the Peoples For- um in the issue of Feb. 19th regard- Provision made in this state for checking up on cream tests made by the creameries or cream station agents, on cream shipped or brought in to them by the producer? Like Mr. Meyer, I feel that I am not get- Eerie testa on the cream that sell. In a nearby state there is some made for checking up on the cream testers, and it penalizes severely the crooked Yours truly, Louis Witchie, THOSE LICENSE BONDS Hebron, N. D., March 2, 1935. Editor, Tribune: The action of the Senate in indefi- nitely postponing House Bill 297 is a good example of what we can expect of our North Dakota legislature. This bill repealed the requirement of a $500 bond for cigarette dealers. Here is the picture: If 2,000 cigarette dealers over the state take out a bond from bonding company at a premium of $5 for violation, and also that all un- stamped merchandise can be confis- cated. Then why the necessity of a surety bond? Evidently the senators want to fatten the purses of the bonding companies at the expense of the cigarette dealers, Senator Matthaei Stated, over KFYR, a few days ago, that it looked like the people would have to use the initiative to get con- structive legislation. We heartily agree with him. Yours truly, A Cigarette Dealer. FAVORS SALES TAX Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 26, 1935. Editor, Tribune: In February 25th’s Tribune, “Just a Farmer” says “It is everybody's duty to write once in a while” so I'll try. Mr. McCarter, in the same issue, laments capital punishment which most all do. Hauptmann may be able to prove his innocence if given time, but, Mr. McCarter, read Genesis, “whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed.” : | always fought for their freedom, with Uked Bismarck id said: “Here's where I'll make home when I settle down.” And he did, until 1913 when he left for Montana to take u! @ homestead in the Jordan district. But when he came to file on a He thought all these years that he twas a citizen. His mother toox a/ jhomestead, so she must have taken/| out citizenship papers and she also | would have become a citizen through and on for 25 years they were boast- ing about never paying any tax, yet they drive a new car and dress in the very latest styles. If there were @ sales tax they would pay their share. Yours truly, C, RHODES. STAND FOR LIBERTY ‘Wing, North Dakota, February 26, 1935. ; Editor, Tribune: As an interested taxpayer of North Dakota, I have watched with amuse- ment the antics of political pot-boilers the last two sessions of the legislature. Some of their capers have been more than funny. They have been downright absurd. I could smile when this state was made the laughing-stock of the nation by talk of secession, but when they commence to monkey with my Personal freedom by considering a bill to tax bachelors and spinsters, who for reasons of their own have remained single, I feel it is time for people who have some slight regard for their personal freedom to at least protest. This couritry was founded on the supposition that every man has a right to the pursuit of life, liberty and hap- Piness, and I don’t think it was the intention of the founders for people to pay exhorbitantly for those rights. Now I have no quarrel with matri- mony, but if I have no wish to marry I claim it my inalienable right to re- main single without paying for that privilege, and I will flatly refuse to Pay a tax on my liberty. On my dog, my livestock, my car, my gasoline, my clothing, my food, my drink, my shows, my light, my fuel, my house, my land; yes, I will, and have paid my taxes, but on my liberty, never! I am of Irish and English descent, and I have always been proud of my ancestry. I take it from Mr. O'Brien's name, that the author of this bill, also is Irish, and I have lost some of the pride that once was mine. Hence- forth, I shall be ashamed that I am Part Irish, and shall call myself only English. I have always looked on the sons of Old Erin as fine, noble, up- citizens, who would and have voice, fist and shillalah, and therefore, would think that they, who have fought for freedom for so long in the Tax Evasion Charged Howard W. Elmore (above), for. | mer president of Chicago's sanitary district, was indicted by a federa: grand jury on charges of trying to evade payment of $51,659 income two-year income. (Asso 188 Photo) Mr. O'Brien, you have destroyed my faith in a race! Men have given their lives for free- dom from dominance. Statesmen have ied in prison rather than bend their knee; honorable men, to whom the thought of domination was intoler- able. And I shall do likewise. I have not the twelve dollars in the first Place and if I had I would buy some- thing to eat. Bring on your iron yoke. My neck is long. Or your iron-barred cell ard prison fare, for my tummy is empty. And speed forward, O time, to the next election, for my memory is long and my fingers itch to cast a ballot—for Mr. O'Brien—. Yours truly, HENRY PAVEY. THAT LIQUOR QUESTION Bismarck, N. D., March 2, 1935. Editor, Tribune: After attending the meeting Fri- day night, March Ist, at the capitol when the bill for legalizing the sale lof hard liquor was freely discussed, I have been thinking over the situa- tion, particularly as set forth by some of the members of the legisla- ture, They claim to know the situa- tion on this question as a whole bet- ter than anyone else. Perhaps they do. I aim not going to question their sincerity and right to this knowledge. ‘As I understood it, the situation pre: sented is something like this: “We are all agreed that the abuse of the ‘use of liquor is wrong, degrading, det- rimental, a menace to individuals and society and that it should be abolish- ed, but the people want it, demand it; they will and must have it, and if they cannot get it in one way they out of commission and brakes gone, |"? St. ¥, M. GULBON, and it is only @ question of time until [there is @ final amashup at the bot-|School Writers Get |nosis. Right or wrong it would be a ‘not a remedy (they admitted that); it jPurpose is to restrain and to punish jobjective is lost and we might as well {not have any law. But it is contend- ; lated to our fellowman in existence |that does not more or leas infringe jon personal liberty. jSary to illustrate this. If you want -| begins,” a saying quite true. state we can?” In other words, we are on a steep downward grade with the driver unbalanced, steering wheel tom. Or, if we want to use another illustration, a large city is on fire and the fire has gotten beyond control. That, in essence, is the situation. They may be correct in their diag- Honorable Mention Three members of the journslian class in Bismarck high school have ceived word that their entries in National Quill and Scrol group Sey debatable question. But suppose they test were awarded honorable mention. 1 are right. What is the remedy, or is there any? ‘They ed ty thik |, tele mee write skier Gee there is none. The bill in question is les Fossum won in the advertising con- is only a dose of morphine oe Sr tney inal oaise ale sports beige ted the ‘patient, (they aid not | made after a local elimination, Now let us be reasonable when it comes to this question of legislation. It is contended that no legislation will set wrong things right. Granted. That is not the purpose of law, Its ‘national contests thus far this year, Forty-one cooperative livestock marketing associations in 1934 han- died and sold approximately 15 mil- lion head of cattle, calves, hogs and sheep for 750.000 farmers and ranch- men in every section the States. evildoers. If it does not do this its & ed that any law that infringes on per- sonal liberty is wrong and cannot be enforced. Now there is not a law re- | Tt is not neces- to live under any such laws you must isolate yourself from all human so- ciety, including your wife and family. “Your liberty ends where my nose But if we see the situation as such, that there is no remedy, what should be my personal attitude as a citizen, or the attitude of legislators as such? : Seeing that we are aware the situa-| Uny.tubes “ane and See ee tion is critical makes our respon- sibility. more outstanding. Shall| If you have trouble with too fre- we assist in putting more un- balanced drivers at the wheel, de- stroy more brakes, add oil to the fire already beyond control? Personally I believe that whenever, individually or collectively, we assist in removing any law that has in it a restraining influence upon that which is in it- self wrong and evil, we are doing the very things above mentioned. Rg ie convinced oi all any law can do, as already stated, is to re-| strain evil in any form, (and this is | St#t for DOAN" jneeded) but a complete remedy can! guecesstully millions of only be obtained .when we, as indi-| sufferers for over 40 years. viduals, state or nation, turn in re-| sive happy, relief pentance from our wicked ways, seek | Wash out the 16 God's face, find forgiveness for our pow WITH are going to get it some other way. Why not get all the revenue for the} “When this call was issued Lieu- tenant Governor Olson had filed Proper oath of office with the sec- retary of state and demanded that Governor Langer surrender to him the office of governor, but he had yet Performed none of the duties of that office, and in fact did not perform any of those duties until the supreme court had held Governor Langer ‘ied, and that was at a date it the issuance of the call for the special session. In other words, when this call was issued/ Lieutenant Governor Olson was le- Gally entitled to'perform the duties of | the Office, but ce did not in fact per- form any of them until after the call Remains De Facto Officer “It is a well settled rule that an of- to an officer to do a certain thing such as the power of appointment of a sat the teaeaion, rewes ieee ex. ercised, the such power has no further control, unless the statute or constitution granting that power specifically provides Revelation, Chapter 13, verse 10, which says: “He that killeth with faci sword, must be killed with the In regard to Mr. Moodle, Mr. “Just & Farmer”, I know of a case just like ins Amundson was born in Nor- thority giving the power to the gover- nor to revoke a proclamation of that kind. The constitution in this in- stance is a grant of power to the governor to do that act and perform that duty of calling a special session | homestead. of the legislature when in his opinion | Dakota. the affairs of state require, but there |Hans lived is no constitutional provision grant. ing him the power to revoke it after/age he once it is issued, and consequently I am of the opinion that the attempted | wit! revocation of the governor's procla-|company mation in this case by his successor Legion to Hear Talk of 14 to 10, inst ask the Eves ath 2 committee to let. the house have a direct vote on whether it preferred the Patman or the Vinson methods of payment. Townsend Clubs Will agreed to of payment may be stitute on the floor. the bonus would not be submitted and to bring with them is interested in the Henry Voight, chairman 3, will preside. CHURCH TO SHOW PICTURE Ministry of Healing, ie ip : Club No. ond ber heels wear down evenly the sides. Let us show you. 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