The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 12, 1935, Page 2

ta FePorm g2H0M? dS i TAXPAYERS’ LEADE URGES REPLACEMENT OF PROPERTY LEVY Asks State Federation to Make Any New Burden a Real Substitute Measure John Conrad, Erie, president of the North Dakota State Taxpayers’ asso- ciation, Wednesday called on every ‘member of the association to make the state sales tax, or whatever new ‘tax may come as a result of the spe- cial election, a replacement tax on personal property assessments. The convention is being held at Mandan. Speaking before the state conven- tion of the association, he listed for ‘exemption household goods, wearing apparel, farm machinery, and farm livestock. He characterized the per- sonal property tax as “the most ex- tensive tax and the one least col- lected.” Conrad said a replacement tax would dispense with assessors work- fng annually, making assessments on real estate every two years only. His address opened the meeting hhere, attended by more than a hun- dred delegates from all sections of the state. Serving on the resolutions commit- tee are W. H. Kadell of LaMoure; ©. H. Yonaka, Hettinger; John Daw- son, Mandan; F. C. Vosper, Pembina; Melvin Johnson, Richland county; L. &@. Burns, McKenzie county; H. C. ‘Young, Fargo; A. F. Lehr, Logan county; Charles Ellington, Steele; Sherman Hinkle, Oliver county, and Gust Thelin, Ramsey: county. . Also present were Jobn F, Sullivan, ‘Mandan, member of the state interim tax survey commission, and W. J. Godwin, Mandan, Nonpartisan League Moor leader of the state house of rep- resentatives. Nebraskan Speaks Out Lashing out at Utopian forms of tax reduction, Frank G. Arnold, presi- dent of the Nebraska Federation of County Taxpayers’ Leagues, asserted that public expenditures cannot be limited by new forms of taxation. An attempt at “horse trading” in taxing schemes usually results in forcing both forms on the taxpayers, her dying husband had was to remain where he was, perfectly quiet. “Do you remember,” Starke con- tinued, “saying to Donald Webster (Mrs, Gibson’s brother who was at the home on the night of the shoot- ing) that you didn’t think he (Gib- son) had a chance in the world and that if a fellow tried that hard you shouldn’t stop him?” “I can’t remember saying that,” the physician retorted. On re-direct examination, Mackoff’s first question was “Did you do all you could to assist the deceased?” “I did all I possibly could. The best thing to do was to keep him quiet and not move him around.” No Signs of Sickness In reply to Mackoff’s question as to whether he had noticed any signs on the floor or the bed of Gibson’s hav- ing been sick previous to the shoot- ing, the physician replied in the neg- ative, that he had noticed no spots and observed no odor in the room. Starke then inquired, “You wouldn't say that he hadn't vomited because there was no odor in the room?” “No, I wouldn't.” Mackoff took up the re-direct ex- amination again with “in reference to the flow of blood and the amount when you first arrived and when you returned later with the sheriff, was that a rough estimate?” The answer was “yes.” “You couldn't tell whether the bleeding had started within five min- utes or ten minutes before you ar- rived?” Sheriff Lish Takes Stand ‘The physician’s negative reply to this question ended his testimony and Sheriff John Lish was called. Kel- logg conducted the examination. Lish said that when he arrived Mrs. Gibson, William Amos, @ roomer and Webster were sitting in the living room, He described the death scenc in much the manner that Dr. Rodgers had. was shown the gun used in the shooting and identified it by the manufacturer’s number and its caliber. He also demonstrated the way in which Gibson was holding the gun and told how he had wrapped it carefully in his handkerchief to avoid marring possible fingerprints. He said the gun was loose in Gib- son’s hand and that he had no trouble in extracting it from Gib- son’s clenched fingers. ‘The sheriff said he was “impressed” at the time by circumstances which smooth, the bled clothing was un- wrinkled and the left arm with the he said. The only solution for a tax problem is reduction in expenditures, the Nebraskan asserted. “Anything worth having, anything ‘worth voting for, should be paid for by the present generation,” Arnold declared, in outlining Nebraska's “pay @s you go” system. As a result of this system, Arnold said, Nebraska counties have only $6,000,000 in outstanding debts, $4,000,- 000 of which is in Douglas county, in ‘which Omaha is located. Farmers bear the burden of: taxa- tion, he said, because there is no way for the farmer to shift his tax. Econ- omy is the only solution for the farm tax problem. C ONTINUE D pote Kellogg’s Opening Statement Carries Surprise Charges to fix firmly in our minds the cir- cumstances.” At this point, Kellogg gave him two photographs of the dead man’s head showing the entrance and exit of the bullet. Dr. Rodgers identified them end they were introduced into evi- dence. Attorney Charles Starke conducted the cross-examination. He asked Dr. Rodgers to state what Mrs. Gibson had said to him when she called him by telephone on the morning of the shooting. “She said,” the physician stated, “Doctor, will you come over right away—a terrible accident has hap- pened.” Touched Nothing in Room ‘When he arrived at the Gibson home, the doctor said in reply to further prodding by Starke, he touch- ed nothing in the room but stood at the foot of the bed to make his ob- servations. “Did you notice the manner in which the gun was held?” “Very much 50.” Starke handed him the .32 calibre plead and asked him to demon- The physican testified that the second, thirdand fourth fingersgripped. the handle, the thumb was along side of the barrel and “the index finger was outside the guard.” Starke referred to a transcript of testimony taken at the coroner's in- |W. quest at which Dr. Rodgers had said of the manner in which the gun was held, ‘the fingers were clenched—like that (demonstrating), quite tightly.’ “So you would give the jury here to fnderstand that the gun was held Liquor on His Breath ag Rodgers replied in the affirma- “Did you notice any odor of liquor $n the room?” Starke Ese the room. On his breath.” “Not in Dr. Rodgers said he was gone from |ssette, ‘about 10 minutes when he 4 which flowed from the wounds. at would be the effect of a shot a on the nervous system?” turned to the judge and REE oe peeled FEE eS g called only in the capacity itness. Starke withdrew the g ® 3 = “No, I couldn’t say,” Dr, Rodgers re- Identifies Photogra; Starke then showed the an two get the sheriff, When he re- | Dakota hand clutching the revolver was lie- ing parallel to the body which was about eight inches from the left side of the bed. He said he had asked Mrs. Gibson where the gun was kept and that she told him in the top drawer of the Gresser in = bag. Defense Attorney Al Kuhfeld introduced the gun bag into evidence after Lish had identi- fied it as the one Mrs. Gibson had shown to him. ‘The courtroom was given @ chuckle as Attorneys Kellogg and Kuhfeld engaged in @ brief legal skirmish as the result of the manner in which they asked their respective questions. Kellogg inquired of Lish, “She (Mrs, Gibson) did not look at you when you came in.” “No,” Lish said. “Just a minute—,” Kuhfeld hur- riedly countered, “You mean her head was bowed and that is the rea- son you couldn’t see whether she had been crying?” “No,” Lish replied again, “if I had I would have had to get down and look up.” The courtroom spectators roared as the sheriff, with gesture, demon- strated how impossible it would have been to have looked into Mrs. Gib- son's face. CONTINUED “from page one’ Bismarck is Host To Civic Leaders On Good Will Tour the courage of the Anglo-Saxon race, he said. C. E. Danielson, Minot, president of the Greater North Dakota association which is managing the tour, also spoke briefly. Members of the party as tt arrived | Dick in Bismarck follow: i o. Patt, Winnipeg; ers, Fargo;, B.C. a Charl ph 3 es 3 J. A. Cunningham and D. J. Beakey, Wil- ston; C, E. Danielson, Minot; W. P. Sebens, Milnor; Jefferson Jones, Min- Journal; A. Aitken and Leo La . a, Sask.; A. W. by Trousdale, Mott; . jolly, New England; W. J. Allen, Aberdeen; John Queen, mayor of Winnipeg; James S. Rose, Bernbridge, Alta.; J. H. Hanni a ; J.P. Maloney, Beoretary of th or ster Nori , e Gre! Association, = Governor’s Day Fete Is Planned at Mott Mott, N. D., June 12—Under the sponsorship of the members of the Mott Lions club and of various other organizations a mammoth Trade Day and Governor's Day will be held in Mott on Saturday, June 29, when Governor Walter Welford will be present to address the people of this area, Sponsors of the program will ar- about the city park where Gov, - ford will address t the crowd. ii This is the second monthly trade| Los & Ae ee in ai and a crowd People are ex; crowd into the city to Meri i the various entertainment onal programs charge of the program will be Matt i we Glenny, Frank Fietsam, D. J. Shults, ag Fad George Schwartz, and N. A. Mosher. | Qu'Appe! POST NAMES DELEGATES Grand Forks, N. D., June 12.—()—|Salt Lake Grand Forks post of the American night elected nine|S Legion Tuesday delegates to the state convention here No instructions were given thé delegation, but the post had | Spokane, Pledged its support to Frank Webb as ® candidate for state commander at ry Bieeting. he said were that the bed was/Tni range for loud speakers to be placed | > Meissner, W. J.|9 DEMAND OF JAPANESE FOR NORTHERN AREA Political Council Take Strong Stand; Outbreak of Fight- ing Is Feared (By the Associated Press) A new, unsettling factor was in- fected into the North China situation ‘Wednesday with reports that the cen- tral political council, highest execu- tive body of the Nanking Nationalist government, had rejected the Japan- ese military authorities’ demands for the Peiping-Tientsin area. Reports from Nanking said the political council meeting in urgent executive session voted to reject the Japanese demands of May 29 and that Premier Wang Cheng-Wel was flying to Chengtu to confer with Gen- eralissimo Chiang Kal-Shek concern- ing the crisis. Japanese news reports said senti- ment was manifest in north China for creation of an independent state, com- posed of four northern provinces. which would be friendly to Japan and o i Weather Report } clout IW ers probable west portion tonight. and ursday and east portion Thursday; slightly warmer west portion tonight. ‘Montana: Generally fair east, probably showers west lon tonight, and Thursday; little cl in tem- perature. nae er aaa MAE ight and Thursday, ex showers in extreme west Thursday; cooler in east portion tonight and southeast and extreme east Thurs- day; warmer in northwest Thursday. GENERAL CONDITIONS A trough of low pressure extends from British Columbia southward to Arizona (Phoenix 29.62) while some- the Great ‘Lales region’ and. central e Great and centri Canadian Provinces (The Pas 30.04). Scattered showers fell in the Red Riv- er Valley,’ along the eastern Mountain slope and over the Far Northwest. erate showers fell at most places in eastern North Dakota. Temperatures are moderate in most sections, North Dakota Corn and Wheat Re- gion Summary For the week ending June 10, 1935. Unseasonably low temperature pre- vailed in all sections, with scattered reports of light frost. damage, par- ticularly to corn, flax and len truck. There was more than the us- ual cloudiness, but precipitation was gererally deficient. Dust storms re- ported second and:third. Rain gen- erally needed as top soil is becoming dry. Pastures and ranges are excel- lent and livestock improved rapidly. Bismarck station barometer, H 28.24. Reduced to sea level, 30.00. Missouri river stage at 7 a. m. 81 ft. 24 hour change, +02 ft. PRECIPITATION For Bismarck Station: THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, CHINESE MAY REJECT =e: unconnected with the Nanking gov- a As additional Japanese troops de-. barked at Shanghai, enroute to Tien- tsin, foreign military observers ex- pressed the opinion the next few days would determine whether North China would be subject to a Japanese military invasion. A Reuters dispatch said the Chinese had rejected the Japanese demand that a reply to the North China de- mands be made in writing and that fighting is feared when the time limit expires at midnight unless the Jap- anese relax their stand. The Reuters Peiping correspondent said Japan had made new and sweeping demands. These included provision for removal of present gov- ernment officials and substitution of pro-Japanese functionaries, and the withdrawal of Governor Sung Shey- Yuan and his troops from Chahar. Moore school grounds, oe el re day. The soloist will be Robert Mott Lions to Back Brandenburg, clarinetist, who will Rev. Packer for Post) rctic airs, entitied “Tramp, ‘Tramp, Tramp.” Mott, N. D., June 10.—Members of the Mott Lions club went on record | seri at their regular meeting Monday evening as favoring Rev. Percival IC. Packer, pastor of the First Congre- gational church in Mott, for the office of district governor of Lions clubs in this district. His name will be pre- sented for the election to be held at the district convention at Aberdeen, South Dakota on June 17-19. Members of the Mott Lions club will journey to Aberdeen en masse on a special train running from Mott to the convention city. With the club school months. held at 7:15 The junior high school Normal, January ist to date Accumulated excess to date .... ‘WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA High- Low- est est Pct. BISMARCK, cldy. 5200 lear ... 49 (Ol 48 «00 42 00 46 (02 e, clear 45 (05 Dunn Center, 7 4 00 -|Garrison, clear . - 8 46 00 Jamestown, clear . - 80 46 21 Max, cldy. 80 43.00 Minot, clear 81 4 16 Parshall, clet - 7% 41 25 Sanish, clear . = 78 43 00 Williston, clear 3 48. EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA High- Low- est est Pet. Devils Lake, clear ..... 82 44 16 ks, 48 50 5106 a 16 fey lear it es, Cl A Wishek, clear 4a MINNESOTA POINTS High- l- est est Pct. Minneapolis, clear .... 78 60 .00 Moorhead, clear ....... 80 0 SOUTH DAKOTA POINTS High- Low- Huron, clear ... Rapid City, peldy. MONTANA POINTS High- h- Low- est est Pet. Havre, rain . - 7% 54 00 Helena, cldy. - 78 5¢ 00 Miles City, peldy. - & 8 00 WEATHER AT OTHER POINTS High- oo es est Amarillo, cldy. .. 84 Boise, Piaher"cldy? 86 falgary, Alb., cldy. Chicago, Ill, pela. Denver, Colo., cldy. Des Moines, Iowa, pc! City, Kans. srepoest ea i Kamloops, B. G., peldy. Kansas oes i,t: Angeles, Cal., cldy. Modena, Utah, clear . Miam! 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On the hills, your Ford settles into its pull with never a whimper or WEDNESDAY 12, 1985 OPEN AIR CONCERTS = WILL START FRIDAY City School Music Groups Will Continue Regular Rehear- sals During Summer The first open air band concert of the summer will be given at 8:15 o'clock Friday night at the William it was an- nounced Wednesday by Clarion E. Larson, director of the Juvenile band. Concerts will continue every week throughout June and July. Friday's program will be devoted to patriotic music in observance of Flag hopes to feature one soloist every week during the concert tax.” es, The concert band during the sum- mer is made up of high school play- ers and several musicians who have been away at school during the year. Because of vacations, the personne! is not quite as large as during, the Rehearsals for the concert band are o'clock Tuésday and Thursday evenings at the Will schol. band is meet- ing at 8:30 o'clock Monday and Thursday mornings, while the begin- gradually, as you at the wheel may wish. When. AUTHORIZED, FORD measure had to be passed by the leg- islature. maintain, “In order that the taxpayers will not, be unduly burdened, the act specifi- cally provides that any balance after Cee a eee ee Rar nan ee the 1,100 of N. D. Tribe Will Vote on Measure Rolla, N. D., June 12.—(7)—More than 1,100 members of the Turtle Mountain tribe of Chippewa will vote on the Wheeler-Howard act, snort of strain—and through the scattered highway traffic, you can scamper out and ahead on a split-second’s notice. Yet you get all this, with s Ford V-8, at rock-bottom cost today. This newest Ford V-8 costs less to own than any car Ford ever built before!—and thrift has elways been « leading factor in Ford history. - ’ Go see this Istest Ford V-8 yourself. Take © it out on the road for the thrill of an 8-cylinder run. It’s a car that’s already setting new rec- ords for sales the country over. Near you is a Ford desler who will gladly'and quickly show you why. Go see him today. °495 v7 brs) intading henburasad Gory eccessery: ‘tive extra, Eaty forms Univerast essen dahorioed Ford Binaree Plow DEALERS uthorized Ford Dealer in Bismarck UNIVERSAL MOTOR COMPANY TRADE ADJUSTMENT Small Percentage of Merchants Twenty per cent of all merchants sell 80 per cent of all commodities in er group knows the value of advertis- ing, G. W. Sulley of Dayton, Ohio, head of the merchants’ service bureau ‘Wedne: Speaking on “Adjust! Current Conditions,” Sulley said 97 per cent of all advertising is done by whose businesses are outstanding in every community, A store manager must be ready to make adjustments, improve his stocks and expand to meet existing condi- tions, he said. Every make a profit, he said, but in order to do this accurate records of cost, hold @ potluck picnic supper at the home of Mrs. Peter Reid, 811 Twelfth St., at 6:30 o'clock Thursday evening when daughters of members who ars of high school age and over will be guests and will furnish the progran.. Mrs. H. L. Wheeler is in charge 07 arrangements. DAN DARLEY NAMED D. A.V. COMMANDER Fargo Is Selected as 1936 Con- «vention City at Closing Devils Lake Session Do Major Share of Busi- ness, Rotarians Told Devils Lake, N. D., June 12—(?)— Delegates to the state convention of Disabled American Veterans in their final session Tuesday elected Dan Daeley, Devils Lake, former comman- American Legion here and present commander of the local D. A. V. post, as their state: commander. William Johnson of Grand Forks was named vice commander while Walter Johnson, Fargo, was re-elected adjutant and Vic Brown, Goodrich, was re-elected judge advocate. Rev. Ellis Jackson, Bismarck, was named chaplain, Named delegate to the. national convention at New Haven, Conn., July 14 to 18, was Adjutant Walter John- son while his alternate is Herman sday. ing Business to 20 per cent of the merchants business man is entitled to ated the official North Dakota Loss pelook ol Wednesday” and Panay Red River valley to he guieeient ent while 7) 1934 ‘the increase was of Bismarck. Any ar teeta of: nat o’c) on jay jay as - FORECAST E band by District Governor J. Kdhen. mornings. The early hour for re-|in 1868. The treaty provided for a an coe marked, though there was/ticer was Dr. John E. Soper, tenth For Bismarck and ok ay Contributing toward the expense of |hearsals ig set so that the children |Teservation here. @ log margin of profit. district deputy of Minneapolis. creasing cloudiness, with probably|senging the band to Aberdeen are|also may play in the baseball leagues Maximum sales required a well-| Fargo was named the 1936 conven« showers tonight and ‘Thursday: some lt) 0° rons clubs of Bismarck, Beach,|sponsored by the clty. Pe! ‘Union of South Africa, consist- Latah and closely-supervised sales/ tion city, ——s sales yulah, ley, Elgin, Hettinger, He- wWr?wpy tT Transvaal, Orange Free State, concluded. Among thi Ee aceath ae | rons baat Wirkat Glen Ultin, Mott C ONTINUE D Natal, and Cape Colony, produces ap- Guetta of the club were Judge| those asking that a pian ta aaveren t es, Rugby, Richardton, ant = . stal ut pol ers, probable, west|fumn,” an addition several civic. or- Governor Sets Date _[secona in world gold production, and|J- affiliations and another requesting and Thursday and|ganizations in Mott donated money) Figp Decisive Test the United States third. Presb: ° Saat that men with a 50-per-cent service- east portion|to be used for traveling expenses. SHyterIANn MISSION connected disability and over 50 Thursday; some- On Sales Tax Issue}, More common colds are contratcet/ Group Holding Picnic! yes ° se who have been unable to what warmer west} Approximotely $878,900,000 was during October than in any other] | poste follow a gainful occupation for five mes Ae spent in Europe by American tourists Ipenditures, and in order to meet this month, according to records of the| The Women's Missionary society of| years be rated permanently and to- portion ‘Thursday. |! 1929. _ jemergency = new emergency tax|Publc Health Service. the First led. ON THE AIR—FORDISYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, SUNDAY EVENINGS—FRED WARING, THURSDAY EVENINGS—COLUMBIA NETWORK *