The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 9, 1935, Page 1

The Weather THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1985 Ge ly fair ghee and Wednes- ey "ooler ednesday. ESTABLISHED 1878 PRICE FIVE CENTS 39 Known Dead in Floods, Tornadoes SOD [Additional Rain Spreads Cheer Over Slope Swern vustcs TERROR OF FLOOD INNEW YORK STAT Umi DME S [Bismarck Assessed [=immecoF! vere W inn Humans Caught Like Rats in Chinese Flood Hundreds of Thousands Helpless as Waters of Swollen Yunan River and Tung Ting Lake Convert Changteh Into Lake; 100,000 Homes Under Water ‘e 87 Known Dead and More Than 2,000 Homeless; Relief Agencies Called Out DOZEN TOWNS AFFECTED Area Near Pennsylvania Border Stricken by Series of Cloudbursts (Copyright, 1935, by the Associated Press) Changteh, Hunan Province, China, July 9—A handful of Amer- ican missionaries struggled Tuesday night to give a little aid in this city where rising flood waters have trapped hundreds of thousands of persons like rats. The Associated Press is able to send to the world this story of Albany, N. ¥., July 9—()—Fire in- vaded flood-stricken upstate New heroism and suffering through telegraph lines which are operating York Tuesday as receding waters left only at intervals. The flood waters of the Yunan river and Tung 37 dead, eight missing and Ting Lake, combining, have converted the outer city and the sur- around $10,000,000. rounding area into a great lake, the shores of which cannot be seen Five stories and a) its in from the highest buildings here. ‘Walton, a village near It was nearly midnight as this was written, and already 100,000 county seat, were destroyed in a $150,- houses in the city were buried under the water. 000 blaze that raged for several The American Northern Presbyterian missionaries are attempting to dispense whatever relief is possible, but their efforts are merely a der 10 feet of water, but those remaining are being kept in use by the missionaries. The attic of one mission residence, which still remains above water, is where the missionaries are attempting to live, They enter and leave their tiny shelter by boat. Dr. George Tootell, Knoxville, Tenn., is valiantly striving to keep the mission hospital functioning. ‘Miss Nettie De Jong, from Holland (or Detroit), Mich., declined to leave the stricken city before the disaster reached its present pro- Every dike protecting the city and the low-lying farm lands j-about, with one exception, has collapsed. destroyed store and restaurant in the flooded Front St. section, while at Hornell two explosions of tanks of a large gas- biel tae rd gave firemen a Fear of Typheid Fear of typhoid spread through Steuben county, where damage was estimated at $4,000,000. More than 2,000 were tem; homeless in & score of villages and cities, presenting @ formidable relief banks and made Tung Ting Lake, the largest lake in China, overflow. Problem to state and federal agencies. Even before the cloudburst of Sun- CITY 10 OPEN BIDS Borah May Propose the Retvones tna anon ota New AAA Amendment SSP ee (WNW ARETRUCK |ssrarataseteee ating state agencies, including the barriers ie Ida.) is aoe of se Sec nce! ANDPIMP WY Meveesveesee Troops were held in readiness at n uct < lar to those which American ft Sn : “ have agreed to curtail in return for Pe ee Tae den aint Dest the | Police Chief Recommends Beer|ine aaa bill Monday to strike out radius of Binghamton appeared to be| License Be Taken From |the provision denying citizens ‘the the worst sufferers. Also seriously right to sue for recovery of process- affected was the territory 60 miles or} South Side Establishment {ing taxes. Senator Byrd (Dem., Va.) more northwestward, in the heart of also introduced amendments designed. the famous Finger Lakes region to shave the new powers over produc~ Bids on a new truck and pumping engine for use by the city fire de- partment will be received by the city commission July 29, it was decided at tion and marketing which the mea- sure would grant to the AAA. FOUR-CENT GAIN IN WHEAT PRICE HELD DUE TO RUST FEARS Market Advances Sharply as Reports of Scourge in Canada Come in Several hundred were temporarily homeless at Watkins Glen and city and county buildings were damaged by mud and water. The Chango river still buildings in Specifications for the equipment, permit all manufacturers to bid, were being checked Tuesday and will lapped at|be published soon. The major re- section of |quirement will be that of a 500-gal- lon pumper mounted on a one and ‘a half ton truck. Chicago, July 9.—(?)}—Speculative buying on reports of black rust spread in the spring wheat belt caused a sharp four cents a bushel advance in wheat futures prices here Tuesday. ‘Trade advices contained reports of the finding of wheat stem rust spores in Saskatchewan and Manitoba prov- inces in Canada and of heavy black rust infestations at Huron, 8. D. In addition there were other black rust aide persons that State’s Attorney George 8. r also had received numerous These generally in- ts, brawls, cursing, loud other unseemly conduct, when the police arri found everything of it BHT ey i | gf of the United States, adding bit by -, » SOUTH DAKOTAN DENIES RUST INFESTATION REPORT Huron, 8. D., July 9. — () — “We have no reports of rust in any part of South Dakotas,” B. R. Laskowski, i About to apply the axe to an illegal still, his eye caught an. inscription CARDINAL SUCCUMBS that indicated it was made in Bristol,| Rome—Pietro Cardinal Le Fontaine, tag by his dlacernment, _ , was reports from widely scattered sections | r CAUSED BY STORM IN BISMARCK AREA Wing Farm Woman Injured When Barn Is Blown Into House Monday Night — ov SHOW WET SEASON Precipitation Here Already This Year Is Far Above Total for All of 1934 Bountiful rains spread good cheer over western North Dakota early Because of the low ceiling over- night, both eastbound and westbound planes of Northwest Airlines, Inc,, “sat down” overnight one at Miles City, Mont., and the other at Valley City. Both came through here between 8:30 and 9 a. m., Tuesday. Fair and cooler weather 1s forecast for the next 24 hours, according to Roberts. Roberts and H..O. Putnam, Bur- leigh county agricultural agent, both expressed the opinion tiat crops in this area were “made” with the rain overnight, barring any unforeseen catastrophes. Cooler weather in the next few days will insure bountiful yields, with the exception of corn, they believe. As the entire state surveyed the crop situation cheerfully Tuesday, hail damage claims continued to pour into the offices here of the state hail insurance department, according to Harlan Poindexter, hail insurance of- ficial, Burleigh Not Hit Hard Only. nine claims have been made by Burleigh county farmers, however, Poindexter said, all coming from the Wing, Arena and Baldwin areas, which were hit a week ago. Traill county has filed the greatest number of claims by far, the official said, 175 farmers having asked for funds. Other counties having large number of claims include See Early Decision In Process Tax Case Minneapolis, July 9.—(?)—Three federal court judges Tuesday had un- der advisement petitions of 16 Minne- sote for a permanent in- Junction Payment of processing ies ee toe the Agricultural Counsel for the companies attacked the constitutionality of the taxes, con- ao Valuation Reduced Hearing for Church =| Rebel Ends Quic! uly 9—(7)—Dr. J. Chicago, Ji Oliver Buswell Tuesday called the ote end of his ecclesiastical on charges of being a Pres- byterian rebel a victory which should “awaken the rank and file of the church.” A seven member court ended the hearing Monday night “with- out prejudice to future action” an execu- tive Kohat i ne 1934 general assembly 0! e Presbyterian Church of the United States of America to withdraw from the independent board of missions, ITALY MAY RESIGN ITS MEMBERSHIP IN LEAGUE OF NATIONS Mussolini to Act If Internation- al Gathering Meddles in African Dispute Geneva, July 9—(?)—Italian circles predicted Tuesday that Italy would resign from the League of Nations if '@ special session of that body were called on the Italo-Ethiopian con- fiet{but a special. session appears likely because of the breakdown in {the conciliation commussion proceed- ings. - A resolution adopted by the league council May 25 provided a special session of the council should be called July 25 if the Italo-Ethiopian arbitra- tors failed to reach an agreement and failed to appoint a fifth arbitrator to act as umpire. It also provided for a council ses- sion August 25, at all events, if the dispute had not been settled by that time. Tuesday the Italo-Ethiopian con- ciliation commission, meeting at Scheveningen, Netherlands, decided to suspend its sessions indefinitely. The commission members arranged to depart immediately. Situation Not Clear It was not immediately clear! whether the commission, in deciding to adjourn indefinitely, intended not to take up the problem of arbitration or of naming a fifth member. The dispute between Italy and the African empire already has gravely affected the’ work of economic and financial experts who are meeting here privately to study the feasibility of imposing economic and financial penalties on nations endangering peace through the repudiations of international treaties. Diplomatic quarters heard that the British delegate to this session had advocated applying economic financial measures of “restraint” on ’ | violator but that an Italian delegate had. argued that such application was impracticable. COMMISSION SESSION ENDS ON BITTER NOTE 9.—(@)—The conciliation commission seeking to avert war between Italy and Ethiopia, decided Tuesday to sus- pend its hearings indefinitely. ‘The members arranged to depart ment, asserted Ualual, scene of the first major frontier it, was in Ethiopian territory. (Continued on Page Two) Devils Lake Child Killed Under Truck N.D., July 9—()— Devils Lake, DENDES MURDER CHARGE Detrol’, July 0—(>)—Merton Ward innoseat ‘o the Figure Is $54,536 Less Than $9,382,156 Valuation for 1934 Tax Assessments ON NEW ASSESSMENT BASIS Some Valuations Boosted by First Complete Check-Up of City Property Made Bismarck’s assessed valuation for taxing purposes is $9,382,156 for 1935, City Assessor John Graham told members of the city commission at their regular meeting Monday night. This figure is $54,536 less than the $9,382,156 valuation upon which 1934 assessments were based. Both figures are exclusive of public utility assessments, made by the state board of equalization, which will bring the total value of taxable property in the city to approximately $10,000,000. Graham's figures showed a reduc- tion of $124,990 in the valuation of real estate and an increase of $70,45¢ in personal property valuation. Changes in the real estate valua- tion, as compared with 1934 assess- ments, were: lands and lots, increased $9,075; residence structures, decreased $83,337; business structures, decreased $50,728. The total real estate valu- ation dropped irom $7,592,233 to $7,- 467,243. Personal property valuation increased from $1,789,923 to $1,860,- Some Are Increased Although the net result of the valu- ation was a reduction, some proper- ties were increased and others re- mained the same in the first com- plete checkup of city property ever made here, Graham told the commis- sioners. He pointed out that, for the first time in Bismarck’s history, the valuation was based on more than casual observation or a mere guess. During the last year “white collar” employes, first. of the CWA and then of the FERA, checked every residence structure and business building in the city, measuring it and determining details of its construction. Valuations were made from this information, using a schedule of replacement costs devised by a local committee includ- ing R. B. Webb, F. E. Hedden, John W. Larson, J. ©. Beattie and R. L. Ritterbush. ‘These schedules run, for the aver- age type of home, from 20 to 29 cents per cubic foot, although poor types of construction are rated at much Jess and some others go as high as 45 cents per cubic foot. All homes were subject to depreciation at the rate of 1 per cent a year, but the maximum depreciation allowed was 50 per cent, although some structures are more than 60 years old. In arriving at the replacement value, Graham used figures compiled by @ national board showing that | 4*- building costs now are 208 per cent of what they were in 1913. Thus a building constructed in that year would be valued at 208 per cent of the cost less 22 per cent for depreci- ation. Some Entitled to Relief ‘The survey disclosed, Graham said, that many old houses have been on the tax rolls at the same value, year after year, and were entitled to some relief. On the other hand, much im- provement has been done in Bismarck during the last year, many owners and| putting in new foundations, furnaces and sewers installed and other changes made. The new valuation covers these items. The valuation, it was made clear, does not cover homes constructed this year, since the report was made as of April 1 and no new homes had been started here at that time. A check Monday night showed 40 houses now under construction, many of which are nearing completion. No changes in real estate valuation were made this year, figures being the same as for 1931 when the last sur- »| vey was made. The valuation system used here, Graham said, is the same as that used in Cleveland, St. Paul and some held | Other cities and is the one recommen- ded frequently in the past by various state tax commissioners. Believe Drug Ring Broken by Arrests Hallock, Minn, July 9.—(?)—Two pickpocket suspects, a man and wife, Tuesday awaited transfer to Crooks- ton on impending smuggling charges after officers said narcotics were found in their automobile. Customs authorities revealed that Frank and Dolores Arnson of Winni- peg, arrested first on charges, at the Kittson county fair, “mixed heroin.” Chemists at the University of North Dakota made the 5 analysis. Border officials searched their car after Sheriff P. O. Pearson made the arrests on complaint of Claude Bre- mer, who said they attempted to pick the pocket of a fair visitor. Customs men pushed an inquiry into a possible smuggling ring dealing with narcotics. POSTMEN TO MEET Jamestown, N. D., July 9.—(%)— North Dakota postmen will assemble here July 21 for a three-day state convention of the National League of District Postmasters, the North Da- jers association state association| Minot, hes had . . Nort GEORGE H. BENDEK George H. Bender, Ohio Repub- lican, chosen as chatcman of a six-state meeting being held at Cleveland to “revitalize” the Re- publican party, asserted that the session would be “no pink-tea TAR, PAKER SAYS LONG OF ROOSEVELT IN BITTER TIRADE Kingfish Looses New Blast Against President; De- fends His Own Actions New Orleans, July 9—(7)—A fresh blast against the New Deal adminis- tration by Senator Huey P. Long was centered Tuesday on his accusation that President Roosevelt is “a lar and @ faker.” Riding the crest of another surge of legislation which gives him unpre- cedented control over the state of Louisiana, Long assailed the president Monday night with a personal denun- ciation unmatched in his previous at- tacks on the administration. His accusation came during a radio speech in which he touched on the recently enacted old-age pension bill. “Let me tell you about this Roose- velt pension plan,” the senator said. “Under it there are 280,000 persons in Louisiana who would qualify, and Louisiana would get about $1,000,000 which would mean that the state's old age pensioners would get about $3.60 ®@ year or @ little less than one cent a ‘Uses Short and Ugly Word “That's what Franklin- Delano Roosevelt sends you down here. “Franklin Roosevelt is a liar and a faker. Now let them indict me for that and I'll prove him a liar.” Interspersed with the attack was another tirade against Long’s politi- cal enemies and a review of the work of the recent legislative session at which the general assembly broadened the senator's control over the state to an almost unlimited degree. Explaining enactment of a state law making politicalization of federal funds a misdemeanor punishable by mandatory jail sentence, Long said: “The president has declared against use of relief funds for political pur- Poses and we decided to take him at his word, But I wouldn't believe him on oath, ‘We'll Fill the Jails’ “Mr. Roosevelt put a half-baked apple in his mouth and said there’s no Politics in relief, There'd better not be in Louisiana or we'll fill these dad- gum jails full of your henchmen.” He frequently referred to his share- the-wealth program and accused the president of “cribbing” it from him. “It's up to him .to perform,” he added. “If he does, I'll take back every word I said. I’m going to pin him to the wall and hold his feet to the fire. It he does it, I'm with him.” . Long’s address was delivered 24 hours after his subservient legislature adjourned sine die. Valley City Citizens Ask New Auditorium Valley City, N. D., July 9—(?) Plans for a proposed muzlcipal audi torium costing not more than §$100,- 000 were unanimously favored at a mass meeting of citizeas here Mon- day evening, A motion was adopted requesting the city council to make application for PWA funds to finance the struc- ture. W. D. Lyach, state PWA coun- sel, Melvin Frazier of tae PWA lega) denartmert sud W. G. Davies ot the engineering department addressed the meeting. Thomas Is Appointed To Be State Engineer E. G. Thomas Tuesday was ap- pointed by Governor Walter Welford to the post of state engineer, succeed- ing R. E. Kennedy who resigned re- cently. Thomas, formerly division engineer for the state highway departmen: at wide experience ip 2 WRECKED BY WIND Two Known Dead and Otherg Are Injured as New Diss aster Follows Flood 600 PERSONS ARE HOMELESS Little But Splintered Wood Left of Mushroom Towns Near. Big Dam Project Glasgow, Mont., July 9.—()—A dozen “squatter” towns below the $72,000,000 Fort Peck project were partially demolished Tuesday and 600 refugees, 100 injured and one dead were counted as the victims of the twin disasters of tornado and flood. Reports from the flimsy hamlets in coulees below the gigantic federal flood and reclamation project on the upper Missouri river indicated little but splintered wood was left of Wheeler and sections of Park Grove, New Deal, Square Deal, Roeville, De- Jano Heights, Lakeview, Wilson and unnamed little hamlets. Early Monday a wall of water raced down a dry coulee and sent 400 resi- dents of the squatter camps, most of them occupied by workers on the Riis Peck project, scrambling to the World Picture of Storms and Floods (By the Associated Press) Storm and flood, striking in several widely separated parts of the world, today left death and in- jury for many, the threat of death and injury for millions. Thirty-seven were dead in up- state New York, 300 were reported dead in one village of China, two died in twisters and cloudbursts of western Canada, two were dead at Wheeler, Mont., and two at Mon- tevideo, Uruguay. A boy drowned and the fate of four others vas left undetermined in the breaking of the banks of the Susquehanna in Pennsylvania. In far-off China the Yangtse river swelled to the proportions of @ sea, threatening 25,000,000 per- sons. The 326 miles of land that lay between Hankow and Wuhu was reported submerged. Another few feet of rise, officials said, and 50,000 square miles of China's richest land would be under water. Forty railroad washouts, death to two, and extensive crop damage followed twisters, hail and cloud- bursts in western Canada. Twenty families were homeless, Tornado Follows Quickly Hardly had they returned to clean up their mud-filled homes last night than a tornado struck. Many fam- ilies were caught in their shacks. The wind, estimated at 70 miles an hour, tumbled the houses down hillsides. In the wake of the wind, another flood struck, fed by the heaviest rain in many years. As reports of the disaster reached Fort Peck army officers organized rescue squads, Mrs. Clifford Dashner of Wheeler was found dead in the ruins of her home, which collapsed. Harold Bartholomew, 36, of Wheel- er, was found unconscious and later died. Second in 24 Hours ‘The storm was the second to strike the area in less than 24 hours. Early Monday residents of Park Grove and other towns housing workers on the $72,000,000 Fort Peck dam project were routed from their homes and sent to nearby highlands as a wall of water swept down a dry coulee fol- lowing a cloudburst. The second storm struck the flimsily-built center of Wheeler, housing 2,000 or more persons, short- ly after 7 o'clock Monday night. The terrific wind, which whipped the lightly built homes about, was followed by a downpour. Between 20 and 30 homes were leveled at Wheeler, a dozen were de- molished in Park Grove and five six more in New Deal. The town Square Deal was described as “pretty well wrecked.” Other centers suf: fered like losses, Many Animals Killed The loss of livestock was all districts, In Fort Peck, lapse of a riding stable prized animals. ef as 3 d z i Hl gael g af | visitor, ribs broker Ce ee ee