The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 27, 1935, Page 1

k Oil May Be Spark ' Touching Off War ’ ¥ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | The Weather ft ESTABLISHED 1878 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1935 GEORGIA TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT BUILT UP TO SPIKE TALMADGE’S GUNS | Grant Field, vast football sta- dium of Georgia Tech at At- Tanta, is the scene of the huge demonstration planned Georgia New Dealers to sho by Ww support of Roosevelt despite upposition of Gov. Talmadge. Senator W. F. George President Roosevelt Extension of Sanctions Spreads Unrest. Throughout Boiling European Cauldron (By the Associated Press) “ The Eastern African conflict be-| tween Italy and Ethiopia engendered! new European unrest Wednesday. | Sources close to the government of} Premier Benito Mussolini said force- ful resistance might be expected if| Vigilantes Stem Spread of ‘Red’ the League of Nations pressed for ex- tension of sanctions against Italy. Recalled were two statements de-/ scriptive of the situation on ped! northern side of the Mediterranean sea, One was that attributed to Mus- solini only two days ago that the imposition of-an-oit-embargo on: Italy’ “would mean war.” that of Henry J. Allen of Kansas, for- mer United States senator, who said six weeks ago after an interview with Il Duce that Mussolini was convinced; “England means war.” Deny Ethiopian Victories On the East African front, Ethio- pian reports—denied in Rome—of vic- tories on the southern front were fol- lowed Wednesday with a communique The other was) In the stadium above President Roosevelt Thursday will speak for approximately 20 minutes to the expected 200,000 persons and ever @ natonwide fear hookup. x * TALMADGE DEMANDS PRESIDENT ANSWER HIS THREE CHARGES Georgia Governor's Accusations Against New Deal Printed in Political Organ LOYALISTS BATTLE TO HALT REBELS IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL pare onto i Atlanta, Nov. 27—()—President Roosevelt was asked Wednesday by Governor Talmadge to answer three charges against the New Deal in his speech Have *Priday: aan charges sae in the current = governor's personal organ Statesman,” a weekly. The’ president celebration Revolt; Communist Lead- ers Imprisoned (Copyright, 1985, Associated Press) Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 27.—The ~third: regiment’ of Brazfiian in- fantry, in rebellion against the | «; At differences with Georgia's gov- ernor are Georgia's two U. 8. senators, shown inset left. Both were active in promoting the Adanta Senator R. B. Russell, the president's side in his Tale demonstration, madge being ignored. Tax Plans HETTINGER MURDER MYSTERY UNSOLVED ASPROBE PROCEEDS and Marital Trouble in Wilson Home Scrapped by FDR Testimony Is Heard of Poverty) The administration indicated some May Be ‘See New Deal Seeking Other Ways to Pay Farm Benefits If AAA Is Invalidated | Washington, Nov. 27.—(#)—Some members df congress helieve the ad- ministration may not ask for new taxes next session even if the supreme court declares the AAA’s processing levies invalid. time ago it would seek new taxes to finance farm benefits if AAA suffered this body blow. Treasury experts will be prepared, if President Roosevelt so orders, to suggest several plans for Depression Past, Survey Indicates Relief Rolls Slashed Two Thirds in Last Year; Tax Collections Increase; Land Again Changing Hands Business is back to normal i That, local businessmen assure the investigator,-is some- thing to be thankful for. Proof that business is better a city judges its advancement and upon which businessmen cal- culate their profits. PRICE FIVE CENTS Bismarck Business Back to Normal ~—_|JUDGE BUTT WARNS CITIZENRY AGAINST BANKRUPTCY RACKET Farmers Can Obtain. Relief Without Payment of Fees ; Payrolls Bulge Through County Boards in Bismarck. Devils Lake, N. D., Nov. 27—(®)— Judge C. W. Buttz, Devils Lake, Wed= nesday issued a warning to people of his district against what he said ap- pears to be a new “racket.” Certain persons, he said, have been traveling about the country, both holding public meetings and in a door is found in the figures by which Take a look at the dark side first and see how much it has lightened. In October, 1934, there were 1,252 relief cases listed in Burleigh county and the number of persons represented was 6,175. Of this number 118 cases and 531 Mdividuals were listed as drouth relief clients and the remainder were victims of hard times. ONE REASON BUSINESS IS GOOD HERE One of the reasons business is good in Bismarck is the payroll of state and federal employes which puts $45,750.65 into the pockets of 1,649 public employes here each week, Here is the list compiled by The Tribune as one of the reasons this city can be thankful for the benefits conferred upon its Employes Laie State (including Penitentiary and Bank of N.D.) 500 $26, Fort Lincoln 360 3,966.00 Postoffice 34 1,454.00 City .. 81 1,422.00 County . 2 731.25 City schools vid 2,248.00 FERA .... ~ 2 8,037.00 Resettlement 62 grid Treasury Division . 29 9 Disbursement . 28 952.00 WPA 60 2,025.00 PWA 1,011.00 FHA 780.00 NEC 210.40 Totals . $45,750.65 In 1935 the drouth-relief classification had disappeared entirely and there were only 558 relief cases with 2,629 persons. The cost had dropped from $36,811.25 in October, 1934, to $23,- 688.46 in October, 1935. A considerable lightening in that dark sky and a happy indication of the story told by men in all lines business. a The Tribune has checked them all and they all tell the same story—business is much better. It isn’t‘up to the peaks of 1929 than in 1934 that there just isn’t any to door canvass, urging farmers to go through a form of bankruptcy under the amended Frazier-Lemke law, and to have solicited fees of $50 and more for their services in this respect. Judge Butt: calls attention to the fact that if anyone really wants to proceed under this form of the bank- Tuptcy law there is absolutely no need of contributing anything to these so- licitors since county conciliators have already been appointed in each county to whom applications should - be made. The judge also says that if applicants are in need of assistance they should go to their local attor- neys insteady of these “wayside solic- itors.” However, with the new set-up of debt adjustment beards in every county, available to both debtors and creditors, to adjust their debts, make scale-downs, refinancing and the ‘like, and the moratorium adjustments be- ing made by district judges, Judge Buttz feels that there will be little or no occasion for the use of the Fra- zier-Lemke bankruptcy statute in this region. Debt adjustment boards may be rekched by either debtor or cred- itor through the clerk of court in each county. He also has information that cer- tain collectors have been using the district court moratorium hearings as @ club over the heads of debtors, and he says: “This method is altogether repre- hensible; any collector or creditor us- ing such methods will be denied my court's services. The moratorium hearings conducted by the district Hettinger, N. D,, Nov. 27.—(#)—Au-{raising $500;000,000. This is the sum thorities still puzzled Wednesday over | estimated tobe needed to pay farm- a solution to the mysterious death of |ers under existing production control but it is so much better comparison, Since the progress of business depends, to® certain extent, courts are simply to.work out justice between the parties, to protect, hanes: debtors and to do justice between government since before dawn, surrendered in‘its barracks Wed- Nesday afternoon, leaving federal authorities apparently in control throughout the nation. (Copfright, 1935, Associated Press) Rio-de Janeiro, Nov. 27,—()—Civi- lian corps of loyal vigilantes fought seditious Communistic soldiers in the it Addis Ababa 1,000 state of Rio Grande do Norte Wed- Secupeihie baba saying 1.000 Italians nesday, official advices said, battling front retreated Tuesday to Adigrat. Despite Rome's bitterness against sanctions, which were reported as be- ing already felt by Italy, the United States appeared to be stiffening its vigorous stand against exports of essential war materials to belliger- “ents, under the Roosevelt neutrality policy. Authoritative sources in .Washing- ton indicated a new step was under consideration—creation of a system of quotas which would limit the ship- ment of cargoes such as oil, copper, scrap iron and steel to warring na- tions. As the League of Nations general staff of experts assembled at Geneva to examine the general sanctions situation—the projected oil embargo against Italy still in abeyance—the British cabinet met to debate the question of including such an embargo in the penalties already assessed against Italy. Face Gravest Decision Observers commented that in this the British government faced what appeared to be one of the gravest de- cisions of the entire Italo-Ethiopian conflict. Authoritative sources said the question of cutting off oil ship- ments to Italy: overshadowed all other developments, presented a ‘new crisis for collective action, and possibly pro- vided a turning point iri the career of the League of Nations. A spokesman for the Italian gov- ernment said the addition of oil and * coal embargoes to the stern economic and financial penalties already ap- plied would mean slow strangulation of the nation. He added, the longer Italy awaited an attack by another European power, the weaker she would be at a critical moment; therefore, it might be better to face a showdown while Italy still was fresh. Moley, former ace’ brain truster, Tuesday called for a truce in the name-calling and mud-slinging battle between business and politics. Moley demanded a united front to forward a national home building campaign designed to provide shelter’ for the 93 per cent of the people to put down the last’ remnants of a sanguinary northeast revolt. * Revolting troops of Rio Grande do Norte set up a Communistic govern- ment in the seaport state capital of Natal, authenticated dispatches dis- closed, but they encountered strong opposition from quickly organized civilian groups, when they attempted to penetrate into the interior. Loyalists imprisoned Lieut. Oscar Wanderley after one battle in Rio ;Grande do Norte, commandants an- nounced; a battalion drove north from Parahyba to assault Natal it- self, while another battalion ad- vanced on Cabedello, south of Natal. . Acting Gov. Andrade Becerra of Pernambuco said calm had: been re- stored to that state, south of Rio in’ his honor by the Georgia : el * | sional delegation. ; Talmadge, long a critic of the ad- j ministration, asked Mr. Roosevelt to ; answer the. following: That the Tennessee authority has copied Communism by refusing to per- mit denominational churches to be built at Norris, Tenn. That Assistant Secretary of Agri- culture Tugwell has a staff of 12,089 drawing $1,750,000 monthly to create 5,012 relief jobs paying $300,000 per month, . That the AAA and the Bankhead bill are unconstitutional and unfair to the farmers of the nation. The charges were detailed over the governor's signature, and then Tal- madge added: “The president will be here in At- lanta on Friday, Nov. 29th, to speak. I wish that he would answer the above LOGAL VETERANS 70 GREET VF. W. CHIEF Luncheon and Banquet to Pre- Grande do Norte, and three insurg- ent leaders had been imprisoned, cede Main Address of Van SLEBTIMAKES ROAD |” “tes sme TRAVEL HAZARDOUS gscueseze re tional commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars neared completion here Wednesday with announcement by W. L. Sherwin, commander of the local V. F. W. post that he would be met upon his arrival here by a commit- Snow Threatens to Block Slip- -pery N. D. Highways in Some Sections ‘er, as the inquest was reaching a con- clusion. attorney, said he was satisfied from testimony given so far by examining physicians that a murder had been committed and any possibility elim- inated of the shooting being acci- dental or self-inflicted. Testimony concerning the move- ments of Wilson prior to his death was heard Wednesday as neighbors were placed on the stand. Authorities also werevattempting to determine whether Wilson had any enemies who would resort to murder to get the farmer out of the way. Martineson On Job Chris Martineson, former. police jehief of Bismarck, has been aiding county officers in the hunt for clues. inquést Wilson presumably was killed {@ short time after he had returned from a visit to his wife who had been staying with her ill mother, Mrs. George Mueller. Wilson was slain probably the night of Nov. 17, auth- orities here believe, by an unidentified assailant. Wilson was reclining in an easy chair at the time, and the shot- gun charge, fired through a north win- dow of the Wilson home, tore a hole through the ‘screen,.and shattered the glass. Wilson was struck by numer- ous charges. Wilson Grabbed Knife After dropping to the floor, Wilson was able to grab a knife in an attempt to defend himself. Atcording to re- construction. of the crime, Wilson staggered toward a neighbor's home belonging to Archie Hokenson. Blood stains were found along the fence leading in that direction. The body of Wilson was found Sun- day afternoon by Clifford Bergstrom of Hettinger, member of a posse seach- i Henry Moen, Adams county states; that a new tax ‘bill would be avoided, According to testimony given at the; Carl Wilson, young Hettinger farm-| contracts. But several: senators said Wednes- day they would ‘be: willing to wager at least: until after the 1936 elections. Some believed the administration might turn, temporarily at least, to an export bounty or equalization fee plan to tide over the farm situation until after elections. The bounty, however, would require some federal funds. Under the export bounty system, the treasury would issue debentures or. farm surpluses exported. The de- bentures would ‘aim ‘to’ make up the difference ‘between’ domestic and world prices. They would be negoti- able and could be sold to importers for use in paying’ duties. The equalization fee principle was contained in the old’ McNary-Haugen bill which President Coolidge vetoed twice. A fee would have been assessed debtor and creditor in view of the ex- levy was $602,485.02 and $129,559.90 delinquent. comparative showing. The number of land of enterprise. In all of 1934 onl: istered in the county, In addition, quit-claim deeds, rep- resenting largely transactions in dis- tressed property. dropped from 105 in 1934 to 71 in 1935. Better Than They Look The figures on public finances are even better than they look, in view of certain factors affecting. them. ‘The year 1934 was a banner period for loans by the federal loan bank against farmers to raise funds for a Prograth designed to maintain do- mestic crop prices at a level consid- ered desirable. A general sales tax and heavier lev- jes on small incomes are the only other alternatives. NORTH DAKOTA WPA EXCEEDS JOB GOAL 989 More Employed in State Than Quota of 10,500 Originally Set North Dakota’s Work Progress Ad- ministration Wednesday had more Holiday travelers were warned Wednesday that sleet and drifting snow in. some sections are making highways hazardous in North Dakota. Colder weather tonight with possible Thursday, was predicted. The highway department reported jail roads open throughout the state, but cautioned motorists that oil mix and other hard surface roads are ex- tremely slippery. Some roads in the eastern parts of the state are in dan- whose family incomes in 1933 were! the less than $3,000 8 year. He spoke before a meeting of the Association of Buying Offices, Inc., a national merchandising and research organization. ‘Labor Party Victor In New Zealand Poll gove ‘Wednesday night went down to crush- ing defeat by the labor party in gen- eral elections, With the results de; clared in 73 out of 80 seats in the snow, followed by rising temperatures} nay g. tee composed of members of both the V. F. W. and the American’ Legion. ‘The first. item on Van Zandt’s lo- cal program will be a luncheon at 1 Pp. m., at the Grand Pacific hotel, with veterans and local businessmen in attendance. This will be followed at 3 p.m. Junior At 6:30 ers of a 8s fi: .| Wilson had quarreled with his wife. than reached its goal of putting un- employed men and women to work, director Thomas H. Moodie an- nounced. A total of 11,489 were working un- der the WPA program at noon Wed- nesday, Moodie said. A quota of 10,- 500 previously was set as the number to be put to work by Wednesday night. ‘The total includes 8,841 non-farm- ers and 2,648 farmers needing immedi- ate relief. In addition, 694 are work- ing under other federal agencies, report Farmers given WPA relief will be ing for the farmer. His absence was noted when mail left in his box be- gan to accumulate. _ Surviving Wilson are four children in addition to the widow. Nothing Definite Yet “We haven't anything definite yet,” Moen said. He stated he expected the inquest would be concluded late Wed- j nesday. Neighbors testified to conditions in the nearly impoverished Wilson home. Clarence Magrum, 19, a neighbor, said [ Officials questioned Magrum over a ing frequently to hunt rabbits, but he| ministrat _@8 soon. agenc: said he did not have the gun Nov. 17, Pepe rina ahs shagee, ba andy These the day Wilson is believed to have} included 1,308 farmers from the Man- 20 gauge shotgun he admitted carry-| transferred to the resettlement ad- | Prosperit been shot. State Science School Stops Registrations Wahpeton, N. D., Nov. 27.—(#)— enrollment of all-time record dan district and 1,340 from the Minot M’Phee Funeral Rites Set at 2 P. M. Friday ticene- deleted ereulation and ‘Curran .. » charge. ans ae Women's Auxiliary, U.8. W.V. 5.00 Burial will made school enrollments but in the, present ald dgttaisbd eee vipalibearers. wilt be sehce | situation it ts doubtful if thead reflect, Typographical Union ......., 520] Mrs, a. msemire OF She city AAPAROE | ie) ty: date: i. . 490553 and the federal commissioner and much of the money went into taxes. The same thing holds true of the Home Owners Loan corporation, federal agency designed to relieve distressed property. It also did a bigger busi- ness in 1934 than 1935 and each such deal resulted in the payment of all taxes, Both the poor relief and tax situa- ‘tions have an important bearing on 1936 and the possibility is that the county levy can be reduced since the number of persons needing relief has been sharply curtailed. The ¢qunty poor-relief Budget for this year alone is $100,000, Those things are matters of such general interest that they affect every business and every resident of the etiy. Now for the real spark plug of Bis- Imarck's business which has kept it on a consistently higher level than is true of any other North Dakota city all through the depression. Payroll $100,000 Weekly | This is the city’s payroll which puts $99,982 into circulation in Bis- |marck every week, The money is spent by 3,789 wage earners regular- ly employed. Wages from incidental or casual employment is in addition and would swell this total. Ay Ch ogg food, cl iB a al heats and luxuries of life. Add to it-the vast trade done by Bismarck firms, both wholesale and retail, and the bulwark of Bismarck’s on the financial stability tf government Spas ne to te the progress of tax collections in Burleigh county. a In 1934 the total levy was weet of alan aaa sit d $138,800.56 still is delinquent. For t Se naan $490,975.12 has been collected, leaving With a part of the year still left in which to pay, tax collections for 1935 may make an even better transfers shows revival in the spirit but to date in 1935 the number is 312. isting circumstances in each particu- lar case. Almost invariably settle- ments have been arrived at that are entirely satisfactory to both debtor and.creditor and my court is open to the debtor as well as the creditor in these matters.” LAVAL STRENGTHENS HOPES OF SAVING HS CTY CONTRIBUTION TO ROGERS FUND IS /MPERILLED CABINET GROWING STEAD ILY Wins Chamber's Consent to Re- solve Financial Before Political Crisis Indian School, Spanish War) Auxiliary and Union Men Send Donations ly 297 warranty deeds were reg- Paris, Nov. 27._(#)—Premier Pierre Laval strengthened hopes of saving his cabinet from overthrow, informed sources said Wednesday, by pinning his government to the “golden franc.” With additional contributions com- ing in, Bismarck’s contribution to the ‘Will Rogers Memorial fund reached $365.33 Wednesday. Among new contributions was one of $5 from the auxiliary to the Span- ish-American War Veterans and & similar amount from the Bismarck Typographical union. ‘Mrs, K. C. Arness, representing the auxiliary, explained that Rogers was a Spanish-American war veteran and this, together with his record as a humanitarian enlisted their support. Col. D. H. Hamilton, former state senator from McHenry county, served The question of dissolution of Na- tionalistic leagues, on which Leftist forces had intended to attack the government at the opening: of parlia- ment Thursday, fell into the back- ground, superceded by financial issues. The powerful radical Socialist group of the chamber of deputies agreed by ‘@ vote of 28 to 20 to give to budget questions in the parliament proceedings. This dominant bloc conditioned its granting of the premier’s request, however, with insistence that debate on action against such Nationalistic groups as the war veterans’ organiza- in the same company with Rogers, Mrs, Arness said. Hamilton now 1s} employed at the state highway de- partment. Accompanying the contribution from the typographical union was an ex- planation that it is deeply interested in benefiting the crippled child and assumes that the money will go for that purpose, this having been indi- cated by the national committee which will select the type of memo- things, it was pointed out, the union maintains a home for its own aged members at Colorado Springs, Colo., and has made several substantial contribu- tion, Croix de Feu, follow immedi- ately. . The cabinet was generally regarded’ as safe in its stand against devalua- tion of the franc and in favor of a So- Chest Fund Is Only $1,000 Short of Goal Bismarck’s Community Chest fund cal is: still a little over $1,000 Spanish-American War Veterans aux- iliary also favored using the money to help crippled children. Another noteworthy contribution) was one of $6.07 from the Bismarck Indian school, contributions having been made by both pupils and em- ployes. THE FUND TODAY $346.