The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1936, Page 1

[===] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | ESTABLISHED 1873 The Weather Somewhat unsettled tonight and Tuesday; not much change th temp. 4 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1936 PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘Vote Immediate Bonus Payment, 76-19 ' Forks Man Found Frozen; Bismarck Man Missing aes a + RO ARNISON LST |Robinson’s Reply _ |WELFORD BELIEVES | | Father Neptune’s Breath Freezes in Zero Weather REPORTED NMINOT | =T'o Smith Awaited SUNDAY ARTERNOON Nils Rogers, 76, Thought to Have Died Night of Jan. 20 on Rural Road COLD WAVE IS CONTINUING Agricultural Experts Smile as Precipitation Increases Steadily Nils Rogers, %5-year-old Grand Forks man, was found frozen to death Sunday, the only North Dakotan to die in the current cold snap. But elsewhere in the nation the death Rogers was found dead by one of several searching parties about 11 miles west of Grand Forks. It is be- ~ lieved that he froze to death the night of Jan. 20 when he attempted to walk from the place where he left of the state. Arvid Backlund, assistant WPA di- tector at Minot, was in charge of the search. He said he felt confident Arntson would be found safe, since it was reported that he had been seen in Minot at noon Sunday -by Guy Booth, Ward county..recreational di- rector. Booth said he had talked with Arntson at the Leland Parker hotel the hotels there showed he had not been, registered Sunday night. Fear first was expressed by his wife when Arntson failed to report his whereabouts, and it was at her re- quest that search for him was begun. Deputy to Woodside Arntson is deputy to D. E. Wood- side, procurement officer for the fed- eral treasury department in North Dakota. He formerly was deputy commissioner of agriculture and labor and a former president of the state federation of labor. He was none too warmly clad to battle frigid temperatures, Mrs. Arnt- son said, but has lived in this state for many years and knows the diffi- cule and dangers of cold-weather vel. At Chicago, Weather Forecaster J. R. labeled the current cold spell the worst since the turn of the century, With deaths from cold already esti- mated at 225, he said the cold spell would continue at least another 24 hours at Chicago and until ‘Thursday. The frigid fingers of the cold wave reached down into Okla- hhoma, Texas and parts of Florida, Many sections faced the prospect of more snow with the attendant danger of blocked roads but in the northwest the atmosphere was gen- erally clear although the outlook was for continued cold. : the thaws come in the spring and the same idea was expressed at. Des Moines, Ia., where crop forecasters chided city folks for complaining about the deep snow in that area. ‘The thick white blanket is ly important in that area, they said, since it prevents fall-sown crops from being winter killed by the current low temperatures and insures moisture for the growing season. Though incon- venient, the snow is a blessing, they contended. While the United States shivered, however, her farthest north enjoyed balmy weather, Alaska, reporting a temperature of 45 Rover’s Health Is Concern of State Rover's health Monday became & matter of official state concern, Verret, declared hereafter canned dog food must be inspect- ed and tested for purity and type of content in the state food lab- oratories at Bismarck. Verret held canned dog foods were included in the North Da- kota feeding stuffs law, and that all manufacturers must submit their dog foods for testing and registering with the state regu- ‘story department. COMMENTS ACRID AND LAUDATORY ON AL SMITHS SPEECH Praised for His Candor by Some Editors, Called ‘Frustrat- ed’ by Others editorial comments on Al Smith's speech to the Liberty league Satur- day night: uncommonly ludicrous, New York Herald-Tribune (Rep.)— To. this men plea, and he made and clarity that no one else can equal. Emotional Peroration Cleveland Plain Dealer (Ind.-Dem.) —It is in his emotional peroration, in which he accuses the New Deal of “Socialism,” that Gov. Smith displays the amazing, and to many, the tragic change from the forward-looking exe- cutive of other years to the frustrated man who apparently cannot live down his disappointment at not being pres- ident. Chicago Tribune (Ind. Rep.)—With characteristic candor and deep feel- ing, Mr. Smith rebuked the admin. istration’s. repudiation of par- solemn ty pledges and ite betrayal of party |’ principles. Fourth of July Clesing Baltimore Sun (Ind. Dem.)—It is disappointing that Al Smith should mar a good speech with a Fourth July closing. are certain fo be debate, it isa : Al Smith's gifts shot intrude a hobgoblin where realism and discrimination and a comprehen- sive issue are urgently required. Philadel Record (Ind. Liberal) revealed “plain people,” but Saturday night he had few words for people.” Al to them—now. will ‘ phia fered ful.” Of Minnesota Editors Verne E. Joslin, one-time editor of The Observers Betieve New Yorker May Still Accept Some Nomination Washington, Jan. 27.—(7)—The for ‘the most part, New Deal leaders Monday charted their campaign stra- tegy in view of Alfred E. Smith’s threat to “take a walk” if the Demo- cratic convention in June endorses what Smith assails as Socialistic po- licies of the Roosevelt administration. Whether “the administration will speak softly in an effort to prevent wide-open schism in the party, or whether it will go at Smith hammer and tongs is expectéd to be known shortly. Closeted in his office, Senator Rob- inson (Dem.-Ark.), majority leader of the senate and Smith’s running mate in 1928, was at work on a reply he will deliver to a nation-wide radio audience at 9:45 p. m., CST, Tuesday night. A wave of seldom equal- led in the capital followed Smith’s Insists on Smith had insisted on an answer a the president himself by say- “Well, here we are. Millions and millions of Democrats just like my- self, all over the country, still believe in that (1932) platform. And what we want to know is why it wasn’t carried out. “And listen. There is only one man in the United States of America that can answer that question. It won't do to pass it down to an undersec- retary.” ‘One of the few formal replies to ‘Continyed on Page Two) TOO MANY DAMAGE CLAIMS DISASTROU North Dakota Youth Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Grand Larceny 8t. Paul, Jan. 27.—(#)—Stanley C. » 28, Fordville, N. D., plead- district court Monday to larceny growing attempt to collect fraudulent damage claim from the Line railroad. Sentence was de- ling an investigation by what officials of such claims. idents, the court . 23, 1934, when wagon and col- inst B E ae i iH i i i g fit i in ty os are collected months a Boo EERE pare seek Re A iy : | it. re, TERE HE BES FORS IN STATEHOUSE SHOULD RESIGN JOBS Asserts Payroll Will Not Be Used to Build Personal Political Machine ENEMIES ARE ‘SCATTERED’ Asserts Group in State Bank Is Actively Working Again&t Administration (By the Associated Press) Governor Walter Welford Monday asserted that while the state payroll will not be used to “build a personal political machine,” he believed state employes opposed to his administra- tion should resign. Although mentioning no names, Welford charged that some state em- Ployes have “taken issue” with his Policies arid are “openly advocating” selection by the Nonpartisan League of “some person” other than Welford to be the league candidate fur gov- ernor. He said that employes opposing his administration are “scattered” through all state departments. “The Bank of North Dakota har. bors a proportionately large group of them,” Welford declared in a state- ment, “and because of the nature of their employment all over the state they are working against the admin- istration when they should be work- ing in complete accord with the ad- ministration.” : Bans ‘Mailed Fist’ Tactics Welford said that his “refusal” to use the “mailed fist” and his “reten- tion on the state payroll of those who are active in the interests of others has created a unique situation in reece — politics which is some- what bewildering to the average po- Mtician.” SER Reales He asserted that he did not “deny” the right of state employes to express their “own opinions and ideas.” “In the final analysis, however,” he stated, “it seems to me that ethically the only path open to them would be to resign their positions rather than to use the advantage they have on the Payroll to oppose an administration of which they do not approve. “The state payroll will not be used to build a personal political machine. Wants Qualified Men “T assumed the duties of governor with the announced policy that I would obtain the appointment of men qualified to do the work contemplated under the statutes. “Having been elected with the sup- port and endorsement of the Non- Partisan league, it was but natural that persons supporting the policies of that organization would receive preferential consideration. That pol- icy has been strictly adhered to ex- cept for those boards or commissions which, either through the legislature or-the federal government, were de- signed to be nonpolitical in their membership. “The policies which I believed were for the best interest of the state as a whole have’ been announced publicly from time to time and have received almost unanimous endorsement by our farmers, our laborers, and by busi- ness interests in general. I can see no reason for change now.” Warns Against Dictatorship “There is no element in- volved and the rights of all are con- served. There is not and cannot be individual control or individual dic- tatorship. It is up to all of the citt- zens of the state to determine whether or not my administration has been efficient and honest and whether or fot they want my policies continued ;|or whether they want an organizatior operated for individual benefit. “The people are, I believe, fully aware of the issues involved and I cannot believe they will be stampeded to endorse policies which will mean ultimate ruin to the league organiza- tion and disaster to the people of the state.” WPA Wage Increases Are Asked by Group Demands for wage increases and specific monthly work hours were be- fore state WPA officials Monday from the Workers Labor club of Bismarck, Welford, Thomas H. WPA administrator, and E. A. Willson, executive director of the state welfare board, urged 50 cents an hour wages and 120 hours of work s month. Three Men Killed in Fort Peck Accidents FLAX SEED To INCREASE. ADVISED BY NORTH DAKOTAN Rising Commercial Demand Is Cited as One Major Rea- son by Walster Minneapolis, Jan. 27—(?)—An im- portant step toward the stimulation of home-grown, rather than import- ed products, Dr. H. L. Walster, Uni- versity of North Dakota Agricultural college dean, said Monday, lies in a greatly increased flaxseed output in this country. Since flax is a heavily imported product, Dr. Walster, who also is president of the United States Flax institute, deemed it a wise plan to produce flax up to within a reason- able fraction of domestic needs. In addition to heavy seed imports, lin- seed oil substitutes come into this country duty-free, he declared. With production in normal crop years only half of the country’s re- quirements for linseed ‘oil and meal, Dr. Walster said production could be raised to about three-fourths of the nation’s needs and still have present, tariff rates serve as a price stimulant. While flax production during the past several years has been exception- ally low, but one-quarter of the na- tion’s requirements having been raised last year, the curtailed production has no relation to the government con- trol program, Dr. Walster explained, but instead has resulted entirely from drouth. Being a product inedible for hu- mans, prices of flax and flax prod- ucts, chiefly linseed oil, follow strict- ly the trend of commercial demands for the products, he said, and with commercial demarid slack, low pro- duction the past few years has meant nothing toward higher returns to farmers. With commercial demand gaining, Dr. Walster advocated that farmers, especially those in. wheat raising areas, be urged to produce flax in greater quantities, while at the same time he advocated effective government treat- ment to correct the situation sur- rounding the importation, duty free, ot. perilla oil, a high quality linseed substitute, from Japan. Miller’s Tax Order To Benefit Consumer Grand Forks, N. D.,.Jan. 27.—(7)— A desire to return processing tax money to the consumer through tax cuts, governed Federal Judge Andrey Miller’s order freeing $75,049.82 in im- pounded payments of the state mill. Judge Miller said, “Since there is no possible way of returning the tax to the individual consumer who had paid it, I felt the next nearest thing to paying it to the consumer was to reduce the taxpayers’ bill.” Judge Miller's order provides the money be used in reducing principal and interest on mill bonds. ‘Borah-for-President’ Headquarters Opened Washington, Jan. 27.—(#)—Inform- ed sources said Monday a “Borah-for- President” national campaign head- Carl G. Bachmann, Wheeling, Virginia, has quietly been establish- ed here. The move has been made in anficipation of the Idaho senator's formal declaration of his candidacy for the Republican nomination on or about Feb. 1. KAISEE IS 77 Doorn, the Netherlands, Jan. 27.— (®)—White-bearded Wilhelm Of Ho- henzollern, former Kaiser of Germany, became 77 years old Monday, proudly erect and enjoying firm health. : Here is one of the phenomena that explains why primitive peo- ples personify nature, for the steam rising from Father Nep- tune’s salty water of New York harbor is identical. with that caused by the “freezing” of hu- man breath in cold weather. known to meterologists as “arctic smoke,” it is caused by moisture laden air, warmed by the less cold ocean water, rising and contact- ing the zero air sweeping across the harbor. The moisture is con- densed into clouds of tiny, steam- like drops. KING GEORGE'S BIER PASSED BY 10,000 PERSONS BACH HOUR Representatives of Monarchies and Republics Arrive for Tuesday Funeral London, Jan. 27.—(#)—Great Brit- ain’s national pilgrimage past the bier of King George V rose to a rate of 10,000 persons an hour at the last day of the lying-in-state in Westminster hall Monday after early morning scenes in which mourners protested an early closing of the chamber doors. One delegation of mourners marched to No. 10 Downing street to object be- cause the entrance was closed more than two hours earlier than had been announced before being reopened to admit the ever-swelling crowds from all quarters. + King Edward VIII, meanwhile, re- turned to Buckingham palace after spending the week-end at his Fort Belvedere country estate. At the same time, King Carol of Rumania, one of the five visiting kings for the funeral Tuesday of the late English sovereign, arrived at Do- ver aboard @ British destroyer and came to London by special train. Monday night King Edward will give a private dinner at Buckingham palace for royal visitors and heads of foreign delegations to the funeral, ex- pected \to be swelled by the arrival of the kings of Belgium and Denmark, the president of France and the crown prince of Italy. The archbishop of Canterbury, who attended King George at the mon- arch’s death and led the principal memorial service Sunday at West- minster Abbey, will officiate at the funeral service, assisted by the arch- bishop of York and the bishop of Winchester. List Burdick, Lemke For Townsend Plan Washington, Jan. 27.—(?)—The Townsend National Weekly Monday listed 50 representatives as pledged “to support a bill to pay $200 a month pension to citizens of over 60.” Among those listed as “pledged” are Reps. Burdick and Lemke of North PUBLISHER DIES Seattle, Wash., Jan. 27.—(?)}—Wal- lace Bruce Jessup, 60, publisher of the Bremerton, Wash. News-Search- light and former St. Paul and Missou- la newspaper man, died here Sunday of a chronic heart affliction. PROCLAIM MARTIAL LAW , Jan. els (% —! law was in the of | Jessfield district where student agita- tion against alleged Japanese aggres- sion in North China precipitated s new outbreak of rioting. St, Paul—Samuel F. Fullerton, 76, who resigned in 1930 as secretary of the Minnesota Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty, died Sunday. gton—Senator Nye (Rep.- tion asking $7,360 additional to con- clude the munitions investigation and’ said he was prepared to press it to vote. uv : ‘Martial |G. Tugwell, WAR EMERCES FROM EXPEDITION STATUS TO MAJOR CONFLICT Semi-Secret Advance of Italians Near British Colony Is Revealed pian day from the status of a secondary colonial expedition into real war with thousands of casualties and well- defined maneuvers. With many thousand killed and wounded on the northern front, a hitherto semi-secret advance of Ital- jans on the southern front, along the frontier of Kenya, the British col- cny, Was reported. ‘Thus the operations in Ethiopia now can be seen to be divided into five general areas. In the south, two Italian divisions are attempting to move northward. One is headed by General Graziani and the other by General Agostini. In the north, two Italian columns, under the command of Marshal Pietro Badoglio are operating from the north and the northeast. Activities in the fifth area, leading from the north in the general direction of Lake Tana, are unreported. JURY INCOMPLETE IN KID CANN TRIAL Mrs. Liggett Still Refuses to Allow Daughter to Testify in Case Minneapolis, Jan. 27.—(?)—The form of questions put to talesmen by the defense was sharply challenged as the trial of Isadore Blumenfeld (Kid Cann) went into its second week without the completion of a jury Mon- day. The defendant is charged with the slaying of Walter Liggett. As one of the prospective jurors was under examination, Thomas W. Mc- Meekin, of defense counsel, asked “Could you start this trial believing the defendant innocent?” Roy C. Frank, assistant attorney general, one of the prosecutors, ob- jected, saying the proper form should be “not believe, but presume.” Judge Selover ruled that, in the future examination of talesmen the word “presume” should be used when this question was put. As the trial proceeded Monday more than 80 members of the jury panel had been examined with nine jurors —six men and three women—accept- ed by the state and defense. ‘Whether 10-year-old Marda Liggett will be called as a state witness re- mained in doubt. While state's attorneys have sought to have the girl brought into court @s a prosecution eye witness to the murder, Mrs. Liggett has steadfastly refused to allow her daughter to be drawn into the trial. TO EXPEDITE PROJECT Washington, Jan. 27.—(4)—Rexford Resettlement adminis- trator, declares an effort will be made to expedite establishment of a sub- sistence homestead project near Great Falls, Mont. NO SHOW SELECTED Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 27.—(?)}— Officials of North Dakota’s three ma- jor fairs adjourned their meeting Saturday without deciding as to the night show attraction for the circuit. DRAYTON BEATS CAVALIER Cavalier, N. D., Jan. 27.—()—Dray- ton’s bombers blasted Cavalier high &, school 20 to 17, overcoming an early |lead established by Cavalier. IMPATIENT SENATE Whether New Taxes Will Be Asked by Administration Is Undetermined ‘AUTHORIZES —$2,237,000,000 Entire Membership Recorded on Roll Call First Time in Three Years Washington, Jan. 27.—(?)}—Immed- iate payment of the soldiers’ bonus was made law by congress today over President Roosevelt's veto. The senate, with its big Democratic majority, voted 76 to 19 to override the chief executive's veto. The house had smashed it down last week 324 to 61. The two ballots, which saw top Democratic leaders go against the president on the 16-year-old issue, put the $2,491,000,000 bond-payment plan on the statute books. They raised also for Mr. Roosevelt and his financial advisers the serious problem of finding funds to meet the new drain on the treasury. Whether new taxes will be asked to meet this extra-budget outlay—esti- mated to require an immediate ex- penditure of $1,000,000,000—remained to be seen. Need Actual Appropriation The new law itself merely author- izes an appropriation of $2,237,000,000 and makes available $254,000,000 al- ready in thesbonus certificate fund to pay the bonus 1945 maturity value in $50 cashable bonds. An actual ap- propriation will have to be made later in some regular supply bill. President Roosevelt did not men- tion taxes in his brief veto message, but said his objections were the same now as they were last May when he vetoed the Patman inflationary-pay- ment meaure. Then, he declared failure by congress to “provide addi- tional taxes” to pay the bonus would “in itself and by itself alone warrant proval” of the measure. ~ Loud applause greeted the @n- nouncement of the vote by Vice Presi- dent Garner who before giving it congratulated the senate on its “good health.” He noted that for the first time since he became presiding of- ficer the entire membership was re- New High Debt Forecast While Democratic leaders in both houses have contended no new taxes would be required, Secretary Morgen- thau has cautioned payment of the bonus would increase to perhaps $11,- 300,000,000 the amount of new treas- ury financing in the next 17 months, $5,800,000,000 of this being a refund- ing operation. Also he forecast a new public debt high approaching $36,- 000,000,000. The bill for payment in bonds that could be cashed after June 15. Next at local postoffices, or held for 3 per cent interest for nine years. The bill passed the senate originally ‘74 to 16 and the house 346 to 59. Senator King (Dem.-Utah), who voted against the bill with eight other Democrats, tried to have the house resolution passing it over the veto re- ferred to the finance committee, but Senator Harrison (Dem.-Miss.), co- (Continued on Page Two) Putnam Sentenced To Serve 7 Years Valley City, N. D., Jan. 27—(?)— B, L. Putnam of Dallas, Texas, con- victed of first degree manslaughter in the slaying of Dave Stewart, Hope, N. D., marshal, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in the state peni- tentiary by Judge M. J. Englert in district court here Monday. The 24- year-old youth who was found guilty Saturday was to be taken to Bismarck Monday afternoon. The jury recom~ mended a seven-year term. Frank Dick Lee of Dallas was sen- tenced to one year when he pleaded guilty to third degree burglary of the Hope oil station. Lee had previously confessed to Steele county officers that he acted as a lookout at the rob- bery in 1932 and was a state witness against Putnam. Forman Has Lowest Tax Rate in State ‘The village of Forman, with a tax of $23.57 per $1,000 of valuation, has the lowest tax rate of any North Da- kota, municipality and Drake, with $53.96 per $1,000 valuation, is the highest, according to a survey made by the North Dakota Taxpayer. Bismarck is about midway in the list with taxes of $33.02 per thousand, It is behind: Fargo, Devils Lake and Jamestown but ahead of Dickinson, Mandan, Wahpeton, Williston, Graf- ton, Grand Forks and Minot, The latter city pays the highest taxes of any major city in North Da- kota, the figure being $40.16 per $1,000 of valuation, Nye Scores Nation’s Defense Expenditure Springfield, O., Jan. 27.—(®)—The United States, Senator Gerald P. Nye said Sunday, has increased its peaces time national defense budget 200 per cent while engaging in a “mad prep- bee cause other nations are.” Senator Nye told the League of Women Voters here, the country spends more now to maintain army and navy than for all government, including army and navy, in 1914.