The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 30, 1936, Page 3

q ql i TAX EXPERT AVERS PLAN ELIMINATES LEVY INEQUALITIES New Revenues Would Come Principally From Upper In- come Groups of U. S. Washington, March 30.—(7)—An administration spokesman told the house ways and means committee Monday its revenue program would advance the principle of tax equity but would not “fully cover the needs! for additional revenue” outlined by President Roosevelt. Guy T. Helvering, commissioner of internal revenue, was the first witness on the tax report drafter by a ways and means subcommittee as the basis of hearings after Mr. Roosevelt rec- ommended new levies to meet bonus Payment and farm relief costs. He said the additional revenues that would be obtained by revision of the present corporate tax structure would result in the removal of in- equality, discrimination, and tax avoidance, and “will come mainly from members of the upper income groups of our population.” Favor Drafted Helvering said treasury officials were in complete harmony with the tentatively drafted revenue program. ‘The plans embraced raising $591,- 000,000 additional from a graduated tax on corporation net income, based on percentages of that income turn- ed into reserves; $100,000,000 from a windfall tax on processors who es- caped payment of AAA processing tax levies; and suggestions for bringing in $83,000,000 from temporary contin- uation of capital stock and excess pro- fits taxes and $25,000,000 from taxes on corporation dividends to foreign stockholders, Helvering said he thought the com- mittee should consider whether there were not additional sources of tem- porary revenue “that can be provid- ed for the next two or three years to bridge” a gap between the committee’s recommendations and those of the president. Aimed at Refusal Helvering’s remarks on providing additional revenue of a temporary character apparently were directed at the committee action in turning down a presidential suggestion for new and broader processing taxes. He said that the corporation tax would produce an additional $591,000,- 000 in revenue, as compared with $620,000,000 requested by President Roosevelt. The president suggested that $517,- 00,000 be provided over the next two or three years from windfall and pro- cessing taxes. NORTHERN PACIFIC WORKERS IN CLINIC Round Table Discussions Center About Improved Trans- portation Service Branch line stations were short- handed Sunday as employes of the Northern Pacific railroad attended a clinic on rail problems in Mandan Sunday. Besides officials and special guests more than 70 station representatives from Medina to Dickinson and along both branches out of Mandan came here on special trains and extra cars. Round table discussions centered on improved service, air-conditioned equipment, the Pettingill bill passed by the house and now pending in the U. 8. senate, reduced fares and store delivery and pickup service. Among those present were Lynn R. Challoner, assistant freight traffic manager; M. E. Harlan, assistant general passenger superintenderit; C. H, Goodhue, manager mail, baggage and express; A. R. Meisen, agricul- tural development agent, St. Paul; F. J. Elliott, traveling freight agent of &t. Paul; Walter A. Hein, district freight agent, Fargo, and J. D. Peter- son, Moorhead; H. L, McCarthy, Far- go; Ober A. Kobs, Jamestown, and Fred A. Sommers, Bismarck, traveling freight agents; Howard Ellsworth, as- sistant general freight and passenger agent, Helena; G. N. Slade, division superintendent, Glendive; C. V. Berg- lund, trainmaster, Dickinson, and J. A. Mercer, assistant superintendent, Fargo. Chimney Fire Causes No Damage to House Firemen answered two calls over the week-end. Saturday evening they were called to extinguish a chimney fire in the house owned by Frank Everts at 303 Third St. The flames were put out without any appreciable property damage. An alarm was turned in by Mrs. Frank C. Ellsworth, 302 West Main Ave., when some food, being prepared for the Sunday dinner, burned and filled the lower part of the house while she was absent. Corn-Hog Committee Passes on Compliance William Josephson of Wing, John H. Noon of Wilton and Charles Swen- son of Bismarck, members of the Bur- leigh county corn-hog committee yn- der the old AAA, met Monday to give final approval to approximately 150 compliance contracts. Approval of the compliance feature is necessary be- fore the final payments on the now invalidated AAA will be made. CAR IS STOLEN A tan Ford coupe, stolen from where it was parked between Broad- way and Thayer avenues on Fourth St., late Saturday night, had not been located by local police Monday. The automobile belonged to the Liv- dahl-Cranna Motor Co. and had been loaned out as a demonstrator. G-MAN RAID FARM Hot Springs, Ark., March 30.—(7)— Department of justice agents Monday surrounded and seized a farmhouse on the Malvern road near here with @ barrage of gas bombs, but reported the persons they had sought “were not there.” THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1936 ‘Ttalians Loose Rain of Steel to Rout Ethiopians from Mount Aradam Here is the first picture to reach America of the battle for possesston of Amba (Mount) Aradam. the 9000-foot na:ural fortress that Locked Italian progress in northern tthfopia. Italian fleld guns are shown in action, hurling shell after shell at <he positions of the entrenched Ethiopians. The intensive bombardment cleared the way for carture of the mountain and the defeat of the Ras Mulugueta’s force with terrific loss. Sample Sentiment For Third Party Minnesota Farmer-Laborites Choose Olson and Benson as Standard Bi 3 St. Paul, March 30.—(#)—Farmer- Labor party leaders moved Monday to circulate petitions throughout the country among farmers and workers seeking expressions from them about launching a third political party on a national scale for this year’s elections. The Minnesota Farmer Labor can- vention here Saturday adopted a reso- lution urging a national conference to go into the possibility of such a ticket. Howard Y. Williams, of St. Paul, organizer for the national Farmer- Labor party, said that whether the organization will have a presidential candidate in the field will depend on the survey and the outcome of a con- ference of liberal leaders to be held at & date to be selected. Namber of ‘Ifs’ Williams said that “outstanding political leaders over the country,” had given assurances they would be stand- ard-bearers in a presidential cam- paign if the rank and file in the next few weeks approves. Much will depend. too, according to Williams, on the ‘Democratic administration's moves on the relief question, and also on whether such major items as the ‘Wagner labor relations bill, Guffey coal bill and social security bill are declared unconstitutional by the Unit- ed States supreme court. The Minnesota Farmer Labor con- vention nominated Gov. Floyd B. (Olson as its candidate for the United States senate, and U. 8. Senator Elmer ‘A. Benson for governor. Governor Olson urged support for third national party. Would 8 jystem The convention approved a plat- form urging a changed economic sys- tem in which “monopolized industries ultimately will be collectively owned.” While not embodying the sweeping [public ownership principles of two years ago, nor the blunt assertion “capitalism has failed,” the party declaration of policies for 1936 as- iserted: “The’ program of the present sys- tem constitutes a planned poverty; we advocate and demand a system of planned plenty. To effect a cure for economic ills changes must be funda- mental.” Reject Radical Planks The convention promptly rejected a minority report on the platform, which would inculcate more radical planks in the declaration of principles. then squelched an amendment that | W! ‘would have demanded public owner- ship of all natural resources, non- agricultural basic industries, ana banks of the United States, “so that production shall be for use and needs of the people and not for the purpose lof profits and exploitation.” Among the major planks affecting the nation, and which Governor ‘Olson, as the party's candidate for U. 8. Senator, will espouse in his cam- paign, are ones proposing = federal constitutional amendment limiting terms of federal judges and justices to 10 years instead of life, as now, land empowering congress to enact s legal NRA, a social security program, regulate agricultural and industrial production, and “provide government ownership of banking and monopolis- tic industries,” all of which could not be declared unconstitutional by the supreme court of the United States. Minot Cagers Given Letters By Welford Minot, N. D., March 30.—()—Gov. ‘Walter Welford presented basketball! Netters to the state championship Minot high school squad at an as- sembly program Monday. Receiving monograms were co-captains Bud Monnes and Ernolf Roland, Freddie Gran, Nim Eide, Arnold ‘Alger, Roger Herigstad, Chetley Anderson, Darrel! Jackson, Dennis Huntley and Jim Os- gard. ——_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_______+ Townsend Admits | Some Peculations | Baltimore, March 30.—(?)—Dr. Francis E. Townsend, whose old- age pension movement is under congressional scrutiny, admitted Monday some of his workers had, of necessity, “dipped into the main funds” of the organization. “But there has been no gigantic plan of robbery,” the elderly Long Beach, Calif. physician told the Evening Sun. “There have been small pecu- lations by some of our workers. It was inevitable.” He explained that the move- ment started without funds and that volunteer workers had to be accepted “without any sort of in- vestigation into their back- grounds,” Lightning Plays | Harmless Prank Shelby, N. C., March 30.—(?)— Lightning struck just as Yates Hawkins, and his Negro helper, Marvin Byers, were delivering fur- niture at the home of Mrs. M. B. The hook of the truck seemed to take fire. The top of the cab was burned away. The underpin- ning of Mrs. Kennedy's house was scattered. Windows were smashed and a radio was demolished. But no one was hurt, MERGENS OUTLINES K. C. ESSAY RULES Parochial Seventh and Eighth Grade Pupils to Be Award- ed Cash Prizes “St. Thomas More, the Model of Catholic Laymen” is the subject which has been chosen for the state-wide essay contest which the North Da- kota council of the Knights of Colum- bus will sponsor through its depart- mental plan for participation in the national Catholic action program, ac- cording to C. H. Mergens, deputy. The contest is open to the seventh and eighth grade pupils of some 40 Catholic parochial schools in the state and is under the direction of Rev. Robert A. Feehan, pastor of St. Mary's procathedral and state chair- man of the Knights of Columbus parochial school department. Four cash prizes will be awarded by Rev. Feehan’s committee. Manuscripts are to be completed by April 21 and to be submitted to the grand knights of the Knights of Columbus councils closest to the res- pective schools, Awards will be made at the 29th annual state convention ot the order at Williston, May 17-18. Cooperating in sponsoring the con- test are the following council chair- men: W. F. McGraw, Bismarck; Rev. Louis Traufler, Devils Lake; Rev. A. Gallowitch, Dickinson; Rev. Leo Dworschak, ‘Fargo; M. David Miller, Grand Forks; A. J. Linn, Jamestown; Rev. Father Ward, Langdon; Rev. J. J O'Donovan, New Rockford; Rev. Father Garvin, Minot; John Carey, Mandan; Rev. F. A. Meyer, Wahpeton, state chaplain, and Rev. E. P. O'Neil, ‘iston, Woman Murderer to Plead Self-Defense New York, March 30.—(#)—Vera Stretz will plead self defense in the slaying of Dr. Frits Gebhardt, her wealthy lover, said Attorney Samuel! Leibowitz Monday during a recess in her first degree murder trial. “We will prove that Miss Stretz’ af- fection for Gebhardt had cooled and that he attacked her in his apart- ment,” the lawyer said. “She shot in self defense.” Leibowitz occupied most of the morning session reading letters from Gebhardt showing his love for the blonde univergity: graduate. Mrs. Alvin Simonson Dies in Fargo Sunday Fargo, N. D., March 30.—(?)—Mrs. Alvin C. Simonson, 42, died Sunday in a Fargo hospital. In addition to her husband and their family, she leaves her mother, Mrs. W. B. Dat! at Sioux Falls, sisters, Mrs. K. Larson at Grand Forks, and Miss Hilde Dahl at Augustana college of Sioux Falls; brothers, Gerhard, Lake Preston, Spencer at Frazer, Mont., and Oliver at Howard, 8. D. NRA REVIVAL REMOTE Washington, March 30.—(?)}—The possilly 6.88 esely sare £0 lentes late for the replacement was discounted Monday by congressional SUICIDE ATTEMPT FAILS Fargo, N. D., March 30.—(?)—Found in an alley with his throat slashed Saturday night, Lewis Underdahl, Fargo , 15 in the Cass county jail after an unsuccessful attempt at suicide, FARGO MAN DIES Fargo, N. D., March 30.—(P)— Joseph Polum, 53, died Sunday fol- lowing heart ailment. He leaves his widow, three brothers and two sis-” ters. MINOT WOMAN DIES Minot, N. D., March 30.—(?)—Mrs. Celina Herzog, &, resident of Ward county since 1903, died Sunday at the home of @ daughter in Minot. Funeral! services will be Wednesday. . SUGAR INSTITUTE IS RAPPED IN DECISION OR SUPREME COURT Certain Practices Are Held in Violation of Sherman Anti-Trust Law Washington, March 30.—(?)—In a ruling on one of the most important anti-trust sults in recent years, the supreme court held Monday that certain practices of the Sugar Insti- tute, Inc. violate the Sherman act barring restraint of competition. The unanimous opinion, by Chief Justice Hughes, affirmed with some modifications the ruling of Federal Judge Julian W. Mack at New York that most of the institute’s practices ran counter to the anti-trust act. Formed in 1928 by 15 cane sugar refining companies, the institute was described by its backers as intended to eliminate “secret discriminations” and other “abuses” of the industry. In 1931 the government sued its dissolution, contending the members produced from 70 to 80 per cent of all the refined sugar sold in the Unit- ed States and competition was cur- tailed. The sugar refiners appealed to the supreme court from Judge Mack's rul- ing. “Because of the collapse of the fed- eral government's attempt at trade regulation under the NRA,” they said, "commerce and industry are looking to this court for guidance in deter- mining what they may do to abolish destructive and dishonest trade abuses without being held guilty of violating the federal anti-trust laws.” Perhaps the principal issue was legality of an agreement to sell sugar only at prices and terms openly an- nounced in advance of sale and ban ning discriminations among custom- ers. Judge Mack held this produced “undue restraint of trade.” The government contended that “full publicity of all closed transac- tions would effectively put an end to secret concessions.” Albert Jacobus Bound Over to Higher Court Albert J. Jacobus, former employe of the Dakota-Montana Hide-Metal Co. of Beach, who headquartered at Bowman, waived examination before Justice of the Peace H. R. Bonny here Saturday and was bound over to the district court on charges of embezzle- ment. He is being held in the Bur- leigh county jail in default of $1,500 bonds. Jacobus was returned here from McIntosh, 8, D., by Sheriff Fred Anstrom after his arrest there for the alleged embezzlement of $313 worth of property from the Beach concern. DROWNS AS BOAT TIPS La Cross, Wis., March 30.—(?)—Mil- ton Kobs, 18, drowned Sunday when @ boat in which he was crossing the swollen Swift Creek near here over- turned. Thyee companions escaped. BUTTE DOCTOR DIES Lovelock, Nev., March 30.—(#)—Dr. H. D. Kistler, head of the Murray hospital at Butte, Mont., died here Sunday from injuries received in an lautomobile accident here a week ago. If there were no atmosphere around the earth, darkness would settle the ‘moment that the sun disappeared be- low the horizon. Cheer up! A luncheon at the Prince will bring back that smile. Time for a NEW LETTERHEAD We specialize in the printing of business end professional stationery, invoices, etc. Let us quote op your requirements and show you samples of the new Caslon Bond. Bismarck Tribune Co, Stationery Dep't. Phone 32 Paupers Traded Shirts for Booze Harrisburg, Il, March 30—() —There's more than one way to buy liquor, residents of the Saline county poor farm have found. Custodian Claude Butler says the inmates, returning from town intoxicated, seem to have traded away their shirts and even their trousers to buy it. The board of supervisors stop- ped it, however, by forbidding the farm residents from leaving the LBERALZATION OF FEDERAL CROP LOAN REGULATIONS ASKED Western Solons Seek to Break Conflict Between FCA and RRA Rulings Washington, March 30.—(P)—A group of western senators sought a conference with farm credit and re- settlement administration officials Monday to demand liberalization of crop loan regulations and immediate seed loans to needy farmers. Senator Murray (Dem.-Mont.) call- ed the conference after Governor Holt of Montana complained of the delay in loans, and said the restric- tions upon eligibility was “a matter of serious concern.” Conflicting regulations by the FCA and the Resettlement administration, Murray said, has delayed distribution of $30,000,000 seed loan funds allocat- ed by President Roosevelt, Holt told Murray the regulation prevented loans to any one who had been transferred to resettlement rolls who had received a relief grant “which in many cases may be only a few grocery items.” Murray also telegraphed a request to President Roosevelt asking him to instruct the Resettlement and farm credit associations to expedite the loans and liberalize their policy. The senators named to present the demands were Wheeler (Dem.-Mont.),! baby all your own an Frazier (Rep.-N.D.), Adams (Dem.- Colo.), Burke (Dem.-Neb.), Shipstead Minn.), O'Mahoney (Dem.- Wyo.), Pope (Dem.-Idaho), Bulow (Dem.-8.D.), Schwellenbach (Dem.- Wash.), and Capper (Rep.-Kan.). Rep. Ayres (Dem.-Mont.) was ask- ed to represent the house. INCOME TAX BOOST NOT NECESSARY IN LIGHT OF REVENUES Welford Cites Fact Experts Did Not Forecast Return Sales Tax Has Brought Minot, N. D., March 30.—(?)—In an interview on the North Dakota tax situation, Gov. Walter Welford said here Monday that increases which the 1935 legislature made in state in- come tax rates would not have been necessary as far as revenue for this year is concerned, had the legislators known that the state sales tax would be so productive. Expert estimates made at the time the state sales tax was under discus- sion in the legislature indicated that the 2 per cent tax on retail transac- tions would yield $2,008,000 annually, said the governor. Receipts so far, however, have exceeded expectations, he said, and it appears that the sales tax will produce about $3,000,000 an- nually, It is Governor Welford’s view that both the sales tax and the higher in- come tax enacted in 1935 are experi- mental. They were enacted, he said, to meet emergency needs, to maxe it Possible for the state to carry a bur- den of relief shifted in part to the state by the federal government and to enable the state to carry on gov- ernmental services in educational and other fields, “I would not say,” he declared, “whether either the sales tax or the present income rates are necessarily &@ part of the future system of taxa- tion which our state will have.” Tzhe first big problem toward solu- tion of the present difficulties in tax- ation, Welford indicated, will be to learn what the people of North Da- kota can afford to pay in support of government, as compared with that the people want in the way of gov- ernmental services. Robbers Chisel Way Into Hankinson Safe Hankinson, N. D., March 30.—(P)— Robbers chiseled their way into the vault of the Hankinson Farmers Co- operative creamery here Sunday night and escaped with $350 in cash. The Richland county's sheriff department is investigating. The robbery was dis- by employes when they ar- rived for work. JOHN McQUADE DIES 8 HAUPTMANN’S DEATH WARRANT Now, THEREFORE, pursuant to the statutes in such + [ease made and provided, I, THOMAS W. TRENCHARD, Presiding Judge lof the Runterdon County Court of Oyer and Teruiner, do hereby appoint the week commencing Mondey, the KuZiack (Jo) day of March, A. D. 1956, ae the week within which such sentence lof dvath must be executed in the manner provided by lew and hereby command you to execute said sentence upon some day within the week so appointed, and this shall, under the statutes of thie State, be your sufficient warrant therefor, IN TESTIMONY WHEREOP, I have hereunto set my hand thie nineteenth day of Pebruary, A. De 19356.. ferk ol je Hunterdon a Court of Oyer and Terminers ROBINSON OPPOSING FLOOD CONTROL ACT Democratic Leader Calls Bill Discrimination in Favor of East Washington, March 30.—()—Sena- tor Robinson, the Democratic leader, said Monday he would be compelled to oppose the new $300,000,000 flood control bill, which he called probably @ discrimination in favor of the east. He urged the senate commerce com- mittee to consider instead, as a basis for action, the $750,000,000 measure passed by the house last session. Approximately $500,000,000 of proj- ects in the house bill have been dubbed “pork” by Chairman Cope- land (Dem.-N.Y.) of the committee and were eliminated from the new _ Nationally-Known STETSON HATS for men, sold exclusively Jamestown, March 30.—(?)—John} by Alex Rosen & Bro. McQuade, 84, died Saturday in his home here. Survivors are his widow and three children. Funeral services will be held Tuesday. Oslo Builds Boats But Flood Doubted Oslo, Minn., March 30.—(P)— More than a dozen small boats have been constructed here by residents who are anticipating high water on the Red river which flows past the town. Oslo has been flooded on several occasions in former years and on those occasions boats were the principal way of getting about. Danger of a flood, however, is slight, according to Dean E. F. Chandler, University of North Da- kota geologist, who said that snow this year is melting slowly and much of the water is seeping into the dry ground. A Baby For You? If you are denied the blessing of a yearn for a baby's arms and a baby's smile do not ee up hope. Just write in confi- lence to Mrs. Mildred Owens, Dept. 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