The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 30, 1936, Page 7

“ GOP SAYS NEW DEAL FOSTERS FARMS CUT FROM RUSSIAN LAST Butler Whiplashes Republicans for Not Having Construc- > tive National Program. Washington, March 30.—(?)—The Republican national committee ac- cused the New Deal Monday of being the sponsor of farm communities which are “communistic in concep- tion.” . “President Roosevelt's Resettlement administration,” the committee said in a statement, “is establishing _in West Virginia and other states com- munal farms which follow the Rus- sian pattern, in that each member of the community will work on cooper- ative projects and share in the pro- ceeds, “A community farm just outside of Charleston, W. Va., supplies the lat- est example of what these projects will be, “They call this House.” Charged Off Millions The government, the statement said, charged off @ million dollars on its books for this community in which 153 families who formerly were on re- Nef are living. The “model” homes, it said, already are “showing cracked walls;” the land which was bought by the federal emergency relief admin- istration at $29 an acre is found to be “very much worn out” and the “homesteaders exist at a minimum Subsistence level.” Former President Hoover denied re- ports in Washington political circles that he was backing Senator Vanden- berg (Rep., Mich.) for the presidential nomination. A statement issued through a sec- retary said Mr. Hoover “has taken no part in the encouragement of any candidate,” and “is engaged solely in fighting the New Deal.” Butler Criticizes GOP From Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia university, came the statement that he had heard sharp criticism of the Repub- lean party for lack of a constructive community Red program. “If the party hopes to elect a pres- ident in 1936,” he said, “it must find a candidate of much higher intel- lectual and statesmanlike qualifica- tions than any of those now being talked of, and it must face the prob- lems of the future . . . with definite- ness and courage.” A third party threat came from Howard Y. Williams, organizer for the National Farmer-Labor party. He de- clared at St. Paul that whether the “liberals” put a party into the cam- paign depended upon results of a na- tional conference and events of the next few weeks. FOUR-STATE ‘WRECK’ BILLED BY 40 AND 8 Fargo Will Be Host to First Oc- casion of Its Kinds in State, April 30 Fargo, N. D., March 30.—(?)—Fargo will be host to a four-state “wreck” April 30 staged by members of. the 40 and 8, according to notification received by W. R. Petitt, Fargo com- mander, from national headquarters. States incolved are North and South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. This is the first time North Dakota has been chosen for such an event in the his- tory of the organization. Here for the gathering will be Col. Fred M. Fueker of Seattle, Wash., na- tional head of the organization. He will confer with the various officers of the four states, including Lou 8. Miller, Crookston, district head. About 200 are expected to attend with 30 or 40 candidates to be “wrecked.” A dinner at which civic leaders will be guests is planned at the Elks club and the initiation will be later in the evening at the Fargo auditorium, with the Crookston, Minn., post put- ting on the first degree, Bismarck the second and Aberdeen, 8. D., the third. North Dakota posts are at Fargo, Cooperstown, Valley City, Jamestown,4 » Grand Forks, Williston and Wahpeton. ‘Hanging Skeleton’ Murder Case Called Eastland, Tex., March 30.—)—The “hanging skeleton” murder case was called to trial Monday. In the three-year-old case the pros- ecution contends H. L. McBee, high- way department employe, was killed with an ice pick, buried, then disin- terred and his body swung from a tree to indicate suicide. Defendants are a former wife of the victim, Della Henry, her husband Raymond and Lynn Smith. Jack Smith, brother of Lynn and also a defendant killed himself recently by cutting his throat while in jail. Challenges Economy Of Cut License Fees Duluth, Minn, March 30.—(%)— Otto Swanstrom of Duluth, president of the Minnesota Good Roads asso- ciation, Monday branded as “mislead- ing” and “not based upon fact” claims of the Citiens Tax Relief association of St. Paul that reductions in motor vehicle licenses have saved the publia $12,009,000 from 1933 to 1936. Swan- strom contends license fees reductions caused a deficiency in state highway funds, necessitating provision by the state legislature for issuance of $9,- 355,000 in bonds. BARBARA CONVALESCING London, March 30.—(/)—Countess Barbara . Hutton Haugwitz-Revent- low. went outdoors Monday for the first time since the birth of her son and her resultant serious illness a month ago. TO CLEAN CAPITOL DOME 8t. Paul, March 30.—(4)—Construc- tion of a 138 fect high scaffold in the capitol rotunda was started Moncay to permit cleaning and repairing of the ¢ First Autos Spin Across Norris Dam ‘Highway’ Taking part in the first automobile ride across the top of Norris Dam, I'VA officials ana. visiting dignitaries formed a motorcade which, as eshcwo above, rolled slowly over the 22-feet-wide road- way, not yet paved, which spans the top of the huge monolith. official ceremonies signaled closing of the sluice gates and backing up of a huge, man-made tak t bulb of Norriy Dam ie evident. At .eft winds the Clinch river in eastern Tennessee. {tp thie acene. taken shortly after Thinks Auto License Fee and Gas Tax Increases Needed to Match Road Funds Potential new state legislation to make possible obtaining of $8,640,000 in roads monies from the federal gov- ernment during the next two years Monday was being studied by the State interim tax survey commission. Suggested new legislation was con- tained in a study of trends in North Dakota highway financing, submit- ted to the commission by H. C. Frahm, chief engineer of the state highway department. Frahm pointed out to the commis- sion that $6,680,000 in federal roads aid monies for North Dakota are contained in bills now pending before congress, but that these funds must be matched with similar amounts from the state. In addition, Frahm said, $1,960,000 already has been allocated to North Dakota but cannot be obtained until it is matched with state funds. Two Measures Pending Indications are, Frahm explained, that $1,960,000 will come to the state through an agricultural appropriation bill now pending in -congress and available, potentially, July 1, of this year. In two senate measures, he pointed out, $1,960,000 for highways and $400,000 feeder roads would be- come available July 1, 1937, and two identical amounts for similar pur- Poses would become available July 1, 1938. Both measures are pending. Passage of the bills, Frahm believed, “is probable.” “To assist those states not in the best financial condition,” Frahm ex- plained to the commission, “it is pro- Posed in the last bill (senate bill 4213) that if a state collects motor vehicle fees and gas taxes equal to the aver- age of the United States and uses it all for highway purposes, and if, then, after paying highway overhead and maintenance expenses, there is jnot enough left for matching of fed- jeral funds, then such funds are avail- able without matching.” Advises Fee Increases Frahm declared to meet the re- quirements of the pending measures “this state must first increase its motor vehicle fees to the average for if we are to receive any of these road funds.” $8 should be raised to “at least $13,” Frahm recommended, while he be- lieved the gasoline tax should be boosted from the present 3 cents per Ballon to “not less than 5 cents.” “Our high rate of refunds—about 33 per cent, or one cent per gallon—in counties be relieved from further con- tributions toward any work on the state or federal aid system.” To avoid loss of $1,960,000 made available July 1, 1935, and still wait- reality makes our present effective | rate about 2 cents per gallon. It is) ‘ tt highly desirable and probably neces- ee essed poecrcanaieey4 the at sary under the federal aid act that the tn. Catholic church gave hope to jon the re-opening ing to be matched, Frahm said 1 jchurches which have been closed for : | Frahm Proposes More N. D. Taxes would be necessary to initiate a state measure at the fall election, to pro- vide state funds for matching. Bond Issue Proposed Recent meetings of the transporta- tion committee of the state planning board and tax survey commission, Frahm explained, brought forth sug- gestions of a bond issue to raise funds for matching purposes. “The picture now has changed,” Frahm pointed out. “The bills now ine troduced do not consider granting favors to states except as their an- nual revenues are up to average. though such revenues may be used to retire bonds. Therefore, if we were to \go to bonds, or loans, it would be in addition to other increases. The pay as you go policy has been found as good as any. Those states which is- sued bonds 10 or 15 years ago now find they need as much money for actual work as they did when bonds were issued and are now paying large interest and retirement charges.” He said that while suggested raises in fees would produce only about 75 per cent of federal funds, after de- ducting for maintenance, overhead and similar charges, the amounts raised would “put us among the aver- age motor and gas fee collecting states and make the balance.of the.federal funds available without matching.” An initiated measure would be nec- essary, he eaid, “because although the legislature meets in 1937, the time be- tween enactment of a new law and expiration of the limit in which the funds may be used is too short to get the work under agreement—to say nothing of the possibility that legis- Johnson to Oppose Benson in Primary St. Paul, March 30.—(#)—Victor N. Johnson of Long Prairie, chairman of the Farmer-Labor volunteer Magnus Johnson for governor committee, said Monday the former senator will be a candidate for governor on the Farm- er-Labor ticket despite the party's convention’s endorsement of United | States Senator Elmer A. Benson for | the office. The volunteer committee, Victor Johnson said, has established head- the United States. This must be done i quarters in St. Paul and will conduct ‘an aggressive campaign throughout the state to secure the gubernatorial Churches in 12 States Reopened in Mexico March 30.—(P)—A Mexico. City, many Catholics Monday of a possible lrelaxation of federal and state reli- gious laws. This optimism was based in 12 states of more than a year. BIENNIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS SLATED Grand Forks, Minot, Mandan, Ray, Velva, Washburn, Langdon Will Ballot Voters in numerous North Dakota communities will march to the polls next week to mark their ballots in biennial municipal elections. Cities with commission form of government hold their biennial elec- tions the first Tuesday of the month, April 7. Those conducting the poll in the even numbered years are Grand Forks, Langdon, Mandan, Ray, Velva and Washburn. Aldermanically-ruled municipalities vote on the first Monday, April 6. Among those balloting this year are Hettinger, Garrison, Steele, Killdeer, Aneta, Minot, Mayville, and Linton. At Hettinger, three aidermen will be elected to fill the unexpired terms of Ed C. Arnold, J. 8. Graham and M. P. Quickstad, removed on district eligibility regulations. Under an order of District Judge Harvey Miller new officials must be elected pending the outcome of an appeal taken by the trio to the state supreme court. If that body reverses the lower court the ousted aldermen will be reinstated and newly-elected aldermen retired, the judge held. Garrison will vote in a regular elec- tion of a police magistrate, justice jof the peace, and treasurer, and in a special election will decide whether the city shall levy taxes exceeding by $2,199.16 the present legal limit. Eighteen candidates are running for offices in Minot, 13 of them for alder- ‘lative acts may be suspended and!man while at Aneta only one set of |referred.” candidates filed for aldermen and mayor. In Grand Forks, there are eight candidates for two commissioner posts. There will be a race in the county judge and park posts, but there is only one candidate for city justice, Minnesotan Drowns When Boat Capsizes St. Peter, Minn., March 30.—(?)—A farm laborer was drowned and his employer narrowly escaped when their |boat capsized as they sought to reach \their farm home isolated by the flood waters of the Minnesota river. R. N. Cammack, 35, former New Ulm, Minn., policeman, was the vic- tim. He was swept under by the cur- Present motor vehicle rates of about ‘nomination of Magnus Johnson. in em’ When the boat overturned late ;the primaries as the Farmer-Labor | party's candidate. |Saturday night as he and Peter Web- \ber rowed toward the latter's farm a |mile north of here. Webber swam to |® nearby sandbar and was rescued. The Webber farm house, located on ,;® knoll in the Minnesota river bot- jtomlands, had been isolated by water for several days, and the family had |been using a boat to get to the high- |way paralleling the river. POSTMASTER NAMED . Washington, March 30.—()—The |post office department announced Monday appointment of Paul M. Mc- Lean, as acting postmaster at Ekala- control the interior of the Capitol Dome un- der a $15,000 WPA project. section. with water pouring from them. teet of water. whieh eventually will provide a Fourth largest dam in the world, base. Norris. Dam is complete except for powerhouse and 22-foot bridge roadway across the spiil- Completed, Norris Dam Begins Impounding 65 feet high, 1872 feet way section. ;ka, Mont. Lake Begun Oct. 1. 1933, the $36,000,000 Norris Dam en the Clinch river in East Tennessee is shown above. officially completed, just before President Roosevelt,.in Waslington, pressed a button, sounding off a siren signaling workers to close the eight sluice gates, shown near the foot of the spillway Immediately, the dam began impounding 3,600,000 acre 5-mile shoreline reservoir, for flood and navigation long, and 204 feet wide at the court order for alleged violation of THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MONDAY, MARCH 30; 1936 NEW COMPENSATION PROGRAM OUTLINED FOR CARRIER FIELD Designed to Provide Benefits for All Transportation Workers in Nation Washington, March 30.—(?)—A vast new unemployment compensation pro- gram for the nation’s transportation workers is under consideration by the Interstate Commerce commission. Formulated in the office of Trans- portation Coordinator Joseph B. East- man, the program is designed to pro- vide unemployment benefits for irens- portation workers on a national basis rather than under the individual AGAIN WE SAY: If you dont get a thrill .....we'll pay the bill state system set up in the social security act. Under it, rail, motor, water and air carriers would still pay the payroll taxes as provided in the social secur- ity act, but the money would go into a federal unemployment insurance fund rather than into state systems. as provided in the cases of other, indus- tries. It would aggregaite around $75,000,000 annually after 1938, when @ 8 per cent levy on payrolls will be in effect, For 1936 and 1937, the levy will be 1 and 2 per cent, respectively. Benefits would be paid for a d-- signated maximum period when em- ployes are laid off, officials said, add- ing that the benefits would be based on the wages they formerly earned. A separate program is being wotk- ed out for the transportation system, it was said, because of the natiunal character of its business. About 1,500,000 workers would come under the federal plan. The national legislative body of Sweden -is known as the Riksdag and has been in existence more than 500 years, EVERAL MILLION smokers, men and women, have tried out Double-Mellow Old Golds since our Double-Money-Back With nothing to lose and double to gain, why not get that “try-out” pack of “Double-Mellows” today? BVERYBODY IS HAPPY IN ‘SONNY BOY’ CASE Court Orders Carried Out; Dr. Mordoff Invited to See Lad Often Chicago, March 30.—(#)—Evérybody connected with the recent court fight over the custody of 3-year-old “Sonny Boy” seemed happy Monday. As the law ordained, the lad was in the home of his mother, Mrs. Mar- garet Mann Fletcher, and her hus- band of two weeks, Ray Fletcher. She removed him Sunday from the home of Dr. Gordon E. Mordoff, for- merly of Hettinger, N. 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