The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 29, 1936, Page 1

North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 18738 House Passes New Tax Bill THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1936 Payments for N. D. Crop Control Set CONSERVATIONBOARD SELECTS DINWOODIE TO. DIRECT ACTIVITY Soil Conserving Acreage to Be ‘Compensated at About $7 Per Acre SCHEDULE HAS VARIATIONS Numerous Restrictions and Oth- er Factors to Govern New Program Fargo, N. D., April 20.—(P)—Soil Dinwoodie of the extension force as its executive secretary. He was state compliance officer under the old crop control program, also North Dakota pation in the $100,000 abduction of ‘William Hamm, for a reduction in the $100,000 bail set previously. | Crop Control Chief if J. T. E. DINWOODIE SOUTHERN ARMY OF FTALIANS HALTED BY | RAINS IN ETHIOPIA] #3 Northern. Forces of Badoglio Roar on Towards Addis Ababa’s Capture (By the Associated Press) The Italian army campaigning against the southern Ethiopian city of Sasa Baneh was temporarily halted in its operations by tropical rains ‘Wednesday as the northern motorized column continued along the imperial highway to Addis Ababa. Dispatches from the southern front said the ground around Sasa Baneh been turned into a sea of mud by already occupied. ‘The ideal weather north of the Ad- Ababa-Djibouti railway allowed the motorized column under Marshal Pietro Badoglio to continue forward, meeting little opposition from the native defenders. Reports circulated in Paris politi- cal circles that Leon Blum, Socialist leader, would be asked:to form a new cabinet when the chamber of depu+ ties meets after next Sunday’s run- off voting to elect deputies for those districts where candidates failed to receive a decisive majority last Sun- day. The left majority expected in the new parliament, in supporting Blum’s premiership, would install the first regular Socialist to head the French 1 planned to leave England for his na- tive land. fi Before he arrived, however, the country would choose a new parlia- ment, which would install the three regents to guide the young monarch. Many questions relating to Anglo- Egyptian friendship and to the. ten- sion resulting from the Italo-Ethiop- fan war stood before the Egyptian government as the young king pre- Wrong ‘Guy’ Kidnaped On Road East of Fargo driven several miles onto a side road, where he was released after his cap- tors said “you're not the guy we want.” Zioncheck Refuses to Admit, Deny Marriage ‘Washington, April 29.—(?)—Repre: sentative Marion Zioncheck of Wash- ington state Wednesday prepared a brief on congressional immunity with one hand and received congratula- tions on his day-old marriage with the skirmish last week with police when he was fined for speeding and con- tempt of court. . MANSLAUGHTER IS CHARGED AGAINST MOHALL TRUCKER Jury Finds Fisher Intoxicated When His Truck Killed Reardon and Son IS AGAIN LODGED IN JAIL Widow of Bowbells Accident Victim Reported Improved in Minot Hospital Mohall, N. D., April 20.—(P)—A warrant for the arrest of Leonard Fisher, 32-year-old Mohall trucker, on a chi of first degree man- slaughter growing out of a fatal au- tomobile accident, was served here Wednesday. Fisher was returned to the Renville county jail from which he had been released on his own recognizance. Fisher was driver of a truck which Sunday evening crashed into a car driven by Paul A. Reardon, Bowbells, Reardon and his 2-year-old son, James, and gravely injuring Mrs. Reardon. The manslaughter charge is based T.R.Jr. Thinks GOP SENATE DEMOCRATS ARE MORE FRIENDLY TOWARDS NEW ACT Has Chance to Win Vote on Passage Cleft Along Se ene sera R NEN | Bismarck Visitor if THEODORE ROOSEVELT BRECKINRIDGE FALLS|S2= BEHIND PRESIDENT IK PENNSYLVANIA VOTE Es Landon Given Four Times Bal- lots All Other GOP Men in Massachusetts ‘Washington, April 20.—(#)—Sup- ,,| Porters of President Roosevelt for rer tice, was sworn in as. acting coroner. The time for a preliminary hearing has not been set, the state's attorney said. Mrs, Reardon Better At 8t. Joseph’s hospital in Minot it was Wednesday that Mrs. Reardon, who suffered severe head injuries in the accident, is showing marked improvement. At Bowbells business houses will be closed from 10 to 11 a. m. Thursday during the funeral services for the 44-year old elevator manager and his infant son. Among Reardon's relatives who have come for the funeral are his mother, Mrs. Nellie Reardon, Chicago; three brothers, Frank Reardon of Dickinson, Harvey of Chicago, and E. C. Reardon of Arcadia, Wis.; and « sister, Mrs. J. R. Fitzgibbon of Sioux Falls, 8. D. Other survivors are a brother, W. ‘of | fad Borah 21. LOCAL ROTARIANS ELECT DIRECTORS Group to Direct Activities Dur- ing Coming Year Named by Acclamation Directors for the coming year were 18 and 19 in Duluth of members indicated their inten! to attend. Radio Work Explained Frank Fitesimonds, manager of tadio station KFYR, discussed the Tadio man’s day, explaining how pro- grams are arranged. These, he said. are of four typpes, local sustaining that there will be no lost motion and no dull periods. He related a num- ber of amusing incidents which have happened during his radio experi- ence, most of them having to do with “But what about your honeymoon |leter plans?” interrupted newsmen. “Who, me?” he came back with ex- surprise, “well, I'll tell you, that good idea, I think . Tl propose to her.” Informed that the Rev. R. Diehl, of Annapolis, Md., had confirmed that he married the couple, the congressman said: “This all reminds me that there is election and of Governor Landon of Kansas and Senator Borah’ of tdaho to oppose him in November drew. sa- tistaction Wednesday from the Penn: sylvania and Massachusetts pri- maries, Overwhelming Col. Henry Breck- inridge, his first primary opponent, the president accumulated a total in Pennsylvania that spoke for itself. Addition of the delegates from both states brought those listed for him to 442, or all of those so far selected, of the 1,100 to be seated at Philadelphia. Because neither primary was bind- ing on the delegates chosen, Repub- Iican leaders were hesitant to draw final conclusions about the big “write- in” demonstration for Landon in Mas- sachusetts or the total polled by Borah unopposed in Pennsylvania. Of 592 Republican delegates now elected, 487 are uninstructed. There will be 1,001 in the convention. 84 Instructed for Landon Of the 105 instructed, Landon has Supporters of Col. Frank Knox of Tilinois hi estimated his strength to date at 153 delegates. Almost complete returns in Mas- sachusetts gave the governor of Kan- sas more votes as the Republican presidential preference than all other Possibilities combined. Mr. Roosevelt's vote, with 3,248 of Pennsylvania's 7,983 districts report- ing, was 312,288, as compared with vania, polled 183,704 votes in 3,022 dis- tricts. In several counties there was @ write-in vote for Gov. Alf Landon of Kansas, former President Hoover and Senator Vandenberg of Michigan. With returns in from 1,492 of the But Party Must Heed Demand of People, Son of Former President Says Here Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., thinks the Republican party has a good chance of winning the coming election “if it doesn’t act too dumb.” Dumbness, he indicated, can be shown by refusing or failing to heed the demand of the people for a gov- ernment which is sound, yet truly progressive, It can be dumb, he indicated, by trying to tell “the story of the 90’s in 1936” and by failing or refusing to make the party truly responsive to the will of the great middle class of Americans. The son of the former president made it plain that he sees no hope G. O. P. indicated, that the party will hear from the people at its national con- vention in Cleveland and act accord- ingly. That, he conceives, is its best chance for salvation. Roosevelt stopped off here briefly Young Republicans of that state, Devils Lake where he will speak to- night to a convention of Young Re- Publicans, He was met at the airport by Gov. Walter Welford and a delegation of R. Jr., said he advised GOP Chairman Fletcher to keep traveling through the country and find out what the People were thinking but that he “hasn't done it.” He is hopeful, he local persons and was the guest of the Rotary club at luncheon. In a brief speech to the Rotarians he talk. ed no politics but related a number of amusing incidents which had oc- (Continued on Page Two) Zeeland Celebration Program Is Planned Invitations have been extended to Gov. Walter Welford, Senator Gerald P. Nye, WPA Administrator Thomas H. Moodie and State Bank-Examiner Adam Lefor to speak during the two- day celebration June 3-4 dedicating the new $19,000 community building at Zeeland in McIntosh county, Mayor M. M. Braun, chairman of the arrangements committee, announced here Wednesday. Braun was in Bismarck making ar- rangements for the celebration pro- ‘Col.|stam during which a full pogram of Knox 5 The majority of the preference votes in Massachusetts’ Democratic primary were cast for Mr. Roosevelt, but no effort was made to tabulate the total immediately. Democratic leaders there contended the total vote would not be an exact indication of strength because, they said, many voters who cast ballots for 38 Roose- Other political activity Tuesday in- cluded the Democratic state conven- tion in Kansas, where the state's 22 party delegates were instructed to vote for President Roosevelt at the (Continued on Page Two) 3 “/activities including band concerts, moving pictures and home talent plays will be staged in the now nearly completed community center. States Attorney Max Wishek of Wishek will deliver the dedicatory address, Other events on the pro- gram will include @ carnival and « ABERDEEN PICKS KRUGER Aberdeen, 8. .D., April 29.—(?)—In the closest election in Aberdeen’s his- tory, Ira Kruger defeated the incum- bent, I. N. Douglas, for the office of mayor by @ margin of 10 votes. Bismarck Music Week Program Is Announced Details of Bismarck’s 1936 National is sponsored in the past by the Thursday Musical gram, which will be announced Thurs- " Choirs Pian Massed Concert All church choirs in the city are club, affiliated’ with the North Da-|number will kote Federation of Music clubs. Priday’s program will be the tradit- ional one in which all adult musical concluding of the city have been | 1935-36 artist series sponsored by the invited to pate. This will be given in the city auditorium at 8 p. m., and will be free to the public: Miss|be presented in Belle Mehus is arranging the pro- Party Lines; Only Four Changes Made MORGENTHAU TO TESTIFY Democratic Leaders Surprised With Speed Measure Is Whipped Through Washington, April 29.—(4)—The ad- ministration’s $803,000,000 tax bill was passed by the heavily-Democratic house Wednesday over opposition votes of the Republican minority. Speaker Byrns announced the vote as 267 to 93. The bulky measure, designed to raise funds to meet bonus and farm Telief costs and embracing a complete revision of the corporate tax system, now goes to the senate where the fi- nance committee already has begun its consideration. VOTE ON TAX BILL Washington, April 29.—(7)—The following shows how northwest representatives voted when the ae Wednesday passed the tax North Dakota — Burdick and Lemke, for. e Montana—Monahan and Ayers, lor. Minnesota—Buckler, Kvale and Lundeen, for, and Ryan paired for; Andresen and Knutson, against, and Pittenger, Maas and Chris- tianson, paired against. South Dakota—Hildebrandt and Werner, for, Thursday, Secretary Morgenthau will testify before the committee at its first public hearing. The major feature of the bill was a tax on corporation income graduated on the basis of earnings withheld from distribution to stockholders. Answers F. D. BR. Request Inked with application of the nor- thal 4 per cent income tax on divi- @ends, it is expected to bring in $623,- 000,000 additional to help meet Presi- dent Roosevelt's request for farm and bonus funds. ‘The vote on passage, cleft along party lines, was a mere formality which sealed the tentative approval given the bill Tuesday. With only four changes—all proposed by the ‘ways and means committe, the mea- sure had been hustled through the amendment stage with such speed as to give rise to protests of “unfair” and “steam-roller” tactics, Its backers claim it will lead to More equitable taxation, particularly ‘as between corporations and partner- ships, and at the same time remove the greatest loophole for tax evasion —the ability of individuals to avoid high surtaxes on incomes by impound- ing income in corporate surpluses. Has Windfall Feature In addition to the revenue to be Produced from the new corporate tax Plan, $100,000,000 is expected from an 80 per cent “windfall” levy on pro- cessors who did not pay AAA ing taxes and $83,000,000 from tem- Porary continuation of excess profits ‘and capital stock taxes. The latter ultimately would be re- pealed, along with the present corpor- ate income tax of 12% to 15 per cent. ‘The new corporation rates would range up to 29% per cent for corpor- ations with taxable income of $10,000 or less and up to 42% per cent for those with larger net earnings. Special concessions in the form of flat rates have been made for corpor- ations which must use some of their income to retire debts or meet defi- cits, and those in receivership. Some Exemptions Banks, trust companies and insur- ance companies, which are required by law to build up reserves to protect depositions, would be omitted from the graduated corporation taxes and would pay a flat 15 per cent on net income. The bill also provides for refunds of taxes on floor stocks on hand at the time of invalidation of the AAA and on commodities but claims would not be allowed for amounts under $10. Comments by members of the senate finance committee showed that most ‘Democrats were more friendly to the proposal than a few days ago. See Senate Passage Senators on the committee pre- dicted it would be approved without fundamental change unless the hear- ings should develop new and unfore- seen objections. Treasury men told them that esti- mates of $62,000,000 new revenue through the corporation tax revision were made after careful study of the 1935 income tax returns to learn ex- actly where additional dividends would go and how much tax would be paid on them. Even Democratic leaders were sur- prised by the speed with which the house rushed through the reading of the complex bill Tuesday. Four ad- ministration amendments were quick- ly adopted while a Republican attempt to send the bill back to committee was drowned by an echoing chorus of “noes” from the Democratic side. The amendments added to the bill would eliminate 2 $100,000,000 “lag” in revenue the first year; cut the tax from 22% per cent to 15 per cent on earnings used by corporations to meet deficits, and restrict taxation of foreign corporations getting less than 15 per cent of income from this coun- try. y The Weather Fair tonight and Thursday; not 50 cold tonight; rising temp. Thursday PRICE FIVE CENTS , 267-93 Dreams of Romps Never to Be Between flashes of agony las, Tex., hospital bed, she has through 10 happy at the knee after it had U.S. Spending Hit By Business Men Kellys Partners In Business Only South. Pittsburgh, Tenn., April 20.—(7)—The law firm of Kelly and Kelly here appears united in matters of business only. In the matter of politics friendship ceases. Allen Kelly, a Republican, was named a presidential elector at a recent party convention. Alan Kelly, his partner, is & candidate for a similar post in the Democratic party. The two are not related. RRA CLENTS 0 GET SEED LOANS OF $7 New Arrangement Expected to Straighten Out Snarl Between Agencies Washington, April 29.—(?)—Reset- tlement administration officials Wed- nesday made public plans for making seed loans of not more than $75 to approximately 200,000 clients on their; rehabilitation rolls. This arrangement, officials said, is expected to straighten out finally the difficulties over seed loans which, at one time, resulted in a senate threat to vote on overriding the president’s veto of a $50,000,000 seed loan appro- priation bill. Under farm credit administration regulations, resettlement clients who were receiving direct monthly grants were barred from receiving regular seed loans. An allocation of $7,000,000 in resettlement funds was transferred to the FCA for loans to resettlement clients who had been taken over from rod rural rehabilitation corpora- Resettlement rehabilitation clients were divided into two classifications— families receiving monthly grants and those receiving rehabilitation loans. Approximately 200,000 of the 600,000 rehabilitation families were said to be Usted as “emergency cases” receiving grants averaging $15 to $20 monthly. Officials said the seed loans of not more than $75 would be made avail- able immediately to the 200,000 emer- gency cases. This arrangement, should make funds available to rural families needing loans for pur- chase of seed for spring planting. TORONTO EDITOR DIES Toronto, April 29.—(#)—Harry W. Anderson, 60, former managing editor of the Globe, died early Wednesday. Officials said, Up to Roosevelt Administration to Aid Reemployment, okesman Says ‘Washington, April 20.—(?)—A leader in the Chamber of Commerce of the United States declared Wednesday that it is up to the Roosevelt admin- istration to speed the re-employment of idle millions by curbing government spending and changing New Deal Policies. Fred H. Clausen of Horicon, Wis., chairman of the Chamber's commit- tee on federal finance, said in @ speech prepared for delivery at the Chamber's 24th convention: “Notwithstanding the repeated challenge of the administration that private industry assume the obligation of re-employment, new exactions of government have had the direct ef- fect of retarding that very process.” Attacking both the “wealth tax” act of last year and the pending bill to revise the corporate tax structure, he urged that “the federal taxing power be returned to its proper func- tion and be limited to the raising of the revenues required for the econome ical administration of government.” ‘This year’s tax proposal, involving among other features a graduated tax on undistributed corporation income and removal of the present exemption of dividends from the normal 4 per’ cent income tax, was assailed by Among other objections to the bill, he said it would raise the peaks of federal revenue in prosperous years and deepen the valleys of depression. Roy C. Osgood, First National Bank, Chicago, asserted that “business wants taxes which will not retard business stability and expansion; which will permit greater employ- ment.” Another speaker, R. C. Matthews, president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, urged those nations to whom other nations owe money to seek ways of interchanging goods, Kneeshaw Rites Held In Minot Wednesday Minot, N. , April 29.—(?)—Rev. H. E. Dierenfield, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiated at all|funeral services Wednesday for Harry A. Kneeshaw, well known Minoter, who died Sunday of heart disease. Burial was made in Rosehill cemetery. Pallbearers were Dr. A. D. McCannel, O. G. Frosaker, H, H. Westlie, G. H. Kalbfleisch, Dr. R, W. Pence and C. H, Zehringer Honeymooner’s Plea Wins Judge’s Milwaukee, Wis., April 29,—(?}—A honeymooner’s plea that he needed all the money he had, saved him from @ traffic fine in Judge George E. Page's court. John M. Holtz, 24, and his bride of two weeks came here Sunday from daca Montana, to visit a rela- ve. While motoring Monday night, Holtz was arrested and charged with passing on the left side of a street car, driving at a speed up to 35 miles an hour and running through an ar- terial sign. Bs Mercy J Page Tuesday asked him “don’t they have street cars or traffic laws in Montana?” “There isn't a street car in Mone tana,” Holtz replied. “As for traffic rules—we just don’t pay much attens | tion to them.” “I think I'll have to fine you $50 and costs,” he judge said, “I've only $40 to last for the rest | of the honeymoon,” said Holtz.