The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 25, 1936, Page 1

Es Welford Forces Cc ‘Olson, Welford Assail Rival é ’ ; [a= | THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ESTABLISHED 1878 PROGRAMS HE WILL Ole Says Democratic Leaders ‘Are More Horse Traders Than Statesmen’ LEAGUE BETRAYAL CHARGED Pembina Farmer Sketches Broad Policy for Putting N. D. on Feet Two keynote speeches dominated the North Dakota political scene over the week-end. Appearing at Devils Lake Saturday night, Gov. Walter Welford outlined the program which he will follow if re-elected and assailed both the principles of William Langer and the latter's record when he was in the gubernatorial office. $ Speaking at Grand Rapids Sunday, Ole H. Olson, former governor and a candidate for the Democratic nomi- nation on a “| ve” ticket said he is willing to believe what each of the Republican factions says about the other and condemned the Demo- cratic machine in North Dakota as “no better than the Republican ma- chine.” Democratic leaders in this state, he said “are more horse trad- ers than statesmen.” Betrayal Charges League Welford based his charge that his Dpponent had “betrayed” the Non- partisan League on “the record” and presented the accomplishments of his administration at the same time that he denounced both Lenger and his policies. : Outlining his future program, if elected, Governor Welford pledged To “continue an absolutely sound, workable” moratorium in conjunction with debt-adjustment boards in each county. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, MAY 25, 1936 WPA’s ‘Hatchet Man’ Stops in Bismarck Bruce Uthus, regional field Tepresentative from the Chicago Office of the WPA, and now sometimes called the “hatchet man” for that organization, was @ visitor in Bismarck last Friday, conferring with WPA Chief ‘Thomas H. Moodie on the opera- tions of the WPA in this state. Uthus got his sobriquet as the Tesult of his activities in the state of Washington where he “fired” 590 workers in an effort to im- prove the efficiency of the WPA in that state. Among those lopped: off the payroll were a group of men who held state leg- islative positions and others who had received their jobs because of political “pull.” left Washington someone sent Uthus a hatchet in recognition of the work he had done. Uthus had it in his grip when he stopped off here. PEACE OFFICERS’ INSURANCE READY State Association Approves Plan for Protection at Nominal Cost Life insurance at a nominal cost will be available to all members of the North Dakota Sheriffs’ and Peace Officers’ association through a con- tract for group insurance approved here at.a special meeting of the ex- ecutive committee, A. C. Jordan, exec- Continue “such assistance. as “ ative: be necessary” for collection of taxes. Wants Good Seed Adequate provision for good seed for farmers “insofar as the circum~- stances may warrant.” Continue to work for a “satisfac- tory” social security program. Operation of the state mill and ele- vator in a “business-like” manner. Promised to secure continued ‘de- velopment in reclamation, water con- servation and irrigation. Secure old age assistance so far as taxpaying power of people “will per- mit.” Greater development of state park system. Continuation of the grade-separa- tion and a “sound, construc- tive” highway program. More Continued development of more facilities for all with the federal de- partments rendering assistance to the state. Broader tax base with “more equit- able” distribution of the tax load. Support retention of sales tax as long as required as emergency meas- | conditions ure for provision of funds for educa- tion, old age pensions and other re- Nef. Purther development of the farm market by cooperation with farm or- ganizations to “eliminate unwarrant- ed handling costs and return to pro- ducing: farmer” a better return. Favors Harvest Loans the Pembina county farmer-governor sketched his early work in the fight Approximat state’s peace officers, performing duties in the protection of the lives and property of the citizens, do not receive adequate compensation to carry a proper amount of insurance, Civic Bankruptcy Act Invalid, Court Rules preme court Monday law enacted in 1934 to help cities, counties and other political sub- Seven Cases, Including Two In- volving Former Governor, Are Under Probe LOSSES HEAVY IN 1935 Shirek Says Indications Are Some Farmers Who Had No Losses Made Claims (By the Associated Press) J. M, Shirek, state accountant, de- clared Monday in an audit report of the state hail insurance department that payment of more than $6,000 in hail loss claims “appears to be ir- At the same time Shirek revealed that seven claims for hail losses, total- ing $968 and including two involving former Gov. William Langer, were under investigation by the attorney general's office. Shirek’s audit covers the period from Oct. 1, 1934, to Dec. 31, 1935, and brings to a close several months of checking of department records. Shortly after the audit was begun in January C. J. Myers, assistant manager, was discharged and suit was begun to recover on his bond. Payment of a $2,340 claim to Axel Person of Luverne; a $1,994 payment to C. B. Kjelgaard of Hannaford and &@ $1,832.claim to William Gerhardt of Flasher “appears to be irregular,” Shirek said in his report. @ valid consent to insure. Therefore the application was not complete and the insurance not effective at the time the crop was struck by hail.” Action for recovery of the $2,340 on FLUCTUATES WIDELY IN STATE SINCE 1924 Expert Estimates That 1935 Accrual Was $23,000,000 Better Than 1934 EXCLUDES U. S. PAYMENTS High of $300,500,000 in 1924 Contrasts With Low of $73,169,000 in 1931 North Dakota's gross farm income has fluctuated widely during the last 12 years with the figures for 1935 show- ing an increase of approximately $23,- 000,000 over the previous year, it was disclosed Monday in a survey made by Dr. Spencer A. Larsen, consultant, for the state interim tax survey com- mission. The state's gross income for last year was $111,054,000, compared with $87,657,000 in 1934, Larsen stated, ex- Plaining that the total for 1935 is a preliminary estimate based on data obtained from the U. 8. department of agriculture, bureau of crop and live- stock estimates. Over the 12-year period, he said, the gross income dropped from $300,- 500,000 in 1924 to less than $100,000,- 000 in 1935, excluding federal benefit payments, but from year to year fluc- tuated up and down, sometimes by large amounts. “The gross farm income, which ts the cash income plus the value of products consumed in the farm house- hold on the farm where the commodi- ties were produced,” Dr. Larsen as- serted, “has fluctuated widely during the past twelve years. Reflects Two Factors “The cash income is a reflection of two factors—quantity produced and market prices—both of which have been erratic in the period covered. “Gross farm income is emphasized. in this report because taxes, lke the \| costs for any other type of service, logically should be defrayed out of gross income. “The gross farm income for North Dakota was approximately $300,500,000 for 1924. Since then the farm income trend has been rapidly on the decline bejand in 1931 reached the distressful Criticizing the Gerhardt payment of $1,832, Shirek said, “this claim in had occurred before the application was received by the hail department and is, therefore, irregular.” Rejected originally July 24 of last year, the Gerhardt claim cited loss on July 10, 1935. Later, Shirek said, the application was reinstated and in full, “sometime between July 24, 1935, and Sept. 23, 1935.” Listing seven claims totaling $968, six of which were in Morton county, Shirek declared, “certain documentary evidence has been presented tending (Continued on Page Two) "ss PNATE TAX FIXERS DEBATING FUTILELY Propos js for Levies on Sugar and Farm Products Still Are Undecided figure of $73,169,000 and, excluding federal benefit payment, has not reached as much as one-third of the 1924 figure, or $100,000,000 since.” The average gross farm income for the 12 years was $176,492,000, he said. Notes Upturn in 1927 From the high point of 1924, Lar- sen’s survey showed a drop in the total gross farm income to $274.953,- 000 in 1925, a further decrease to $20,132,000 the next year, and then an upturn to $268,535,000 for 1927. For successive years until 1932 a steady decline was noted, the figures being $244,088,000 in 1928, $216,407.000 in 1929; $147,931,000 in 1930; $73,169,- 000 in 1931, but the next year income moved up slightly by about $5,000,000. Income jumped $27,876,000 to a total of $106,174,000 in 1933 as the first fed- eral benefit payments totaling $14,- 677,000 were received, dropped to $87.- 657,000, including benefit payments of $18,702,000 in 1934 and last year reached $111,054,000, including $16,- 855,000 in benefit payments, the sur- vey showed. Breaking the gross income into two groups, the figures by years were: Crops—1924, $231,782,000; 1925, $187,- 640,000; 1926, $113,572,000; 1927, $1! 884,000; 1928, $158,016,000; 1929, $1 385,000; 1930, $77,125,000; 1931, $20, 003,000; 1932, $40,183,000; 1933, $50,- 177,000; 1934, $16,491,000, and 1935, $48,411,000. Livestock, dairy and poultry—1924, $68,724,000; 1925, $87,312,000; 1926, ; 1927, $80,651,000; 1928, $86,- 072,000; 1929, $89,022,000; 1930, $74,- 136,000; 1931, $53,166,000; 1932, $38,- 115,000; 1933, $41,320,000; 1934, $52,- 464,000, and 1935, $45, TOWNSEND AND FOES DARIN EACH OTHER Congress Committee Counsel Asserts That Pension Plan Leader Is Rich May 25—(?)—The hos- ‘Washington, tile camps of Dr. F. E. Townsend and a house investigating gel ttee Faas 3 | i i i a 5 a 5 E i 4 | tg il | ffi I; He 8 z E ¥ | fe i E z «— | i GOVERNOR OUTUNES [Hail Audit Shows [GROSS FARM INOONE | ous F sum|—_tresular Claims BLACK LEGION MADE ‘EXECUTIONS’ SEEM TO APPEAR SUICIDES Three Investigations Launched Into Ramifications of Secret Society Detroit, May 25,—()—Murder and kidnaping warrants were asked by Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea Mon- day for 13 members of the Black Le- gion held in the slaying of Charles A. Poole, and for 12 John Does who may have attended the meeting at which Poole’s “execution” was planned. The prosecutor, oeclaring the vig- ilante soclety.as “an outlaw organi- axtion inscope,” announcét} he would’ask the “department of jus- tice to help us drive it out of ex- istence.” Two of the men held, McCrea said, had admitted that Poole, a young PWA worker, was “put to death be- cause he knew too much,” and not because he had been accused, falsely, of beating his wife. In Detroit, police sought to link the sinister hooded order with the death of Rudolph J. Anderson, 40, from a gunshot wound last December. A rifle lay near the body in Anderson's parked automobile, and the death was Tecorded as a suicide. Captain Marmon said he was told that the Black Legion made its “exe- cutions” appear as suicides. Anderson was a fellow employe of Harvey Davis, a “colonel” in the order, and Dayton Dean, who are held in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles A. Poole, on May 12. Has 135,000 Members Harry Colburn, chief investigator for Wayne County Prosecutor Duncan C McCrea, said he was informed the Black Legion had 135,000 members in Michigan, all armed, that it refused to countenance withdrawals, boasted it had “no ex-members ex- Ernest J. Roger opened a “John Doe” inquiry into. the statements of Mrs. Maida Every and her son, Ralph, that their husband and father, Paul Every, 42, was taken from his home and flogged last February because he attempted to resign from the Black Legion. Mrs. Every said Ray Ernest, a state prison guard, was in the party that seized her husband. Ernest was de- ‘Warden Suspends Guard Warden Harry H. Jackson, of the and | ing. Pictured above are the five mem- bers of the 1936 debate squad which won state championship honors for Bismarck high school during the University of North Dakota high school week con- tests. Reading from left to right they are: bottom row, Gayle Kelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Kelly; Miss Pearl Bryant, debate coach; Miss Harriet Rosen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Al Rosen, and top row—Leonard Lasken, son of Mr. and Mrs. Her- man Lasken, and Jerald Rosen, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C, Rosen. RUPTURED APPENDIX CLAIMS P. F. MOORE Vaudeville Booking Agent, Former City Man, Suc- cumbs. in Chicago Percy F. Moore, about 54, former resident of Bismarck and a brother of Mrs. Arthur Bauer, 711 Sixth 8t., died Sunday morning in Chicago. A Tuptured appendix was the cause of death, Mr. Moore had been a booking agent on vaudeville circuits for over 30 years. He lived here for several years prior to 1910 and for three years managed the Gem theatre, which was located where the Capitol theatre is now, owned at that time by M. J. Wells. From here he went to Fargo where later he joined the George H. Web- ster booking agency. He remained there for approximately 10 years and moved to Chicago when the firm transferred its main offices there, Still later he spent three years di- recting his own booking agency and at the time of his death was employed as agent for the Loew circuit. He was born in Minneapolis and leaves his widow and sister here. ‘The body will be brought to Bis- marck Wednesday for burial from St. ‘Mary's procathedral Thursday morn- Funeral services will be held at m., and burial will be made in Mary’s cemetery. The body will lie in state from 2 to 8 p. m., Wed- nesday at the Calnan Funeral home. ‘Complete arrangements for the rites | will be announced later. Americans Win Most Of ‘Sweeps’ Prizes Dublin, May 25.—(?)—Four Ameri- cans won residual prizes of £5,337, ten shillings (about $26,687.50) each Monday in the second day’s Derby draw for the Irish Hospital sweep- state prison, suspended Ernest Sun-|stakes. day. He said any other prison em- ployes found to be connected with the order would be dismissed. Prosecutor Owen Dudley, of Jack- son county, said literature found in Ernest's home indicated he was a “brigadier general” in the order. Dudley said that Dite Hawley, 55, of Napoleon, Mich. another prison After the first draw produced $956,880 for 432 American ticket hold- ‘House Monday for drawing of the ten residual prizes and 1,200 cash prizes of £100 ($500) each. ‘The residual and cash prizes drawn go automatically to the holders of the winning tickets. Woman Is Burned in KING EDWARD FLIES» FROM WINDSOR FOR VISIT 'T0 GIANT SHIP Travels in Own Private Plane Then Drives Car From Airport to Docks Southampton, Eng., May 25.—(?)— in a final inspection of the giant liner Queen Mary. ‘The monarch was — air 31 min- the dock to meet Queen Mary and other members of the family came from London by train. King Edward, wearing a straw hat, traveled in his own scarlet and blue biplane, with his personal pilot, Flight Lieut. E. H. Fielden, at the controls. The king took the wheel himself for the automobile drive from his country home, Fort Belvedere, outside London, to Windsor where he boarded the plane. It was the first flight for Edward— first English monarch ever to ride in ‘@ plane—since he traveled by air from Sandringham to London Jan. 21 to assume the rule just after the death of his father, King George. The visit was strictly private, be- cause of the court mourning for King George, but the royal family planned to take luncheon and tea aboard the liner, remaining about five hours, The 80,773-ton Queen Mary leaves here for New York Wednesday on her maiden voyage. HEARING IS GRANTED ND, BY HIGH COURT G. N. Ordered to Show Why Tax Collection Petition Should Not Be Filed Washington, May 25.—(?)—North Dakota was granted a hearing Mon- day in the supreme court in its effort PRICE FIVE CENTS Control Committee GOVERNOR'S FACTION DEFEATS FOES 25 - 23 ON FIRST BALLOTING Strength Increased One Vote When Committee Recognizes Brant as Delegate CONVENTION CONTROL SEEN Krier and Emmons County Man Boomed for Chairman to Replace Erickson By RB. E. ANDERSON (Associated Press Staff Writer) Jamestown, N. D., May 25.—Sup- porters of Gov. Walter Welford wrested control of the Republican state central committee from forces backing former Gov. William Langer, as the committee session opened at the armory here shortly before noon Monday. The committee session preceded the regular state convention which was the committee meeting brought pre- diction of control of the convention as well for the Welford group. Carrying out earlier predictions, the force friendly to the Welford faction of the Nonpartisan League won early MINNESOTAN FINDS POLITICAL PARTY ENTICING Jamestown, N. D., May 25.—(P) —The lure of the state Republican convention proved too strong Mon- day for Senator Charles N. Orr of &t. Paul. Here to attend the state conclave of Knights Templar, the it Republican leader slipped away from his group. Fellow Templars found him later in the Republican convention hall, contentedly listening to the political debates. control on the first ballot by a vote convention opens, the Welford group indicated an attempt would be made of Bismarck, candidate for state office on the Langer ticket. Godwin Takes Floor In the fight to seat Brant, W. J. Godwin of Langer floor leader during the last session of the state house of representatives, charg- ed the committeemen favoring Brant’s “various political stripes” of some of the committeemen s. The Emmons county committee of to collect from the Great Northern | y, Railway approximately $100,000 claim- ed as interest and penalties on delin- quent taxes. The tribunal ordered the | paign railway to show by Oct. 5 why a pe- tition by the state tax commissioner should not be filed. This petition asked the court to direct Federal Judge Andrew Miller ot North Dakota to show cause why he should not permit the collection. The petition grew out of the su- preme court decision Feb. 3 reducing the state's tax assessment against the railroad for 1933 on the ground that the depression had not been taken (oS gaainaaial in arriving at the Sixty per cent of the taxes were paid by the railroad and it protested the remainder, : After the decision, it paid an addi- Appealing from this order to the supreme court, the state said that S