The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 14, 1936, Page 1

| THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE PRICE FIVE CENTS BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JULY'14, 1986 ISTABLISHED 1878 Western N. D. Revels in Cool Weather City Asks $102,500 Taxes for Current Fiscal Year|istiar wa John D.’s 97th Birthday Photograph OTAL EXPENDITURE, FOF $140,400 LISTED + BY CITY COMMISSION i Miscellaneous Revenues Will Make Up ‘Differences on Books FLEVY AT STATIONARY LEVEL Capital City’s Debt Pared $131,263.09 to Total of $1,209,778.95 Members of the Bismarck city com- mission Monday night gave tentative approval to the city's budget for the ‘current fiscal year. It calls for taxes ‘totaling $102,500 and total expendi- ‘ures of $140,100. The difference be- WPA READY TO BEGIN WALLACE SAYS DRY COUNTY-WIDE WATER} SPELL NO EXCUSE CONSERVATION JOBS} TO UP FOOD PRICES Dam Programs Forwarded to} Scarcity Alarmists Assalled by Regional Officials for Agriculture. Secretary in Approvat Address ALL SECTIONS REPRESENTED | NATIONAL SUPPLIES AMPLE 85 Proposals Left by FERA Ex-|Persons Raising Prices Are pected to Utilize 14,000 Taking Advantage of Suf- Workers fering, He Says ‘The Works ‘Progress administration! Colorado Springs, Colo., July 14— was ready Tuesday to start construc-|(#)—Henry A. Wallace, secretary of tion on county-wide water conserva-/agriculture, held no fears of a food tion projects in every section of state |shortage in the nation Tuesday after as soon as approval is received on/jassailing those “who have tried for| made program already submitted. their own to scare the con- The program, embodying # long- ‘sumer about food scarcity.” Long Term Plans For West Charted Continued Fair and Comfortable Tugwell to Assume Personal Charge of Relief Activities in Bismarck Washington, July 14—()—Rex- ford G. Tugwell, federal resettie- by will arrive in Chicago at 9:50 p. m., leaving at 8 a. m. Wednesday. The schedule calls for his arrival in Fargo at 12:05 p. m. Wednesday and in Bismarck at 1:40 p, m. Washington, July 14—()—Asserting that WPA'’S drouth relief activities would pay dividends to every tax- payer, Harry L. Hopkins revealed to- day that President Roosevelt had ailable an additional $3,000,000 for soil erosion work, flood control, forestation and recreational develop- IN BURBAU HISTORY I FINALLY BROKEN Weather Forecast for Next 24 Hours SHOWERS MOISTEN RANGES Torridity Still Grips Eastern Part of Continent With Deaths Mounting Bismarck residents revelled in cool- range plan to avoid recurrence of th describing the drouth as/ ment. Althoug! water shortage as much as possible by|-a matter for national concern,” the} The works progress administrator storing up surplus water through &/secretary said “I would like to say|said this sum had been allotted to for repairs and improvements $26,900 for debt service and retire- $105,000; $101,400 and $101,400. Of the total to be levied, $113,200" assessment finances. The bal- ance on hand is $119,617.53 as com- pared with $128,115.00 a year ago. Gpecial assessment receipts were $153,589.58 and disbursements $168,- 820.07. The tax-paying situation in Bis- marck is disclosed by the baie ~ 1 fund receipts during fiscal included $6,621.33 at 9 A. M., Wednesday ~ at Temple Here Hib Se <8 ___ birthday cake, Limited Loans to Stockmen Okayed Wind Plays Role in Act of ‘Faust’ Philadelphia, July 14.—(#)—The wind played an expensive role in the third act of “Faust” st Robin Billowing in a gust of wind, the from Maximum Set at $200 by RA; $150,000 Available Now in Funds i made under pro- regulation which governed loans, the Hh ; o Not over Ce eel londeor stock. tt Was expisines;| Physicians Debate Possibility of ’ Creating Artificial Chest Wall z yi F i z - i g HS EEE ij Fy if i i z£ i ; 3 E i fet il ? 2 i H FF § i ? i : | d Z i i E i i b é Ff fi Hl 1 ; By li i E lt $ Ea lice j been forwarded to na- series of dams in every county, hasiby way of reassurance that there. is|his organization from 1935 emergency tional officials for approval, T. G. Plomasen, WPA project head, an- nounced Monday night. Approval also is being awaited on 85 dam proposals left over from FERA on which as many as possible of ap- no Hkelihood now of anything ap- national food shortage.” Wallace, who recently completed a tour through the drouth areas made a report of his findings in an address here Monday night. Raps Food Profiteers “There is no excuse for substantial against | increases in food prices now,” he said. “The persons who are using the Telief act funds. The following amounts were ear- marked dor states which have been designated by the agriculture de- partment as drouth areas: Georgia $85,000; Kentucky $105,620; Minnesota $15,814; Missouri $85,763; Montana $115,020; North Dakota 825; Oklahoma $101,685; South C: lina $110,908; South Dakota $9,418; Tennessee $176,455; Virginia $75,450; in @ conference planned for Wednes|drouth as an excuse to increase their }and Wyoming $16,760. day with federal relief officials. Rexford G. Tugwell, national di- administra: gencies when they arise and to map plans for getting the most beneficial “very satisfactorily.” The entire enrollment of WPA in North Dakota will be diverted as much as possible to water conserva- tion work between now and Dec. 1, according to Plomasen who declereé care is being taken in construction of dams to avoid washouts of dams and seepage. Practically all dams to be con- structed under the WPA program are earth-filled with a clay core and sub- stantial spillways, he stated, provid- ing for maximum amount of labor and minimum amount of material EYSTON SETS MARKS GALORE IN 48 HOURS SPEEDING OVER SALT Averages 135 Miles Per Hour to Cover 6,550 Miles Dur- ing Run Bonneville, Salt Flats, Utah, July 14. —()—Capt. George Eyston, British King of the Speedways, capped an un- precedented conquest of world motor car huge, hat Winds,” was 135 miles per hour. The record was held formerly at 100.54 by Perrot, Dhome, Girod and Delahpe of France. ify miles—142.61; old record 109. French. ELE gee 3 EE gs EPEity Hy profits are taking advantage of human suffering.” “We are much better supplied with feed for livestock than we were in all the help we can give of the weather in the days to come,” he this ! “Thus far, the dry seige is not as severe as in 1934,” the secretary re- “Widespread rains within the next fews days in the states where suffer- ing is most acute would take drouth stories off.the front pages. Most of reasons for “the severity of these re- current drouths is that land has been put to uses for which it is not adapt- ed.” sound G. N. Main Line Track . D. July 14—(P)—A out Great Northern Lanark, Mont., 35 at Bainville, in ‘anticipa- have the noon Tues- about of tore, that Sentence of Hamm Kidnaper Is Deferred Until Other Trials End Bs i i iH i ag i ] Pits i i be ry i! it Hist REE 2 Takes Poke at Critics “There are always some critics who decry this sort of thing,” Hopkins said. “They did little or nothing along these lines, to make nature serve man bet- ter, when they had a chance. And tests. Americans are no longer satis- fied to see vast numbers of their REXFORD G. TUGWELL people condemned to poverty and sac- rificed to the whims of nature. “The works progress administration has gone out of the emergency relief business. It isn’t interested in mere » Yet it is com- of families in these drouth-stricken areas in what is admittedly an emer- 5.’ Hopkins said that where control measures were no longer effective and ‘where there no longer was fertility to conserve, “we must prepare for a fresh start on richer soil.” Drouth Prompts Efforts “Just as the floods in the east last spring gave new impetus to flood control work, so the drouth is prompt- ing greater efforts in water storage and control. It is all a part of a too- (Continued on Page Two) Father, Two. Sons. Drowned in Creek Court Hasn’t Had Crime Since 1934 PUR i delat deh Cairo, Ga., July 14.—()}—Grady county's superior court hasn't had {0 HURT IN WRECK OF BRANCH LINE TRAIN Great Northern Crew Thinks Heat Caused Steel Rails to Buckle Cando, N. D., July Northern railroad officials Tuesday sought to determine the cause of de- railment of its St. John-Devils Lake miles north of here which resulted in injury to at least 10 persons, The water car,’combination passen: ger-mail coach and merchandise car plunged over an embankment. theory uckled, heat caused the Ts il fefaer eli if! Ee: Columbus Carpenter Saves Wife; Perishes Attempt- ing to Save Boys Columbus, N. july 14.—()—Fu- neral services for a father who saved his wife from drowning, then lost his life attempting to save two small sons who also drowned, will be held at the of 100 or over Monday, however, as the cool wave gradually extended east- ward. The highest marks were re- corded in the eastern part of the ‘A check of records at the weather bureau showed that all previous marks " registered on the eight successive days from July 5 to 12, inclusive. The maximum Monday ‘was 97. If the mercury reaches 90 again Tuesday, as seems likely, it will mark the 13th successive day on which the temperature has reached or exceeded that mark. The longest previous hot spell, during which temperatures of 90 or better was recorded, was the ee ee ee al ve. 11. reporting- " reported rain, Parshall and Zur reporting the heaviest falis with 50 and 46 incnes, respectively. A light shower fell in Bismarck but it was not Officially listed since it consisted of only a trace at the weather station. Unofficial observers said it was much heavier in the eastern part of Bis- marck than in the western section: of . Showers fell in Grand Forks, Williston, Bis- (Continued on Page Two) WELRORD TALKS 10 . LEGION CONVENTION ON WATER SAVINGS Frank Webb Is Boomed for Commander; Minot, Mandan Seek '37 Meeting hi