The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 20, 1937, Page 3

~ |” URGED UPON STATE ~RECODIFIGATION OF ALL HIGHWAY ACTS Numerous Recommendations Are Contained in Survey Report to Legislature Recodification of the state's traffic and highway laws and four suggestions yfor ‘future financing of the highway system were among recommendations | contained in the transportation com- mittee report of the state planning —> board to the North Dakota legislature day. he committee recommended re- Mification of the state's traffic and hway laws to conform to the model form code which “is being rap- developed throughout the nation.” mformity practices of the state thway department and other state Hiclals and departments with the 8. bureau of public roads, as a fon of insuring availability of 1937 eral a totaling almost $4,000,000 re urged. Among -other recommendations ere: Would Stop Diversion \. Enactment of a law this legislative fession to make future diversion of ‘highway monies, by state or counties, illegal. g Enactment of a law, calling for a constitutional amendment to be voted on at the next election, to make future diversion of highway monies, by state or counties, illegal. Determination of “most equitable means by which increasing” state revenues may be available to the highway department for state ft The latter recommendation was en- larged upon with notation of several means by which the revenues might be increased including stoppage of Jeaks in gasoline tax rebates, increased license fees or gasoline taxes or a Policy of withholding part of the » Present gas refunds from counties, allowing their use for matching U. 8. funds, Other Sources Listed Other possible avenues listed were issuance of gas tax debentures, allow- ty ing the state to match federal funds with retirement of the debentures from future gas tax receipts; or legis- lation authorizing the Bank of North Dakpta to advance a substantial sum to the department for matching fed- eral funds which would be paid back over a long time at low interest rate. The suggestions were advanced to meet the problem facing the highway department “of needed road improve- ments,” the committee declared. “It can be said very definitely that major road improvements are neeved over an extensive portion of the state high- way system.” .| Legislative Sidelights | Lieut. Governor T. H, H. Thoresen, acting chief executive of the state while Governor Langer is in Wash- ington, rapped his gavel sharply in the senate Tuesday after recess: “During adjournment,’ he said, “any member of the senate who would like to be appointed a colonel on my staff, please come to by office and I will be glad to swear you in.” The senators joined in the laughter at the joke. During the session some practical Jokesters spread the rumor about the capitol and city that the Lieutenant Governor had appointed Frayne Baker as adjutant general and plan- ned to take physical possession of the governor’s office, 9’ Rabid administration followers spread the “warning” until, seeing Lieut. Gov. Thoresen sitting content- edly in the president's chair in the senate they realized they were being ma boozled. 4 Under the constitution the lleuten- ant governor takes charge when the chief executive leaves the boarders of the state. Dr. Maysil Williams, state health officer, had just completed an inter- esting discussion on an appropriations bill affecting her department, before the senate appropriations committee. “The legislature is the greatest edi cational institution in the state,” re- plied the veteran senator from Cass, William Watt. » “It doesn’t seem to do us any good,” laconically replied Senator J. K. Bros- tuen of McKenzie. Rep. Roy Frazier was slightly em- barrassed Tuesday. When Rep. Edwin Traynor of Ram- sey called for him as chairman of & special committee to make a report on an activity, he rose in the quiet assembly. “I thought I might get away from explaining that my wife ran away with the keys to my desk in which my report is locked,” said Representative Frazier with a grin. “Since Representative Frazier's wife has his keys, we'll let it go over to tomorrow,” Traynor suggested. Rep, L. L. Twichell of Cass has + been a member of the house of rep- resentatives for nearly a quarter of @ century. It came to the attention of the assembly Tuesday when he objected to @ resolution to pay certain legislative employes for time they worked be- * fore being sworn in. “In my 24 years as a representative, I have never heard of anything of that kind,” Twichell asserted. It was explained that the employes hud been put to work before the employ- ment committee had been appointed, and Twichell explained it would be “better” to put their starting date back rather than have a special reso- 9 lution to make the payment. ARTIST GIVES PA G. 1. Gulliksen BRITISH COOLNESS TO ITALY'S PLANS ~ KILLS ACCORDIDBA Eden Indicates Empire Will Pursue Middle-of-Road Democratic Course (By the Associated Press) Great Britain stiffened toward Ger- many Wednesday and Italy gave up her plans for a four-power pact with Germany, Britain and France. Spanish intervention problems mounted. In Spain, itself, Fascist air bombers killed 20 or more Madrilenos. Italians, holding fast to their new German alliance, decided Spanish tension, France's insistence on re- taining her Soviet alliance, and Brit- ish reluctance had killed the idea of @ four-power accord which they hoped would combat Communism. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden’s British house of commons speech was interpreted as refusing responsibility for a Fascist-Communist showdown and putting Europe's. future up to Germany. Call Speech Unfair Berlin called the speech “untimely” and unfair. Portugal turned down a scheme to have international observers on her Spanish border to curb war shipments to the fighters. New German and Italian expressions on the question of stopping Spanish volunteers were awaited by the British. An Italian government spokesman reiterated Italo-German willingness to accept international contro] of volun- teers. But he said the two nations would insist that such “indirect in- tervention” as alleged Bolshevist propaganda and financial aid to the Spanish goverment cease forthwith. Believed to be referring to Nazi Air Minister Hermann Goering’s. state- ment Britain should align herself with Italy and Germany in an anti- Communist pact, Eden declared: Treaties Not Cures “We cannot cure the world by pacts or treaties or by political creeds no matter what they be.” Eden demanded whether Germany intended to use the “manifold gifts of her people to restore confidence to a world sick of antagonism,” or “‘to sharpening of international antag- onism-and a policy of even grea! economic isolation.” * Eden’s speeches in the past have been considered to be favorable to Germany, as against Russia, but Tues- day night’s statements were thought to mark a definite swing away from the Reich. Since there was no indication of veering toward Russia, the British de- termination to stick to the middle Foad of democracy seemed empha- Chamber Agrees With Reorganization Plans Washington, Jan. 20.—(?)—Harper Sibley, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, said Tuesday that many of President Roosevelt's government reorganiza- tion are in line with policies of the chamber. In a prepared statement, Sibley added “the chamber agrees both with the t, who stresses efficiency, and with Senator Byrd (Dem., Va.), who wants economy as well.” , died here Wednesday morning. Burial will be at Sykeston. widow and several children. Survivors are his | NTING TO STATE NORTHWEST ARTS PRESENTS. PAINTING TO BELOVED STAT G. J. Gulliksen, 81-Year-Old Painter, Shows Appreciation to Adopted Country G, I, Gulliksen of Grand Forks, Pioneer northwest artist, Wednesday Presented to the state of North Da- kota a copy of the famous painting lof the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Long a cherished dream of Mr. Gulliksen’s was his desire to show in some tangible form his gratitude to the country which has been his home since 1903. “The United States and North Dakota were good to me when I was a young man,” said Mr, Gullik- sen. “This gift is but a token of my appreciation, for the bounty that has been mine as a citizen.” The painting is 7 by 9 feet and de- picts Benjamin Franklin, . Thomas, Jefferson and George Washington signing the immortai document of American democracy in Independence hall, Philadelphia. It is a copy of a picture that hangs in the Library of Congress, lelong Artist Mr. Gulliksen’s lifelong avocation has been that of an artist, one of the few who have resided in North Dako- ta. He estimates he has painted more than 2,000 portraits and landscapes in the 70 years he has wielded pallet, easel and brush, Proud is Mr. Gulliksen, now going on his 82nd year, of his childhood friendship and association with the great Norwegian dramatist, Henrik Ibsen, in their native town of Skien, Norway, about 140 miles from Oslo. Tbsen was the subject of a number of Gustav Ingebrit Gulliksen’s portraits. Mr. Gulliksen was born at Skien, April 19, 1856, As a boy of 12 he stud- ied painting in Oslo, later supple- menting his skill at the Antony academy in Copenhagen and the roy- al academy in Berlin. Employed by Pullman In 1880-he came to America to en- ter the employ of the Pullman com- pany in Chicago. He had charge of the painters who decorated the Pull- man coaches of thet day by hand. He remained in Chicago 24 years before returning to Europe to continue his studies, Returning to America in 1903 he made his home successively in Chi- cago, Milwaukee, La Crosse and Du- luth before’ finally settling at Grand Forks in 1918, The most remunerative work ever ‘done by Mr. Gulliksen was a portrait of the martyred president, William McKinley. This painting was pur- chased by the Marquette club of Chi- cago for $5,000. He has painted erred other noted figures in pub- ic life. Mr, Gulliksen is married and the father of one daughter and four sons, Still young in spirit Mr. Gullikeen still paints. Pope Pius Described As Incurably Ill Man Vatican City, Jan. 20.—(/?)—Pope Pius, described as “incurably ill,” suf- fered Wednesday from intermittent pains in his swollen legs the use of which, reliable sources said, has been one. lost.” Adding to the pon- con ifted into the wheeled divan he has used for the past sev- eral days. Italy Forced to Buy Huge Supply of Grain | Rome, Jan. 20.—(”)—Authoritative reports say Italy will be forced to buy at least 3,000,000 tons of wheat abroad this year to offset a bad harvest. Hundreds of thousands of bushels, well informed sources said, were con- tracted for in Australia and Canada as early as July when Premier Benito Mussolini issued urgent orders that every available acre in Italy be sown in wheat to forestall future short- azes. Italy's annual wheat need 1s about 8,500,000 tons. / COCKTAIL LOUNGE AT PRINCE ONE OF BEAUTY, UTILITY Blue Blazer, Occupying Space 88 by 24 Feet, Can Ac- commodate 300 Most striking feature of the lounge is the bar, 20 feet long, 7% feet deep, located near the front entrance and readily accessible to all sections of the lounge. It is fabricated of & variety of foreign and domestic woods. The facing is the ighi-grained prime The facing te YY vera, In place of the old-fashioned brass footrail, the bar has a compo- sition foot-rest. backbar are trimmed with birch dyed bres ee spares the fe level display shelves made of prima vera. Theré also are refrigerator compart- ments. Booths and Tables comfortable daven! arranged facing ® series of odd-sized black tables. Separating the lounge proper from the bar space is a brass rail hung with blue drapes. West of the bar on the north side booths have been arranged for dining service. ners is one large upholstered party All tables are dyed black and chairs ate upholstered in canary yellow or buff pigskin. The lounges will ac- commodate more than 300 persons comfortably, Ligon said. Indirect lighting fixtures have been installed in the lounge proper. There are two main entrances, one direct from Third street, the other through an arched doorway from the hotel dining room. Dining and lunch- eon service also will be available in the Blue Blazer. Employs 20 Persons Ligon declared opening of the bar would furnish employment to at least 20 persons. Four expert bartenders will care for demands of Blue Blazer patrons. They are coming direct from other Blue Blazer lounges of the hotel company or from the Twin Ctiles. Bismarck firms in devel- oping the Blue Blazer were Webb's— flooring, B. K. Skeels—wiring, and Fred Hessinger—plumbing. Harry Turner and a six-piece or- chestra will furnish music, Officials of the company here for the opening are R. B. MacNab and A. J. Breitbach. Only Eight Now Left Of Crash Survivors los Angeles, Jan. 20.—(P)—Only Jan, eight survivors, all hospitalized, were left Wednesday of the 13 persons aboard a Western Air Express liner when it crashed on a snowy mountain ridge near the Burbank airport Jan. 12° Cc. T. Owens, co-pilot, died in a hospital Teusday night, the fifth vic- time of the disaster. Other fatalities were Martin Johnson, explorer; James Braden, Cleveland; A. L. Loomis, Omaha, and E. E, Spencer, Chicago. ‘The eight survivors were reported improving today, Implement Company Boosts Wage Scales Minneapolis, Jan. 20—(?)—Wage increases totaling more than $200,000 a year for 2,000 employes of the Min- plants of the plement company were al Wednesday after negotiations be- tween the management and employe tepresentatives. All employes except office workers share in the increases. The agreement, retroactive to Jan. 1, also includes full recognition by the bargaining. company of collective WPA Social Science Class Open to Public The adult education class in social hear Harvey N. Jenson, super- visor of adult education for the WPA, give the fifth of his series of talks outlining the periods of history when ig meets Friday evening in the Will school. Rome under the Caesars and the beginning of the modern Euro- pean nations will be the topic. The public is invited. OTTO BAUER HONORED for the 47th annual convention, The past presidents include Otto Bauer, Mandan, and H. T. Alsop, Fargo. Each received.an inscribed placque. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, panerat exrert) Water Saving Plan LEGISLATURE GETS MINERALS’ REPORT Encouragement of to Develop Resources Urged in Message Grand Forks, Jan. 20.—North Da- id} kota has at least seven undeveloped mineral resources, according to the report prepared at the University of North Dakota by the mireral re- sources committee of the state plan- ning board and presented to Gov. William Langer and the legislature this week, These include sodium sulfate, ben- tonite, fuller's earth, building stone, natural gas and gold, in addition to activated carbon, a coal product. From the three minerals already ex- Ploited, lignite, clay and gravel, the state receives approximately $4,000,- 000 each year. The largest lignite coal beds in the United States make up the state's most important mineral resource, The United States geological survey esti- mates that North Dakota has 15 per cent of the coal desposits of the na- tion. Dean L, C. Harrington served as chairman of the committee, and the Teport was prepared at the university school of mines under his direction. Recommendations of the committee included encouragement of clay and coal industries, new legislation to en- courage mineral development, lower freight rates and field surveys to de- termine the quantity and presence of gold near the Mouse river, oil in Ben- son and Eddy counties, and fuller’s ae in the Pembina mountain re- Serving on’ the committee with Dean Harrington are Dugald Stewart, Bowman; Olaf Haraldson, Minot; Walter Burk, Williston; A. D. Heat- on, Dickinson, and Prof. W. E. Budge of the university, Legislative Calendar (By the Associated Press) Senate Bills Passed 8. B. 5—Appropriating $2,000 for in- lspection and eradication of bee dis- eases, 8. B. 34—Appropriating $710 for state board of veterinary medical ex- adainers, 8. B, 35—Appropriating $1,700 for paying premiums on bonds of state of- als. 8. B. 36—Providing $100 for commis- sioners appointed in actions concern- ing release of insane patients. ' Resolutions Adopted 8. Concurrent Res. E—Accepting copy of original painting of signing of declaration of independence. Bills Introduced 8. B. 50—(Mutchler) Prohibiting Gancing in or adjacent to places where intoxicating Mquors sold. Temperance committee. 8. B. 60—(Nelson, Grand Forks)— Amending law to permit recall of elec- tive city officials, including park board members. Corporations, 8. B, 61—(Young and ‘Lavik)—De- fining kidnaping and punishment ranging up to life term for abduction ot children under 12 years old, and lesser terms for cases involving adults. 8. B. 62—(McGillic, Blaisdell, Nel- son of Grand Forks)—Providing for unemployment insurance in state. In- surance, 8. B, 683—(Brostuen)—Placing reg- ulatory department under commis- sion of governor, treasurer and at- torney general; limiting inspectors to six and including sheriffs as enforce- q|ment officers, Taxes and tax laws, House - Indefinitely Postponed H. B, 22—Adding year’s imprison- ment as possible punishment for vio- lation of barbers board regulation, Resolutions Adopted 8. Conc. Res. E—Providing for ac- ceptance of copy of original paint- ing of signing of declaration of in- dependence, Bills Introduced H. B. 33—(Knutson of LaMoure)— Establishing system of cream grad- ing and testing and licensing. Agri- culture. H, B. 34—(Godwin)—Removing re- stricting to male vote only in the pro- vision for calling of a grand jury. ‘Ways and means. 1937 For State Outlined Missouri Diversion Project Is Included in Program Given Legislature Importance of establishing a state conservation commission with au- thority to act in behalf of North Da- kota was emphasized Tuesday as the state planning board outlined to leg- islators a $47,500,000 federal-state water conservation p: l. The program, involving construc- tion of various conservation works to} store 3,225,000 acre feet of water over the entire state, includes $30,000,000 figures for the Missouri river diver- sion project, M. O, Ryan, secretary of the state planning board, explained. Speakers outlined the various phases of the state's water situation at the meeting of senators and representa- tives, at which Senator James P. Cain of Stark county, chairman of the planning board, presided. Five Major Basins Legislators were told that the, Planning: board on _water,! which has been forwarded to the ne-' tional resources board in Washington and will be filed with all federal lemergency agencies, is divided into five groups. Industries| These major groups are: Missouri Slope Basin — Including the principal tributaries of the Mis- jsouri river, for which $6,308,400 in pojects are outlined. Souris River and Devils Lake Basin Including Missouri river diversion, $31,311,400. James River Basin—$633,200. Main stem of the Missouri river to- gether with minor tributaries—$6,- 329,465. Red River Valley of the North— $1,905,200. Priority Order Listed Comprising some dams, channel Straightening jobs, municipal water systems, irrigation and flood projects, they are divided into three classifi- cations. These are projects that can be started immediately, others on which additional survey work is re- Quired, and a third group of which many could not be started until the other groups had been completed. Pointing out that the legislature has just appropriated $500,000 for re- lief in January and February, C. F. Kelsch of Mandan said the state should spend its money so that it will be more self-sustaining in the fu- ture. “The current relief problem is not that of the federal government,” as- serted Howard Wood, state resettle- ment director. “The government can go only so far, and past that the state and its subdivisions must assume the burden.” “One of the greatest handicaps in the past,” he said, “has been the lack of a duly authorized state body wtih which federal agencies may work and which may agree to take over projects ‘and operate and maintain them.” ‘Will Submit Bill A bill to provide for a conservation commission and giving such authority will be submitted to the legislature next week with a suggestion that Part of the recommended appropria- tion be used as @ revolving fund from which irrigation districts might se- cure funds for assistance or = market for bonds,” Ryan reported, W. J. Burke, Billings, Mont., dis- trict counsel for the U. 8. bureau of reclamation told the legislators that with an expenditure of * $500,000 for the last biennium, the state of Mon- tana had been able to secure $6,000,- 000 in federal funds to apply on water projects, some of which ere now turning back money. Among other speakers were Dr. Ir- vine Lavine, consultant for the state planning board; eee Hollis, state sanitary engineer; A. H. Swenson, president of the lower Yellowstone irrigation district No. 2 in McKenzie county. ATWILL CONSECRATION SET &t. Paul, Jan. 20.—(#}—Surrounded by the pomp and circumstance of the Episcopal church, the Rev. Douglass M. Atwill of St. Paul will be conse- crated Bishop of North Dakota here Thursday, FOR STUFFY HEAD A few drops upeach nostril reduces swollen membranes, clears away clog- ging mucus, brings welcome relief, Vicks VATRO-NOL Ee /T5 A COMFORT 70 FINO A FRIEND. 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