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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-07

asked to bring 1t to the headquar-
tiers or call that number and notify
the American Legion Of their willing
ness to give. The transportation
committee will arrange to pick up
the package.
Several cash contributions were re-
ceived in the mail Wednesday morn
ing as the result of the opening ap-
peal published Tuesday, Miller said,
and announcement of their names
and amounts donated will be made
from day to day.
Miller emphasized again that any
thing, regardless of its nature and
whatever its condition. is acceptable.
If it proves to be entirely unusable
the "Open Your Heart" committee
can throw it away just as easily as
the contributor.
Past experience shows that the
uses to which things can be put
which the donors believed to be prac-
tically worthless often are surpris-
ing" Miller said. 1.-THE answer to
this unusual situation lies in diff
ferences between the standard OF liv-
ing of those who have as compared
with those who have not.
Mothers of families frequently are
glad to get things for which persons
in better circumstances could con-
ceive of no use whatever.
mo gift of money, goods or service
is too large, of course, but we wish to
emphasize that none is too small. II
everyone gives just little the total
will be large enough to bring mate
rial improvement in the condition OF
families which, often through no
fault of their own, need help"
Gifts of money will be especially
appreciated, Miller said, since the
greatest need among the poor is for
shoes, overshoes and underwear
which frequently must be purchased
in order to obtain proper fit.
These purchases, Miller said, will
be made from local merchants who
always have been generous in CO.
operating with the "Open Your
Heart" committee in giving discounts
and frequently have supplied mate
rial at actual cost to them.
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FEASIBLE CONTROL
SYSTEM IS SOUGHT
Farm Bureau Federation igs
Into Relief Proposals on
Closing Day

Chicago, Dec. 7.-(PeReady for H.
nal endorsement Of varied demands
for farm relief, the American farm
bureau federation Wednesday heard
one of its leaders promise support o!
any surplus control plan which prom
iseS success.
Relief legislation was the program
Of the day. Before the farm bureaus
18th annual convention adjourna
Wednesday night, it will have ap-
proved resolutions upon which de-
mands to congress viii be based.
Chester Gray Of Missouri. who rep
resents the largest farm organization
at Washington, advocated the farm
hoard should be given authority to
use "any and all" plans for increasing
prices by controlling crop surpluses.
This MEANS" he said, "the equal
iSation fee. the debenture, the allot-
ment plan or whatever else may be
devised should be made available fos
national legislation."
President Edward A. O'Neal . n d
other leaders still support the equal
i1ation tee, but indications are the
new program will give them blanket
authority to support the domestic a.
lotment along with other plans fo1
making the tariff effective on crops
and livestock for which there Is no ex-
port market.
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Ho0ver's Proposals
For Budget Listed

Washington, Dec. 7.-tR-Pres-
ident Hoover's budget Wednesday
warned congress it must watch
the nations purse strings, and rec
commended that It:
Enact a sales tax Of az per
cent.
Retain for another year the l
cent gasoline tax.
Cut government salaries II per
cent and in addition continue the
present 8 1-3 per cent cut under
the furlough plan.
Restrict benefits to veterans by
$l27 900 900.
Make appropriations of $4,218,-
sos, 344.
Hoover also predicted a deficit
of $l,146,478,307 for the present
fiscal year, and estimated q def
cit of 1907, 600, 900 next year, unless
the additional tax program and
economy program are adopted.
Did not mention war debts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-07
HENDRICKS CALLED
TO CHICAGO HEARING
Traffic Experts Assist a n .
Needed At !. c. C.'s Rate
Investigation

e. M. Hendricks, traffic expert for
the North Dakota railroad commits
sion, will leave for Chicago Thursday
to argue before the Interstate Com
merce Commission examiners In the
re-opened class rate case in which
hearings began Wednesday.
Ben G. Larkin, member Of the state
commission, wired Hendricks that the
situation demanded his attendance al
the hearing and to put aside other
duties for the time being.
Karl Knox Gartner, Washington
D. c.. legal traffic expert. had beer,
employed by the state commission to
assist In the case because other i'm
portant rate cases which Hendricks
has been handling occupied the state
traffic experts attention. The state
emergency board allowed $4,000 to
employ Gartner.
Because Of the importance Of the
class rate case, in which commission
members said an adverse decision
would cost the state about $4,000 900
annually in increased rates, 1t was de-
cided to have Hendricks assistance al
the Chicago hearing. Members OF the
state commission said they desired
every available assistance in combat
Ing the proposed increases In class
rates.
Hendricks said Wednesday that q
motion to dismiss would be prepared
s,,hynittAd and arO,,ed nral1v hv him
before the examiners at Chicago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-07
PANEL DRAWN FOR
PRESENT Term HAS
ONLY 2CITY NAMES
Attorneys Assert Bismarck Is
Denied Its Fair Proper
ton of TaIesmen
CLERK TELLS OF DRAWING
Asserts of 1853 Names in Box ~
Were From Area Entitled
to so Per Cent

Validity of the entire jury panel
drawn for the December term of the
Burleigh county district court was
challenged in motion filed with Dis
trict Judge r. G. Mcfarland at the
opening session of the court Tuesday.
The matter was preached at the
morning session by O'Hare, Cox and
Cox, local attorneys. who were joined
in the declaration by Sullivan, Hanley
and Sullivan, Mandan; Scott Gamer
on, Bismarck, and other local law.
yers.
Upon direction of the court, how
ever. the matter was held up pending
presentation of formal motion
which was done at the afternoon SEES
sion In connection with the case Of
the Electric Products Corporation Of
Montana VS.. Ray Stair and the Stair
Motor company at Bismarck.
OHare, Cox and Cox, as attorneys
for the defendant, asserted that the
jury had been improperly drawn and
filed in writing a challenge to that ef-
selected. Sullivan, Hanley and Sulh-
van, representing the plaintiff, said
they believed the motion to have been
filed in the interests Of fair and i'm
partial justice and on behalf OF the
court as well as other lawyers, and
that they not only failed to oppose
the motion but joined in urging that
it be approved.
Judge Mcfarland, however, held
there was nothing he could do to
"rectify the irregularity II any there
be" and overruled the motion. In his
decision, given from the bench, Judge
Mcfarland asserted it Is matter OF
common knowledge that the law gov
erning the selection Of juries Is con.
tinually violated almost everywhere.
but that the remedy in the case at bar
could not be reached through the mo-
ton before him.
City Representation Small
BY questioning of Charles Fisher,
clerk of court. H. F. O'Hare developed
the fact that there were 158 names
in the jury box when the present panel
was drawn and that of this number
only Al names were those of Bismarck
citizens, although the law requires
that jury service shall be on basis
proportionate to the population. An
other charge was that the jury box
did not contain 200 names. as required
by law, when the panel was drawn.
Fisher said he sent to the county
auditors office call for more names
of persons eligible for jury service but
that none were received and the
names in the jury box were the same
as those which it contained at the end
Of the June term of district court.
What operated to prevent the adj
dition of names to the jury box was
not disclosed, the court suggesting
that O'Hare confine his questioning
Of the clerk to matters within Fishers
own knowledge.
OF the IS jurors drawn, it was dis
closed, 80 reported for duty. One had
removed from the county and no serv-
ice was had upon him while the other
also had removed from the county and
was excused by the judge for this rea-
son.
OF the IS drawn and the 80 remain
Continued on page two)
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BREWER WITNESSES
CLAIM BEER WOULD
help GOVERNMENT
Charge legalization Would
Minimize Bootleg, Jobless
and Farm Problems

washington, Dec. 7-(F-Witnesses
for brewers predicted beer as q bring
er Of good tidings for business and the
federal treasury in the opening testi-
mony before the house ways and
means committee Wednesday on the
Collier bill.
Advocating brew Of 4 per cent al
cohol by volume, Levi Cooke Of WASH
ington and r. A. Huber Of st. Louis
on behalf Of the U. 8. Brewers associ-
alton - estimated IS q barrel tax
would enrich the treasury by $780,
945, 900 year.
Addressing the powerful committee
but turning now and again to the
crowded audience, Huber said the
beer he supported could be sold for
nine cents bottle, and that its
legalization would cause $3.50. 000, 900
to be spent to rehabilitate breweries
and 100000 men would be given work.
Sees Big Expansion
With the present brewing capacity
In the country at 100000 barrels
annually, he said, q 100000, 000- barrel
capacity would be needed before long.
Following Cookies testimony that
the 2.75 per cent beer by weight pro-
vided in the bill placed before the
committee by Chairman Collier was
insufficient In alcoholic content, Huber
said a 80 per cent beer was a better
product. The latter would be 4 per
cent by volume.
Huber said millions would have to
be expended Immediately for mater
ials such as barley, rice. sugar, syrup
and other ingredients for production
in the plants. In addition to the $780,
600 men he estimated would be given
employment in the wholesale and re-
tail distribution of the product, HUI
Der said many other workers, includ-
ing coal miners, and railroad en-
ployes, would be given increased en-
ployment.
Says S. Reasonable
The $5-a-barrel tax proposed in the
Collier bill was reasonable" Huber
said, If states and cities did not place
an additional tax on it so that 1t
would become so costly 1t could not
be purchased by laborers.
Asked by Representative Crowther
(Rep. N. ", if by legalizing beer,
bootlegging would be eliminated, HUI
Der said:
II believe it won't except to the de-
gree of consumption other sorts of
liquors are reduced by those drinking
beer.
Il don't think anything but a mir
acle would stop bootlegging, until all
sorts Of liquors are legalized.
I'VE don't claim beer Is q panacea.
It's not going to solve the bootleg
problem. and 1t is not going to solve
the unemployment problem. and it is
not going to solve the farm relief
problem. but it will minimize them to
some degree"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-07
ACKER SEESDANGER
IN FURTHER issues
OF BONDS IN STATE
Points to Bank of North Dako.
ia, State Elevator and
Rural Credit Issues

Issuance Of more bonds for any
purpose by the state of North Da-
kota lis fraught with danger" In
view Of economic conditions in the
opinion OF State Tax Commissioner
liver A. Acker.
In his biennial report, the commits
sioner calls attention Of the legisla-
ture to the tax situation created by
issuance Of bonds to provide capital
for the Bank of North Dakota, to
provide funds for the construction
and operation of the mill and eleva-
tor and for capital for the rural
credit business of the Bank Of North
Dakota.
The state has outstanding approx
mately Sal ISL 900 of bonds. OF this
amount $36,650 900 represent bonds
Of North Dakota real estate series
issued to provide capital for farm
loans.
$1.607 1851 for Interest
This year the state board of equal
ization was required to levy $780,
456, Of which 81 GOT ,86l was for bond
interest.
In 1924, Acker said, the attorney
general held that the four-mill limit
alton prescribed by Section 174 of
the state constitution is applicable to
levies for sinking funds, but not for
interest.
In view Of provisions Of Section 1872
Of Article Of the constitution,
adopted in 1918. the opinion of the
attorney general given in 1924 may
not be upheld by the court. Acker
believes.
He expressed the opinion that Sec
ton 1872 Of the constitution has
superseded Section 174 insofar as the
latter section was applicable to levieS
for state bonds.
If such is the case" he said, "there
Is no Limitation as to the amount
that may be levied for state bonds
issued since the adoption of Section
1872 as amended by Article 81 Of the
constitution.
"But II the supreme court should
hold that levies for sinking funds
must be within the four-mill Nmita-
ton prescribed by Section 174 of the
constitution, it appears certain that
the court would also hold that law
reducing taxable valuation to so per
cent Of assessed valuation can have
no application to levies for state
bonds, for q limitation on taxing
power that impairs contractural obli-
cations can not be sustained.
Applies to Full Value
"The court undoubtedly would hold
that the four-mill limitation, as far
as leWes for state bonds are con-
cerned, applies to assessed valuation
(full value) and not to the taxable
value created by the initiated law"
Declaring that issuance Of more
bonds Is "fraught with danger" the
tax commissioner explained that II
borrowers from the Bank Of North
Dakota are unable to pay the INSTALL
mepts OF principal and interest on
their loans there Is the possibility
that the state board Of equalization
may be compelled, through man
damus proceedings instituted by bond
holders, OF levy far in excess Of the
large amount levied this year.
Such levy In fact may have to be
larger than the levy for general gov
ornamental purposes" he said.
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ent fiscal year would end next June
with q deficit of $1,146,478,307, expen-
ditures being $3,770,735, 900 and esti.
mated receipts $2.624. 256,693. OF this
deficit he said:
such q situation can not be con-
tinued without disaster to the federal
finances. -.
II can not too strongly urge that
every effort be made to limit expen-
ditures and avoid additional obliga-
tons not only in the interest Of the
already heavily burdened taxpayer
but in the interest Of the very integ-
rity of the finances Of the federal
government"
SIashes Veterans Costs
In his veterans economy proposal
the president defied those clamoring
for bonus payment and maintenance
Of present benefits by recommending
to congress legislation which would
strip $l27, 10000 worth Of pensions,
compensation and allowances off the
Continued on Page Two)
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|H0OVER'S CLEANER
| CUTS DEEPLY into
PROPOSED BUDGET
Big Taxation Program Recon-.
mended to Take Care of
Mounting Deficit
FAILS TO MENTION BEER
Would Reduce Employees SaIar-
les and Cut Into Payments
to Veterans
FAILS TO MENTION BEER

Washington, Dec. 7.-(P-President
Hoover presented to congress Wednes-
day drastically reduced budget, rec
ommending q az per cent manufac-
turers' excise tax, retention of the
gasoline tax, rigid economies includ-
ing an additional II per cent cut In
government salaries, and q big slash
in veterans benefits.
He asked for total appropriations
of $4,2l8,808, 344, saying net expendi-
lures would total 81, 256, 1854 800 against
receipts Of $2,949, 1852, 7l3-leaving a
deficit Of 1907, 192,187. It was to offset
this that the new taxation was pro-
posed.
No mention Of war debts was made
in the entire presidential message, but
the report Of the secretary Of the
treasury, sent to congress simultane-
cusly, disclosed that payments due
from foreign nations had been in
cluded In striking the governments
balance.
Neither did Hoover make any men,
ton Of legalization Of beer.
Estimated internal revenue collec-
lions included no figure from this
source.
The president estimated the pres
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-07
SECRETARY POINTS
OUT EXCISE TAXES
Are INSUFFICIENT
Only Six Months Ago House Of
Representatives Defeated
Same Issues
FORECASTS LARGE DEFICIT
Estimates 2H Per Cent Sales
Tax Would Yield About
1855, 100000
FORECASTS LARGE DEFICIT

washington, Dec. 7.-ReThe tur-
bulent sales tax issue was tossed
squarely back into the lap Of congress
Wednesday by Secretary Mills with q
recommendation that ~ per cent
general manufacturers levy be
adopted.
In his annual report, the secretary
of the treasury said the present speci-
fic excise taxes adopted at the last
session Of congress had failed to pro-
duce the expected revenue and he
proposed their repeal.
Mills directly asked the house to re-
verse itself. Only six months ago
that body bolted its leadership to vote
down one and three-quarters pei
cent sales tax, and the issue was not
even brought to a vote in the senate
Drastic reduction in governmental
expenditures was insisted upon by the
secretary who predicted the present
fiscal year would end next June with
a deficit Of $1,146, 600. 900 and the fol-
lowing year, at the present pace, with
a deficit Of $780,, 000, 900 exclusive OF
debt retirement. He said government!
spending could be reduced by $479.-
100000 in the 1884 fiscal year II rec
concentrations made by the president
in his budget message were followed.
Mills asked congress to retain the
one-cent-a-gallon tax on gasoline. ef-
fectiye only until next June.
His recommendation was:
Would Abandon Same
THAT those excise taxes which ex-
perience has demonstrated are rela-
lively unproductive and give rise to
serious administrative difficulties be
repealed, and that there be imposed
a general manufacturers excise tax
substantially in the form appearing in
the bill originally reported by the
ways and means committee Of the
house of representatives during the
last session of congress.
1T is estimated that such q meas
ure with the ~ per cent rate viii
yield about 1855 ,000, 900, assuming q
full years collections, thus making
possible the elimination Of number
of the unsatisfactory and relatively
unproductive new excise taxes. I'm
view OF the misunderstanding as evil
denced in the congressional debates
OF last winter, I must emphasize that
I am not recommending general
sales or turnover tax with the newt
able pyramiding Of the tax but a
manufacturers excise tax, imposed at
one point only"
The manufacturers excise tax bill
referred to by Mills levied tax upon
Continued on Page Two)
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Canvassing Board
Is in Session Here

Canvassing Of votes cast In the Nov.
8 general election was expected to be
completed by the state canvaSsing
board Wednesday.
Members convened Tuesday to can
vass the largest vote ever cast In the
states history, with the unofficial to-
tai standing at 250.l50.
Members Of the board are the state
auditor, treasurer, attorney general
superintendent Of public instruction
and secretary Of state.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-07
VETERANS OUTLINE
DETAILS Of DRIVE
FOR HOLIDAY CHEER
Actual Work to Get Under Way
Thursday Noon; Telephone
Number Is 1901
NO GIFT is TOO SMALL
Chairman Emphasizes That Ap'
parentIy Worthless Mater
iaI May Be UsabIe

Further details of the American
Legion "Open Your Heart" cam
paign, which begins Thursday, were
announced Wednesday by L. v. Mil
Ter, chairman of the veterans char
ity enterprise.
The telephone number Of the head
quarters in the Baker building is 1901
and someone will be on hand to an
swer it after Thursday noon when
the headquarters will be officially
opened.
Persons having material to donate
to the "Open Your Heart" effort are
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-07
POPE VISITS ROME

Vatican City. Dec. 7.-R-For the
fourth time since the lateran treaty
was signed, Pope Plus crossed the
frontier Of Vatican City into Italian
territory Wednesday. Accompanied by
Is Cardinals, he walked about 90 feet
Into Rome to dedicate the new en-
trance to the Vatican museums. He
smoke briefly.
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Paris, Dec. 7.-R1-The newspaper
Paris Midi said Wednesday it had
learned that the former Empress zita
Of Austria had consented to the
transfer Of the ashes Of LAiglou, Ma
poleon's son. from Vienna to Paris
The Austrian government has taken
the position that only the former Inn
perial family has the right to pass on
this matter.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-07
FACES DREADED TRIAL

London, Dec. Z. - m = Compton
Mackenzie, the noted British novelist
was formally committed for trial
Wednesday on Z charge Of violating
tho dreaded Official Secrets Act.
The prosecution alleged Mackenzie
had "unlawfully communicated" In
formation gained In the government
service. Mackenzie was attached tn
tho British intelligence service In
southeastern Europe during the war.
The novelist recently published q
book, Greek Memories" dealing
among other things with hts expert
ences IN the intelligence service. :
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EXPLOSION KILLS 10

Rathenow, Germany, Dec. 7-Re
Ten workers were known to be dead
and number Of others were buried
under debris in an explosion at the !.
G. Farbin artificial silk works at
Premnitz Wednesday. A 400-pound
hydrogen container blew up while
workmen were putting finishing
touches on an addition to the plant,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-07
FRENCH DRAsGArrsT DIES

Nice, France, Dec. 7.-R-Eugene
Brieux. -. dramatist and member Of
the French Academy. died Tuesday
Of pleurisy. His most widely known
play was Damaged Goods"
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PROBE STUDENTS DEATH

London, Dec. 7.-tR]-Coroner Bent
ley Purchase ordered an inquiry We'd
nesday In the strange death Of J. O.
Kent Sanders, an American student
Of Roxbury. Mass, found dying after
10 private party last Thursday.
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Open Heart Fund
Now Totals $63.5O

Cash contributions to the Amer
lean Legion's "Open Your Heart"
campaign mounted to $63.5O We'd
nesday with $40 being added to the
$43.50 previously reported.
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Weather Report

Generally fair tonight and Thursday
somewhat colder tonight.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-07-14

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