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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
Investigate Murder
OF Former N. ID. Man

Anaheim, CAL, Dec. 2.-(P)-Facili-
ties of Los Angeles police ballistics
experts will be called on to deter
mine whether the bullet which killed
Mayor Fred Goesen, Anahein, form
erly of Richardton, N. D., in Brea
Canyon came from the .32-caliber pis-
tol found in the possession Of Pedro
Orosco, under arrest as a suspect.
The bullet was recovered in a post
mortem and will be sent to Los An
geles.
Chief of Police James 8. Bouldin of
Anaheim said 1t was possible" the
slug came from Orosco's weapon but
only experts and their devices could
establish 1t certainly.
Mayor Koesel was shot Monday
night by one Of two men who stopped
his motor car In the dark canyon and
took $35 from him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
JAPS AND CHINESE
in THREE BATTLES
IN LAST 48 HOURS
At Least 200 Soldiers Slain in
Conflicts in Sub-Zero
Temperatures
TSitSihar. Manchuria. Dec. 2.-(P(-

TsitSihar, Manchuria, Dec. 2.-(R)-
japanese forces and chinese irregu-
lars have fought three stiff battles in
the sub-zero weather of northwest
Manchuria within the last 48 hours
and at least 200 soldiers were slain in
the encounters.
This was revealed Friday in terse
communicates from advancing Japan
csc troops to their headquarters here.
Despite apparently stiff opposition,
the Japanese have advanced north
west along the Chinese Eastern rail-
way toward the Soviet border. Friday
their main force of several thousand
troops was consolidating it's position
at Chalantun, IS miles northwest of
Tsitsihar.
The battles were fought in the
streets and just outside that railway
town. The Japanese said they count
ed 200 Chinese corpSes on the frozen
snow-covered plain after the engage
ments. There was no mention of
OdJdA1CSc CdSudlClcS. EICVlOuSly ~
had been indicated they were light.
When the Japanese took Chalan-
tun, they had advanced half way to
the famous Khingan mountain coun-
try from TSitsihar.
It is at Manchuli that the Chinese
rebel general, Su Ping-Wen, is sta
toned with several thousand troops,
and 1873 Japanese hostages. Twenty
two Of these are women and children.
Although the Japanese offensive
originally was expected to be a cam
paign to wipe out General Su, the
final objective has not been ANNOUNCE
ed. The Japanese went into the VIM
ter campaign after General Su had
defied them to come and get him.
There still existed the danger the
japanese hostages might be slain in
revenge, and no information as to
their fate had been received Friday.
Unofficial reports Friday said $500
troops bound for Hsingan were a
combined infantry and cavalry brig
ade. Airplanes reported the defeated
Chinese were fleeing through the snow
in Is below zero weather toward the
Khingan mountains.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
WON SCHLEICHERS
ASKED TO ORGANIZE
CABINET IN GERMANY
Army Leader Had Been Regard.
ed'as Certain Choice For
Some Time
REICHSTAG IS DEADLOCKED
Present Defense Minister Will
Succeed Chancellor Won
Papen

Berlin, Dec. 2.-LP)-President vor
Hindenburg Friday asked Genera
Kurt Won Schleicher, mystery man
in German politics and at present the
defense minister, to form presiden.
tial cabinet for the republic.
General Won Schleicher has beer
Regarded as the almost certain choice
| for the CHARACTERISTIC ever since
Franz Won Papen's Junker govern.
ment stepped out sitter last month!
| election.
The general was summoned to The
presidents study Friday morning, anc
after a conference there walked on:
with mandate to form govern.
ment.
If successful, he was commissioned
to occupy the CHARACTERISTIC himself
instead of the defense ministry he
held during Won Papen's tenure OF
government by decree.
In the Won Papen cabinet. however
General Won Schleicher was looked
upon as the power behind the govern
ment in his key" ministry.
The choice of the army leader for
the difficult task of the domestic
crisis with winter approaching came
after several weeks of effort on the
part of the veteran president to solve
a well nigh impossible deadlock.
The Nov. 6 election demonstrated
clearly that Chancellor Won Papen did
not have popular backing after he
had twice dissolved the reichstag to
avoid being unseated.
The president then took the ,,sa.-.y
leaders in turn, finally giving Adolf.
Hitler, militant Fascist leader, COM
mission to form a parliamentary gov
eminent. The reichstag was hope
lessly deadlocked. no party there hav-
ing majority, although Hitler's Ma
tional Socialists were the most power
full single party with nearly IS per
cent of the seats in their command.
Hitler requested the privilege of
forming government responsible
primarily to the president-a presidial
or authoritarian cabinet-but Won
Hindenburg said he did not trust the
Nazi enough for that.
So the choice returned again to the
Rightist Junker group, mostly from
East Prussia, many of them army men
in the days when Won Hindenburg was
the kaiserS field marshal.
Then the two most prominent In
the conferences became Won Schlei-
cher and Won Papen. Finally the
choice fell to the mysterious Won
Schleicher.
The fact that Won Schleicher &C
copied the task, it was intimated in
excellent quarters, must not be taken
as an indication he believes he can
unravel Germany's tangled situation
or lead her out Of partisan strife to
national unity.
There also were intimations that
General Won Schleicher would not OPP
pose the restoration of the throne to
the former crown prince if popular
sentiment should approve such a
move.
At the same time the general has
for years maintained friendly rela-
tons with all the factions of organiz-
ed labor except the Communists.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
FINE PERFORMANCE
MARKS OPENING Of
LEGION MINSTRELS
Veterans to Present Show Again
Friday and Saturday;
Carnival Under Way
One of the finest musical perform

One Of the finest musical perform
ances ever given in Bismarck was
presented to the public Thursday
night at the premiere showing of the
American Legion Ministries in the city
auditorium.
Splendid solo numbers were backed
up by the outstanding chorus work Of
a group which lists many of Bis
marck'S best voices.
The show will be repeated tonight
and Saturday night in connection
with the American Legion carnival,
which also got under way on the main
floor of the World War Memorial
building.
Although attendance at neither the
pectations, the splendid reception Civ
en- the minstrel and universal praise
accorded it was expected to stimulate
interest during the remaining two
days of the showing.
The minstrel and carnival are the
major Embarrassing activities OF the
veterans organization in Bismarck
and finance the work which the Lee
gion does on behalf of the commun-
ity. During the last year the drum
and bugle corps of Lloyd Spetz Post
No. /, has made many trips into the
Bismarck trade territory on missions
of good will.
More than $1,000 was spent by the
Legion on this enterprise this year
and part of this money still is I'M
paid. The annual open Your Heart"
campaign also will share in any fl
nancial benefits provided by the car
nival and minstrel.
The carnival is one of the finest
ever staged in Bismarck. All the
features of big-time rialto have
been provided by the Legionnaires for
the entertainment of their friends
and neighbors. The booths are more
numerous and better than ever be-
fore with bigger and better prizes
awarded the winners In the various
contests which 60 to enliven the oc-
caSion.
Although every number in the min
strel was given a warm reception,
three different acts came close to
stopping the show" They were the
singing of Million Dollar Baby by
the Waltz sisters, a pair of attrac-
tive brunettes who understand the
meaning Of harmony; "Mammy's Coal
Black Rose" by Harry Hackett, re-
cent addition to Bismarck's musical
talent, and the novelty dance num-
bers Of Mrs. Carl Nelson, another star
never before seen in Bismarck
home talent production. Each was
required to respond to encores.
Contestants in the Legion's contest
to determine Queen" of the veter-
ans organization and the winner Of
free trip to the Chicago Worlds
Fair, were piling up their votes Fri
day as they neared the finish. The
voting will close at 10 p. m, Saturday
night and the result will be announc-
ed as soon as it can be determined.
The standing of the contestants, as
announced Friday by the Legion COM
al
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
ACKER POINTS OUT
PER CAPITA TAX IN
80 WAS OVER SAT-
Taxes Have Increased 246 Per
Cent While Population
Grew 20 Per Cent
PROBLEM IS IMPOSSIBLE
State Has 4,261 Tax-Levying
Agencies Spending $780,
900, 900 Annually

Government in North Dakota in
cludes 1921 tax levying and spending
agencies with expenditures aggregat-
ing approximately $4o,o00,00O year,
according to State Tax Commissioner
Iver A. Acker.
Figures compiled by the tax COM
mission for the departments biennial
report show the combined state and
local tax per capita has risen from
$1655 in 1910 to $47.48 in 1882.
Presenting huge volume Of data
on North Dakota's tax situation, Ack-
er observed that:
The present burden of taxation is
grossly in excess of the ability of the
state to bear.
From 1910 to 1882 the states popu-
lation increased 20.1 per cent, while
the total volume of taxes increased
1852 per cent.
Since 1920, the increase in taxes,
measured in 1913 dollars has been
enormous
Is Impossible Problem
The problem of reducing taxes to
the basis justified by the reduced pur-
chasing power of the farm is an "im-
possible problem"
For the five years, 1924 to 1928, the
average tax burden was 1875 per cent
OF the gross income of the state from
crop and livestock production. In
1881, the tax burden was 449 per cent
of the gross income.
Tax investigation activities should
start with study of the governmental
structure, its functions, services, and
administrative system, and should in
clude study Of the cost of govern
ment.
Tax increases have not been confin-
cd to North Dakota or the United
States, but have been general through
out the world.
Each tax-levying and spending
agency is assigned definite jurisdic-
ton with authority to perform GER
tain governmental functions. with
both the functions and jurisdictions
overlapping, Acker said.
Cities, park districts and school dis
tricts operate in the same territory,
Acker added. THE state and county
SOSCl luIlCIAto IldSC OSCI 1dPplAlS duolIOA.
ity in the same territory. The func-
tons of state, county and local gov
ernments are to great extent over
tapping.
All Work On Highways
The state, counties and local gov
ernmental units are all engaged in the
construction and maintenance of
highways. Local educational activi-
ties are supervised by both the county
and the state and are financed to a
limited extent by both county and
state. Poor relief is handled jointly
by counties and local governments.
The state, counties and local units
are all engaged in activities.
consequently, in analyzing govern
mental expenditures, tits necessary to
consider expenditures from the double
point of view of the agencies that
make the expenditures and the pur-
poses for which they are made"
There is only one source available
which gives an index of governmental
expenditures for all purposes in North
Continued on Page Two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
Gypsy Communication Plan Ends
AS Official Postmistress Dies

Fort Smith, Ark, Dec. 2.-(Pe,
There was no mail Friday for
the gypsies, for little Mrs. Marie
Cole, their only official postmis-
treSs, is dead.
For 20 years she had received
and delivered letters for the
gypsy tribes of the world, let
tiers that reached her "postoffice"
from the hands Of the wander
ers who make Fort Smith a port
of call, letters she sorted and
handed out when other tribes
came to town.
Mrs. Cole, who became the first
registered woman pharmacist In
Arkansas and the 18th in the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02

United States soon after she
came here with her husband and
started little drug store back In
"a, died at a hospital Thursday
might. She had been i'll for sew
eral months, ever since she fell
down the stairs from her apart
ment. Her husband, w. H. Cole,
Is reported i'll, too.
She was selected as postmis-
tress by King Steve Costello of
the Spanish gypsies, two decades
ago.
Although not q gypsy herself,
she adhered to their custom Of
declining to reveal her age.
Friends said she was about 73
years old.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
SCHOONER IS ABANDONED

New York, Dec. 2.-(F1-A crippled
schooner, the Clemencia, from Halli-
fax. was abandoned by her crew In
the Atlantic early Friday after long
fight to keep her afloat. The steam
er De Grasse, In q radio picked up by
the Radio Marine Corporation here.
reported that she had taken the crew
from the schooner about $50 miles
east Of New York, and was bringing
them here,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
Senator Nye Leaves
Washington Hospital

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2.-(R-
Senator Gerald p. Nye Of North d.
kota, injured in an automobile acct
dent east Of st. Paul on his way to
Washington early last month, has
just been able to leave the hospital
here and Is ordered to return for fur
Their treatment.
Senator Nye, who was confined for
several days in q st. Paul hospital but
insisted on proceeding to Washington
on q stretcher, has several broken
ribs and severe decorations. authori.
ties said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
Early Stage Coach
Driver Succumbs

Butte, Mont, Dec. 2.-(ReSamuel
A. Earhart, SO, stage coach driver
Of Montana's stirring vigilante days,
died Wednesday night at his home
at Dawson near this city. after a
three-day illness.
Born in Pennsylvania, Earhart
came across the plains by oxen team
and on horseback joining the gold
rush to Virginia City in 1865. He
prospected for q few years and latter
drove stages from Helena to White
hall and from Butte to Deer Lodge
until 1873 when he retired.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
mittee, follows
DEBT NEAR Fl BILLION

Washington, Dec. 2.-(R}-The gov
eminent ended five months of its
1888 fiscal year Nov. 80 with a deficit
Of $751; 81 ,422 and q gross public debt
of $40, 806 .O13,836. The gross debt had
increased more than $4,000, 000, 900
since Nov. %, 1881. when 1t amount
ed to $17.310.026.0S4.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
SEEK MOORHEAD BOY

CGGA NAOON1AGkAO DOx
Helena, Mont, Dec. 2.-P)-Attor-
ney General L. A. Foot of Montana
is seeking to locate Charles McCas-
land, IL, Of Moorhead, Mimi, who
ran away from home last Oct. ~.
The boys father. H. E. McCasland,
Sked Foot to help.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
MRS. RICKARD WEEDS

New York, Dec. 2.-(R3-The mar
riage more than Q year ago Of the
former Maxine Elliot Richard, widow
Of Tex Richard. fight promoter. 10
Frank DALEY. business man. became
known Friday
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-02
THROUGH WITH MOONEY CASE

THROUGH WITH MOONEY CASE
Sacramento, Calf, Dec. 2.-(P)-
Governor James Rolph, Jr., in state
ment Friday said in effect he was
through with the Mooney case. The
statement was made after the COVER
nor returned from San Francisco,
where he had conferred with his legal
counsel, Matt I. Sullivan, a former
justice of the state supreme court,
who has made a special study of the
plea of Tom Mooney, convicted San
Francisco preparedness day bomber.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-18
ARGUE VALIDITY
OF TRUCK LAW
1891 Statute Is Attacked in
Injunction Hearing.

Constitutionality of a law enacted
by the 1881 legislature, regulating
size and weight of trucks operating
on Indiana highways, is in issue to-
day in hearing before Judge Rus
sell j. Ryan in superior court five.
Plaintiff in the case is the Cen
trail Transfer and Storage Com
pany of indianapolis. Defendants
include Frank Mayr Jr., secretary
of state; James M. Ogden, attorney
general; Grover c. Carrot, state
police chief, state highway COM
mission members and officials of
Marion and Elkhart counties.
Hearing is on petition of the
company for q temporary injunc-
ton. At present the law is not
operative, due to a temporary re-
straining order issued recently by
Ryan.
Ogden is appearing as chief coun-
sci for the defense. Sidney B. Mill
er is plaintiffs counsel.
A. R. McCallum, traffic manager
for the Central Company, testified
today that his concern has $685.
900 invested in it's business, and
that its service includes hauling
newspapers to various parts of the
state.
The transfer company contends
enforcement of the truck law would
interfere with execution of con-
tracts with patrons, in violation of
both federal and state Constitu-
tons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-18
ACT DENYING NEGROES
BALLOT TO BE TESTED

Supreme Court to Rule on Texas
Law Authorizing Party Race Ban.
By Scripps-HOtoard Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The
supreme court will decide within
the next few months whether Texas.
which has been trying for the last
ten years to find a legal method of
excluding Negro voters from Demo-
cratic primaries, has succeeded at
last
Though the court once has found
unconstitutional an act passed by
the Texas legislature providing that
lin no event shall a Negro be
eligible to participate in a Demo-
cratic party primary election held
In the state of. Texas" its wiling
ness to hear arguments on the
validity of substitute law rushed
through the Texas legislature is
interpreted as indicating that it
may uphold this second act.
The substitute provides that DO
litical parties are authorized.
through their executive committees.
to prescribe qualifications of their
members.
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would ask the senate to recommit
Bradleys case to the finance COM
mittee for further investigation.
Copeland demanded a thorough
investigation Of charges against
Bradley and particularly sought in
formation on the Dreher case in
volving the alleged shipment OF
hundreds" or Thousands" of rail-
way carloads of liquor into the
United States in the biggest rum
smuggling plot" of the prohibition
era.
Four persons were involved, Cope
land said-two railway clerks, a
former immigration officer and a
former customs officer of Bradley's
staff.
ut is charged against Bradley.
the senator said, that he consorts
with bootleggers, profits by the ad-
mission of illegal liquor, shuts his
eyes to violations of the customs
laws and conspired against the wei
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-18
ENDORSES TAX PLAN
Chambers Urges Democrats
to Back Citizens Report.

Democratic members of the gen.
eral assembly are urged to support
the citizens committee tax program
in letters sent by Senator Walter
S. Chambers of Newcastle, senate
minority leader.
Chambers, however, asserted that
if special session is convened the
members should not be limited to
the seven recommendations in the
program.
Pointing out that the Indiana
Farm bureau is reported supporting
majority of the measures, Cham
berS said:
I'm that event we can not afford
to oppose them and thereby pre-
vent a special session that easily
could lift $20,000,000 off real estate
and tangible property taxes in 1888.
IF no special session is held,
then relief can not be obtained
until 1884. We can not afford,
either as legislators, citizens or
party men, to be charged with keep
ing this $20,000000 on the property
owners next year"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-18
COURT HEARS
/. PACKERS PLEA
ON TRADE BAN
long-Fought Gaze Argued
in Effort to Lift
1920 Decree.

By Scripps-Hoteard Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, March ia
case almost as famous in the his
tory Of litigation as Dickens Jarn-
dyce VS.. Jarndyce is being argued
before the United States supreme
court today; and the decision TO be
handed down soon probably will
not bring it to close.
The case concerns the packers
consent decree, entered into in 1920,
after extensive investigation of the
great meat packers, and their right
to engage in wholesale and retail
distribution of groceries.
Last year the District of Colum-
bia supreme court ordered the de-
cree modified to allow this, and
the government is appealing. If it
wins, the packers undoubtedly will
reopen the matter at the first op-
portunity, and if it loses the pack
ers undoubtedly will seek, before
long, to have other provisions of
the decree set aside.
Hogan Represents Packers
The packers are represented by
Frank j. Hogan, Washington law
yer, who defended Fall and Do
heny in the oil cases. John Lord
O'Brien, assistant attorney general
Is representing the government.
OBrien opened arguments Thurs
day with figures showing that the
packers have not suffered from such
provisions Of the decree as have
been enforced during the last twelve
years.
In 1920 all the defendants handled
1872 per cent of all slaughtered
products and in 1929 they handled
1873 per cent of them, he declared.
Three Justices Out
OBrien told the court that large
retail organizations now buy most
of their meat from the packers, and
under the modified decree might be
forced, also, to buy other food prod
ucts from this giant organization,
with a record of $780, 100000 sales
OF meat alone in single year.
Today the packers case will be
presented. Only six justices are
hearing the case, Chief Justice
Hughes and Justices Stone and
Sutherland having participated in
the litigation before they came to
the bench.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-18
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

fare Of his country in promoting
grain smuggling.
There are sworn statements that
he has a satellite who collects on
every parcel Of liquor admitted, and
banked So, 900 acquired in this
manner, the money to be divided. "
Copeland said he could not vouch
for the truth of the charges against
Bradley, but that there is no place
in the country where there has been
such laxity as in Buffalo" in con-
nection with endorsements of pro-
hibition. He said an investigation
was necessary to determine the
facts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-18
PIT. A. EVENTS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Sheriff Sumner viii Speak
Before Council Monday.

An address by Sheriff Charles
(Buck) Sumner, musical program,
a supper and a card party are fea-
lures of activities for the coming
week of Marion County Parent
Teacher Associations.
The Marion county council of
parents and teachers will meet at
the Foodcraft shop, Monday with a
business session at 10 preceding
Summers address.
Standing committee will be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-18
Stolen Coal Truck Found

A truck loaded with coal, stolen
from the Raven Coal Company. 2002
Darwin street, was found abandoned
today at Twenty-third street and
Manloye avenue, 700 pounds of its
load missing. A breakdown of the
truck caused it to be abandoned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-18
SENATE HEARS
BLAST AGAINST
PORT OFFICIAL
Probe of Reported Liquor
Smuggling Plot Asked
by Senator Copeland.

By United Prsss
WASHINGTON, March 1S-Sen-
ator Royal S. Copeland Dem, N.
Y.) today opened the fight against
confirmation of Fred H. Bradley as
collector of the port of Buffalo,
with the announcement that he
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PAGE

? Fridav afternoon A piano solo and
readings will be given bv pupils.
The association will sponsor a bunco and
euchre paItv at the school at 8.
Warren Township
Pleasant Run School PIT. A. will sponsor
2 pitch-in supper preceding a meeting at
G.30 Tuesday. Program viii be in charge
Of fathers. with Rov Jones as chairman.
Election of officers will be held