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The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08
Gravel Roads Soft
Says Highway Report

Recent snow and rains In the
northern half and eastern portions
Of the state have softened gravel
roads and made vehicle weight ~.
strictions necessary. the state high
way department report on road con.
ditions said Saturday.
with continued drying weather al
completed highways on the state
should b In fair to good condition
BY Saturday, tho report said.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08
independents Buck
Empire Cooperative

Rochester. N. Y. April S.-(R)-
Strong forces Of state. county and city
police were held In readiness Saturday
as independent milk producers In the
Rochester area, aroused BY failure Of
the legislature to oct On : milk con-
troll bill. renewed their strike against
the Datrymen's League Cooperative
association.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08

Los Angeles, April q. S.-lR}-Testi-
mony in the kidnapping trial Of Luella
Pearl Hammer, 35-year-old musician,
formerly Of North Dakota, ended late
Friday with the assertion by e. H. Van
Dorm. who pleaded guilty, that he
alone was responsible for the abduc-
ton Of Mrs. Mary Skeele last Feb
ruary.
Alienists had reported Miss Hammer
"is sane, but her actions are those Of
. person who is attempting to feign
insanity"
Miss Hammer frequently interrupt
ed proceedings by shrill laughter and
wild gestures. A defense motion that
she be acquitted by reason Of insanity
was denied.
Mrs. skeele was held a hours by
lidnapers who lured her from home
and demanded $4,000 from her hus-
band, Dean w. r. Skeele Of the music
college Of the University Of Southern
California.
Van Dorm testified Miss Hammer
was Ill at her home while Mrs. Skeele
was held prisoner.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08
|LENKE ANNOUNCES
seed LOAN CHANGE
TO ASSIST FARMERS
Congressman Says Government
Regulations Modified FOL-
lowing Petition
FOUR STATES ARE FAVORED
Concessions Apply to Borrow
ers IN Dakotas, Min
nesota and Montana

Word was received here Friday
night from Congressman william
Lemke that the federal government
has modified its regulations for 1888
feed and seed loans by eliminating q
requirement that farmers give 4 crop
mortgage or lien covering money ad-
vanced for loans prior to this year.
The requirement for liens on prior
seed and feed loans had brought pro-
tests from North Dakota and re-
quest from Gov. william Langer that
the North Dakota delegation In con-
gress at Warrington take steps to
bring about q modification.
Lemke, In . telegram to the Bank
Of North Dakota Friday night, said:
"Tte crop production loan division
Of the department Of agriculture has
conceded to my petition which was
signed by the congressional delega.
ton from North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Minnesota and Montana to
waive former loans and make loans
on this years basis alone"
The Bank Of North Dakota staff
worked Friday night under the direc-
ton Of r. NJ. stangler, manager,
signing waivers covering land owned
by the state Of North Dakota.
Officials explained that under the
new regulations 1t win be necessary
only for the farmer to give q mort
gage to the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation for advances made dur
ing 1883 for seed and feed loans.
There win be no requirement for q
crop mortgage or lien to cover loans
received during the seasons Of 1880.
1881 or 1892.
WIN Ne Given Credit
An announcement at washington
said that borrowers in North and
South Dakota, Minnesota and Mon
tana who obtained government loans
for crop production IN previous years
but did not produce enough ct cur
rent prices to repay their loans and
now have on hand sufficient seed and
feed for use this spring, will be given
credit on past-due Indebtedness for
the value Of seed used for sowing this
year. A seed lien for the amount viii
be required.
Borrowers whose crops in 1882 were
20 short that they do not now have
seed and feed and need money for
the purchase Of seed viii Be granted
loans, providing each Is secured by .
lien on this years crop.
Notes representing unpaid loans OBJ
tanned by farmers from the depart.
ment Of agriculture In 1882 and prior
years viii b taken over by the new
farm credit administration, which
Henry Morgenthau viii head under
. recent executive order.
The agreement was announced after
q conference with members Of con-
Rress from the four states. North
Dakota was represented by Senators
Frazier and Nye and Representative
Lemke and Sinclair: South Dakota by
Senator Bulow and Representatives
Hildebrandt and Werner. and Minne-
sofa By Senator shipstead. and Rep
resentatives Knutson. Arens, Chris
tiauson, Lundeen and Johnson.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08
Valley City Mayor
Speaks at Aberdeen

Aberdeen, 8. D.. April S.-(R-Fred
J. Fredericton, mayor, and o. N.
Bergman. utilities superintendent,
both Of Valley City. were speakers at
q public meeting here Friday night.
The North Dakota men explained
details Of their municipality -owned
and operated light and power plant.
Aberdeen will vote on city owned
plant April u
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08
Business Statistics
Show Sharp Upturn

New York, April B. S.-R,-Statistics
appearing during the past week indi-
Gated . slightly rising business tend
ency, according to Moody's index fig
ures for freight car loadings, electric
power production and steel ingot out
put.
These index figures are adjusted for
seasonal variation-that Is, Il the
change from the previous week should
coincide with the normal seasonal
change, the index figure would Be un-
chanGed.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08
Slayer Of Three Is
Sentenced to Life

Grand Rapids. Mich. April e-V-
Henry Bedford, -, school teacher. salt
confessed slayer Of three after qua.
relling With woman Saturday await
ed completion Of plans to take him t.
Maruuette prison where he viii begin
= ufe aentence at hard labor.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08
IMPROVED BUSINESS
IS REPORTED FROM
VARIOUS DISTRICTS
Thousands Are Given Employ.
ment and Spending Public
'Loosens Up
TRADE JOURNAL OPTIMISTIC
Friends Of Beverage Give It
Credit But Dry Forces
Enter Hot Denial
TRADE JOURNAL OPTIMISTIC
(By The Associated Press)


The Jingle Of coins In cash regis
tiers and the rustic Of bank notes In
long-empty pockets accompanied the
gurgle Of beer Saturday as many parts
Of the country announced:
Business Is better"
Thousands knew again what It Is
to have . job: many stores reported
increased business Is beer, smiling
weather, and the approach Of Easter
combined to stir demands: brewers
everywhere rubbed their hands and
grinned happily: newspapers In many
cities had more advertisements: Dun
& Bradstreets, trade Journal, reported
q general pickup In business.
The friends Of beer were prepared
to attribute most Of 1t to that bev-
erage, . contention that beers foes
were expected to dispute. Compre-
hensive data was lacking, but anti
prohibitionists pointed with pride to
figures from several cities.
In New York, for instance. where
thousands were talking Of men being
unemployed and equipment pur..
chased, the city officials announced
the receipt Of $200 0001in fees for per-
mits to sell beer. Beer advertisements
swelled the newspapers.
Report Spending Spree
At Chicago, the nations second
largest city, the Herald and Examiner
said merchants agreed the first day Of
beer was one OF the greatest spending
sprees since the 1920 crash. THIS,
however, was attributed partly to I'M
proved weather. All the newspapers
there carried extensive beer advertise
ments. and q pickup In theater and
club lads" occurred. Chicago rail-
roads announced heavy beer move
ments and foresaw more jobs.
San Francisco sounded . CHEEKY
note, with unemployment estimated
as high as 1000: newspapers carrying
more advertisements than for q year
and q half and business generally re-
ported improved. The employment
gain In Los Angeles was estimated
unofficially ct 10000.
Louisville, KY, where estimates Of
unemployment ran as high Is l.OOO,
saw advertising swell two newspapers
to the largest weekday editions o.
the year. It was mostly Easter busi-
ness and there were few beer adver.
tisements. A Warrington paper had
the biggest volume Of ads In any reg.
ular issue this year or any time last
spring. St. Louis. Columbus, Cincin-
natl, and Cleveland Ill saw much beer
advertising, as did many other cities.
some newspapers adhered to po-
Icy Of excluding beer advertising.
One Boston brewer announced ne
had put 500 men to work: another N
st. Louis hired an additional crew OF
telephone girls to handle orders.
While full brewery crews laboreo
night and day. other men rushed m
stallation Of new equipment.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08

Z DAnville. Ind. April S.-R)-6eyen
persons were In m Indianapolis hos.
pital Saturday, the only Goes require
ing more than incidental treatment Of
nearly % who were injured W1aeu .
BIG four-passsnger train rammed an-
other Of tns same line here Friday
night
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08
wIRR.TAPRER KINlHD

Yankton, q. D., April 0.-H. Z.
Adams pleaded guilty IN police court
here 20 stealing current from the
Northwestern Public Service company.
4 126 fine was suspended.
Officials Of the company told the
court Adams had wired around" h1
meter % II would not record the cur
rent used and added that the prac.
tice appears 70 BE- fairly common
h>re.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08
T0CONCENIRATE0N
MORE EMPLOYMENT.
AIDS TO BUSINESS
Mortgage Relief for Small Home
Owner Is Given Prom.
inent Position
BANKING REFORM STRESSED
Will Speed Payments Of Frozen
Credits and insure
Future Deposits

Washington, April s.-tR,-Presi.
dent Roosevelt is preparing for an
early conclusion Of his domestic
emergency program and It will b.
centered on more jobs and domestic
debt relief to offset deflationary ef-
fects of earlier moves.
He will add shortly to the $500 0O0..
900, direct relief bill, securities regu-
lation, and the farm refinancing and
commodity price lifting measures
pending in congress, the following:
A two-billion-dollar city home
mortgage refinancing plan.
TWO or three billion dollars for pub
lie works to increase employment.
Banking reforms, probably With
provision for speeding payments Of
deposits in closed banks and insur-
ance for future deposits.
A broad program for DEVELOPMENT
Of the Tennessee valley, with imme.
date restoration Of the Muscle
Shoals, Ala, power and nitrate plant.
Legislation for reorganization and
relief Of the eleven-bill dollar
railroad industry.
He intends to strike the balancs
between drastic reductions In govern
ment expenditures-or deflation-and
the new development scheme BY .,
sweeping government reorganization.
Congressional leaders are cooperat.
Ing to speed the new domestic pro.
gram to conclusion BY mid.AGay and
permit the president to turn his At
tention to international angle Of the
economic problem which he u at
tacking by inviting the chiefs OF for
eign governments here.
In all probability the final phase
OF the national legislative program
will be. completed and In the hands
OF congress by the end Of next week
Meanwhile, be b preparing to nut
into quick operation the farm relief
plan now before the senate. Con.
gress was In recess Saturday for oyee
the weekend. But leaders predicted
the farm bill would be through the
senate by late next week.
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08
BEER BILL CONDEMNED

Valley City, N. D.. April 0-(RE-
Resolutions condemning the beer bill
passed by the last North Dakota leg
islature and opposing repeal Of the
18th amendment, were adopted unan.
imously by the executive committee
Of the North Dakota Women's Chris.
tian Temperance Union here.
The union, which Friday ended its
two-day mid-year conference. voiced
condemnation Of the beer bin - "one
Of the most iniquitous and dangerous
measures ever passed BY . North d.
kota legiSlatuEe."
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08
SNOW nI,ANKrTS l(ONTANA

Helena, Mont. April 0.-lR>-A five
inch blanket Of snow covered Lvings-
ton and surrounding territory Friday
night. Many other points were re-
minded 70 Z Lesser extent that Old
Man Winter hadn't taken the full
count
The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-08

(lo3o weekly avera9e-lOO.
Copyright, le93, BY Moody'O.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01

and many other requirements
must be met in order to come
within the scope of lower insur-
ance rate classification. Would
the Incorporation of Coolidge
bring this about? The answer
is emphatically "No" There
is no court on earth that would
force the Receiver of the Ari-
zona Edison Company to ex-
pend several hundred thousand
dollars, if such a fund were
available, to bring our present
inadequate water system up to
a point where a lower insurance
rate would be justi6able,
AS most of you know, | am
the heaviest fire insurance
policy holders in Coolidge, and
if any one has a right to COM
plain of our Insurance rates |
feel that | should. | fail to see
the justification of such a COM
plant under the circumstances,
nor do | See where such a blind
step as incorporation" at this
time would alter matters in the
least as far as our Insurance
rates are concerned.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01
WHEN WILL COOLIDGE
BE INCORPORATED

The question of when Cool
idge will be incorporated is
problematical, depending en-
tirely on economic conditions,
such as Improvement in business
on a general scale. The lower
ing of taxes in both county and
state to an extent that would
justify an additional tax under
Incorporation. The return
of purchasing power again into
the hands of the common peo-
pie, the home seekers and buy
ers of home sites. Inducements
offered to purchasers of homes
and farms by a drastic reduction
in taxes on Real Estate. 1t is
an astounding fact that seven
teen and a half percent OF the
population of Arizona have
been obliged to carry the
burden of taxes to MAINTAIN
State, County und Municipal
governments down thru the
wears until the "Sales Tax" law
went into effect early this year,
To the disillusioned and the
unbiased of our tax payers IN
Coolidge and elsewhere the IN
curing of additional heavy IN
debtedness at this stage OF al
most complete financial exhaus-
ton would not be conductive to
good judgment, but to the
"Chislers" of both State and
Federal funds and the exempt"
from taxation of which Cool
idge has its share, an agitation
for the purpose of pyramiding
taxes on those already over
burdened is to them a peaceful
pastime.
Respectfully submitted
r. ]. Jones
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01

sponsored Dy Jhe salhe ulseIuilI-
led element as on former occa-
sions, and the methods used by
these same agitators are no less
misleading and vicious.
When "Termites" undertake
to distroy the foundation of a
structure drastic steps are usu-
ally employed to drive them
out. In this case the inroad
toward that end occasions no
particular alarm. 1t would be
well, however. to place before
the thinking people of Coolidge
the advantages and disadvant-
ages of Incorporation so that
they themselves may obtain a
clearer view of this intricate
matter by examining both sides
of the question.
No sane person would stand
in the way of progress and no
one can accuse me of blocking
any move that would be ad-
vantageous to the developement
of Coolidge. | am however en-
tireIy opposed to this move
ment of Incorporating under
present conditions. | do not
feel that | should be a party to
a movement that would place a
heavier yoke of taxation on the
necks of our citizens while the
struggle of existence by our pro-
perty owners and taxpayers re-
mains such a burdensome prob
lem.
The advantages of Incorpora-
tion as | see them would be a
bout as follows:
/. The formation of a City
Government and the appoint
ment of a Mayor and Council.
q. Providing for a Police
Judge and Town Marshall, also
a regular Peace Officer.
3. Provision for the employ
ment of Clerks, Book keepers,
Stenographers, Street Cleaners
and other employees.
4. The right to tax real and
personal property within the
Incorporated limits.
5. The right to spend moneys
levied and collected by the
Council for street improvements
wages of various employees and
other expenses incurred.
6. The right to install a
sewerage system at the expense
of the property owners, which
in this case would not be less
than 100000.
z. The right to lay out as
sessment districts, street cross
ings, curbs, and surface drain
age facilities.
3. The right to Bond" the
city for whatever amount would
be necessary to meet any deficit.
The above is a conservative
outlay of the rights of the
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP OF PUBLIC
UTILITY

ton some time ago that my old
acquaintance, Mr.. w. w. Lane,
at one time our State Engineer,
was to appear in Coolidge to
speak on the question of a Fed
eral loan under the New Deal
to cities desirous of purchasing
and owning their own public
utilities. | have the greatest
admiration for Mr.. Lane. and
ut is regretable that only a
handful of people were present
at the meeting. That, of course
was no reflection on Mr.. Lane
himself, but on those that i'll
advised him regarding such a
possibility as loan for Cool
idgt for that purpose.
An agitation to purchase the
Coolidge utility has been going
on for some time, emanatlng, of
course, from the same source as
our Incorporation agitation.
The public is well aware that
the Arizona Edison Company, a
corporation, owning and operat-
ing a number of Public utilities
in Arizona, including that of
Coolidge, has been in the hands
Of a receiver for two years or
more and 1T is stated by good
authority that only small per
centage of its plants are operat-
ling at present on profitable
basis, Coolidge being one of
them. In view of this fact what
method may ! ask would our
local proponents of utility own
ership employ to force the
Court to segregate cur local
plans for the purpose of selling
it? Even tho this were posi-
BILE, who, with a grain of COM
mon sense would purchase a
plant like that of Coolidge that
is practically obsolete and far
outgrown, a plant that would
require at least an expenditure
of $50, 900 or more to bring it
up to a point of efficiency.
These are some of the prob
lens that we, the ordinary citi-
zens of Coolidge, would have to
hand over to the present spon-
sors of incorporation, the Brain
Trust of Coolidge, to solve.
THE SWAN SONG"OF LOWER
INSURANCE RATES
Let us analyze this matter OF
lower insurance rates also from
a point of Incorporation The
Underwriters Insurance Act out
lines a specific requirement OF
any city or town in a way OF
protection against fire. 1t calls
for water main of 8 inches OF
above, fire plugs of certain spec
flied capacities, to be paid for
and installed by the city, and
an elevated SO foot tank capa-
BILE of maintaining a water pres
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01

Indebtedness by those In con-
troll to be born by the Tax
payers.
The disadvantages of incor-
porating; Cor advantages
l.. No city taxes to pay, a
decided advantage from a point
of investment to any prospec-
tive buyer.
2. Street grading expenses
borne by the county.
3. Election and other untold
expenses eliminated under our
present system,
4. The expense of providing
officers of the Law and Justice
of the Peace, taken care of at
the present by the County.
5. The levying of heavy city
taxes to maintain City govern
ment, meet the monthly paw
roll of employees, street i'm
provements, garbage hauling
and various other expenses.
The town of Fl-rence spends
yearly for the maintenance of
its city government between
S12,OOO.00 and SIS, 100000.
6. The waste of money in
experimenting with various
methods of dealing with incor-
porated town problems.
Z. The splitting of our citi
zens into facrional groupes, fol-
lowed by intrigues, plots, ami
mosities ard jealousies.
s. The graft and corruption
of City officials unknown un-
der our present system in
Coolidge.
9. Waste of the tax payers
money by on inefficient City
government.
10. The showing of favori.
tism to certain sections of the
town in Improvements, etc, to
be borne by the tax payer as g
whole.
IL. Maintenance of County
and State highways within the
incorporated limits shoulderec
by Coolidge tax payers.
IL. The invasion of Coolidge
by high-powered salesmen fol-
lowing incorporation to sci
their particular wares, such as
sewerage pipes, corrugated iron
street fumes, street paving
cement curbs, condoit electrical
wiring, installation of fire plugs
etc.
The above are only a few oi
the disadvantages of Incorpora.
tion, but l hope they are quite
adequate to convince the think,
ing people of Coolidge that such
a step at this time would only
saddle upon them a burden that
would be almost unbearable
and in my opinion, any advan.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
RECOMMEND USE
OF RELIEF FUNDS
HyattsviIIe Heads Propose
Improving of Rhode Island
Avenue.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, July 4.-The
mayor and Common Council last night
voted to recommend to the State Roads
Commission that Rhode Island avenue
be widened and improved out of the
funds provided the State by the Fed
eral Government for public works. The
Chamber Of Commerce of Hyattsville,
at its last meeting, took similar action
It was pointed out at the Council
meeting that Rhode Island avenue Is
an important feeder road to a Federal
and State road, the Washington Bal
timore Boulevard, and as such prop
erly could be improved under q 100
per cent Federal grant.
1t was also suggested that the State
Roads Commission be asked to consider
for construction as feeder roads the
extension Of Columbia avenue through
Dewey street under the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad tracks to connect with
the Washington Baltimore Boulevard
near the bridge connecting Hyattsville
and Bladensburg, the extension of
Franklin street to intersect Queens
Chapel road and the extension to
University drive of the ColesVlle road
and Arundel avenue.
It was suggested that it might be
possible to have storm sewers in the
Oakwood road section Of the fourth
ward constructed, with the Federal Gov
ernment contributing 80 per cent Of
the cost and the town the other 70
per cent
All the projects were referred to the
Road Committee. which, with Council
man c. D. Anderson and Corporation
Counsel H. Winship Wheatley jr, will
meet Friday night for further study of
the situation, preparatory to reporting
to the regular meeting Of the Council
Monday night.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
CAPITAL BIBLE CLASS
GROUP ENDS SESSION
Fifteen-M Minute Patriotic Program
Ushers In Activities Today
at Westminster.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
WESTMINSTER, Md, July 4-The
twelfth annual conference of the Organ
lied Bible Glass Association Of Wash
ington ended its three-day session here
today.
The mornings activities were ushered
in with l5-minute patriotic program
at 7:45 am Speakers during the clos
ing session included DR.. Robert M. Hop
kinS. general secretary of the World
Sunday School Association, and DR..
Oscar B. Blackwelder pastor of Christ
Lutheran Church. Baltimore
Page NICK. Etchison, director of re-
ligious work at the Central Y M. c. A.,
was reelected president of the associa-
ton at the business meeting yesterday
afternoon. Other officers named for
the coming year include: Louis B.
Nichols. executive secretary; George E.
Harris, treasurer: vice presidents of the
denominations, Dr. A. N Cummings,
Baptist; H. T. Richards. Congregation
al; Noah R. Robinson, Disciples: Irving
Koch, Lutheran Mrs Gertrude N Dom
ovan, Methodist Episcopal B. j. Hamm,
Methodist Episcopal South: w. H. Har-
rison, Methodist Protestant: Harvey B.
Gram, Presbyterian; Mrs. j. NJ Smith,
Reformed, and, for Baltimore, Clarence
M. Cook.
The association will hold next years
conference at Western Maryland Col
lege, but 1t was decided to change the
dates to September, !, and 3, in
elusive.