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The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

canned that this additional a,n.
a;sh4 ~ ehaole the school to operate fo,
~+eta 'nUH'hs ~, IN every county in the
,,,,. nese pleas for money are fro
fN.i' fs But why should more monor
S'nooi ne appropriated in ednca+inS.
w. s'uuehts =, is a frequent ouestion
.,1o,, "'fe i've state colleges and sever.I
colleges that ara tur,
.s ou' several hundred graduates euan,,
> Ear 1he supply exceeds tbe dou,,
eauE' Every town and citv hns
,,,o'.l OF college trained mon uJ
j., ~ VINO are IN need of work tbo+ :.
ping with their TRAINING Il -
=, '-"'ted that there are mora IL =.
Ti '"@f'hd teachers out of e,,n1a,
-, !"" profession is overcron,dcl ,
ms IS true of most other rroes anu
'ust why should great exnana;t', ioi,s'
ada Uuea,e more people to further
Thoua '"iS unemployed trained listq
/ Is not enough Jobs for the nnn,.
VI ALREADY trained men and woman
'.'N d" educated man or woman is at a
oisaoVahtage in competinp with
'Oh'"on labor in ordinary work Jns+
why should great expenditures bo roodo
''i!"s men and women, when after
evacuation they are forced to take work
mat can be done successfully bv anvone
with considerably less training? We
nave hundreds of college men and
women who would make a success if
they only had the chance to demon
Strate their ability. The chances are
that this opportunity will never come
ana these men and women will go thru
il'o disappointed and disgruntled be-
cause they were never given the chance
that they so richly deserved. 1t is bet
ter to live in the illusion of hopes and
foster the idea of what it might have
been than to be disappointed, This is
certainly the case with hundreds of
young men and women who have spent
tour years of the best part of their lives
IN STRIVING for college education.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

panions by the careless use of firearms.
Hunting accidents are not always
fatal. Lacerated wounds and scratches
call for prompt and competent atten-
tion. Hunters will do we'll to think of
the misfortune which may befall them
of their fellow hunters before starting
on hunt, all the while remembering
that an ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

The softest job we can thing of at
present is being a member of the New
York Giants-nothing to do all winter
but loaf and gloat over their great vic
tory.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

properly assessed against only two tax
P"Se ON an entire street. in a promi-
heht residence section of one town. and
.. only Two assessments in an entire
city block elsewhere"
continuing to illustrate MANY itams
t&ken from the tax rolls. the Chairman
says further in regard to q survav -
find out the escaped assessments.
ne problem Immediately before ne
WIS fundamentally the same problem
".i'!' cohlfohts you and the Tax Com
MISSION now, that of securing accurate
ana dependable information as a basis
ior the collection of the tax. There is
no aillefence in principle between the
'"o propositions, for whether the tax is
on o safes or on property, it cannot be ef-
iieienoiy administered without accurate
N"oWledge as to liability for it's nav
'''e"t' in each case, such information
N"i pe secured only at its source.
what we suggest is an ad valorem
Soi Se!' OF the same general character
i''0I "iohg lines to cover real and ner-
aon'i property of the state. Without
gong INTO details, the plan wonld oo,,
template an inventory of state nronert,
S,iiiiaf to the sales tax inventory O,r
pian would not displace coun+v ona 49,.
':thS IeSsorS' nor usurp the functions of
th'"'i. 49, we would undertake to secure
'h ane necessary data in cooperation with
to a' tpe tpe"' O. officials and also with regard
n,,,ah az that we were working as
49, !" nehalf of local benefits as for
''ie oehel't OF the state as a who1a
ms procedure, and this alone will
give US the basis information without
winch no complete and equitable revenue
system can ever be developed. 1t would
make possible such an equalization of
TAX burdens among taxpayers as is now
enjoyed by this or any other state If
Is reasonable to suppose that it might
also make possible definite reduction
IN the total tax burden as well as make
certain Its more equitable distribution.
WIN your cooperation and under the
necessary grant of legislative authority.
the Lax Commission is willing to under
take to render this service"
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

Now that the world series is over,
pie and oysters share the lime
light of popularity along with football.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26
Tax Survey OF State
To Aid Assessments

A communication addressed to the
Boards of Supervisors of Mississippi
by A. H. Stone, chairman of the State
Tax Commission, outlines a plan OF
general property survey to be made by
the commission, with the cooperation
of county assessors and supervisors.
This survey would be for the purpose of
securing the information necessary to
correct assessment, as was done thru
a busines survey in connection with the
sion is convinced that only thru such
means can the supervisors and the COM
missions secure the data upon which a
proper assessment may be based.
In this respect, Chairman Stone says;
Eve would suggest as the weakest spot
in the present ad valorem situation in
Mississippi the omission of taxable
property from the tax rolls. The total
personal assessment of Mississippi for
1920 was in round figures S199, 100000.
Ten years later in 1880, it was $147,-
100000. This year, 1893, it is $4,000
600. This is a decrease since 1920 of
$l20,000,000. In other words, the de-
crease in this period exceeds the total
current assessment by $41 100000. To-
tai personal property today is assessed
at S68,000,000 less than in 1880.
"The total number of horses listed in
1893 is 55,026. We had 73,OO2 horses
assessed in 1880 and 91,573 in 1928. A
falling off of nearly $4,000 between 1880
and 1888 cannot be accounted for. The
Federal Census reported 1O2 ,672 horses
in i930-which was 29670 more than
were assessed that year and 47.646 more
than 1888
Mules tell the same story. We have
263,374 assessed in 1888, as against 286.-
8l5 in 1880 and 294,143 in 1928. These
figures mean mule mortality of 80, 769
IN the past five years. The 1880 Cen
sus reported 365,779 mules on farms.
which was 1896 more than were as
sessed that year. The assessed value
of mules declined from S16.326,587 in
1880 to $1o,914,107 in 1933-a loss of ap-
proNimately five and one-half million
dollars IN this relatively unimportant
item alone
We can always secure sidelight on
both the volume and value of taxable
property, If we take the trouble to do so
FOR example. still using the homelv
SUBJECT of mules; We have in Missis-
sippi approximately 100000 acres of
iand under cultivation. One mule cam
not cultivate an average of twenty ac-
res OF land; but even at this figure we
would have 100000 mules in this state
winch is i36,626 more than the number
actually assessed.
w hen any certain class of propertv
- "l'o"ea to continuously escape tax
tatIon, the inevitable result is aitbor
total exemption by law or practically
total exemption by custom. For examnle
with population in excess of 1000 ooo
our 1853 personal rolls show a total of
9'l9o watches and 3,o38 firearms.
take household propertv-tha toto,
assessment for 1888 shows onlv q ooa
10 100, II we take the homes valned ~
9''o0o and over, by the Census Of 1oao
ana those renting for $4,000 . n,o,,th
and over to allow shuch homes ., anan :"
age househoud property value of oal,,
@'oo each we have total of 500 7As 5no
81 nineteen and three quarter millions
more than the value actually assaann1 ,l'onS
wy nave specific INSTANCES f -
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

Men reveal their own short-coming
by the low estimates they place on their
friends.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

The brains of an automobile are be-
hind the steering wheel but they are not
always hitting on all eight.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

Laymen, hear me! If the nre.
breaches the gospel, don't kick him
is only bundle boy. If YOU dom.
the package, call up the firm and
to God.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

A rope is ten per cent stronger when
wet and so are most of the campaign
cigars that we have smoked in our life.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

More investigation before electing a
man would save more investigating after
he is elected
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

No wife should start quarrel with
her husband until she is in possession
of the pay envelope.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

When a man gets into trouble you
would think he was running for office
the way his past is dug up.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26
Economic Highlights
By E. Hofer

that Affect the Dinner Pals,
Dividend Checks and Tax Bills OF
Every Individual. National and In
ternational Problems Inseparable
From Local Welfare.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

The dollars that run the government
keep the taxpayers running also.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

Industrial activity, in spite of the
appearance of some downward tenden-
cies, is continuing at comparative high
rate. In August, production was more
than so per cent greater than in August,
1882. In July, production reached its
peak, when it was equal to the 192325
average.
Prices advances, which started with
the first manifestations of recovery,
continued through September. The cost
of living has accordingly risen. An eX-
ception to the general trend is farm
prices, which have declined. One of the
best of recent signs is that the wide
discrepancy between production and con-
sumption, which confused the outlook
a short time ago, is narrowing.
Latest information concerning basic
industries shows:
Domestic Trade-Both wholesale and
retail increased in August, in both vol
ume and value. Department store sales
were we'll above the August, 1882, level.
Employment-Though production de-
clined somewhat in August as compared
with July, payrolls and employment con-
tinued to improve-the advance being
carried into September. 1t is estimated
that 900 persons found work in Au-
gust, and the September experience
when detailed may be still more favor
able.
Commodity Prices-The advance in
prices with the exception of retail,
slackened in August and September. Re-
tail prices rose per cent between Au-
gust l and September 1-the greatest
monthly advance in a decade.
Credit-The most significant recent
change in the credit situation is that
open market purchase of the U. S. Gov
ernment securities by the Federal Re-
serve has increased. Purchases rose to
q weekly rate of $35, 100000, as COM
pared with $10,0O0,O00 previously. The
Federal credit expansion drive. which
includes liberating of assets in closed
banks, is apt to work sudden and un-
expected changes
Securlties-Market action mas been
confusing and unpredictable. Generally
speaking. stock prices have been fluc-
tuated with exchange quotations on the
dollar. Among bonds, high-grade do
mestlc issues have stood up we'll, and
issues of foreign gold standard countries
have advanced.
Foreign Trade-Exports have declined
and imports increased. The outlook for
increased exporting is not bright at the
moment.
Construction-Contra jumped %
per cent IN August, due principally to
pubic works and utility UNDERTAKINGS.
building activity, however, is lower than
IL was last wear or the vear hoforo
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

Common sense is very uncommon
ommodity.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

A highbrow is a man who thinks
everybody else is below the average.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

: You often see automobile drivers who
help support the evolution theory.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

When woman gets man up tree
she usually makes a monkey of him.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

Many political ghosts will be seen
wandering around this Halloween.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

1t is possible that the oldest families
may have the biggest skeletons.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

Being a friend is one thing and stak-
ing you for a loan is another.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

Burning the midnight oil is more ex-
pensive than it once was.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

No woman looks half as bad in the
morning as she thinks she looks.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

New war scare in Europe reminds one
that there is more scare than war in
them, judging from past indications.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

The best way to get in the limelight
is to find out what is popular and then
oppose it.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

Days are getting shorter but the time
between paydays is just as long as ever.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

Trying to stop something usually
starts more.
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

At a meeting of school superinten-
dents recently, more than three hundred
concurred in motion to ask the leg
isiature to increase the sales tax another
cent to raise million dollars as addi-
tional appropriation to schools 1t is
The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26

Industrial activity, in spite of the
appearance of some downward tenden-
cies, is continuing at a comparative high
rate. In August, production was more
than so per cent greater than in August,
1882. In July, production reached its
peak, when it was equal to the 192325
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-07-17
FIGHT FOR REPEAL
CARRIED TO south
Three States to Ballot This
Week in Crucial Test Of
Nations Sentiment

Memphis. Tenn, July 17.-(P)-
Three states Of the deep south vote
on repeal this week In elections which
both friends and foes of prohibition,
recognize as a crucial test In the ma
tional campaign.
Alabama and Arkansas hold their
elections Tuesday while Tennessee
votes Thursday Leaders on both
sides In all three states claim victory
The sixteen states which already
have voted have favored repeal. The
repealists believe if they can swing
the south into line, their battle Is vir-
tually won.
For weeks intensive campaigns have
been conducted through the three
states. Postmaster General Farley
capped the repeal campaign here this
weekend calling upon Alabama, Ar
kansas and Tennessee to keep the
covenant" with President Roosevelt
by voting to repeal the Eighteenth
amendment.
Repealists. stumping the voting
states. have raised the issues of party
loyalty and Of states rights-both
dear to the Democratic south. Anti
repeal campaigners, many of them
church leaders, have called attention
to the south's dry traditions and
warned Of danger Of return OF this
aalocn and possible effects on socia
conditions. Repea!.sts generally were
II control Of state organizations.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-07-17
Banker Again Flees
From Nursing Home

New York, July l7.-(P)-Joseph W..
Hartman, former head of the Harri-
man National Bank and Trust COM
pany, disappeared Monday for a Sec
ond time from the Regent Nursing
Home, lis East 6lst street.
william ]. Donovan, chief Of coun-
sci for Hartman, who Is under bail
of $4,000 on federal indictment
charging alteration Of the books Of
the bank, notified U. S. Attorney
George z. Medalie Of Harriman's dis
appearance.
Donovan said Hartman slipped
out" through the service entrance to
the home and entered a taxicab, and
that a boy who was close by said
the taxi driver was told to drive to
Fort Lee Ferry"
Medalie at once telephoned Thomas
j. Cullen, agent In charge of the U.
s. bureau Of investigation here, and
asked him to send the usual alarm
to federal guards at the Canadian
border, at piers in this city and in
various other seaports.
Hartman attempted suicide after
his first disappearance from the
nursing home, May 10 last. A few
minutes after he was found In q
Roslyn, N. Y, hotel, he stabbed him
self over the heart.
The wound was not serious and a
few days later he had recovered SUI
f.ciently to be moved from Mineola
hospital hack to the nursing home.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-07-17
THEATRE MAN HELD
IN DEATH OF Youth
Police See Mysterious Angles
to Murder in Minneapolis
Movie House

Minneapolis, July 17.-(R)-J. w.
Diedenhofer, assistant manager Of a
neighborhood motion picture house,
was held for grand jury investigation
Monday as result of the fatal shoot
ing Of Ted Fisher. 81, former usher, at
the theater Sunday night.
Police said they were told by wit
nesses that Fisher was slain by BAN
dit who attempted to rob the theater
office, but that they found number
of mysterious angles as they hunted
the killer.
A note giving instructions about a
holdup written by Fisher, was found
In his pocket, they said.
They asserted also that Fisher was
discharged several months ago when
the theater manager found a pistol
in his locker and that Diedenhofer. in
statement, told them Fisher before
his discharge proposed they frame"
q holdup Of the theater.
Fisher, who recently had been work.
ing as chauffeur, was shot down in
full view Of three other persons who
were In the offic eof the theater when
the roughly dressed bandit entered.
The bandit escaped.
The Staying came after Fisher grab
bed the bandit following his attack
on Diedenhofer.
The bandit had just struck Dieden-
hofn and knocked him down when
Fisher sprang toward him and grabb-
ed him around the waist. There was
a brief struggle. Then the bandit
pressed his gun against Fishers body
and pulled the trigger. Fisher fell to
the floor dead.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-07-17
No Ransom Paid Asserts
Family of Kidnap Victim,
Many WeII-Informed Persons
Believe $4,000 Changed
Hands in Deal

Alton, ILL.,, July l7.-(P-The re-
lease by kidnap gang of August Luer
aged and wealthy banker, Monday hac
stilled anxiety for his safety but hac
created a controversy over how much
if any, ransom was paid.
Freed early Sunday on a highway
near Collinsville, ILL.,, the 77-year-olc
and almost invalid man was returned
to his home several hours later By
department of justice agents.
The officers were called to a re.
sort conducted by Mrs. Grace Miller
where Luer appeared and announced
his identity. He said he walked 9
half mile from the place where he wal
elected from a motor car.
He related a story of physical anc
mental suffering while detained fol
more than days in a chilly, musty
and tiny endorsement.
Carl Luer, his son, asserted I'VE
didn't pay a cent of ransom" Many
well informed persons believe, how
ever, that a ransom of $4,000 chang.
ed hands. The initial demand, re.
ceived in a note Thursday, was re.
ported to have been for 100000.
The elderly man, seized last Mon.
day evening in his own home here BY
two men and a woman, suffers from
frequent heart attacks. Fear that HI
might die while in custody was be.
lieved in some quarters to have beer
the notivating influence in the re.
lease.
WED never have touched you pop
If we'd known you were so weak anc
SICK" Luer said he was told by ont
of the abductors.
He said he never saw the faces o.
his captors. The trio which seizee
him In his home wore masks and i'm
mediately tapped his eyes. They die
not remove the bandages during hi!
captivity, he explained.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-07-17
$4,000 See Opening
OF Lutheran Meeting

Chicago, July 15.-(P-Sessions Of
the 41st international convention OF
the Walther League got underway
Monday following Sunday celebra-
ton at which $4,000 Lutherans gath
cred at Soldier Field to observe the
450th anniversary Of the birthday Of
Martin Luther in song and spoken
word.
At the services hymns were sung
by massed chorus Of 5000 Lutheran
children and 5000 choristers repre-
senting 1913 Lutheran churches. Ad-
dresses were delivered by the Rev. Err
win Umbach, executive secretary of
the Walther League, and the Rev. j.
w. Behnken, Houston, Tex
The Rev. Mr.. Umbach pleaded for
an inclusion of God in the plans and
remedies suggested for the "unpar-
alleled situation in which the world
finds itself today.
Mans plans" he said, ARE boast
full, aggressive, revolutionary, but
with God left out"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-07-17
Balb0 and His Crew
Feted by Chicagoans

Chicago, July 17.-tR)-Weary from
continuous round Of festivities,
1talo Balbo and his IS flyers faced q
curtailed program Monday.
Completing the last leg Of their g.
100 mile flight from Italy In hop
from Montreal that ended Saturday
evening when they set their seaplanes
down on Lake Michigan, the airmen
instantly became the heroes OF the
nations second largest city and were
treated as such.
It was early Sunday morning be-
fore they were privileged to retire to
the privacy Of the rooms reserved for
them In the Drake hotel for q much
needed sleep and rest.
And then they were up again In a
few hours for another day Of activi-
ties that began with q two-hour
thanksgiving mass, during the whole
Of which they stood at attention, In
Holy Name cathedral. and ended with
banquet that extended far into Sun
day night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-07-17
HIGHER WAGES AND
SHORTER HOURS ARE
EFFECTIVE AT ONCE
|ndustry's Cooperation With
Government Makes Sharp
Lift Possible
OTHERS TO GET BENEFITS
Fajr.Practices Codes Are in OFT.
ing For Numerous Lines
of Endeavor

Washington, July IT. R For
nearly million working men and wo-
men the depression is as good as end
ed Monday, their wages suddenly lift
ed back to the purchasing level OF
better days by voluntary cooperation
of industry with government.
For hundreds of thousands, perhaps
millions more, the day holds forth
hope of similar good luck in the i'm
mediate future.
Textile workers-not only cotton
but rayon, silk and allied products
all over the north and south, went
back to their mills Monday morning
on a 40-hour work-week schedule, at
rates of pay intended to give them
the purchasing power of 1929.
In steel mills labor is earning IS
per cent more than last week-in some
cases even better-a boost back to the
level of 1882. In countless other in
dustries which have submitted or soon
will present their so-called codes Of
fair competition-the compacts by
which the government allows them to
regulate themselves in exchange for
giving labor a lift-the promise of
a real living wage to workers Is near
imminent realization.
This is the fruit of intensive work
by Hugh S. johnson and a corps of
aides told off by President Roosevelt
to administer the industrial control
plan of the national recovery law
handspring of his program for re-
storing prosperity.
The new quickstep Of business
showed into the background plan Of
Johnson's for issuing general call
to all business to raise wages and
create new jobs by cutting the houre
of present employees. It was talked over
in great detail Sunday on the deck Of
the presidential yacht Sequoia be-
tween the president and his admins.
traitor, but the ultimate decision was
put off.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-07-17
Chris Bertsch Made
u. S. Land Register

Chris Bertsch, 602 Sixth St., has
been appointed register Of the u. 8.
land office here, he was informed IL
a telegram Monday from Secretary Of
the Interior Ickes.
Bertsch will succeed G. G. Boise, eo4
Avenue D, who has been register here
for several years.
The newly-appointed register ex.
poets to assume office within few
days, as soon as his bond is approved
by the department of the interior.
Bertsch, who has lived in Bismarck
for the last 43 years, has been a Demo-
crat "all his life" and was an active
worker during the last campaign in
President Roosevelt's behalf.
For the last is years he has been
chairman of the Democratic central
committee Of Burleigh county.
When he came to Bismarck he en-
tered the farm implement business
and later entered the automobile busi-
ness, which he operated up until about
a year ago.
Bertsch is married and has five
children. They are Bertha N. Bertsch.
instructor at the University of Min
nesota, Mathilda, Lydia, Luverne and
Albert, all living at home.