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The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
FARM EXEMPTION IN
MOTOR ACT CLEARED
Legal Opinion Holds That
Neighborlinsss Il Rule
for Service Exchange

An explanation Of exemptions pro-
vided in the motor transportation act
passed at the last session Of the legis-
lature was issued Saturday BY, the
state board Of railroad commission.
erS.
The law was passed to give the COM
mission power to supervise and regu-
late the transportation Of persons and
property by motor vehicle on public
highways Of the state.
Provision was made that the act
shall not apply to common motor car.
riers who shau operate wholly with.
in q city or village or not to exceed
two miles from the limits" and shall
not apply to any farmer engaged In
the transportation Of grain. poultry.
dairy products. or livestock from the
farm where produced or grown. to the
market, when 90 transported either
by the producer or for some other
farmer or the transporting Of goods
from the market to farm by such
farmer.
"The attorney general has given u
to understand" the commissioners
statement said. "that this does not
mean q farmer can hold himself out
IS being willing to transport property
by motor for any and III farmers.
This exemption privilege is intended
TO apply to neighbors. hauling prtn-
cipally In the exchange Of labor. ana
should not b construed Is exempting
the farmer because he = . farmer.
u,t ~, ~ hnlds hiY,sAlf 0alt N r com.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
CWA IS DISbANDED
AS HOPKINS PUSHES
new RELIEF SET-UP
Administrator Pleased With
Record Made in Emergency
Employment Plan

Washington, March 3l.-(P,-The
letters CWA. once the symbol Of =
great peacetime employment machine.
went back into the alphabet Saturday.
The civil works administration.
folding the tent that once housed its
1000. .000-man army. passed along
word nevertheless that the million
and . half who dropped their tools
Friday may report back to work on
Monday.
The men, however, will not be CWA
employees but workers on relief rolls.
The actual needs Of each will be In
vestigated. His work hours and earn
ings will be limited to his budgetary
requirements.
Nobody Is going hungry II We can
help It," said Harry L. Hopkins, who
directed the big emergency job from
start to finish.
The passing OF the CWA was q
quiet affair compared to the rumb-
lings Of discomfort that greeted the
first news Of this decision. Letters
Of objection poured In by the thou
sands ut first, but this stream thinned
to trickle as the Job was completed
Exultant Over Record
Hopkins was exultant over both the
thousands Of individual projects COM
pleted, costing for both labor and
material about $1,000 .000, 900, and the
carrying out OF the whole plan.
For several moro weeks, HOPKINS
explained, somewhere around 800 OOo
men and women wf1l BE retained q
clerks and auditors In winding up the
administrations affairs.
Research workers will continue on
projects that must be completed, he
added. but even these Jobs must be
done by May l.
At one time, little more than q
month ago, the CWA was under al
most continuous bombardment. There
were charges that graft and politics
were being practiced widely in vari-
Gus sections.
There were reports, also, that some
CWA employees were doing little work
for the money they received. OFF,
cials In some sections, too, complained
that the administration was paying
considerably more than the prevail
Ing wage scale.
Hopkins took note Of ell this, say.
ing:
Il think more than ever that these
millions did excellent work. They
worked hard. They earned their
money"
The CWA chief estimated that the
government supplied about $500 ,O00,-
600 Of the billion expended in the
whole project. and local political SUBJ
divisions the, rest. He figured that
about $3.50 .O00, 900 Of the whole went
for wages and the rest for materials.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
Army MAIL FL|ER
CRASHES TODEATH
ON farm IN iowa
Binding Rain and Low Ceiling
Blamed for Accident Fri
day Night
IS 18TH SERVICE FATALITY
II War Birds Lost Lives Before
Recent Suspension for
Shake-up Period

Dewitt, Iowa. March 3l.-(R-
Binding rain and a perilously low
ceiling sent Lieut.. Thomas A. Woods,
army mail flier, hurting to death on
q farm near here, authorities said
Saturday. He was the l2th army flier
to die since the fighting airmen re-
ceived the order to carry the mails.
Lieut.. Woods. flying an attack plane
loaded with 500 pounds Of mail from
Chicago, crashed Friday night in the
field OF william Mommsen, farmer.
So terrific was the impact that the
flier, whose home station was San
Antonio, Tex, was crushed between
his motor and the 23 pouches Of mail
he carried.
The body, badly mutilated. was not
taken from the wreckage until early
Saturday. A coroner had to use a
tractor to pull the fuselage away and
recover the body.
His death was the first since the
recent resumption of army air mail
carrying. OF the IL who were killed
since the contracts Of private concerns
were cancelled on charges of collision,
five were flying mail at the time. The
others were on test flights or on jour-
neys to and from points Of assignment.
Headed For Des Moines
Woods was headed for Des Moines
and Omaha, having left Chicago ct
7:l5 p. m. His plane drove into q
heavy rain beneath q ceiling that
was described as very low.
The llth flier to lose his life crashed
on March II. on the eve Of the re-
sumption of flying by the army after
1t had taken time out to improve its
equipment. He was Lieut.. r. q. Rich
ardson. reserve corps and former
commercial co-pilot, who crashed in q
practice flight near Cheyenne. Wyo.
Other army deaths:
February l6-Lieuts. Jean D. Gren-
Ter and Edwin D. White, at Weber
Canyon. Utah. Lieut.. James Y. East
ham, Jerome, Idaho.
February 22-Lieut. Durward O.
Lowry, near Deshler. Ohio. Lieut.
Fred I. Patrick. near Denison. Tex.
February 23-Lieut. George p. Nc
Dermott, drowned off Rockaway, L. /
March 9.-Lieut. Otto Wienecke
near Chardon, Ohio. Sergt. Ernst B.
Sell. near Daytona Beach. Fla. Lieuts.
A. r. Kerwin, Jr.. and F. L. Howard,
Cheyenne.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
MAY IS IS Seen AS
DATEFOR CONGRESS
TO finish SESSION
Leaders Are Hopeful Because Of
Good Progress Made Dur.
ing Last Week

Washington, March 3l.-(R-Con-
gressional leaders for the first time
spoke with real confidence Saturday
Of May is as the date for adjourn
ment Of the 73rd congress.
Only half a dozen vital measures
await action.
Since congress convened In Janu-
ary, administration leaders have
talked Of winding up the session in
mid-May, but, as new legislative de-
mands continued to pour down from
the White House, their tone obvious
~ expressed hope rather than con-
Ndence.
Their assurance Saturday was based
on the final settlement during the
past week Of the long deadlock over
veterans appropriations, house ap-
proval Of the tariff bill and the SEN
ate's passage Of the Bankhead cotton
legislation.
One Of President Roosevelt's closest
advisors said privately Saturday the
only remaining bills looked upon as
absolutely necessary are the final ap-
preparation measures. the tax. tariff
and stock market regulation bills, and
q measure, yet to be introduced, pro-
viding new public works funds.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
Federal Deficit Put
At $2,511,658,238

Washington. March 3l.-(R-The
governments operating deficit for the
fiscal year which ends June 80 Sat.
urday exceeded $2.600. .000. 900.
Exact figures on the excess Of ex-
penditures over revenue were 42,6ll,.
6S0,230 on March -.
Routine government expenditures
continued below receipts. however.
with income Of ~, ,306, J, ,o64 900 and zen.
eral outlays Of $2.e22. .S0l 900.
Emergency expenditures for the
year reached $2,024, tai 900.
March emergency spending was ct .
rate lower than February. the first
month In which the rate Of spending
failed to increase.
Tor - days of March 34l3b64y 900
went for emergency costs g compared
with 14l7, 7,323 900 In the same Febru-
ary period. The corresponding Janu-
ary figure, however. was 475l 1900.
Treasury officials conceded that
spending Ct the end Of the fiscal year
would fall far below President Roo.
sevelts budget estimate Of more than
90, ,000, 900. 900. with . deficit Of much
less than the estimated $1,000 900 900.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
Brotherhood Chief
Sentenced to Prison

Cleveland, March 3l.-(R}-Alvan-
ley Johnston, grand chief Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
and g. Stirling Smith were sentenced
Saturday to serve from to 50 years
In Ohio state penitentiary for mis-
application Of funds and false entry
linked with the failure Of the closed
Standard Trust bank Of Cleveland.
Johnston was director and Smith
WAS president Of the institution, sue
cessor to the Brotherhood Of Engi-
neers bank. which closed In 1881, two
years before the bank crisis Of last
March.
The two were convicted In common
pleas court about = month ago. Judge
Virgil =. Terrell overruled . motion
for new trial, and sentenced the two
to serve tho ! to 80 year terms ou
each of nine counts, thu sentences e
b served ooncuyrently.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
Easter To Be Busy Day
For M'Kenzie Minister

Easter Sunday win Be IN especially
busy day for Rev. Theodore G. TorRer-
son, Mckenzie. Rev. Torgerson Is In
charge Of the Methodist parishes ct
Mckenzie. Sterling and Menoken, ana
Sunday viii hold services ct each
place.
At Mckenzie, services will be held
ct 10 .. M. and church school ct II
q. n.
At Sterling. church school viii be
held at 1880 =. n. At I p. m., Rev.
Torgersou viii deliver IN Easter SER
mon.
At Menoken, Rev. Toreerson win de-
liver m Easter sermon at 8 p. "a.
During the evening services at
Sterling and Menoken. . pageant,
The uplifted Cross" given under the
direction Of Miss Runsy, Mckenzie,
win b presented. The pageant,
which = sponsored BY the Mckenzie
church. was shown ct Mckenzie Fri
day evening. A World Service offer.
Ing win b taken following the pre-
oo0t900(lS.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
RECORDS INDICATE
TREMENDOUS TOLL
F0RCURRENY YEAR
Only Eight Killed During Light
Traffic in Similar Per.
iod Of 1888
ONE A DAY FOR THIS WEEK
Number Of Manned and Injured
Is Large; Excessive Speed
ls Leading Cause
(By the Associated Press)

Wy WIG ID0OOC10VOO
Death rode hard along the highways
Of North Dakota for the first quarter
Of this year and took q toll Of ~ lives.
triple the number lost in automobile
mishaps for the first three months Of
1888.
The three-month period ends Sat-
urday with almost q death q day since
the beginning Of this week.
Last year, with eight deaths during
the first quarter the total for the II
months was l2l, . record annual high
for lives lost in North Dakota auto
mobile accidents.
The large loss since the first Of the
year comes during q period when
automobile traffic Is lighter than In
other parts Of the year because Of In
clement weather. In addition to those
killed, the number Of injured Is many
times the number Of fatalities.
New Mark 10 Forecast
Should the death pace continue
through the year at the rate expert
enced since January l. q possibility Of
exceeding last years record fatalities
is seen.
In 1882 car accidents caused So
deaths, while the year before the total
stood at III. Ninety-three persons
lost their lives in 1890 while In 1879
there was q similar number Of deaths.
The extent Of the toll. other than
deaths, caused by accidents Is reflect
ed In reports made by highway pa
trolmen to w. J. Flanagan. head OF
the maintenance division Of the state
highway department. who Is working
out a safety drive.
Since January I. Flanagan said,
injuries to so persons were reported
by patrolmen who. although alert for
accidents, are without knowledge OF
many mishaps. Thirty-three acci-
dents In which there were no deaths
or injuries were reported for the three
months.
The most common causes for acct.
dents, patrolmen reported, are high
speed, intoxication, collisions, and
binding lights. The patrolmen are
Of the opinion, Flanagan said. that
high speed Is the outstanding cause.
The accident reports represent every
section Of the state.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
$4,000 IN wheat
MONEY RECEIVED IN
COUNTY This WEEK
Brings Total for 6urIsigh to
$125, 900; More TO Be Paid
Out Next Week

Checks given out here Saturday
brought to $l25.0oo the amount Of
wheat allotment money received b
Burleigh county wheat growers. &C.
cording to County Agent H. O. Put
nam.
Twelve thousand dollars was paid
out this week. Thursday, wheat
growers Of the northern part OF the
county and Friday wheat men Of the
southern part Of the county received
checks.
Additional checks will be given out
next week, the county agent said.
Putnam requests that farmers do not
call for cheeks unless they have been
notified to do so.
Members Of the county wheat COM
mittee met Wednesday to check over
joint contracts and other agreements
for which money was received this
week. The committee comprises
Axel Sodcr, Wing, chairman: and
John Berry. Moffit: D. D. Barkman,
Aren't: w. B. Falconer, Bismarck:
and =. w. Anderson. Mckenzie, trea-
surer.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
NRA Review Board
Asked for Report

Washington, March 31.-(RHPresi-
dent Roosevelt has requested the ma
tional recovery review board, recently
appointed to investigate the effect Of
NTeA on small business and industry,
to make report Of conclusions 30
that NRA can further work out pol
Icy on this problem. Clarence G.
Darrow heads the board.
Named on February 10 following
attacks In the senate by Senator Bor-
ah and Nye on NRAs treatment OF
the little fellow" the board has held
hearings In three industries to date
motion picture, retail coal, and elec-
trio manufacturing. It expects to
study the oil and dry cleaning codes
before April Is.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
CCC Boys Are Being
DISCHARGED Saturday

North Dakota young men who have
been discharged from CCC service
n Arkansas and California Win leave
Rismarck Saturday. Sunday and Mon.
day for their homes after being mus
tered out at IT. Lincoln Saturday.
Forty men win leave Saturday night
and 90 Sunday night over the North.
ern Pacific for the east, while d
viii leave for western points over
the N. 2. Saturday night. On Nom
day 33 will leave for western points
over N. =. branch lines out Of Man
dan. The 500 Line will carry y men
north and - south on Monday morn
tng's trains.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
Court Supports NRA
In Injunction Case

New York, March 3l.-(REFederal
Judge John 6. Knox. ruled Saturday
that the government is entitled. un-
der the national industrial recovery
oct, to . judgment restraining Spot
less Dollar Cleaners. Inc, from Per.
forming dry cleaning services for pa.
irons at les than the minimum rate
provided for under the dryers and
cleaners code.
NRA officials IN Warrington had
been awaiting the decision to chart
Q course for the handling Of code en-
fogcement caseG, and MIRA Admins
TRAITOR Hugh q. Johnson already has .
large legal staff preparing cases for
court presentation.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
EASTMAN FAILS TO
SETTLE BATTLE IN
LABOR CONTROVERSY
Railroad coordinator will Put
Transportation Wage Issue
Up to Roosevelt
ASKS ADJUSTMENT BOARD
Recommendation Made in Let
ter to House interstate
Commerce Committee

washington, March 3l-R-Estab-
lishment OF 4 national board OF ad-
justment for handling railroad dis
putes was recommended by Joseph B.
Eastman. federal coordina tor OF
transportation, following his unsuc-
cessful effort to adjust the pending
controversy between railway employees
and managers over wages.
The recommendation was made
Saturday in q letter to Chairman Ray
burn Of the House Interstate Com.
merce committee.
Eastman stated Saturday that SET
tlement Of the labor difficulties would
probably await the return Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt from his vacation.
Eastman outlined the contentious Of
both sides In dispute which arose
over the expiration June 80 Of an
agreement which slashed basic wages
10 per cent. He said:
The labor representatives appear
unwilling to entertain any proposal
which would continue the 10 per cent
deduction until the end Of the year.
"On the other hand the railroad
representatives appear unwilling to
entertain any proposal which would
not 20 continue 1t, unless earnings
and traffic reach 4 condition which
IN their opinion would Justify res
toration."
On the side Of the railroads, East
man said:
The conditions which led TO the
In per cent reduction still exist K K 4.
While traffic Is improving. . large
amount OF deferred maintenance has
accumulated and the railroads face
serious dangers ahead In the competi-
tion from other forms Of traffic."
The employees. however, he said.
have suffered much more than the
10 per cent deduction through demo-
tions, part time and furloughs.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
Demands $4,000 in
False Arrest Case

Fargo, N. D, March 3l-R1
Charging that he was falsely arrested
and unlawlully held Tor u days In the
Cas- county jail. Clair Shrofe, Alice.
N. D., y seeking 5000 damages of
Charles +. Rakow. special Cas- coun-
" deputy sheriff. and Emil Hayerts.
Alice GARNER, IN m action a trial IN
Cas- county district court hare.
0hrofe Was arrested last Sept. :
following : fight during = dance at
the Hayerts farm. He MS brought 10
Fargo and jailsd. Later his case VA
disu1issed.
The damage iFial = expected = =
Ioompleted eat1 1dAy.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
WASHINGTON WAITS FOR
EFFECT OF NEW CRASH

Washington. March 31.-(R-Wash-
ington waited intent Saturday for
possible repercussions Of the latest
army airmail tragedy upon efforts
for quick return Of the sky pouches
to private operators.
The eleven fatalities that preceded
the death Friday night Of Lieut..
Thomas A. Wood in crash near De-
witt, Iowa, were an impelling reason
for the call for new private bids prior
to the enactment Of permanent air
mail legislation.
The aviation companies whose con-
tracts were cancelled Saturday had
before them for decision whether they
would meet the strict requirements
for re-bidding.
The postoffice, In inviting bids for
temporary contracts over 81 routes
covering $4,000 miles ct q IS cents
per airplane mile maximum rate,
ruled that no holder Of . cancelled
contract could re.bid.
Thus 1t was up to the companies
whether they would reorganize COM
pletely or whether they would seek to
continue without the benefit Of air
mail revenue.
Indications have been given that
some might not choose to meet this
requirement, coupled with another
that all officers who attended the
much controverted 1880 airmail con-
ference might be expelled.
The related subject Of ocean mail
subsidies also came back into the
news Saturday. Reports from ship
ping circles were that uncertainty
over the future Of these payments had
caused several lines to delay expan-
sions Of their fleets.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
Grand Forks Woman
Is Taken by Death

Grand FORKS. N. D.. March 3l-(H
Mrs. A.. J. Tasley. 76. resident Of
Grand Forks for . years. died Friday
night at her home hers.
She came % this city soon after
her marriage at FAirmout, Minn.. IN
1854 to Mr.. Tagley. who has been :
member Of the Grand NortS Herald
composing rooms4r nearly 80 ysask
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
GREEK GOVERNMENT ASKS
LEGATE TO MAKE REPORT

Athens, March Sl.-ReThe Greek
government Saturday asked its leea.
ton at Ankara, Turkey, to demand OF
the Turkish government what justi-
fication It has for holding the Greek
8. 8. Maiotis, Samuel Insults haven.
This threat Of international diffic-
ulties between Greece and Turkey
comes ct . time when the two ma
ttons have been particularly friendly.
A strong feeling Was evidence here
Saturday that the Turkish action Ia
holding the Naiotis ct Istanbul was
unwarranted and subject to criticism.
Local legal counsel for insult sent
the following message 70 Nustapha
Kemal Pasha. president Of Turkey:
"AS . citizen Of . free state and .
friend Of Turkey. I protest against
the action which your government q
taking against my client and On
American citizen. Mr.. Samuel insult.
The liberty Of individuals. Ike that
Of states. + based On mutual respect. =
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
SPENCER QUITS AS
MANAGER OF STATE
MILL AND ELEVATOR
Break With LANCER Over lnsti-
tution's Policies Is Given
as Cause

Grand FORKS, N. D.. March ST.
R-Oscar 1. Spencer, who has been
connected with the state mill and
elevator here for Il years, resigned
his position, effective Saturday.
FOR several years he was general
manager until last November. when
Ludwig Peterson was given that post
Spencer. however, had continued In
actual charge Of operations.
Spencer said he had several offers
under consideration, but planned to
take . vacation for two or three
months before taking up any new du-
ties.
While he made no statement g to
his reason for quitting the mill. It has
long been known here that he was not
In agreement with Governor Langer's
policy In connection with the mills
operation.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
DKsPeRADo CAPTURED

Somerset. ~, March 3l.-<R-An.
other notorious fugitive was hack IN
the hands Of the law Saturday. Neal
Bowman. .. southern Ohio bad
man" and escaped bank robber. shot
II out With two police officers near
here Friday wss wounded and cap
tured.
The ds1perado escaped from the
Ohio hospital Tor the criminal insane
ct Lima on Chrastmas Day.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31

Following Peterson's appointment
the mill had two managers but Spen-
Ger continued to direct its operations
and to formulate It's policies. accord
iug to reliable information received
here. This fact was reflected by fail
ure of the mill management to change
any phases Of It's operation, some Of
which had aroused widespread criti-
ciSm.
The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
Bits of News From
Throughout World
(Dy The Associated pfass)
pARYs norrLs PYpsCHED

PARIS 80yEk8 x1NC6GO
Paris-oue well-knoWn hotel closed
and there were fears others might fol-
low @ Z result ol Z business pinch
felt widely becas,le Of approximations
concerning future political develop
ments In France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-04
WINTER SPOI,rS~

The town in which the Johnsons live Is fortunate in having q well run community park and play ground. Perhaps fortunate is not quite the word, for the park and playground did not just "happen" {; they are the result of definite plan ming on the part Of the town au- thorities and are supported by the citizens themselves. Perhaps, there- fore, I should say the town is to be' congratulated rather than Is fortunate.
 During the winter months this park is largely given over to win ter sports for everybody, young and old. There arc hills for coast ing and skiing, two ponds for skat- ing, and certain sections where the snow lies deep are set aside for the youngest children who spend many happy hours making snow-men and pulling each other around on their lltle sleds. out of the way of the older children.
 Before the park existed, every winter brought its toll of accidents. The youngsters of the town had no safo place in which to skate or coast or ski. True, there was tho river, but 1t was not patrolled, and even when the Ice seemed safe there were spots where the cur rent ran swiftly and the ice could not form properly. Then. too, the river Is deop enough to drown any luckless person who broke through All tho same, you couldn't keep tho children away, once the ice