Evening Huronite (Newspaper) - March 7, 1931, Huron, South Dakota EVE ING ITE VOLUME XLIV HURON SOUTH MARCH 1, 1931 SINGLE COPY 5t HIGBIE QUITS STATE NORMAL Republicans Take Hope As Democrat Row Is Continued Fight Precipitated By Chairman Raskob Over Prohibition sue Appears As Absorbing Topic For Political Mar. democratic row precipitated by of the national has led to a full flowering of political concerning 1932. Not in party of Jefferson but in republican ranks as well the next providential race has become an ing topic for public on one side independents arc getting gether disclaiming any third party tions but bent on their mark through coalescing on objectives which have been somewhat Most conspicuous in democratic ranks a concerted effort to smother the plan to line up the party for his state liquor control But out of the background a re- current presidential boom for the land Governor chie had marched forth with an ment by the free state's blings of a split between Alfred E. Smith and Governor in New though occupied many political speculators with emphasis on the ing such an event would have on presidential Are Heartened Hoover's name was being uttered at republican rallies all over the country in a not swing towards tion of the but heartened by the disturbance in democracy's Several democratic active in trying to head off the Raskob continued their assertions that ing such an would amount to throwing away the 1932 chances of the though otherwise they appeared Some republicans agreed with Out of a Texas meeting of party ers came a prediction that the G. O. P. would have easy sailing as a result of the democratic That group day endorsed without qualification dent Hoover's record and called for his So did the state tion of the party in An interesting because of it- attributed to Senator Follette of independent re- who was quoted hi phia as Mr. Hoover's tion on a bone dry platform was a fore- pone To Formulate Plans He again that he saw no iate upwelling of public sentiment to a third party Of the meeting to meet here March 11 and 12 he will formulate plans to force eur economic program on the attention of the Already powerful in the senate through coalition with the which ruled oft and on through the entire session of this group is forward to a stronger position in both branches next N of the conference today represented as well pleased with the re- Acceptances from both cans and democrats have been in to the office of Senator Norris of The names have not been given but they number about 75 so Senator is plans to attend if he can arrange Will Observe 90th Birthday Tomorrow Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Is shown at the right In of his the left he appears la Us moat recent taken as he left the supreme court at the capitol a few days Oliver Wendell Holmes Will Talk To America Via Radio On Sunday Lease Of Hotel Is Ratified By Elks Lodge To Receive A Year In Sauer Is ted Exalted Ruler A lease of the Hughitt was ratified and John P. city was ed exalted ruler at the annual meeting the Huron Elks lodge last Negotiations for the which would turn the operation of the hotel to the Sond Hotel corporation until 19 id ore expected to be completed by April 7. The of which Huston Bond of Sioux Falls is would pay the lodge a year rent for the seven story building and ex- of the second floor which is used for lodge Albert chairman of the boird of explained that the leasing of the hotel was in line with the wishes of the grand which tates to give permission for units going into private The hotel was built here as a combination lodge and about 10 years Wabh Leading Other officers named at the annual on page Weather Meetly fair South Partly tonight and la east Oldest Man Ever To Serve Supreme Court To Make First Air In tion Of His Birth Anniversary i Mar. Wendell associate justice of the supreme makes his debut as a radio speaker March In his second floor study today men tiptoed about installing a micro- There is not even a radio set in the One will be connected after the microphone is put in. The speech by the oldest man ever to serve on the supreme is the first public notice he has taken of a They have been events for a long to those about For years a deluge of requests from newspapermen for in- and a series of plans by ad- for public demonstrations have preceded each Remain Proposals The newspapermen get no further than his secretary and the admirers are always forced to bow to his pronounced distaste of public Several times fellow members of the court have felt a timely tribute was but even a posal to place a vase of red roses be- fore him on the bench remained a posal because it was felt he might not like it. There was no frigidity and little terity in his consistent aversion to and Court members in getting to the bottom of cases before them often ask counsel penetrating and sharp Many a lawyer retains an affectionate memory of Justice mes as he leaned forward with a ly smile and helped the barrister out of j legal morass with a His friends say his logical mind see no reason for a fanfaronade His concession on ninetieth is regarded us re- yielding to the desire of sincere friends to honor Starts At P. M. The day will be anything but a succession of handshakes and He plans to remain at home The radio program in his honor at p. S. T. Sunday Five minutes beginning at have been re- served for Justice He may have more time if wishes but the probability is he will not take the five minutes Even there may be a sentence or two that will He is one of the few who has the knack of making literature out of Rush Ice Harvest In Face Shortage Mar. of a serious ice shortage throughout the northwest was reflected here again today when hurried efforts be- gan at Lake Kampeska to take off ice for shipment to Mitchell before the present turns to the expected spring Crews were put to work cutting ice and trucking it to for rail shipment to Only with the greatest have concerns putting up town's annual pack of tons ed storage houses this Ice never has exceeded 18 inches in thickness whereas the usual cut is 30 inches or Local report the receipt of contract orders for ice running into hundreds of thousands of only a small fraction of which could be An almost total failure of the usual ice crop everywhere is signed as the reason for the large Strange Tribe Is Found In Mexico SNOWDEN IS ILL Mar. the date for presentation of his budget only a short way Philip chancellor of the is confined to bed with an illness which probably will not permit him to leave his home for several UNTIED SIOUX Mar. to present a united front In an effort to bring the new hospital for the state to northwest Iowa were formulated at a meeting of representatives from nine counties of the congressional district held here MEXICO Mar. strange tribe of who believe that the pelican created the who ship the sun and who gamble suction off their marriageable and who destroy their weak and deformed has been found on Tiburon 200 miles south of zona in the Gulf of The Indians are the almost forgotten of the Seris who bered at the time of the conquest Only 164 After a lution in 1749 in which they were in- volved the Spanish viceroy exiled them to three miles from the Sonora and there they have remained keeping their blood pure and keeping others off their Colonel Juan Italian ex- plorer and Mme. a French arrived here from a perilous sojourn on the declared that the Seris still live as do not have eat much raw wear only skins and in some cases loin clothes for They live outdoors in all weather and an tanned to a deep looking much as do the of the Ar- f The average height of the male Is six They bate white people beyond Colonel Masturzi says that yean ago an expedition sent to the land captured two boys who were to and educated in the that when they returned to Tiburon they would begin the process of civilization but when the youths returned they promptly fa submarines the United States navy is with France comes with then with and Britain fourth with ft. Four Hours Sleep Is Called Enough For Businessmen Mar. The average man sleeps too much for his own good Four hours a day is enough for any one engaged in a business or professional So says Dr. Wilson A. Alien of Ro- who hasn't slept more than four hours out of every 24 in the last 58 He mentioned this day as he celebrated his 97th day and pointed out that he is still active in his medical to which he devotes 14 to 16 hours have gained 16 pounds in weight this said Dr. am at work every day and I do not know what more a man could say at 97." Backman Named New Coach At Professor Of Military Science To Succeed Montgomery As Director Mar. Stanley G. recently appointed professor of military science and tactics at the University of South day was named acting director of for 1931 and 1S32 by President Dr. Herman G. Captain Backman will assume the ties of Vincent E. whose resignation at the close of the ball season becomes effective July 1. Captain Backman came to the sity here at the order of the war ment acting on request of Dr. He will coach football and have charge of affairs of the athletic Coached At Georgia Qualifications of Captain Backman in- clude his tenure as head freshman coach at the University of Georgia from 1823 to 1928, associate football coach at the University of Cincinnati for four years prior to the World He also served as athletic officer in charge of intramural athletics in various army camps for eight In each of these camps he had charge of more than men under his The new athletic director does not count his experience only from the bench for he played varsity football and baseball with Ohio State and also was a member of the varsity and track Uses Notre Dame Flan During his football coaching Captain Backman has used the Ohio State and Notre Dame Chancellor Charles M. Snelling of Georgia commenting on said Backman out the best freshman team that institution has ever While at the University of Backman was dean of men from 1926 to 1928. He will be graduated from the in- fantry school at Fort in He turned down an instructorship at the Georgia institution to accept the un- post Carl B. whose basketball teams have won two consecutive northeastern conference will continue as assistant director of Legislature Ends It Spent More Than Despite Term Just Adjourned Provided For State Expenditures Greater Than Last By R. P. HOWARD March having made material reductions in state and with no major taxation re- form having been the 22d South Dakota legislature today had ed into Final adjournment of both houses last night brought to an end the making of state laws for another two though the republican administration of Gov. Warren E. Green was not L all its requests by the there is no prospect for a special session of the The 60th day of the session was un- Major legislation had either been enacted or and the last day was given over to completion the finishing Sine die adjournment came at 9 p. when the last was signed by Lieut. Gov. O. K. president of the and B. W. speaker of the Expenditures Larger Although economy was the prevailing the retrenchment efforts ing in the house found total tures slightly larger than for the last Total including special were This was 236.86 less than for the 1929 but the provision of approximately for an annex to the state capitol ore than made up the While special including state construction of deficiency the economy advocates in their major fight on the eral which was reduced materially under the minimum budget requests of Gov. Salaries of virtually all state employes wera cut ten per cent by the and retrenchments were made in funds provided for departmental and educational organizations ing with school children and tural work through county Program Falls Failure resulted from attempts to re- vise the state taxation Although tax sponsored by the state ber of voluntary was the leading none of its major bills were Defeat of the income tax in the house sounded the death knell of the program for elimination and re- placement of state levy on farm lands nad other general Other tax theories were written into but none These included poll taxes and levies on salaries The legislature's chief hope for large revenues is from the increased license fees for motor Aimed at the heavier the its sponsors on Page 3) Storms Lashing Atlantic Coast Nature Rages Over Wide Area With Tide Waves And Earthquakes The Associated Storms lashed the Atlantic from land to northern Africa snow blanketed states from the kotas to rivers spilled over their banks in earthquakes shook the High waves and high tides visited their fury in the North flooding flat lands along the coast of England and ing gales blew up violent sandstorms on the Earthquakes demolished buildings and terrorized inhabitants in Greece and South Re- ports were but one was known to be dead in South where a tain slide carried 200 sheep and their shepherd to Trains were delayed throughout the with rail beds split in numerous Two severe both early this were reported from a score of cities The American storm was centered over southeastern Missouri and moving Shipping was warned to be prepared from the Virginia cape to Fla. Almost every section of the Mississippi valley experienced rain or and Nebraska lay under 3 to I temperatures fruit trees In Kansas and Heavy rains and snows during the past week swilled rivers in and they were doing much Waters of the Seine had transformed some streets of Be 9t Louis into The Hame menaced the territory about Prairies at St Sensy em and were and the highway connecting St Bemy and cut off. taken Jackie Coogan Now Makes Weekly Mar. Sixteen years of a fortune he earned himself and now a salary of a Jackie Jackie and Mitzi the little were to report in court yesterday to seek approval for their film contracts and the necessary legal action was But that process is just a Jackie will get and who is six years a check for each week for the time being Mitzi's contract calls for a gradual increase to a weekly There's a difference in the contracts Young Coogan works only when he can get out of while who has her own works The children of America put Jackie Coogan back on the throne of which he twice once six years and again after making two pictures at the age of 13. He came back last year to make his first which was designed to draw back to the theaters the child fans who were driven away by the sophisticated dialogue of films made for President Of Madison School Says Does Not Wish To Mark Time In Educational Field Eastern Head Reluctant To Criticize But De- clares Can See No Progress Under Present Situation In South Dakota Mar. E. C. president of Eastern mal for the last 11 today announced he has resigned to take the presidency of the J. Ormond Wilson Normal a D. teachers college supported by the federal Dr. Higbie will leave here in It is understood the board of regents has not chosen his Since he came to Eastern Normal from Columbia university in 1920. Dr. Declines To With While reluctant to Dr. E. C. president of Eastern mal school at told The Evening over long-distance tele- phone today that his decision to resign as president of the South Dakota institution and go to D. to take charge of J. Ormond son Normal a institution was prompted by the educational situation in South appears that South Dakota is determined to mark time in an way for a number of Dr. Higbie I would not wish to be held down to a program of that view of the situation in this I see very little chance for gress in education in the next few Dr. Higbie helped in the futile battle to force legislative appropriation to carry on four-year courses at the state's normal wish to make it Dr. Higbie I am not leaving South Dakota in a I have enjoyed my experiences have enjoyed the have always been treated and am sure that I will be homesick for South Dakota when I Many Farmer Bills Passed has been credited for improving teacher-training facilities and bringing increased In 1920, Eastern Normal had about 260 75 of them enrolled in one and two-year college courses and the remainder in commercial or high school These latter divisions were and four-year college courses 120 Graduated This 415 c liege students are Credits of the institution are generally accepted as a basis for and 120 students have been graduated since 1924 on the four-year Dr. Higbie took an active part this year in the campaign of Southern and Spearfish normal schools to retain the four-year courses which were declared unauthorized by the state supreme Tne schools succeeded in obtaining authorization of the but the general appropriations previously contained funds for only two year's Attempts to obtain additional funds through special appropriation bills failed yesterday just before the legislature ad- Legge Will Again Sell Machinery James C. Stone Is New man Of Federal Farm Board Mar. Alex Legge drafted once by a democratic ident and once by a republican to dle big government jobs k going back to selling farm j He quit cattle raising and farming in Nebraska to sell and repair farm chinery for the old McCormick reaper River Association Discusses Bonds Mar. and directors of the Mississippi Valley met in Chicago today to discuss the proposed bond issue to in- sure the early completion of inland wa- terway and harbor Executives from IB most of them in the middle west studied the stead introduced in the senate and referred to the committee on The introduced by Senator Shipstead of orders the secretary of the treasury to issue in internal improvement bonds for the within five yean of all adopted and river and harbor In- the connecting channels of the Great Today's conference was an executive so no of any action taken by the came he By the time the World war was an executive of the en- Tax Reform Is Big Failure In Program Favored By Agriculture By VINCENT HOYMAN Mar. South Dakota's did almost thing that was asked for the agricultural industry except to provide a tax reform majorities in boLh ers succeeded in pushing through a or measures aimed directly to fit Several of them were designed to accomplish what the disrupted volunteer tax conference gram hid sought to do relieve the tax burden on real From the redistribution of hicle tsx funds which nives them 78 in- stead of 43 percent counties and ships get the neatest immediate financial With heavier truck license fees this revised distribution will give counties and ships an estimated 51.500.000 tc additional for secondary road To Reduce Levies This additional will permit local bodies to reduce their highway and bridge levies sub- Half a Jozen other measures were en- acted for the purpose of lowering taxes on agricultural Two put op provisions of constitutional approved st the lost permitting of owned rural and providing for classification of cultural in school districts to allow on farm Another law to meet tho de- mand for lower farm taxes was the ure setting up for tion and valuation of land in with the object of cutting clown International Harvester directing sales throughout the President Wilson drafted him for the war industries After that job was over he became president of the In- At President Hoover's call he left a a year salary to get the farm board started in 1929. He took the job for a but upon White House in- stayed eight months beyond that His resignation accepted he cultural is going back to the International people At least at He was satisfied today the farm board was a and his dence in its ultimate he was greater on his last day at his desk than when he Leaving the board including James C. new chairman who ed with him as vice Legge urged them to pay more attention to the young and emphasize to them the value of team does not he becomes of us old fellows who will soon be out of the The problems of the future must be met by the corning Telephone 4151 For Game Results Telephone-service on the progress of the basketball game at Pierre for the regional ship will be furnished this evening by the Evening between 9 and The consolation game between Pierre and wil be played at and the contest will start about p. m. .To learn the results of the game 4UL mote collection of personal 1-x- Farmers thein theory that payment nf now uncollected would operate to cut the real property Under one of these counties can appoint delinquent with authority to solicit personal perty taxes on a An- other appropriates CM for a tax col- lector who will work under direction ef the state division of The passed just before thn bly adjourned prohibits ance of motor vehicle licences until property and poll taxes have boon May Hold Grain Regarded as highly important by is the measure providing machinery for loans on Sen. Joe Atkins of its said it would permit farmers to hold their grain for favorable market Promotion of the dairy industry chief purpose claimed for butter and lard substitute taxes imposed by the Providing a lax of 10 cents a pound on butter substitutes and five cents a pound for the measures were advocated So reduce com- Another measure which won farmer support exempts trucks used exclusively in transporting farm products to est markets from provisions gross earnings tax
