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PAPER OF LEAD AND LAWRENCE COUNTY ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE THIRTY-NINTH YEAR State COMMITTEE HEADS ARE NAMED TODAY Green and Berry Recommendations Face Some Opposition From Farm Group PIERRE, Jan. senate committee appointments which major chairmanships democrats were announced today by H. Ustrud, lieutenant governor and presiding officer. Emil Loriks of Arlington will head the important appropriations committee while the chairmanship of the tax group went to L. J.

Larson, of Plankinton, president pro-tem. The rules committee, chairman will be Hans Urdahl, of Madison. To head the state affairs committee Mr. Ustrud named Maurice M. Carpenter of Aberdeen.

The education committee headed by Jas. Kirk, Avon, probably will have important work this session as will the highway committee of which William Sinkular, of Milbank, is chairman, and the rural credits committee headed by F. G. Haven, Mellette. All seven chairmen of these major groups are democrats.

Republicans, however, are given chairmanships of about a dozen committees, including John Boland, Rapid City, cement production; J. A. Bertolero, Lead, mines and mining; and W. R. Gardner, Buffalo, school and public lands.

L. M. Simons, of Belle Fourche, president pro-tem in the republicancontrolled session of 1931, was given the chairmanship of the committee on legislative phraseology. Although Mr. Ustrud retained the customary 55 senate committees, he adopted a regrouping system which classes the appointments under 34 heads on a basis of similarity of duties.

PIERRE, Jan. -South Dakota's democrat-controlled legislature, urged to disregard partisanship in its deliberations, started work today with its presiding officers promising quick action on committee appointments to speed up early session activities. Recommendations that the house and senate members push aside party politics in view of urgent problems confronting them came from Governor Tom Berry and the retiring Governor Warren E. Green in their legislative messages. This sentiment was echoed by the legislative leaders.

H. A. Ustrud, president of the senate by reason of his position as lieutenant governor, expected to announce most of his committee appointments. George Abild, Pukwana representative elected house speaker without even the formality of republican opposition, said he would have virtually all of his committees selected this week. Both Ustrud and Abild said efforts would be made to put legislative machinery into operation quickly without the usual early session confusion.

For today's session, starting at 2 p. m. only, routine matters were scheduled and quick adjournment was expected. The future of legislation advised by Governor Berry and Mr. Green was discussed informally among the legislators.

General opinion was that much of it should be pushed through by the democratic majorities in both houses. es. In several instances recommendations of Mr. Berry coincide with those of the retiring republican governor. Both advocated a sales tax in a varying extent, recommended liquidation of hail insurance and bonding departments and suggested elimination and consolidation of other state departments.

Serious opposition of some proposals of the new governor was in prospect, however. Farm organizations with strong support in both house and senate had disapproved of the general sales tax, elimination of the gasoline tax refund and other suggested legislation. Desks of the lawmakers were covered with the usual collection of re- POOR PA BY CLAUDE CALLAN "My niece married her employer an' he don't treat her very well in their home. She says she's goin' back to work in his office 80 he'll be nice to her again." (Copyright, 1933, Publishers Syndicate) LEAD DAILY CALL IN THE MINING CENTER OF THE BLACK HILLS LEAD, SOUTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1933 Legislature Begins Work Held As Bandit Mrs. Alice Scribner of Yonkers, N.

mother of three children and soon to have fourth, told police she took her husband's revolver and held up Brooklyn bakery, stealing $55. She was captured the man manager of the store. (Associated Press Photo) ports and pamphlets describing the operation of government activities. Among reports which caused discussion were those of the retiring republican attorney general, M. Q.

Sharpe, on state highway finance and insurance departments. These reports were ordered printed in the house and senate journals. Baer Submits Budget PIERRE, Jan. -Consoli- dation and elimination of state tions recommended by Warren E. Green, retiring governor, should result in a saving of one million dollars to the state for the biennium 1933-35 Tax Director B.

W. Baer said in his budget report to the islature. This saving, the report said, is in addition to the $1,085,000 appropriation cut advocated by the old administration. Berry Asks Economy PIERRE, Jan. recommendations for reductions in the cost of the state government were proposed by Governor Tom Berry, the third democrat to become governor of the state, told the legislators "we must return to a simpler and less expensive government," and pledged himself to elimination and consolidation of governmental functions, reductions in personal and a general retrenchment of activities.

Mr. Berry, in accordance with campaign promises to "use the axe," recommended abolishment of the state sheriff's office, the railroad commission, the bonding and hail insurance departments and the securities commission. He suggested consolidations of effort in the agriculture and highway departments; suspension of two of the state's normal schools (unnamed) for a period cf two years; sale of of of of of of of of of the state coal mine; elimination of gasoline tax exemptions; elimination of the legislative recess and the extra $200 expense allowance for legislators, and a reapportionment and reduction in the size of the legislature. Recognizing the present "burdensome" system of taxation, the governor advocated extension of the special sales tax, now in use on gasoline and eigarettes, even to the extent of a general sales tax, or a general tax on the gross receipts of business. The governor suggested that the in the session to the appropriate early, subject of taxation be referred committee each branch of the legislature an effort to evolve an in adequate system of taxation to the end that physical property may be relieved from "the ruinous taxes" of today.

He promised these committees the earnest support of his office. The legislature was asked to consider the problems of local governments and taxing units with a view of effecting economies reducing expenditures. Governor Berry told the legislators he would ask the supreme court for an opinion on the legality of reapportionment of the legislature. He suggested the house membership be reduced from 103 to 75 and the senate from 45 to 25, the constitutional minimums for each body. The governor recommended that all receipts from every source in the state government be deposited in the state treasury and that with the exception of the fair board, game and fish department and cement plant funds, all expenditures be authorized by legislative appropriation.

Mr. Berry suggested that the legislature refrain from the passage of laws to regulate the conduct of "the other fellow," and recommended repeal of a "good many laws" which he described as depriving men and women of their liberty. "The population of our penitentiary has about quadrupled in the last ten or twelve years, and the same is true of our jails," he said. "That is caused in no small measure by too much enthusiasm on the part of the legislators to figure out more and still more lines of conduct on the part of the common folks which are punishable by fine and imprisonment." THE WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Thursday; slowly rising temperature, Lowest temperature tonight 25 degrees. PRICE FIVE CHNTS FARM RELIEF SPEEDED BILL Action In the House Is Expected To Be Completed By Early Next Week WASHINGTON, Jan.

Farm relief was rushed swiftly along in congres stoday with the democratic leadership seeking to clear every obstacle from the road to the white house. Chairman Jones of the house agriculture committee sought from the rules group a rule for eight hours of general debate on the agricultural measure designed to increase prices. Leaders appeared confident that a final vote would be had in the house by the first of next week at the latest and that the measure would be sent to the senate where definite opposition has developed. Meanwhile Ag the senate debated minor legislation and the house worked on the first deficiency bill a state judiciary sub-committee was called together to complete the drafting of a proposed repeal resolution. Chairman Blaine of the sub-comhoped to decide today the mittee, of ratification by states 80 that the way would be cleared for hearings Saturday on the controversial phases of the house 3.2 beer bill.

The prohibition resolution as tentatively drawn provides for repeal of the 18th amendment, protection for dry states and giving congress power to rule against the saloon. A new group of witnesses appeared before the senate manufacturers committee to tell of what they considered to be the need for additional federal aid in providing the nation's needy. The committee is holding hearings on the LaFollette-Costigan bill for a $500,000,000 bond issue for outright grants to states. At the same time the committee on veterans legislation continued to hear testimony from those who would reduce by approximately half a million dollars the funds the federal government gives to former soldiers. LAST RITES TOMORROW FOR JAMES J.

DELANEY Requiem high mass 1 for the late James J. Delaney, well known Lead resident whose death came on Sunday in Detroit, following an illness of about a year, are to be held tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock from St. Patrick's Catholic church. Interment will be made in Calvary cemetery in South Lead. The following friends of the family will act as escort: A.

J. M. Ross, Russell Reilly, Silas Townsend, Thomas O'Connor, Ed Ross and V. A. Lussier.

The family requests that no flowers be sent. James J. Delaney was born in Carbondale, on July 4, 1881. He spent his boyhood there, and came to. Lead as a young man about 35 years ago.

He lived here continuously since that time. On July 9, 1907, he was married to Miss Mayme Abt, of Lead. To this union was born one son, Winston, who survives and who is a student at St. Louis university. Mrs.

Delaney and Winston, were with Mr. Delaney Detroit, when the end came, arrived in Lead this morning with the body. Mrs. William Abt, sister-in-law of Mrs. laney, and her son, William Abt, of Butte, are expected to arrive here today to attend the funeral services.

In addition to his widow and son, Mr. Delaney leaves six brothers, Brigadier General M. A. Delaney, of Washington, D. Ed, of Scranton, Tom of Scranton, Sylvester, 8 twin of J.

living in Buffalo, N. Will of Throop, and John, of Chicago, and a sister, Mrs. Henry Mang, of Carbondale, Pa. Johnny Vaught, selected 85 an All-American guard on the Associated Press consensus, is a star guard for the Texas Christian basketball team. Victim In Slaying Mrs.

Ruth Steese, 30, Cleveland welfare worker, was abducted and slain. She apparently had been strangled with her own scarf and was shot twice through the bead (Associated Press Photo) Heads Research Dr. Wesley C. Mitchell of Columbia university is chairman of Presi. dent Hoover's research committee on social trends.

The committee has been conducting a threestudy to determine changes year American social structure which have taken place this century. SEES BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR FISH AND GAME PIERRE, Jan. "extremely bright" future for hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation in South Dakota was foreseen today by Director O. H. Johnson in a review of the state game and fish department's activities for 1932.

Development of 37 water conservation projects, which involved an expenditure of $55,701 by the game department, including nine financed entirely with department funds and 28 in which the department cooperated with local relief committees in use of reconstruction finance corporation funds. Mr. Johnson reported one project each in Aurora, Beadle, Butte, Chas. Mix, Custer, Dewey, Faulk, Haakon, Hand, Harding, Jackson, Kingsbury, Lake, Lyman, Meade, Minnehaha, Perkins, Potter, Stanley, Todd, Tripp, and Ziebach counties. DaviUnion, Hughes Sanborn had two each, Brown three and Spink five.

The director said the fisheries department had shown increased activity during 1932 in distribution of game fish from hatcheries in the state, and also in the fish rescue operations. Rough removal operations last winter netted the department $14,761 from sale of fish, in addition to making available more than 650,000 pounds for free distribution through relief organizations. Hunting conditions in South Dakota during the past season were "perhaps better than they have been at any time during the past six or seven years," the report said. Pheasants were described as abundant in many counties, waterfowl hunting was improved compared with the last few years, and the big game hunting in the Black Hills was "normally good." Trapping conditions were described as unsatisfactory. Active law enforcement resulting 245 convictions; a predatory animal educational campaign; transfer of live beaver to new quarters, and cooperation with other states in recommending federal waterfowl hunting regulations were listed among other activities of the department.

Referring to the lake program and favorable conditions regarding game birds, Mr. Johnson said that "to the South Dakotan who appreciates the value of an attractive out-of-doors, the future looks extremely bright." HILLS PIONEER PASSES AWAY IN SPEARFISH Mrs. W. B. Perkins has returned from Spearfish where she was called by the illness and death of her mother, the late Mrs.

Dora E. Gregg. The death of the latter came on December 28, following a two days' illness from pneumonia. Funeral services were held in Spearfish Saturday and burial was made in the Spearfish cemetery by the side of her husband who died in 1910. The deceased had been in Lead on Christmas day, a dinner guest at the Perkins home on Bleeker street, and the following day was stricken with her fatal illness.

A pioneer in the Hills, she came to Terraville in June, 1879, from her native state of Pennsylvania. She was born December 29, 1850, and had she lived until the following day would have been 82 years of age. Her late husband was at one time in charge of the DeSmet mine, under Homestake management. They went to Spearfish to live in 1884. Surviving the deceased in addition to her daughter, Mrs.

Perkins, is son, Louis L. Gregg of Wallace, 8 grandson, Harry, and a great grandson, Bradford, of Lead. The son came to attend the funeral services, and is now guest at the Perkins home in Lead. He plans to leave tomorrow to return to his home in Wallace. Wrestling matches at Dallas, which formerly commanded top prices of $2.50, have dropped to fat admission of fifty cents.

ROOSEVELT TO CONFER WITH DEMO LEADERS COMMITTEE VOTE ON REPEAL IS EXPECTED SOON Final Action In Senate Sub-Group May Be Reached Tomorrow Blaine Says WASHINGTON, Jan. Final action on prohibition repeal was postponed today by the senate judiciary sub-committee considering the legislation until tomorrow because of the absence of several members. Chairman Blaine predicted a final vote would be reached tomorrow. He postponed today's meeting because of absence from the city of Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, and Senator Hebert, republican, of Rhode Island. The sub-committee has tentatively agreed upon a resolution to appeal the amendment protecting dry states from liquor imports and authorized congress to legislate against the saloon.

Each of these proposals will be voted on separately together with the question of how the resolution should be submitted to the states. Both republican and democratic party platforms proposed submission to state conventions but several members of the committee are known to favor the course which has been followed in handling amendments- previous -submission constitutional tures. LAST SERVICES TODAY FOR JACOB JOHNSON Funeral rites for the late Jacob Johnson, Lead youth, who died New Year's day, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Finnish Lutheran church on Main street, and were conducted by the pastor, the Rev. N. M.

Joensuu. Friends were there in large numbers as a last respect to the deceased and his relatives, and there were some beautiful floral gifts. The ritualistic rites of the Loyal Order of Moose were observed at the graveside, the deceased having been a member of Lead lodge No. 845. The escort was selected from the Moose order also.

Burial was in the municipal cemetery in South Lead by the side of the father of the deceased. INFLUENZA CLAIMS DEADWOOD RESIDENT Mrs. Ora B. Anderson, a resident of Deadwood for many years and well-known here, passed away at her home at 59 Centennial avenue early Tuesday morning after a short illness from influenza. Her condition had been regarded as serious since late last week and relatives residing away from the Hills had been summoned to her bedside.

Funeral services will be held from the Methodist Episcopal church at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, Rev. H. D. Clark, pastor, officiating. Interment will be made in Mt.

Moriah cemetery beside the body of her husband, who preceded her in death A number of years SERVICES FOR JOHN SUNICH TO BE FRIDAY Funeral services for the late John Sunich, who died at St. Joseph's hospital yesterday following a short 111- ness, will be held Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock from St. Patrick's church with the Rev. Father M. S.

Roach celebrant of the mass. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery in South Lead. The forest service estimates that for every buck killed by hunters in Sierra national forest in California it cost the shooters $99. Indicted John J. Halloran, wealthy Arizona lumberman, was indicted as "accessory to the crime of murder" in connection with the case of Mrs.

Winnie Ruth Judd, previously convicted of the slaying of Mrs. Agnes Leroi. (Associated Press Photo) "Just A Mistake" It was "just a big mistake," said Elinor Fair, film actress and former wife of William Boyd, screen star, after she flew to Yuma, cently and married Thomas W. Daniel, former naval aviator. She said she had employed an attorney to begin annulment proceedings.

(Associated Press Photo) MAJOR DOWNING IND DIES IN MIDWEST, WYO. Word was received here today of death on January 1 in Midwest, the of 8 Black Hills pioneer, Major Downing Ind. Major Ind was well known in Deadwood and Lead, having come to the Black Hills in 1887 and at one time serving as assistant superintendent of the old Golden Reward mine. At one time he was in the employ of P. A.

Gushurst, of Lead, and later was associated with Henry Schnitzel in the latter's various mining interests, including the Golden Reward. Major Ind moved to Sturgis before the war, and during the war served overseas. Since the war he has been connected with the Wyoming Refining companies. Funeral services were held in today. The body will be per, shipped to Ann Arbor, for burial.

1ST SCHOOL SEMESTER CLOSES ON JANUARY 27 School authorities announce that the first semester of the year will close Friday, January 27, and the second semester will open Monday, January 30. This division comes one week later than usual. Because of the many holidays, including one whole week at Thanksgiving time, it hag been decided to make the first semester 20 weeks and the second 18. Because of the days lost the first smester this will make the two semesters almost the same length in actual number of days of school. Children who will have attained the of six on or before March 31, age 1933, will be permitted to start school in the first grade at the opening of the second semester.

New courses in high school can be entered at that time by those who have graduated from eighth grade or whe have had some high school work either here or elsewhere. MARKET NEWS NEW YORK STOCKS (Closing Quotations) American Can American T. T. Anaconda Auburn Baltimore Ohio Barnsdall 4. Bethlehem Steel 16.

Cerro de Pasco 7. C. M. St. P.

P. C. N. W. 41.

Chrysler General Electric General Motors Homestake 155. International Nickel 81. I. T. T.

Kennecott 91. Montgomery Ward Nash Motors J. C. Penney Radio Corp. Standard Oil of N.

J. 31. United Aircraft U. S. Steel Vanadium Western Union Westinghouse 291.

Willys-Overland Woolworth Yellow Truck NEW YORK CURB Cities Service Electric Bond Share Standard Oil of Indiana Swift Co. MINNEAPOLIS STOCKS First Bank Stock 71. Bancorporation 8. Is Believed He May Consider Substitute For Sales Tax As Budget Balancer NEW YORK, Jan. the federal budget by this congress is demanded by Presidentelect Rosevelt and the way for doing it will be decided at tomorrow's conference with democratic congressional leaders.

Mr. Roosevelt real1zes that the outgo and income of government expenditures for his first year's administration must be decided by the present congress or at least before July 1 when the government year begins. So he is taking a hand. There is a conviction in congressional circles that new taxes in addition to the proposed levy on beer and drastic economies are necessary to make ends meet. It is believed new levies will be considered tomorrow night.

It is realized Roosevelt will sanction added revenue legislation if it is necessary. The determined president-elect is also insistent on farm relief legislation but he is refraining from public discussion of the "rotary plan" now before the house. He does show an intimacy with the bill through his chiding of newspaper men for what he considered a lack of their knowledge. Since Roosevelt has turned aside from the manufacturers' sales tax recommended by President Hoover it is believed the democratic congressional finance chieftains arriving there tomorrow will bring a substitute program, a levy on interstate shipments. is regarded possibly, as significant that the ranking members of the senate and house interstate commerce committees Senator Pittman of Nevada and Representative Rayburn of Texas- are included in the budget parley.

L. on 55 in in p. Mr. STATE'S ELECTORAL VOTES CAST IN PIERRE TODAY PIERRE, Jan. Dakota's four electoral votes for Franklin D.

Roosevelt will be cast officially presidential January 4 electors when the meet democratic. Under the law, the vote is sent by registered mail to the president of the senate. The electoral vote is canvassed by congress the second Wednesday in February. South Dakota electors are L. E.

Corey, Wagner; Mrs. Arthur Watwood, Aberdeen; Will Wells, Webster, and Henry Brown, Scotland. Galveston, Texas, is planning to hold a national beauty event at the 1933 national baseball meeting, which will be at Galveston. BOWLING SCORES (Women's Association) Hit or Miss ...717 740 804-2261 Strikers .754 694 799-2273 Nurses .737 673 682--2089 Wings .716 796 7202230 Phantom Aces--Forfeit Terrapins- -Forfeit Five Aces 849 737 724-2316 Invincibles ......743 775 768 -2286 Evergreen .....735 777 807-2319 Washingtonians 726 805 745 -2276 Wanderers ....680 771 793-2244 Jolly Five .840 813 798-2451 Weather and Roads Lead 22; clear roads good. Deadwood 24; clear roads good.

Spearfish 32; clear roads good. Belle Fourche 29; clear roads good. Hill City 12; clear roads good. Custer clear roads good. Rapid City 30; clear roads good.

Hot Springs 10; partly cloudy roads good. Philip 20; clear good. Presho 24; clear roads good. Chamberlain 19; clear roads good. Newcastle 10; clear roads good.

Yesterday's min. 18; max. 34. AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN "I'd enjoy the Sunday night service lot better If the church was dark like a movie so I could slip my left shoe off." (Copyright, 1933, Publishers Syndicate).