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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
BENNETT
MSTREATED wife
Witnesses Tell Of Husbands
Attacks as Bridge Stay
ing trial Continues

Kansas City, March 2.-R-Stories
Of outbursts Of anger which 1T times
led John G.. Bennett to strike his
wife, were related Monday by wit
nesses called by the defense to pre-
pare for Mrs. Myrtle A. Benefits own
answer to the charge that she muir
dered her husband in q bridge game
quarrel.
Although the defense has MAIN
tanned the wealthy perfume salesman
was killed by accident, two witnesses
we're called who testified they had
seen Bennett strike his wife prior to
the slaps with which he answered her
complaint that he was . bum bridge
player"
Guy r. Baker, = paperhanger who
worked ct the Bennett apartment,
testified he had seen Bennett, en-
RACED because he couldn't find q
shirt, strike the defendant In the
face, curse her and depart.
Nelson w. Duff, a building repair
contractor, said he had witnessed q
similar outburst over . necktie. He
testified Bennett struck his wife and
exclaimed I'll put some sense In your
head"
HE slapped her real hard" the
witness said, land cursed her"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
Telephone Messenger
Presents Sidelight

George e. Enger. Davenport,
Cass county, senate telephone
messenger, gave an interesting
sidelight on the reapportionment
vote in the senate Saturday.
Enger said that, shortly before
the vote, Senator Frank r. Ploy-
har, Valley City. majority floor
leader, called him and directed
that he get the governor on the
telephone and, with the governor
on the line, to call Senator W. e.
Jones Of the Dunn Mercer-O Oliver
district to talk with the chief
executive.
Enger said he did so, Vie con-
versation between the governor
and Jones taking place . few
minutes before the vote.
Jones was, later quoted IS tell
ing a fellow senator that "the
governor told me that all Of hts
hopes Of election to the senate
hung on my vote on the BILL"
Because Of pressure from his
own district, proponents Of the
bill had been hopeful that Jones
would support the bill. but when
the roll was called he voted
against the measure.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
GARRISON BRIDGE
ACTION POSTPONED
Senate Committee on Highways
and Bridges to Discuss
Measure Tuesday

After q public hearing on the house
bill calling for q $177,000 approprta-
ton for . bridge YER the Missouri
river near Garrison, the senate COM
mittee on highways and bridges Mon
day deferred action on the proposal
until Tuesday.
At the same time the committee
recommended for passage the house
bill providing for q $25,0 0 appropria-
ton to aid In construction Of . bridge
across tho Little Missoui river In
Slope county to connect with state
highways Nos. 81 aud Is.
Favorable action was urged on the
Garrison bridge bill by J. A. Reuter-
and J.. =. Sullivan, both Of Garrison.
and z. A. Bohrer, Krem.
M. <. Higgins. Maudau. represented
the opposition which comes from 3D.
vocates OF q bridge at Stanton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
CITY ENTERTAlNS
S0LONS AND WIVES
Dinner Saturday Night and
Automobile Ride Sunday
Afternoon on Program

Residents Of Bismarck were hosts to
members Of the legislature and their
wives at q dinner Saturday night and
at an automobile ride Sunday after
About 500 attended the dinner.
The function was the capital city's
tribute to the states lawmakers and
the first Of its kind In the recent
history Of the city. Gordon Cox, toast
master at the dinner, said the city
expects to make 1t a biennial affair
and one Of the leading festivities ct
each legislative session.
Speakers were members Of the leg
islature and Governor George F.
shafer. Elective state officials also
were guests. The dinner was staged
under the auspices Of q committee
from the Bismarck Association OF
Commerce.
A group Of paid entertainers had
been employed for the occasion but
they found the play" taken out OF
their hands by diners at q table at
which many veterans Of the World
war were seated. These presented
q repertoire Of old-time songs and
ballads Of the war period.
II. +. SWEET, Kidder county. . Nom
partisan house leader, asserted that,
50 far Is he knows, he Is the only
member Of the legislature who was
born In Bismarck. His was the first
Of q number Of snappy talks.
Others on the program, In addition
to the governor, were Senators A.. w
Fowler. Cas- county. and George Fl
Hoople Of Hoople. and Rep. II. L
Halvorson, Minot.
On Sunday afternoon, local citizens
provided automobiles to take legisla-
tors on q tour Of Bismarck and Man.
dan. Places visited included the city
waterworks pumping station. the
capitol site and the Northern Great
Plains Experiment station, operated BY
the. federal government south o.
Mandan.
About las legislators took advantage
Of this courtesy.
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Offering Book on
Removal of Stains

Prompt treatment Is one Of the
most important rules in seeking to
remove stains from clothing ana
household textiles. Changes In the
character Of the stain, brought shout
BY drying, exposure to the air. wash
ing, ironing. or in other ways, often
make It necessary to Isl stronger
chemicals II removing old stains.
Learn Ill this. and the most effec.
tive methods Of removing % different
kinds Of stains. from the government
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Bismarck Tribune Warrington In
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handling cost Of four cents This is
one Of the most valuable publications
for the home.
Send your letters direct to our
Warrington Bureau. NOT to The
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your letters are cent here and relayed
By %.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
TRIAL FOR TREASON
OF IA ECONOMISTS
STARTED BY SOVIET
Are Most Widely Known and
Most Clever Men Of Their
Class in Russia

Moscow, March 2.-R-Moscow
accepted with apathy Monday the
trial Of II Of Soviet Russia's most
widely known and clever economists
on charges OF oounter-revolutionary
activity, an offense punishable as
high treason.
Coincident with opening of the trial
the government disclosed that $4,000
government public employees had
been dismissed from service. More
than $4,000 were satd to have been
thoroughly examined and "cleansed."
Others were transferred to different
jobs, many were denoted and a large
percentage dismissed outright.
Almost ar empty gallery heard the
IA defendants Sunday night IS they
pleaded guilty to counts which can
lead to execution.
There was none Of the glanor about
the opening Of the trial which &C
companied the trial Of the eight en-
gineers on similar charges . few
months ago.
While the defendants are all liable
to the death penalty, prison sentences
probably will be melted to them just
as In the case Of the eight engineers,
five Of whom were sentenced to death
but had their sentences COMMITTED to
prison terms.
AL. are Of the intelligentsia, the
most distinguished appearing being
Professor Vladimir Groman, . noted
economist. Some Of them have long
boards and look the part Of an Amer
lean communist cartoon.
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|SCHALL APPEARS
WINNER IN FIGHT
Nomination Of Cunnar n.
Nordbye Laid Aside BY sen-
ate; Session Nears End

Washington, March 2.-F-The
nomination Of Gunnar H. Nordbye to
be a federal Judge for Minnesota wa
laid aside Monday by the senate Jul
dietary committee at its last meeting
Of the session without action.
Failure to act virtually killed the
nomination, which dies unless con-
firmed before the adjournment Of the
session Wednesday.
After another hearing Of the con-
test against Nordbye the judiciary
subcommittee, headed by Senator
Blaine, Republican, Wis, declined to
submit = report to the whole commit
tee pending receipt Of additional eN.
dence.
Senator schall, Republican. Minne-
sofa. has fought the nominee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
Leon Trotzky Loses Valuable Papers
And Library as Turkish Home Burns

Istaubul. Turkey, March 2.-@
Leon Trotxky. Russian revolu-
tionary leader who for more than
. year has been . man without =
country, has been burned out Of
house and home.
The villa which he has occupied
during his exile on Prinkipo Is
land, In the Sea Of NArmora,
took fire before dawn Sunday and
burned to the ground before
Trotxky and his wife. both Of
whom are III with malaria, could
rescue more than . few Of their
possessions.
The fire began from IN over
heated stQve In = bathroom On
the lower floor u the villa, and
awakened the cook who reused
the family. Tfotxky's secretary
seiSed two fire extinguiGhers but
found both empty. When ths
3ireEnea arrived theV hA6 -
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FRANK SANFORD, 70,
MASTER FARMER OF
north DAKOTA dies
Pioneer Grain and Livestock
Raiser Of Barnes County
Is Stricken Sunday +.
ILL., FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
Began Raising Purebred Cattle
and Hogs Because Wheat
Profits Were Small
ILL., FOR SEVERAL MONTHS

Valley City, N. D., March 2.-R-
Frank Sanford, 70, master farmer
and pioneer, died here Sunday morn
ing.
Sanford submitted to an operation
about two years ago In John Hopkins
hospital, Baltimore, for an ailment
which had been bothering him for
some time. It gave him partial relief,
but for several months he had been
kept In his home.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day afternoon from his home with
Rev. T. e. Nugent, Of the Congrega-
tional church, officiating. Interment
will be In Woodbine cemetery.
He leaves his widow.
Honored as Farmer
Filing on q homestead In Barnes
county Is years ago with only 500
In his pocket, q strong physique and
q sound business head, Frank San
ford lived to see his name and por-
trait placed In the state Hall Of Fame
at the Fargo Agriculture college as
one Of the outstanding North Dako-
tans in tho advancement Of agricul-
ture In the state. He was one Of the
five men picked for this distinction
when the Hall Of Fame was started.
Born Of American parents on q
farm In Jackson county, Michigan,
Sept. Is. 1860, Mr.. Sanford lived the
usual farm boys life and attended
| the local country school until he wa
| 20 years Of age. He then started
! teaching school, holding that position
| during the winter months FOX sia
| years IN 1880 he was married tx
CONTINUED on page seven)
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bonner DECLARES
SENATE IGNORED
STATES INTEREST
Says Action on Reapportion'
mont Questionable With
Regard to N. D. Welfare

In Z statement issued following the
vote ia the state senate Saturday OH
the congressional re-distrtcting biit
Senator A. r. Bonzer. Jr., Richland
county. who led the fight for the
measure, termed the senate's action
as an "obvously questionable attitude
In 50 far as the welfare Of the state
Is concerned"
ut Is regrettable that members Of
the I. v. A. faction permitted them
selves to be whipped into line by the
politicians from Imperial Cass coun-
IT," Bonner said. II know personally
that when q large number Of the !. v,
A. senators came here for the session:
they favored east-west districts.
IAN attempt was made to stampede
the I. v. AS into supporting m IL
logical north-south plan. When this
failed, the pressure was applied to
prevent any redistricting at all.
TN my view, the legislature-par .
ticularly the senate has failed to
meet the obligation imposed upon 1t
by the people. I sincerely feel that
the senate failed to act in the peoples
interest, choosing, instead, to espouse
the individual interests Of political
office holders. I cannot help but feel
that the people will call the party
with which I have always been
aligned to an accounting for this
fragrant and obvious breach Of faith.
my interest in this matter was
based wholly on what I conceived to
be the peoples interest. No matter
how much political argument IS adj
vanced, I will continue to feel that
creation Of separate congressiona!
districts would have enabled our con-
gressmen to give their constituents
better service.
II feel that Congressman o. B.
Burtness has been dealt with unfairly
by the political faction which he al
ways has supported and Loyalty
served.
II feel that Mr.. Burtness has
proved himself worthy Of the regard
Of the people Of North Dakota by his
refusal to participate in this matter,
He has shown himself to be one Of
the few statesmen to whom North
Dakota can hay claim"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
Minneapolis Bandit
Is Killed by Police

Minneapolis. March I. "a
bandit was dead and two policemen
were wounded Monday, the result Of q
gunfight that ended when Leroy
Martin fell dead on the street In the
dowuStowp section.
Marlin, -, . substitute postal en-
ploye, was fatally wounded when he
was surprised while attempting 70 rob
the City Loan company Saturday. In
the gunfight on the stairway. Maurice
Salmon and Mike Engstrom, detec-
tives, were wounded In tho exchange
Of shots.
Marlin staggered to the street and
fell dead on Fourth st. and Heunepin
avenue. Neither detective was wound
ed seriously.
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porting the bill while the remaining
Is I. v. AS stood firmly against it.
In the final stages the bill became
involved in the meshes OF the inter-
ests Of Congressman O. B. Burtness
of the first district and Thomas Hall
of the second, both I. v. AS. The
administration OF Governor George F.
Shafer threw It's influence behind the
Hall viewpoint ard some senators who
had been Burtness partisans came
into line in the interests Of party
solidarity.
It was the bitterest battle which
the senate has seen at this session
and predictions were being heard
Monday that its echoes will be heard
Continued on page two)
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water and the house burned
down while they debated what
to do.
Trotxly Vas not able to save
even . suit Of clothes, but did
preserve some valuable letters
from Lenin. Material for q book
which he has been writing was
lost q was his valuable library
Of hundreds Of books. He man.
aged to save = manuscript Ct .
history q the Russian revolution
about to be puhlished.
He and his wife took refuge In
. prinkipo hotel, where he In
structed his secretary % an
nounce that the ftre had No co.,
nection With white Russians or
the present eovtet regime. He
commented that 10 intended 10
lesve nsxt month anyway. because
the propg3etoe. scn q = toEmG
Tmheh grand vixlsF, ha6 sefuDsd
- ysC1ay =
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
Ten Million. a. Year Saving in Interest
To Be Effected by Treasury This Month

@60o,O00.O00 Of one year. 2 per cent
certificates. In addition to the re-
ttrement program and the veterans
funds, thero Is about @30,000.000 Of
interest on the public debt due
March Is.
At tho time the treasury gets In
this money, returns on tho quarterly
income tax payments viii be pouring
in. A considerable drop Is expected
from March IS q last year. Then
e62e,O00. 900 vas paid on incomes;
this year the experts are counting on
4~6OO.OO0,O0o.
Temporarily this Is expected ia
wipe out the present 326.000.0 900
deficit, but Secretary Mellon expects
the red side of the national ledger
viii s,aow = tsoo,Ooo.00o total BY ths
end cS Juns.
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washington. March 2.-H)-A 10
million-a-year saving In interest viii
be effected by tho treasury the mid
die Of this month through = $780,
100000 financing program.
Bonds and certificates will be Is
sued at rock bottom interest rates
the lowest the government ever has OBJ
tanned on q major financing enter
prise. The treasury viii use the new
issues principally to retire $l,l00.000.-
600 Of treasury notes. The remainder
Is believed to be intended for meeting
the 80 per cent loans now being made
to veterans on compensation certif-
icatek. S.
Dated March Is, the treasury win
sell o par 00,000 900 Of l2-yesT 81
bonds; t3o0,O00O00 Of SIX months IN
oertilicates, .o9 indebtedness; and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
Messengers Killer
ElectrOcuted Monday

Bellefonte, Pa. March 2.-Re
Thomas F. Martin, Philadelphia.
trigger man" In tho holdup and
murder Of G. Cameron Cook, aged
bank messenger, was electrocuted at
Rockview penitentiary Monday.
AS he went to his doom. Martin
declared he and Thomas McCaffro
we're innocent and In no way con-
nected with the staying. He was pro-
nounced dead at 7:O5.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
Eight Are Held for
Probe of AK Murder

Devils Lake, N. D., March 2.-R-
Authorities Monday continued their
Investigation into the ax-killing OF
james Smith. negro. while eight PER
cons were held In connection with the
death. y.
states Attorney r. j. DoWney said
he was awaiting the return Of 1ing-
er prints taken from tho *. He be-
Iieved the prints. which were sent TO
Btsrnsrck, msy give some clue as TO
the person who killed Smith at Z
party here Thursday.
The, eight persons. IA custody Of
polico ~ held without ehay1es
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
Last Week Marked
BY Heavy Calendar
139 Bills on Senate and House
Program; Committees Work
ing at Top Speed
SEVERAL FIGHTS FORECAST
Measure Creating Commission
to Manage State Mil One
Of Most Important

With 139 bills on the senate and
house calendars, the North Dakota
legislature Monday began the final
week of It's 60.day session.
Committees worked at top speed
Monday in an effort to dispose Of al
measures by Wednesday, after which
both branches plan to devote their
entire time to final action GA bills.
There were 95 bills on the senate
calendar, and n on the house calen-
oar, In addition TO SIX In general or
ders.
Disposition Of the congressional re-
districting issue by the senate Sat-
urday cleared the way for routine
matters.
Fights In Prospect
Although several fights are In pros
pect during the five remaining days
Of the session, the legislative assem-
blies will be occupied chiefly with en-
actment OF new legislation. OF the
numerous bills to be disposed Of, most
Of them are assured passage.
Outstanding on the house calendar
is the measure providing for Great
ing a commission to manage the state
mill and elevator, and to relieve the
governor Of the managership Of the
mill.
The house, which convened Monday
morning to begin work on its long
calendar, was expected to act on the
mill measure before the end Of Mon
day.
Another measure Of major import
ance before the house, Is the bill for
reorganization Of the state highway
commission. Under this measure, the
governor would be removed as q
member Of the board, and = chief
highway commissioner named as head
Of the department.
sEsnGiAeE GaA Doant
In general orders IN the house 1.
the gasoline tax bill which provides
for increasing the three-cent tax tt
four cents, with one and q half cents
Of the tax to go to the counties, and
two and q half to the state.
The senate calendar includes a bill
extending from 1896 to 1910 the time
over which the oue-tenth mill levy
Is to be made for capitol building
purposes. Although the senate cal
endar Monday was the heaviest It has
been at any one time during the
present session, most Of the bills are
ct q routine nature.
Action taken by the assemblies on
measures is final, since each house Is
acting on measures already passed by
the other branch.
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ALCOHOL POISONING
BLAMED
Gilbert Anderson, 20. and 10.
sephine DeSoto Are Found
Dead at Devils Lake

Devils Lake, N. D., March 2.-F-
A man and a woman were found dead
here Saturday believed. by authorities
to be victims Of wood alcohol poison
ing.
Gilbert Anderson, aged about 10.
and josephine Desoto, IS, were found
at the formers home On the south
side district by police. Anderson's
body was outside the house while the
woman was lying on q bed.
Testimony from various witnesses
and from . boy residing there indi-
Gated the pair had been drinking.
Several bottles found In the house re.
vealed the contents had been dena-
turel alcohol. Poison labels we're on
the bottles.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
Eight Mexicans Die
h Theater Burns

Mex1co City, March 3.-R-At
least eight persons were burned to
death and q score or more were IN.
jured when the l78-year-old -princ1.
pal theater burned at the end Of .
midnight performance Monday.
The ruins still were smouldertng
when firelnen brought out. the eight
bodies and took them to . police sta.
tiou for Identification.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
GOVERNMENT
IS REPLACED AFTER
WEEK END ACTIVITY
Regime otlaie-M. Sanchez
Cerro Ends After Duration
of Only Six Months

Lima, Peru. March. 2.-R1-A new
government ruled Peru Monday after
q weekend change Of face by the
navy which sent the six-month-old
revolutionary junta Of Lieutenant
Colonel Luis M. Sanchez Cerro into
the discard.
The head Of the new government is
the chief justice Of the Peruvian SUI
preme court. Dr.. Ricardo Leoncio
Elias.
Hostilities with the rebel groups
at Arequipa, Cuzco, Puma and Piura
were discontinued. temporarily at
least.
At midnight Saturday the naval
chiefs drew up a demand that San
chez Cerro resign, and Lima's Sunday
morning papers published the docu-
ment.
Sunday afternoon As leaders Of all
branches Of life in the capital were
called to meet at the presidential
palace.
The meeting was In the same gala
dining room in which the Prince Of
Wales and his party were feted q
fortnight ago.
Lieutenant Colonel Sanchez Cerro
read q long address. He reaffirmed
his patriotism and declared he had
to the best Of his ability lived up to
his announcement Of policy. He then
announced his resignation.
The assembly arose and cheered
again and again for the retiring pres
hent. Man, had tears In their eyes
as Sanchez left the room surrender
ing the craftsmanship to Monsignor
Mariana Holquin, Bishop Of Arequipa
and apostolic administrator.
Monsignor HolQuin praised the re-
firing president. A motion was passed
appointing q new government junta.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
Pair Celebrates
18th Anniversary

vinton. H., March 2.-Re
!. When you get married in 1ndi-
ana, you stay married, according
to Mr.. and Mrs. George Reding-
ton.
Married In dreensburY, Ind, In
1857, they Will celebrate their
7lth anniversary Tuesday.
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two SENATORS OF
MAJ0R|7YFAGYI|I0|N
SUPPORT MEASURE
Join With Monpartisans in In
successful Attempt to Gre
ate East West Division
PREDICT POLITICAL ECHOES
Scion From Dunn.M Mercer Oliver
District Swings Issue by
His Ballot

Basing their fight upon the claim
that it would be unfair to "legislate
a congressman from office" oppo-
nents Of the plan to redistrict North
Dakota for congressional purposes
won a victory in the state senate Sat-
urday.
The vote was Is to "a, the closest
recorded at this session of the upper
legislative branch. Two I. v. AS
Joined with the Nonpartisans In sup