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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
once north DAKOTA
WOMAN HAS SANITY
HEARING N MONTANA
Mrs. J.. E. Arnot Charged With
Killing Banker.
in Glasgow

Glasgow, Mont, Feb. 9.-lR-Mrs.
Anna Berrigan Arnot, former North
Dakota woman, charged with killing
her husband, j. e. Arnot. former
Glasgow banker. Monday faced . jury
h district court which will determine
whether she Is sane.
Upon the judgment of that jury,
Judge John Hurley explained, will
determine whether she viii go to
trial for murder or will be confined
in the state hospital for the insane.
Arnot, the state claims, died from
poison. His body, partly burned, was
found the night Of Aug. II, 1880, in
the basement Of his home, lying on
some smouldering rubbish.
The dignified, auburn haired widow
sat In the court room, attended only
by a nurse. She has been under q
physicians care, In a hospital most
Of the time since her arrest. Her
elder son, Robert, Is, arrived Monday
morning from Conrad, where he has
been staying with an uncle. A young
Ell son, John, IA, Is with an aunt in
Park River, N. d.
Mrs. Arnot, except for some loss In
weight, seemed little changed from
her usual appearance. She sat quiet
~ through the preliminary proceed
ings, evincing little emotion.
She is represented by George e.
Hurd, Great Falls, and Otis Hallett,
Glasgow. The county attorney, G. H.
Roberts, is assisted by John L. Stat
terry. Great Falls. former United
States district attorney.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
HOPE TO LINK MEN
IN D0YON ROBBERY
Officials Will Attempt to Identify
Minneapolis Trio as
HoIdup Men

Devils Lake, N. D., Feb. 9.-(F-An
attempt to link three men, captured
in Minneapolis Jan. ~ during an at
tempted holdup. with q bank robbery
at Doyon last November, will be made
by Ramsey county officials, States
Attorney r. J. Downey said.
The three men, who gave their
names as Tony Philips, Karl Miller
and Arthur O. Bjerke, were arrested
when they walked into q police trap.
Photos OF the trio were taken to
Doyon, where bank officials identified
them as being Of the three me- who
robbed the bank Of about $500.
L. I. Nicholson, william Firth, Gun
der Bye and Fred F1xel, all present
during the bank holdup. identified
pictures Of Bjerke and Miller as the
two men who worked inside the bank.
and were reasonably sure the third
picture wa that Of Philips. driver Of
the bandit car. Assistant Cashier A.
L. Mathison, Of the Doyon bank. Is
positive the picture Of Bjerke Is that
Of the man who covered him with =
gun during the holdup and forced
him to open the safe.
Sheriff Thomas Regan, Mr.. Dow
ney, Nicholson. Firth, and Bye Will
go to Minneapolis In On attempt to
identity the trio.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
BISHOP CANNON IS
VICTOR in HEARING
Recuperates in Hospital After
Elders Decide Charges Do
Not Warrant Tria!

washington, Feb. After
fighting his way to victory against
serious accusations brought within
his church, Bishop James Cannon
.Jr.. remained N q hospital Monday
rebuilding his strength for q return
to his duties.
The prohibition leader Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, south, had IN
q single. handed defense won from II
clergyrnen Saturday night, a deci-
sion that the charges filed against
him by four ministers did not Justify
a trial before the next general con-
ference OF the denomination IN 1884.
One Of his accusers. Dr.. Costen j:
Harrell, Richmond, Virginia, termed
the verdict Of the elders q "blunder,'
but the other three and the bishop
himself maintained silence. ~.
Harrell said the charges, which
never were made public. were filed
s'for the cause Of Righteousness and
for the church."
The senate campaign funds CON-
,nittee has decided to injuire into the
handling Of anti-Smith campaign
funds IN Virginia In 1928 by Bishop
Cannon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
SENATE CONTINUES
fight wYHH00VER
Judiciary Committee Will Garry
Into Courts Battle on.
Smith Confirmation

Washington, Feb. e.-R-The zen
ate judiciary committee Monday set
up q subcommittee to select an at
torney to carry into the courts the
senateis contest with President Hoo
YER over the right to office Of Chair
man Smith Of the power commission.
After once being confirmed, Smiths
nomination vas rejected by the SEN
ate.
President Hoover had refused the
senate,s request to return to It and
the nominations OF Claude L. Draper.
Wyoming. and Marcel Garsaud,
Louisiana. to be members Of the COM
mission. On the second CONSIDERS
ton, Draper. and Qarsaud were re-
confirmed.
The committee Monday designated
its chairman, Senator Norris, Repub-
lican, Nehraska, and Senators stei-
wer. Republican. Oregon, and Walsh,
Democrat, Montana, to select the at
torney who Will take the unprece-
dented constitutional conflict between
the two branches o9 the government
to the courts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
Declares Starvation and
Exhaustion Killed Birds
w. EckIund, Health Depart
ment Official, Finds Birds
Stomachs Empty

Starvation and exhaustion caused
deaths of hundreds OF birds in Man.
dan and Bismarck Saturday morn
ing according to A. w. Ecklund, bac-
teriologist for the state department
Of public health.
Ecklund bases his conclusion on
the fact that the intestines and sto-
machs Of six birds examined by him
were absolutely empty. indicating
starvation, and to the fact that nc
indication Of disease was present In
the specimens.
Eck1und says the birds had begun
their northern migration earlier than
usual this year and that they had
encountered adverse conditions en-
route. He believes that they were
nearly exhausted and, seeing the
lights Of the city, alighted here.
He obtained five dead birds and
che live one for experimental pur-
roses and in every case found the
blood to be free from disease and the
internal organs healthy. The absence
Of fat beneath the skin, a normal
condition in birds at this time of
year, strengthened his conviction that
the birds succumbed to starvation
and exhaustion.
The birds r a specie of sparrow
known as Lapland Longspurs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
Egg-Throwing
Contest Scored

San Francisco, Feb. 9.-(RNAn
egg : throwing contest proposed
by the Exchange and Rotary clubs
Of Turlock. Calf, to dispose Of
some Of the surplus created by
hens which never heard Of q cur
tailnent program has an oppo-
nert.
George w. Lysaght, San Fran
cisco, says the plan to use 100
cases Of eggs for fights among the
Turlock, Modesto and MERGED
luncheon clubs as q means Of
s~tabilizing the industry would
be mere waste"
He announced he would urge
the Junior Chamber Of Commerce
here to ask that the extra eggs
be given to the unemployed. The
retail price Of eggs In San Fran
cisco ranges from 40 to 80 cents q
dozen.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
LAST OF ICE FLOE
VICTIMS BROUGHT
SAFELY TO Shore
IS Men in All Were Marooned
Over Week End When Erie
Ice Coast Broke Away

Buffalo, N. Y. Feb. 9.-R-Ten
weary men walked ashore over the ice
hummocks Of Lake Erie Monday and
wrote the last word in a tale Of SO
hours Of battling with cold, exposure,
hunger and imminent death on the
drifting ice foes Of q wind-swept lake.
Three Of the men had spent the
entire 50 hours on the Ice, drifting
helplessly ct the mercy Of the chang
ing wind. -Four times they had seen
safety almost within their grasp, only
to have 1t snatched away by the
elements.
The other seven were coastguards
trapped late Sunday night by a sud-
den shift Of ice as they sought to
rescue the last three men.
The 10 were located Monday morn
ing by airplanes chartered. by the
coast guard and the Buffalo Evening
News. The fliers dropped food and
coffee to them. and then sped back
to shore to guide rescuing parties to
the marooned men.
Wfty-six fishermen In all were
sent adrift on huge ice cakes early
Saturday when q blizzard swept down
upon the lake out Of the northeast,
cracking off miles Of foes from the
main body Of shore ice and whirling
them out into the open water Of the
lake before Z 50 mile an hour wind.
Twenty Of the marooned men were
rescued during the day by coast
guards; Is others found their way
ashore at various points where the
drift ice touched for . few moments.
Nineteen fishermen and q nine
year-old boy were rescued Sunday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
WINFIELD WARE,
LATEST TO SUCCUMb
FROM PARTY SALAD
Three Others Who Attended
Party Are Being Treated
With Botulism Serum,
YOUTH FAILED GRADUALLY
Rumors That 18th Person Ex-
hibited Symptoms Of Ailment
Declared BaseIess

Grafton, N. D., Feb. 9.-REWin-
field Ware, ~. Grafton, 18th victim
Of a party Of II persons who ate
salad containing botulinus germs at
. midnight supper at the Edward
Helm farm home near here Jan. 20,
died in a Grafton hospital Sunday.
Two tubes Of anti-toxin brought
to the state by DR.. William Carey, Of
Chicago university, for experimental
purposes viii be used on three others
who ate the poison salad, according
to w. G. eastman. Grand Forks,
state food inspector.
One tube sent to Grafton from tho
university here Is to be used on Moses
Lessard and Ellen Burke while the
other, which had been sent to the
state health laboratories In Bismarck.
was rushed to Fargo to treat Helen
Seick. now in Moorhead visiting
friends.
Rumors afloat Sunday that Lessard
exhibited symptoms Of botulinus poi
soning were baseless. doctors said
Monday.
Ware first developed symptoms Of
the disease last Tuesday when he had
difficulty in walking. Dr. G. j. Glas-
pei, who attended Ware, said he had
trouble with his vision Wednesday.
Thursday Ware complained OF diff
Guilty in swallowing solid food. Friday
DR.. Glaspel ordered Ware taken to
the hospital when the patient de-
veloped muscular weakness. The pa
tient was conscious to the end and
ate soup less than five minutes be-
fore he died. Botulism was given a.
the cause of death by DR.. Glaspel.
The symptoms were the same a
those Of IL other victims. he said.
Winfield Ware was born March IA.
1908, in Grafton. He lived there tv6
years, then in Hoople, N. D., for four
years. He returned to Grafton when
six years old and attended schools
there. He was graduated from Graf
ton high school In June, 1927. He
played on the Grafton high football
team.
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Booklet On 18th
Census Available

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
Mother Of Four Children, Sentenced
F or Life, Bears Twins in Briton Jail

London, Feb. 9.-R}-A mother
Of four children, who was SEN
fenced, 70 hang for having mur-
dered the fourth baby. has given
birth to twins in the hospital Of
Holloway prison.
Widespread appeals that Glenn
ency be granted Led John r.
Clynes, home secretary, recently
to commute the woman,S sentence
to life imprisonment. but he
would not Hsten to pleas that she
b allowed to undergo confine-
ment outside prison 80 that the
child would be born without tho
stigma Of prison birth.
The woman Is Mrs. Olive Cath
crime Wise, who once was married
and bore three children legth-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
NORTHWEST AREAS :
GET COLD WEATHER
Mercury Drops to II Degrees
Below at Devils Lake; North
ern Minnesota Chilly

st. Paul, Feb. e.-R1-Pushing aside
q warm sun that prevailed Sunday
winter cast its cold shadow over the
northwest Monday and forced the
mercury to the lowest point this year
In many sections.
sub-Sero temperatures were gen.
eral In northern and central Min
'nesota while southern Minnesota, al
though colder than Sunday, still en-
joyed comparatively fair weather.
Thief River Falls, with II below
zero, was tho coolest In Minnesota
In the above-3ero region in Minnesota
Winona led with % above. At Moor
head q drop Of a degrees was record
ed In the last "a hours, q maximum
Of 80 above being registered Sunday
against . minimum Of 10 below Mon
day.
In North Dakota, Devils Lake re-
ported IL below and Williston two
below. At the former place the mer-
curry dropped from . maximum Of rs
Sunday.
Pierre, g. D., which had . maximum
Of ~ Sunday, reported IL above.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
Shafer Signs Bill
For Beaver Removal

Governor George r. ehafer Mon
day signed q bill to permit the game
and fish commissioner to issue IL
ceuses 70 land owners to remove bea-
yer where the animals are causing
damage to property.
Under the bill, licenses Will be is
sued by the commissioner on receipt
Of 4 3 Zee. A report must be made
to the commissioner on the number
Of beaver taken. and tags Will b Is
sued for q 81 fee for each beaver.
The present law provides that the
game and fish commissioner, ct the
request Of land owners. designate m
agent Of the department to remove
beaver where they are causing dam
age.
The new law takes effect immedi-
ately.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
Hold Alleged Fargo
Man for Swindlin9

San Diego. Cal, Feb. o.-lN-Police
and district attorneys investigators
from Los Angeles Monday said they
had frustrated m attempt 10 swindle
O. q. Brothefton. -, retired New
York banker. out Of $4,000 by means
Of the Old race horse hoax.
A man giving the name Of Frank
Anderson wAs arrested and returned
to Los Angeles to face charges Of IT.
tempting swindle. Officers said he
was known under more than Z half
dozen aliases.
The prisoner Was alleged TO have
represented himself g q retired
banker q Fargo. n. D
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
Service Station Is
Burglarized Saturday

Thieves burglarized the Meyers
Service station at First st. and Main
Avenue Of over $50 Saturday night
after they had broken q window In
the door to gain access to the prem
Uses.
They took between $55 and go In
silver and currency from the cash
register, ignoring . number Of checks
that were in the same drawer.
Apparently the thieves had some
knowledge Of the premises a. evinc-
ed by the fact that they knew where
the key to the cash register was kept.
NStation attendants stated Monday
that they had no theory Is to who the
thieves might be.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
Grand Forks Youths
Face Burglary Trial

Crookston. MIMI, Feb. o.-R-
Stanley and Lincoln Harold. 0rant
Forks youths, who confessed to five
purse snatchings here and . series Of
robberies, waived preliminary hearing
Al municipal court here Saturday Oh
4 charge Of first degree burglary Of
the home Of L. O. Larson. Fisher.
Aiun.
The two brothers were bound over
70 district court which meets In june
and were confined in Polk county jail
IA defealt q $1,000 bonds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
FORMER REGAIN MAN
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
Theodore Ennis, %, Fatally In
jured in Auto Mishap at
Wamego, Kansas .

Theodore Ennis, q, former Regain
man and private in the q. s. army at
TT. Riley, Kansas, was fatally injured
in an automobile accident at Wan-
ego, Kansas. Thursday, Feb. S.
Details relative to the accident
were not available here Monday.
Ennis, who Is the son Of MI. and
Mrs. Fred Ennis, Regain. had lived In
that community for q number OF
years prior to his enlistment in the
army.
Other relatives living In the vcin-
ity IRE Mrs. Ed Hockhalter, Mrs.
Gust Heinle and Freda and William
Ennis.
Funeral arrangements are being
withheld pending the arrival Of the
body In Regain.
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mately to her husband. They
were separated and she bore q
fourth child to another man.
He deserted her and she at-
tempted desperately to feed the
four hungry mouths. She even
chopped wood and hawked II
through the streets but finally
gave up the struggle, placed thu
baby In m oven and turned on
the ga.
British law takes no cogniSauce
Of exceptional circumstances q
temporary insanity In murder
cases, and abe was condemned 70
hang. A STORM a. public indlgna-
tion followed and her sentences
was commuted.
Birth Of the twins occurred
Friday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
CHANGE OF venue
GRANTED DEFENSE
IN holmes TRIAL
Winq Blacksmith Wins Transfer
From Burleigh County After
Argument Saturday
IS BASED ON ATMOSPHERE
Holds Fact That Sheriff's Force
Will Be Witnesses Might
. Influence Jurors
IS BASED ON ATMOSPHERE

John Holmes, Wing blacksmith who
is charged with the first-degree MUIR
der Of Deputy Sheriff George Pep
korn In , stabbing affray at Wing
last November IL, will be tried in
some county other than Burleigh, Dis
trict Judge r. q. Mcfarland ruled
Saturday.
McFarland's decision, made after
affidavits had been presented by both
the state and the defense, was based
on q ground not listed In the appli-
cation for a change in the place Of
trial, made by william LANCER. de-
tense attorney.
Mcfarland held that, because q
number Of witnesses named In the
information are members or former
members Of the sheriff's office, the
atmosphere surrounding the prisoner
during the trial would be prejudicial
to his interests since it might tend to
influence a Burleigh county jury
against the defendant.
In resisting the motion for q
change Of venue States Attorney
George s. Register offered 80 affida-
Wits from representative citizens
throughout the county. In almost
every case the affiants asserted that
their only knowledge OF the case was
cleaned from newspaper accounts
and from an occasional reference to
the affair Immediately after it had
occurred. Among those signing affa.
davits to this effect were the mem.
bers Of the board Of county commits
StonerS and the members Of the Bis
fnafcks city commission and q number
Of chdirmen of township boards.
LANCER offered more than 80 At.
fidavits from various people through.
out the county stating that for var
ious reasons there was = prevailing
prejudice against the defendant.
Register objected to the suggestion
Of the court that the case be taken to
Kidder county for trial this week,
saying that John Sullivan, who has
been appointed as a special prosecu-
tor In the case, was In Florida and
that the state would request time In
which to permit Sullivan to return
for the trial.
The court agreed to defer action
until Register could get In touch with
his associate.
Holmes, who has been held in the
Mclean county jail awaiting trial,
was removed to the penitentiary Sat-
urday night. Officials said that the
gravity Of the crime with which he is
charged had prompted their action.
Among the spectators at the hear
ing were the wife and daughter Of
Holmes as well as Mrs. George Peip-
korn, widow Of the slain man, and
her two daughters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
MARINE HEAD HAD
ADMITTED MAKING
MUSS0LIM ATTACK
Navy Department Furnishes
Italian Ambassador With
Official Correspondence
CONSIDER INCIDENT CLOSED
Major General Continues to
Keep Silence; His Where
abouts Is Not Known

Washington, Feb. 9-tR-At the re-
quest Of state department officials,
the navy department has furnished
Ambassador de MARITIME Of Italy q
copy Of the correspondence between
Secretary Adams and Major General
Smedley D. Butler relative to the call
ing off Of the marine officers court
martial.
The trial, which was scheduled to
start next Monday In Philadelphia.
was ordered Cancelled after Butler
had acknowledged making remarks
derogatory to Premier Mussolini.
The transmission Of the correspon-
dence was informal, but was con-
sidered by both state department and
embassy officials to be sufficient to
end the matter definitely SO far a.
the two governments were concerned,
Signor Mussolini, In q dispatch to
the embassy, more than q week age
asserted he considered the incident
closed by the apology the American
government made to him for Buffers
assertions.
Butler continued Monday to main
tain the silence he has held since
word he was under arrest came from
the navy department.
Officials at the marine reservation.
commanded by Butler, declined even
to say whether the general was n
Quantico.
The general placed his regrets In q
letter which pointed out that the
speech responsible for his troubles
made Jan. 10 before the contemporary
club Of Philadelphia, va delivered
under assurance that his words would
not get out of the room. Butler't
concluding sentence was II very
greatly regret this incident and the
fact that my indiscreet remarks have
caused embarraSSmentS to the gov
eminent"
Adams reply said In part:
"You are informed that the
navy department cannot express toe
clearly its disapproval of the conduct
of any officer of the naval establish
ment in making remarks which tend
to embarrass the international rela-
tions of the government. Such action
on the part of any officer Of your
rank and length Of service merits and
receives the unqualified condenlna-
ton Of the navy department and for
their utterance, which you admit. you
are hereby reprimanded.
TN view of your letter expressing
regret, taken In connection with your
long record Of brilliant service. the
navy department feels that 1t Is NO
longer necessary to resort to proceed
ings by general court-martial. and ex-
pects that this incident will have q
salutary effect upon your future con-
duct in matters Of this character"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-09
MEASURE PROPOSES
DISfRlbUYI0NPhAN
FOR GUARANTY FUND
Bill Setting Up Machinery Is
introduced in House by
AIiets and RuIon

A bill setting up machinery for the
distribution Of unclaimed dividends
and for disposition Of receivers Ger.
tificates held by the depositors guar.
anty fund was introduced in TIKI
North Dakota house Monday by Rep
resentatives George Aljets, Well,
county, and Arthur j. Rulon, Suits.
man county.
The proposed act also provides fol
temporarily transferring any balance
In the appropriation made for the
guaranty fund commission to the
state examiner.
At the last June primary, the guar
anty fund act was repealed by vote Of
the people. and the measure in
troduced Monday Is for the purpose
Of providing the necessary machinery
to dispose Of the business pending be-
fore the guaranty commission.
A depositor whose claim has been
certified for approval by the guar
,anty fund commission may perfect
such q claim by filing with the state
examiner the proofs required by the
guaranty fund commission at ahy
time within 80 days after the pro-
posed act takes effect. In the event
Of the failure Of q depositor to so per-
feet his claim within such q period,
the claim would be barred as q claim
against the fund.
Any dividends heretofore declared
by the guaranty commission remain
ing unclaimed for 80 days after the
act takes effect, and any dividend
checks previously issued not present.
ed for payment within 80 days, would
be annulled.
Tho proposal provides that any
funds remaining after payment OF ex-
penses Of administration and after
payment Of dividends shall be trans
ferred into the general fund Of the
state.