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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-02

their rights.
The selection of these claims is in
accordance with the best of military
strategy, for each is to be the seat
Of harem which is to be maintained
only so long as the master is able to
give battle to all corners and remain
supreme. The SCARED old veterans Of
many wars acquire the best positions.
because they are able to go and take
them. These are beach fronts strewn
with jagged rocks. Other corners Sc
lect sites for the harems that have
advantages next in importance, and
their maintenance of these depends
upon their ability to defend them
against bulls Of a lower grade hat
aspire to them.
The bulls sleep on their rights for
a month or six weeks. Often no .fe-
male arrives until the middle of June.
These find their lord and masters
sleeping indif1erently, each on the
spot that he occupied the year be-
fore. II he has been displaced by
some bull that has fought and van
pushed him, to this new lord IL due
the allegiance that the year before
belonged to his predecessor. The COW
climbs softly out Of the water and
takes her place beside her lord and
master. Yet other members of his
harem appear and take their places
within the imaginary circle that the
bull has drawn about him. There II
no coercion on his pGFt, and no At
tempt to influence tho COWS in taking
up their homes E0t 'tho latter aro
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-02

gions. The outcome Of these investi-
cations will be that the officials will
be able, ere long. to give the miners
more dependable information than
they could ever get before as to the
causes and characteristics Of explo-
sions: how they may best be avoided;
the relative menace in different kinds
Of dynamite and other explosives; and
other secrets of the mines which the
miners have heretofore had to merely
guess At. Appealing even more
strongly to the popular mind Is what
the Bureau of Mines Is doing in res
cue work" for the miners.
As the vehicles Of this relief and
rescue work the Bureau Of Mines has
cue cars.'-which means that num-
Der of Pullman cars converted into
relief stations or hospitals on wheels.
These cars are stationed respectively
in the principal coal mining districts
Of the country and they are ready
one and all to respond instantly to
a Geographic summons for help. On
board each Of these cars are three or
four men who have the experience
and the hardihood to lead a band Of
fescuers in penetrating a mine where
miners are held prisoners BY fire or
cave-lns 81 haze been rendered help
less through the exigencies Of q mine
disaster: ne cars kis6 carsy he
necessary equipment t6 Outfit volun-
teers who are willing to follow the
lead Qf Uncle Sans underground life
savers. '--
The rescue equipment includes APP
paratus for fighting fire in the mines
and first aid" appliances Of the latest
pattern, most valuable Of all are the
so-called Oxygen helmets" which ems
able their wearers to penetrate mines
filled with poisonous gases faAd to
drag back to daylight and to HE the
miners who have fallen In their
tracks,-mayhap uninjared and un-
burned, but helpless under the in
fluence Of the desdly fumes that fill
the mines after(explosions. The he'll
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-02
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likewise from doing any Of these
things. He knows that IL they at
tempt to run the gauntlet to the open
sea there is danger Of their being
stolen by some Of his rivals. He is
therefore always on the alert. If a
COW starts for the water he pursues
her. She fees, but he overtakes her.
She is dragged back by the nape Of
the neck in no gentle manner and
flung, often wounded and bleeding,
among the other cows. These scrim-
ages are likely to precipitate other
complications. The bulls Of adjoin-
ing harems may take part In an at
tempt to secure for themselves the
fleeing COW. Battles have been wit
messed in which two bulls would seize
a cow with their teeth and tear and
rend her until the skin was ripped
from her body and she was MORALLY
wounded. Other battles result In .
nght to the death between two mas
tiers Of harems, both being 20 disabled
a. not to be able to recover their
harem, the claims being left to the
next bull above that was able to seize
and defend them.
Mem dare not invade the Fookeries
dufia6 tie breeding season. AZ the
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met fits over the head and shoulders
of the wearer, excluding all ar ana
presenting somewhat the appearance
Of the armor worn by submarine DIV
ers. On his. back the helmeted res
cue worker carries a cylinder filed
with compressed oxygen, which -
drawn through tube as needed'ln:o
the helmet. The cylinder holos
two-hours' supply Of oxygen anu 'he
rescue worker can, at the expiration
of that time, replace il, unaided, with
a freshly charged cylinder. so nat
he cen keep or working in The danger
:ss5: ( .c.~s c:;::z
The officials o. .ne .,lne Bureau are
not content with their own efforts in
practical rescue work. commemorate
as they are 1t is their ambition 70
have a squad of the miners in every
camp and village fully as competent
as are the meH on the cars to carry.
on relief work in an emergency. 10
that end the specia! cars, WEeG neS
needed at mine disasters, are all the
while travelling from mine to mine IN
their respective districts, giving dem.
onstrations for the benefit CT Volun-
teer relief squads and instructin3
them in the use of the helmets which
the mine operators are usually only
too willing to buy if their employees
t E NE dfds SUI SS s Rs% ;"'
the car IS Converted iatG q lecture
hall, and Uncle Sans mine engineer,
who is aboard. talks to all the miners
who can Crowd into the car on the
subject Of pTaVentatives from mine
dangers, First a!d' work, etc
In es;aslusion be it noted that while
all, .fkes1 new Wrinkles have been
Claiming attention in Uncle Sans
growing category of services to labor
the government Department of La
Dor, under Secretary Nagel, has gone
on striving to be Of service to the TOLL
ing mass along the lines prescribed by
law. Particularly has it been active
in bringing about the arbitration OF
labor disputes, either before or after
the calling Of strikes.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-02

season advances the rigid observance
Of the divisions Of the rookeries are
gradually broken up. The pups have
become able to take care Of them
selves. The old bulls are worn to
emaciation. Finally these drop down
into the sea and drink their fill, pass
on to the feeding grounds, where the
long fast Is broken and the process
Of accommodating stored up vigor for
another season of activity Ii begun.
The whole colony disintegrates and
its members feed to the south until
the arrival of another May.
When the United States acquired
the Pribilof Islands there were 4.000.-
900 seals upon them. This number
has run down to 5000 ut present.
Yet it would have remained a. Of
old and might even now be increased
to the original number, but for the
single influence-the claim Of other
nations Of . right to kill these fur
seals ON the high seas. Great Brit
ain long ago waived this right Our
own fishermen were not allowed to
kill them. Japan, however. insisted
upon It and every year fishermen
rot moro seal fuss than did The gov
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-02

pay and condition Of Federal toilers
has been emphasized this year in the
operations Of the Post Office Depart
ment, which has on It's payroll more
persons than any other, branch of the
government. While there has been
general retrenchment in the postal
establishment, that hasn't met the ap-
prevail Of everybody by any means,
the Postmaster General has declared
that it is his aim to advance SAL
aries all up and down the line in the
mail establishment.
A most important new factor in
Uncle Sans movement to improve
conditions for his own employees Is
found in the operations of what Is
known as the Efficiency and Economy
COMMISSIONS body OF half dozen
men that was created comparatively
short while ago. This is one OF Presi-
dent Taft's pet projects, and Congress
gave him 100000 as starter to try
out the scheme: The function Of this
Commission is to overhaul and mod
srnize tAs whole system of doing bust
Ness IN the Government Departments
q! washington, Wnere some tnlrty
thousand men and women.-residents
of every State and Territorylrare
employed. Uncle Sam has been rather
unprogressive in the equipment Of his
clerical offices and in the methods
Of doing. business there and conse-
quently gradually got pretty far be-
hind the times. The purpose OF this
new board of business Doctors Or
consulting experts is to resuvehate
the establishment and put Uncle
Sans headquarters On a par with
the big establishments in the BUSH
ness and industrial world.
To appreciate how wide range Of
workers this effects it IL necessary
to bear in mind that not only does
the government employ more than
score of thousand people who may
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-02

men ten hours or more per day in
the face of agitation by all the great
bodies Of organized labor. Now the
effect Of the most recent action by
Congress will be to put the private
yards more nearly on the same basis
as those managed by the government.
and 1t Is predicted that the day is in
sight when no government vessel OF
any kind will be constructed save on
the eight-hour principle. for which
the labor leaders have fought so
long.
Another new evidence of the prac-
tical way in which Uncle Sam is now
giving heed to the rights and needs
Of toilers 10 found in the increasing
restrictions that are hedging about
convict labor. SO that the cheap pris-
on-made products may not be permit
ted to afford ruinous competition to
the fruits Of honest toll. Many OF
the States are backing up Uncle Sam
on this subject and others are about
ready 70 fall INTO line. Similarly
Uncle Sam has given bssd to The pro
tests Of the union bandmen And other
musicians who claim that they are
injured by the competition of mill
tary and naval bands, the members
Of which receive the means Of liveli-
hood from Uncle Sam, but are nat
uraliy ever Wiling to earn extra
money by outside ehEaeemeAts when
these latter d. not c6nfIef With their
regular servIts Obligations. If the
agitation keeps up Uncle SANS musi-
Clans may be absolutely prohibited
fr1M ACCEPTING outside engagements.
However, Uncle Sam is not waiting
to be>'7orced to take action before
seeking to better the conditions of his
own employes,-and, incidentally, 1t
may be stated the government is, all
things considered. the largest en-
ployer Of labor in the country. That
there Is q disposition to improve the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-02

eminent itself from the Pribilof herd.
The manner of this killing was
wasteful in the extreme. Each spring
when the seals started north from
the California coasts the japanese
fleets followed them and the slaugh-
ter was continued into Boring Sea.
After the seals have located them.
vessels took positions outside the
three mile limit and when the seala
went beyond this to feed they were
in constant danger. The great ma.
jority Of the seals they killed were
females. Those that were killed ON
the trip north were In search Of the
breeding ground and each female waa
near the time Of the birth of a young
one. Those that were killed while
feeding off the islands were mothers
with pups at home, and these starved
to death If she did not return. They
can not be raised without her. A
large per cent. Of those killed at sea
sink and are seen no more. Figur.
ing all phases Of this manner of get.
ting skins, the lives Of three seals
IL
The herd was being thus stamped out
and the worlds supply Of seal skins
was coming to nothing.
Japan and the other nations most
directly interested have now waived
the right to kill these seals on the
high seas, and the herd stands a
chance Of increasing hundred fold
in short time, and other hundred
folds as the years pass. The seal
skins Of the world will correspond
ingly increase. Credit should be
given the United States for an unset
fish desire to maintain the seal herds
Of the north, but the profits that she
is destined to reap through the pres
ent treaty might we'll lead to the
claims of a mere mercenary mo-
tive. The seal herds as protected un-
der the new treaty and as managed
in the light of an understanding Of
their peculiar methods Of breeding
promise to develop almost without
limit and to yield to this country ever
increasing returns.
According to the new treaty, the
four nations involved become in
limited way stockholders in the fur
seal production Of the others OF the
revenue derived from the herd at
Pribilof Island thirty per cent goes
to Great Britain, Japan and Russia.
to be divided among them. So, in
the cases of the herds owned by each
Of those nations does thirty per cent.
60 to the other three parties to the
treaty. Under this arrangement each
Of the nations having seal herds re-
ceives a ten per cent. share in the
production Of each Of the others. This
arrangement was made because of an
acknowledged claim Of any sealer
upon the animals when far from their
native island and feeding in the hiRh
seas. But altogether the solution OF
the question that has been 80 long
vexing these nations 10 . happy one
and along the lines OF the newly
awakened international spirit of con-
servation. incidentally, 1t 10 the first
approach to . great international
game law which has In mind the pre-
vention Of the determination sof cer-
tain creatures Of the ga that seem
to b In no less danger than has ben.
The Du6Alo Of th0 AR0R3onn aeoan
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-02
- HERE never was time when
r. Uncle Sam was; doing 80 much
!" for the cause of labor as he is

- HERE never was time when
We Uncle Sam was doing so much
for the cause of labor as he is
- at present. Indeed, for all that
Labor Day finds the good year 1911
but three-fourths spent, the achieve
I ments in this direction thus far over
J. shadow anything accomplished IN any
Il full twelve-month In the past. Our
4 Federal, institution, as becomes the
government Of the whole people. 10
catholic in the extreme in its activi-
tiles in behalf Of Americas toilers:
ssIx1nything and everything that Will
contribute directly or indirectly to
the physical or mental well-being Of
isthe workers who toll with hands or
!. brain comes within the province OF
: . republican government that Is be-
coming more and more paternal In
all respects, and particularly in re-
spect to its relattons to the men and
women who are dependent upon their
own exertions for g livelihood. -
! Most significant 81 al, perhaps, Is
that Uncle Sam has taken to practic-
ing what he breaches In labor mat
ter. The present year has been a
Escord- breaking period for progress in
this respect In the estimation Of
most w6rkingmen. ct least q those
affiliated Ylth organized labor, the
is1s%sf 3 Ral&S sSSHS N 'ns
g2Eates q policy Of having our var
ssa}gs t99stS9c{sd 2n the e'eht-hodr
w6fk: day basi1, This has Come as
o sequel IN Z measure 81 that !nno-
walton Of a few years aEQ Which kax
tho beginning Of batt1eship eonstfut-
kft6n at our navy Yards, When Uncle
Esam made a beginning on the Com
struction OF his own fighting craft the
keight-hour day was forthwith adopted
ION such construction in the govern
Iment plants but the private shipyards
Of the country continued to work their
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-02

@~UR SEALS, denizens Of the far
north, and most romantic Of
,G the creatures of the sea, have
IS ~ become a matter of such inter-
=, national interest that -four Of the
greatest nations of the earth have
elaborated for many years and have
Y slnally signed a treaty the object Of
which is to conserve the sealskin coat
If milady Of the future.
4. The United States Senate has just
I approved of a treaty entered into by
K the United States, Great Britain, ia
pan and Russia. These great powers
\ have affixed their official signatures
n to the pact which stipulates that no
II longer shall the fur seal be killed on
che high seas.
thnt own the habitations Of fur seals.
All Of these creatures that contribute
30 any considerable extent to the seal
bkin supply of the world make their
homes in the North Pacific ocean. All
the. broad waters of the northern half
Of that ocean are the grazing ground
&or these seals. Pelagic sealers have
10 -en killing them so unfortunately
Y Cor the last few years that they were
4 threatened with extinction. Now
comes the international treaty for
I. their preservation which makes 1t pos
\ Sible for them to SO multiply in the
years to come as to augment the
supply OF that choicest Of all gar
! nents, the sealskin coat, to such an
extent that the man on the street may
III the future know its feel.
On the Pribilof Islands dwell 1000
seal families, consisting each Of a
male and thirty wives to say nothing
of the children. The head of each
Of these families is valiant old war;
. rior who keeps his womenfolks by
I giving constant battle to all corners
and adds to their number by cap
turing others.
The government is aware Of this
'udimentary manner of life even to
rs ninutest detail, but. instead Of
!iscouraging it, as might be expected
: Il first thought, its polygamous ten
4 aencies are exaggerated by govern
I. nent supervision and every assistance
\ possible is given to its further devel-
4: opment 1t has not been the polyg-
E amy of the fur seals that has wor-
h led the Federal government. but the
q act that the numerical strength Of
Z Is colony has been decreasing year
4 ~ year.
The Pribilof Islands are the only
+ home of the fur seal owned by this
government. What is more they are
lie seat of the most important fur
& cal colony in the world. Since the
C..ted States bought Alaska for ST.
100000 she has received from this
: tur seal colony alone a return Of
bS,000,0 900 on her Investment. So
rave the denizens Of q few barren
locks on the outlying islands Of
Alaska more than paid for the invest
rent in that vast expanse Of far
northern territory.
The Pribilof Islands are located
rventy-seven hundred miles Al the
row flies, from Portland, two hun
Sred and fourteen miles from the
dearest frozen coast of Alaska They
sOnsist of a group Of two islands, some
AZ by twelve miles in extent, and
hree nearby rocks. Though the seals
U0n halt the Northern Racine dur
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-26
BAD FOR BEATTIE
Six High School boys Testify in
aurder Case.
Five of Them Tell Practically
the Same Story.
MOTORING TO A DANCE
They Saw an Auto, a Man and a
Woman
Halted at a Spet Near Scene of
the Crime.

Chesterfield. Aug. 26.-Six high school
boys returning from d dance at Bon
Air IL miles from RICHMOND gave
testimony today indicating that wo-
man, presumably Mrs. Henry Clay
Beattie. Jr., was standing on the left
running board of a machine which
they passed and that a man crouched
in front Of the car. The prosecution
endeavored to shatter in this way the
contention of Henry c. Beattie, Jr., at
the coroner's inquest that Mrs Beat
tie was on the left hand seat when
sne was killed. The commonwealth
by its witnesses sought to prove that
the pool of blood near the machine
marked the spot where the murdered
woman fell from the automobile and
that blood coUlG not have trickled
through the bottom of the car as the
defense argued.
The jury at the request of Prosecutor
Wendenburg examined the car careful
~ as it stood on the lawn outside of
the court room. Several Of the jury
men particularly inspected the portion
of the car underneath the seat where
the prosecution claims a grease pan
would catch the dripping blood
Incidentally the mornings testimony
of the six boys brought out the fact
that one of their number, +. B. Adams,
who went alone to the dance at Bon
ing by machine near the scene where
the murder was three hours later COM
mitted. This was in line with the idea
of the commonwealth that Beattie plac-
ed a gun in the bushes nearby so that
it would be available when he was ready
for the deed of which lie stands ac-
cused
During the recess for luncheon it de-
velOped that the prosecution had dis
covered a new and important witness,
a negro named Wilkes. The latter win
testify that he walked home along the
Midlothian turnpike the night the muir
der was committed and thought he saw
both the machines carrying the young
boys who attended the dance at Bon
Air as we'll as Beattie and his wife in
another car. He says he IS positive
he saw no pedestrian.
1t was not expected the negro would
reach the stand today nor Paul Beattie
either, as the prosecution had deter
mined to occupy the afternoon with the
testimony of Detective L. l. Scherer
and Mrs. Jesse Binford, mother of
Beulah.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-26
FIRE BUG SQUEALS.
Gives Names of His Accomplices to
the Police.

Chicago, Aug. 26.=David Korshak,
former saloonkeeper, and alleged
leader of the arson ring. said to have
been responsible for fifty incendiary
fires involving a loss of $1,000,00O
within a year, is said to have made
admission to the police duplicating
four business men, three of who%i
have been taken into custody
The men in custody are Charles
Bloom. merchant; Max Feilschmidt,
Insurance adjuster; Isaac Schaeffner
real estate dealer. The police have
ordered the arrest of Benjamin F..
Fink, an employees of the Northwest
ern can company in connection with
fire. which originated at the COM
pany's plant in Chicago, May 26,
which caused a loss of 5000, 900.
Three barrels of gasoline are said
to have been used in firing the plant
of the Can company. While being
brought back to Chicago from Van
couver. 3. c.. KOrshak is said to have
admitted to Detective LOTUS that Fink
that Korshank wanted $1,000 for the
lob Fink is said to have refused to
pay this amount. declaring that the
price was more than it was worth
Several weeks later the building
burned and evidence of incendiarism
is said to have been discovered by the
police. Attorney Sullivan declares that
a charge of arson will be made against
Fink when he is found. Bloom, who
has been booked by the police on
charge of conspiracy. is accused of
having hired Korshak to set fire 70 his
store on April 80.
The stock of goods is said to have
been insured for $4,000, while the
actual value did not exceed $4,000, ac-
cording to Korshak.
Fred Schmidt and Schaeffner. who
are being held by the police but are
not booked, have, it is said. been part
ly implicated in the alleged incendiary
fire at the plant of the Northwestern
Can company.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-26
GIFT OF 100000.
Pledged by the Priests of Archbishop
Ireland's Diocese.

ST. Paul Mimi. Aug. 26.-Arch-
bishop ireland, at the close yester-
day afternoons annual four day re-
treat of the Catholic priests of the
diocese. was the recipient Of 100000
pledged by the $50 priests of the arch
diocese. Rev. Thomas J. Gibbons of
st. Luke's church made the presenta-
tion speech to the archbishop offering
this amount to their beloved superior
of the church as a token of the "es-
TEEN. love and reverence in which he
is held by his subordinates.
The archbishop, it is said, could not
recover for some moments from the
surprise this announcement caused
him.
The priests of the diocese have con
tributed sums ranging from $500 to
$1,000. This amount is to be given
to the archbishop within a year and is
for his golden Jubilee which he will
celebrate this year.