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New Britain herald., 1914-07-06
German Family in Suburb of Chi-
 CagO Wiped Oul by Crime.
TRAGEDY DISCOVERED BY SON
Search Instituted for Husband of Mrs. Mansfield, Who Is Alleged to Have Deserted Her Year Ago Similar Murder Recalled.

Chicago, July 6.--A family of four was wiped out by blows from an axe in their home in the German settle ment of Blue Island, suburb last night.
 The victims were:
 Jacon Neslesla, 72 years old, street sweeper.
 Mrs. Anna Neslesla, wife of Jacob. 65 years old.
 Mrs. Martha Mansfield, 24 years old, daughter of above.
 Two year old daughter of Mrs. Mansfield.
 The stiffened bodies and the blood stained axe alone remained to out line the story when the crime was discovered.
 Finger Prints Photographed. Bloody finger prints on the axe handle were photographed. Search was instituted for wii- liam Mansfield, husband of Martha. who is alleged to have deserted her a year ago. and for Michael Cherewfnki. The latter was compelled to vacate the Neslesla house, three weeks ago by the landlord. Whether the butchery was the work of maniac or of person seeking revenge was not disclosed in the first cursory investigation.
 Most Carefully Planned. The murdered, according to Ben- jamin Knirsch, chief of police of Blue Island, proceeded with great de- liberation. Each swing of the axe. apparently.
 
 slain was struck in the head.
 Neslesla slept in a front bedroom on the first floor of the little frame dwelling. In the attic the two women and the infant had their beds. | The axe was found near these beds. | indicating to the police that Neslesia- was the first victim.
 Nothing was taken from the house. |
 Discovered by Son.
 The crime was discovered by JacobI Neslesla, Jr., a son of the old couple, | living in another part of Blue Island. | He is truck laborer and went to the home of his parents which is near the tracks. to get a pail of water.
 He said he found the back door cpen and that he called to his mother several times before he entered. Then he found the bodies. He said that his sisters husbands name was Hamilton. Hamilton, he said, left her year ago.
 Details Are Similar.
 Twenty-nine persons have been murdered in the last three years in Missouri, Kansas. Colorado, Iowa and Illinois by axe blows. The details of almost all of the murders are similar ard in most cases the murderer's axe has wiped out entire families. The crimes were committed at night while the victims lay asleep in their beds but slight clues
 List of Murders.
 list of the so-called Axe mur- ders" follows:
 IT. c. Wayne. wife and child, and Mrs. A. J. Burnham and two children Colorado Springs, Col, September 1911. William H. Dawson wife and daughter, Monmouth H., October 1911.
 William Snowman, wife and three children, Ellsworth, Kas, October 1911.
 RoIln Hudson and wife. Paoio, Kas., June 1912.
 J. B. Moore, four children, and two girl guests, Villisca. Iowa, June, 1912 Mrs. Mary J. Wilson and Mrs George Moore, Colombia Mo, Decem- Der 1912.
 Jacob Neslesla. his wife, their daughter and the latter's infant child Blue Island, July 6, 1914.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-06
PAY LAST TRIBUTES
 TO UNIONIST LEADER
Lord Mayor and Civic Dignitaries Attend Memorial Services for
 Late Joseph Chamberlain.

Birmingham, Eng. July 6.-The late Joseph Chamberlain, the unionist leader, was buried today in Hookley cemetery, which is situated in the constituency he represented in tho house of commons for so many years.
 Previous to the burial a memorial service was held in the Church of the Messiah, which was attended by the lord mayor ot Birmingham, the mem bers of the city council and other civic dignitaries.
 Apart from the civic element the mourners at both the church and the cemetery consisted solely of members of the Chambs family. as the lats statesman IT. nessed thesd that his fun 1ad .be, 41 everything TIT
 tY N Convention of thS Esf ence of American
New Britain herald., 1914-07-06
$l00,0O0 BUILDING
 FOR STANLEY WORKS StVtR-StoIy Concrete Structure to
 Be Erected d 0lCc. DUE TO GENERAL EXPANSION 'sMust Have More Elbow Room,'' Says Vice President Moore-F1annery Oompan n to Build $1o, ,ooo struc- V V ! IT. zachine Shop.
DUE TO GENERAL EXPANSION

pig stride of progress due Rl expansion in business is bS taken by the Stanley fough the erection of seven 6ncrete building at a cost of The structure will be built Fl West yard and will probably be for occupancy by January 1, Work will be started this building Is in line with gen. &xpansion," First Vice Prsident 1eli Moore explained today. .'Of you knowwe are expanding in 3s m dp the same here.
 dsxoted to manu-
 elllaEly made
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Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-31
Industrial Trials and Triumphs.

The Ford Motor company at the begin
ming of the year adopted a profit-sharing
plan by which 100000 is to be distrib-
uted annually among the 5000 wage-earn-
ers of that concern. The great South Afri-
can railroad strike came to an end. On
January 10 a strike OF the Delaware and
Hudson railroad men. as protest against
the discharge of two employees, was set
tied within sixteen hours by the federal
board OF mediation and Cancellation.
Two great labor controversies had been
left over from the preceding year-one in
the Michigan copper mines. which began
July 23, 1918, and another in the Colorado
coal fields where $4,000 men had been on
strike since September % OF the previous
year. Violence ensued and federal aid
was demanded. On April 20 the striking
miners clashed with the state militia near
Trinidad. Colo, and twenty-five persons
We're killed or burned to death in fire
which followed. President Wilson ordered
federal troops TO the scene, II was not
until September Is that the strikers and
their employers accepted President Will
sons offer for a settlement of their dis
pute but his plan was rejected. On the
last day OF November the president named
a commission of three, headed by Seth
Low, to deal with the strike. Shortly at
ter the strike was declared of.
on April / all the coal mines OF Ohio
| were closed down on account OF the fail
| ure to unite on an agreement as to a
basis OF payment to supersede the one
| already IN use On the following day the
Yorkshire coal miners. 20 the number OF
! 10 900 men. went on strike TO support
| their demand for minimum wage. June
| - strike among the West Virginia coal
| miners, which had been on since the pre-
| yious September. was declared on, the
miners waving recognition OF the unior
In order to obtain other important con
sessions. On July II the federal board
OF mediation and Cancellation again proved
its ability as a peacemaker. The engineers
| and fremen of ninety eight Western rail
roads accepted the mediation of the board
Progress In Science and Discovery.
One OF the most startling achievement
in recent surgery Is the restoration o
paralyzed muscular tissue by the repat
and replacement OF injured nerves through
Mexico Missouri message., 1914-12-31
Notable Events.

Early In January the firm OF ]. r.
Morgan e. co. announced the with
drawal of its members from Director
ships in 27 large corporations. thus
complying with the governments new
regulation condemning interlocking di-
rectorates. On January 3 Harvard uni
versity and the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology arranged to combine
their engineering departments. on
February 10 Andrew Carnegie gave
So. O0OO 900 toward the propa ganda car
ried on by the Church Peace union. On
April IS the International Surgical
congress met at New York city. Water
was let into the new canal across Cape
Cod on April 81. This canal shortens the
distance by water between Boston and
New York by seventy miles and cuts out
the danger of rounding the cape In stormy
weather. The canal was formally opened
July 20.
President Wilson's youngest daugh-
ter, Eleanor Randolph Wilson, was
married May z, at the White House. TO
william Gibbs McAdoo, secretary OF the
Treasury. The Norwegians celebrated
| the centennial of the separation OF
| Norway from Denmark on May 10. on
May is the Panama canal was opened
/ for barge traffic. The English Derby
was won by Durbar III. a horse be-
1 longing TO an American, Herman b
Duryes, on May 81. The monument
erected by the Daughters of the Con
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30

The North Dakota Abraham Lin
coin Statue committee have suggest
ed to Governor Hanna that it would
be well to have a photographer &C
company the governor, his party and
the committee to Norway to take
Views Of the different places Of it,
terest that will be visited, and also
to take views in moving pictures at
the time Of the presentation Of the
statue tc the people Of Norway, July
4th. next, at Christiania.
Acting upon this suggestion, the
governor has appointed Mr. F. Holm.
Doe of Bismarck, N. d., one Of the
finest photographers in the North
west. and Mr.. Holmboe will accom-
pany: the party to Bergen, !Ncr.h
Cape, Tlrondhjem, Christiania,
Stockholm and probably into Deb
mark and Germany, as it is the in
tention of the party to visit those
countries while in Europe. e,
The idea Of the committee in ask
ing that an official photographer 60
with the party is to give ire Norwe.
gian people of the state, who have
not had the change to go to Norway
this summer, the opportunity to see
these pictures, which can be exhibit
ed in the schools, churches and be-
fore various societies this coming
winter. .Et
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30
IMPROVED ELEVATOR BOOK.
la ~ t, KEEPING,

The demand upon the railroad COM
missiOners for experts to examine
elevator books is increasing rapidly,
the elevator people seeming to realize
that an examination by the state Of
,ficials Is a good thing, at least It is
very satisfactory to the stockholders.
Schulz. of the commissions
force, is now in Wells county, with
several orders for examinations else
where on the waiting list. In this
connection it may be mentioned that
the system of bookkeeping adopted
by the railroad commission Is grow.
ing in favor, and a numDer. of In.
stances are cited where the elevator
people we're so much pleased with the
working of the system, after a few
months trial, they have passed reso-
lutions commencing it and the thor.
oughness of the examination by the.
state. preceding the starting Of the
new system. The railroad commits.
sion feels highly gratifled over this
showing, as it has been confident the
time will come when its system OF
bookkeeping, or something very akin
to it, viii be In universal use In The
farmers'' Elevators.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30
INCREASE IN LIVE STOCK.

The demands. made upon the rail
road commission to secure added
stock shipping facilities for towns all
over the. state at the hands of the
railroads indicates a great increase
in the live stock industry. 10th from
the eastern and western sections OF
the state come these requests for re.
pairs to old, and for new s~tockyards,
and in response thereto the commits
sion has already ordered q large NUM-
Der of, yards built this spring, and
many Of the old yards. in the Red
River valley have been enlarged and
repaired. The Investigations by the
commission into these requests de-
velops the fact that the hog raising
industry has recently received a great
impetus, and many localities which
formerly hardly knew what a live hog
looked like are now on the road to
large shipments of these wonderful
money earners. The newly developed
enthusiasm for corn growing, now so
universal over the state, is thought 20
he largely responsible for the rapid
development of the pork industry.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30
Or. PARSONS is
WELL RECEIVED /, N i
Recent Parent Teachers League
Meeting Proved to be Highly
Entertaining. s..

Notwithstanding the fact that the
weather vas quite inclement, there
was, q, good sized audience out to
hear ,Dr. Parsons address, which was
delivered before the Parent Teachers
league, which was held III the high
school auditorium. . tsa@ ... v,
Dr.. Parsons is from Sioux Falls,
s. D., and Is chairman Of the com.
mittee on public health and educa.
tion of the South Dakota State Medl.
cal association. His subject, Health
Supervision, in the School," was
handled in. a mastery manner and
we'll received by an ap%preciative aud.
fence, made UP of the board of educa'
ton, teachers, physicians, high school
pupils and patrons.
He called attention to how deaths
by wal filled us with horror, and
claimed that the deaths caused by
%preventablc disease every six years
exceeds the loss Of life in the civil
war. He also called attention to the
mortality among babies which is
largely preventable. He showed by
statistics that every human life Is
worth at least $500, therefore what
great economic waste is going on as
the result of disease. =
The doctor pointed out the great
danger from common colds and urged
a system of medical inspection and
a visiting nurse as a preventive
measure to stop the waste of school
time by communicable disease. AT
least one-tenth of the school budget
is wasted each year as the result of
school diseases. These facts should
receive careful consideration by
school patrons.
The doctor is an accepted author.
ity, is a good speaker and 1t is re-
GREETED that more could not have
heard his address.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30
NEW CORPORATIONS.

The following new corporations
have been, granted certificates of all.
thority by the secretary of state:
horde James River Valley Norske
Evangelist Lutherske Menihed, OF
Ypsilanti, N. D.; trustees, J. Berge,
P. Hogden. C. Christophorson, all OF
Ypsilanti.
Presbytery Of Pembina, Of the Pres
byterian Church in U. 9. A., of Grand
Forks. Walsh, Cavalier, Pembina and
Nelson counties. Trustees, David
Finlayson,. Park klver; D. NJ. Mcln-
tosh, Grand Forks; VIM. H. Mat
thews, Grand Forks; John MacDOM.
aid, Walhalla; X. J. Machines, Forest
River. I'LL
farmers Union Warehouse, Milling
aud Mercantile Company, Of Bis.
marck. Capital, $4,000. IncOrporat.
ors, William f. Breen, Hay Creek
township; III. P. Knappen, Bismarck;
Martin Bourgeois, River Viey town.
ship. /. I'VE 81 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30
RETURN TO MINNESOTA.

Reference was made in the COL
umns of this paper a few days ago to
the serious illness of Mrs. N. d. Rob
ertson and the fact that Miss Robert
son was obliged to give up her work
with the Byrne Abstract company.
Since then they have decided to dis
pose of their household goods and
go to Graceville, Mimi, where Mrs.
Robertson has another daughter. They
will leave this morning on No. 4.
For the past several days Mrs. Rob-
ertson has been in the hospital. to
be out of the confusion of the NOV
ing. A large circle of friends in Bis:
marck will regret their departure and
will hope the change will prove ,bene.
fetal to Mrs. Robertson's health. .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30
FARMERS HAVE
Mill COMPANY
Cooperative Mill, Elevator : 4, ... and
Mercantile Company Has Been
. ~. CnarteTeu .

The Farmers Cooperative Milling
company Of this city, which has been
in process of: organization for some
time, has finally been perfected, the
articles of incorporation having been
filed with the secretary of state, and
a charter granted Wednesday,. ys
The name Of the new corporation
is Farmers Union Warehouse, Mill.
ing and Mercantile Company, of Bis
marck. 1t is capitalized at $4,000.
The incorporates are: William
E. Breen, Of Hay Creek township,
Burleigh county; H. P. Knappen, Bis.
marck, and Martin Bourgeois Of River
View township, Burleigh county.
The object Of the organization, &C
cording to the articles of incorpora.
ton Is for the purpose of buying,
selling; storing, milling and manufac.
turing all cereals and grains into the
finished products and preparing the
same for market, traffic, sale and ex.
change; of buying and selling and
otherwise dealing and trafficing In
farm. machinery, malufac tured goods
and articles of every kind and nature;
10 acquire, own, held, use, lease and
mortgage such real estate as it may
be, necessary to own in; connection
with the operation of said business;
to borrow money and issue notes,
mortgages and bonds and any other
evidence of. Indebtedness. .. a.,
1t is understood that there are a
large number Of Union farmers back
of The corporation and that it will he
their plan to erect a mill, elevator
and other buildings and get to bust
ness as soon a $ possible. The promot.
ers mean business and are very en-.
thusiastic in their efforts. 49,.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30

supt. strachan to Duluth, Train.
master Berner Promoted to
Jamestown.

Bismarck people will regret to
learn Of the transfer Of Superinten.
dent Strachan Of the Northern PACT
fic railway from jamestown to Duluth.
The jamestown Capital says:
Supt. w. H. Strachan Of this d.
vision CT the Northern Pacific has
been transferred to the Duluth Di.
vision. s .
Trainmaster w. +. Berner of Liv-
ingston, Mont, is the new superin.
,teadent of this division.
This change, with a number of
others, took place Monday when
Supt. Perner reached :la,e at 1898
and when Supt. Strachan left in ire
afternoon for his new post CT duty
in Duluth. Friends at the depot bid
the new superintendent welcome and
aid farewell to the old one With re-
greet. 'Es -
Mr.. Berner is a former resident OF
the city, having been connected with
the Northern Pacific here IS operat.
or, dispatcher and trainmaster for
many years, so that it is a coming
home for him to return to James,
town in a larger capacity :han ever
before. He was given a hearty re-
ception at the train and will te kind
ly greeted by his many trend. He
ras been trainmaster on the North
ern Pacific with headquarters at Liv'
ington for a number of yeas<s and his
promotion Is we'll carmel and merited.
A. v, Brown, who has been super
intendent at Duluth, goes to Living
ton as superintendent of that division
and ]. NJ. Rappelje, who has been sup
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30
CONDITIONS NOW AND THEN.

NON0bU0VVVo W." VNS SSs@S
There is a wonderful. improve.
ment in working conditions at the
capitol now over conditions fifteen
years ago." said an old timer in the
big building on the hill yesterday.
In the old days we had q govern.
ment by. deputies, and sl'oftimes the
deputies. caught the habit from the
state officers and were equally con.
spicuous by their absence, and a
clerk ran the department as best he
knew how. The board meetings were
few and far between because the state
officers WHO were members of these
important adjuncts to our state gov.
eminent had too much work at, home
to attend TO, and l remember one
state officer who, during his two years
OF office holding, spent but two
months out OF the "a at his office,
counting in all his visits to the CAPT
toll" a.a .5,
Conditions Are Different Now. +.
Now conditions are very different,
indeed. The state officers are on the
lob and the deputies and clerks seem
interested in the work and all trying
to make good-and succeeding. Con-
sidering the fact that, most Of the cap.
itol employees the there through polit-
ical influence, in one way or another,
1t is to the credit of the chiefs that
good selections have been made Of
people really capable Of giving valu
received for their pay check, and as
a consequence the work Of the vari-
GUS departments is going forward
much as it would@if the business in
hand was a private affair.
Efficiency First.
Politically the state officers are all
republicans, about evenly divided be.
tween the two factions, of the party,
but the old differences Of opinion
seem to be gradually fading away and
are not ofen heard of about the
building, the officials pulling together
for the public good and not allowing
f%actional strife to interfere with the
efficiency of their work. Never be-
fore in the history of the state have
all the state officers been SO uniform.
ly impressed with the need Of eficien.
cy in the conduct Of their offices, and
without giving undue praise, 1T may
Iibe said they are making good all
along the line.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30
MONDAY CLUB
! STUDIES TREES Tree
Unique Program Given BY t' Eni 2
Ladies Of That Society at Mrs.
Lahr's Home.

The Monday club met yesterday af.
ternoon at the home of Mrs. FLA.
Lair, Sixth street. The program,
which was devoted to trees, follows:
Roll Call-Poems on Trees.
Native .tTrses-Mrs.a Bo1ehstab.H
Music-Mrs. ~LaRose. ~
Round Table-Tree W0rship--Mrs.
,Berndt; Tree Fables-Miss Williams;
Historical Trees, Mrs. Knowles; Med
icinal Trees, Mrs. Frank Lahr; Com
mercial Trees, Miss Odessa Williams;
Food Trees, Miss Harmon; Ornament
tall Trees, Mrs. Atkinson. 4,s %t,<
United States Forestry-Mrs. Cush'
ing. sr,. hui. -7- .s.l... 81, '4ly,g
Music-Miss. Harmon. u. M..e.
This proved, to be one of the most
interesting programs of the year,
many unfamiliar points about trees
being brought to light.
A deferred paper was given by Mrs.
Jewell, on DR.. Beede's drama, Gus
ter.Sitting Bull,". In which many side
lights were thrown on the Custer bat
tic of many years ago and about which
the plot of the book is woven.
Mrs. Jewell is the fortunate possess
'sor of as fine a collection Of pictures
of Indian warriors and well known
characters as is to he found In the
northwest. l.... .r,. ln..
Mr.. Barry, who was for many years
a we'll known photographer of Fort
Yates, having presented her with a
copy of every Indian picture of i'm
p0rtance that he has reproduced.
Mrs. Jewell read a few excerpts Of
DR.. Eeede's drama, and its interest
ing viewpoints were discussed. ~
The loss of one Of the most valued
of the Monday club members, Mrs.
w. C. Gilbreath, al deeply d%eplored,
and a committee was appointed to
draw up resolutions, expressing the
personal sorrow of its members In her
removal from it's circle.
A report of the program committee
for next years work was made by
Mrs. B. Il. Jones, chairman, and met
with hearty approval.
Mrs. Ralph E. Watson was unan
imously elected to membership in the
club.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30
STORY FROM CUSTER.

While looking through some old war
files in, The archives OF the State His
torical society, Curator Fish found q
set of resolutions thanking the people
OF Yankton and others for the man.
ner in which they cared for the eth
Cavalry in 1874, during the se%Iyerest
blizzard in the history Of the coun.
try. This is signed BY Gen. Geo. A.
Custer, and mentions parties well
known here. Gen, Williams of this
city was in Yankton at THAT time and
remembers the instance quite we'll.
The. story will appear soon in the
Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30
MARKET A IDEAS?

If you have any plans, ideas or sug-
gestions for making this years mar
ket days the best ever held. now is
the time to get them considered by
the committee of the Commercial
club, who are trying to make a win
ner and want your cooperation. See
Mr.. Conklin or Mr.. Young.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30

issue and has become SO attached to
the paper that she#coqld hardly keep
house without 1t. The Tribune has
several Of the pioneer readers who
have stayed with it through thick and
thin. 1t is hoped they may all live
many years to enjoy it; that it may
continue among their, list OF friends.
and prove a worthy visitor to their
homes for many generations to come.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30
CIVIC LEAGUE MEET.

There will be a meeting of the
Civic League at the home Of Mrs.
Dunn on Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Dunn says she would like to
see all the women in the city who
are interested in the work, present
IN this occasion. There is much to
be done and much help is needed.