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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15

the leading pens. They were drifted
along. grazing as they went, and arrived
at the leoding pens with a medium fill
and looking perfectly fresh, as if they
had not been driven more than a mile.
The other shipment Of 80 head Of similar
cattle was rounded up and driven 20
miles without water and held overnight
and next morning without food or wa
ter. They were very empty when loaded
ana certainly looked bad, showing the
kind of treatment they had received. At.
ter the fill at market they were 2 pounds
heavier than when weighed at the load
ing Prs. Both shipments were sent to
South st. Paul and received similar
treatment after being loaded. .
The treatment Of these two lots OF
cattle had been such as to cause the
shrinkage Of the second shipment to take
place during the drive from the ranch
to the loading pens, whereas the first ar.
rived at the pens in. normal condition
and consequently shrank in transit. The
first shipment showed a loss in weight
of rs pounds per head but looked we'll
at market, while the other showed a gain
of 2 pounds in weight but looked very
ragged. This difference in the. appear
ance Of the two lots of cattle caused a
variation in price in favor Of the first
shipment, which far more than effect
the difference in s%hrinkage, to say moth
ing of the loss on the second shipment
during the trail to the loading point.
There has been less complaint about
shrinkage in the Northwest than in the
Southwest for several reasons: The faci-
Titles for shipping are usually better, the
cattle trains max faster time, and the
facilities for feeding and watering the
cattle at points in transit are better. The
Northern Pacific road is to be especially
commended for the facilities for unload.
ing and feeding stock at their new yards
at Staples. MINI. Forty cars can be
spotted for unloading at one time, and
the cattle can be very quickly unloaded
and penned with food and water before
them. The manager of the yards Is ad-
vised by wire Of the number Of cars to
be fed there, and food and water are in
the pens when the cattle arrive, so there
is no delay in allowing the cattle to fiji.
The yards are equipped with both open
and covered pens, the latter to be used
in case of bad weather. The pens are
away from the town, where the animals
can be absolutely quiet and not disturb.
ed until reloading time. 1t is to be noted
that cattle unloaded at this point invar-
;abIy took a good fill and had a quiet rest
which enable them to stand the remain
der of the journey to st. Pa,,l or Chi
cage we'll.
Farmers or. stock growers Interested in
this subject can probably secure copy of
his bulletin, which contains other valua-
Bile information, from the U. s. Depart
ment Of Agriculture Washington, =. C.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15
COPIES CALLS
SON INNOCENT
s.. OF Staying 8

Aurora, ILL.,, Jan. ia movement to
gain the release from the penitentiary
of Herman Copies, fourteen years old,
who is serving a term In the Joliet pen
itentiary for the Staying of Mrs. Mamie
Sleep and her two children of Plato, III.
has been started by the boys father,
Charles Coppes, at Plano.
He claims he has new evidence prov
ing that the boy was not the murderer
Of the mother and her two babies, and
hopes to secure q full confession from
the lips of the boy of his part in the
tragedy the next time he visits him at
the Joliet penitentiary.
II have believed from the start that my
little boy was innocent" Copies said.
land now l am going to see if I cannot
get, him to tell me the truth.
There was somebody also mixed up in
that business up there on the Sleep farm
and if it takes me the rest Of my life I
am going to make my little boy tell me
who it was. He has not told all he knows.
II have visited Herman many times
since he was taken to prison and he does
not seem to change. He has the same
faraway look in his eyes that was notic-
ed after his arrest. His mind is bother.
ing him. I think that he was hired to
say that he Killed Mrs. Sleep and her
babies or else that some one compelled
him to do it, - ..
Mrs. Sleep and her two smallest chill
dren, a boy two years old and a girl four
years, disappeared from home on the af-
ternoon Of Monday, April IA. The husband
and neighbors senrched for her night
and day. No trace of her was found.
On the afternoon of Friday, April 18,
Sleep looked into an old cistern under
the floor of his home. He had looked in
there once before, but did not see any
thing. This time he lowered a lantern
tied to the end Of a rope. The Coppes boy
helped him. At the bottom of the cistcrn
he saw the bodies Of his wife and two
babies.
When the bodies were taken out of
the cistern it was found that Mrs. Sleeps
body had been riddled with bullets. The
children's heads had been crushed in.
The following Sunday the Copies boy
confessed that he committed the murders.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15

admirer murdered her In the course of
the quarrel. There is little real evidence
to support this theory, however, and it is
doubtful II the police could muster up
sufficient evidence to convict Leon even
If he We're found. The mystery of the
murder Is likely to remain a mystery for.
ever. .
The authorities were also completely
baffled in their attempt to clear away
the mystery Of the murder of Moses
Sachs. VINO, like Weissbard, was an it,
nerant peddler Of jewelry. The old mans
body was found packed into a trunk that
had been left on the doorstep of u ten.
ement in Goerck Street. The evidence in
dicated that the old man had been muir.
dered for the money and valuables that
he probably had about his person. But
no clue to the perpetrators of the crime
was ever discovered. Several arrests Of
suspects We're made, but all were dis
charged for lack of evidence to hold
them for the murder.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15
1918 REVIEW Of
TAX LEGISLATION
Commissioners Report Calls
Wilson's Attention 10
Innovations

Washington, January 14.-Tax legisla-
ton throughout the United States dur
ing 1912 is reviewed in a final report on
taxation of corporations presented to
President Wilson today by Commission
err Davies of the Bureau Of Corporations.
One of the striking features of legisla-
ton reviewed is New York secured debts
law of 1911. The Wisconsin income tax
law of 1911 is considered the most impor.
tant tax legislation in the Eastern Cen
trail and Western Central States.
"Other noteworthy features are the de.
cided trend toward greater ,centraliza-
ton Of the administration of tax laws
and the classification Of property for tax
alton purposes" says the report. Wis
consin is a leading example of the n
and Rhode Island of the other. Wisconsin,,
by it's income-tax law, centralized it's adj
ministratiOn Of assessments and success.
fully reached intangible property with
out employing the classification meusoc,
Rhode Island has adopted the classical
ton method under which selected class
es are separated from the genral prop
erty of the State, and each related class
is taxed at a rate which differs from the
general-property tax. rate.
Legislation with respect to the es-
tates of nonresident decedents is also
noteworthy. BY reason of the lack of
uniformity of state laws, such estates
are sometimes subject to taxation three,
and even four, times. Massachusetts,
however, has recognized the principle of
taxing such property but once, namely,
by taxing the real estate only. Person
atty is not taxed, since such property
used where the decedent is domiciled.
New York, in addition to taxing real es-
tate, taxes chattels located in New York
and Wisconsin has passed inheritance
tax legislation looking toward a complete
physical situs basis for taxation"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15

is now harassing the federals on the very
outskirts of Mexico City.
1t became known today that the evacu-
alton Of O.iinaga by the federals was
caused by pure panic and lack of ammu-
milton. 1t appears that the federals de-
Tending the southern end of the town,
finding their ammunition exhausted by
the %heavy,fire they had ben obliged to
maintain to stem the rebel advance,
rushed back into the main fortress for a
fresh supply. This rush threw the other
fedcrals into panic, as they believed the
invaders to be Villas men instead of
their own comrades.
a mad scramble for safety began i'm
mediately and Mercado. seeing the fulfil
ity of attempting a rally, gave the order
for a general retreat, leaving a sufficient
number Of men to man the guns and
cover the retreat Of the women and chill
dren and other noncombatants. Not
until the last Of these had reached the
zone Of safety did the federal rear guard
abandon the gun and join the retreat
into American territory.
1t was then that the rebels made their
dash into the town after 4 brief recon-
noissance, as Vilal had feared that the
silencing Of the guns might be merely a
ruse. "
Finding the town deserted, Villa Or
dered his men in pursuit of the retreat.
ing real guard. 1t was here that the
casualties were the heaviest, the rebels
pouring d CALLING fire into the ranks of
the fleeing federals.
More than two thousand rifles, two
cannon and several machine guns brought
across the river by the, fleeing army have
been seized by the United States troops,
in addition to the thousands Of rounds
of ammunition brought over by the pan
ic-stricken followers of Mercado.
Major Terrazas, grandson of General
Terrazas. the multilnillionaire land ba-
ron, is among the missing.
General Salvador Mercado, the feder-
al commander. asserted today that the
only reason for the evacuation was scar.
city Of ammunition.
Mortal mar could not have done more
than my brave soldiers did in Ojinaga'
declared Mercado. I'VE would be fight.
ing there yet If we only had ammunition
but our supply CAV out. When I found
there were only fifty pounds left for each
man l knew we were doomed. Knowing
Of Villas threat to massacre my men and
the noncombatant inhabitants of the city,
sent men through the city advising the
men, women n children to fee to the
American side, and sent a bodyguard to
protect them against a possible attack on
the way to the river"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15
SHR|NKA6E OF
CATTLE While
in TRANSIT

The following contribution from the U.
8. Bureau Of Animal Industry, Washing
ton, D. c.; shows that shrinkage Of beef
cattle in transit is not always due to
poor treatment. The Bureau says:
The shrinkage Of animals depends to
a large extent upon their treatment prior
to loading at the point of origin. Ii they
have had plenty of food and water before
being loaded they will show a rather large
large '%shrinkage, whereas a shipment
which has had rough treatment and no
food or water before loading may be so
empty when loaded that the fill taken at
market may overcome the shrinkage in
transit. OF course. in a case of this kind
the shrinkage of the animals occurred
on the trait, and they swore in abnormal
condition when first weighed.
An Illustration of the above vas found
in two shipments Of cattle originating at
Dickinson, N. d., on October 10, 1911.
One shipment of % head of mixed cattle
was driven very slowly for Is miles to
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15

ter having served five years for shoot
ing another negro in Il Quarrel over a
woman --R r .-. IT, +
Though. he is said to be in good physi-
cal condition it is not at all likely that
the negro wilrt ever be seen in the ring
again. He is past his thlrtieth year and
got into trouble.
When in his prime BLACKBURN stood
well up among the welterweight fighters.
He hailed originally from +Indianapolis
and began his ring career in 1902. He
won in bouts with such fighters as
Spike Sullivan, Jimmy Gardner and
MIX Donovan and fought several draws
with Sam Langford.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15
Shoots CaptiVes
Without Court Martial
On Streets Of 0j!naga

Preside, Tex. Jan. 14.-The :ast
scenes in the capture OF Oiinagn by
Francisco Villas rebels were enacted to-
day. Villa had taken more than 300 pr!s-
oners during the mad rush following eX-
scuation of the fortress.
Many captives were identified as vol
unter members of the Orozco and Sala-
Ear commands and every one of these was
executed shortly after daybreak without
the formality of c~ourt-martial.
Salazar, Orozco, Caraveo and Roias,
reber lines and are now fleeing westward
through the mountains with a detch-
ment of rebels in pursuit. The charge
was led by Salazar, who, although bad
~ wounded, according to federal prison
ers there, made an exceptionally gallant
fight.
Generals Mercado, Ramero aCstro.
Landa and Aduna were among those who
crossed the river and surrendered to Ma
jor McNamee.
The rebel losses in the assault are
placed at less than fifty killed, and the
federal loss at about 100 killed, not in.
Guiding the executions which took place
this morning.
The federal and rebel wounded now in
Preside number nearly 900. Army physi-
clans are aiding the Red Cross to care
for them, and to alleviate the suffereing
among the poorly clad, half starved ref
S,poor MN, &c ,r,1np, r,11ol o1nocr 1 H.
river last night waist deep and slept on
the plain without shelter from the freez-
ing north wind. A blizzard which swept
the valley today has added much sickness
among the women and children, but no
deaths have been reported.
Food and fuel have been distributed
among the prisoners and refugees who
are at present herded in a great camp
on the plain. Bonfires have been lighted
and efforts are being made to transfer as
many of the unfortunates as possible to
Maria, on the railroad line, where 1t will
be easier to provide for their wants.
Villa plans to move IN Torreon about
the end of this week, according to mem
bers of the rebel jlnta here. Monterey,
Sa!tillio, Zacatecas and San Luis will
next be attacked, and Tampico may also
be taken before the general move is made
against Mexico City. In the meantime
Carranza's strategy campaign along thf
west coast will De continued in order ia
divide the federal forces as much as pos"
sible.
Members of the junta refuse to say
whether any attempt will be made to
enter into cooperation with Zapata, who
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15
ADMITS LYNCH|NG
OF q YEARS AGO

Decatur, H., Jan. 12-Driven by his
conscience. Reason Trigg, a retired farm
er of Findlay, ILL.,, has confessed that he
was one Of a mob of nearly three nun
dred farmers who nearly twenty-seven
years ago lynched denry Wildman, "a
wife slayer.
The lynching took place at Monticello
on the night of October IL, 1856, lone
of the members Of the mob was ever APP
pretended. (,
Wildman Of Atwood, brother Of the man
who was lyncled. He then repeated his
confession to the sheriff and was locked
up to await action of the grand jury.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15
STEPHEN c. FOSTER REMEMBERED.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE histori-
cal and folklore societies of Pittsburgh
today ioined i'll an appropriate obser-
vance Of the se:ni-centennial anniversary
Of the death Of Stephen Q. Foster, whose
one great mark Of fame was that he
wrote the song, MY Old Kentuckky
Home"
Although born in what is now a part
of Pittsburgh, Foster belonged to the
Middle West and the country bordering
the Ohio River, for he spent most of his
life in, those parts. His most famous
song was written while, he and his sis
ter were on a visit to the home of their
relaeive, Judge Rowan, later United
States senator, at Bardstown. Ky.
Through the Eiberality Of james G.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15
E AUXILIARY BISHOP

~, OF NIL AUKEE
Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 14.-Final ar
rangements We're made today for the
conservation Of Father Edward Zozlow-
SKI as auxiliary bishop to Archbishop
Messmer, of the Catholic archdiocese of
milwaukee,. The conservation ceremonies
vii! take place tomorrow morning in st.
Johns Cathedral and will be attended by
many priests and prelatcs from various
parts Of the country.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15
BLACkMAIlERS SHOOT
RICH BROOKLYN man

New York., jan. 13.-Charles Cohen, a
wealthy, wholesale grocer, was shot and
fatally wounded last. night as he was
about to enter his home in Brooklyn.
Cohen was accompanied by his wife, and
was returning from his office with the
days receipts, more than 81 600, in his
pocket. The police announced that Cohen
was shot by a gang Of blackmailers who
had been sending him threatening let
tiers for several months.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15

Luther H. CDummy) Taylor, the
former Giant finger, wants to be
an umpire in the Central leagne. He
says that he can conduct a game with
signs so that players and spectators
will understand. ut,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-15
were CONVICTED
Of BOOTLEGG|NG

tr- -... l.r .. L.r
Tovrer, N. d., Ian. H.-During the
term of the district court Of McHenry
County William Batke of Guthrie, Of this
county, was found guilty Of the crime
of hootleSging and today was sentenced
by the court to serve eight months III
the penitentiary at Bismarck. This is the
second conviction on the same kind of
a charge in less han five months in this
this county, and States Attorney Ulsrud
seems to be bent on cleaning out the il
legar traffic in intoxicating liquors in his
county.
BLACKBURN WILL FIGHT NO MORE
Philadelphia, Pa, Ian. 14.-Friends Of
Jack Blackburn, the former well known
pugilist, are arranging to give him a new
start in life when he is released from the
Eastern Penitentiary here tomorrow, af-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-27

The ship is further protected by several steel
decks, and as a safeguard against aerial bombs
special steel armor is provided above the maya
zines Several 3-iuch high angle guns are carried
as defence against aerial attack
The Iro" Duke is $50 feet long 80 feet broad
and it, normal draft IS Is feet, at which draft her
displacement is $1,000 tons. The ship rs driven by
Parsons turbines and with a shat: horsepower 81
81 900 a speed Of - knots is secured. The normal
supply Of coal 1000 tons and the maximum
bunker capacity is ZOO tons. Also 1000 tons o.
oil are carried in the double bottom.
The hotation of the ship is assured, even in ,he
case Of severe mine or torpedo damage, by twenty
one transverse bulkhcads and By four longitudinal
.:,Kz,:Is evenly spaced, which extend throughout
tho rl5 r-s' he ship This is supplemented
6y several va. Il. ''"ci decks and fats and
by special lOngitrC.-. 'fed hulkhcads 20
limit the explosive effects OF %. ~odo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-27

easy reach of its own 6-inch gun, should the Snip
he threatened with attack by the enemy's deStr"%-
ors Such an attack would be unlikely except IN
the later phases of line Of battle engagement
when the battleships one or both SIDES nave
been so badly punished that the main oatler'eS
are more or less silenced and the speed ana ma
npuvring power o. the ships has been lnp"'rG'
II would be in this phase of the hght' prooSoS'
that the destroyer fotilas would attSeh' anu -
49, Iaforco - tho ship would fall to the battery
- e.ircb rapid fire guns-or such Of them as mad
rot been disabled by the attack at long range
with the main batteries of II and II inch guns
The hon Duke mounts ter lS.5-ineh guns IN nye
turre.s all Of which are INQUIRED o. the ee"'''
line of the ship Two turrets are carried on '"e
rorecastle deck, one amidship on the man "'GN
and two aft on the quarter deck. These guns are
protected by twelve inches Of armOr on the 'urrs'S
and barbettes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-27

The torpedo defence battery Of twelve 6-inch
guns is mounted on the main and gun decks Fen
Of these are carried in battery forward of the
mast which is protected by eight inches Of arrnor.
and eight of them can be trained dead ahead and
two dead astern. The other two are mounted
aft on the gun deck
The concentration OF fire is four l3.j-nch and
eight 6-inch ahead. four l3.j-inch ard four 6-nch
astern ana ten 1873 inch and six G-inch each
beam. The Iron Duke also has four torpedo tube,
for launching the 2l-Inch torpedo.
The arnor protection of the hull is very COM
plete. consisting Of main water line belt, twelve
inches amidships nd six inches at the or|s- Which
extends gx feet beow the w"'... ~ ana cea '"''
above it to the .cvcl 81 y gun dock Above 80.
extending bctwcc' O. and No turrets, IS I'm
upper belt. to. aches thick, which reaches 20 he
main decs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-27

~HE British Dreadnought Iron Duke IS me
flagship of Sir John Jellicoe, the com
mander in chief Of the British feet IN
the North Sea. When this ship Is
stripped for action she is a sight we'll worth loon
ing upon. Everything that would interfere WIN
the fire Of the ships batteries is removed stancH
IONS rails, boats, etc There are neither ofheerS
nor men in the open, only upon the sigma!
bridge and on the fire control platform upon the
,rast Practically every one on board is behind
armor and invisible
If the engagement is taking place at the normal
lighting range of, say 5000 to 10000 yards, only
the main battery of ten 15.5-ineh guns mounted
in the five turrets will be manned the gun crews
81 the torpedo defence batteries, which are pro-
tected by armor too light to keep out the IL or i
inch shells Of the German ships, will be below be-
hind the shelter Of the heavy 10 and IL inca belt
and side armor But each gun crew will be within
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-27
author AnaIyzeS Causes
of Conflict German
Hatred of England.
~ sIR ARrHuR coNAN DOYLE.

London September l5
t.s n possible that there arc still some Of our
Deonle who do not understand the csuses
81 this war, and are ignorant Of The great
~ stskes at issue which viii speedily have 50
,...ort.nt a bearing upon the lives Of each aud
m 81 chem. L. is hard 20 believe il, and yet 1t
!. "a stated By some who profess to know. Let
~, ir the shortest space and in the cearcst
,vo,ds thst ] can command to lay before them
nth the causes and the possible effects and 70
;rnlore them now. now, at this very moment, be
% il is too lotc. 10 make those efforts and sac
,ieces which the occasion demands. In Germany
avery man from the ages Of sixteen 70 htty-aNe
!. ,itb the colorS. The last man has been called
!, And vet we hear we could not bear to see
,t.t vourr athletic men in this country are play
;nr football or cricket while streets are Cn!i
Of those who should be in our camps All oar
lives have been but preparation for this supreme
moment All our future lives will be determined
nv how we bear ourselves in these few months
TO come shame shame on the man who fails
his country in this its hour of need! would not
force him TO serve ! could not think that .hc
service o. such man was Of any avail. lie. the
country bo served by free men. and LEI then de-"
with the coward O. he s'uggard Who Ainchcs.
kNoNt TDGE WUFCT GIVES STRENGTH TO
ARMS
The causes o. ,hc war arc only Of mom2ot 10
M. p, ,r taec On that VIC gain more strength
/, on, .~ms and more iron in our souls "
knowledge that IL is for an that is honorable and
saercg for which VIC fight What really concerns
MS is Cha. wc arc ~ a hight for our national lie.
tha, ~. mus, aght through TO the end, and that
cscf srt .u Of us must h@lp in his own fashion,
ST. ,vt