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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13

Death Bed Statement Of Mrs. syl-
vesteir Refutes Accidental
Plea q

nickinson, Feb. ia damaging
niece of testimony around which the
whole fight for freedom OF Conductor
charles W. Sylvester, will be made, IS
the ,~deathbed statement OF Mrs. syi'
vester. }.2lA - - .loa
An exact copy. is printed herewith
and the woman before she died EVIL
IDENTIFY, was anxious to give all the IN
formation she could. sMyy = ~ Gl
1T has been impossible to get any
interview from any of the parties IN
terested in the affair." The statement
was taken at tie hospital by States
Attorney H.~A. ,,Burgeson, with Belle
| Page, a nurse; Mrs Peter Gregory,
mother Of Mrs. Sylvester, and Andrew
Erdahl as witnesses. 5taI a"f7 "
The hearing Of Sylvester will, u
doubted.y be held, the first of the COM
ing week. Earl Stevens, alleged to
be the "c:her man" in the case, is also
still held by the authorities.
Her Statement.
Mrs. Sylvester's deathbed state.
ment follows 49,, ~ -
/, Mary ral;erro, being first duly
sworn, upon my oath, do say that l
am on my deathbed and am about to
die, from a fatal wound inflicted upon
my body by a revolver. shot wound end
realize the impending death make the
following statements as my dying de-
claraticn:t That / am thirty years Of
! age, on the 9Th of April next, that on
the 5th day OF: February A. D., 1915,
at Belfield, Stark county, N. d., was
shot by Charles W., Sylvester, and ran
down stairs to the north side of the
Belfield Times building and there fell
down and was picked up by some
one whom l think was DR.. A. E. Spear.
that he, Sylvester, always did saysthat
I4WCuld never die a natural death, 1t
was not an accident; thai he, shot me;
he always said when he was angry
that he would shoot me, the gun did
not go off on account of the scuffling,
but that he pulled The trigger of the
revolver; Sylvester and ! had been
quarreling that. afternoon and just be-
fore the shooting he got the revolver
from the grip; ! asked him to put up
the gun and he said that "'he didn't
give, a damn" He. called me mean
names, he didn't try to help after he
shot me. | took hold of the barrel Of
the gun and tried to push it aside but
was not 1trong. enough. The gun he
shot me with! was the one he always
carried, think it is a 81 calibre. He
quarreled with ME about some other
man; that 1 can say positively that
he, Sylvester, pointed the gun at me,
pulled the trigger and that it was not
accidental. (Signed)
~ NJ. Sylvester.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13
VAN HOOK IS :
o.
81
ON The MAP
.7sh s&
Lively Little Town IN the 500 Is
Making Rapid Progress.

Val Hook, Feb, ;12.-"Van Hook,
the City Of Speed, is the: slogan Sof
the lively town at tile. end of the 500
line, Is miles west Of Plaza. A big
sign, bearing these words greets the
visitor. s !; : J
The City of jispeed-Speed Limit
Seventy Miles an Hour. Can you
beat %it?"" cetI
Van Hook has three lumber yards;
three banks; three hardware stores;
one furniture store; six general
stores; three restaurants; one livery
barn; three elevators; two POOL halls;
five implement dealers; two neewspa.
pers, and a barber shop. y .:.asr Il
The maximum price paid for, one
lot was S ? 900 by the Scandinavian
American bank. The town has an or.
.ganized baseball team, with a fund of
$500. The baseball park was donated
by the local business men. A farm.
erss telephone line is in process Of or.
%ganization. -, -
Watch Van Hook grow.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13

school at tEtajima. He was promoted
to lieutenant in 1903 and took an &C
tive part in the Russo.Japanese War,
at the close of which he was appoint
ed instructor of the naval cadets
school and later made staff officer a:
thu Yokosuka naval station. He serv-
ed as naval atlache at Vienna an.
Berlin. where he became proficient il:
the German language, and recently
served as adjutant and also as con-
tidential secretary to two ministers,
Admiral Baron Saito and Admiral
Yashiro, the present head of the navy.
After the fall of Tsfngtau fortress,
Commander Nomura was ordered
there on special inspection about the
same time that he was gazetted for
the post at Washington. In the past
few years he has Deen the medium
of communication between the navy
department and the press, especially
the foreign press. He is. genial and
speaks English we'll.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13
pnrauel:3 sale.
Bv Guv r. KinsIpv

by 0uy r.. NIuSlcy
Look pleasant has been the COM
mand to the Panama-Pacific Inter
national Exposition SO many million
times that this wonderful 1915 de.
butante has lost the blush Of self
consciousness and the snappy admon,
ition, please he quick
But withthe click of the cameras,
the Whirr of the moving picture ma
chimes, the stroke of the brushes and
pencils of the artists and the count
less word pictures there has resulted
not a single IL that, in homely
phrase, docs her Justice"
If the nobility of the architecture
HAS been presented adequately it
lacks the beautiful standings of color:
if the artist has added color to the
view snapped by the lens it yet fails
to reveal The charming tout ensem-
bile; if one section of the 635 acres
has been reproduced the individual
structures appear dwarfed, aid any
attempt to make a comprehensive
photograph Of the more than two
miles of wonders has proven futile.
The saa gulls that glide in and ont
of the Golden Gate have a far o
wonderful view Of the great eNposi-
ton than any of the millions Of en-
position visitors. With an idea o.
obtaining such a view for the benefit
of the world on either side of the
far.famed entrance TO San Francisco
bay an, aerLplane picture was sought.
81 Silas Christofferson, the holder O:
many American aviation records,
agreed to carry aloft a daring pho
tographer. Carl Wallen accepted the
hazards of shooting at the world;
greatest exposition while speeding
high over it at 60 miles an hour.
Knowing that even such an advan.
tageous position wculd show but a
small part of the total ares the pho
tograp;ler decided to make his film:
attack Oh the Walled City" of tho
exposition.
How we'll he succeeded in taking
this walled city is written in the
photograph above.
The moment the shutter Of the ca
mera clicked the aeroplane~was head
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13
Principal Facts About the
Worlds Greatest Exposition

The ianamaPachc Intern atonal Exposition at san Francisco
extends from February so to December 4.
1t celebrates the opening Of the Panama canal .
1t covers G35 square acres OF ground. ..Nr:
1t represents IN outlay OF $50C00C00. .:
There are 10000 exhibitors and As miles of exhibit aisles.
Forty-one foreign nations re participating and 43 of the state
Of the United States.
1t contains the largest fra me. building under one roof in the
world today, the Palace of Ma chinery, 1856 feet long and S6 feet
wide.
1t is the only exposition in the history of expoitions where mu-
raj paintings by world masters have been exhibited oA exterior
walls. This is made possible by San Franchises cQuable climate.
There are $50 buildings, eight of the main exhibit palaces COW
ering S. acres. @.&A-
For tho hrst time indirect lighting has been used at a world OK
position. % it,a 81 K r rs. ~. h""""
It is the ist exposition "rn color @% .,
It established a record by being ready before the opening day
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13

compelling factor an the glories of the
exposition illumination scheme, ana
it has it's own battery. OF giant search.
lights which present an ever changing
cycle Ct fantastic creations of light.
This is the story told by the cam.
era that viewed the central. section
of the $50 acres. The imagination
must pant in the harmony of Pompel-
ian red, burnt oragnge, cerulean blue,
copper sreen, verde antique, bronze,
red sienna and. the pix ochre of the
Imitation Trayertine Marble. The
The word, "indescriDabler" usually. is
the haven Of the weak word, painter,
but if ever this word had the sem.
hlance OF, an excuse for existing it is
here at this charming exposition. a,
To complete the mental picture one
also must etch in the so acres OF The
Zona," where pleasure seeking, care
free humanity from the worlds
hooks weayes through aes$1O!QOO,O10
maize of fantasy; the acres Of gar,
dens where each new sun lbeamsFonn
a new wave of gorgeous blossoms;
tbs yacht harbor, where every day Is!
agala day for water sports; the bay
where a wonderful fleet Of warships
adds brilliance. by day and hight; thec
state and foreign section that has
brought the world into a compass OF
Go,;>acres:a the mile race track, tn
polo field,.the athletic grounds thai
are the. scene of Titan conflicts with
unembittered victories and defeats;
tbs livestock barns~with a Roman am.
phitheater for the show ring; and
the circling hills topped by the won,
derful new San Francisco and the
government forts that hold the worlds
miracle city mirrored in the -lanpipg
blue waters Of San Francisco. bay H.
Add these essentials to the picture
and there is a hint of the wonders
that have been assembled to com.
memorate the completion of mans
greatest achievement in peace or war
the Panama canal. IA ,s >
Here war receives no emphasis, eS.
icept by contract. F'''a'
The Panams-Pacifc International
Exposition is open 2S8 days, between
February 20 and December 4, 1915.
o. b ~.. re. -E-E +s H H-# 10 44a-~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13
across the street from it is the Meth
cvr1apI- ro1;1;or d

across the street from it is the Meth
erlands pavilion.
The large semi-circular structure,
with the great orange dome and ro-
tunda is the Palace of Fine Arts. one
of the eleven exhibit palaces. From
end to end this palace is 100 feet,
and a bewitching lagoon mirrors its
sculpture and mural paintings. The
Palace of Fine Arts is a steel and con-
crete structure, absolutely fire proof
and a safe haven for the worlds art
treasurer, many of which have been
brought from warning, Europe to es'
cape devastation of the European con
flict. r asst.
Casting the eye back to- the water,
front AID to the great structure ad.
joining the Oregon building, the
reader may see the wonderful Cali
fornia host building as it appeared tc
tho aviator and his companion pho
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13
SCHOOLS HONOR ID a.. . !. .
ABRAHAM LINCOLN

The birthday of Abraham LiEcoln
was observed in the public schools OF
this city yesterday with appropriate
exercises in which all departments
united.
All of the classes assembled at
o'clock yesterday morning and held
commemorative exercises and were
then dismissed for the da7. At the
high school Rev. Bruce p. Jackson de-
liyered an excellent address on Lin
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13
MASONIC DANCE !.
Was ENJOYABLE |! d 3 |:
Bismarck Lodge Host to Many
Masons Now Visiting in
j the City.

The members. of Bismarck Lodge
No. 4, A. F.. & A.. NJ, entertained the
visiting Masons and ladies' at ana.
sonic dance last evening at the tenn
pie. About eight-five couples ere
present and had a most ENJOYABLE
time, in fact they had such a good
time that the Masons are planning 70
have another such dance Immediately,
after Easter. Members OF the legls'
lature and ladies and many other Wis
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13
HARDWARE MEN IN
Il I. Big CONVENTION
Program Prepared For Fargo
Meeting on Feb. II, 10, and 10,
of Special Interest.

Fargo, n. D., F15. 12.-No ccnver-
ton held since the organization Of
the. North, Dakota Retail Hardware
association will equal that to be hell
in Fargo February II, IS and 10, and
the hardware exhibit to Ioe held in the
same connection will be an exposition
of wares pertaining to the trade that
vii be we'll worth going miles to see.
All Books Conc.
This will be the nineteenth conVen.
ton of tha association. The attend
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13

ting Masons were present last eve.
ming. The affair was informal and
an elaborate lunch was served late in
the evening. The committee in
charge was more than pleased with
the success OF the affair.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13

ance will be the largest and the exhiD.
its the most numerous and costly ever
shown at a like gathering in this
state. Every booth has been taken
and several applications had to be
turned down tor lack of room. The
exhibits will be shown in the new
auditorium and the business sessions
will be held in the Commercial cluj
rooms
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13
GOVERNOR lI' /: h HANNA | ]! s.. :.
,s = i !tgs' EsEsWt ~. %G.i'.gS'
CONFINED \ TO n0NE

Governor. Hanna was under the
weather and suffering from a cold yes.
terday. He spent the day, at his home
and was unable to. attend the Lincoln
exercises in the house chamber. The
governor is expected at his office
again today. -.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13

The arrangements for the military
ball which is to be held at Valley City
OIL Feb. % is going merrily on and thu
boys expect it to be the greatest ball
of the season and some of the soldiers
haveastatods that this year will eclipse
any previous effort.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13
SEND Vi Able OFFICER
As DlPLOMAT|CAl1ACnE

Toxic, Feb. 12-Commander Kichi-
saburo Nomura, who has been sent
to Washington as the naval attache
Of the Japanese embassy, is one OF
the ablest officers in the Japanese
navy. His naval career began in 1879:
when he entered the naval cadets
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13
PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY,

Fargo, n. D., Feb. 12.-U2on her re.
turn to the house about 9 o'clock, af-
ter being out during the evening, Mrs.
Philip MCGOWAN, wife of Philip. Nc
'Gowan, a bartender of Moorhead, liy-
ing in tie last house on Eighth street
north, died suddenly in her chair. She
was discovered by a roomer who call.
ed a physician but she was dead be.
fore he arril ed. il
Funeral arrangements have not
been made, but the remains are in
charge of Beck and Morrow.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13

While driving 20 children to school
i n a sleigh, four miles east of Fonda
the rig was hit by a 500 line passen.
ger train No. 3, killing the two hors-
es, but by some miracle all the occu-
pants, including John Van Dial, the
driver. escaped without even a
scratch. .i 81.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13
HANDS OFF
I SAYS WILSON
Mexicans Must Not Interfere
With United States Diplo-
matte Corps.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Amer.
lean government made, Representations
to Carranza, indicating serious COM
plications will follow interference
with rights of diplomatic corps in
Mexico City. =. 49,.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13

coin, the Man of the Ages The ad.
dress was we'll received by the stud
ents. ~, g..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-13
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-14
HIGHER EDUCATION.

A unique feature in higher education
H. the United States is the Graduate
School of Agriculture held every sec
ond summer by the Association of
American Agricultural Colleges and
Experiment Stations. 1t had it's orig
In in a demand from instructors in
agricultural colleges and workers in
agricultural experimental stations who
felt the need of reviewing and study
ing the more recent developments in
natural, social, and economic sciences
applied to agriculture as well as in
the technical branches of agriculture,
ulder the guidance and with the assist
ance of t ose able to deal efficiently
with such problems.
At the time the school was inaugur-
ated there was little opportunity in
the United States for advanced study
in these subjects. The conditions, how
ever, have changed and systematic
graduate courses are now offered in
several of the leading agricultural col
leges. The need for advanced syste-
matte courses in agricultural sciences
is therefore largely provided for; how
ever, there is need for an institution
such as the Graduate School of Agri-
culture which furnishes short, many
sided conferential attacks upon fun
damental and special problems of ag-
riculture by the leading specialists
both in the United States and abroad.
The school is in session for four
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-14
THE NEXT CONGRESS.

In a few short weeks congress Fill
convene at the national capital beein
ming new terms for ach of thef3 pm
gressmen and several of the senas rs.
The business which confront this
assembly is in a class nth th5Georgia
legislature-as to volu me~<But, fore
most among the measures with which
the national house will deal is that Of
national defense.
Possibly at no time since the founda
tion of the republic has there been
such a concerted voice from the people
for national defense. The people have
spoken through the press and the pull
pit, and the officials of our government
have needed this call.
1t only remains now for the meas
ures to be presented in congress, de-
bated and voted upon There is a
strong sentiment in the Democratic
party against an increase of expendi-
ture of defensive purposes. But, the
best prophets among the party predict
a strong majority for the defense
plans.
President Wilson has made public
his opinion concerning the plans. He
has acted in this matter as in all 9TH
ers which involved the greatness and
security of the nation.
William J. Bryan, the nation char
acter of more or less fame, opposes
the preparedness. plans, and to our
mind it gives the affirmative of the
question more impetus.
The pork-barrel dill doubtless re-
ceive a severe jar at the approaching
and If it is sliced in the
proper manner-it will be a great day
for American government.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-14
HONOR TO THE STATE.

The Georgia legislature has redeem
ed itself. This body is to be congrat-
Ulated On the passage of the prohibit
tion law last Friday, which wipes out
locker clubs, forbids the sale of IL
quor and beer and makes the en-
forcement and punishment in keeping
with the other laws of the state.
The people have secured what thew
requested. Almost in tones of demands
did the cry go up from the people for
a stringent prohibition law, and the
response has come from the general
assembly.
The extra session has cleared her
self for smooth work, and with FIVE
measures remaining for consideration
as made in the call for the extraordi-
nary session by Governor Harris, the
body should adjourn by Thanksgiv-
ing.
The prohibition law has been made
part of the statutes barring some
thing unforeseen. The enforcement OF
the law is all that is necessary to make
la success and for the best interest Of
the state.
Congratulations to the state, the
general assembly, and the good and
strong people of the state who have
made this measure possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-14
ANCESTORS.

Ancestors are found along with old
furniture and captive skeletons in all
Of our best regulated families. Ances-
tors consist of forefathers and fore
mothers, to say nothing of foreuncles
and aunts, who have done something
grand or noble, like being beheaded by
king or having a relative who was
governor of a colony. This enables
them to be pointed at with pride by
their descendants forever more.
Being an ancestor is one of the cas-
lest and most attractive of jobs. 1t
merely consists of being boosted by
ones descendants Thus, many ances-
tors have been able to make good after
they are dead. More than one ancestor
who has gone out of this life poor
person, and only few jumps ahead of
the sheriff, has had the good fortune, a
Icenturs later, to become the ancestor of
some ambitious family with plenty of
money, and has become so famous in
consequence that his tombstone has
had to be greatly enlarged and i'm
proved.
Ancestors are one of the most valu-
able and satisfactory of possessions.
They are non-taXable and cannot be
| stolen. Their upkeep is practically
nothing, and they do not deteriorate
with age Or neglect In fact, they in
crease in value as they grow older. An
ancestor 600 years old is worth a
whole mass meeting of fifty-year old
ancestors. Adam is the oldest ances-
tor. He is 5000 years old, and had
fine record. But he is a common pos
session, like education and liberty, so
he is not valued very highly
Almost all rich people own and op-
crate ancestors. But the poorest man
may have them, too. Many a man who
hasn't two vests to his name, and can
not hold a job two minutes, has ances-
tors which are the envy of his automo-
bilious neighbors. We cannot buy an
cestors, if we do not have them, but we
can buy them for our children by mar
rying Giscreetly. A full set of fine i'm
| ported ancestors can now be purchas-
ed for a million dollars. The great
trouble with these imported goods is
| the fact that they are often badly in
tested with descendants. Some of the
very finest ancestors have been almost
ruined by these parasites and there is
10 legal cure.
In England everybody has ancestors.
Some of them are over 1000 years old,
and are still in a state of excellent
preservation The best American brand
came over in the Mayfower about 800
years ago. Most of the better grades
Of American ancestors are now con-
trolled by a trust, the Daughters of the
Revolution.
We should all be proud of our ances-
tors, but not out LOUDLY George
Fitch.