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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
POLICE NAY HAVE uT0BANO|TS
THREE MEN FROM DETROIT Ar
REsTED-FOURTH ESCAPES.
Guns, Black Jacks, Keys, Knives and
Screw Drivers Found On
Prisoners.

Chicago, Jan. e.-Detectives search
Ing for the automobile bandits whose
raids have terrorized citizens, cap
tured three men from Detroit, Mich
whom they assert to be members Of
TIE band Of automobile raiders. A
fsartA man. also from Detroit over
powered the detective who had him in
custody and escaped.
The men under arrest are Albert
CAarest, alss known as Dubois; James
Mitchell. chauffeur, and Charles Nc
NeG. Ths nan who escaped il Hubert
Cattlitt. CAarest and Cattlitt were
stopped on the street by detectives
RevolveFs, blackjacks, skeleton keys
knives, tive scTewdrivers and 200 cart
ridges were found on the two.
TIE 6Btectives then compelled the
men to take them to their rooms
whore Mitchell and McNeff were TAX.
en-. While four policemen were
searching the suspected nat, Charest
and Cattlitt began to struggle with
their custodians. Cattlitt struck Detec.
tive Morgan a terrific blow on the
head, and escaped. Morgan recovered
himself and began shooting at the
fleeing man. Cattlitt dropped his over.
coat and Is believed to have been
struck by At least one shot as bullet
holes we're found in the coat.
NcNeff, the chauffeur, has wound
in the head that was inflicted recently,
the police say.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

The remains of Mrs. Landon was
brought overland from New Hampton
Saturday. The interment took place
in the cemetery east of town.
Miss Gladys Perry returned to Lyle
Saturday.
Milton Jones returned to Iowa City
Saturday.
Miss Erickson, of Cresco was in
town working up music class.
Hattie Elwood returned Saturday to
Iowa City to take up her studies in
the State University.
Mrs. Ruth Bergstrom, Of Rose
Creek, left Saturday fer home, after
visiting friends few days.
Clara Knudsen left Sa turday for
Rose Creek.
Ida Jones goes to State Normal at
Mankato. MINI Tuesday.
Ruth Hall left Saturday for Lowden.
Rose May Jones left Saturday to
take up her school duties in Norway,
Iowa.
Elizabeth Jones returned Saturday to
Minneapolis. after spending the holi-
days with her parents.
Mr.. Price, who has been engaged to
clerk in Mr.. Jones store, has rented
Mr.. Lrake's house in the Old Town
for the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Drake
are going to visit daughter, leaving
Sunday evening.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
TEN LOSE THEIR LIVES
Three coasting Launches Driven o.
California Shore During
Terrific Storm.

San Diego. Cal. Jan. g. - Three
coasting launches we're driven ashore
on the lower California coast nea,
Point of Rocks, about Is miles south
Of this city, and 10 men probably were
drowned. One Of the wrecked boata
was the United States immigration
launch Elizabeth. There was total
of IL men on board the three vessels
Two are known to have reached shore
Among the lost are United States
Immigration Inspectors George Jones
and Daniel Kirkendahl. One uniden
titled body is the only one that has
come ashore.
The three vessels met disaster in
one of the severest storms recently
experienced on tn southrn California
coast. TIL gale at times reached .
velocity OF so miles an hour.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
PRoGREss1vEs TO MEET.
Northwest Representatives Of New
Party to Gather at St. Paul
Jan. ~, for Big Rally.

The Northwestern Progressives con
ference, the call for which has just
been issued, was decided upon at the
recent National conference held in
Chicago. Representatives of the Pro
sressive party from the states O.
Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota
South Dakota and Minnesota, have de-
cided to hold rally of the Progress
sives at st. Paul as the most conven
lent and central point and the best pre-
pared to take care of the large meet.
ink expected. The date has been fixed
as January "a.
An aN-day conference will be held.
The forenoon will be devoted to the
consideration of Progressive organiza
ton and addresses will be delivered
by leading organizers from the vari
Gus states represented. This will be
followed BY . general discussion and
the comparison of different plans Of
action. The afternoon session will
take up the question of Progressive
legislation and will be addressed by
Progressive state legislators. In the
evening there will be banquet at the
Auditorium where 100 guests will be
accommodated. At eight o'clock the
entire Auditorium with 10000 seats
will be thrown open free to the public
and the meeting will be addressed by
several noted speakers. among whom
will be Senator Beveridge, Hon
Henry J.. Allen. of Kansas. and Mrs.
Maud Howe Elliott, daughter of Julia
Ward Howe. author of the Battle
Hymn Of the Republic" The topic
for the evening will be the Progressive
marty and it's principles.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
SHIELDS.

Catherine Byrne was born near the
town of Castle Conner. killkinny
County, Ireland, in 1926. She came to
America when young woman and
lived with sister in Danbury, Conn.,,
for short time where they together
worked at the halter trade. From
there they removed to Rockford, Ill. Z.
where she met and was united in mar
rage to John Shields, May Is, 1862.
To this union was born four children,
two dying in infancy, and two remain
to mourn the loss of kind and loving
mother; Annie Shields, of Cresco and
James of Howard Center, also seven
grand children; also one nephew, Den.
mis- O'Meara, of Waukon, Iowa. In
1868, she with her family emigrated to
Howard county, Iowa. where for
many years she endured the hardships
of the early pioneer settlers, living on
farm in Howard Center township I'M
til 1904 when she moved to Cresco
where she resided until her death,
which occurred Dec. 23rd, 1912, and
was laid to rest by the side of her hus-
bard in St. Joseph's cemetery, Dec.
18th, her husband having preceded her
in death q years.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the neighbors and friends
who assisted US so kindly in our recent
bereavement.
May long and, happy life be grant
ed one and all.
Annie E. Shields,
James Shields and Family,
Dennis O'Meara.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
ISLANDS WANT INDEPENDENCE
URGE REPRESENTATIVE TO
WORK FOR IT.
Jones Measure Would Give Islands
the Right to Rule Themselves
After Eight Years.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Cabled instruc
lions from the Philippine general as
sembly to work for passage of the
Jones bill to provide for Philippine
independence, with view to action
at this session if possible, and failing
that to press it before the extra ses
sion, have been received by Delegate
Quezon Of the Philippines.
Mr.. Quezon is not very hopeful Of
having the matter brought up before
the extra session when. he has been
told, it might be put through congress
rs Democratic measure. Mr.. Que
zon. who has Just returned from the
islands, says the Philippine assembly
and every town in the archipelago
have endorsed the Jones bill.
The bill purposes to establish pro
visional government, more liberal and
autonomous at present. for a proba
tionary period of eight years. begin
ming July 4, 1913, and that after Jul,
4, 1921, the United States shall re
7linquish all rights of sovereignty over
the Philippines and grant to its in
habitants full independence.
The United States would retain SOW
ereignty over necessary naval and
coaling station sites and terminal
points for cables. not including thu
bay and harbor Of Manila, which would
be left to the Filipinos. Other deeI
water harbors, equally susceptible o.
Notifications and defense, such as Su
big Bay, would be considered for nava
basis and coaling sites.
The Jones bill also would provide
that the Philippine government shoult
carry out the obligations Of the United
States with Spain; that no law should
be enacted discriminatiye against citi
zens of the United States, as compared
with those Of the Philippines or Other
countries. 1t also would test the legis
lative power of the Philippine island:
in congress of the Philippines. sen
ate comprising IS members and {
house of 81 members.
The executive power would be vest
cd during the probationary period IL
president. appointive for four year!
oy the president of the United States
and after July 4. 1921, to be elective
by the Filipinos.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
OBITUARY.
So AZ w1Ny

Joseph Walton was born in Sutton,
st. Edmunds. Lincolnshire, England.
January /. 1880. and died january l.
1913, at his home in Cresco, Iowa.
He was married to. Harriet Howard.
of Walpole. Norfolk. st. Peter,
England. in 1861. They remained in
England some three years and then
came to America locating in Illinois,
and late in 1856 they removed to Iowa,
settling on farm in Orleans Township.
Winneshiek County, four miles east of
sCresco. Here this worthy couple spent
about thirty years of their lives in un-
ceasing labor and by careful saving
accumulated very comfortable
fortune. Mr.. and MIS-. Walton are
we'll known far and near for their
genial, generous, hospitable nature.
Both seemed happiest when able to
give or do something to friend or
neighbor, always ready to help a
friend less fortunate than themselves.
h 40 ILLS UIllOu WCIC WILL OLA SuhNAAS",
one son and one daughter Charles
Walton and Mrs. Mary Johnston) pre-
ceding the father to that Better Land;
the surviving members are his wife,
Mrs. Harriet Walton, James Walton,
of Monticello, Minnesota. John Walton
and Mrs. Nellie Hanson, of Cresco,
Iowa, and Mrs. Lizzie Christen, OF
DEBORAH, Iowa.
Mrs. Walton and family, the sister
Mrs. Howard and family, have the
sincere sympathy of host of warm
friends in this their sad bereavement.
The funeral services were conducted
from the Methodist Episcopal church
by Rev. B. w. Soper. Interment was
in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
"Requiescat in Pace"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
ALBION.

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Stevens visited
relatives near Granger. Friday.
Laura Becker is visiting relatives in
Riceville.
Clarabel Wells, of Cresco. recently
spent a few days with friends at Albion.
Edel Easier. Of Harmony. was an
Albion caller, Tuesday.
Myrtle Sherwood, of Cresco. spent a
couple of days this week at the C. A.
Wells home.
Elmer and VERNE Hardy are visiting
Albion and Cresco relatives, after an
absence of about six years.
Mrs. C. A. Wells and son Harry
spent Sunday at the j. E. Wells home
in Cresco.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
q PERISH WHEA
SHIP GOES DOWN
EIGHT SURVIVORS, ARE PlckEs
FROM RIGGING or BATTERED
STEAMER AFTER SIX HOURS.
BARK AND SUNK
Captain and Wife Among the Victims
Rest Of Dead Are Mostly
ForetQners-Laden Win
Phosphate.

Newport News, Jan. s. Egh'
survivors OF the steamer Julia Luck
enbach, rammed and sunk in tho
Chesapeake bay by the British tramg
steamer Indrakaula, arrived here ane
told how twenty-five Of their number
had gone down without 4 chance fo'
life. The fortunate eight. after . six
hour battle with the gale which sweep
the coast, were taken from the rig
Eing OF their sunken ship by the Dan
ish steamer Pennsylvania and brought
here.
/ About To Anchor.
The Luckenbach, from Port lamps
to Baltimore, was about to anchor of
.Tangier Gas Busy, at the mouth q
the Potomac, early yesterday, wheS
the 1ndrakaula caught it and cut the
steamer practically in two. 1t went
down like q rock and only the men o.
deck had a chance for life. The lndra
,kanla, badly damaged and in danger
Of sinking, drew of and beached
Captain Gilbert Of the Luckenbaci
and his wife were among the lost.
The survivors had little more thaI
taken to the topmast parts Of the rig
einG Of the submerged hulk when thu
gale passed over the hay and for si1
Aosrs they fought for life while some
Of their number, exhausted, dropped
OF ere by one to daath.
With q wind blowing at cyclonc W
loeity and waves beating agAinsi
th>n, the hardest ones held last IN
II tAeir clothes were torn to shredi
81 tAsy vsrs q the verge Of ex
Aasstioa.
Chief Engineer Chris Knsdsoa wa,
sae Of those In the rigging. He en-
dured the gale until his hands were
bleeding from gripping the ropes. He
became exhausted and dropped ints
the sea.
The Pennsylvania could not reach
them at first, even with lifeboats, be
cause Of heavy seas. After many IN
successful attempts lifelines we're run
to the struggling men and they were
taken of one ut time. When takel
on board the Pennsylvania some were
unconscious.
According to the survivors, Captain
Gilbert and the first and second OH
GERS were standing on the bridge Wher
the collision occurred. There was ne
opportunity to give the alarm to those
below. Captain Gilbert made des
perate effort to reach his wife ane
when last seen was swimming aft Of
the sinking ship.
II don't know how l escaped" said
Chief Officer Hunt. after the shir
went down found myself dangling
in the rigging and there | stayed
Not lifeboat was to be had, sc
quickly did the Luckenbach 50 down
Crew Mostly Foreigners.
Baltimore.-With the exception O..
Captain Gilbert, First Officer Hunt
and one Of the engineers, the crew
Of the Julia Luckenbach was com
posed Of foreigners. They were
signed here December IL, just prios
to the sailing of the steamer for Port
Tampa, laden with phosphate roct
for Baltimore.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

fore the extra session is called enough
states will have ratified the income
tax to enable congress to pass an in
come tax law, supplanting both the
present corporation tax and the pro.
posed excise law. Such an income tax,
the Democrats estimate, would supply
from $50, 100000 to 100000 of the
government revenue.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Americans Urged to Flee.

II Paso, Jan. 6.-Representatives al
Washington of two Mexican mining
companies have telegraphed the mine
managers to send out at once all
American women and children. The
cause of the apprehension is not en
planned The six Guggenheim smell
ters and mining plants in Northerp
Mexico are reported to be in immi
nent danger of shut downs for ZACH
Of fuel caused by the interrupting rail
way traffic by rebels and the strike
4 national railway employee &
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Real Estate Transfers

The following transfers were filed
with the County Recorder for the
week ending January 3, 1918.
Owen j. Owen and wife to Evan r.
Morris, sw / sw sec II; also W 3l.1
rods of n 81 A rods Of NV NV sec
20. all in twp 10O-l2, 81 &c.
A. H. Brown and wife to Josie Keith
ley, SO feet of south 125 feet of lot
2 of irreg surv Sc sec 22-99-!1,
81 &C.
A. H. Caward and wife to Edwin A.
Church, 100 feet of lots IL, ~, and
Is in blk 10, Cresco, $4,000.
P. F. O'Malley and r. Geraty, ex-
ecutors, to v. N. Gender, lot IL, blk
Is. Cresco. $25oO.
John Farnsworth and wife to U. F..
Stillwell, NV ! 2l-1OO-14, $4,000.
E. A. Barker to Grace V. Weigle,
"a. G. d.. lot IA, in blk 9, Lime
Springs, S.
U. l.. Stillwell and wife to George
A. Bigger, ct al, NV sec 2l-1OO-l4,
$1,000.
Anna Bader and husband to Rosa
Kubik. lots 2 and of sub div of lot 4,
Protivin, $40O.
Rosa Kubik and husband to Barbara
Polansky, lots @ and of sub div of
lot 4, Protivin. $500.
Frank Hrdina and wife to Waclav
Simak, south 2 acres of W W ne t
sw sec l2-e7.li. $3.50.
G.. ]. Hildahl and wife to John G..
Johnson, ! Sc / sec 5-97-12, $4,000.
Lucy l.. Fravsl to Mary E. Despard,
lot blk 2, Beadle add to Cresco. $500.
Louise E. Hink and hush. to Albert
H. and Frank Bronner, l-3 lots Ia
Is and IL in blk 5, Beadle's add to
Cresco, $3.50.
Magnus Leslie and wife to W. w.
Cray, lots l6, II and IS, in blk l, River
side add to Chester, 81.
A. H. Caward and wife to Citizens
Savings Bank. lot 4 and 2 feet of
lots 8, both in blk 8, Park add to Cres-
co, $12.0eO. - 49,. =.
Samuel Reinhart and wife to R. M.
Burtis, 160 feet on sw corner of lot
/, blk %, Cresco, $500.
F. A. Paul md wife to f. w. Fens-
Ike, ea Sc / sec 2-99-12. $1,000.
F. w. Fenske and wife to Am. Loan
&, Inv Co. Sc / 1892, 81 &c.
F. C Danforth and wife to A. S.
Bolinger, ] NV / 2S-99-12, 81 &c.
Mary Mullen to l.. G. Fiske, lot IL
in blk 3, Cresco, 81 &c.
James Wigglesworth and wife to S.
V. Moen. w $50 It lot sub div of lot
l6, irreg surv Sc / sec 1O-1OO-l3. also
e 70 feet lot 3 of sub div of lot 16 irreg
surv n 4 sc ! sec lO-lOO-13, $3.50.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Oldest Horse Dies.

Minneapolis, Jan. 6.-"Flying Cloud
said by veterinarians to be the Oldest
horse in the world, died at Medicine
Lake, aged SO and one-half years. The
horse was owned by Martin Jevne. and
had been useful up to the time OF
death, which came from old age. The
animal. in it's prime, was fast trotter
and Mr. Jevne entered him in several
races in which he stepped off the mile
in fast time. The average length OF
Z horses life is between fifteen and
twenty years. veterinarians say.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Pertinent; 10 Arrested,

Washington, Jan. 6.--Peculiar 40
tons of Anthony Hunt Of Chicago, ar
attorney and 4 member OF the Univer
sity club of that city, while at the
White House in an effort to see Presi.
dent Taft, caused his arrest by the
police. He is being held for examina.
ton as to his mental condition at the
government hospital for the insane.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Plot TO Escass Fails,

Minneapolis. Jan. 6.-Carefully hN
plans of three desperate characters te
escape from the vorkhouse we're fr,,s
trated by Frank Mcdonald. superin
tendent. Instead Of one guard, armed
only with a revolver. the desperadoef
found three staunch men. each with Q
long rife held in readiness. The At
tempt to escape was not carried ouk.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Mothers Gift Led to Death.

st. Paul. Jan. A pair of skates
his mothers Christmas present. giver
him under protest, was indirectly thu
cause of the death of ten-year-old Ger
aid Scholes. who was drowned while
skating on the Minnesota river neal
Fort Smelling. Mrs. Mabel Scholes
mother of the boy, is widow and II
employed as. a waitress in a restau
rant. Gerald was her only child
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Faculty Appointment,

Stanford University. Jan. 6.-AR
nouncement is made Of the appoint
ment Of Judge Emlin McClaiA, of Iowa
City. formerly of the Iowa supreme
bench, TO the faculty Of the Law school
Of Stanford university.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Record Traffic on Lake..

Washington. Jan. 6.-Traffic on the
Great Lakes during the last year was
greater than ever before, according to
reports received by Captain Bertholf
commandant of the revenue cutter
service.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. S.-The steamer
Sa1onia of the Zenith line Of Duluth.
which lost her propeller Saturday
night and was in perilols position
near the Waverly shoals for several
hours, has been brought into port
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
DEMOCRAT. TARIFF
DISCUSSIONS Open
FIRST MOVE IN DOWNWARD RE-
VISION PROMISED BY
THE PARTY.
TO AMEND PAYNE BILL
Leaders viii Take Care Not to d
Injury to Industries, However
Extra Session About
March IS.

III Tue pFOST0U LOT OOWuWaTO TeNlSiOu
OF the tariff, promised by the Demo
cratic party, was entered upon when
the house of representatives, through
its committee on ways and means,
formally opened the doors to the
American public for the discussion OF
tariffs. protection to industries and
the ultimate consumer
First Change Since 1909.
The work is preparatory to the first
change of tariff duties since 1909,
when the Payne-Aldrich law was en-
acted by a Republican congress and
approved by Republican president
Fortified by the election of Demo.
cratic president and congress, the
adoption of tariff reduction plank at
the Baltimore convention, and the pro.
inouncement Of President-elect Wilson
that tariff revision is to be the first
achievement of the new administra.
ton, Democratic leaders opened hear
ings confident. that they will lead to
an early change in many, If not all, Of
the schedules Of the existing law.
Extra Session Date. :.
Urged by Democratic Leader Under
wood, Speaker Clark and other Demo
Gratis, President-elect Wilson is ex,
pected to set the date of the conven-
ing of the extra session about March
Is. 1t Is expected that the details Of
many of the bills will be perfected by
that time.
While the Democratic tariff is to be
based on the revenue needed to run
the government. it fully is understood
that the probable results upon import.
tant American industries will be taken
into consideration in reducing any OF
the present protective tariff rates. Ap.
proximately onethird of the govern.
ments income, about $3S0,000,000 is
received from the tariff, but in many
of the schedules the Democratic plans
for reduction in rates would result in
an increase of revenues because OF
the increase in imports that would fol-
low
Subject Of Opening Hearing.
Drugs, chemicals, paints and other
merchandise that come within the
chemical list. known as Schedule A.
are the subjects OF the opening hear.
ings.
An important factor in the prepara.
lions for the work on revision is the
belief of Democratic leaders that be.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
canadian Woman Die. Of Cold.

Winnipeg, Jan. 6. - Mrs. George
Buckley, wife Of a wholesale farm
implement dealer at Reaburn, 81 miles
west Of here, was found frozen k
Heath.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07

IS Degrees In California.
San Francisco, Jan. 6.-The tenn
perature here Sunday averaged g d
R0AG
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-11-04
Maids and Matrons, Chappies
and Chol|ies, VIII Tread
Boards of Theater

Society maids and matrons. chappies
and Chollies. will tread the boards at
the Macdonough theater in Oakland
for charity under the auspices OF the
Players club of Oakland on the even
ings of November II, Is and 10. They
will play to both orchestra and gall
lery, for the box office receipts will go
to the chi1drens sllospital of the east
bay cities. There viii not be pro-
fessional in the cast, ii being COM
posed of some of the most talented
thespians to be found in the society
circles on the eastern shore of San
Francisco bay.
The play viii be a real musical
comedy, with dainty chorus and
catchy music. It is based on the plot
of one of the more popular college
plays. but entirely rewritten and re-
nifty for those who participate. At
the present time the comedy is name
less. and will continue so. until No
vember /, when a large number Of
titles will be considered by a commit
tee and the best one selected. The
best box in the house on the opening
night has been donated as the prize,
and a scenario of the play is now be-
ing prepared for those who desire to
enter the title contest Those par
ticipating in the production are
barred from entering the prize con-
test.