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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-07

men OF THE new
FOUNDLAND DEAD.
Message From Ships Captain Re-
ports Enormous Loss of Life
liz Rescued.

St. Johns, N. F., April 4.-There
was growing apprehension yesterday
that the sealing steamer Southern
Cross went down with all on board
during the blizzard off Cape Race
Tuesday. 1t carried crew of ITO
men and was heavily loaded with
1900 seal skins, trophies of hunt
recently concluded in the Gulf of
st. Lawrence
Hope for the safety of the vessel,
based on dispatch from Sydney,
N. S., which stated that wireless
message had been received there re-
porting the arrival of the Southern
Cross, was dissipated before noon
when the government, after several
hours injury declared the Sydney
report untrue.
A message received at $3.50
o'clock yesterday afternoon from the
captain of the Bellaventure says that
the total dead of the crew of the
New Foundland is seventy-seven.
One hundred and twelve were res
cued and of these, thirty-six are ILL.,.
The captains message follows:
"Have Just reached steamer New
Foundland and checked figures by
her roster. Find she had 1S9 total
crew. OF these 112 are safe, but
thirty-six are on the sick list. Total
dead, seventy-seven, of which sixty
nine bodies recovered. Remaining
eight lost amid foes.
cam now leaving to proceed to
st. Johns. Fear slow passage, as ice
heavy and tight. Stephano which Is
also lying alongside New Found
land, will report names of dead"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-07
Too Bad for Reformatory:

indianapolis, Ind, April 4.-Wil
liam Taylor, a youth serving g
twelve-year sentence in the state re-
formatory at Jeffersonville for high
way robbery, is so unruly that offic'
ials have asked that he be pardonet
by the governor, so that they can bt
rid of him. The state board of par
dons in it's report to Governor Raj
ston yesterday recommended thai
Taylor be given his freedom.
Taylor's unruliness has had a bat
effect on the other prisoners, the Of
ficials said.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-07
MURDERS four
With AN AK
MOTHER AND THREE CHILDREN
SLAIN AT FENDLEY, ARK.
Unknown Assassin First Sets Fire to
Householder and Baby
Escape.

Arkadelphia, Ark, April A.
Elihu Francis, farmer, was taken
into custody late yesterday pending
an Investigation of the killing of his
wife and three children, whose
skulls were crushed, presumably
with an AK, and whose bodies burn
ed in a fire that destroyed the build
ing on the Francis farm near Arka'
delphia early yesterday morning.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-07

Little Rock, Ark, April Am
unidentified assassin early yesterday
murdered Mrs. Elihu Francis and
three of her children with an Ak in
their home near Fendley, having
previously set fire to the house, &C
cording to reports received here. Mr..
Francis, the husband and father,
and a fourth child narrowly escaped
the same fate.
According to statements made by
Francis, he was awakened about
4:3O o'clock yesterday morning by
the barking of his dog and found his
house in flames. About this time,
Francis said, he saw a man enter
his wife's room carrying an ak. Be-
lieving the intruder was searching
for him, Francis said he ran into the
yard in an effort to draw the man
away from the house, but the slayer
remained and killed Mrs. Francis
and the three children, ranging in
age from 2 to 6 years.
Francis stated he then ran to the
house and the assassin disappeared
The flames by this time had COM
pletely enveloped the house and he
was unable to enter the room where
lay the bodies of his wife and chill
dren. He succeeded, however, in
rescuing the 1-year-old baby from
another room.
Great excitement has been arous-
ed in the vicinity of Fendley by the
crime. Bloodhounds have been
brought from this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-07

A Man cannot speak but he judg-
es himself; with his will or against
his will he draws his portrait to the
eye of his companions by every
word. Every opinion reacts on him
who utters it.-Selected.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-07
Burns KNOWS MAN
WHO MURDERED
mary PHACAN
Detective Says He Can Prove Identi-
ty Of Woman's Slayer-De-
clines Information.

Chicago, April Al know who
the murderer of Mary Phagan is
said William J. Burns, the detect
i've, yesterday on his return from a
trip to Kansas City. 81 can't say at
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-07
MANY men DIE IN
NORTHERN GALE
Fifty Members of Sealing Vessel
Believed to Have
Drowned.
WERE FAR FROM SHIP.
Fishermen Were Scattered Among
Ice Floes When Blizzard
Came.

st. Johns, n. F., April 3.-Death
Travelled in a gale that overlook the
sealing fleets last Tuesday. The
steamer New Foundland lost prob
ably fifty of it's crew, while as many
more, it is feared, will be manned as
a result Of exposure.
Great alarm is felt for the steam
err Southern Cross, with crew of
ITO men, which has not been re-
ported since it passed Cape Pine, in
bound, Tuesday morning. The men
lost were far from their ships Kill
ling seals, when the storm, with
binding snow, swooped down upon
them. They were exposed for forty
eight hours before assistance arriv-
ed and many had succumbed.
The New Foundland was one of a
fleet of fifteen ships, carrying more
than 1000 men, scattered among
the ice foes near Belle Isle strait.
The crews were on the foes hunting
seal which have their homes on
these crystal plains and the hunt
had taken them from four to six
miles from their ships.
When the blizzard swept on them
the crews of the other steamers
managed to regain their vessels, but
the foes on which the New Found
lands men were hunting drifted
away from the main body of ice.
When darkness fell that night not
one had returned. The ships crew
numbered $50 men, of whom 12O
were on the ice. Capt. Wesley Kean,
his officers, engineers, stokers and
cooks remained aboard. The wealth
err cleared yesterday morning and
Captain Kean signalled the steam
ers Bellaventure and Stephano,
which were nearest him, of the loss
of his men. These two vessels, be-
ing fast and powerful, smashed their
way into the foes in search of the
missing men.
St. Johns, N. F., April 3.-Sixty-
four members of the crew of the
New Foundland are known to have
persisted and thirty-seven were res
cued, according to statement au-
thorized by Colonial Secretary Ben
nett, acting premier, late last night.
The steamer Bellaventure accounted
for fifty-eight dead and thirty-five
living, the Stephano for one dead
and two living and the Florizel for
five dead.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-07

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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-07

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The Hartford republican., 1914-11-27
Children CRY
FOR FlETCHER'S
CASTO RIA
Protection by Force OF War.

The conditions which are now op-
Grating toward an improvement in
trade and commerce are conditions
which have worked a temporary sus-
pension of the UnderwOOd-Simm
tariff law. The change in conditions
could be foreseen as approaching
from the beginning of the war in
Europe, contingent only upon the
war providing 10 be one of consider
able duration. The first effect Of
the war, in reducing both imports
was felt in nearly all lines of bust
ness, hut looking beyond the immed-
late paralysis it was possible TO see
the early coming Of the time when
should the war continue, the excess
of exports over imports, with two
of the largest warning nations. Ger
many and Austria, among the heav-
TEST exporters of goods to this cOun-
try, and unable to get their wares
into this market, and France and
England unable to maintain their
output, the balance of the trade in
our favor must grow rapidly and
steadily. 1t was to be seen, also, that
owing TO the falling off in many
lines of European merchandise which
had, for some months before the
war commenced, been pouring into
our market and South American
markets in steady increasing guam
tity. Manufacturers in the United
States, could in many lines, increase
the volume of their product en-
ploy more labor. bug more supplies,
and realize more cash in great
many ways
According, early in the present
month. after il could be seen that
both along the eastern and western
lines of battle in Europe, the con-
tending forces had come 10 that
deadlock grapple foretelling a long
war, the Globe Democrat went on
record with the prediction that the
return of better times could not be
much longer postponed. We would
not venture such prediction, how
ever, until the result Of the election
on the Sd instant had given assur-
ance that the hacking Of business
by Congress, acting under executive
The Hartford republican., 1914-11-27
ROBERT ]. BURDETTE
NOTED HUMORIST DEAD
Was Lecturer and Fun-Maker
For Many
Years.

Pasadena, Cal, Nov. 19.-Dr.
Robert J. Burdette, preacher, author
and humorist died at his home here
at . O'Clock this afternoon. He had
been i'll for the greater part of two
years and for the last week had been
in a state of coma.
Or. Burdettes illness became acute
ten weeks ago. Up to that time he
had continued his literary and journ-
alistic work, to which he turned after
giving up the active pastorate of
Temple Baptist church, Los Angeles,
in 1909.
Funeral services Will be held at
Pasadena Presbyterian church on
Sunday.
Robert J. Burdette began .culti-
waiting good humor obscurely in Peo-
ria. ILL.,, forty years ago when he
spent part of his days at a desk on
the Peoria Transcript trying to
think" as he himself once related,
"of pleasant things to tell the folks
when ] went home at night" His
audience of folks then was Carrie
Garrett, the Peoria girl ne had mar
ried a short time before, while she
lay supposedly on her death bed,
but who lived, and, though an in
valid for life, became immortalized
by her husband as Her Little Sc
rene Happiness" 1t was she who
encouraged him to show his humor
tp wider fields. AT her bedside Bur-
dette became prolific with funmak
ing contributions to the Burlington,
Ia, Hawkeye. and through these he
became famous the country over as
1.-The Burlington Hawkeye Man"
The little invalid wife encouraged
him, too, to try the lecture field.
"She kept me at it," said Burdette,
land in due time we had lecture
on our hands--The Rise and Fall of
the Moustache.." Burdette insisted
on trying the lecture first in Keo-
bn- ioi hcOhuh Hdtcu DutllhS-
&on," and ii he succeeded there ne
would know that 1t was good. He be-
came sort of itinerant preacher,
c-At SO, ten years agS, Mr.. Huraette
was called to the permanent pastor
ate of the Temple Baptist church of
Los Angeles, Cal,
Although Burdette's original home
was in Greensboro, Pa, where he was
born in lS44, the latter part of his
life was spent in California. AT Sun
nycfest, Pasadena, he had spacious
house with broad verandas. His
first wife had died after fifteen
years of encouragement to him, dur
ing which she had travelled all over
the country with him. In 1899 he
married Mrs. Clara B. Baker, of Pas
adena.
The Hartford republican., 1914-11-27

orders, would not be continued. On
the second or third day after the cleo
ton we ventured TO say that the
corner had been turned and better
times were in sight.
That thought was predicated upon
the fact that, even with the country
working under tariff law which
| had. for months before the begin
uing Of war, reduced customs receipts
| while increasing imports, such a war
as that in Europe must raise and
force conditions putting us practi-
cally back on protective tariff basis.
Secretary Redfeld really admits this
remarkable situation in more than
/ one place i'll his latest contribution
TO the literature of the subject. When
he says: THE payment of our for
| eign obligations is not longer cause
for serious worry, since an import
excess of S20,000,000 in August has
been changed to an export excess of
approximately s60,0OO,000 in Octo-
ber',' he clinches the fact that, while
the balance of trade was growing
against us under the Underwood Tar
If Law. working under normal con-
ditions in Europe, the rise of abnor-
NAL conditions on that continent has
suspended the operation of the I'm
derwood law and is now turning a
declining balance of trade into ia
vorable one. Nothing else than some
abnormal condition in Europe could
have wrought such a change in such
a bad situation as the monthly treas
ury reports from 1913, when the I'm
derwood law became operative, up to
and including August, 1914, most
clearly proved. 1t is impossible to
avoid the conclusion that, but for
the rising of these unforeseen condi-
tions abroad, unfavorable trade bal
ances would not only have continu-
ed but would have grown. The COM
parative prosperity now in sight can
be attributed to nothing else than
that the country is now back under
a protective tariff. in effect, although
the Underwood tariff law is still oper-
ative in fact. Imports. which had
been increasing, are now decreasing,
and exports, which had been decreas-
ing, are now increasing. not because
of our present tariff law but in spite
Of it. Present conditions. with ex-
ports exceeding imports, was the hab-
itual condition under protection, but
had ceased to be a condition under
free trade before the war began..-
Globe Democrat. r''I-,-,
The Hartford republican., 1914-11-27
4 Republican President lii 1919.

Now that the election returns are
all in, the magnitude Of the Re3b-
licah victory of Nov. srd indicates
that In 1916 the Republican party
will send President TO Washington.
The Republicans carried the enough
states this year to have elected a
President had it been a presidential
year. Already the leaders are look
ing around for the most available
men. Governor-elect Whitman of
New York appears to be the most
commanding figure at the present
time for the presidential empire
state by the overwhelming majority
of $4,000 but because Whitman
has shown himself to be master
full leader and most relentless
prosecutor of political grafters and
otherwise appears to be an unusual
ly strong and able man. AS a result
of the great republican victory and
confidence which it inspires indicat-
ed the intention of the country to
return to the republican principles,
business is already improving in
neary every section of the country
This victory restores confidence
which together with enormous or
ders for manufactured goods from
the European Countries, clearly in
dicates that in a short while the
entire country will enjoy large
wave of national prosperity.
The movement inaugurated by the
large bankers of the country to
relieve the necessities of the cotton
growers by raising one hundred and
five million dollars (S135, 100000
from all sections of the country has
become an established success. This
cotton pool is to loan this money
on about four million bales of cotton
are to be taken off of the market and
and kept off for one year and the
remainder of the cotton crop willthen
find a ready and healthy market.
New York City has already sub
scribed its full share of the pool,
which is fifty million dollars. Gin
cinnati has subscribed its share of
two million, Chicago has already
subscribed ten million of its share
of twelve million. and i'm all parts
of the country the large cities are
subscribing the full share Allotted
to them by the organizers of the
pool so that in a few weeks. il is
believed that the cotton market will
be normal again. Not only the south
but all parts of the country are in
tensely gratified at the successful
solution of the great cotton problem!
The South contributes one-third of
the markets of this country, and il
this market We're ruined by the in
ability of the cotton planters 10 re-
alize on their cotton crop, all sec
tions of the country would have
suffered keenly by the loss of the
paralized market
The Hartford republican., 1914-11-27
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12
Daddy 'sBedtirne
o. The Fairy
4 Years Visit.

nee
II New wash in
beautiful which lighted
there number of little
cunning their little
Toward
and Joined together in doing Virginia
ing hard they decided about time to So they all
possibly
they had bed gbds toast then fried with
delicious snail
pink lemonade for they voted pink their aote color Of
asns bonbons
bonbons little whistles
soldiers animals"
Suddenly beautiful
silver
The the faires said all
distance
The
the
fairy o n
visit
it would be follow them all their
little
crawd into their beds
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12
HANNA
BY Mrs. ]. /. Guthrie.

NJ. E. Lewis of Moscow, accompan-
led by H. T. Maynard of Emmett, in
spected the Lewis property in the vi
cinity Sunday.
Mr.. Lane of Boise and Mr.. and
Mrs. Crank of Letha took dinner on
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Howard.
Mrs. Will Jewell and baby spent
several days last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Reynolds at their camp on
the ditch.
Ben Howard and Crete Robinson
attended the basket social at Letha
Saturday night
]. w. Jewell spent the forepart of
the week in Boise, attending to bust
ness matters.
Henry Jewell was down from the
ditch camp Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Reynolds and
daughter Hazel arrived Monday from
Oregon, where they have lived the
past two years. Clyde will assist
his father on the ranch this summer.
Their many friends are delighted over
their return.
Jack and Henry Norwood were
down from the ditch camp the latter
part of the week and Mr.. and Mrs.
Norwood took them back to their
work Sunday.
Mrs. A. NJ. Howard is visiting
friends across the river this week
The Calender brothers of Emmett
We're out Monday looking over their
newly acquired property in Sand Hol-
low. We are sorry to lose Mr.. and
Mrs. Brushwood from the neighbor-
hood, but hope the exchange of bust
ness interests will prove beneficial to
both parties.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12
SOUTH SLOPE.
BY Mrs. c. W. Cook.

C, p. Hartley went to Caldwell on
Sunday.
G. A. Warden and Jason Kelley
were in the vicinity of Boise Sunday,
returning Monday morning.
George P. Hall went to Boise this
week with a load of canned goods
and bottled fruits and vegetables,
The many autos seen in this local
ity speak well for the roads,
In some places the roads made by
Mr.. Peterson this year are the first
real roads made for Is years, and the
man who has been paying taxes all
that time is the best judge of the
expenditure of road money.
On February IS occurs the annual
election of officers of the Crescent Inn
proyement Club. The members and
their husbands, together with few
friends will make party of about
rs to partake of the hospitality at
the G. A. Warden home. Reports of
various committees, musical pro-
gram, and refreshments will make a
most enjoyable evening.
Peter Ries continues to make good
improvements on his place. A barn
is in progress now.
The travelling art collection will be
in Emmett May 2, coming here from
Boise. The Crescent Club has decided
on a two-day exhibit, instead of a
week, because of lack of room. While
the date is far away yet there are
such demands for the collection that
we are very fortunate in getting it
before the close of school.
Marvin Hutton may well take pride
in the stretch of road from the Har-
gus ranch corner west on Crescent
Drive" which he drags after every
rain or snow. Mr.. Pollard, the eff
cient mail carrier, says it is the best
road he travels.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12
BRAMWELL.
By e. F. Wells.

Sid Walkers three nieces from the
bench were over visiting the Walker
family over Sunday.
Alma Thornock is building a room
on the west side of his house.
Mrs. Frank Burns returned from
her visit to Ohio last Thursday Frank
is now wearing a more conRehlal
smile than he has for the last two
months.
John Holverson and family moved
back TO their homestead Monday, al
ter staying down this winter to SCHOOL
their children.
c. Weant of Crawford bought d
hundred head of cattle at Notus last
week to take to Long valley to reed.
He is now feeding at Ed Weiss
waiting for the Idaho Northern 10
get the snow off its track.
Clate Hughes and wife moved this
week TO the Boise valley, where elate
has rented an S0-acre ranch. We re-
eret 10 see such sociable people as
the Hughes leave, but know they VIII
soon make friends in their new home
Chauncey Lake and Joe Allen we're
in Boise last week on business
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12
SCHOOL NOTES

Thursday, February ~, was OBJ
served i'm the schools as Lincoln Day
Some of the rooms gave special pro-
grams, others gave special lessons IN
connection with their regular work
and flags floated over all buildings,
DR.. Cummings address in the as
sembly last Tuesday on Sanitation
was clear, definite and very practical,
About 200 students were present and
gave intense attention.
Country Folks" given as the sec
ond number Of the school course, was
success in every way. All the char
acters were performed with ease and
skill. The parts were taken by stu
dents selected from the Sophomore
class and were under Miss Holverson's
training.
The basketball boys played good
game at Star last Thursday The
game was well played by both teams
and resulted in score of "a to 70
in favor of Emmett. When Star
awakened to the fact that they had
been beaten on their own floor, they
charged that an error had been made
in the record of points. But since
one official score keeper, the placard
record Of scores and two time keepers
verify and agree on "a to 26, the con-
tention is entirely unwarranted En-
NETT High looks upon the game as a
signal victory, as Star is conceded to
be a very strong and well trained
team.
Both Of the Emmett boy teams will
be matched against Payette tomor-
row evening on the home floor.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-02-12
BISSEL CREEK
By Mrs. w. ]. Van Limbaugh

Mrs. George Johnson entertained
the Friday Auction Bridge Club in {
most delightful manner.
M. E. Lewis spent the week enc
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. vanLimburgh
Tom Sloan is building a house or
the Derby tract and will move his
family into it in the near future.
w. j. King, our road commissioner,
is experimenting the road work on
the Bissell creek grade.
A fine baby boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. George Davidson Sunday.
The Central school received an in
to social in the brick
schoolhouse sometime in March.
A couple of trappers are wintering
with Ben Howard on his homestead.
The coyotes are certainly plentiful
this winter and we are glad to get
rid of some of them.