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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-16

1 I don't work, the stuff does. Phone
Lawns and yards raked, odd jobs
Phone 8.
Want two more men with rakes
Phone No. 8.
All over town, window cleaning
process. Phone 8.
John Mackenburg, contractor anc
builder. Phone 584. If
Mrs. H. D. Haven, was down from
Lime Springs Friday. 20
Miss Betty Landt returned Saturday
to her home at Luana.
Leonard Jolly was an over Sunday
visitor in West Union.
M. w. Appleby is Des Moines bust
ness visitor this week.
Warren Coffee came over from Rice
vile Thursday on business.
Extensive line of flowers and ribbons
at WALsH's RACKET STORE. Soft
Mrs. A. Milk and daug liter Louise,
were up from Ridgeway Monday.
N. A. Blackburn. Lawyer, office over
Fields furniture store. Phone ass.
Children's Spring Hats at
3Otf WAISH'S RACKET STORE.
For Sale-Rhode Island Red baby
chicks, 81 per doz. Phone 566a. 32-t4
Mrs. Sanderson and daughter Sarah,
were up from Ridgeway Tuesday.
Miss Cora Stevens left Saturday for
visit with friends in Charles City.
Mrs. John L. Owens of Bristol, visit
ed at the R. r. Rose home last week.
Ladies Trimmed Hats at
Soft WALsH's RACKET STORE.
Miss Myrtle Cochonour- left Monday
for visit at her home in Manly, Iowa.
For Sale-Two-seated top buggy with
side curtains, VIM. Schaal, Saratoga.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. S. Holstad was up
from DEBORAH Tuesday beetwen trains.
Mrs. Margaret Kearney, left Friday
for Lawler to visit few days at home.
w. F. Walsh returned Wednesday
from business trip to Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. E. S. Buck and daughter Myra,
were down from Lime Springs Friday.
Mrs. Dr.. Plummer and little son, Of
Lime Springs were Cresco callers Fri
day.
For SALE-Some houses in Cresco
Address Mrs. G. c.. MAXWELL, Rt. 6.
Cresco.
Mrs. Lizzie Jones arrived Saturday
from Mason City for visit with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs.: J:gl G. Dyer, of Lime
Springs were Cresco business callers
Monday. ,saat sso5s,
Mrs. Ellen. Millington returned Tues,
day from Mason City, where she spent
the winter.
Rose Comb R. I. Red eggs for hatch
ing. Buschmann Pierce strain. Mrs. ].
j. Driscoll. 80
For SALE--A X inch work harness,
in good shape. Enquire of Ed. Albers.
Phone 4l6 J. 34tf
FURNITURE FOR SALE--One parlor set,
good as new, heating stove. Enquire
at;thiss Office. s.s. 32tf
Miss Mayme Bedford went to Lime
Springs Monday for visit with Mrs.
Harry Stevens.
Thelma Thompson returned Satur-
day from visit at the H. C. Hjerleid
home in DEBORAH.
Mrs. A. L. Schneider and babe went
to LIE Roy Saturday to visit her sister,
Mrs. Geo. Adams.
Mrs. A. Smith, of Bonair, visited her
daughter, Mrs. Roy Owens, the latter
part Of last week. go
2slU q
Mrs. VIM. Mastin came down from
Austin Wednesday to visit her sister,
Mrs. A. j. Lewis.
Miss Maggie Lewis attended the
funeral of John H. Jones in Lime
Springs Saturday.
Earl Duffy, of DEBORAH, visited at the
Claude Morton home last week return
ing home Saturday.
For SALE Cord wood, both oak and
poplar, at the new race track. Enquire
of ENOCH STROTHER. 28tf
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-16

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Are cured o. Chamberlain Save. One applies
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-16

Thimbles for all those who have bought and all
those who wish to buy as long they last.
Those big heavy Solid Silver ones like we had last
like the illustrated above We could have
had thmbles before this time if would have accepted
light weight thmbles but determined to give just
what we advertised to make our word good to our
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-24
TAMMANY TO FIGHT
FOR WEDDING ROOM
Bowling Boasts He Can Beat
Resolution Abolishing
Chamber.

The expected resolution to abolish
the aldermanic marriage chamber in
the City Hall was introduced yester-
day at the meeting of the Board OF
Aldermen. Although it was quietly re-
ferred to the Committee on General
Welfare there were signs that there
will be hard fight by Tammany alder
men to save one Of their pet institu-
tons.
81 have got enough votes TO defeat
the resolution, and am going to DO il"
said Alderman Bowling. Tammany lead
er, after the meeting. "This talk about
graft on the part Of the attendants
there is all bunk. They earn what
little fees they get. People are used
to coming to the City Hall to get mar
ried, and it is the natural place for
them TO come. There is no holding up
of poor bridegrooms."
Alderman Curran, who is backing the
resolution, which was introduced by
Alderman Quinn, said that bill should
be introduced in the Legislature giving
the City Clerk and his deputies power
to perform marriage ceremonies, that
a room should be fitted up for the
purpose in his Offices, and that no fee
should be asked either for the cere-
mony or the certificate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-24
ROCKEFELLER KIN
DYING PENNILESS
Allen L. Boyer Appealed to Oil
King Through Friend
In Vain.
rBr telegraph to N. TrIbun.

Philadelphia, Feb. % Allen Lorah
Boyer, a relative of John d. Rookie
Teller, and at one time his intimate
friend, is dying in the Old Mems Home
here. Once wealthy. Boyer lost his
fortune through unlucky financial
ventures. After a struggle to main
tain himself, the aged man finally ac-
cepted the assistance offered by
friends, but his chief regret is that
Mr.. Rockefeller, the oil king, refused
TO aid him in his days Of adversely.
Genealogical Investigations made
Boyer aware that the wealthiest man
in the world was relative of his.
Through the descendants OF John
Heinrich Boyer, who emigrated to this
country from Bavaria, the family be-
came connected by marriage with the
Rockefellers. The two men became ac-
auainted and Boyer was entertained
AZ the Rockefeller establishments IN
New York City and Cleveland. lie
played golf with the millionaire At
Pocantico Hills, the Rockefeller estate
near Tarrytown on the Hudson.
Christmas gifts were sent each year
by Bower 10 his relative, and Mr..
Rockefeller in turn presented Boyer
with numerous elaborate engrayings,
which Boyer has since sold for trifing
sums in his fight 10 provide for his
own needs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-24
WOMAN, 20, ONE
OF BREAD LINE
She Was Without Food for
Four Days - Hundreds
Receive Help.

A woman about seventy years old
was found last night patiently holding
her place in the bread line of the Vol
unteers Of America, at 80 East Nine
teenth Street. She said she had had
nothing 10 eat for four days.
The Rev. Alton NJ Young, who has
charge of this relief work, gave her
three cups OF coffee. all the bread she
could eat and two loaves to take home.
There is nothing so unusual about
that case" said the Rev. Mr.. Young
last night. "Why, one day this week a
refined, well dressed young woman
came in here. She said that she had
come 70 this city from Philadelphia
with $50, but her money was spent .
fore she could find any work. She was
a millner. For nearly a week she had
been walking around the city in search
Of employment. We found room for
her and soon arranged to get her
work"
The bread line wends its way slowly
into the zone of bread and coffee every
evening from TO o'clock. Six hun
bred men and forty women are fed
each night. Occasionally small chill
dren are brought with their parents.
Through this agency and other relief
stations. at Stuyvesant Street and
ia Fulton Street. Brooklyn, the Volun-
teers OF America are reaching from
s 900 10 5000 persons every week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-24
HEIR TO 100000
HELD AS BURGLAR
r. V. Fletcher, Actor, Who
Claims Wealth, Accused
of Stealing Coats.

Roy " Fletcher, vaudeville monol-
ogist, and only son, he says, OF the
late Roy V. Fletcher, president OF the
Fletcher Lumber Company, Of Bangor,
Me-, was arrested last evening, accused
of burglary. He is a prisoner in Belle
yue Hospital.
Dressed in a dark blue suit, brown
overcoat and swinging a cane, Fletcher
was hurrying along Amsterdam Ave-
nue.. On his arm he carried several
ladies' balmacaan coats. These drew
the attention OF Detectives Finan and
Riley at l36th Street. They stopped
Fletcher and asked him where he got
the garments.
He gave such vague answers that
the detectives started with him for the
West l26th Street police station. They
hadn't gone far when the young man
broke down, they say, and confessed
he stole the coats from an office build
ing at Fifth Avenue and Twenty
seventh Street and was on his way 10
pawn them.
In the station house Fletcher told
the following story, according 10 the
police:
"My home is in Bangor, Me. am
twenty-six years old and son OF the
late Roy V. Fletcher, president Of the
Fletcher Lumber Company. He died
two years ago.
81 came to New York in 1908. I was
interested in the stage, and came here
to attend dramatic school. ! ran
short of money and stole some stun In
a Broadway department store. IL was
really shoplifting, but ! was charged
with burglary and arraigned before
Judge Rosalsky. | got a suspended
sentence.
81 then went into vaudeville as a
monologst. Eight or ten months be
fore my father died, in 1912, he sent
| for me to come home. | went. My
father told me that he wanted me TO
give up the stage, and that il | didn't
| he would disinherit me. decided 20
| give it up.
1.-TWO months before my father died
| he married a woman named Ida Welch.
I He left an estate OF about SbOO,OOO.
/ There was our home in Bangor and two
summer homes, one at Bar Harbor and
one at beach place in Maine. There
was about $4,000 in cash. After my
father died my stepmother contested
| the settlement of the estate. IL has
! been tied up in the courts ever since.
went DhCh " tue W toht
nv living and worked up to about
three weeks ago. ran short OF money.
I've stolen some stuff besides the coats
| had to-day. | got word week ago
from my uncle, Frank Fletcher. of
Bangor, that the suit over the property
was coming up on March IL. He is
connected with the Maine Central Rail-
road. He told me to come home, and
ought to be in Bangor now. In a short
time expect to have at least 100000
from the estate"
Fletcher collapsed after telling his
story. His condition was so serious
that he was ordered removed 20 Belle
vue. Fifty pawn tickets were found
in his pockets. When detectives
seached his room, at 262 West l43d
Street, they found a coat which the
police say was stolen from the apart
ment of c. D. Purcell, of 90 West l04th
Street, on January 2, along with about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-24
MONKS MISS MENU
OF CANADIAN CAMP
ArmadillOs Also Go AStray, but
Annual Dinner Includes
LaSsOed SQUAD.

Several monkeys Of the edible type
were unable to keep an engagement at
the Hotel Aston last night to be roast
cd and served to the 1875 members and
guests of the Canadian Camp at its
thirteenth annual dinner. Likewise a
consignment of armadillos, which was
to accompany the monkeys, from Colo
mel d. L. Brainard, United States mill
.ary attache at Buenos Ayres, went
astray and missed the boat that was
TO bring the animals here.
But their detection did not prevent
the sportsmen from tasting some
dishes of a new variety. For instance,
four-foot catfish, weighing hfty
hounds, which was caught last week
off Newfoundland, was served. There
was also some roast squad, which the
menu said were lassoed by Buffalo
Jones. and some maize la Tyler, de
Egvp.. from South Dakota, presented
by Jesse f. Tyler, Of the Department
of the Interior.
Tben too. there was a Salad de Let
us Graballucan. which delighted those
present. Mention is also made of some
Ices a la Stefansson and Andersen. The
diners looked in vain for several dishes
carded on the menu, which for some
reason were not on hand. These IN
cluded Peary's Spiral cared Polar
Mice. Whale Meat, Seal Flippers, Prince
Henry's Rhino and Buffalo Jones's
Catalo.
Edward S. Curtis gave an illustrated
talk on the North American Indians
and their method Of obtaining food,
and showed some realistic pictures of
whales, which made up for their abb
sence in the flesh. Other addresses
were made by Lee Keedick, who showed
a reel OF the Sir Douglas Mawson pict-
ures; DR.. Edward Breck, of Nova
Scotia; DR.. John d. Quackenbos, Ed
ward Avis, Commander Harold Bart
lett. Professor Marshall H. Saville and
Richard f. Follett.
Professor Arnaldo Faustini. of Rome,
a member Of the Royal Institute Of the
Geographical Society, was the guest OF
honor. and told of the hardships OF
camping in Italy. The toastmasterrs
were Justices J. W. Longley, OF Hall
fax, and F. r. Lstchford. of Toronto.
Prominent among the guests were
Rear Admiral Robert f. Peary, Captain
George Conner, who has spent quarter
of a century in the Arctic; John Emery
Mclean. president Of the Canadian Club
Of this city, and DR.. William c. Ken
dali. of the United States Bureau OF
Fisheries. $500.
Also present. as the guest of William
NJ. Fuller. deputy chief clerk Of the
Court Of General Sessions, was Miss
Edith McCalmont, of Warren, Penn,
who recently killed a wild bear in the
woods near her home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-24

interested in more than the social pros
poets of the tractor. Mrs. Heinrich is
one Of those women who stand along
side and help. She can fly herself, and
she knows everything that the scien-
lists DO about the theory of aviation.
For five years she has helped and in
spired her husband. When the aviation
business slumped two years ago and
fortunes were lost all over America
she insisted that he hold TO his dreams.
She would not let him give up flying.
Every morning last summer when the
practice flights for this new aeroplane
were being made she rose at 8 o'clock
and went down to the aviation fields to
help.
There is a third partner in the Helm
rich firm. Her name is Elsie, and she
is seven years old. Maybe she wasn't
jealous Of me yesterday.
"Daddy's keeping that woman up too
long" she grumbled. "If they don't
come down soon, he won't have time to
take me up"
He didn't either, and Elsie wouldn't
speak TO me until we were half way
home. However, she expects TO be the
first sever-year- to drop bomb on
Brooklyn, so she still has something
to live for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-24
Japan DEFIED
BY CHINESE HERE
Resistance to Aggression De-
manded, and Support
Pledged.

Unanimous support Of the 10000 CHI
nese in New York and its vicinity was
pledged last night TO President Yuan
Shih-kai Of China in resistance TO the
twentv-one demands presented by
japan. More than five hundred mer-
chants. university teachers and STU
dents and professional men attended
mass meeting at Is Mott Street called
by the Chinese Merchants Association
Of New York.
Y. Y. Yang. Consul General, presided.
The object Of the meeting, he said, was
to ascertain public opinion regarding
the crisis and TO obtain support Tor the
President and his government.
l.. H. Hsieh, editor of "Min Hay
Pao." introduced a resolution that a
dispatch be sent TO Minister kal Fun
Shah, at Washington, and cable mes
sage to President Yuan. There was
call for the raising of hands. Every
man in the assembly room raised ms
hand in calm but grim manifestation
of his Indignation and determination.
The president Of the association, zee
Pao Kong. drafted the messages. Ihat
to Minister Shah requested full ana
authentic information. The cable 10
President Yuan was as follows;
"The united Chinese population in
New York pledge their answering sup
port to your excellency in the stoutest
resistance TO foreign aggression threat
ening our national sovereignty and ter
ritorial integrity. The twenty-one de-
mands presented by a foreign govern
ment must be rejected in toto, since
every one strikes at our national life.
In this hour of peril all Chinese citi-
zens. regardless of previous party af-
citations. unite in upholding you. Not
one inch Of our sacred soil must be
surrendered. We can safely assure
YOUR excellency that American public
opinion supports your attitude against
the menace OF the open door. Let US
fight like Belgium, if we must; but
die like Corea. never
Earlier in the afternoon the Chinese
students az Columbia met in Hamilton
Hall and after hours of discussion sent
this message to President Yuan Shin
kai:
Concerning Japanese demands. re-
sist. and resist hard. Rather die fight
inc than in chains. Government schol-
ars ready to return and fight for coun-
fry"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-24
BURGLAR" WAS MANAGER
Police Bravely Capture Man
Who Entered Own Store.

The attempted footing OF the Alham-
bra Theatre box Office safe early yes
terdsy morning left Harlem on the
alert for burglars. About 8 o'clock
last night a passerby saw two men saw
q lock off the door and enter a five
and-ten cent store in 125th Street, near
Seventh Avenue.
An excited citizen rushed to give the
alarm, and some one blew a police
whistle. A crowd Of fully one thousand
persons gathered to watch the capture
Of the burglars.
The police entered the store and
seized the two men. They were han
ding them roughly when one explained
that he was NJ. j. Bliss, manager OF
the store, and his comrade was a lock
smith, summoned to help him open the
door. Bliss had forgotten his keys.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-24
WOMAN'S BATTLE
SAVES DIAMONDS
Surprised at Work, Thugs
Try to Tear Jewels
from Her Ears.

Two burglars were surprised by Mrs.
Abraham Flashberg, OF 267 Sheffield
Avenue, East New York, at work IN her
apartment yesterday afternoon. They
struck her with blackjack and tried
to tear her earrings from her ears.
She fought them, and her cries caused
them to take flight, without any loot.
Mrs Flashberg, who is the wife OF
cloak manufacturer, of 144 West
Twenty-sixth Street. on coming into
the fiat about 2 o'clock noticed two
men, one short and swarthy, who
seemed to be an Italian. and the other
large and fair. apparently Pole.
When she got to her apartment on
the second floor Mrs. Flashberg started
to prepare dinner. Mrs. Sarah klackel,
who lives two floors above her, called
DOWN that two men had been up TO her
apartment inquiring for family
named Fisher" Mrs. Flashberg went
up to find out about the two men. leav-
ing the front door open.
Ten minutes later she went back TO
her kitchen, when she heard noise IN
the bedroom She opened the door and
was confronted by the two men she saw
on the stairs. Before she could speak
the taller one gripped her by the threat
and struck her face with blackjack.
The men had apparently been sur
prised by Mrs. Flashberg's return,
While she was upstairs they had
slipped through the open door and
were ransacking the bedrooms.
Grab towel" cried the taller one
TO the shorter, while he continued to
| beat Mrs. Flashberg about the head and
face
With the towel. which he found in
the kitchen, the burglar tried to gas
Mrs. Flashberg. But she is a powerful
woman and struggled, screaming for
help. Then, while one held her by the
throat, the other tried to wrench out
! her diamond earrings, valued at s4OO
| But these were fastened with screws
and after Juggling at them for FIVE min
utes until the blood ran the burglars
| threw her to the floor and fed.
! Weak from her struggles, Mrs. Flash
berg followed them 20 the street, where
! she tainted. Other residents Of the
house gave chase, but the burglars rar
down Sheffield Avenue, Belmont Ave
nue. and then down Georgia Avenue
where they were lost to sight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-24

NIT the use Of party funds in pri-
mary contests The present restriction
on the number Of deputy superintend-
ents Of elections that could be ap-
pointed and the number Of DAYS they
could be employed at 81 day are
eliminated. There is an apparent OPP
portunity for distribution OF an unilm-
tied amount of patronage by the party
IN power.
INSTEAD OF stiffening the require
ments for appointment OF election OF
fcers the bill provides for either oral
or written examinations, at the DIS
cretion Of the commissioners of cleo
tons, and for school of instruction,
likewise discretionary, TO be held
nights, after the officials are appointed.
Each inspector and poll clerk IS 10 re-
ceive 81 for attendance. The expense
in salaries 20 New York City for one
night Of such a school would be
S12,1s6.
New Bill Under Way.
"A bill now being prepared BY the
Honest Ballot Association, the CITY
Club and the Citizens Union. of New
York City, BY changing the hours OF
registration 10 evenings for one week
will make il possible 20 obtain better
qualified election officials and will
make unnecessary school OF instruc-
ton, maintained at public expense,
either before or after examination,
which will be made a real eIamins-
ton"
When Governor Whitman was asked
his views on the bin tonight he con-
tented himself with saying:
The bill is liable TO be amended. !
do not care to discuss il until it is in
its final shape"
Other Republicans who talked for
publication, and what they said, fol
low:
Senator Alvah Burlinssme, Of
Brooklyn: 1T 10 reactionsry. Il is n
step backward
Senator s. A. Jones. OF Chenango;
~ am against the major changes III
the bill, though the measure has some
good features. We have passed the day
Of the state convention. and ] am
against the nullification OF the Massa-
chusetts ballot"
Senator Clinton D. Horton, Of Erie:
III the bill violates the principles OF
direct primaries I'm against It,"
Assemblyman Francis r. Stoddard,
jr., Of New York: The bill as 1t
stands is far from perfect. ] feel Ger
tain the Governor will have all the
support he needs in this matter
The Democrats will make common
cause against the bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-24
John THE BARBER" SUED
Lease for Boxing Contests
Brings Manager Into Court.

John Reisler, better known to the
theatrical and sporting world as John
the Barber" tonsorialist and manager
OF prize fighters, was one of the prin-
cipals yesterday in legal bout before
Justice Giegerich. Reisler and Abra-
ham Lehman arc being sued by the
Richard +. Sause Company over lease
of the New Amsterdam Opera House,
in West Forty-fourth Street, in 1918,
for boxing contests. John the Bar
Der" was one Of the managers Of the
fight club.
The lease was for thirty-six nights.
The plaintiff says that Reisler put UP
$4,000 as a guarantee, and that, be-
sides this amount. there is due from
the defendants $1,000.
Reislers story is that Harry Pollok,
now manager of Freddie Welsh, origi-
naly had the lease for his Forty
fourth Street Sporting Club. Pollok
turned the lease over TO the club, which
was about to be incorporated. and
Reisler, as one of the trustees, ad-
vanced the $4,000 security. John the
Barber" says that the plaintiff COM
pany promised to become interested
in the club. But the organization was
never incorporated, and Reisler asks
that the $4,000 be returned TO him.
The trial will be continued to-day.