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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

The man who has bed of roses usual
~ sits up nights picking out the thorns.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12
PURE FOOD
SPICES

To meet the increased de-
mand created by the pure
Food Law we have added
to our stock Of Drugs a lineof
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

mand created by the "Pure
Food Law we have added
to our stock Of Drugs a lineof
Maltese Cross Pure Food Spices
Black Pepper, White Pepper.
Red Pepper, Allspice,
Cinnamon,
Mace, Nutmeg,
Cloves, Mustard.
These are selected, milled
and GUARANTEED ABSOLUTE
LY PURE by Meyer Brothers
Drug Co., of St. Louis, who
are pioneers in the Pure Food
and Drug movements Of this
country.
These spices are put up in
neat tin cans to sell at Ioc.,
thus reducing the loss of
strength and flavor to a min
lmum.
Maltese Cross Olive Oil,
The Best on the Market.
Pure Cream of Tartar.
". c. StempeI 4 Co.
PHARMACISTS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12

construction which good workmanship, good material
have been sacrificed to get cheap price The Round Oak
Oak stove The material is the very best that be
bought the workmanship is the very finest put into any
furnace construction made not excepted 1t is there
fore not high priced furnace but by far the cheapest It
is permanent Improvement to any building and good
investment We invite you to investigate the good Round
Oak furnace We furnish plans-successfu plans-also
estimates on request.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-09-12
Bonds
I'm Haste

We furnish all bonds used in the
collection of debts, such as Cost
Bonds, and Bonds in Attachment
and Replevin Proceedings.
Our promptness in supplying these
often proves of valuable assistance
to manufacturers and others in col.
lecting from distant creditors.
With an agency system that covers
every business point in the coun-
try, we are in position to wire
our agents to give security for
responsible concerns without delay,
Parties whose wide business trans.
actions involve great risk often
save themselves from loss by cen.
sulting us.
Fidelity, Official, License, Contract
and Probate Bonds also promptly
furnished.
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INDUcTED INTO OFFICE
installation Ceremonies by Aux
iliaries Of U. S. W. v.
jotNTe'--ExERCISEs HELD
Department Officers of Spanish War
Veteran Organization Present.
NEW FORM OF PROGRAM USED
Presentation Of Flowers to New Presi-
dent-Address by the Retiring
- Presiding Officer.
NEW FORM OF PROGRAM USED

picture of patriotism in the tri-color Of
"Old Glory" was presented last evening in
the main auditorium of the Carroll Insti-
tute building on 10th street, the occasion
being the joint installation OF officers Of
District of Columbil Spanish war auxl-
iarles. The hall was profusely decorated
with American flags, and the ladies of the
organizations were attired in white. while
the members of the guard of honor, COM
posed of girls in white, carried small silk
flags. The auditorium was filled to its
capacity with Spani&h War Veterans and
their families and friends, while quite a
number of the grim old fighters CT the COS
We're seattle red through the large audience.
The bugler sounded the Assembly
few minutes after S o'clock, and announce
ment was made that Department Comman-
der J. Walter Mitchell of the United Span
ish War Veterans and his staff with Past
Commander-in-chief Colonel NJ. Emmett
Urell, were in waiting. These officers were
then. escorted into the hall by the guard of
girls in white, while the orchestra played
a lively military march, and after their re-
ception by Mrs. Anna NJ. Baden the retir-
Ing department president; Mrs. Lizzie w.
Calver, the newly elected department presi-
dent, and the other ladies, they were in
vited to take seats upon the stage.
The pretty and impressive installation
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up in reverence, but for widespread re-
membrance and genuine love and affec-
ton, he said he doubted if there was a
man in all the world who was honored in
more places and by more people every
year than Bobbie Burns.
1t was not the conventional dinner. The
speeches were interspersed between the
courses and with the speeches and songs
o. Rnrns and of Scotland. There were a
number of soioists, r. NJ. Thompson, Will
lam Jardine, Charles Stanley, Thomas G.
Hill, William Gardner and James Douglas
The songs We're many and varied. and
most of them had the whole assembly
Wha Haze" "The English Wife, 1.-THE
Town O. Robbie Burns" "Loch Lommond,"
1.-THE Banks an Braes o. Doom" annie
Laurie" the blue Bells of Scotland" and
"Ionhlng through the Rye
Among the other addresses We're Our
ADOPTED country Benz. Irving; The
by Alexander Balm; "The Land We Left"
by Capt. Robert Armour, and THE Gale
DOMAIN Club" by Hugh Reid, chief of the
clan. DR.. Thomas Miller acted as toast
master and most of the old members were
introduced by verse from Hes jolly
Good Fellow
There was a number of Rotations by
Prof. Koehler and Talbot Pulizzi.
Guests Present.
Those present at the dinner were John l..
Kennedy. Philip P. Campbell. DR.. Thomas
Miller, Hugh Reid. Frank Hosford, Talbot
o. Pu!izzi, John d. Higgins, l. Weeks. Jas
NJ. Leckie, Murdoch z. Mackey. Robert
Cowan, James S. Crawford, John Nc
Gregor, Noble P. Barnes, A. Drummond,
d. w. Harrington. William Dargie, Joseph
Robson. John Scheideman, Alex. Balm, A.
II. McGhan, Jos. NJ. Frank, Z. r. Schayer
washington Herald. Thomas A. Bynum
Prof c. koehler. VIM. Fl. Aiburger, BENZ.
Irving. James Douglas, Henry Morgan,
John Robertson. w. E. Colladay, James
Cassells, Robert Low, T..V. PowderIy, VIM.
Gardiner. g. w. finney (PosD, r. NJ.
Thomson, A Miller Thos G. Hill, VIM
Jardine VIM. F. Huntress. Chas r. Stan
ley, Robert Armour, James b. Lambie, -
w. Tolman.
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Installation of officers.

Columbia Hive, No. 3, L. o. r NJ, held
initiation and dance in Pythian Temple
January 81. Mrs. Melva j. CasweIl conduct
ing the ceremony. assisted by Mrs. Ada T.
Hartman. Miss Lillian Peters and Miss
Beatrice Smith The officers installed were
Mrs. Grace Bernhard, commander: Mrs
Mary Cosgrove, past commander Mrs
Emile Hellrigel, senior commander; Mrs
Jennie Rudloff, record keeper; Mrs. Mar
garet J. Sharrett. finance keeper; Mrs. lula
Eisenbeiss. chaplain; Mrs. Marg4 ret Smith
sergeant; Mrs. Cora NJ. Myers mistress al
arms; Mrs. Julia Lyle, sentinel; Mrs: Mary
McQuade. picket: Mrs. Mary Galloway, Of
fetal prompter: Mrs. Carrie White, pianist !.
Miss J.. Peters, Mrs. NJ E,isenbess. Mrs
f. Decker, banner bearers; Mrs. NJ. Coch-
ran captain of the guard.
Mrs. CoSgroVe. retiring commander. was
presented with jewel of the order and a
handsome china closet as token of esteem
and many of the ladies made her personal
gifts. Mrs. Caswell was presented with a
diamond and pearl pendant. Mrs. Van Ness
deputy commander also presented Mrs
Cosgrove with silver bon bon Dish.
After the ceremony the young people en-
joyed themselves dancing.
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HENRY E. KLOTZ DEAD.
Demise, Due to Heart Failure, Was
Unexpected

The death of Henry E. Klotz, proprietor
Navy Headquarters" at 1TO6 G street, &C.
CURED suddenly last night, being the result
of heart failure, the physicians say. 1t was
explained that Mr.. Klotz had been i'll about
week, but yesterday he expressed him.
self as feeling much improved and it was
believed he would soon be able to leave his
ROOM But a reaction set in and his death
occurred about S:45 o'clock.
Arrangements for the funeral will be
made this evening. when his daughter, Mrs.
Bedford Robertson. arrives from Rocky
Mount. Va, and his sister, Mrs. George
Murray, comes from her home in New York
Mr.. klotz was in his fifty-first year, hav-
ing been born in the District of Columbia.
He was a member of the Association of
Oldest Inhabitants, and it Is said that
delegation of members from that organi-
zation will attend the obsequies. His Sec
ond wife, who was Miss Elizabeth Amen,
a daughter, Mrs. Robertson, stepdaughter,
Miss Pauline Amen, and three sons Harry
W., Arthur E. and Walter r. klotz, sur
vive him.
II is said that both deceased and his
father Charles E. Klotz, who died in 1893,
had a wide acquaintance among army and
navy Officers, their restaurant being IA
nous dining place. The army and Navy
Club made it's headquarters at the restau-
rant before its removal to the present build
ing, and ever since then 1t has been a IA
vorite gathering place for officials from the
State, War and Navy building, as we'll as
the newspaper correspondents.
Henry f. Klotz was described by his
many friends as an enthusiastic lover of
horses and was a member of the Washing
ton Jockey Club. Hc was the originator, it
is said of the system of classifying horses
by past performances. the amount OF weight
carried etc.-in other words, tn, form
sheet" as 1t is called. Although not an
owner Of thoroughhreds Mr. Klotz took an
active interest in the racing game, and his
opinion in regard to the class of various
horses was frequently sought.
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the same time as might easily he tho c.so
the nre department, even with the Fra
nghter.- could not possibly handle them
IT was all that the fire department could
do to handle the Academy of Wns,o gre
VI course II we had the high-pressure fire
preteetioh service the engines would NOT
nave peen needed for the Academy of Music
rne anu Tar more and better streams of
OUT. me high-pressure fire protection serv,
ice would cover, without engines. ali the
W ueart OF the city, from the Capitol to the
at lower cost and with far greater effeo-
tWeness. The first cost of laying the spe
GA ciai mains from Fort Reno to the heart OF
.ne city, estimated at S75O.000 would be
practically the whole cost. since the Nc w; 10
tenance OF the mains would not be consid-
eraDie, and the efficiency of the depart-
ment would be doubled. Last night. as al
partment did splendid work, and the hest
possible under the circumstances :;
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Wimsatt. two daughters. Grace NJ. and
Eleanor f.. and four boys. Oscar L.. en-
gagged in the lumber business at Rockville,
Nd: r. Harrison, real estate and president
of the South Washington Protective Asso-
ciaticn; DIR. Louis \. Johnson and Frank A.
Johnson. real estate. in this city. His
brothers and sisters are A. Geary, Eidridge
S. of Baltimore, Milton w. Cornelius and
Oliver p. an invalid as the result of paraly-
sis. and Mrs. y. =. Cassel-lan and Mrs. H.
b. Simpson.
Deceased WAS one of the first arpointees
when the board of appraisers of the District
of Columbia WIS created. and was chair
man of the excise board for number of
years.
Appointed in 1894.
He was appointed an assistant assessor
and member of the excise board August
III, 1894. and resigned on account of i'll
health November 80. 1899. He rendered
very satisfactory service in both capacities
and was held in high esteem by the Of
ficals of the District
He also engaged extensively in real es-
tate Investments and was one of the larg-
est property holders in South washington
to which section he mainly confined him
self He has lived there all the time of
his residence in Washington the present
colonial-style- home of the family on
street having heen built by him twenty
eight years ago.
Mr.. Johnson was also greatly interested
in politics. and was prominently allied with
the democrats of the city. He served as
escort to Mrs. Stevenson. wife of the then
vice president, at President C!eveland's
inaugural ball. ..
His Career as Citizen.
1t appears from sketches of the life and
career of j. Harrison johnson, which an
pears in volumes devoted to prominent
Washingtonians, that he WAS born at Lake
vile, Dorchester county, Nd. in 1888 He
spent his early life on his fathers farm.
but at the age of eighteen he took to the
sea. Three years later, when but twenty
one years old. he was captain of Potomac
river sailing vessel. AT the age of twenty
three he came to Washington and settled
here. going into business a grocer and
ship chandler. His business grew and he
gradually widened his scope branching out
into many other lines of business. He be-
came vice president of the Great Falls Ice
Company, but resigned that position to es-
tablish the Columbia Mutual Ice Company
He was one of the founders of the HYGIENE
Ice Company. and served as it's president for
many years. He also served as vice presi-
dent of the Lincoln National Bank and
while acting in this capacity suffered q
spell of sickness that compelled him to
relinquish, for a time, his active business
career.
The funeral will take place Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock from st. Dominics Cath
Ollie Church. 9th and streets southwest
Rev. Father Hinch Will conduct the serv-
ices.
The pallbearers will be A. Geary Johnson
Cornelius Johnson, Elbridge S. Johnson
Milton w. Johnson, Richard A. Johnson
and Samuel c. Wimsatt. Interment will be
made in Rock Creek cemetery.
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PAY TRIBUTE TO BURNS
SCOTS CELEBRATE ANNIVER-
SARY OF HIS BIRTH.
Speeches and Music and Dinner
Testimonial to Famous Bard
Those Present.

One Of thousands of cities all over the
civilized world where the sons OF Scotia
celebrated the birthday of Robert Burns
Washington last night glowed with warmth
loving memory and good fellowship Ihe
Caledonian Club here for thir;y-fve years
has honored the night OF January % with
a Burns dinner. Last night it was held at
the Hotel Reuter- sixty members and
friends of the organization joining to do
honor to the poet.
The Denner," as the menu announced,
was characteristically Scotch. There was
cock-o-lcekie. bittock frae Il Hielan'
nowt. gentry roastit d2uk wi APPLES and
groset Jeeiie, a wee donal q glenIevit and
'anitheT wee donal 10 keep il a doom"
There were other things ana phrases on
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HOUSING CONDITIONS.
Improvement Methods Considered by
Local Committee. -.

meeting of the committee on improve
ment of housing conditions was held at
the committees office, room 7O3, Ouray
building. Thursday afternoon. There were
present DR.. George NJ. Kober, Mr. William
II. Baldwin, Mr.. Thomas Bradley, Mr. c.
+. Weller, Mrs. II. B. L. Macfarland, Mr..
j. b. Il. Topper, Mr.. G. A Weber, Mr..
George S. Wilson, Mr.. Alan o. Clephane.
Miss Hebe b. Haynes and Mr. Wallace
Hatch.
The members discussed the necessity of
making the work now being done in hous-
ing Improvement of such prominence that
there should be secured this year If poss,-
Die or at the earliest practicable time, the
enactment of such laws and regulations as
should safeguard the health and safety of
the people of Washington. :
Among other matters considered was a
report of a special committee which suy-
gested an endeavor to effect helpfully the
revision of local building laws which is
now being made by the building inspector's
commission; tabulation of housing laws
and regulations in the principal cities of
the United States for use in the Dist rict
advocacy of a special commission, on
housing and health conditions in the ma
tional capital; to guard against the future
development of tenement and housing evils
by promoting the passage of laws com
pelling in all new buildings adequate light
ana ventilation, sanitary plumbing, fire
proteelion anu reguiatins-the occupancy of
basement rooms and the overcroWding Of
dwellings; safeguarding the health OF the
city by cooperating to secure an ADEQUATE
number OF inspectors; TO promote the re-
moval of all box privies within the 6ra
limits of the city; to report for proper ac-
ton insanitary, dilapidated and unsa fe
houses and the alleys whose early CON
version into minor streets is especially de-
srable; TO promote the extension and i'm,
provement of commercial building
The committee is to commence work
Immediately in urging upon the Senate
committee on appropriations not only, the
ACCESSIBILITY, but the necessity-if the health
OF Washington is TO be properly safeguard
ed-of appointing reasonable numoer OF
building. sanitary and health inspectors.
and providing an appropriation for estab-
laboratory.
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Meeting Of Field AGENTS.

Ala meeting OF field agents at the Wash.
ington branch Office of the jamestown ter
centennial exposition last evening the re.
port of each showed that the respective
fields have been thoroughly canvassed and
that large number OF exhibits have been
listed ana are now ready for shipment to
jamestown.
Routine business was transacted and
plans to expedite the work of the executive
committee and of all branch Offices were
formulated.
Resolutions were adopted expressing
thanks to Giles b. Jackson for the efforts
he has made and the success he has
achieved In the Jamestown movement.
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ton, presented the colors furnished by it
to the LIST Regiment, District OF Columbia
Volunteers, in a touching and appropriate
address at its camp on the eve of its
departure for the front.
Mrs. Calver was also the. organizer Of
the temporary home for the homeless MEM
bers of the District Volunteers during their
furlough Of two months in this city. In
this work Mrs. Calyer was supported and
assisted by the Legion of Loyal Women,
the Red Cross Society. the citizens relief
committee and such workers as Miss Clara
Barton, Mrs Nero L. Tanner, Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey, Mrs. Albertine Odell, Mrs.
Emma Myers and Messrs. B. H. Warner,
John Joy Edison, Simon Wolf. Maj. r. w.
Sylvester DIR. Pettis and others.
Mrs Calver has for years been treasurer
of the Guild of the Legion of Loyal Women
and financial secretary of the Aid Asso-
citation for the Blind, and Is a charter
member of Ruth Chapter. No. !, Order of
the Eastern Star.
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Installation of Cushing camp.

William B. Gushing Camp, No. 80 Sons
Of Veterans. U. s. A. has installed officers
for the ensuing year as follows: Rev. J..
Luther Brenizer. commander; A. B. Good
rich. senior vice commander; Fred Weber.
Junior vice commander: Mai. e. r. Camp
bell. chaplain; Harry Moore, secretary; w.
F. Wolfe, treasurer; w. C. Robbins. color
sergeant; c. ]. Davis. sergeant of guard.
and F. A. Cross, corporal OF guard. Past
commandments e. n. Campbell acted
as installing officer. -
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Alpha Delta Phi.

Mr.. Matthew Trimble,. president of the
Alumni Association Of the Alpha Delta Phi
Fraternity. has issued an invitation to the
members of this fraternity to meet in So
cial reunion at his residence, 1920 Rhode
Island avenue, this evening. About fifty
have promised to be present and a jolly
good time Is anticipated. The ..boys. .,
young and old. will test their musical TAI
ents In singing fraternity and college
songs Every Alpha Delta In and around
Washington has been invited. 81
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TIRE evenings program that could be read
only by the initiated. But the gathering
even the outsider who not scot was
made to feel the genuineness of the tribute
paid the peoples poet.
Campbell of Kansas.
REPRESENTATIVE Campbell OF Kansas re-
sponded to the toast, THE President" He
said that Burns might be considered the
first vice president OF the square deal club
His whole life and all his writings incul-
Gated this principle, and while the President
nos in n nosition to do more and greater
,htrss things that would make stir in
,be world at the time and possibly mate
rally benefit more people, Burns hac sNeh
10 the world fragments OF verse, sayings
morals and thoughts that wouid nNe as
Me than ANYTHING done or said by any ruler
V Powderly. former commissioner OF
immigration. who has just returned from
a long trip in Europe, spoke or his Pill
grimage to the Burns cottage where ne had
stood bareheaded on the threshold OF the
poet's homestead and laid three rosepuds
all the flowers he could find at the moment
on the waters of the Doom and watched
them float out OF sight with the feeling that
they were going as an offering TO the spirit
of the place.
Nebraska's Response.
Representative John Kennedy of Ne
braska spoke 10 the toast "The Day We
Celebrate" He said that if not exactly a
Sco,chman OF Ayr, he was from Ayrshire
and raised in the same homeiy surround
ings and had lived something of the same
hard and simple life of Burns. There were
men whose birthday was celebrated in
various parts OF the world and to whom
thousands OF one nation or another looked
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AN OLD RES|DEATDEAD
J. Harrison Johnson Succumbs
to Effects of Paralysis.
STRICKEN SEVEN YEARS AGO
Prominent in the Business Lie Of
Washington.
FORMERLY WITH EXCISE BOARD
President Of That Body and Also
Served as Assistant Assessor
Socially Popular.
STRICKEN SEVEN YEARS AGO
WITH EXCISE BOARD

Surprise and sorrow was expressed On all
sides in this city today because of the death
of ]. Harrison johnson. one of the most
prominent citizens of the District. which oc
Cured yesterday at his home, 100 c
street southwest, following a protracted i'll
ness. His intimate friends state that his
demise is due indirectly to his devotion to
his official duties. 1t was explained that
more than seven years ago while he was
serving as chairman of the excise board.
he was taken i'll at his office in the District
Building, and removed TO his home. He
suffered stroke of paralysis, and has been
an invalid. confined to his home, ever since.
Although his death was in a measure caused
ago, the immediate cause was arterial
scelerosis. Before his demise Mr.. Johnson
was in a state of coma for two days. He
is the third brother to die as the result of
paralysis
Prominent and Popular.
In business life in his social relations,
Mr.. Johnson was both prominent ana popu-
lar. He came of the widely-known Johnson
family interested in the coal and wood bust
ness in and around Washington. The family
is 4 large one, and he is survived by five
brothers, two sisters, his wife. NJ. Isabella
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E. A. Sterling, formerly assistant forester
In the Department of Agriculture, has been
appointed forester Of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad. Mr.. Sterling will be the first
forester OF an American railroad.
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To Cure q Cold in One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMo QuipIne- Tahlets. Drue.
sisn refund money II II fails to cure 4 ".
GHUvES signature y % esch boz. 15e.
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Nebraska's Response.
Check a Cough or "slight Cold, in

its nrst stages BROWNS BRONCHIAL. TROCuEs
cure Coughs Hoarseness and Sore Throat; REFLEX.
bronchits and innusnza. Contain nothing injurio,s