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New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
A ROOSEVELT REUNION
Continued from first page.

with the Hamburg The first man 70 board the
vessel was George Koettner. an expert decorator
Of the interior Of steamers who is in the employ
OF the Hamburg American Line Behind Mr.
Koettner was a gang of decorators. plumbers
and voodworkers. who made bee line for the
imperial suite which will be made more luxu-
rious for the President than it was when the
German Emperor occupied it. Mr. kOettner,
who carried blueprint OF the plans OF the
suite. has been over here several weeks, the task
before him being one OF the reasons for his
coming 10 this country
While the noise Of the cargo and baggags
vinches roared without the deck. the ring OF
hammer and chiseI sounded within the imperial
suite The preliminary work OF beautifytug and
enlarging the Roosevelt suite. which must be
completed within fifty hours, had begun Tbs
suite which IS on the starboard side OF the
promenade deck. had only three rooms when
the German Emperor occupied IL, but when Mr..
Roosevelt sails he will have fve-room suite
The first thing that fell before the tools OF the
renovators a partition which separated ths
three imperial rooms from two adjacent ones
The first room of the Roosevelt suite will be .
drawing room. Room No. will be the bed
room. Room Will be private dressing roonls
while Room + will be the bedroom OF Ksrrnit
Roosevelt Room No. will be a large bath
room, which viii contain all sorts OF innova-
tions in the bathing line, and will be equipped
with hot and cold salt and fresh water.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22

tel He said that himself and Willie Madden
twelve years old. were met on the street oy a
man who told them that he wanted a note taken
10 the hotel After instructins them 10 leave II
with the clerk. he gave them dime Tor deIlV-
a-iae fbe massage The man also inquired
about where lie could find telephone 4heS
told him TO go 70 the railway station but thls ne
refused 10 DO.
The boys describe the man as being OF oaIh
ro-nrlexior. about thirty years old. weighing 14o
mounds and having .pimply" face He wore 4
dark striped suit and patent leather shoes Ihe
description 4 the man has been sent to the de-
receives At the Whitla home in Sharon, Penn
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
FOR \ WATERWAYS, $500, 900, 900.
Bill for Bond Issue Covering Ten Years for
Their Improvement.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. March g.-Representative RansdeII
of Louisiana president of the National Rivers and
Tarbors Congress. and chairman OF the special
committee authorized by Congress to prepare a
waterways measure. has reintroduced a bill provld-
ing for an issue of S50000O0O of bonds year FOR
the next ten years. aggregatng s5oOO00Oo0 for i'm
proving the rivers, harbors and canals Of the
United States
This bill was prepared by Representatives Rams
dell of Louisiana; Moore. OF Pennsylvania; Bar
thoidt Of Missouri, and ;herley. Of Kentucky un-
der a resolution adopted the last annual CON
vention of the National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress and is in accord with the well known views
of President TAFT expressed in his inaugural
address that waterway improvements should be
chargeable not alone upon the country to-day, but
that future generations should their due pro-
norton of the burdens they will enjoy the
benefits
The National Rivers and HarboTs' Association
and its innumerable friends and workers in and
out Of Congress intend 10 keep this measure before
the people and to do their utmost to get favorable
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
GERMANY'S NEW BATTLESHIPS.
Navy Department Refutes Statements Made in
the House of Commons.

in the British House Of Commons, that Germany
I'm the spring of 1912 would have seventeen new war
ships. all of them Of the big-gun type, the Navy
Department authorizes the statement that in the
autumn OF 1912 Germany will have thirteen such
vessels. These will be the battleships Nassau and
WestfaIien which will be ready for in the
autumn Of 1893. the battleships Rhenland and
Poseg and the cruiser Won der Tam. which will
ne ready for sea in the spring of 1910; three bat
tIeships 10 replace the Oidenburg, the SlesI'Ie,
and the Reovulf: q cruiser to replace the armored
cruiser 9 which will be ready in the summer or
autumn os 1911, three hattleships to replace IHe
Frithof the Hildebrand and the Heindahl' and
vessel 70 replace the cruiser r. which VIII ~
ready for sea in the autumn of 1872
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
NEW HEAD FOR ST. STEPHENS COLLEGE.

ST Stephens College. Annandae. Dutchess
County has elected its warden the Rev. William
c. Rodgers member OF the clergy stan of Trinity
Parish. on duty for the last two years St
college has been without 2 head for time and
there has been discussion OF removing it this
city and placing IL upon grounds of the Cathedral
abandoned.
The rev president IS Engshman. but came TO
this country twenty years ago He was graduated
from Christ College Cambridge. receiving the
master of arts degree. and has held important
charges n Davenport iowa. and in the diocese.
OF Albany before coming Trinity parish The
college has a capacity for about hundred stu
dents but it Is purposed to increase it as funds
permit
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
COLLEGE COURSE FOR 1888.
Barbour School IN Massachusetts
COntempIateS This.

Boston. March 21.-A four years college
course for S13S. or at the rate Of $34 ~ year.
is practically what viii be offered by the Mas
sachusetts College, now seeking incorporation by
the Legislature as a state college. The plan is
that Of Edmund D. Barbour. Boston million
aire who has devoted many years to working
out the details and has far succeeded that
he has won the support Of many educators to
whom it has been submitted. All admit that he
has originated plan vast in its possibilities
that even if it is only comparatively successful
# will advance the cause Of education several
hundredfoid.
The underlying principle is to carry a college
education all parts of the state to permit
those Of slender means TO continue their studies
after graduation from high schools.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
"FGYPTT4N PRINCE" HELD.
Has Been Collecting for "School in
Judea'-Dr. Speer Informed.
fRv Telegraph m The Tribune ]

Pittsburg March 21.-George s Barsoom
alias Rarsoun1. OF New York. known in this
country, as a converted Mahometan and assert
ing that he is the eldest son Of a wealthy As
syrian nobleman was arrested last night at No
100 Craft avenue Oakland. by Detectives Shevlin
and Kelley When brought to the central police
station the technical charge of being suspicious
person was entered against him, but II is said
more serious one viii be made later The
Rez, Dr r f Speer. secretary Of the Board OF
Foreign Missions. No. 156 Fifth avenue. New
yorl, has been informed Of the arrest and is
axracted here tomorrow or Tuesday. 1t is alleged
that Barsoom who also passed as an Egyptian
nrince. succeeded in getting money from Car
dfnaI Gibbons recently.
Rarsoom has for the last seven years been
,raacbine in churches from Maine TO California.
and collecting money from churches and indi-
,-iduals for the support of a Babylonian school
for boys at Bethlehem. Judea, and for the in
struction Of young Mahometans by Christian
teachers This school, he asserted. was sup
ported out Of his own pocket. The police say he
has collected on an average $75 a week from
ligious organizations since he started his opera
tions It is alleged that there is no such school
in Bethlehem. Judea. Dr. Speer is said to have
investigated the Judean school claim.
# was said last night that ne was out Of town,
and that it was thought he had gone to Pitts
burg.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
NOT SQUARE DEAL" SAYS SOCIALIST
The Rev. Mr.. Irvine Criticises Mr. Roosevelt 8
Recent Editorial

The Rev. Alexander Irvine said last night in MS
sermon at the Church Of the Ascension. that ex-
President Roosevelt did not give square deal
to the socialists in his recent article in The out
look" He said. too. that IL was apparent that
the senior editor had blue pencilled the junior
editors copy. for DR.. Abbott had defined socialism
as great force and tate toward which the
times trending. He criticised the sx-Presi-
dents choice OF authorities his interpretations
thereof.
Following the sermon there was the usual meet,
ing In the Parish House. at which Bolton Hsl.
spoke The trend Of his speech that ~
problem of the unemployed would be solved Il the
land was turned back TO the people.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
WoRKINGMEN's PARTY STARTED.
Organizing to Work for Modification of In,
junction Laws

II was announced yesterday that an organization
known as the Workingmen's Political Party had
been started in this city. with the purpose OF
Surthering the political programme outlined by the
American Federation Of Labor last fall. II was
started soon after President Gompe-s and his as
sOeistes were adjudged in contempt of court. At
-irst II was hoped TO enlist the labor unions in a
political movement but this idea was abandoned.
An organization committee has since been at work
and headquarters have been opened az No. go
Fourth avenue.
Organization work Is being doEe IN every As
senably district in the hope Of concentrating the
votes or labor union candidates for the
Legislature Who viii promise TO vote for modica-
ton Of the injunction laws The organization viii
also demand the Introduction OF certain blanks I'm
the party platforms. Its officers are p n NcC'0r-
mick formerly president OF Typographical Union
No. 6. president: James =. Holland. vice-presdent
of the Central Federated Union vce-president au,l
Joseph H Ahesrn. formerly president of the Teeg-
ralhers- InLon. secrelarN.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
MRS. TAFT RETURNS TO CAPITAL
Stops at Philadelphia to See Daughter Hasn t
Decided on Summer Home

Mrs William Howard Taft left here yesterday
morning the % train for Philadelphia. where
she spent a few hours with her daughter Miss
Helen Taft. who is studying at Bryn Mawr College.
From there she went 10 Washington 10 join the
President who arrived there on Saturday.
Mrs Taft was in the neighborhood Of Boston on
Thursday and Friday. hut did not make any deh-
mite plans about taking house for the summer.
She returned 10 New York Saturday morning
and 70 the Buckingham Hotel with Miss Ma
bel Boardman. who had accompanied her on her
trip. Il was said the hotel that Mrs Taft and
Miss Boardman might be back here later in the
week but the exact date could not he learned
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
APPLICANTS, 20, 900.
Com petitire Examination for Coz
ernment Places IN Progress.
Iron, The rrfhune Rureau.I

Washington March 21.-One of the largest COM
retive examinations held under the Civil Ser
vice Commission is in progress and will con
tinue in all the principal cities OF the United States
and at Ponce, Porto Rico. and Honolulu until
April e7 This examination is to establish an eligible
list from which appointments viii be made Of clerks
stenoRra piers. railway mail clerks and pressnen
and to various technical positions craftsmen
civil englneeS physicians. trained nurses teachers
and farmers. More than twenty thousand appIi-
cations have been received in Washington from
people who wish to take these examinations, and
bout 1000 of the applicants desire appointment
as railway mail clerks.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
FOR TRANs-MIssIssIPPI CONGRESS.
Call Issued-Mr. Taft Expected to Help I'm
prove American Trade Relations.

Denver, March 21.-Arthur +. Francis. secretary
Of the Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress to-
day issued the first call for the twentieth annual
session of that association, TO be held in Denver
August Is to 21 Added interest attaches TO the
meeting this year from the fact that President
Taft is expected to be present aud take part I'm the
proceedings
large attendance of representative of the
Latin American countries is also expected, in the
interest of the movement for closer commercial
relations among this country Mexico and the re-
puhlcs Of South and Central America. Discussion
of questions Of a political nature will be barred
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
TAXPAYERS AID RESEARCH BUREAU.

Taxpayers Protective Union it was voted that
5000 be contributed the work OF the bureau OF
municipal research. The actual payment of the
50 600 has been postponed until a representative of
the bureau appears before the taxpayers com
mittee
John F. Connolly, president Of the union wrote a
letter TO Borough President John f. Ahearn sug-
gesting that nose condemned by the Fire Depart
ment be turned over 10 the Street Cleaning and
Park departments. President Ahearn thanked the
taxpayers union for the suggestion and has prom
ised TO confer with the Controller and heads OF
other city departments
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
TO HONOR VETERAN EDUCATOR.

The Barringer Boys, organization whose mem
hers were once pupils of Theodore B. Barringer.
for forty years a teacher in Harlem viii dine at
the Harlem Casino on April p in honor OF the in
structor Benjamin Franklin is chairman Of the
committee on arrangements. and other members of
the committee are Andrew A Knowles. Norman
W. Henley. H. Clay Trumper. Richard Conover.
George b Class John ". Remer, Percy D. Adams
and William c. Reeber.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
OPPOSE DAVIS PORTRAIT ON PLATE.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

tBy IelesrAph 10 Inc lIlpuneI
Jackson Miss. March 21-The propriety Of the
action of the battleship Mississippi silver service
commission in deciding TO have the likeness of
Jefferson Davis president of the Confederacy. en-
eraved on the large centre piece of the service in
stead of the portrait of the explorer fernando De
Soto as was at first intended, questioned in some
quarters The likeness of Mr.. Davis will be on one
side and an engraving of Beauvoir as 1t appeared
when occupied by the Davis family will be on the
reverse The photograph selected was taken while
Mr. Davis lived at Beauvoir.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
HELP CARDINAL PAY PRIESTS DEBTS
Collections in Baltimore Churches Wealthy
Laymen Assisting Prelate.
iBy Telegraph - The tribune j

Baltimore. March 2l--SDecial collections we're
taken I'd nearly all the Catholic churches IN Bal
fimore to-day for fund assist Cardinal Gibbons
ST settling the debts incurred ~ Father Ebert
who was recently removed from the psstorate of
Faint Katherine's Church The priest owes $780,
ooe which the Cardinal has assumed Ehe amount
IF The collections to-day is not known
Further collections VIII be taken. The Cardinal
has already paid Of OF the notes contracted
by Father Ebert several wealthy laynen having
assisted him
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
SIX MEN AND BALLOON MISSING
Pasadena (Cal) Citizens Last Seen Just Be
fore They Plunged Into Clouds.

Pasadena Cal. March 1.-THE big balloon
America. piloted by Captain A. \. Mueller and
carrying five other residents of Pasadena went up
at Tournament Park yesterday afternoon. and was
seen an hour later passing over Sierra Camp, high
on the mountains above Pasadena.
The. balloon ascended to a great altitude but
later it was seen TO drop and then disappear in the
clouds No word of its descent or present where
abouts has reached here.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
AMERICAN MAIL LEAVES HAvRE

Havre. March IA large quantity of mail for
the United States arrived here yesterday by special
messengers. It was placed aboard the steamer La
ToiIraine
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
DANGER OF WAR PAST
,SERTT4 AGREES TO TAKE
4DTICE OF POUERS.
Reserves To Be Dischmged-Wdy
Open for Direct Negotiation
scith Austria.

Belgrade. March 21,-Peace is regarded as as
sured 1t was semi-offcially stated tonight
that the powers would invite Servia to declare
the question of the annexation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina settled, and to disarm and dis
charge her reserves. Furthermore, 1t was SAID
that the Servhan government would accede to
this request thus opening the way for direct
negotiations between Austria Hungary and
Servia for a commercial agreement
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22

Vienna March 21.-The Austro-Hungarian
government has decided to postpone sending its
note in reply to Servia in order to enable the
powers to intervene at Belgrade Baron Won
Aehrenthsi, the Foreign Minister. according TO
the "Neues Wiener TageblattT has expressed the
belief that war will he averted.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22

Berlin March 21-The German Foreign Office
now regards the probability of a war in the
Balkans as less imminent. as the indications are
that Russia will take a neutral attitude.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23

a non-poisonous ointment made Of four
ounces Of turpentine, six ounces of
flowers Of sulphur and one pound Of
lard often proves efficient. Mix the in
gradients at a gentle heat and rub in
well with the hand or with brush, at
the same time breaking the crusts
When this scab affects the body to
any extent the only method that is eff
fective is dipping 1t is cheaper to buy
a dip than to make one, and there are
many excellent remedies on the mar
ket.
Dipping should be done Immediately
after shearing, or better, about two
weeks after, provided the animals have
been kept on one part of the farm in
the meantime. Ten days later the en-
tire flock should again be dipped. The
animal should be kept in the dip for
two minutes and not less. The head
must be entirely submerged at least
once.
Great care should be taken in dip
ping ewes with lamb or they may be
seriously injured. Lambs are more
likely to be overcome in the dip than
ewes and great care must be exercised
| in every part Of the work.
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STOCK AND THEIR FEED


"A feed of roots, especially carrots, is
greatly relished by the colt, -. when
they are cut UP, little ollmeal is scat
tered over them.
A good many dairymen are feeding
skim milk to their cows The animals
seem to relish it and as it is not fat
: tening food it does them no harm.
Whether or not it pays tn grind corn
for fattening pigs depends upon the
price Of corn and the facilities anil
cost of grinding. which vary with the
seasons and the conditions on the
farms.
If skim milk is added to the ration
fed to young chickens it will increase
the consumption of other -oods given.
Feed which has been allowed to get
wet will ferpent or sour readily and
cause intestinal disorders. Don't feed
1t to your stock.
During the years when corn brought
very low price cattle feeding could
be conducted on very loose principles
and still pay fair profits, but condi-
tions have since changed and methods
.nus. be varied to meet the new con-
ditions in beef production. We are
forced to adopt more economical lpe-'--
nAa of PRODUCTION
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
POULTRY THRlvEs ON WARM GRAIN

One of the things which bears re-
peating and urging until every poultry
keeper has tried it is the advisability
of warming grain before 1t is fed to the
fowls in cold weather.
Wheat or corn taken out of bin in
a cold barn is as cold as ice. The
frozen corn, worse than so many hail
stones, is greedily devoured, and the
crop filled up with solid chunks of fro
zen food, of a temperature possibly
close to the zero mark, just before
roosting time and when the birds may
already be shivering with cold.
Before this food can be of any serv-
ice to warm UP or build up the fowls
| it must first be thawed out and warmed
itself, and this process must of neces-
sity draw heavily on the birds Vi
tally.
After a full meal of frozen grain al
retiring time we should expect to FIND
the birds on the perches shivering ever
worse than when they are empty anc
hungry, while they should feel the
genial glow Of warmth that usual,
pervades any living creature after {
good meal.
The warming of grain has to b,
urged also on the grounds of economy
Frozen corn or wheat cannot possibl.
give it's maximum service.
Half of it's food value. or therea
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23

treatment but surplus Of nitrogen
which proved to be an injury to the
following crop.
To treat this S0-acre field with 125
pounds of phosphorus per acre would
require one Acton car Of rock phos-
phate at cost Of $500, or 5000 tons
of manure at cost of $4,000, at SO
cents per ton.
But the nitrogen in this field had
been well kept by crop of clover
every fourth year since the land was
virgin soil--twenty- five years.
Science will suggest a procedure for
each field or type of soil according to
its individual conditions, and not the
same treatment for all. Science would
have applied the manure to another
field--one that was in need of the
nitrogen, thereby economizing both the
manure and the natural supply OF
nitrogen.
Science has given economy in show
ing the amount of treatment neces-
sary as we'll as the kind of treatment
A field may have one type Of soil con.
tanning 700 pounds of phosphorus tt
an acre in the plowed soil and an
other type with nearly 1000 pounds.
1t will not be economy to make the
same amount of treatment for both
One field might require one ton o
lime to correct acidity and anothe
| require five tons
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23

bouts, is consumed in thawing and
warming it, We will find it much
cheaper to warm the grain on the stove
or in the oven.
The daily allowance for breakfast
should be brought to the house the
evening before and kept where 1t will
be good and warm in the morning.
when it Is strewn on the floor of the
scratching room and soon picked up
before it has had chance to get icy
cold again.
The daily allowance of corn is
brought to the house in the morning
and placed in the oven to heat, and in
some cases to become charred
In the meantime the warm meal is
given During the middle of the day.,
and when the evening approaches. just
before dusk, the corn is taken out to
the poultry house, run through the food
cutter to be cut into about inch lengths
and thrown down on the floor for the
fowls to pick at, and off the cob, which
keeps them busy for a little while.
They are then ready to go on the
perches feeling well, warm and salts
fed. We doubt whether any one point
in poultry feeding at this time can bt
of greater Importance than this. Il
costs nothing to warm the grain ane
is but little trouble.
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settling down to let it rest. The hen,
on the other hand, is all hustle and
soon has the tender poults completely
tired out If she is confined in the
yard they pine and droop for lack Of
the necessary insect food.
If her coop is placed in the edge Of
the field they soon have the adjacent
ground depopulated Of insect life; and
wandering beyond reach of her voice
leads to rambling if they do not fall
a prey to hawks.
The most satisfactory plan, however
since the turkeys time is so valuable
in the early spring for laying, is to give
the first clutch to hens, striving tc
overcome their defects as much as pos
sibfe.
She will soon begin laying agar
and should be allowed to mother III.
second brood herself. Many turkeys
will even raise the third clutch, 81
managed, and have the youngest bird:
ready for the holiday market.-Bessi
L. Putnam.