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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-24
NEW AMBASSADOR
FROM MEXICO HERE
SenOT de la Barra Will Main
tain Embassy at New
Willard.

ScnOr T. L. de Ia Rarra, Mexican am
bassador 70 the United States and sue
cossor in that post to Enrico Creel.
arrived in Washington soon after /
O'Clock this afternoon and went 70 the
New Willard, where the embassy Will
be maintained. Senior dc IA Barra was
accompanied To tho hotel boy members
of the embassy staff
He has been -u the diplomatic service
OF his country for seven years. having
received his first app,iutma1t 10 Bueuos
Ayrcs. His recent assignments were as
minister 10 The Hague and 10 Brussels.
His assignment 10 Washington marks
his initial duties as an ambassadors
lie came here unacCompa panicd by his
interesting family. Why Is still in Paris.
from where Senior de la Rarra sailed
several days ago. Sonora de Ia Barra
and the two sons Of the family, boys
OF nine and eleven years. Will come
probably within five or six weeks
SeuOr de la BaTTa will visit the en-
bassy some time tlis afternoon. Within
n short time the equipment there viii
he removed 70 the Willard. Tomorrow
he viii call upon the President and
present his credentials.
or an extraordinarily charming per
become one Of the most popular diplo-
mats in Washington. HIS manner is
extremely cordial and 'aCks much of the
aCteTiZes foreign representatives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-24
PRESIDENT ATTENDS
NEPHEW'S FUNERAL
Roosevelt and Family Start
Back TO Capital at Once
After Services.

NEW YORK. Feb. A.-President
Roosevelt. accompanied by his daugh-
ters. Mrs. Longworth and Miss Ethel
Roosevelt. and Secretary Loeb. arrived
in a special car from Washington al
40 O'Clock today 10 attend the funeral
OF his nephew, Stewart Douglas Robin
son. who was killed last Saturday night
by falling from a window in his dor
mitory at Harvard University
The Presidential party was met by
Theodore Robinson. another son of
Douglas Robinson. and driven TO the
Robinson residence. on Madison avenue
In an automobile Mrs Roosevelt and
her son Kermit came 10 this city yes
terday-
The services were held at the resi-
denCe at 9 o'clock, the Rev. Henry
Mottet, Of the Protestant EpiscopaI
Church. officiating. Interment will be
at Henderson Point Herkimer. county.
New York
Following tho services AT the house,
the funeral cortese proceeded under
mounted police guard down Fifth avenue
TO the Church of the Holy Communion,
where the burial ritual was read.
President-eleCt Taft joined the Presi-
Dental party at the church
The Presidential party returned 70
Washington Immediately after the sery-
ices. the private car being attached 10
= train leaving Jersey City at 1915 - 70.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-24
DEFECTIVE COLUMN
AROUSES CORTEIYOU
Reported Contractors Are Trying to Get Monoith for
Treasury Accepted Over His Head
He May Order Fine

Secretary OF the Treasury CortelyOu
may impose a heavy penalty on the
contractor furnishing the thirty-twO
granite columns on the Fifteenth street
side OF the Treasury building, because
of the alters failure 10 heed the Sec
retars s warning 20 supply a pC-fect
column in the place Of one condemned.
According 10 John Knox Taylor
Supervising Architect Of the Treasury,
the column rejected by Secretary Cor
telyou arrived in this city last Septem-
ber- II was inspected at the railroad
yard, found TO be defective, and con-
demned. The Secretary Immediately in
formed the contractor that he mus, sup
ply a perfect monolith.
Meantime, the big column remained at
the railroad yard. and apparently no
steps were taken to replace II with q.
perfect one, except that the dry seam
discovered IN the column was riveJed
after II had been condemned.
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Recently. It has come to Secretary
COrtelyou's ears that influence was at
work to have the rejected column
passed over his head Accordingly, he
yesterday wrote another letter TO the
contractor, calling upon the latter to
complete the work with a perfect col
umn or suffer the contract penalty,
which is so day from December 10,
the day the work was TO have been fin
ished.
II. after further investigation, SecTe-
taTy COrteIyOu finds the delay in COM
pletinE the job could have been avoided
and imposes the prescribed penalty. IL
viii cost the contractor $4,000 10 supply
d new column, in addition TO the $50 a
day from December 10
The Government will also require the
contractor 20 finish the work OF the
LIiTty-One columns now in Raca and
remove the deTricks and air plant, so
as tC clear Fifteenth street in time for
the inaugural parade. This will take
about four days
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-24
SLUMP IN STOCKS
LEADS TO SUICIDE
H. S. AbeleS, Retired Mer-
chant, Shoots Himself
After Ten-POint Loss.

NEW YORK. Feb. 24-Ruined by the
sudden decline In stocks in which he
had been speculating. II S Abeles, re-
tired member of the firm Of Abeles *
Schwartz. hats and millinery. of New
York, and =. &. Abeles & Co. cIothiers,
Of st. Cloud, Mimi. shot and killed him
self early today at the New York Of
fees.
The body was found by the fanitor.
Abeles had shot himself twice through
the roof Of his mouth
The former merchant last niS-.t
called up the bookkceper Of the firm
and told her that his stocks had drop
ped ten points and that he was ruined
His brothers made efforts 10 locate him,
but Abeles did not come home 10 lne
residence on West End avenue. where
he has been living with his brothers
and sister.
He was ffty-four years old and un-
married.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-24
SOCKS FROM CRANK
GIFT To PRESIDENT
Artist Brings Token From
His Mother, Twelve
Years Dead.

Michael Coelho. a silhoutte picture
artist, called at the White House AT
4.30 O'Clock this morning to present the
President with a small token Of appre-
citation from his mother.
Sergeant Harrison and Policeman
HCSsc greeted the visitor and finally in
duced him 10 turn the package over
to them. it contained a pair Of soiIed
socks
My mother sent these to the Pres
ident," CoeIho explained, "and ! want
To make sure that he gets them" He
then conhded in the officers that his
mother had been dead for twelve wears
He was locked up AT the First pre-
cInct station on charge of insanity.
afternoon.
'oelho, who Is forty-three years old.
carried on his SihOutte business in a
drug store window in PENNSYLVANIA
avenue for several DAYS. and his work
attracted large crowds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-24
TEST VOTE INDICATES
STATEHOOD IS LOST
Senate Committee Stands 8
to 4 Against the Propo-
SitiOn Now.

The Senate Territories Committee held
another meeting today 10 consider the
Statehood bill. but did not reach an
agreement. The committee adjourned
until Saturday This is looked on as
killing all prospects OF passage Of the
bin at this session.
a test vote was taken on the State
hood bill IN the course Of the meeting
Senator Clarke Jf Arkansas moved 10
report the bill today eliminating the
provision with reference to land graft.
The motion was lost by 10 l. All of
-he Republicans voted against the no
tIon and all Of the Democrats for it,
While the committee will meet again
Saturday. the vote taken today is con
sidcrei a test Of the sentiment OF the
committee.
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SHOOTS AT MARK;
KILLS SMALL BOY

ROYERSFORD. Pa, Feb. 2i-Whue
shooting At a mark at Ridgevllle. Gro
yer Walters. aged seventeen. fatally
shot nine-year-old Ralph. son Of Horace
W. Kelley, Walters employer.
The young man was making good
shots with a repeating rife. and Ralph
end his twin brother were gathering I'D
the shells. when in some manner the
child ran In front Of the marksman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-24
AUSTRIA AND TURKEY
SIGN PEACE PROTOCOL
Sultan's Government Immediately
Orders Suspension of the
BOyCOtt.

CCESTANTINOPLE, Feb. of-The
protocol settling the difference between
Austria and Turkey was signed this af-
ternoon by Grand Vizier HImi Pasha
and Ambassador PalIavicini
Immediately upon the signing. an or
der was issued for a total suspension
Of the boycott against Austrian goods.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-24
WEATHER REPORT.

Temperatures are unseasonz bly, high
east Of the Mississippi valley. but In
the Mississippi and Missouri valleys and
the Plains States there has been a de-
c!ded fall 20 below normal conditions
storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Eastport TO Jack
sDnVilIe.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be high and shifting, becom-
ing southwest and west
Steamers departing today for Europe
an ports will have brisk 10 high south
10 southwest winds, shifting 20 westerly
Thursday night; rain TO the Grand
Banks
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-24
AID TO PASSENGER.

HARRISBURG. Feb. 2L-Ir the sen
ate today Miller. OF Bedford. introduced
bill providing that a passenger occu-
pyiug a lower berth shall have the
right to say whether an unoccupied up
per berth shall remain open or closed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-24
MAIL SUBSIDY BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Measure Passed by House
Increases Payment for
Ocean Liners.

The House Committee on Postoffces
and Postroads today made a favorable
report on the bill Increasing the pay
ment for carrying mails 10 South rer-
lean. Australian, Japanese and Philip
pine ports
A similar bill has already passed the
Senate.
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DEGREES DEALT OUT
BY THE WHOLESALE
Head of Oriental University,
Under Arrest, Is Busy
Explaining Methods.

With leading professional men Of Al
exandria protesting that their names
have bee. used without their authority.
President IIelmut 2. Holler, Of the ORR
entail University in that city, today is
trying 10 explain the system under
which tnat institution conferred degrees.
President HOlleT, who, assisted by his
wife, Louise NJ. Holler. appears to have
been the whole university" was taken
INTO custody yesterday by the NIexan-
dria police on the specific charge OF
fraUdulenuy obtaining 81 EsOm the Rev.
J. J. May, pastor OF the Emanuel Luth-
eran Church He was later released in
$500 bond, and at the request Of Com
mOnwealth's Attorney Samuel p. Brent,
when HOller was arraiSned in court this
morning. the preliminary hearing was
continued by Judge y. p Cation until
tomorrow morning.
Claims Denied.
HoIler >ame TO Alexandria in 1897 from
Gowanda near Buffalo. y. y. and was
at one me located i'm Boston and II,
Cambridga. Mass. President Eliot. OF
Harvard, has repudiateG the connection
with that university which Houer claims
in his circulars
Judge Harry B. Cation. DR.. Llewellyn
Powell, Dr Walter A. WarfeId. Dr. r.
L. wilkins Dr William T. Roldus, and
Dr.. s. 3. Moore are some Of the Alex
andrians resides AIr- May, who claim
10 nave been deludcd by Houer HOI-
lers -olI OF students bears the names
OF men and women I'm different parts Of
the country. Some Of them reside out
side OF the United states
From a couple OF rooms on King
street near Washington street. Alexan-
dria, he sent broadcast aHuring Itera-
ture. calculated 20 attract the man or
woman who wanted university honors
without the expenditure Of the time or
money, or the studIOus application. re
Continued on Second Page)
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FLEET DISBANDS
WITHIN A WEEK
Planned to Have Battleships
Reassemble Again on
May IS.

Rear Admiral Sperry, commanding the
battleship fleet. viii come 10 Washing
ton Saturday for a conference with the
Secretary of the Navy He will oe alb
sent from the flagship but q few days.
Strict secrecy IS being maintained as
10 the duty that brings Admiral Sperry
TO Washington, but IL is considered
likely that he will attend a session Of
President ROOseYelts reorganization
commission.
It became known today that the At
lantic feet will disband within a week
10 reassemble as a battIeship feet on
May Is. practically as at present con-
stituted.
There viii be no changes, according to
an official announcement today, in the
personnel Of the rear admirals OF the
fleet or the faS officers Of the feet
They will retain their present com
ma ads intact for probably six months.
Many changes Will be made, however.
IN the personnel Of the individual ships.
from the coptains commanding down TO
the midshipmen.
Squadron Dissolves.
The third squadron under command
OF Admiral Arnold will dissolve itself
and lose its Identity entirely. the per
mauent fee+ consisting Of sixteen
battleships and the three scout cruisers,
nineteen ships in all. Admiral Arnold.
commanding the third squadron, will
be assigned TO duty with one Of the
navy boards ashore when his sea COM
mand IS dissolved. Three battIeships
Of his squadron will be absorbed by
the battieship feet. as Will the three
scout cruisers The other battleship
and two armOred cruisers Will be on
special service.
The battleSbips Illinois KFarsa g.
and Kentucky, which went around the
world with the feet. Will be withdrawn
from active service and placed in re-
serve They will go 10 their home
CONTINUED on Second Page1
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-24
FORECAST FOR DISTRICT

For the District, partly cloudy TO
cloudy tonight. slightly colder by early
morning Thursday fair. colder; brisk
10 high southwest to north west winds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-24

Today-High tide. 11:l9 A. m and 11:87
p. m. Low tide, 5;2Z a. m. and 5.55 p. m.
TomOTrOW-High tide. 1912 a m. Low
tide. 6:l2 a. n. and $50 p. N.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-10

GEoRGiASA:
recommend Gold Medal Flour. IxoGEsE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-10
CITY NEWS.
Read The Daily Gate City.
Use a Gate City want ad.

Use Gate City want ad.
Smoke Moeller's Silver Ash cigar.
Visit thhe Ideal shooting gallery,
SO Main street Albert Miller, pro-
prietor. Read ad in this issue.
The new Catholic church at
Pennington is being dedicated today.
Pen Pictures of Early Western
Days. a publication by a local author.
can be purchased at Westcott's book
store.
There will be meeting Thursday
evening Of the Humane Society at the
Commercial club rooms. The meet
ing will be called at 7:45 o'clock.
I'm consideration Of s400 H. c. w.
Eppers and Ella Eppers. his wife
have transferred to Wahrer and Stan.
wood, lots 8, 4. 5, and 6 in block Is,
.lontrose
A former Keokuk citizen visited
the city last week. After greeting a
representative OF this paper he said:
why don't you clean Main street
1t looks fierce. The newspaper man
withdrew from the task offered by
saying he had other employment
But tiat did not change the con-
.1dition of the street. Yesterday a
well known Main street business man
filed the same complaint as the form
er visitor. There is not the slight
est question but what the council
should adopt some new and perman-
ent method Of taking care of Main
street and keep it clean all the time
instead of giving it a semi-annual
cleaning. Just what method could be
employed most economically or effec-
lively is matter for the council to
determine. A clean business street
is not only convenience to mer-
chants and pedestrians but 1t is very
good advertisement The question is
one deserving careful consideration.
The request that business houses
frequently during the day place their
letters in the office in order to in.
sure quicker delivery to points of des.
tination and to facilitate work at the
postoffice was approved last evening
by prominent wholesaler. This
gentleman said the request was a
proper one and one that his house
had been following for some time. He
said that Keokuk was doing more bus
mess than ever before in her history
and it was proper that expeditions
methods be used in order to get the
best results. During the converse,
ton the wholesaler said that it was
the duty of every citizen, whether In
business or private life, to tell to the
| people who visited Keokuk that this
was busy city and substantiate the
statement with figures if necessary.
He wanted to correct an evil impress
sion abroad that this city wat not a
live one. The suggestion is very per-
tinent. Keokuk is in better condition
today than for many years More
business, more general activity and
more contentment than for long
| time. At home and abroad be sura
and give Keokuk the good reputation
she deserves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-10
CITY NEWS.

The Burlington High school foot
ball team plays Ottumwa next Satur-
day and if they win will lay claim to
the state title
Mike King, who engaged in a
fight with Mike Stodler, on B and
Bluff streets Monday afternoon, was
given a Ave day sentence this MORN
ing.
For Sale Two cottages. Thir-
teenth and Orleans. Will sell at
price to net s per cent If sold within
ten days Answer u" care this
Office
Very Reverend Dean Michael
Weis, pastor of st. Boniface Catholic
church. Quincy, died about noon yes
terday Death was caused by paraly-
sis.
On Thursday evening, large
number of Royal Neighbors of Eureka
Camp No. of this city will go to
Montrose to participate in a pleasant
evening there. The degree team Of
the local camp will be present and
put on the work.
Henry Fader and Mamie Fader
have transferred to Elizabeth Thoeny.
the undivided 10 Of lot II, block
Is, Kilbourne addition. The property
on the corner of Eighteenth and
Main and the deed filed is the last
one to the property.
The fire at the coal chute near
| the K line round house last evening
was certainly hard one to get al
with a line OF hose One line was
laid clear from Fifth and Cedar
streets, using up all the hose of one
reel and three-fourths of that on the
spool of another reel. The hose was
laid down through the cut and over
1 the hill to the scene of the fire and
! some trouble was experienced by the
hose bursting
Attorney Theodore Craig attend
/ ed bankers convention in Hannibal
Mo-, yesterday and during his address
which was feature Of the occasion
spoke against the Postal Savings
Bank The Hannibal Morning Jour
4 LIZ
Craig, Of Keokuk, was introduced tt
the audience and made an address or
the subject of Postal Savings Banks.
Mr.. Craig is not banker but is q
| practicing attorney of Keokuk, Iowa
He is very interesting and entertain
ing speaker and the manner in which
he handled his theme showed that he
4 had given the matter careful study
and was well posted in regard to the
| provisions of the bill. During the
course of his remarks he took up and
discussed the various provisions OF
the proposed law and how it would
operate. He took up the arguments
that the friends of the bill advanced
and discussed them at length and
told why he thought the law would
| be a bad thing for the people and
| for the financial institutions of the
country. He had the audience with
him and many times during the course
of his speech he was interrupted with
applause which was loud and long In
closing his address Mr.. Craig said
that the establishing of postal saw
ings banks will provide a way Of
escape for the dishonest debtor. Bank
ing institutions have done much tx
aid in the growth and development
of this country and the establishment
of Postal Savings Bank will prevent
the opening of new banks. The es
tablishment of Postal Savings Banl
will put the savings of the nation II
the hands of tae politicians of the
country. I believe that the saving:
banks system, which is now in use
in many of the schools over the coun
try, will do more to encourage thrift
and economy in the people than al
the Postal Savings Banks Of the
nation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-10
ALBERT MILLER, Prop.
$40 MAIN ST.

The old, old story, told times with.
out number, and repeated over and
over again for the last Sc years, but
it is always welcome story to those
in search of health-There is nothing
in the world that cures coughs md
colds as quickly as Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. Sold by Wilkinson &
Co, pharmacy. and ]. F. Kiedaisch &
Son.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-10
ADJUSTMENTS.
IDEAL
Shooting
Gallery

Those desiring to practice
Rife Shooting can do SO at
a reasonable price. A S1.00
premium will be given each
day to the person making the
highest score on score cards.
Rife practice should be en-
couraged by parents to our
school boys. as it has been de-
monstrated that lads from Is
years old and upwards can be
taught to handle the rife with
precision. At that age most
boys are enthusiastic about
guns and it is proposed to
turn their attention toward the
use of the rife with the idea
that as they grow older their
enthusiasm in this direction
will increase and that on leav-
ing the high school, college OF
university they will join the
National guard or civilian rife
clubs and thus continue the
work.
/ ALBERT MILLER, Prop
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-10
CITY NEWS.

-Ewer's Grand Leader. best SC cigar.
One of the milkmen reports That
an error was made in stating that only
~ tickets were being sold for one
dollar. He says all the milkmen with
but one exception are selling fourteen
tickets for dollar.
Burlington Gazette: Next Friday
evening Mr. Harvey Ingham, the dis
tinguished editor of the Des Moines
Register and Leader, will come to
Burlington to tell the people here of
the wonders of the commission plan
of government Mr.. Ingham will not
discuss anything but the bright side
of the plan. he viii not hint at the
cat and dog experiences of the five
men VINO compose the Des Moines
commission. What interest Mr. Ing
ham has in attempting to foist the
commission plan on Burlington is not
known. 1t would certainly appear.
in view of the tangled state of affairs
in Des Moines at the present time,
that he has plenty of missionary work
cut out for him right at home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-10
Just as had.

Courtesy over the telephone is vir-
tue, and it's just as offensive to the
girl at the switchboard to be called
Dutch mutt as it would be to be told
that her hat isn't on straight. Hart
ford Times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-10

of the country than all other diseases
put together. and until the last few
years was supposed TO be incurabie. For
1t local disease and prescribed local rem
edies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment pronounced IT in
be constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by T. j.
Cheney & Co, Toledo. Ohio. is the only
constitutional cure on the market. Ii Is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops
to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it falls to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
Address: f. j. CHENEY & co,
Toledo. Ohio.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-10

The baby sash and bow effect here i
pretty on this simple frock of silk crepe
suitable for young girl.
The tucked shoulder and sleeve is be
coming to the possessor of squar
.ho.lders.