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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22
NO APPLICANT FOR
DISCARDED COLUMNS
1t Would Cost $4,000 to
Utilize Them in Any Proposed
characterization Scheme.

According to a statement made by Col
Cosby. the officer in charge Of public
buildings and grounds. the thirty OLE
sandstone columns taken from the cas-
front Of the Treasury Department will b
removed from their present bed III tn,
Potomac Park between now and the Is
Of May. and 1t will then require an act o
Congress to make use of them in an!
scheme for the improvement Of the Poto
mac Park or any other public reservation
1t appears that these discarded columns
have lain on the ground for three year.
past and that due consideration was
given during that period to their use IL
some way in decorating some Of the pub.
lie parks The 0ficers in charge Of Pc
tomac Park referred the question to the
commission Of fine arts created by act OF
Congress for the consideration Of JUS
such questions. That commission exam.
ined the columns and studied the matter
and concluded that the discarded stones
because of their bad condition, could moi
be used to any advantage in any pub
lie improvement without the expenditure
of a great deal more money than is avail
able for the purpose. Generally it was
held that the columns were too large and
bulky to harmonic with the projected
ornamental treatment of Potomac Park.
Stones to Be Taken Away.
Col. Cosby reported these facts to the
War Department and asked authority to
remove the Treasury stones from Poto-
mac Park in order to clear the way for
the improvement of the park. His re-
quest having been approved. he subse-
quently contracted with Mr. McNamara
Of this city to take the stones away. No
one was willing to accept as gift the
old columns from the government, and
Mr.. Mcnamara will be paid 1915 for re-
moving them from government land.
Col. Cosby said today that he was SORRY
that the old columns had to be destroyed.
BECAUSE OF their historic value, but that
the Treasury Department had no money
to put them up even IL any use had been
found for them. In his opinion it would
cost at least $4,000 to carry out any of
the schemes which have been suggested
for the use of the columns Unless that
amount is raised by private subscription,
he said that nothing could be done in the
matter except by special legislation Of
Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22
,:,icago Millionaire Banker Dead.

CHICAGO. March 22.-Edward L.
Brewster, millionaire banker and broker.
lied yesterday. following an operation at
81. Lukes Hospital He was engaged in
the brokerage business here for forty
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22

The police commission Of Wilmington.
Del, has fixed Wednesday. March, =.
as the date for beginning an investiga-
ton OF charges of graft against Chief OF
Police George Black by Representative
Henry c. White. chairman of a committee
appointed in the house at Dover TO make
the probe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22
Tacoma Votes Against Treating.

TACOMA, Wash, March 22.-The first
referendum election ever held in Tacoma
resulted in a decisive victory yesterday
for tho anti-treating ordinance. The re-
turns from seventy-hve Of the seventy
nine precincts showed S.46S votes for the
ordinance and 6,7N against,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22
10 Probe Shooting Of American

The American consul It Durango, Mexi-
co. has been instructed by the State De-
partment to Investigate tho shooting by
revolutionists Of n. p. O'Driscoli, an
American citisen IN charge OF Hacienda
Geiichapa. . ranch owned by st. Louis
people. This action was taken In response
to requests of Illinois friends oe oaDsis-
coll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22
No Move Without Reason.

There will be no move toward the Mex
lean border unless outrages SO fragrant
as to call for the presence of a protect
ing force occur. Even in the event of
such All outbreak President Taft would
not think of acting without the consent
of Congress. The limitations upon the
power of the President to commit an act
that might be interpreted as an act Of
war are so well defined that Mr.. Taft has
been amused at many Of the reports as
to what he proposed to do with the army
after it was modified. The President has
regarded it as the height of absurdity for
him to make an official announcement
that he would not act without the consent
Of Congress.
The President felt that it was his duty
as commander-in-chief OF the army and
navy to prepare for an emergency, SO
that II Congress should be called upon to
act. it's orders could be carried out with
the greatest possible speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22
Anti.Cigarette Bill Vetoed.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. March "a
A bill making the sale of cigarettes In
this state q nnisdemeanor was vetGol BY
Gov. Spry last night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22
Depends Upon Developments.

How long the troops will remain in
Texas will depend entirely upon develop
ments in Mexico. The United States gov
, eminent has determined to give Presi-
| dent Diaz every possible chance to re-
store order in his republic. President
Taft has determined that this govern
| ment shall fulfill its international obliga-
tons in stopping the smuggling OF arms
and ammunitions across the border. when
| 1t is known that they are to be used for
purposes of war. The administration felt
that the enforcement Of the neutrality
laws called for the presence of many
causes Of the recent army movements.
Having carried out its obligation in that
| respect, the United States. 1t is said.
| would feel free to act further If the
necessity might arise
President Taft is hopeful that this ne
cessity will not arise. But SO long as
there Is a possibility of danger he will
keep an adequate force near at hand.
No Protest by Mexico.
Mexico has made no protest against the
presence Of troops in Texas. Such a pro-
test would be regarded as undiplomatic,
ina smuch as the troops are on American
soil and must remain on American soil
until Congress shall otherwise direct.
President Taft repeatedly has assured
the Mexican ambassador, Mr.. de Ia Barra,
that the Mexican government need feel
no alarm over the movement Of the
troops He has sent the same assurances
to the City of Mexico.
There is every reason to believe that
the troops will remain in Texas for at
least four months. Meantime they will
not be idle. The mobilization Of the army
will be taken advantage Of to impart in
valuable training to the oficera and men
OF the regular establishment and to many
officers Of the state militia organisations
who. viii be sent to Texas from time to
time during the maueuyers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22
NO DESIRE TO INTERFERE
IN AFFAIRS Of MEXICO
But Our Troops Are on Bor-
der Merely as Precau-.
tionary Measure.

The sc-called Mexican situation has
cleared considerably since the Presidents
return to the capital. The attitude OF
the United States government has been
made plain and there need no longer be
any doubt, it is stated by administration
officials, as to what policy the President
has In view.
Mr.. Taft has announced that he will do
everything possible to maintain the
friendly relations that so long have ex-
listed between this country and Mexico.
Any rupture Of these relations must come
as the result Of some overt act on Next
can soil.
The United States has no desire to in
terfere in the internal affairs of the
southern republic, and President Taft will
not recommend any. such interference to
Congress unless the circumstances become
such as to permit no other possible
course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22
Why Troops Were Sent.

The American troops were sent to Texas
and prepared for any emergency on the
strength of reports which indicated that
conditions in Mexico were approaching
such chaos as at any time might threaten
American lives and property in that
country.
These reports were of such a nature
that President Taft felt he could not fail
to heed them. He acted quickly and
hoped that by acting quickly the threat
of danger would be stayed. He believes
that to a large extent this has been ac-
complished. He believes that the pres
ence of the army in Texas. within striK-
ing distance of the Mexican border, has
had a SOLDERING influence and that Amer
leans and American property will be re-
spected.
SO long as Americans engaged in law
full pursuits are not molested, and SO
long as American property rights are pro-
tected, Mexico. it is declared, need not
be alarmed by the reports of an Ameri-
can invasion which have been spread in
various quarters by irresponsible per-
sons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-22
BATTLE TO THE END

(Ccntinued From First Page)
says that: no federal statute had been
violated, and that he had received no
to proceed against any one.
He would not. discuss the alleged usurpa-
ton of police authority.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
CHARLTON.

Rev. Geo. r. Chambers of st. An
drew's Episcopal church of this city
and Rev. w. C. Hengen of OttumWa,
will exchange pulpits next Sunday.
Mr. ana Mrs. L. S. Hartman OF Eli
lott returned home yesterday after
few days visit with hcr cousin Charles
Howard and other relatives. Master
Howard CLARK accompanied them home
and will spend the winter there.
Mrs. Mary E. Cunningham of Glen
wood came yesterday for visit with
her, cousin w. L. Clapp and wife.
Mrs. E. e. Irish of Doland, s. D.. VINO
had been Spending few weeks with
her sister Mrs Frank Elliott returned
home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Whitcomb depart
ed yesterday for visit in Woodward,
Oklahoma with his mother and may
decide to spend the winter there II the
climate proves beneficial to her
health.
Miss Stella Cunningham Of Osceola
was business visitor in this city yes
terday.
Mrs. Ralph Douglass of Des Moiries
is visiting in this city with her mother
Mrs. Ida Wren.
Mrs. Frank Funk and son Carl OF
Boone. formerly of shis city, are mere
for visit with their daughter and SIS
ter Mrs. H. D. Goodrich.
Mrs. j. w. Reese left yesterday for 7
visit in Woodburn with her son Joseph
Reese and daughters Mrs. Fred Martin
and Mrs. Robert Waynick.
Orlie Beals OF -Hays sville came yes
terday for visit with his sister MrA
w. II. Cook.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
TAFT SPEAKS
IN OIL YMP IA
PRESIDENT LEAVES TACOMA
AFTER RoUsING WELCOME;
PORTLAND At 500 p. M.

Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 11.-President
Taft left Tacoma early today for
Olympia, Wash. He will be the guest
of Governor Hay at luncheon today
and will make an address in the CAPT.
toll. South of Olympia, stops were
scheduled at Centralia, Chehallis,
CasrA Rock, Kelso, Kalama and Van
COZ er. At most of these places the
president will make rear platform
speeches. He is due to reach Portland
at five O'Clock and will be the guest
Of that city until tomorrow morning.
Arrives at Olympia.
Olympia, Wash, Oct. 1.-THE Taft
special arrived here this afternoon.
The president was driven to the capt.
toll, where he addressed several thou
sand persons.
The Tacoma Ledger today says:
"Cheered to the echo everywhere he
appeared, President Taft was given a
remarkable reception by Tacoma last
night
Pleads for Peace Treaties.
In one Of his Seattle speeches Taft
took for his subject the arbitration
.reaties. appealing in direct and per.
,onal way to his hearers to help him
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
claimed the dog was forced to give 1t
up to Moughler as his property and

up to Moughler as his property and
the former must pay the costs.
The case was peculiar one in sew
eral ways. In September 1910 Day
the plaintiff, lost fox hound Recent
ly Gideon Harness of South Ottumwa
borrowed hound belonging to Mr.
Moughler and went hunting near Days
farm. The latter saw the hound and
at once claimed it as his own, the one
he had lost more than a year ago.
Moughler refused to give 1t up Mr.
Day secured writ. of replevin before
Justice Berry and the hound was de.
livered to him by the constable. This
resulted in the fight for the animal in
court yesterday.
Justice Berry stated today that
every one of the twenty witnesses
for both sides, testified to the very
same marks, spots, scars ETC., on the
dog. All told of small scar on the
dogs leg that Justice Berry was com
PEELED to search for on the dog before
he could find it. 1t was shown how,
ever that Moughler secured the
canine which Day claimed as his own
in July 1910, before the, latter's hound
disappeared. Informing the principals
in the case that the two dogs must
have been twins, Justice Berry
awarded the animal to the defendant
Moughler.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
WILL CONSERVE
LOST EN- ERCY
DAILY AND WEEKEND CABLE
LETTERS is SCHEME OF
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.

In keeping with the night letter
service that has been in vogue foI
some time past by the telegraph com
panies, there is now under way a pro
ject whereby some Of the cable com
panies will combine for the greater
efficiency of the service and economy
of operation and will connect with one
of the large land companies to carry
on daily and week end cable letters
The Journal of the Telegraph, OF q
recent date, has considerable to
say regarding the proposed change
in the cable service and states
the object of the arrangement
is more efficient and economic
operation, as we'll as the introduction
of new forms of service to the adyan-
tage of the public. The transatlantic
cable situation at present IS shown as
follows:
The Mackay group Of seven cables,
| including German cables, owned by or
worked in physical connection with
the telegraph lines OF that company
form one system.
The French cables comprise an indie.
pendent system, using both Western
Union and Mackay land lines for their
United States connection.
In competition with these is the
Western Union group of cables, eight
in all, owned by three separate COM
panes, two of which are British COM
panies, owning five of the eight cables
All OF these connect with the Western
Union and depend on that line to give
them telegraph connection and con-
meet them with the business centers.
At present time the transatlantic
cable business is practically all flash
service, t., e., instantaneous Owing to
the difference in time, there are only
few business hours of the day COM
mon to both sides and during these
hours at least Is per cent of the cable
business is done. In the interest of in
ternational business nothing should
be done to interfere with the flash or
instantaneous business, and it recog-
commodated during the business
hours that are common to both
countries; but to continue to confine
the cables to this class Of service, as
at present, will utilize only about rs
per cent of the capacity Of millions Of
property and places on that limited
service, all the capital, maintenance
and operating charges.
With the consent of the British post
office department it is proposed upon
the new arrangement becoming effec-
tive to introduce the daily and week
end cable letter at a low rate for cable
service only. This will enable the pub
lie to save the six to eight days con-
sumed in the transatlantic passage of
the mails.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
FILES SUIT FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES
AGENCY BLACKSMITH SUES TWO
NElGHBoRs ON CHARGE OF
slANpERous REMARKS

Claiming that o. c. shadford had
accused him of stealing tire shrinker
e. L. Ray, a blacksmith Of Agency.
has filed suit for damages in the sum
Of $4,000 against Shadford. He claims
in his petition that Shadford made
the accusation to one G. Cowger. A
similar suit for the same amount is
filed by the same plaintiff against Z.
d. Shadford in which the alleged
theft Of tire shrinker is said to have
been the source of the trouble.
The plaintiff claims that these &C.
cusations were made against his
character August %, 1911.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
FIGHT ALL DAY
over one CANINE
HOUND WORTH $25-cosTs OF
CASE $35.5o-A PECULIAR ARGU-
MENT IN MANY WAYS.

James Day, farmer residing near
Hedrick and G. G. Moughler, Of South
Ottumwa, fought in the justice court of
w. J. Berry the entire day yesterday
over the possession of fox hound,
valued at $25. Twenty witnesses
were subpoaened from Ollie, Hays
vile and other surrounding towns and
with the court expenses of the case,
the costs of the litigation reached
$3.50, almost half again as much as
the canine was worth. Day, who
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12
JOHN 4. MORRELl
SECURED PATENT
MEMBER OF LOCAL PACKING
FIRM INvENTs WASH TO PRO-
TEcT COVERED MEATS,

wash for meats that will protect
them in shipment to the tropical
chimes has been invented by John H.
Morrell, a director in the packing firm
that bears that name. Mr.. Morrell
knowing the need for some covering
that will Insure the transportation in
good condition of meats that are des-
tined for points in the tropics has hit
upon mixture classed in the patent
office reports as prospective coating"
This composition is made for use on
meats that go to the warmer climates
in order that they may arrive Tin a
good condition. Mr.: Morrell received
his patent papers a few days ago and
the news of his award was shown in
the report of patents granted to
Iowans for the week ending October
g, 1911, just issued by Clarence j.
LOTUS, patent attorney at Des Moines.
The report includes aside from the
Ottumwa patent, the following
No. 1,O04,102, animal trap, Andrew
Chantland, Badger; No. 1.OO4,746, COM
bined door hanger and track for
edgwise movable doors, William H.
Cole, Charles City; No. 1,0O4,996 me-
tallic shelving, Oliver D. Coils, Du-
buque; No. 1,04,765 railway tie, Will
liam A. Flock, Des Moines No. 1,O4,-
694 gearing. Frank Hess, Davenport;
No. 1.004,SS2 road-bed equipment John
d. Kneedler, assignor of two-ffths to
B. Couch and one-fifth to N. r. Han
son. Sioux City; No. 1,OO4,5S2 concrete
mixer. Osler L. Overturf, Dumont, as
signor to L. H. Overturf, and M.
Schiller; No. 1.O44.92s Arthur N Slim
son, clutch pully, Waterloo; No. 1914
GOT means for operating wishing ma
chine wringers, William H. Voss, Dav-
export; No. 1,O04,77O exhaust nozzle
for locomotives, John L. Galloway,
Valley Junction and T. Galloway, Cor
Hiss, Wis. -.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12

in his fight for ratification Of the
treaties. He said:
"All the world is looking to us to
lead in this great movement for per-
manent world peace. We have the
resources to raise an army large and
powerful enough to sweep any other
army off the face of the earth. So also
with our navy.
1--WE are not afraid of any other ma
ton. We can lead the world in this
peace movement and we ought not to
let any narrow construction of the
powers of the executive and legisla.
tive branches of the government pre-.
vent our taking that course"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-12

greed hatred, and every form Of NAL
ice flourish, and may even ape the
form of virtue. Materially and moral
ly this substitution of man-made, arbi-
trary methods for the working OF
permanent natural forces working
through well established economic law
leads to national decay"
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-07-08
Plan Long Picnic ia Alaska

Bellingham, Wash.-E. Howard ana party have started in their gasoline launch on a prospecting trip to Alaska and are to be gone two years.
 The party will live aboard the boat most of the time, and they carry |. large prospecting outfit, from tents, shoyels, picks and pans to drills and gold scales.
 Quite number of friends and people who are backing the outfit were down to see them off and they will go to Alaska via the inside passage, stopping long enough at the different creek, and rivers entering into the Pacific to prospect them and their side streams.
 They expect to be gone at least twC years and hope to find mine by thai time, either placer or qalrtz, f0" eX- perts in both forms of mining go to make up the party.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-07-08

Fried eggs or ham and eggs at the Merchants, 75c
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-07-08
THAT MYTHICAL DIkEMAN TRAIL.

It strange that country large and free this should be inhabited by many souls narrow and pinched Which is just preamble for few remarks malicious fasehood the danger of human life for material gain
 Painful as this subject is, had occasion to look it several times last summer and not to hrk duty to the public, going to tear off few para again need of if.
 Ever the birth of Dikeman that has cher ished the fond hope that it would day be the metropolis of the Iditarod valley. Indeed the founded in that spirit and since that time has wrought to make it grow
 In the minds of the pioneers of that burg there has long reposed the delightful vision of broad highway of communication over this bosky empire from their very midst to the heart of the creeks myth that they have dweIt upon and resed fairy tale that has cheered their Respondent hours They called themselves the head of navigaton and have attempted to impress upon the that it but step the hills to the center of the producing area
 Last summer they started clechacos across the hills with the vague direction that Discovery laid that way about 30 miles, and could be made easily in day. Any fair mUSIer would have trouble whatever and couldn't miss
 This always looked good to the chechaco who was hard pressed for con because he could think of easier way of making s20the price of his fare by river Hence he would arm himself with sandwich, probably go with out mosquito net and would head for the distant blue hills bithe and confident and softly hummng, I wonder who's kissing her nOw'
 Two three tragedies narrowly averted last mer from just such starts as these Men almost mad with the suffering they have undergone have stumbled into cabins along the creeks their eyes swollen almost shut their faces almost from the attacks of myriads of quito that drove them through three four and five days and nights without food or shelter
 The identical thing is beginning again this summer in spite of the protest that made and is certainly high time that it should cease
 Even among the od-timers of the country there many who lack proper wood of direction that it would not be safe for them to tackle the going between Dkeman and the creeks Of the newcomers ii is safe to say that not in five successfully negotiate that of hills and valleys without loss of direction and certainly very few indeed who make the trip day
 To allow newcomers to undertake that journey ill the time without sufficient food for several days and good mosquito protection is the worst kind of negligence but to deliberately commend trail to their consideration that does not exist and that for the glory of Dkeman is a crime.