Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-07
NEWS AND GOSSIP
AT WASHINGTON
(1y the courier's Washington Cor
respondent.)

Senator Gronna has introduced a
bill in the senate to prohibit the sell
ing Of Intoxicating beverages in the
territory of Hawaii The bill provides
that the governor of Hawaii can es
tablish an agency for the sale Of liquor
for medical purposes, however.
Among the great baseball fans in
the official circles, Vice-president
Sherman reigns supreme. He seldom
misses a game. Representative Payne
Of New York, joint author of the pres
emit tariff law, is another enthusiastic
visitor at the Nationals park and Mi.
nority Leader Mann occupies front
seat whenever he can skip away from
his duties on the floor of the house.
Washington, D. D.. May 4.-The
death of Thomas C. Dawson of Council
Bluffs and Washington on Wednesday
mornin~ removed one Of the most ef-
ficient members of the American dip
lomatic corps. Mr.. Dawson was the
resident diplomat adviser Of the state
department in affairs concerning the
south American republic and he was
esteemed alike by the Latin Americans
and the North Americans.
Mr.. Dawson spent the greater part Of
his life before entering the diplomtic
service In Iowa, having at one time
been assistant attorney general and all
Of the time practicing lawyer In Des
Moines and Council Bluffs. From the
day he went to South America as sec
rotary under President McKinley's first
administra ton he made it his business
to be Of service to his administration
and much Of the great success in Latin
American diplomacy was due to his eff
forts and his knowledge Of conditions.
Every member of the Iowa delegation
was grieved to learn Of his death for he
was known and esteemed by them all.
The funeral was held from the New
York Avenue Presbyterian church and
the remains were buried in Rock Creek
cemetery, Washington. ..-
Miss Alice French Of Davenport,
known to the literary world as Octave
Thanet, Is in Washington attending the
annual meeting Of the Colonial Danes.
Miss French is secretary Of this So
ciety.
Walter Gill, formerly Of Corning, Ia,
spending a week here with his wife and
baby on a spring recreation tour.
George w. Stephenson, Jr., of Burl-
inston, vice-counsel at Yarmouth,
Nova Scotia, spent the middle Of the
week in Washington. Mr.. Stephenson
was graduated from Iowa university in
1910 and he is now regarded as one Of
the most promising of the younger
diplomatic officers in the service.
Harry Anderson, formerly private
secretary to President Sheldon Of Iowa
Wesleyan university Of Mt. Pleasant, is
in washington in connection with his
work with the National League Of
Medical Freedom.
James Van Wagon, young man
from Corning who is emp Logged in the
United States geological survey, has
returned home fro few days prepara-
tory to reporting for duty on the Can
adam boundry survey work near the
Lake Of the Woods this summer.
Col. A. w. Swain Of Oskaloosa, who
is United States consul at Southampton
England. spent Tuesday and Wcdnes-
day in Washington while on his way to
his post after short visit at home
Col. Swain had dinner with Represen-
tative Kendall of the sixth district on
Tuesday noon. ~
Judge Towner, representative from
the eighth Iowa, is taking quite an in
terest in his work as member Of the
house committee on insular affairs. On
Wednesday afternoon Judge Towner
spoke in the house against the demo-
cratic bill for the distribution Of the
remaining 125,000 acres of the friars
lands. The distribution of this at pres
ent Is in the hands of the native Fill
ipino government but bill was in
troduced to have the American govern
ment supervise it and to limit the dis.
tribution to 40 acres to an individual
and $500 acres to corporation. Judge
Towner made his strongest argument
on the proposition that the democrats
are proposing to give the Filipinos
home government yet in such small
matter az the distribution Of 125,00o