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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
TO RELIEVE MARKET
ACTION TAKEN BY THE SECRE-
TARY OF THE TREASURY.

Secretary Cortelyou of he treasury has
taken action for the relief of the money
market, by which about 10000, 600 will be
allowed to remain in circulation that other
wise would have been called into the treas
ury. OF this amount $30,O00,0oO represents
public deposits temporarily placed with
the banks last fall under agreement that
they should be returned to the treasury
subsequent to February 1, 1907, and $16.-
600 600 relates to additional circulation en-
gagged for retirement These amounts, to-
gether with the $25,O0O,OOO United States
per cent bonds, which the Secretary has Of
fered to redeem make total of $11,OOO,0oO
either left with the banks or offered to be
placed with them as the result of the re-
demption Of the per cent bonds
Secretary Cortelyou has made the fol-
lowing announcement:
THE Secretary of the Treasury has this
day announced that any bank that in
creased it's circulation under the terms of
the departments announcement of October
%, 1906 and was required thereby to retire
the same during the months of March and
August, may retain said additional circula-
ton upon due notification to the con-
troller of the currency Of its desire so to do
without change as to security for pubic
deposits until further notice. But those
banks desiring to retire their additional cir
culation obtained in this way will be re-
auired to withdraw the state. municipal
and railroad bonds now lodged with the
treasurer of the United States as security
for pubic deposits and substitute the bond
released by reason of the retirement or
their additional circulation.
1.-The amendment to section 5153 of the
revised statutes by the act approved March
L. 1907, eliminated the words Except re-
ceipts from customs, and the Secretary or
the Treasury is now instructing collectors
of customs, at places where it is found to
be desirable, to deposit their receipts with
national bank depositaries already estab-
lished in some cities as the custom houses
1.-The Secretary of the Treasury has also
issued a circular announcing that he will
redeem. with interest to July l, the date OF
their maturity, any registered and coupon
bonds of the per cent funded loan OF 1907
to an amount not exceeding $25,OO0,O0O. The
bonds may be presented at once for re-
demption, and registered bonds should De
duly assigned to the Secretary of the Treas
ury A copy of this circular will be mailed
to each owner of registered bonds.
1.-The circular of February IL, 1907, pro-
yiding for the purchase of these bonds at
1O112 fiat, has been rescinded."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
SIS, 900 MORE FOR PRINCETON.
Another Purchase Of Land Increases
Nassau Street Frontage.

PRINCETON, N. j., March 15~-The trus-
tees of Princeton University held meeting
here yesterday afternoon, at which gifts
aggregating over $4,000 were announced.
Two of the largest sums were from Morris
X. Jesup of New York city, who gave
$4,000 to increase his endowment. and
from the committee Of fifty, which had
gathered $4,000 During the session Ed
ward Wright Sheldon. president of the
United States Trust Company of New
York city, was made life trustee of the
university. DR.. Henry Van Dyke was
thanked for his action in Withdrawing his
resignation.
1t was announced that through the gen
crosby of James Laughlin, jr., class OF
IS, # Pittsburg and of other alumni the
property known as Carpenter building, in
Nassau street, had been bought for the
university. This purchase gives the uni
versity an unbroken frontage on the south
side of Nassau street from University Hall
to Washington street, with the exception
of the lot on which the First Presbyterian
Church stands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
TO PROTECT BRITISH IN PERSIA.
Indian Government to Send Troops if
DEVELOPMENTS Make It Necessary.

LONDON, March ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Bombay says that owing
to the unsettled condition Of the Persian
government the government of India is
negotiating with the British legation at
Teheran regarding the protection of the
British consuates in Persia. Troops will
be in readiness to be dispatched, but
developments will be awaited before send
ing them lest the Persian populace be In
famed and the Persian government en-
barrassed. The correspondent instances
the unrest in the Urgmi district, where the
governor has been removed, owing to the
protests of the British and American
ministers.
The Teheran correspondent of the Mail.
recording the persistence of lawlessness,
says that the parliament sent ten delegates
to the shah to tell him that the anarchy in
the country was due to his willful oppose
ton to parliament, which dlsclaimed re-
sponsibility in the event Of interested
neighbors'' taking advantage of the chaos
in Persia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
FRANK ROCKEFELLER LOST SUIT.
Court Held That No Fraud Had Been
Shown in Deal.

ST. LOUIS. March 15.-The suit of Frank
Rockefeller, brother of John d. Rockefeller,
20 recover S265,OO1 invested in a zinc mine
was dismissed yesterday afternoon in Judge
Reynolds court on demurrer by the de-
PENDANT after all Rockefeller's testimony
had been presented.
Judge Reynolds upheld the demurrer on
the ground that no fraud by Henry Cross,
whom Rockefeller sued. had been shown.
The representatives, of Rockefeller, Judge
Reynolds said, who inspected the property.
reported favorably to him and it was not
shown that the men who opened negota-
tons with him were agents of Cross. so
that Cross could not be held responsible for
their statements.
Rockefeller paid 100000 for the zinc
mine and says he spent $4,000 additional in
developing II.
When Rockefeller first entered it it look
ed like a crystal palace, he said, and he tes-
titled that he learned later that this was
because the sides of the shafts had been
freshly washed down with water. lie
charged that he had been misled as to ii e
percentage of mineral the ore would as
say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
ROOSEVELT AS EVANGELIST.
Gotham Ministers Ask Help to STOP
Atheism's Growth.

NEW YORK, March 15.-"Unless imme-
date steps be taken to stop the religious
decline which is spreading in New YORK.
the city will become nest of lnf1deis, the
belief in God will be forgotten and our
great metropolis will become a city Of no
religion
This statement was made yesterday by
Rev. Dr. Arson P. Atterbury, president OF
the Federation of Churches and pastor of
the Park Presbyterian Church, who has
lust returned from Washington, where he
was a member of committee sent by the
federation to solicit the aid of President
Roosevelt in checking he religious decline
in New York.
world has usurped the place formerly held
by the love for Cod said DR.. Atterbury.
I'VE are tottering on the verge of terri
BILE religious disruption. Nothing can save
the city from sinking into the depths OF I'M
belief but immediate efforts by the people
and the churches to revive religious IN
terest.
"In the last five years there has been an
increase of more than 100000 in the city s
population but there has been decrease
in the number of churches.
ALREADY we have begun to slip. In
short time our city will become home of
atheists. When religion drops away vice
creeps in, and there is. no telllhg "hdl we
will come to"
DR.. Atterbury said that great move
ment would be set on foot next year to win
back the people to religion. He said that
the churches of all denominations would
band together.
The committee under the leadership of
DR.. Atterbury, at conference with Presl-
dent Roosevelt, presented their appeal for
help.
The President has signified his intention
of cooperating with the federation for the
revival of religious interest in New York,
said Dr. Donald Sage Mckay, one of the
committee.
I'VE hoped to persuade him to come to
New York next month and address mass
meeting at Carnegie Hall on the necessity
of the preservation of religious beliefs. The
President was swamped with business OF
state however, and will be unable to come
But he said that he hoped ne would be able
to appear before the people in this city in
the fall on the subject Of religion.
He promised to take an active interest,"
in any movement We got under way FOL
bringing back wanderers to their God.
president Roosevelt is with us heart and
soul. He said that he would give us his
heartiest support He asked for all the
literature of the federation, which indicates
that he will give the matter a careful
study"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
WILL SOON NAME SENATOR.
Republicans Will Not Elect Spooner's
Successor Till After May 1.

MADISON, Wis, March 15.-With the
coming of former Speaker E. L. Lenroot
Yesterday all the candidates for the United
States senator ship are on the skirmish line
ready for the struggle which may come
early next week in the caucus of republic
can members of the legislature.
It is proposed to clear the table Of the
senatorial question and at the same time
abide by the opinion of the attorney gen.
eral by deciding in caucus upon the re-
publican nominee at once and allowing the
formality of election to wait until the res
ignation of Senator Spooner takes effect,
May l.
Lenroot doubtless will lead at the be-
ginning with perhaps forty votes, but
whether he will be able to get the other
dozen needed and to whom his followers
will turn in breaking are the two big ques-
lions of the situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
LYNCH LAW IN AFRICA NOW.
Europeans Take Punishment Of Ma
tives Out of Official Hands.

MOMBASA, East Africa, March 15.-The
white residents of Nairobi are adopting
lynch law to punish natives who insult
white women. The indignation of the
Europeans is all the stronger because many
cases have gone unpunished by the au-
thorities.
Public resentment eliminated yesterday
when the president of the Colonists' As
ISOLATION, assisted by two other Europeans,
publicly fiogged three negroes outside the
court house. Practically the whole nom
official white population was present. The
magistrate and a police officer protested,
but did not interfere
The native population is showing unrest.
The government has promised to comply
with the demands of the whites that 1t
issue rifles and ammunition. 1t has ap-
pointed a defense committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
Doctor Held for Nurses Death.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Dr. Guy B.
Stearns was arraigled in police Court yes
terday and held in $40 900 bail for a hear
ing March - on charge of homicide.
Stearns could not furnish bail before court
closed and had to go TO a cell. Detective
scrGcauts arrested DIR. Stearns. Wednesday
at the request of Boston police on infor-
nation laid before the Massachusetts au-
tACrities made in an ante-mortem state
Ment by Susan r. Green, a nurse. who died
Tuesday in the Massachusetts Homeo-
Yathic Hospital. The woman made an &C
cusation of Illegal practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
Women Shot After Shopping Trip.

PORT ARTHUR, Tex, March 15.-Un-
successful in his efforts to effect recon-
Citation with his wife, from whom he was
separated, E. M. McNair yesterday shot
and killed Mrs. McNair, wounded Mrs. E.
]. Conrad, her mother, and fired five shots
into his own breast. McNair met his wife
and her mother returning from shopping
trip and opened fire, killing Mrs. McNair
and wounding Mrs. Conrad. He then re-
loaded the pistol and shot himself five
times McNair may recover. Mrs. Conrad
who came here from Montreal, Canada, Is
not fatally wounded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
Policeman Shot to Death.

WILLIAMSBURG, Pa, March 15.-Patrol-
man John P. Maloney was shot and killed
Wednesday night while attempting to arrest
two men. The murder occurred along the
Reading railroad tracks, near Mothers tan
merry, in the west end. Maloney started
after the two men, and after a struggle a
shot was fired and the two men ran away.
Maloney lived about ten minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15

That the Pennsylvania Railroad is the STANDARD
Railroad of America" is well known. The following facts
explain how it has arrived this distinction and demonstrate
that led in the onward march Of railway progress
America.
On the present lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad the
first Trails laid in 1891.
Its "John Bup' locomotive drew the first passenger
train regularly drawn by steam power in 1883
1t was the first steel rails in 1864
1t was the first Bessemer steel rails in 1865.
1t was the o the air brake in 1866.
1t the first the track tank in 1872.
it was the first to use the block signal system in 1873.
1t was the first establish Limited" train THE
Pennsy vana Limited in 1881.
1t the first to establish 18-hour train the
"Pennsylvan Special" between New York and Chicago,
1905.
1t was the first railroad company organize a Tour
list Department the promotion of tourist travel
the first organize cab service in connection
with its terminals in the large cities.
1t was the first successfully tunnel the Hudson
River to reach the center of New York City.
From bottom top from first to last, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad the best that human thought and study and
genius skill make it, and it offers to its patrons the
best way that intelligence and experience
suggest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
Died at Age of 100 Years.

LEBANON, Pa, March 15.-James March.
the oldest citizen of Lebanon, is dead, at
the age Of 100 years. In his active years
Mr.. March was a railroad contractor. He
assisted in the construction of the Northern
Central West Jersey, Harrisburg and Poto-
mac, Cornwall and Lebanon, Cumberland
Valley, fredericksburg and Potomac and
Western Maryland railroads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
Nunez Reported Captured.

Ell PASO. Tex. March 15.-The notorious
Mexican outlaw and bandit. Gerardo Nunez,
who recently robbed the Estancia Bianch
ranch. in Durango, of $1,000 and who. with
his band, has long defied the civil and mill
tary authorities of Mexico, has been cap
tured and his band exterminated, 1t was re-
ported Wednesday night. Nunex Is one of
the most desperate of the bandit leaders
who infest the remote and almost inaccessf-
BILE mountain fastaesses of northern Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15

Philadelphia capitalists are planning to
erect 1.5O0.O 600 hotel in Yokohama, Japan.
from plans designed by Philadelphia archi-
teets. The enterprise will probably take on a
still greater local aspect, as 1t is believed
that Philadelphia contracting company
will erect the structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15

For rare gold and silver coins of the
United States $4,000 was paid at an auc-
ton sale in Philadelphia yesterday. Many
record prices were obtained, and the total
sales for the day-$13. 941 .55-were the larg-
est ever realized at one days sale of coins
in America.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-18
OBITUARY RECORD.
Roberts Funeral.

Funeral services over the remains OF
Mrs. w. B. Roberts were held at $50
this afternoon from the home, 1905
Sixth avenue. The services were con
Quoted by Rev. w. S. Marquis, pastor
Of the Broadway Presbyterian church
of which Mrs Roberts was member
The pallbearers were J. \. Wendell, II
p. Simpson. II. w. Crawford. c. c
TrUesdale, |. S. White. and 7. II
Thomas. The relatives who were pres
ent at the services, from out of the city
were William |. Lane of Milwaukee
Wis. a brother. her sister. Mrs. Henry
Turbill of Madison, Wis, and John G
Roberts of Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-18
RIVER RIpLETS

Notice is given by Commander
Simon Cook. inspector of the 18th light
house district that the government
lights on the upper Mississippi river
between St. Paul. Mimi. ana Kcokul.
Iowa. viii be lit for the first time this
season on April -, and from Canton,
Mo. to Cap Au Girls, Mo. on April D.
The steamer Lily OF the government
lighthouse service. came up the river
yesterday afternoon and today was -
stocked with oil. coal and supplies for
the trip from here 10 S.. Paul. The
steamer carries a crew of painters on
this trip. 20 repaint the channel pos-s
and buoys The steamer is in com
mand OF Captain Egan. with Captain
Hunt as pilot and Sam Critchfield Of
Canton as chief engineer
The steamer Helen Blair returned
yesterday afternoon from Fort Madl
son. where it took a party of the men,
bers of kaaba Temple of the Mystr,
Shrine. who received a class of can
didates in the order there Tuesday
evening
The Mary Mac was the only boa
through the Rock Island bridge, pass
ing north.
The stage of water was 1915 at
a. m, and 12lO at noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-18
"Pneumonia's Deadly Work

Has so seriously affected my right
lung" writes Mrs. Fannie Conner of
rural route 1, Georgetown, Tenn, that
coughed continuously night and day
and the neighbors' prediction - CON
sumption-seemed inevitable, until my
husband brought home a bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery, which in my
case proved to be the only real cough
cure and restorer of weak, sore lungs. y
When all other remedies utterly fail,
you may still win in the battle against
lung and throat troubles with New
Discovery, the real remedy. Guaran
teed by w. T. HaTtZ, druggist, 30l
Twentieth street; 50 cents and 81
| Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-18
PLAN TO HOLD
A JOINT Meeting
Homeopathic Associations
Here in June.

At the Hotel Harms last evening. q
meeting of the Mississippi Valley
Homeopathic society was held and Il
banquet was served to those present.
about fifteen in number DR. George
Royal of Des MOinos was the speaker
of the evening. Dr. Royal is dean 80
the college of homeopathic medicine AT
the Iowa state university at Iowa City
and was at one time president of thu
American Institute of Homeopathy
Partial arrangements were made at
the meeting for joint meeting with
the Rock River Homeopathic associa
ton to be held here early in June D.
Blunt and DR.. Duber of Clinton were
among those present at last evenings
meeting from beyond the three cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-18
E. N. WiqerS.

L. \. Wigers of Moline, a brother of
Jacob Wigers. turnkey at the county
Jail died this morning at his home,
14Ol Fifteenth-and-a-half street. Moline,
Mr.. Wigers, who was 81 years of age,
was a native of Norway. He had been
a resident OF Moline 81 years. He was
the founder of the Lief Erickson soci-
ETY., of which there are a number of
Rock Island members. Mr. Wigers is
survived by two sons, Norman and Ed
win. and by his brother. Jacob. and two
sisters, Mrs. William Banke and Mrs
Fred Anderson. all of Moline The fu
neral will be held Sunday afternoon at
o'clock from the home in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-18
Williams.

Howard Williams. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
David p. Williams. died last evening
at Is o'clock at the home, 40 Fifth
street. death being due to scarlet fever
and diphtheria. from which he had been
suffering for about week. lie was
born in this city July >. 1899, and at.
tended the Grant school for a few
years. He is survived by his parents
and one brother. Earl, at home. Pri
the remains at o'clock this afternoon
Burial took place at ChippiannocI
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-18
IT MkYSTILL come
Though Formal Order is Not
Made, Nj. w. A. Will Probably
Provide Printing Plant.
COMMITTEE Is Ar WORK
Board of Directors Heard Report and
Referred Matter Back to investi-
gate as to Equipment.

1t is learned that while. as was stat
ed in The Argus last evening. the Il
rectors of the Modern WOodmen of
America have entered no formal order
for the establishment of a printing
plant here for the publication of the
Modern Woodman. the society's official
organ. the indications are that the
board will in time provide for this
step. and that after all the paper Will
be published in this city. The board
at the April meeting heard a report
from a committee in the matter. COM
posed of Chairman Smith. Directors
Murphy and Bort. and Editor f. O.
Van Calder of the paper The com
mittee reported an investigation Of
| the printing establishment at Indian
apolis. where the paper is now print
ed by contract. The general charac-
| ter OF the equipment was reported by
| the committee The board did not act
| on the committees report. but con
t'nued the committee with instructions
| to continue the investigation and IL
termine the equipment desirable
| should a plant be established by the
| society. and to report in time to allo y
several months for the installation If
! the presses and other equipment The
board is favorable to the project, bur
desires to be fully advised as TO the
character of the equipment to be pun
| chased. before a formal order giving
authority to equip the plant is made.
! Means Big establishment
Such a move on the part of the in
surance society viii mean new es-
Establishment of considerable magnitu ;
for Rock Island. and will materially
| increase the Importance of the post
Office. which has already been benefit
ted greatly in this manner by the pre- :
ence here of the head Office of the
Woodman The society issues a IG
page monthly. and $4,000 copies ar
printed monthly at present. The puD
LEGATION of the paper here Will not re
suit in the necessity of any great il
crease in the postoffice force. as tn,
Ipostoffice department meets the re
quirements of this big addition to the
mails by sending in dozen extra ma!
cars with their complement of clerks
for each edition. There are So Wagon
loads fthe edition hauled to the mai
Icars. The entire-editiOn. weighing s.
tons, is delivered at the rate of abou
six tons a day
IL Edited Here.
The business of the publication i
carried on in Rock Island at the pres
ent. F. o. Van Calder of this city b.
ing the editor of the paper. The ques
ton OF changing the location of TIT
office of issue arose when the cOntraC
went to Indianapolis. and nearly L
000, 600 copies were offered to the pos
Office there for mailing. The necessl-
for changing arises over the pOstOffic
regulations in regard to the class c
the mail Mr. Van Calder and otha
representative of the order took tn
matter up in person with the postoffic
authorities. and finally secured pc
mission to complete the contract time
and to arrange to publish the pap
here or make other arrangements >
meet the requirements of the depar
= ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-18
Evans.

Mrs. Henry Evans. whose death o.
CURED early in the week at her home
at Missouri Valley. Iowa. and funeral
services over whose remains We're held
yesterday. was a daughter of Mrs.
Rosa Hetter of this city. Mrs. Evans
was born in this city and was - years
of age. She is survived by her hUe.
band and three children, and by her
mother and four brothers, Hardy, John
George and Henry Hetter. all of this
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-18
GuStafson Funeral.

Funeral services over the remains Of
G.. A. Gustafson were held at o'clock
this afternoon from the home of his
Fourth avenue. The services We're con
Quoted by Rev. J. p. Miller. pastor of
the Swedish Methodist church of Mo
line. Burial took place at Chippian-
mock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-18

sroughi oolan.-The marriage Of
Miss Mary Dolan of LeClaire, Iowa.
and William II. Brough took place yes
terday morning at o'clock at St. Jo-
seph's church, Dean J. ]. Quinn official
ing. Miss Josephine Bosold and Con
rad Meenan were the attendants. Mr.
BrOugh is patrolman on the CITY
force and he and his bride will MAKE
their home in the city.