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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

SIXTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST
between L and NJ streets-Eliza beth
A. MCGEE ct vir. James F.. to William
P. Metcalf. lot E and north half of lot
1874 TENTH STREET NORTHWEST
Daniel w. O'Donoghue ct al, trustees,
to Daniel A. Callaghan and John Cal
Iaghan, jr., lot 80, square 333: $500
DEANWOOD-Albert Wood to Arthur r.
Wood lot AZ; SO.
TWENTY-FIFTH STREET NORTH
WEST between L and NJ streets-Jo-
seph F. Burch. jr., et ux. to William
V. Mahoney, lots 81 and 81. square IA;
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SOUTH
EAST between 9th and 9TH streets
William Mahoney ct ux. to Joseph +.
Birch, ir., lots G, H and l, square
81; $40.
,i2l TWENTIETH STREET NORTH
VEST Parker w. Page ct al. to Wal
ter w Wilkinson. lot IS. square ia:
sic Walter W. Wilkinson conveys
same property to Frank j. Tibbetts;
s1o. Frank ]. Tibbetts conveys same
property to Mary Jane DAILY; $40.
Observation-Disclosures B. Wilson ct al.
70 Josie Ryon. lot 10. square 2S2i. $40.
EAST DEANwOOD-Frank T. Rawlings
ct ux to Malisia Wells lot "a block
SIXTH STREET NORTHWE EST between
. and streets and PLEASANT
PI.AINS-G. Helen Metcalf to Eliza
b-th a. MCGEE. lot 193, Pleasani
Plains: and part lot B. square 4!6; $40.
Malcolm Hufty. trustee. to Michael
j Hurney. lot 151. square 673; s2.4OO.
SIXTH STREET SOUTHEAST between
f and streets-Ludwig Hero!d to
Pauline A. Herold. one-third interest
i'm original lot Ii and part original lots
IL and Il. square ST.: $500.
u STREET SOUTHEAST between 18th
and 18th streets-Pa trick ]. Jordan et
~ l..,
io6l; SO. Lille G. Drury conveys
same property TO Samuel II. Keets;
SO.
WHITNEY CLOSE-Middaugh & Shan
non, Incorporated. to George b. and
Clara NJ. Mclaughlin. lot Is. block 8
1cs 1870. 1872 G STREET SOUTHWEST
,Jer miah j. Brosnan. trustee. to Jo-
seph J. Kelly. lots "A and -. square
MANOR HOUSE-rhomas NJ. Patterson
10 Ernest NJ Pease. one-balf interest
in lots II to Il. Holmead estate.
DOBBINS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. F
Rupert - ux TO John H. RUPERT
part lot A. block &: SO
Ill HICKMAN STREET SOUTHEAST
Daniel J Sullivan To Mary y. Dough
erty. lot -. square I3f: Sio
THIRD STREET NORTHEAST between
l. and NJ Streets-Catherine Case Il
vir. Patrick. to Norvai l.. Nutweli,
part lots "a and 80 square AS: $40
NOrval l.. Nutwell conveys same prop
erty To Catherine and Patrick Casey;
$40
l. STREET NORTHN EST between 10th
and 21Ss strsetS-John Criily ct ux. 20
Michael J. o'Donoghue. lots IS and
-, square 20: S1o.
Is2I 18TH STREET NORTHWEST
George NJ. Smith ct al, trustees. 10
Mary {. Smith. lot 11G. square 15.;
S6o00
UNIV FIRSTLY HEIGHTS-Mary T. Fen
nell ct al. 10 Cornelius +. and Cathe.
rne A. JuGge. 10. 90. block s: $40
TIN" ~ ) NtNTH STREET NORTH.
WEST between Prospect avenue and
y s.reet-Freder!ck y. Lipger eft ux
10 Joseph 6. Liukins half interest in
part lot Ca square 1903: $40
6l2 10TH STREET NOTWITHSTANDING
e. Roper To T. Edward Pfau. lot ~
square 93,; so. r. Edward Pau G,
NIX. to Pocahontas Hicks. same proper
~: $40.
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TRACKED BY BLOOD STAINS.
Negro Assailant of Jersey Farmer
and Wife Caught

TRENTON. n. J.. July 16-Bood
marks along the trail over which he
Travelled to make his escape led to the
arrest yesterday of Henry Willis. me-
gro who tried Monday to kill John l..
Borden. an Allentown farmer and then
attacked Mrs. Borden.
Since the assault a posse of farmers
has been searching for Willis and threat
ening to lynch him if they found him.
While the farmers had almost given I'D
the chase County Detective Ellis Parker
of Bur ington county followed Willis by
the trail of blood left behind him as the
consequence of the injuries inflicted by
Borden. Parker captured Willis in the
lower part of Burlington county after an
all-night hunt. He hustled his prisoner
to Trenton TO turn him over TO the
county authorities.
Physicians took eight pieces of lead
from Willis back last night He Is suf-
fering from a deep cash over the right
cheek three inches in length and a wound
ON the head of a SINH ar character
These are supposed to have been infiict ed
by hoe used by Borden.
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TURNS DOWN PROPOSITION.
President Refuses to. Be Used fol-
Advertising Purposes.

Special Dlspatch 10 Inc Star.
OYSTER BAY, n. Y, July 16.Presi-
dent Roosevelt today abruptly turned
down the proposition made by a repre-
sentative of a large photograph concern
that he talk politics into a photograph
for use during the present campaign.
The phonograph company's representa-
tive in question has been here for the
past week trying to get. chance to lay
his proposition before the President. He
said that w J. Bryan had consented TO
make several campaign speeches in his
particular machine. and he wanted the
Pre- sident to furnish replies. The man
was so persistent that finally Secretary
Loeb laid the matter before his chief
this morning and the President fatty
refused to have anything to do with the
scheme
Ever since the beginning of his official
career the President has been besieged
nv monograph people. who have used
every induceInent to get him to advertise
their machines. but he has steadfastly
refused. Only two weeks ago the repre-
sentative of one large concern tried to get
him to take a large consignment of rec
ords to Africa next year for the purpose
of talking his adventure stories instead
Of writing them. Secretary Loeb treated
the idea as a joke, however. and refused
n suggest it to the President.
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THE COURT RECORD.
District .suprerae Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Wright
Washington Brewery Company agt. Nc
compliments solicitors. Birney &. Wood,
ard: fntervener's solicitors, A. H. Bell and
j. A. Burkart.
McAllister. agt Brooke: auditors report
confirmed; complafnant's solicitors. Tuck
er & Kenyon: defendants solicitors, D. N
Huston and A. g. Brooke.
Chester agt. Simpson; substitution Of
trustee; compartments solicitor. ]. c.
Head.
Wallace agt. Wallace: rule to show
cause returnable July y: complainant's
solicitors, Hughes & Gray.
Hoist agt. Ashford: Charles P. Stone
substituted as trustee; complainants So
licitor. II. ]. May defendants solicitor.
C. q. Allen.
Corby agt. Corby: order releasing de-
licitor. G. A. Kuhn: defendants solicitor,
Charles Poe.
Ball agt First Cooperative Building
Association; order continuing hearing on
rule.
Herring agt. Herring: divorce a vim.
mat. granted: complainant's solicitors, C.
Darlington and s. D. Truitt: defendant
solicitor, Fountain Peyton.
American National Bank agt. Dougher.
ty: receivers report ratified and distri-
button of fund ordered: complainant
solicitors. Berry & Minor: defendants So
licitor, Stuart Mcnamara.
Turnburke agt. Koblin: motion to set
aside order Of July overruled; complain.
ants solicitor w. G. Gardiner: defend
ants solicitors. Wolf & Rosenberg.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. - Justice
Wright.
United States agt. Edward Leon Thomp-
son, abortion: order extending time for
settling bill Of exceptions; attorney, T. G..
Taylor.
United States agt. Georgianna c. Edelin,,
bigamy; recognizance $500 taken, with
John A. Landlord surety.
BANKRUPTCY CONTRIBUTES Wright.
In re Columbia Laundry Company; re-
fund of deposit ordered.
In re Harvard Laundry Company; rule
on alleged bankrupt returnable July 80.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1-Justice Wright.
Columbia Marble Quarry Company agt.
Dunn: order to return deposit for costs to
the plaintiff.
PROBATE coURT-Justice Wright.
Estate Of Theodore Hodes: will dated
August 6. 1907, fled
In re Mary Blackwell ct al: order ap-
pointing Carrie Blackwell guardian: bond,
$3.50: attorneys. Lyon & Lyon.
Estate of Lemuel Stoneking; letters Of
administration granted to Cynthia A..
Stoneking: bond, 500: attorney, j. Daw-
Estate of Louise Novel: will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary
granted to Leondie Delarue; bond, g. 800:
attorneys, Hamilton, Colbert, Yerkes &
Hamilton.
Estate Of Samuel j. Butterfield: order
for sale of stock: attorney, Fred B.
Rhodes.
Estate of Sue Virginia Field: petition
for letters of administration d.b.n.ct.a.
filed; attorney, j. b. Linton.
In re Irene e. Ballard ct al: order ap-
pointing Lula Ballard guardian: bond.
s. 900; attorneys. r. L. Montague and ].
A. Moriarty.
Estate of Henry Kengla; order to sell
stock; attorneys, w. X. Quinter and NJ.
]. Colbert.
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BOGUS COUNT GUILTY.
Jury Convicts Royal Won Helden on
Charge Of Bigamy.

MOUNT VERNON. N. Y. July 16.-The
jury in the case of bigamy against Royal
Won Helden. the bogus German count.
yesterday brought in verdict of guilty.
The jurymen took up collection among
themselves for the first wife and her four
children.
Great satisfaction was expressed by
Mrs. Ida Bramhach. the mother of the
second wife. at the conviction. Miss
Brambach. who is the daughter of a re-
tired New York piano manufacturer. is
now travelling In California. where she
was sent TO get her away from the biga-
mist. Those who know the bogus count
say she is only one OF four women Won
Helden has married since he came to this
country.
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An Arctic Circle Doctor.

DIR. James F. Rymer. a native Of
Croydon, will soon gain the distinction
of being the first fully qualified English
medical man to carry on professional
work within the arctic circle.
A few days ago DIR. Rymer left Ed
monitor. Alberta. Canada. on lonely
journey of 1.S00 miles along the Atha-
basca and Mackenzie rivers. His des-
tination is Fort Good Hope, which is
about one hundred miles within the arc
tic circle. He does not propose to re-
turn to civilization for at least three
years
DIR. Rymer's patients will be Indians
and ESquimaux.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-16
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair Tonight and Friday; Warmer
Friday and Light Winds.

Friday and Light Winds.
Forecast Till PM. Friday-For the
District of Columbia. Delaware. Mary
land. North Carolina and Virginia. fair
tonight and Friday. warmer Friday; light
to fresh northerly winds, becoming va
riable.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
cast.-A barometric depression that occu-
pies the Dakotas has caused a rise In
temperature In the plains states and
tricts to the north Pacific coast. An area
of high bari meter has moved eastward
over the north-central valleys and the
lake region. attended by fair weather and
moderate temperature from the Mississippi
river to the Atlantic coast.
The weather will continue fair In the
middle eastern and southeastern states
during the next thirty-six hours. with rfs-
ing temperature Friday.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be fresh uortherly. becoming
light and variable. and on the south At
lantic and east gulf coasts light and va
riable.
Steamers depa ring today for European
ports will have fresh northerly winds. be-
coming light and variable, aud fair wealth
er to the Grand Banks
Tide Tables.
TOday-LOW tide, 800 am ana f.aV
pm; high tide, 1856 am. and 1920 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:54 am. and $50
p.m; high tide, 1880 am. and 11:2O pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 4:47 am; sun sets,
1873 pm. 49,,
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 4:4S am.
Moon rises 1856 PIN. today
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise All arc and incandescent lamps light
ed fifteen minutes after sunset and extin-
cuished forty-f1ve minutes before sunrise.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condit on of water at
am: Great Falls-Temperature. 80: con-
dtion, 1s. Dalecarlia eservoir-Tempera-
ture. "a; condition at north connection
IL: condition at south connection. IL.
GEORGETOWN distributing reservoir-Tem-
perature. 81: condition at influent gate
house, IL: condition at eff1uent gatehouse,
-.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. July 49,
Potomac Is clear and the Shenandoah
cloudy.
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TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS.
Negro Business Mems League of Dis
trict Discusses Plans,

At meeting of the Negro Business
Mems League of the District of Columbia
last evening in the Metropolitan A. NJ. E.
Church plans for the entertainment of the
delegates to the national convention, to
be held in Baltimore August 10, 20 and Il.
were discussed.
After the adjournment of the conven-
ton in Baltimore the delegates will come
here as guests of the local organization.
No definite action has been taken by the
local organization for their entertainment
Booker T. Washington, president of the
league, will be among the visitors. and II
is expected he will address meeting OF
the league members here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-16
Secretary Straus at Portsmouth.

PORTSMOUTH. y. H. July l6.-Secre-
tary Stfaus Of the Department of Com
merce and Labor. who is making a tour
of inspection of the lighthouses along
the coast, arrived here YESTERDAY on
board the lighthouse tender Mayfiower.
In the afternoon he visited the whale
back and Fort Point lights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-16

been detailed for duty at the camp at
American Lake, Wash, and at Atasca-
de1o Ranch, Cal; Capts. c. B. Humphrey.
21st Infantry: James H.. Frier, 18th
Infantry: Alonzo Gray, 14th Cavalry. and
P. II. Mullay, 18th Infantry, and Lieut..
J. A. Brockman. for duty at the camp at
Fort d. A. Russell. Wyo.; Capts. Arthur
johnson, 18th Infantry. and r. f. In
gram. 10th Infantry, for duty at camp
at Fort Riley. Kan.
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Visit Fort Washington.

Secretary Wright. in company with
Assistant Secretary Oliver. Gen. Bell.
chief of staff; Gen. Murray. chief of
artillery, and Gen. Crozier, chief of
ordnance visited Fort Washington yes
terday afternoon and were entertained by
Lieut.. Col. w. H. COfiin, Coast Artillery
Corps, commandment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-16
Noted Dokotan Dies in His Sleep.

CHAMBERLAIN. S. D., July 16.--J. M.
Greene formerly republican national COM
mitteeman. was found dead in bed yester-
day. He attended the republican state
convention at Mitchell the day before, and
retired on reaching home, apparently in
his usual health. Heart disease was the
cause of death.
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STAMPED AS FALSE.
Imprisonment Of Naturalized Ameri-
cans on Turkish Ship Reported.

State Department consular represent
atives stamp as absolutely false the re-
port of the imprisonment on Turkish
warship of 100 American citizens. who had
been taken from the Island of Nicaria.
Consul Harris. at Smyrna, who sent the
vice consul to Nicaria to look personally
into the matter, today cabled that the
story was false. The Americans referred
to as being imprisoned were supposed to
be Greeks who had been naturaliZed in
America. and the rumor of their impris-
onment was called to the attention of the
department by the Greek Brotherhood of
Pittsburg.
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lYNNHAvEN, MD.

= Soi, senu oE Puoue -haiu 1o1o ioi o"oAA~'' I
LYNNHAvEN, MD.
On the shores of Chesapeake Bay. q miles
, by automobile from Washington. :
NG MOSQUITOES, MO MALARIA !
The most picturesque. healthful and
J restful watering place from Massachusetts, 3
!, to Florida. The finest fishing and shoot Z
! ing ground south Of Canada. Boating .
!, and bathing surpassed by hone on the 1
J Atlantic coast. !
sT@E IYNNSAWEM g@WN Try CLUB:
Lynnhaven. With magnificent club !
house. with indoor and outdoor amuse- !
ments, with tennis courts. golf links, !
7 good roads for riding and driving. mag
? nifcent waterways for boating and fishing.
life will be full Of social diversions.
VILLA SITES !
? 50 by $50 It. with h-acre OYSTER Garden. :
$500 !
II an exceptional Investment opportunity. 4
Oyster gardens are worked for purchas- 4:
1 ers by the Lynphaven Development Co.. !;
and win return an annual income Of at !;
least $50 each. 3
MEMBERSHIP FREE !,
3 In Lynnnaven Country Club tn lot owners :;
1 eligible to membership. :.
This property II selling very fast and I,
! II you want a choice location ACT NOW. I.
! MORRISON REAL ESTATE CO., ]
} 1928 G STREET NV. !
Washington Agents LynuhaveD Develop
Ss*fte;
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Alabama Justice Of the Peace Killed.

SELMA, Ala, July 16.tius Burton. a
justice of the peace was shot and killed
by Selke Walker at Minter yesterday, as
a result, it is said. of intimacy between
Burton and Walkers wife. 1t is reported
that Walker and his three brothers are
barricaded in IA log cabin and defying ar
rest.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

HE WASHINGTON SAFE Deposit COMPANY
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WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10. 1908.
at meeting Of the directors Of this com
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and that the books for the transfer Of stock be
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SECRETARY and Trea Slrer.
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THE INDEX.

Buyers don't want to tramp around in the hot
these days looking for what they need
They use The Star as an Understanding its ad-
vertisementsand it's short work for them to 20 di-
to the offering what they the price
they want to pay.
Your ad in The Star will direct them your way
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for forty years and more.
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The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-12
For a New State.

The Occur dA1ene Press is strongly DESTROYS of
parting company with the Idaho Mormon handicap
that it the old suggestion for division of
the state that would attach the north end of Idaho
to desirable chunk of the states of Washington and
Oregon out of which could be created state
For this offense it has been mentioned as seces-
sionst by the genius that ofhciates in Boise
ttm But let the Occur d'A1ene paper defend itself.
1t knows how:
The Boise Capital News whose publisher, accord
ing to the court records, mortgaged himself to Jim
Brady, chairman of the republican state committee,
two years ago. then attempted to fool its readers by
claiming to be democratic paper, but jumping when
Jim pulled the string, has gone wild
the fact that the Press favors the formation of
new state out of parts of Idaho, Washington and
Oregon. In a double column plea editorial its editor
exposes his ignorance by calling secessonist and
all sorts of names He shows his fear of a reai-
zation of the to create state by the abuse
he injects into his personal attack The Press sug
gested that to accomplish the object far Idaho
is concerned needed only the consent of the Nor
MONS and showed where it would be to their advan-
tage to lop off the northern counties. When this
separation comes, it will be done legally and not
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-12
Democrats Are Hopeful.

While attending to the affairs of the campaign at
the Chicago headquarters of the democratic party
Tuesday of this week, Mr.. Bryan addressed 1000
precinct committeeman recently chosen at primaries
His subject was the organization of campaign club
in every precinct in the United States which he
looked upon the most important part of the work
of the campaign The chairman of the club organiza-
ton committee reported that than 5000 clubs
had already been created and were doing good work
for the democratic
1t is the opinion of Mr.. Bryan that his election
has been and that the only thing to fear is the
loss of strength already gained This, he believed,
could be saved by organization the precinct basis
There are strong evidences of Encouragement
the part of the republican management, which has
gone to the extreme of drafting the presidential
candidate into the service spellbinder and send
ing him over the country to plead his own cause.
There is loud complaint the republican side of
apathy among the people, a symptom dangerous to
the party in power and encouraging to the party out
of power. Dsafected republicans are not saying
much way the other, contenting themselves
with the knowledge that it will be their privilege
to vote on election day.
At this stage of the campaign, Mr.. Bryan and Mr.
Kern conspicuously in the lead.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-12
Deadlock in Iowa.

There are not enough progressive republicans in
the Iowa legislature to the election of Cover
nor Cummns the republican nominee to the
vacancy created by the death of United States Sena-
tor Allison and the other kind of republicans do not
intend to give their votes to Mr. Cummins.
The other kind of republicans mentioned in the
Associated Press dispatches "stand-pat republi-
cans" but they would be more faithfully described
under the heading of Corporation machine republi-
cans" They represent the railroad element and their
against progressive republicanism has been
long and bitter one.
There are forty-two of them in the house and
twenty-eight in the senate, while Cummns has
sxy-ive in the house and forty-four in the senate
The machine republicans voting for a number of
men, the democrats have their candidate and Cum
minis is short of the necessary majority, and dead
lock exists.
The strong republican state of Iowa is in demon
allied condition this presidential year
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-12
Evidence of RasCality.

Could Ambrose Bierce have been thinking of the
person who made haste to give away the posthumous
manuscript of Grover Cleveland when he wrote in the
October Cosmopolitan
Mr.. Yon Noguchs English prose is of the kind
that does not write if has a choice in the
natter but he thinks with clarity and point Con
corning the late Lafcadio Hearn and the little tenn
pest that has lately been roaring round his character
Mr. Noguchi says: ut is perfectly appalling to OBJ
in the western countries that when dies his
friends have to rush to print his private letters and
even unexpected person volunteers to speak his
best friend, and presumes to write his biography"
No, this not good prose (barring that unexpected
person., which is delcious) but it is good and
righteous judgment The simple truth is that publ
cation of letters not written for publication is prma
facie evidence of rascality in the person doing
and it makes difference whether the writer of
the letters is dead or living The person who does
this thing supplies the strongest presumptive evil
dence against himself and is to be held guilty unless
he offset it with positive proof of the hardest
thing in the world to prove untanted intention,
taking account of gain, glory qualification of
public appetite. 1t is appetite to which there is
no honorable purveyance