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Evening star., 1911-08-26
JACK OF HEARTS, DEAD.
Widely Known and Popular Res
taurant proprietor of PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA. August 26.-John
Cooper Hart. for tfiirty-five years one
of the most widely known restaurant
proprietors in this city, and known to
all as the "Jack of Hearts,, died at his
home, 1909 Morris street, Thursday
night. The suddenness of his death so
unnerved his wife that she was unable
to give the necessary information for
the death notice at the time. and the
fact did not come out until yesterday
The famous restaurant keeper died Of
heart trouble. with which he was
troubled for many years
Jack Of Hearts was famous not only
for the splendid food he served in such
generous quantities and at low prices,
but he was unique character. His rug
ged outspoken and good-hcarted per-
sonality made him well liked and long
remembered by those who came in con-
tact with him in any way.
He is estimated to have left AN estate
valued at half million dollars. although
when he came to this country from
England as a young man he had moth
ing. He sold food cheaply, but always
attracted a high class Of customers be-
cause of the good quality and liberal
quantity of the things served.
He was out for an automobile ride
the afternoon on which he died, and
when he came in he seemed to be in
good spirits and feeling vigorous and
healthy. Strangely enough, he had been
out to visit the Hart plot in the West
Laurel Hill cemetery. where monument
had just been erected to his first wife.
who died about ten years ago, and to
his daughter. Mrs. James b. Ellis. who
died year ago. His funeral will take
place next Monday.
When the party returned in the auto
mobile he jumped out lightly and helped
his wife to alight. few minutes after
he got inside the house he complained
of pain at his heart. He went into
the back yard and sat in a chair.
Twenty minutes later he died.
Mr.. Hart had been married only three
months.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
WILL EXCHANGE LANDS.
Agreement of Federal and State Au-
thorities in Idaho.

Federal and state authorities in Idaho
have entered into an agreement whereby
they will exchange about 100000 acres
of public lands with a view to getting
those belonging to each party into more
compact form. Some Of the state school
lands are inside the boundaries of ma
tional forests. These lands will be ex-
changed for lands along the edge Of the
national forests 1T is thought that by
the contemplated arrangement both sorts
OF lands will be better managed
Evening star., 1911-08-26

FOr-tne DlStrlCi OF COiumOia ana Mary
land, unsettled tonight. Sunday fair;
light variable winds.
A strong Atlantic high pressure area
continues to retard conditions over the
United States and unsettled weather per-
sists east of the Rocky mountains, with
general showers over the central and
northern districts east OF the Mississippi
river. except the upper lake region. There
were also showers in the northwestern
states, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas,
with heavy rains in eastern Texas.
Temperatures we're moderate during
Friday and continue so this morning
being, as rule. slightly below the sea
sonal average.
There will be showers this afternoon
or tonight in New England and eastern
New York, and tonight or Sunday in tn.
upper lake region, the south Atlantic
and east gulf states. In the middle AT.
lantic states, the lower lake region and
the Ohio valley the weather will be gen.
orally fair tonight and Sunday.
Moderate temperatures will continue.
The winds along the New England anG
middle Atlantic coasts will be moderate
and variable: on the south Atlantic coast
light to moderate and variable: on the
east gulf coast light to moderate. eas
to south.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have moderate variable wind:
with showers to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Cir
inches) has been reported during th'
last twenty-four hours:
Asheville. LIZ: Atlantic City. LA; De
Rio. 1.O4: Galveston, lbs: Parkersburg
116: Shreveport. La: Palestine. 2.ss
Taylor. 2.12; Woodstock. Va. 1:O2: Colum
bia, Tenn. l.60: Brownsville. Tenn, 30
Cuero. Tex, $40; Holly Springs. Miss.
20: Longview. Texas. 1.IO: Kerrville
Texas, $50: Milan. Tenn. 1.10: Mobile
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of the water
condition, 2s. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem
perature, SO; condition at north connec
ton, %: condition at south connection
q. Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature. SO; condition at inhuen'
gatehouse, 10; condition at eff1uent gate
house. 10.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 3:46 am. and All
pm; high tide, 9:45 am. and 1905 pm
TomOrrow-Low tide, ABS am. and As.
pm; high tide, 1881 am. and 1850 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 5:23 am: sun sets
$40 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:24 am.
Moon sets S:13 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps al
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset
extinguishing begun one hour before
sunrise All arc and incandescent lamp:
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset an6
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, Angus
26.-Potomac clear and Shenandoah
slightly cloudy this morning.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
Announcement, ,

have just accepted the exclusive agency for
the sale In the District OF Columbia of the
stock Of the Old Dominion Orchards Go. line ,.
Virginia company whose plan of operating
Affords q reliable means Of investment TO hot Ia
the small and large investor. The company :
property is located I'm the famous fruit section
or virginia, now self-susta nng and honestl y
gives large promises for the future. Call Mt
my ofhce. 1920 y. Y. ave. and have explained
In detail the above NJ your early convenience.
J. ". LATHAM
Evening star., 1911-08-26
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO, August 26.-Cattle-Receipts
estimated at 40 head: market steady:
beeves, J10aS. 10; Texas steers. 4..Oa6.45
western steers. 4.2oa6.9o; stockers and
feeders 3. 10a5..O: cows and heifers, 2.2ja
u. ~: calves. 600aS.S5.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at 1000 head !:
market steady; light. 1.2Ja7.S0: mixed.
1.1OaI75: heavy, 6.:Da7.G5: rough. 6.90a
10: good to choice heavy. 7.1Oa7.73;
pigs. 4S5a1.6O; bulk of sales. 7.O0a7.JO
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 1000
head market steady: native, 2.15a3. 10 {;
western, 2JGa3.7O yearlings. 4.O0aj ID: !:
lambs, native, 4.0Oa6.O; western, 4.75a
Evening star., 1911-08-26
A Bishops Suspenders.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
Suspenders are modern, decidedly so.
There are men still living in South Car
olina who remember when an effort was
made to discipline the great Bishop Will
liam Capers of the Methodist Church for
wearing them. 1t was contended that In
doing so he set bad example by a
display of worldlinesS.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. August 26.-Cotton-Spot
duh; prices II points higher: American
middlng. fair. I.6;; good middlinS. 10:
middling. $50: low middling, 619: good
ordinary. 6..ti:' ordinary, 6.2S. the safes
OF the day were 1000 bales, of which 200
were for speculation and export and in
cluded .,'NO American. Receipts. none.
Futures opened firm ard closed steady
august. Ita: August and September.
6@R; September and October, 6.o6I. :
October and November. 62l1s: November
and December. 6.1S12; December and jan
uary, 61S; January and February 61S1
February and March. 60; March and
April, 621h: April and May, 6.21s; May
and June. G.23i2.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
Keep the Window Shut.
From the British Australasian.

Every dweller in tropical or semi-tropi-
cal countries knows that windows and
doors should be closed in the early hours
Of the morning. and not opened again un-
til sunset If the house is to he kept rea-
sonabIy cool throughout the day. They
are opened widely enough to the breezes
of the night, but dark blinds and closed
shutters are the secret of keeping the
temperature low. However, one can
never convince an Englishman of this
fact unless he also has seen it's demon
stration abroad.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS. August 28.-closing-Three per
cent rentes. o. francs 52h centimes for
the account.
Exchange on London, % francs 25
centimes for checks.
BERLIN. August 26.-Exchange on
London. 20 marks 40 pfennigs for
checks.
Money, 21s per cent. Private discount
rate. 3k per cent.
LONDON. August 26.-Bullion amount
ing to E20O0OO was withdrawn from the
Bank Of England today for shipment to
Constantinople.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, August 26.-American secur-
tiles opened about unchanged. but i'm
mediately eased off under realizing. Cana
dian Pacific was particularly weak
through Berlin selling in connection with
the forthcoming monthly settlement. The
closing was weak with prices ranging
from u higher to las lower than yester-
DAYS New York closing.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
Money for Herculaneum.
from the London Globe.

From the london GIobe.
The chancellor of the exchequer has
granted a million lire for excavations 10
be made at Herculaneum. The king him.
self has promised to give 100000 lire for
the same purpose. 1t is curious to note
that sixty houses have been ouiit right
over the streets OF the old town. These
win all have to be pulled down. Consfd-
erable treasure. II Is said. lies hidden
beneath the ruins to be examined.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
Building Permits Issued.

Building permits were Issued today as
follows:
To II. Nj. Dante. to erect three two
story brick dwellings, 1927 to 1851 Irving
street northwest; architect. W. c. Al
lard: builders. Allard e. Appleby; esti-
mated cost. $1O,SN
TO George II. Carroll. to erect one two
story frame dwelling at 33J 61st street
northeast: architect. w. S. Pittman
builder. r. W. Gillian: estimated cost
$1,000.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL August 26.-Closing:
Wheat-Spot steady; No. l Manitoba. Is
1Olsd: No. Manitoba. unauoted: No 3
Manitoba. as 71ad: futures firm; October.
as 2Iad: December IS 3ssd: March, Is sd.
Corn-Spot firm: new American mixed.
is I'd: old American mixed, 5s 91sd; new
American kiln dried. 5s 712d; futures
dull; September, js 7asd; October, IS sgd.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
Cantilever Bridge $40 Feet High

the MOrnIny UfCgUH1dH
Half of the construction work on the
Crooked River bridge of the Oregon
Trunk railway has been completed and
workmen are placing the steel parts of
the remaining half in position. One-half
of the steel arch extends from the north
bank of the river out over midstream and
80 feet above the water. The length OF
the bridge from bank to bank will be 322
feet.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
MANY BIRDS ON VIEW
Thousands in Collection at Ma
ti0nal Museum.
DISTRICT QUOTA INCLUDED
Array Of Barnyard Fowls and Other
Domestic Specimens.
ONE MAGNIFICENT GREAT AUX
Captured on an Island Of the Coast
of Iceland-Species
Extinct.
DISTRICT QUOTA INCLUDED
ONE MAGNIFICENT GREAT AU1

Bird lovers in Washington will have a
chance in about month to inspect the
first section of the big bird collection that
is now being arranged in the new Ma
tional Museum building. Two large COR
ridors. the west and the southwest on the
first floor, will be devoted to the birds.
There are thousands of them. They are
being arranged in two sections. Those of
the western hemisphere are on the west
and those of the other continents on the
southwest.
There will be two special collections,
also. one of which will be of especial in
terest to the District. 1t consists of all
the local birds that have ever been col
lected within the confines of the original
ten miles square. Thus any one inter-
ested in bird study can identify in the
collection any of the birds he meets in his
walks. The other special collection will
consist of barnyard fowls and domestic
birds OF all sorts. typical and exceptional
SpecimenS Of each
Evening star., 1911-08-26
Company, lots 4 and 5. square 1856:

So
PLEASANT PLAINS-Guy S. Zepp. ct
al. to John r. L. Beane, lot 73. square
3051: SO.
RANDLE HIGHLANDS-John r. L.
Beane to Guy S. and Carroll S. Zepp,
lots 81 and rs. square 1924: so.
WISCONSIN AVENUE PARK-Thomas
w. Macubbin ct ux. to Mary v.
Spaight. lot "a, square 1913; $40.
1909 9TH STREET SOCTHWEST-Floyd
E. Davis to Barnet Oscar, lot 81.
square 473: SO.
Evening star., 1911-08-26

A traction engine belonging to Joseph
Hildebrand ran away Thursday while
going down q steep hill at Indian
Springs. Md. and landed in q ditch at
the bottom.
Evening star., 1911-08-26

When Sheriff w. f. Boisseau of
Prince George county. Va, went into
the Jail a negro grabbed him and got
possession of the sheriffs revolver.
Boisseau finally subdued the negro be-
Dg either of them had been hurt.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co..
bankers and brokers. Hibbs building.
members New York Stock Exchange.
Washington Stock Exchange and Chi.
cago Board Of Trade.
Evening star., 1911-08-26

Mrs. Annie Hartley. fifty-eight years
old. wife Of Thomas A. Hartley. died
Friday of cancer Of the stomach at
Hagerstown. Md.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
Trading Of in Last Hour.

The market closed steady. Trading
fell of in the last hour and the list
for a time showed no definite tendency.
Before the close Union Pacific, Southern
tactic and Atchison fell off with re-
sultant weakness elsewhere. Final deal
ings brought recoveries and some prices
we're on parity with yesterdays close.
Money on call. nominal. No loans
Time loans. easy: sixty days. 2ssa3 per
cent: ninety days, 3a3i4 per cent; six
months. 3tsa334 per cent.
Evening star., 1911-08-26

Bar silver STEADY. 245sd per ounce
Money. 1a1L per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market TOY
short bills is 2H per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market fol
three month bills Is 2A per cent.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
Number of New Low Records
Made at Opening Today.
RALLY AMOUNTS TO LITTLE
Movement Considered Indicative of
Recurrent Liquidation.
THREATENED STRIKE FELT
Impending Trouble on Hartman
Lines Most Discouraging Factor
in a Bad Market.

NEW YORK. August 26.-Weakness in
stocks was shown at the opening of the
market with number of new low rec
ords. Canadian Pacific declined two. with
one point losses in the Hartman stocks.
Minneapolis, ST. Paul and Sault Ste.
Marie and American Smelling. Other
losses were almost equally substantial
The dealings In United States Steel
which declined to yesterdays low point.
and Union Pacific, which sold at 166.
were especially heavy.
Further declines soon after the opening
we're followed by the usual weak rally.
but the movement was clearly indicative
of recurrent liquidation.
over night developments. in which the
threatened railroad strike was the serious
factor. were mostly of a discouraging
character and to this was added dis
appointing trade conditions. Before IL
o'clock Union Pacific. Reading and Steel
had recovered much of their loss, but
elsewhere the list dragged.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
WEATHER
Unsettled Tonight; Sunday Fair.
With Light Variable Winds.

For. the District of Columbia and Mary
land, unsettled tonight. Sunday fair;
light variable winds.
Evening star., 1911-08-26

4la& and Sc MONEY
to loan on approved city
real estate. security.
JESSE l.. HEISkELL. l4o3 III st. NV
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-11
PEOPLE AROUSED BY
ATTACK on Girl
coatssv||Is, Pa, May Be Scene
Of Another Lynching.

COatesville, Pa, Oct 11-As the re-
suit Of a brutal attack made on Annie
McElhaney, student at the Coates
vile high school, by an unknown ne
gro. another lynching is threatened,
the populace being aroused almost to
q pitch equal to that when Zack Walk
er was lynched here on Aug. 13.
Miss McElhaney, daughter of Will
lam McElhaney, q prosperous farmer,
was on her way home from school
when attacked. The girl fought her
assailant until half her clothes were
torn from her body and just as she
was being overpowered, Frank Wynn,
q farmer, came on the scene.
The mega. frightened by the ap.
proach of Wynn's wagon. hurled his
victim to the ground and, leaping the
fence, darted across Wynn's meadow
Wynn gave the alarm and in less than
half an hour a score OF farmers. arm
ed with shotguns, were In hot pursuit
For nearly an hour they kept the ne
gro in view, but darkness intervened
The posse did not give up the pursuit
however, and Is securing the country
In the vicinity Of where the attack
occurred.
Police ofIicials were rushed to the
scene In automobiles to prevent q
lynching.
Miss McElhaney, besides suffering
from the nervous shock, was severely
bruised
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-11
ITALIANS SAIL FOR TRIPoL'
Twenty Transports Loaded With
Troops Leave Naples.

London, Oct. 11.--An ofiicial dis
patch from Naples states that twenty
transports have sailed from that POI
for Syracuse, where they Win be Joined
by the second division Of the Tripoli
expedition.
1t is believed here that the landing
of the Italian. troops in Tripoh Will
bring the war to a conclusion, al Tar
as Turkey is concerned, and that
peace will be declared very shortly.
The most serious cloud on the hor.
izon is the report that the powers
have been notified by the porte that
all Italians are to be expelled from
the Ottoman empire within Q speci
fed time. The leaders Of the Young
Turks are said to have warned the
sultan's government that II the ItaI
ians were not expelled there were
grave fears that massacre would be
started.
Disquieting news comes from thf
Balkans. Bulgaria 'hah nscbolized ;
Arst resc' Al over
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-11
TAFT IS GUEST
OF BAuHsCER
Dimes Il hene d Former CAB.
laet 0HIeef.

Seattle, Oct 11-President Tafl
spent the night here and rose afresh
Tor a iarIi days work which :I5ias included s !
two speeches in Seattle and Tacoma
before large audiences, visit to the
Puget Sound navy yard and steamer
ride to Tacoma.
His first two engagements were oi
special nature. being a breakfast
with Congressman William =. Hum
phrey and participation in the chris
tening of the latter's eleyen-weeks-old
grand nephew, Charles Taft Snowden
At noon the president addressed ar
open air meeting on the vacant square
at Fourth avenue and Jefferson street
He spoke for more than half an hour
to a demonstrative and sympathetic
crowd.
Immediately after the meeting the
president went to the residence Of the
former secretary OF the interior, Rich
ard A. Bailinger, where he ate dinner
the other guests numbering less thar
a dozen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-11
DEPUTY WARDEN
PROBE WITNESS
Tells Of Plan to Cover Up
Stephenson Donation.
ADMITS ACT WAS WRONG

Says He Did Not Consider II Con.
epiracy to Perjury at the Time, b, I
1t Looks That Way to Him Now.
Part of the $500 Went to the Then
State Executive, Governor James
o. Davidson.
Milwaukee, Oct 11.-How $2,500
was paid to State Game Warden j. w.
Stone OUT of the campaign fund Of
United States Senator Isaac Stephen.
son, and how Stone, to "cover up
what was done with the money, got
his deputies to pretend" to having re-
ceived portions of 1t, whereas, in fact.
the money was paid to others. was
told before the United States commit
tee which is investigating charges
that bribery and corruption contribut-
ed to Senator Stephenson's election.
G. L. Kingsley. who was a deputy
game warden during the Wisconsin
primaries in 1908, when Senator Ste
phenson sought nomination, testified
that in March, 1909, when the inves-
tigation by the state legislature was
under way. he was called to Stones
home at Madison. The meeting was
called at midnight and among those
present were Deputy Game Wardens
Kingsley, Johnson and Richtr,ann, As
semblymen Thomas and Stone.
''Stone said he had to account for
$500 and he wanted us to pretend
We had received part OF It," said
Kingsley. Stone had to testify be-
fore the legislative com..iIttee what
was done with it and he wanted us to
say we got it. l was to pretend to
having received $3.50. Johnson $3.50
and Richtmann, $3.50. We agreed to
do this on condition that we would not
be called to testify at the legislative
investigation"
when you agreed to help Stone
cover up what he did with the money
didn't it occur to you that you were
conspiring with him TO commit per-
jury?" asked Attorney Littlefield of
Kingsley.
'tIt did not so occur to me them, but
1t does now"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-11
ERB ELECTED PRESIDENT
Meeting Of Directors Of the MInneap.
oils and st. Louis.

New York, Oct 1.-THE announce
ment made several weeks ago that
Theodore p. Shonts, head OF the In
terborough Rapid Transit company
soon would withdraw from It's execu
tive position In several Of the Hawley
railroads, has become a fact.
At meetings of the directors Of the
Minneapolis and st. Louis and the
Iowa Central. held in this city, New
man Erb was elected president, sue.
ceeding Mr.. Shonts, resigned.
Edwin Hawley, as chairman OF the
board, and the other former officers
were reelected. Mr.. Erb left this city
for Minnesota last week to consult
with engineers on q plan OF extending
the Minneapolis and st. Louis to Can
ada and to inspect part Of the system
The next development looked f0l
with the Hawley system Is mergei
OF the Minneapolis and st. Louis and
the Iowa Central, through the pur
chase OF the latter by the former com
pany.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-11
WILSON OPENS DAIRY SHOW
President Taft's Cow Among the Stock
on Exhibition.

Milwaukee, Oct. 11.-Secretary oi
the Department Of Agriculture James
Wilson formally opened the first an.
nual exhibition OF the international
Dairy Show association with an I'd
dress in the city auditorium.
Over 700 prize dairy cattle from
most every state were on hand, In
Guiding Pauline Wayne, Presiden,
Taft's queen bovine, and Dolly Dimple
the s25,000 Guernsey.
Promptly at 8 o'clock President Taft
In the Far West, pressed an electric
switch which started machinery In
motion operating electric apparatus
which demonstrates modern methods
Of dairying from milking to butter
making.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-11
UPHELD WILEY's DECISION
German Scientists Condemn eenxoats
OF Soda IN Food.

Washington. Oct. 11.--A full copy
of the German health decision uphold.
ing the findings OF DR.. Wiley that ben.
zoate Of soda and benxoic acid are
harmful In foods has been received
by the agricultural department. The
German report reviews DR.. Wfley'a
experiments and findings, which were
overruled by the Remsen referee
board N this country, and says:
"The royal scientific deputation for
medical affairs is likewise of the opln-
In that the use Of bento6c acid and
bensoates should mot - peFnitted fol
rho rresnrva.i,r ut f0nJsts
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-11
HER SANITY IS QUESTIONED
Mrs. Ida Won cIaussen Again In the
Limelight.

New York, Oct. 1.-The Tombs po-
lice court has been asked by the state
supreme court here to order m ex-
animation into the sanity OF Mrs. Ida
yon Claussen, who attracted attention
q few years ago by trying to have
President Roosevelt arrested for con-
spiracy to injure her at the court of
Sweden.
She has come into public notice now
through her divorce suit here against
her former husband, DR.. william Ho-
nan. The case was on the calendar
of the supreme court here for the
present week.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-11
DEA1M sF CORNELIUS BLIs.
Served O Treasurer Of Republican
commItkss for Many Years.

New York, Oct. l1.-Cornelius New
ton Bliss, for yssts 0lle OF the promi.
nent ngurss n national Republican
politics and otherwise well known as
msrchant and member OF the dry
goods snrm Of Bliss. Fabyan 4 Co.,
died at his homs here Of heart dis
ledn1
Mr.. Bliss was seventy-eight years
old, having bssn born In Fall River,
Mass. III 1888. He was treasurer Of
the Republican national committee
from 1922 to 1908, and followlng the
national campaign -of 1896, IN which
William Mckinley wAs elected prssi
deat ~ accepted The position Of &C
rstary q tAs intAriue = the 4cKh
- nx0D1S1