STOLE 'MONA LISA'TO AVENGE ITALY

Italian Workingman ResentedArt Spoliation by the First

Napoleon.

ITS RETURN TO FRANCETO BE WITH CEREMONY

Art Dealer Through Whom Paint¬ing Was Recovered May Get Re¬

ward of $48,000.

FLORENCE, Italy. December 13.Theauthenticity o fthe "Moua Lisa" found\ Hfirrrday in possesion of Vinccnioi'erugia was. confirmed by expertsafter further examination today.The picture bears the seals of the

Louvre and other galleries in which ithas been hung; while the traces of re¬

pairs at the back of the canvas alsoare visible. The prisoner was againinterrogated by the police authoritiesthis morning. He repeated his storyof having stolen the picture as an actof patriotic vengeance for Napoleon'sdepredations in Italy. He displayedthe utmost indignation at his treatmentby the police, declaring it unjust afterthe risks he had run and the abnega¬tion he had demonstrated out of pa¬triotic sentiment.A number of prominent Italians have

w ritten to the Italian minister of pub¬lic instruction requesting him to per¬mit "'Mona Lisa" to be placed on exhi¬bition in Florence, its former home,before returning it to the French gov¬ernment.Some weeks ago an Italian wrote to

Signor Geri. an antiquary of Florence,saying: "I am in possession of the miss-ing 'Mona Lisa," but being a patrioticItalian I desire that it shall remain inFlorence, the center of Ita'ian art."He signed the letter "Leonard," and

the antiquary at first paid small atten¬tion to it. thinking he had to do with amadman. Later, however, he communi¬cated with Dr. Poggi, director of theFlorentine museums, who suggested thathe continue the correspondence with theman. This was done, and an appoint¬ment was arranged whereby Geri was toview the picture at Milan. The date set Jv.a- November I", but unforeseen circum-"tancea prevented the meeting.

Recognizes "Mona Lisa."A young man fairly well dressed, visit¬

ed Geri Thursday. He said he was

"Leonard" and was staying at the HotelTripoli. He asked Geri to go with himto see the picture. The dealer notifiedDr. Poggi. who hastened to the hotel,and on being shown the painting recog-ii'zed it as the genuine "Mona Lisa."Dr. Poggi asked to be allowed to take

the picture with him. so that he mightompare it with other works. He madean appointment to meet "Leonard" yes¬terday afternoon at the hotel, to agree¦ipoi the price. The director took withhim several officers, who placed the mannnder arrest.. On being interrogated the prisoner saidhi.- real name is Vincenzo Perugia, thathe was born in the province of Como,Is b> profession a decorator, and is un¬married. For six years he lived inFrance, and for three years was em¬ployed at the Louvre.Perugia posed .«s a patriot. "I was

ashamed." lie said, "that for more thana century no Italian had thought of

-.avenging the spoliation committed byFrenchmen under Napoieon, when theycarried off from the Italian museums andgalleries pictures, statues and treasuresof all kinds by wagonloads. ancientmanuscripts by thousands, and gold bysacks."

Storen Early in Morning'.He had often observed, he said, in the

Louvre many works of art stolen fromItaly, and conceived the idea of return¬ing to its true home Leonardo da Vinci'smasterpiece. He entered the Louvreearly hi the morning, detached the pic¬ture. and removed the painting from theframe. He concealed the frame underthe back stairs, where it was afterwardf-jund. lie hid the picture beneath hisTurkman's blouse, and succeeded in leav-rns the place without attracting sus¬picion.At the time of the theft Perugia was

not employed in the Louvre, but he knewall the exits and entrances, and how toavoid attention. He kept the paintingconcealed, he said, until his patriotismleti him to offer it to the Italian people.The picture was identified by Dr. Cor-

r. do Rieci, director general of the de-T'ai tment of fine arts, who was dispatcn-

.J hurrit-dly t«> Florence from Rome byt ie minister of public instruction, LuigiCredaro.

Government Acts Promptly.News of the discovery of "Mona Lisa"

spread in the chamber of deputies, in ses¬sion at Rome, where extremist members«. !-e engaged in fisticuffs in an endeavorto prevent a vote on the election of anationalist deputy for Rome. The disor-ded ceased immediately. The deputiessurrounded the minister of public instruc¬tion, who exhibited a telegram from Drl{,e*-'i confirming the statement he hadalready made by telephone.

\11 laughed at tin defense of the thief.Some of thein remarked that Napoleon's¦ieeds were too antiquated to constitutegrounds for feuds. If it were not soItaly would quarrel with the whole world!ils all countries had stolen masterpiecesfrom her, not excluding the UnitedStates The famous Ascoli cope, stolenfrom the cathedral at Ascoli. which wasreturned by J. P. Morgan, was cited,however, as an instance of Americangenerosity.Senor Credaro announced that Italy-would apply the same generosity, as he

had immediately notified the French am¬bassador, Camiile Barrere, of the dis¬covery of the painting. He added:

Pomp to Mark Return.'Mona Lisa' will be delivered to the

ambassador with a solemnity worthyLeonardo da Vinci and a spirit of hapi-ness worthy of 'Mona Lisa's* smile. Al-though the masterpiece is dear to allItalians as one of the best productions9f the genius of their ra<*e. we will wlll-mgly return it to its foster country, whichhat regretted its loss so bitterly, as afresh pl»dge of friendship and brother¬hood between the two great Latin na¬tions." ,¦Strangely enough, the painting is in an

almost perfect state of preservation, not¬withstanding the vicissitudes It must haveundergone.The French ambassador expressed his

thanks to the Italian premier, Signor Gio-itti: the foreign minister. Marquis dl SanGiuliano, and the minister of public in-*>tructon. Signor Credaro. for the notU:t< ations he had received regarding de¬tail.- of the recovery of the picture. Heaid that the French government and theFrench people would feel the deepest

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gratitude for the promptitude of the Ital¬ian government and its generosity la de¬siring to return the masterpiece to theIx>uvr«.

Finger Prints Confirm Confession.PARIS, December 13..Rene Viviani,

French minister of public instruction,announced at the cabinet council todaythat there was no doubt the picture"Mona Lisa" had been recovered and w*now at Florence, Italy. He said he hadtelegraphed to the Italian premier thank¬ing him and the Italian government fortheir prompt action.A representative of the line arts de¬

partment is on the way to Rome to bringthe picture back to Paris.Fresh proof that "Mona Lisa '

wastaken from the Louvre by Vincenzo Pe¬rugia was established today when hisdnser prints taken when he was con¬

victed some time ago of carrying tire-arms without a permit were comparedwKh those on the frame and glass of thepicture and found exactly similar. Thefinger prints on the glass and framewere preserved by the police and thesimilarity with those of Perugia is ap¬parent.

Excitement in Paris.With ' Mona Lisa" found what was one

of the unfathomable mysteries has beensolved. The sensation caused by its re¬

covery was equaled only by that causedby its disappearance in August. 1011.Special editions of the newspapers car¬

ried the news the length and breadth ofParis, and last night it was the soletopic of conversation.The Florence dealer, Geri. it is believ¬

ed. will be entitled to claim rewardsamounting to IMO.OOO francs (JMH.000) of- |fered by the Society of Friends of theLouvre and Paris newspapers.

Regarded as Priceless."Mona Lisa," or "La Joconde," is one

of the world's famous paintings, and re¬

garded as priceless. Leonardo da Vincitook as his model for the picture Lisadel Glocondo. a woman of Florence. Heworked on the picture for four years,from lC*JO to 15©4.

It was bought for France by Francis I.The value of the work can only be imag¬ined since all offers to buy it were re¬fused. among them one reported to havebeen made by the British government of$3,000,01)0.The famous painting had hung in the

place of honor in the Louvre in a roomwhich was supposed to be always watch- jed. It disappeared on the morning ofAugust 22, 1911. and its absence wasnot noticed by its guardians until somehours later.

ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.

Arrivals.Schooner Winnie Windsor, oysters from

the Ragged point beds at 11th streetwharf for the market here; A. F. and C.Co. lighter, at Alexandria with pyritesfrom Cabin Branch mine, Quantico, Va..for Alexandria sulphuric-acid-makingplant: power boat Daisy, at Alexandria toload merchandise for a Potomac point;lighter J. & W. No. 1, at 9th street wharffrom Aquia creek with lumber for John¬son & Wimsatt: United States publichealth service launch Bratton, at 9thstreet wharf from the lower Potomac.

Departures.Schooner Thomas W. Kirby, light, from

11th street wharf for the lower river oys¬ter beds to load back to this city;Bchooner Oscar, light, for a Virginiapoint to load lumber or cord wood forthe dealers here; schooner Daniel J. Bal¬lard, light, for the lower river via Alex¬andria to load back to this city; Johnson& Wimsatt lighter, from 9th street wharfCor Alexandria with lumber for the deal¬ers there; flattie no name, light, fromAlexandria for a down-river point to loadoysters; power boat Arnold, from llihstreet wharf with merchandise for FortWashington.

Tugs and Tows.Standard Oil Company tug No. 12 ar¬

rived at Baltimore towing tank barge No.52 from this city; tug James O. Carterarrived, towing lighter for AlexandriaFertilizer and Chemical Company and a

lumber-laden lighter for this city; tugCaptain Toby left, towing schooner forAlexandria, en route to the lower river;tug Louisfe arrived from Occoquan with atow of lighters for the District: tug Wal¬ter Meade left Georgetown with lightersfor down-river sand and gravel digginggrounds; tug John Miller arrived in theEastern branch with a tow of lighters;tug Defiance arrived at Norfolk with apyrite-laden barge from Quantico.

Memoranda.Schooner May and Anna Beswick has

sailed from Norfolk with lumber and rail¬road ties for this city; schooner CharlesL. Rohde is due to sail from Newbern,N. C., for this city with lumber; schoonerRuth Decker will go to a bay port fromthis city to load lumber; schooner Mar¬garet and F. Moore Is at Baltimore withrailroad ties from the Potomac river;schooner Blackbird is at a York riverpoint to load lumber; schooner Mary AnnShea is reported loading cord wood in aVirginia creek for this city; schoonerSamuel Wood is reported in Bretons bayto load for dealers here* schooner L. W.Courtney is at a lower Potomac pointloading oysters for the market here.

INTERESTS THE CHILDREN.

Haskin's Story of Panama Canal an

Aid to Education.Many parents underestimate the in¬

terest of the American boy and girl inpublic affairs. The president of a south¬ern college recently purchased a copy of"The Panama Canal," by Frederic J.Haskin. He read it aloud to his wife inthe evening, taking no note of his twochildren, a girl ten years old and a boyof eight, who were presumed to be get¬ting their lessons in the same room.Finally, when the children's bedtime

came, they protested that they could notbe sent to bed because they had not gottheir lessons. When put to a cross-ex-amlnation they admitted that they hadbeen absorbed in the story of UncleSam's great undertaking at Panama.This man. being an educator, was grati¬

fied by the interest the children displayed,and the next day bought each of them acopy of the book.This is a hint that many parents would

do well to take. If you do not care toread aloud, put the book into the child'shands. He will do the rest.Many readers of The Star are taking

advantage of the offer to supply this boollat cost price to obtain cop^s for use asChristmas gifts. Save the coupon In to¬day's issue. Only one coupon required.

WAIF LEFT ON PORCH.

Police Arc Investigating Desertionof Vhite Baby Girl.

A girl baby, white, about t*o weeksold. was found on the front porch at thehome of Wr. S. Norway. 328 D streetnortheast, last night about 0 o'clock. Thechild was wrapped in a blanket to pro¬tect her from the chilly atmosphere, butnothing was found to assist the |>olice indetennin ng the identity of the waif.A policeman from the ninth precinct

took the child to Foundling Hospital. Theaffair is being further investigated b>the police, with a view to britvfing aboutthe arrest of the individual who aban¬doned the infant.

Mr. Havens a Cornell Lecturer.Munson Aldrich Havens, a former resi¬

dent of this city, but now secretary ofthe Cleveland Chamber of Commerce,last week was the tenth to lecture *ln aseries composing "A Course in Citizen¬ship." which has been established atCornell University this year. Mr. Ha¬vens, in his lecture at Cornell, dealt di¬rectly with the subject of "The Citizenand the Physical Development of His

Cummuni^"

INSPECTION OF POLICEDEPARTMENT IS ENDED

Board Views Mounted Squad.NewTork Official Commends Men

for Appearance.

The annual inspection of the police de¬partment was brought to a close thismorning, when the board of inspectionviewed the mounted squad at New Hamp¬shire and Georgia avenues. Douglas Mc¬Kay, deputy police commissioner of NewYork city, was an interested spectator,and so favorable an impression was madeby the mounted policemen that he de-livered a short address of commendation.Commissioner Siddons. Maj. Sylvester,

Odell 8. Smith of the Board of Trade andJohn T. Slaven of the Chamber of Com¬merce composed the board, the judges attoday's inspection being CommissionerSiddons, CJen. John A. Johnston, formerCommissioner; M. C. Hazen and John II.Gheen.Commands of the several precincts com-

peted for the Wight troph>, a flag do¬nated in 1W*7 by John B. Wight, who wasa District Commissioner at that time.Three prizes aKgregating S.V> in gold

were offered by S. H. Vandergrift for themounted squad, and this morning Gen.Johnston offered a consolation prize of $5.Announcement of the results will be madelater.

STORM OVER IMMIGRATION.

Strong Opposition to Some Provisionsof the Burnett Bill.

The Burnett immigration bill, whichhas been the storm center of opposingforces in Congress for months past, prob¬ably will be reported again to Congresswithin a few days, but its passagethrough the immigration committee iseven more turbulent now than it was a

year ago. The "literacy test," whichstirs up the greatest amount of partisan ;and race feeling, was the cause of a

wrangle in the committee yesterdayand last night.Simon Wolf of this city appeared bo-

fore the committee late last night andargued that the passage of the bill witha section calling for a test of literacywould keep many persecuted Jews fromthis country.An amendment to exclude militant suf¬

fragettes is being considered by the com¬mittee.

RUSHED TO FLOOD DISTRICT, jRevenue Cutter Windom Is to Aid

Sufferers in Texas.The revenue cutter Windom is being

rushed to Velasco, the town nearest theinundated section in Texas. Harry A.Black, chairman of the Galveston reliefcommittee, today telegraphed SecretaryMcAdoo that two counties are almost en¬tirely under water. He wired:"Since breaking of levees, Colorado and

Brazos rivers have joined, forming onesheet of water over forty miles wide.Galveston relief committee is sendinglifeboats with blankets and food suppliesunder command of Capt. C. W. Corbel ofthe United States life-saving service torescue hundreds actually starving anddying of exposure." The Windom mayact as a supply base for life-saving crewsat Velasco.

VESSELS OUT FOR REPAIRS.i

Lighthouse Steamer and Tender on

Marine Ways.Buoy Changes.Work is being pushed at a Baltimore

shipyard on the repairs to the stem ofthe lighthouse service steamer Maple, inorder to get her in readiness for serviceat the earliest possible moment. It isstated she is needed in the work of look¬ing after buoys and lights on the Chesa¬peake. She probably will be ready to re¬turn to duty in the coming week.The tender Juniper, which looks after

the lights on the North Carolina sounds,is also on a marine railway at Baltimorefor needed attention to her hull underwater and for cleaning and painting.While out of service the machinery ofthe vessel will also be given a generaloverhauling.A notice regarding aids to navigation

on the Potomac, and in other waters ofthe fifth district, has been Issued by thelighthouse authorities as follows:Maryland.Potomac river. Smith creek-

Windmill point shoal buoy, 2, spar, hasbeen relieved by a new buoy, but the oldbroken buoy is now in the channel, whereit was dragged: will be removed as soonas practicable.Virginia.Chesapeake bay, Hampton

roads.Newport News north channel gasbuoys 2 and 8 were reported extinguished ;December and will be relighted as soonas practicable.Great Wicomico river.Fleet point buoy, j2. second-class nun, was reported adrift,

December 8, on bar inside of light: will jbe replaced as soon as practicable.

WAR OFFICE TO ADVERTISE.i|Method Adopted in Britain for Re¬

cruiting the Army.LONDON, December 13..A newspaper

advertising campaign for recruits to theBritish army is to be undertaken in ailparts of the country. The war office hasbecome convinced of the value of thenewspapers as a medium, and has placeda contract with the head of a regularadvertising agency to conduct the cam¬

paign during the next year on a largjscale.No less than 40,«*»u men are needed to

fill vacancies in British regiments. Theadvertisements will point out that theyoung men who enlist will be fed. clothed,housed, get $2.30 a week pocket money,and have free medical attention, as wellas receiving a pension at the age ofthirty-six years if the recruit is not overeighteen at the time of his enlistment.

New Pastor for St. Dominic's.Rev. Father T. L Conlon of the Do¬

minican order has been named as pas¬tor of St. Dominic's Roman CatholicChurch, ttth and F streets southwest.Father Conlon came to Washington fromNew York. He succeeds Father J. R.Meagher, who has been appointed tohead tlje Dominican order.

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WOMEN WORTH WHILETHEIR FRIVOLITIES, INTERESTS AND HOBBIES.

MRS. WILUIAM F. McCOMBS.

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At the W hite House wedding there w&sa slender young girl in blue velvet whoalmost shared honors with the bride.Throughout the afternoon and even'ngj»he and the keen-eyed, smiling man be¬side her were surrounded by cabinetmembers, diplomats and other membersof the capital's smart set who were

among the guests. And with these youngpeople, as with the newly married Mr.and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, good wishesand congratulations seemed to bo theorder of the day.The young girl in blue velvet was Mrs.

William F. McCombs, formerly DorothyWilliams of Washington. Now that sheis the bride of the brilliant young lawyerw ho managed the campaign that placedPresident Wilson in the White House,the whole country wants to read abouther. With the democratic victory, Mr.McCombs became a national figure.Dorothy Williams made her debut in

Washington in l!*j». She was a friendof Ethel Roosevelt and Helen Tuft, andfor four years was one of the capital'sacknowledged belles.Mr. McCombs. of course, came on to

Washington for President Wilson's in¬auguration. At one of the numerous bigdinners he met Miss Williams. Af erthat nobody else could meet him. Oldfriends who had journeyed to Washing¬ton to witness the inauguration cere¬monies left town without congratulatingMr. McCombs on the part he played inthe President's election. With the samedirectness and enthusiasm that had con¬tributed to his success as chairman ofthe national democratic committee, hewas now paying court to Miss Williams.Suddenly Mr. McCombs left this country

for Europe. And rumor, which was just

CHURCH FEDERATIONTO OPEN OFFICE HERE

Expects to Watch Legislation ii: |Congress Pertaining to Re¬

ligious Matters.

NEW York. December I.J..The Fed-1eral Council of Churches of Christ inAmerica, which has headquarters in thiscity, has appointed, through its executivecommittee, Dr. Henry K. Carroll of Plain-tield, X. J., associate secretary, and in¬structed him to open an office in Wash¬ington, D. C.

1 his is a new move 011 the part of thecouncil, which represents 30,000,000 Prot¬estants, and its purpose is to maintainheadquarters near the Capitol.What has been called by some the)

"Protestant lobby" at Washington willwatch legislation which pertains to re- jligion, ami it will bo a general clearinghouse on such issues as obtaining more

chaplains for the army and navy, re¬

stricting divorce, control of the salooncare of Indians, maintenance of interna¬tional peace and co-operation in foreiirnmission questions.The federal council embraces all Prot¬

estant bodies except the Protestant Epis¬copal, arid a few dioceses of that bodysend delegates.

MRS. LOUISA A. PRATT DEAD.

Funeral Services at Noon Today inTrinity P. E. Church.

Funeral services for Mrs. l.ouisa Addi¬son Pratt, who died at the home of Mrs.William M. Thompson. In HyattsvilleWednesday night, took place at noon to¬day from Trinity Church, .{d and Cstreets northwest.A brief Ht-rviee was held in Pinkney

Memorial Church, in llyattsville, thismorning. Rev. Henry Thomas, rector of!St. Matthew's parish, officiating. Inter¬ment was in Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs.Pratt had been a guest of Mrs. Thompsonfor several months. The immediate, causeof death was paralysis.. .Mra; J. U a': a tile late Rev.Dt. Addison, an Episcopal minister ofWashington, who was at one time rectorot i runty parish.

Knight Submits Art Work.I hirty-nine pieces of h's art work were

submitted by Aston Knight, son ofRidgeway Knight of# Philadelphia, to thedirectorate of tl»<> < orcoran Gallery of;Art ,ast night for the consideration ofthat body. Mr. Knight, though ofAmerican parentage, has spent the great-.w.vparJ of his ,ife in Paris- is hisnfth \ isit to the 1'nited States, but hisfirst to Washington.

Daniel B. Ely Asks Divorce.Absolute divorce is asked in a petition

"led in the Supremb Court of the Districtof Columbia by Daniel B. Ely againstSusie Elj . A co-respondent is named.Through Attorney Albert Sillers, the hus¬band says his wife left him in 1906, andla now residing at Cltfton Forge, Va.

about to announce him engaged to MissWilliams, forgot all about the matter.Then Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leiter,

brother-in-law and sister of the bride,chartered the Howard Gould yacht for atrip around the world. Miss DorothyWilliams and her young sister were tojoin them in Paris and be their guestsfor the remainder of the cruise.

It didn't happen that way at all. InParis Miss Williams and Mr. McCombsmet once more. The siege begun by himin Washington was renewed. Suddenlya cablegram dropped like a bomb intoWashington's exclusive circles. The mes¬sage stated not that Miss W illiams andMr. McCombs were engaged, but thatthey were to be married the next day.And they were, in London.There was no trousseau and there

were no bridesmaids, with the exceptionof the bride's younger sister, who slippedinto her prettiest frock and stood as maidof honor at the ceremony. The youngpeople went to the nearest and most con¬venient church for the ceremony, but theLelters were there, and Col. and Mrs.Williams, th bride's parents, and a num¬ber of distinguished guests. Amongthese were the Curzons.Mr. Letter's sis¬ter married Lord Curzon.the Countessof Suffolk, the Countess of Craven, theAmerican ambassador. Walter Page andMrs. Page and the attaches of the Lon¬don embassy.Then everybody guessed that Mr. Mc-

Comos would accept the ambassadorshipto France, which it was understood thePresident still held open for him. Inthat case, his bride, a schoolgirl and adebutante of a few years back, wouldhave become the official hostess of theAmerican nation in the French republic,a position which those who know him de¬clare she would have tilled with signalhonor. When Mr. McCombs announcedthat he had declined to accept the for¬eign post there was a general disap¬pointment among his friends.

COMMISSIONERS MODIFYRULING AS TO TEAMSI

yitv to Continue to Hire HorsesFrom Relatives of District

Employes.

Impressed wilh the fact that hardshipswould be caused in many instancesthrough a strict enforcement of the orderadopted recently prohibiting foremen in¦the engineer department from hiringteams of District employes or relatives ofemployes, the Commissioners, on motionof Capt. Mark Brooke, assistant engineercommissioner, have decided to modify theruling. Nearly one hundred teams were

thrown out of employment as the resultof the adoption of the order, which was

found to have a more far-reaching effectthan had been anticipated.

It has been decided to re-employ allteams In cases where it is found that therelationship between the owners and Dis¬trict employes is remote, as hardshipswould be caused by a strict enforcementof the order. Several teams dischargedalready have been re-engaged, and it isexpected that favorable action will betaken in the cases of a number of otherprotestants.

FILED FOR PROBATE.

Wills of W. L. Follmer and FrankI. Wood, Respectively.

The will of William L. Follmer,dated at Los Angeles, Cal., November24, 1911. has been tiled for probate. Heprovides that his wife, Annie M. Foll-iner. shall have her dower rightas long »s s,ie remains unmarried.Should she remarry she is to forfeit

tall share in the estate. The remainingproperty is left "to my heirs andexecutors to dispose of amicably." Ason. Willard B. Follmer, and Ralph- A.Howe arc named as executors.

By the terms of the will of Frank I.Wood, dated March 1. 1911. and tiledfor probate, his entire estate is to besold Equal distribution of the pro¬ceeds is to be made among Frances E ,

Carl 1 and Gertrude Wood. WilliamM Wailes is named as executor.

Ferrall Is Granted Divorce.Justice Stafford, fitting in Equity Court

No. 2, has granted an absolute di-vorce" to James Mi ll ugh Ferrall fromSusan Ferrall. Mr. Ferrall for severalvears worked as fireman at the buearuof Standards Attorney Samuel D. Truitt

! represented Mr. Ferrall.. ¦' .

Police to Sell Abandoned Mule.An abandoned mule is to be sold at pub¬

lic auction by the police department inthe near future. Two colored men foundthe animal wandering about the streetsseveral days ago and took possession ofit. Unable to find an owner, they turnedit over to the police department, &nd ithas since been enjoying a \ acanoti Instable at the fourth precinct station.

Trust Company DepositorsMay Get Another Dividend.

DIRECTORS READY TO PAY

Dog Bites Seven Persons and AllAre Suffering From Hy¬

drophobia.

Speria 1 ('orrespoiHleiicp of The Star.ALKXANDRIA, Va.t December 13, 11*13.A further dividend of 7 or S per cent

may be paid the depositors of the Vir¬ginia Safe Deposit atid Trust Corporation,which failed, if they ratify the compro¬mise between Howard W. Smith, receiver,and eerta l of the directors whereby a

certain number of directors of the con¬

cern an- to pay the receiver in settlementof a"l claims against tbem the sum of

>,« >00.Receiver Smith today mailed a circular

letter to the 4,000 depositors, who havealready received a total of 35 per cent inda idends.As soon ns repiies are received by Re¬

ceiver Smith from the depositors, in¬cluding those scattered throughout thestate, he will make his report to the cor¬

poration court. It is believed that a ma¬jority of the depositors will favor ratify¬ing the offer. The suit was originallybrought against twelve directors, severa'of whom are dead, and the payment ofthe 120,000 is to l>e made by seven out ofthe twelve or their executors.Those who agree to pay the $'-'0,000 are:

George S. French, Henry K. Field, C. C.Leadbeater, Thomas J. Fannon, Gard¬ner L. Roothe. Margaret J. Robinson,administratrix of the will of John P. Rob¬inson: Caroline Baader, executrix, andW illiam Baader, Henry Baader, DouglasStuart, executors of the last will andtestament of Henry Baader.

IDog Bites Seven Persons.

Seven persons, victims of bites by a

dog pronounced to be suffering fromhydrophobia, today hurried to theI'nited States Marine Hospital, Wash¬ington. to take the Pasteur treatment.Six of the victims live at Rosemont.west of this city. Those who were bit¬ten are Mrs. Victor Emerson, sr., thiscity; C. D. Hubbard, wife and littledaughter; Edwin Graham, son of Mr.and Mrs. Robert Graham: Mr. Studds,an employe at Rosemont. and DeliaParker, colored, employed as a cook ata home in Rosemont. A horse belong¬ing to William Shepherd, colored, wasalso bitten by the dog.Dr. J. J. Garvey, deputy health officer

of this city, upon hearing of the case,at once had the dog killed. The headwas shipped to the bureau of animalindustry, Washington, in order to seeIf it was suffering from rabies.George Young, a well known Fairfax

county far»ier, dropped dead a few min¬utes after 10 o'clock this'morning at theRoyal street entrance to the city market.Heart trouble is thought to have beenthe cause of his death.Mr. Young was about eighty years old

and besides his wife is survived by se%*-eral children. During the war he servedin the Confederate army. He lived atPohick, Fairfax county, where he had asmall farm. The body was taken to anundertaking establishment.After January 1 next all automobiles

from the District of Columbia enteringAlexandria county must have a Virginiaautomobile license, otherwise the ownerwill be subject to arrest and the im¬position of a fine. The foregoing hasbeen decided upon by R. Gordon Fin¬ney, police justice of Alexandria county.Senator J. K. Vardaman of Mississippi

will be one of the speakers at the an¬nual banquet of R. E. Lee Camp, Con¬federate Veterans, which will be heldJanuary 19 next at Lee Camp Hall inobservance of Gen. Lee's birthday.

Odd Fellows Elect Officers.Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows at its

annual meeting last night elected thefollowing officers to serve for the en¬

suing year: J. W. McMenamin, noblegrand; C. E. Remington, vice grand; X.L. Williamson, recording secretary; W.E. Latham, financial secretary; L. Mor¬gan Davis, treasurer. This makes thirtyyears that Mr. Davis has served astreasurer of this organization. The of¬ficers will be installed January 2 nextby W. D. Studds, district deputy.William Knowles Cooper, general secre¬

tary of the Washington Y. M. C. A., willat 3:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon ad¬dress a men's mass meetiing which willbe held in the Westminster building ofthe Second Presbyterian Church. Serv¬ices at this church will be conducted bythe pastor. Rev. Dr. John Lee Allison.News was received yesterday by Jona¬

than Matthews announcing the death ofhis brother, John Matthews, which oc¬curred Wednesday at Bay City, Mata¬gorda county, Tex. The deceased was anative of Loudoun county, and abouteighty years old.The Virginia Athletic Club, recently

organized, will play a game with theClarendon Athletic Club at the Alexan¬dria ball park at 3:30 o'clock this after¬noon.

ASK INCREASE IN SALARIES.

High School Teachers in PittsburghAppeal to Education Board.

PITTSBURGH. Pa.. December 13..With Edward Sauvain, principal of theHighland High School, as their spokes¬man, a delegation representing the highschool teachers of Pittsburgh recentlyappeared before the finance committeeof the board of public education andasked for increases in wages. Prof. Sau¬vain asked that the maximum salarybe raised from $2,300 to 12,750. He saidthat with the exception of New York, thecost of living in Pittsburgh was greaterthan In any other city in the country.He said the high school teachers had nothad an increase in seven years.Prof. Sauvain laid before the commit¬

tee a statement showing that high schoolteachers here were able to save only$1.50 a month.

Plans Employment Clearing House.The organization of a vocational guid¬

ance bureau will be considered at a meet¬

ing scheduled to be held at 11 o'clocknext Tuesday morning by a joint commit¬tee representing the Board of Trade.Chamber of Commerce and Retail Mer¬chants' Association. The meeting is to beheld in the rooms of the Board of Trade.It is planned to make the bureau a clear¬ing house for workers and employers.

Files Suit for Maintenance.Suit for maintenance has been filed by

Daisy Gaskins against Eucene S. Gas-kins. They were married November 30,1010, and have no children. AttorneysD. W. Bilker and W. E. Leahy representher. The wife blames her troubles on herfather-in-law. with whom they lived-Mrs. Gaskins expresses a willingness toreturn to her husband it" he will provide a

home elsewhere.

IF YOU HAD A* NECKA8 LONG A8 THI8 FELLOW,

and had

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PROGRESSIVES IN G. 0. P.WIN »L VICTORY

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Congressional Committee In¬dorses Scheme for Con¬vention Reapportionment.

Signal victory for the efforts of theprogressive republicans who bave beenInsisting upon reform in representation.in national conventions was recorded1when the republican national congression¬al committee last evening adopted thefollowing resolution:

"'A special convention of the republicanparty should be held as soon as practi¬cable for the purpose of takinK actionrelative to fhe apportionment of delegatesto the national nominating convention:of the party; to the unit of representa¬tion: to the full recognition of the pri¬mary laws of the various states pertain¬ing to the election of delegates and mem-b»rs of the national committee, and thetime when the latter thai! take officeand to such other matters as may seem

desirable."

Plan to Be Submitted.This resolution will be submitted to the

republican national committee whichmeets here next Tuesday, together iththe four plans suggested for the re¬

apportionment of the delegates to nation¬al conventions.The first suggestion of the congres¬

sional committee would make the totaldelegate representation 1,044.Upon this basis representation from

the southern states would be diminish¬ed and in some of the states it wouldbe increased. Alabama would be re¬duced from twenty-four to fifteen dele¬gates, Arkansas from eighteen totwelve, Georgia from twenty-eight toeighteen, South Carolina from eighteento eleven and other southern states ac¬

cordingly. New York would be in¬creased from 90 to 102, Massachu¬setts from thirty-six to forty-four.Illinois from fifty-eight to sixty-oneand so on.

Reapportionment Flans.Alternative reapportionment plans

suggested are the following:"Four delegates at large for each

state and in addition thereto one dele¬gate for each 10,000 votes or majorfraction thereof cast for the republicancandidates for presidential electors in1908, or"Four delegates at large from each

state and for each congressional districtone delegate for each 10,000 votes or

major fraction thereof cast for the re¬

publican candidates for presidentialelectors In 1908. Provided that eachcongressional district shall have atleast one delegate and there shall betwo for each congressman at large."The former plan would cut the total

delegate representation to ?4f> and thelatter to 1.016. Members of the com¬mittee who Joined in support of theresolution represented twenty states.

Clothing and Jewelry Stolen.Clothing and jewelry valued at about

$100 were taken from the house of JohnH. Jerman, 14 Quincy place northeast,yesterday afternoon. About *1."» worthof the clothing belonged to Miss E. A.McGivern.

JOHNSON IS COMMANDER.

Elected Head of Burnside Po*t,0. A. E., With Other Officer*.

Burnside Post No. P. O. A. K-. han elect¬ed the following officers for the year 1M4Commander, George 8. Johnson; seniorvice commander, Convis Parker; Juniorvice commander, O. S. Wtlle>, quarter¬master, George T. Carter; surgeon, I»r.Jamefi McKee; chaplain, .T W. Andrc»f;officer of the day, N. W. Tryon; officer ofthe guard. J. R. Oursler; member of de¬partment relief committee, H J. Do Pue;member of department memorial commit¬tee, II. B. MoultonRepresentatives to the department

catnpment.Chris Storm, George T. Ca!-ter, K. J. Young. J. W. Andrew*. .1. II.Oursler. 11. J. l»e Pu«-. Jam-« M< Km, .1.\V. Condon. <). S. Willey, N W. Tryon,N. T. Saunders, K. VV. Foster. C. 1'.Freeman and ,1. M. BoardmanAlternates.C. fcl. Cart, r, E. W. Wood-

ruff. J. G. Greenawalt. A. I» tlastron, lvM Goodacrc, J C White, \\" Milton,\V. Vanentlne. A. W. Barlx r and 1" liCampbell.

JUSTICE FINDS NEW PRIVILEGE

Pitney Discovers* Supreme CourtMembers Can Go on Senate Floor.Justice Pitney of th< Supreme Coin1

just discovered a new privilege a -oru<to members of the highest court of tliland.He desired to see Senator O'Gorman o

a personal matter, and presented hims<at th<- dotir of the Senate, with hat in

j hand to send In his card to the No *

Vork senator."Why d.dn't you come in?" asked tin

senator."I i.idn't know I could," responded th>

justice as h*> accepted an invitation tocome on to the floor.

Provides for $3,000,000 Dry Dock.A naval drydock at the Puget Souti«l

navy yard to cost S.I.OHP.OOO is providedfor by a bill intriduced in the »*enat« |.Senator Jones. The bili provides for adock at least 1,000 feet our, "to accom¬modate the largest battleship."

A Talk to DealersAdvertising is bringing you and

the manufacturer closer together.It is reducing the exi>ens» of get¬ting goods to market and is puttingthe middleman in the background.Most manufacturers are willing

to do more than merely ask youto buy their wares.They are willing to help you sell

them. They are willing to comeright into the columns of yourhome newspaper and make a mar¬ket for you.All they ask of you is thai you

show the Roods Intelligently Intheir advertising they an makingcertain pledges to the public andthey want you to help them keepthem.

It's Somethinc that will he mu¬tually pleasant and mutually prof¬itable.They want you to push when

they pull.Co-oi»erate with the manufacturer

who is willing to help you.If any manufacturer who is in¬

terested in co-operative advertisingwill address the Bureau of Adver¬tising. American Newspaper Publishers' Association. World Build¬ing, New Vork, it will be glad toanswef" questions.

Adolph Kabul's

Big Xmsis Sale,We claim and we can prove absolutely that our

prices are from 25% to 50^0 lower than you can

buy like quality at any store in W ashington. Hereare a few specials to give an idea of the values.

CCFF BUTTONS.CARD CASES.CIGARETTE CASKS.CIGAR LIGHTERS.POCKET KNIVES.CIGAR CUTTERS.BRACELETS.LAVALUERS.BAR PINS.BROOCHES.PENDANTS.BRACELETS.PICTURE FRAMES.BRUSH. COMBAND MIRROR.MANICURE SET*.PUFF JARS.CLOCKS.SILVER CLOCKS.DIAMOND BRACELETS.PLATINUM BRACELETS.PLATINUM PENDANTS.STERLING SILVERTEA SETS.SHEFFIELD TEA SETS.

$20 Sterling Silver Brush,Comb and Mirror:

extra large size.This model Sc

Sterling Silver Pic-

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ver Manicure Setts, in C/icase ?w,av$12 Shaving Stands.

plated$12 Sterling Silver

Case and .Coin Hold¬er: all silver lining...$5.00 Signet Rings..

$9.00 SignetRings$15.00 Gold

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Gold Cuff ButtonsFinest Nickel-plated Chafing

Dishes and Percola¬tors

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flesh and free from blemish?

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