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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-09
Foe Of StOGSSel
PdyS Price
Of War.
IS NOW CHILDLESS

HEADQUARTERS OF THE THIRD
JAPANESE ARMY, BEFORE PORT
ARTHUR, WEDNESDAY, Dec. In
the fighting of November 80 the second
son of General Nogi was killed on 203
Meter hill. General Nogi's eldest son
was killed in the battle of Nanshan
hill and he is now childless.
MUKDEN, Dec. 8.-The Russians
continue to lombard the japanese posi-
tions with both heavy and light artil-
lery. The japanese response is feeble.
Numerous Japanese prisoners are be-
ing brought in, as result of constant
night sorties. The Siberians especially
delight in this sortie work and seem
to regard the stalking and capturing of
pickets and sentries as exhilarating
sport. Some of the prisoners declare
that the prevailing inactivity is having
a greatly depressing influence upon the
masses Of japanese troops. Others of
the captives refuse TO answer ques-
tions. The Japanese evidently are not
short of food, but the cold is extremely
trying upon them.
Lieutenant General Linevitch had a
narrow escape from death recently. He
had approached within a thousand
yards of Japanese battery, when a
shell dropped near his staff and killed
an enlisted man.
PARIS, Dec S.-The Temps this
evening published the following dis
patch from Mukden, dated to- day:
Il have just returned from a ride
along the Russian front. The soldiers
are living underground, in preference
to the filthy Chinese houses. Complete
quiet prevails, and the general expec-
tation is that the present quarters will
be maintained for the winter 1 learn
from excellent sources that the reports
that a great battle is imminent are un-
warranted"
TOXIC, Dec. S.-Manchurian head
quarters, telegra phing under date of
December Z, says:
'At o'clock on the morning Of De-
cember the enemy posted at Wuch-
enying advanced toward Paotzuyen,
which is near Sienchuang. Our watch
ers were temporarily withdrawn, but
with reinforcements they Immediately
recovered the position. Between and
o'clock on the morning of December
the enemy attacked east of Fanshen
and at Heilintun, which is near Shakhe
village. BY sunrise the attacks were
entirely repulsed."
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LAWSON PROFITS
MANY MILLIONS
BY BEAR RAID
Greatest Panic Wall Street Has
Known Since the Northern
Pacific "Corner."
Special Dispatch to The Call

BOSTON, Dec. s.-Thomas W. Law
son. the Boston copper stock manipu-
lator and author OF "Frenzied
rlnance, backed by John w. Gates and
others, has knocked over s114, ,O0O, 600 Of
the value Of the stock market securi-
ties within the last three days and has
developed the greatest bear raid in the
history Of Wall street The greater
portion Of this shrinkage in value has
come 10 Amalgamated Copper, which
lost nearly 81. 900 600 in market value
within two days.
Leaving ont the other Boston copper
stocks, which suffered severely but
not IN comparison with New YORK
stocks, the principal shrinkages' were
Baltimore and Ohio, more than $4,000
600; Illinois Central. 5000, goo: Penn
sylvania- nearly S10.000,000: Steel com
mon, 81 900 O0o; Steel preferred, sl6,-
100000 and Southern Pacific Sl,5O0,OOO,
with Missouri Pacific, New York Cen
tral. Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Read
ing, Tennessee Coal and Iron, sugar,
Colorado Fuel and Union Pacific trail
ing in the millions
Lawson has developed the most orig
inal method Of raiding the stock mar
ket known 70 the street" Sitting
quietly in his rooms at Young's he has
battered the newspapers Of the coun-
Try with telegraphed advertisements
and bulletins. for which he paid enor-
nous sums in space and telegraph
tolls To-day he wired every evening
paper Of consequence hourly bulletins
simultaneously, telling just what he
proposed TO do.
'Frenzied Finance" magazine ar
ticles and their subsequent reviews. in
the newspapers have given him pub
licity and blind following such as
Keene. Jim" Fisk, Hutchinson, Letter
or Gates would never have dreamed
Of He has cleared a profit Of millions
through the raid.
NEW YORK. Dec. S.-Amid scenes OF
uncontrolled excitement and frenZied
haste TO sell securities. the New York
stock Exchange to-day witnessed the
most sensational decline IN prices that
II has known since the historic North
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PERSONAL.

DR.. Fred Hornkind Of Portland is at
the Grand.
Isaac Bird, a merchant of Merced. is
at the Lick.
NJ. Douglass of Byron Springs is at
the Occidental.
DR.. and Mrs Elmer Stone Of Napa
are at the Palace.
DR.. l.. Rostosky of Dresden, Ger
many, is at the Palace.
P. c. Drescher, a merchant Of Sacra-
mento. is at the St. Francis.
Colonel A. B. Gassen and wife Of San
Diego are at the st. Francis.
NJ. H. Sherman, one of Los Angeles
street railway operators. is at the Pal
ace.
Brousse Brizard, a welI-known Ar
cata merchant, is registered at the
Lick.
Angeles hydraulic engineer, is at the
Palace.
William G. Kerckhoff, a Los Angeles
lumber merchant, is staying at the St
Francis.
R. L. and w ]. Douglass. we'll
known mining men of Nevada, arrived
at the Palace yesterday.
T. NJ Word. Sheriff of Multnomah
County, Oregon. is down from Port
land and staying at the st. Francis.
Charles z. Linzee. private secretary
of NJ NJ. Potter, the well-known Santa
Barbara hotel man, is in this city for
a few days.
Major Parker W. West, aid to Gen
eral Macarthur. arrived home last
night from a short visit to the East
ern States.
T. F. Dunaway, general manager Of
the Nevada, California and Oregon
Railroad Company, is at the Palace,
having arrived from Reno yesterday.
Judge P Coyne, who is representing
Miss Edna Wallace Hopper, the young
actress, in her contest of the will of
the late Alexander Dunsmuir, arrived
from Victoria yesterday and Is at the
Palace.
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There's Only One Way to
Get the Best OF Whisky

And that is to let it alone. IF you try
any other way it will get the best OF
you. If you can't let it alone you need
DR.. Mckanna's treatment. DR.. Mckan-
ma cures the liquor habit by destroying
the desire for liquor and putting the
system in its natural condition. where
liquor is not needed to help the machin-
cry of the body to do it's work DR..
McISanna effects complete cure in three
days without the use Of dangerous by
podermics. annoying confinement or bad
after effects. DR.. McKanna's treatmenr
is absolutely safe and cannot harm the
most delicate constitution. Why waste
time and money in drinking whisky
when you can be cured of the liquor
habit in three days with no chance OF
failure, no risk and no unpleasantness7
Think it over and call or write DR.. Nc
Kama for full information. Address Is
Geary street. San Francisco. Cal Phons
1887 Main.
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TWO MORE NAMES ADDED
TO DENVER'S ROLL OF SHAME
Election Officers Bound Over to Grand
Jury by United States Commits
siOner CaDrOn.

DENVER, Dec. S.-United States
Commissioner A. B. Capron to-day
bound over to the Grand Jury Max
and William Schradsky, two of the
persons charged with conspiracy to
prevent people from voting at the re-
cent elections. Sam Plessner, Max
Sissick and Samuel Slatkin were dis
charged, although Commissioners Ca
prom, in rendering his decision, said:
The conduct Of the latter was reprehensible
and they could be punished for misconduct al
election. but the evidence does not justify
holding them the charge of conspiracy. 1t
does not appear that they said did anything
to prevent the people from voting
All of the defendants were election
officials. The two Schradskys acted
as constables, and the testimony Of
fered by the attorneys for the Repub-
licans showed that they ran the poll
places to suit themselves.
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X-RAYS CAUSE THE SKIN
OF NEGRO TO TURN WHITE
Discovery of Pennsylvania Savant Az
firms the Statements Made by
Other Scientists.
PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. s.-Dr.
Henry K. Pancoast, University of
Pennsylvania x-ray specialist and
skiographer, affirms the claim previ-
ously made that continued use of
x-rays on negro patients produces a
gradual change in the shade of the
skin and that in time it becomes
white.
DR.. Pancoast treated a negro for
lupus, which had affected the pa
tents nose and part Of his face. 1t
was found after the treatment had
been continued daily for more than a
month the skin on the affected part
had become entirely White.
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AUSTRIA'S MENACING
ATTITUDE SCARES PORTE
Warlike Preparations Cause Turk to
Quickly Settle the Mail
Question

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. s.-The
Porte has yielded to the Austrian de-
mands regarding detention of Aus
trian mails and the incident may be
regarded as closed. Threatened COM
plications have therefore been avert
ed. The energetic attitude of Austria
in ordering a squadron of warships to
be made ready to sail induced the de-
sired action on the part of Turkey.
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Bubonic Plague Scare.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-The British
tramp steamer Coronation, which ar
rived to-day from Java, was held at
quarantine for investigation of an al
legged case of bubonic plague on the
voyage. Russian sailor, who is held
for examination
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Bankers plead "Not Guilty. ;,

BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. s.-Presi-
dent Richard Emery of the German
Bank, Cashier Paul Werner and AS
sistant Cashier William P. Luedeke to-
day pleaded not guilty to the charge of
grand larceny. The case was ad-
journed until next Tuesday.
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California Wins More Honors.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. S.-The Cal
ifornia commission to the exposition
at st. Louis to-day sent a telegram to
Governor Pardee announcing that the
commission had Just awarded two
grand prizes and thirteen additional
medals to the California exhibit These
are only partial returns from appeals
made by the California commission
ers.
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Askold May Try to Escape.

LONDON, Dec. 9.-It is rumored
from Shanghai that the Russian
cruiser Askold is coaling and replace
ing her machinery preparatory to an
effort to escape and join the fleet Of
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky.
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Pleurisy
Pneumonia
Consumption

Positively cured with DR.. Hal
pruner'S Wonderful Medicine,
or your money returned. Price,
Soc. and S1.00 per bottle. For
sale by all dealers and at Office
of HaIpruner Medical Mfg. Co.,
% California ST., S. F., sent by
mail or express. People cured
free of charge from l to 4 p. N
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AGED WIDOW FOUND DEAD.-oakIand.
Dec. S.-Mrs. Mary McManus. an aged widow
was found dead in her room at us Clay street
She leaves no family. The Coroner took charge
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TWO SONS OF GENERAL .NOGI
KILLED IN BATTLE.
Russian Port Arthur
Fleet Destroyed.
From Page 1. Column 4.

"a, are under orders to go to the front.
The reserves are being drawn from
different portions of Poland, and prac-
tically the whole transport service OF
the Warsaw district has been requisi-
Toned
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BROKERS ON wARPATH.

NEW YORK, Dec. SIT is likely
that interesting developments will fol-
low the collapse Of prolonged specula-
ton in the shares of the Montreal and
Boston Consolidated Mining Company s
stocks, a curb issue, which fell to-day
from 50 5614 a share TO so cents. 1t is
estimated that fully $750,00 has been
lost somewhere in the manipulation of
this stock and it was freely hinted to-
night among numerous brokers who
fell victims to the speculative game
that a trap had been laid and that they
had been badly squeezed.
At the New York Athletic Club bro
kers who hold Montreal and Boston
stock held a meeting to decide on what
measures shall be taken TO protect
themselves. 1t is understood that the
decision of this meeting has for its OBJ
ject the drastic punishment of those
whom they believe guilty of what they
term "a plant"
Monroe & Monroe of 20 Broadway
who have been actively identified with
the promotion and sale of Marconl
Wireless stock, have been within the
last month or two very prominent in
the marketing of Montreal and Boston
stock.
BY all articles known to manipu-
lative Wall street Montreal and Boston
SUCK mas DFC4l BADN6hl ~ AAAC alSNll-
ton of the speculative world. It has
been freely advertised in newspapers
as a sure thing" Purchasers of the
stock were practically guaranteed
against loss. To give persons an evil
dence Of guarantee several New York
Stock Exchange houses lent their
names and assistance to efforts to
mark up the price of the stock. Curb
brokers were given unlimited orders to
-
were congratulating themselves on the
enormous commissions they had reaped
from the execution Of orders intrusted
TO them. In the collapse all these
profits were swept away to-day. The
speculative bubble was pricked to-day
when IL became known that Monroe &
Monroe were unable to take stocks for
which they had given contracts In
stantly the price of Montreal and Bos-
ron coIla pSed
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INCOME.
Net cash actually received for Fire
premiums ......-...---.-.-......-s -ss1'
Received Tor interest and dividends
on Bonds. Stocks. Loans. and from
al Cthei sources. ces.-.....-.. /:
RENTED from Home Office. ...... y
Total Income -....-.........-.. s35,
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Net cash actually received for
Marine premiums --............
Received for interest and divi-
dends on Bonds. Stocks. Loans,
and from all other sources. .....
Total income .............
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EXPENDITURES


Net amount paid Tor Fire Losses
Hncluding Sl6.321 -. losses OF
previous years. --------.-...-.
Falo nr allowed for Commission or
bIlheta6e --.---..-.--..-.-.
Falc tor Salaries Fess and other
charges for officers, clerks. etc
faia Tor state. National. and Local
-oAtt ..-.........
All other payments and expendi-
lures -------.--
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Total assets ...............
LIABILITIES.

LIABILITIES.
Losses adjusted and unpaid. ..-...l
Losses in process OF Adjustment
or IN Suspense -------.-------
Losses resisted. including ex-
per1eS ---..----
Gross premiums on Marine and I
Inland Navigation Risks; rein
surance 100 per cent.......
Gross premiums on Marine Time
Risks; reinsurance so per cent.
Due and accrued for salaries.
rents. advertising and for other
miscellaneous expenses .
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Business Suits $1,000

For price as low as $40 we can give spen-
did fitting, good wearing sack suit in any of the
late Coors or patterns.
To conclusiXely prove that the suits are good
values we will agree to keep every garment re-
paired, sponged and pressed free. With such
liberal guarantee you run precious little risk in
buying here. This is safe store for you and it
always will be-
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Losses adjusted and unpaid. ..-...
Losses in process OF Adjustment or
IN Suspense ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Losses resisted. including expenses
Gross premiums on Fire Risks run
ming enc year or less, S244, 462 81 /;
reinsurance so per cent--.--.---
Gross premiums on Fire Risks run
ming more than one year, sos. =
sc O. reinsurance pro rata ..-..
Comui issions and Brokerage due and
20 become due.
Return Premiums and Reinsurance
Premiums ...---.----..--
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-29
THE PEOPLE ARE
NOT TO BLAME"

In spite of the drizzing rain, about l25
citizens gathered in the Longshoremen' s
hall at Old Town last evening to hear
the affairs of the city discussed by the
Democratic leaders. A. Bruce presided
over the meeting and the speakers were
George p. Wright, E. L. Hiberly, j. I.
Eshelman, o. G.. Ellis, A. r. Titlow, John
d. Fletcher, Colonel j. j. Anderson and
Owen Woods.
The candidates for office were the first
speakers, and what they did say was brief,
owing to the fact that they had to address
the citizens of the Fourth ward last eve
ming, also.
When George p Wright, candidate for
mayor, stepped to the platform he was
greeted with applause. He said that the
Democratic platform could be summed up
in the three words, 'Peace, Prosperity and
Progress" The speaker said that he did
not believe it is the fault of the people
that Tacoma did not have more factories
and industries, but of the city govern
ment.
j. j. Anderson had addressed the voters
in the Fourth ward earlier in the evening
and it was quite late when he reached the
Longshoremen's hall, and consequently he
cut his remarks short. Mr. Anderson stat
ed that Mayor Campbell took no part in
the reduction of the street car fares, but
that the victory belonged to the mem
bers of the city council, who forced the
company to make this concession when it
was given a franchise allowing third rail
to be laid on Pacific avenue.
Mr. Anderson said that the only hope for
Mayor Campbells reelection was to use
the party lash and whip the Republicans
into line. He also stated that he would be
satisfied with 900 majority, but would not
be surprised if George p. Wright got
1000 majority, because more than one-hali
the Republicans will vote the Democratic
ticket.
The other speakers of the evening GOV
cred the same ground as previously report
ed at other Democratic meetings.
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lily and the intimate friends Of the con-
script.
So anxious are the japanese to join the
army that every possible expedient is used
to secure the desired permission to don the
emperor's uniform. So persistent are these
would-be soldiers that the war office has
been obliged to issue positive orders that
no man will be allowed to volunteer and
that no one will be permitted to even at
tempt to have his name placed on the lists
from which the conscripts are drawn until
his regular turn arrives.
The Japanese do not care for foreign as
sistance in this war. They have refused
all such offers and say that they will fight
alone. The other day a Turkish colonel
and his aid arrived from Constantinople
and went at once to the war office, where
he offered his sword to the minister of
war. In spite of his gorgeous uniform and
the half bushel of medals pinned on his
breast, his offer was politely declined.
Hundreds of Americans, many of them
former United States soldiers, have volun-
teered, but have been told that Japan
needs no help. One party of former United
States soldiers has written the government
that they have raised full regiment of
well drilled men in one of the interior
provinces of China, who are ready to fight
for Japan, but they are not wanted.
Everybody in Japan wants to fight and
the government is determined that not one
foreigner shall strike blow which Japan
should strike.
WILL H. BRILL.
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APRIL HAS VERY
CLOUDY REPUTATION

Interesting facts concerning the month
of April, covering a period of six years,
have been compiled by Observer Cover
of the United States weather bureau. The
figures are given to show conditions that
have prevailed and are not to be taken
as a forecast.
The warmest April was in 1900, when
the average temperature was 5O.4 degrees.
The coolest April was in 1908, with an
average temperature of AGA degrees.
The highest temperature recorded in
April was the last day of the month in
1900, when the thermometer registered 80
degrees. The lowest temperature was 80
degrees on April 3, 1893.
The average precipitation, rain or melt
ed snow, was 34S inches. The greatest
rainfall was 500 inches in 1901, and the
lightest rainfall was LII inches in 1900.
The number Of clear days averaged O.;
partly cloudy days, 8.
The prevailing winds have been from
the north, with an average velocity OF
6.5 miles an hour.
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Section PIG: All elective officers provid.
ed by the charter shall receive in full
compensation for all services OF whatso.
ever kind rendered by them the salaries
following, which shall be payable in orders
on the Salary Fund at the end Of each
calendar month;
Mayor, $l7O0 per annum,
City Treasurer, el700 per annum,
City Controller, $500 per annum,
Zach Councilman, $500 per annum.
The City Council shall tx by ordinances
the salary Of all other officers and en-
ployees provided by thia charter or that
may be created by ordinance; provided,
that unless such ordinance shall receive
the vote Of two-thrds OF all members Of
the City Council said salary shall never
exceed the amounts following:
City Attorney, $4,000 per annum,
Chief OF Fire Department, 100000 pen
annum,
Chief Of Police, 100000 per annum,
Commissioner Of Public Works, sl7O0.ou
per annum, psoa
City Engineer, $4,000 per annum.
Any other officer or employee, $l200.0o
per annum.
Passed Feb. "a, 1904.
JESSE s. JONES,
President of City Council.
Attest: f. b. Woodbury.,
City Clerk.
Approved Feb. 20, 1904.
LOUIS ID. CAMPBELL,
Mayor.
Pub. Mar to Apr l. 1904, inclusive,
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ents honestly and to the best of his abil-
ty.
Mayor Campbell made the closing ad-
dress. Speaking of gambling in Tacoma, he
said
81 do not mean to say that there is no
gambling in Tacoma. But if there is it is
in private rooms to which the police have
no access. As to the slot machines, there
are none operating here"
Referring to franchises and corporations,
he said that men in other cities had made
millions dealing in franchises. 81 do not
mean to say that there was personal cor
ruption in Tacoma when some of these
franchises were granted, but the result was
just as bad for the people"
Mr.. Campbell gave a concise review of
matters that had been brought up during
the past four years. He laid special en-
phasis on the fact that the water and
light rates and car fares had been reduced,
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FAMOUS PAINTINGS GONE
FROM ENGLISH RESIDENCE

LONDON, March 29.A sensational dis
covery has been made in connection with
the sale of the ownshend heirlooms.
When permission was given for the dis
persal d. A. Davies, of Hove, solicitor to
Marquis Townshend, discovered that two
of the pictures, estimated to be worth
100000, were missing
These were oil paintings by Reynolds
Anne Montgomery, marehioness Of Towns
bend, and Charlotte Compton, marchioness
of Townshend.
The two pictures were originally hanging
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TAKE YOUR CHOICE

Tonight occurs the big Democratic rally
at Germania hall, Hugh Farley, A. r.
Titlow, j. ID. Fletcher, f. b. Cole and
j. j. Anderson will be the speakers
While the Democratic orators are hold
ing forth the Republicans will have a
meeting at Bismarck, which will be adj
dressed by Mayor Campbell, Lincoln Davis
and John w Linck
Wednesday the Democrats will run a
doubIe-header and meetings will be held
at the Horace Mann school and Wood
mems hall, South Yakima avenue.
The Republican meeting Wednesday
night will be held in THE hall at 1901 South
Twenty fifth street. A meeting will also
be held in the basement of the Willard
school Wednesday night.
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STREET IMPROVEMENTS

The streets and alleys committee of the
city council met this afternoon and acted
upon several matters The petition of j. II.
Aldrich for permission to excavate + street
from Thirty-second street to the alley be-
tween Thirty-irst and Thirty-second
streets, was granted.
Resolutions relative to the improvement
of Ferry street from South Twelfth to
South Fourteenth street, and the improve
ment of K street from South Twenty third
to South Twenty-seventh street, were
adopted.
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at Balls park, Hartford, TOwnshend man.

at Balls park, Hartford, Townshend man
sion.
When the place was let all the pictures
were removed to Raynham park, and the
two now sought are believed to have been
transferred to that place.
The pictures were pointed out by the late
marquis to the present holder of the title
when he was l5 but the latter, since he
has come into the title. has travelled con-
tinuously and the estate has been let
The disappearance Of the pictures recalls
the theft of the famous Gainsboro some
years ago and has caused a sensation in art
circles.