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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-26
SKATER LIFE DREAM
Art Treasures of Charles I.
YerkeS to Be Sold.
WORTH MILLION AND HALF
Varied Collection of Masterpieces
Representing Cherished work of
Late Financier to BE Sacrificed by
Incompatible LegateeE on the Altar
OF Technical Requirements.

New York, Jan. 25.-At last, four years
after the owners death, it has been set
tied that the late Charles T. Yerkes' big
collection of paintings, his statuary. and
his fine collection of Oriental rugs is to be
sold at auction.
The gallery in his Fifth avenue resi-
denc, which he fondly thought might be
perpetuated by cooperation among his
estate, the city, and the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, Is 10 be scattered ac-
cording to the tastes and the pocketbooks
of the buyers Of everywhere or of any
where. Arrangements have been con-
cluded for the public sale, by order of The
United States Circuit Court for the South
ern district of New York, of the contents
of the Yerkes house and galleries under
the management OF the American Art
Association The sale will take place
during the current season. the exact date
to be announced later.
Worth Million and Half.
OF the paintings alone there are nearly
300. and there have been people sanguine
enough to value them in the aggregate at
above Sl,50O,00O, However that may be.
the number alone Will make this auction
the largest important public sale of paint
ings yet held in this country. Some of the
canvasses are of worldwide reputation.
and, in common with works Of art in
general, the notable examples have ap-
preciated in market value in the four
years since Mr.. Yerkes' death. 1t would,
Of course. be inaccurate, however, to con-
vey the impression that all of the large
number Of the Yerkes pictures are Of the
first importance. Many Of them are senti-
mental.
On this point it may interest some per-
sons to know that the late Joseph Jeffer-
son, when visiting Mr. Yerkes, used to
have an occasional Dutch picture taken
down from the wall and stood on the
floor, whereupon, after dinner, he would
himself stretch out on the floor before it,
leaning on his elbows, and, with head in
his hands. study the characters depicted.
The paintings range from old masters to
modern works. There are some tapestries.
a few sculptures, and some ornate furn-
iture, besides the collection of rugs, which
is widely known, partly owing to Mr.
Yerkes' care to have catalogue made Of
them, with careful water-color illustra-
tons, and which contains some remark
ably fine examples.
Some Celebrated Pieces.
BY Rembrandt there are four canvasses
Portrait of a Rabbi" mentioned in Eu-
gene Dutuits Rembrandt catalogue. from
the collections Of Prince Demidoff and
Sir Philip Miles. has already been sought
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JUSTICES At DINNER
Third of the Seasons Series
Given at White House.
GOLD SERVICE USED ON TABLE
Long Mirror Familiar 10 Guests for
Many Administrations Utilized in
It's Completeness - President and
Sister-in-IaVv, Mrs. Anderson, Re-
CeiVc in the Blue Room.

The third of the series Of state dinners
at the White House this season was
given last evening by the President. Mrs.
Taft being unable to take her place as
hostess. Mrs. Anderson, sister Of Mrs
Taft gracefully discharged these duties.
This dinner is known as the Supreme
Court dinner, although the cards do not
announce H.
only one justice was missing, and that
was Mr. Justice Moody. who has been
i'll for long time and is still absent
from the city on that account
The table was exceptionally beautiful
The Dolly Madison gold service was
used, and everything was in keeping
with the quaintness and richness Of it,
The fruit. apples. oranges. and bananas
were arranged in gold baskets Of grace
full design, and the long mirror, familiar
to the guests at the White House for
many administrations, was used in its
completeness, instead Of in sections. as
has been customary, because of its great
size.
Pink roses and ferns were arranged
in tall horn-shaped glass vases between
the sections of the mirror, and made
beautiful and graceful effect.
Decorated with Roses.
The Blue Room, where the President
and Mrs. Anderson received the guests.
had punches Of white roses and carna-
tons; the Red Room, adornments of
Meteor roses; the Green Room. pink esr-
nations, and the East Room. white bios
SONS and maidenhair ferns, the ferns
being arranged in the tall French vases.
which, as rule. have been left empty.
The house guests Of the President and
Mrs. Taft include Mrs. Charles Ander-
son, Of Cincinnati and her two daugh-
tiers, Miss Anderson and Miss Harriet
Anderson, and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Farnam. The list Of guests:
The Chief Justice.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Harlan.
Mr. Justice and Mrs. Brewer.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. White
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. McKenna.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Holmes
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Day.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Lurton.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Brown
he Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
er ham.
Senator and Mrs. Clarence D. Clark.
Senator and Mrs. Knute Nelson.
Senator and Mrs. Chauncey NJ Depew.
Senator William P Dillingham;.
Senator James P. Clarke.
Senator and Mrs. Isidor Rayner.
Representative and Mrs. Richard
Wayne Parker.
Representative Henry D. Clayton.
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MACCABEES INSTALL.
Columbia Hive, No. 3, Meet nj
Pythian Hall.

Pythian Hall.
Columbia Hive, No 8, Ladies Of the
! Maccabees of the World, installed their
! officers last night at the Pythian Temple.
Mrs. Melva J Caswell. state commander.
was the installing officer. and also made
an address to the large crowd of members
and friends. Mrs. Van Ness, deputy state
commander, also gave a talk to those
present Announcement was made of
the big State rally to be held in this
city on April 10. The uniform rank of
| the Knights Of the Maccabees acted AS
ushers. The officers who were installed
are: Commander, Carrie r. Watt; lieu
tenant commander, Addie ?. Levi; past
commander, NJ. !. Sherrat Keys; finance
auditor, Daisy Sullivan; record Keeper.
c, Roberta Watt: chaplain. Mary Smith;
lady-at-armS, Emma Williams; sergeant
Laura Owens; sentinel, Frances Decker;
picket. Georgia Williams; pianist. Agnes
Cruickshanks.
The following were in charge OF the
ceremonies: Chairman of the installation
committee, Mrs. Ada S. Hartman; lady
of ceremonies, Mrs. Mary Galloway; cap
tain of guards, Miss Edith Van Ness
Mrs. Caswell presented the retiring com
mander. Mrs. NJ. J. Sherrat Keys, with a
jewel. and also a handsome mahogany
pedestal, on behalf of the hive. Mrs. Cas-
well was presented with a set of hand
painted fruit dishes. Mrs Van Ness with
hand-painted hat pin, and the captain
OF the guards was presented with hand
painted pin.
A birthday surprise party was rendered
to Mrs. Galloway night before last, by
the officers of the hive. The occasion was
the anniversary of Mrs Galloway's birth.
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Beta Iotas Entertained

The Reta Iota Club met at the residence NJ Mas
Louise Stockett in North Carolina avenue satur-
day. January p After the minutes were read and
business discussed. the president, Mr.. Roureou.
closed the business meeting and games and ether
Amusements were INDUCED in III late hour.
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IN The SOCIAL WORLD
Am baSSadOr and Mrs. Bryce
Entertain at Dinner.
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR GUEST

Mrs, NOman Williams HOatesS for
Vice President and Mrs. Sherman.
Smart Company of Official and
Resident Society at Dinner.
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Mrs. L z. Letter entertained a COM
pany az luncheon yesterday in compli-
ment OF her house guest, Mrs. Stonewall
jackson. and Mrs Preston. Of Tennessee,
the granddaughter OF Mrs. Jackson.
Those invited to the luncheon were Mrs,
Charles Anderson. sister OF Mrs. Taft,
Mrs. Dickinson. wife Of the Secretary Of
War: Mrs William J. Calhoun, wife Of
the new Minister TO China and house
guest Of Mrs. Dickinson: Mrs Henderson.
OF England, whose husband wrote The
Life Of Stonewall Jackson" and who is
Mrs. Letters house guest; Mrs. NichOl-
son Anderson. Mrs. Beach Grant Mrs.
John wyeth. Mrs. Samuel Spencer. Mrs
Nathaniel Sheler, Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond. Mrs. John R. Williams, Mrs. Rob
ert W Patterson, Mrs. T B. CrOWnin-
shield. Mrs " " Wotherspoon. and Mrs
Herbert Wadsworth.
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Augustus Thomas wrote 'The Witch
ing Hour His latest triumph. The
Harvest Moon" will be at the National
next week.
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The japanese Ambassador, Baron
Uchida. entertained yesterday at luncheon
in honor OF Baron KikUchi. president Of
the Imperial University Of Tokyo. who is
at the Shoreham.
Those asked TO meet him were Senator
Burton, Representative Weeks. the As
sistant Secretary Of State, Huntington
Wilson: Capt T. z De Witt Veeder, Of
the Naval Observatory; Gen. John W
Foster Francis p. Loomis, John Barrett,
Director Of the International Bureau Of
American Republics; Herbert Putnam,
Charles D. Walcott. E. E Brown. b. s.
Miller Prof Needham. Prof. Updegraff
r. S. Woodward. John CaIlan O'LaughIin,
Prof. Swisher, r. F. Ely, DR. Takamo-
mine Of New York; Prof. Achino. Mr.
Matsui, counselor OF the embassy; Mr.
Hanihara. of the embassy stan: Com
mander Higara, naval auache: Lieut.. Col
Tanaka, military attache, and Mr. Taxa
hasn't secretary Of the embassy.
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Miss Maitland Marshall. daughter Of
Brig Gen. and Mrs. William L. Mar
shall. has sent out invitations for e tea
on Saturday. January y. from 10 :. 20
meet Miss Bayne.
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Mrs Archibald Oracle and her daughter.
Miss Edith Temple Oracle. left for New
York yesterday to attend thu wedding
OF Miss Blanche Oelrichs and Mr. Leonard
N. Thomas tomorrow.
Mrs Oracle was maid Of honor at the
wedding Of Miss Oelrichs' parents. which
took place in New York number OF
years ago. Mrs. Oracle and her daugh-
ter will be the house guests OF Mrs Otto
Setback az her New York residence until
February 3, when they Will bring Miss
Janeway. OF New York. and niece Of Col
Oracle, TO visit them.
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Miss Mona GIL entertained q small COM
pany yesterday afternoon at bridge
which was followed by a tea.
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Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson will
go TO Philadelphia to-day 10 attend a re
CeptiOn and dinner at the Manufacturers
Club tonight, where he Will make an ad-
dress Earlier in the evening he will at
tend a concert at which his daughter
Miss Flora Wilson. Will sing.
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Baron Hengelmuller. the Austro-Hun-
garian Ambassador. IS in New York,
where he viii be for several days. He
left Washington yesterday morning.
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Mrs. Frank O. Lowden. wife OF Repre-
sentative Lowden. of Illinois, was hostess
at a tea yesterday at her residence. in
Massachusetts avenue. Her mother, Mrs.
Pullman. received with her
Those presiding in the dining-room were
Miss Cannon. daughter Of the Speaker:
Mrs. Huntington Wilson, wife OF the
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy; Mrs.
Truman H. Newberry, Mrs. James Har-
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The birthday of the Emperor OF Ger
many will be celebrated next Thursday
afternoon by Mr.. Won Stumm and Lieut..
Won Bruening, OF the German Embassy.
They have cards out for tea to be given
on that afternoon at their house. 17A P
street Nine. Won Livonius, wife Of the
military attache Of the embassy. will act
as hostess
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BY Rembrandt there are four canvasses.
Portrait of a Rabbi" mentioned in Eu-
gene Dutuit's Rembrandt catalogue, from
the collections Of Prince Demidoff and
Sir Philip Miles. has already been sought
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Continued on Page o, Column 3.
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Miss Gladys Hinckley. and her house
guests, Miss Winslow and Miss Hazel,
of New York; Miss Mary McCauley, and
Miss Frances Noyes.
Mrs. Paul Fitzsimmons. wife of DR..
FitzsimmOns. L. S. N, was a hostess ar
a tea yesterday afternoon In honor OF
Mrs. Horace LurtOn. wife Of Mr.. Justice
Lurton. OF the United States Supreme
Court. Mrs. Fitzslmmons had receiving
with her and Mrs. Lurton Mrs. Z. w. Cole
and Mrs. Frank S. Washburn, OF Nash
vile. Tenn, who are spending the winter
in Washington; Mrs. Frank Hatch. and
Mrs. Charles T. Hutchins Mrs. Hunter
Liggett and Mrs. Washburn, Of Balti-
more, presided at the tea table.
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The Robert z. Lee Chapter. [. D. c..
gave a dance last evening in the hall OF
the Confederate Veterans Home for the
benefit OF that institution. at 1922 Yer
mont avenue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02
CITIZENS CALL
FOR new PRIMARY
Counsel Declares District Is
"Honeycombed' With
Fraud.
FINAL ARGUMENTS MADE.
Report to Be Submitted to State
Committee on
October a.
FINAL ARGUMENTS MAD {
Committee Ends
Its Investigation

Norfolk, vn., October 1.-The In
vestisatiOn by n subcommittee from
the Democratic state Central Conn
mittcc OF the recent Second DISTRICT
Democratic congressional primary,
In which Congressman III. Il. May
nnrd contested the award of n GER
tihcate of election to William A.
Young, came to close to-nlEht,
when counsel for Maynard. Young
and citizens, the latter protesting
against the award of certificate to
either contestant or contested, sub
mittel final argument, except on
brief, and the committee adjourned
to formulate n report to the State
Committee mt Richmond October 4.
TO-dny's feature was the introduce
ton of evidence by Young, wipln,s
out sweeping charges of Illegal vot-
Ing In Norfolk county and afr
firminE evidence of Illegal voting
ut Drewryvillc, in southampton
county, yvhic hcounseI for Maynard
said would be answered by ntiidnvits.
In recount of the courthouse
precinct of Norfolk city. 20 votes
instead OF 10 were found for May
nard, and $50 instead Of 500 for
Young. This was regarded by the.
Young people MS n .gOod discovery"
for them, because tyventy-siX people
Ind testified they voted for Maynard
In this precinct when only nineteen
votes were returned.
Citizens COUNSEL, charging that
the district was "honOycOmhed"y with
fraud, called for new primary.
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PR ESIDENT DEFENDS
HIS ADMINISTRATION
Mine EXP[ OS|ONS
CLA|MMANYL|VES
Certain That $50, and Probably
Scores More, Have Been
Killed.

Eagle Pass Tex, October 1.-one
hundred and fifty miners, possibly
more, are entombed, probably dead, In
mine No Q, at Palau. Mexico, in the
Las Esperansas mining field, operated
by the National Railways of Mexico.
as a result OF two explosions, pre-
sumaniy caused by an accumulation Of
gas last night and early to-day. The
men entombed are mostly natives and
Japanese miners. although the num-
Der includes several Americans.
At the time of the first explosion
the entire night shift, estimated at
from $50 to 200 men, were at work,
Of these none had reached the surface
tonight, and probably all are dead.
The second explosion occurred short.
ly after a rescue party, composed
largely OF Americans. had descended.
That they were killed is thought GER
tain.
Information received thus far has
been meagre. Officially, no Statement
has been made other than that the
disaster twas very serious" and that
a special train with physicians and
nurses left Ciudad Porfirio Diaz early
to-day for the scene. An agent OF
the Mexican Railway has also pro-
ceeded to the mine.
Palau is situated near Mazquiz
5Coahuila. An explosion occurred In
the same mine year ago. several hun
dred Mexicans and Japanese miners
losing their lives at the time.
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Especial to The .Times-Dispatch.l
Norfolk, Va, October 1.-The morn
Ing session of the primary investigat-
ing committee was taken up with the
examination of witnesses introduced
by counsel TOR Mr.. Young to refute
the charges of fraud In the Deep
Creek and East Berkley Precincts OF
Norfolk county. and to show that
there was fraudulent voting In the
Drewryville Precinct of Southampton
county. Maynard stronghold, In
both instances the defense scored
strong, as was admitted by all cons
sentative spectators.
In the case OF Drewryville. with two
exceptions. 1t was shown that the
voters challenged by Mr.. Young We're
not properly enfranchised The wit
ness was Colonel Il, r. Edwards
treasurer of the county, who gave tes-
tlmony relative to names voted as
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CUTTER SWAMP
SA|[ORSDR0WNED.
Jackies, Returning to Battleship,
Are Overtaken by Dis
astef.
NUMBER DEAD |. \. K N o w N
Roll Call This Morning May
Show More Than Score Of
Lives Lost.
NUMBER DEAD U N. K N o w N.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
New York, October IA sailing cut
ter of the battleship New Hampshire,
crowded with from eighty to hundred
men returning from shore leave, was
swamped by wave in midstream In
the North River off 18th street at Z
o'clock this evening. Four sailors are
known to be dead. and, according to
eye-witnessas. it is likely that the
death list will number from twenty to
twenty-five. Sixty-one men had been
accounted for at midnight. There Is
hope that some of the others were
picked up by private craft and carried
TO shore. But although the officers OF
the New Hampshire do not admit that
there were more than siXty-five men
In the cutter, persons who saw the
hacked boat leave the foot of 157th
street declare that 1t carried nearer
hundred.
The sailors were returning to the
New Hampshire and more than loo OF
them. It is estimated, had crowded
shoard the tender, which was being
towed to the battleship. About 900
Yards off shore the craft either
swa mped or was upset, and the entire
sload Of tackles was precepitated into
Boats we're Immediately put out from
the New hampshire and wherever 9
bobbing head showed 9 man was
rescued. But in the darkness several
sank and others were almost uncon-
scious when dragged to satety.
CAN'T Make Estimate.
On board the New Hampshire Sky
one with wet clothes were counted IN,
dicatinE merely that sixty-one had
been saved. and leaving blank a more Or g
serious gap of possible dead As aoo
men from the ship had shore leave to-
night. there was no way OF iaacertai1ning
lust how many were aboard the tender
Several sailors who were IN 1.-the upset
tender thesitated to estimate the num-
her lost, although those inclined to
take more serious view Of the affair
placed the loss as high as thirty; 9th.
ers refused to he committed.
No information could be obtained
aboard the New Hampshire. The men
who were rescued were hustled below.
and the officer on deok said that an es-
innate Of the dead was out OF the quee-
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[Special to The Times -Dtsnatcts 8
New York. October Tvs Two FEC record.
We're gained by to-day's yanderbiiti
cup race-one of the most terrific
speed and daredevil driving ever Wit
messed on tho Long Island course; the
other OF the ghastliest killing and
manning ever perpetrated anywhere
In the name of sport. The first was
responsible for the second.
Sixty five and one-tenth miles an
hour was the speed maintained by,
Harry Grant. who triumphed In an
Alec car, Jast as he did last year.
Three deaths. four cases OF fatal in
Jury and nineteen seriously wounded
We're the results of the speed mania
that impelled Grant and the other
twenty-nine drivers, and that at
tracted to the scene OF their wild
flights $4,000 persons,
Matthew Racon. mechanician OF the
Columbia car, met instant death while
he and his driver. Harold Stone, were
endeavoring to follow the awful pace
set by their foemen of the wheel, Seq
ing car oyertaking them near
Meadowbroos, Bacon urged Stone to
better the sixty-mile gait he was then
maintaining. Stone did. and then.
went wrong may never be known.
he did not turn quite accurately
enough while entering upon a bridge
which carries the course over q coun-
try road. The machine plunged
through an iron guard rail and shot
out and down, drop OF thirty feet.
whirling ovor and over.
Bacon. flung clear. landed upon his
head and broke his neck. Stone, .
mere boy OF twenty and BRIDEGROOM
OF only few weeks. was caught be-
meath the ponderous machine. HIS les
was crushed and later amputated. He
may die II he lives he will always be
a cripple M
Pass I4ifeless Hody.
This was In the very first lap OF the
race. Every driver passing the spot
during the next ten laps was obliged
to look upon Bacon's lifeless body. with
Its dread contortion Of the neck.
Heartlessly It was left uncovered, This
drivers looked, perforce, but not fac
ton OF mile per hour did their speed
decrease. Matt Bacon dead! II was
part of the game.
Charles Miller, mechanician for
Louis Chevrolet OF the Marquette
Butck--this pair was the most daring
OF all, sometimes averaging seventy
five and one-half miles an hour---was
killed near Hicksville. He and Chew
rolet had beer. In. the lead for lap after
lap, breaking all records for road sac-l
Tag. Trouble put them, out stor q stlru4,,