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TOTAL OF POSTAL SAVINGS
Washington Residents Deposited
$53,917, Sept. 90 to Dec. 80.

Depositors in the Washington postal
savings depository recorded since Sep
TENDER 30. to and inclusive of Decem-
Der 30. 1911, have to their credit $685.
917; have opened 96S accounts, and have
bought, in addition to the savings count
ed in the deposits, S2Ss.5O worth of postal
savings cards and stamps to be attached
to them.
Applications for the exchange of money
deposits to L. 8. 2h per cent bonds OF
the issue of January l. 1912, We're re-
ceived from thirty-eight depositors, for
a total of eighty-three, aggregating in
value $6.14O.
The period during which application
could be made for the exchange of
money deposits for bonds expired De
cember Is. The bonds to be issued will
be both registered and coupon, according
to the preference of the applicant.
The foregoing figures were announced
by Postmaster Merritt last evening
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NEW RAILWAY OPENED.
First Passenger Train Over Exten'
sion of Western MARYLAND.
,ecial Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, December 30. -
The first revenue train over the Western
Maryland extension from Cumberland
was taken out yesterday and carried
Sheriff Corfield and a jury Of condemna-
ton to Lapps Siding, about nine miles
from Cumberland. The train consisted
OF a passenger coach and passenger en-
CINE, and was in charge of Conductor
H. Sluss- The jury will give fur.her
hearing in the case, which is on the
part of the railroad against the Maryland
Coal and Iron Company for right of way
Some freight has been hauled over off
ferent completed sections Of the real, but
the passenger train taken out yesterday
was the first train on which fares were
collected. The fares amounted to $3.50
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DIED.

BABCOCK Suddenly. Saturday. December
RATHER Nd. LILLIAN HALEEN, daughter
of James Ii. and Ena n. Babcock
Interment Sunday, December 81, at New Market
Va.
BALDERSON. On Saturday, December 80 1911
at $50 am. at her residence, Z29 Bates
street northwest. NARY s.. beloved mothel
Of James A, Emory L.. Hamilton e. Bslder.
son and Myrtle johnson.
One precious to our hearts IL gone,
A voice loved 10 stiied;
A space il vacant I'm our home
Which never can be filed.
God in His wisdom has recalled
The boon His love hath given:
But while earth the body sleeps,
The soul Is safe in heaven.
BY HER CHILDREN.
BELMONT. On Thursday December e. 1911.
at $50 Pm, HATTIE G.. beloved wife OF
Arthur Belmont and daughter Of Victor Boyer.
Funeral from her fathers GssidencA f7. Ajab6nA
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
General Suspension Of Bust
ness New Year Day.
CLUBS KEEP OPEN HOUSE
Marked Activity in Building Opera
lions the Past Year-Circuit
Court Tomorrow.
CLUBS KEEP OPEN HOUSE

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 80, 1911.
New Year day will be marked by a
general suspension of business. Many
clubs and social organizations and a
number of private families will keep open
house. The banks and city government
offices will be closed.
The ringing of bells. blowing Of horns
and other sources of amusement in cele-
bration of the new years advent will not
be as much in evidence this time as In
former years, owing to the fact that the
last day Of 1911 falls upon Sunday Not
withstanding this, however, the old year
will be rung out and the new year well
coined appropriately, although the usual
number OF merrymakers. who on such &C.
casions crowd the streets. will probably
not be ON parade. Watch night sery-
ices will be held in two Of the churches.
the First Baptist and Trinity Methodist
Episcopal. At the former the services
will begin at II o'clock and continue until
midnight. and at the latter the services
will be from 1890 o'clock until midnight.
Observance Of Week Of Prayer.
The week Of prayer will be observed in
this city beginning January next. These
services Will De under the auspices OF
the Ministerial Association of the city
The program announced follows: jan
uary 8, Trinity Methodist, Rev. J. L. AL
lison. pastor OF the Second Presbyterian
Church: January 8. First Baptist. Rev.
G. A. Luttrell. pastor Of Trinity Metho-
dist: January 10, Second Presbyter,a an,
Rev. H. NJ. Canter. pastor Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South: January
II. Methodist Episcopal South. Rev W.
F. Watson, pastor Of the First Baptist;
January IL. Methodist Protestant. Rev.
w. e. Landlord. pastor of the Second
Baptist Church.
The long looked-for report on the hnan-
cial affairs of the defunct Mercantile
Railway Building and Loan Association,
it is now announced. will be filed in the
circuit court for this city Monday next.
at which time 1t will be made public
The report is now In the hands OF H.
Noel Garner, special commissioner.
Jim. better known as Epps, Waters.
John Hall. alias J. Frazier. Lima Stew.
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STABBED OVER CARD GAME.
Louis Consat in Serious Condition q
Hospital.

An argument over a card game at Ia
Willow Tree alley southwest led to the
stabbing Of Louis Consat, the police de-
clare, by Carmela Di Domicio Of 314 Will
low Tree alley.
Consat was stabbed in the back with a
butcher knife and is in a serious condi-
ton at the Providence Hospital.
Di Domicio was arrested shortly after
the police were notified OF the stabbing,
and is locked up at the fourth precinct
station. The police say he refuses to say
anything aout the charge of assault with
a dangerous weapon which has been pre-
ferred against him.
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.RET|RES FROM BUREAU:
HEADS AS|AT|C FLEET
Rear Admiral Nicholson to AS
sumo New Duties Early
in March.

Rear Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson
closed his administration as chief of the
bureau of navigation. Navy Department,
yesterday. He held an impromptu recep-
ton during the day, nearly all the Of
ficials Of the department and his legion
of friends in this city calling to take Of
fetal leave Of the popular officer. He will
take short leave Of absence, prior to
assuming command Of the Asiatic feet
early in March. In that command Com
mander Charles B. McVay. now on duty
at the Naval Academy, will be Admiral
NMholson's chief of staff. and Lieut..
Commander Daniel w. Wurtsbaugh, now
on the battleship South Dakota, and
Lieut.. Ounior grade) Calvin P. Page, now
on the battleship Delaware. also will be
on his staff.
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art and Virgie Adams, all colored, were
arrested today by railroad detectives or
suspicion of being implicated in car rob.
berries at the Potomac railroad yards
The detectives recovered quantity OF
goods alleged to have been stolen from
freight cars at the yards.
Several others were arrested Saturday
last. and all will be given a hearing nex1
week before a justice Of the peace in AL.
exandria county.
Building Figures for 1911.
There has been marked activity in
building operations in this city during
the year, as is best evidenced by the per-
mits issued by City Engineer E. c. Dunn
total of fifty-three permits were issued
for new buildings costing $123,737 and 1Os
permits were issued for repairs, ETC.
costing 27.OO3 This is considered an
excellent average.
There will be a. special meeting of NJ
d. Corse Camp, Sons Of Confederate Vet.
Grams, at Lee Camp Hall, Monday night
at which time arrangements will be per-
fected for meeting of the organization
January 10 next to arrange for attend
ing the annual banquet Of X. E. Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, January -
Circuit Court to Convene.
The January term Of the circuit court
for this city will convene Monday. In
the absence Of Judge j. B. T. Thornton
court will be opened by Judge l.. c.. Bar
ley of the corporation court, after which
court will be adjourned until Thursday,
when several chancery cases will be
taken up for consideration.
About forty members of Alexandria
Canton. Patriarchs Militant, went to
Washington tonight, when twenty-four of
the candidates from the local lodge were
initiated. Afterward a supper was served.
The Alexandrians returned home late to-
night on a special train.
The marriage OF Miss Jessie Lee Coch-
ran, daughter Of Mrs John Edwin Coch-
ran Of Baltimore, and Orlando II. King
of this city will take place at 6:3O o clock
Monday evening in Baltimore at St.
Johns Methodist Protestant Church. The
couple will take bridal trip to the
south. They will reside in this city.
Brief Mention.
Many Washington concerns, chartered
under the laws Of the state Of Virginia
will, during the coming month. hold
their annual meetings here in conformity
with provisions Of the state law. The
number is unusually large.
Harold Berntron. thirty-one years old.
a native Of Norway, while in the Potomac
railroad yards this afternoon had his foot
mashed by a car. He was taken to the
Alexandria Hospital, where two toes were
amputated by DR.. w. NJ. Smith.
Arrangements have been completed by
a number of young ladies for a dance
Monday night at the Elks' Home. Young
people have also arranged for a dance
Tuesday night at the same place
r. e. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans.
has completed plans for its annual ban
quet January 10 next in observance of
Gen. Lees birthday. A number, of
speakers Of national prominence will re-
spond to toasts.
The public and many of the private
schools Of the city will reopen Tuesday
next following the Christmas holidays
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Hit by Auto Crank.

John L. Smith, colored of 1922 Church
street northwest, was cranking an auto
mobile while in the rear of 1929 o
street northwest last night when the
crank suddenly reversed and struck his
arm lie was taken to the Emergency
Hospital, where it was found his arm
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4 YEAR OF ART.
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

The year 1911 has been a notable one
in American art history. American
painting won recognition from the great
est art critics Of Europe as q result o,
the exhibit made In Rome in connec-
ton with the great Roman exposition
which closed last month. At the Paris
exposition in 1900 the United States ex-
hibited some valuable paintings In gal
leries provided by the French govern.
ment. but for the Roman exposition Con-
gress made an appropriation to provide
for the erection Of a home for American
art which was conspicuous for the at
tention 1t attracted throughout the en-.
tire exposition. The catalogue of paint
ings included originals Of the best work
of all of the leading American artists
The owners. whether institutions or pri-
vate individuals, We'd with each other II
lending their treasures to make cred
liable showing in Rome. the mother OF
all art
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt sent the por-
trait of herself and her daughter Ethel
painted by Cecilia Beaux, and the pOr-
trait collection included several by John
Sargent which were loaned by their own
ers. The Metropolitan Museum Of Art OF
New York. the Carnegie Institute OF
Pittsburgh and the Chicago Art Insti-
tute sent many of their most important
pictures, and the result was an exhibi,
of American art which in several re-
spects was superior to that Of any other
nation. 1t Is said that no other was &c
popular with the royal family of Italy
The king and queen were especially fond
%Qf the canvases which illustrated phases
'of American life and portrayed scenes in
New York, such as George Below &
"Coney Island" Colin Coopers LIB
erty Street and Paul Cornoyers Mad
ison Square" The queen mother Mar
gherita, who paints skillfully in waite,
colors. was interested in the water color
work Of George Hallowell, Dodge Nc
Knight and Charles Hopkinson. With
VIII Robinson she expressed especial de-
light.
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Fire in a Stable.

The fire department was called out
shortly after o'clock last night to
extinguish a fire In a vacant stable at
Columbia road and Park avenue north
west. No damage resulted. The fire
Is said to have been started by boys
who were playing in the stable
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New Head Of Bureau,

Rear Admiral Philip Andrews, aid to
Secretary Meyer. will assume the duties
OF the chief of the bureau of navigation
tomorrow. with Commander r. r. Belk-
nap as assistant chief Of the bureau.
Other important changes in the naval
establishment are imminent. Rear Ad-
miral William p. Potter. aid for person
mel at the Navy Department, will retire
on account of age May 10. 1912. It is re-
ported that he will be succeeded by Capt
Templin NJ. Potts, now chief intelligence
officer.
Another report at the department ia
that Rear Admiral Joseph B. Murdoch,
now commanding tho Asiatic fleet, when
relieved by Admiral Nicholson, will be
assigned to the command Of the navy
yard at New York as the relief Of Rear
Admiral e. H.. C. Leutze. retired
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MARRIED.

SPREGUE-vAN HORNE. On December H. 1911,
in Baltimore. at the cardinals residence, by
sPREGuE and JOSEPHINE B. VAN
HORNE.
KING-STRATTON. On December 30. 1911. at
the residence OF Mr.. Charles N. Brane, Mid
dletown, Nd, by the Rev. J. W. Gentzler.
NORMAN l.. KING and Mrs. KATE O.
STATION, both Of Washington. d. c.
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Valentine Henckel died Wednesday
morning at his home. the Glen Savage
farm, near Mount Savage. Md, aged
seventy-three years.
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SCRAP OVER DIAMONDS
FOUND IN AN ASH BARREL
Philadelphia jewelers. Stock OF
Small Gems Accidentally Cast
Away-Loss, 81 500.

PHILADELPHIA, December 3O.-The
discovery of a diamond mine" contain
ing about 80 small but perfect stones in
an ash barrel in front of the jewelry
store of Charles Kranich, 1886 Kensing-
ton avenue, almost caused riot and re-
suited in the sale of the stones in that
section of the city by boys at prices gen.
orally asked for the cheap glass imita-
tons
Mrs. Kranich saw a number of men
and boys fighting to get possession of
the barrel. Several boys caught hold Of
the feet of a man and pulled. The lat
ter fell and the boys trampled on him
and fought for his place.
Scramble for Gems.
Mrs Kranich did not have any idea
what they were fighting for. but became
alarmed and called her sister, Mrs. Lloyd
Brooks. and her sister-in-law, Miss Bes-
sic kranich The three soon discovered
the men and boys were scrambling for
diamonds. Mrs. Kranich recognized them
as part Of ner Christmas stock and asked
the boys 10 return them.
The boys ran away, the men returned
foTty-four, and those missing are said to
be worth 81 800 at wholesale prices
According to Mrs. Kranich, the dia-
Tnonds were thrown into the ash barrel
after some tissue paper in which they
We're wrapped had been knocked off the
counter by accident.
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WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
SELECTED FOR DEATH
Chicago Society Woman Ends
Life After Arranging to
Entertain Friends.

CHICAGO, December 30.-Mrs. Freder-
lex T. Haskell, fifty-one years old, wife
of the vice president Of the Illinois Trust
and Savings Bank, shot and killed her
self on the thirtieth anniversary Of their
marriage today. A coroner's jury tonight
returned a verdict that the wound was
inflicted while she was temporarily de-
ranged from grieving over the death o.
her mother year ago.
Invitations for a celebration Of the an
niversary at hotel had been issued, and
Mrs. Haskell had arranged for a quiet
party at her home after the hotel din
ner.
She appeared in excellent spirits early
today. but became quiet suddenly, went
into a bedroom, found there an old re-
volver and shot herself in the right tenn
Pile She died in a hospital several hours
later.
Husband Ill From Shock.
Mr. Haskell, who is i'll in bed as a re-
suit of the shock. was unable to &C.
count for her dependency until neigh
bors told the coroner she had grieved
over the death of her mother and had
many respondent periods because Of it.
She was fifty-one years old.
Mrs Haskell before her marriage was
Miss Mary Magoon of Ogdensburg, N. Y
Her father at one time was collector OF
the port at New York city.
Friends say that she had suffered from
a slight indisposition. but had been al
ways cheerful and was apparently in the
best of spirits last night and early to-
day.
Known in Society.
Mrs. Haskell was known in society. II
the morning she was sitting in the IL
brary with her husband and a niece, dis
cussing the proposed celebration. Shit
suddenly excused herself, went to the
kitchen and said to the cook: "Remem
Der. have good dinner tonight"
She entered another room and shortly
afterward a shot was heard. Her hus
band ran to the room and found her or
the floor with a bullet wound in her tenn
pie.
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Is recent development among American
artists Several who have won an envi-
aoie reputation in oils are now working
IN water colors. and this class of paint
Ing, which few years ago was consider
gu OF small Importance, Is now in favor
Tor all kinds of subjects. Among these
may be mentioned Elizabeth Nourse,
whose Painting The Open Shutter re-
Gently was purchased by the French gov
eminent for the Luxembourg Gallery
MISS Nourse was represented at the
isst exhibition Of the American Water
Color Society by a picture of two Brit
tany peasant women. F. Carl Smith.
VINO. like his Nourse. is an Ohioan by
nirth, and also received his first art in
struction at the Cincinnati Art Academy,
Is another artist known in America and
EUROPE Tor his work in oils. including
ooth portrait and landscape work. Dur
ing the past few months Mr.. Smith has
painted large number of scenes from
Greece, Egypt and the Holy Land, from
sketches made during a trip through
these countries last year Most of them
are in water color. which seems better
adapted than oil to the portrayal of the
SPIRITUAL mysticism so apparent in the
old ruins of the worlds former great
ness.
The interest in the development Of water
color painting has been greatly Stimu
lated by the exhibitions Of the Ameri
can Water Color Society. which have
been shown In a large number of Ameri-
can cities. A special collection of water
color paintings by prominent eastern art
lists was a feature Of the last exhibition
OF the Art Institute in San Francisco.
These exhibitions go far toward creating
demand for water color painting, the
prices OF which now compare favorably
with oil in proportion to their size and
composition.
The travelling exhibitions of paintings
y tn 1,o
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Mrs. Mary Biser of Cumberland, Nd,
died at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Ida Mayhem. at Romney. w. Va. whore
she had gone to spend ChrtStmaa.
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Scramble for Gems.

Dolliver Baxter. negro. said to have
been 113 years old. is dead at Elkins, w.
Va.
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Generous Sums Paid
to Foreign Artists

Generous Sums Paid toward Euro
to Foreign Artists. On the mart Of
American artists. Having achieved rec
ognition abroad. they no longer have any
| reason to begrudge any recognition q
European artist may win in the United
States. The cordial reception given to
the Spanish painter Sorolla during the
past few months evidenced this. No other
nation in the world expended such enor-
nous sums for art during the year as
America, and while much Of it has been
restricted to pictures by American art
lists, there have been generous sums paid
for foreign paintings At the last exni-
bition of paintings held in the Carnegie
Institute at Pittsburgh the first prize
was awarded to John Sargent, an Amer
lean artist, but the second and third
went to foreigners.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Of
New York has been the recipient Of two
large gifts during the year, which will
enable 1t to add to its already fine col
lection of paintings. A bequest from the
late Joseph Pulitzer gives the museum
$500.L~O. while George A. Hearn has given
100000 as memorial to his son. Alfred
II. Hearn.. vino died last year. Mr..
Hearn's gift is restricted to the purchase
Of pictures by living artists who are
bona fide American citizens. In addition
to the gift of money. Mr.. Hearn pre-
sented to the museum four famous pic
lures by American artists-'Maine Coast"
and Woods Island Light" by Winslow
Homer; Spring Blossoms" by George
Innes, and The Narrower Morning." by
Horatio Walker.
One Of the most helpful organizations
toward the development Of American
painting is the
Artists ENCOURAGED IF r / e n d o Z
By Purchase Fund. ,ana.ao IL cst-
cago. When this society announced that
it would spend 5000 year in the pur-
chase Of pictures by American artists. it
was thought there would be difficulty in
finding worthy productions. The purchas-
ing fund this year amounts to $4,000,
and the Art Institute of Chicago is Sc
curing q collection which bids fair to
rival that of any. gallery in the world
Among the additions made within the
past year are paintings by Childe Has
sam, Arthur b. Davis, George Elmer
Brown, William Keith. Francis Murphy,
John Alexander and others. The picture
by John Alexander received the highest
prize at the exhibition in Carnegie inst
tute. 1t is called Sunlight" and repre-
sents a modern female figure with
patches of sunlight falling upon her
dress.
Increased interest in water color work
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Travelling Exhibitions
Boon to Art Lovers.

they are doubly welcome. while in towns
where there are good galleries they are
appreciated for their wider range of sub
jects. The American Federation of Art
Is filling valuable mission in this con-
nection. 1t assemblies and sends out COL
lections of pictures to places where they
may be exhibited without charge for it's
own services. the town receiving the col
lection bearing the transportation ex-
penses. One Of these exhibits, consist
ing OF fine oil paintings, was a promi-
nent feature of the Appalachian EXPOSE
ton recently held in knoxville, Tenn.
During the next few months the fedora
ton will circulate an exhibition selected
from the winter exhibition of the Ma
,tional Academy of Design. This collec-
ton will only circulate among some of
the large western universities.
An interesting collection of paintings
which will be exhibited in Chicago, De-
troit. Milwaukee and a number of other
cities represents the work of five well
known American landscape painters who
went west together last spring for the
purpose Of painting as much as possible
of Yellowstone Park. The result of their
labors will bring the beauty of Yellow
stone within the range Of vision OF every
person who attends the exhibition
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known. Chief among these is Edwin Abb
hey. whose long residence in England
gave him high standing among English
artists. Abbey left unfinished the great
mural paintings he had designed for the
capitol at Harrisburg, Pa, and there
was much speculation as to what artist
should complete the work. The appoint
ment was given few weeks ago to
Miss Violet Oakley, to the great sur
prise Of many older artists. This ap-
pointment Is regarded as official recogni-
ton Of Miss Oakley as Abbey's legitimate
success or as the leader Of American
mural art.
Although Joseph Israels was not an
American, many artists in this country
regretted his death. Israels was first
known here by his large picture, Grand
fathers Consolation" which belonged to
the famous collection of Thomas Wagga-
man, and was sold for S1S,5OO a few
years ago. Israels represented the mod
ern Dutch school of art, and had been
commissioned to paint the Carnegie
peace portrait, to be hung in the Peace
Palace erected at The Hague by the
American philanthropist. The commits
sion was given by the Society of Modern
Dutch Painters as their contribution to
the Peace Palace. Since the death of
Israels. B. j. Blominers has been ap-
pointed to paint Mr.. Carnegie's portrait.
and he Is to come to New York for
that purpose in March.