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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
Fno The o Rare Works of Art Recalled by That OF 1ona Lisa
"A Veil of Secrecy Is Generally Thrown Around tn. R
berries by Museum Officials Who Dislike to Have
Their Carelessness Exposed.

, ing 10 the inference that the a..
perpetrated by day and not At nrg,
For some strange reason mos,
robberies appear to be perpetratsd =. a
days. There are several explar.,
this peculiarly that suggest ,h,.'
to the mind. In the first place ".
though regarded by law-abidins e,.
almost as III omened as Friday
upon by thieves as their lucky dav
too. museums are, az a general mn.
serted on Monday Many Of then, =,
ing the Louvre, are closed 10 the 80
public on that day, to be tho,,..
cleaned-very necessary after ihs
thousands Of visitors who crowd n.
leries on Sundays. The CUSTODIAN,
guards who dt other times Of the v A.
on the cut viye TO prevent any lnhrv 4.
done to the collections and TO de.,,, =
attempts at robbery are occupied ..
day in sweeping and busting ana =.
watchfulness Is therefore relaxed. n, :
other hand, the curators, keep.rs ,,,.
ant keepers and minor member, ., !,
staff choose Monday (at the Louvre a, :
rateD for entertaining their friends ,,A :,
auaintances in their Offices and In the, :.
leries, since the privilege OF With, I,
collections when the museum IL clo..I
the public is one that IS greatly apyrss,
ed. This privilege has undou5teGly =.
abused at times in the past, that Is 10 :.
strangers. especially Of the fair seY .,
far from being above reproach, nav. 4.
tanned access 10 the galleries on Mopd,,
through the susceptibility Of minor 8,
ployes and have thus been ali, 10 b,
impressions OF locks, and even to 81.
curios. without much difficulty.
Naturally, against larcenics thus <r,
trate6 BY day. the fox terrier sentlnel,
duty at night would be Of lite Use. w.
one reflects how even the NEST l-drael
scientists, the most capable Of coma
seurs. are likely 10 be deceived by thlsr
in the guise OF gentlemen 0, womea
fashion, is IT surprising that Young ass,
ant keepers and deputy curators and el,t
on the staff should occasionally let Ii.
hearts get the better Of their heads a
accord the freedom OF thu collactIons
miscellaneous friends, who may be vol
in sheeps' clothing?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

voars ago. during the Boxer rebellion and
the allied invasion.
no one can appraise with any GoGree
of precision the priceless treasures tnIt arc
accumulated in the palaces AMI, above all
in the zenanas. OF the princes and raooDs
Of India and Turkey. Thus, 1t IS known
that one of the crown jewels Of England
an engraved diamond OF extraordinary SIZE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
News Notes of Interest Gathered in Westcheser County

Der >. with an entirely new series OF spec
tacles under the single, comprehensive
title. Around the World" The production
this year was conceived by Arthur Noegt-
lin and written and staged by Carroli
Fleming. with musical numbers staged by
William J. Wilson and the music and
lyrics nv Manuel Klein The theme of the
new production will have TO 90 VIII '"'
adventures of party OF travellers rlahihS
the grand tour. Seventeen sets OF sceherS =,
besides the ballet and special dancing anu
singing numbers, will be used. TWO nun
dred animals and the entire Hippodrofhe
company will be utilized. Miss Rose ID
Harte is the prima donna. The seat SAFE
will begin tomorrow morning at O'CLOCK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
A CELEBRATED THIEF

THE most celebrated thief OF tni' "a "a
was the distinguished mathematics" s.
scientist, Gugleimo Liori, who a' =" 10.
OF thirty was elected a member Oh y" :,
stitutc of France. and whose maH'-s
the sister of Baron Double. the great - -,
phile. was attended by Prime Mn.
Guizot. I.ibri was himself an impss''o~,.
booklover, had a craze for oeau''''u'
uscripts and rare volumes, ana 4,
the Ministry TO have catalogue v,ns
all existing historic treasures Oh "''' 10.
in the various libraries OF Franc" m
mission was appointed 10 carry ,..,.
scheme. and Iibri was made It's -,
heiry at the same time appointed 0! y,
government as Inspector Gehe'" Ne
State and Public Libraries OF ID
then began a d!ligent and method'V" ~,
Laying of all these institutions Suo''' .,ox
worthless manuscripts for those % ~
l.ss character. No one Will ever h"O -
extert of the plumber he managed :" 4
cure. In 1876 he sold over S"'V'
manuscripts TO Lord Ashourhh"'' .r,
when finally the authorizes 81
aware OF these wholesale oper""V u.y
issusd a warrant for his arrest nc "A,
aged to escape to England CARR ~
HIM about twenty enormous cases o. ~
which were never recovered. Though ,.ss
evidence against him was oi -, ~
crushing and complete character no
some reason he was never orouen' ~
tice. and died in England II NOT .,,y n
odor OF sanctity. at any rate sr'ess,nsIls
spectcd as one Of the creates, U'V II ~
French government in RETAINING IRON u
stems toward securing his extradiii0s, y
to the belief among MS ir'enu, .,rs ~
was innocent OF any real wronsuV .n,L y
merely the victim OF some Cohu'''
Atical intrigue"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
THE COMING WEEK
Continued from fourth page.

Percival. Charles 4. Mason, Tom Dingle,
Brown and Blyler and all the other mem
bers of the original east are still to he
seen.
., KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE - This
theatre will he reopened tomorrow night,
the occasion being the annual musical COM
edy production by Charles Frohman. To
start his new season Mr.. FrOhman will Of
fer the three-act musical piece. the
Siren" new Niennese opera by Leo FAN,
author of "The Dollar Princess" The open
ing Of this piece will also mark the debut
of Donald Brian as "A star. Others in the
cast are Julia Sanderson, Florence Morri-
son, Elizabeth Firth, Frank Moulan, VIII
West, Pope Stamper and Gilbert Childs
Harry b. Smith has done the book Of
THE Siren" into English, and the scenery
atmosphere and story Of the play are said
10 retain all their Viennese flavor The
plot concerns the Siren, cousin of the
famous Bazllos, Minister Of Police. Bazilos
IS trying to run down the author of insult
! ing letters to the Kaiser, and knows that
the Marquis de Ravailac donald Brian
is responsible for the notes The marquis
is clever however, and will not permit any
of his handwriting to get into the hands
Of Bazilos. The Minister Of Police tries to
| lure De Ravaillac into writing a love letter
to one Of a group OF pretty women whom
! he engages for the purpose but the mar
quis is immune 10 the sirens.
In early days however, the marquis had
courted the wife Of Bazilos and now she
hands over his letters to her husband.
Everything finally turns out well, however
and De Ravalllac marries LOlotte Julia
Sanderson). who is supposed to have been
the Siren. There viii be Wednesday and
Saturday matnees.
LIBERTY THEATRE Christie MacDon-
aid and "The Spring Maid" have only two
more weeks to stay, and the house Is
crowded at each performance. Werba q
Luescher have scored a success with their
star and the melodies Of the piece are be-
Ing sung by thousands. The play will 60
to Providence for a week and then return
10 the Montauk Theatre. Brooklyn, for q
week
NEW AMSTERDAM THEATRE-An ex-
ira matinee of THE Pink Lady" will be
given on Labor Day. The piece Is now en-
towing it's twenty-hfth week ~ undiminished
success at this theatre. and Alice Dovey.
Alma Francis and the other members OF
the cast are still 10 be seen and heard.
THE PLAYHOUSE-Do Douglas Fairbanks
Will continue his engagement at William
A. Brady's playhouse i'm "A Gentleman Of
Leisure" which opened on Thursday night
with such success. The play Is fun Of wit
humOr and porpleNing situations into which
tie hero falls In his efforts 10 win bet
made with some friends Elmer Booth, as
Spike. has won the appreciation az every
audience, as has Ruth Shoplcy in the part
Of Mobile
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
FOllES BERGERE.

Beginning tomorrow evening the Folies
Bergere will present a numoer of new
features, including a revised version OF the
revue. "Gaby." Laura Guerte VIII sue
coed Grace La Rue In the part of Gaby.
Kathleen Clifford. Ina Glare. Leslie Leigh
and Otis Harlan have had their parts en-
larged In the cabaret show, beginning at
ll:l5 o'clock. Hello Paris will continue
to be the feature. with Harry Pilcer and
Minerva Coverdale Others are Lillian
Hcrrlein. Ledesma and James ]. Morton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
WINTER GARDEN.

Gertrude Hoffmann's "Saison des Ballots
Russes" enters upon the final two weeks
of its engagement tomorrow night Al
the close of its New York season the DIX
organization, 225 strong, goes on tour OF
the country The management announces
that Mile Lydia Lopoukowa. premiere
danseuse, who has been i'll during the last
week. has recovered and will appear on
Monday night. The repertory of ballets
continues the same
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

~F ALL the robberes in the calendar
Of crime there is none enshrouded
~ with a greater degree OF mystery or
speculation than those perpetrated at the
expense OF the great museums national
galleries and celebrated collections OF
more or less public character, and last
weeks theft of Leonardo da Nincfs price
less masterpiece. Mona Lisa from the
place OF honor in the Salon Care at the
Louvre Museum i'm Paris has startled tie
whole civilized world and set 10 work the
secret police of several nations In large
headlines on both sides of the Atlantic
newspapers have announced the news OF
this daring theft. Editorials have been
written deploring the loss Of this art treas
ure TO the world, the public has received
considerable information about art through
its disappearance and in the mean time
the Louvre has been closed and the fore
most men Of France have been closeted for
hours trying 10 find some possible clew
10 the missing masterpiece.
The mystery with which the theft of art
treasures is usually surrounded is largely
due TO the secrecy in which the custodians
Of the victimized institutions invariably en-
Velop the circumstances of the theft. some
times even to the point of denying that it
Shas been committed The things stolen arc
often of such extraordinary character that
they leave people guessing as to what pos
sible object the thieves have had in pur-
iloining Just that particular article instead
OF carrying off others of greater value,
more easy TO conceal and transport, and
above all, more readily convertible into
cash.
There are severaI reasons that frequently
prompt the directors of these public insti-
tutions to refrain from speaking or writing
about the matter. In the first place, ;he
very fact that such robberies should be
possible appears to them and to the people
at large as a reflection upon the character
of their management, since a custodian
who allows a thief to get away with Valu-
ables is manifestly at fault Then, too, they
take the ground that publicity in these
affairs is calculated 10 create doubts re-
garding the honesty Of members of their
staff, since such elaborate measures are
adopted for the protection of the collec-
tions that at first sight it seems Incredible
that any robbery could be accomplished
from the outside without the completely OF
some one from within.
Still another consideration is the circum-
stance that many of the most valuable
objects on exhibition have been lent by citi-
zens. who would naturally insist -pon re
suning possession of their treasures if
they entertained any doubt as to their
safety while on loan. These are perhaps
the principal incentives TO impenetrablc Sc
crecy and silence of directors of museums
and national galleries
+. Cunliffe-Owen wrote an article upon
this very topic, which was published in
The Tribune on January 3, 1909, and may
well be repeated here. In it he said:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

and lustre bearing the arms Of The Stuart
kings, is included among the gems Of the
Shah of Persia. 1t vanished from England
during the reign of Charles !. but how il
found it's way TO Teheran, where it fas
probably been for the last two hundred
years no one can say.
Then. too, there are the connolsseurs
who have become to such an extent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

wrappcd ND i'm their collections AMI 50 Tas-
sionately devoted To the fascinating TASK
of adding thereto as 10 have lost All moral
sense. There are plenty Of such people;
men possessed Of wealth, rank ana farh
ing. of the loftiest sense Of honor ana IN
tegrity I'm every other respect hut abso-
mtely unbalanced when their collections
are concerned. and ready to resort oven
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

10 crime to supply some piece that is want
ing to complete their beauty.
Thus. some years ago very Valuapie
miniature was unscrewed from It's place
on the walls Of the National Gallery IN
London and carried off. There we're other
miniatures of different period and sre' ter
intrinsic value beside IT, which, one YOU'D
have IMAGINED. would have appealed more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
BEACHES AND PARKS.

BRIGHTON BEACH MUSIC HALL
This will be the final week OF the summer
season at this seaside theatre. There viii
be two special performances on Labor Day.
The programme includes Rice and Cohen I'm
a sketch; Stella Tracey, Coincidence; Cook
and Lorenz. Covington and Wilbur. Lily
Dean Hart and company. the Mozarts and
All Grant and Ethel Iioag.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
SIR PURDoN CLARKE'S METHOD

''Whilc Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke,
who was the director Of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. refused to express himself
= upon the subject of museum robberies, he
had every article in the museum separate
" photographed with the object of helping
the police and connoisseurs to trace it in
the event Of its being stolen or lost. 1t is
q method that he introduced at the South
Kensington Museum during his administra-
ton there as director. The very TACT that
he should have found it necessary to adopt
a precaution of this kind at both museums
constitutes a tacit admission that rob
berries of this kind do occur Shortly after
Sir Caspars tenure at South Kensington,
N spite Of the testimony given during the
Parliamentary inquiry some years ago TO
he effect that no robberes had taken place
here, several such took place there.
zone occurred in the very early days of
he institution. and the thefts of some val
sable enameIed and jewelled snuffboXes
we're traced by the police to couple of
hen of the detachment of Royal En-
eineers assigned to duty at the museum at
the time. 1t was through the agency of Sir
Philip Cunlffe-Owen that they were
brought to justice by the police and con-
victed.
The other case occurred after Sir Philips
death. in the early COS. Some exceedingly
costly specimens of gold work, forming
part of the Juliana collection, were stolen
in a marvellous manner from one Cf the
principal courts of the museum. The artl-
cles in question were preserved in a fiat
showcase and were deemed Of such value
that the police officer on duty in that par
ticular court was specially warned 70 Keep
them under observation all the tine a
number Of art students were constant WIS.,
tors at the museum for the purpose CT
copying designs, and among them was an
extremely we'll dressed and well bi"i look
ing young man who spent one entire al
ternoon at this particular case, copying
the design of some bracelet or cup OF the
Juliana collection He was leaning over
the case and got into friendly converse
ton with the policeman. who had frequent
" noticed him about the museum before
and had been fayorably impressed by his
appearance on that particular afternoon
ten minutes after he left, the ponce
man happened to look at the JuliaAa show
case and found that It was wellniSh empty
He al once gave warning. But the thlel
had disappeared, and then investigation
showed that while leaning over the case
the Young man had inserted some sort OF
tool into the lock, which. with mere
turn OF the wrist, he had absolutely de-
. stroyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

LUNA PARK-This extensive amusement
place, under the direction of Frederic
Thompson. which has entertained its thou
sands during the summer, Will plunge into
its most crowded week beginning Septem-
bet H. when Coney Islands Mardi Gras
will hold sway. Luna Park IL preparing
for the reception to the carnival visitors.
and everything I'm the resort has been pol
ished up i'm expectation Only three more
weeks of the season remain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
PALISADES PARK.-Thc final weeks OF

PALISADES PARK.-Thc final weeks OF
the summer at this air cooled resort find
new features and attractions being pro-
vided by Manager Schenk and his STAFF
The Aborn Comic Opera Company will pre-
sent The Mikado," with Blanche Morri-
son In the part OF lum-lum The other
roles in the piece will hc tilled by the regu-
lar members of the company The other
features including free vaudeville Will
continue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

Miss Martha Jacobson, teacher of piano
forte playing and theory. has opened a
studio at NJ. Ni Second avenue. where
she will make speciality Of preparing stu
dents to enter leading Conservatives. Miss
Jacobson Is graduate OF the Stems Con-
seryatory. Berlin. Germany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

office of the Town Clerk. at Tarrytown' on
Tuesday morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
VARIETY HOUSES.


COLCMPlA The Eis Gaiety Company
VIII H.. har4 th,- W@sk. presenting IA new
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
AT MUSIC STUDIOS.

Loretta De Lone, concert harpist and
teacher after two months vacation In
Omaha and Chicago returns to the city to-
day TO resume her teaching and concert
work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

Percival. Charles a. Mason. Tom Dingle'
Brown and Blyler and all the other mem
beers of the original east are still to he
seen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

Justice Mills. Of the Supreme Court. has
appointed Daniel T.. Seybel Of Port Chcs-
tD. ~ substitute trustee Of the trust fund
under the will Of the late Katharine Nun
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-07-14

Chicago is the coolest city in
the world and still the newspapers
record the greatest number Of sun
strokes, according to The National
Ford Magazine. SIN all America
there never was and never will be
a degree of temperature high
enough to cause death. With the
hot weather the imaginatio.r ,s
quickened and thereby mankind
is made to suffer from many af-
tiictions that are purely Of imagi.
nary cause Heat p~rostrations,
sunstroke and hydrophobia
are the most conspicuous of these
Reading this might help some to
feel cooler.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-07-14

A short time ago a man went to
Napoleon to start a paper in op-
position to the Homestead. He
found the place only large enough
for one paper SO got a job on that
plant. Again letters are being
circulated saying a good newspaper
man is wanted in that town to
start a second paper. Its almost a
safe bet there is only one man
wants the second paper and he
probably has a personal grudge
against the editor of the Home.
stead. That fellow ought to have
courage enough to start one him
self and find out how few friends
he has.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-07-14
Shin Cattle Here

The cattle buyers in the east
know the fattening qualities of the
grass in this state and before long
may have several hundred head of
cattle grazing on North Dakota
hills. The hay this year is above
the average with plenty of it.
Those who decided to try diversi.
fed farming after the crop failure
last year are to be congratulated.
The stock raising business is a
paying one here and more should
try it.
"The beef situation is not an
alluring one at present." said a
we'll known representative of a
leading packing house. "The
cattle we are getting are thin and
it is impossible to get as many as
we contract for. It is the in
tention of our company with
others to ship cattle into North
Dakota at once for grazing pur-
poses. The sooner the farmers
of this section of the northwest
get to raising stock the sooner
they will be able to stand a bad
year or even a couple of them"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-07-14
crimin., Smart Set Of Naples.

Criminal Smart Set Of Naples.
In the criminal classes Of Nas1A are
many who are able to enter the best
society. Speaking Of the upper strata
of the Camorra. a writer in the London
Chronicle says ''This criminal smart
set has its own special sphere Of ac-
ton. 1t frequents, the salons and draw
ing rooms Of the fashionable world.
wears evening dress and dimes at good
restaurants. These high caste crimi-
mails consist very often of decayed and
spendthrift noblemen and viveurs Of
prominent families. who IRE driven to
a life Of wrongdoing by chronic impe-
curiosity. Their speciality is the ex-
torting of taxes from high class gam
bling houses or from other establish
ments bearing sinister regulations.
The police. %curiously enough. view
these proceedings with. a tolerant-one
might say q blind-eye."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-07-14
Turtle Lake in Ifmelight

Darlington, N. D., July 8.-One
Woods by name, was in Caring
ton and plainly showed the effect
of having been roughly dealt with
at Turtle Lake the preceding day
when, he asserts, about twenty
men of the town pounced upon
him and gave him a beating that
will be long remembered. As the
story goes, the men there accused
Woods, who is q tailor by trade
and about 10 years of age with
having stolen a quantity of Fourth
Of July beer.
Woods claims that the beer was
stolen by some of the men who
composed the assulting party, and
that he was used as a goat to pro-
tect the guilty ones. According to
his story, the beer was consumed
by a party of boys and girls, who
thought to free themselves from
the blame by accusing Woods of
the theft.
The young man was driven from
the town and has no hankering to
return. He beat his way to Car
rington Tuesday, having left
Turtle Lake without funds.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-07-14

worries aud previously made I'M
successful attempts. EARLY in the
morning of the Fourth his wife
found him hanging in the barn
but she managed to take the rope
away from him. Shortly after
this she found his lifeless form
hanging up stairs in the house.
MIR. Seyler was always a sober in
dustrious man we'll liked and es-
teemed by neighbors., He leaves a
family of nine children the young
est two years old. His wife is a
sister of Mrs. Jos. Engel of Den
hoff.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-07-14

After all the fight over the
county seat there may be no Sioux
county this year. The governor
has made no announcement but
the crop prospects may aid in the
decision. 1t is said all fields are
burned to a crisp on account of the
lack of rain. This would make
farmers short of the money which
would be necessary to complete
the organization.