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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24
INGENIOUS TRICh PLAYED
on TOO COSFIDING TOT RISTS
I snseLal caNle 10 10 rlmes. pisnateh.l

Especial Gable 10 The Times DispatchJ
Paris December 25.--An ingenious trick.
played by German company on too con-
hdng tourists, has been revealed 10 The
Paris Jourua, by traveller who has Just
returned after spending several months in
Lspland. This line advcrtises trips 10 the
Nor;h Sea, With a.! the usual accompani.
inents OF midnight suns white hears and
Arctic iIc Occasionally the steamglsp
approaches tho coast of Lapand and
'3hches 81 certain po!nts 10 allow the tour
iSis to visit . Lamp village II Lapp VII
ages existed on The shore this would 90 all
tight enough. but, as "a matter OF fact they
ere always 10 be found nj the end u day
or ,wos aborious journey in the interior
TAis difficulty, However. has beon sur
nouated by the entrrprls!ng Hamburg COM
many, who had neat village built In or
thodoS style and Ia order not TO disturb
'he natives II imported group OF Italian
Eoadolie-s who. being out OF work in win
'ei were dressed appropriately and made
10 Asure as I-apps l2r The benent Of tic
tourists III search ~ local color.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24
GETS 800 AS REWARD.

New York. December 23.-lt is hadn't
been that fourteen-year-ol janice
Scully, OF Second Avenue, had sharp
eyes. he would not have been able to
turn new 500 bill over to his mother
when he went home Thursday after
noon, and rs. 3. p. Steinman. of the
Hotel Belmont, Tuxedo Park and Lon
don. would not have her $4,000 Ola
mond necklace.
Mrs. Steinman lost the necklace
Wednesday. and ii lay until Yesterday
In the gutter in Fifth Avenue. near
Thirty-s eventh Street
SScully Is employed by a dressmaking
firm. His chief duty Is to deliver
packages. Yesterday afternoon he was
sent out TO deliver dress. and as he
walked down with Avenue he saw
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24
DEAL WILL SOON
. Be CONSUNMATED
Government Expected to Pur-
chase Land in Washington
and Grayson Counties,
!snecIal 70 The Times DISPATCH.

.
Bristol Va December 2$.--Timber
men familiar with the situation bring
the news here that terms Cor the pur-
chase oy the Federal government Of
iracts OF land in washington and
serve sggresatlng 4S,t0o acres have
hsen agreed upcn bet" cen the owners
and representative Of :hc Forestry
Department me matter of titles is
noT telng investigated. and il is eN-
!netea ~ TN etity dete me traces
lnci-ds the hpus.Is hob.i..un iunuS
~ 'hS HHAfttl i1nls cnlurdC eng tnc
NAtte Top aud balsum Mountains.
among iis hlGuest N Virginia. Doug
tas k9piusun, q uIutner-Iu-Iu, OF Tor.
mer P!esllsat kuqsyNclt. Is planting
extensive oruHHrus u|cr a part II In.
same mountain re.lcn. a cart OF tn.
nsFcial timber bWi many of tho
fmeiieT irees aIa stu! standing.
INSPECTORS are now busv on The
edl0ihinS lands ~ Johnson and Carter
counties, Tennessee. ana in company
Win Representatives Sells. OF the
FIRST tennessee District viii visit
several Eastern Ienuessee counties.
with a view TO Recommending pur-
ChtseS. = part OF tn" East lennesSee
LANDS are noted Tor historic scenes
Including Sycamore Shoals. where ths
heroes asSSm hied Tor the march across
the mountains to meet FcrguSon's men
In what proved 10 be the turning uolnt
IN the Eeyplutiou. This scene in the
picturesque Watauga Valley, ana the
Mountain. make this most desirable
section or the mountains fer planting
monuments and making other. i'm
proponents as means of keeping
fresh ~ the minds OF tile American
people incidents whlch make for pat
rlonsm in IN" history of tho country
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24
s2Io,ooo,ooo BANK MERGER.
TWO of Cannda's largest Institution.
Adopt Plan of consolidation.

TWO OF Cenhda's Largest Insfitution,
Adopt Plan Of Consultations.
Montreal. December 23.-The direc-
tor; of the Eastern Townships Bank,
at meeting hero Thursday, decided To
enter into an agreement with the Cana
dian Bank Of Commerce, by which the
Interests OF the two banks will be
merged
Ratification of the project by the
shareholders Of the Eastern Townships
sank will mean the contamination OF
the largest bank merger that has yet
taken place in Canada, and result in the
creation OF bank with a paid-up can
ital OF sl5.oo0,o00 and a reserve of
Sl2.oo0.00o and aggregate assets ex-
ceeding s2lo'ooo.00o. while the territory
OF the banks will cover every portion
Of the Dominion, including the yukon
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and said:
That's the only present I over re-
ceived fro mthe head of the force, Mr..
Commissioner, and I would make bold
TO ask a favor. Cant you transfer me
to Central Park?"
Done. replied the commissioner.
Rutledge Joined the force In 1865.
Thurlow Weed won him the appoints
ment. He had been serving the old
time editor and politician in tho
restaurant OF the Astor House. He,
guarded prisoners in the old troubloua
days of Oak Street and Bloody
Eighth" in Spring Street At one time
he had as many as 1000 prisoners 2.
month on his hands in Oak Street. Re
Gently he has been at..the City Is!knd
station.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24
MISS ELniNs A GUEST.
"a Entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
-.-- MOTIFS NJ "Ihe OnEs."


Especial 10 The Times Dispatchl
Charlottesville, Va, December 2S.--
a recent visitor at The Oaks" the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Morris.
near keswick, was Miss Katharine
Elkins, daughter Of the late multi
millionaire, senator stephen B. Elkins,
of West Virginia. Miss Elkins is wide
" known as the young and beautiful
American girl who was so persstently
wooed BY the Duke p'Abruzzi. OF Italy.
While visiting a The Oaks Miss
Eikins purchased from Mr.. Morris two
promising young hunters at sub
htantial figure. Miss Elkins is q mem
her OF the famous Orange County Hunt
Club located in Loudoun county.
IN January Mr. and Mrs. Morris ex
pect To entertain Miss Eleanor Scars,
of Boston. Miss Sears is a grand
daughter OF Jefferson Coolidge. of Bos-
ton, and q great great granddaughter
of President Jefferson. She is one of
the best horsewomen in America
plays polo, rides in stecplechases and
hunts 10 hounds,
The Keswick Hunt season promises
TO hc VERY gay.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24
PILES CURED AT HOME BY
NEW ABSORPTION METHOD

II you Eufier from bleeding. itching. olind
or protruding Piles. send me your address,
and will tell you how 10 euro yourself VI
home by the new absorption treatment. aud
will also send come Of this home treatment
free for trial, with references from your
own locality II requested. Immediate re-
lief and permanent euro assured. Send no
money, but toll others OF this OFFER. Write
Dame, Ind.
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Buys rn,erest In Water Min.

ISntElaI % The Vines Dispa tCh.l
Bristol Va, December 2S-By the
PAYMENT Of $4,000 to-day Bristol.
with Bristol, Va. in the new Preston
water main. The Virginia city CON
struetsd the main ct q cost OF 500. 900.
Tho Tennessee city owned the spring,
End the amount paid to-day represents
The difference between the cost OF the
construction work and the value of
the sprinE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24

mas present he most wished-relef
from guarding prison doors. after
forty-seven years OF such dismal ex-
periencc-and assignment to Central
Park. After Christmas he will see that
the squirrels behave Themselves.
The commissioner summoned him to
headquarters to tell him that he
could have Sunday and Monday off,
with pay. The venerable policeman
who Is seventy-two years old. saluted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24

something shining In the street, To
him. when no picked 1t up. 1t was
simply a string OF beads.
Scully told his story of finding them,
and Mr. Casola looked up the lost
and found" ad yertisements in the
newspapers There he saw that Mrs.
Steinman, who Is staying at the Hotel
Ing the description of the one found
by the errand boy. and at once COM
municated with her by telephone.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24

S~''- 4SIiiiSS a!QSl% III l.!s ChUiC tieS u
Richmond to-day promises to be un-
usually beautiful. The following pro
grams have been announced:
Park Place VI. u. Church, south.
II y. M-Noluntary. organ; hymn,
creed: prayer: sentence. Behold, I
Bring You Glad Tidings" opanks,,
choir: Psalm; "Gloria Pa,ria": oIfer
tory, "He Shall Reign Forever" (Sm
peri, choir; sermon by bishop Collins
Denny: hymn; bcnedction: pos,lude
organ
P. M-voluntary. organ; hymn:
creed; prayer: sentence. Once In Royal
David's City" (BarretD. choir: Psalm
Gloria Patria"; olTertory, "Hark! the
Glad Sound" (panksN. choir sermon
by Rev. S. c, Hatcher; hymn; henedlc-
ton: postlude, organ.
CHOIR,
soprano-Miss Jennie Peay. Miss Nl,-
nerva Adams. Miss Mary Graham. Miss
Annie Graham, Miss EVE Moring, MISS
Sallie Goodwin. Mrs. Lee Todd
Contralto-Alrs. Emmie Wingheld,
Mrs. c. L. Chappel, Mrs. NJ. L. wilkins,
Mrs. \. IS. Smither. Miss Mary Wright.
Tenor--c. W Montgomery. W. /.
Ivey.
Rasso-J Z. Cobean. H +. Bernard,
r. II. Hawks, c. Z. Blanton. G. How
ara READ
organist-W. Reginald Walker
Second Presbyterian Church.
Morning Service-organ. March in
L. Henri peshayes; cnoir, "Canta tie
Domino" Holden; "Break Forth Into
Joy" Calem Shipper. Artist, Shine, for
the Light Is Come" Roberts. organ,
postlude in b hat, West.
No evening service.
Members of the choir arc as follows:
Sopranos-Miss Matte Ellington,
Miss Cornelia Adair, Miss Grace GilnJ.n,
Miss Alice Gilman, Miss lnez Merry
dew, Miss May Irwin and Miss ilarie
koiner.
Altos-Mrs. George Morgan. Mrs. $
H. IIawes, Mrs Charles Eubank. Miss
Hope Morgan, Miss Elizabeth Mospy
and Miss Lizzie Watts
Tenors--Branch Morgan. George
Morgan and Joseph Call.
Bassos--Douglas Call, Blair Fits,
Lewis Adair, Roilo Pussy and Mr. Low
ing.
Julian Quincy Cole. organist and
director.
-Ashury Place Methodist Church.
Aorning-Organ prelude (selected);
""Christians, Awal<e!" (SchnackerJ: 20,
Little Town of Bethlehem"' tNevln) /;
BriShtest and Best (Schneckerl
shout the Glad Tidings" tBrackettl ;
organ postlrde, "Hosannah" tWachsl
Evening--organ prelude (selnctad) I;
20, Holy Night" tAdam); Shout the
Glad Ttdngs" (BrackctD; organ post
lude, Gloria" from Twelfth Mass"
,MoZart).
Members of Choir-Soprano, Miss
.Charlotte Mheelcr: alto. Miss Gladys
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24
GIFT FOR OLDEST POLICEMAN.

Relieved From Guarding Prisoners,
and VIII Watch Squirrels.
New York. December 23.-New York s
oldest policeman in point of service.
David Rutlcdge, received yesterday
from Commissioner Waldo the Christ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24
Store ClosedMonday, Christmas Day

Store closed MONDAY, Christmas day
Looking Blackboard and Forward.
VIHsIKM T1EHSSsI911 With grateful appreciation the
4aNAo I1RNsINa kN public for the most liberal Xmas
HaAaAsR6 T&K3kH patronage perhaps accorded
kaaNSfs retail in Virginia and to the
SHIDea4hhaAh aseakkH OF faithful workers who BY
5Ssag their ceaseless efforts, have made
Z W. @QaPW the service thus rendered possible
fIFlh 4 we pause tor moments reflection
Nf OF the past, and to all concerned we
NeryH"as II extend our heartiest thanks
We altogether surprised
when guess that this was to be
the banner Xmas Season Of history came true ndi
cations foeto this months ago, and began planning
and preparing accordingly. But we were surprised
at ourselves when such an enormous business as
had handled with such little friction-so little
to go wrong.
And no little Of this very gratifying condition do we
attribue--First To the MERCHANDISE; then to the
COURTESY Of our employees then to the SERVICE rem
dered by the entire orcethe three mighty and nsepa
rabe factors upon which this great business founded
and has grown its present high Of efficiency and
usefulness in the merchandise world.
But are not entirely satisfied.
In the hurry OF buying and selling there were some
mistakes, and to those who Inconvenience BY
them we hasten to express regrets. Through the
realization Of wherein have erred becomes easier
to make strong places that weak To this end
efforts will be directed that mistakes Of this year may be
avoided and present best" be made BETTER in
the year to
The Store viii Be Open For Business as
Usual Tuesday Morning,
And AfterF1oGday Bargains in broken assortmens Of
fancy goods, well much staple m=rchand Sc, will
be found Special Sale in various parts Of the
What We viii Do in 1912
Will be told Of in succeeding chapters Of daily
nouncements Plans for months ahead made amid pros
poets that never seemed brighter, well under
way and big things be expected Of US in the
future. And hosts Of customers and friends
Of the past and to those who to become
friends in 1912 and to every employee both great and
small, we extend sincere wishes for
4 Merry, Merry Christmas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24

. 1t smacks OF deltctousness-Fru
Brick. the velvet Kind Ice Cream.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24

Cream. $500 -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24

Christmas music in the churches uI
Richmond to-day promises to be un
usually beautiful. The following pro
grams have been announced:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24
Second pnptist church.

Mollonnee; tenor, r E. Burton; bass,
J. Eubank organist and director.
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Christ Church.

Mornins-Process!o hymn 40
(Readins): "Venite" tAnon.): Gloria"
eamart1 tie Deum'' (Webbj: "Jubi-
iatt CWoolerl; Hymn 3l9 (Afatthews) :;
Gloria Tibi" (Gounod): Offertory.
Messiah Is King" (Hernert): comnu,
mon hymn 219 fMorerambe): "Sanctus"
tIuckerman): Gloria IN ExceIsis'
.Hnohl; occasional hymn 50 fr:illis) i;
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Broudus Memorial Church.
81. Marks Episcopal Church.

r;M9Ening-Proc occasional, Hymn 40
lEeadingl: "Venite" (Carmichaeli'
IIIti,ii -, Pstri" !Buck) "Te Deum'
w Goa ward. 'Jubilate" fWiliiams,
LYNN u (Mendelssohn), offertory an!
mem, o. Come TO Ny Heart, Lord
.iesuS. tAmbrose)i occasional, HYMN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
THE MERCHANT KILLED.

She heard that one word: she saw
swift movement among the group Of
shadows. and she shdeked and fell in a
faint
Young Curnen heard her cry and ran to
her.
They've murdered him" she grosned
when he had raised her
Edwa I'd and his sparrinE partner ran out
OF the gymnasium with the gloves on their
hands There. in the dark. under the trees
in the avenue. they found the old man
living on his face. his head crushed with
three horrible blows. He had died instant
IL. curnen was firing on his revolver 70
attract the police. The murderers had
gone into the night.
In fifteen minutes the police were on the
scene Horrible as II was. the crime did
not then seem n promise the haunting
mystery which has since hung about IT, A
man had telephoned from near the grounds
that he had been held up by footpads a
few minutes before the murder The dead
mans rockets were turned out and his
watch was gone. the chain snapped in the
middle. Apparently he hsd been killed by
robbers
Then. as they worked about the grief
dsrkened house. the police picked up one
thread after another which added 10 the
web Of doubt and horror Only tho wife
had seen the mUTderers. and she was IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
STILL SELLING NEEDLES.

The merchant increa sod his circulation
=, NAM, uavs one was To mail his book
lets Of needles broadcast. with request
that thev either be returned or hought Tot
A few cents. He told his neighbors that the
secret OF success by this method was 10
UNDERWAY the postage on each book. HIS
studv of human nature was not so far
wrong.
won see" he said. lots Of people throw
e,,sv evervthing that looks like an adver-
,,sar,ent in their mail. but II thew get
notice such as they issue in country post
oe5ces that there is a package waiting for
then, which has one cent postage due on
II they are certain 10 pay the cent ana
thew are pretty sure 10 give tho thing
trial when they have got II. l XIII TWO
birds that way / save cent apiece on
ros,aee and I get attention from the Gus
toners"
The newcomers proved themselves good
citizens. Mr. Resemblance joined the vol
unteer fire company, and every year AT the
annual parade he made practice OF SET
ting them up" for the fremens henent.
The village fathers soon found that he was
,sadv N contribute Handsomely 10 the mul-
,,,ude ~ local improvements for which SUR
scrintions are circulated in hustling SUB
rrb and that he had level head and
hearty good will 10 contribute wherever al
vice or cooperation was needed
In religion the family was curiously as
sorted. The father was a Jew. his wife
German Lutheran. Their son. Edward had
married a beautiful French girl from Nova
scotia. convent bred and devout Catho-
lie She led her husband 10 sdopt that
fsitb and persuaded his parents 70 send her
s,s,er-in-law 10 a Catholic school Later
the girl married a Catholic lawyer, James
y Curnen. Thus all the grandchildren who
we're born before the family moved into
The Roses were educated as Catholics
The grounds. which were waste and stony
in part. Mr.. Resemblance improved into a
I,tIe open park. keeping the work under
tis personai supervision. lie built re-
tanning wall along the road in place OF the
unsiehtiy embankment, and graded the Land
hshind II into O smooth, slopins lawn. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
A JUROR.

For forty-fve DAYS Rosenheimer was
locked up in the Tombs His trial was re-
markable in several respects. His counsel
was James W Osborne, formerly Assistant
District Attorney. The jury had just beeh
selected when Mr. Osborne called up JUS
tice James A. OGorman. who was sitting
in the case. and asked for a conference. TIE
attorney told of having been approached
by.a man who offered 10 deliver" one OF
the twelve jurors for the payment OF $3.50.
The Justice the lawyer and District At
torney Whitman held a long conference to-
gether. and agreed 10 set trap. The
agent was told 10 produce his man. and in
a saloon in East 55th street George ".
Yeandle one Of the jurors in the case re-
ceived $500 in marked bills. He took them.
and told the man who gave them 10 him
that IT was all right" that he could not
guarantee an acquittal, but that 'he would
hang out till hell froze over for dAsA6Sse'
ment
He passed the money TO his agent. wno
had negotiated the sale. and the latter was
counting il when two detectives who had
been set 10 watch the proceedings arrested
the two men. Six weeks later Yeandle had
been tried. convicted OF bribery and sem
fenced to serve from five TO nine years n
state prison
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
ANOTHER LIFE FORFEITED.

E,duard Roseuheimer offered reward OF
. o,o fo, tho arrest OF his father muir
derers and the village OF Pelham voted
an additional $500 For weeks every wall
dering tramp in Westchester county was
nicked up and held as a suspicious chard'
ter Even i'm the city dozen arrests u
moro were made \ policeman IN MOUNT
1-arror shot man whom he met IN the
road and killed him because he thought he
might be one of the Rosenhelmer murder
ers.
Yet not one of the prisoners could DC
held on the slightest evidence Inc MAJ
Who had tslephoned for the police with the
story of being held mp near ny' "he"
cross-auesti gave half dozen con
Trajectory descriptions. He was unaple 10
identify anv OF the prisoners. Some OF thA
rolice were inclined 10 doubt his whole
s,orv The fact remained. however. that he
had tatephoned his story 70 the Mount
Vernon poIice station al almost the precise
r,onen, of the murder, which had taken
place a mile away.
Tho weapon was never touhu ~
ssarcbers went through the woods on eltner
sids ~ the track the bloodhounds mad loi-
toursd and even dragged the creek DOT
IL 4
,or, without results. Yet the blows hau
been struck with heavy. blunt instrument
which the rnurderers would almost Ger
t,,nIv have discarded before they boarded
a train as they seemed 10 have done.
The Roses never saw nirtn OF 0ii'
ening or a marriage. out the oiu ',ol
funeral was held there The peopie iiv''
,Sa sbon came out in body 10 folio" me
cot,n There was no ceremony. Inc
catholic priest spoke in praise OF him as
u,an and a TREND and made a short prayer
beside the grave.
His shop was one Of the cleanest ! W.
went through" said neighbor VINO was
factory inspector in the city
As the DAYS passed and the mystery OIL
~ ola mans death grew darker and more
nerplexing. sinister rumors began Ia circu
late II was learned that the old man hso
set up kid" Everett In a physical culture
institute in R5th street. The place hac
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
A MEDLEY OF VISITORS.

49,. -t.ee was infested by picnic PAL %
- different races, but or only
.trb,lv varying grades Of disrespectaDiii'S
-. baseball wss PLAYED as treduehuH
r. calendar would allow. and scandal-
- rsiyhbors The behavior or inc
.-,.,,or. vino were not athletic was not SUI"
,-o,,ld make the neighbors triendly.
r.,ar q tavern was built. and the heien
,--,.o.s MAS known as Kelley's CorneI =
.r,A tavern simply gathered IN the olsoIuer
80 the nicnic ground and gave IL d IVA
,-L;.a.io,, and 4 ame-wth some tdI'a-
,.-i,v auusements which are better mann
S,u later there were whispers 'nd'
...,.,.arfeiting had been carried on Some
- about the place. and that plates anu
,.. 60 making greenbacks had been un-
.,r,red Finally the tavern wen' Out ',i
,...t..ss altogether. hut the visitors sun
emo ON sundays and save the
anxiety. ~. ,oorle-
IN If was that. when the village people
,,oeti,. .yeU-to-do business men
g.. Nev York as well as viliagers-hearu
thai a wealthy merchant had DOUGH- ~.
,r,,c,t, and intended 20 build 'he'e ~
.r.,oted il good news NO Man
rse In come into its own. me ~" P'0
victor was julius r. Rosenheimer
The people grew gradually familiar MS
with his name. then with his poriIE pe'S0'',
g. no superintended the rising sNeie'on ~
the house. and then through seven Sea's
with the strong. ringing nature OF tne mo"
himself At every step they liked MIN pc
ter pelham had gained something nor
than public spirited citizen Inc srea1
nous that stood where Kelleys Corners
rad been was the home Of strong plc'n'-
esoue and human personality cheeIihe
scauaintance and good neighbor.
The stories they heard Of his early Gays
zero odd and sometimes contradictory tney
uould have thought them legends except
-rat they had the tang Of the man per
s.nalitv about them. the strange nlA'uIe
~ spsrnness and genial benevolence tha'
trov had come TO know so We'll