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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
S25O,OOOPA |DfOR.
A GA|NSBOROUGH
Painters Masterpiece, Portrait Of
Ann Ford Thicknesse, Comes
to This Country
PICTURES HER FULL LENGTH
Viola da Gambia, Which Played
Part in Painters Life, Is
in Canvas.

New York. December 17.-An Amer
lean collector has bought for approx
imately 100000 Gainsborouai,'s mas
terpiecc. q full. length, seated por.ratt
OF Mrs. Thicknessc. which once sold
.or 100000 In England TIL. purchase
was made through Scott g. Fowles, who
brought to this country Turner's Now
Tor the Painter bought by un Amcrl-
can collector for about 100000. The
Gainsboroush was formerly In the col
lection of the late Charles Wcrtheimer
and was obtained BY AIr. Scott last
summer In London. 1t arrived recently
Tho pictures history savors OF ro-
nance. II WAS comparatively unknown
Until discovered In Mr.. Wertheimer's
London home. In quality II has been
compared to Gainsboroughs 'Mush-
room Girl The portrait bears the
full signature OF C;ninsborouEh. and Is
inscribed with dedication to Governor
Thicknesso 1t 2ortrays the Governors
third wife when she wac Miss Ann
Ford. In the background Is the viola
da GAMBIA. which played an interesting
part in the painters lifo story Ii Is
believed to have been tho cause Of
the painter leaving Bath for London
The instrument was much coveted
by the artist. who once offered 100
Suineas for IL The instrument was
dnally given to him at a musical enter
tainment In the Governors house. on
the understanding that no would pa n [
Thicknesse's portrait az a companion
painting to that OF his wife
GainsborouSh Was SO transpo- tied
over the gift that nc Is said to hNyc
remarked: Keep me hungry. keep me
hungry! Do not send the instrument
until ! have finished tho picture
There Is a certain dash in the paint
ing VI tho attractive subject that sux-
costs the French artist. II bears the
impress of spontaneity. and the texture
OF tho gown Is rendered most effect
lively.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
aUIRk CONFESSION
NOT NOW BELIEVED

Junction City. Kan. December IL
With the release of Rev C. NJ. Brewer.
of Olustrec, Okla. proceedings in the
Fort Riley dynamiting case seem to
have come to a sudden end. The mill
tary authorities claim that the re-
lease OF Mr.. Brewer and of Mrs Anna
Jordan is severe setback to the
case. Private Michael Quirk, who con-
fessed to tho dyaoiniting, and the
other five members of his company ar
rested arc still being held ct the post.
The belief that the Quirk confession
was given merely that his long soli-
tary confinement might be terminated
gains ground here.
Friends OF Mr.. Brewer and Mrs. Jor-
dan do not believe the charges against
them will be pressed, although 1t is
maintained that new warrants will be
issued at once.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
RELIEVES CONGRESS WILL
PROTEST DRY TERRITORY,

Bristol. Tenn. December l7.-Repre-
sentative Sam R. Sells. of the First
Tennessee District. who is at home
from Washington to spend q few days
with forestry department inspectors
now Investigating East Tennessee
lands, expresses the belief that Con-
gross Will pass at this session a
measure to restrict the interstate ship
ment OF %hiskey. He said:
Il find growing sentiment in favor
OF temperance legislation among the
members of the lower House, and an
effort will be made by certain mem
bers to frame a measure that will give
dry territory protection from tho in
discriminate method of shipping now
In vogue. In the bill there will be n
section TO prevent the indiscriminate
issuance of government liquor licenses
In dry territory
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
HARLAN FORECAST
BRITISH UNION
He Also Denounces Recall O
Judges in Letter Just Made
Public.

Washington, December IA re-
markable letter by the late United
States Supreme Court Justice John NJ
Harlan. OF Kentucky. was given post
humous publicity yesterday, In which
he declares that In the end. Great
Britain must come to union OF states
or dominions; also that no people will
Ing to put the recall OF Judges into
their fundamental law are ut to enter
the American union of States.
The letter was written by the emf
aent jurist August IL last, while at
his summer homo on the banks OF the
st. Lawrence River. only sixty-threc
days before his death. to a young
friend. Several extracts from 1t were
read at the Harlan memorial exercises
in the United states Supreme Court
chamber by Blackburn Esterline. OF
tha Department OF Justice, who has
been representing the government In
recent cases before the new Commerce
Court. Mr.. Esterline did not make
public the name OF the young lawyer
to whom the letter was written. and
merely read the extracts TO illustra tie
Mr.. Hhrlan's capacity for letter writ
ing and portray his colossal mind
Commenting on British affairs, these
words appear In the Harlan cpistle:
The passage OF the veto bill in Par
lament practically wipes out the House
OF Lords as 4 power in England We
arc to have no more governing by titles
and heredity. This is good. In the
end. Britain. If it is TO last must have
union of states or dominions, with
local Parliaments to deal with domestic
matters and general Parliament to
deal with imperial or empire matters
Mr.. Harlan In the same lettcr shifted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18

pcror. the Minister OF Marine. the chief
of tho admiralty stan and the chief
or tho Marine Department dealt with
this matter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
ANOTHER WAR SCARE
Newspaper Discovers Plnn of England
to blow TIP wiihclmshnycn.


Cologne. December 1.-THE Rhcnish
Westphal!an Zeitung publishes n story
of alleged discovery Of a plan on
tho part of Great Britain 10 blow TN
"ilhelmshavcn. The Zeituns pro-
fesscs to have received itg Information
from ono of the best informed officials,
who said the postal authorities. being
suspicious Of repeated money orders in
favor of deck officers and chief mates
finally seized some of the letters pass
ing through the postal department.
These showed that the plans to the
entrance to Wiihelmshaven war har-
Dor, as we'll as plans of the water sup
ply and the contents of the secret code
book, hac been betrayed TO the British
admiralty.
Tho parcr points out that with such
Information at its command Great
Britain could blow the entrances to
tho war harbor at the decisive moment
rendering the harbor utterly useless
and Germany at the very beginning of
war. helpless to defend herself at sea
TO prevent tho threatened danger, the
Icitung continues. German squadron
remained Tor weeks on patrol duty.
Recent conferences between the En-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
EDITORS FOR COLLEGE
PUBLICATION SELECTED
Nnnuui VIII lie Issucd by Trinity
observation-disclosures Conferred Oh
HrcX IhCnf Few.

Especial To The Times Dis patch.
TRINITY College. Durham, y. G., Dc
ccmber lT.--I.ast Saturday night the
governing board of The college annual
met and elected the officers for the pub
lication. ami since that time work has
been progressing as fast as possible.
Those elected 10 the offices are Claude
Bennett, cditor-i chief: w. II. Muse,
business manager: James Cannon, Jr..
and \. I. White. assistant editors. and
III. l.. Wilson, assistant business man
aBer. On account of too much other
work Mr.. Muse was forced TO resign.
and a. :. Brewer was elected business
manager in his place. Those elected
met Wednesday night and appointed the
assistants and departmental editors.
AS yet the name for the annual has
not been selected. but ii contest has
been started offering, prize to III.
man proposing the best name for it,.
Tho name will be selected by the gov
ernlnS board. which IL composed of rep
rcscntatives from the various organiza-
lions. who are financially responsible
for It's publication
President William Preston Few re-
turned from Georgetown, Texas, where
he delivered the address at the inau-
guration of Dr. Charles NJ Bishop.
president OF the Southwestern
University. While there DR.. Few was
honored BY having The honorary degree
Of doctor of laws conferred upon him
by the university. together with two
other college presidents of some note
President Frank K. Sanders. of Wash
burn College, Topeka. Kan. and Pres
idcnt s. +. Mazes. OF the University OF
Texas.
The HesperIan Literary Society held
itH quarterly election ot officers last
Saturday night. resulting In the fol-
lowing men being named: President. W.
L. Scott; President. ". L. Eller
Critic, Claude Bennett; Secretary. ". T.
Ruark; Treasurer. james Cannon. Jr.;
Marshall. T. W. Lce Chairman of tho
Executive Committee. F. ". Terrell, and
members Of the Annual Board--Quinton
Holton, Claude Bennett and W. a. Cadc.
The Glee Club returned to-day from
n successful trip through the Eastern
part OF the State
Rev. J. NJ. Culbrcth. who until re-
Gently was a member OF the Oklahoma
Methodist Conference. has transferred
his membership TO the North Carolina
Conference. and Is pastor OF the Man"
gum Street Church, Durham, and in
addition to his pastoral work he has
registered as member of the senior
class of the college.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
TEN BODIES REMOVED

Knoxville, Tenn, December 17-Ten
bodies We're removed from Cross Noun Z
tain Mine at Briccviile to-day, leaving,
eight more In the mine, To-day's re :
movals bring the total of Identified
dead up to seventy-seven. while the
total number OF victims is estimated
at eighty-four or eighty five $
The funeral OF Mayor Thomas Watts
OF Coal Creek, prominent in the work
of relief for the Br!ceville sufferers,
who met death Friday morning, was
held to-day. Mrs. Watts has been con-
fined 10 hospital for n week as a
result or an operation for appendicitis.
and at her request the funeral corteeei
to-day stopped at the hospital, the.
coffin was removed from the hearsei
and carried by tho pallbearers into the
hospital that Mrs. Watts might have a!
last look nj the features Of her dead
husband
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
TREASURE HOARD
IN PICKING PALACE
Enough Gold There to Pay
China's Foreign Obligations
for Several Years.

London December little Euro
pean financial world watches the de-
vclopments In China with keen inter
est. but without any serious fear that
the financial Obligations entered into
ry the imperial government will be
repudiatcd. For. whatever be the ul-
Innate political outcome. the party in
power will need the assistance Of the
Outside world, and refusal to meet
present obligations would not help to-
ward obtaining further loans.
Consequently. fekirs reports OF the
governments disposition to suspend
the sinking FUND for ChIna's foreign
loans Is held to require contirmatinn
Dr. George Ernest Morrison. the
famous fekins cprresp pndcnt Of The
Times. continues III this connection 10
point gu: that thc:c Is an abundance
of money In the Chinese treasury 70
meet all foreign obligations. The
palace hoard. he says. Is much larger
than 1t is generally believed to be. al
though about half million sterling
from IL was recently sold to foreign
banks.
During the foreign military ocrupn
ton of Picking in the year following
the Boxer outbreak OF 1900. the palace
treasure was guarded by foreign troops.
hrst by the American soldiers belonging
TO the command of General Chaffee and
on their withdrawal by British soldiers
detailed for this duty By General Gaze
Ice.
The treasure was stored in quar-
ter Of the palace near the northeast
corner OF the Forbidden City. Why
this care should have been taken of
this treasure OF state by the belliScrent
powers. says pr. Morrison. is OF
tho many mysteries associated with
that time of international Jealousy.
There is strong reason for believing
that this boarded treasure amounted
in value TO nearly 100000 G45.o00.
00o). The whole of 1t was restored to
the Chinese intact.
On the return of the Empress DoYa-
ger from her flight to Sian-Foo the
palace treasure was largely added to,
for the willy old woman displayed no
gratitude for the services rendered TO
her by the foreign powers in protect
ms her treasury, but. pleading that
| sence Of the court rcaped u rich har-
vest OF money contributions from the
patriotic and from the sale of titles
and Offices in all parts Of the empire.
1t Is quite certain, says DR.. Morri
son, that the gold and silver now
stored in the palace must be sufficient
to meet all OF Ch!nas foreign obliga
tions for several years
some o: the gold just sold to foreign
bank was packed in sealed boxes,
with inscriptions showing that they
had been RENTED from Canton In the
seventies. They had never been opened.
No treasure RENTED to Picking during
the last thirty years has yet been
touched.
There Is greater wealth in the
Pekins Palace. DIR. Morrison says. than
was found in the Yildiz Kiosk after
| the fail OF Abdul Hamid
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
THE WEATHER.

Forecasts Efrsinin-Fnir Monday and
Tuesday; not much change In temper
nturei light northwest winds.
North Carolina.-Fair Monday and
Tuesday; moderate northwest winds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
RuyoR CURRENT THAT
ACCORD Is REACHED

London, December 1s.-Spociai dis
patches from Paris and .Teheran give
the runlor that an accord has heen
arrived at between Russia and Persia
through the conferences which tho
Russian foreign minister. NJ SazonoR.
had In Paris with the Persian minis
ter. hut accrdins to tho rchcran
Paris Temps corrcsp ondcnt there Ia
apparently we'll founded rumor that
unlasa Persia accepts. all. the condi-
lions Of the ulhmatum by December
81 the Russian troops Mt Kasbin will
march on Teheren
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
EXTRA! GIRL BABIES TALLER
Hot Newn Right of the Wire From
RI

Boston, Mass. December lT.-Girf
babies are now born taller and With
much more vitality than used to be the
case, according 10 an authority In this
city. Miss Charlotte W. Dunn. assist
ant superintendent OF hospital here
pntronized by the stork TO the extent
OF 5000 births a year, says. I'VE have
noticed that girl babies arc getting
taller and that they are appearing in
this world lately with more real vitality
than formerly. The boy babies con-
tinue on the average both in weight,
and height"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
Rckardcd as Hon,nucc.

London, December 1.-THE story
that the British admiralty kas secur
cd plans of the locks and water sup
ply and the secret signal codes OF Will
helmsharen. with the idea In event OF
war of blowing up the harbor en-
frances and thus bottling up the Ger
man fleet. Is regarded here as n mere
romance. The story Is supposed TO
have been betrayed by German officers
to the Rhenish Westphaiian Zcitung.
which is strongly antl-fritish and the
organ Of the war material trade.
The evening world., 1911-11-03
NINE. YEAR.0LD PATRIOT
PROVES CHEERFUL LIAR.
Lad Who walked Sixty Miles to
See Fleet a "Wayward" Inmate
of Hastings Asylum.

The wonderful arn Of the patriotic
Impulse which had prompted him TO
hoof II all tho way from Newburgh in
order to sec the Meet and the President.
which nine-year-oid william Prince told
yesterday when he was found on . door
step In kingsbridge. failed to stand the
test to-day when he was arraisnsd In
the Chiidren's Court. The police learned
that he had walked In from Hastings
where he had been committed to the
New York orphsnase because OF way.
wardness.
His father 10 dead. and his mother Il
. nurse at Newburgh. and the boys
last exploit was the borrowing Of money
from . kind-hcarted grocer to whom he
told . pathetic tale Of an impsndinS
eviction because his mother couldn't pay
the rent.
The grocer's money bought many vists
to moving picture shows for little Wi.
lie and his friends.
The evening world., 1911-11-03
DIVORCED N RENO,
MRS. SCHLEy TO
WE'D new YORKER
Hurrying Back to Become the
Bride of DR.. Cleveland
Kimball.
HE SAYS SHE'S PLUCKY.
Worked as Trained Nurse in
Nevada Until She Oh
tanned Decree.

RENO. New, Nov. a-Mrs. Rachel
schlsy Of New York. who claimed 70
iationship to the late Admiral. has jus
obtained q divorce from DR.. Willis n
Sothern schley. who Is now practisf ns
In Everett Mass. She old her fris I'd,
that she would leave Immediately 10.
New York TO marry Or. Cleveland Jsim.
ball Of No. 100 East Twenty-ninth street.
Mira Schley said she ~as on the stage
and schisy was . student whes. they
mel and married ct wilmlnstos. Del.
In iSce. and they agreed not to i've to-
xether until Schisy was sraduAte She
became q hospital nurse in Now York,
she said. and DR.. sehicy an nnterne al
BAckwsn's Island hospital. ina for .
few months they lived tosetb.sr.
One day. In 1905. her hus ps"" tale
phonsd her. 'Goodby. I'm going to Phil
sdelphia.' she testified. Aad she did
not hear from him again. schisy had
never at any time provided for her. she
said.
DR.. schley denied the charges Of de-
ssrtion. but did not oppose tho diverse.
Custody of their nine year-o daughter.
Katherine. was given to the mother.
Mrs. Schley talked much about her
connection with the Admiral and the
wedding breakfast she said ne gave her.
Doctor Says She's PluckAest Won.
an IN World.
Mr.. Schiey II tho piucktsss, ntsis
woman In the world" said Dr.. Kimoall
il his once.
FOR six months she has bsen SUD-
sorting hsrssif a Reno By working -
. trained nurse. She has refused all
sid and inaistsd On Saiaing her freedom
through hsr own efforta
Il drst met hor Sax years ass. 3ust
after her husband had left her. She was
working on . hospital case. and II was
love st frst sight between 10. But she
had learned to fear marriage, and I
didn't blame her. We agreed to see
each other - oftsn ~ we could ana
leave the rest to fate. Al last she cen.
scented to become my wife and decided
70 % 10 Reno and set free. The
courAssous little woman will soon b
back to me now"
Dr.. kimbal II the son It Dr.. and
Ars. Charles o. kimbaii ef No. 10 East
Twsnty-ninth strset.
The evening world., 1911-11-03
I'm PRISONER" SAYS NOTE.
Girl sesds Appeal In Bottle but
Police Can't Find Her.

Frank Ranick. a wildly excited young
man. ran into College Point police sta.
ton early to-day and handed the SER
geant on duty this note:
Nov. l. 1871. WIN whoever fnds
this notify the police that I am held
a prisoner on a boat In the East
River of Clason Pointr
MARGARET MASON,
Ranick said he had found the note In
a bottle on the beach near his home At
Avenue c and Fifteenth street, ColleRe
Point. The W~estchester police and tho
sub station OF the Harbor police at
Clason Point were notified.
a"n"N No 7 Of Harbor Police Sta
uon b. manned by Serst. MCCARTHY and
stewart, VISITED every power
boat and barge and schooner laid up or
afoat on Westchester Creek. the Bronx
River or afioat on C'ason Point. They
found no lansuishing female In bonds.
The evening world., 1911-11-03
TEN CENT STORES COMBINED
New r. W. woolwOrth Company
Takes In QUO Concerns.

=. w. Woofworth announced to-day
that a new corporation Is about to be
formed under the name OF IF. W. WOOL
worth Company" TO take over the
business OF r. w. Wooiwor,h and Com
pany. New York; $. III. Knox and Com
pany. Buffalo. n. Y, n. NJ. Kirby and
Company. Wilkes-Barre. Pa; the E. 4
Charlton and Company. Fall River.
Mass.; C.. S. Woolworth, Scranton. Pa.
W. II. Moore, WATERFOWL. y, y; and
W. II. Moore n Son. Schenectady. N.
r.; also a controlling interest In the
English business OF +. w. woolworth
and Company. Ltd.
The new company will own and con.
troll over 600 Ave n ten cent stores
doing business In all parts OF the
United States and In Canada and
England.
II 10 learned that the capitalization OF
the new company 10 to be SIS. OOo. Ov
seven per cent. preferred stock, and
eS.o 0o, 900 common stock.
The evening world., 1911-11-03

Soda crackers are
extremely sensitive
to moisture.
Before the advent of
Uneeda Biscuit the
only persons who
ever tasted fresh,
crisp soda crackers
were the people in
the bakeries.
Imagine their trip
from bakery to your
table; exposed to air
and moisture kept
in and
finally i'm a paper bag
on the shelf in your
pantry. Could they
be the same as they
were the day they
were baked?
Now that we have
Uneeda Biscuit i've
have perfectly
baked soda crackers
perfectly kept.
No moisture can
reach them no con-
Eliminating inf1u-
c can affect
h e their
goodness is impris-
Oned only to be
liberated by you for
you when you open
the package.
Alwaysin the moist
ure proof package.
Never sold in bulk.
5 cents a package.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
The evening world., 1911-11-03
SIX PERSONS HURT
i As RUNAWAyCA
/. HITS ONE AHEAD
First Car Had Smashed Into
Truck and All Its Lights
i. Were Out.
u B A ON HILL.
Brakes of Both Cars Out #
Order as They Dashed Down
Steep Incline.
u A ON HILL.

A crowded Aqueduct venue trolley
car raced down tie sharp incline be-
tween fremont INC Burnside avenues at
$50 O'Clock last night and At the bottom
Of the hill struck . heavily loaded truck.
The truck was wrecked and the
driver. Frank Leonard. tossed TO the
street, where he lay unconscious Every
window In the car was broken and
lights were e%xtinguished. The pass
engers were getting to their feet when
n second Aqueduct avenue car came
spinning down the Hill. It smashed
into the nrst car with terrific force.
The Injured.
ByRNE. John. fRty.uine. merchant. Of No. 10
West Ops Hundred and Eighty third street. 10.
tsmAi injuries end cuts IN the head and body.
Taken home. Condition critical.
BinNE. PAUL. nineteen. 900 q John. Body
end head cut. Taken home.
CAhiLL. CoRNELiUs. twsntyslsht. Conductor
- second car. No. 80 second avenue Head and
facs cut. Taken home.
LEONARD. FRANK. driver d ts truct. No.
20 kobbin, avenue. several r,bs broken and bead
hurt. Taken TO fordbam hospital.
kiLEi. WILLIAM. thirt, -one. No. SA IVES
tnty-ninth street. Internal injuries and con-
tunons. Taken to FordhAm Hospital.
oihN LNsoN. WlisslAM. address refused. race
end BODY cut. Attended by . nsishbonns phya,isn.
The second car. N charge Of Motor
man William Turner. was not In good
order when II left the One Hundred
and Eishty-frst street terminal The
brakes failed to WORK and at the Am
stsrdam avenue crossing Il crashed into
. wagon. SHAKING up h passengers
and breaking some Of the car windows.
BRAKES FAILED AND CAR COULD
NOT BE CHECKED.
Turner kept his car well In check until
he struck the incline. The lights In the
car ahead having son out the motor.
ma could not see the danger.
The Instant the car struck the grade
which extends from the old Camp e..
tate past Berkeley Oval TO Burnside
avsuu II began { race gaining mo-
mentum At eacn turn OF b wheels.
The motormin reversed his power. but
could not check the car.
The first collision had caused panic
among the passengers in the frst car.
The second jostied the men and women
PASSENGERS from their feet and tossed
them In heaps. The passengers In the
second car Jared little better.
4 bury call for ambulance vac sem
IN from the home OF the Rev. Fathes
John Roach. The neighborhood 10
sparsely settled and the police we're
slow In getting to the scene Of the
wreck.
Many Of the passengers were hound
Ter New York University. where an en-
tertainment was gtven last night.