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Lighthouse Service Matters.

The lighthouse service steamer Maple.
Potomac from Baltimore and will replace
several buoys In the Kettle Bottoms re-
ported missing. and will inspect buoys
in the river to see that they are in
the right position. The Maple will be
two three days on the work and
probably will visit this city In the course
of that time.
Operator Grossly of the wireless sevice
of the navy has been assigned TO duty
aboard the Diamond shoal lightship on the
North Carolina coast as relief to Operator
Hitch Mr. Grossly has reported to IN
spector Rutland and will be at once sent
to his station on the first trip out of
Baltimore passing the shoals.
John j. Vinegar has been appointed
keeper of the beacon lights in Owners
creek Va, and has entered upon the
duties.
notice regarding changes. aids to
navigation in Chesapeake bay and
Hampton roads has been issued from the
Office of Inspector Rutland. at Baltimore,
as follows:
virginia-Hampton Roads: Sewall Point
Shoal gas buoy No. 3 found extinguished.
was relighted June ~, but shows a fixed
light; proper characteristic will be re-
stored as soon IS practica BILE.
Chesapeake bay-Main channel 10 Balti-
more: Tangier Island Shoal lump bell
buoy No. 1STI. reported not showing
proper characteristic June Is. has been
adjusted to show proper characteristic.
Maryland : Chesapeake Bay: Main
channel to Baltimore: Bugeye Creek
buoy. spar, found missing. has been re-
placed.
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Twain and the Office Boy.

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Mark Twain did not cherish fondness
for the average office boy. He had an
idea that the genus was insufferable and
invariably when the humorfst sailed forth
into some business Office there was i'm
mediate armed hostility between him and
the boy.
One day Mark went to see friend at
his Office, and the Office boy on guard in
icy tones, said:
Whom do you wish to sae?"
Mark mentioned his friends name
What do you want to see him aboutr
came next from the boy.
Mark Twain Immediately froze up. and
then with a genial smile, he said
Tell him. please. | want TO ask his
hand in holy matrimony."
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ORION TO GET FIRST TRIAL.
Naval Collier Will Receive Builders
Test This Week.

The new naval collier, Orion. built at
the works OF the Maryland Steel Com
pany. at Sparrows Point. Md. for the
United States Navy. Is to have her build
er's trial trip in the latter part of this
week, and IL she comes up TO the expec-
tations OF her builders she will afterward
undergo her acceptance tests before a
board OF naval experts.
The ship will this week be docked at a
Baltimore shipyard for cleaning and
painting OF hull under water and for
such other attention she may need
The Orion is a sister ship of the Neptune
which was launched several months ago
and is Ike her in all respects. except she
is equipped with reciprocating engines in
stead OF turbines. This type of engine In
the Neptune, II Is stated. has not proven
very satisfactory. and the ship IS now al
the Norfolk navy yard. where, IL Is said
plans are being prepared for changes in
her engines that will make her more ef-
fective and faster.
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by the department of fine arts accept
ance Of the offer of the Martellis to pre-
sent Donatello's priceless relief OF the
Martelli coat-of-arms to the national
museum in the Bargello Palace
The three Donatellos, Ii is said, will
go to the Metropolitan Museum Of Arts.
and Mr.. Morgan has been congratulated
over the purchase. as, besides the four
in possession of the Martell family
there is but one other Donatello in pri-
vate hands-that being in Vienna
Let me add. as a final word, that the
bust of the Boy st. John" Is regarded
as one Of the finest works of Donatello
and one of the most exquisitely executed
examples of the renaissance in Italy, il
not in the world
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the bust of the boy John; a statue of
David and a coat-of-arms of the Mar
tell family.
The Martellis are one of the oldest of
the historical families of Florence. Their
genealogical tree extends its roots as far
back as the twelfth century. and their
palac- in Via Della Forca, not far from
the l. ONO. built in the thirteenth
century. Long ago the Marteli family
made a large fortune In the silk business,
of which. according to what is said very
little is now left
Their palace, called the Silk Trade Pal
ace, was for many years the scene of
Donatello's artistic activity. and this is
enough to assure any art expert that the
tour scriptures in their possession are
genuine. Aside from the fact that their
authenticity has never been questioned
the art chroniclers of the fourteenth, fif-
teenth, sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
turtles, s well as the Italian National Art
Catalogue. all speak of the works as the
property of the Martells
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ranks.
Bryan's Vote-Compelling Speech.

It was at this moment when William
Jennings Bryan. then a young sman OF
lthirty-six. rose to address the dele
gates. He said:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of the
convention, l would be presumptuous.
indeed, to present myself against the
distinguished gentlemen to whom you
have listened, II this were but a meas
uring Of ability, but this is not con-
citizen In all the land when clad IN
the armor of righteous cause Is
stronger of all the whole hosts OF error
that they can bring. / come to speak
to you In defense of a cause as holy as
the cause of liberty-the cause OF
humanity"
Bryans speech was short, occupying
scarcely 5000 words, and during 1t he
dwelt upon glitterng generalities in
his advocacy of free silver. He closed
his masterpiece of eloquence with
these ringing metaphors:
You shall not press dorn upon the
brow Of labor this crown Of thorns
You shall not cruelty mankind upon a
cross Of gold.
With this stirring admonition ringing in
their ears, the delegates began the ballot.
There were 76S delegates voting. and.
under the third-thirds rule. o12 votes
were necessary for nomination. j. 7.
Hill Of Georgia. the youngest delegate on
the floor who was only tWenty-one years
old obtained the service Of Hal 7. Lewis
Of Georgia to place Mr.. Bryan in nomina-
ton, and on the first roll call Georgia
was the first state TO cast its vote for
the boy orator.
Leader in Race Loses.
When the votes on the first ballot had
been cast II was seen that Silver Dick
Bland led with 235. Bryan came next
with 10. Robert E. Pattison of Pennsyl-
vania was third with %, and Horace
Boies OF Iowa was fourth with So. Joe
Blackburn Of Kentucky got So, and the
wealthy John r. Mclean of Ohio 81. On
the second ballot Bland got 2S3 and
Bryan 19O On the third ballot Bland re-
ceived 291, and Bryan 219. On the fourth
ballot Bland at last fell behind. He got
24I votes while Bryan drew 80.
On the fifth ballot the landslide began.
John r. Mclean withdrew his name and
cast the 46 votes Of the Ohio delegation
solidIy for Bryan. and Gov. Stone. the
champion of Bland. strobe to the plat
form and withdrew his candidates name,
casting the "a votes OF Missouri for the
Nebraskan.
Iowa discarded Boies for Bryan. Ar
kansas followed suit. Montana shifted to
the winner. and then Senator furpie OF
Indiana arose and proposed that the
nomination of Bryan he made unanimous
Bryans Gross of Gold" speech had cap
tured the convention.
He was beaten at the polls by Mckin-
ley by $50, 052 votes.
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side a moment during all the evening
Such jealous guardianship as MIR. Rob
inson showed was no doubt justified by
Mrs. Leeds million-dollar array
Since this memorable ball Paris ha :
been talking OF nothing else but Mrs.
Leeds
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Steamer Wyvisbrook Floated.

NORFOLK, Va. June 22.-The British
steamer Wyvisbrook, which stranded
several days ago on Pebble shoals. was
today fioated and proceeded under her
own steam for Nnofolk Divers will ex-
anime her.
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WITNESSES MUST TESTIFY
Judge Skeen Promises Trials Will
Proceed Without Delay.
DIsTILLERY GETS IN TROUBLE
Revenue Officers Seize Henrico
Company's Plant, Alleging Vio-
lations of Law.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


RICHMOND. Va. June 90. 1917
Political conditions hich have obtained
in the ninth congressional district for
many years will come to an end, and here
after there will h no buying and selling
Of votes in the open market as has been
done for the past thirty years. The SUI
preme court OF appeals of Virginia has
affirmed decision of the circuit court of
Lee county, wherein a voter was ad-
judged guilty Of contempt of court in re-
fusing TO testify against man whose
vote had been sold before his very eyes.
The man had appeared before the grand
jury, but when placed on the stand he
Claimed that to testify might serve to in
eliminate himself. The judge told him
that under the law he was guaranteed
immunity. hut this did not suffice. and
the witness refused TO tell what he had
seen The Judge imposed a fine for con-
tempt of court, and on this an appeal
was taken. II was really a test case
the defense relying on that to excuse
every man who had been indicted by the
grand jury and there were several hun
dred indictments.
Judge III. A. w. Skeen, from whom the
appeal was taken. will proceed with the
cases in his circuit, and preparations are
now afoot to have special grand juries in
each of the counties to probe the vote
buying and selling to the bottom. The
judge announces that the trial of the IN
dicted men will proceed with all speed
and that every man who is implicated
will get the full penalty OF the law. 1t
is an open secret that many Of the men
involved have Skipped to West Virginia,
and they Will not return SO long as there
is a possibility of trial.
What claim there may in the assertion
of certain men in the cities OF the state
that the act of the last general assembly
i'm permitting or directing a vote for a
second time amendment to the
state constitution viii he determined by
the supreme court of appeals Several
weeks ago the matter was brought before
the law and equity court of this city on
a motion to stop the secretary OF the
commonwealth in printing and publishing
this act. the contention being that 1t was
a violation of the constitution TO allow
a second vote on a question which had
once been determined by the voters.
Judge Crump dismissed the application
for restraining order The principle in
VOWED in the act is that which Will allow
city treasureTs and commissioners of the
revenue 10 he elected by the people and
TO succeed themselves. The voters held
against such a step affecting city OIL
ficers. and a the same time allowed the
county officers of that character TO be-
come benetciaries of the amendment
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Most Dramatic Stampeding.

Another historic case of dark horse
CURED in 1896, when William Jennings
Bryan. The Boy Orator Of the Platte"
made his famous crown OF thorns and
cross of gold" speech. sweeping the con-
vention OF it's feet by his eloqusnce and
winning the nomination hands down on
the fifth ballot. This was probably the
most dramatic example of convention
stampeding in the history OF either party.
When the democratic national! conyen-
ton met IN Chicago July I, 1896, for the
purpose OF renominating candidate for
President of the United States, the dele
gates were overwhelmingly pledged to the
cause OF free silver 1t seemed inevitable
therefore, that Richard +. Bland Of
Missouri. familiarly known as Silver
Dick Bland because of his advocacy Of
the free silver doctrine would be the
democratic nominee. For twenty years
Bland had worked for the cause of free
silver, preaching his tenets throughout
the country till he was regarded In many
quarters as the future political savior OF
the people. BY all the laws of logic
therefore. he should have been the man
chosen to head the party ticket
Bland had been proposed as the
democratic presidential nominee by
Tillman of South Carolina. Tillman's
nominating speech had been a vitriolic
denunciation of the minority of gold
democrats and had stirred even the
friends of free silver to such a pitch OF
indignation that the delegates met his
words with storm of Kisses and cat
calls. Then came Senator Dave Hills
shrewd dissection OF the free silver
platform. 1t has been said that after
Tillman had shamed the free silverites
Hill showed them how they had sham
ed themselves.
There could have been no time more
propitious for the speech of a free sill
yer advocate of Bryan's eloQuence.
Tillman's speech had thrown the con-
vention into an uproar and had created
dissension among the free silver men,
while HIS address had brought joy
to the gold minority and had height
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23

Everett wrest-would't IT be fine to
have a nice restful sedentary job like
occupyin' a seat in Congress?
Felix Hawsted-Yes. but you gotta run
fer it.-Chicago News
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MORGAN BIDS HIGH
Financier Offers 100000 for
Works of Art.
PRODUCTS OF DONATELLO
Sculptor Was the Leader of the
Italian Renaissance From
1410 to 1924.
Special Cabiegram TO The Star.

Special Cabiegram TO The Star.
FLORENCE June 22-Enusual nre
cautions have been taken to prevent the
press and public from learning Of j. Pier
pont Mor2ans latest attempt to bereaye
Italy of its most treasured works of
art, but | am enabled to present the de-
tails of the essay, at once the most re-
markable and romantic.
1t means that, If successful Italy will
lose and Mr.. Morgan acquire three of the
greatest examples OF Donatello the i'm
morta! Florentine sculptor who. from
14lO TO 14a4 was the leader of the Italian
renaissance. the precursor and in many
ways the inspiration Of Michelangelo.
Some idea of the value of these statues
may be gathered from the fact that their
owner asked 100000 francs $500. Ooo),
and that Mr.. Morgan has offered 1,SOO 600
francs (s36oOoO for them.
That offer, / understand, has been &C
cepted, and. when a certain peculiar bar
gain with the department of fine arts Of
Italy is carried through, New York will
surpass London, Vienna and Berlin and
equal Paris in the wealth of Its Dona-
tellos.
Negotiations Begin In 1910.
The very curious story of high finance
applied to art dates back to 1910. when
Mr.. Morgan paid his usual spring visit to
Florence. Among the few invitations he
accepted was one from the Martelli family,
and one day he called ostensibly to take
tea with them. but really TO visit their
private gallery, which, with other in
teresting works of art. contains four
marbles by Donatello-a .St. John the
Baptist" the bust of a boy said by some
to be one OF the Marteln family, but cata-
logued and known all over the world as
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Makes Offer to Purchase.

Three of these works We're offered to
Mr.. Morgan, who said he would buy them.
provided the expectation Office would con-
sent to the transaction, and the transac-
ton be made without legal embarra S.
ment. for ever since his purchase of the
Ascoli cope Mr.. Morgan has made a
point not 10 buy anything in Italy that
would in any way place him in an unfa-
orablelight.
The Martellis promised to find a way to
keep within the law, but asked a pro-
hibitive price. According to a well
known antiquarian. the Martellis wanted
two million francs for the ST. John bust
and million for the St. John the Baptist
and the David. Somehow, the story OF
the attempted nsaction reached the
ears of the authorities and the Mar
tell palace was strictly watched TO pre-
vent the three sculptures from being
carried away.
The watch was the talk of the city
for many days. and it was not dropped
until long after Mr. Morgan had left the
city and the deal was reported off.
AS matter of fact the negotiations
were never completely broken. AS his
next move Mr.. Morgan commissioned the
Arm of Boekler & Bramer, the Wen
known German art experts, to examine
the works were genuine he instructed
NJ Seligman. his Partisan art agent, to
resume the negotiations.
Last April, few days before Mr..
Morgan reached FLORENCE. M. Seligman
came here and offered the Martellis
the lump sum of 100000 for the three
statues. The Marteliis demanded more
and between these two stands the figure
which Mr.. Morgan VAL pay.
Obstacles Overcome.
The great difficulty, of course. was to
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VOTE BUYING ENDS LEADERS LOST RACE
VIRGINIA SUPREME Court Up- When Dark Horses Won in
holds County Judge Democratic Conventions
WITNESSES MUST TESTIFY SURPRISES IN "a AND go
Judge of Van Buren, by James
Proceed Without Delay Polk Recalled.
DISTILLERY GETS IN TROUBLE CELEBRATED SPEECH
Apparently
company's Plant, Alleging Bland Unanimously Given to
of Law the skan
When Dark Horses Won in
Democratic Conventions.
SURPRISES IN "a AND SO
Defeat of Van Buren, by James K
Polk Recalled.
BRYAN's CELEBRATED SPEECH
Nomination Apparently Sure fol
Bland Unanimously Given to
the Nebraskan.

Famous old democratic presidential
nomination battles are recalled by the
lineup of candidates whose supporters
will meet in Baltimore Tuesday to fight
for their nomination to the presidency
on the democratic ticket. Notable among
these past battles OF the democracy are
the democratic conventions of 1874 and
1885, Each of these was held Under con-
ditions similar in many respects to those
which will enshroud the coming conven-
ton. and in each of them dark horse"
carried off the prize.
The national convention of 1874 perhaps
most resembles the coming democratic
meeting Then. as now, the candidates
for the presidency went to Baltimore
without sufficient delegates irrevocably
pledged 10 them 10 make their nomination
certain yet then, as now. one candidate
was the favorite in the Denomination
forecasts The strong democratic can
didate for the nomination at that time
was Martin Van Buren,, up for the nomi-
nation to the presidency for a second
term. Van Buren, was defeated by James
n Polk, the first dark horse to carry
off national honors in either party.
Van Burens name came before the ma
tional democratic convention at Baltimore
on much the same plane in point OF
strength as will the name OF Champ
Clark in the coming fight. He was re-
garded as the strong man. of the party,
and ever since his defeat for reelection
to the presidency in 1910 his friends had
been quietly working for his nomination
through party newspapers and mass
meetings Consequently when the con-
vention met many of the delegates had
either been instructed for him or we're
elected as his friends.
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MRS. LEEDS JEWELS
SENSATION OF PARIS
Dazzling Array of EmeraIds
Worth Over Million
Dollars.
Special Cablegrom 70 The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS. June 22.-The society sensa-
ton of the present season here has
certainly been Mrs. William B. Leeds,
with her marvellous gowns and jewels.
The latter establishment of the youth
full widows beauty has caused the
greatest establishment in Paris society.
especially when her wonderful collec-
ton OF emeralds was recently in
creased.
To the well known tiara and necklace
of these stones she has now added a
superb stomacher, bought at Cartier 8
for $4,000. The dazzling array of
emeralds in the possession of Mrs.
Leeds is now estimated by experts TO
be worth a good deal over a million
dollars
They include many stones believed TO
be unique for size and perfection OF
quality. Mrs. Leeds apotheosis took
place at a ma gnificent dance and cotil-
lon just before she left Paris for Lon
don on her way back TO America
1t was an extremely exclusive aHalr,
the guests not numbering more than
$50. \ striking feature was designed
to be the cotillon favors. For the nrst
time hats by Rue de la Paix mililners
were distributed. as well as specially
prepared cameras and gold matcn
boxes for the men.
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Cass Most Dangerous Rival.

Van Burens most dangerous rival was
Gen. Cass of Michigan. who held about
the same relative position with regard to
pledged candidates as does Gov. Wood
row Wilson of New Jersey today.
The other possible democratic nominees
We're John c. Calhoun and ex-Vice Pres
ident Johnson. Each of these. however.
had only a small following.
When the convention met the democrats
faced much the same problem as they will
Tuesday This problem was the selection
of a man to wage a successful fight
against the nominee of the opposing
party, who at that time was Henry Clay,
leader of the wings There were many,
however, who believed Van Buren, would
be unable to win against Clay.
This sentiment grew and was fostered
ny the cohorts of Andrew Jackson, who
had become estranged from Van Buren,
on account of his agreement with Clay to
eliminate the Texas annexation question
from the campaign. These men. set about
securing Van Buren's defeat by forcing a
motion through the convention to observe
the two-thrds rule which had been adopt
ed 10y the democratic national body in
1882 and 1885. The motion was carried
and the balloting began.
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Four Pay Death Penalty.

Four men have gone to the death chair
In the last ten days-all of them coiored
Two OF the men were murderers, William
Byrd jackson and Clarence Nixon, We're
for the usual crime in the case OF
Nixon and assault and robbery on the
part of Jackson. Price and Furoy were
convicts and killed a road guard in an
effort to escape. Jackson went to the
store of a man named Farmer in Caroline
county, late at night, knocked and asked
10 be admitted, saying he wanted to make
some purchases Once inside, he struck
the merchant on the head. robbed the
cash drawer and took large sum from
the person OF the man. then dragged his
body into the rain and left MIN alongside
the road until found the next day. Farm
or has about recovered, but he Is marked
for life his face having been cut open by
Il blow with bar OF steel.
Revenue officers have seized the Hen
rico Distilling Companys plant, and ii has
shut down until there is an order by
Judge Waddill for its release or a bond is
GiSen TO operate ii on the surety of some
reliable person that IL will comply with
the laws. Deputy Collector Southwark
arrested I. a. Roberts on the charge that
he was removing spirits from the estab-
Ishment of which no record was kept on
the books. that there were stamps on the
barrels which We're issued sexeral DAYS
prior, ard that when the officer dema ma ed
10 be allowed TO make an investigation
Roberts threatened him. The officers are
paying closer attention to these establish
ments than for some time. Several weeks
ago one large distillery was shut down b.
the officers and later confiscated by the
government for violations OF the revenue
laws.
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Eclipses All Others.

When Mrs. Leeds. however, entered the
room. almost covered with the world
finest emeralds, other guests held their
breath, and from that moment everything
else was thrown into the shade. The
elaborate and costly gowns and jeweiry
of other woman guests. which would
otherwise have been widely discussed.
passed almost unnoticed.
Mrs Leeds during the even,ns Wa ,, ons
that her gentleman of honor. Moncure
Robinson of New York, never left her
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Obstacles Overcome.

The great difficulty, of course. was to
meet the Pacca anti-exportation edict.
and this. 1t is assured. has been done