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spent two weeks at Mount Vernon, al
though completing the work in France.
This statue is signed "Fait par Hou-
don, citoyen Francois. 1888"
Hunt Idol Smashcr.
Other famous works which bear his
name are the draped statue OF Voltaire,
in the vesubule OF the Theater Fran
Gals; the Cicero in the Luxembourg
Plaza. and the Diana which he made
for Catherine III, OF Russia. This was
refused by the Salon, because IL was
undraped. but Is now in the Louvre. A
bronze replica made by Houdon him
self. belonged to Charles L. Yerkes. At
the sale of his works OF art this re-
plica brought $4,000.
Mr.. Hart who has now become the
historian OF Houdon. has written criti-
Philadelphia until 1894, when a railway
accident incapacitated him for further
activity. Since that time he has de-
voted himself TO research and criticism.
He has always had a liking for assail-
ing popular artistic idols, and in 1903
published Frauds in Historical POr-
traiture." Five years later he upset
was a Quaker.
New Workers., however, know Mr.
Hart best by reason of the fact that in
1907 he denied the authenticity of two
of the Gilbert Stuart portraits in the
Metropolitan Museum. The portraits
I'm question were those of Don Josef de
Jeudenes Nebot, first Spanish Minis
Matilde Stoughton de Jaudenes Mr.
Hart offered his denial directly to Sir
Caspar Purdon Clarke. going into great
detail. The controversy that followed
lasted for a long time and attained In
ternational proportions.
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STRANGE WOMAN
VISITS RICHES0N

BOSTON, MASS. Special.-New mys-
terry was added TO the case Of the Rev.
Clarence V. 7. Richeson when il be-
came known today that three women.
apparently strangers, asked permi ssi on
10 visit the accused minister in his cell
at the Charles Street Jail on Christmas
Day. The Jail authorities refused To
allow them to see the preacher.
They left declaring they would re-
turn II they could secure leave TO see
Iicheson in his cell. The women were
stylishiy gowncd and wore furs. They
mission and parted all questions ask
ed them by the receiving officer of tne
Jail.
Attorney John l.. Lee and Beverly
l.. Harrison. counsel for KichesOn, " no
have been spending Christmas at their
turn to Boston within a few days
With them will come Colonel Thomas
V. Richeson. father OF the accused
minister. Douglas Richeson. the
preachers brother, will start from
Chicago and the other families will
mark the opening OF the real battle to
save the life OF the man accused OF
killing Miss Avis Linnell. the young
choir singer.
Pastor Richeson is now said to be
gaining rapidly from the effects OF his
wounds. They have healed sufficiently
to allow him to sit up in bed.
Clerk John =. Manning, OF the Su-
perior Court. today issued a call for
a venire OF ESQ traverse jurors from
which number Will be selected the
twelve men in whose hands will rest
DIR. Howard A. Lothrop visited Richie
son today. He said: "Richeson pass
ed a good night His pulse and tenn
perature are normal.
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\ Promising Youth.

I didn't think miuclr OF sIna.t,- lid.ses,
mine
Until Fourth of July came along.
loved the lad with love divine.
And he'd filled all our hearts with
song:
But I didn't believe he'd amount to
much.
He seemed SO slow and sedate-
He appeared 10 me to be lacking the
touch
That goes with the truly great
But Fourth of July. with its boom and
blare,
First changed all that outlook
bleak.
And I sort of felt there was genius
there
For reaching some pinnacled peak;
For he suddenly popped from his
quiet shell.
Straight out of its Confines dire,
And seemed in a flash TO give prom
Use of-wen.
OF setting the world on fire.
And later on. when Christmas chime
Was making the world elate.
It seemed to me if we gave him time
He'd rank with the wondrous
great,
For tried to sleep for an hour or
two
ON nice little divan curIed
And then in another flash / knew
He'd make a big noise in the
-HarDer's Weekly
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Captain Hams Denies.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
captain +. c: Hams. Jr.. made what
ne ueSiShated as Categorical and
chronological denial of his remar-
rage today when found in the office
OF the Hams Concrete Company. in
the Union Trust Building here.
nave not remarked" ne began.
nave no intention of so doing
"lInlh the near future. have no
such thought. and will never take
such a course" he concluded.
captain Hams declares he has not
been in Boston. that his children have
not been ia New York. and that he
knows nothing of the real estate
agent Steeger
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CHECK FLASHER
LANDS IN JAIL
Passed Thirty Bum Checks At
Bristol in One Single
Day.

CLIFTON FORGE. VA Special
The man who passed thirty checks in
one day in Bristol was arrested here
yesterday at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. He was captured
by Detective 4. NJ. Richardson. He
had passed check in Covington and
attempted to pass one here, but was
unsuccessful. lie has been ope-
rating under the names of Key, Craw-
ford. Williams and sullivan.
After his arrest he informed the
officer that he was a deserter from
the United States army. His opera
tons are known To have extended
from Bristol all the way along the
line TO and beyond this point. lie
takes his arrest cody and appears as
unconcerned as if he were innocent.
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CARRIED SUIT CASE
FULL OF DYNAMITE

MONESSEN, PA.-Special.-A man
giving the name of James Bridges
was arrested here today with a suit
case filled with dynamite.
The police learned that Bridges is
a railroad engineer. They declared
that there were Seventy-twO sticks of
the explosive. as we'll as a number of
fuses. in the suitcase-enough to blow
up nearly the entire city.
Bridges refused TO say what use he
had intended To put the dynamite to.
There are number of non-union
mills here which have been having
labor troubles lately. When arrested
Bridges denied that he intended to
dynamite any of the plants and then
refused to talk further.
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INDIAN COBRA is
DEADLIEST OF SNAKES

With the receipt of a consignment
of Indian specialized cobras a few
days ago the reptile house at the
Bronx zoo now contains more deadly
snakes, according to Curator Ray
mond l.. Ditmars, than any other ZOO
logical garden in the world. There
are now $50 snakes gathered under
one roof. There is enough poison in
the glass-fronted Enclosures. if prop
erly applied, Mr.. Ditmars said, to kill
thousands.
Recent arrivals at the reptile house
include two Madagascar big-nose
snakes, three Egyptian vipers and
Some members of the rattlesnake
Amily. The most deadly. perhaps.
II the cobras. Their bite is sure
9TH. bringing first paralysis of the
les and suffocation. So deadly is
- mily of snakes that both Mr.
hand Charley Snyder. the
Le. suffered local attacks of
in assisting the snakes to
kins.
in the reptile house the
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atmosphere conditions will make a
nre seem more cheerful than usual.
The man behind your weather bureau
would remind you that this is the best
ne can do By you, and that. by begin
nlhS with a tair morning and have
the day grow clouded as the hours
pass away. sudden change is thus
avoided and many ruffied nerves are
saved. On account of the extreme
iateness Of the season. the bureau
would call the fact TO your attention
that many worse days have been ex-
perienced at this time of the year. and
that II has Striven hard to suit the
majority. A little fortitude and pa
thence on your part will make the day
slip by much more quickly and the
state or mind with which you receive
II that morning, the department would
point out, determines in a great way
whether or not the day drags heavily
on your hand.-Judge's Library
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Kills Nephew BY Accident.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA Special.
Emmett Holston, aged twenty years.
son OF Stuart NJ. Holston, of Fox Hill.
Va, was accidentally shot and killed
yesterday by his uncle, Albert Barker.
while duck hunting in Chesapeake
Bay.
The boy was sitting in the bow of
launch, in which were his father.
uncle and several companions making
up Christmas hunting party. AS
the uncle was in the act of firing
over his head at a passing gull the
young man stood up. the heavy ball
from the rifle struck him at the ba Sc
Of the skull and plowed through the
brain. emerging from the center of
the forehead
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Prisoner Threatened by crowd.

hfNCHBURG, VA Special Elk
citement was caused in Main Street
here yesterday afternoon, when a ne
gro, named Robert Grim, attempted
TO shoot policeman Chick. who was
arresting him on the charge of shoot
ing at white man named J. G. Bos-
tam, in Amherst county yesterday.
the policeman knocked the negro
down and then Grim, it is said, at
tempted 70 use his pistol inside his
trousers pocket. a dozen men antfci-
pated the negrO's intent and bounced
upon him. Then it required hard
work to keep a big crowd from hand
ling the negro roughly.
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Lieutenant Mcmillan Dead

ANNAPOLIS, MD. Special. Lieuten-
ant Frank Dodd Mcmillan, United
states Navy, assistant superintendent
or grounds and buildings at the Naval
Academy. died late Thursday afternoon
at the Naval Hospital here of acute
kidney trouble, with which he had been
seriously i'll for only a few days
The body was taken to his home n
Cleveland. o., starting from ANNAPOLIS
at $50 Yesterday afternoon. The Naval
Academy band and two companies OF
marines formed the escort
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BRYAN'S FRIEND rs
MISSING IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK.-Special.- Efforts are
being made by the police today to
find some trace of William Paterson,
siXty-five years old, of Lincoln, Neb.,
a close friend of William Jennings
Bryan. who was last heard of in Nam
Y DIRK on December gath. Paterson wls
proprietor of a big hardware store ini
Lincoln. The store burned in 1900
with a loss to Paterson of $4,000
Recently patterson came to New Yor
to visit Mrs. l.. III. Gates, Of Plaf,
field, N. j., his married daughter. d
disappeared Sunday.
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Socialists HIVE Disnnfe.

DENVER, COL Special.-William
ID. Haywood. who three years ago was
a candidate for the Socialist nominal
ton for President, today is in dis
favor with w. II. Leonard, Socialist
leader here. Leonard is endeavoring
TO drive Haywood from the party
Resolutions will be presented at q
branch Of the organization here to-
night asking that Haywood be eX-
PEELED. The leader of the Western
Federation of Miners is in disfaVor
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CARDINALS ALREADY
PENNANT CLAIMANTS

ST. LOUIS Speclal.-Ladies' Day
at the grounds of the st. Louis Cardi-
nails has been established by Mrs.
Helen NJ. Hathaway Robson Britton.
woman baseball magnate and owner of
the club. According to the announce
ment made today Thursday of each
week is to be especially for women.
and on that day they will be admitted
free.
Mrs. Britton says she believes Bres-
nahan's men will win next seasons
pennant and she wants the women Of
St. Louis to see them do il.
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FOR FRIEND,
DIED ON HIS KNEES
NEW YORK

NEW YORK Special While at
prayer for dead friend today Henry
SusSman, seventy years old. a re-
tired tailor of 1858 Madison Avenue.
burst blood vessel in his head and
died before medical aid could reach
him. SuSsman's friend BENJAMIN
Segal died week ago. Since then
TO visit the Segel home at 1O7 East
the old man has made it his practice
one Hundred and Fifteenth Street,
every week and spend an hour in
prayer with the dead mans SON.
Harry.
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TOOK HIS SHOES, SOCKS
AND COLIAR-JUST A JOKE

CHICAGO, ILL., Special John
Koch today reported 10 the police
that he had been held up in the
street and stripped of his shoes, stock
ings, collar and necktie, and he had
to walk home barefooted. Detectives
later visited the house OF George Bor-
ster and found Koch's shoes and hose
on the porch. Koch had attended a
Christmas celebration at the Borster
home. The police believe Koch was
the victim of a Christmas joke. Koch
says he is glad it wasn't a white
Christmas"
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CHICAGO HOTEL GUESTS
DISTURBED BY SMALL FIRE

CHICAGO, ILL.-Special-O hun
dred guests of the Wabash and Savoy
Hotel. on South Wabash Avenue, were
driven in panic to the street when
fire broke out in the American House
hold Supply Building. t20-24 South
Wabash Avenue. early today. SeVe-
raj women, overcome by smoke. were
resuscitated by firemen. Guests in
the Congress Hotel were also driven
from their rooms by the dense smoke
The loss was $4,000.
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COAST LINE RATES ARE
ALLEGED UNREASONABLE.

WASHINGTON. d. C Special
Complaint was filed with the Inter
state Commerce Commission today by
the Standard Oil Company. OF Cow
ington, Ky. against the Atlantic Coast
Line. OF an unreasonable rate charge
on a carload Of turpentine from Sa-
Nannah. Ga. to Montreal.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
In the Millennium.

II il suit the great American peo-
pie. Tuesday will he a bit hlustry
Your humble weather prognoSicator
would beg of you To remember that
winter is now upon us and that the
unpleasant days have been held off
as long as possible. If it is the will
of the majority. the morning will open
mp with sun, grow n bit troubled by
noon, then cloud over rapidly until
by the middle of the afternoon the
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
Believe Powers Win Interforo

TEN TSIN, CHINA-Special-
prevention in China by the foreign pow
ers is expected within four weeks.
Belief was expressed today by men
IN public life here that the Shanghai
peace parley was an abortive attempt
and that it was doomed to failure he
fore it opened. Fresh outbreaks are
reported in Ho-Nan Province. where.
1t is said. both sides are breaking the
armiStice.
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Manchus Consider Abdicating.

PEKIN.- Special.-A council Of
Manchu mobiles was held today to con-
slider the demands of the Revolution
lists that the Manchu dynasty abdi-
cate. An official reply will probably
he forwarded to Shanghai through the
Premier at a later date.
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PRESIDENT TAFT'S
GIFT TO OLD WOMAN
WASHINGTON ID. C-SneciaL

WASHINGTON, ID. Especial
President Tart today pardOned
Fayette W. Armstrong. convicted
at Fort Smith. Ark. for not pay
ing Il special retail license tax.
He was sentenced to serve fifteen
months in the Federal peniten-
tiarN and fined 500 on January
II. 1911. Because OF the pa
thetic appeal of his eishtN-N year
old mother President Taft COM
muted the sentence.
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BOSTON, MASS Special-savaral

BOSTON, MASS Special.-Several
persons expected to shed new light on
the circumstances that led to the find
ing or the body of Miss Mary Bolduc
OF Manchester, N. H, in the apart
inent or Mrs. Jennie II. Shattuck, at
At Woodlawn Street, Jamaica Plain
were summoned TO appear before the
authorities today.
They include Miss Alice Bouldin,
who was the roommate of the dead
glrI; Miss Elizabeth Bolduc. her aunt;
DR.. John G.. Chartrand, "so-called
magnetic healer" and Chief of Police
John +. Cassidy, all of Manchester. n.
H.
The December grand jury in special
session today at the Suffolk County
Court, considered the murder of Mary
boIuuc. Chief Inspector Joseph SUI
gan, of the Boston police. Medical Elk
amlner Magrath and other witnesses
/ appeared.
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THAT CRATER is one of the kind
who carry iron hands in velvet
gloves"
He's wise one, for he knows with
the velvet it is easy to get the pile."-
Josh Wink
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BIOODUOUNDS NRE
TRACKING INCENDIARIES
LEXINGTON

MoounOunds are being used in a
search of Gerard county Tor incen-
diaries who have burned several to-
baccO barns in the neighborhOod.
The boldest outrage was committed
yesterday. when armed women held
at bay Il posse of officers while the
iaccndiaries fired large barn and
warehouse.
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Went To- MnsIe
warehouse

She buys no mistletoe because
y trifie cross:
She says the same last Christmas was
a total loss.
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batleship where the explosion occurred
he
Brooklyn Navy Yard Con the lf nd Thomas Edison the Wizard Of
hu ndred sailors to be his
menaion. will
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The Geo. A. HuudIey Co.
sf4-si6 =. Broad Street.

We sre large shippers Of Wines -nd
,osors Write ios price iist q hol'dsy
good. We prepay express on $50 Or
yer.
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DEATHS

December 8. 1912. a. his
residence. on Harvie Pcad. In Hen
rico County. DIR. HUGH DAVIS
SMITH He q survived BY his VIE
as two sons. Allison and Herbert
RI lie IVES one O. the few Survivors
81 the Crenshaw Battery. iegrar ~ 5
battalion. having served u this
COMPANY through the entire war.
FancfaI viii take place from
F-afrrefd Presbyterian church. -
nay pecembcr s. 20 go o'clock
Tnternenf In lakewood.
.Er-Dfed. At Ashland. Va. Fri-
az morning. December 3. - e.sf.
MIS- Ivy KEAN LEAkE. IN the
.fxfv-thiri year 81 her axe.
Funeral from Ashland frcshtterian
s--vr,t a. : o'clock THIS fSafurdayi
AFTERNOON. fntcrmcnt private.
picase omit flowers.
- her nome u Her
- ,-ounfv. MRS BALLARD y
LAKE. af,er > short Illness q
~ rr,-rsi iron residsaes DEcrM-
BFR :. 1919. 80 IL o'clock
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p.sers W. wsfss.

Especial 20 TIE Times Dispatch
fererhurr Va December f.-Noc-
- " wsffs died this rroruirf -
o'ciocs< a. ne howe. dssfa coaatns ~
80 : weeks Illness 81 pneuu1onis ~
Estts vas fifty years q So
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saiI came in care OF Governor Mann.
Tha: Governor arose ar once and said
he had not seen it and knew nothing
about II. Governor Biease said II was
a personal letter. and that he meant no
reflection.
lie said that his original remark was
that he would never order out the
militia 10 shoot down their friends in
defense Of certain people. I meant
it then and mean Il now" he asserted.
Il would not order the militia 10 do
that which would not 10 myself. N
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Remarkable Christmas
Present

A-cnr the curious Christmas pres
.nts o, this year will be one io1 tl
Of national reputation. ~nich has "e0"
AL year in the making
way last January the pfesen-
decided upon. and q friend OF the prom
snent gentleman requested the BurreLs
press Clipping Bureau OF New fo.S,
20 watch every paper IN AneIlca .. "a
a. take up every Item WHICH spPe@ %
concernfrs the mar. ..,,.--.t
The clipping bureau people fclfoWco
,n.t-uct.ons, and nov present ne n.s-
.o-y OF one year a. the life OF this
especial man .,.,.,o,
and the e0.sta newspaper tens touno
include everything. rom a .ns ,II,,.
,,ss.d stor.ee. These have been mount
- On 200 great sheets OF IriSn Hnen
psoor and bound into three MASSIVE
volumes -,-,.
- sst. 81 paper clipped from this
Information having been put u WIN
to,r .x,ewrf.e7 TIE words tnuS II
sertc-s amount 20 fss.2s2.
II actual tine. rery srsct ,eOS-
81 which has been kept. the wo'S =
,b-ouzhout .he year, and has KEEP n
employment during that tine enlIts
,ss,5s a. readers. clippers, soIte. :
ryounters anf binders. bvery
"a o.r OF Importance i repre1ented.
IRIS fs merely specimen % some .
80 urEdrs orders which get into re
R-,r-elie Bureau. Tor the essen. 70
vhi~h clippings are used by nav c,. !
"a bv business CONCERNS seems % %
remarkable $500.
-Ner~ arc many people n private IS
-.ff q. r. nuhgr We VINO ncrd rrrs-
riiprfrrs ard don't know ~. " MIN
n. wei ro- chem 20 icOt % thlS ~ :
r,,r-~Ils. who - said 20 Be 50 vel.
i,-own IRA. : letter Simply addres-c1
.ir,,rr,fle. View York. WI reech BIN
v.th no delay. tANFs'''~e''e'.-f
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FRAME MEASURE
FOR RURAL CREDIT
4 TNIIlE TOT Honh 20 IOiIpW.
Farmers In Control.
Continued From FIRST Page

1t back IN driblets is too DANGEROUS
a policy for a bank to follow.
Farmers In Control.
European cooperative credit sCcie-
ties, said Ambassador Herrick, have
lowered the interest rate 10 5 per cent
and per cent. But cheap money IS
not tho only good result. II the Ger
man plan were followed. the money
made by American farmers would be
kept under their own control and re-
tanned in circulation for agricultural
purposes. II would enable agricUi;urc
10 finance Itself and reach the high
standard OF Decentralization now re-
unired nv conditions.
II prophesy." he said. that we shall
no, only succe ssfully emulate. but
s.rpass the Europeans in this great
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Ashland. The funeral will be conducted
by Rev W. s Campbell. Of Richmond.
from the Ashland Presbyterian Church
on Saturday at : o'clock. and the fol-
lowing VIII act az psll5earers: MeSsrs-
David Leake. W. D. Cardwell. Overton
Howard. Parkin Scott, J. c. Hughes.
Leitch Lancaster. Charles Stebbins. Jr.,
AMI Sam Carter. The interment VIII
be private. BY request OF the FAMILY
no flowers.
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THE WEATHER,

Forecast: Nirginia-Fair and colder
saturday. probably followed by rain at
night: sunday rain
North CnTotina-Cloudy and colder
saturday. followed by rain at night
and sunday.