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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
Hcnedt nj Dijo, ro-Nirht.


The BiJou VIII don Confederate col
orS tonight in honor of tho bcneht
performance OF Sweet Lavender
which VIII be- given by tie Grayco
scott stock Company for charity
sponsored by Lee Auxiliary. United
Dauehtesr OF The Confcdcracy The
proceeds Of the benefit wi!l be applied
by the auxiliary toward the endowment
Of room in the Home for Needy Con
i"1erate Women to be used by worthy
old woman for whom t.e auxiliary has
undertaken TO provide. Lee Auxiliary
IS composed OF 125 children who were
organized in February. l9l1.
The Confederate note VIII be carried
out ~ the theatre decorations by tho
liberal use OF nass ana banners rho
musical numbers VIII be chosen from
Coniederatea songs. Lower boxes havo
Mann, alayor ana Mrs. Ainslle. and
Eangreasman and Mrs Andrew Jackson
Montague.
Thee theatre program for tho evening
viii be ~ tho form OF a Solvent folder
IN lavender IN addition 10 INC reg
uleT house service there will be two
extra girl ushers. and two candy girls.
from the auxiliary
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
WHEN SHE LAUGHS HE FIRES
respondent Suitor KILLS Himself When
Girl Denies Her Love.
Especial to The TIM

t|PCCIhI 90 I TIC TIN cS ID ispntch
Joliet, ILL.,, December l4-Visi,;,z
ms oncc-promised brides home hero
this afternoon In an effort to effect
q reconciliation, Leroy Appleton Of
chicago. shot himself through ~
chest while Miss Edwards, his SWEEP.
leart' held the receiver to her ear two
miles away, telling him she no longer
loved him. She tainted when e.
heard the report OF a revolver over the
wire. '
This Is your last chance. If Won
don't love inc. I'll kill myself" Applc
ron shouted after he had talked to Miss
Edwards for ten minutes and failed to
persuade her to rescind her declara-
ton that their engagement was orr
When she laughed, he fired.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
INNOVATION is WELCOMED
BlnciS SILK Dress Shirts With Black
Stocks hppcar nj Harvard.

Especial to = Times Dispatch.
Boston, December l4.-Black silk ac-
cordian- plated dress shirts. with black
stocks, have made their appearance at
harvard.
The innovation is welcomed by i'm
pccunious students, to whom tho bur
den OF laundry bills has been heavy
one White shirts. collars, ties and
waistcoats have been good for only
one dance or dinner engagement but
their black silk SUCCESSORS viii be good
for several rounds
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
HELD UNDER $1,000 BOND
Prominent Woman Charged with Being
Author of roison-Pcn Letter
Especial TO The rines-Diapntch.l

= II. 7
Wi!kcsbarre, Pa. December 14-Miss
Kate Davis prominent as social
worker and moving picture censor.
was held under $1,000 bail to-day for
hcr appearance at court as the author
OF poison pen letters sent through the
mails attacking Mrs. c. j. Wallace
wife OF leading doctor, and n prom
inent social worker.
Dozens of the poison pen lcttors
which were sent to many prominent
women OF the Wyoming Valley. are
to be used against Miss Davis at her
trial.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15

Tcncriffc. Canary Islands. December
l4.-IntimatG friends here of former
president Cipriano Castro, of Vene-
@uela. cay that Castro Is now In Ger
many They declare his health has
been perfectly restored and that he Is
about TO submit II proposition. to his
partisans in the South American re-
public.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
LOSE IN PREC0CIoUsMEss
Freshmen To-Dny Not ns bright n
Those of $50 Years Ago.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Especial to The Times DIspatch.1
Cambridge. Mass, December IL
The college freshmen OF the present
day are not nearly as precocious as
their prototypes Of $50 years ago
The Harvard Alumni Bulletin has pro-
duced statistics in proof of this state
ment. 1t is shown that class after class
In the eighteenth century contained
boys OF twelve. thirteen and fourteen
years. In the class OF 1870 one boy
was entered who was only eleven years
old.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
Miu InXIIc 1A,u.nn

savannah. Ga. December TIA dol
cgation OF ten rcprcSentivc men of Sn
vannah Will leave tomorrow for WASH
ington to formally tender TO President
" ilson an invitation 10 attend the
National Drainage Congress in Sa-
vannah nest APRIL. President wilson
has arranged TO receive tho delegation
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
PLEASED WITH WAY
TENER TAKES HOLD
National League Magrates Heartened by Personality
of New Executive, Who Gives Impression That He
Is Man Capable of Fulfilling Every Requirement.
tside tho rcnim of the Eame.

outside tho realm of the game
ono of these factors is the tendency
OF the present day man TO be an active
rather than passive actor In sport.
Golf. tennis and other semistrcnuous
sports are gaining mere dcvotccs every
day. Membership in walking, athletic
and country clubs is increasing rapid
~ in all sections
This movement offers problem that
requires careful stoudy and handling
by those who stage athletic exhibitions
which depend for success upon gate
receipts. Big league business to date
has held Il position above suspicion.
but recent wranglcs among club own
crs OF the National League have not
helped the game in the fans eyes
With Tener as president. the far-sce-
ing magnatcs hope for harmonious
body.
Increases Membership.
New York. December l4.-Prcsidcnt
John X. Tcncr, OF the National League.
has increased tho membership of the
leagues schedule committee by tho
of Charles y. Ebbetts
president of the Brooklyn Club. and
John Heydlcr secretary of the league,
it was announced tonight. Barney
Dreyfus. president OF the Pittsburgh
Club, Will remain at the head of the
committee as President Teners per-
sonal representative.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
To He Exhiblted Rom,

Rome. December 1.-THE French
ambassador To Italy. NJ. Barrerc, has
notified the Italian government that
France Will gladly permit the eXhi-
bition of the Mona Lisa" in Rome
Deputy Enrico Ferri. a noted Grim
inologist. to-day said that although
Perugia must be condemned, he should
DO pardoncd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
BATTLE-CnUIsEn LAUNCHED.
New Japanese Vessel Should About
Equal the Texas.

Kobe. Japan. December l4-The
battle cruiser Haruna. a sister ship Of
the kongo, which was built In Eng
lnri for the Japanese navy. was
launched here to-day. Japan will
build thice superdreadnoughts In 1914
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15

Special to The Times Dispatcn.l
Manassas. Va. December &c ]
Meetze, Of Prince William County, is
making q vigorous race for Speaker
snip OF the House CT Delegates IN the
G"rtcrHl Assembly
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
ADJUSTMENTS

Lyric--keith vaudeville. nutinee and
night.
bijou--Grnycc Scott. in "sweet Law
cndcr'.'
Lmpirc-VaudcSillo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
Though class,ecd no n hott

Though classified ns a battle-cruiser.
the Haruna. In size and power will D.
almost Tic equal OF tho nitcd States
battleship Texas. In speed and TN
"ius Of action. she should be superior
TO the Texas.
The fiaruna is 7o4 feet long. ninety
TWO feet In breadth. and IN. 4 draush.
or twenty seven feet. Ave inches. Her
displacement Is 27.5oO tons Her
smart horse power is 10000 tons
Tho armament OF the Haruna will
consist OF t!gh; 1i-inch guns mounted
IN -FOUR barbcttes. On the upper level
uecK on both sldcs arc mounted bat
teries or siN-inch guns. Her spccinc--
lions call fer speed Of at len,
~ Ety rht knots
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
Father Expre.,e. Rcpret

Milan. Dcccmbcr l4-Thc father OF
EincenZo Perugia, who resides 1T
Luino. was interroGated to-day by the
at his sons deed. He declared he did
not believe him to be Il common thief
AT Dumenza, In the province of Como,
day arrested his brothers, who were
living with him in Paris when the
theft of the Mona Lisa" was commit
TED The brothers were suspected OF
being accompllcrs, but proved to the
satisfaction of the authorities that
there We're innocent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
MORE THAN $4,000
VIEW MONA LISA"
Close Examination OF Painting
Shows Abrasion on Cheek and
Scratch on Shoulder.
THEFT LONG CONTEMPLATED
Detective Makes Discovery in
Examining Effects OF
Perugia.

Florence, Italy. December IA
close examination of the painting
Mona Lisa" has disclosed a slight
abrasion on the cheek and scratch
on the left shoulder. which were re-
ccivcd while the picture was in tho
hands of Vincenzo Pcrugia.
The Chief of Police says Perugia firm
~ believes he has rendered a service
to Italy. and Is under the impression
that his Imprisonment was necessary
TO save the face OF the authorities, and
that he soon will be released
Great crowds to-day gathered at the
ufizi Gallery, where the Mona Lisa"
was exhibited. Although strong cor
dons of carabinccrs We're drawn around
the building and others guarded tho
entrances and halls. the Struggles OF
the multitude TO get inside resulted
in great disorder; Soldiers were thrust
aside or knocked down. windows wero
smashed, and the people swept through,
being forced out Of the exits by tho
surSins masses behind.
In four hours more than 10000 per-
sons viewed the Da Vincl masterpiece
When order was partially restored
l25 visitors on the average were ad-
mitted every minute.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
Theft Long Contemplated.

Paris. December l4-Detcctlve Nj
eau a, mas made an Important disccv-
Perugia. which seems to throw fresh
light on'his theft of Mona Lisa" The
discovery tends TO show that in linking
was not actuatcd by purely patriotic
motives. az he pretended was the case
and that the theft long was contem-
plated
=, Among an1o mass Of miscellaneous
PAPERS were two notebooks dated De
which was engaged at tho Louvre In
P pa, glasses on pictures. Tho writ
SAYS. is that of Pcrugia
The first book contains n list OF cello
braied multimillionaircs. Including the
Teller and Andrew Carnegie. rho sec
ono contains list of art dealers and
frt2 din not only in the Itaiian, cities
hamburg. Berlin. Frankfort ana other
German cities. In this list appears the
name OF Signor Gcri, the antiquary OF
Tho police Investigations have re-
Tcaled the fact that pcrugia was deep
~ -, In love with an exceedingly bcauti-
Ninety. three fervcnt love letters from
the girl signed Mathilde. were found in
r rear room; II appears that some
years ago Mathilde was brought TO n
dance hall by another Italian. who
guarded with and stabbed her. and
tneh Heu. Pcrugia witnessed tho at
tack upon the girl. md being struck
by her beauty. lifted her Into a cab and
took her to the home OF an old Italian
woman. who nursed her back TO
health.
The acquaintance thus begun de-
Veiored into an ardent love affair The
police hope 10 obtain from the girl
inforIna ION concerning Perugia which
would clear up the question as TO
whether he had accompliccs In thc alb
Etiaction of the painting from tho
Louvre Thoy have so far. however
been unable to find any trace OF her
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20

one of those old-fashioned, behind-the-
grandStand encounters in Cleveland
some time ago, and the battling was
continued when the Maps played In
Boston recently. Chapman, Olsen and
Lajoie were all more or less injured
in this series. The great Frenchman
was hit on the wrist with a pitched
ball thrown by Joe" Wood, and is
travelling in the game with 1t heavily
bandaged Olsen was spiked, and
Chapman, the brilliant young short
stop, did not find CarriganN presenting
his soft side when he slid into the
plate. As a result he is now out of
the going.
Such tactics are not commendable,
but they certainly show fight and the
determination Of one team to beat the
other at any cost. Both leagues are
filled with players who refuse to speak
to mes on rival teams. The old feud
between Washington and Philadelphia
in the American League, which was
born last year, still exists and is fur
Their famed at each series these two
clubs play.
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
CROSS ARRIVES ON COAST;
DOES NOT FEAR ANDERSON

Los ANGELES, June 2O.-Leach
Cross, New Yorks best lightweight,
matched to box Bud Anderson 20
rounds before the Pacific A. c. at
Vernon on the afternoon of July 4,
has arrived here.
Il have little TO fear" said Cross.
"I'll have that kid tied in a knot in
side of six rounds"
Charley Ledoux, French bantam
weight champion, and Eddie Campi,
of San Francisco, matched for next
Tuesday night, are in active train
ing.
Jack White, none the worse for his
defeat of Tuesday night will rest d
few weeks at the seashore before
making another fight date Dundee
leaves for Albuquerque tomorrow
night to box Tommy Dixon on July 4.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20

FOR instance, Thursday afternoon at
the 'Drome fully half the sheds"
were open and fully half the riders
were tinkerlng with machines. Sew
eral more sat in the shade telling mo-
torcycle yarns. Harry Swartz had
his motor entirely down" and was
getting ready to rebuild It again by
hand. And old TEX" Richards,
champion of the local track, was out
on a road machine Just riding" It
seems TO be Richards favorite pas
time to see how close he can come to
breaking his neck and yet not break
1t. Thursday he was trying every
thing on the list from hurdling the
underpass to climbing the hagpole.
He rode the track forward and re-
verse. cut circles. bumped other
riders; then he cut more circles, and
when black darkness settled over the
track, he was still ridinB-Just to be
doing something.
Friday all the riders viii cut out
their kidding and settle down in ear
nest to tuning up their machines,
Toward sunset they will all be on the
track for a final workout, in prepara-
ton for Saturday lights meet. A
card Of nine races has been prepared
for Saturday, with the Mayor Wood
ward Sweepstakes as the big fea-
ture. Tho riders have been so split
up that Richards and Mcneil the
speed marvels of the track will prob
ably meet four times, which should
make for sensational racing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20

which usually makes good, is being
sicked into the fray this summer by
George Stallings, who is a cagey lead
er and one who's business it is to
resuscitate dying ball clubs. Boston
that is to say, Stallings-is deter
mined not to finish last, and is like
wise making a fight of it.
THE Brooklyn team, which is gen
l. orally found down near the bot
tom of the second division, flashed
away with a leaping start and threat
ened tc be a pennant contender until
the cluG caught on to itself. The
Superbas are still playing good ball,
but the weakening Of the pitching
staff has pulled them back in the
fight. However, a brilliant young
twirler in Wagner has been turned
up, and he is helping out the men
who are caving. Brooklyn will give
any club a fight, and is never licked.
That is the spirit among all the teams.
No club in the National League is de-
feated before the same begins this
year, as is so often the case when
the season gets TO be two or three
months old.
Dahlen is determined to wind up
in the first division at least, and be
neves he must beat out Chicago to do
it. With this end in view, his team
went after the Cubs banner and
tongs last week, and Irwin, the catch
er, was so sincere about his art that
he broke an arm trying to stop
"Heinie" Zimmerman from scoring
when "Heinie" came into the plate
"riding high"
THE large number of personal en-
l. counters this year indicates the
tenseness Of the feeling between the
various fighting clubs Tinker and
Knabe came to blows last week in
Cincinnati. Open warfare exists be-
tween the Boston and Cleveland
American League clubs. They had
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
Riders Delight in RiSking Neck
'DrOme CrankS Crazy Over Sport

MO sport in the world is 80 dan
N gerous but that somebody
loves II.
Aeroplaning has its enthusiasts
who would rather soar than eat. The
automobile racing game. among the
most deadly Of pastimes. numbers its
amateur devotees by the hundreds;
and now and then the grim reaper
gathers one mas witness Bruce
Brown. Mountain climbing numbers
Its victims by the hundreds and its
devotees by the thousands Hunting
Dig game is getting TO be more fatal
to the hunters than to the game, but
still the number OF enthusiasts in
creases
And IL is even so with motorcycle
racing, on. the banked board tracks.
Among Atlanta lads the game is
growing in popularity and hardly a
day passes that another amateur
or two turns up with an appeal to be
allowed TO try out the track Before
summer the crop Of novices will
be so large and 80 expert that the
novice races viii be thriuers.
r Ut even among the eprofession-
- ais the enthusiasm over the
game never lessons. They are in it
because they love IT, Every time
they are pulled out on the track they
risk their necks and they know IT,.
Not a man among the nine old
timers racing at the local track but
has seen a man killed in the racing
game. A couple Of the machines at
the track now have killed their
man" in seasons past. Several riders
have been killed already this season
at other motordromes throughout the
United States. Yet these seasoned
professionals face every meet with
the same enthusiasm that a golfer
feels in starting for a big tourna-
ment.
And none Of the riders ever seem
TO get enough Of riding and of tin
kering with his machine. Every day
the men are at the track, adding
with their engines. changing tires
riding practice spins or JUST fan
ming" And II all these pastimes fall
they go out and ride around on Dor
rowed machines.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
Anderson and Cross
Wrangle Over Weight

Los ANGELES, June 20-A weight
squabble in connection with the Leach
Cross Bud Anderson bout for July has
developed Manager Dick Donald is
holding out for 1873 pounds at noon, or
three hours before ring time. Sam
WaIlaCh, manager for Leach Cross,
claims that he was promised 1873 pounds
ringside.
IF Anderson can't do 1873 ringside,
let's make il 1873 at 10 o'clock" said
Wallach Let's either have a light
weight or a welterweight battle"
A conference with Promoter McCarey
has been called for to-day, when the
matter will be adjusted.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
WINNERS TO BE BARRED
FROM BELMONT RACE TRACK

NEW YORK, June 2O.-Determin-
ed to follow their announced policy
of keeping the sport at Belmont
Park race track as clean as possible.
the Jockey Club has instructed its
stewards to keep weather eve upon
several undesirable patrons" sad
to have been I'm attendance at races
since the track opened this year
The stewards have been told 20
turn away all persons previously rul-
ed off the turf. Six men. two Of
whom are said to have developed the
faculty of knowing just which horse
will win, will be given the gate upon
their first appearance at the track
If the clubs orders are carried out
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
RitChie Drops Nolan;
Pair Fail to Agree

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2O.-Light-
weight Champion Willie Richie an
nounced to-day that all further rela-
tons with himself and his manager
Billy Nolan, We're at an end
This decision was arrived at this
morning. Nolan win have no further
say concerning the champion. RI-
chic VIII look after his own affairs
while preparing for his coming In
dependence Day match with Joe Riv-
ers. Personal and financial reasons
are given as the reason for the break.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
MCCARTNEY AND SMITH
TESTIFY TRIAL STARTS

CALGARY, ALBERTA, June 90
The jury in the trial of Arthur Pelky,
charged with killing Luther McCarty
when they fought for the heavyweight
championship some time ago, was COM
peted today.
The first two witnesses were Billy
Mccartney, former manager Of McCarty,
and Ed Smith. referee of the bout. Their
testimony brought out nothing new.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
JEROME, IDAHO, WANTS
RING SHOW FOR JULY 4

CHICAGO, ILL, June 20.-Harry
Forbes, former bantamweight cham
pion, and now boxing instructor at
Nate Lewis gymnasium, where he
has a big class of local business men,
is going to book some ring matches
for Jerome, Idaho. Harry received
word from q committee Of business
men of that city asking that he ar.
range a star card of five bouts for
Independence Day and make arrange
ments for the boys to train in that
city
July 2, and 4 are to be days Of
much celebration in Jerome, accord
ing to the advice received by Forbes,
and thousands Of people are expected
to gather there
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
SMALL CROWD TURNS OUT
2,73O SAW GAME THURSDAY

The attendance at the Cracker Bir-
mingham game Thursday was not as
large as the crowd that attended the
game at Birmingham on flag raising
day But 2.730 fans were present yes
terday. while 3206 saw the Barons
raise the bunting. The officials Of the
Atlanta club had expected 5000.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20

SCORE bY INNINGS.
Birmingham .. o.. 400 900 21O-7
Atlanta 200 600 O20-2
Summary: Two base hits-Mayer
Smith. Three base hits-Marcan
Mayer, Bailey. Double play-Price
to Chapman to Agler. Innings pitched
BY Musser Ia, with hits, 4 runs;
by Price Z %, with 10 hits and 8
runs, Struck out-By Price 8, BY
FoXen 3. Bases on balls-Off Price 3
off Councilman l. Sacrifice hits-Mes-
senger, Bailey. Stolen base-Messen-
ger. Wild pitch-MusSer Time
ZIG, Cmpires-Rudderham and
Fifield.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
RIEFF MAKES kILLINe.

PARIS, June 2o--Johnny Ref, the
American jockey, beat all records for
the French turf by riding four win
ners out of the six races on the Long
champs course.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20

CHICAGO, June 20.--Tony Caponi and
Jimmy Clabby have been matched to
box ten rounds at Indianapolis on July 4.
The weight will be 1853 pounds.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Friday.

Birmingham at Atlanta. Ponce De-
Leon. Game called at 3:45 o'clock
New Orleans at Mobile.
Memphis at Montgomery.
Nashville at Chattanooga.