Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1924, Page 40

10 A IR 'THE 'SUNDAY ' STAR, WASHINGTON, D. "C, 'MARCH 16, 1924—PART T. ARt fi_;conn PRICE PAID LM MACK DIES IN cRAsH. tor Company, was killed instantly|sale of the Mack plant, he organized L|QUOR FLOOD NEARS. to gain impetus with the early open- SHENFF IS RE|NFORCED_ emergency force was granted ves- late yesterday near Neffs whe: his|{and was the first president of the ing of roads and highways across the terday by the citizens’ committee and T automobile was in_collision with a|Maccar Truck Company of Scranton. ol border. § N R the board of supervisors of William- FOR AMERICAN ART | 1nventor and Founder of Motor|Work cer of ihe Lehigh Valley Tran-| Mr. Mack. who was about _eixty | Canadians Begin to Watch Border| Tno authorities wiil be aided this | SIX Extra Deputies and 25 Specials |son counts. sit Company. wife - = Company Driving When Hit. Mr. Mpm:ky was president and gen- i.’.‘d’{w‘fi‘hm“‘l ‘?vh'!,":urmw. 4 Lanes Closely. z;e;;l by uet soz:rnm:n': order lmr- Ordered in Herrin, Iil. 'l‘l:l"wuon was taken to strebnim- er 1 manager of th Motor Car s ng construction of houses along en civil control in the county befor: ALLENTOWN, Pa, March 15.—John ¢ pany St its %R‘r:i‘:u By New = . QUEBEC, March 15.—Canadian 1iq- | yhe- border. Ofiicials also are em-|, HERRIN, IIl, March 15.—Authoriza- | wi wal of state troops sent herc Cleveland Museum Reported to ar Mack, inventor of the Mack truck banking interests, who subse.| Larger and more powerful locomo- [uor commiasion inspectors have be- (o0 PRRE (PIOEE B0 80 CT- |tion for elx additional députy rheriffs |following the Tiot Kebruary 8 be- ;and founder of the Mack Motor Car atly organized the International [tives than those formerly used are be- | gun preparations to check interna- | P! in Herrin and the commissioning of |tween members of the Ku Klux Klan Have Paid $60,000 for Company, now the International Mo- aotor Company. Some time after the | ing introduced on English railways. | tional bootlegging which is expected |ed of harboring rum runners. twenty-five special deputies as anland anti-Klansmen. ) i Homer Seascape. ! DENIED BY DIRECTOR [ff Official Admits Purchase, But Says Cost Was Lower. he Associated Press, | i W YORK, March 15—What was ' [fff naderstood to be the record price paid for an American painting on ity merits—between $60,000 and $65,000—was involved in the purchase by tho Cleveland Museum of Art of i tho late Winslow Homer's painting, “Early Morning After Storm at Sea,” from Frank K. M. Rehn, it wasj S| S “A Dependable Furniture Store” v beyond it artistic worth. Homer spent two years on the Cor- | nirh coast. but virtually all his work Ninth and F Sts. Entrance 909 F St. We make no claims of being the Best—the Largest or the Finest Furniture House in Washington. We do claim to be just A DEPENDABLE FURNITURE STORE—and you can go as far as you like on that statement. A store where folks can be SURE that everything they buy is RELIABLE and that nothing is sold here that we cannot recom- mend as DEPENDABLE AND FOUR-SQUARE. Convenient and dignified terms of credit are part of our service. the shore of Maine. “Early Morn- fter Storm at S f which he . “This is the best picture of a that 1 have ever painted.” has been labeled his masterpiece. It was done in 1902. The canvas, which is 30% to 50 inches, brought $5.000 to the artist, the most he received for any of his works. For a vear it was exhibited at the Carneg Institute in Pitts- passed into the col- Bixby of St. Louls. Mr. Homer's death, uscorded his work ‘ornelius Vanderbilt Barton ,of ork bought the masterpiece for It was from Mr. Barton that er obtained it. Report Ix Denied. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 15.—Re- ports from New York that between $60,000 and $65,000 was paid for Wins- low Homer’s painting were_ contra- dicted by Frederick Allen Whiting, Cleveland Museum of Art director, last night. Declaring he was not at liberty to announce the purchase price, Mr. Whiting said it was not that high and that higher prices have been paid for ©other paintings. INNES LANDSCAPE SOLD. $30,000 Reported Price for Picture Presented to Dr. Hillis. NEW YORK, March 15.—A Chica- goan whose name was not learned has purchased the George Innes land- | i scape for a price understood to be || $30.000, which the Central Congrega. tional Church of Chicago gave to the Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis when he left its pastorage twenty-five years ago to become one of the suc- Cessors to Henry Ward Beecher at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. After the John Levy Galieries an- pounced the sale it was developed that Rev. Dr. Hillis sold the paint- fnz nine years ago for less than $3,000, but as he is critically {ll from B breakdown it was impossible to Jearn why he parted with it. The landscape was painted in 1894, the year the artist died. THAW SANITY TRIAL PREPARATIONS BEGUN Efforts to Be Made, Probably April 16, to Obtain Release i From Hospital. .THIS DIGNIFIED, HANDSOME FOUR - PIECE BEDROOM SUITE, 5 . - - s . in Walnut Veneér, comprising Dresser, Chifforette, Full Vanity and Full Size OVERSTUFFED DAVENPORT-BED SUITE, as pictured; consisting of Bow-end Bed. Chair, Rocker and Bench extra. IVell con- ., Davenport-Bed, Chair and Rocker; all upolsteredin an excellent structed of selected woods and wery woderately priced 5195.00 quality Velour. With this handsome suite you can always care @185-00 iy et for the unexpected guest. Big special, Gt...o.oveeeeeneenann oo sans Al ervsesaisivne wiw stossreiven By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, March 15.—Counsel for Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stan- ford White, today were preparing for his trial before a jury in an effort to establish his sanity and thereby gain his freedom from the Pennsylvania Hospital for Mental and Nervous Diseases, to which institution he was committed in 1917 after belng ad- judged insane by a local court. Judge J. Willis Martin yesterday granted Thaw's petition for such a trial, and | THIS WALNUT VENEER DINING ROOM SUITE, as pictured, in ten beautiful pieces—large Buffet, enclosed Server, China Cabinet, Extension Table, Armchair and five Side Chairs, with tapestry seats. An excellent $250.00 L T e A R B e R e THIS OVERSTUFFED LIVING ROOM SUITE, as pictured; upholstered in combination Baker's Cut Velour and plain Velour. Well built and com- fortable, with Marshall Spring Seat con- »,‘,’)1 60.00 struction. Very special veoeoeeeeecennn unless unexpected objections are . raised to bring about delay the trial will start April 16. . Agreed to By Mother. Former Judgs John G. Patterson, counsel for Thaw, said that his mother, Mrs. Mary 'C. Thaw, who is “committec of his person,” has agreed to the filing of the petition and ‘had madc it clear that she would not object 1o his release. Patterson also €4id that he did not anticipate any | il objection from the custodians of Thaw's estale or from the, district at- | New York, “the only other | |f t interest.” Thaw be declared sane he These reductions include Axminsters, Vel- vets, Wiltons and Wilton Velvets. Regular 8+10 $29.00 Rag Rugs. Sale price SELLERS KITCHEN i : e \ R CABINETS. We have a \ i 00,000. His attorneys said | fudl line of them. 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