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Pirancsi, a Roman arch
itect who was born in 1720 and died
at Rome in 1778, are now being shown
at the Art Museum on Fifth and Tay
lor streets. The exhibition is thor
oughly representative of Piranesi'a
Unexpected Reunion of
Lawyer and Client
JuilKe Cameron KecogruiEes Culprit
bo PleadM ;ood Cbarapter as
Mun lie Onre Defended on Bnr
. Blnry t hurgf.
THERE was a very unexpected reunion
of lawyer and former client in the
Municipal Court yesterday forenoon.
Frank Williams, accused of being a
vagrant and shady character, was de
fending his reputation for honesty. He
said he had never been in trouble uefore
and was merely hunting for work when
arrested.
"What did you say your name is?"
Judge Cameron asked.
Williams. Frank Williams." said the
accused man.
"Are you sure you've never been in
trouble before?"
"Sure I am," said Williams in a puzzled
way. ' He must have had forebodings of
impending disaster.
"The last time I saw you, your name
was Duffy and you were in very serious
trouble," said the Judge.
"When was hat?" demanded Williams,
trying to look dubious, but succeeding
only in appearing alarmed. .
"Four years ago," said Judge Cameron,
"when I was your attorney and you were
on trial for burglary."
Williams said nothing more. He saw
his poor memory had gotten him in a
trap and he took hLs medicine niceljr. He
was oot found ullty at the time, but
work which shows masterly skill and
artistic merit, while .detail of orna
ment and. sculpture are wrought with
delicate care. . '
Today Piranesi Is known as a pre
eminent engraver of large architec
tural views of Italian buildings and
later he was caught at Walla Walla and
given three years for robbery.
The fellow was arrested late Tnesday
night in company with Mike Moody.
Moody was armed and attempted to shoot
Patrolman Vessey. The officer was quicK
in disarming him and no shots were flred.
The men were covered and made no at
tempt at resistance. Both were held by
the Court for sentence.
VICTIM OF A SUGGESTION
Apprentice Cuts Throat for Treas
ure He Believes in It.
PARIS. Jan. 25. (Special.) Disap
pointment caused by a melancholy
fiasco has driven a young man mad,
and a crazy attempt to extract from his
throat a treasure which, in his sane
moments, he had believed to be there,
has had disastrous consequences. He
now lies in a Paris hospital with slight,
if any, chance of recovery. He was
a light-hearted youth, apprenticed to a
locksmith, and so cheery that he used
to sing all the day over his work. In
an evil hour one of his companions said
to him: "You have a marvelous voice,
and when a young man posseses such
a treasure in his throat he does not
remain long a poor apprentice. I am
sure that if you could only get to sing
at a concert you would make your for
tune." 'The hint was sincere, and well meant,
the the youth really had a good, though
untrained voice; but unfortunately It
led him to attempt to soar aloft before
he could safely fly. The worua uttered
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAJf, PORTLAND, JANUARY 2t, 190S.
ancient ruins as they appeared in the
Eighteenth century. Naturally the
archaeological :.cuvity of modern days
have wrought many changes and the
views are therefore of much interest.
The views of the Forum, then known
as the Campo Vaccino, and those show
by an admirer sank deeply into his
mind and he was continually pondering
over .them, visions of a grand success
haunting him imagination. Great was
his pride when, after many attempts, he
managed to obtain permission to make
what he regarded as his debut at a small
concert hall.
It may have been nervousness, but when
the moment to which he had been looking
forward so eagerly arrived his voice
failed him; be made such a lamentable
exhibition of himself that laughter, jeers
and hisses resounded from every corner
of the music-hall, and without even try
ing to recover himself and his voice he
fled from the place. The next morning,
after having passed a feverish night, he
said to his mother, a poor woman dwell
ing in the Belleville district:
"I have a treasure in my throat. I have
been told so and I am convinced of it
Dear mother, we are rich."
There was no idea of his going to work
that day, but his mother could not re
main idle, so she went out, leaving him
alone at home. When she returned in the
evening the first thing that she beheld
was her unhappy son lying on the floor
in a pool of blood. 'In his delirium the
apprentice had cut his throat to extract
the treasure which he believed to be in
it. He was promptly conveyed to the
nearest hospital.
; Buy Centralia Coal Fields.
CEXTRALIA, Wash., Jan. 25. (Spe
cial.) I Wtsler & Sons have recently
purchased the timber and coal rights
on 200 acres about two miles from
town. The developments thus far made
show veins of lignite coal that sur
passes anything yet found . in this
neighborhood.
ing the Arch, of Titus half Imbedded
in a wall and lacking many parts
since restored to it, are illustrations
of this. As another example one of
the etchings Is the square of St. Peters'
before the revival of modern independ
ence, instead of the ancient equipages
New Books in Library
I play on the lanfding at the Public
Library may be found in the refer
ence room the fine illustrated volumes
of cartoons by Gilray, Rowlandson and
John Doyle's Political Sketches of H. B.
A bulletin that is attracting' much
attention is posted in the circulating
room a list of 100 "best novels." This
list is the result of the collation of 11
different lists compiled by various au
thors and libraries. While the reader
may take exception to some of the nov
els, it is very suggestive.
The list of additions follow: --
BIOGRAPHY.
Gosse Father and son; biographical recol
lections. 190T.
Hamilton Emma, Lady Hamilton: from
new and original sources and documents; ed.
by Walter Slctael. Ed. 3. rev. ,1907.
Lever Charles Lever, his life and letters;
by Edmund Downey. 2v. 1006.
Lowell Life and letters of Charles Rus
sell Lowell. Captain Sixth United Slates Cav
alry, Colonel Second Massachusetts Cavalry
and Brigadier-General United States Volun
teers; by E. W. Emerson. 1907. .
DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL.
Chart Story of Dublin. 1907. ;
Gould A book of the Pyrenees. 19u7.
Low A vision of India. 1907.
Shaler, ed. The United States of America:
a study of the American commonwealth, its
natural resources, people, industries, manu
factures, commerce; and Its work in litera
ture, science, education and self-government.
3v. 1894.
.FICTION. ,
Jennings Under the Pompadour.
Atorrts Th pagan' progress. .
of that period, the up-to-date electric
cars now ply to the very entrance of the
historic spot. .
In the collection are 103 etchings,
which represent the most brilliant
specimens of Piranesi's skill. The
burin, an Instrument of tempered steel,
. Mott To the credit of the sea. .
Rideout Admiral's light.
Tarklngton His own people.
; Wilkins The fair Lavinia and others.
FIND ARTS.
Baker Color-correct photography. 19C6.
Morae Venetian Iron work. 1907.
Shoemaker, comp. Humorous dialogues and
dramas. 1906.
-- Street Good bridge; a classification and
analysis of the' best plays as played today
by the best players. 1907.
HISTORY.
Davidson Reference history of the Uaited
States, for high schools and academies. 1892.
Fling, romp. A source book of Greek his
tory. 1907.
Helmolt History of the world, v 6. 1907.
McMaster A school history of the United
States. 1897.
Polltovskil From Llbau to Tsushima; a
narrative of the voyage of Admiral- Rojest
vensky's fleet to eastern seas; tr. by F. It.
Godfrey. 1907.
Woodward A short history of the expan
sion of the British empire, 1300-1902. Ed. 2.
1907.
LITERATURE.
Christmas anthology; carols and poems, old
end new. 1907.
Drummond The habitant and other French
Canadian poems; 1907
Gummere The popular ballad. 1907.
Kellogg, ed. How to celebrate Thanks
giving and? Christmas. 1894.
Nicholson, ed. British -songs for British
boys. 1906.
MUNICIPAL AND STATE REPORTS.
Boston. Parks. Dept. of Annual report of
the board of commissioners. 1902-1907.
Chicago. Civil service commission Twelfth
annual report. 1906.
Chicago. Electricity, Dept. of Annual re
port. 1908.
Chicago. Finance, Department of Annual
report. 1908.
Chicago. Fire dept. Report of the fire
marshal to the City Council. 1906.
Chlcasro. Health, Dept. of Biennial report.
19W-I906,
was used by Piranesi in the execution
of Wis plates as well as the etching
needle. The different prints have been
loaned the. Museum . by William M.
Ladd. Miss Failing. Mrs. C. J. Reed,
and Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett.
L In the same room where the etch
ings are shown, is a case containing
Chicago. Mayor Annual message: and an
nual report of the department of public
works to the City Council. 1906.
Chicago. Park commissioners. Annual re
port of the South Park commissioners. 1906.
Chicago, Police. Dept. of Report of the
general superintendent of police to the City
Council. 1906.
Detroit. Controller Annual report. 1908.
Indianapolis. Mayor Annual message, with
annual reports of heads of departments of
the city government. . 1905. . ,
Iowa. Public instruction.' Dept. of Bien;
nial report of the superintendent of public
instruction. 1903-1906.
Iowa. Public instruction. Dept. of Iowa
educational directory for the school year. 1906.
KansaB City. Mo. Comptroller Annual re
port. 1906.
Kansas City, Mo. Education, Board of
Annual report. 1906. . -
Nashville, Tenn. Annual report of depart
ments 1906. ."
Nashville. Tenn. Education. Board of An
nual report of the public schools. 1904-1905.
New Jersey. - State sewerage commlssibn
'Report to the legislature. 1907.
New York (city). Education, Dept. of
Annual report. 1905.
Philadelphia. Mayor Report. 1906.
Philadelphia. Public education. Board of
Annual report. 1908. .
Salt Lake City Sixteenth annual report of
the public schools. . 1906.
RELIGION.
' Genung Hebrew literature of wisdom in
the light of today; a synthesis. 19u6.
SCIENCE. .
French ss Tves Stereotomy. Ed. 2. 1906.
Hull Volcanoes, past and present. 1904.
Iddlngs Rock minerals, their chemical and
physical characters and their determination
In thin sectlona 1906.
Keazie Man, past and present. 1900. .
SOCIOLOGY.
' Balch A manual for boards of health and
health officers. 1907 -
Chancellor Theory of motives. Ideals and
values in education. 1907.
Dealey Our state constitutions. . 1907.
MUSEUM
a loan collection of objects of art, or'
iginals and reproductions. The exam- ,
pies of brick from the Coliseum and t
from the Baths of Caracalla are In-;
structive as . they aid the visitor to
form a clearer Idea of the appearance .
of the Roman ruins shown in the Pa
ranesi collection.
Direct legislation record, March. 1893 Dec,
1803. v.5-10.
Dunmore Ship subsidies: an economic
etudy.ot the policy of subsidizing merchant
marines. 1907.
Hamlin, comp. The act to regulate com
merce and acts supplementary thereto, in-
dexed and annotated. 1907.
Haynes Representation in state legisla
tures. 1900.
Jordan College and the man; an address
to American youth. 1907.
. Marx & Engels Manifesto of the commun
ist party. 18SS.
Merritt Federal regulation of railway rates.
1907.
USEFUL ARTS. ,
American society of civil engineers.
Transactions. 1906-1907.
Forel Hygiene of nerves and mind In
health and disease; tr. by H. A. Alkins. 1907.
Graphic art and crafts year book. 1907.
Harper The utilization' of wood waste by
distillation. 1907..
Hiscox. ed. Henley's twentieth century
book of recipes, formulas and processes. 1907.
Kellogg The art of massage; its physio
logical effects and therapeutic applications.
Ed. ' 4. 186.
New Jersey.' Health, Board of Public
bealth laws. 1907.
BOOKS FOB CHILDREN;
Church The Odyssey for boys and girls.
Greene Pickett's Gap.
Houghton Telling Bible stories.
International postage stamp . album. Ed.
20th century.
Pier Harding of St. Timothy's.
Potter Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher.
Soott Ivanhoe.
Shackleton & others Strange stories of ths '
Civil War. ,
Tomlinson The War of 1812.
China at Telegraph Conference. !
PEKIX, Jan. 25. China has appointed 1
delegates for the first time in history to j
represent her at the next International '
Telegraph. Conference.