Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1912 — PICTURE IN CAPITOL SLASHED BY VANDAL [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PICTURE IN CAPITOL SLASHED BY VANDAL

r f*HE recent slashing of the large painting of Perry’s victory on Lake Erie was the first act of vandalism com--1 mitted in the capitol at Washington for many years. In the photograph the cut made may be seen near the lower left hand corner. The painting is the largest in the capitol and hangs ht the grand landing of the east staircase in the'senate wing.