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A MEXICAN Distributing
Centers of Bogus Works

A MEXICAN Distributing
Centers of Bogus Works
or Art and Antiquity-Mich-
igan Plant Producing Relics
of Lost Asiatic Peoples Who
Wandered to America-Dug
Up in Michigan Mounds
Mexican Plants Producing
Works of aztec Art
Manufacturers of Indian"
Pipes, Axes and Slate Carv-
ings-Wisconsin Man Makes
S12 An Hour Making Arrow
Heads and Other Indian
Relics" of Flint-Natural
History Hoaxes Ossihed
Woman Exposed by Smith
sonian Scientists-Both of
Her Front Incisors Were
Let's = Great San Diego
/ Giant and How It Was
Found to Be Made of Celia
tin-Great Cardiff Giant"
Hoax and How It Took New
York by Storm, Pooling
Some Learned Men-Manu-
featured in the West and
Dug Up in New York-Col-
orado's Petrihed Missing
Link"-Other Petrifed Men
and DR.. Koch's Monster
Sea Serpent.
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spurious relics turned out from these
centers are Aztec antiquities in clay.
mostly pottery, to whose surfaces have
| been added casts taken from other specl-
| mems or conventional designs more
! quickly applied with stamps. The cOun-
terfeiter. after finishing his ware. ages it
| by burying it for a while in moist earth
or by washing it with thin solution OF
| clay. Counterfeit Aztec vases sent out
| from San Juan Teotihaucan the princi-
| of Mexico for SIS. One sent to the Ma
| tional Museum was alleged to have been
| found fifty-two feet down by man dig
| ging a we'll: another was alleged to have
| been picked up in a cavern beneath an
| Aztec pyramid.
Made $12 an Hour.
Marvellous specimens of Clipped flint.
| which have been sold broadcast over the
country for number of years. and some
of which found their way to the Smith
sonian archaeologists, have been more
| recently traced to a farm in Wisconsin
| by A. f. jerks of the bureau of ethnol-
! ogy. He caught the counterfeiter red
handed in his laboratory, where he was
waxing rich at his trade. The farm is
occupied by widow with three daught ers
| and three sons, one of the latter being the
manufacturer of the spurious t1nts-
knives. fishhooks, cleaverS. spear and ar
TO" HodOS-d tIlouSdnO Oh WHICH ndO Doen
sold for from 81 to So apiece. All were
of flint found in the neighborhood and
shaped with a pair of common pincers
with one jaw rounded and f1attened. To
give the stone an aged appearance the
counterfeiter with his thumb smeared the
freshly Clipped surface with earth, and
by thus plying his trade he earned some
times So an hour. In a few years he
cleared the farm of it's mortgage and then
had built large new house for the
family.
Teeth Betrayed "Ossified Woman. -
An alleged "ossified woman was
brought to Washington some years ago
by man who had paid $500 for it. He
submitted it to several scientists of the
Smithsonian for examination, among them
F. A. Lucas. the we'll known anatomist
! The ossified lady's jaw was dropped as in
death. and her two front teeth were ex-
posed. AS soon as Mr.. Lucas had focused
his critical eye upon these incisors he
pronounced the specimen fraud. They
are both left teeth" said he. The owner
paled a little. but was not satisfied The
scientists told him that an absolute test
could be made only by boring into the
stonyhearted beauty. and the owner
agreed. provided that this could be done
| without DETACHMENT. So her ladyship was
turned upon her face and drill applied
to the crease under her bent knee. The
drill was of tubular sort and when pulled
out betrayed a generous thickness of
cement, below which was button of the
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moment when the union of the princess
10 the gallant man of her choice seemed
assured a fresh series of complications
arose. The superseded her presumptive.
the Duke of LotZen, proved that he was
not a man To be lightly set aside.
Through the maze of intrigue following
the death Of the old king. the princess
father. the Archduke Armand and the
princess play their heroic parts. The
happy culminati ion of the romance is not
secured without cost. The book is
pleasant and absorbing story for summer
delectation.
THE REFLECTIONS OF AMBROSE. A
Novel BY Elinor Glyn author ~
The Visits of Elizabeth. etc. New
York: Dufiield & Co.
The proud and gentle Ambrosine the
granddaughter of A proud old French
aristocrat who had found poverty the mo-
tive for an exile to England as her an
cestors before her had found the great
revolution the reason for a sojourn In
Ireland. is one of the authors most
charming heroines. No one can read OF
her history and not feel horror at the
marriage arranged for the little French
girl by the dying grandmother. Surely
not even fear of leaving Ambrosne alone
in an unfamiliar world could quite excuse
an alliance with the unspeaka BILE "Gussie."
Having been led To the fatal step. Moth
ing could have exceeded the little patri-
clans dignity in the midst of her trials.
There is the background of cynically toll
Grant society usually to be found in Eli
nor Glyns romances. But against ii Am
brosine moves with delicate grace. with
scarce an oblique glance at conditions
around her. For that reason the reader
is peculiarly glad at GuSsies speedy de-
mise. .Ambrosine in the role of long
suffering virtue Nigh. be edifying. but
neither as natural nor "a .ttractive as is
the last glimpse of blushiEg happiness be-
fore The covers of her romance are UNI
kindly cosed.
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the warfare of opposing strains of hered-
ity in Donovan O'IIara son of Dennis.
horse trainer and rider. Donovan was
peculiarly like his father states the au
thor. the same insolence of eyes the
same clear chiseling OF face. the fine
smallsh head. covered with thick bla ok
hair. and the same beautiful sullen
mouth. But there was IN all this the
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

COLUMBIA, THE LAND OF THE
FREE. By<Anna Singleton Macdon
aid. New York: The Neale Publish
ing Company.
OUR COLONIAL CURRICULUM. 1907
1875. BY Colyer Meriwether. Ph.D.
o. II. IL. author CT History of
Higher Education in South Caro-
lima" etc. Washington: Capital Pub
fishing Company.
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associates for the reckless Irish horse
man. is potent enough in the son to oc-
casion bitter discomfort with his lot The
pathos of the book is that ii is the inn
possible mate for whom Donovan longs
The woman who could have understood
and helped him he passes by. And there
fore 1t is that. after a brief moment of
joy, Donovan finds his end-in tragedy
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While there are few actors in the drama
of Handicapped they are strongly
drawn and fill the stage. 1t is a story of
considera BILE power and of untlagging in
tereSt
THE PRINCESS DEHRA. BY John
Reed Scott. author of The Colonel
of the Red Huzzars.'' etc. With H.
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]. D. Fuller. Frank D. Millet, Frederick
D. Owen and John B. Larner. The com
mittee in charge of the competition con
sists of Messrs Joseph c. Hornblower,
dy B. Wood and Percy Ash. secretary.
Requests for programs and all informa-
ton should be addressed to the secretary.
the Octagon, Washington. D. C.
Mr.. Evans has added another very in
teresting and valuable picture to his Ma
tional Gallery collection Hhis week-a
snow scene by the late John H. Twacht-
man. He procured ii directly from Mr.
Twachtmans son. and it is unquestion-
ably particularly characteristic exam
pie. All the subtlety of which this paint
er was master is shown in 1t. together
with a decorative sense which is not al
ways so evident. The composition is ex-
tremely simple, but the snow, as in Japa-
nese paintings, seems TO be represented as
pause-a soft white mantle enfoldng
the earth--not leaden crust holding il in
bond. In order to establish the authen-
ITCHY of all the pictures in this collec-
ton, not only for the present, but for all
future time Mr.. Evans Is going to ask the
living artists represented to authenticate
their works by autograph letters and to
turn these with other letters already in
his possession. many of which throw an
interesting light on the history of the
paintings. to the Smithsonian Institution.
the custodian of the National Gallery.
This is certainly an excellent plan and
one that IL would be we'll for other col
lectors to follow.
Some interesting new pictures by the
young Spanish painter, Domingo. are to
be seen at " G. Fischer's gallery. where
two or more years ago a large collection
of his paintings was exhibited. They are
larger than his earlier works and more
finished, but no less vigorous or coiorful.
One OF a herd returning over the dunes
at shutdown is exceptionally effective and
others of coast scenes are peculiarly I'M
pressive Mr. V. G. Fischer sailed for
Europe Thursday and will probably not
return until late In September-tortu-
nately. however while the gallery Is In
summer dress II is not closed and those
who are sincerely interested IN art may
profit by its set exhibits.
LEILA MECHLIN.
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buoyant freshness of mis- youth-he was
scarcely seven and-twenty. The young
man possessed also, tiffused, one might
say quality that softened the cold alert
ness of his eyes and rendered into kind
of pathos the sullenness of his mouth.
With all his brutal. even evil. inheritance.
the nature of his beautiful Virginia
mother who had left her home and gentle
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Illustrations in Color bv Clarence r.
Underwood Philadelphia: j. B. Lip
pincott Company.
To those who enjoyed tie stirring adj
ventures of The Colonel of the Red
HuZzars" this further acquaintance with
the fortunes of the charming Princess
Dehra will be full of interest. At the
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tonians do not leave home in the summer
and that many strangers come here dur
ing the vacation days Is not always re-
membered. so that this summer exhibition
Is In more than one respect good innoya-
ton.
The work of the students of the School
of Architecture Of the George Washing
ton University was held this week at the
school. Two hundred and forty-five
drawings representing thirty-two stu
dents were shown. and among them
many worthy of more than passing note.
There were drawings from casts from the
antique, water color sketches freely rem
dered, architectural drawings and colored
perSpectives executed with cleverness and
skill. Some of the problems were ex-
tremely interesting and purposed obvi-
ously to encourage originality and de-
velop artistic perception. One was for
a government exposition building an
other for a rustic bridge. still another for
soldiers monument and fourth for
swimming pool and pavilion. PERHAPS
some of the solutions were overamhi
tious, but they all displayed thought and
were by no means stereotyped or halt
ing. The facilities for architectural study
in America today are very superior to
what they were a generation ago and
there is reason to believe that before a
great while the result will be taneibly
manifested.
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Copyright. 1908. by John Elfreth Watkins)
'HE present scandal anent the
withdrawal of the two paint
ings 'Old Mill al st. Cloud and
L Near Newport from the
Smitf.sonian's national gallery
by William T. Evans, the donor twho has
caused the arrest of the art dealer who
is charged with selling these alleged for
geries as works Of the late Homer d.
Martini, recalls numerous enterprises in
forged and spurious art works and an
tiquities which have been exposed by the
scholars of the Smithsonian and of our
other noted institutions.
Some time ago a man tried to sell the
Smithsonian's bureau of American eth
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With the object of preventing the civic
beauty of Washington being destroyed
or at least marred, during a time when
the greatest number of persons visit the
city the National Society of the Fine
Arts. Washington Architectural Club and
Washington Chapter of the American In
sttute of Architects have united in in
stituting a competition for plans for the
arrangement of stands for spectators on
the route of the inaugural parade. Of
fering prizes of 500. $50 and $50. for the
best three submitted. The designs which
are awarded prizes will become the prom
erty OF the committee and will be pub
lished and offered to the inaugural com
mttee for such use as may be deemed ad-
visable. The desire is to devise a scheme
which shall be decorative. leave the
statues and trees free and seat the maxi
mum number Of spectators and to bring
out If possible. suggestions for the per-
manent treatment of Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. The jury of award will be composed
Of Messrs J. r. Marshall chairman; T.
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n exceptionally interesting collec-
N ton of laces. textiles. ceramics,
fans. miniatures and miscella-
~ neous art objects has been placed
ON exhibition in the National Gal
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The following books have recently been
added to the District Public Library:
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THE GRAY KNIGHT. by Mrs Henry
de La Pasture. author of Peters
Mother" etc. New York: f. P. Dut-
ton & Co.
gentle young widow. a lovely Eng
lish landscape. an old gray castle and
q man past his youth. but with the heart
Of knight. are the chief elements in
Mrs. de la Pastures quiet romance. The
stor. pursues a level which is not many
degrees above monotony. but which is
pervaded by certain sympathy and by
faithful portraits of English ~ pes. The
heroine. Louise. is an appealing creature.
and the reader is pleased to take his
leave of her safe in the haven she most
desires. The book is marked by the re-
straint and good taste of an earlier Eng
lish school.
THE GIRL IN QUESTION; a Story Of
Not So Long Ago. Bv l.. G. Violet
Houk. New York: John Lane Com
pany.
The crimes committed under the name
of washington novel; have surely
reached their elimination in this achieve
ment The absurdity of its attempt to
portray the social life of the capital is
only less amusing than the grave travesty
of the political field and the amazing
glimpses into .colored high life The
crudity of the whole production is worthy
of notice only from the fact that a
publisher has been found ready to risk
paper and ink in such a cause. Cabinet
officers. army officers. senators strut their
hour upon this stage who would require
the utmost enthusiasm of a Bowery melo-
drama audience to enable them to pass
muster as perfect gentlemen"
HANDICAPPED. BY Emery Pottle.
New York: John Lane Company.
Mr.. Pottle has proved that he is some
thing other than humorist in this novel
1t 10 serious and sympathetic story OF
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-05
SHULTZ RESIDENCE
SELLS FOR S22,500
Handsome Home on Occidental Rouie-
ward, Built in Mission style, Is
Purchased by Local
Investor

The residence of James Shultz at 24S
Occidental boulevard was sold yester-
day for $22,500, the purchaser being a
local investor whose name has not yet
been made public. The transaction was
made through the agency of the Arthur
w. Kinney company.
The ShuHz home is one of the most
handsome residences in the CITY, 1t is
located on the highest point of Occi-
dental boulevard, commanding mag
nificent view of the mountains and the
western section of the city. The lot
is 66x15O feet. The house Is new, be-
ing of the mission style, with red tile
roof surrounded by tower.
The downstairs interior is furnished
throughout in curly redwood, with
panel work Of buried redwood. The
walls are covered with rich silk tapes
tries.
Opening to the right of the reception
hall, which is lighted by exquisitely
tinted cathedral windows, is large
living room with a massive mantel. Ad-
Joining this room is den finished IN
beautifully hand-decorated enects- On
the den is a conservatory and sun
room. =,
AT the left of the reception room Is
the dining room, done in piano nnlsn'
with a gorgeous lighting dome.
The bedrooms, which are located on
the second floor. are of old ivory finish,
with walls of dainty patterns. There
are two baths on this floor, and on the
third floor is a large roof garden with
a sun room glassed In on all sides.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-05
ASSAY OFFICE IS
WARML Y MDORSED
CHAMBER OF MINES TO WORK
FOR FLINT BILL
Means First Step Toward Bringing a
Government Mint to Los An=
seies-Makes $4,000
Appropriation

Senator f. p. Flints bill providing
for the establishment of a government
assay office in Los Angeles was the
subject of a special meeting of the
board of governors of the chamber of
mines yesterday afternoon
The board unanimously and enthus-
iastically indorsed the bill and ten
dered Senator Flint the assistance Of
the chamber in any way 1t might be
useful. 1t is a stepping stone to
mint.
The bill was introduced February 26,
and provides for the creation of an as
say office here and appropriates $4,000
for the cost of establishment and
maintenance. 1t also creates the office
of assayer at a salary of $2500 a year,
and a chief clerkship at $500. The APP
preparation is intended to cover the
cost Of renting a suitable building and
paying salaries of assistants and la
borers who may be required.
The importance of the measure is
that it is a preliminary to the estab-
lishment of a mint. The chamber of
mines had advocated the establishment
of a testing station here, but turns to
the Flint measure as being vastly more
important and desirable. The position
of Los Angeles specially fits 1t for a
mint city, because of its contiguity to
the mineral wealth of California, Mex
leo, Arizona and Nevada. There has
been much agitation for the establish
ment of mint at Goldfield, but it is
understood officials at Washington do
not consider the Nevada mining camp
a suitable place at present.
Senator Flint's bill is supposed to be
in line with the purposes of the depart
ment with reference to the establish
ment of a new mint.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-05
TO HOLD LAST RITES
AFTER EVENTFUL LIFE
Major George H. Hilton viii Be Laid
in the Silent Grave in AIham-
bra Cemetery This
Afternoon

The funeral of Maj. George II. Hilton
will be held this afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock at the First Presbyterian
church, Alhambra, the interment to be
in the Alhambra cemetery.
The death of Maj. Hilton closes a long
and eventful life. For years the major
has been known as one of the foremost
lay evangelists and has taken an active
interest in church matters.
He was but just recovering from n
severe illness when he was stricken
with paralysis, causing his death at his
home in Alhambra Tuesday afternoon.
Maj. Hilton was formerly connected
with the Parkhurst mission in New
York and won his military title in the
Civil War. Maj Hilton is survived by
his widow, two sons. Edward and
Frank, and two daughters, Mrs. j. D.
Habbicli and Mrs. Jessie Hilton Wilson.
A large number of Presbyterian min
listers win take part in the funeral
services today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-05
SPECIAL SHIP CARRIES
ZEE-NUT TO SAILORS
TWO HUNDRED GASES ARE TO BE
SENT FLEET
HeraId's Great Advertising Idea At
tracts Thousands Who Will
Throng Broadway Fri-
day Afternoon

II now begins to look as if The Her.
aid Zee-Nut explosion campaign was
doing more for the w. P. Chase & Co.
Zee-Nut factory than for The Herald.
After considering the matter, however,
we conclude that whatever pleases the
public and helps our advertisers indi-
rectly, at least, helps us.
AS a result of the vigorous advertis-
ing being done, a vessel has been char
tered to go south to meet the fleet,
laden with 200 shipping cases of Zee
Nut.
BY the time Uncle Sans bluejackets
arrive in Los Angeles they will be able
to give the boys and girls of this Sec
tion lessons in the art of eating Zee
Nut.
Don't become discouraged, because
The Herald will see to it that you have
your opportunity. Just make it a point
to be on hand near Broadway, any
where within two or three blocks of
Broadway and Fifth street, and then
watch for the coupon shower
When the big cracker eXplodes will
be your opportunity, and just remem-
her to give The Herald credit for that
silver dollar, the fountain pen, or any
one of the following free presents you
may get in exchange for the coupon
you secure after the explosion. Re-
member Friday, at p. M, The Herald
viii explode bomb up in the air about
a thousand feet above the w. p Chase
zee-Nut factory, 420-422 South Broad
way and as it explodes 1880 coupons
will be set loose and fall to the street
below. Each one of these coupons will
be good for free presents.
Six will be good for one silver dollar
each.
Six will be good for box of Gun
theirs Chicago candy.
Six will be good for genuine Field"
lax fountain pen.
Six will be good for beautiful watch
fob, worth 81.
Six will be good for beautiful litho-
graph, worth so cents.
Five hundred will be good for 500 full
50-cent piano copies of the new waltz
song, "Zee-Nut."
Five hundred will be good for 500 or
ders on any store in town for a full
sized scent package of Zee-Nut, which
order will be redeemed from the fac
tory of w. p. Chase & Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-05

II you want TO go east, c. Haydock.
Agent Illinois Central r. R.s lis w. eth.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-05
WILL READVERTISE BIDS
FOR AQUEDUCT FREIGHTS
Board of Public Works Expects to Get
Lower Rate by Calling for
New Tenders from
All Roads

Chairman A. A. Hubbard says that
at an early day the board of public
works will readvertise for bids for haul
ing freight to the Los Angeles aque-
duct.
The Southern Pacific officials have in
timated that they are willing to make
a new bid, but this time the Los An
geles g. Owens Valley line officials will
also put in a tender to build a line
from Mojave to Keeler.
The old bid was a cent a ton higher
than the board understood 1t would be
after q verbal arrangement
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-05
STUDENTS INITIATED INTO
COLLEGE ORGANIZATION

Members of the student body of the
Pacific college of Osteopathy initiated
the freshman class into the college Or
ganization Tuesday night.
An indoor circus afforded great
amusement for the 200 guests present
Each member of the incoming class
was dressed in animal costume and
was forced to perform circus stunts.
After the show refreshments were
served, consisting of circus lemonade,
peanuts and popcorn. Dancing and
music were participated in, closing one
of the most successful limitations in the
history of the college.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-05

tons. Entrance was obtained by means
of a skeleton key.
A pickpocket ripped open the pocket
of Patrick McGough Tuesday afternoon
while he was walking along North Los
Angeles street and secured $3.50 In
silver
The home of Mrs. J. A Wier, 1913
North Figueroa street, was entered late
Tuesday afternoon and revolver,
brooch and 50 In money was stolen.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-05
SELLS HALF INTEREST
IN FLATlRON PROPERTY
Otto Siverberg Disposes of Tract to
j. Klatscher, His Former
Partner, for
$4,000

Through the agency of r. A. Rowan
& Co. j. Klatscher bought of Otto Sill
verberg yesterday a one-half interest
in lot of the Flatiron tract for $25,OO0.
The property has double frontage
of about thirty feet on both Spring
and Main streets, between Eighth and
Ninth streets The buyer is the owner
of the other half interest and intends
to improve the property with a three
story brick building, with stores on the
ground floor and rooms above.
Klatscher has for several years oper-
ated one Of the largest fruit drying
plants in Southern California.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-05
Croup

Not a minute should be lost when a child
nhows symptoms OF Group. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy given as as the child
6eromes hoarse or even after the croupy
cough appears. will prevent the attack
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-05
BOYLE HEIGHTS VOTERS
WILL GET TOGETHER

Ninth ward Republicans will form a
Lincoln Roosevelt Republican league
club Saturday night at Karbel hall,
East First and State streets.
This club is designed for Boyle
Heights voters and among the speakers
promised are Lee Gates and Frank G.
Tyrrell.