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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-11-20
vODA

The Ma1inowsky children are com
ing to voda School
The dance was well attended here
last Saturday night
Miss Bertha Oldham spent Sunday
visiting with home folks.
NuItons have another nurse here
from Salina caring for them.
John Bordovsky and Philip Krhut
made business trip to Quinter SIM
day
We are glad to note that Mrs.
John Mutton is able to sit ND. a little
at a time.
The turkeys are roosting rather
high here lately as to their tale of
woe is near an end
The turkey shoot was well patroniz-
ed last Friday and quite a number of
the birds were shot off
Oswald Schimkowitsch and Robt.
Kirk shipped out car load of hogs
from here Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Griffith and family
enjoyed visit from Mrs Ben Som
ers the latter part of the week
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Benisch and
Mrs Joseph Ptacek and sons spent
Sunday with Mrs Ralph Kristof.
family and Mrs L. A Krhut spent
last Thursday evening at R. Owens.
The Farmers elevator succeeded in
getting car here the fore part of
the week although it didn't take long
to fill it up.
Don't forget that Lodge Radhost
No 235 of T. c. B. J. will give a
picture show at Voda this Saturday,
November 22nd
Mr. and Mrs. R. Owens, Mr.. and
Mrs v Malinowsky and family, spent
Monday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bordovsky and family
Lodge Radhost No 235 of z C. b.
J, members of the Farmers Union and
the general public are cordially inrit-
ed to attend dance and turkey sup
per given in honor of the boys clad in
olive drab, on Saturday evening, No
vember 18th, 1919 at the yoda Hail.
Everything win be free Everybody
come and help the boys to have i
good time
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-11-20

Get your Monday orders In now.
Beams Studio Adv. 35 1T
NJ w. Mason, the auctioneer, re-
ports two good sales this week, one
for Arthur Olson, west of town and
the other for w. w. Parks and W.
s. Courtney the Courtney farm
south of town. Mr.. Olson is especially
well pleased with his sale his cows
having brought more money than he
had offered to sell them for before
the sale. Mr. and Mrs Olson expect
torleave the last of the week for Rus
sell county where they will locate on a
farm, the property of Mrs Olson's
mother.
The meeting of the stockholders of
Trego County Coop Assn. held at
the court house last Saturday after
noon was attended by large number
of stockholders from all parts of the
county The meeting was for the pur-
pose of giving out information regard
ing the amount of business transacted
by the association during the year
ending July 1st, 1919 This informa-
ton was certainly very gratifying to
the stockholders and the progress
made IN the business is interesting to
the financial world The capital of the
association has greatly increased as the
profits from year to year have been
re-lnvested in stock and not taken out
in cash.
| Wa-Keeney and Trego county peo-
pie have every reason to feel proud of
themselves and of the record three
young men from this county have
made the last two years as members
of the football team of The College of
Emporla- They are not only playing
or ho
college conference but they are MAX
ing mighty good records on that team
as individual players. This has refer
ence to George and Myron Niesley and
Floyd McNair who are all graduates
of Trego County High School and
took an active part in athletics while
IN high school. The hardest game of
the college teams for the season was
played last Friday at Topeka between
the College of Emporia and Wash
| burn College The team from Wash
burn outweighed the Emporians by
several pounds to the man, but the lit
tie fellows had the pluck and the ac-
ton which carried them to victory. If
we are to judge from the reports of
the game it was the Individual PLAYING
of Myron Niesley and Floyd McNair
which made the victory possible. In
| the wrlte-up of the game the Emporia
Gazette says: "Myron Niesley, who has
| habit of breaking up plays, charged
through the line and blocked Lindell's
punt" The State Journal says: A
3S-yard run by McNair, and two short
plunges by Jaquith and Scott put the
ball on the Blue 2O-yard line" wash
burn got the ball on downs after Nc
Na1r had advanced it to the 15-yard
line The College of Enporia tear,
was the champion of the college con-
ference last year and will be again
this year. Myron Nies1ey and Flovd
McNa1r played on the team last wear
while George Niesley was in the nav
but George is making good this wear
and is proud of his college team.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-11-20

There will be a box social at the
Victory school Friday evening, No
vember 21st. A Thanksgiving pro-
gram will be given and we intend to
organize a. literary. Ladies bring
your boxes and gents full pocket
books Everybody. welcome.
Smoked meats at Bakers. Adv If.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-11-20

Pure home made lard at Bakers
For Sale-Pure bred male red hog
old enough for service j G. Hixson
Adv. 38tf
Attention is called to the announce
ment of the turkey dinner at Voda
the evening of November 10th, in
honor of the Ex-service men Every
thing is free and big time is ex-
pected.
W. M. Crownover, who has been one
of the assistants at the U. p. depot
for some time, left the first of the
week to take up a new job time
keeper for special gang of workmen
on the U. P.
C. H Benson is in Topeka this week
attending the meeting of the county
clerks convention of the state of Kan
sas. G. L. Hays has been assisting in
the work at the county clerks office
during the absence OF Mr.. Benson.
Miss Sue Louise Bell, of Topeka,
field secretary of the Y. w. C. A, has
been here this week working with the
organization in this county. While
here she has been the guest of Mrs.
of town.
Hugh Elliott was in from his farm
the Saline Tuesday trying to locate
his cousin, REQ Elliott, of Lathrop,
Mo, whom he was expecting to make
him a visit. The Missouri Elliott had
been in New Mexico and Colorado
looking up some cattle.
Dean Mcintyre and family, of Con
with Mrs McIntyre's brother, Mr..
Moore and family, down on the
Smoky, called on Mr.. and Mrs. H. j.
McNair west of town Sunday after
noon, they having been neighbors and
friends at Conway Springs a few
years ago.
The Rev. Wade called yesterday and
informed US that their daughter, Mrs.
Ora E1dred, who has been teaching
the Chalk school, just south of town,
has resigned her position and with her
little daughter, Jeanne, left last week
for Topeka, where she has taken a
position with the Warren M Crosby
Co. Miss Nina Nelson, of Ogallah, is
finishing her term of school.
The Garden Theatre was filled to
capacity twice last Friday night to
see the moving pictures of 'EThe Eyes
of the World Harold Bell Wright's
famous book which has been dram
atized. There was some fine scenery
and acting in the pictures, but the
play was hard to understand unless
one had read the book and compar-
ative1y few of the audience had read
it,
In last weeks issue of The World
it was stated that Rev. Allison, of
at Wellington and now comes Rev. S.
L. Allison, of Caldwell, Kansas, and
denies the allegations contained in the
local and says he is not in the hos
pital-but is liable to be for few
days in the near future. Of course
the item in last weeks World did not
say anything about Dr. S. L. Allison,
of Caldwell, Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Galloway went
down to Kansas City Tuesday night
where they will spend the week at
tending the Royal Stock Show and
transacting other business. Mr.. Gallo.
way would not miss seeing the fine
cattle which are exhibited at the
Royal any more than he would be will
ing to miss his dinner when hungry
He is always looking for informal ton
and points which will benefit him in
breeding hereford cattle and in i'm
proving the quality of The herd on
the Galloway ranch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-11-20
BARGAINS in.ClTY LOTS
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If you want to locate
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If you want out where
you can have a garden, keep
chickens and a COW, and
breathe the fresh air of heav-
en-, I have it.
If you want the best va
cant corner in the city, fine
for business or a residence,
one block from the Court
House, one block from the
Station, one block from the
business center, worth the
money, I have it.
FARM LANDS: A quar-
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cannot be duplicated for the
money.
The best terms on Farm
Loans.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-11-20
wASHBURN AT HAYS

Hays. November 2O-The Turkey
Day football game at Hays will be
between Washburn College and the
Fort Hays Normal. Washburn held
K. U. to a scoreless tie and is making
a strong bid for the state champion
ship. The Fort Hays Normal Tigers
have at least hit their stride and the
game on November 27 on the Normal
gridiron will be struggle of momen-
tuous import in the college confer
ence this year. Both Coach Robertson
and Captain Ordway of the Tigers
are confident of the teams ability to
defeat the Icabods. November 9th is
also Home Coming day for the alumni
and former students of the Fort Hays
Normal and special program is be-
ing prepared.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-11-20
Fresh beef at Bakers.

Fresh beef at Bakers Adv tt
Lost-Yale lock key. Return to
this Office. Adv. SO ct.
Poland China boars for sale, age
5 to z months, weight 145 to $50 lbs.
S. M Beason, Collyer, Kansas 38tf.
The Washington times., 1919-07-06

After a lengthy investigation Madem-
oiseIIe Dieterle was dismissed as having
committed no offense in her transactions
in Robins works. Still later NJ. Gallimard,
was dismissed for similar reasons.
This left ten accused persons, including
artists, bronze founders and art dealers.
Chief among them was Philippe Montagu-
tell, a sculptor and bronze founder, Count
Bouyon de Chalrs an art collector, and
NJ. Mathet, a sculptor. Their trial Tor
counterfeiting Robins works is now pro-
ceeding
An interesting story is told concerning
Count Bouyon de ChaIus's dealings in
bogus Rodin masterpieces. This nobleman
married the widow of Robins physician,
DR. Monfous. and through her assistance, 1t
Is asserted, obtained a number Of genuine
examples of the masters art. With the aid
of an unscrupulous, needy sculptor he had
fbaro coDied. with the addition Of some IN
scrintion such as ITO my dear doctor.
Rodin."
This inscription gave them specially
narsopal touch which added greatly 10
their yalue. Count Bouyon de Chaius
,1egni6ceut mansion is said TO be stocked
With spurious Robins. which he had been
selling at extravagant prices.
The majority of the forged ROOMS APP
near to be bronZes, as that form OF repro
duction lends itself most easily to pront-
able distribution. Judge BONN oraereo
tbe seizure of a great number OF supposed
bronzes by Rodin in the foundry Of great
Paris bronze founder, NJ. Montagutelh.
Among these works we're The Young
Girl in Chemise 1.-THE Two Mountebanks,"
"The Children" THE Titans," Brother
and Sister" "Head of BalZac," "The Ath-
Ipte." THE Burghers of Calais" bust rep
resenting France. a relief representing
France, "A Lion" Victor Hugo" "The
Lost Kiss" "Group for the Gate Of Hell"
aThe Earth" and despair and Sorrow"
The Judge summoned VI. Montagutelli
before him and questioned him. He stated
that FIVE only of the models came directly
from Robins hands-"BalZac," The Lost
Kiss" "The Gate Of HE'LL The Earth"
and despair and Sorrow" The others
came from VARIOUS sources.
"BrotheF and Sister" noted authentic
work in marble by Rodin, Is mentioned
as a work that has been freely falsiied in
bronze. Eve" a very powerful work by
the master, is another that has been
treated i'm a similar manner. An entirely
false 1--WE" has also been circulated
A rather grotesque work called Little
Girl in Her Chemise" belongs 10 the class
of forgeries. from start to finish. This is
stated to have no place among the au'
thenfic works Of Rodin and there is no
justification at all for placing his name
on II.
The single heads taken from Robins
famous group "The Burghers Of Calais"
are apparently the works that have been
most widely falsified in bronze. These
little forgeries in tasteful bronze adorn
countless manteIpieces and side-tables in
cultured communities from Mount Vernon,
~ Y, 10 Spoon River. ILL., In most cases
Rodin never sanctioned the decapitation
Of his figures which produces such con-
venient ornaments for mantelpieCes.
The Washington times., 1919-07-06

y YUNDREDS Of our luxurious Ameri-
- can homes possess one or more
= = copies Of works by Rodin, the most
original sculptor Of modern times.
Their owners are often haughtily proud
Of their treasures. elm most cases they
paid a handsome price for them. In some
cases they know their pieces resemble
originals by the master which they have
seen through copies in museums or through
illustrations. No doubt as to the genuine
ness Of their treasures has hitherto
troubled them.
But now Q terrible suspicion has been
thrown upon all those cherished master
pieces How many Of them are forgeries
that never passed under the hand Of Rodin
OF received the slightest authorization to
be sold as his works? How many are
creations Of other men entirely?.
Friends Of the recently deceased sculp-
tnr assert that regular fake Rodin" fac
tories have been working at full capacity
IN france, and that thousands of spurious
W3rks have been distributed in many coun-
tres and sold at high prices. Some are
merely replicas Of his works made without
ais authorization, others have no shred Of
lis composition IN them.
Poor but industrious Partisan artists
overwhelmed by the calamities of war,
have been making these assorted master
pieces by the hundreds, and astute dealers
have been unloading them not only in
Europe but IN North and South America,
China, Japan and other parts of the world
where there is an interest In this Singh
larry original artist In handsome sales
rooms, surrounded by rich hangings and
all the accessories which add SO much to
sn art objects attraetiVeBess, they still
tempt the wealthy
The French Government, through NJ.
Clemenceau, has ordered a judicial in
quiTy into the alleged frauds. Scores of
persons OF high position in the social Of
hcial and theatrical world have been
called for examination, and many arrests
have been made.
Two classes Of RodiB frauds are gener-
any specified. The first were by men who
retained his models and executed unau-
thoFized copies Of them. These frauds, Il
Il stated, have been going on for many
years. The second class Of forgeries con-
sisted in making unauthorized copies of
works In the public museums, perhaps
with the connivance Of public officials
Nile. Judith Cladel a sculptress Of note
and pupil Of Rodin, forced the judicial in
quiry sitter considerable delays The
charming Marqulse de Choiseal. formerly
Miss Claire Coudert Of New York. a de-
voted friend OF the great sculptor, had
urged that steps should be taken to stop
the falgihcatioR Of his works. but she, IN
happily died before any action was taken.
Mademoiselle AmeIie Dieterle was
amone those called upon by Judge
Benin 70 answer questions concerning the
distribution Of false Robins. She has for
years been one Of the most popular come
diennes Of Paris Of the higher class. In
Flieated with her was n. GallimaFd, man
assf Of the Theatre des Varieties, where
she sets. He IL . nan OF wealth and
owner Of the theatre building.
4 correspondent who visited her apart
The Washington times., 1919-07-06

The matter of the false Robins is
pllcated by many circumstances. Il
hRst place, RodiR, like other soul
scarcely put hand to the finished
ton or his mind. The sculptor us
works In clay or plaster and turn!
model over to the cutter, who is a
skilled workman and sometimes an
artist, to be copied. When work
is to be cast in bronze a wax model
is supplied to the foundry.
When one of his works was CON-
pleted in marble Rodin. used to go
over it with great care. On any
part requiring alteration he made
elaborate marks with a pencil, &C
.coFding to a system, which was thor
oughly understood by his workers.
In the case of a bronze, if it did not
meet his requirements, there was
nothing to 90 but make another
casting.
1t has been found that Rodin was
extremely careless about the dis
position Of his models, leaving some
or them in the hands Of the workers
entirely and others so long that there
was abundant opportunity TO make
unauthorized copies. The great
sculptor was more concerned about
aising the stand ard of art in France
than about protecting his property
rights.
1t appears certain that any work
which never received Robins ex-
press authorization and personal
supervision. is a forgery, if sold as
a Rodin, even though copied care
fully from one of his models. The
defenders of the accused persons
are making a strong point of the fact
that there is tangible difference be-
tween a genuine Rodin and some of
the alleged forgeries, but they cum
ningly leave out of consideration the
intentional fraud.
The case is further complicated by
the conditions under which Rodin
bequeathed his property He left al
his works, in his possession and the
copyright, to the French nation, to
be kept together as the "ROdin Mu-
scum" in the ancient Hotel Biron,
in Paris, where he lived. One OBJ
ject of this project was to facilitate
the copying Of his works for public
purposes,
The Government is supposed to
take care that any new copies made
of the artists work should bear a
definite, easily recognized indication
of their nature, so that they may not
be sold as originals executed in the
lifetime and under the personal sup
erYision OF the author.
A peculiar case is that Of the work
called 1.-THE Appeal to Arms" which
was began by Robin after the out
break Of the war purely for public
purposes, as it was intended to help
inspire the soldiers of the Allies to
fight for their great cauIe. Rodin
died before the completion even OF
his original model, and the
French Government has ordered G.
the work finished. by other ar
fists. Many replicas of it will
The Washington times., 1919-07-06

to copy Q work in q public gallery It SHAH
Be smaller than the original, 50 that the
public may not Be deceived into believing
Il u an original. Ia
DaHtOn boldly asserts that he had re-
eeiVed verbal permission from the public
curator 70 order all the Rodsns from
Mathet He says that q faIlsized Eve"
was made for him, with the Understanding
that II was to be sanctioned b. the Gov
.erHment.
Investigation proved that DaRton had in
his possession tWO works By Rodfn, "The
Woman With q Comb" and The Fall of
Iearus," IN which the state claims excIu-
siVe property. Danton said that heilnad
bought them with fun Fights ofrre
ton from M&thet, Who stated that they
were given to him BY Rodin twenty
years ago. f6
The Temps, Of Paris, states that the
principal author Of the eOuufsrfeit, Rodin
marbles Is Charles Emile Jonchsry, the SON
OF sculptor who was q wen known spec
ialist On the restoration Of statuary and
aid mach work In the great public mu-
seums Of Chantiily and Versailles. Some
false marbles, together with the models in
plaster On which they were founded, were
discovered under q heap Of rubbish in a
garden rented By Jonehery IN the Rue de
VaRFes. II q. Of course, significant that
BeFnaschi. the art dealer, lived on the
same street.
II Is stated that the public prosecutor
has an eye On net less than sir studios in
tie Suburbs Of Paris which furnished I'M
counted false Robins IN bFoase and marble
to the art dealers.
Nile. Cladel, who brought the case, be-
fore the courts, declared that false Robins
were being issued in editions" like popu-
lar books.
The amount Of money already obtained
by French dealers for unauthorized or en-.
tirely false Robins is estimated ct not less
than 100000. This Is the sum received
IN France. What il grows to after the
bogus little art treasures have been passed
from hand to hand as rare "baFgains' and
have finally found . home in some remote
place like America. can only be imagined
There are matter of fact French officials
who think that il all this money is to be
made, the State should make Il. because
Il can do 50 legally and because the money
will then do mere widespread good than If
It went into the pockets Of art dealers.
But then, would the Government stand on
much higher plane than the counter
feiters? ..
score Of legal questions are involved.
The cHipability Of the various persons IN
der investigation, even when proved, will
be Of . very different order. There are,
for instance, art dealers charged with
knowingly ordering false Robins. and there
are poor artists who had old models OF the
master about the house and Simply made
replicas Of them to keep their families
from starving.
One thing certain b that the bogus
Robins, by their number, now occupy the
same position In sculpture that has long
been held by fake Corots in, the field OF
pictorial art.
The Washington times., 1919-07-06

ment reports that it con-
tanned q remarkable
number of attractive
works of art, among
which were genuine Ro-
dins, or at least, what
appeared to him as such.
Upon the mantelpieee
stood the bust Of a heau-
fiful woman, one OF the
few works IF that type
attributed TO the sculp-
tor, an example of his
earlier amer and
rather more suitable foT
the dFaWingroom than
most Of his late master
pieces. On a table stood
a copy of o1e of Robins
very well known works,
Fate CofIueFed by
Youth"
The walls were COW
cred with a remarkable
collection Of paintings
signed by the most noted
French artists Of the
ninettnth century Ma
net, Degas, PisarTO. Re
nOir, Sisley, Corot, and
so on. In addition there
was a masterpiece by
another famous sculptor,
the "Child with a She'll"
by Carpeaux.
The statement was
given out that she was
accused of having doubt
ful works by the sculp-
tor in her possession, and
of having transferred sew
eral others to her friends.
NJ. Gallimard, who was
closely associated with
Nile. Dieterle in the al
legged distribution Of
false Robins, is also well
known as a connoisseur
and patron Of art. He
was an intimate friend
Of Rodin and commits
stoned him to create his
representation of Bau-
delaire's poem, Flowers
Of sin"
The Washington times., 1919-07-06
Nile. Amalie
DieteFlA, the
Popular Partisan
Actress, IN One
Of Her Noted
Artistic Successes,
"The Wedding
Night.''

doubtless be made.
The Government
apparently has .
perfect right to fol-
low this course, but
many artists are
mixing up the en-
tire situation with
regard to- the for
gerieS BY asserting
that the State it.
self is perpetratiRg
q forgery by com
pleting Robins
model.
NJ. Benedite, Gu
ratOr Of the Lux
eInbOHrg Gallery,
the chief Govern
wsnt gallery OF
Paris, after the
Louvre, Is one Of
those active In
prosecuting the RO-
din falsi6eFs. He
charges an occaS4
ional worker for
RodiR named jon
cherry with fabriea-
ting copies Of 10
din's works now be-
longing 10 the Lax
embouTg. JOncheTy
FetOTts that be had
permission from
Rodin.
N. Benedlte has
also taken action
against q sculptor
named Mathet, who
he says, received
his permission 20
make q small copy
Of Robins Eve
and seized the 0p-
poFtunity to make
a number Of uRaa-
thoFiEed replicAs o.
other Rodin works
for an art dealer
named Danton. Il
Is usually provided
that when per-
mission is given
The Washington times., 1919-07-06
the Help Of Impecunious
Dealers Have Marketed
Countless Bogus
''Durghers of Calais,
Thinkers and Ewes >

The matter of the false Robins is COM
plicated by many circumstances In the
first place RodiR, like other sculptors,
scarcely put hand to the finished crea-
ton Of his mind. The sculptor usually
works In clay or plaster and turns the
model over to the cutter, who is highly