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Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-25
BOY REFUSES TO
FIGHT, CLAIMS FOUL
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NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Claiming q
foul, Oakland Jimmy Duffy, of Cali
tornia, fighting here as Hymie Gold,
refused to come from his corner for
the eighth round of his bout with Lew
Tendler here last night and was count
ed out by the referee.
The medical representative of the
boxing commission said he found no in
dications of q foul. Tender was lead
ing all the way on points.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-25
FIGHT TO A DRAW
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.-Cyclone
Gavvy and Willie Harms fought Il
low draw in the main event ut the
Dreamland Rink four round show here
last night. Sailor Walters and Eddie
White fought the star bout of the eve
ming, it also being a draw.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-25
COFFEY WINS
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HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Feb. 25.-.Ioe
Coffey won a decision over Frankie
Conifrey of New York in the hcadIiner
here last night. Conifrey got away to
% slow start, which cost him the de
cision. At the end of the four round
route he was the stronger Of the two.
Jimmy Dunning outboxcd Kid George,
the +" Jersey Skeeter7 in the semi
wind-up and took the decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-25
CARPENTER TO MEET SMITH
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NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Georges Car
pentier and Jeff Smith have been
matched to meet in Paris after the
Carpenticr-Lewis bout, according to Al
Lippe, Smith s manager.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-25
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BLOUIN WORLDS CHAMP

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Jimmy Blouin
Of Blue Island, Illinois, won the
world s bowling tournament here with
o total Of 526.01 points.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-25
BEARS WINS OVER CARDS
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OAKLAND, Calf, Feb. 25.--Stan
ford and California basketball teams
met last night in the Oakland auditor
ium on the second of the three game
series. California holds on victory over
Stamford
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-25
SOLD M0JAVE DESERT
FOR 100000;
JAILED
EUerything Vert Smoothly But
Government Failed to GiUe
Sanction
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calf, Feb. %.
The Mojave desert has just been sold.
The alleged salesman is in jail here,
however. it appears that the federal
government was considerably annoyed
by the sale of so large Il part of the
L. S. A. without its sanction.
Alfred Niolette was arrested today
by Federal Marshal Monteleon on Il
charge of having swindled French Can
adian citizens out of more than $780,
600 in connection with the deal.
Violette will be given a hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner Long
next week, to determine whether or
not there is ground to remove him to
Alberta, Canada, for trial.
The complaining witnesses are
French Canadian settlers, who have
been arriving for the past severa
days.
They had purchased parcels of land
OH the installment plan, they said
from Niolette who represented the Mo
iave country to be the most beautiful
spot in California.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-25
FIGHT POSTPONED
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NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 25.-Thc
Benny Leonard-Pal Moore fight was
postponed until tonight on account of
NJ
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-25

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25.-Alfred
Violette, arrested today in San Ber-
nardino for allegedly selling 100000
worth of the Mojave desert on the in
stalment plan to French Canadians,
representing it, to be an ideal garden
spot, was transferred to the county Jail
pending action on the charges against
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-25

EVANS, Ill-The evidence of half
a pint was missing, following police
raid on four dOrmotories and Il fraterni-
ty house at Northwestern University.
An officer confiscated the results of
the raid, the student owner charged.
NEWARK, N. J.-Mrs. Sara Lapore
brought home the wrong baby from the
maternity hospital, following mixup
in bath, but her husband knew bet
ter and had it exchanged for the right
little Lapore.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-25
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repairs or replacement.
Everything's done here
according to Willard Ma
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vice.
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Valley Auto Electric
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-18
CITY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Cl1 Adv
Department of Public Works, Office
of the Board, Richmond, Indiana,
April II, 1922.
To Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given by the Board
of Public Works of the City of Rich
! mond, Indiana, that on the 18th day of
April 1922, they unanimously adopted
Improvement Resolution No. $780,
1922, for the improvement of the alley
between North Sth and 9th streets by
constructing cement roadway the
full width thereof from North 3 to
North G street.
Declaratory Resolution No. 159-1922
for the vacation of five feet of ground
off of the south side of Glen avenue
from the east side of North goth to
the west side of North 21st street.
/ The property which may be injurious
ly or beneficially affected are Lots No.
Is and 16, Grand Boulevard addition
to the City of Richmond
| Declaratory Resolution No. 160, 1922,
! for the widening of the alley between
North F street and Glen avenue to a
width of Is feet by taking feet off
Lots Is and Is, Grand Boulevard ad-
dition to the City of Richmond The
| property which may be injuriously or
! beneficially affected as Lots 10, 16, II,
! IS, 10, 20, 81, % and % in the Grand
Boulevard addition, and are all the
lots and land abutting said alley pro
! posed to be widened, lying on north
side of North F street and the south
| side of Glen avenue from North Goth
Ito North Dist streets
The Board of Public Works of said
city has fixed Thursday, May II, 1922
as a date upon which remonstrances
may be filed or presented by persons
interested in, or affected by, said pro
posed Improvement, widening and va
cation, or either of them, as described
and on said day, at 9 o'clock a. M
said Board will meet at its office fol
the purpose of hearing and consider
| ing any circumstances which may
have been filed or presented, and for
the purpose of taking final action
thereon. Such action shall be final
and conclusive upon all persons.
WALKER E. LAND,
| FRANK r. MCCALL.
| ROBERT NJ. HENLEY,
Board of Public Works.
! ADril 1925
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-18
GOOD DOUBLE

| RICHMOND AVE. 629-5-room hor Sc
| with bath: modern: priced low.
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Real Estate For EXCHANGE
WANTED

w ANTED--
Good farm of $3.50 acres. Must
be located close in: clear of in
cumbrances. Can trade on ex-
cellent city property invest
ment. Phone 1852.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENT
Department of Public Works, Office
of the Board, Richmond, Indiana,
April II, 1922.
Notice to Contractors:
Notice is hereby given by the Board
of Works of the City of Richmond, In
diana, that sealed proposals will be
received by it, at its office, at the
hour of 10 o'clock a. M, on Monday,
May s, 1922, for the following de
scribed public improvements in the
City of Richmond. as authorized by
the Board of Public Works, as fol
lows, to-wit:
Painting all buildings, animal sheds,
barns and flagpole in Glen Miller
Park; also residence in Star Park
North Tenth street Proposals will be
received as follows:
1st To furnish all necessary tools,
material and labor.
End. To furnish necessary tools
and labor only
3rd. To furnish necessary paint
and oil, all paint to be of the very
best grade of white lead and pure lin
seed oil; colors to be selected by the
Board of Public Works.
All work done in the making oil
said described public improvements
shall be in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the detail plans and
specifications which are on file and
may be seen i'll the office of sale
Board of Public Works of the City o.
Richmond
The bidders, in submitting proposals
to make said described public i'm
provements, must accompany each bic
with a certified check in the sum o.
$4,000, as evidence of good faith thai
the successful bidders will execute
within ten days from the acceptance
of proposals, contracts and bonds sat
isfactory to the said Board to do the
work of making said improvements
A failure of the successful bidders t.
enter into such contracts and bond!
upon the acceptance of such propos
Fals will forfeit the checks and the
sums of money payable thereon to the
city as agreed and liquidated damages
for such failure.
The Board of Public Works reserve;
the right to reject any or all bids.
ROBERT NJ. HENLEY,
WALKER E. LAND,
FRANK MCCALL,
Beard of Public Works.
April 1925
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-18
AUCTIONS-lEGALS
LEGAL Notices

NOTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS, ETC
In the matter of the estate of Eben-
eyer McDill McCreight, deceased. In
the Wayne circuit court April term,
1922.
Notice is hereby given that Grace E:
McCreight as executrix of the estate Of
Ebeneer McDiu Mccreight, deceased,
has presented and filed her accounts
and vouchers in final settlement of said
estate, and that the same will come up
for examination and action of said cir
cult court on 3rd day of May, 1922, at
which time all heirs, creditors or le-
gatees of said estate are required to
appear in said court and show cause, if
any there be, why said account and
vouchers should not be approved
GRACE E. McCREIGHT,
EXecutrix.
Gardner, Jessup & Hoelscher, Attys-
Apr 11-1S-25
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AUCTIOMS-LEGALS
Legal Notices-continued

to appear in said court and show cause,
if any there be. why said account and
vouchers should not be approved.
DICKINSON TRUST COMPANY.
Administrator.
Gardner. Jessup & Hoelscher. Attys
Abr. 11-1S-25
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Gardner. Jessup & Hoelscher, Attys.
THIS AID

Has attracted your attention.
on account of the attractive,
eye catching way 1t is set.
When you send in your ads be
sure and specify that they be
set in this manner. The slight
additional cost cannot be COM
pared with the great increase
in results. Tell the Ad Taker
to set your AID style five.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-18

READ CLASSIFICATION 81 of the
Classified Ad Section and see what
houses arBfor sale today
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-18
AUCTIONS-LEGALS
LEGAL Notices

NOTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS ETC.
In the matter of the estate of Jacob
Kern, Sr., deceased In the Wayne cir
cult court. April term, 1922.
Notice is hereby given that George A
Jacob Kern. Sr. deceased, has present
ed and filed his account and vouchers
In final settlement of said estate. and
that the same will come up for examin-
alton ana action of said circuit court
on Srd day of May, 1922, at which time
estate are required to appear in said
court and show cause, if any there be,
why said account and vouchers should
GEORGE A KERN.
Robbins, Keller & Robbins, attorneys.
NOTICE TO HEIRS. eREDIToRs- ETC,
In the matter of the estate of Eliz-
abeth Pohlmeyer, deceased. In the
Wayne circuit court: April term, 1922.
Pohlmeyer, as administrator of the eS-
tate of Elizabeth Pohlmeyer. deceased.
has presented and filed his account and
vouchers in final settlement Of said es-
tate, and that the same viii come up
for examination and action of said cir
cult court on 3rd day of May, 1922, at
which time all heirs, creditors or le-
gates of said estate are required to ap-
pear in said court and show cause If
any there be; why said account and
vouchers should not be approved.
HENRY j. POHLMEYER,
Administrator.
| Gardner, Jessup & Hoelscher, Attys
Apr His IS
NOTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS, ETC.
In the matter OF the estate of Ed
ward p. Muey, deceased In the Wayne
circuit court April term, 1922.
Notice is hereby given that Bertha
Muey as admin stratrix OF the estate of
Edward p. Muey, deceased has present.
ed and filed her account and vouchers
in final settlement of said estate, and
that the same will come up for examin-
alton and action of said circuit court
on 3rd day of May, 1922 at which time
all heirs creditors or legatees of said
estate are required to appear in said
court and show cause. if any there be.
why said account and vouchers should
not be approved.
BERTHA MUEY,
Admins tratrix.
Kelley & Kelly, AttyS. Apr.11-1S-25
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NOTICE TO HEIRS

NOTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS, ETC
In the matter of the estate of Julia
Elizabeth Spalding, deceased In the
Wayne circuit court, April term. 1922.
Notice is hereby given that Dickin-
son Trust Company as administrator of
the estate of Julia Elizabeth Spalding
deceased, has presented and filed its ac-
count and vouchers in final settlement
of said estate, and that the same will
come up for examination and action of
said circuit court on 3rd day of May,
! 1922, at which time all heirs. creditors
or legatees of said estate are required
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

tiques an informant turned up one day 10
report that near Thebes a splendid statue
of heroic proportions had been discovered
1t was said to be the effigy Of Rameses
in all its impassive beauty. Having knowl
edge of the collectors penchant, the in.
forman,s agent in Egypt had kept back
the secret Of the discovery. In this way
the collector was given the first refusal
the statue was all ready 10 be shipped. the
whole at the reasonable price of a hundred
thousand francs.
As usual the proposal was accompanied
with convincing documents, stamped lei.
ters, descriptive memoranda and so forth
Within view Of long-desired ornament
the collector was easily induced TO take
part in the transaction, to be carried on
with the usual secrecy, upon the condition
that the statue should be taken straight
to his house on its arrival, and in such
way as to preclude all knowledge on the
part OF others.
Finally, when the arrival OF the statue
was announced and II reached the Paris
railway station in due time, the collector.
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

Princess Mathilde Bonaparte's all-powerful
protege, who was responsible for its acqui-
sition BY the museum.
Contrary to the general mode adopted
by imtators and takers Of copying the vari-
Gus parts here and there from Renaissance
work, Welding them into would.be tout
ensemble OF originality Bastisnini had so
imbibed The character of the fifteenth GER.
tury that he was able to work without i'm,
mediate suggestions other than the infiu.
ence Of the recollections and skill he had
acquired by copying from good old models
in his preparatory period
Thus the work was done straight from
nature, the model chosen being an old man
nicknamed the Priore, employed in a cigar
factory When the clay was still fresn
struck by the unusual Renaissance style
OF the bust someone suggested the name
by which it was finally christened, and
Bastianni inscribed the words, "Hiermus
Benivieni"
The name Of Girolamo Benivieni. Savon.
arola's poet friend. was in keeping with
the austere features Of the portrait, and
the modest employe Of the Florentine cigar
factory well represented one Of the most
iIlustrious types of republican Florence.
When Bastianini, up to then an obscure
Florontine artist, finally declared in a let.
ter sent TO the Diritto, an Italian newsps.
per- that he himself was the author OF the
Benivion he was supposed to be an i'm.
postor.
The Munich Art Museum was very proud
Of Resurrection" and a "Pieta." two
works OF sculpture attributed to artists AT
the height Of the Renaissance The Pieta,
a large lunette had passed in Florence
from the studio OF Ferrante Zampini to the
well-known atelier OF Signor Bonafedi, a
painter OF uncommon talent, whose ability
in coloring and In giving a proper ancient
patina 10 clay is unrivalled. This work
was afterward sold for the sum OF 1 200
francs) as modern to Professor Paolini, a
violinist, who also sold It for modern to a
German. and finally, through a string NJ
collectors, the "Pieta" landed in the Munich
Museum for $4,000 francs, The "Resur
rection" was also by Zampini
The Washington times., 1922-02-26
Modern
Ivory
Statuette
of the
Virgin,

quence OF letters that had proved puzzling
ters in question, M. J. D D. had been ex
cavated near Dijon As soon as the acade
mician saw the letters he had no hesitation
in pron0uncing Il TO be a Roman vase, q
small amphora used as an exvoto The
letters, he said, represented the initials OF
The Latin invocation 'Magno Jove Deorum
Deo'
Being a question OF a votive offering,
nothing would be more consistent than the
words, To the great Jupiter, the god OF
gods Unfortunately such a splendid piece
of inductive learning was shattered when
an ordinary art dealer examined the Jar
and declared 1t to be anything but ancient
"a mustard pot. in fact-the initials mean
iLg, 'Moutarde Jsune De Dijon yellow
Mustard of DiiOnD."
The cleverest modern limitations of Ren.
aissance sculpture have been made by
three Italians - Bastianini, Zampini and
Natali who are really artists Of the frst
class. Signor Nobili says that they had
no intention of passing off their limitations
as antiques, but that unscrupulous art deal.
ers took advantage OF the excellence OF
their work.
There was long a much. admired bust in
the Paris Louvre labelled "Girolam1
Benivienf' and ascribed to a Renaissance
artist. II was really a bust for which
Bastianini received $50 francs, and which
was finally sold to the Louvre for $4,000
francs Before landing In the Paris mu.
scum is had passed through the hands of
Freppa, Florentine antiquary; Nolives, a
connoisSeur who travelled in Italy in
search OF finds" and NJ. Nieuwerkerque,
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

orally known is that the curator's eyes
we're opened by an anonymous letter writ
ten from an aggTieved would-be partnet
In the affair who had not received his fair
share of the spoil
One CT the greatest living imitatOrs of
the antique is Professor Ezio Marzi Of
Florence. an imitator Of the Dutch school,
who has never sold his panels as antique
but whose work, II is said, through others
has penetrated into more than one colec
tion where II Is held to be genuine and
above suspicion. Many of his paintings
figure in noted collections as by the great
Dutch artist Teniers II Marzi, instead OF
being stationary in Florence, like most Of
his compatriots who, generally speaking
never travel, should take trip to America
visiting collections here and there, he
would have good cause to laugh in his
sleeve.
He has initiated the most varied and dis.
similar schools OF the past successfully.
His preference, however for Dutch On
Flemish art has finally prevailed.
To crafty a collector Of Egyptian an.
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

A s-relief
which was be-
lieved to be by the
great Verrocchio
and was bought by
the Louvre at a
larger fFure than
any other recent
acquisition OF this
nature, is the work
OF a young sculp-
tor, Natali, a Flor
entine, who has
lately emerged as
a clever imitatpr
o { I h e r e n ais
sance. The news
papers have al
ready spoken OF
the imposing part
played by the sup
posed Verrocchio
in the museum and
{ h e magnificent
sum paid for Il.
What Is not gen.
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

ious Greek in a slum for 100 sesterces
Ever since then. Signor Nobill shows.
"art taking has been common. although
IN the early middle ages 1t was discouraged
by such collectors as the Emperor Bar
barossa and King Louis XI. who broke on
the wheel or fayed alive rascals found
guilty Of the practice
Never has taking" been so remunera.
tive Signor Nobili shows, as in the pres.
ent day, owing to the recklessness with
which American multi-millionaires have
bought up everything belonging to some
particular branch of art in which they are
eager to be known as the foremost col
lectTs.
1t is proved that the greatest experts in
the world can be deceived by clever
fakes" M. Clermont Ganneau, the direc.
tor of the Paris Louvre, bought an ancient
Greek work, The Tiara OF King Saita
ph which turned out to he the work
Of an industrious Russian Hebrew artist
named Roukhomowski The experts of
the Louvre have been deceived over and
over again and so have those OF the Brit.
ISL Museum
Or. Bode, the director OF the Imperial
Museum at Berlin, purchased a Bust of
FlDra." which he believed to be the work
of the great Leonardo da Vinci, but which
was shown to have been made up Of candle
ends by an English artist named Lucas
fifty years ago
Signor Nobili relates the following de.
lightful instance OF how experts are de.
ceived:
A niece of pottery was brought to q
member OF the French Academic des In.
sci iptlnns as 1t bore rather cryptic Sc.
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

After so much picturesque mystery the
denouoment came as usual. too late The
fraud war exposed on the very day Of the
exhibition, and the enraged collector
started an energetic search for the culprits,
but the birds had flown he only found the
empty cage, namely, the atelier in a neiga.
boring street where his Rameses had BEEN
given birth. The debris Of the would.be
Oriental granite still s'rewed the floor.
Jewish "faker" Of Oriental antiques
reached the highest flights of success.
Clever and gifted with the peculiar shrewd.
ness of the Oriental, he made his first
coup by selling to the German Emperor
some Moabite pottery which had certainly
never been on the shores OF the Jordan nor
on the coast of the Dead Sea This clever
piece OF trickery was discovered by NJ.
ClermOnt.Ganneau of the Louvre Museum
Back in Jerusalem and silent for a time,
he next appeared in Europe Offering the
savants most astonishing relic Quite
unabashed by the exposure of the Moa bite
pottery he went straight 10 Berlin to offer
some original passages of the Bible of most
authentic character They were written
on narrow strips Of leather supposed TO
have been found on a mummy
Scholars examined the precious relics
with care and silently concluded 20 decline
10 enter into the bargain. The precious
document, though evidently forged, had
been falsihed on a piece of very old leather.
the only part unique estionably aged
The surprising part was that the culprit
was not al all discouraged by the first col.
lapse Of his scheme but went 70 London.
where he offered his Biblical find to the
British Museum for the triNing sum OF
million pounds sterling.
The rlan very nearly succeeded Daily
papers became excited over the discovery
of the lare Moabite manuscript, docu-
ment dating from at least the eighth or
ninth century before Christ.
The learned DR.. Gnsburg who set him.
self to the task of dcCiphering the obscure
and indistinct characters of the worn-out
leather strips, recognized in them frag
ment of the fifth book of the Pentateuch.
When Nj. Clermont Ganncau came to ex
anime the document he declared it. for
many reasons, TO he daring forgery.
Apart from the fact that tho strips CoulG
not have enwrapped a mummy as neither
Hebrews nor PhTniCians had the custom
OF embalming their dead, the leather said
to have been found in Palestine could
hardly have withstood for so long the az
tion of damp climate. Such preservation
would only be possible in the dry climate
of the desert or some one of the favored
parts Of Egypt
It was discovered at the same time that
the strips of the famous manuscript had
been cut from a piece of leather some two
centuries od-the erased original. charac-
ters still being traCcable-upon which the
Biblical fragments had been copied in the
Moabite alphabet,