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The Washington times., 1922-09-17
Photo by Wide World.

The fadeaway delivery, made famous by Matty, has
been developed by this ST. Louis pitcher to such high
state Of that he is beginning be feared by
the best Of batsmen The critics who have watched Pru
pitch say that he floats the fadeaway with much of the
skill that Msty displayed when he starred with the Giants
The Washington times., 1922-09-17
SECOND GAME.

Runs-Burns, Housh, Fonseca, PfneIi
(9). Bohne (i). wingo. Rawlings, Frisch
l2), Meusei. Errors-Luque, Rawlings,
stengel. snyder. Meouilian. Two-eass
hits-Bohne, Luque. Three-base hits
Duncan, Burns. Home run-Frisch.
Struck out--By Luaue, q: by Ryan. o;
by Jonnard. .. First base. on bails--Off
Mcouillan, I; off Ryan, I. wild pitches
New York. I. ~
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

Totals ~ 724I2 Totals. - IL 81 IL
'Batted for Carlson in ninth.
Pittsburgh. ...... 1900 1e2 o o-s
Phlladelphia rs
The Washington times., 1922-09-17
SECOND GAME.

Totals. 80 s's7 lsI Totals. "a 8 30
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

tiques an informant turned up one day 10
report that near Thebes splendid statue
of heroic proportions had been discovered.
1t was said to be the effigy of a Rameses
in all its impressive 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 TO be shipped. the
whole at the reasonable price Of hundred
thousand francs.
As usual. the proposal was accompanied
with convincing documents, stamped let.
ters, descriptive memoranda and so forth
Within view OF a 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 a
way as to preclude all knowledge on the
part OF others
Finally, when the arrival OF the statue
was announced and It reached the Paris
railway station in due time, the collector.
The Washington times., 1922-02-26
Modern
Ivory
Statuette
of the
Virgin,

quence OF letters that had proved puzzling
to other authorities The pot with the let
tiers In question, M. J. d D. had been ex
cavated near Dion As soon as the acade
mician saw the letters he had no hesitation
in pronouncng It TO be Roman vase, n
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 WIS shattered when
an ordinary art dealer examined the Jar
and declared II to be anything but ancient
"A mustard pot. in fact--the initials mean
Jig, 'Moutarde jaime De Dion yellow
Mustard OF Ditonl."
The cleverest modern limitations of Rem.
aissance sculpture have been made by
three Italians - Bastianini, Zampini and
Natal who are really artists Of the first
class. Signor Nobili says that they had
no intention of passing of their limitations
az antiques, but that interruptions art deal.
ers took advantage OF the excellence OF
their work.
There was long a much. admired bust in
the Paris Louvre labelled "Girolamo
Benivieni' and ascribed to a Renaissance
artist. II was really 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,
cOnnoiSSeur who travelled in Italy in
search OF finds and NJ. Nieuwerkerque,
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

Princess Mathilde Bonaparte's ali-powerful
protege, who was responsible for its acqui-
sition BY the museum.
Contrary to the general mode adopted
by imitators and takers OF copying the vari
Gus parts here and there from Renaissance
work, Welding them into a would.be tout
ensemble OF originality Rastisnini had SO
imbibed The character of the fifteenth cen
fury that he was able to work without i'm
mediate suggestions other than the iniu-
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 cigar
factory When the clay was still fresh,
struck by the unusual Renaissance style
OF the bust. someone suggested the name
by which 1t was finally christened, and
Bastianini 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 employee of the Florentine cigar
factory well represented one Of the most
illustrious types of republican Florence
When Bastianini, up to then an obscure
Florentine artist, finally declared in a let.
ter sent to the Diritto, an Italian newspa.
per. that he himself was the author OF the
Bsnivieni, he was supposed 20 be an i'm.
poster.
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 colorng and in giving a proper ancient
patina 10 clay is unrivalled. This work
was afterward sold Qor the sum Of 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

ious Greek in a slum for 100 sesterces
Ever since then. Signor Nobill shows.
art taking has been common. although
N the early middle ages II was discouraged
by such collectors AZ the Emperor Bar.
barossa and King Louis XII. 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 muti.millionaires have
bought up everything belonging to some
particular branch Of art in which they are
eager to be known as the foremost col
lectws.
1t is proved that the greatest experts in
the world can be deceived by clever
fakes" M. ClermontGann the direc.
tor of the Paris Louvre. bought an ancient
Greek work. The Tiara OF King Saita
ph Nrnes," which turned out to be the work
~ 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
Flora" 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.
liehtful instance OF how experts are de.
ceived:
A piece of pottery was brought to a
nemher of the French Academic des In.
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

A b s-relief
which was be-
lieved to be by the
gr at Verrocchio
and was bought by
the Louvre at a
larger fiFure 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 imitator
Of t h e r enais-
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

orally known is that the curator's eyes
we're opened by an anonymous letter writ
ten from an aggrieved wouldbe partner
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 Marz Of
Florence. an imitator Of the Dutch school,
who has never sold his panels as antique,
but whose work II Ia said, through others,
has penetrated into more than one collec.
ton 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 a trip TO America,
visiting collections here and there, ne
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 or
Flemish art has finally prevailed.
To crafty collector of Egyptian an.
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

Sloo'oOo. He now asks the re-
turn of his money on the ground
that they were not genuine.
Or. Howard answers that he
gave no guarantee of the au-
thenticity Of the pictures. Mr..
Rogow had been very successful
as a judge Of pearls and he
bought these pictures without
the advice Of an art expert. II
their authenticity were unqyes-
tionable they would be worth
many millions.
The truth is that limitations
OF ancient masterpieces are
now turned out with such taste
and skill that at times they de
ceive even the greatest art ex-
perts. Only a history Of the OBJ
ject running back for centuries
can prove its genuineness.
Signor Ricardo Nobili. one Of
the greatest art experts OF Italy.
has just revealed some OF the
most remarkable frauds perpe-
trated on the art collectors Of
the world. Italy. OF course. has
long been the greatest store
house of art treasures, and II Is
there that the cleverest art
takers" are trained and that the
methods OF detecting fakes
have reached their highest de-
velopment.
Taking" became common,
Signor Nobili shows. in ancient
Rome, when the Romans. hav-
ing conquered the world. had
become enormously wealthy.
They were not originally arts
tic and they started their collec.
lions by plundering the Greek
temples.
Wealthy Romans in the time
OF Augustus we're as eager for
Greek masterpieces as certain
American millionaires are for
ancient art treasures to-day.
There is evidence that a comb.
nation OF Roman art dealers
and poets sold the famous Mae
cenas. a cupid by Praxiteles."
for 1000, 900 sesterces that had
been "faked" by an impecun-
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

hio MUSE ny Hisul'
After so much picturesque mystery the
denoucment came, as usual. too late. The
fraud wsc exposed on the very day Of the
exhibition, and the enraged collector
started an energetic search for the culprits,
but the birds had fOwn-he only found the
empty cage namely, the arelier in a neigh.
boring street where his Rameses had BEEN
given birth. The debris Of the wouldbe
Oriental granite still srrewed the floor.
A 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 Aoabite 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 time
he next appeared in Europe offering the
savants a most astonishing relic. Quite
unabashed by the exposure OF The Moabite
pottery, he went straight 10 Berlin to offer
some original passages Of the Bible of most
authentic character. They We're written
on narrow strips Of leather supposed 10
have been found on mummy.
Scholars examined the precious relics
with care and silently concluded to 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 unquestionahly aged.
The surprising part was that the culprit
was not a all discouraged by the first col.
lapse Of his scheme. bur went 10 London.
where he offered his Biblical find to the
British Museum for the trifing sum OF
million pounds sterling.
The plan 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. Gins burg. who set him.
self to the task of dcciphering the obscure
and indistinct characters of the WORKOUT
leather strips, recognized in them a frag-
ment of the fifth book of the Pentaeuch.
When M. Clermont Ganncau came to ex
anime the document he declared it. for
many reasons, TO he a daring forgery.
Apart from the fact that the strips could
not have enwrapped mummy, as neither
Hebrews nor PhTniCans had the custom
Of emoalminG their dead the leather said
to have been found in Palestine could
hardly have withstood for so long the az.
ton of a 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 piece of leather some two
centuries old-the erased original CharaC-
tiers still being traceable-upon which the
Biblical fragments had been copied in the
Moabt alphabet.
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

A RT dealers report that the market Is
~ flooded with more counterfeits of an.
Gent masterpieces than ever before.
The possibilities in this direction are
suggested by the suit brought by David l.
Rogow. wealthy New York pearl mer.
chant, against DR.. CRANKY staunton How
ard, of Canada. Mr.. Rogow alleges that
he bought from DR.. Howard eighty-seven
supposed 'old masters" including paint
ings by Rembrandt, Titan and Rubens. for
New-York tribune., 1922-06-01
Predetermined Boy, 4,
Lectures TO Physicians
Father Explains That Wife and
Himself Decided on Sex Of
Al1amon T., Lucas I'd

ATLANTIC CITY. May 81. Alzamon
c. Lucas. "a. OF 3i2 West Fifiy-sixth
Street, New York, who Is four years
old md destined for a philosophical
and scicntifc career, delivered a lecture
on anafrrv to-day a. the eleventh an
nual convention Of Tho Allied Medical
Association Of America and then be
came an illustration % an address de-
ivercd by his father.
When the boy had designated the
various bones On the human body and
ifs principal organs and their function,
his father. who is a doctor OF psyche.
fhcrapy, the founder Of vocational
,hcrapy and nm ordained minister OF
the Baptist Church, spoke on prcdeter-
m nation Of sex and vocation.
Alzamon ID was a boy. he said. be-
cause hc and his wife had decided that
n boy should be their second child. and
"A girl their FIRST. lie was born March
8. 1918, and his sister, Marguerite
V,viannc. March Q, 1915, Philosophy
and science are 20 be tho forte o. Aha
mon 2d and art and music that Of Mar
gucriic Niviannc.
II was easy 90 shape career for an
infant, Dr. Lucas said. n the parents
concentrated their minds upon u. u a
musical career was selected, he added,
the mother should sing or play on some
musical instrument daily when the
child was present. II was unimportant'
he said, whether the mother was
singer or a player.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-01
Judge Cullen Bequeaths
Large Estate TO Sisters

Surrogate Wiucair. ~ Brooklyn, yes
'crday received 'hc w.l ~ tho late
Edgar g. Cullen. formerly Chief
iadgc ~ the Court ~ Appeals. Friends
said the estate amounted f0 several
million dollars. The document Sled
does not state the amount o. the
judges possessions.
Fifty thousand dollars is given 90
Mrs. Caroline = Dcvcile. q sister. of
Madrid. Spain: Mrs Mary b. pruyn.
Of Undertook. y. Y. daughter of my
old friend. William y Tobcy," is given
s. 600: 81 900 is given "in recognition
0f the old friendship that existed be-
tween u.s." 20 each ~ the following:
John B. Ryrnc. Chief Clerk of the Ap-
ncllate Division or the supreme Court.
William y. Dykman. 81 go Park Ave
nue.. Manhattan. and William B. Davcn-
port. 20l Washington Parkway, Brook
Ign.
Judge Cuiicn's Jaw books arc left 20
Jackson A. Dysmaa, o. Lynhrook. J..
l.. connected with the law firm o.
Cullen & Dykman. Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church. of Brooklyn. ls
given $1,000 and the Brooklyn Bar As
sociafion and the Salvation Army.
$1,000 each.
The rcsiduary estate is 20 be
divided equally between the judge
three unmarried sisters. Margaret VI,
Mary and Charlotte. who live together
az 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, WASH
incton. ID. c.
The value OF the real estate is given
A. "morc than $4,000" an the per.
sonal estate is mot % exceed
$500 .000.'
New-York tribune., 1922-06-01
L. 8. Lines Inauguratc New
Weekly Service To London

WASHINGTON. May l. With the
sailing to-day from New York for Lon
don Of the President Garfield, the
United States Lines inaugurated
weekly service 70 London Of combina-
ton passenger and freight steamers
W q. Keene, traffic manager OF the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, an
nounced. In addition 20 the Garfield
me fleet consists Of the President Mon
roe President Adams. President Van
puren and President Polk. Sailings are
scheduled for every Wednesday. These
steamers are also fitted for refrigerator
spac. -, - ..:s
"The limited States Lines Is ready 20
offer shippers service from North At
lantic ports to London which Is second
10 none now in operation.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-01
Col. Curtis's VIII Leaves
SI5O.OOO Trust for Sons

The will OF Colonel James B. Curtis
organizer Of tho famous Battery A. OF
Indianapolis, which was with General
Miles in Porto Rico in the spanish
American War. and formerly presldeht
of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. was
fled in the Surrogatcs' Court yester-
dav. Colonel Curtis left 70 his son
Rrian G. Curtis gold sword presented
to him b. tho citizens Of indianapolis
in ls9s. a gold watch. which was a gift
from the indianapolis Light Artillery
and a gold medal. awarded tho testator
bv tho Cotton Centennial Exposition IN
New Orleans IN 1855. Another SON
Charles G. Curtis. receives gol ID chain
and charm presented 20 Colonel Curtis
bv the General Assembly of Indiana
and service sword presented by the
citizens Of Indianapolis.
Colonel Curtis bequcaihed $4,000 70
New-York tribune., 1922-06-01
Fumes Kill Train Cre,c
OF z in French Tunnel

BOURG-EN-VRESSE, France,
May 81 (By The Associated
Press) An entire crew Of seven
men, operating a freight train
hauled by two engines. was found
dead from ssphyxiation in and
alongside the engines in a tunnel
near Bcura last night
The train had been held up by
the dersilment Of two cars. The
men were found by the crew Of
another freight train that
smashed into the rear Of the
stalled train. unable TO stop. al
though the crew caught in the
tunnel had set the danger signal.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-01
Army Orders

y-o,, Tie Tr,bv-ss Wa'hiu0fo- Bureau
wAsHiNGTON. MAJ 5i-Army orders
Issued to-day follow;
Infantry
waltz Capt. W T. TO Washington.
Nin-r. II r. 81 TO Washington
e,i,s.. Wafor " ". 10 Camp Dev,ns
Zoos Ma3or J W 20 Panams.
Mccuiioeh Major ". a. 20 Fort MePhsr-
san,schi. Ms'or E jr, to Governors Isl
rrehs,. Major D'A. 10 Camp pevens.
Csir. Capt A V 20 Fort Sam Houston.
BIsi-. ~ W +. 20 Fort sam Houston.
Air Service
parriger. 1t : d. 20 Fort Riley.
Cilberf 1t T. t.. 20 Fort Crook.
ballard. Capt. r. II. 20 Chanute Eieia
pevsry' Capt. J J ST. 20 Chanute Field.
Housh. Cap; r. - tr.. 20 Aberdeen
Dowman. II & H.. 20 Camp Alfred Vail.
,,sr MsysT. l. y p T. 10 20 Ms,hsr Sshs FED Fise5
si2ner a9Tn. u Capt 4 = W. W to crl,'y Field
GhennsuIf II 4 V " l., 10 e Hl p Faso rs''
Field ARTILLERY
hs,ss'5- Is1ss c.S, M"'S' K K. 20 Monterey
neon cant. s 20 Monterey.
pSbinson CAN'T W. $. to Camp Prass
Cav Major c. :. 20 SAT- Iahe ivy
Quartermaster Corps
Davis. Major A. J.. 10 Camp meade
ttursf capt ". c.. 60 Camp Holsbifd.
gound ~ O. e 20 McCook field.
Whippler. 1t. +. r. 20 Fort Monroe
Engineers
A-.hur Major J y. jr.. 20 BoNo~
Citv.r Major Z. z. 20 81 Louis
Kefchun. Capt. r. T.. 10 Mount Gretns.
s.l.s. Ii r 10 Mount Grstns
Ie~e., 1t Col II c. 20 Washington.
o.tes Col J. e. 20 Governors Island.
puiien. Major Z. d. 10 NorfolN.
Cavalry
coodwin CAPT. S R. 70 FOR, Riley
To,sstrest Il Col J., TO Fort y. A Rus
Mcdonald. Capt J. W. 20 Fort Riley.
Miscellaneous
Psranson Major :. L. Insp. Gen. 70
EdWsrds. Capt :. r. Md. C., to Fort
s,hooSmsEer Capt. L. z. c. A. 70 Fort
IL q Wright
New-York tribune., 1922-06-01
Old Liner Philadelphia
Is Sold for SI25.0
New Italian Steamship Go. Will
Start Mediterranean Line
on July |

The famous old steamer Philadel-
phia. owned by the American Line of
the international Mercantile Marine
Company. has been sold 10 an Italian
company. which will operate her be-
tween New York and Mediterranean
PORTS. Full details of tho transaction
could not he learned yesterday. but 10
is understood that the price was Si25.-
00O. Tho new company will have hend-
quarters ~ $50 Broadway. The Phila-
dciphia is scheduled 90 make her first
trip from New York about July /. She
was sent yesterday 20 the ". & A.
Fletcher & Co. yards FOR recondition-
ing.
The Philadelphia is one % the four
historic liners that formerly carried
tho American flag across the Atlantic.
or the other three. the 81. Paul his
been put into service by the American
Line recently between New York and
Hamburg. The 81. Louis was sold last
winter 20 J. Herbert Anderson for n
world cruise. which was abandoned
She be- now plastsrcd with ibcls on n
Brooklyn yard for repairs The New
York has been reported sold NJ various
times 20 several companies. and her
present ownership is matter OF doubt
so far as tho public is concerned Ac-
cording 20 the most recent report. she
IS 20 be run between New York and
Irish ports.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-01
Building Trades Gusts
Dioguardio's Laborcrs

Additional trouble was projected in
10 the turbulent building trades stu
alton yesterday. when the Building
Trades Council. 10 n meeting in ifs
headquarters. ~ 81. MARKS Place.
voted 20 suspend from membership the
Independent Bricklaycrs' Helpers and
Building Laborcrs' Union OF North
America. According 10 its president.
G.. y. Dioguardia. the organization has
$1,000 members.
As result 81 this action, which Is
linked with the revocation of the
Building Trades Council charter by the
American Federation of Labor. because
Of the latter's demand for expulsion
of independent unions fostcred by
Robert r. Brindcll. 10 was forecast
that there will be stormy difficulties
IN connection with construction jobs IN
various parts OF the city.
The situation started 70 develop two
weeks ago. when Dioguardia's union
replaced some discharged members of
tho international Brickl4ycrs' Helpers
Union on construction work at 3si
Fourth Avenue. The latter is not
recognized hy tho Building Trades
Employer Association. but DioglaT-
dia.s union has a contract with the
employers.
Were going 90 keep on with our
work no matter what happens" said
Dioguardia.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-01
Ship Men Protest
COastwise Service
BY Shipping Board
Owners Pass Resolution Ask.
ing Withdrawal of Vessels
Operated by Nawsco Lines;
Cite Restriction BY Laws

The executive committee o. the
American Steamship Owners Assoeia-
,ion has passed n resolution protesting
against the operation Of Shipping
Board vessels In tho eoastvise trade,
and asking the withdrawal OF the ships
now run by the North Atlantic 4 West
ern Steamship Company. The resolu-
tion will be presented shortly 20 the
board in Washington.
The shipoVners point out that the
intercoaStsl trafie is restricted TO
American vessels BY law. and that
there 10 no question Of foreign com
petition. For this reason, Il Is de-
clared. there Is no need FOR the board
20 continue its service.
The Nawsco Line operates Ave ships
allocated By the board. In addition II
owns two vessels and has chartered
seven others for the trade. There are
about sixty ships in the eoastwise run.
of which the Luekenbaeh Line has
around fifteen Z. =. Luekenbach.
head 81 the Luekenbach Line. il one OF
the chief objec,ors 20 Shipping Board
competition.
Two years ago the American-Ha-
waiian Steamship Company. opernted
bv the United American ines. protested
against the Shipping Board service.
The piea was rejected az that time.
Admiral Benson. then chairman Of the
board. upheld the contention Of the
NaVsco Line that II had entered the
route ~ a time ~hcn other companies
were running their vessels IN the
trnns-AtlAntie trade because Of the
high profits. and that the latter had no
lust claim 70 priority.