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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
New York Produce Market

New oTk, sept. = &.
WHEAT-spot firm; No, northern
spring l23.; No. 2 redlwinter 100: No.
. hard winter 1919; No. ! Manitoba
117a; 10. 2 mixed durum 1885 +
track New York spot.
CORN-Spot steady; No. 9 yellow
and No. white S3a and No. 2 mixed
50 G / New York all rail.
oATS-Spot firm; No. white 500
500.
Lard shrdl ctaoin shrdlu cmfwyp
COTToNsEED oIL-Easy: prime
crude 500 7o5: prime summer yellow
spot $50; october $50. December 79S,
march S12, all bid
Other articles unchanged.
quiet and no sales were reported.
Prices were unchanged at &c fr Cunas
cost and freight, equal to AZ 1ut cen
trfugal.
scattered liquidation by outside inter-
ests owing TO the unsettled feeling in
the spot market and the light in
Qury for refined sugar. Final prices
were seven to 10 points net lower. Clos
ing: october 304, December BIC.
March 3o4. May S15.
There were no changes in refined
sugar with fine granulated quoted at
light with second hands still selling
below refiners' quotations.
Refined futures nominal.
BuTTER-Steady;. receipts 1870.
EGGS--Firm; receipts 1871; refrg-
orator firsts 29G31; state nearby and
nearby western hennery whites tirsts
TO extras 54T6S.
POTATOES--Steady: Long Island
barrel Green Mountain 200@225. Cob
bier 10000; ip bulk $50 pounds 200
@250.
CABBAGES-Steady: Long Island
white barrel 100Q 125; red 1909 200;
savoy 75@1o5.
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This balance statement takes no ac-
count of transfer of funds abroad by
postal money order nor of the sale in
this country Of securities, native and
foreign. formerly held abroad These
items. however, are believed to prac-
tically balance each other.
American manufacturers, exporters.
farmers and business men generally
are shown by the official reports to
have financed foreign buyers to the
extent of approximately $1,50o,00O a
day for every day of the last ~
months. including Sundays. This is in
addition to a credit of approximately
$4,000, 100000 which private American
business men had to their account
abroad at the beginning of the period.
European and other foreign buyers,
however are shown to be paying up
more promptly now than formerly.
Gold shipments to the United States
are not being made in such large
amounts ns during 1919 and 1920.
Gold imports of August amounted to
only S19,092.20S as compared with i'm
ports of $s4.s01, 554 in the same month
OF 1921. Taking the 13-months period,
August, 1921 to August. 1922, inclusive,
into consideration, shipments of the
metal totalcd only s466,149,729.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28

Everything is in readiness for auto
race day Fri Fay, Sept. 90 at 200 p.
NJ. at the Somerset Central Agricul-
tural association fair. The cars and
drivers are all herr and includes Gil.
Smart with a Packar Bill Smart
with a~smart special. Roy O'Dell
with a Wisconsin and Enooch Hinkel
with a Paige. F. w. Thompson who
is in charge Of the auto races is in
town and making fine arrangements
for the coming speed contest. He
will provide good program Of races
and the class of cars speak for them
selves, said Mr.. Thompson this morn
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Wednesday Brighton Market

stock Yards. Sept. 26-The beef
cattle market for the better grades of
beef was strong, in response to the
greater activity in the dressed meat
! market. Hall & Lowell, Farming
ton, Me. shipped Is extra fancy
steers, av. 1900 lbs, which sold at
lOc, and this sale represented top
prices for fancy cattle, while good
lots sold at 1898 1-2c. There were
few fancy beef COWS offered, but the
best sold at 5@6c, with a few extras
a shade higher. For the poorer and
medium grades of beef the demand
was steady with no change in prices.
There was a tendency to weaker
market for veal calves and while
prices did not break, the demand was
more backward. and the average at
top prices was lower. Hogs sold
about 1-2 cent higher, but theses Of
f red at the y7r1s did not srade h.sn
ii & few sold above 10c. The ma .ket
vs. zoo literally supplied with mich
COWS. a1out 500 being offe red. The
demand was quiet and sales were
hard 70 close unless sellers made con-
cesslons, some dealers claiming
prices were off from $10G15 a head.
Fancy cows sold at S11o@165, good to
choice cows at s65@110, and poor
cows at $4,000.
Sales--Hall & Lowell sold Is
fancy steers. av. 1900 lbs at 10c, 10
steers, 1850 lbs. av. at lac, 2 oxen,
5000 lbs. at Lac, 20 calves, av. ITO
lbs. at 10 1-2c, and 40 drinker calves,
av. 140 lbs. at lac, 10 lambs, av.
go lbs. at 10c. 10 hogs. av. 1870 lbs. at
10c. rs mich cows at s50012O. E.R.
Foye sold 2 oxen, $3.50 lbs. at s Ice,
steers, 20l0 lbs. at Sc, SO calves, av.
10 lbs at lie. and 80 mich cows at
S40@100. ]. A. Clark sold oxen,
$3.50 lbs. at 1-ec, 2 bulls and / COW
at 4 1-2c, cows at &c. 10 calves at
10c, hogs at loo. Otis II. Forbush
sold l cow at 1-2c and 81 on, Q cows
at sc and 81 on each, 3 cows at 3-4c,
l bull at 1-2c. l COW at &C, l cow at
1-2c. 2 cows at 2 3-4c, COW at
1-2c and 81 on, and cows at Lee,
2 calves at 12c, and 2 light calves at
&c. r. L. Wormell sold a calves at
1Oc and 80 mich cows at s75@115.
Putnam Bros. sold 10 cows at 2l3c,
200 calves at &C.. Sc. 10c and lie, 46
lambs at lie, 47~milkers at s5O0100.
F. L. Brown G. Son sold 46 coarse
claves. $40 lbs. at Lee, and 2
calves at 50 each. v. A. Hanson sold
100 sheep and lambs, sheep at &c and
lambs at lie, 100 calves at 7Gl1c.
j. w. Brooks sold IS cows at 3-40
&c. 40 calves at 1oc, and So mich
cows at $45@110. A. c. Warner &
Sons sold 56 calves at s011c. and So
mich cows at S50@125. F. NJ. Dana
sold 3 mich cows at &6o@lo0. Rob-
ert Cannon sold 40 mich cows at
$1o0@135.
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COM!NC EVENTS

Sept. 24-30-National convention G. A.
r., Des Moines, Iowa.
Sept. 2S-SO-New England Tuberculo-
sis conference at Augusta.
Oct. 2-6 - 4Stu annual convention
Bankers Association. New York.
Oct. 2.9--Clean-Cp and Fire Prevention
week.
Oct. 2-3--New England Bakers Asso-
citation, Swampscott, Mass.
Oct. 6-6---Maine Press Association. Au-
gusta
Oct. 5-6-7-Maine Music Festival. Ban
gor.
Oct. s-Fire Prevention day.
Oct. 9-National convention A. r. c.,
Washington.
Oct, y-lV- II-Maine Music Festival a.
Oct t0r 1imGrand Lodge Of Masops
Lodge Of instruction. Fryeburg.
Oct. 12-Columbus day.
Oct; 16-2O-American Legion and Aux
lhary copNention. New Orleans.
Oct 17-19-53d annual convention State
S. S. Assn. Augusta.
Oct. 1S-Grand Lodge OF Masons.,
Lodge Of Instruction, Kennebunk.
Lodge Of Instruction, Augusta
Oct. 26-27-Maine Teachers Associa-
ton. Bangor.
Oct. 627-Maine Parent Teachers
Assn, Bangor
Oct Oct 25-Nov. Stree Planting week il
Oct; 2S-Annual seed show. Kennebec
Farm Bureau. Augusta City hall.
Oct. 31-Hallowe'e
Nov. 4-National Forget Me Not
day of disabled American veterans
of World war.
Nov. 14-16-Exhibition of Maine farm
crops. Maine Pathological Society.
Maine Seed Improvement Assem-.
and Maine Dairymen's Assem-. at
City Hall. Lewiston.
Nov. 22-Winter begins
Nov. 30-Thanksgiving.
Dec. .12-Maine State Grange 1922
session. Bangor.
Dec. 25-Christmas day (Monday).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28

Among other arts of the West adj
vertising has also been adopted by
Japan. A true japanese, once he has
grasped an idea. exploits 1t thorough
~. He Is not satisfied with half
measures, and in his zeal sometimes
/ overshoots his mark. Thus a book
seller in Toxic announces in the news
papers: 1.-THE advantages Of my book
store: az Prices lower than any.
where else in the world. (2) Books
as elegant as a prima donna. ~
Printing as clear as crystal. 90
Paper az durable as elephants skin.
80 Customers are served as courte-
ously as the passengers of rival
steamship companies. (6) Selection
as rich AZ in the state library. a.
Books delivered to customers with
the ,rapidity of a cannon ball. (S)
Parcels packed with care such a.
only a mother takes with her hrst-
horn. (s) Young gentlemen who fire.
quentiy honor me with their visits
freed from all defects of their mode
Of life and morals and turned into
solid men. Other advantages are 20
numerous that language 10 not suf-
dcient to cnumerate them all"
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Situation Tense
(Coot,ou.d fr.n De-. n..N

| impossible TO estimate what the sit
uat!on will develop.
It is stated that Greece has 10000
troops in Thrace ready to naht the
Turks. ana In the event OF q revoiu.
tlonary government coming into power,
with a determination 10 defend the
provinces. the question arises who will
undertake To enforce Greek evacustion
to salty Kcmnl'st demands.
That tho British government Is ad-
herring TO its policy of returning cast
cru Thrace to the Turks is demon-
strated by the fact that Greek trans
ports have been forbidden TO Use the
straits from today. II wns supposed
that the Greeks themselves had with
drawn Tho cruiser Averoff In response
to the Allied request. but late de-
spatch reports that the crew Of the
Averoff ShutInicd and sailed for Con-
| stantinople without their commander.
The Associated Press correspondent
at Constantinoplc learns that tho Kem-
alists are willing TO accept the pr.n-
cIple Of neutrality Of the straits pend-
ing the armistice conference. which
held at Mudan!a or Ismid. Apparent.
! ly, therefore. Renal Pasha In ready 10
participate in fuch a conference, and
this implies that the position 10 much
eased
General Harrington continues 20 act
with the utmost prudence and modern
ton. He prevented an imminent COLI
sion Of the opposing forces In the
| Chanak area by q wireless word 10
T, General Sh wc-th to su 1end an at
| tack end, according TO information
available here. the government has
given him complete freedom % discre-
| tion regarding a. time limit. and clear
~ does not desire 20 press matters.
-. Franklin Bouillon. - Frcr.- h en-
| voy. is expected 20 reach Smyrna to-
| morrow NOR ing and ~ n believed that
| until he has seen Renal Pasha there
will be no military move Of import
! ance. UnofficIai reports assert that
kemai will declare tho Allied coudi-
tons for a peace conference unsccept-
able and insist upon the use % the
straits for the transport Of his troops
to Thrsce before consentins TO enter
| such q conference.
Both British and Turks are concen.
tpating large forces on the Ismid ana
Chanak lines. The British feet on the
spot now consists OF sig dreadnaughts,
seven battle cruisers and 20 destroy.
ers. while the inland forces. which are
continually being increased. already
amount to 80. 100 men.
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Boston Produce Market

Boston. Sept 81
BEEF-Choice whole cattle lS5ml9s
BCTTER-Extras 43Q43a; frsts So
CHEESE-Fresh choice 24s@c4s;
firsts 22@24.
CORN-No. 2 yellow S3@s4.
EGGS-NearDy hcnnery brown ey-
tras o. q 90: white and mixed extras 5S
g ~: western extras 55G756.
ELOuR-Spring patents. 196-lb
sscks: .peclal short 77oG So; standard
HAY-No. 2 timothy 23@e4
HANDSPRING 22@2S.
OATS-Fancy 40 pounds 56057.
PORk-Medum backs 2S15M 1000.
P0dATOcS-New Maine 110@1o5
per 100 pounds; sweets 150M 275.
SUGAR-Amcrican Sugar Refinery
quotes 625 cents in 100-barrel lots less
, per cent. for cash.
NEAL--10022
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ing. We are assured that the fair
management will rope off the turns
and give the trae'- good soaking the
morning of n day so there will be
70 dust. No one will be permitted at
the track tur-~ md special guards
will be stationed there in fields at
the turns. Auto rac.rs calls for so
much skill and driving ability on half
mile tracks IT, .''~~> events have
been limited to professional drivers
who have fo"owed track racing as a
profession. The program will open
with series of six events. First
event will be a one-mile trial for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28

track record. Next viii. be two cars
for one mill til, state ord
which IS now minute, is seconds.
Third event will a two mile race.
Fourth event will he two and a half
mile race. III. two mile race. Sixth
event. three mile handicap race. A
clipping fl om the Plattsburg News
states that Bill Smart with his smart
special made the first mile on time
trial in IS ~ but was forced to
slow down on G mt &C running into
his own dust. Thos9 who attend the
races on Friday will not be disap-
pointed in seeing them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
CLINTON

Funeral SERVICES for the late John
Lawrence will he conducted at the
Baptist church in town NJ IL Is p. m.
Thursday. Rev. Elmer r. Longiey.
pastor. will ofriciate. The remains
will he taken TO Albion for burial
Mrs. Annie Rams1ell. who spent
the summer In St Albans. has re-
turned 10 the home OF her daughter.
Mrs. Ella Rowland.
Mrs. Cora Whitaker has returned
to her home In Unity after visiting
relatives in town for n few days.
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SKOWHEGAN FAIR
Continued from Page One)

next three, winning first money.
| Prince Dell was victor in three
straight in the $50 trot al was Delos
NJ. in the 2.22 trot or pace. There was
a field of eight horses in this race but
the Card horse had no trouble win
ming by lengths in each heat. The
summary:
eli TROT, PURSE $4oo, SkOWHE-
GAN MERCHANTS, CLASS
Addie Echo. BIN, by Echo
Todd Or. D. Waite) ..... 5 2 l l
Bonnie Girl, chm Oh. a.
NeVerS) y 2 :
Ralph +. Wilkes, Jr, bg-(R.
0. JOrdon) .............. . 3
IWinnendon Wilkes, Big Oil
lie Could ............-. 3ro
Holyrood Viceroy, Big (B. c.
Wells) ............... oro
Time-2.16 IL; Els Ia; PIT -;
PIG IA 223.
2.22 TROT OR PACE. PURSE $500
Delos NJ, blkg &C. r. CarO / l l
,, Sister Todd, BIN (Henry Cluk-
ey) ............ : 0
Clifford Wilkes, bg Or. D..
Waite) + .
Lee S., chg (t'ranz Simmons) 8
Peter Stillwell, bg Oh. A. New
erS) ..'......... :
Hop-a long Cassidy, BIS OWaliie
'Gould) .........'..... :
Leo B.. chg (E. L. RusselD ~. I 2
Nativa North, brm &c. Z. Ire
land) ....................
Time-2.19 Ia 2.19 1-2 2.20 IL.
$50 TROT OR PACE, PURSE $500
Prince Dell, bg. by Debut CA.
T. Grant, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l l
Aurilla. bnl Cd. B. Bearce) 80. :
Hedsewood Lassie. en- (Franz
Sinmons) ..........-..... .
Tena Laqeview. BIN Qreland) ) 4 i
Time-2.21 Ia; 30 IA; 2.25.
KENTUCKY RUNNING HORSES,
IL MILE HEATS, BEST 8 IN 5
Barney Mul'liga chg
(Clough) ................ l !
The Witch, bikm (Miller) :. l :
The Southerner, chg (F'oote) 8 3 3
Exhibition Races
Sister Azoff owned by Alton Rich
ardson, Waterville, trotted an exhibit
liOD ultie VI -.IV o. MS iiOi sc 'eS
sold Wednesday night after the races
to George Booth of Arson for the sum
OF $500.
Bonnie Girl who took second money
il. the III trot has the record for
the fastest mile ever trotted by any
three year old in the State of Maine.
The one mile exhibition by the
guideless wonder, Ear Jr., was trot-
tea today in I'll IA.
The evening programs at the fair
are being carried out as announced
at IT'S, ST. Cecelia's orchestra OF the
Notre Dame of Lourdes church are
giving an hours concert which is
greatly enjoyed. This orchestra is
made up of excellent musicians who
play we'll together. This concert is
given from platform in front of the
grand stand. The concert is followed
by seven acts of vaudeville. The or
chestra also furnishes music between
the acts. The evenings program
closes with a grand display OF fire
works which begins at 8 o'clock.
Large numbers are attending the eve
ming programs. The park is certainly
an attractive place to pass an eve
ming with the brilliant lights, the
many kinds of amusements and the
busy crowd.
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Painful Accident

The two-vear- old child Of Frank
Tremble met with a painful accident
Tuesday. The father was Harvesting
the horse ana the child standing on
the opposite side, tripred on the
thill and fell under the horses feet.
The shoe Of the horse tore the iot .
Of the ear and cut a cash from the
ear 10 the chin. Dr. G. r. Newcomb
administered ether and dressed the
wound.
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New York Money Market

New York. Sept. -.
! .ra C"ohan-" easier.
c..t britain. demand 4.4os. cables
. !r, '1-dav bills on banks 4.33.
g. demand 759, cables $50.
demand 495i. cables 4,26.
!! .,.ut dcmand 1.16s. cables III.
,,.t .,rN. demand .n6. cables .0G Lie.
49, dom, nd 3S6S. cables 1915.
Ip.'. GtS. dem.nd 2I.70.
$50 Do u d m:ud $3.50.
Sc 'foIilud dcuand 1850.
Sr.." i mani $50.
-. .,,. doma-d -.tH.
b. nj. G,mard .oi4.
t.-...u $50, l'.i,n demand 3.1i.
= .t.',. demand $40.
l' demand 49,.
:. N. Lea.
...o, castor: high A. low A.:
lat' =. closing bid Al. offered
ioan u!
81. Wlrs against acccptancos 80.
trnrs firm: MIXED collateral CO.
4t4ti. i-j months 4 q I.
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Chicago Cattle Market

NIPt,
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000; native
beef steers and yearlings steady to l5c
higher; better grades yearlings show
most advances: corn fed offerings COM
paratively scarce: top matured beef
steers and yearlings 1900; mixed steers
and heifers 1175; bulk native beef
steers 925 @ 1885. other classes gener-
ally stsady lnbstween beef SONS
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NATIONAL Home

Onicsr Of the day. Captain veistts
VIVIAN Horn. a
Charles A. Dunno. formerly n
command Of Home CO. ., has report.
| ed here from the Southern Branch
| for re-admission. ~
Joseph F. Thornc has been grant.
cd a furIoush to visit relatives. In
/ Portland.
Thomas Marshall OF Mancj,eatAe.
n. H.. late Co. Z. I. Me. Inf. bsA H.
ported for re-admission.
Miss Flora Kirk, clerk for Major
b. +. Hayden. surgeon. has retut1iSd
from . weeks visit with friends an
Boston and vicinity.
Thomas Blanchard of Westpeok
was business visitor wednesdSx at
the Branch. $50
James Dennehey has resumed his
duties after a weeks leave OF sbsence
| passd at his home in Chelsea.
Charles II. Cutter. president OF the
Charles II. Cutter Coal Co, OF Bos-
! ton. was at the Branch Wednesday
! on business.
Michael Kerrivan has reported
from a furloush passed with rcla-
! tives in Worcester
Joseph F.. Goddard. late Co. H.
2, L. S. Sharpshoo:ers. has been
granted a discharge from the Home.
Louis Bosch Of Adjuntas. +. r.. late
Sergeant Co $40. L. :. Inf, has been
admitted TO the Home.
Thomas r. Sears Of Lewiston. lute
Co. A, ]. Me. II. A., has been re-
admitted 10 the Home. --.
The returns frorn passes wedncs-
day were stephen L. Watson from
Bangor: Patrick J. Carroll from
Lewiston and Charles +. sherman
from Boston.
The change in the hand concerts
beginning with Oct. lst. will lie,
Sundays in the Theatre N 7 r. ~:
Mondays and Thursdays at 3 y. -,
In the Hospital: Saturdays at J +.
NJ. in the Theatre and MONDAYS.
Wednesdays and Fridays with the
| moving pictures at I J.. NJ.
The funeral of the late Hatharn II.
Marston was held from the Home
chapel st 1880 Wednesday. Rev.
i. L. Phalan officiating.
The remains OF the late John Law.
renee have been sent 10 China for
burial.
There VIII be three moving pic
ture shows n week commencing with
Oct. End and continuing through the
winter months. The veterans are 10
be favored with some very good pic
lures during the month Of October,
the names of which will be announc-
ed later.
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An acre of good fishing ground at
sea yields more food in a week than
an acre Of the best land will in a
year.
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The native OF Iceland In rather
long-lived. sixty-ons years 10 the
average.
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GRANGE Fairs

VI dTISo dTTS
Sept. 29-Belgrade Grange.
Sept. 30--West Poland Grange.
Oct. 45-Pine Tree Grange, Lisbon.
Oct. 4-5-Yarmouth Grange.
Oct. 5-Union Grange. East Sumner.
Oct. 12-Paris Grange.
Oct. 1S-Vassalboro Grange fair.
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Thursdays Concert Program
March. "katunka" smith
Overture. Flying Artillery"
Bcrgenhols
WaltVs "Symphia" Holman
Selection from Chocolate Soldier"
Strauss
Indian War Dance" Bellstcdt
Medley "Pastime on tho Yukon"
Covers
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FURNISHED to the Kennebec Jour
nal through the courtesy of ]. A.
Carnage e. Co.. Of Augusta and Water
ville.)
Washington, Sept. 27.-The world
owes to the private account Of Amer
lcan business men approximately $751;
2sS.S9s as a result Of foreign trade
operations of the year ended Sept. /,
according to balance sheet OF inter-
national transactions just available
from official reports of the Department
Of Commerce.
The international ledger, spread open
al the page winch might be headed
Hecapl1uiation OF Foreign Trade
reads as follows:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-11

son. Robert Smile. Frank Hodges.
Women-Margare Bondheld. A.
Maude Royden. Margaret Wintring-
ham. M. p. and Lady Parmoor.
observation-disclosures Hewlett. Ber-
nard Shaw
Programs OF campaign are be-
ing initiated for France. Germany.
Holland. Sweden. Austria. Czecho-
Slovakia, Hungary. Switzerland
Portugal and the United states.
The national council for the limi-
tation OF ornaments is expected to
carry out the American end OF the
campaign.
There must be a trumpet voice
OF the worlds will 10 peace. by
which IL Will be made clear to the
governments that there must be no
war" said the appeal which has
Just been issued in behalf Of the
movement.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-11

the curiosity business. Too many
times have noticed the errors OF
auctioneers. for example. In the
course OF a recent sale, a case in
which a sort OF lamy cover OF Chin
ese porcelain, catalogued at 400
francs. was valued at 81. 900 francs
by one OF these merchant special
ists.'"
NJ. Jonas told the Matin the sales
were made without any real guar
antee.
often the catalogue carries on
the first page. IN tiny letters. no
tice that the sale Is without guar
antee." he said. las for the So
called experts. some may be ex-
perts, all right, but they are select
ed without any rule or regulation as
20 their qualihcations-simply
chosen by the auctioneer."
VI. Jonas pointed out that the
French law governing the RESPONSE
bility OF auctioneers has not been
changed since 1910. According TO
this law. itself an antiquity, the in
dividual auctiOneer, the association
OF auctioneers and the group OF ex-
perts each get three percent Of the
sale Price.
Stories OF Americans who have
paid fabulous prices for Louis XIV
tables and genuine" Empire desks
which have been made TO order
while the antiquity dealer pretend
ed TO search among his clientele"
are common in Paris. Among these
is the story Of the woman from
Sioux City.
This woman believed she knew
antique antiquities from the other
kind She decided the boudoir set
the dealer showed her dated from
approximately 1920.
THAT IL modern" she said.
Madame is very keen" replied
the dealer. THAT is. indeed. ar
imitation, as was about to tell
madame. But then the price is very
reasonable. For two thousand
francs more I can get you the orig
inal from which this was copied"
The following dav madame
bought the original" and ordered
II shipped 10 Sioux City. That
night the dealer slipped his uphOl-
sterer an extra ten francs.
Better hack me up another set
10 get ready for the next customer"
he said. Those dents in the var
nish were best OF all / told her
Madame Du Barry made them with
her teeth in a temper fit"