Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1927, Page 20

ri3%0 ARTCILLECTINS B CALLEDHALFFAKE New York Painter Declares 7 i Americans Are Cornering \ . Great Masterpieces. \ By the Amociated Prews, PITTSBURGH, Pa, January 31— ¥ifty per cent of th ters' canvases in all the collections % 7/ York. wealthy Americans are cornering the great masterpieces of painting. “I could walk through the man-] N sions of Pittsburgh and 1 bet that I would find 50 per cent of every 100 of the so-called masters’ paintings @are fakes,” he told the Associated Artists of Plttsburgh Later he ‘broadened the field to include all col- lections. / “[ have seen that game worked too often myself,” he said. “The huge profits it offers are too strong a temptation (o unscrupulous dealers and members of the profession.” He predicted that in 10 years a group of men whose identity he would not reveal would own all the great paintings in America and would be in a position to demand exorbitant prices. Asked to comment on luks' re- - Saint-Gaudens, director t Carnegie Institute of “Just leave me out of the discussion. Yowll stir up an ewful mess with a controversy like that.” Art dealers said that although un- doubtedly there were fakes in many art collections, the proportion was nothing like what Luks deseribed. HARRY KING RE-ELECTED JEWISH CENTER HEAD Plans Outlined for Current Year. Forum Hears Baltimore ! Author. Harry King last night was re-elected president of the Jewish Community Center at the annual meeting. Activi- ties of the past year were reviewed and the program for this year out- lined. The center will celebrate its first birthday February 13 Following the business meeting a session of the National Jewish Forum was held. Si L. Nyburg of Balti more, author of “The Chosen People,” #poke on “Youth and Crabhed Age.” Other offi elected for the ensui 3 Simon, fritz, second rfinkle, third vice president: ) Offenberg, cor- responding secretary: Abe Shefferman, récording secretary; Charles A. Gol &mith, treasurer, and larry Viner, as- siktant treasurer. b New members of the board of trus- tees elected were: Louis Bush, D. I Frank, Fred Gic Paul Himmel <il Korman. Mrs. Abe Liebman, Maurice Mazo, s, Fred Pelzman, Jeanne Porton. M. r cissenfeld, Mrs. Charl Rosenthal, Mrs. Leonard B. Schloss, Miss Aline Solomons, Abe Stern. Morris Wittlin Jacob Zarin. Mr. Nyburg made a plea for a bet ter understanding of the younger gen eration. Following his talk a number of gues- tions pertaining to his theme were asked from the floor. 90 AT BREAKFAST CLASS. Gospel Mission Reports Success in Morning Bible Study. The Gospel Mission's “breéakfast Bible classes” for needy men, an in- movation in religious circles, are prov: ing successful beyond all expectations, Bupt. Harvey Prentice anhounced to- % ore than 90 men were present yess terday morning for the fourth service, and 77 of them remained for the free Afast provided by the mission un. policy of supplying “spiritual 824 physical food.” 5 . Prentice said he believes that these are the only &ervices of their kind in the country. Dr. Morris E. Miller, Iocal physician, is teacher of the class. MOST LIQUOR SENT U. S. Canadians Report 99 Per Cent Ex- ports Are for America. OTTAWA, Ontarie, January 31 (#). early 99 per cent of Canada’s ex- of ale, beer and porter in 1925 to the United Btates, according to report last night by the Dominion of statistics. This percentage amounted to 3,674,830 gallons, valued 2 $5,042,808. The total export for the ‘was 3,714,788 gallons, an ificrease 520,646 gallons over the export the Previous year. 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Etched Buffet Mirrors A pleasant relief from the large three- section Mirrors is this one of five panels, three of which are etched with graceful floral sprays. The artistic frame is finished with a handsome ornament centered on its top rail. Mirror Section. Sixth floor Bridge and Junior Portables Green, black, ivory and rose are the color selections offered in this group of matching Bridge and Junior Portables that are fihished in antique gold and enamel; swivel socket. Lanip Section. Sixth floor. Ruffled Curtaius ‘Special $ 1‘75 Few, indeed, are the homes whose Bed- room and den windows would not be made amore attractive by the use of these Cur- tains with colored borders that are offered for the first time in the Sale. With 54- inch valance and tie-backs to match. Drapery Section, Sixth floor. Rayon, Tussah, Alpaca Special 44C yard Rose, tan, blue, gold, lavender, peach, green and maize are the principal shades that commend this offering to housewives who are looking for materials for numerous uses in the houdoir. Drapery Section. Sixth floor, ' Far below usual prices High-grade Mosul Rugs, showing shades of soft blues and warm reds. The group consists of 2.3x4.6 average size rugs. Special $26.75 High-grade Mosul Rugs, average size 3x6 . .$36.75 Mosul, Hamadan and Dozar Rugs, in the average size 4.6x7 Beloochistan Rugs, average size 2.6x4.6 . . ..$26.75 Worsted Wilton Rugs Specially Priced In the minds of most home-lovers Worsted Wilton Rugs hold a place second only to the finest of Orientals. This group of this famous weave upholds the standards of excellency that have “made” the name—and show a choice selection of designs in new color combinations. 9x12 size $115 8.3x10.6 size . .. .$97.50 27x54 size . ... 6x9 size e e e SOROE 36x63 size One-of-a-Kind Chinese Rugs Reduced 9x12 Gold and bronze background 9x12 Rose background Rug with Rug with plain center and border scattered design and border of of taupe and blue. Reduced blue and green. Reduced to $360 to 9x12 Sand background Rug with 9x12 Taupe background Rug with scattered design and distinctive border nf l»hxc.‘mse and gold; all contrasting border of medium over design. Reduced to $360 blue and rose. Reduced to..$360 9x12 Gold background Rug with 9x12 Taupe background Rug with dark and medium blue border, blue border and scatter desi scattered design worked in colors worked ins shadewiof s ,fig of taupe, rose, orchid and gold andiblackc. Reddeeditons o §0% Hedigegito 8380 9412 Medium Blue background R 9x12 Sand background Rug with all- . i G . e with plain center, rose border, over design and contrasting blue \ 5o - - yroken by a scattered design. Re- border. Reduced to ficed to $225 9x12 Orange background Rug with Nk Falmes e vy scattered design and contrasting 9x12 Mulberry background Rug border of blue and mulberry with blue border and scattered shades. Reduced to design. Reduced to Seamless Axminster Rugs 912 sizee $36420 This popular make of domestic rug is prized for the Sale at prices that are far lower than regular, and prices that seem to be- little their newness of pattern and colorings that make them so de- sirable for the Home. Other sizes at the following prices— $33.50 [ e R $28.50 4.6x6.6 .. > - - - - _Z = > -