Show Paintings Painting's and Lace Valued at WOOD Calif CaliC Feb reb 20 20 I H n paintings an and other art urt rt treasures valued at near near- near near-i ly iy halt half a million dollars mIssIng flom the tb wood home of a 0 aGerman aGerman German art collector isore wr re being I sought Hought by police and private de- de detectives detectives de detective here lere Irr today Martin J of the Danzig German flam fini of M H MW and company owner of oth the stolen collection discos ered the loss when he returned to Imla hb homo home from Crom Catalina Island laland last lal night nigh I he lie to told police The Tir thieves also aljo ho he said ald old laces Iee valued at nt 12 and other art objects object but left b- b hind them practically as ns valuable II a collection of o paintings and othel as they had taken away In Itt a n locked closet coset clo tt for Cor instance undisturbed amid 1 till the disarray of the looted home was sync antique all all- allver sil silver Ithe ver vcr valued at I of ot the th precious objects the th cs left letl behind svere or dom dam dam dam-ahad ahead by y the th vo dalH carelessness or haste baste of the tIme looters lor A white marble Christ Chrit lay Iny what what- that tel cd to bits where it II II hid One canvas 8 1 ly on the floor loor with the the marl mark of oC a sloe shoe unpainted on onIt I St It ItI ad td two tao theo theo- theo I rica ries of oC th the theft then One was seas that thaI the paintings and other valuables ele aeto taken by thieves thle hired by a rl private private vat vate collector willinG to go to any length to obtain them thetis tor for his own collection The other theory VII was that an International band hand ot of o crim criminals Inala familiar with the value of the and the th Impo impossibility Impossibility of disposing of It II revealing their heir guilt plan to hold tho ho loot until the ilie I ho Insurance cuu co pan Jm ol ed Is willing to offer o a no question questIons asked reward ft t ho return of ot the tb painting s An English company Is said to a have the stolen cal aea for Cor an aggregate af of |