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Show MILLION DOLLARS IN ART TREASURE FOUND IN HOUSE CHICAGO, Feb. 7. Treasures Treas-ures of art valued at more than a million dollars were found today to-day in the uniJretentious dwelling: dwell-ing: of Mrs. Evaline M. Kimball, aged widow of W. W. Kimball, founder of a piano company. The widow, who is 79 years old, recently was adjudg-ed incompetent. in-competent. The value of her estate es-tate was fixed at approximately approximate-ly $2,800,000. When a brother of Mrs. Kimball, Irving H. Cone of Los Angeles, filed a petition pe-tition for a conservator the value of the estate was estimated estimat-ed at $1,000,000. An inventory filed in probate court yesterday and approved, listed early Chinese and Japan-ese Japan-ese jade and porcelain vases, bowls and plaques, rare tapestries tapes-tries and antique furniture. Among the other valuable paintiugs were works of. Rembrandt, Rem-brandt, John Constable, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Millet, Gains-borough,. Gains-borough,. Bristol, George Rom- ! |