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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05

tc provide for public criticism of off, ficers of the armed forces. but has actually forbidden it, was contrasted with that of some European powers by Rear Admiral William $. Sims in an address today before the Rhode Island branch of the society of the Cincinnati, in which he urged pub lie discussion as q safeguard to pub lie interests. In some continental countries he declared criticism was recognized as so vital to efficiency, that it was rewarded when 1t proved beneficial.
 The American people, Admiral Sims said knew less about the ele- ments of warfare and less about the actual condition of their military forces than the people of any other great power. adding that although this has initiated against our pre- paredness for war in the past and although we have vertheless, all ways attained our object in war without very serious loss, still It must be evident that a similar at titude cannot be maintained in the future without very serious risk In country governed as ours Is, the efficiency of its various departments must necessarily depend very largely upon the interest the people take in this efficiency"
 Waxhington's AdmonitiOn
 Ut behooves, therefore, very seri- ously to recall the admonitions of our great first president in regard to preparation for war and adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the public shall at all times be ad- eouately informed of their progress through pubic discussion carried out under such regulations as to safe guard the public interests
 Washington's inJunctions, Admiral Sims declared, embodied the immu- table fundamental principles of the art of war and their application to national security" They have been insisted upon by our military and po- liticaI historians, he said, but they have failed to take hold of the minds of the people.
 q believe" he continueds that the reason for this dangerous lack in our people of proper solicitude for our national security is due chiefly to our belief that our geographic isolation renders us practically immune from attack.
 "America has never been defeated in war and suffered humiliation or loss of territory. our independence has, never been in danger and we have always heretofore had the feel ing that 1t Is never likely to be though this feeling has been somewhat shaken by recent events.
 others Kept Informed.
 Contrast this condition of mini with that of some European coun- tries. The French know what it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05
Daily Financial Gossip

the greater part of this American capital went abroad for the purpose of paying for American securities of which from $3,o00. 100000 to $4,o00,- 100000 were held In Great Britain end In Europe at the time the Euro pean war began.
 No authoritative method has been adopted of determining how many of these American securities our own investors bought and absorbed. But the general impression Is that there are now in the United States consid- erably in excess of s2,o0o. 100000 Tn American securities which before 1914 were held by investors in Great Britain and in Europe. Mir. Watts estimates that the amount of securi- ties our investors purchased from European holders was a little in ex- cess of $2,000. 1000. Perhaps he has underestimated. This absorption of American securities was one of the factors in bringing about change in our world position from that of debtor to a creditor nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05
MONTEVALLO COLLEGE

Montevallo, July 4.-(Special. )--A beautiful Greek garden with white pedestals here and there. ivy covered arch ways, and a playing fountain, all backed by trees and green shrub bery. formed lovely setting for the play. "The Gift" presented on the front campus at the Alabama Tech nical Institute and College for Women last Saturday night. The audience paid enthusiastic tribute to the young actors. whose execution of their parts bespoke the careful training given by Miss Irene Virginia Ulmer. head of the expression department. who directed the production.
 Miss Jewell Hagood of Birmingham combined all the feminine graces into a charming ensemble in her part of Pandora" around whose creation and endowment with mortal qualities the play centered. An ad- mirable "Prometheus, a Titan" with fine manly voice was enacted by Miss Kittie Gambill of Tuscumbia. The role of Hope" by Miss Elsie Mahaffey of Montevallo. was per formed with distinct histrionic ability throughout, while little Miss Eliza beth Cox of Montevallo, made cum ming Cupid"
 MISS lluid ft. IdlIner ol MoHtcVdiio who represented "Terpsichore." the muse of dancing, gave some artistic solo dances with the grace and re- finement which are characteristic ot her interpretative dancing.
 Students celebrated the Fourth of July as free-for-all picnic day Early dinner was served in the dor mitory dining room. when lunches enough were put on the table to pro- vide the entire student body with a picnic supper.
 The students formed picnic parties to Falling Rock, Shelby Springs. Davis Falls and many other picnic grounds nearer the college. Each party was chaperoned by faculty member.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05
MERIDIAN HEALTH
 CONDITIONS ARE GOOD

Meridian, Miss, July f'--N Nopeclai'J The report for the month of June as submitted by Dr. T. J. Houston, city h ,alth officer, shows the health and sanitary conditions of Meridian to oe exceptionally fine fer this season of year.
 pr. Houston states that there Is an absence of many diseases hereto fore prevalent during the extreni, warm weather, due to the splendi3 sanitary c5ndi tiois that exist this year over previous years. There aco three or four cases of typhoid fever the source
 to points other than Meridian.
 means to have a victorious enemy march through their capital, to lose territory and pay heavy indemnity. Other continental powers have had a similar experience. In all these countries. the national defense is live issue The military forces must not only be adequate \in material and personnel, but they must be kept in tellectuaily efficient through constant training in readiness for war.
 Under these circumstances the truth about the actual condition of their armed forces is so vitally i'm portant that any one who can point out defect, or suggest an improve nent will earn the gratitude of his government. Criticism is recognized as so vital to the efficiency that it IS not only welcomed but invited, and rewarded when 1t proves beneficial,
 "Offcers not actually on duty are st liberty to publish any criticism they please of the actions of the gov ernment or of any of it's departments. DtS ha cisr nf Q armistice, books have been published by Admirals Jellicoe, Fisher, Scott and Bacon and by Field Marshal French. These books contain criti cisms of such severity as to make an% of those which have appeared in America seem very mild in com parison.
 Crititcism Forbidden
 "In the United States we have not only always neglected to provide Cor public criticism of our officers, but we have actually forbidden it.
 More than a year ago Senate committee completed an investiga- ton of matter of vital importance to our first line of national defence. Practically all of the naval witnesses testified that the organizations of our navy department Is such as to make it possible effectively to prepare for war, or to conduct war. Notwith- standing the importance of this in vestigation, the report of the com mittee has not yet been made. Are our people losing any sleep over this? They are not!
 '"The missing element in Ameri- canism Is it does not include ade- quate solicitude for our safety. The government and to certain extent. the people resent criticism of any thing American"
 Admiral Sims expressed the hope that his hearers would "be kind enough to consider me an Amenican notwithstanding the title that has been given me by certain unfriendly critics of the most popular British admiral in the American naYYLn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05
" .
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(BeIl-Podger. rroauce Co.,,

(Bell-Rodgers rroduce Col
 Poultry Eggs-Fresh candled, 30c. Hens-72c. Friers--30 e 40c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New ducs Exchange. Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders so- licited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery
 SpseAl attention and liberal terms given
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05
LITTLE GIRL BURIED.

Anniston, July f. -(Special.) )-Ellen Jessie Mitchell, infant daughter or Mir. and Mrs. John F. Mitchell, died at their home on Bancroft avenue Sunday. the funeral being held at II o'clock Monday, with Rev. James NJ. Stoney officiating The body os the little girl was carried to the ceme- tery at Eulaton and buried in the family lot at that place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05


 Poultry Eggs-Fresh candled, 3oc. Friers--sO C 4Oc.
 Fruits M Appies-Winesaps 200, 216, 234. $3.50 box; fancy Ben Davis. 1Ss. 16o, 16s, $S.75 box.
 Bananas-Eight ohand punches. 50 to so. Cantaloupes- 3s and 45. ss per crate.
 Lemons-California, 3so. sl1 box. Oranges--California valencies, 176, 200. 216. s6.5O box; 16o. ,5o. 2ss, sS box; 100. 126, s5b0 box. Peaches-Georgia stock, $2 crate.
 Vegetables Beans-Fresh green. home grown will buy for you, 8 hamper. Cabbage-Ohio barrel, crates, about 10a due Wednesday. tS.76. Corn-Louisana sugar, barrels. 100 to Tomatoes--Afississippi, 4-basket flats. wrapped, s150 crate. Potatoes--No l Irish cobbers. North Carolina stock. 11-pk. barrel, s4.5O bar Potatoes-Jersey sweets. s2 quarts ts hamper due Wednssdsy' sa hsmber crate; Louisiana creole, extra fancy stock, 100 pounds to sack, $3.5o. Garlic-25c lb. Beans.Michisan navy, loo-pound sack, Sc lb.; California lima, large. Sac ib. i; california lima. baby, Sc ib. lots, 13c lb. Alabama stock, 5hc lb. Cheese-Full cream daisies, 1Shc. Mackerel-l00-count, $7.50 keg. Prunes-40 to 50. 18c h.. 50 to 60, 15c so to 70, 1tc; 70 to 80. 12c; 30 to 90, 1,~' 90 to 100, Sc.
 Rice-Fancy head 6c. Honey-24-section cases. SS50 case. Eyaporated Peaches-Fancy 50-lb. boxes, 1Sc lb.; standard b0-lb. boxes, 17c lb. Evaporated Apricots-Fancy 25-lb. boxes, 26c. Dixie Cake-5-lb., 2Sc. Angelus Marshnallows-50 16c packages to case, S4 case.
 Watermelons-25lb. average, packed 1 to 10 to barrel. 45c each. Fish
 Standard Fish Co., Gray Snapper--12Mc. Red Snapper-1yc. spanish Mackerel-21o. Pompano--36c. Salt Water Trout--20 @22c Mixed Fish--12c. Aullet-10c.
 Carp-l9c. Swift 6 Co.,. Packers, D. 8. Clear Bsliies--I2@15c. Pure Lard--Silverleaf, l3Mc. Jewel Shortentng--l0ho. liaTs--Regular. 20 "a 35c. Pork Loins--22 0xSc. . Bacon--24 Q 4Sc. Butter-3Bc. Eggs-300 33c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05
FARM LOANS CEASE /. IN COFFEE COUNTY
Must Straighten Out Tax
 MuddIe Before Land Bank , Extends Further Credit
By FRED IT. GORMLEY sfont& Omery Bureau. The Are-HeraId z21-2 First National Bank Building

Montgomery, July 4.-(SpeciaL J. Until Coffee county strafghtens out its tax muddle caused by the theft of the tax records several months ago, the federal land bank of New Orleans will decline to lend another penny on farms of that county. This warning has been issued to citizens of that county by William c. Dufour, general counsel of the land bank. following the receipt of information that some persons who now carry land bank loans on their farms had refused to pay their taxes and had announced that they would not pay until the assessments were lowered.
 MT. Dufour, on receipt of the in- formation, notified local representa- tives in Coffee county that all per sons who obtained loans from the land bank had agreed to keep the taxes on their lands paid in full and that there was a provision in the mortgage contract for foreclosure in the event any section was not com piled with. He said the bank intend ed to protect it's own interest in loans already made, and would de- cline to consider any future appli- cations until taxes had been paid and the situation "is cleared up to the satisfaction" of the executive com mittee of the federal land bank.
 It became known Monday that the work of certifying the assessments in Coffee county was completed last Thursday, and that formal demand was made upon all persons to pay their taxes without delay. Some per sons refused to pay, contending that the new records were not the proper tax records of Coffee county. If neces- sary, the state and county will go into the chancery court for the vali- dation of the records, which is pro- vided for by law in the event of the loss or destruction of any public records. The tax records of Coffee county were stolen from the office of the tax collector and assessor dur n ,r the niRh ht of EehrlIarY l&.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05
UNION CHAIRMEN TO
 CONTINUE SESSIONS
By BRIGGS
By Associated Press

Chicago. July 1.-The 1,500 chair men of the railway unions who have been meeting here to consider the wage cut which became effective July l. failed to reach any agreement today and will continue their ses- stons this week
 1t had been expected that the union chiefs would issue a statement today regarding the attitude of the employees toward both the wage de- creases and the national working agreements which were continued in effect temporarily by the board pending further conferences between tho roads and their employees.
 According to the leaders the work ing agreements were considered the more important of the two issues and the statement was delayed to give further time for consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05
MORE PUBLICITY IS
 NEEDED, SAYS SIMS
Declares People Know Vir- tuaIly Nothing About Con-
 dition of Fighting Forces
Rv Associated Press

Newport, R. l., July 4.-The atti- tude of the United States, which he said not only had always neglected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05
MARINE NEWS

Port Eads, July 4.--Arrived: Adalia (Ger.), Tampico; Athens. Bo- cas del Toro; Cabrille, Tuxpam; Call garolite. Mexico; Clement Smith. Tampico; Copan, (Hond.), Truxillo; Crudeoil, Port Arthur; Hibueras (Hond). Blue Fields; Hulaco. Mexico. :. Lake Fighting. Mexico; Moline {NorG Tampico; Quimistan (Hond.l, Tela Sunshine, rampico; Viking (Nor.), Vera Cruz.
 Sailed: Bayou Chico. Rotterdam; Condo winfredo (Spain). Barcelona; Danville. Tampico; Edgefield, Liver pool; Korsfjord (Nor.). Cuban ports; Lake Lasang, Mobile; Laperouse (Fr.), Hamburg: Nola. Progreso; Ra- jah, Progreso; Rochelle (Br.). Sam tiago; virgine (Fr.), Bremen; Yoro (Hond.), Ceiba.
 Women of western Australia have had the right to vote for nearly DO years.
 The Chinese republic appropriates $4.o0o.o0o a year for its imperial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05

Fed Steers-Good to choice, 6h@7xc; medium to good. 6h @6mc: common to medium. A W6hc.
 Grass Cattle taccording to weight. qual- fly and fiesh): Steers. s@7c: fat cows. 3hc; canners iM GaNc; heavy bulls 1S 6c; light bulls. s@A Ac oxen. 2@sc; fat yearlings. s0Sc; medium yearlings, 70 5c; vealers. 60Sc.
 HoEs-I!hoioe corn fed hogs 1ss and up, 7iac; cho'os. corn fed hogs. 126 to 1s5. SisSsc: light pigs sS lbs. dow down. 5H ese; 1Ss best heavy rough hogs, s Sc; half fat rough hogs. 6c. Soft and oily hogs from lc to 2c per h. less than above prices
 Meal and Feedstuff
 Mixed horse feed. $43. old style hulls. 1T; No ? corn s9c; corn chops s2.1o; No. white oats. s2c; shorts. Sas: Bran. lbs. S2.2s: timothy. ssl: choice pea green alfalfa. &3S; Johnson hay. $20; wheat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-05
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Collins of marble and stone were used by the Romans.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Japan Combing the World for Rare Art Treasures

Nicolas Poussin available, and among the
Italians are paintings by Botticell, .Prima-
ticcio and Battista Dosso Later and pe--
haps better accredited pictures by Italian
painters are works by Canaletto, Carrac
and Caravaggio.
Two Rembrandts have been acquired re-
Gently in Holland by a New York dealer ard
are here. but have not been shown. It is safe
to assume they will be shown to Mr.. Matsu-
kata If he shows any disposition to sec them
One of these is a life size figure painting
which is typical of the Rembrandt manner
about 1860. This picture is said to have
come from the same source in Amsterdam
which furnished Mr.. Altman with one OF his
finest examples of this master.
That there may be a surprising turnover
of famous pictures in Vienna is more than
probable. Already the dealers here have
been approached by Austrian dealers who
profess to be able to sell certain pictures
which have been the crowning glory of small
collections in that city.
Rubens and two portraits by Carreno
de Miranda, the Charles III. and the spectre
like Donna Maria Anna, are included among
these possible transactions.
From Berlin comes a vague offering OF
picture or two of the Schweizer collection.
while Budapest will. It is said part with
Madonna of the Raphael school.
IL one were to believe all the art gossip
going about IL would seem tnat III so many
Rembrandts, Rubens and Botticell pictures
were to change owners these famous pic
lures might be acquired cheaply. Count
Tarnowski, who sold paintings to tho late
III. G.! Frick, is in the market so they say,
with several pictures of great value.
Mr.. Henry T.. Huntington, who recently
became the owner of Gainsborough's "Bluc
Boy" is almost the only American who now
might be Interested in the chance 90 buy
utArt1 Mi tt..t,
of Morgans tricks. Altmans and Hearns
has yet to appear.
The Japanese Matsultata is not one of
this class. His fancy Is too various. He
bought In Paris last summer a number OF
paintings but. while they included a few
names like Teniers and Van Dyck. the bulk
of his purchases were modern paintings. He
has taste for impressionism and became
the owner Of canvases by Mattisse and P-
casso and others even more advanced than
they. It is possible this shows that his
taste in art is still rather Japanesque.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

Madonna" to the TRANSPORTATION" was
known to the world of art, which was then
circumscribed to a few patrons and a few
countries. 1t would have been very diff
cult to palm off on this little world a spurious
Raphael.
There is great joy in the clan of art deal
ers when a purchaser like this Japanese
appears. The pleasure of the hunt is then
on. The dealers know exactly where great
pictures are, and they know, too what in
ducements must be used to get their pos
SCISSORS to part with them. The present
condition of the money market of the world
suits the art condition as they would will
ingly make 1t. Now, il ever the great pic
lures will travel from one private gallery to
another
Matsukata intends to build a suitable gall
house the art he has bought for - benefit
ofsthe Japanese people. In IL he will show
his pictures, pottery, sculpture and tapestry,
complete assortment of Western art. In
fact his purpose is to make the exhibition
a complete resume of our art, embracing all
the schools-early Italian Renaissance,
Dutch, German. French and English. The
gallery and collection will cost him, it has
been estimated. more than $4,000, 900.
What will the japanese think of this art
so mysterious. so puzzling to men whose
ideas of what constitutes art are as far /,
the poles apart from Western ideas
And IL they truly admit this art into their
lives will IL destroy their own beautiful art :?
IL it did the result would be most unfor
tunate: the world might continue physically
to be round like an orange, but IL would be
fiat enough in interest.
Mr.. Matsukata is in this country now,
attending the conference at Washington In
semi-ofiicial position, and there Is more
RI fa ND
assist him in the formation Of his gallery
There are several historic pictures in this
country In private collections which the
dealers are willing to bring to his attention.
And they have list all drawn UP for him
with the very figures attached by the pay
ment of which Mr. Matsukata can become
their owner.
In this list 10 a Morning" by Paul Potter.
thought to be a replica of the canvas in the
collection of Count Czernin, and several
authentic examples OF the little masters of
the Netherand school There is also a
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

reverse. Production is estimated to-day
at about 20 per cent, to be sure, but ac-
cording to some estimates so per cent. of
this is on stock, simply because as in Lor-
raine and Alsace, the industries cannot
compete with German products, because
their labor and fuel costs are now in
francs. And no orders are coming from
France to take the place of the German
orders This is why the real Sarreoise has
seen in the introduction of the franc and
the fictitious prosperity of half of the pop
ulation an approaching economic catas-
trophe. This is why many of the real
Sarre business men have petitioned to the
League Council directly to stop the franc
or see the experiment of league State
become the laughing stock of the world.
And this is why even some of the working
men are beginning to balance their pay en-
velopes of francs against a prospective
paralysis of industry, knowing what this
would cost them in the end.
Behind much OF this lies the French de-
sire to make the Sarre German, though 1t
is economically French, and If possible
politically, by the time the plebiscite comes
around fifteen years from the date Of the
treaty. The people will have then the
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

of Russia and find a purchaser for It he
might again on the proceeds resume his for
mer life of elegant ease.
But to get anything out of Russia these
days is difficult and it is particularly diff
cult to abstract a rolled up canvas. The
most ignorant OF the Workingmen's Guard
who watch these suspicious places would be
sure to fear danger from such roll. He
would take a Rubens, Rembrandt or an
Italian primitive for something sedtious like
a map. and either destroy Il or send the
picture and it's bearer to his overhead COM
missary where the fate of both is not
doubtful
Nevertheless, since the control of Lenine
several important pictures are known to
have been smuggled out OF Russia. Baron
Schleching since 1918 has added a Botticelli
to his collection In Paris which was whisked
out of ST. Petersburg rolled up in old
rug Other pictures even more famous have
been carried to Italy and England and sold.
But these were the choice of various i'm
portant collections in Moscow.
Undoubtedly the sudden appearance Of
these pictures and others from Berlin and
Vienna is due to exactly the same reason
that prompted the mobiles of sthe late Czar's
court to risk everything including execu-
ton. TO get control of their own property.
and that was the urgent need to turn them
into cash. 1t probably answers also ques-
tion that has been raised ever since the war
about where the great shipping merchant of
Japan. X. Matsukata, who In these years
has been buying old masters. got his
pictures.
In less than four years Matsukata, who is
son Of Marquis Matsukata, ex-Premier OF
japan, has succeeded in acquiring about
1000 works of art including nearly 300
famous pictures, and where they came from
puzzled the experts for a time. The pur-
chaser is as secretive as most Japanese and
the dealers with whom he had connections
were not communicative either.
Nevertheless, IL II were true as has been
reported, that he had obtained possession of
famous Raphael or an equally famous
Titan, the fact could not be long concealed
The great italian painter of the Renaissance
was prolific, II Is true. but his paintings
were sought by monarchs and Popes while
he was working in his first manner and
under the influence Of his only master.
Every painting, therefore. from his Hrst