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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
:. We Love Our Uplifts

Forbes Watson, joyous satirist. as we'll as a distinguished art critic, dis cusses movements with keen apprecia- tion of the ridiculous side. He writes in Arts and Decoration:
 Let the newspapers excite themselves about the coming of blue Sunday, and warn supine electorate against the fol- ly of it's own supiness! In so doing they fail to realize that they are attacking our favorite community pastime.
 Whether Sunday becomes blue or pink, or green, or even a dash of lavender, is incidental, if in changing the color all the pleasures of movement are sup piled to a moyement-loving people.
 We love our movements! They are so sociable and respectable! They give us the decent feeling. of having our shoul- ders at the wheel. without tormenting us with questions of the wheels direc- ticn. If the lift Is up and the crowd is with us. why doubt?
 "Our history is history of movements, and these pursue us far beyond the boun- daries of puritanical limitations. produc- ing In their decadence by-movements which lead nowhere.
 come so much part of us that frequent- lv, when an American has an idea. hts first Impulse Is to form committee and buy a little suit of uplift for his idea so that 1t shall not catch cold. As soon as he dresses his idea in upiift he can always find a committee, even when the idea touches upon art. and art patrons who will support the idea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
Up Against the Game

From An American in ASia, by Louis
 Graves, in Asia Magazine
 Willard Straight saw the currency loan and the Hukuang railways loan for China, for which he was working In Peking, in 1910. as the beginning of new era for China-the symbol and the prom ise of still greater things to be. N6t bankers profits but the sweep and big ness of the whole scheme-its meaning to the future of his country and to millions of men dn Asia-stirred his imaginati Hence the atmosphere of distrust in which he found he had to transact busi- ness fell. at times, like a pail over his spirit.
 What bitterness there is in this China game! he wrote in one of his letters home. Tt is sickening sometimes. It IS almost impossible for you to realize the pettiness and suspicion that prevail here, where everyone more or less Is spying on ev4yone else, It is the storm center of world politics. and the foreign community is very small. We see each other nearly every day-there are hut few outside influences and diversions and this brings out the little meannesses ana jealousies and the spitefulness of human nature.
 Because one man does not invite an- other to dinner; because As wife doesn't [ call on Bis, B curses A and blocks his business. A invites B to dinner and vain. the chances are that will learn things B has no right to divulee. You are up against the. game all the time; each party to 1t finds little respite; for even our distraction must be shared py the same fighting crowd, who carry. the scrap with them to the dinner table and tho rcfo field
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
Iron and Steel Review

Cleveland O.. February :S.-t tSpecia, J. The Iron Trade Review today says:
 Complete readjustment of the iron and steel market to a stabilized basis mani festly has not yet been accomplished and conditions remain decidedly unsettled the cleavage between the position on prices Of the independent companies and that of the Steel corporation has been rsn- dered more pronounced by further de- scent of some of the schedules of the former producers. Competitive prices as much as 8 to $11 per ton below the maxi mum figures now being maintained by the largest producers have appeared the past week. and this spread is growing stead fly. That the Steel corporation must meet this situation before many days is matter of common market opinion.
 Declining plant operations of the Steel corporation are being given close atten- tion in the general industry because Of their bearing on the question of prices The Illinois Steel company, which re- gently was running at S5 per cent of ingot ca pacity, is down to S per cent this week, and has put out two blast fur naces The Carnegie Steel company is pursuing a similar course. It's steel WOThS operations are lower at 70 10 75 per cent and five blast furnaces have been added to the idle list The Colum- bus plant was shut down indefinitely Feb ruary 19, and the Sharon works also is imperative this week.
 Plainly the response of steel buyers, to the markets lower price basis created by the independent mills has been disap- pointing to date. Bookings by the Mid- vale Steel and Ordnance company the past two weeks have been at the rate of 46 per cent of capacity of it's Johnstown works, it's leading producing unit Sheet makers in the Mahoning valley are op- erating only at per cent of capacity this week. the lowest point in years The Ford Motor company is releasing some ssEable tonnages to the mills to serve a schedule of 47,000 cars in February and 60, 900 in March,, Expected price readjust- ments in finished. steel are going for ward to conform with reductions pre- viously established in related products.
 Sheets have dipped more plainly to a level of s to g per ton under the in- dustrial board basis. Plates have de- velCped new minimum with quotations at New York of 2.15. More steel bar sales have been closed at Pittsburg. The Iron Trade Reviews market composite this week is $F.1O This compares with $4S.3S last week, $51.73 in all of January and $53. .43 in all of December. Conditions in the European markets are similar to those now in force in this country. The depression there is extending under con ditions of the severest competition. Many British furnaces and steel works are idle Wages are being reduced for the first time in several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
without delay as a result of the de- cision of the supreme court invalidating the s25,0OoOO0 bond issue

|, without delay as result of the de- cision of the supreme court nvalidating the s25 0Oo,OO0 bond issue
 Although w. S. Keller, state highway engineer, is in Washington and has not been able to make a definite announce ment, it became known at the capitol today that this work must be greatly reduced because of the absolute neces- sity for a change in the plans Cover nor Kiby said he did not know what plans could be adopted and that defi- nite arrangements could not be com pleted unti lthe return of Engineer Kel- Ter and until meeting of the high way commission is held, but that radi- cal change will be imperative.
 report was current in Montgomery during the afternoon that the federal government in recent weeks has agreed to advance the time in which the state could match the federal appropriation and obtain approximately $4,0000o0 now set apart for highway work in Alabama, but the final time limit was not givelf Governor Kilby said he understood the time had bee nadvanced, his information coming from Mr. Keller. but that it will be necessary for the state to provide for the matching of the federal approprfa- tion long before 1923, the time for the next regular session of the legislature
 This means that the state must have an extra session if it is to obtain tne federal funds, as there is no possipie means of matching the appropriation ex- cent through a bond issue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
OFFICERS UNABLE TO
 TRACE STOLEN TAX
 RECORDS-N0 CLUES

Montgomery, February 25.-(Special.)- Coffee countys tax books seem to have disappeared forever.
 All efforts of the. state to find the records which were removed from the offices of the tax assessor and collector last week have failed, according to in- formation at the capitol today. The tax commission is now considering plans fos the making of supplemental records which will take the place of those stolen.
 c. W. Austin of the state constabulary. conferred with Governor Kilby today af- ter having spent several days in Sir mingham. His constables have been making an inquiry into the situation ir Coffee county resulting from the disap- pearance of the books, but so far as F known they have been unable to get a trace of the missing records
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
: Washington News
By AssOciated Prcss

Washington, February 25.--The Pitts. burg Clearing House association was ac- cused by Comptroller of the Currency Williams today of having forbidden its member banks to furnish data asked for in the national bank call issued yester- day by the comptroller.
 Railroads of Texas were ordered today by the interstate commerce commission to increase their state passenger and freight rates to the level of interstate charges, effective April 2.
 Four-year sentences were imposed to- day in the District supreme court on William r. Salisbury, Jr., of Buffalo and David w. Griswold of South Hold, N. Y., former claim examiners of the war risk insurance bureau, who pleaded guilty to having defrauded wounded World war veterans out of several thousand dollars. They were indicted on II counts of hav- ing obtained money for advancement of claims before the bureau and pleaded guilty on two counts. receiving the maxi mum sentence.
 The plan to have President Harding s inaugural address broadcasted over the country by radiophone on the night of March has been abandoned. Those ar ranging for it were informed today that MT. Harding's speech would not be fin ished in time to have it recorded on photograph records
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
PANAMA BEGINS
 M0BlLlZING FOR
 COSTA RIGA WAR
tCostinuea frem P.ee onel


 on occupying the town, announced tha; he was carrying out his governments $ orders for the occupation of territory awarded, Costa Rica under the recent ar bitration decision handed down by Chief Justice White of the United States su- preme court. He added that Costa Rica would mot recognize the concession given the municipality of Alanje, where Cote is located. to exploit the rich cocoput groves in the nearby district of Burica Archibaldo Boyd, mayor of Panama. is sued a proclamation this afternoon. cali ing on everybody to deposit arms in the city hall. where receipt would be given for them.
 Private dispatches received here repors that two Panamanians at San Jose Costa Rica, were. attacked last night hs q mob and sought refuge in the Amer ican legation.
 Extra editions of some of the newspas pers here asserted today that Panama had declared war on Costa Rica las night Thus far. however, the nationa assembly has not acted in this respect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
4 RAW, SORE THROAT Eases Quickly When You
 Apply a Little Musterole.

And Musterole won't blister like the cld.fashioned mustard plaster. Just spread 1t on with your lingers. It penetrates to the sore spot with . gentle jingle. loosens the congestion and draWs out the soreness and pain.
 MusteTole is . clean, white oint- ment made with oil of mustard. It is fine for quick relief from sorc throat, bronchitia tonsilitis. croup. stiff neck, asthma, neuralgiA headache congestion. pleuriay, rheumetim, lum- boeo, pains and aches q thu back of jointA spr1ina, sore muacleA brljeea, chil. hlains, frosted feet colds on tho chest. Nothine like Musterole tor croupy chil. dzcn. Keep 1t handy for instant use.
 S5c and 65c jars; hospital size $s.0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
our "Pussy-Footing Art"

With "Blue Laws and Their Effect Upon Art as a text, Guy Pene du Bois says harsh things about American art. He doesn't mince words at all. He writes in, Arts and Decoration:
 "The normal trend of American art is warped in spirit. It is an aft which pro ceeds from behind. it's bonds with tre- mendous fear or. which may be the same thing. with moral guidance.
 Now. this is not tQ say that the nor nal trend of any ~ is good Art is aristocratic. The normal trend of Amer ican art is not more mediocre than the normal trend of French or German or Italian art Its fault is in it's fear. Other countries other faults.
 'Italy of today is too rococo, too fam boyant. America is careful, spineless. timid American art is probably the neatest, smallest. most suppressed art in the world. It is an art in which omis- sion plays the greatest part It is an art which has been made the prey not or real Puritanisrn, but of Main Street Puritanism. an initiative, shallow brand of that inflammable belief for which the Pilgrim fathers. setting aside their repu- tations risked their lives.
 Hike the old Puritanism it has a tre- mendous dread of joy of any wide-swing- ing ebullience of spirit But. unlike the old Puritanism. it takes no pleasure in it's restrictions, has not an ounce Of the furious splendor and fire of the fanatic.
 'It Is a pussy-footing art-too careful to make. any horrible or valiant mistakes and too base ever to be very radically in bad taste. Indeed it is very ridiculous to say. with so many casual critics, that we have no national art.
 NO other place in the. world could produce the politely innocuous works of the painters of Boston and Philadelphia nor the democratic organizations of the New York realists.
 Tn no other country. not even Eng land. does the middle class smugness of the mediocre painter affect, as in the first instance. such an air of refined virtue and, as in the last, of breezy art lessness. Puritanism has a firm grip upon our mediocrities."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
Unlucky Friday
-ByHILk

FTOHl the IhrIft MagaZlne. '
 A lot of people believe that to begin any task on Friday is unlucky, but nevertheless many notable happenings CT history occurred on Friday Here are some of them:
 Moscow was burned on Friday.
 Shakespeara was born on Friday. Washington was born on Friday.
 America was discovered on Friday The Mayflower was landed on Friday. Queen Victoria was married on Friday. Richmond was evacuated on Friday. Lee surrendered on Friday
 Fort Sumter was bombarded on Friday. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on Fri dav.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
1 BIG MINE OWNERS
 AND UNION HEADS ! AMONG DEFENDANTS
(Continued from rage One)

week operation of mine and that the operator. purposely closing the mine So it would not be operated for the three days, would then refuse delivery for that week. Further it charged that the operator in a subsequent week would work the mine an additional day or two over the three days specified in the contract and would retain the ex- cessive production for sale on the spot market at price higher than the contract price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
Quit Retail Business

Dothan, February 3.-(Special)- )-Tne Newton Grocery company will have no further retail business, it was learned Thursday. For ths past several years the firm has done good bit of retail business, but owing to the fact that two younger member have come into the business, they have decided to return again to exclusive wholesale trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
HOUSE DEFEATS MUSCLE
 SHOALS BY CLOSE VOTE
tcont.nuea from raEe one) .


 voted for the amendment today but seven democrats voted with the repub- 'lican majority. and 2S democrats were recorded as not voting. most of whom were said by democratic leaders to be absent from the city.
 Representative Byrnes, democrat. Tennessee, leading the proponents of the item. was joined by Representative Mann. republican. Illinois, while Rep resentatives Good Iowa; Longworth, Ohio, and Mondell Wyoming, were among the republicans who opposed the project.
 WASTE IS ALLEGED
 Tt is not a sectional question. but something which will benefit the whole country" declared Representative Brynes. adding that some men ''who had never been between the handles of blow" got up in opposition, say ing the project would not help the farmers.
 The project was ts. mes "monu- Good. while Representative Longworth denounced 1t as an outrage" Rep res4ntative Monde]l said republicans had criticized the democratic adfnin:s- tration for wasteful expenditures of public money. and they could not af- ford to vot> for Muscle Shoals. He wanted to make a more careful in quiry into every phase of the subject before placing any more funds at it's disposal.
 HOW THEY VOTED
 The proposition was termed part of the national defense by Represent ative Connolly. democrat, Texas, while Represent tive A1mon. democrat Ala hama, urged it's completion as an aid to the agricultural interests. Demo- crats who voted against the proposal were Representatives Cullen. Dooling. Mead and Smith, all of New York: Gall lagher, Illinois, and Gallivan, Massa- .chusetts.
 Republicans joining vit., the demo- crats in support of the amend.nent in- cluded Representatives Burke. Penn sylvania; Crampton. Michigan: Harreld. Oklahoma; Haugen, IowRs Hull, Iowa; Kiess, Pennsylvania: King Illinois; Little, Kansas; Mann. Illinois; Milier, Washington; Monahan. Wisconsin: Morin. Pennsylvania; Riddick. Mon- tana; Rodenberg, Illinois; Schail Min nesota; Sells, Tenpessee; Sinnott. 4Ore- gon; Slemp. Virginia; Smith, Michieaf; Swindall, Oklahoma; Swope. Kentucky: Taylor. Tennessees Williams Illinois, and Yates. Illinois. < . st--
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
Notice

Bridge to be built across Anderson creek. Bids to be received until 12 o'clock Mon day, March 2S. 1921. Court reserves the right to reject any and all bids, said bridge to be built per specifications file in the office of the probate judge, said specifica- tions requires everything necessary for a steel bridge. except the floor and ap- brooches, warrant to be given in payment said bridge bearing per cent and due and payable IS months from /completion of said bridge.
 (Signed) J. F. KoONCE, Chairman Commissioners Court, Lauderdale County, Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS

Section 1880 of the City Code as amended provides that sany perxon owning a dog in the City of Birmins- ham shall register snme with the City Comptroller and secure . tag for which n fee of two dollars ($2.OO) shall be collected. This license is delinquent after March I and an additional fee of one dollar (&1.OO) will be collected for alI tass issued after March l.
 J. M. JONES. JR..
 City Comptro1ler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26

In Stockholn,~ Sweden, central arbi- tration board has beeh created by Par lament. The board consists of seven per three appointed by the government, two by Council of the Employer asso- citation and two by the Workmen's. Ma tional council
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
Fire Destroys Barn

Dothar, February 4--(Special. Th. on South Oates street. The fire totally destroyed the barn and all its contents which consisted of q Buick limousine 5eO bushels Of corn. 300 bushels of cotton. fire department was called out earl, insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26

The corporation of the city of Bonn bay has decided that women shall be eligible to election as municipal coun- cilors. thus removing the sex bar which has up to now been raised against them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
HIGHWAY FORCES
 WILL BE REDUCED
Supreme Court Decision Tenn. porarily Stops States Bet
 ter Roads Programme
PUD BEASEI

Montgomery, February 25 -(Special.) J. The organization of the state highway department will be greatly curtailed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
LEGAL. NOTICES
: Trustees Sale of Real Estate

TfuStteS SuIe Of Real Esfatc
 State of Alabama; Jefferson County
 By order of court in re Fl. B. Odell Inc No. 69es, in bankruptcy in the district court of the United States for the. north urn sa l ssi, tne II o'clock a. n.. on Monday. Marcht.7, 1927 in Birmingham, Ala on the premises the following described real estate wit:
 In Birmingham, Jefferson County Ala Lots 12 and 13 in Block 750. according to the present map and plan. of the city of Birmingham, Ala, together with all and singular the appurtenances and i'm prove appertaining being uniInproved property corner Magnolia Ave. andf Sycamore St.
 Terms: Assumption of. ssooo of pur chase money notes and balance in cash. or $2.000 cash and remainder l and years at per cent interest, purchasers option. For further information w. K. Dun wody Birmingham, or undersigned.
 W. A. FULLER, Trustee.
 1923 Healey Bldg. Atlanta. Ga Robt. Jones' Attorney, Atlanta Trust
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26
Notice to Contractors

Notice to COntract0rs The commissioner court of Cleburne county. Alabama. will. on Monday. the 7th day of March, 1921. let contract for the building of two new 100-foot steel bridges across Tallapoosa riyer--one to sit on cyin- ders and the other to sit on cement piers these piers and cylinders to be 24 feet high from bed of river. These bridges to be Is tons capacity.
 The county to furnish all lumber for said bridges.
 These bridges are to be paid for in Cle- burne county per cent interest bearing warrants, interest paid semi annually, prin- cipal due 1880.
 The court reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
 This Sd day of February. 1921.
 D. s. BABER, Rfar rd Ccrta minis sir,r,a arz,.f fzcsar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26

Ths oldest battle flag in the mus am .of the Missouri state capitol was given by the women of Columbia It was carried by, a regiment of that state under General Gentry in the sem :inole war of 1881.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-26

The cucumber originally was trop- lcaI veSetable.
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-15
WANT STATE FISH HATCH
 FRY NEAR SPRINGERVILLE

The first meeting of the Arizona Fish and Game association was held from July 1 to at Sheepscrossing, near Springerville, in the White mountains and near the headwaters of the Little Colorado river.
 It was an appropriate meeting place in which to take the first steps toward the organization of this most important association, whose purpose is to increase the supply of fish and game in this state, as there, where the feeders of the San Francisco, Blue, Back and White Rivers, and the Gila and Salt rivers flowing to the south and of the Little Colorado river, flowing to the north have their com mon source, would be the most ap- propriate location for a trout hatch cry.
 Among the prominent sportmen who were appointed to temporary offices are Gustave Becker of Springerville, the temporary chairman; Fred Sutter, Senator Fred T. Colter, l.. D. Clark, general manager of the Bisbee Re- view; George w. Davis, superintend- ent of the Apache Indian reservation, and J. E. Thompson, of New York, a sportsman who has several hunting lodges in the Adirondacks and in the mountains of Arizona.
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-15
WHITE HIGH SOCIETY WILL
 SOON ADOPT THIS IDEA

The big Indian dance at the Fort Apache Indian reservation, held Mon day night, was rather wierd affair. The Apache Indians danced all night, ia honor of three girl members of the txibe who had attained marriageable age. In civilization we would term it Coming out" dance. The men danced in groups and the young girls dd the same. They were showered with rice, etc. The dance was, of course, held on Gods dancing floor the naked earth. Huge animal heads and other grotesque decorations graced the heads of the men, while the girls were appropriately "gowned" for the occasion. The Indian dances were a part of the general Fourth of July celebration at the Fort, which includ- e& horse racing and other sports and contests that were interesting.-Hol- brook Tribune.