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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29
CROP CONDITIONS
 REPORTED GOOD

Of farm and crop conditions in the more southerly states, the report of the American Steel and Wire company says that pastures and live stock are in good condition oats are good, and energy is especially being directed to the planting of food and feed crops. The report says.
 throughout this region pastures are in from fair to good conditions. Most of the clover is good, although there has been some slight frost damage.
 Tn most of this area corn is just being planted; that which is up is looking good
 "Oats is generally good. Reports again confirm a much smaher cotton acreage.
 "In the more southerly states some sweet potatoes are just being planted
 Throughout this section where fruit is grown, there has been considerable damage to the earlier fruits by frost.
 Live stock as a general thing IS III good condition, but apparently In some what decreased number; this Is parti- cularly true of hogs.
 Reports indicate that there will oc considera bly, less fertilizer used in this section than ever before, the reason for this being that farmers do not seem to be in financial shape to purchase much of this commodity. Nevertheless they are doing the best they can under the conditions and bending every effort 70 make feed and foodstuff crop.
 .In Texas the uncultivated section wil' be larger than usual.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29
BAPTIST REVIVAL STIRS MEMBERSHIP
 THROUGHOUT CITY
Pronounced By Leaders Most Successful Ever Held Here By Denomination-Thirty-
 three Churches Working

All previous records in attendance at any Baptist revival held in Bir- mingham are being broken in the city wlde campaign being conducted in the 33 Baptist churches of this district.
 Overflowing crowds are attending every service and never before has so much interest and enthusiasm been manifested by this denomination.
 Not only is this true of all churches, but the central meetings held daily at the First Baptisi caurch at no n are meeting with the same response. With chairs occupying every available space there is hardly room to accom- modate the people attending,
 569 ADDITIONS
 At the meeting yesterday 569 ad ditions to the church were reported sunday morning will be enlistment day" at all of the churrnes and a spo- cial effort will be nave co get all ua- affiliated members to unite with a To- cal church Committees are being ar pointed to visit them and Baptist leaders believe this will be one of the most important services of the week. Many additions to the church are ex- pected.
 II. T. Stevens delivered the sermon at II o'clock yesterday morning, hay ing as his subject, "Pre- -eminenee of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29
TEAMWORK URGED
 ID GET HOME HERE
Cpl. I. 0. Smith Tells Realtors Best Way to Obtain Moose
 Institution

Every member of the Birmingh real estate board was urged by Col T. O. smith to get behind the best site for the 1ioose Home for the Aged and Infirm and sell the Mooseheart officials on the advantages of that property over all others offered for consideration in the south. Colonel Smith spoke to the board yesterday afternoon at luncheon.
 Cooperation and teamwork were stressed by Colonel Smith as factors which would increase ultimate profits to many times the amount realized on the immediate sale.
 Colonel Smith praised the spirit with which the Moose were working to take care Of the helpless women and children of their members.
 Members of the board were guests of Colonel Smith on trip of inspection through the new quarters of the bank Everyone declared themselves impressed with the efficient arrangement of the various departments of the institution
 Members of the jitney committee of the real estate board reported to the or ganization yesterday through A. R. Dear born, chairman. The other two mem- bers of the committee were J. L. Yancey and A. c. Montgomery.
 They stressed the importance of putting the jitneys under bond or requiring them to take out liability insurance. Regular schedules and regular routes were also urged. These recomm enda- tions will be made to the city com mission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29
CHARACTER WITNESSES
 FOR PAYNE ON STAND
Bx Associated Press

Atlanta, April 2S.-Defense counsel TOT members of the city detective department accused of conniyance with criminals put rp a series of witnesses before the coun- cil committee here this afternoon, ln- cluding United States District Attorney Alexander, to testify to the good charac- ter of w. l.. Payne. a member of the force, and then opened up a counter at tack on Solicitor General Boykin. ac- cuser of the detectives,
 It was declared that the bond of Harry C. Page. charged with larceny of an au- tomobile had been reduced from s5,0e9 te s2 900. and that after he left town his bondsman was permitted by Solicitor Boykin to settle for s1,0o0 Sam Davis, the bondsman, testified on cresH-examina- ticn that 1t was common practice te settle for less than the face value of a bond in such cases. but J. K. Hines of defense counsel asserted such action had twice been ruled illegal by the supreme court. Page was "a confidence man and his sudden departure hampered the work of the detectives, declared R. F. Jones of counsel for the defense.
 Payne had been accused by Nat Me- Whorter confessed negro bootlegger. or accepting so00 a week from him as 'pro- lection money and bank officials had told of heavy increases in the last two years in Payne's deposits. Attorney Al exander testified to Payne's good charac- ter as did Paul Carpenter, assistant dis- trict attorney, who added that federal records showed Payne listed as wit ness for the prosecution in 142 federal prohibition cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29


 The entire Pickert company the new stock players, who will play at the Ma jestic theatre, beginning Monday have arrived in Birmingham. They pronounce themselves as hugely pleased with the city and anxious to open up their sea- son, which begins with the farce-con- edy, Fair and Warmer Monday nigh.
 The players will prove a welcome addi- tion to amusement circles. more espe- cially as they have announced their pol icy to be the production of only the highest class of plays available. The type of production that generally comes to the Jefferson will be presented by the Piekert company as soon as released for stock at the popular stock prices.
 Clint J. Dodson, the manager of the new company is highly dealistic as d theatrical manager. He believes the stage to be one of the greatest opportu- mites for good, especially the straight, drama. He also considers the simple amusing comedy or farce as worthy of a high place among other productions. as the art of comedy, he says. is purely the art of making your fellow man for get his troubles, even if it is just for the time-being; it is altogether worth while
 The opening night Monday will be fol- lowed by matinee reception on Friday to meet the new company. Those con- stituting the company are the feature players, Miss Lillian Pickert. Ralph Chambers, Henry Corneas, Jack Motte. J. M Cooper Frederick Clayton, Jimmie DeForrest, Miss Helen Scott, Miss Maude Duval, Miss Marie Davidson and Clint Dodson.
 MT. Dodson has offered the services of his company in a benefit performance Sunday afternoon to raise funds for the miners relief. He makes the ot- fer with no strings tied to it, the entire proceeds to be for the fund designated. and it is with the cheerful assent of the entire company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29
K|LPATR|CK PLEADS WITH GOVERNMENT
 ID EFFECT RELEASE
Appeal Is Brought Out of Rus Sia By Captain Cooper, Who Escaped Red Prison
 and Reached Riga
By Associated Press

Riga, April 2S.-Capt. Emmett Kill patrick, the American Red Cross woker of Alabama, captured by the bolsheviki an appeal to the government in Wash ington to procure his release from the prison camp in Russia where he now is confined. The appeal was brought out of Russia by Capt. Marion c. c. Cooper of Jacksonville, the American kosSiusko squadron officer who es- capped from soviet prison and reached Riga few days ago.
 In his appeal, which is being for warded to the United States. Captain Fitzpatrick sets forth that he is being held prisoner against all the principles of international law as he was non combatant Red Cross officer many miles behind the front when he was captured.
 According to the American authori- ties in the Baltic, Captain Fitzpatrick comes the nearest to being an official prisoner of any American being held in Russia. His own efforts with the Moscow authorities to obtain his re- lease were futile. as the soviet com missaries declared the American gov ernment must request his release.
 Captain Cooper reported that Kill patrick was in an extremely nervous condition.
 Fitzpatrick contends in his appeal that he is not like Americans who en- tered Russia at their own risk, as he was on Red Cross mission approved by the government, therefore, had a semi official status
 Frequently according to Captain Cooper, Fitzpatrick was hailed before counter revolutionary commanders and given the third degree on the accusa- tion of being secret agent. This, to- gether with the antipathy of the soviet government toward the American Red Cross due to the unfavorabIe report on the Russian situation made in May last, by Col. Edward Ryan, American Red Cross commissioner to the Baltic states makes the position of Fitzpatrick most difficuIt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29
BANANA FALLS FROM
 ITS HIGH ESTATE
mo banana has fallen from Ite hIgh es-

The banana has fallen from it's high es- tate.
 Where 1t sold for years at 60 and 50 cents a dozen, it can be bought for 70 and 30 cents In fact. small ones in the turning stage, but still edible, bring only 20 cents the dozen.
 Really, good bananas of average size are purchable at a cents the dozen.
 The price of bananas went up before the war. The rise was simultaneous with changing the manner of sale from size O. bunch to weight strictly the charge being so much per pound.
 The peak price was 7ia cents the pound wholesale to the retailer. The present price is 512 cents a pound. The decrease
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29

, instruction acquittinR the defendants on the ground that the indictments were de-' fective, in that they did not properly name the owner of the bonds. s
 A curving toothbrush recently in- vented brushes the inner surface of the teeth as thoroughly as the outside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29

is 26 2-5 per cent. The decrease has been coming about slowly the latest price be- ing reduction of lk cent from April 2, when the wholesalers charged cents.
 Tn the case of banana retailers they appear exempt from the charge often made that the retailers have not met the reduction in wholesale prices The reduc- tions by the retailer approximate 30 to B per cent.
 The banana is highly recommended as food. For five years it scared. It IS again within reach of the comm on mas sses of the common people"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29
Bond Trial Is Halted

Memphis. April 2S.--The trial of W. L.
 Huntley, Jr. former banker. and H. Diggs Nolen, drug store owner here, on an indictment charging receiving of stolen property. in connection with the sale here of about S250,0O0 of Liberty bonds, alleged to have been stolen in the holdup of a bank messenger in Brooklyn, N Y, last November was brought to q temporary halt late today when attor- neys for the defense asked for peremptory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29
Planter Dies

Albany. April cpecial.)--W. H. Seweil, prominent Morgan county farm CT, died early this morning at his home four miles west of the irwin Cities. He is survived by his wife. two daughters Stella and Rebecca Sewell; one son. John D. Sewell; three brothers, Dr. J. E. Sewell of Baldwin. La.; C. T. and J. c. Sewell of Albany. Funeral ar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29
TO RETURN HOME

Warsaw. April 2S.-Members of the famous Kosciuszko squadron, which was recruited in America for service In Poland against the Russian bolshe- wiki, intend to return to the United States immediately after being de- mobilized next week. Capt. Marion Cooper of Jacksonville, Fla, who ar rived at Riga this wek after escaping from soviet Russian prison, is on his way to this city to join his comrades.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29

Christ" Several selections were rem dered by the Southern Baptist quar- let and, in response to numerous re- ist, sang a solo.
 There are three negro evangelists o1 the home mission board. They are conducting the services among th~, negroes.
 SHOP MEETINGS
 Meetings a the various shops were started yesterday nt noon and will bo continued daily throughout the meet ing. The various visiting evangelists are being assigned to conduct these services and much incerest is being manifested in them.
 pr. B. B. ;saIiey breaches every day al 12 o'clock and is drawing large crowds. He is conducting a series cf services on Personal Work" and they are being attended by many busIness men and women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29
SPR AN S TIT EALREl
Begins Today

With parrot that swore and bulldog with itching teeth, she invaded a haunted house on the trail of burglars. Desperate cut-throats who bore off the pearls that she was accused of stealing! The rest is an orgy of thrills and laughs and shivers.
 The funniest girl on the screen" in pie ture that smashes the blues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29
SHOP MEETINGS
DEATHS SUDDEN
Young Woman, Expected on Visit
 Suddenly Dies

Selma April 2S-( Special. )-News of the death of Miss Ha;--e Hoobs niece of the late 1 II. Hobbs and fol, years a resident of Selma. has been re ceived here by members of the Hobbs family, at about the time they were expecting to learn that Miss Hobbs was on her way to Selma for an in tended visit Death occurred at Lake land, Fla, where Miss Hobbs was in the habit of spending her winters to avoid the cold climate of Chicago. her home. The body accompanied by rela- tives. was taken yesterday to Chicago where interment will be made. Miss Hobbs was known as q finished must elan, and her friends were numerous here in Selma, where she spent much of her early childhood in the home of her uncle, the late E. H Hobbs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-29

To get rid of the English sparrow. Menominee. Mich, is offering a bounty of cents a bird. A heartless corre- spondent says: This not only proves effective. but furnishes amusement for the youngsters" One boy took 15t sparrows to the city clerk and claimed his reward
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
ART AND THE ARTISTS
A Book Buyers List.

sHARB0URs OF MEMORY By
William McFee doubleday,
Page q Col SI.75.
Delightful essays by the au-
thor Of 'casuals OF the Sea-"
aRoADs GOING SOUTH, BY
Robert L Duffus (The Mac
milan Coz 5000
A sincere novel Of New Eng
land boyhood.
WASHINGTON CLosE-uPs,p
by Edward @. Lowry
(Houghton Mifflin Col Sa.o0..
Informal and amusing studies
of our national leaders.
.THIs MANS WORLD by VIII
Lexington Comfort Double
day, Page & Coz
The story of a boy brought
up by a renegade soldier In the
Philippine wilds.
"THE WOLVES OF GOD. and
other Fey Stories, by Alger-
non Blackwood and Wilfred
Wilson &c. p. Dutton q Coz.
short stories of the weird ana
awesome.
sTHE SETTLEMENT OF WAGE
DIsPUTEs,o by Herbert
FEELS (The Macmillan Col
S2.25.
A detailed description of .
plan for settling wage disputes
in all industries.
sVKiILs,s by Aline Kilmer
George H. Doran Coz s1.2o.
The second volume of poems
by the author of Candles That
Burn"
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
Herald Art Critic Finds
Treasure in Local Shop
Copy of Raphaels Marriage of the Virgin"
Peposes in Desuetude. Oriental Tone
Pervades Current Exhibits.

crested at Seventeenth and a
streets near the Pan-AmerIcan
Union. They are decorated with
the oficial coatssof-arms of the
eight countries represented. which
include England. France, Italy
Belgium. the Netherlands, Portugal
and China.
Only the design for China was
difhcult." said Miss Dent. sit IN
illuminated in gold on blue ana
has the dragon. of course. I made
the shields IN duplicate. as thew are
used on both sides Of the arch"
Miss Dent. who studied AT tina
School of Industrial Art in Phila-
delphia, and also at the Par.ons
School of Fine and Applied Art in
New York. Is q washingtonian. Her
studio IL unique, being in the chit
nese style. with Persian ornanen-
tations. her own creations. A man.
uscript with her signature in Ara.
bic characters, as taught her nv
Mr.. Daoud, OF Washington. Is one
Of her treasures. A handsome lac-
quered chair, used exclusively In
japan by the priests Of the temple,
is another. 1T was brought to
tuAo CVuheAs - AOONs CNpldlnB MISS
Dent, land there Is only one like
II that I know OF. which Is in the
National Museum" Another curl
osity IL the japanese brides XII.
mono. q snowy silky fabric. Miss
Dent is contemplating a European
trip the coming summer.
Javanese Exhibit ut Arts Club.
The rare collection of Javanese
batiks at the Arts Club Is well
worth q visit. as even to the unini-
tiated the variety of grotesque de-
signs II quite fascinating. The ma
tive idea Of the Creation" actually
suggests an orderly Darwinian
progression from the lower forms
Of life upward to man, the inal
achievement. An Egyptian infiu-
ence seems perceptible in many OF
the figures. These designs are ex-
ecuted on Manchester cotton. which
Is imported into lava. Some OF
the conventional free-hand draw
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13

ing Is SO accurate as to astoun6
American critics, who would pro.
nounce IL done with mechanical
drawing instruments IL II were not
authenticated as free-hand.
Bric-a-brac also on exhibition IN
'cludes Javanese water Jars, daggers
and other objects. The crease OF
crooked dagger Is interesting. as is
also the camphor wood scabbard
ana the ouckhorn handles, decor
ated with the genuine art Of the
Javanese.
This collection is . loan from
Hadti Ernest Staples, Of New York,
who lived fifteen years In lava. Mr..
Robert Butcher. Of 2o11 street, has
direct charge of the exhibit, which
will continue through November IS
Following the Javanese exhibit AZ
the Arts Club q new showing OF
pictures by the late Miss Bertha
Perrie will be on display there from
November Is TO 30. Miss Ferries
summer work at Gloucester will be
a feature Of the exhibition. Her
pictures at the Coreoran have sold
very rapidly, a large sum being
realized. The Arts Club announces
a winter exhibition Of its members
works to be held from December .
TO 81. 1t Is anticipated that this
VIII surpass all prveious similar ex-
hioitions here, owing to the sum
mer activity Of Arts Club painters.
The exhibit OF modern Japanese
art at the corcoran Gallery Is at
tracting many visitors, the contro-
versy as to whether II represents a
aecadent art or a new influence IN
Japanese style serving 20, draw at
tention to II. The thfrty-three
works here. are by the Nippon BIZ
ntsu-In or Fine Arts Academy or
Japan, progressive body Of paint
ers, who have sought Inspiration in
mooifying to some extent the Zap
anese character Of painting. The
subjects include landscape, flower
studies, dancing girls, historic char
aeters, wood spritss, and Scenes IN
the Buddhist HE'LL" the last q picture
measuring 1877 by IL Ia inches
and valued at 5000. All these
works are for sale. This collection.
which is q travelling one under the
management of the Cleveland Mu-
scum OF Art. is to continue on ex-
hibition. at, the corcoran until Mo-
Semper a.. = = x = ssdss {
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
CHILDRENS
! WEEK.

BY way OF suggestion TO those
who are moved to celebrate Chill
dren's Book Week commencing to-
day. in the only proper way, we
are giving this Fst OF books foF
children. These are not the best
books nor In IL . complete list Of
the newest books: Il IL merely q
list Of recent editions which we do
not hesitate to recommend.
ALADDIN AND HIS WONDER
Full LAMP,7 by Arthur Ran
some. (BrentAno's). $3.50.
The familiar story freely and de-
lightfully told in verse with twelve
color plates and many black and
white illustrations
sTHE TONY sARG MARIONETTE
BOOK" CB. w. Huebsch). , 81 90
A volume illustrated by Tony
JSarg, which tells all about Marion
ettes-how they are made and how
they are worked.
THE STORY OF DR. DOLITTLE.-
by Hugh Letting. (Stokes).
A thoroughly delightful yarn
about a doctor who learned e
speak and understand the animals
language.
''TROUBADOUR TALES by Eva
leen Stein CBobbs- MerrilD,
sf3S.
Romantic stories OF the Middle
Ages. illustrated by Maxneld
Parish and others.
THE NANCY AND NICK BOOKS
by Oliver Roberts Barton
Doran). Each 800.
Strange adventures in strange
lands.
"GRIMM's FAIRY TALES CDo.
ran). Noel Pocock edition with
twenty-three plates in color
THE WONDER WORLD WE LIVE
IN" by Adam Gowans whyte
CRnopO.
A book which makes the founda-
lions OF science more interesting
and more comprehensive.
JANE, JOSEPH AND JOHN by
Ralph Bergengren. CAtlantic
Monthly Press). $500.
A charming book, attractiveiy
decorated.
"BoT SCOUTS LIFE OF LINCOLN
by Ida H. Tarbell. CMscmiIlan)
$500.
"THE GOLDEN FLEECE AND THE
HEROES WHO LIVED BE.
FORE ACHILLES by Padraic
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
FOCH WILL VIEW
T. r. COLLECTION

A painting By Sargent portrayins
Roosevelt when he was in the whit,
House 10 q central feature Of a noble
Roosevelt exhibit 20 be on view at
the Academy OF Aria and Lefters
during the tvo-day celebration. |.
November 1913. at which MarshaiA'
special convention az ColumbfL
University. win represent the French
Academy.
The Roosevelt exhibit, which N
part Of a striking display Of original
manuscript and collected works OF
prominent authors and artists. was !,
provided by the widow OF the formerf
President and his sister. Mrs. Doug .
las Robinson Authors included are
Mark Twain. James whitcomb Riley.
Joel Chandler Harris. Thomas
Wentworth HiGginson. Julia Ward
Howe. John Burroughs. S. Weir.
Mitchell. Henry Cabot Lodge, Hamlln
Garland and Robert Grant. Manu.
script and paintings are now being
prepared for view by q distins
guished assemblAge OF diplomats,
educators, writers, artists and men
prominent In public life at the Acad- ,
emy's home, is West Eighty-hrst
street
A Characteristic feature Of the
Roosevelt collection is a manuscript
Of about 5000 words on The
Hartebeeste." written on ordinary
yellow paper In the African jungles.
The manuscript. presented 20 the
Academy by Mrs. Roosevelt. de-
seribes with minute detail the harte-
beeste's species and ways Of life
Roosevelt's love OF nature and his
familiarity with the different kinds
Of African beast are illustrated by
frequent and detailed comparison
with other animals The colonel
made numerous eKcisions IN his
copy. which ~ times 10 difbeult 20
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