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New-York tribune., 1922-12-05
Colonial Furniture.
English POrcelains
Put on Sale To-day
Duncan Phyfe Chairs, Sa-
very LOwbOy, Early Por-
traits Included i'm Notable
Pieces From Two Estates

The Wilbur J. Cooke collection 81
early American furniture, 10 which IL
added several sets Of authentic Duncan
Phyfe chairs. n Savery lowboy and a
group Of early American portraits. from
the estates Of Edwin Jackson, Of Phila-
delphia, and Martha Woodbeck, Of
Cooperstown, ~ Y, will be put on sale
to-day at the Anderson Galleries.
Numerous specimens Of English pc
riod furniture Of the same general time
and type as the predominating objects
OF Colonial American origin are In
eiuded, together with Lowestoft and
Staffordshire poreelains OF the eigh-
teenth century In England.
The Phyfe pieces, owned by Mrs.
Woodbeck, arc notable. One is a ma
hogany four-post tester bed. A set Of
eight mahogany chairs with open panel
backs and damask seats, two pairs Of
hrmehairs with arch latticed splats and
silk-covered seats and seven other
specimens representing Phyfe's Albany
period are included.
The carved mahogany lovboy by
william Savery, OF Philadelphia. dates
from 1850. The central lower part and
Gabrielle legs are richly carved In scroll
motifs, the whole being In its hne orig
lnal CONDITION.
Other notable pieces are mahogany
block front bureau made by Goddard,
the Newport cabinet maker; a series o.
stately carved and eilded Colonial mir
rors, n Chippondale carved mahogany
armchair with petit point seat and n
fne Sheraton sstinwood sofa covered
IN velvet, whose woodwork Is identical
with that Of the famous dressing table
by Sheraton in South Kensington
Museum.
The carly sessions of the sale will
feature many pieces Of early American
Stiegol. Sandwich and Jersey pressed
glass. samplers, needlework pictures
and the English porcelains. The last
session. Friday evening, will be devoted
10 the sale Of twenty-five paintings and
OF large variety Of American litho-
graphs OF patriotic, historical and rural
subjects by Currier and Ives and other
Eighteenth Century contemporaries
The former include portraits attributed
10 Morse, Copley. Cole, Rembrand.
Peale. sully, Gilbert Stuart and others
New-York tribune., 1922-12-05
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New-York tribune., 1922-12-05
Accept Kosciuszko Picture

with Appropriate ceremonies. q por-
trait Of k0seiuszko, the Polish patriot
who fought with Washington in the
Revolution, was presented 20 the Sons
of the Revolution yesterday BY the
Union Bank Of the Cooperative socie-
ties IN Poland. Casimir KArpiniski.
New York representative Of the bank,
made the presentation. Major Phillip
Livingston. registrar OF the s. A. Z.
received the portrait. which was BY
batovsky, and will make arrangement
70 have Il hung In the long room Of
tic soeisty's headquarters. Frsunees
Tavern
The society decided 70 petition the
American government 20 erect q me-
mortal 10 Benjamin Franklin in Wash
irgtcn.
The financial report was read and
showed that the society now owns the
Tavern unencumbered. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year; PRECEDENT, Robert Olyphaat;
first viee-president, William W. Ladd;
second vicc-president, Talbot Root;
secretary, II. Il. browne; treasurer, J.
Nray Cleveland; chaplain, Rev. How
ard Chandler Robbins.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-05
Rare' Collection OF
ColoniaLAutographs
And Portraits Sold
s,..,.,. Of Declaration Of
Independence With a,o Oihs5 a.G
Material Bring sl9,7ao
:, the Anderson Galleries

-. r,urd,d &c the hnsst collee-
..torraphs. letters and por-
~ ~. slrners Of the Declare
r'i" =. ,.a,r.ndeuee, compiled In eight
t,a :, -t,h historical documents, 5,
''i1n,.. ,s,.o,d,,Ses and other matter all
os'h go, national Significance
4 ns a. auction last night q. the
-, 49,. .s,r s.llsris. for sis'76o' Or. =, a
~ RO.snbssA, prominent 00os >, ,s'. 80.
"a agent, was the buyer Of shi' ;,
'.s'n 80. ~ ~srs. the prize Of the I'm. a,ii. u.
sfs" n. late Dr. Thomas Aedi'
.. slg a New York. The sale Oesan
ha a's "a autographs from the Colo.
s's'' >. 50 s.r, sold. the session total OF
,.' msss.5O Being reached l.. n.
'y..'s Tss ssmpissIon purchased .os. oS pr' H.
'n' ga, published in 1850 as
. sIogrspby, written y ~ ' Robert T.
,svIs,d and edited ny ~ H'o' J com.
sen' $500 IN eOntsins besides ..,sr',hs ~.
s.s ees,'I .,, Of the sgnsrs s0,oSRns aDS oiSs,
reariy : .hO- -ssser. tegether with an
ilustrs,r,lvs ,s'rrr,seatssiye number OF
'O''S',sI c"I,,s,I.r IN Front Rank
sr.Issl sssnination,' says the
a eI'~f eef ne Character Of the rep
t.ial.sss-, t.s:s-, ssiOgraphs Of the signers
s.ssn'1,1al.'. si. ,al' esIisesiOn in the front rank,
z l1.ss 1Iss.,s ri 4 I, not entitled to the first
pI.s psse,Ar Invaluable historical vors
-. SThe Life and Career Of Major
~. isdrs," published in 1861, com
,,'.iar rsrs sutogrsphic material an'
s.s,IT COO portraits. views, maps, piann'
80 erirlnal drawings, which was SOLE
:. Ds. Rosenbach for $1,000. II includes
r.rv rare engraved views OF Rev
~ and Boston and water co Tors .o'
,l,,,s connected with Major Andre, in
tlgSirr one By Andre and originals By
insr frumbull. The last letter writer
A. Isdre as General Of the british
,,ur and the original minutes OF the
New-York tribune., 1922-12-05
d. 5. C. Awarded Dead Man
Posihumous Honor Given Lieu.
ienanf Mnrahnll G.. PeahndY

Prom The Tribgae's WoshingfoH Bursda
WASHINGTON, Dee. 4e--Ths Distln-
Euished Service Cross and a special
citation for gallantry In action were ab-
thorized to-day By the War Department
20 be presented 20 relatives Of Marshall
G.. Peabody, a second lieutenant In the
nth New York National Army Division,
for heroic service which cost his life
in action. Peabodyis residence at ap.
pointment 20 the army was given rs
100 Broadway. New York City.
Earl Connell, 45 West Fiftieth Street.
New York City, who served az a major
In the medical corps, was awarded the
Distinguished rcrvice Medal for his
part In developing a gas mask used OK
tensively by the American expedition.
ary forces.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-05

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New-York tribune., 1922-12-05
Army Orders

from Tie THbp-ca Wolsingfon Bureda
WASHINGTON. Dec. Army or
ders isgucd to-day follow:
Infantry
Troholef. Capt. n A.. 20 BanGor
Hammond. cot G. r.. 90 Washington.
Miscellaneous
h0aE Mas = a o. Alto Fort Adams
NcorrFnr. opt. - Co., ord. Dept, 90
Springfield
New-York tribune., 1922-12-05
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cA Tour SeyVics

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General Irving Place and 18th Street
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for the convenience of the Public
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New-York tribune., 1922-12-05

Many suggestions for that Electrical Gift will be found
at our various Showrooms maintained for the convenience
of the public and the rapidly increasing Electrical Shops
throughout the city, list of these published in the Edison
Directory copy which will be gladly sent to any address
on request without charge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-18
STEAMER TARPoN'S RECORD OF FAITHFUL SERVICE

When the steamer Tarpon, plying the coast between Mobile and Apalachicola, Fla, leaves the repair dock this week to resume her reg ular trips, she will be within 15 trips of hay ing made 1000 voyages during the 19 years that she has been in service on that route.
 The vessel has all this time been under the command of the same captain, William Barrow, who bought her for the owners in the east in 1902 and brought her to Mobile. The Tarpon has never missed trip except when in dry dock two weeks each year for repair work.
 Locomotive engineers become attached to their engines and Scotch engineers are known to regard their favorite steamship engines with parental affection. Even though these things of steel and wood are capable only because mans hands and brains have devised and di- rect them, yet one cannot but attribute to them qualities that are almost human when they respond to the touch of experienced hands and give faithful service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-18
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
PURE WATER Is NEEDED

Birmingham has water supply that the people should be proud of," said Hugh McEl- dery, president of the Talladega National bank, who is visiting Birmingham in the in- terest of the constitutional amendment pro- posal which will be voted on in November.
 "Talladega wants sufficient supply of pure water for the health of her people and for fire precautions. Both wells from whence the sup ply we get comes have been condemned, and we are not ashamed to face the people with the plea for help, and they can help ma terially by their vote.
 "Our water supply at this time is teeming with bacteria and the health of the people is in jeopardy and all that we ask is that we be allowed ourselves to increase our present rate of taxation to make possible water improve ments.
 "We now have the lowest rate of taxation of any municipality in the state of one-half null, and when vote is cast for the proposed con- stitutonal amendment, it is not taxing anyone else but the people that derive the benefits from the improvements contemplated but the public at large will be greatly benefited and will have done humanity service believe, in giving the people the wherewithal to help them- selves enjoy good health"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 What can't be cured should be insured.
 Friends do not freeze to frozen heart.
 A man generally has a long face when he is short.
 It is hard to feed woman's vanity on bread and cheese and kisses.
 Faint heart may sometimes win fair lady, but it takes stout heart to hold her.
 If man will stand for being petted, his wife has no use for any other pet animal.
 A man who probably knows says there never was meal so expensive as the free lunch
 The woman who always tells the truth tells about nine unpleasant ones out of possible ten.
 Some folks have rats in their cellars, some have rats in their attics, while not few of our young ladies have rats in their ear puffs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-18

tion which will provide: "G) That no inferior federal judge shall set aside a law of Congress on the ground that it is unconsttutional (2) that if the supreme court assumes to decide any law of Congress unconstitutional, or, by inter- pretation, undertakes to assert public policy at variance with the statutory declaration of Congress-which alone under our system is authorized to determine the public policies of government-tha Congress may by re-enacting the law nullify the action of the court. There after the law would remain in full force and effect, precisely the same as though the court had never held 1t to be unconstitutional"
 This is the measure which aroused much hos tilty in the press when 1t was referred to in speech delivered by Senator LaFollette. Sen ator LaFoette has shown many times that he had the courage of his convictions and will fight for them, regardless of party affiliation or the effect it may have his political career, but his assaults on the United States supreme court will please no element in Amer ican citizenship except radicals who are trying to tear down American institutions.
 Senator LaFollette's plan to wrest the power of Interpreting the nations laws from the supreme court and make that body impo- tent before Congress of politicians, affected by every political wind that blows and mental ly incompetent of performing the functions of the court, would be the greatest revolution in the American system of government that has ever occurred-if his amendment were adopted.
 To-day the actual ruler of the American people, Senator LaFoette declares, "is the supreme court of the United States. The law is what they say it is, and not what the people, through Congress, enact"
 The supreme court is the bulwark of the nations liberties because it is unlike Con- gress. Five of its nine members, bare ma jority, may interpret the law as they see it, but those five and the other four have no reason on earth to be anything but fair and inn partial. They hold their positions for life and honesty and legal ability are the qualities they must have.
 Neither the President, Congress nor any other part of the national government is free from politics. The supreme court is above such influences and until its character and ability are lowered, something that has never yet happened, it will continue to be regarded by the nation as worthy of confidence and re- spect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-18
BIRMINGHAM AND BARGEs

From the New Orleans Daily States
 The Chamber of Commerce and Civic Asso- citation of Birmingham have pressed Manager Theodore Brent so earnestly that we learn from the Birmingham papers that he has agreed to establish local freight office in that city, we'll equipped and with manager recommended by these civic and business bodies.
 It is promised that as result of MT. Brenrs action sustained, aggressive solicitation and campaign for freight for the barge lines will be undertaken in the whole manufacturing and mineral district, especially for freight to move by the all-water route through Mobile.
 The Birmingham community is said to realize that the barge line is of great value to the manufacturing district in carrying commodi- ties which would otherwise be hindered by high rail freisss...
 It is hoped that this new evidence of ac- tivity on the part of Birmingham will produce results The barge line at different times has been in peril of abandonment by the gov government. There is an element in Congress opposed to it and one of the grounds is that the Warrior end of it has not been adequately supported. The line on the Mississippi be- tween New Orleans and St. Louis is profitable and making steady progress. But there is the danger that some day shall lose govern ment support of this line unless the Warrior district does it's share to make the enterprise a paying one
 When it is considered what tremendous pos abilities lie in the maximum developments of the line, any lack of encouragement from the Alabama end would be surprising. We are glad that MT. Brent has decided to cooperate to the fullest extent with the Birmingham peo- pie in increasing the barge traffic on the War rior river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-18
MONUMENT TO BASEBALL

From the New York Telegram.
 The recent appropriation of S100,000 by the American Baseball league for monument to the national pastime to be erected in Potomac park, Washington, has induced a flood of comment, some of it commendatory, some pure- ly critical.
 It is not stated whether the monument is to memorialize the men who invented baseball, the men who played it or the men who got rich through it's popularity. But baseball has had its heroes and it's men of distinction in many fields, and surely the nation at large owes some sort of debt to the fellow who first conceived the idea.
 The Syracuse Post-Standard amplf;es the comment with flippant suggestion that a possible design for the monument nigh, dis cover gigantic baseball of granite with Mike Kelly, John Clarkson, Chris Won der Ahe and Ban Johnson posing as quartet of Aliases holding it aloft.
 While the suggestion has merit as t, out lines, what sort of baseball monument would be that did not give the late Adrian C.. Anson look-in?
 Then there was Harry Wright founder of the Phillies, and before that founder of the sport; there was Uncle Nick Young, who draft ed the rules that practically govern baseball today. Rube Waddel deserves a measure of participation in the final picture, and so do Cy Young, Tim Keefe, Roger Connor, Jimmie O'Rourke, Hans Wagner and Willie Keeler.
 Better not start framing up monument to the national game until few more old fans have advanced a suggestion or %.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-18
FILM STUNT CASUALTIES

From the Washington Star.
 Film fans are familiar with the "stunt stuff" that is occasionally shown on the screen. It takes all forms, the heroine leapng over a cliff to escape pursuing villain, to be caught by friendly bush on the side of the precpice; the hero boarding moving train from an air. plane, or an automobile, or by sprnging from a telegraph pole; the villain driving a car con- taining the tightly bound hero over a steep bank, while he leaps out at the last moment of safety These are but a few instances. The scenario writers and the directors are constant ly at work devsing thrills" The writers of serials are especially fertile in situation sthat bring the back hair erect and cause chils to creep over the spines of beholders
 Some of the people out in front of the screen do not like to see the actual near horrors and close their eyes when the crisis comes. They know perfectly well of course, that everything has worked out all right in the action in front of the camera, that the substi- tute athletes have made their leaps correctly, that the motor car has not actually plunged to the bottom of the abyss, that the figures seen rolling down the cliff sides or plunging into the sea are merely stuffed dummies. They realize that if anything untoward had happened the film would not have been shown. Still, they often shut their eyes and wait for the turn of the crisis
 Possibly some of these film fans like to see the pictures of this kind because they know that even the most carefully safeguarded "stunts" are actually dangerous to the per formers, whether principals or substitutes, and that back of smoothly running film may lie a record of casualties. Nobody knows how many substitutes have been hurt. It is not part of the game to record the cost of a thriller film in terms of lives and limbs. Yet now and then the news of the accidents gets printed.
 A case has just occurred in New York that shows that all is not easy or safe on the act ing side of the film. A young man, who has specialized in dangerous substitute work, was impersonating heroine who, to escape from the clutches of the villain, springs from the top of bus to the girder of an elevated struc- ture. Only trained athlete could do sucn a stunt, and so the heroine was not expected to do it. But even the trained athlete slipped. His hand hold broke and he fell and fractured his skull. He died soon afterward.
 "Stunt stuff" is really too costly to be en- couraged. The public does not need thrills of this sort, and the movies would be better If they were cut out Will Hays may find in this line of valuable corrective administration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-18
MOVING PICTURE FIFTH ESTATE From the Atlanta Georpian


 The four estates, as they are found in mod ern democracies, may be listed as the execu- tive, including kings, presidents, armies, navies and the like; the legislative, including parla- n1ents, senates, congresses and all other bodies of lawmakers; the judicial and the press, which operates to express public opinion.
 The fifth estate Is the movie.
 The word movie is the peoples word strong, rich and vivid, much better than such pretentious terms as cinema or photoplay. The thing itself is especially popular and ought to have popular word. It ranks along with the street car and the census office as being a place of pure democracy. No man is any better than another.
 As rule, there is nothing like rented pew or reserved seat in the movie theatre. It IS first come first served. The exclusive boxes are usually the worst seats in the house, and the peanut gallery is really better place to see the show than the bald-headed row. No other place except the county fair or the pub lie school playground has more democracy to the square inch.
 It is an interesting phase of the triumph of the commons to see all classes of people all over the community creeping into common hall for two hours of crepuscular enjoyment
 The movie appeals to the simplest and most universal interests of mankind. The highbrow and art-for-art' 's-sake gentlemen have not had very good success in this field. The public insists on patronizing the film that tells . good story, is full of action and sticks close to the primitive motives of humanity.
 One possibility of the movie which puts it in line with modern ideas is that it is essentially international France and Italv enjoy Charlie Chaplin. A story from Spain is welcomed by an audience in Atlanta.
 So the Georgian thinks, the movie may have an important place in the great movement co reduce the narrowness of nationalisms and to reach the people of all races and tongues that they are essentially brothers of the same blood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-18
THE LATER STRAIN

In other years pioneers went
 Across the virgin western plains And fought the redskins, hand to hand,
 Who sought to rob their clumsy wains. In many a deed of derring-do
 They shed their Anglo-Saxon blood, Undaunted by the trackless wild,
 The hostile foe, and fire and flood. They left descendants-see them now,
 Their noble heritage forgot; Grown soft, effete, degenerate,
 A helpless and pulling lot. For when trains marooned out west,
 The passengers begin to whine; Men bore worse hardships cheerfully Back in the days of ''forty-nine."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-18

Perhaps the coal ssrike could have been set tied months ago, but that would have deprived union leaders of the pleasure of making fre- quent visits to the White House. vaudeville magnate has placed ban on prohibition jokes. Some of the three-a-day teams are going to be hard up for sure-fire material.
 The Atlanta Georgian holds that the movie house is one of the most democratic places in the world And it is also favorte ambush for Cupid.
 The young gendarme who arrested former Premier Briand as shady character" is doomed to lead a dogs life the rest of his days.
 * x The two associations which put Little Wom- en" ahead of all other juvenile fiction in list of 25 books deserve to be called to account
  The Boston Herald claims that Boston news boys are honest. Where else could we look for perfection, if not in Boston?
  The cost of living in Vienna increased 124 per cent in one month. The Viennese used to be the gayest people in the world.
  Unlike a great many other Englshmen, Northcliffe was willing to wait until America was ready to enter the World war.
  America has more hard-surfaced roads than any other country in the world, and more motor cars to run them.
  The country will be greatly disappointed if President Harding doesn't tell it how he tried to end the rail and coal strikes.
 x x < Fairfax Harrison of the Southern has shown that it is possible to push railroad president just so far and no farther.
  Oh, well, Moa is unbeatable on American soil. It must be the ocean voyage that upsets her.
 < In spite of his new false teeth, James K. Vardaman made good race in Missisissippi.
  The drowning season will soon be over, but the exploitation season lasts the year around.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-18
ABSENT

 By C. T. Davis, in the Arkansas Gazette. When Spring comes back across the world
 again;
 When April's mellow moon-flame glds the sky And tender little winds go whispering by; When the gray tracery of April's rain Lies, silver filigreed, upon the pane Then shall watch the migrant wild birds fly Northward and homeward bound again, and Shall know the wander-longings ancient pain
 When Spring comes back. What distant years ago, beloved, we twain Followed the open road, the beckoning sky. Still sweet with flowers though the trails may
 lie I shall not know them, and the dawn's gold
 stain
 Across the east will call to me in vain s
 When Spring comes back.