The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-18


not amiss to quote a sentence from the
Encyclopedia Britannica's article on
this historic strike. 1t reads: at was
the most suggestive strike that ever
occurred in the United States, and if
it only proves a lesson sufficiently
severe to teach the public its rights in
such matters, and to teach 1t to adopt
measures to preserve these rights, it
will be worth the cost"
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VAT H1LE this is not bumper crop
w year, the harvests, according
to government estimates, will not only
prove ample to feed the nation but
there will be substantial surplus for
export. Last year witnessed this
country's highest
Crops and High record in wheat
Range of Prices production - one
billion bushels; and
next to the highest record in corn
three billion bushels. The only year
in which the corn yield exceeded that
of 1915 was 1912, when it totaled
1924, 746.000 bushels. The vast grain
and forage crops of 1915 had part in
accelerating business recovery and in
proving basis of permanent pros
perity, for not only was the. produc-
ton enormous but the farmers OBJ
tanned high prices.
This years comparatively small
wheat crop is more than offset by two
facts. The large surplus carried over
from 1915 is now being marketed at
top prices. The other fact is that this
years corn crop is one of the largest
ever produced, lacking only about two
hundred million bushels of the three
billion mark. 1t is larger than the
crop of 1913, and larger than the crop
of 1914.
The planting of grain crops will al
ways be large, but as the harvests de-
pend upon climatic conditions there is
no way of forecasting a year in adj
vance what the yield will be. But it
has seldom happened that more than
three bumper years or three lean years
came together in succession.
1t is a good guess, however, that
1917 will be a year of phenomenal
crops and that the range of prices
will be high enough to help along the
new era of prosperity. The south will
have got over the effect of the floods
and will probably be enjoying to the
fullest extent the fruits of science and
industry applied to agriculture.
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1t appears that the Teut generals have
at last reached the point where they re
greet to report" During the Russo-Japa-
nese war that statement was monopo-
| lized by the Russian generals.
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The esteemed Congressional Record is
| the graveyard Of many a witticism But
| tbs well. Congressional humor Is in the
mai nrather poor stuff an congressional
poetry is worse.
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The price of monkeys used for expert
mental purposes has risen from S. to SIS
Better a monkey chained to a hand or
gan than monkey strapped to an oper-
ating table.
plea for pardon based on the 'un-
| written law" is said to have had no eff
feet on the state pardon board. Evil
IDENTIFY the board can't see an invisible
statute
1t takes all kinds of people to make a
/ world, including the chump who stands
in front of a moving picture camera and
| initiates the operator turning the crank.
IL is SAID tnat the Mexican authorities
want to hold the international confer
| ence at Chattanooga. Might have known
| they wouldn't pick out dry town.
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The late "Tody' Hamilton was proba-
bly, the most famous circus press agent
who ever lived. His speciality was put
ting adjectives through their PAGES.
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The Wisconsin policeman who was dis
charged for appropriating plate of ice
cream probably left the force in a dazed
condition.
| 1t isn't important. of course, but Uncle
Sans torpedo boat destroyer, Davis, was
not named after the president of the Con-
federacy.
| What's the matter with those lynx-eyed
observers along the Atlantic seaboard
They haven't sighted the Bremen in sew
eral days.
Proper persons in Racine, Wis. have
| been shocked by bathing beauties on mo-
| torcycles. Racine needs more shock alb
sorbers.
from boot-leggers and blind tiger" keep
ers they at least showed themselves wide
| wake