The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-26
v v H' Milder Weather and the Coal Situation

MNOTHlNG has contributed so much A NJ to the relief of the poor and the conservation of fuel as the rising temperature. There was an apparent 1 Improvement earlier in the week when sunshine dispelled winter dreariness, and after three days of almost spring l like temperature the fuel shortage is beginning to disappear.
 Steam coal will be in active demand throughout the year, but the demand for domestic coal will fall off appre- ciably with the approach of spring. Considerable complaint is made by some of the operators that the miners are disinclined to work full time. High wages, compared with those paid a few years ago, enables an operative to earn as much money by working four days in a week as he used to make when he worked five or six days.
 But many of the operators report satisfactory labor conditions and in creased output. As there is no danger of industrial depression while the war lasts, or for several years afterwards, this states coal production should reach a new high record this year. h. stead of twenty million tons Alabama will probably produce twenty-two million tons.
 The chairman of an Ohio fuel commit tee has decided that saloons are places of amusement and may keep ouen on Monday. We've known one or two old fashioned bartenders who were pretty fair entertainers.
 An American aviator in the French army, who was rejected by American | aviation officers because of a defective ! ear, shot down a German airplane Jan uary 10. Apologies are in order 1 < $. * ] Physical Culture publishes a photo- 1 graph of Colonel Roosevelt's fighting face The original can be seen by any one who happens to catch glimpse of the colonel in Washington. * * * l Needless to say, the German crown | prince on German war medal looks considerably different from the way he
 is pictured by French and British cari- caturists.
 1 A Missouri chauffeur named Pfan- 1 schmidt has been arrested for stealing automobile tires. We venture to say that fellow is of "Tooton' ancestry. l I: |. < 1 Among the people who are always talk ing the joy out of life, is the pessimist who says baseball next summer will not be up to the pre-war standard ! :s $ % 1 A German in the trenches gets more to eat than his family at home. And that state of affairs will continue as long as there is anything left to eat :s < !. | While Marse Henry Watterson is en- toying the salubrious climate of Florida he is grieved by the way things are go- ing on in old Kentucky 1 One reason why we don't mind seeing a soldier loafing on a street corner is be- cause we know he won't stay there for the rest of his life.
 At last the German wolf at Brest- LitovslS has barred his teeth and Little Red Ridinshood had better get ready to scamper
 i Wheatless days have started acrimon- /! ious arguments in various parts of the country about what is "real' cornbread. | * <: $:
 1 While it is true that liberty bonds are selling below par, they are still the best investment securities on the market.
 * $ * Maybe this mild weather will enable the hard-worked plumber to keep few of the dates he made two weeks ago j. * *
 Tear shells make Tommy Atkins weep. but that IS Ho indication that Tommy feels sorry for himself.
 a q $ l If Austria had her own way, it is prob able that there wouldn't be another shot