The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25
IN HOTEL LOBRIES
 AND ELSEWHERE,
Pays Tribute to P. G HolIey

c @AAN ( GlAAO1I w 44d4t6 Pays Tribute to F. C. HolIey
 The only sad feature of my home com ing, said Robert Jefnison, Jr., lis tn vacant desk where P G. Holley. the treas urer of our company, sat for so man! years.
 He came with our company shortl! after it was organized, over 15 years ago ana, next to myself, had been longel | with the company than any other man | We always considered MT. Holley ont or our strongest assets. He had the splen' did quality of being able to impress botl sides or real estate transaction-hotf the seller and purchaser-with his abso. lute fairness and sincerity
 1 There is an old saying in real estate | law that the buyer must take care oi 1 himself, but MT. Holley was never mar To take advantage of any such technical I ltH. He prded himself on the appreefa tion his customers expressed as to his handling of real estate transactions; and as Tar as he was able, always insisted on the policy of Your money back if you are not satisfied
 During his real estate career, MT Holiey made many transactions in the business section of Birmingham, but his special delight was to get a good man settled in good home of his own. Their are many families on the South Highlands, in Norwood and in other res idential districts of Birmingham. who owe their inspiration for home owner ship to MT. Holley
 He was man Nof great optimism, and his faith in Birmingham was pro- verbal. The city has lost one of it's finest characters.n
 Handling Postoffice Crowds
 was down at the postoffice a few days ago and saw the long lines at the various windows and I was really sur prised how fast they were waited upon,'' saN s. T. Barnett
 Tt seemed to me that they were hand ling the crowds about as expeditiously as possible. Of course, the average Amer iean in hurry feels that he has waited an hour if he stands in line at window for even five minutes. But with the tre- mendous increase In business and the poor facilities in the way of building think Postmaster Smyer and his assist ants are to be congratulated on the speed with which they took care of the crowds elamoring to buy stamps, get packages weighed, and then forwarded"
 Sorry for Bachelor x @@a
 T feel sorry for the bachelors all dur ing the year, said J. Frank Rushton, 'but to think of their loneliness and of all the fun they are missing on Christi mas morning by not having wife and a bunch of kiddies to enjoy seeing what Santa Claus has left, really almost brings tears to my eyes. The confirmed, old single man who have to sit around the club and smoke and eat their Christmas dinner in the cafe, Is picture which ought to make every young fellow make up his mind to be benedict
 In Some of the Hottest Fighting
 T received, in my last letter from Wal ter, Jr.," said Walter Blackman, "a run ming account of his whole experience in the war. He was in the St. Mihiei drive, and also in the battle of the Argonne for est, about the hottest engagement in which the Americans got. He was lieu- tat, al ixa fLa II, lSc& tery The troops moved so fast that tho troop mortar batteries were suspended and turned themselves into supply corps, After the armistice was signed it was the understanding that the boys would be sent home prettysoon and so I am lock- ing for him almost any time.1
 Early Shopping Spirit Grows
 T know most people. when they visit the stores during the holiday rush, think the campaign for early shopping does not do much good" said Luther Doty, "but I have noted in the past few years that quite good many shoppers have gotten into the habit of buying before the rush begins I think if the papers keep it
  up, it won't be many. Christmases before the habit will spread amongst the great body of buyers. Of course, there will always be need of making a few fill-in purchases
 FAIR WARNING
 Edmund Patrick LaVelle in Beaver Dam
 (Wis.) Citizen.
 This is to certify that have been posted as Edward LaVelle, that my name is Edmund Patrick I.aVelle. l claim that such posting is illegal and demand my personal liberty no longer be interfefed with, and I demand that all saloonkeepers serve me with drinks as they do other men and that any dealer In liquor that refuses to serve me will prosecute to the full extent of the law.
 LUKE M'LUKE SAYS
 As long as man has F or l3 hairs that he can brush across the top of his dome he~ thinks that it is Up to him to laugh at other men who Are bald headed. ~ You can't convince a wife that she is wrong But it is an easy matter to com vince her that she is being wronged.