The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-27

years VIII nave WtOuSul WOHu6ES. # x. i. Tribute to Veteran Newspaper Editor THE Age-Herald extends greetings 0 and felicitations to John c. Will Iliams, editor and proprietor of Our Mountain Home of Talladega. MT. Williams has been connected with that newspaper in one capacity or another for fifty years, during all of which time he has had something to do with practically every issue, and there has never been an issue of Our Mountain Home which did not reflect credit upon those responsible for it's publication
 Mir Williams is known all over Ala bama as not only a charming com- papion but man of keen wit, prac- tical altruism and lofty motives, all of which have been from year to year reflected in the columns of his publi- cation.
 He is of the type which every true newspaper man loves. He began as an apprentice box with Our Noun tain Home, learning typesetting at the age of thirteen. For years and years he has known personally every man, woman and child within radius of many miles from Talladega. He has chronicled their joys, has joked with them and he has poured out his heart in the columns of his paper when sor- rows came. He has maintained the in- Itimate contact and the close personal relation between himself and those he lived among, which is the ideal of the newspaper which places service las it's watchword. His editorials have always come from the heart and his sincerity has won for him the high position of influence he commands in his community.
 Long life to John c. Williams! He is credit to his profession and brother newspaper men love to honor him. ~ Josephus Daniels, who has lived down a great deal of undeserved censure and ridicule. now shares in the glorious achievements of the American navy.
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 Protest is made because army avia- tors take foolhardy risks There is small satisfaction in being birdman if you are denied your place in the sun.
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 What has become of the old-fashioned reformer who said the comic supplement would eventually make Americans a na- tion of hooligans?
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 If President Wilson accepted half the invitations extended to him he would probably be in Europe for the next 10 years.
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 hoe haaa suuveqted that tho Cor. man navy be put on exhibition. Who wants to see navy without scratch on it?
 It must be rather disconcerting for the former Kaiser to realize that he is no great distance from the Tower of Lon don.
 For people who were said to be fac ing starvation the Germans celebrated Christmas in a highly credtable man. ner.
 A "crime wave will sweep over town in o4 hours. but it takes reform wave from six months to a year to get started.
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 Pacifists who are trying to prove that Germany has repented of her misdeeds have their work cut out for them.
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 At any rate Maximilian Harden couldn't possibly think any worse of Wilhelm now than he did year ago.
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 China has conferred op F. N Hurley an order which he finds it easier to wear than to pronounce
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 All restrictions on restaurants have been removed. but prices tontinue to re- strict appettes.
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 The new year may be out of it's swad- ding clothes before the war is officially declared ended. Prohibition has. made such strides that the water wagon has ceased to be fig ure of speech.
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 Cheer up. That turkey you failed to finish on Christmas day can't last for ever.
 The Teutons boast that their army is still intact. Their navy is even more so.