The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-18

! problem Is a business problem,
! social problem, a general national
problem.
To evolve a programme that will
be business-like and satisfactory to
the mine workers a conference on
business engineering is needed.
"Only when coal production is
scientific for the nation" says the
Daily News, twill it be human Cor
the coal miner"
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1t is now reported that those London
medical students who hazed Pussy
foot" Johnson will give him a banquet
because he proved himself a good
sport" The wag who first called John
SON the prohibition ambassador to
Great Britain knew what he was talk
ing about. 'Pussyfoot" is in Class A as
diplomat
| A dinner planned in honor Of Emma
Goldman and Alexander Berkman in
Philadelphia had to be called off be-
ca use no Philadelphia hotel would en-
tertain the party. The 'City of Broth
erly Love" is evidently particular
about the kind of people to whom it
| extends the hand of fellowship.
| Another sign of the times is boom
in cider making. 1t is said that more
than a million dollars has been paid
for cider apples in Two counties of
New York state this autumn. Some
Of the output will doubtless find a
ready sale on Broadway.
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| When all is said and done, no one is
Indispensable in this world. There was
shoes of Edward Box when he retired
from the editorship Of the Ladies
Home Journal. 9tea
That substitute who ran away with
the ball and gave Princeton a victory
over Yale will be a person of consid
cradle Importance on the campus as
long as he stays at "Prexy" Wilson s
college.
The Mississippi "Aggies" played a
great 1eaping game ~t lockwood park
Saturday afternoon They leaped into
the air and landed on Auburn's luck
less players with surprising fire.
ouency.
Publishers OF periodicals who retain
their offices in New York and get their
magazines published elsewhere were
forced to do this sort of straddling by
recalcitrant printers.
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General Won Hindenburg's popularity
among the young junkers ofs Berlir
bodies no good for that class of Ger.
mans who want to nave done witt
iunkerism.
: The tide Of immigration may hav,
lheen held up considerably by, the war
but it is worthy of note that the
4e0oth war bride recently arrived il
America.
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: ha W.
picked out a man whose name could
stand more kissing without deroga
Sims.
The fast that the Prince Of Wales i:
incognito for a few days doesn't meal
anything in particular except that Of
ficials are given a chance to unbend
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Considering the uncertainties of thu
: sceptered life. it Is a bit astonishing
to learn that there are seven candi
dates for the throne of Hungary.
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Daylight robbing continues to be
one of Chicago's most flourishing in
dustries. although it is not yet on Z
par with pork packing;
Babe" Ruth. who demands $4,000 t.
play baseball next year. must have al
idea that the high cost Of living ism
going to drop.
German crowds hooting Down Witt
wilson, will not appreciably retar'
the recovery of Rear Admiral Gray
sons patient.
The decline of the German mark i
a phase Of world finance in which
there is not the slightest element Q
surprise.
Just now former service man \
about the worst person in the 'worl'
for an I. w. w. to antagonize.
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The Crown Princess Cecille of Ger
many still clings to her title, but i
no longer means anything.
LUKE M'LUkE SAYS
No matter how lazy a man ma
be he will regard you as wise an
observing citizen IL you tell him tina
he is working too hard.
The o. +. man who used to take