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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

tonnage in advance in 1919 will have enough to last them through Decem- Der, but for 1920 "sheer inability to get paper at any price" will drive many journals out of business.
 News printmanufacturers are speed ing up production to the limit of their ability, but can see little hope of so the supply as to permit newspapers of daily publication to use as much paper as they have used in 1919.
 It will be the survival of the fittest. This, however, will not be an unmixed evil. There have been too many news papers in this country.
 Before the Civil war and a few years after the situation was diff ferent. Cities of 5O,OOo population supported three or four dailes But the newspapers were small Very little telegraphic correspondence was pub lished and the men employed in the editorial and mailing departments, to gel. out the paper, numbered scarce ly half dozen
 In 1870 the expense began to mount up rapidly, and the cost of production has continued to advance at an enor- tmous rate. But since the time of Imerigng has come, the reading public, even in the largest cities, will find that they can get along with fewer pa pers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

Referring to unheated street cars the Philadelphia Inquirer saiys, Tt is tame lot of people we are in Phila- delphia. We put up with anything and everything" Cheer up! national char acteristic Rather than remove a foot from our neck and thus make scene. we let the foot stay.
 x # #
 A former trapeze artist who Der formed with circuses has been con- ducting revival in a suburb of Bir- mingham. Maybe the sawdust trail ear- ries him back to the sawdust arena when he hung by his heels beneath the "big top"
 Emma and Alex will attract little or no attention after they reach Eus- sia That's one of the reasons why Emma and Alex don't want to leave America
 
 to be called to serve their country in the White House that the painful pro- cess of elimination will have to be car 1 ried out
 1 President Wilson has broken another precedent by using an indelibIe pencil instead of pen to sign important documents Republicans are invited to make the most of it. 1 !; # x ! Thanks to hydro-electric power. ! Birmingham white way" lights could be turned on when many other cities were shrouded in more or less impenetrable gloom, # # x {, It is reported from London that the Irish problem will soon be settled If that is true, what will the Irish in America have to live for? 1 < # # i If Mexico had known how to handle an ex-football star it might not have rubbed Consular Agent Jenkins the wrong way.
 # 4. j. | If the more the high cost of living is investigated the more it's going to advance. for heavens sake. gentlemen, leave off the investigations ] # # s' American tourists may look forward to climbing the Alps, of Savoy in tanks converted to peace-time uses It's glad world, after all. t, * * *
 "lsconsln socialists seem determined to ram Victor Berger down the throats of good American citizens. no matter how distasteful he may be.
 x 4 # l Making luxurious transcontinental trains do the work of shabby locals is the unkindest cut of all.
 # 4 x
 wonder what the dove of peace thinks about the plan to make Uncle Sams navy second to nonee { < # # The irony of fate. The NC-4 wh;ot safely crossed the Atlantic was damae. ed by floating log at Natchez. Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
THE SINGING FIRE

Frank l.. stanton, in the Atlanta Consti- tuition.
 The Fires s.in singing the song you
 knew
 In the nights when the Mother was sing
 ing too Singing the child in her arms to sleep, Who trembled to hear the witch wind
 creep.
 Or over the hoGsetops, storming, cry. To the ghostly dark and the starless sky. Life is sweet as life is long; With never sigh or farewell song; Life is laughter, and life is play. And the Dark Will dream itself away!- That's the song the Fire sang to you, Thers-where the Mother was singing. It is singing the same old song tonigh. to- the wintry dreamer. with temples
 white,
 After the years rain dark with tears After lost dreams of the beautiful years, For the singing Fire has never known That the listening dreamer dreams alone. Change. friendly Fire, that singing word. And lot this song in the Dark be heard: Life is lonely and tempest tossed, Too long-too long when Love is Lost.'' But the Fire still sings> the old lovea
 song:
 Life is sweet. as life is lonxr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 K FIERY quietly, without pomp or pa
 v rAas. and without attracting con
 spicuous applause from the peo- ple they. had so nobiy served, the men and ships of the Suicide Fleet" came home from rerilous achievement the ether day.
 It is strange that we so often accept as commonplace the high achievements of men of incomparable courage and de- votion to duty. The men of this excep tional fleet sowed the seas for the na tion's protection with the mighty mines of destruction which in part spelled the doom of the submarine. But greater than this. and incomparably more dan gerous, was thes weeping of these terrors from their ocean anchorages. Over 25O miles of the toughest seas of earth this fleet sailed. taking up or destroying 5o.- 0O0 mines. No single minute employed in this task was free from danger or death
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
LONG TIME TO WAIT

From the Huntsville Times.
 The jury in the suit of Congressma an George Huddleston of Birmingham against The Age-Herald for publishinp a cartoon of George during his fight against the Wilson administration on us war measures returned a verdict for $S0.o00 over at Oneonta, in Blount county, last Saturday The original claim was for s1,soo.OOo. but shrink age weakness must have struck it, as 1t went down to $s0.O0o. Of course. the case will go. to the supreme court The only damage George sustained was hurting his feelings. We would hate @ eo nave to hold our breath until George collected thls verdict
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Circulation of Age-HeraId

"A rather amusing letter I have just received gives me evidence of the wide circulation of The Age Herald" said Willard J. Wheeler.
 "Antonio Domagas of Mangatarem. Panga sinan. Philippine Island. wrote me as follows:
 "'Wheeler Business college, U. s. A., Birmingham. Established 1888.
 "'Dear Sir; l have written you this letter. for which kindly send me your free and new catalogue, for I want to study there to get the best position
 We have decided that any man who comes all the way from Mangatarem to get business educaton deserves the best position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
rreftr Fair Government.

Outside the endless skeins of req tape, the government at Washington is operated upon as high standard or efficiency as thec municipality ot Greater Birmingham. Don't pull any skepticism or evince any incredulity' City Attorney Fred G. Moore is just back from Washington and admits that w Wilson and Louis BrownloW are piloting the old government ship in the District of Columbia with as much skill as the city commission down here in Jefferson county.
 Pretty fair government" the city attorney said But the folks up in Washington are nightly behind with their haulin' Trucks and wagons go- ing all nfgrt long.
 Buying an Age-Herald in Washing ton is like making reservation for a room in a Birmingham hotel You have to make reservation AS hours in advance. Newsletter was able to supply me only once. Always sold out by the time drifted around
 The city attorney was accompanied to Washington by Charles L. Harold, secretary of the Civic association Capt. Frank s. White, Attorney Gen eral J. Q. Smith and others interested in the Pittsburg plus fight before the federal trade commission
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
uNREGENERATE

Although he's oft heard to complain And frequently upiifts a sigh, There's nothing gives him such a pain As knowing that the country's dry. In dreams he grips the old bar rail And hears some friend say, Just one
 more!'' And waking, yearns without avail For pleasures had in days of yore- At times his throat's so flaming hot He wears a look a little mad; And though 'tis certain he would not Commit crime. he might, egad, At prohis hurl caustic fling,
 Who boast they've made a bone-dry
 land.
 Their praises he will never sing, With them he VOWS he'll never stand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Need. Alarm Clock Now

For a long time there was complaint that the Mountain Terrace car was not up to the needs of it's patrons, for it was old and it's flat wheels made so much noise that conversation on it was about as difficult as talking in mill. said T. F. Wimberly, who lives just at the end of the line, but when the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, without any notice, put on renovated one that moved up and down the line without waking the neighbors, l over slept myself, for each morning it had aroused me from my slumbers. The inn provement will force me to invest in an alarm clock, as my old standby has been put into the repair shop or more likely on the scrap pile, for it had seen it's best days before it was put into service to do shuttle work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Is q Big Job.

q will not be able to get out the full convention minutes of the Alabama Baptist state convention until the middle of January said Rev. M. M. Wood, the secretary. but hope to be able to send out around 200 copies of the proceedings to those specially in terested some time this week. It will be for the secretaries, board mem bers, colleges and others identified getting the statistics in shape for the final edition. Few people have any
 idea of the labor it takes to search through all the associational minutes to get the facts,'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
"sock kingr Here

Julius w. Martin. the sock king" of Nashville. was Birmingham visitor yesterday. Mir, Martins hosiery plants in Nashville and other cities of the south are going at high speed until the company is unable to buy sufficient paper boxes to pack their product. He is touring southern cities to buy more boxes.
 Birmingham for business" is his hears lots of buster. but l always see more business and less buster here than in any city within my memory. excepting my own home town in Ten nessee."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

BEGINNING THE DAY My Father, forgive me that my eyes are so often blinded to the beauties of this earthly habitation of OUTS. Thou hast been good to confer such law-abiding and heavenly skies, such glory or painted woods, such ioveiiness of stream and plain and hiu- Give me to rejoice and he exceeding glad in Tiny wondrous world. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Great Cartoon in Ase-Her.ld.

The first thing I look for in The Age Herald every morning is liar pers cartoon" said M. F. Messer, president of the Messer Realty com in single drawing than any artist 1 know of His ideas are not sur passed by any of the great cartoon ists of the country, and his execution is remarkably good. The fact that Harper's work is reproduced by the Literary Digest and other leading publications more than anybody's else m the south is evidence of the high regard in which he is held by jour nalists."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
The snn Still shines

The old metaphor about the sun still shining behind the lowering clouds has been victim of overwork,' said Fred M. Jackson, but dark days like those through which we have just been passing put me in a moralzing mood.
 We have had tempest and gloom in the atmosphere and temptest and gloom in the daily news. but somehow all the problems we had to face as a nation have been solved, one by one, and it does look like we are going to pull through after all, doesn't it?
 There is a rising tide of Americanism that will carry the old ship of state safely past the sandbar of reconstruction. Good Americans have such an irrepressibie sense of humor that I think they will ridicule the radicals to death. You won't hear so much talk now; it's because the bolsheviki have been discredited and laughed out of countenance
 "It doesn't take a Longfellow to tell there is a sun behind those persistent clouds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Young Judeans to Meet

The Young Judeans will hold their reg ular meeting this evening at o'clock at Knesseth Israel synagogue, corner of Seventh avenue and Seventeenth street. Sam Tenenbaum will act as reader and Isadore Sperling will make an address. MT. Sperling has quite reputation as a speaker and his talk tonight is expected instructive which the Judeans have beard. The public is invited to attend the me6ting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
THE EVIDENCE.

''Do tell Us about the beauties of Paris, that wonderful city by the seine.' ex- claimed the impressionable person.
 T can save myself the trouble by show ing you,'' said the discharged doughboy. taking out a card case filled with kodak snapshots. "Of course met a lot of skirts over there in that burg, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
A FRIEND IN NEED.

How did the Grabcoins ever get ac- quainted with the exclusive Pilton- burys?"
 Tt happened before the war at Monte Carlo"
 But I didn't suppose the Piltonburys would condescend to notice the Grab coins. even in the lax atmosphere of Monte Carlo.
 Pa PiltoVbury had been trying to break the bank with the usual result, and Pa Grabcoin was the only American present who offered to place a new bank roli at his disposal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

for these bravest of brave men, and in doing the work men died though the thunder of the battle guns had ceased months before.
 The name of Admiral Strauss should rank with the names of Decatur, Dewey and Simms The names of his men should be engrossed on the scroll of na- ticnai heroes.
 There are many of these bravest of the brave who daily. quietly without display, are doing their duty to the communities Of the nation. We, perhaps do not ap- preciate them at their worth The po- licemen in every city daily face death and danger in their duty of protectiSS the lives and property of the people. and this also is true of our firemen, of our physicians. surgeons and nurses in their battle against infectious diseases Each of these is d soldier and each is entitled to the grateful appreciation of the multitudes they serve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
TOO MUCH PUBLICITY.

IOO mOGh RO Bl1lClI l.
 q liked the old-fashfoned courtship best
 How was that?"
 Well. the young man and his best girl sat on a horsehair sofa in dirnfy light ed parlor and held hands, or padded up and down a river in canoe, or strolled through the wildwood. or took a spin be- hind old Dobbin.'
 And now7'
 There's too much publicity in the mo- tor courtship. Every dealer in gasoline and auto supplies within radius of 50 miles knows what's going on.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
. VALUABLE DISCOVERY.

Well, Tommy, did you learn anything at school today" asked the proud father.
 "Yes. dad" replied the youngster with pugilistic ambitions.
 ''Fine! What was it? History, geog- raphy, grammar--"'
 No, dad. I learned that Sam snoggs, the butchers son, packs an awful punch in his right"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
MAGNAN1MoUs CONDUCT.

You call yourself public-spirited cit izen?"
 q do. sir" replied the fussy little man.
 "On what ground?"
 I'll give you an example of my public spirit. Last night at fire some fire men turned hose on me Did I get mad? Did I threaten to sue the city or break somebody's head? I did not, sir. shook mysel and said Don't apologize, boys I know you didn't mean it. Re sume your battle with the flames and think no more about itr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Member of the Associated Pres.

The Age Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmlngha carrying the Associated Press dls- patches
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication or all news dispatches credited to It or nc= otherwise credited Tn this paper and also the local news published herein.
 4u rights of republication or several dispatches herein are also reserved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works. Hamlet.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
QUITE FETCHING.

That Mrs. Giddersleigh is stunning looking matron."
 "so she is, and I heard a cynicai bach elOr pay her fine compliment the other day"
 What was it?'
 He said she was so good looking it was still safe for her to heavs little sigh and exclaim, Dear me! I'm getting old and uglyr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
NOT FOR HIM.

tNUI IOIt III-H'
 Here's just the thing for your new mansion said the art dealer. "Daub- leigh's famous canvas, The Portrait of a Lady." How much is it wuth?9 asked the man who had recently grown rich in the Texas oil fields.
 "only s1oo,ooo"
 What hundred thousand bucks for the picture of lady? Great Christopher. man. don't even know her.9 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

Entered at the Birmingham Aia' coetoffjce as second-olass matter, un- der act of Congress March 8, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-04
ALL SOLDIERS OF GREAT
WAR WILL BE ORGANIZED

Major Ava ]. Niles. as ranking re-
turned overseas officer for Tulsa and
vicinity. Will be asked In the near
future to call meeting OF all sol
diers OF Tulsa and vicinity for the
purpose OF organizing the Grand
Army OF Civilization, an organization
to be operated and copied AFTER inc
Grand Army OF the Republic. All
soldiers OF this section OF the coun-
try will be eligible for membership.
The local chapter OF the 6rahh
Army OF Civilization will be organ.
ized primarily for the purpose or
banding together veterans OF the
great European war and VIII func-
ton much the same as the society or
the veterans of the civil war II ~
suggested that at the proposed meet
ing an organization committee ne
To visit the smaller towns
and work up interest IN the society
This organization is "a national ar
fair and Is meeting with enthusiastic
approval of the entire country III
fanv 4 Co. OF New York have alTeauy
designed the seal and button en-
blems. which have been adopted ny
the officials OF the organ!5auoh.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-04
POLICE PROTECTION
CONTINUES A WEEK


In view OF the fact that especial
police protection is thought neccs-
sary for the coming week because OF
the national war exposition city of
flcials have decided to retain the en-
tire police force for the duration Of
the exposition and the cut COntcm-
plated in the police force Will not be
made at the present.
T.. NJ Bohn, commissioner Of po-
lice and fire, believes that he can re-
tain the ten policemen II was thought
necessary 10 discharge this week at
IA maximum expense to the city OF
5000 Mayor Hubbard joins with
Commissioner Bohn In this opinion
because OF the immense crowds cXv
pected TO visit Tulsa during the ex-
position.
Az an additional measure sf pro-
tecnon 40 soldieN are being sworn
in as special city officers. These men
will exercise police authority In their
capacities as soldiers and Will oper-
ate in shifts under the direction Of
an army officer. II is stated, how
ever, that at0the end OF the exposi-
ton 1t will be imperat tive that the
police force be reduced. for, regard
less OF the need OF patrolmen, there
Is not sufficient appropriation In the
budget TO meet this expense
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-04
They Laughed, and Cried and
Were Silent and Still When
Warfield Played "Auctioneer"

1t was an cntranCed audience that
alternately laughed and cried and
then sat In suppressed silence during
tense moments at the Grand theater
last night during the presentation Of
THE AuCtiOnesr" by America \
greatest actor. David Wurficld The
play Itself ~ one OF David Belasco's
best productions but IL was the per
sonality OF the great Warfield HIM
self that spread out over the entire
house and sent everyone home with
the satisfaction OF having seen. not
only "A great play. but most won
derful actor.
A representative Of The World was
accorded the privilege Of short but
delightful visit with Mr. Warfield be-
tween the second and third acts OF
the play @lnd was greeted with "A
geniality and cordiality as refreshing
and delightfuR az the very part he
was playing on the stage.
you see this IL my first trip
through this particular scctiQn aud
my first visit to the city OF Tulsa,
am perfectly infatuated with this
wonderful country and this wonder
ful city. II Is "A real JOY 10 me. The
fact IN there In snap and go IN the
very atmosphere OF TINS cil, ana IN
fact In many others throughout the
middlewest that far outshines the
cities OF the east.
"Oh, | know that sounds rather
on the boosting order, but | mean H.
| had Il rather delightful experience
with the waiter who served me AT
luncheon today, ! had some arm,
Guilty in getting something that !
ordered and I finally said to him:
"Oh. run along and get 1t for me,
/ cSn pay for It. Just struck an oil
well down on Main street. and ] feel
like most OF these oil men | see
around the lobby OF this hotel The
waiter rolled his eyes In l. surprised
sort OF way but | got what wanted,
and had n good laugh besides
When asked which he regarded as
the best play he had ever starred In
Mr. Warfield promptly said;
ITO me. the play am working
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-04
NOVELTY ACTS
PLEASE CHILDREN
Lipton's Monkeys at the
Empress and Keno &
Wagner Are Delight.

Two acts on the current biA-Rt tho
Empress are an especial delight 10
children. These are Lipton's Famous
Troupe OF Performing Monkeys 8
In number, who have a jan band,
and pull off regular vaudeville
circus. the monkeys performing on
wire and trapeZe, doing strong man
burlesquc and other novelty stunts
Keno N Wagner give quite an or
iginal novelty of song and dance
with movements modelled after the
fashioned jumping jacks" ~
toyland II Is a unique conception
and very pleasing,
There are four other excellent
acts. the College Quintettc being one
OF the smartest musical acts that
has been here. Its variety OF sing
ing and comedy and burloslue, with
iazz baHd etosirig makes II a delight
ful number. Nick Huffotd. with
his comicalities and negro minister
burlesque. Nadell & Toilette. song
and dance, and Langton & Smith.
two clever chaps with fine voices
and a lot OF good comedy. are the
other numberA