The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-06

ing trades are busy. There is no
shortage of labor and the only reason
buildings are not going up rapidly is
because of the scarcity of material.
1t is felt that material will soon
be less restricted and that building ac
tivity will be in full swing. But pros
perity. will not come wholly into its
own until the treaty is ratified. When
that consumation is reached then
prosperity will know no bounds.
In the meanwhile the Birmingham
real estate market is strong and ex-
cited and the industrial situation
hereabouts is full of optimism.
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Camp Mills is having a hard time get
ting backsmiths to manicure the 5000
horses which have arrived at the camp to
take part in the parade of the First di-
vision which General Pershing will lead
in New York Now, if auto repair men
were desired it would be different story.
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With commendable enterprise The
Huntsville Telegram recently issued a
Kiwanis edition of 40 pages, carrying
large advertising patronage. The Tele-
gram, which was revived under new
management. is well-edited and pro-
gressive newspaper.
y y y
The woman who thought George M.
Cohan said, Strike till the last armed
George has been making some lovely
speeches to the striking actors in New
York.
Various and sundry attempts have been
made to analyze the feelings of a prirna
donnas husband, but what must be the
private thoughts of man who marries
a champion tennis player?
y: y y
President Wilson may notmiss the com
forts of the White House as long as he
continues to increase the distance be-
tween himself and the United States Sem
ate
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hac that a
census of Mexico be taken next year. 1t
would be interesting to know what pro-
portion of Mexico's population are ban
dts.
A recurrence of influenza is predicted
for next winter which may be one rea-
son why the immediate future doesn't
look so bright to life insurance COM
panies
The peace conference should not impose
such drastic terms on Austria as to cur
erettas.
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| A fine state of affairs when fair price
committees start to raising prices. Down,
and not up, is the direction prices should
take.
| Preparations are being made for the
| first meeting of the league of nations in
October, asst as if there were no such
| persons in the world as Lodge and Knox.
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With Won Tirptz and Won Ludendorff
both contributing their memoirs to Amer
lean newspapers, the Kaiser may fear
there will be nothing left for him to say.
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| Mr. Wilson says he is spelling demo-
crat with a little d." which is in line
| with the policy of all lower case" news
papers.
| Recalcitrant senators will please bear
| in mind that there is no tract, of the
rhetorician in President Wilson's "Put
up or shut up
y * 4
| The state legislature may hum like a
swarm of bees, but there the resemblance
ceases 1t isn't making any honey.
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4 In bidding farewell to Pershing at
Brest, Marshall Foch did almost as well
as Lafayette, we are here!
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| The Pershing presidential boom seems
| to gather momentum as the I4eviathan
steams toward America.
| HOWEVER LITTLE THAT IS
From the Washington Star.
| China is determined that her Shan
tung contentious shall have at least the