The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-16
Fritz Kreisler the Victim
 of Misguided Patriotism

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 Fritz KreisIer the Victim
 of Misguided Patriotism 1G LSEWHERE on this page ap- @ pears an editorial from the Philadelphia Public Ledger defending Fritz Kreisler against the attacks made on him in various parts of the country. The Chicago Tribune and other representative newspapers have protested against the hatred shown an artist who has never by word or deed, so far as we know, done any thing detrimental to the United States.
 As the Public Ledger points out, Kreisler was a public idol in America not only before the war, but even after he had fought in the Austrian army and been wounded. Kreisler played in Birmingham shortly after he received his discharge, afd it never occurred to anyone here to regard him las a public enemy. In fact, quite the contrary opinion was held. Having bled for his country and proved his courage on the field of battle, Kreis- Ter was hailed as hero, one of the few artists of international fame who had actually been under fire.
 The United States has never had any particular quarrel with Austria. It is the popular belief that Germany, or more exactly the Prussian part of Germany, was chiefly responsible for the world war and that the dual mon- archy was a more or less unwilling tool.
 At any rate, Kreisler has conducted himself with dignity and forbearance under very trying circumstances, in contrast to his detractors who have not been fair either to the artist or the man.
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 shoo with an old fashioned market basket, advises E. A. Cudahy. why not7 The woman who alights from a s7ooo limousine should not be ashamed to carry a basket The limousine and the liyeried chauffeur tell the world that she is a person of wealth, as well as pride
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 It's too bad that the way demo- cratic administration conducted the re- cent war was a great disappointment to Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt, but maybe by the time the next war is fought he will be in a position to di- rect 1t himself.
 Kentucky was standing on her tip toes waiting to hear the news from Washington. but when the supreme court ruled that wartime prohibition was valid. Kentucky, along with many another state, settled back on her heels.
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 The Black Star steamship line. owned [exclusivefy by colored people. Is an interesting adventureo Hitherto the colored man has been concerned chiefly with loading vessels, not with their ownership and operation. E # H Female shoplifters are being carried to jail in New York by the wagon load. After scanning the price tags a more or less honest shoplifter is tempted to see if his brains are better than those of the store detective. The recent experiences of David WarK Grll1ltn and party or movie I actors on board a storm tossed yacht { cannot be chased as a "publicity stunt" They went three days without food.
 Tho Flying Parson" falls back on 1 tho time-worn excuse. He intended to say something quito different about drinking among American airmen Bet l ter luck next time. ~Parson."
 Tho win of the late Henry Prick was chiefly remarkable for the amount of money that he didn't leave to his family. Radicals have not yet recov- cred from their astonishment. E E x Tn voting to continue the steel strike, union heads seem to have overlook ed the fact that there Is more or less un- certainty as to just what did become of the steel strike.
 * E F The Chicago clothing subcommittee of the Illinois fair price committee has fixed $245o as a fair price for mems suits and overcoats- The search may