The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-17
Southern Cities VIII
Show Large Growth

wv HlLA the prlnelpal cues 90. 0l
! wv the country are less boastful
/ in their claims of population than
/ they were just before the last fed
eral census was taken, especially in
the south, all will show gains.
In 1909 the claims for 1910 were
greatly exaggerated. Birmingham
was one of the few southern cities
that did not claim too much. It's
estimated population in 1909 was
only $4,000, but it got into the
census with 1865. 1t claims
215, 1000 now, but it need be no sur
prise if it reached 225,o00.
The 1920 census will be enumer-
ated in January New Orleans will
be found with a population of
100000; Atlanta with a population
of little upwards of 100000, and
Memphis with something like
100000.
Richmond now claims 49, 900 and
as it is growing steadily it will come
near the 100000 mark.
Every southern state will show an
increase. Alabama will probably
have population of 2,500,0O0.
The supervisors are now busy Sc
lecting and instructing the emu
merators.
| Explaining why he struck movie &C
tress in California, Eugene Walter. the
playwright is quoted as saying: THE
California sunlight was bright, so l put
shade on her eye for fooling me, and she
had me pinched. I put up a hundred
fishes to get out, and then she slapped
on suit for $4,000, which, take it from
me- will never be collected" A master
piece of slangy condemnation.
* r. 4
As the Senate enters on the last lap
of the treaty fight there are reports of
advance orders being placed for standard
brands of liquor, not. however, to be
used expressly for celebrating the ratifi-
cation of the peace treaty.
s. y !.
Twenty five thousand men waded
through slush to cemetery near Berlin
where Hugo Haas was buried. Herr Haas
was a socialist. Would that many Ger
mans attend the funeral of william
Hohenzoilern?
Old Abdul Hamid is said to have put
the idea into Wilhem's head of brusquely
dismlssing Bismarck. AS has been said
repeatedly, Abdul has much to answer for
in those trans-Stygian regions to which
he has retired.
The socialists who have renominated
Victor Berger took that way of showing
their profound contempt for the lower
house of Congress. and, incidentally, the
bulk of the American people.
* X J.
New York theatre managers would not
be able to profiteer so merrily if visitors
from the provinces didn't think they'd
die if they didn't see all the shows. re-
gardless of expense.
y * y
1t is the irony of fate that Washing
ngton, named after the Father of His
Country" should be hotbed of Reds" !
who want to make America byword
among nations.
If the soviet government of Russia has
been misrepresented to the world. it's
marvellous piece Of propaganda, since the
evidence against the Lenne crowd is
overwhelming.
The founder of the BostH Symphony
orchestra is dead. The man who came
very near ditching it is either in Switzer-
land or somewhere in Germany
* * *
New faces appear in the Wilson cabinet
from time to time, and other faces de-
part. but the cabinet is SO constituted that
it can't very wen fail
* X *
Evidently the munitions Mexico has
been importing from abroad for the past
year have not fallen into the hands of
one sPancho' villa.