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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
Newspapers Accustomed To Being Slandered

e PEAKERS at the Farmer-Labor Ig Cooperative congress in Chi cago denounced the daily newspapers of America as "prostituted and de- based to the interests of capitalists" :"
 This sort of talk is the chief stock in trade of the red-eyed radical, the long-haired and loud-mouthed agita- tor and the bomb thrower Because the newspapers of America venture to uphold constituted authority, try to protect the government from per
 uicious influences, that are seeking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18

to undermine it and are usually found opposing the creed of violence in every shape and form, they are subjected to the old, old charge of being bought.
 To a certain class of people, usu- ally ignorant or the kind who suffer from undigested reading and nazy ratiocination, there is not reputable newspaper in America, that is pros porous and has large circulation, that isn't owned, from the office boys to the editor in chief, by one or more bloated bondholders who oppress the common people. Usually it's Wall street that is the supposed power be- hind great newspaper, when all the connection it has with Wall street may be the news service found on it's financial and market pages, describ- ing the gambols of the lambs and the more or less baneful activities of bulls and bears.
 ~ There are corrupt newspapers, just as in every other business or pro fession crookedness and graft may be found, but it is a safe assertion and it can be proved, if the nal contents who are always abusing tht press cared to be convinced, that a' a class newspaper editors, as vel as the rank and file of newspapel
 workers, are the most independent people on earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
Bases of Estimates
 For City Population

or City reputation
 T T will probably be several weeks N yet before the census bureau be- gins to issue the population figures for 1920.
 The enumeration of the population of Birmingham was completed &C., cording to schedule, but some time is required for the work of compilation in Washington. Now everything relating to the result is still in the guessing stage.
 There is reason to believe that Bir- mingham will be credited with up wards of two hundred thousand. The rumor coming from Supervisor Cruik- shank's office that Birmingham may drop from the claim of two hundred and ten thousand to one hundred and eighty thousand need not be consid- cred seriously, for it is hardly think able that all the estimates would be far wrong.
 The bases of estimates for the pop ulation of this and other cities are, first, the school census. The actual enumeration of persons of school age, that is to say, those from Y years to 21, is carefully done, and the total obtained multiplied by 3.80 in the case of Birmingham, gives approxi- mately the entire population. Next come the postoffice figures. The postmaster is required by the department Eo make survey of pop ulation from time to time.
 And last of all, the publishers of the city directory make an annual canvass of business firms, corpora tions and individuals. Their work is done with painstaking care. The school census estimates, the postoffice estimates and the city directory population figures are not far apart. They are all over two hundred thou sand.
 After the census facts of citiss are announced, the bureau publishes a special bulletin in which the consoli- dated census of each city of one hun dred thiusand and upwards and the population outside within the ten- mile limit is given. In 1910 Bir- mingham's greater .population-the city and ten miles beyond in round numbers, two hundred and twelve thousand. Atlanta's showing was only two hundred and eight thousand. Birmingham greater population this year, no matter what it may be in the municipal boundary lines, will be large enough all told to
 satisfy the most ardent prophet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
TEACHING US AMERICANISM

the liberties l have in tie United States make me feel that owe this country my life, if necessary. I came from Rus sia, where had no rights Anything that can do for the United States l will do with the greatest of pleasure"
 The monetary sacrifice by this alien nay or may not have amounted to any thing, but the spirit that inspired it is iiameasurable in value, It makes us feel anew that what we call America the thing of the spirit that has been worked fer, fought for and died fer is not vain and idle dream. It lives in q truth that wilr- not de. At the same tune it is pleasing to know that the absorption of this spirit Is possible to those who were born outside of it's spell. The lesson is clear that some at least of those who land on our shores come to serve as well as to he served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
STRONG UNDERWOOD COMMITTEE From the Selma Times.

|
 That is a list of strong men Campaign
 Manager Hooper has called into council for the ere-election of Oscar ". Under wood. They include men well distributed lgeographically and representative of all complexion of politics inside the, demo- cratic party.
 They are: Richard M. Hobbie and Ray Rushton of Montgomery. Forney Johnston of Birmingham, Thoras E. Espay of
 Dothan. Gen. George F Harrison or opelika, J. Lee Andrews of Sheffield J. Manly Foster of Tuscaloosa, Horace Tur- ner of Mobile and LL L. Herzberg Of counsel enlisted in his behalf Senator rry'derwood is bound tq secure splendid triumph at the polls in the May pr1-
 mary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
CONSISTENCY.

Henry. our chauffeur. was arrested for speeding yesterday"
 "rn discharge him. I don't want any lawbreakers in my employment"
 Very well, Henry. quite agree with you"
 By the way, Blobbs tells inc he has discovered f. new bootleggef who sells very fah whisky for SIP quart. If c,n get i'lobbs to introduce me 10 the fellow I'll bring home couple of quarts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
NARROWING EXPERIENCES.

Have you heard what happened to Mrs Grateoin at Palm Beach?"
 "No9
 She met her former cook. now the wife of a war millionaire. who was putting on a great deal of style anu occupied ore of the most expensive su.tes in sae s1lne hetel where the Grao2ons were staying"
 ~oh, well, presume Mrs. Grabcom anubbed her ,c queens tasie:H
 That's where the tragedy comes in The ex-cook beat Mrs. GrabcpiR to the suuLbing and carried it off ret'er than Mrs. Grabccin could have doAe herself. /"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
cvERTAxED.

What's tho matter with this gentleman who is being placed in an ambulance?"
 He's a tired business men who was prostrated in the front row..
 'Iiowe'
 He was induced to attend what he supposed to be conventional girl and music show, but it turned out to be musical comedy with quite complicated plot"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
BATTERED Toli-nns.

T understand he made grea. deal of money during the war"
 What doing9F
 'ale operated pressing :lIo near enc of tie iarges. shipyards in tne country, and had alr the business he could do pressing ths overalIs of ship workers and ru. n.ng ofa tr cir patent leasheE shoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
.aRTIsrIc PERFoRMN N P.

At the end of quarrel the vaudeville performer racpped his brow and ex- claimed. Suffering snakes, Mayme. If you ana eoule do this little family fight in the two-a-day as well as we've done it here. wl'd soon have Dave Belasco begging us for an interview and the Bar " nores backed off the boards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
Eavesdropping When Viewed
 As a Form of Philanthropy

OHlo has produced a person bold " enough to defend the telephone sslistener-in." A dispatch from Char din to the Cleveland Plain Dealer refers to this champion of eavesdrop- ping as spokesman" but suspi- cion points it's lean finger at mem Der of the opposite sex.
 The first argument advanced in behalf of the "listener-in," charac- teristically feminine one, is that if people desire to be so exclusive, or their business or conversation is so important that they don't want out siders to know all about what they are doing or saying, they ought to have a private wire.
 Geauga county @listeners-in" are credited with preventing a house from burning down, stopping a run away team of horses, giving aid be- fore doctor arrived, helping to To- cate stray horses, cattle, sheep and dogs; telling exasperated users that the line is out of order when they are tearing their hair because they can't get control; promoting church and social affairs, assisting in the cap ture of bandits, preventing people from exposing themselves to flu" and other contagious diseases; warn- ing that mad dog was approach ing, and rendering many other bene- fits to mankind which should be ap- preciated" More important, appar- ently, than all the other advantages derived from "listening-in," it has prevented "a lonely person from be- coming insane"
 There are some people who can  argue quite cleverly and persuasively that burglary is not only fine, art but beneficial to society. Men have been known to plead eloquently ir defense of smuggling, kndnapine and bootIegging Murder itself has not lacked defenders, nor any other crime in the calendar, be it large ol small. Naturally a good word may be spoken for eavesdropping on ths telephone.
 Nevertheless, an eavesdropper whether on party wire, at holt in a wall, at dumbwaiter, behint a piece of shrubbery in park or il the adjoining flat, is something of ; nuisance to about ninety-nine out o a hundred people. While he or she may obligingly inform us that tn house is afire, that mad dog-or policeman-is drawing near, or los property hes been found, how man, years must he patiently and persist ently pry into our private affair before an eavesdropper is in posi- tion to do us a single favor of tha 
 or any other kind?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
DREAD SUSPICION.

Where have yau been, John Jobbles7" Just down at the office slaving, my first and only love"
 No, you haven't, John Jobbles." T wonder how you know that. The te,enhone is out of order and you couldn't telephone. I fear you've been listening in on ouija board
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
A PERFECT cs4N

By Wordsworth.
 A creature not too bright .. xaoE For human natures da ats hood: For transient sorrows, sia ,. q wiles, Praise, blame, love, Xii sas, teas aR
 smiles.
 The reason firm. the tenn ate Ell. Endurance, foresight, stre th ani skt A perfect woman. nobly p Aee. To warn, to comfort and eonssnzrH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A rEsT oF AM1ARILIrr.

A TEST OF AMIARILITr. An optimist is Blazor-
 Of course I may be wrong; But when he strops his razor, He huns little song. That seems an indication Of cheering thoughts within, Though no man feels elation When scraping on his chin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
wHERE,s THAT HARBINGER.

From the Providence Journal.
 Do we dream that we can almost hear the robins throaty call?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
Sunday School Campaign
 Will Be Successful

1NHE Birmingham Sunday School
 H Association is planning for large activities this year; among them the summer camp in Cherokee county. The sum of thirty thou sand dollars is sought to pay for in- creased park acreage and various other extensions and improvem ents.
 As money is raised for the asso- citation biennially, there will be no other campaign until 1921.
 This years canvass will be short and intensive today and tomorrow. Thousands of our citizens are deeply interested in Sunday school work, and if each of them con- tributes a few dollars, the campaign will be an over-the-top achievement. The appeal of the association should meet with ready response. The goal is we'll in sight.
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 The attention of people who think ssoO is a lot of money to pay for second hand fliyver is respectfully called to the fact that Foch's field automobile was re- coltly sold at auction for the normal eauiva esst of sl4,s0o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18

tAe finest thing you havs R where did you get the tuneg*Q
 'Lwich7. you would. be
 you knew where got it. re- niep'her i'i schooiooy days Used tc ssFg htt jingle about Yoar pea- nuts. and my peanuts? Just listen" sAfd ss..s' -ng the organ he oesal te hnm ''Its can't have any oi my pea nlss when your peanuts are gons..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
IN HOTEL LCBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Awful Fish.

Awful Fish.
 oliver W. Clement of Georgetown' $. C., who. by the way, has not been in his home burg, he says, for great many years, was eating baked snapper in local battercake parlor yesterday and between mouthfuls of fish he played the following tune on the bones:
 Around Bulls Bay. Santee Pass and other tidewater sections of the Caro- lima coast the shore folk who gather clans as part of their living have no end of trouble with clam crackers. This is fish about feet long by feed vide, with tail like buggy whip and tongue and roof of the mouth of limestone"
 At this point the restaurant waiter handed back the food check to Mr Clement, and said the meal was on the house. The rest of the help gathered around and the speaker continued:
 Clans live some or 8 inches under ground, and breathe through an aper- ture like keyhole. The clam -crackel floats slgwly over the clam bed, digs his nose down like a pig, lifts out q clam, crushes it in his stone-fortified mouth, drinks the juice and splits out the seeds One of them will destroy a barrel of clans in day. Their back; are chocolate -coiored, with small whit spots, like a lawn, and their bellies are snow-white." Here the waiter proffered a fresh cuE of coffee and cigarettes, which the speaker accepted with bow and de. parted.
 Big Night For American Legion.
 ''The meeting and smoker of the Bir. mingham post of the American Legion which will be held tonight at the Bir | mingham Athletic Club, promises to b' splendid affair" said Frank M. Dixon commander of the local post. "Som' l weeks ago, through the courtesy of th' athletic club and William Streit, we hat similar meeting and smoker and believe the legion members enjoyed tht ! occasion more than any meeting whicf ! had been held since the post was organ | ized I have seen the programme
 which the club authorities have ar | ranged for the big event of tonight
 and 1t Is the biggest bill I ever hear' of being put on by any club for one night entertainment.
 There are also number of matter of interest to the members of the legiol | which will be taken up at the meetins l tonight, which will begin promptly a ! o'clock This business session vii precede the athletic contests and othe i entertainment programme, and it vii | begin and end exactly on time in orde | that there may be no delay in startin, 1 the evenings fun. Some important re ] ports on the work of the local post an matters of interest to every ex-servic 1 man will be considered at this shor business session"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18

Afen's evil manners live in brass: their virtues We write in water.
 Henry VIII.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
Member of the Associated Press

TELEPHONE Bell (private exchange conHecinH mlI departmental Main 49OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18

Any woman will buy sio worth of some thing she doesn't need just to got the trading stamps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18

I have taken mighty roundabout method to call attention to a paper which came to my desk last week. It was copy of the Eutaw. Whig and Ob- server, published at Eutaw, Ala, Thursday, June 8, 1885, sent by MT. s. Anderson. I got Interested in it from the moment I opened it and saw the date line, for it was issued in the year of my birth and. I felt in reading it that was getting a tip on the days of my infancy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18

Remittances can be made at cui ,'5tii StiI rate of exchange. The Age -Herala WI, VII not be responsible for money sem through the mails Address
 THE AGE-HERa1AD,
 Iafrrnin n gham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18

It was published by w. 0. and H. F.. Monroe, and though much smaller in size than the week1ies of the present date, it's price was g per annum, in ad- vance. 1 take pleasure in stating this for the benefit of my brethren of the weekly press, for feel sure that they will be glad to noise it abroad that in spite of the cry that some of them went from s1 to $1,5O or even s2, they are not profiteering,y but in reality gradually climbing to prices current more than fifty years ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-12
JUNEAU CLOSES UP WHEN
 MORE FLU DEVELOPS (Continued from Page One)

buildings have been closed The Sheldon-Jackson mission at Sitka sent in a special order today for powdered milk for patients.
 The Rev. H. E. Greening, pastor of the Methodist Church offered the church buildings today for use as an emergency hospital, if the dis ease becomes widespread here.
 The Annual Firemen's Ball, sched- uled to take place tonight, has been postponed until after the quarantine is lifted. All arrangements had been made for the dance
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-12
RUMOR THAT GREY
 MAY NOT RETURN IS
 STILL LUST RUMOR"
Lloyd George Declines to Comment On Report-Grey Said to Have
 Embarrassed British

LONDON, Feb. 12-An mcon firmed rumor that Lord Grey would not return to Washington as am bassador, was in circulation in dip lomatic circles today
 Premier Lloyd George declined to discuss the rumor.
 Ambassador Grey is said to have embarrassed the British government by causing the publication in the London Times of a statement which said the British might accept the peace treaty with the Lodge reserva- tions"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-12
COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION
 TO BE ACTIVE
Juneau Business Men at Get Together Luncheon Plan
 Greater Activity in 1920

The rejuvenation of the Juneau Commercial Association was decided upon at get-together luncheon held today at the Alaska Grill. It was de- cided to name committees to take up various matters in which the city Is interested, and the executive commit tee was authorized to decide upon the committees needed and to name the committeeman to act upon them.
 The plan of reorganization was out lined in statement made by Presi- dent Allen Shattuck of the orgah- ization. MT. Shattuck called atten- tion to various matters which ought to be occupying the attention of the association. Among them were CO., operation in the establishment of an airplane service in Alaska, which he believed to have far greater possi- bilities than most people would think; the encouragement of new in sdustries; the establishment of a cold storage plant, which he regarded as among the probabilities for the year; civic Improvements, particular 1y with reference to street and har- Dor development along systematic, scientific and permanent lines; bet ter mail service to Alaska, particular sly with reference to local lines out of Juneau; aid to the census takers; the securing of blanks in the platforms of the two political parties at the National conventions this year; the matter of labor distribution with the purpose in view of making Juneau headquarters for a labor supply MT sShattuck proposed the appointment of committee on each of these sub jects.
 The plan outlined by MT. Shattuck was approved, after speeches had been made by Percy F, Pond, R. F Richardson and John Reck, and the executive committee directed to make the necessary arrangements, to car 1ry out the program.
 {. John Beck was elected to fill vacancy in the executive committee The other members of the executive
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-12
RICHARDSON LOOKS FOR
 BIG RUSH OF TOURISTS

R. F. Richardson, general agent of the Canadian Pacific for Alaska and the Yukon, says according to infor nation he has received there likely will be a heavy tourist travel to Alas ka and the Canadian Yukon this sum mer.
 More people than ever before,' he said. "are making inquiries regard ing the trip and accommodations down the Yukon river and to the Al lin district Many parties plan hunt ing and fishing trips in the northern Canadian wilds which are accessible to the White Pass and Yukon route. y
 MT Richardson does not believe the expected stampede of peopie from America to Europe will be real
 zed to as large degree as generally reported. He says lack of steamer space and unsettled conditions and other factors may intervene. On the other hand, a trip through Alaska and the Yukon is beginning to become a part of the program of all tourists who pretend to have travelled and want to be up to date on seeing all there is to see
 Some day" said MT. Richardson, when means are provided for more readily reaching Mt. Katmai. the vol cano of ten thousand smokes the tourist traffic north during the sum- mer will rival that of the Swis Alps during its best days"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-12

Capt Gunderson of the ketchikan fishing craft Pirate says there are fewer herring this winter than usual, and he planes the destruction of the whales for their absence from the coastal waters. He says there are vast schools of herring in the ocean. but they remain there. lie says there are more herring in Nof way
 now than d quarter of century ago. and just because the NorweSlrn gov ernment stopped the killing oi wales.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-12

committee are Allen Shattuck, Charles Goldstein, James j. Connors. w. c. Johnson and A. J. Ficken.
 Mir. Shattuck suggested as a meth cd of arranging for systematic system of public improvements based on 8 plan that would look ahead for period of years was the selection of a committee of nine citizens, three to be appointed for one year. three for two years and three for three years, and thereafter three to be selected each year, making it a con tinuous body to cooperate with the City Council, the appointments to be make by the Mayor. The executive committee was authorized to prepare an ordinance on the subject for sub mission to the City Council.
 Sentiment was expressed in favor of meetings of the association at least once a month
 The luncheon today was presided over by President Allen Shattuck and about s25 members were present
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-12
HARTFORD IS BOUGHT

SEATTLE, Feb 12.-The Coast Baseball League has purchased Bruce Hartford, shortstop, from Des Moines. of the Western League; Catcher Tub Spencer, from the Salt ..ake team of the Coast League, and CT pitcher. Paul Musser, from the Boston Red Sox Seattle is to give Pitcher Reiger in part payment for Tub Spencer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-12
MRS. McDERMOTT LEFT
 BIG LEGACY TO COLLEGE

SEATTLE, Feb. 12-Mrs. J. Me Oermott, one of the owners of the left $1200,000 estate. Of this amount she left $100O0Q to the Uni yersity of Washington for the pur- pose of fighting tuberculosis.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-12
FAREWELL PARTY GIVEN

More than so friends gathered at Moose hall last night and gave d farewell party to Mir. and Mrs Frank Germain and daughter Maisie Ger. main. and also to A. Nelson. a ser vice man. The Germains are well known here. having conducted the Home Grocery store on Willoughby avenue for a number of years. They are going to California.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-12
WILSON RECOVERED
President Looks Fine" Tumulty Says. Will Be at Next
 Cabinet Meeting

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-President Wilson will preside at the next meeting of his cabinet, Secretary Tumulty said today, while chatting with correspondents. Tumulty said ]: "I have never seen the President looking better"
 The President has been taking more of hand in conducting the nations business. for the past sev- eral days, than at any time since he became i'll.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-12
SMITH ON THE WAY

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Feb. 12.-Maj. Albert Smith passed this point. to- day flying from San Diego to Seat tie. for the purpose of entering the patrol of the forest service in the Northwest. His position is in line with recent recommendations which were adopted to attach flying ma chimes patrol to the forest service department.