The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-10
* * * Montgomery's Population Shows Conservative Gain

Ten years ago the census gave It 38, ,140. It is now 43, ,468-an increase of IA per cent. Mobiles total is 6O,124. Montgomery is a substantial com but it is known chiefly as a political center It will never be dis as an industrial city and will never grow by leaps and bounds, but it is a delightful city neverthe- less. The census of 1930 will show lit tie faster growth, but it will never catch up with Mobile. If the enum- eration of the latter's population had been postponed a year or two, it would have crossed the 75,000 mark. The Gulf City is just beginning to get a steady industrial and commer- cial stride, and it will probably not be more than another decade before it reaches 100000.
 Alabama has a dozen or more flourishing cities, ranging from 10,- GOO to 10000. Dothan is one of the growing cities that has just leaped into the 10000 class. It's packing house business accounts for it's recent rapid growth. It may not double it's population in 1880, but it will come close to it.
 But Montgomery is to be congrat- ulated on increasing as much as 5,32S.
 While the Cox mansion. Trails End" is considerably more imposing than the Harding home in Marion, neither gentle man need bother about campaign ex penses.
 | negro politician of Georgia says ne- gioes who take a hand in politics fre- quently disappear, and are never heard of again. They are probably visiting friends in the north. # * % It is rumored that the King of Italy Is planning to seek shelter in Buckingham palace. King George is one of the few surviving monarchs who can supply beds for all who come.
 George H. Cushing, managing director of the American Wholesale Coal Asso- Dear. Dear! How easily we are misled by appearances.
 # # * ! An Italian steamer arrived at New York the other day with 5oo,ooO strings of gar lie on board However. the Statue of Liberty was not bowled over.
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 No matter which candidate is elected President, gentlemen of the press will be treated with distinguished considera- tion at the White House.
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 Live in a tent and pay no rent" is not as easy as it sounds Sooner or later will come an order to buy the land ol move on.
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 Shortly after escaping the draft, MT ,McAdoo made a spech in which he rappet both parties for spending slush funds Private life has it's compensations. # < < Thanks to the tight-fisted policy of thu banks in refusing to lend money at low rate of interest, some first-class SC curities are being put on the market. . $, # x Not until this League of Nations ques tion is settled can we resume tn iacademic discussion of What i . poetry?'
 ' While Mir. Bryans heart fingers in tn : grave the hearts of more fortunate moi n tals are in golf links and other pleasan }. places.
 Inability to understand the volstead ae
 is acknowledged in Boston. 1t isn't as the vclstead act were to be found in textbook.
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 We are beginning to fear that M
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 the manly beauty of Georges Carpentie l. * < Marion. O.. has no country club. Stil
 it is doubtful if this can be made can
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 Prices may be describing a parabol
 but everybody is getting tired of waitin for them to start down
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 Germany, which used to beat the wor if in boasting, now speeiaiizes in hard luc ,- lstories = It The Polish republic wants America e airmen, A great opportunity for "ace. ,e who are suffering with ennui.
 So far as suffrage is concerned. Loui " fiana stands or falls with fhe sbitfe