The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-23

The devoted care he has received from his wife and the efforts of med ical science, including a new gas treatment, have kept "Matty" alive and have brought him to the point where he can begin the long climb out of "the valley of the shadows and back to health.
 During his illness the former base ball star has been an object of solici- tude to millions of American people, many of whom had never seen him play, but learned to admire him for his great skill and endurance as a pitcher, and more for his sportsman ship. <'Matty'' was "clean" player. He was alike the idol of the small boy and the gray-haired fan. He did not betray the confidence placed in him by the American public, as was done by some other players who have but lately ended their careers in hu- initiation and disgrace.
 'Matty1 always did his best, and in his palmy days his "best" was some thing to marvel at. When he became i'll the courage he had revealed many times on the diamond helped him in his fight against death. The career of Christopher Mathewson is just an other illustration of what we all know that the man with clean record, whether it is in politics, business or baseball, will never lack respect or friends who wish him we'll. That senatorial committee investigat- Ing housing conditions in the south might add word or two about hotel charges, if it cared to stir up a hornets g nest.
 General Obregon is said to bear a charmed life. If his luck holds good he may last d few years as President of Mexico.
 venizelos son is sensible young man. He doesn't intend to let the ups and downs of politics interfere with his get ting married,
 The report that none of MT. Wilson s recent appointments will be confirmed has put new heart into republican office seekers.
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 Preachers who are crying out upon the evils of pugiiism should at least hold off until we find out whether Dempsey or Carpentier is the better man. as $ 5
 Frederick Ward gave Doug Fair banks his start as an. actor. Doug has been making rapid progress. ever since.
 Let us hope Geneva will not get as much wrought-up over Article x as America did during the presidential cleo tion.
 When we stop to consider the nations who are now members of the league apd those who are not, we must acknowledge that Uncle Sam is in dubious company.
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 Newspaper advertising is helping the army to get recruits. The government is just beginning to realize that it pays to advertise.
 Old King Cotton may have lost his opulent look, but he has far better chance to 'come back than some of the impecunious royalty of Europe.
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 Reformers are fighting an uphill bat tie just now. People are more interested in their finances than their morals. Persons who thought the situation in Ireland could not be worse have been sadly disillusioned. Mir. Harding may have a woman in his cabinet. That would put a stop to funny stories at cabinet meetings
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 Considering the fact that Germany was whipped only two years ago, she is show ing q fair degree of truculency
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 Having eliminated Wrangel, the bol- sheviki are once more in a position to talk crisply to the Poles.
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 Bolshevsm is not making much pro- gross in Mexico where the peon eyes a soap box with suspicion.
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 The football season is drawing to a close with a negligible list of casualties
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 Democrats who point with pride to the war record might call in Germany as corroborative witness
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 Cubans> will not go so far as to refuse