The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-30

ting act of his administration. In the circumstances is it any wonder that the President is sorrow-stricken ? Seen through Mir. Tumulty's eyes his lonelines is enough to move every heart.
 The Presidents secretary has the literary instinct and the power of expression and his speech is a dis tinct contribution to the political an- nals in the most fateful chapter of American life. 1 The popularity of torchlight process sions in some parts of the country is largely due to the American habit of marching on the slightest provocation. < F % Some of our leading night riders" may have the pleasure of residing in 1 Alabama's new penitentiary. where the accommoda tions will be of the best. x # x Germany will have to pay for the ships sunk in Scapa Flow. That episode is going to prove a rather ex- pensive form of German heroism. Governor Cox seems to have had plenty of ammunition on hand with which to answer the heavy gunfire from Editor Lorimers sanctum. * !. New Jerseys only woman recorder resigned because she couldn't stand notoriety. Shed never be happy in the movies.
 !: # x The Hungarian government has re- gretfully advised Parliament to ratify | the peace treaty. This is the open sea- son for regrets in Europe. # <. # Being particuiar about the kind of company she keeps, France is not plan ming to join a new associa tion of na- tions
 Speaking of campaign "whoppers," there is the statement of Senator Hard ing that he is "unbossed." * :s # yenizeios seems determined to keep the home fires burning without the as- sistance of Constantine.
 The prohibition candidate for the presidency seems to have been lost in the shuffle
 The nations luxury bill does not in- clude>a considerable item paid to the "''0tissssr' K
 recuperate from his arduous labors in behalf of Cox
 The British coal miner is the type of individual who wants what he wants when he wants it.
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 If our marines in Haiti have not been living up to the recruiting posters. it's time we were knowing it..
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 A scarcity of bottles is said to ba reducing the output of home brew.-
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 Nothing lends more zest to game of golf on election day than voting first. PLUMBER WHO BOUGHT A COROT From Arts and Decoration. It would seem that the plumbers ca pacity for making money is not neces sarily confined to his business. William B. Mccormick. writing in Arts and Decoration of "Art Collecting as an Investment" tells of one with nothing but his intuition to guide him. who bought superb Corot that en- riched his estate by many thosands of dollars.
 During the exhibition of famous | collec' ,n of art objects in New York twenty five years ago. the attendants in the gallery where the collection was shown noticed an unfamiliar and not very well dressed man spending a con siderable time each day in front of Corot's Lake Nemi." one of the pie lures in the collection. On making in- :, quiries they found he was we'll to do plumber. wholly unknown in the pie l ture-buying world. It appeared later | that he told his family he intended to buy the painting if possible and there was fine family row over the mat | ter. But he stuck to his plan and on the night the canvas came up for sale l it was knocked down to him for $14, GOO. As long as he lived his family never forgave him for his extravaganza Du. they were forced to change their opin- ion of his action later. For when the painting was sold after his death it brought $S5.000 No single investment of this mans lifetime ever brought him so large a profit.
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 From the. Philadelphia Inquirer. ] Elinor Glyns '.superman" must be as chivalrous as Bayard, as strong as Samson and as ambitious as Napoleon. | Only self-made man combines all three attributes, and the trouble with I him is that nobody believes him when he tells it.
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