The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30

cally, but the by-products yield an added revenue.
 The principal net result to Birming- ham is that these plants widen the territory of Birmingham pig iron and enable 1t to go further afield.
 The district is especially pleased to have the Sloss- Sheffield company take this forward step because it is Alabama's oldest and largest strictly foundry iron producer and has att tained its prestige in the industrial world under the management of strictly southern men.
 The Sloss- Sheffield has made it's biggest forward strides under presi- dent J. W. Mcqueen, whose conspicu- ous ability as an iron merchant and an executive has been admitted by the keenest of his competitors.
 These are not the triumphs of spe- cial interests. They are community achievements, because it is precisely by such achievements that this com- munity lives and thrives.
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 The French prince in whose palace President Wilson stayed during his first visit to Paris, is charged with paying for some furs with & bad check. Still, there are many noblemen in the old world who make no attempt to pay at all
 Caution should be exercised in recog- nizing tho new Mexican government among other reasons because of the fact that it may not last long enough to carry on a polite diplomatic correspondence with Washington.
 The news that the House was unable to pass g. peace resolution over the presiden- tial veto will be received quietly in Ser lin. It is doubtful if Berlin takes any further interest in the deliberations of Congress.
 The House foreign affairs committee views with grave concern conditions in Ireland" In that particular the House foreign relations committee has nothing on Jonathan Bull
 President Wilson highly approves of the state platform adopted by the vir- ginia democratic convention. Incident ally, the platform highly approves of Woodrow.
 Admiral F'ullam says he is proud to have his name linked with the names of Sims and Fiske, which is equivalent to saying, "A fig for Josephus!
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 His photograph may do him an injus- tice, put De Ld ftuertd LOOKS as IT ne might have been a successful cattle rus tier at some time or other
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 Saying sugar should be considerably cheaper than it is apparently has little or no physiological effect on the people who are selling It.
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 For the present at any rate, the repub- lie of Armenia will worry along without battle tanks, Zeppelins and superdread- naughts.
 Hi Johnson may hold California in the hollow of his hand, but it is doubtful If he is much of figure among the movie stars.
 movie career waits a noted hosiery model, if she can make good'' So far as a figure is concerned she is already there.
 So far as the White House job is con- cerned, there isn't much chance of Colum- bia losing Dr. Buffers distinguished serv- ices.
 # * # That invisible McAdoo boom is the child of astute politics. William Gibbs has a serviceable head on his shoulders.
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 The passing of the hobo will not be la mented His reputation as a wit and raconteur was greatly overrated
 N * * The s10 a day truck driver had way of looking down on the world when he was getting only s7 of ss a day * x <
 The new Queen of Greece should rejoice in the fact that there is not drop of royal blood in her veins
  POLITICS AS SPORT From the Chicago News. American politics Is one thing that Americans are not accused of copying I