The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-25
Growth of Certain
 Southern Cities

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 Growth of Certain
 Southern Cities
 THE census population of Atlanta 0 is to be announced tonight. If the figures have leaked out in the Georgia capital they have not got beyond the boundary limits.
 The size of Atlanta is, therefore, a guess in so far as the public at large is concerned. As it had a population of 154,000 in 1910, it will probably reach 100000 this time. Like Bir- mingham, it's area remains the same that it was ten years ago.
 Norfolk, whose population was announced yesterday, has made q big gain-71.6 per cent. This brings it up to 115,777. There was some extension of territory, but if all the suburbs had been annexed the popu- lation would be close to 100000.
 Norfolk did not begin to grow fast until twenty years ago, but it is go- ing at fine clip now.
 Richmond's census has not yet 
 been made public, but it is estimated at 160,000. This includes consider able added territory since the census of 1910.
 Baltimore has long been one of the great cities. It increased 175,341 from 1910 to 1920. Its population was increased about 100000 by the extension of it's boundary lines a year ago. The figures now stand 733,826.
 Knoxville is yet below the 100000 mark, but it is close to the 80,000 line. It's area was greatly increased recently-nearly doubled.
 Several southern cities are agitat- ing for recount, among them New Orleans. But the Crescent City makes a splendid showing as it is.
 Dallas is satisfied with it's census and so is Memphis. Nashville may have cause to complain. Louisville certainly has. In the case of Louis vile the growth, according to the census enumeration, was only about ten thousand.
 It is safe to assume that few re- counts will be made. The enumera- tion of the population is an expen- sive business, and if a recount is granted for any city an exceptional ly strong case must be presented. Louisville has a strong case on the face of it.
 Little Mizzi Hajos married her lead ing man on the tenth anniversary of her arrival in America. Since it ap- pears to be the first time Mizzi has ever done anything of the sort and she talks as if it might be the last, we wish her joy.
 So many humorists and near-humor- ists suggested about the same time that the ex-Kaisers golden throne would make a first-rate shoeshining stand the original author of the wheeze may never be known.
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 MT. Burleson is blamed by New York police officials for the failure to de- liver printed circulars describing "Nicky" Arnstein. At any rate, Mir Burleson has escaped censure for our  failure to communicate with Mars.
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 Tweed out the drones and the dis loyal" advises the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Like many other sensible and timely observations, it is easier said than done.
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 Jack Johnson says black fighters last longer in the ring than white ones, but fails to add, provided they don't get into trouble with the federal authori- ties.'
 A Springfield. Mass, brewery has an- rounced a dividend of 20 per cent on it's 11,5O0 shares of common stock Pinch yourself and this paragraph will still read the same way.
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 The defiant wet" who says that every time somebody drinks wood alco- hol and dies a prohibitionist should be hanged is going bit too far. even in these times of national unrest x * * Bill" Hart, who was recently thrown from a horse, should take better care of himself. If Bill" were to lose his ,;f. ;~ .s..oe+a,,,r f;I,, .ta ,,.,