The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-02

between waste ana nlgRar0llneSS, DoJn of which are evils to be equally avoided. In the end it is economy, for economy consists as much in keeping ones self supplied with necessities and legitimate comforts as it does in watching the rise and fall of prices.
 Experts Optimistic Over
 the Steel Situation 17rq HE Wall Street Journal, one of U the highest authorities in in dustrial and financial affairs, takes the same view of the improved status of the steel trade incident to the es- ablishment of the Steel corporation price levels as Birmingham experts. That paper says:
 Establishment of steel prices on
 the industrial board level, main
 tained by the Steel corporation for
 the past IS months, which may
 now be regarded as an accom-
 plished fact, will unquestionably
 tend to clear the atmosphere in the
 industry, and to create the basis
 for substantial trade revival.
 Both consumers and producers
 have been aware for some time
 that the corporations prices must
 eventually be accepted by the
 whole trade, and as long as the
 independents, to protect tonnage
 already on their books, held to
 higher levels, a spirit of uncer-
 tainty prevailed. Consumers, many
 of them badly in need of steel or
 articles made of steel, refused to
 buy until the market gave signs
 of stability. As it has generally
 been conceded that the stabiliza-
 tion point would be around United
 States Steels prices, it is not inn
 probable that. some of this buying
 power will soon make itself felt.
 All that remains is a little easier money and that is coming about with a pace that is gathering almost daily momentum through reduction in prices. Reduction in money rates will follow, because the fifty-cent dollar is approaching it's former value of one hundred cents, and it will not require so many dollars to do the same work.
 A fake mob tried to pass barriers erected by the police at the entrances to Downing street and King Charles street, London. The police got into action while camera men cranked vigorously. We have shrewd suspi- cion that movie producers don't care what happens to supernumerary. Abolishing money in Russia would seem the logical thing to do. What's the use of toting around bale o roubles when they are not worth any thing?
 A Colorado school teacher, charged with having flirted with his pupils. wa: exonerated and offered his job back but he preferred to be motorman ana work for living wage. # ss * Tn offering his personal assistance tt end hostilities in Armenia Presiden | Wilson makes it plain that he isn't ex I pecting any help from the "Senat, l oligarchy."
 The report that Crown Prince Wilt has been plotting with Prussial monarchists should not be taken seri ously. Crown Prince Willie is symbo l of futility.
 I ! may offend pld-fashioned people wh, ! will be quick to point out that Doll. ] Madison never did anything of tn sort. A Philadelphia college will give course in photoplay study and scenari i writing. City streets are schools fo "vamps."
 A spirit of give and take in tn League of Nations assembly is far pre- ferable to Europe's former spirit o take.
 The poet who sends us 10 cents for | Eccpy of the paper in which he expect his poem to appear is at least no piker. E x E 1 feel pain. But who expects a poet t know anything about anatomy? 1 < < x ! The governments plan to make Chi ',cago dry in one month may prove nor difficult, than winning the war. 1 F F * Gan bolsheyism survive" asks a con emporary. It certainly can, unless tn allies let it alone.
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