The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Needs Wider Range

Aue pdy-up campaign WnlCu ie w ing conducted by the Merchants Credit Association and the Associated Retail Credit Men might with good effect be extended to cover the entire state" said L. sevier, president of the Alabama Manufacturers Association.
 "The thought occurs to me in connec- ton with the recent complaint of cer- tain public service systems in small municipalities to the effect that they are unable to procure coal. It is no doubt true that certain coal companies have declined to accept orders from cer- tain municipalities, for the reason that so many of the little towns are lax In payment and do business nj such manner that their accounts are not greatly desired. There have come to sme reports, for instance, of various in- stances in which the small towns op- erating light, power, water ana gas plants have neglected to pay their oills for three, four. five months and longer Frequently. I am told, when they rem der payment, the checks or warrants are returned from the bank marked ln- sufficient funds All this entails vast deal of worry and delay to coal companies. They are like all other business institutions-the must have prompt settlement of their bills, and, like all individuals and companies, they prefer to serve their best customerf first and their worst customers last"
 Atlanta Strike
 Atlanta has been undergoing strike among the electricians" says W. T. Proctor, contractor of the Gate City, "and it's been difficult to carry out contracts, but the situation is get ting better. It seems as if the men will lose out. for the majority of the firms do1ng electrical work have reached an agreement to run open shops had for years been an advocate or unlon- ism, but the demands got to be so un- reasonable that at last the employers bucked' and were willing for show down fight. The contest, however, IS not limited to the electrical industry. but applies to many other trades The rublic sympathy seems to be more with the employers than with the men, so far as I can judge The scarcity or homes brings 1t close to many people, who feel that the demands of the unions are holding back building operations"
 A Real Optimfst
 'There is something good to bs found in everything. even in the con- dition of the streets of Birmingham. said Frank G. Read. ''The bumps and the ruts on the unpaved streets and on some of the paved ones form an ef- fectual barrier to the reckless driver.
 T have had one experience of this kind myself. I was going down paved street a little faster than I or dinarily allow my car to run. My wife and little girl were on the rear seat. It was dark and the lights were dim. Without warning I came to the end of the pavement and hit a deep hole in the road My wife and I, because of our weight, were uninjured, but our little girl was thrown against the top of the car so violently that he neck was injured in some way and she had to undergo medical treatment
 Chosen Few
 New members are being added daily to the list of those that have already joined the Edgewood Park Booster oe the Hillco Amusement Enterprises. 'srhe limit of membership of 800 will be reached even before the work at the park is finished.
 'Our proposal to allow only 800 members to share in the dancing and ing the Edgewod Park Booster Club, at s1o each, met with approval. In dollars and cents the amount we are charging for the membership liberties amounts to very little compared with the pleasure and enjoyment that will on or about June 15."
 Down on Jaxx
 I uOnL see now anyone can lIk6 jazz" said pr. c. L. Hill. "For my part. it gets on my nerves. Looking at it from the standpoint of music, the noise called jazz is grating to the ear and distracting to the thoughts. In the medical light it has a bad ef- feet on the brain. stimulating it to unusual activity and if listened to too much leads to insanity.
 There is one of the latest song hits that is about as depraved as a piece of something claiming to be music can get. It is called by By lingo and is a meaningless tumble of words set to wild tune reminding me of the noise made by the savage's tom -tom.'
 LUKE M'LUKE SAYS A married mans pants get baggy. But | they do not get that way from holding his wife on his knees.
 Why is 1t that the stork never makes a second call until he finds that you have got rid of the first baby buggy?