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The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-02
Friday, January 2, 1920.

time 1t appeared that it was to be con-
Quoted on an industrial basis. The
graduate pharmacists and clerks mar
ched side by side with the negro por-
tiers OF the stores. But such harmony
did not last long. The difference be-
tween the two soon began to be felt,
and as usual it led to no great spirit
OF unity between the strikers.
The remaining strikers are now re-
turning to the stores under non-union
conditions. In spite Of the fact that the
union officers declare that the strike
was not entirely successful, the stu
alton Of the drug clerks has been i'm
proved by the strike. Willingly, or un-
willingly, the proprietors will have to
increase the salaries of their employ
ees.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-02

'N PANftSsoio VIII nave W
increase the salaries Of their employ
ees.
The 9trike Of the millinery workers
OF New York lasted almost thirteen
weeks. Nearly $4,000 workers took
part in it. The principal issues of the
strike were 44-hour working week,
an increase in wages, and therecogni-
ton Of the Frame Makers Union.
From the beginning the Union has
sought to introduce week work instead
OF piece work. The Union considered
this an important measure in better
ing their hours Of work. The manufac-
turers, however, did not wish under
any circumS.ances to accede to this
demand. But this in itself would not
have led to a strike.
A new obstacle arose here. For the
last four years a separate branch of
the millinery trade has been forming
the frame makers. In this branch OF
the trade, about 100 persons are en-
ployed, and they constitute a separ-
ate union local. The union demanded
that these workers be included in the
collective agreement. The Manufac-
turers again did not want to agree to
this. And this was what led to the
strike which lasted over three months.
The strike was instituted and fin
anced by the Union Cloth Hat and Cap
Makers Of North America, with which
the milliners are connected. The pro-
prietors organized themselves into
two associations, the Uptown and the
Downtown groups. The Uptown Asso-
citation is comps,d Of the weather.
manufacturers, while the Downtown
consists chiefly Of the lesser manu-
facturers. Hitherto, the trade has
been organized downtown only. The
result was that the strike had weak
er and stronger side. The Union ap-
peared to be on the verge Of control
ing and Gripping the trade downtown.
Uptown, the manufacturers were able
after fashion to continue with their
work by employing "scabs." in many
shops, the workers did not even 20 out
on strike.
About two weeks ago, conferences
were held between the Union leaders
and the Downtown Manufacturer As
ISOLATION. These conferences, how
ever, brought about nothing in the
way Of results. The leaders on both
sides could not come to any agreement
concerning the recognition Of the
Trimmers' Union.
These interrupted conferences were
later resumed however. Their non
pairtisan chairman was DR.. Henry
Moskowitz. Finally both sides came to
an agreement.
The bosses will employ workers who
are In good standing in the Union. All
strikers are to return to their work.
Forty-four hours instead Of fifty will
constitute q working week; and in adj
dition the workers are to receive an
increase Of from 16 to 20 per cent.
The other points on which an under
standing could not be reached will be
turned over to o board Of arbitration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
THE SOUTHS OPPORTUNITY

fciency. Tn Virginia illiteracy among the colored population is 30, in North Carolina 1 @. in South Carolina 3S.7, in Alabams 40 i, in Louisiana 4S.4. No wonder rner that production is confined to a relatively small area Of abnormaliy rich land, while iniliicns of acres are left entirely un- touched.
 No less harmful is the effect of pool health conditions. Because of early deaths the number of years the average negro works is about half what 1t should be- The life of the negro is now bu 35 or 36 years; by sanitary care it coult be raised to 50 In short by education and health improvement the effieiencs Of southern labor could be doubled, bring ing into cultivation many millions of neg lected acres and greatly increasing th' average yield of those already being fsrmed
 The welfare of the whites and bla.t' of the south are indissolubly united Tit weaJth and prosperity of this rch sec tion is limited only by the inefficfentS of the labor supply; Give the negro his due. give him good health conditions give him education, give him just eco homie opportunities, and the south il fact theA entire nation, will reap ricf rev ard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
A Finished Speaker

'I never give Morris Bush any credit for the manner in which he makes an announcement or a speech, because it is gift with him." said George R. Knox. Jr.. but I must take my hat off to him for the graceful manner in which he spoke before the Rotary Club Wednesday with reference to the .all- star concerts which Mrs Richard F. Johnston and Mrs. Orline A. Shipman are presenting here this season.
 Tt was so deliciously done, and yet so forcefui, Mir. Bush realizing the tre- mendous civic and educational value that such an organization is to this city. He particularly emphasized the commercial value of the 'all-star con certs, mentioning the large amount of advertising they give to Birmingham. this being shown by the crowds which will come from many Alabama towns to hear the great artist, Frieda Hempel. next Tuesday evening. when she ap- pears in the opening concert Mir Bush paid a well-deserved compliment to these public-spirited and clever women. iI the most gracious manner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13

vain for purchaser. A new pier an'
 a shipbuilding yard on which 10000, coo marks were spent stand unfinished
 now going to ruin. Germany canno furnish the 100000 tons of shipping fo five years required by the treaty 0 peace. Germany sees it's best en gineers, shipbuilders, sailors. leavin: for foreign countries. to find high pa. in America and Japan, especially.
 On the other hand, Hamburg is ful of restaurants, concert halls and the atres. where people seek amusemen and dissipation as a relief from pas hardships, present suffering and fu.ur misery. To remedy the existing con ditions, Hamburg hopes to see the em bargo removed, credits opened tha local German industries may be revive, and business freed from domestic an, foreign control, again re-established b, the enterprise of it's merchants ar) shfpbuilders and the men who built ul it's great commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
Bad For the Heart

John Simons of Charleston, s. C., who spent yesterday in the city, sent a bunch of flowers to girl friend, a dozen roses and some other things, and got S5 cents back from twenty dollar bill when he paid for them
 After he had been brought around in a hotel lobby and the color had come back to his face a perfect stream of words broke forth. A few of them. captured at random, were to this ef- feet:
 My Claude; there are fifty rose bushes in our garden over wonder in Charleston and anybody can get them for the asking. few miles out from the city man named Noisette has d thirty acre farm with nothing grow ing on it but roses and you can get a bunch as big as your head for 25 cents, and he'd probably fill your hands for broaddus
 At Marietta. a plantation near the Santee river, there are over 2,o00 ja- ponica bushes. planted over hundred years ago, and I'll bet anybody can get as many as they want, and the people have never sold flower in five gen. erations
 "A dollar apiece for roses. I thought I would die.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13

From the New York Evening Sun.
 6TJHE importance of the south as the
 great agricultural section of the
 S nation is becoming increasingly ev- ident. Not only are the southern farm lands perhaps the greatest hope for the future, but they furnish even now no less than A per cent of the entire crop value of the country. The southern crops aggregated for 1919 s, ,s22, 900, ,ooo compared with $S, ,76S O00,OoO for the rest of the na- tion It is especially worthy of note that of this total cotton forms but $2, 300 ,oo0,O coo, leaving s4,722. 100000 as the value of the diversified agricultural output.
 It is remarkable that this record has been attained despite the small per- centage of land under cultivation and tho well known inefficiency of southern farm labor. It was estimated " 1910 that only 26.S per cent of the total area of this section had been improved. Out of 5e2, ,12s, $40 acres, 207, ,675, ,7s0 had not even been laid out in farms. and of the re- mainder eOs, ,7s2, ,00S had been left uncufti- vated.
 The statistics in regard to illiteracy in the southern states. especially among the negroes who form the bulk of the ag- ricultural laborers. indicate how great is tne handicap of ignorance and inef-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
BELGIUM TURNS To p1cr,1p prs s

From the New York Telegram.
 It IS interesting to note that Belgium Tn seeking relief from the woes that have crowded upon the country since 1914 has turned to the motion picture.
 Trade reports indicate that American pictures are extremely popular in Bel gium and are being shown regularly at the best Belgian picture houses. The classes of pictures most in demand in the approximate order of their appeal are. First, society dramas, especially when rich in luxurious scenes, furnishings. etc. /. second, melodrama with rapid, forceful action; third, comedies with rapid ac- ton; fifth, far west (cowboy) scenes; sixth, detective dramas in limited num- bers, and seventh, series pictures at a moderate price Dramas with wild ani- nnals and thrilling situations, as we'll as circus pictures, are also in moderate de- mand.
 It will be noticed that dramas which involve murders and violence of any sort are not in demand
 Belgium has had too many real horrors to wish to see such things portrayed on the screen. But the comedy and dramxtic producers seem to be rendering nd small public service in taking Belgiurn,s mind. at least momentarily, from the griefs that have threatened to overwhelm the brave little nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
HAMBURG-AFTER THE WAR

Maurice Pernot in the Revue des Deux
 Mondes.
 N REGENT French visitor. de- LN\ scribes the great change in Ham = = burg Formerly the most pros porous seaport in the German empire, today it is dead, where, in spite of ex- travagance in its once famous res.au- rants and shops, there is today the most awful misery in its workpeople. The bourse, or exchange, once the scene of it's great commercial and stock dealings, is now occupied by soltArs, protecting men working to efface the damage done by a violent attack from the discontented, starving proletariat.
 Only a military dictatorship can prevent renewed outbreaks, but democ- racy has established itself in Germany for all time. To respect it's industries is the only remedy. and for that Ger many needs credit abroad, raw ma terial, industrial organization and ac- cess to it's old markets of supplies and products. Workmen have lost their ca pacity to work owing to lack of food and clothing Now all are suffering for food and clothes
 Every corner of Germany has it's spe- cial industry that can be revived only by credits and foods. Hamburg is the greatest sufferer by the loss and de- struction of it's once great and flour ishing commerce. Its port is empty h afl it's great machinery for receiving imports and exporting products of the industrial companies and receiving travellers and forwarding emigrants; it's once great shipping business-all gone.
 Now it Is but a cemetery of dead commerce and industry. The port or Hamburg is gigantic machine, with it's great piers. its warehouses and it's great construction works, all equipped with the best machinery for labor-sav- ing and economical methods of handling enormous numbers of passengers ana great quantities of imports and ex- ports. All this is now idle. empty, dead One ship brings food from the United States, when. before the war; great fleet came from America, Asa, India. all parts of the world. each with it's own wharves and warehouses A little beet sugar comes from the in- terior on it's way to Bordeaux The wharyes and warehouses for cargoes from and for. industrial and once-pro-
 
 ducing GefN any are idle
 Schools for the children and hos ritals for sailors are Closed for want of occupants. In 1910 Hamburg sent to America 11s,o0o emigrants. Of these. there were 4s.o00 Russian peasants. All found in the free port of Hamburg temporary quarters, hospitals. baths, quarantine buildings, schools, churches for each sect; enormous quarters were fitted for petroleum business, invading the villas and luxurious homes of mer- chants, bankers and even noble. such as Prince Bulow.
 A few fishing boats are the only signs of life. The enormous shipbuild- ing works are idle; an unfinished great transatlantic steamship now waits in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
Foreiausr May Live
 CheapEF !. E.ermanY

7THG faysdsh "dry," Heading of v large shipments of Kentucky rhisky to Germany, asks, "Who won tAe wer77 iillions of Americans
 uggure against the high cost of li@ag irving in vain to make both ends meet, might well envy the lot of more favored mortals who live comfortably in Berlin for a fraction of the sum required in American cities.
 Photographs received from 9 Lon don syndicate reveal a surprising state of affairs in the German cap ital, where it is true that there is much poverty and suffering, but on the other hand little money goes a long way. Although Berlin is one of the handsomest cities in Europe, foreigners may live in this splen- did metropolis like millionaires on the expenditure of fifteen hundred dollars year, owing to abnormal ex- change conditions"
 One picture shows a type of high class residence property in an aristo- cratic section of Berlin where a ten room apartment may be rented for the equivalent of seventy dollars a year. Typical advertisements taken from Berlin newspapers show ladies' morning jackets priced at the equiv alent of about one dollar and one dol lar and thirty-five cents.
 The German mark is at an ex- tremely low situation in Berlin, but even before the war large German family was passing rich with an in- come that wouldn't begin to support an American family. of the same size, even before the purchasing power of the American dollar was cut in half.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
IN HOTEL LCBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
All Live Ones

E. R. Norman, reporter emeritus of central Alabama journalism, whom some claim was staff correspondent for the Aztec Daily Banner when Cor tez conquered Mexico; late in life, or a few years after the war between the states, was pushing pencil in Mont gomery Ooh. long before typewriters were invented) and after his sojourn there for many years saw the younger generation of newspaper men coming on. He told this story yesterday:
 When was in my prime. about fif- teen or twenty years ago, boarded in the house with three other hash con- sumers. There was MT. walthal, a reporter on the Montgomery Adver- tiser; Mir. Sheehan, a reporter on the Montgomery Journal, and Miss Hoff- man. who did a song and dance every evening at Electric park. a popular priced entertainment center in the outskirts of the capital city, which old timers may remember. None of them made over SIP week at the time, I think
 But look at them today. Henry B, Walthal became immortal as the Lit tie Colonel in The Birth of Nationi; Bill Sheehan is editor of one of the most influential newspapers in Amer ica. the Advertiser. writing editorials that are quoted in America and Eu- rope, while Gertrude Hoffman has danced her way into international ce- lebrity and must be worth, by this time, many millions"
 It might be added that MT. Norman, now in his old age. has federal job as assistant postmaster here, and the job is his until, unti1-but who knows?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13

A crime wave Is reported in England. No wonder. when the creator of Sherlock Hclmes is chasing spooks instead of giv- ing invaluable tips to Scotland Yard.
 * * % The suggestion that prohibitionists shovel New York's snow was not prompt ed by the desire of disgruntled "wets'' to sec the "drys" in healthy glow.
 # # % Champ Clark might feel more encour- aged ever his presidential prospects if William Jennings Bryan didn't loom so large on the political horizon.
 < * # Unlike other ex-leaders who have gone to Switzerland, Paderewski can return to the scene of his former triumphs whenever he feels like it.
 < # # Vice President Marshall is tired of the peace treaty debate. In that respect he doesn't differ from approximately 1oo,OOO,- COG other Americans
 % F E It is safe to bring up the Indian ques- ton. the Egyptian question, or the Shan tuns question in almost any society, but not the Irish question.
 $ # < Although teachers salaries are being raised in many parts of the country, they are still going to work in trolley cars and jitney busses. # # ouiis boa'ds are said by alienista to have driven thousands of people crazy, although we suspect some of them didn't have far to go.
 # # F On Lincoln's birthday many orators tried to make it appear that things would be different if Lincoln were still alive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
TIMES GARLAND

By Samuel Minturn Perk. Time begins garland
 For every soul when born: sometimes tis bright with flowers.
 Sometimes 'tis thick with thorn: And every man must bear it
 Fair be it. or forlorn It lengthens with his living,
 u lasts as long as he sometimes it brings him sorrow,
 Sometimes it gives him glee; And what twill be tomorrow
 His eye cannot foresee. IL may be torn and dusty,
 It may be sprent with dew; It may be twined of roses,
 Il may be all of rue; But-be it sweet or bitter.
 None may his wreath eschew. However frail and fragile
 The woven thing appears, Thoug he be strong and agile
 Twi'l hold him all his years; Or mock he it with laughter, Or wet he it with tears Sometimes twill gIisten wan1y
 When dawning on his view; Ofttimes he greets it signing
 'Tis faded while 'tis new, With waning gleams of withered dream, That never could come true. Alas, its fairest blossoms An, could he but remain3s But he must lose the loveliest-
 The like to ne'er regain And vanished beauty haunts him. And memory brings him paan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
LUKE M,LuKE SAYS

When a woman has sleepless night it may mean insomnia, and then, on the other hand, it may mean a husband who talks in his sleep.
 A man gets mad if you make remarks about his new clothes. A woman gets mad if you don't.
 Education may be a grand thing. But any woman would rather be a perfect S6 than be ar IL. D.
 And what has become of the O. f. man who used to offer you pinch of snuff-5
 No man is ever born great The way to become great is to roll up your sleeves and fight your way into greatness,
 We know a fellow who parts his hair in the middle so people will get the impression that he has a well-balanced head.
 whose idea. of sympathy is to tell you how badly you are looking every time he meets you.
 The. man who lets we'll enough alone is making success surer for some man who doesn't
 Another damli: Once upon a time a mother admitted that her children were in the wrong in quarrel and the chill dren next door were right.
 We believe that if we were a girl we would wear our skirt roomy enough so it would not bag at the knees when we stood up.
 If fat man takes any exercise at all he dces it so he can work up an ap- petite that will make him fatter.
 A woman won't give tinker's dam what her husband thinks about it. What worries her is what the neighboSs think about it.
 If it wasn't for patent medicine tesri- monials some men would never get their pictures into the newspapers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
Regrets Absence

T regret that absence from dear old Birmingham prevents my taking an active part in the campaign for the s25,0oo.o00 bond issue" writes Bertram Jacobs from Wichita Falls, Texas, in a letter to c. L. Harold, county manager for this issue. Tt is a campaign de- serving of success and is second only to one of similar amounts for educa- tional purposes.
 With good roads all over the state and that little red brick schoolhouse at every cross roads Alabama will be safe and can then rest. Until we have these things we must continue to work for them, and while will not be able to vote on this issue, sincerely hope it will be passed by an overwhelming majority"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
Baltimore Physician Tells
 Details of Wilson's Illness

, A QUE STION that has been GN troubling the whole country l for months seems to have been answered conclusively by Dr. Hugh i H. Young of Johns Hopkins Univer- sity, who has made public state ment regarding President Wilson's illness. Whether or no Dr. Young was 'inspired" by someone in au- thority in Washington, there seems to be general belief that the Amer ican people have at last found out the truth about the President.
 To the friends of MT. Wilson it will be deeply gratifying to learn that he is well on his way to recov- cry and there is no reason to fear that he will be incapacitated for transacting the duties of his office as long as he remains in the White House. There is disconrfiture for his enemies in the realization that his mind is not impaired and even his physical powers are expected to be quite normal again in short while.
 However, the President has been a sick man and there is no little irri- tation over the White House policy of keeping the public in the dark as to his condition. Whether this was due to the officiousness or solici- tude of Dr. Grayson, the well-known aloofness of MT. Wilson in respect to his private affairs or some other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
NEWSPAPERS FOR UNDERWOOD


 The Tuscaloosa News, having ex-
 pressed some mssgivings regarding the genuineness of the Birmingham Age -Herald's support of Senator Un- derwood elicits from that paper the following strong avowa1:
 'For twenty years this newspaper has been an ardent supporter of Os- car Underwood. It has never deviated from that policy, as it's editorial page will bear witness. So strongly does The Age Herald believe in the integ- rity and ability of Senator Underwood that it regards it as a reflection on
 the state of Alabama that he is op- posed for reelection to an office which he has filled with so much dis tinction"
 That ought to hold the doubtng ! Thomases for a while. In this connec- ton it may be said that Senator Un- derwood is exceedingly fortunate in having the whole-hearted support of so many of the states leading news papers. All the morning dailies, The Age-Herald, the Montgomery Adver- tiser and the Mobile Register have espoused his cause and their combined
 voice, speaking in friendly tones and presenting cogent reasons for his re- l election, will be a powerful factor in moulding and in holding the sentiment Of the state for him. Most of the | smaller dailies whose columns we have had opportunity of seeing have recog-
 nized the fatuous folly of swapping leader of Underwood's prestige and capacity for either one of the other estimable but unproven gentlemen who seek to supplant him, and are speak Ing out unequivocally for Underwood We have not seen poll of the week lies but feel confident that they are sustaining their reputation for good sense and wise guidance in the matter and that safe majority of them are Tn the Underwood column