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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-01

Ticket spectators were up and do
ing early. Prevailing prices last
night were $3.50 for $3.50 tickets.
All Of these today were believed 10
have been sold. however, and $50. SIS,
or even $50 for the choicest seats
was demanded this morning by some.
The llneun.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-01
YankS Release
Several RECRUITS

New York, Jan The NsF OK
American league club has a1lsll-eea
the release OF the following Ply eIs-
Pitchers Cliff Merkle, Luths- AeIson
and Paul Carpenter TO the T0il2 clln
Of the American association; ll 1Ciler
A C. Vance. 10 the Sacrame-i9 cL.p
of the Pacific Coast league, l1l o1l-
fielder Everett Bankton- TO re 49,
club Of the Texas league q lAese
players only Nelson and CllsA-e1
were with New York IN 1874
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-01

Semi annual interest on Savings ac-
counts viii be due Jan. 1st De-
posltors are requested to present pass
books for credit
First National Bank-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-01

George Il varnelI, referee: z. c.
QuiEley, umpire; r. Plowden Stott,
head linesman; Henry Butterfield,
field Judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
MOuIdn't Miss kreisIer

T do not think that musical Brming ham can too fully demonstrate it's ap- preciation of the splendid chance the 'All--Star Concerts are giving in pre- senting the great volinist. Fritz kreis- Ter, at the Jefferson Wednesday even- 1 ing, January 5." said Miss Abigail Crawford.
 T feel that the Kreisler concert will be the real musical treat of the season. Many a time I have boarded street cars packed to the doors and had to hang on to strap on my way to concert given by the great violinst in New York. when all the world and his wife were kreisler bound.
 T will be among those present to se-
 cure tickets for the great violinist's $
 concert when the sale goes on next
 Monday morning. One thing about a violin concert, any seat in a theatre,
 especially if it is small theatre like
 the Jefferson, is good; there is not so
 much to sec, as is the case with the
 beautiful singers who wear wonderful
 gowns, but the point is to hear the gor-
 gsous tones from the violin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
Heavy Mail Christsua as

Business at the postoffice during the holidays was much larger than for the same period of last year" said Post master R. B. .Smyer. Although there was not such crowd on Christmas eve as in 1919, the crowd started early this year and kept coming steadily. Last year the people seemed to come in punches, but no so last week. Although Christmas is over, we had 8 long line waiting to get to the parcel post win dows all day yesterday.
 "On the other hand, the number of letters mailed is estimated to be almost double that of last year and taken as a
 whole, the clerks at the Birmingha m office certainly did some splendid work
 in keeping the mail going and not allow lit to congest the building, which is very much too small for the amount of mail handled at the present time. How ever, we got through without a pebble, but next year we are all looking for ward to being in the new building with more spacious quarters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
LUXE M'LUkE SAYS

Any wife can tell you that she would have whole hall full of umbrellas if she had all of hers that her husband took downtown and never brought back. man doesn't fall ropeles.ly in love
 with girl until he gets the idea that there is no chance to get her. There may be some rapid stenogra-
 phers on earth. But we'll bet that the recording angel holds the record for speed. The more children a woman has the
 more she believes that she can help them by worrying over them. And, bull-leeve us. man would have tosg go some to lead a double life on a single salary these days Even tight wad is willing to give two for one when he is swa pping kisses with pretty girl.
 At that, we expect that the real ob- ject of the Sabbath observation zealots iis to add s1S Sundays to the number
 already on the yearly calendar. It doesn't take a very heavy whip or a very big pair of spurs to drive man to drink these days-providing he knows where the drink is. When fly sees a friend Hopping
 around in the middle of a sheet of pa per Mir. Fly has to butt in and see what's doing. And men are just like flies.
 One thing we like about prize fight i is that when the principals are through they are through. They do not force an encore on you. X husband is an animal who gets mad at the weather and takes his grouch out on his wife.
 Copyright. I9a0D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
Follows Ramsay,s Example

Among the many fine things that people have done during the Christmas holidays nothing has impressed me more than Erskine Ramsays gift to his nemesakes,' said Fred E. Meyer, who is visiting his son, Robert R. Meyer.
 Not only was the opening of a saw ings account for each of his namesakes a graceful and generous thing to do, but most wise and practical one.
 Instead of giving a lot of foolish and impractical gifts. if every one who could afford to, would follow this ex- ample, there would be much gained by 1t. In reading the newspaper stories about MT Ramsay's opening a savings account of s100 at the Ensley bank for each of his many namesakes, 1 have been so impressed with the idea that instead of giving the usual check or money to my grandchildren for a Christmas gift, I have opened for each of them a savings account. I think it is fine idea which Mir. Ramsay has followed, and it will no doubt lead to many others doing the same thing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
A MODERN INSTANCE

From the Mobile Register.
 It is believable that many. persons learning that there were no women act
 ing upon the stage in Shakespeare's time have wondered how it was possi-- ble to carry out the illusion of women by boys acting the womens parts-a Juliet or Rosslind or Viola, all distin- guished for their ioveliness and femin- inc charm. The feat. however seems proved possible by modern instance The Princeton Tiger Lilies" members or dramatic association of Princeton university students, are making a tour of the principal cities this winter, act- ing and singing in musical comedy of their own composing, and three of the boys impersonate women characters. A picture of one of the three, printed in the New York World, would deceive the most critical as representing a budding young beauty. If it can be done now it could have been done in the earlier time, and, it is reasonable to think, it was done. We read of nothing said against the ancient performances be- cause of any failure on the feminine side of the cast; and the probability is that there was none.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Expert Speaks


 The Christmas edition of The Age Herald was a gem" says Jeff Bailey. "It was just the regular paper. but it had class from every standpoint The front page decorations by Harper were attractive and gave the holiday frame needed for the special stories.
 T doubt if any daily ever had as many Christmas features in it written by members of its staff There was one by Frank Willis Barnett in his col umn on the editorial page. Dick John ston in his department, For the Good of the Community Dolly had a lovely one in her corner. The one by r, H. Polk on Christmas in Bethlehem, with Allenby's Army of Crusaders Occupying the Holy Land was intensely interest," ing.
 Then there were local stories of merit covering the Civilians Play Santa Claus to Mercy Home Youngsters, 'Yuletide Spirit Pervades Holiday shop ping Throng Throughout Christmas Eve, Christmas Savings Total s220,0 for Birmingham and Christmas in Jails to Be Made Happy as Possible.' It was well printed the press work good, and the makeup excellent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
PRICELESS DOCUMENTS

From the Houston Post.
 Secretary Colby's request that Con- gress appropriate 5000 to provide for safely housing the original drafts of the United States constitution and the Declaration of Independence, is a meas ure so devoid of partisan significance that even republican majority should be persuaded to grant it.
 The Secretary of State has discovered that these historic documents are stored in an ordinary safe of thin steel. proof against neither fire nor water, and he is eager to have them provided for in safe place where they will be avail able for inspection by future genera tions.
 \ It will doubtless be surprising to many to learn that these immor,ai in struments have been so carelessly han died in the past. They will refrain from ina gining the feelings of the peo- pie had they been destroyed in some way. Their loss would be irreparable. and would indicate lack of apprecia- which would reflect on the country.
 Congress should find no difficulty in getting together and making provision for the safe and permanent care. not only of these. but other important his toric instruments. which may not be secure at present. Not great amount of money is needed. and it would be well spent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
ARMENIA AND ITS MASTERS

ais only corner of what was claimed as the national territory. Russia ana Turkey may fall out over the spoils al ready there has been evidence of sus- picion in Moscow over the friendliness of the supposedly bolshevized Azerbaijanis for their Mosem coreligionists, and over the tendency of Kemal to take all he can get and hold on to it. But mo- body who IS not prepared to put both Russia and Turkey out. and keep them out, can do anything for Armenia nov.
 Whether or not the protection of Ar menia immediately after the war would have required large Srmy and man date for all Turkey, as the Harbord mis- sion recommended, it is clear enough that not prepared to keep large army on the spot for some years, and conquer at least all of eastern and central Anatoia as well. as the Caucasus. Nobody is willing to do that. The only alternative is to buy somebody off. The French would smyrna Aside from some grave moral objections, this would leave the near eastern question quite asJuHsettled 1t is at present; and, moreover. Mustapha Kamal appears to think that he can recover smyrna and hold Armenia as well. MT. Morgenthau, apparently, would buy off Russia. But there is no guar antee that either government would stay bought The allies would have to pay the price and trust to the somewhat dubious honor of the reds or the Turks for de- livery of the goods.
 It is the old story. Everybody sympa- 'thizes with the Armenians, but nobody is willing to take any trouble over them- The only people who will take trouble over the Armenian question. who will send troops into Armenia and fight mat ters out. are the Turks and the Rus sians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28

World war rather than risk the haz- ards of expansion. It is for the Greeks to say what is best for them, but the civilized world cannot but regret that they have foregone the opportunity to restore the Greek power that the Turk trampled under foot in 1856.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28

Andrew Ten Eyck, in the Outlook.
 nNl TROUGH this association (of our
 newspaper men with Ambassador
 Davis in Iondon) it was revealed what lack of coordination there is in our foreign service. There is for in- stance, in London a wholly independent bureau for tho shipping board and the treasury department. Maritime and finan- ciai questions this year have been impor- tant in our relations with England. But Mr. Davis. our highest diplomat in Eng land, has been obliged to refer maritime questions to the under officials of the United States shipping board and finan- cia problems concerning chiefly inter allied loans to representatives of the London.
 Recently there has been organized a
 regular period for conference between ambassadors and consuls in the sur for better coordination throughout the service, for in variety of matters. such as commercial treaties, the work of the
 embassies and the consulates merges Most Americans abroad. as well as Euro peans. believe that our ambassador or the foreign trade to which he is ac- credited. It is freely charged abroad that MT. Colby's note on Russia this fall was based on information furnished him by so-called experts in the state depart ment who did not recognize the change sky regime. happen to know that Mir. Davis information and judgments, based on the recognitions of the disruption of Russia into the border states. the soviet state. and the Wransel state in the south of Russia. would have suggested quite judgment, but because of facts concern ing which there could be no dispute; facts in his possession and which evident ly Washington did not know.
 | IT. this connection it has been pointed out that our ministers. as are the min isters of other governments, should be called for few weeks service at home each year. The French ambassador Nj Jusserand. did this very thing last sum- mer and was sent to Poland as head of the French mission there before re- turning to America Congress does not seem to be very liberal with our diplomats l ir the matter of theiry cable tolls. know that MT. Davis would often ask us If we had cabled certain speech in report of some important event in order to save the government the cost of cab 1 ling
 Europeans never understood our. use of the word penipotentiary. It is accu- rately descriptive of the powers of the European diplomat. nIt not the Ameri- can we>have no one man who can speak for the government of the United States. and never can have under our divided system of handling foreign affairs On
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
MIsGIvIN0

Robert Frost, in the Yale Review. All crying. We will go with uo, 0
 Wind
 The foliage follow him, leaf and stem, But a sleep expresses them as they 20, And they end by bidding him stay with
 them. Since ever they flung abroad in spring. The leaves have promised themselves this flight, N Who now would fain seek sheltering
 wall,
 Or thieket, or hollow place for the
 night. And. now they answer the summoning With an ever vaguer and vaEuer stir Or. at utmost, little reluctant whirI That drops them no further than
 where they were, only hope that when l am free, AS they are free, to go in quest Of the knowledge beyond the bounds of
 life,
 It may not seem better to nc ts rest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 N OYIET Armenia has annuiled all nN foreign loans, especially the Amer @) icau loan, which the workers of Armenia have been toiling to repay This seems to be the first fruit of the recent revolution which turned over the remnant of Armenia to the control of Moscow. The American loan in oues- tion was food credit extended through the relief administration. It was an emer- gency measure to prevent starvation. with the understanding that payment was to be made if the Armenians ever got into la position which made payment possible. Nobody has heard of the workers of Armenia toling to repay inc bonds which their government denosited: they have had other and more immediate claims on their attention. But the bol- shevist leaders find it convenient to rep resent the dovntrodden Armenian proie- tariat as enslaved to the capitalists of America.
 Mir. Morgenthau seems to think that if the allies should recognize the bolshevist government of Russia they could make the saving of Armenia a condition But the bolsheviki would doubtless tell us that Armenia is already saved, con- verted to the true gospel of bolshevsm. It is hard to see what guarantee the world could exact except their promise: |: nobody could compel them to restore Armenia if they did not want to. The Armenian question has long since passed beyond the stage of moral influence. Armenia has been partitioned between red Russa-acting, as usual on it's bor- ders, through a local government con- trolled from the Krenlin-and the Turk ish nationalists of Mustapha kemal. At present kenal has nearly all of it. and the Armenia which retains the name of inGependence-under soviet government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
YULETIDE IN ERIN A merry, merry Christmas had The Sim F'ein Irishman Who loaded up his blunderbuss And shot black and tan
A HARD LIFE

A HARD LIFE Why did you resign from the movies?" 'It was this way" said the ex-film actor. "I drove a motor car at 50 miles an hour off pier into the sea. swan out to a capsized boat and rescued the heroine. carried her to shore and fought a battle with three make-beleve snug glers and when I sat down to recover my breath, what do you suppose the di- rector said to me?'
 Bravo probably
 No. He said. "A little more action, please Then I quit"
 A RARE CONFESSION
 Heres an interesting contribution to the literature of the day"
 What is it?7
 The memoirs of former pugihstic champion" What makes the professors book extraordinary"
 He acknowledges he was licked by better man"
 HARSH ASSIMILATION
 Charley sappngton looks upset" "A Christmas present did it."
 How so?"
 Somebody sent him a carton of per- fumed cigarettes tied with pink rb-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
ADRTFT WITH THE TIMES
ENCOURAGING SILENCE

Sam Jobbles promised he would let me hear from him after he reached W ashington." remarked Squire wither- bee.
 Well, has he written or telegrsphed?' ?' "No, and I'm beginnin' to think sam either found a cheap place to board an hasn't run out of money yet, or he got tn job he went after"
 BRUTAL INDIFFERENCE q understand the wife of this profes- sional humorist resents the way nc pokes fun at feminine foibles." Hasn't the fellow tact enough to con vince her that she's an exception to the ruler" He may have that much tact, but what makes her mad is the fact that he doesn't take the trouble to exercise it"
 ROBBERY Alas. alack, one often hears Of sinful, shameless profiteers Who charge consumers fifteen plunks To get on old-time dollar trunks.
 BROUGHT BACK TO EARTH What broke up the seance?' The medium forgot himself" 'Yes?"
 While wandering in spirit land he parked his corporeal shins on terres- trial chair and ripped out shocking mundane oath"
 CARRY ON" Miss Hefty may not be as trim As other darsels are, But she can make mans head swim While getting on a car
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
wOMAN.s NEW SPHERE
the New Orleans Item,

Y run : IUt NEW OTItdHH INtHl
 Women fight fans of New Orleans woman boxer has chosen to make her debut in Shreveport. She tips the scales at l05~ and challenges any woman oi near her own weight. If women box the way the funny men say they throw missiles, it should be an entertaining performance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
Renascence of Industry
 That Had Gone Down Hill

TN view of the poor showing made ll by the south in sheep raising in the past 10 years, it is gratifying to remember that quite an impetus to- ward recovery was shown in 1919 and this year in several southern states.
 Sheep in Alabama declined from 109,000 in 1910 to S1 ,0OO in 1919; in Tennessee from 47O,00O to 364,000; in Florida from 95,O0O to 61 ,00. On the other hand, sheep folds in Mississippi were greatly increased this year and in some of the counties of North Car olina the increase was phenomenal. In the latter state there is an expert in sheep raising who is instructing the farmers.
 In several of the southern states the wandering sheep-killing cur has had his wanderings stopped by law and, better than that, neighborhood sentiment in favor of the sheep and against the useless and murderous cur has established itself.
 The next decennial census will tell quite another story of sheep in the south if the southern states do not again go backward in this very im- portant adjunct of farming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
Busy Day

"Christmas day was the busiest one
 has seen in several weeks" said Chiet S. A. Middleton. Tt is odd, but almost every time other people celebrate a holiday the fire de- partment is swamped with work. The fire at the Empire hotel Chris tma 8
 morning, the repeated calls to South Highlands during the day, and the stores on First avenue, kept us very busy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
Alabama a State
 of Varied Resources

M CCORDING to the decennial cen A sus Jefferson county has not progressed agriculturally. On the con- trary, the value of her farms in 1920 $12,116,000, is a trifle less than in 1910. There are fewer white farmers than there were in 1910, and 30,OOO fewer acres devoted to agriculture. This would be bad showing did lief ferson depend on agriculture, but it
 does not. Where there were farms a few years ago, there are now mills costing millions of dollars that manu- facture products worth tens of millions of dollars.
 Land that once produced half bale of cotton to the acre was gladly dis posed of by the owners to coal, iron and steel operators at many times its farming value. Men who had ex- pected nothing better than to follow the blow to their dying day, have found themselves riding in automo- piles and owners of city property yielding handsome return.
 But Jefferson is the greatest con sumer of farm products in the south. While she does not produce, she takes
 what others produce and gives them in return the money on which they live. The more mining and manufac- turing done in Jefferson county the larger is the market for the products
 of the farms of her sister counties. The resources of Alabama are of
 many kinds. It is their variety which
 makes this state so potentially rich.
 In their development there is no room for jealousy because each section of
 the state benefits by what is ad-
 vantageous to the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
AN EYE TO BUSINESS

From the Tampa Tribune.
 Speaking of reclamation profits there's great silence from the neigh borhood of that fellow who bought ce- ment from the government for s1 a barrel and sold it to another part of the government for $1 barrel.