The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
A MILLION AND A HALF
 CIGARS A DAY

LULA fEo A LA
 The anti-tobaceo crusaders may well be dis couraged by the enormous output of cigars and cigarettes in tke United States and the millions of dollars spent every year by American men and women, as!-just to see blue whisps of blue smoke curl up toward the ceiling or the sky.
 Everyone who is reasonably well informed knows that Tampa is great manufacturer of cigars, but recent editorial in the Tampa which is one of the largest in the country. The Tribune says Tampa factories made 32, 1885, ,Io0 cigars in October, Cor about a million and half for each working day of the month" Be- fore the World war Tampa's normal output of cigars was a million day and the Tribune predicts that more than O0,0O0, 900 will De manufactured next year.
 With over 10000 persons employed in her plants when they are running at full capacity, this industry is strong factor in the pros- perity of Tampa, and there is little probability
 
 ufacturer of high-grade cigars. When sin gle American city turns out more than a mil lion cigars a day, it is easy to see that the movement to deprive Americans of the solace of tobacco is going to meet with stern resist ance. Cigars and cigarettes would not pour from factories in mighty stream if there were not brisk demand for them among devotees of the weed.
 Hungary will mourn for eight days because of the humiliation brought upon it by Charels' attempt to regain his throne. This ought to convince Charles that his room is more de- sirable than his company
 Joe Tumulty and George Greet both blame Pershing for keeping General Wood from go- ing to France. The charge doesn't seem to be bothering Pershing and besides, "all's we'll that ends well9'
 Kansas City authorities to attribute a few pitched battles during the American Legion convention to rowdies and not members of the legion.
 
 In few well chosen words Ambassador Harvey disposed of the treaty between America Great Britain and France. He never could have done that had he remained an editor. MT. Chaplin is described in advertising mat ter as studious young man and lover of children. Trying to draw a sharp distinction between Charlie and Fatty?
 A woman bandit apologzed to a New York modiste and then hit her on the head with sandbag. In case like that politeness means nothing in particular
 
 labor organizer was tied to a tree and flogged in Florida At the hour of going to press nobody had tried to place e-blame on the Ku Klux Klan.
 Regarding the prediction that millions of people now living will never die, we haven't heard of any undertakers preparing to go out of business.
 President Harding hopes to cut expenses $459, 100000. There is wide difference, however, between hoping to do a thing and doing it.
 It is charged that Cordell Hull is "too gen tlemanly" Is it possible that man can be- come prominent in politics under such handi- cap?
 Mir. Wilson was able to take in a matinee the other day. If it was a vaudeville show his health is decidedly on the mend
 Although the Jap delegates are doing great deal of talking they long ago learned the art of talking without saying anything.
 Should Premier Briand remain in America only 10 days, let no disgrunteled "wet" charge his short visit to prohibition.
 The publicist who advocates more babies for "cannon fodder" isn't talking to enlightened motherhood.
 Japan's idea of the open door in China is one that will be opened every time Jap shouts "Banzaiw
 From time to time postoffce appointments tricke out to the faithful.
 ANOTHER CANARD