The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11

Alabama IS ahead of illinois, New York (the parent of the by-product oven), Michigan and Minnesota, all older states in the production of min eral wealth.
 Of the $50 new ovens that went into operation in 1920, Alabama contribu- ted 334, the Tennessee company building 154 additional, the Sloss- Sheffield 120 and the Alabama By Products company 60. The increase in by-product coke manufacture in Alabama in 1920 was 845, ,00O tons, or nearly 40 per cent.
 Each ton of by-product coke means cheaper coke. Each ton of by-product coke used in the manufacture of pig iron represents a lower cost in the production of iron. There is an addi- tional revenue from the sale of coal tar by-products and gas not utilized by the makers themselves.
 By such means as these the Bir- mingham district keeps to the front and meets the competition of other districts. It requires genius of the
  same caliber to successfully operate industries in the south as in any oth- CT section. Natural advantages are but a part of the business. Those who rest on them get nowhere. The by-product industry has become a necessary development.
 A captured still" and all it's equip ment was sold at public auction in Florida town for cents It would have brought more at secret sale con- ducted by some one not connected with the sheriffs office.
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 A woman member of the Kansas leg islature would tax old maids. Better call them bachelor girls" unless we want to create 8 new class of tax dodgers.
 With such a good example set by the recent inauguration, all the graduation gowns this year ought to be severely simple and all the commencement ora tors should limit themselves to 30 min- utes.
 Thus far the French have not insist ed on having the satisfaction of march ing into Berlin See histories of Fran co-Prussian war
 Henry Ford says the worst is over He was referring, of course, to the sit- uation in America. Europe has not even begun to see daylight yet.
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 Now that an Indian chief has made a successful debut in grand opera, some- one may discover" an Eskimo who can sing.
 Possibly Mir. Hoover suspected that after he entered the Harding cabinet ne would become, as it were, bone of 
 When thousand coolies, more or less, are drowned in shipwreck a paragraph tells the story. The coolie IS the cheapest form of human life.
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 MT. Hearst fears the allies have made l blunder. The past few years have Illustrated the fallibility of human ra- Woodrow Wilson prior to 917 had the same amiable weakness.
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 The Utah legislature has just had ts fourth fist fight during the present ession A school of pugilism.
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 When the soviet leaders have to flee rom Russia it will be another case of all dressed up and no place to go''
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 F f < M In order to bring Irene" up to date he song hit of the piece should be hanged to My Harding Blue Gown" The cootie doesn't take up much oom, but he positively is not wanted n America. For ambassador to Great Britain, we eed a man whose head is level, but not lat.
 on and Colby will receive careful at  Beer may be used for medicinal pur- oses. It was once considered a splen id tonic in the spring.
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 The 6isenpenuous Teuton is trying ] n see what massive ,resistance will do.