The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
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lished few of these stories. There was the case of family in a near by hamlet, consisting of a husband and wife and two small children. The father was looking in vain for work. There was only little corn bread in the house. The mother and children were nder-nourished. The f8-months-old baby had a high fever. All of them were starving within a few miles of the towering Jefferson County Bank building.
 Near Wyam family of 10 per sons were found dependent on the earnings of a 16-year-old boy, who makes SIP week. They were not getting enough to eat. A locomo- tive engineer with three babies had all his savings wiped out by ill., ness and is dependent on charity. A switchman with four children who had been unemployed for weeks spent month in hospital. An operation was performed on his wife. All his savings are gone. Such cases can be multiplied by the score. They are on record and are vouched for by the officials of wei fare associations. All of these people are not strikers, and even if they were we could not turn a deaf ear to the pleas of women and chil- dren and boast of vestige of hu- manity. Women with small chill dren to support have taken in wash ing as long as they could get it to do. Husbands and fathers, weak from hunger, have walked until footsore looking for employment. These people want to work, but there is no work to be had. Bir- mingham must come to their rescue.
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 Roy A. Haynes, the new federal prohibition commissioner, says the watchword of his administration will be efficiency" Always good slo- gan, even when we know it isn't hu- p.anly possible to live up to t.
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 Thirteen hundred dollars was raised by the sale of flags in Blr- mingham on Flag Day. The sum is not large. but it would pay the sal aries of several rural school teachers for one year.
 Occasionally we get some news from Germany that is 100 per cent true. For instance. a correspondent says the German people hate France with all the intensity of their leu tcnic natures.
 Some of Dempsey's camp followers are said to have wrecked cafe at Atlantic City. You don't hear of anything of that sort going on Tn Carpenters entourage.
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 It Is estimated that 240,00o people visited coney Island last Sunday. which is one of the reasons why hot deg merchants at coney are men of substance.
 The "split-step1 is the newest dance in Paris It is rather aiff,calt and some of our lounge Hzsrds' of Sd years or so may not be able to learn it.
 A demand for the ex-Kaisers pun ishment threw the French senate inso an uproar. Not ripple of exci-e- n'ent was created at Doorn.
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 Mime. Bernhsrdt Is getting ready for another year on the stage, d rc- narkable example of how, grease paint prolongs life.
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 Mr. Carpenter merely wants to have little more privacy than with apologies to Irv. Cobb--the av- craze gold fish enjoys
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 The large number of honorary de- grees handed out this year will make more work. for the editors Of Who's Who" < Some of our inland cities are nav ing a hard time substantiating rae claim that they are summer res,,,s.
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 A Chicago woman who shot man has lost 20 pounds in weight wnats delaying her acquittaig
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 some people decline 10 discuss re- f'tivity. but the tariff is topic that would make an oyster volub,e. < * $
 Admiral sims forgot his staam- slip tickets. but being citizen of the world, was not put off the boat.
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