The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05

matter what he does for living, can escape the consequences of universal ''hsrd times.7
 There is much common sense in the advice of the Kiwanis clubs, who are living up to their motto, "We Build" They want to see the read justment process brought about grad ually and naturally. The prices of many commodities have. been reduced. Some goods are now being sold for less than cost. Business cannot go on in that way without inviting dis aster. A spirit of live and let live will solve the problem. We should buy essentials and thus make it possible for manufacturers to give employ ment to an army of idle men and women, whose number is increasing every day. The manufacturer the merchant and the consumer are de- pendent on each other. When the chain is broken by buying strike" the business and financial interests of the entire country suffer.
 Profiteering is thing of the past. Stacking is no longer tolerated. The sooner we realize that the quick est way to get back to pre-war con ditions is to avoid extremes, the sooner will the country be restored to sound economic basis.
 Marshal Foch forgot he had an en- gagement to take tea with King George of England. Probably for the first time in his life King George waited half an hour for an invited guest who dion't show up.
 
 A Chicago bootlegger who claimed to have made more than s100,0o0 in less than year might have retired with a neat competence if he hadn't been caught.
 The preliminaries having been dis posed of, President Harding can now settle down to the task of trying to satisfy more than 100. 900, 900 people Every time France thinks about what happened in 1871, she has an all most irresistible desire to occupy some more German territory.
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 From time to time a wood alcohol casualty reminds newspaper readers that this particular brand of poison is still on the market as a beverage
 In the meantime what has become of the old fashioned merchant who charged s1oo and up for ready made suit of clothes?
 The ''vamp" who kills her lover be cause she loves him so" would make meaning just as clear by merely say inor "Pecausa
 Judge Landis told newspaper men the other day that he had nothing to say. That doesn't sound like the judge. ''Dr Simons was extremely pale Possibly the herr doctor had what is known as sinking feeling"
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 Sim Fein undertakers can show their patriotism by burying the dead Sim Feiners at greatly reduced prices The Anti-Saloon league has not lost its power to make the average con- gressman jump through hoop.
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 We will soon be at peace with Ger many, but the man in the street won't know the difference
 The word is sadly overworked in re- lation to famines. but hunger is cer- tainly stalking through China.
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 MT. Harding wants everybody to be friends. As long as politicians run the country that's impossible.
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 It won't be necessary for MT. Wilson to do any literary work if he can col feet few s1oo,ooo fees as lawyer.
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 With the results all in, Mir. Hays re- tains his place as the homeliest man in the Harding cabinet.
 The late King Nicholas of Montene- gro shoXfd he had the courage of his convictions by refusing to resign. WHERE DICKENS GOT HIS NAMES From the Chicago Journal.
 It seems surprising that the names of