The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26

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 NEW OUTLETS FOR BIRMINGHAM
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 Not many years ago all our coke oven smoke went into the air, taking millions of dollars in It's black and ugly trail. Today the closed coke oven preserves the by-products and adds to the wealth of the district.
 China and Japan have begun the importation of large quantities of the sulphate of ammonia product at the by-preduct ovens of this dis trict- One vessel out of Mobile carried 23 ,oou bags in shipment The Pacific coast is making inquiry about Birmingham ammoniunl sulphate with . view to using 1t as fertilizer. Recently the leading tar products producer haa been converting large tonnage of pitch into coke and 1t Is understood to have been suc- eessfully tested in the foundries of Birming- ham and elsewhere, while some has been shipped for export, The inexpert observer mar vols at the procession of products coming out of coke-producing fumes. It seems endless. The pitch Is the reside remaining after coke has been made and consumed and tarvia prod ucts and numerous oils have been extracted That out of this residue another coke should be manufactured is difficult for the lay mind to conceive.
 What Birmingham has done is an sugury of what 1t will yet do. Every day adds to the list of achievements and points to more in the future.
 Thomas Riley Marshall sometime vice presi- dent of the United States, says the League of Nations Is "a schoolboy's dream of an hour" Other authorities call 1t the dream of "Prexy' Wilson.
 When one member of Congress calls another member liar in the heat of debate 1t is ex- punged from the Congressional Record That is one reason why the Record makes dull read ing.
 If former Emperor Charles retires to Spain, the Spanish authorities should not allow him to use airplsne. He's getting to be chronic filter.
 Attorney General Daugherty talks like man who intends to see that the nation continues to get three meals day, regardless of railroad strike.
 The late John Daniel, star of the New York zoo has been stuffed and now looks liflike without being put to the trouble of living.
 "The Blue Boy" won't create half as much talk In America as September Morn" did That's the kind of people we are.
 It Is reported that MT. Arbuckle has lost his job. We see now the wisdom of his refusing to pay lawyer . $So,o fee.
 It is no disparagement of President Harding to state that he is older than Birmingham. Both arc still going strong.
 Munition makers arc profting by the war . losing proposition.
 Birmingham will welcome the state legislators, but will be unable to say, well done, good and faithful servants"
 The International and Great Northern rail road announces that 1t is still doing husiness at the old stand.
 
 Before investigating tho shipping board, democrats in Congress should get firm grip on their noses.
 There sssms to De nothing left for Charley Hapsburx to do but mutter "Coses" and TO- turn to exile.
 The fame of Birming gham has penetrated Bos- ton There's no denying the fact that we are progressing.
 Charley Hapsburgs attempts to regain his throne are beginning to look like . esrial mslodrams.
 Judging from margarine advertisements, great "drive" Is on to help the nation preserve its teeth.
 Although docton are permitted to prescribe besr that won't Amsliorate the drouth in Ala bama.
 Europe is working hard and seems te be unconscious of the eisht-hour law