The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
ACTIVITY THROUGH
WINTER, is FORECAST

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The lumber industry is active and bids fair
to remain through the winter, owing to the
disposition to continue construction work
through what Is usually closed season. The
lumber trade journals agree that there has been
less tendency In building operations to decline
at the approach of cold weather this year, than
usual, and It is indicated that home building
in New York will be active all the winter on ac-
count of law which exempts from taxation
for 10 years homes on which construction has
been started before May, 1922.
Great building activity is reported through
out the south The Western Lumberman de-
clares that focal demand in the south is con-
Stunning larger proportion of the output than
for many years" Railroad and industrial buy
ing is steadily increasing
Building not only creates demand for lum-
Der, but for brick, cement, sand, lime, hollow
tile, galvanized roofing nails and structural
steel. 1t keeps men busy and pay rolls going. 1t
shops and in blast furnaces producing iron to
be made into pipe.
The winter that comes with a forecast of
structural activity is one to be welcomed.
The Taladega Home says Judge Brandon
twas not born in log cabin, with dirt floor
and stick and mud chimney, but in handsome
brick house in the most fashionable part of
the city of Talladega." What's the Home try
ing to do-alienate votes from the man who is
destined to be the next governor of Alabama?
Debs is credited with tanning wild men in the
Atlanta penitentiary and becoming their coun-
sellor and friend. That being the case he mN
be able to do more good on the inside looking
out than on the outside looking in.
preacher says most of the runaway mar
riages turn out unhappily. On the other hand,
theatrical people seldom run away to get mar
ried, yet look what happens to theml
Brother Brisbane thinks Japan's desire for
plane carriers will bear looking into. Plane
carriers are not designed, strictly speaking, for
self-defense.
Some observers think the United States SEN
ate will tone down Tom Watson of Georgia.
Thus far it hasn't made much progress in that
direction.
A line under. group photograph describes
Leslie Carter, Lillian Russell and Elsie Fergu-
son as three stage beauties" OF what vim
tage, pray?
The morals of the movie industry arc said
to be on trial in San Francisco. The best way
to try that sort of case is to attend a movie
party.
Aristide BRAND may look like pirate, bu.
he is strongly determined that the French army
shall not walk the plank.
The solicitude German editors are showing
for Japan has something more behind it than
forgiving nature.
Turning old stores into tea is just
another manifestation of the hectic life of
Greenwich village.
Irwin Cobb refers to a bar-keeper-"as I
believe the functonary was called" A remark
able memory.
Germany applies the short and ugly word to
Brands speech in Washington. We rather ex-
pected that.
Everybody's sincerity is on trial in Wash
ington, including that of Senator Newberry.
The Hapsburgs have arrived at Madeira for
stay which promises to be somewhat lengthy.
If anybody laments the passing of the flap
per he must be sobbng in sound proof cell.
A little of the white meat, please, and Tom
my, don't spill gravy on the table cloth!
The football motif is being used to good
purpose on some of the magazine covers.
Nothing further stands in the way of Char
ley Hapsburg's writing his memoirs.
The old order dies hard. Alert bootleggers
ere laying i'll stock of Christmas goods.
PROTESTING TOO MUCH
From The Washington Star.
Ambassador Harvey evidently does not be-
Iieve that pledges of undying affection which
were once so literally. interchanped nv Euro-