The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08


 ham makes no bones of her disapproval of the prohibition that has been thrust upon her.
 Arkansas Democrat: When Birmingham began beating us, that was certainly the limit. And after all the roofing we have done, too.
 Washington Herald Ut is too hot to sin" says a Birmingham minister. Still, 1t will be hotter still for people who fail to cut it out won't it?
 New York Herald Liquor in walking canes is tho latest thing in "dry" Bir- mingham. References to the staff of life are well understood in that locality.
 Nashville American: Walking canes filled with booze are on the market in Birmingham. After he acquires the stick a man may trust to luck for the limp.
 Memphis News-Scimtar: Memphis sim ply had a couple of off days down in Birmingham. The way the team laid it over that Nashville bunch tells the story.
 Coosa Argus: They are selling booze in walking canes in Birmingham. It is said that practically every man in that town has developed a limp here of late.
 Talladega Mountain Home: Brming- didate for Mayor without opposition however. Talladega acted first, setting a good example.
 Pensacola Journal If the Birmingham papers tell 1t right the primary held there the other day resulted to the fullest sat- isfaction of everybody except perhaps the defeated candidates.
 Guntersville Democrat: The strike in the Birmingham district has developed the same phases that have characterized other strikes. Resistance to law and order begets anarchy in any community.
 Nashville American: Though fourth in batting and fielding, the Volunteers took the lead in the pennant race. Birming- ham is third in each and holds undisput- eu pOSSeSSlOn Ol lii6 ldtt Cilhs ioeASObolA dope is silly.
 Memphis Commercial Appeal: The fact that martial law prevails in the Birming- ham district would indicate that dry con- ditions down there produce no greater public discretion than was shown when wet conditions prevailed.
 Elba Clipper: Birmingham papers re- port plenty of tigers in that city, and they will be there until the sale of whisky is again legalized There has never been a city as large as Birmingham that was really dry; and we do not think there will ever be.
 Washington Herald; A London physi- elan says men inclined to badness should affect nightcaps. No doubt, any Bir- mingham man would be more than will ing to acquire an inclination to bald ness, provided he could be assured of a sure place to get the ''nightcaps'' reg ularly
 Montgomery Journal: The governor went right to the front in the present strike trouble in Birmingham, and owing to his sound discretion and good judg- ment much trouble has been averted He impressed all with his fairness and im- partiality, but unwavering determination to enforce the law.
 Gadsden Times-News: The strike in the Birmingham district does not appear to Ioxr breaks here and there show that hot fires are slumbering near the surface and 1t is not at all improbable that serious trouble involving bloodshed and destruc- tion of property may break out at any time.
 Montgomery Journal: Governor Conner is entirely right in regarding the situa- ton as serious in the strike district, so long as the man with the dynamite stick is in their midst The man who would throw dynamite is the most dangerous and most to be feared criminal who Is allowed to go at large. Such lawlessness must be stopped at any cost.
 Montgomery Journal: The Alabama boys at Chickamauga are to be asked to volunteer for strike duty at Bir- mngham, the idea being not to endan- ger the position of any of them. Many of them are not engaged in any regular employment and will be glad to avail themselves of the opportunity to serve the state. This is happy solution of the matter.
 Pell City Progress: MT. Carl Seals election in the recent Birmingham prim- ary is of more than usual significance. It shows the willingness of the people to &C., cept the leadership of clean business men. When more business men of MT. Seals calibre understand that they owe duty to the commonwealth and are willing to make personal sacrifices to perform 1t. then will we enjoy blessings that have been too long denied.
 Montgomery Journal What did Cover nor Conner have in view when he told the striking miners in the Birmingham dis trict that he would be glad to have some of their number appointed deputy sher- ifs? An explanation is in order-Lafay- cite Sun.
 The Journal is not authorized to speak for the governor, but we cannot see that any explanation of the remark fs neces- sary The governor doubtless wanted strikers for deputies that they might take