The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28

good account of itself in November
especially in New York and New
Jersey.
Indiana was an easy state to carry
for the democrats in the years when
Tilden and when Cleveland were the
presidential nominees. Wilson carried
it in 1912 of course, and he should be
able to carry it again. To say nothing
of the progressive or Independent
vote, Frank Hanly, ex-governor of
Indiana and ex-republican, who is now
the prohibition party's nominee for
President, will draw from Hughes
strength. The prohibitionists polled
about $4,000 votes in Indiana in 1912.
That was high water mark for the
"dry" party; but Hanly will probably
double that record, and it is fair to
suppose that most of the prohibition
increase will be made up of votes cast
by former republicans.
The outlook for the democrats is
unquestionably bright. But no political
victory is won on paper or until the
election returns have been canvassed.
The democratic party was never more
thoroughly united than it is today,
but the most earnest campaign work
r IFE is more complex now than
IL it was in King Solomon's day
and it is doubtful if that monarch,
with all his wisdom, would have VEN
tured upon a decision made recently
by Chicago judge.
Two women, who are neighbors, ap-
peared in court. One had the other
arres e for
Merely Adding Fuel striking her and
to the Flames scratching her
arm The judge
announced that he would send an in
vestigator to that troubled neighbor-
hood and if the two belligerents had
any more quarrels he would call in IL
women from the block in which both
reside and let them decide which
would have to move.
No doubt the judge thought he had
hit upon clever plan to make both
women behave, but he was never
more mistaken in his life. Instead of
bringing peace, he sowed discord that
may create more disturbance in that
particular block than was ever known
there before. His plan would bring II
women into the feud, making a total
of IA, whereas there are-or we're
but two.
The woman juror is yet to prove
her mettle. In a neighborhood row
could women drawn from the war
zone" maintain strict neutrality and
that calm, judicial poise inseparable
from all just awards? We wot not.
T HE federal reserve boards recent
L action seeking to have post
masters in small towns collect checks
without exchange charges from state
banks not members of the reserve
system is not accepted with enthusi-
asm by the institutions affected. Post
master General
Leader Kitchin Burleson, pur-
Becomes Hysterical suant to the
resolution of the
reserve board, issued an order to
postmasters calling their attention to
the new rule and directing them to
proceed accordingly.
Representative Kitchin of North
Carolina, chairman of the ways and
means committee and democratic
leader of the House, has protested to
the Postmaster General and to the
reserve board against the order. He
says that if such rule is carried out
it would cut off most of the profits
of 5000 small banks which are not in,
and cannot enter, the reserve system.
The board, one of whose members, at
least, Mr.. Harding, knows from long
experience every phase of the banking
business and appreciates fully the
rural situation, took the action re-
ferred to in order that small commu-
mites might be placed on basis with
cities where members banks act as
collection agents without exchange
charges. It was done after careful
elaboration. If protests were made
to the board at the time, the public
was not apprised of the fact.
But Congressman Kitchin has evil