The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-24


Oppression and corruption seem to
be inseparable from this form of po-
lice duty.
THE fractional fight in California
l. among republicans and former
progressives was anything but re-
assuring to Candidate Hughes, but he
was shrewd enough to keep out of
the local quarrels
Hughes Record as and go right on
a Tireless Speaker demonstrating his
ability to make
more speeches within the space of "a
hours than any other presidential cam
paigner who ever took the stump.
The day before leaving California
Mr.. Hughes made 16 speeches, and
there was hardly day during his visit
to the Pacific slope that he did not
make as many as three addresses.
Not even Colonel Roosevelt, with his
tough fibre, could beat that.
Mr.. Hughes is not only a ready
speaker, but he is capable of making
a good speech. He started out as a
small Pathfinder. His early efforts
were full of reckless statements that
could but hurt his cause, and his best
friends must have been disappointed
in him. He has changed his manner
of attack somewhat, but he still avoids
saying anything that could be con-
strued into constructive statesman
ship. But in quantity of oratory he is
a marvel. His audiences may grow
tired, but he never does.
Even if Admiral Mayo succeeds in fore
ing his way through the Blue" fleet,
no alarm will be felt in Washington, and
it will not be necessary to take any
troops away from the Mexican border.
| A North Carolina woman was refused
permission to hire her husband, who was
sentenced to two years of hard labor
The rascal might have succeeded in
begging off,
But what really sticks in the craws of
Birmingham automobilists is the fact
that they are paying more for gasoline
than Atlanta motorists.
Young Philander Knox is sojourning at
Reno and his shop girl wife has betaken
herself to the stage. Looks as if the
break this time might be permanent
Until recently Fostoria. N. Y, boosted
Eof a young man who had never been
kissed. He's engaged now and is discov-
ering how much he missed.
| A West Virginia man has just received
| two drum heads ordered from a New
York firm in 1886 Can't blame the war
for that.
|
| Business is bad at st. Thomas just
now, but Uncle Sam doesn't want the
harbor there strictly for business pur-
poses.
| One objection to being shaved by q
lady barber is that her interest in base
ball is apt to be more or less perfume
tory.
| Congressman Hay knows when to con-
cede a point. The railroad magnates
might study Congressman Hays methods.
| The father of the dime novel; is dead
He lived long enough to see the movies
put the dime novel out of business.
| President Wilson is kept so busy these
days he barely has time to read the
speeches of Candidate Hughes.
| Considering the violent exercise taken
by fat comedians in the movies, it's a
wonder they don't grow thin.
|
| When critics of the administration have
nothing else to do they amuse themselves
by knocking Josephus.
|
At any rate. Petrograd knows when to
remain discreetly silent, SO far as war
news Is concerned.
X
Chattanooga's street car strike will not
delay the filling of liquor orders from
| dry" Alabama.
1t looks as if retired army officers will
continue more or less under the thumb
Of Uncle Sam.
A dead fly is not necessarily a good
fly. He is still literally sprinkled with
germs.
The dancing masters say the tango
must go. A sad blow to ballroom aero
bats.
Another sign that summer will soon be
over is the sckly color of Panama hats
GOLD-HEADED CANES
From the Savannah News.
In the dying moments of the recent