The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-17

that while the democrats have writ
ten great laws on the statute books
that call for large appropriations they
have made an enviable record in econ
omy. Never in the history of the coun-
try has there been more care taken
not to be wasteful than in the years
since the democrats were in power.
There is a familiar type of politi-
clan that has no regard for truth and
that revels in calumny. Such men give
currency to alleged facts that turn
out to be vicious falsehoods. Dema-
gogues are found everywhere.
But candidates for the greatest Of
flee in the world are supposed to be
far removed from the class of cheap
politicians. AS for Mr.. Hughes, he
means to be high minded and to avoid
making false statements but when he
inveighs against his political opponent
he probably thinks he is still within
the bounds of fairness. He does not
realize what he is doing. 1t is sort
of obsession.
But the strange thing about it is
Mr.. Hughes, jurist, jumps at gossip
and repeats what "they say as if it
were gospel truth. 1t is evidently a
constitutional weakness. 1t would be
impossible to believe that he would
wilfully deceive his hearers. If Mr..
Hughes will only get his facts straight
there will be no harsh criticism of him
even when he jumps on the other side.
A N Alabama man named Wilson,
n who was convicted of murder
on circumstantial evidence and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment, is making
an unusual plea for pardon. He claims
that two skeletons dug up near his
home and said to
Kind of Evidence have been those of
Oft Misleading his wife and child,
whom he was ac-
cused of numbering, are the skeletons
of Indians.
During his trial it was brought out
that Wilson ordered his wife away
from home and told her never to re-
turn. Later she was seen going to-
ward the home to get her child. The
two disappeared and were never seen
again. Twelve months passed. Two
skeletons were found buried about a
mile from Wilson's house. His arrest,
trial and conviction followed.
There are hundreds of ways in
which the cast-off wife and her child
might have disappeared-so many, in
fact, that if Wilson can prove his as
sertion he may speedily regain his lib
erty. The more obvious circumstantial
evidence appears, the more deceptive
it may prove to be- A poor farmland,
with the mentality of child of seven,
recently escaped the death chair at
Sing Sing because the person guilty
of the crime he was convicted on cir
cumstantial evidence of having COM
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have died if a judge had not broken
a precedent to save his life.
THE jefferson County Medical
J. society has undertaken a great
work in instituting a campaign of ed
ucation for public health along the line
recommended by the government
specialist, DR..
Continued Active Carol Fox
Cooperation Needed The city of
Birmingham's
health department has done we'll in
coping with the typhoid fever situa-
ton. 1t has really done wonders when
the limited financial resources at the
disposal of the department are con-
sidered. This has been the result of
hearty cooperation on the part Of
citizens of all classes.
Yesterday not single case of ty-
phoid or of infantile paralysis was re-
ported in Birmingham. This was
cheering, indeed, but it should not
cause the people to think they can
afford to relax their interest in sani-
tary conditions. The work of preven-
ton must be pushed week in and week
out
The same spirit of cooperation that
has been in evidence in the city should
be found in the county. And it
doubtless will be. If the rules and
advice of the health authorities are
carried out strictly, there will be no
more typhoid fever in Jefferson. The
fact that it is a preventable disease
should arouse the men and women in
every community and set them to work