The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-07


times to documents, including legisla-
tive acts, joint resolutions, army and
navy commissions and the like. A
rubber stamp is often made to do eff
fective service in official routine, but
established usage calls for pen and
ink when the executive signature is
necessary.
While Nominee Hughes has not had
the opportunity of showing whether
or not he could stand up like Mr..
Wilson under great burdens and not
break down, he has been on some
thing of a strain since he became the
republican standard bearer; and save
little hoarseness from excessive
speech making, he appears to be in
the pink of condition today. When he
makes his first speech in Maine it
will be his one hundred and twenty
second since he opened his campaign.
F., His attacks on the democratic ad-
min:stration are vicious, but ordinari-
lily he is good natured and does not lose
his temper at interruptions. His
Nashville experience in being heckled
was proof that nothing "gets on his
nerves"
Colonel Roosevelt was noted for his
physical endurance. He was marvel
in some of his feats four years ago
when he was running for President
as progressive, although it may be
that Mr.. Hughes will develop even
greater nervous toughness. But per-
haps neither Roosevelt nor Hughes
could stand the wear and tear that
Wilson has stood during the last three
and one-half years and look fresh and
fit.
A German officer resents being called
hun" But that is not an unusual at
titude. Teuts who drop bombs on women
and children out of airships resent the
appellation quite as much as their fell
lows in the trenches.
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| The fact that DR.. Grayson, the Pres
ident's physician, has an Indian friend
who was arrested for 'crapshooting is,
of course, no reflection on that gentle
man, since he and the red man don't
shoot craps" together.
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i RAYMOND Hitchcock has been boasting
of the way he entertained royalty while
abroad A recent snapshot shows the
comedian In a characteristic attitude be-
fore a group of royalty, and they look as
solemn as owls
] King George has presented an English
aviator with the Victoria cross for bring
ing down a Zeppelin. On the other hand,
Emperor William is in no mood to dis
| tribute crosses these days.
| The republican press says Mr.. Hughes
has developed into an expert handshaker.
However, in the opinion of some people,
the strictly political handshake leaves
| much to be desired.
1t is doubtless true that the English
working man is doing his bit" in the
trenches. He has not been criticized for
that, but for not doing his ''bit" at home.
Most of the official war reports are
rather dry reading, but it must be re-
membered that they are not intended for
literature.
A play entitled THE Happy Ending"
has joined the list of August theatrical
failures, which is by no means happy
ending.
Maybe Mr.. Hughes is convinced now
that his trip to Tennessee and Kentucky
was waste of more or less valuable
time.
Alabama is now conducting a cambaign
against lll1teracy which Will put the
piney woods brother in close touch with
civilization.
When college boys talk about "promis-
ing material" what they have In mind is
not scholarship but muscle and Drawn
Do the ''suffs' consider eavesdropping
over the telephone playing the game
strictly on the level?
Dancing is said to be cure for all
iife's ills But it's poor corn cure when
the floor is crowded.
| The annual shortage of chorus girls
! is reported, but the public refuses to
| become excited
Somehow or other, the Colonel doesn't
seem to be battling for Hughes with his
old-time ardor.
Those crafty laps must be doing things
to China. Else, why does China cry for
help?
BLEEDING TO DEATH
From the Chattanooga News.
British losses during the month Of
August were 127,4s5.
! OF course, most of these were in the
offensive on the Somme.
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