The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-22

his health than he enjoyed in the doubtful calling of "yegg," stick up man," or what not. Crime may not demand so much close application in itself, but the vigilance of the law is such that the eminent cracksman while at large has little time to read, enjoy the movies, play baseball and cultivate acquaintances.
 In keeping with the humane the ories which have made modern pris- ons desirable retreats, James M. Car lter, New York superintendent of pris- Ions, has announced that brief extracts from the daily papers will be read to convicts every evening after supper, so that they will be able to keep up with what is going on in the world. His idea is to make them feel at home" The wardens of the various state prisons of New York have been Instructed to rearrange the schedules of work and recreation. The convicts' day will be spent as follows: Rise, 6:30; begin work, 7:30; rest, 12 to 1; quit work, 4:30; recreation, 4:30 to 6:10; educative hour after supper. It will thus be seen that the con- victs may still have plenty of time to play baseball, tennis, golf and other sports. After the usual shower and dinner-which is supper in prison they will be in just the right mood to absorb the contents of the latest ex- | tra.
 While not all beer and skittles, | prison life certainly has it's compensa- tions.
 1 A N announcement from Washing A ton that the President expect ed to appoint Attorney General Gregory on the supreme bench to suc- ceed Justice Hughes seems continu- ation of his apparent policy to pro-. mote his attorney generals. MT. Gregory is an excellent man, like his predecessor, Justice McReynolds.
 This appointment may still further delay decision in the Steel corpora tion case, as both Justice McReynolds and Mir. Gregory will be disqualified from sitting in this case.
 A decision had been promised in November, but the Birmingham dis |trict may be further disappointed in Its requirement of final knowledge as to whether or not the Steel corpora ltion can continue to hold the Tennes- see company.
 \ CCORDING to reports received lLA from Berlin by the London Daily Express, German newspapers lare showing a lively interest in the l American political situation.
 "Berlin," says a dispatch, "has given German headquarters in New York the order to vote for Hughes to be revenged on Wilson" The Germans are reminded by certain newspapers that President Wilson invented the Iopprobrious term, ''hyphenated Amer licans," and therefore should be "strafed." It is even declared that a large amount of money will come from Berlin to help elect Hughes.
 | Although MT. Hughes lost no time in proclaiming his "Americanism,' J like Banquo's ghost, the "hyphen- ated' vote will not down. Whether he likes it or not, he is Germany's choser candidate. Berlin may not be able to
 put it's candidate in the White House
 but it may by it's "pernicious activity
 help to increase the Wilson vote. Thai is probably one reason why demo cratic leaders smile broadly whenever they hear a threat to "strafe" the President.
 |EoR some reason the business an' I professional men of the soutt have not attended the Fort Oglethorpe military training camp near Chatta- nooga in such numbers as might have been expected. The May camp held bu $50 men, and the south had but littl representation in this, as was called { attention to in an interview with Will , liam B. Dicks, published in yesterday , lAge-Herald It is understood that thu
 camp now being held has an ever
 smaller number
 : The Tennessee company has set ; ? good example to corporations b. t sending seventy-four of its employe 5 to the camp for months military in ] struction. This company paid all ex