The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-30

Will walt.
I to the ardent admirers of the Detroit
pacifist With Hanly the outlook
was not quite so assuring; still, in the
minds of the optimists the one-time
successful politician should be able to
lead the party to victory.
The head of the ticket never claimed
anything like so much. He thought he
could bring the total popular vote up
to one million-about three-quarters
of million above the party's normal
vote in recent presidential years. But
he ventured the prediction that if his
ticket made good showing next No
vember nationwide prohibition would
be certain of realization in 1920; not
an original prophecy, however, for
Richmond Pearson Hobson and other
distinguished champions had been
telling the public that Demon Rum
would not be manufactured or sold in
the United States after the next quad
rennium.
If all the Anti-Saloon leaguers were
to vote for Hanly and Landrith the
popular vote polled for them would be
not one million but several millions.
That would mean their admission to
the electoral college. AS it is, the
ticket, while increasing the total party
vote, will not carry single state.
California, which rolled up the
largest prohibition vote four years
ago, may beat its record this year, but
it would still be a negligible GUAM
tity.
The Prohibition Special" will be an
expensive luxury but that will cut no
figure, for the campaign committee is
said to have an exceedingly generous
fund at its disposal. If the Especial"
stops in Birmingham a goodly crowd
will be ready to inspect it.
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Inc birmingham policeman who ar
rested three Washers" on a street corner
the other day should be complimented.
Vermin of this sort are entirely too nu-
merous on the streets of Birmingham.
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isn't it rather absurd to announce that
the infantile paralysis situation is under
control, when all the smartest medical
men have already acknowledged that
they don't know how to control it?
Old Ed Howe regrets that Billy Sunda v
doesn't talk about the stomach instead
of the soul. Maybe that's because the
more soul a person has, the less stoma CHI
he is supposed to have
And now it is reported that Rumania
was waiting for ammunition from Japan
before entering the war on the side of
the allies. They couldn't get along with
out the efficient Japs.
| 0. Henrys daughter has evidently de-
cided not to let the pursuit of literature
interfere with her taking husband, in
the person of Cesare, the newspaper car
| toonist
| If fight fans still want to pay out
| money to see Mr. Moran box, that's their
own AFFAIR. You can't blame Mr.. Moran
| for trying to make an honest living.
| Regardless of the merits of their case,
the trainmen are going to make them
selves unpopular with the ultimate con-
| sumner if they strike
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Mr.. irwin Cobb has hard time get
ting the newspapers to spell his first name
correctly, but nobody ever falls down on
his last name.
Another wild west show is for sale
the largest now before the public The
wild west itself departed some years ago.
The Divine Sarah" will speak English
on her Forthcoming tour in America for
the first time. 'Zis' and Eat" English
j. Tomasso Heflin reports enthusia site
| In, Nfotn ha e., n, -
funny stories no doubt preceded him.
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Just why Sunday movie is more inn
! moral than Saturday night movie has
not yet been made clear.