The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13

of little army men" and little navy men," Has he changed?
 So sure is Eugene Chafin, the direc- tor-in-chief of the prohibition party, that MT. Ford will accept the nomina- tion that he is already making great predictions for him. Among other things he said in a quoted statement day or two ago that Ford would get "a larger vote than either Wilson or Hughes"
 Politically unsophisticated, MT. Ford is not quite so gullable as to believe the prohibition leaders when they intimate that he will have walk over in November.
 In the event MT. Ford declines to run MT. Chain has William Sulzer on his list of availables. No one will doubt Sulzer's readiness to accept; and he would remain in the race as "the same old Bill"
 The miniature midsummer number issued by the staff of the Evansville Courier is unique and sparkling. It is entitled The Bull" and Is filled with clever comment on various members of the Couriers force. Jokes, paragra phs, verses and comic illustrations abound in The Bull," whose motto is Spread It."
 The manufacturer of well known safety razor is calling attention in se- ries of advertisements to some of the things great men of the past might have done if they had possessed one of his razors. They might have shaved them selves with it and then again they might not.
 A New York ball player has been sus- pended indefinitely for speaking rudely to an umpire. The time is coming when disgruntled ball players will follow the example of the pugilists and do most of their fighting with typewriter.
 
 The allies are doubtless keeping sharp watch for the Bremen, the next submarine merchantmen due in American waters, but the chances are just about 100 to 1 that they won't catch it.
 Government experts pass on every pound of meat before it is sent to the sol diers on the border. "Embalmed beef'' is decidedly thing of the past.
 The prospect of getting financial aid from Uncle Sam should keep Carranza in friendly mood-until the loan is con summated, at any rate.
 The allies have gotten around to using liquid fire although protesting that it hurts them to use it almost as much as 1t hurts the Germans.
 The late Richard Harding Davis looked like the war correspondent seen on shO oNo6ct Dut Hc HcIlL d DlI IuIlHtT dIlQ delivered the goods.
 The average peon is not particularly handsome to begin with, and having his ears cropped by Villa followers doesn't improve his looks.
 
 Colonel Green is said to have keen sense of humor. He must have in- herited that from the paternal side of the house.
 Mobile knows how hard it is to keep her hat on straight when the wind is blowing more than 100 miles an hour. The Deutschland is a merchantmen, but the least prosaic merchantmen that ever crossed the Atlantic.
 It is a far cry from the boulevardier to the poilu and France is depending just now on the poilu.
 By the way, is there a conspiracy of silence at Petrograd in regard to Grand Luke N1chOlaS? N Just at present the harassed city com missioners seem to be earning every cent of their salary.
 In the minds of some politicians "Any- thing to beat Wilson means stopping to anything.
 The timorous person is boiling his water these days even before he takes bath.
 The average newspaper editor isn't worrying about the dearth of war poetry.