The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01

so-called well-bred society. Husbands
have killed their wives, lovers their
sweethearts and then themselves.
With the exception of lynchings the
greater number of killings have oc-
Cured in the north.
Mob-madness sometimes afflicts
communities far above the old Mason
and Dixon line, but majority of the
lynchings take place in the south.
Georgia leads, but there is scarcely
a southern state that is not the scene
of mob violence now and then.
Only a few days ago mob over
powered jailer in Tennessee, and
Selling two negro prisoners suspected
of murder, lynched them. Such deeds
disgrace any state and the sooner the
south rises in mass to reduce its
lynching record the greater will be
its advancement in moral and ma
terial ways.
Opponents of church creeds in call
ing attention to the crime carnival
inveigh against religion in general.
But as Europe was plunged into the
most brutal of all wars: in spite OF
Christianity's protest, so the murders
now disgracing this country are COM
mitted right on the eve of world
wide peace movement.
There has been earnest preaching
from many pulpits against mob law,
but public opinion must assert itself
more strongly than it has been doing.
The United States should be as law
abiding as the older nations, but it is
not. Yet Christian forces band to-
gether to stay the murderous bullet.
I'D BIRMINGHAM has been well rep
'O resented at the State Fair in
years past and it should show its ap-
probation of the enterprising man
agement again this season by turn
ing out in
All Birmingham Should large num-
Attend the State Fair bers. But it
should not
shop short Of making new high rec
ord in attendance. Everybody in the
Birmingham district should take at
least one day off and help swell the
crowd.
The Fair opens next Thursday and
will continue until the end of the fol-
lowing week. Most Of the exhibits
are already in place and when the
gates are opened the display of farm
products and live stock, of minerals
and manufactured wares and of
everything that contributes to the
wealth of Alabama will be nothing
less than a revelation to the public.
1t is generally felt that this years
Fair will be the most attractive OF
all. President R. A. Brown and his
associates on the board of directors
have worked hard to make it a splen-
did success in variety of exhibits and
variety of amusements, and it is as
little as the people of Birmingham can
do to help make it great financial
success.
| An anti-liquor crusader of Missouri has
been sent away to municipal farm te
take the cure. A noted uplift worker was
recently shot by his former mistress in 9
Philadelphia hotel. Maybe reformers are
| human, after ALL
| A Denver couple gave birthday party
| in honor of "Billico," their pet cat. A
/ large number of guests were presen
and psftook of an ella borate dinner which
did not include any dead rodents.
X X
A man died the other day in Indian;
| who was famous for the chicken dinner
he served to hungry motorists He was
real philanthropist, and found it profita
BILE, too.
Whenever Candidate Hughes has
nightmare it is apt to take the form of
large animated question mark. while
sepulchral voice asks, What would yo1
! have done?"
| y e.
1t seems hard for German Statesman
to make a speech without paying hi
| respects to ''perfidious Albion
| 1:
Now that Gen. Joeffre and Gen. Hal
have felicitated each other, the war will
continue with undated fury.