The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15

by the nation, taking good looH
 ahead, than that which will give us
 a navy second to none.. , The Senate committee recommends
 tion for the appointment of a com mission to report upon the advisabil- ity of the government building naval
 academy on the Pacific coast similar
 to that at Annapolis met with consid-
 erable opposition, but was finally
 agreed to by small majority. Op-
 ponents of the proposition contend
 that the existing academy can be en- llarged so as to accommodate all the midshipmen that the country will ever need. But many impartial ob- servers take a different view of the matter. Brig.-Gen. James H. Wilson, U. s. A., retired, an engineer, a fighter and man of affairs, was op- posed to large army or large navy when the preparedness question was first mooted, but he was strong ad- vocate then and still is of three addi- tional "West Points" or military academies and one additional naval academy. Incidentally, General Will son, it is understood, came to think well of the administration national defense policy.
 After the Senate is through debat- ing the naval appropriation bills will be in conference committee several weeks, but the public can count upon measure worthy of Congress being enacted into law.
 President Wilson thinks the government should be able to bear an immigrants Closest scrutiny" The average immi grant never looks twice at the govern ment All he wants is chance to make few American dollars.
 If the British don't hurry up and do something in Mesopotamia, it will no longer be necessary for the harassed tel egraph editor to shorten -El-Amara to "Kut"
 According to a musician whose domestic affairs are being aired in court, his wife has an artistic temperament that makes his own seem positively commonplace.
 War with Mexico is so unlikely now that the coloners chance of capturing the Mexican capital with his stout legions has gone glimmering.
 It is said the Germans will shortly be limited to only two eggs a week. For tunately, the Teuts can worry along without eggnog.
 At last Ambassador Bernstorff has chance to get some mail through to Ger many without having it paved over by the British censor.
 A miltiaman is occasionally turned down for athletic heart" but the pesky cigarette is blamed for most of the fail ures.
 The Deutschland is being carefully guarded. Yet none but Teut conspirators have blown up foreign vessels in Ameri- can harbors.
 The German Crown Prince is still try- ing to capture verdun. There's one scion of royalty for whom life is not all beer and skittles.
 Potted plants in front of dwelling and an uncovered garbage can in the rear. Quoting MT. Goldberg, Its all wrong"
 Uncle Sam is in the market for 1400 tombstones, but he's prepared to write what goes. on them himself.
 Surely English workmen will be willing to postpone their holidays for the sake of an allied victory? Those Zeppelin liners will be able to travel in fog without hitting ca ice berg.
 The Deutschland did not break the British blockade. ''Evaded" is the word. Dan Patch is no more, but he was an ornament to the Sport of kings" Pretty Woman Held" says headline. Well, what could you expect?