The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-09


lures, especially since summer White
House, maintained at the Presidents
expense, is deemed necessity.
In the list of Presidents and the
estates they left, reproduced in The
Age-Herald yesterday from the New
York Mail, it was seen that Washing
ton was the only one of large fortune.
His estate was worth about 100000,
which made him the richest man in
America. A large part of his wealth
came to him by marriage. He not
only saved nothing from his salary,
but, according to the chroniclers of
the time, he spent considerably more
during his eight years as President
than he received in salary.
The Mail does not give any figures
in referring to Cleveland's estate, but
says his fortune was large. Mr..
Cleveland earned big fees as a lawyer
between his first and second terms,
and he made some profitable invest
ments, but he was exceptionally gen.
erous in his contributions to demo-
cratic campaign funds and to other
causes; and while he always had am
pie means to maintain his family in
good style his riches were exaggerated
by the public, as seen from the ap-
praisal of his property after his death.
| The present day salary of the Presi-
dent may seem large-and it is large
enough-but if as frugal a man as
Mr.. Taft did not save snug sum, it
shows that the high cost of living af-
fects the White House in even a
greater degree, notwithstanding the
official perquisites, than the homes of
people in private life.
After having been turned down by the
united States government, the Lewis ma
chine gun is giving a good account of it.
self in the European war. However that
should cause no surprise when one consid-
ers how the aeroplane, an American in
vention, has been neglected by this gov
eminent.
off, -
baby carriage from Albany to New York
city If the war did not end August 1 Of
this year with Germany victorious. Thu
inexorab BILE winner says he is going to SCI
| to it that one fool prophet gets hi
deserts.
| If the old-fashioned sea serpent should
revisit his former haunts along the At
lantic seaboard excited observers would
be sure to hail him as a Teut supersub-
mersible, and that would be a blow to
his pride.
| The British will probably mover cap
| tAiO IoCii1i, pul IL tiiCy 0lu IL . a Sdlo
assumption that those gallant Austral-
ians and Canadians would be among the
first to enter the German capital.
|
The exploits of British and French air
men along the western front are said to
be incredible. Maybe that is why the
Germans stolidly refuse to believe the
allied airmen ever do much damage.
| Infantile paralysis is reported to be
playing hob with the motion picture
shows in some Of the eastern cities. but
your real motion picture fan is usually
an adult or adolescent person.
Perhaps the Kaiser never did care much
for a certain brand of Scotch whisky. but
| he must care less for it now that Gen.
eral Haig is giving him so much trou-
BILE.
Dante thought he had a fairly accurate
idea of an inferno, but it must be re-
present methods of warfare were intro
duced.
New York's street car strike didn't las
long enough to permit the jitneys to es
ablish a clientele-if jitneys ever aspir,
to anything so fashionable as a clientele
A student of the drama says pres
agents have killed the theatrical business
II there wasn't law against 1t. tn
press agents would have been killed first
The Turk no longer lies dreaming II
his tent about the conquest of Egypt
The British boot proved a rude interrup
ton.
According to statistics, Nebraska is
better state in many respects than Kan
sas. However, Kansas can always fal
back on its culture.
If Mr.. Hughes continues to make tn
sort of speeches he has been making
lately, the reelection Of President Wilson
is assured
While Wilhelm is working in the field
as harvest hand, he should be entitled
to an extra allowance of beer.
Preaching must seem like dull work t.
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