The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-27

pertinent, few years ago, the public
questioned its feasibility. Mail deliv'
cry in cities was all right, but in the
country-the idea was absurd. So
thought many congressman and other
men who claimed to understand some
thing of governmental economies. But
the small appropriation made for the
initial experiment was soon doubled,
and it has been increased from year
| to year. No one now questions the
wisdom of the rural free delivery legis-
lation. And the Bankhead good roads
| law, calling for an expenditure OF
s75, 900, 900, will be looked upon in the
same light as the rural delivery sys-
TEN. Critics who were disposed at
first to ridicule the proposition begin
now to take a sensible view of the
question. AS Senator Bankhead says,
10 years hence the government will
think nothing of spending $50,000,000
ANNUALLY on good roads.
| While disporting in the waters of Lake
i Michigan a Chicago man opened his eyes
| beneath the surface and grabbed what he
said he thought was post. No wonder
| the owner had him arrested. The idea
| or ca ling her lep q nostt
| Scientists have about agreed that the
whale would have swallowed JONAH but
they still disagree as to why the whale
was unable to keep Jonah down after
having swallowed him.
! Bread cards will be introduced through
out Holland because of the shortage of
grain. In Hollands case, what Checkers
said about being poor applies equally we'll
to being neutral
The high cost of living will be consid-
erably abated in the Panama canal zone
since federal employees are to be given
flee rent fuel and electricity by execu-
tive order.
Although President Wilson's temper has
been sorely tried on number of occa-
sons lately, the mild explosive, tut,
tut" continues to express his feelings.
1t is hardly probable that German in
fluences will again prevent the purchase
of the Danish West Indies by Uncle Sam.
German influence has lost it's punch.
The average person with a grievance
is shamed into silence when he hears
late bull moose telling how his party
was sold to the money changers.
An exclusive womens park at Kansas
City lasted about two weeks. No matter
what they say, the fair ones like to have
few male brutes around.
There is time for everything" says
Captain Koenig, but everybody knows
why he is in no haste to leave the hos
pitable town of Baltimore.
Bathing beauties who paint and powder
themselves before repairing to the beach
show a fine contempt for old Father Nep-
tune.
Just what old Bill sulzer expected to
do as the head Of the prohibition ticket
has not yet been explained.
Food dealers who think the health laws
are a joke, will receive rude awakening
in recorders court.
The esteemed New York Sun now wears
it's editorial page on it's back, but other
wise retains its staid and dignified APP
pearance
DIR. Aked and Henry Ford have parted
company but that doesn't mean the end
postponed
hasty printer makes it "submerables. .
Something should be done to shorten SUI
persubmersible That word is entirely too
long.
Women will wear champagne colored
shoes next season, but propriety will de-
mand that they keep their feet on the
floor.
It's dull day when poor old Brussels
isn't fined by the Germans for something
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