The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-11

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a CCORDING to brief filed in the
N supreme court of Iowa, in be-
half of barber who was arrested for
keeping his shop open on Sunday,
shaving is necessity, and if a man
can curry his mule on the Sabbath he
has an equal right to have the
whiskers scraped from his face.
The BARRIERS sapient attorneys
point out that wiskers grow just as
fast on Sunday
The Right to Get as on weekdays,
a Shave on Sunday a fact which any
person who un-
willingly produces such crop will
sadly subscribe to. In stating that
shaving is sanitary measure for the
protection of the wearer of the
whiskers and the public at large" the
lawyers make a strong plea for their
client, which should have its effect
on the honorable court.
However, the mule illustration is a
rather unfortunate one. A man may
shave his own face on Sunday and
curry his own mule. The. law only
steps in when he goes out and hires a
barber to scrape him, instead Of re-
sorting to a safety razor. If there were
tonsorial parlors for mules, it would
be equally against the law to keep
them open on the Sabbath day.
ELORENCE REED, who was a
u famous actress generation ago
and the youngest sister of Roland
Reed, the noted comedian, died in Phil
adelphia the other day, in humble
dwelling where she and her oldest
sis ter,
Actress Who Was Famous L aura,
Dies in Poverty had been
supported
for years by distant relatives and
friends. Thus is added another name to
the long list Of stage favorites who had
ended their days in poverty.
Perhaps it was not Florence Reeds
fault that she died an object of charity.
In her day players who were popular
idols were more often poorly paid than
otherwise and acquiring competence
was no easy matter, particularly at
time when theatrical people were al
most invariably spendthrifts and took
no thought of the future.
Nowadays the profession still has its
wastrels whose temperamental short
comings occasionally land them in the
poor house, but there are many rich
actors and the rank and file are so
well paid that with reasonable care
they will have enough money to live on
when their popularity is gone. For this
agreeable state of affairs some credit
is due to the movies"
1AMES FRANK HANLY of Indian
" apolis, nominee of the prohibition
party for President, is starting on a
campaign tour across the country in
his prohibition special" and as he is
speaker of pungent wit as well as
pluck his addresses will entertain
those who hear
Will Tour West in him even if his
Prohibition Special argument fails to
convince. In lam
basting Charles w. Fairbanks, Mr..
Hughes running mate, in a speech
prior to starting on his trip Hanly
gave specimen of his mettle.
Although the vice presidential can
didate on the republican ticket is a
fellow-townsman of the prohibition
standard bearer, that did not count.
Hanly accused Fairbanks of changing
his coat from "dry" to "wet" whenever
it suited him; of making prohibition
speech in Canada and of acting with
the "wets' at home. And in exposing
\ the alleged inconsistency of his neigh
Dor Mr.. Hanly did not mince his words.
It was only dozen years ago that
Hanly was elected governor Of Indiana
O. republican, but when he did join
~ prohibition party he burned his