The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-30

vArAR and hysteria go together
wv England is evidently prepared
to believe any charge, however ridlcu-
lous, against the hated Germans, and
the Germans feel the same way to-
ward England.
Recently fifty gross of cheap shaw
ing brushes, said to have been infected
with the bacilli
Shaving Brush Plot of anthrax, were
Excites the English seized at New
castle. T h e e
brushes had been imported into Eng
land and it is limited that the Teutons
may have infected them with deadly
germs.
The London Daily Express thought
fully observes that there is no i'm
probability in the suggestion that a
nation which has poisoned wells and
committed other atrocities, should
have selected this means for diaboli-
cal attempted attack on its enemies"
No improbability, perhaps, but real
Iy the Britons should not make such
absurd charges without sufficient
proof.
q TUDENTS of psychology will find
- something to interest them in
the case of Dominick Gughelmo, a
trusty at Sing Sing, whose nickname
Is "Giggles." The father of Goggles"
was dying. He asked permission to
visit him in charge of a guard, but his
request was refused.
The man was working in the house
of Principal Keeper Miller, outside
the prison, n d
Convict Who Put about an hour aft
His Honor First err he was denied
permission to visit
his father he came to the keeper and
said: 'Mr. Miller, want to be locked
np-want to go into the prison yard.
/ simply can't stand it. The discipline
is too much for me. Pm afraid I'll
break away"
So Dominick was placed where he
couldn't escape, even if he wanted to,
and his honor was spared, although his
father died. That is an example of
what the Mutual Welfare league is
doing for Sing Sing convicts. This
man feared his will power would not
be strong enough to prevent him from
running away and discrediting the
league, so he took the surest way to
shield himself from temptation.
"Giggles" plays in tom Browns"
Aurora band and is pitcher in the
leagues baseball team. 1t may also
be taken for granted that he will be
q far better man when he comes out of
Sing Sing than he was when he went
there.
TAT LILLIAN F. M'coMBs who,
Wv as chairman of the demo-
cratic national committe in 1912 con-
tributed largely to the party's splen-
did triumph, is, from present indica-
tions, to represent the state of New
York in the
Democratic Prospects United States
In New York Bright Senate. He has
been selected
by the democratic leaders as the can
didate in the coming primaries, and
he and his friends are confident that
be will be victorious.
The democrats of the Empire State
are particularly strong at this time
in material for high office. Judge
Seabury, who is to be the democratic
candidate for governor, will in all
probability beat Whitman. He is a
statesman as well as a jurist and has
the esteem of all the people.
Several distinguished men were
available for the senatorial race, but
McCombs, one of the best equipped,
developed the greatest following, and
for that reason was chosen in confer
ence for the contest. Sometimes New
York has an abundance of able re-
publican material, but not this year.
Governor Whitman's administration is
weak and the best man the republicans
have now offering for office is Robert