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

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 TT HE board of revenue of Jeffer- l son county should not hesitate for an instant about paying the rent on the Birmingham armory for Ar tillery Batteries A and c. It is especi- ally unfortunate that the boys while away in the service of their country should receive word that their home is about to be taken away from them because the board plans to discontinue paying $150 a month for rent. The contribution of this rent money is as little as Jefferson county can do.
 Going to war is serious business. Birmingham's boys who have given up their business and are ready to give up their lives for their country have made heroic sacrifices. Let them not be worried because we at home fail them in such a trivial thing as this.
 It is reported that German officer who surrendered 15O men in a body said he thought they would be of more use in Germany after the war alive than dead. A variation of the old wheeze that it is better to have your friends say, There he goes" than there he lies."
 The Birmingham Ledger is to be con- graduated upon it's attractive special fea- ture edition, which was issued yesterday. It contains much valuable data about Birmingham and Alabama and the illus trations are especially well chosen and displayed.
 The last number of 'Life''-received through the mails, remember-contains two liquor advertisements that are such masterpieces of typography and color work that they could easily demoralize hundreds of subscribers.
 The Hon. Fuzzy" Woodruff, premier sport writer, and known to his intimates as the Beloved vagabond, D has taken wife. In other words, the incredible has come to pass.
 told nf a inc ict, otn who glued his eyehds together so he could play the part of blind man. Rare fidelity to detail and the press agent will take his oath on t.
 Because food is scarce, Bavaria an- nounces that it doesn't want any tour ists this summer. Bavaria must think the average tourist is as foolish as he looks.
 The 'hyphenates' are concentrating their energies on electing MT. Hughes President The national capitol is safe from dynamiters until after the election.
 Ohio boasts of citizen who was born before the ''Star-Spangled Banner was written. What come down! Ohio used to boast of its presidential timber.
 
 Publicity is a good thing. Observe the feverish haste with which citizens are swatting flies and clamping on the lid of the garbage can. The Rio Grande isn't much of a river but it helps to fix the boundary line be- tween the United States and Mexico ir the mind of the hasty reader. Now if ever, the Kaiser should make 8 speech to his troops along the westerr battle front.
 The temperature of town is always few degrees higher when a Theda Bara picture is being shown in movi, house.
 From present indications, Uncle Sam will merely transport his troops to tn, border and then transport them hom, again.
 Aroused at last, Birmingham is deter mined to destroy the deadly typhoid germ, regardless of the cost If members of the Hughes family wer, ever "camera shy.'' they have gotter over it by this time
 
 Not without groans and lamentations the bull moose are enlisting in the demo cratic ranks.
 Mir. Jack Dillon is scoring knockout. with regularity that makes life a grand sweet song
 Sir Roger Easement did not lose hi sense of humor. it seems, when he los l his head.
 The suffragists will not help theil cause any by trying to heckle Presiden Wilson.