The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12

| been occasionally shooting through your
windows, how much money would you
lend him to buy more firearms?
Would you ship firearms from your
home to him?
How much money is Uncle Sam going
to lend Mr.. Mexican Bandit? How long
| is he going to continue shipping firearms
| across the Mexican border?r
And until Mr.. Brisbane came to Wash
ington the capital of America never had
fresh, spicy, crisp and enjoyable, as an
entree to it's regular 5 o'clock issue later
in the day, greets you at lunch with
noon edition suggesting thanks for men
tai as well as physical sustenance.
Much of the worth Of the Times these
busy war days is due to the csrtoonsts
Mr.. Brisbane has brought with him At
the head of the list is Louis Raemaekers
the famous Dutch artist who has just
come to America, and whose pencil the
Kaiser fears as much as he fears Ameri-
can airplanes Then, there is Tad"
whose cartoons of the chief political fig
ures of Washington and his sporting page
comics have made a distinct sensation
among Americans. Others are Hartman,
of Krazy Kat fame; Coffman - serio-
comic artist; Hoban, with his Jerry on
the Job; Mcnamara and his Gus Boys" T;
and Hershfield with his Able, the
Agent"
OIlc VI hdSndeBeIS DebL CIGdliOH5 SlliSC
his coming to Washington appears in
last Sundays edition. 1t Is entitled:
wait and See!" and represents a big,
burly, Wilson faced cowboy in a menac-
| ing attitude with hand upon pistol listen
| ing TO a small, crouching, hemet-headed
William II, who asks, DO you mean to
say that you really are going to do some
thing?
While all of Washingtons worthy
newspapers, such as the Star, the Post
and the Herald, are quite distinctive and
distinguished, the Times Is begetting for
itself a remarkable fame for individual
vivdness and vivacity.
All the cartoonists are not on the
Times however. Be it known that The
Age-Hera1d has as good as any paper
That one of Tom Heflin with a hammer
after the "Kaiserism'' military cap which
appeared last Monday morning was fine
one. Our Tom" Is some hammer singer
Some of the cracks he dealt Representa-
tive BHtten of Illinois last week have
brought forth a wall which would prove
embarrassing to one less honest than
Tom Heflin. Mr.. Britten, you nave have
heard, came back at our Alabama rep
resentative, by stating that Mr.. Helm
has always been a small navy, small
army, peanut politicians from Alabama,
who carries no weight whatever in the
House because of his eccentric personal
ity and grotesque appearance.
Mr.. Britten further says: Until very
recently Mr.. Heflin was continued OPP
ponent of preparedness in every direc-
ton in a ridiculous attitude on conscrip-
tion being first unalterably opposed to
it, then jellyfishing around until he
finally voted for it, In his characteristic,
unreliable manner. My attitude has al
ways been in favor of universal military
service"
But there are a great number of rep
resentatives and senators who are doing
stunts in the fighting line and are not
modest about it, either Certainly not as
modest as the American airman who was
said to have killed SO many Germans
that he received the name OF Blue
Devil
Being feted on his return to America.
however, his modesty no longer permitted
the blue of the devil to prevail, but
rather that of the violet. Finally, at
reception in one of the larger cities, he
was cornered by maiden bold who de-
manded if he had really and surely
killed a German.
Yes" he replied. blushing.
Now, tell me with which hand did you
kill him. she demanded.
This right one he said, holding it UP
TREMENDOUSLY.
Whereupon the maiden grasped 1t and
kissed it rapturously and ravenously
Telling the story afterwards to a COM
panion, the Blue Devil received the
following sneer
''You darn foolt' Why didn't you tell
her you bit him to death?"
Outside of the news of the spending of
sill 100000 in Birmingham by the steel
companies. the best news I have heard
from the Magic City for long time Is
that about Louie Compton seminary, it's
new locat ton at Edgewood and the $4,000
building to be ready by next June. I
notice the present plans represent an in
vestment of 100000 which is to be only a
unit in the development of the school.
and further, that Miss Morton, one Of
the finest women in America, says: I'VE
are going to make Birmingham seminary
the very best one in the SOUTH 1t Is
to be hoped that the large hearted men
of Birmingham will give Miss Morton
every encouragement, and, incidentally,
with such woman as Miss Morton at
the head of this institution, it has the
appearance of being a splendid financial
investment. If the people in Birmingham
could suddenly look upon all the silent
and powerful good Miss Morton has done
years as principal of Louie Compton
seminary, there would be a gracious
thanking of a good God for giving Bir-
mngham such a wise and worthy woman.
I say this because I know her. And
further, If Alabama is to stand supreme
the education of her daughters will
largely be the cause of it. All success to
Miss Hattie Morton.
LETTERS TO EDITOR