The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04

became more conservative in it's mani lfestations on the floor of the Senate. But he was always known for his pluck and daring.
 Incidentally, it is of interest to re- call the fact that when Birmingham, Atlanta, Columbia, s. C., and several other southern cities were making contest to secure subtreasury, Seaa- tor 1illman, seeing that the capital of his own state stood small chance of getting the decision from the au- thorities at Washington and that the Ichoice seemed to be narrowed to Bir- Imingham and Atlanta, threw his in- fluence to this city. He entered en- thusiastically into the fight, and if the treasury department had not aban- doned it's plan Of establishing branch lin the southeastern section Birming ham would have won.
 Not soon, perhaps, will South ICarolina be represented in the Senate by a man of such constructive ability as Ben Tillman, and certainly none whose love of state will be more im- lpassioned than his. His foibles will be forgot and only the. good he wrought will be remembered. Peace Ito his ashes!
 A pleasing story is told in press cor respondence from the front of 8 merry red headed American girl who sent whole train load of her countrymen to the battle front in a cheerful frame O. mind Maybe some of those chaps with red headed wives back home viewed fight with the Hun as picnic in com parison with battles they had been through.
  , That old story about the Kentucky breakfast-a beefsteak. quart of whisky and dog, the dog to eat the beefsteak is going the rounds again. It has new dress and the dialect is more atro- ciously unfair to Kentucky than ever. but it's the same old story. F q 2.
 As we alt know now, and MT. Baker pointed out in his recent letter to the President. we sent the largest number of men acres the sea during the month when U-boats were in our midst. That should give Won Tirpitz pause. ? # <. x
 Patriotic poets who write verses about Germany and Wilhelm mean we'll. What a pity their energies cannot be diverted to working in war gardens. buying Lib erty Bonds and Thrift Stamps and do- hating to the Red Crossl
 # # * , At any rate, the war didn't cause I nearly iWJ natives oI western AldSha to die for lack of food this spring It was the fault of an unusually severe winter which prevented the natives from hunt ing and fishing.
 * * j. e Uncle Sam's coiored soldiers who haven't forgotten how to shoot craps. II may soon get Frenchmen SO absorbed j in African billiards that they will lose their newly awakened interest in base ball.
 Dr. Washington Gladden. lived an ac- r tive and presumably useful life, vel Q he is "card -indexed in the minds oi a newspaper readers as the man who origi- $ mated the phrase. tainted money"
 # # # More than a million 'khaki-clad cru e saders'' in France! By paying some at a tention to the march of events and ths movement of transports, Prussianisr should be able to see its finish.
 # # * 6 It may not be any of our business 7, yet we cant help wondering what sort 2, of substitute the German people are be- n ing given these days in place of glat f. tidings iron. the front.
 # * < 5 Allied a.rmen may and may not cor1' n back to their hangars, but according t' l. the movie camera, which obliginkl! y gives us ''close-ups'' O. the "aces," the, 1t all get away with smile.
 < ss < 5 Thanks to President Wilson, govern g ment clerks will not have to work al j. hour longer every day. Any government : clerk will tell you that the President I l, regular fellow.
 < x x D Alice Paul breathes defiance, but tn ,. capitol still rears it's classic dome towar' e heaven and the White House stant e where it stood before Alice arrived ol e the scene
 
 LUKE MLUK-. SAYS h When a man knows the meaning o