The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-28

Inc virginia legislature; uilucI biS
direction of the Anti-Saloon league,
created the department of prohibition
in charge of prohibition commits
isioner
The bone-dry system has not given
satisfaction even among men who
called themselves straightout proni-
Ibitionists. The fact is that Virginia's
recent primaries for the legislature
indicate that a we'll defined reaction
has set in. The issue was strongly
drawn on moderate enforcement and
drastic enforcement.
A prominent "wet" leader was
elected by a majority of three hun
dred over one of the oldest and
strongest of the dry leaders, and a
! Virginia association gives out re-
port claiming that the general result.
of the primaries showed "revulsion
of public feeling against professional
lreformers.
The prohibition department, an eX-
pensive and unnecessary branch of
Il the state government, will vanish, and
loyal prohibitionists, not those Of the
hypocritical type, may we'll fear that
there will be far less enforcement
in the future than there was when
drastic leaders were in the saddle.
But. according to calm observers, the
law would have been reasonably car
ried out if the radicals had not over
leaped themselves. At any rate the
Virginia primaries are of more than
ordinary significance.
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! Governor Westmoreland Davis intp-
duced President De Valera as a Wis
itor who will speak to the people on a
subject dear to his heart" Tactful man.
He didn't tread on anybody's tees, and
he didn't commit himself, either.
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All we have to say about that French
actress who Is said to have the pref
test legs-ahem. limbs-in Paris, is that
regardless of her symmetrical 2under-
standing" she certainly possesses a su-
per-press agent.
Senator McCumber may have mixed
metaphors in saying the republicans are
trying to drive poisoned dagger into the
peace treaty, but we understand what
he meant.
It's curious how ambition expands a
man. The Hon. "Breck" Musgrove seems
to have gained at least 20 pounds since ne
became a candidate for Oscar Under
wood seat in the United States Senate.
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Despite the fact that he is Secretary Of
State. a surprising amount of business
seems to have been transacted in Paris
without Mr. Lansing being much the
, wiser
: Governor Lowden of Illinois Rugged
war heroes, but the governor didn't &c
: "all the way" as the chef in a "wienie
? off ar
cheek.
DR.. Wiley says eggs cannot be stored
without deterioration. People not as well
r informed as Dr. Wiley have long sus
l pected that cold storage egg would
! bear watching.
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Until newspapers quit publishing daily
5 reports Of army aviators being killed
= timorous persons will prefer to stay or
e the ground and let their mere darint
f neighbors loop the loop in the sky.
If Wilhelm ever reads the Roosevelt
t private correspondence, now being pub
= lished, it will jar his ego considerabl,
S to learn what his former friend Teddy
h really thought of him.
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: The mere fact that Belgium has ratified
the treaty of peace with Germany mean
: nothing in particular to United State
f senators jockeying for political advan
j. tage.
u George Bernard Shaw says every bod
e in England must work. That's good ad
IS vice and it's a pity it wasn't given b
is someone whom England takes seriousl,
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: 1t is truly affecting to see such a ma
Il as Senator Borah fighting to prevent tn
d birthplace of CONTIGUOUS from passin
under Japanese control
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All is as quiet along the Mexican boz
lie der as could be expected, in view of tn
If fact that so many Mexican bandits az
e. laughing in their sleeves.
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L Stump speeches by photograph will rr
y meet with favor among the voters Wha
re fun is there in listening to a speec
when you can't heckle the speaker?
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OF course aviation has made consiS