The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-18

nomination, but party loyalty should have been greater than personal likes and dislikes, none of which were serious enough to justify him in turning his back on democracy. Mir. Bryan has an astonishing way of Coming back" yet it would be a miracle indeed if he ever regained the prestige he has lost and once more played a dominant role in the demo- cratic party. Senator Underwood is the type of leader who will become increas- ingly prominent and influential as time goes on. Under such conserva- tive and able guidance the party will regain lost ground and in four years from now, aided by the mistakes the republicans are bound to make, it will again be as powerful as it was when President Wilson won his greatest personal victory at the polls. # < < Laborers employed in the state, war and navy department buildings will not i be permitted to talk during working hours except on official business Tn | assuming that they know anything about official business, government au- thorities are taking a great deal for granted. Speaking of putting an edge on your appetite, a Houston firm has sOo,O00 pounds of Chinese hair, the equivale mt ot 2,4oO,oOo Chinese pigtails, which is pressed into cloth for straining soups and similar purgosss- E * The God bless you" with which Brother Bryan departed from Presi- dent Wilson's cabinet seems, here of la ate, to have been changed into some- thing else.
 ! Hon. Abes Attell keeps insisting that hc will not be made the goat" That | being the case. Hon. Attell should tell what he knows about the baseball scandal.
 < F * l Since most of the political spell | binders have recovered from their ] throat troubles, about the only cleo | ton casualties left are the lame ducks"
 A Massachusetts woman who ran for office spent $25 for candy and got de- ! feated. At present prices that was only about 25 pounds. Maybe she didn't buy enough.
 Patriarchal seals in Newfoundland waters may we'll ask themselves what tley are coming to when they discover tat they are being hunted with dirigi- bies.
 1 Woolen stockings are now fashion able. probably the first time in the history of the world that common sense dictated a style in feminine at- tire.
 | * * # l Upton Sinclair has written a book about 100 per cent patriot. Upton's competence to discuss that subject :s at leas. open to doubt. l < < ss America is prepared to take the Rus sian ballet to its heart. despite the fact that 1t lowered during the czarist regime
 l After seeing what happened in the Crimea. Poland is probably glad she signed on the dotted line when she did.
 | Although not yet recogn nized> by the An erican government the new Mexi- ! can government maintains an ex- pectant attitude, l x # x veniSelos is the latest candidate for membership in the Down-and-out ] Statesmen's club. | E E * l D'Annunzio will never enter a monastery. unless there is battery of cameras on the. spot. | * # E
 Oriental rugs are going for the preverbial song. They make excellen. cover on cold nights.
 # * E 1 Domestic infelicities in movie land make racy reading on the front pages of newspapers. l * < *
 France and Great Britain may yet prevent Constantine from enjoying an old Home" week. # E
 Having no future to speak of. Nome's population of 200 will live In the past ! < F x
 General Wrangle should be invited to