The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-23

do not propose to organize and op- crate big trading association. That it not within the province of bank ing. Banks are financial institutions pure and simple and all they can do s to judiciously lend their financial backing to projects in legitimate bank ing ways.
 The proposal of these southern bankers is in the right direction and it will have an especially beneficial result from a psychological stand point. There is no doubt that much cotton has been placed on the market out of pure nervousness and without the necessity of doing so. Stored and insured cotton will serve better pur- pose, because it enables the producer to meet pressing obligations and hold for a better market. Every bale placed on the spot market of the re- cent past has served to force the market to lower levels.
 Tho southern people must save themselves. With the southern bank CTS helping that will be done.
 Bert Swor tells joke about a bootleg ger who handed a customer a whisk- broom with drink to brush himself off when he got up. The time may come when thoughtful proprietors of speak easies" will push a button and call an ambulance after serving customer.
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 The Houston Post says Lillian Russell is 90 years old. A strict regard for the truth bids us state that Lillian will not be 60 until December of this year. In feminine chronology, that makes her a scant 45.
 The Front Porch says the democrats are trying to deceive American voters. Well might we reply to the Front Porch. Consistency. thou art a jewell
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 If one statesman would only read the published remarks of another statesman twice before rushing into print. we might not be treated to so such an amazing exhibition of cross purposes
 Joe Tumulty ran down to dear old Baltimore to chat with Cox. We trust he camera men did their duty.
 # * # At this late day, it isn't likely that anybody on the outside will find out rom the inside how the famous forty barrels got into circulation during the San Francisco convention. With big football game and an inter- national balloon race scheduled for this afternoon. the return of office help after he lunch hour is highly probiematical. A new device shows heart beats on a nagic lantern screen. No way has ever ,een found to show whether or not . heart beats true. It seems bit unfair to feed Terence dacSwiney when he's delirious, but the 3rixton Jail has reputation for hospi- 1 ality to sustain. It is charged that Boston ham sand- wiches which cost six cents are being sold for thirty. Before condemning the l proprietors. we should con- ider overhead expenses Professor Taft says he was. never . gar like President Wilson As we re- member it. Professor Tafts administra- ion had more suitability than punch. Hi Johnson nays he favors an .'inter- forum" Maybe Bin Borah would tolerate an international sewing society," Secretary Colby is going to protect the of diplomats, whether it con ,ists of Scotch bourbon or rye. With charges flying thick and fast, t is gratifying to know that Candidate Debs has not yet raised question of reracity. Women should not let an interest iSr| politics lessen their efficiency with the frying pan. Birmingham's hold-up record for this month would justify . population of at east half million
 . q Professor Corbett has a rather poor opinion of N Carpenter. This will never 10. We fear Professor Corbett dweils too much in the golden age of pugilism. < Y '