The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03

~~-N w old John Barleycorn by the prohibit tion workers are magnified tenfold by a reckless consumption of this fiery liquor with an unpalatable taste. In the "black belt" of Alabama "shinny" is produced in great quan- titles. The Selma Times-J Journal says, ''The increasing number of negroes who are convicted of distilling at each term of circuit court presents situa- ton that ought to be studied, and if possible remedy should be found for it." The Times-Journal thinks a mini mum sentence of one year and a month is too severe in some cases where there are mitigating circumstances, but nevertheless Judge B. M. Miller is quoted as saying that negroes, who have never given any trouble before, are defying the prohibition law. It would be interesting to know how many crimes of violence committed in the southern states within the past 12 months were due to "shinny." It is certainly dernoralizing negroes who make it to sell, as we'll as those who drink it. The 5-cent barrel houses in their palmy days probably did not sell worse poison.
 A lineal descendant of a signer of the Declaration of Independence is charged with stealing s35, 800. This will not af- feet the validity of that grand old doc- ument.
 "The Young Visitors" has been present. ed on the stage. However, alert compos- itors still insist on spelling "yisiters' the proper way.
 Business men who used to sheer at the atrical stars for breaking contracts arc doing too much of that sort of thing themselves.
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 The footpad may not earn his living by the sweat of his brow, but he unques- tionably makes some of his victims sweat
 Obregon refused to occupy the presi- dential palace because he doesn't want his boys to tear it up' This augurs well for a common-sense administration.
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 For the fourth time in 9e years Mexico has changed Presidents peacefully. The proceedings must have struck some or the military gentlemen as rather tame.
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 Comic strips cost more, but everybody knows comic strip artists have to live in New York and patronise expensive res- taurants.
 Irish sympathizers in America seem to have forgotten that war cannot be de- clared on England without the consent of Congress
 In mediating between Armenia and tho Turks, President Wilson will use the cable instead of the George Washington.
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 Mrs. Harding should be in a frame of mind to support a little seasickness with fortitude.
 Neat bottle-cappfng machines are on sale in Birmingham which can be car- ried in an overcoat pocket.
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 Judging from the size of it's cigar bill. the peace conference was conducted in an atmosphere thick with smoke.
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 Maybe the American home will recover it's lost prestige when the jazz era is over.
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 There is a great deal of unholy mirtn in New York because dry agents have been unable to make the town dry.
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 Nine dollars in American money Is a fortune in some parts of Europe. Still, that's nothing for us to brag about.
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 Spain. South America and the United States should be able to tell Mustapha Kemal Pasha where to get off.
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 If D'Annunzio doesn't quit relying the Italian government 1t may reluctantly make martyr out of him
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 Former King Constantine's valets have arrived in Athens. We fear the worst.
 HER TRANSLATION From the Kansas City Star.
 Say, looky here" demanded chin whis kered customer in the raDid- fire