The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21

outlook for the democrats is indeed |heartening. At this date Cox vic tory seems well assured. E # # Famous Prison Paper Is Forced to Suspend A FTER being in existenc9&wenty- G one years, the Sing Sing Bull letin, said to be the first prison pa- ,per published in America, has sus- pended. Neither the white paper shortage, trouble with printers nor editorial inefficiency was to blame. | In fact, when Charles E. Chapin, for merly the famous city editor of the New York Evening World, was put in charge of the Bulletin, it took on new life.
 The one cause the most unlikely, from an outside point of view, to bring about a suspension of the paper would be politics. Yet, it is reported that political friction proved the un- doing of the Bulletin. Shortly after | it was rehabilitated an order came from the New York superintendent of prison reducing the monthly issue from five thousand to fifteen hun dred copies.
 Major Lawes, a republican ap- pointee, has been conducting Sing Sing as non-partisan. institution, which it certainly ought to be. It is said that state politicians disapproved of his policy and the prison paper suffered.
 There are now many prison papers published throughout the country. All serve a useful purpose. That one of the best known should be forced to suspend because of politics is sad commentary on the management of state institutions, especially in New York. The Bulletin should be re- Ivived. 4As %Etf M. Carpenter will lend himself to g. light fstic entertainment with MT. Bat ting Levinsky as an opponent. AL though you would never suspect it from his name, MT. Levinsky fights like an Irishman.
 A>2oo per cent increase in the price of d drink in New York is predicted. Strict- ly speaking, this should not be included .n ths high cost of living unless one re- gards a drink as a life-saver.
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 The tired buSlneSS man who tnlnks hS old at 50 should consider Al Miaco, circus clown, whe at the age of sl is still makna. multitudes laugh in the greatest show on earth"
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 Philadelphia "flappers" are wearing tis- sue paper bows, instead of taffeta or satin ribbon to fight the high cost of living, However, the soda water jerke-s still cling to their silk shirts.
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 It is estimated that 100000 European children lost one or two parents in the war The consequent loss of sleep to the diplomats was negligible. * x E One of the Birmingham hotels advar- tises for white elevator girls; middle aged preferred" This brings up the old question, How long is a girl girl?'' x x x Ponzi says people still have confidence in him. He must be referring to the kind of people who boast that they never read newspaper. x x * The esteemed Ell1s knew summer wouldn't last forever. so they went right ahead and bought sssoo worth of Christ mas presents for poor children. f E S Senator Moses will be glad to hear-or will he?-that President Wilson has rc- gained his normal weight of 179 pounds. E * T Marcus Garvey, privisional President of the African continent. is not at pres ent troubled by the cares of state. * * < We confidently predict that a bronz. statue of. PilsudsSi will some day occupy a prominent place in Warsaw. E * # Although Tom Watson recently spent 2 night in jail, that doesn't disqualify him for a seat in the Senate. * * * Tennessee continues to receive the con- gratulations of politicians and people who are sincere.
 # E $ Alice Paul wants to keep on fighting. Alice jaut naturally thrives in hostile atmosphere