The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-31

may be personally, who would have to face the voters of America with such a record behind him.
 General Wood evidently placed him. self in the hands of his enemies. Many another man has done the same thing, with disastrous results.
 An investigation started by few republicans with the object of dis crediting Wood has succeeded beyond their fondest expectations. If the democrats were in need of Campaign thunder" they could not ask for any better material to work with than the revelations of reckless expenditures by republican candidates. Although General Wood puts his rivals in the piker class, they will not escape cen sure. In varying degrees they are all guilty.
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 There was time when the old fash toned circus or theatrical press agent had no competition. Now he can hardly get into the average newspaper office because there are so many different kinds of publicity experts waiting for a wi 10 ri ty ad
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 A colored brother was noticed re- gently wearing a heliotrope vest, with about half yard of purple silk hand kerchief trailing from the breast pocket of his coat When he exerts himself, the colored brother is a start ling dresser.
 The reorganized Ford Company will make other things besides flivvers. among them airplanes, but flivvers will continue to be, after a manner of speaking, the Ford family's long suit.
 A London magistrate sentenced a seaman to six months hard labor and eighteen strokes of the "cat" for rob bery with violence" We need sen tences of that kind in America.
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 prnp,{er Nttti oP JtoJu bos troub1a- ' at home and he probably isn't wor- rying because the average American pronounces his name as if it rhymed with "ditty."
 a # # Having eloped with a young man who has a family tree and some pros poets in life. instead of a handsome chauffeur, the former Miss Gould was forgiven.
 Our Ideas may be a trifle hazy as to what happened at Cantigny. Belleau Wood, and Chateau-Thierry, but we know those are names to be remem- bered
 If Armenia wants to borrow some of our reconstruction experts and per haps a few millions, well and good, but mandate is something else again. | Hiram Johnson denies that he will l belt the republican party if he falls to get the presidential nomination We'll have to ask "Ouija" about that # * 4 ! Speaking of contrasts, Carranza, who left Mexico City in special train with ! all the money he could lay his hands on. now sleeps with the citys poor. l I. * $. An eminent jurist who wears whis- kers and has a sub-normal tempera- | ture may be the republican nominee for President Watch the prediction. | f # * | In the meantime. what has become of the Kaisers press agent who cre- ated almost as many laughs during tn, war as Bairnsfather? # # * In comparing President Wilson te the Kaiser, Senator France of Mary land surely doesn't mean to insinuate that Woodrow is ''in Dutch"? # # H; It Is possible to start from Birming. port and go anywhere in the world, but the first leg of the journey cannot be made on board a liner. * < # The barbers, war in New York rages with exceeding violence. Wielders ol safety razors are unperturbed.
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 So far as Marin Plestina is con cerned, Congress can't investigate the wrestling trust" too soon.
 Ibanez did so well with his Mexican assignment, he might be the very mar to "cover" Russia
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