The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11

dollars is to be expended in Marion county and fifteen thousand dollars in Franklin, in order to rebuild houses and supply housewives with the com- forts of life. Jefferson county's quota is nine teen thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars. This estimate is made by the Red Cross, and sub stantiated by Col. T. O. Smith, state chairman, who made a personal in- spection of the needs of the devds- tated section. Checks for the state at large sho1ld be made payable to the order of Col. T. o. Smith. The contributions for | Jefferson should be made daily to Jay Smith, county chaiman.
 The recent storm which resulted in such dire loss of life and property was one of the worst in the history of the state. The good people of Alabama will not only do their part n rendering relief, but they will make haste about it. Some Americans won't find much consolation in the fact that the per capita tax of Great Britain Is $76, com pared to $27 in the United States, be- cause a Briton Is still permitted to drink something stronger than one- half of 1 per cent brew. l x x Y If "Pussyfoot" Johnson had joined William Jennings Bryan in Alabama some of MT. Underwoods supporters would have been tempted to vote for him twice. just to show their resent ment.
 | A Chicago man says there Is more l restaurant where the service is fault less is not as dry as the head waiter | looks.
 l Now that Emma Goldman has ac- knowledged that she is "homesick" for America, we ought to get line or two l from Berkman, who may be in the same state of mind. l x # x It seems to be case of back to the harem" for Turkish and Armenian beauties who emigrate to America without having previously learned to read and write.
 l Suffrage leaders who travel about with only one suit case should convince the most skeptical that their minds are not on dress. but the Cause. # # <
 The types yesterday made us credit My. Jimmy Wilde with 54 pounds more weight than he really possesses. Apol- ogies are in order. | x x #
 It is reported that the Krupp works arc secretly making big guns. How ever, the secret seems to have leaked out
 MT Hoover can point with pride to the success of his soup kitchens, but that won't help him in republican national convention.
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 The fact that he is in prison will pre- vent Debs from utilizing the rear plat form of private car while conducting lis campaign for the presidency.
 Secretary Colby is keeping his name out of the papers about as successfully as any secretay of State we've ever had.
 After today the Sovereign voter < becomes again the common or garden variety of citizen.
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 The hour has struck for Carranza tc settle down to the writing of his memoirs.
 President Wilson is not the man tC let the democratic party shirk it's re responsibilities if he can help it. E x f l There are times when Fl Paso doesn' seem to know any more about the sit I uation in Mexico than Washington. + < MT Root should be able to give th s League of Nations some excellent ad V vice of the stand pat variety.
 * x # In many cases a straw vote is jus about as reliable as ouija board. I LUKE McLUxE SAYS Men are queer fish. A lot of then . who wouldn't touch liquor when it wa
 Ia cents per copy now cheerfully pa e a cents per copy for it and think the . are cheating somebody. " A demand that sounds unreasonabl to he ,,ap on whom, is made ueye