The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28

tory experiment, that tobacco used in is not injurious to the nervous system and that the little coffin nail," so-called by the enc mics of the weed, is the least injuri- ous of all But the reformers are working hopefully and with singular zest.
 Mrs. George Bass, woman politician of Illinois, returned to Chicago from Washington and announced that Presi- dent Wilson has been restored to health and will soon be at work. Wonderful woman: She seems Ito know more than all the Washington and Philadelphia spe- cialists put together
 When woman member of the Ger man assembly was addressing a mass meeting in Berlin. she was interrupted by cries of "Revenge! Revengew She replied, Not yet, not yet. Be pa- tient." In other words. There will be time enough to get even, later on." Birmingham business man reached into his pocket for the key to his au- tcmobile and pulled out a $500 diamond, which fell into the gutter and was recov- cred later. In d prosperous city like Bir- mingham a $500 diamond is the merest trifle
 The selfstyled ambassador from bolshe- vik Russia to America is said to have a secretary who is more bumptious than he is. It is not unusual for the secre- taries of the great and near-great to act as if they deserved most of the credit
 Senator Reed of Missouri calls Herbert Hoover a-get-rich-q quick AngIophiIe" No- body spoke unkindly of Herbert until he was mentioned for the presidency. and then the politicians struck up an anvil chorus.
 pittsh,,-,. ,,a ,,a,. ,,.oFos.o.. 4o t,a ,,,,.- zled by Samuel Gompers attitude to- ward the anti-sedition bills now before Congress. Sam still thinks a soap box can be put to legitimate use
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 There are varying degrees of hopeless passion, but perhaps the most hopeless of all is that cherished by American inaidens who are said to be writing love letters to the Prince of Wales
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 The invasion of Spain by jazz music is not an unmixed evil Even jazz will have some excuse for being if it induces the Dons to get move on themselves.
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 It is no trouble to make the ascent of Vesuvius, declares an English newspaper. Or course not Otherwise. tourists would decline to exert themselves.
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 Enterprising American business men were long ago convinced that the bol- shevik government of Russia has plenty of money to spend.
 If Colonel Roosevelt were alive now he might sweep the country On the other hand he might open his mouth and put his foot in it.
 If some other planet is really trying to signal the earth it may be due to a natural curiosity, to find out how we get this way.
 me NoihSotiN AhhSAiSiAiSS OA ttiC pCtl lOii Braleys may in the end furnish them with copy They are both talented
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 More than one presidential candidate sis bolstering up his boom by recalling the fact that he was poor boy.
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 Hundreds of stills are being captured in the south, but nowadays stills spring up like mushrooms.
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 How could Birmingham admirers of Bohbie Burns celebrate his birthday with- out "wee drappie"?
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 Stn. it was rather unklnd to remind the New York World that it picked A. ton E. Parker
 Bryan Still Finding Fault''-Headline Things haven't gone to suit William since 1896
 Herr Noske's machine guns are appar- ently making Berlin safe for democracy,