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

' no question of a five-mill victory. Chairman Morris W. Bush of the Chamber of Commerce auditorium committee is ready. to head a cam paign to raise two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to supplement the half million dollars to be expended by the city. Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars would pay for an auditorium that would be adequate in size, perfect in its appoint ments and architecturally beautiful. It would be the last word in edifices of this class.
 But if Mir. Bush finds it impossi- ble to raise as much as two hundred and fifty thousand dollars at this time, although there is no reason why the effort should fall short, the l city should go ahead and erect a structure that could be added to later on.
 The pressing need of an auditorium would make start desirable; no mat ter what funds might be available. | % # .k
 Jesse A. Bloch, West Virginia state senator. who raced all the way from California to West Virginia to cast the deciding vote for woman suffrage, de- serves to be rewarded. When women come into power and wes have woman President Senator Bloch should be made grand keeper of the powder puff.
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 Four hundred students of Clemson have gene home because of a disagreemSnt with the college authorities. Few col lege faculties have thus far accepted the doctrine of self-determination. # I. # Although a French actress who visits  America may speak better English than half the people in Pittsburg, enterpris- ing reporters make her say. 'zis' for this and "zee' for "the." w # #
 Ho, hum! Salvador, Venezuela and the United States are the only nations in- Ix;ted +o ioi, tha a, ,,,a nf Na tioua uho have not yet accepted. We are in fast company.
 It begins to look as if Uncle Sam would ! have a regular army large enough to clean up Mexico without calling on the nations clerks and bookKeepers to lend Ia hand
 If D'Annunzio carries out his threat to declare war on Italy, there will be nothing left for Italy to do but take on "Gabe'' for round or two.
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 On the other hand, Senator Hitchcock may not concede that Mr. Bryan ca.l eliminate him from the presidential race. # # <
 Still Admiral Sims will have to 5c- knowledge that Josephus has done fairly well for landlubber who had to deal with a pack of old sea dogs.
 # + # Judging from the way Admiral Sims talks, if Josephus had listened to him. Wilhelm would have reached Holland twelve months sooner. r A New York man who refused to pay s25 for a boiled ham won his case in court Deal firmly with profiteer and watch results.
 The uninstructed delegate to the San Francisco convention will be offered plenty of assistance in making up his mind.
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 Unhappy candidates are beginning to discover that presidential boom can be Inflated Just so lar anu Ho 1ai eiei'
 # * # One hundred more towns in Vermont lhave voted wet" Carry the news to the mausoleum of John Barleycorn
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 Maybe the allies will go to work when they discover that they can't borrow any more money from Uncle Sam I x < *
 The spiteful Chicago Tribune puts its tongue in it's cheek and suggests Mrs Wilson for President i a x & The conveniences of air travel Will doubtless include wireless reports from 1.-the stock market.
 # < * The present plight of Caillaux shows the French idea of the proper way te treat pacifist
 STONES OPINION OF GREELEY INralx;l1o |, Stone in Coflier'S Weekly.