The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
Enforcement of prohibition and the

| Oo dcCepI DTlDeS rom DOoIleRRerS and other illicit dealers in liquor.
 It is one of the most unfortunate phases of prohibition that it has done more than any other factor to corrupt police departments, as well as state, county and national off cials. The national prohibition forces have been found susceptible to the same demoralizing influences. The difficulty of getting agents who will not "sell out" to whisky rings and rum runners has been serious ob- stacle to the work of this depart nent. In New York the veniality of prohibition agents has become notorious.
 There can be no excuse, of course, for accepting bribe ,sbut it is easy to understand why policemen and others intrusted with the enforce ment of prohibition cosnive at whisky selling. It is still regarded as more or less of a sporting propo- sition to break the prohibition laws. Millions of American citizens are violators of one kind and another. With such examples before him, it is not to be wondered at that a police man will listen to the blandishments of bootlegger who probably would not accept a bribe from any other source.
 Archaeologists claim to have found the bones of Boccaccio near Florence Boccaccio, as the class doubtless remembers, was writer whose most famous work was for merly found on the back shelves of book dealers, but has recently be c, moved up to the front.
 < x < | A Bridgeport, Conn, man claims his wife won him by cooking won derful Sunday dinners. but hasn't cooked him a square meal since he married him. He's entitled to sym pathy, if not separate maintenance. # x < | Americans are blamed for mak- Ing Paris naughty. Nonsense. Paris was naughty when most Americans worked six days q week and prayed on Sunday, which was a long time ago
 The soviet government Of Russia has announced a new issue of 1.00O,- OoO 5000, 900 and 1o,oOOOO0 ruble bills. probably to meet the demand for small change.
 < < * Enlightened landlords will not bar children and household pets. but something should be done about the tenant who carelessly lets his home brew explode.
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 Brother Burleson was classed among the "notables" arriving from Europe the other day. Brother Bur leson seems to be regaining his lost prestige.
 The militant drys are opposed to anything that looks like beer. To be consistent why not banisb grape juice? It looks like muddy wine.
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 We are ready" the Kaiser to. Colonel House, back in 1914. Yes. and Germany is now paying, the price of her fatal preparedness.
 If it wasn't for the movie stars we wonder what some of the tooth paste and cosmetic manufacturers would do for testimonials.
 x 4 # I Speaking of myopia, there are a great many people in this country who can't see anything before Con gress but the anti-beer bill.
 This is not the kind of weather to put on a padded suit and listen to harsh words from a football coach. General wrangel is in the untor- tunate position of having an army at his back and nowhere to go. By the way, what becams of the movement to make Holleywood safe for minister's son?
 x x x Stockholders In a rum ring can af- ford to laugh at the poor dupes who , invested with Ponzi.
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