The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-09

WreckS and other acts of violence along the route of the Atlanta, Bir- mingham and Atlantic make it im- perative that drastic steps be taken to stop these outrages. In addi- tion to the engineer, who was killed, a number of employees have been in jured. The road is being operated under federal court supervision. It is all the more entitled, for that req son, to be protected.
 While no passenger trains have been dynamited as yet, the lives of men, women and children who ride on Atlanta, Birmingham and At lantic trains are not safe as long as such depredations continue. De- struction of property and human life and the possible injury and death of innocent persons in no way con- cerned in labor controversies, is an utterly indefensible form of lawless- ness.
 'Marse" Henry Watterson should have been on hand to witness a vol unteer scrubwoman's brigade clean the statues of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady stanton and Lucretia Mott, In the capitol building at Wash ington. These dead and gone ladies are great favorites of "Marse" Henry.
 It must be rather hard for a demo- cratic statesman not to nod ap- proval when his constituents start to giving the Harding administration Hall Columbia."s
 Interest In Birmingham municipal election might be quickened if two of the candidates, ladies barred, would agreed to go 10 rounds in Woodrow Wilson park.
 General Pershing says labor alone did nj uyf,1 fcctly willing to give much of the credit to Americans who wore Sam Browne belts.
 New York mother of eight has been operated on to cure her of crim- inal tendencies. In some circles hay ing eight children Is regarded as criminal
 Druggists are asked to obey the prohibition law out of respect for the government. That looks like talk ing an unfair advantage of the drug gists
 Captain kilpatrick's statement that he heard Big Bill' Haywood complaining in prison is not what we would consider a theme for tears.
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 The Monfpomerv Adxrartt..r ..... that democratic postmaster will mot immediately occupy Birminghams Is new postoffice. He will in time.
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 In exposing" the Ku Klux KIaL the esteemed New York World w,l have to admit that the regalia is well adapted to night work.
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 Who killed cock robin?' asks Georgia contemporary. Over in Rus sia the opinion prevails that it was Lenine and Trotzky.
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 Many father gets the thrill that comes once in lifetime when he is informed that his boy is considered varsity" material.
 An artists model who advertised for perfect mate won't have to think up q new publicity scheme for at least six months.
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 If Raymond Hitchcock were not bankrupt he might join some of the other comedians who are making bids for Muscle Shoals.
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 Great Quantities of Nuts Im- ported. The city editor wants to know if immigration will ever be restricted.
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 A Montgomery man has a bank note of 1865. Some people can keep money long enough to read the date on it.
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 One has merely to study the birth rate to realize that there will always be demand for motor cars.
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 ought to be able to survive jazz.
 PIGS PAY THE RENT From inc Manchester Guardian