The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10

MlDDLEION D. BARN W ELb. Manning, a negro farm boss, who was involved in the murders. This negro is admittedly illiterate and ordinarily would not have been re- garded as a competent witness, but the weight of circumstantial evidence was so strongly against Williams that this probably had a great deal to do in influencing the jury's verdict.
 Eleven negroes employed by Will Hams were murdered. No evidence was brought out to show that any body else could have had any plausi- ble motive for killing them, or or dering them to be killed. The con- tention of Williams lawyers that Manning himself had murdered the negroes because, in his ignorance, he feared that he would be punished for peonage, was preposterous and untenable. Negroes don't kill each other for any such reason.
 The promptness with which Will liams was brought to trial and his conviction should abate some> of the resentment aroused against the south and Georgia, in particular, by the inhuman treatment of negroes on the Williams plantations. * # < What is smile worth?' asks a cor temporary. In some parts of the country dispensers are charging s1, but the price is exorbitant.
 A Pennsylvania dog rocked the boat and three boys were drowned. Perhaps the intelligence of dogs has been over- rated.
 
 Berlin's night life has an animation no. reflected in the German government pleas for mercy. F * * Athens is depressed by Turkish victor. ies, from which we judge that the Greek equivalent of "banzai'' is not being heard ;v, Afhono j,,of p1r < F E | The 5-cent loaf has reappeared in St Louis, which used to be famous for it's scent beer.
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 Karl says he played lone hand in try. ing to regain his crown. It looks tha, way.
 That New York alderman who had never heard of Einstein's theory of rel ativity had nothing on about 5000, ,oo( other Americans.
 Thayer Kans., will be run by womes for the next year. It promises to bs an unhealthy place for town loafers. * < q
 These are trying times, but we can al. ways get a laugh out of the statement that Ex-President Wilson prevented tn. Treaty of Versailles from being ratified | q A* l It is announced that the battle betweer Dempsey and Carpenter will be tough, in New Jersey If they aren't carefu mosquitoes will draw the first blood Lloyd George always fights best witt his back to the wall British labor hac better watch it's rter * x $ If Charles is expelled from Switzerland he will probably fall back on Spain.
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 With -eformers gathering for a. nev crusade now is the time for tobacco deal CTS to reduce rr'ccs
 Female minstfe.s nave done grea deal to strengthen the conviction tha women have no serrn s%humor 1 # $ x There's no use speculating how Charle Evans Hughes would look clean shaven We'll never know. | * z .
 It's a great pity the Japs didn't settl in country where they would hav' room to grow.
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 Possession of ,Ac b@:ice hasn't turnet womsns .ninds away from marrying Tho instaunent -.r'i.uro men are safe 1 Congress cannos aqs too soon to get tn boys odt nf the Il rshouses.
 GOSH. WHAT A RELIEF! From the Pittsburg Dispatch. s. | Dr. Einstein is making a. hit in New l York by explaining that, really. il