The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-03

TOT that, put such a course SnoWS an unfortunate lack of cooperation. It is said that John w. Weeks and Edwin Denby, chosen respectively to head the army and navy departments, are in agreement with MT. Harding and will work together for the fu- ture merging of these departments with one cabinet officer to direct both. Under this plan, aviation, which has been treated like a. step child, will be developed as third arm of national defense. A magazine writer says the average college professor has an easy time and many opportunities to increase his in- come by doing extra work This is phase of the question that we hear very little about.
 On the other hand, it is not good policy to criticize the Jap farmer in California because he is more industrious than hts American competitor. That is indirectly paying the Jap farmer a compliment. Lucy Page Gaston will find Alabama rather sterile soil for anti-cigarette pro- paganda. We are not quite as much given to freak legislation as Kansas.
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 If Lenine and Trotzky ever have an honest-to-goodness quarrel the Russian people should not overlook the oppor- tunity to put in a word
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 England doesn't care about renewing hostilities with Germany. In fact, Eng land has had enough war to last her at least half century.
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 MT. Edison may punch time clock at his factory, but the average ste- nographer would consider that beneath 
 her dignity.
 Maybe Costa Rica and Panama thought they might as well start something while there was chance to attract a little at tention.
 Lloyd George aIl bue snapped his fingers in the face of Dr. Simons when the German indemnity proposals were sub mitted.
 Increased military activity along the Rhine may be merely a warning to Germany that Der Tag" is close at hand.
 A berth has been found for pr. Gray son, who has probably laid down the law in the White House for the last time.
 You would naturally expect pr. Henry Van Dyke, who writes so pleasantly about fishing, to have no patience with jazz.
 A Chicago judge says the sulking wife causes most of the trouble, par ticularly when she's an all-day sulker
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 Clothes are so cheap consumer re-  grets that he can't exchange bargain suit for months supply of groceries
 * x # Profiteers who claimed they were being persecuted have been upheld by the United, States supreme court.
 x: x * Despite the frequency with which the plain people are trod upon, they never do get quite used to it.
 * x x Chicagos "baby bandit is not insane, although he may be afflicted with incur able adolescence. delicate stomach may suggest something to MT. Dempsey.
 Regarding the, Tap mandate the league politely passed the buck to the supreme council
 * g. # MT. Denby says he will keep the navy ready for war Our noisiest lingo could not ask more.
 By placing the blame on the engineer, Michigan Central officials followed prece- dent
 The average democratic postmaster is be ginning to realize how Damocles felt. LIGHT HAUL From the Detroit News.
 When it is reported that a clothing store was robbed of $2,000 it leaves one to do his own guessing as to| they got the coat or the pants.
 WHERE HE'S NEEDED From the Washington Post. Detectives have discovered that there is a master mind" overseeing the all- American series of train robberies. Why not put him to running the mails?
 
 LUKE M'LUKE SAYS It is our opinion that the busy man h.. Ia nH ho