The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

| He may come back from the corner
whipped, but not crying. He will take
his punishment like a man.
Boys will be boys, not babies.
When Sammy protests that he wants
his hair cut short, better send him to
the barbershop.
Protect Your Girl
Girls must not run In races exceeding
30 yards In length.
They must not compete in violent ex-
ercise, such as high jumping. putting the
shot, hurdle racing, and so on.
| Those are rules made by the directors
of the Brooklyn Manual Training school.
The girls of the school planned an elab-
crate programme of outdoor sports and
were very indignant when these rules
were posted
They were obliged to content them
selves with 5O-yard races, baseball and
basketball.
| The girls do not understand.
| They do not realize how easily a girl
might permanently injure herself and un-
| fit herself for the duties of wifehood and
motherhood by violent exercise.
| The physician understands. And the
patents of the girls ought also to under
stand.
| The plain fact is that girls were not
| built by nature to withstand violent ply
steal strain.
| Man was built for such endurance, and
the young man needs severe physical ac-
| tivity for purposes of physical develop
ment.
| Even with young men. however. over
strain in athletic contests often has pro-
| duced permanent injury. Many star
athlete has died young.
| If young men are physically hurt by
this exertion, much more may young
-fwomen be injured thereby
womanhood spells motherhood.
| Woman is made capable by nature for
the duties of motherhood. and that is
sufficient strain for her sex. To require
more is cruel and dangerous.
| The state understands. Nowadays in
almost every commonwealth young girls
are protected by the laws from the stress
of physical toll.
| But many parents are slow to learn
the dangers that attend their girls on
account of overstrain.
| For instance
Many a young girl has been made a
nervous wreck for life by skipping the
rope to the point of physical exhaus-
| ton.
And there is the Marathon dance
where prizes are given to the girl who
dances the longest-a barbarism that
should be punished by severe penalty.
i See that your daughter is not injured
by physical excuses, whether for labor
or recreation, else you may commit by
your neglect a crime against the girl and
| her future.
Your girl does not know. But you
should know.
The Man Behind the LAW
Governor Deneen of Illinois, together
with a party Of friends, was arrested not
long ago for a law violation.
/ 1t is a fine story.
The party, occupying an automobile
was returning from a club reception neal
Peoria and was stopped by a policeman
named Hill.
| "Yor haven't the required number OF
lights on your car. and. besides, you have
exceeded the. speed limit" said the po-
liceman.
"See here" interrupted the chauffeur
"cut this OUT Those are big people
When you know who they are you will
not want to be SO gay"
IT don't care who they are; they can't
violate the law" answered Policeman
Hill.
II am Governor Deneen," said the chief
executive. standing up In the car. What
offense are we guilty OFF,
The policeman almost fell of his mo-
torcycle when Ne saw the governors IA
miliar face, but he was game.
Cant help 1t. governor" he said THE
law must be enforced"
II agree with you" replied the gov
ernor. Are we going to be hauled in7'
Guess I'd better send you down to the
station and see what the sergeant says
said Hill.
The automobile was driven to the sta.
ton. where the parties were booked
for failing to comply with the law re-
quiring lights on the cars at night.
Said I not 1t Is a fine story?
1t reads like those army incidents in
which the generals party approaches the
picket line and Is refused admission by
the stern sentinel who has his orders tc
admit no one. without the proper pass
word.
Policeman Hill enforced the law with.
out distinction of persons.
The governor was quick to see the
policemans point and he set q good ex-
ample by prompt obedience to the law.
Proper law enforcement must in.
clude all attractions of the law. whether
by high or low.
1t is trite but true saying that what
we need is not so much the passage OF
new laws as the strict and equitable en-
forcement of the old laws.
AS 1t is "the man behind the gun" who
wins the victories of war, 30 the man
behind the law wins the victories OF
peace.
And as the man behind tho law must
enforce the law, SO the man in front OF
the law must obey the law.