The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
.CHANTICLEER PUTS FOOT DOWN
Plan to Stop His Growing Causes Him
to Make Severe Threat

From the Chicago Daily News.
Chanticleer put his foot down TODAY.
There are no two ways about 1.-THE will
cling to his inalientble right to crow in
the face of the rising sun. Seldom has
the barnyard Romeo been swept by such
a storm of wrath as he was today when
a reporter for the Daily News showed
him an Associated Press dispatch from
Washington threatening his right of free
speech. Even the hens elucked SYM
pathetieally when they read the report
of the proposed outrage and meeting of
the Lay and Let lay society was called
to adopt resolutions
The Washington dispatch. which was
printed In the Daily News, said "Cock-a-
doodle-do-less boosters, guaranteed abso-
lutely soundless and which will solve the
problem of light sleeping city dwellers
annoyed early mornings by the neigh
bors' loudly growing cocks ARE now the
subject Of experiments by experts of the
department of agriculture.
"A simple and painless operation of cut
ting one Of the ROSTERS vocal chords does
the trick" the story proceeds. 1.-THE roos-
ter can fill his lungs and go through all
the evolutions which accompany hearty
crow, but can make no sound"
Alderman Willis o. Nance, chairman of
the antinoise committee of the city coun-
Gil, greeted the news of crowless roosters
with joy. For weeks he has been bonn
barded with letters from people who are
perpetually pestered by the early morn
ing garrulity of the chicken yard In the
two meetings of his committee the foes
Of 'the cock that crows in the morn
have been in the forefront OF the anti
noise crusade. Alderman Nance has
scratched his head in vain over the ques-
tion and the Washington remedy coming
from a clear sky filled his heart with
joy.
IF they can bottle up the Washington
rooster there is no reason why we
shouldn't try it on the Chicago variety. =
he declared, enthusiastically. AT our
that experiments are begun Immediately
upon the vocal cords of our local murder
ers of sleep with a view to rendering
them hors du combat There are hun
dreds of Chicagoans whose repose is
broken at every dawn who will be over
joyed when they learn of this.''
With this message the reporter for the
Daily News hurried into South Water
street. Paul Revere would have been
jealous. The angry outcry of all things
feathered that arose upon the receipt of
this disconcerting billet was deafening.
1t was minutes before word could be
slipped in adgewlse.
What do you propose to do about it?''
dor" screamed a Plymouth Rock who
wore an air of authority, DO? Why,
We'll fight to the last ditch. Every beast,
bird and fish In all the land has some
function to fulfill. The duty of the roos-
ter Is to announce the dawn. Deprive him
of this task and you take away his only
excuse for living. You might as well
wiring his neck and be done with it,"
'"rhat has been suggested by some,' he
was reminded.
enemies but this is going a step too far.
1t is the inalienable right of every roos-
ter in the world to raise his voice in a
hymn of praise to the breaking dawn.
Our fathers and their fathers have en-
joyed this privilege. Well either crow
or retire from the egg business. The
hens will stand by u.s."
This assertion was substantiated by a
little brown Leshorn hen which stood
near by.
Let them crow" she advised. "or there
will be trouble. Growing and looking
pretty are the only things roosters are
good at. 1t would bo crue. to put stop
to II"