The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-29
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

NANNOiAoDiiS ciND, Nnlch IS puDnShed Tn
 the interest of the motorists of the Magic
 City, with offices on the ground floor
 of the Tutwiler.
 The Christmas number is particularly
 attractive because the front page carries
 the picture of little Miss Mary Elizabeth the lovely daughter of Secretary Clarence Lloyd. He says the only trouble about putting her face on Lets Go" is it gives
 every fellow who drops in chance to
 say. Well, Clarence. old boy, your wife
 must be mighty pretty woman"
 Now President "speedy9 Estes is some
 officeholder, for he is the head of the
 Birmingham Automobile club. and also the secretary of the Rotary club bu. some men are just so constituted that they wear honors easily. and friend Estes
 belongs to the tribe of good fellows who just can't keep folks from wishing office on them
 Speedy says whoever selected his
 Christmas present to hang on the Rota- rian Christmas tree made mistake, not
 in giving him chicken in 6 cage, but
 one that "squealed" when he opened the door to put his hands on her. He is per- fectly willing to admit penchant for
 poultry, but not the kind which arouse the neighborhood if sly old fox comes in the neighborhood.
 Now if the president of the Birmingham ! Automobile club has won the sobriquet of Speedy" not because of ever having been hauled up in the "perlice" court or on account of being fast with the la dies, but simply as tribute to the rapid way in which he attends to business, am sure that no one will accuse Vice 1 President Jim Davidson of being a < scorcher," for it is not on record where hurry
 Just to show the public that the Bir- raingham Automobile club is bona fide
 organization and not camouflaging, it has been determined by the directors that 1 beginning in January the club will hold a luncheon each month. A great many |
 an orthodox body, for no set of men since the entry of America into the great war 1 would attempt to start anything in this | city of dinners without having stated times for eat fests. Clarence Lloyd has been instructed to arrange the usual be discussed to the tune of knives and forks.
 1 I am afraid that the automobile owners
 in this district do not take the interest i if. the Birmingham Automobile club
 which it deserves Every owner of car
 wants good roads, but too frequently is l wiling to leave it to some other fellow to work for them There isn't any use
 talking about getting permanent high ways unless those who drive the gasoline buggies make up their mind to get them.
 This is day of combinations, co-opera- ton and organization, and the easiest way to put anything over is to get a
 crowd to act in unison-
 1 Some simple folk who do not know the
 antpathy of many citizens both in town and the country to vote for anything l which looks in the direction of taxes are
 making a mistake if they think the bond
 issue is going to carry in Alabama with
 out the autoists not only pulling off their
 coats and going to work, but get busy 1 in an effort to mobilize all of the prop
 erty owners and all interested parties in l mass movement to get up sufficient sentiment to overcome the inertia which keeps people away from the polls
 ! Now do not sit quietly in your office and say to yourself that the proposition before the citizenry is so attractive that
 it needs no push or publicity from anyone | It is perfectly true that the s25,0oO,0oo
 bond issue with federal aid will build
 $50, 900 worth of good, hard roads, en- abling the city automobilists to get much pleasure on the highways and permit the farmers to sell their products in the best
 market, instead of having to dump them l at the nearest point It is a two-for-one 1 shot, but lots of people won't take even
 chance when the odds are so attractive. ! It is being said on all sides that the success of the bond issue does not mean i increased assessments, and that there will
 be no raise in taxes, as the motor vehicle l licenses at the present rate will pay principal interest and maintenance ex-
 pcnses; and that automobile licenses have already been fixed by law, and must be 1 paid annually, whether the bond issue carries or not, and so Mir. Taxpayer as well as Mr. Automobile owner have noth- 1 ing to pay by voting to carry out the l programme Sure those are fine talking 1 joints but get the facts straight when you go out to talk the bond issue or someone will get a puncture.
 One of the best projections you can
 have from theft is to join the Birming-
 Imam Automobile club, for it's emblem and protective licenses have stopped many
 thieves The police department records show that only one car with the emblem and protective license has been stolen in 1 the last six months. Every paper you l pick up tells about other cars being 1 stolen overnight. Commissioner John Taylor is offering the club every assist
 ance, and with the aid of 12 good men and fearless judge he'll soon make auto- mobile stealing an unprofitable profess | sion in this neck of the woods.
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