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

'AS "o@ SoiHo py my torHer Just lo buy paper from me and we became 'staunch friends"
 ShingIe Roof Fires Much comment has been heard of late about the great number of fires that are caused by cinders and sparks on the roof" said Fred Anderson yes- terday.
 Composition shingles and other shiEgels of a like kind, which are said to be fireproof, are objectionable to some people because they generally cost more than wooden shingles. But if this is the case, there is a certain kind of paint that can be bought at any paint store, and which, if the shingles are dipped in it before they are put on, they will not catch fire. Something should be done, anyway, for at least 70 per cent of the fires in the residence section of the city are caused by sparks on plain shingle roofs"
 Doing It Tomorrow
 "I have gotten one good result out of having rather protracted battle with the flu said w. J. Rushton Like many other men I had all my life felt more or less criminal if ] let go until tomorrow what fel: could be attended to today.
 But the flu, with it's continuous knocking out of today's plans and their postponement until the next day served to show me that lot of things will keep from one day to the other With 1airly satisfactory results
 The flu has the quality of reconcil- ing a man to taking things more leisurely. There is some good, you SC g. in everything"
 Need MT. Thompson
 One thing to be devoutly. hopedM said O. l.. Bum, lis that Frederick L Thompson, vice chairman of the ship ping board, be retained in the next administration. Alabara is especially interested. MT. Thompson got things for this state as soon as he received the appointment.
 We owe the Mallory line all-water rate to Mir. Thompson. He got busy on that as soon as he went into office and he kept at it until it was done. He brushed aside technicalities in 2 hurry. He is man of fine Judgment and one of action"
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 Got Them All Beat
 Birmingham Is the best placa or the map" said Colman Blach. You might expect me to say 1t, because my all is here, but that remark has been made so often by so many outsiders coming from other places that the statement must have a foundation.
 "A travelling salesman. making Bir- mingham recently, said casually to me on the elevator att the -Tutwiler: T have been astonished at the conditions l have met in Birmingham and the business l have done here. tell you man. 1t has got them all beat"
 No Worry Here N Maj. William T. Morgan, who spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon Tuesday. i'm. pressed me as a very forceful speak er." said H. A. steadman of the South ern Bell Telephone company.
 Major Morgan discussed immigra. tion, subject with which most of us here in the south are unfamiliar. be- cause we have no such problem to contend with. The earnestness of his speech brought the thought that tn. conditions he describes are quite DOS sible in the north. particularly in the eastern factory section"
 Voting Precincts
 The work of redistricting the vot- ing precincts of Jeffexson county is progressing" said M. E. Norris. chair man of the cSunty board of registrars T have been working on this for sev- eral weeks and am at the present lime trying to locate the new district lines, While this is tremendous task and will probably take nearly year to complete. I am gSng to nRtke every effort to have all districts of greater Birmingham finished by tho time tha city election is held in August. The <emainder of the county will be re- districted later.''
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