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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

to operate without loss of revenue, or the appeal to the commission direct should promptly ensue. If the barge line management does not act promptly at this late date there re- mains the alternative of direct action by the shippers. If the management fails to get results this time, the ship pers should by all means take the case in their own hands and go straight to the commission backed by the com bined strength of all the river towns and the citizens of Alabama at large, who must by this time have fully real ized what the Warrior means to the state as an outstanding vehicle for the development and expansion of Alabama commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
REGULATING MOTOR ROUTES

t is but right that where the mo- tor vehicle becomes a common carrier
 should be regulated as other com bn carriers are and subject to just requirements for safety, uniformity Ind continuity of service. For this reason the bill proposed by Senator Overton of Randolph county to place motor vehicles engaged in public transportation service under control ,i the public service commission seems |und. The bill would have operators
 proposed motor carriers go through
 e same process as other carriers in
 Furing permits to operate, in estab-
 hing rates, in maintaining routes, in
 erving safety laws and in furnish
 some insurance to the traveller or
 Sper of reimbursement in case of kjury or damage in transit.
 4 It would not be proper to impose any hardship on operation of motor vehicles, and regulations regarding hem ought to be based on the en- louragement of motor vehicle service where it is clearly needed and de- manded by the people residing along their routes. However, if motor ve- hicle enters into the public transpor- tation business it is a common carrier and is not to be allowed to operate in happy-go-lucky manner and with out the usual responsibility attaching to such function. The motor vehicle is becoming more and more important as an auxiliary of travel and freight carriage, and this fact is to be borne in mind. All travel and transporta- tion ought to be safe, commodious and subject to rules and regulations of the . state agencies in charge of this feature of the community life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
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(opLE HAVE NOT coNsENTEI

t was not unexpected that there 'sl buld be in certain journalistic quar- ters a defense of the unnecessarily secret manner in which the county |eought to acquire site purported to be for a new courthouse. Neverthe- less, it is easy to believe that the county, through the exercise of the right of eminent domain, could have saved the taxpayers of the county from fifty to hundred thousand dol
 ars on the purchase. The second mis-
 lake was made by the county in in- |Vesting this considerable sum of money on the unfounded assumption that the people would ratify the change to the new site or vote the bonds essential to co4plete the secretly-conceived project off the board of revenue. The law of eminent domain was established for tile purpose of protecting the public aikainst the necessity of roundabout rðods, against any private attempt b block a public enterprise, and Against any effort to make an undue profit out of the public reve- hue. The board of revenue has acted in such 8 manner as to minimize the prospect of eventual public ratifica- ton of it's program, whatever that may be.
 Nor is such an important matter as
 he removal of public building to distant and less convenient site sub fleet for star-chamber conferences and |pussyfooting negotiations. Such pro kject is the public business, and it can not be completed without reference to { the popular vote. If any journal would deny the right of public opinion to in- tervene in such public matter, that is between such journal and its read erg. Fortunately, our government is not based upon such lines. The board
 of revenue has not revealed as yet any specific intention in the transac- tion, except to make the purchase hur- riedly before a private option should expire. The public confidence has not Itet been won by the boards policy. If the board was sure of public approval ! it could have had no reluctance to dis cover the public will as to court house site before acting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
JEWISH LAUGHS
Knew Better Than Rothschii,
By Jacob Richi Il

A certain "schnorer" once went to get a donation from Rothschild. At the door of the magnate's house he was met by uniformed attendant, who asked him what he wished. The poor man said that he wanted to see Rothschild, and the doorman directed him to the bankers secretary. When ques- tioned as to the nature of business he had with the great financier. the beggar said that he could not discuss the matter with anybody but Rothschild.
 The mendicant at last succeeded in having Rothschild personally come out to him.
 What is it that you want to see me about?" queried the philan- thropist.
 II want donation from you so that l can marry off my daugh- ter" said the ragged individual.
 "A donation" reiterated the magnate. Why did you insist on seeing me personally? Couldn't my secretary attend to that?" Are you teaching me the busi- ness of begging?' exclaimed the tatterdemalian with righteous in- dignation. T think I know that a damn sight better than you do."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
Rural Isolation Passed


 Rural isolation, which has been the greatest drawback to rural home improvement and commu- nifty upbuilding in many parts of the country, gradually is being re- moved. In former years people who lived some miles from towns in the country were almost com pletely isolated during bad wealth CT from the rest of the world. They could not get even to other rural communities because roads. would be impossible. Good roads, which are being built in all parts of the country now, and which are reaching out to the remote rural communities. have removed this element of isolation. With good roads, country people can go, even in bad weather, when and where they wish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
Hope to Fight Weeds

A2aih9Oi l%CNeSiJ
 A white hope to fight weeds is what Samson needs just now. Our plans for sewerage. sidewalk paving. cotton mills, etc, are all right and eventually will go through, but the city fathers and chamber of commerce should not have their eyes so firmly fixed on elevated goals that they cannot see the everyday needs of the city. To put it mildly. sidewalks and streets outside of the immediate business section are nothing but weed gardens. with autom ahile tracks in the approximate middle. A stranger dropping in here and attempting to take a walk along most any of our residence streets would speedily become convinced that if this were not Goldsmith 3 deserted village 1t was near rel- ative thereof.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
UPS AND DOWNS OF A JOKE

One can just about tell how long man has been married by the way he gets that old stuff about hooking them up the back. If he has taken unto himself a wife during the last ten years, or dur ing the reign of the peasant blouse and the one-piece dress, he'll only register a blank look when the once popular gag is pulled, but if he joined the ranks of the Fri Hook.em Upsilons fif- teen or more years ago when tight Things, choker collars, stays and crinoline were in vogue, then watch him chuckle reminiscently but without pang of regret. how ever, for tine bad old days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
To Get Rid of Eyesores

Much of the beauty of our streets, especially in the residen- tial sections, is marred by the tacking of advertising signs on telephone poles and in other con- spicuous places. These signs re- main for months after the event which they advertise has passed, becoming more and more unsightly each day through exposure to the weather. The streets of Florence are source of pride to every citizen and they should not be dis figured by a practice which has nothing to commend it and which must be an irritation to every lover of beauty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
Another Sign

(Kansas City Starr
 It is pointed out that the Fili- pinos are hardly ready for inde- pendence at this time, because they haven't learned baseball. Also it appears that their democ- racy Is not very deeply ingrained so long as their government off cials continue to resign good pay ing jobs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
THINGS MATERIALIZING
U.inevilIe Head1iphtl

The Age Herald has one of the prettiest newspaper buildings in the South, having recently pur- chased the Jefferson County Bank building and will convert it into a newspaper office. We have pre- dicted great things for The Age Herald, and we see things ma terializing early in the present manag cement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
The Inference
(Coosa River News)

The Gadsden Times-News sug- gests that before a bill is intro duced in the legislature that some evidence that it Is understood be made. Some one has been cruel enough to say that the paper is woroking for the legislatures i'm mediate adjournment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
REPENTANT DIvoRCEEs

Under Illinois new marriage and divorce law you may get q divorce today and marry another person tomorrow. In Chicago fifteen of the sixty licenses issued the first day under the new law were for divorcees who wished to remarry their partners. It Is possible to be divorced in haste and repent at leisure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
The PsychOlOgicnI Moment

(GadSQen I1meS -NeWS)
 Now is the time. Gadsden Is the place. More houses are daily be- ing built, more business Is being done and more will be done. A campaign for new industries is being worked out. The opportuni . ties are here. It is simply a mat ter of letting the right people know about it and then show them that we mean business by co- operating with them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

An exchange says that there is no use making so much noise about Mag nus Johnson's election, since his sen- atorial term expires in March, 1925. By that time MT. Johnson himself will have made an ample sufficiency of noise to fill any local or national re- duirements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

The average citizen is excusable for losing his temper when he is advised to put in his winter coal supply now because the operators and miners can't get together on the most effective ways of gouging the consumer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
Now, Just Watch

(WiImington News-J JOurnaD
 A scientist has discovered that a queen bee lays 100000 eggs in one season, but 1t would be just like some king bee to strut around and act like he had laid 'em all himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

of congress, as proposed for the pur- pose of boosting the price of wheat, is that it would probably cost the country much more than the wheat growers are likely to lose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

German authorities are advising American tourists to bring along all the dollars they can get together. The sight of some real money would doubt less make the average German feel like a new man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
Should Work on the Roads
hawrence County Timesl

(LaWrence County Tlmes) Crops will soon be laid by and every citizen of this county, high or low, white or black. should spend few days on the roads of the county to put them in shape for winter travelling. It will be too late when winter has ar rived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

Reports of the large number of immigrants arriving off New York to get in under the August quota indicate that the melting-pot is being fired up for operation on a three-shift basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
One Naturally Wonders

J. P. Morgan sailed Saturady for rest and recreation. But he sailed for Europe. One naturally won ders what chance for rest and recreation anybody named Nor gan can have in Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

"A large percentage of our laws are new offices" complains contempo- rary, all of which taxpayers are in the humor to believe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
People Know What they Want
 Huntsville Times)

It follows that back home the people nearly always know best what they want when 1t comes to local legislation unless it is that some time fellows break into the legislature who are not represent ative of the public sentiment, al lowing their individual views to obtain rather than that of the peo- Dle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
THE ALABAMA PRESS
Deserves Better Roads
(Eufaula Citizen)

Barbour county citizens in the neighborhood of Louisville and Blue Springs are entitled to better roads than at present. To a man up a tree 1t looks like somebody is not on the job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
THE PARAGRAPHERS
Sad News in California
Washington Star)

Assertion by Ambassador George Harvey that Senator Hiram John son cannot be nominated for pres ident may not startle the country in general, but 1t will be sad news in California.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
Another Sex Problem

A hiker hiked along the road And did not hear my horn, Or at least pretended not to hear it, And l almost ran over the hiker, And I said: Say, what's the matter, You big saphead?" and several other
 things Accompanied by linguistic frills, And the hiker turned around, And o gosh! She wasn't the kind of hiker l thought
 he was. Darn those knickers! ID. D. s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

Marathon dances are seldom heard of these days, which strengthens the view that the greater the folly the shorter it's life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

Extra sessions of congress nearly always introduce extra supplies of worse than useless politics at bonus costs plus the politicians pretentious notions of what can be squeezed out of the taxpayers while they are not looking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
PREsUMPTIVE EVIDENCE

(Eastern Chronicle, Nova Scotia) Some think that a man who ap- pears in court with a discolored optic should be fined on general principles, as having been putting in without an invitation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
Another Law Suggested

est. Louis Globe -DemocraD
 Senator Cou2ens says that five per cent. beer is not intoxicating" unless one drinks too much. Have a law against drinking too much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
TOO RADl
(Lineville Iieadlight)

ILIftVIIIt 1ItdUIIBht1
 The melon crop is very short in this section for the time of year. Usually the town is full of melons by this time, but now they are scarce and high in price
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

It Is up to the voters to analyse the various claims and decide on which enc offers the greatest promise as a blooming success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

Of course, each of the five candi- dates for governor of Mississippi thinks that he alone is the one to make the state blossom like rose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

The model citizen is sometimes tho fellow whom the public has not yet gotten on to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

The trouble about people with 6 will of their own is that they are sel dom willing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

Maybe the reason he is called the ultimate consumer" is because he is the last one to be considered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

It sometimes costs as much to get out of society as to get inte it but it Is often better investment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

When a man pleads that he hasn't time, he might be reminded that he has all there Is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
Immune

He led charge at zero hour He sat beside the ring And saw boxing champ go down A most exciting thing. He still preserved a stoic calm When these wild deeds were done, For he had played game of golf And made a hole in one.
 -C. A. M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
T,kl7SIs.,laGORCH @BEARER.

A garbage-d disposal expert is coming to Birmingham to survey our situa- tion and to discover some way of get ting us out of the dump.
 What Jefferson county stands fin need of is new courthouse, not some additional unnecessary land.
 They say the county's purchase is 8 good investment. We'd hate to under take to try to sell it at two-thirds what the county paid for it, so is must have been a good investment for somebody.
 We feel sure that not a member of the board would have been willing to invest his own money in the purchase at the price paid by the county.
 The Tryst There is plymouth bass far, far
 away,
 A handsome brute in mail of gleam-
 ing black. I hear his sofe voice gurgling night
 and day;
 Across the misty hills it calls me
 back.
 It is a year since first our optics met Close by the shore where weeds
 were cool and damp, And all my days I never shall forget The fishy look that glimmered in his
 lamp.
 He leaped like lightning from the wa
 ters dim;
 There was whirl, struggle and a
 flash;
 He took my Pixie minnow home with
 him,
 Which set me back just ninety cents
 in cash.
 Tonight pack my grip and blow away To trail the errant plymouth to his
 lair.
 hear his soft voice gurgling all the
 day,
 And I have ninety cents invested
 there. Tourists There are the questioning ones, whose day is bounded on the North by Where? on the South by When? and on the East and West by How Do You know? Their naive rudeness towers like the Colossus of Rhodes, yet they Hitter along regardless. Then there are the motoring ones. Those who expect you to know just where Abbie Jones' sister, she who married a Ricksen, or Richardson, or well, anyway, they were from Boone, Ioway, you know. They look for lemons in June and rave about "the East" but when they sell the farm they locate here. And then come the sweet young things who are just about to embark on the schoolmarm special for Hono- lulu to spend that $34.17 buying ukuleles made in Newark by brown boys born in Utah. They think Hilo is Pele, and forever after speak of "the time was in Hawaii" How do the islands manage to stand up under the strain? Apples.
 California had it's hammer lady, but Wisconsin,, not to be outdone in the fine art of crime, comes to the front with an ax girl. It is an interesting study in atavism. A few generations ago that district was thickly studded with lumberjacks.
 Our new motor busses, the throb- ping press agent tells us, "are hailed as the most practical and beautiful motor coaches ever made"
 And what more beautiful than a motor bus?
 "Diet," says poultry expert, twill change the color of chickens" But most of them prefer cosmetics.
 "Rain of Fishes Cover Golf Course in Florida"
 Golf has not been the same in Flor ida since they started diluting Scotch with creosote.
 "The peace at Lausanne" says Le Temps, lis an American and Turkish victory" Diplomacy always makes strange bedfellows. | Immune He 1ed charge at zero hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
AGE-HERALD

as the Birmingham. Ala, pSseoffice as bd-class matter under ast eh OonSress, ch 6, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

llMEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ,.,
 e Associated Press is exclusively en''Ite~ ts be use for publication of all news dis- hes credited to 1t or not otherwise cFea-
 in this paper and also the local ne"S blished therein All rights of rsp3ohcA- of special dispatches herein are sAse E"- ved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02
REPRESENTATION RATES,

bUBSCRIPT HUN NA ESsF r-u- Mail tn United States and Canada-DAiiy Id Sunday, year, ss.50; Daily. without bnday. kf5oi Daily and Sunday. three onths. e2.50; Daily and Sunday; one onth. s6 cents; Sunday Ags-AsraIa. per hnum. s2.Bo. kversd hy Carrier-oaiiy hnd Sunday, week ke csntSi Daily and Sunday, month. eO kents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

|ERIoK L THOMPSON. .... President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

A disposal expert is coming to Birmingham to survey our situa- tion and to discover some way of get ting us out of the dump.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

What Jefferson county stands fin need of is new courthouse, not some additional unnecessary land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

"Diet," says a poultry expert, "wil change the color of chickens" But most of them prefer cosmetics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

NEWS BUREAUS
 3inKeou 500 Davidson Building Capital. Montgomery
 ...... First National Bank baiiaihs }sssse Valley Albany Decatur Daily Bids. laloasm .Newa Building ". ..........M Mountain Eagle Building ken Journal Building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

Our new motor busses, the throb- ping press agent tells us, "are hailed as the most practical and beautiful motor coaches ever made"
 And what more beautiful than a motor bus?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

California had it's hammer lady, bu Wisconsin, not to be outdone in tn fine art of crime, comes to the iron with an ax girl. It is an interestin study in atavism. A few generation ago that district was thickly studde with lumberjacks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

"Rain of Fishes Cover Golf Course in Florida"
 Golf has not been the same in Flor ida since they started diluting Scotch with creosote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

We feel sure that not member of the board would have been willing to invest his own money in the purchase at the price paid by the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

"The peace at Lausanne" says Le Temps, lis an American and Turkish victory"
 Diplomacy always makes strange bedfellows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-02

They say the county's purchase is 8 good investment. We'd hate to under take to try to sell it at two-thirds what the county paid for it, 50 is must have been a good investment for somebody.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-19

garden is a built-in window seat,
with bookcases in the corners at
each side.
At the front of the other side Of
the hall is the light, cheerful dining
room. A pair of corner china closets
give it a quaint charm. and a fire.
place across one orner adds to its
hospitable air. The fourth corner is
also cut across by the kitchen door,
giving the room an unusual and
pleasing shape.
Kitchen Aids
In the kitchen there are numerous
built-in conveniences. A separate
rear entry with a window in 1t is
provided for the refrigerator, From
this entry the basement steps are ac-
cessible, sc that laundry and ashes
may be taken out of doors without
intrusion into a spotless kitchen.
Each of the four bedrooms up
stairs has a corner location, with
windows on two sides. Each has a
clothes closet. and one has also a
built-in tray case. Near the bath
room there Is a linen case built-in.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-19

The home pictured here is an ex-
ample of modern small-house build
ing at its best. 1t has all the ele-
ments of economical construction
and the quality of excellent appear
ance.
here are seven large room with
an abundance of closets and built-in
features. Yet it is not too large to
be placed on an ordinary city lot,
leaving room for a driveway to the
garage.
The layout of rooms Is rectangu-
lar, an arrangement of which
Charles e. White, Jr., a leading ar
chitect of the country, has said:
Rectangular houses permit a better
arrangement of rooms than square
houses"
Sheltered Hall
The stair hall is sheltered by a
vestibule, containing a coat closet.
The living room occupies one side of
the house, with windows on three
sides, and a fireplace in the center
of the long outside wall. Under the
window which overlooks the rear