The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
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Today is Flag Day.

| Today is Flag Day.
We see that the legislature will be
asked to enact laws protecting the
wild life of the state. If this includes
Marathon dancing, we're agin it.
We also think that flies and mos.
quitoes should have special legisla-
ton. The Birmingham plan of dis
tributing garbage dumps, so that a
fly will never be far from home,
should be made compulsory through
out the state. Flies and mosquitoes
help to preserve the wild life by keep
ing both men and animals wild during
the summer. Some means should be
devised for keeping them wild during
the winter.
We are in favor Of protection for
the poor fish, especially suckers.
Some special sort of penalty should
be devised for those drivers who in
jure pedestrians and try to get away
without getting caught. Such attempts
to escape should be accepted as prima
acie evidence Of guilt.
What are we going to do when all
these federal prohibition agents are
discharged or suspended? Nobody
will have any protection at all against
wood alcohol.
Wood alcohol goes against the
grain.
"Borah Sees Party Issue in Prohi-
bition." Mebbe it's not a party issue,
but only an exit.
New Orleans leads the country in
consumption of habit-forming drugs.
The needle, Watson; we'll have to
look into this.
Golfers has almost elected Henry
Ford to the presidency.
The South doesn't want Ford for
president. The South wants Ford to
run Muscle Shoals. Mebbe this move
to make him president is to keep him
out of Muscle Shoals.
Perhaps Ford will get wise to this
scheme and refuse the nomination.
An American returned from abroad
says that Europe doesn't need credit.
No. What Europe needs is cash.
And Europe has discovered that
cash is a very different thing from
currency. They have plenty Of that.
A visiting judge Is said to be the
youngest circuit Judge in the state.
We prophesy that he will lose that
distinction in time.
We read that the federal agents
operating out of Birmingham de-
stroyed eight thousand dollars worth
of likker last week. What we want
to know is how this value is arrived
at. We have suspicion that the
bootleggers are profiteering and that
the market price is not fair inven-
tory price. This is a matter that
should be settled before the records
become clogged with inaccurate fig
ures.
If the price of the likker is not
rated lower, then we suggest that
some more reliable means Of arriving
at the bootlegger's income should be
followed.
The drug-stores will be closed to-
night from nine to eleven. Order
your soothing syrup early.
Many folks seem to be satisfied
with the status of negotiations for d.
visions Of rates on joint hauls between
the Warrior and the railroads, es-
pecially the railroads.
The city attorney advocates city
coming. We hope they put our office
in the temperate and not the torrid
zone this summer.
But how does the City attorney
stand on the auditorium?
No marriage licenses were issued
Tuesday in Jefferson county. What j.
so rare as such day in June?
1t is reported that many taxpayer!
Of Bibb county are opposed to tar
increases as brought about by reap
praisal of their property. Did yor
ever?
Retail Coal Men to Have Picnic.
Headline. Judging from prices
many people thought that was daily
affair with them.
Our toast today is: The Flag. MAY
it never wave over an unwa-thy PEG
pie.