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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Alabama's Child Labor
(Montgomery Timesl

J
 Alabama's child labor law has achieved highly satisfactory results. It has been the subject of warm approval and praise by welfare workers the country over. The national child labor committee, which has made a survey of work ing conditions among children, shows a decrease of 70,315 in the children employed in gainful occu- pations in the state during the ten years from 1910 to 1920. Accord ing to this survey in 1910, sixty one per cent. of the boy population was engaged in labor in the state, and forty-one per cent of the girl population The figures now show that reduction to thirty per cent. of the boy workers and seventeen per cent. of the girl workers has been brought about for the decade by the beneficent and supervisory operations of the law, says the Selma Times. The national child labor organization is now promot- ing constitutional amendment which would take control of child labor legislation away from the states and place it in the hands of the federal government. The su- preme court, some r.sne ago, hand ed down decision that the na- tional child labor law was not constitutional statute and that it infringed upon the rights of the states. An easy solution of the problem, and one which would es- tablish satisfactory conditions in all industries, would seem to be the general adoption of state child labor laws embracing the principles and Requirements written ipts the law obtaining in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Public Record of Business

At the instance or the Alabama Press Association a number of bills are being introduced in the state legislature for the purpose of mak- ing public the administration of the affairs of state institutions, city and county governments, etc., so that the people of the state may be fully and accurately informed of the acts of public officials. Among the things provided for in these bills is the publication of regular financial statements by all boards or officials handling public funds; the publication of a report of all tax assessments, giving the names of the property owners and the value placed upon the property; the publication of the minutes of the meetings of cigy and county governments, trustees of staSe ed ucational institutions, and the pub lication of all reports of examiners of public accounts. Adoption of the proposed bills would place be- fore the people the full facts re- garding the handling of their money and administrator of their affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Iris Not the Past By REV. II. C. OFFEKMAN

It's not what you are, but what you become, that counts.
 Anyone who expects to live on iiIs past finds, by and by, that all he can do is to die on his part.
 Be sure Of yourselr, have con fidence Ill yourself; and plunge, take chances, and. smash ahead.
 You may be the .hcir of al, the ages" but unless you are the king of the day in which you live, your name will be forgotten.
 Love Goo, conquer the evil Inf u- ences of today, and mold tomorrow,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
STAMPS
(W ashington Starr

w dSHlnBJOl OldTl
 Mistakes and corrections in stamps are grist to the mil of the collector, and the number of stamps requiring correction that govern ments have issued is quite surprisi ing. Generally the imperfect or un- corrected stamp becomes rare and valuable. The latest reported incl dent of this nature is that of Ire lands green two-penny postage stamp, which was brought out in December. The body of that stamp is a map of the green island, but 1t is said not to show any boundary between Ulster and the rest of the island, and thus not to define the Irish Free State. It is reported that the postal authorities of the Irish Free State withdrew the stamp and resorted to the use of the English two-penny stamp surcharged, or overprinted, with the words Saor- stat Eireann, ortthe Gaelic for Irish Free State. Philatelists are already reaching out for the old stamps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Andalusia's New Station
(Andalusia Star)

Andalusia is going to be given an up-to-date passenger and freight de- pot at an early date. Perhaps the time will come when we will get some modern passenger coaches also on the Montgomery, Graceville line. You cannot tell what the Louisville and Nashville management might do for the best paying piece of road in their whole system, once they begin to open up their heart and their eyes to the needs of their patrons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Alabama Press
For Senator Underwood (Opelika Daily News)

If there is to be clean cam paign, one without Strings tied to 1t, one whose sole purpose and in tent it is to nominate Oscar W. Un- derwood as the democratic eand!- date for the high office of presi- dent, we announce that we se in, of and for that campaign.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
MAKING PROGRESS

Lexington (Ky.) Herald)
 We haven't quite yet gotten vice entirely suppressed, but we have the vice president W nere he, can | do any special damage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
ECONOMIC NOTE
(Punch)

IUHCHJ Our sympathy goes out to Tax payer" who advertises 8 beautiful treasury note wallet for sale, or would exchange for something use ful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

The assertion of Senator Owen of Okla homa that the supreme court has no right to declare acts of congress unconstitutional brought forth protest from some of his col leagues. There are many who think this not only the courts right but it's duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Eventide

When eventide is falling
 And clouds are red and gold And labors cease and blissful peace
 Descends upon the fold, When birds have ceased their calling Upon the silent lea, There comes queer and nameless fear To haunt the heart of me. A haunting mem'ry whitties My peace of mind away, A feeling vague th&t comes 70 prague
 My soul at close of day. I gotta fetch some vittles
 Unto my humble cot. Some chops or steak or eggs or cake l can't remember what. After all, it is winter until it's spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

There appears to be an increase in the prosperity of electric railways. Congress is almost of opinion that the fares in the city of Washington should go back ot five cents That, indeed, would be normalcy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Missed

The motorist was running wild
 Along the boulevard, And missed a frail and feeble child By almost half a yard. My aim is very poor today" He said, and rumbled on his way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Sportsrnanship

A snowball smote him on the head And made him sad and sore. "There ought to be a law" he said,
 "To make lem holler 'Forer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

What do frequent trips to Montgomery have to do with building an auditorium?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

We see that there is objection to the one man cars on some lines. Perhaps it isn't so much the one-man as the one-entrance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

Policeman on guard at an Evanston church refused to admit three prominent citizens who claimed they knew the vice president of the United States. And when you come to think of it, it is kinda strange to find three citizens who know the vice president of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

Reading headline pertaining to announc- ing another expose of wrestling, we suppose the game is back to normalcy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

The passive war" in the Ruhr is reminis cent of the old poker game in the Press Clu where everybody played with stack 0 I. o. Us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
T 7l177I1 . -
 The Fireman's Motto

o, fireman, brave and bold and gay, We fain would sing your praises. So tell us, then, your motto, pray Said the fireman: "Go to blazesw
 E. Pluribus Unum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

This is the time of year when the Auto Show appears in the offing, and many a mans wife makes up his mind to buy new car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

They say down at the city hall that tht auditorium situation is satisfactory. To whom?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

"Horn-Rim Glasses Are Out of Style" The Intellectual Set is ruint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

carved noble jest last night. A gem of purest wit;
 It was a quip of beauty bright, A wheeze of unalloyed delight. And now I sit me down to write And cannot think of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
The Crisis

Owing to the recent excavations in Egypt, the mummy gown is the latest stunt in femi- nine apparel. Great is King Tutankhamen! After 5000 years he reaches from the tomb with a withered hand and puts another crimp in fathers bank roll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
BRITAIN'S AWKWARD POSITION

The French invasion of the Ruhr has placed Great Britain in an awkward predica- ment. She is left in the position of tenta- lively supporting an ally whose policies she
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

f'The climate" says meteorologist, "Although getting warmer, is also grow ing more severe"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

Which makes it as simple As an insurance policy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

Isodora Duncan has sailed from these in hospitable shores, leaving us steeped in hope less barbarism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Jb,-JoReEBEARER.

It is peculiar coincidence at the grade crossings, that, when the freight trains are backing and filling, they never quite clear the crossing, either with engine or rear end, until ready to pull out for good. Meanwhile city traffic waits. Why?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

To whom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

Entered at the Birmingham, As. postonies
 6, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
FOUR MEN ARE HURT
WHEN AUTOS COLLIDE

-Four white men were slightly in
jured and one automobile and two
trucks were badly damaged from
motor vehicle accidents occurring
within the limits of Birmingham
proper Monday morning. Police off
GERS investigating the accidents stat
ed that both were unavoidable, the
cars col]iding at intersections.
ii. Bloomstone, 1919 Fourth ave-
nue., north, the most seriously in
jured of the four, was taken to Bir-
mingham General hospital by Lige
10y. After receiving medical atten-
tiCn he was discharged. Nick Toule-
alos. 3532 Tenth avenue; Leo Strain
1928 Pike avenue, and j. A. Mize,
2703 Avenue G, were the other three
victims, they sustaining minor cuts
or bruises. They received medical at
tention at their respective resi-
dences.
Bloomstone was injured, according
to Officers Helton and Propst when
a Dodge truck he was driving struck
an automC bile driven by Toulealos
at Eighth avenue and fourth
street, north. Strain was injured
when driving Ford truck south on
Fourteenth street, he colliding with
truck driven by Mize, which was
headed east on Eighth avenue, &C.
cording to Officers Reed and Eddins.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
JITNEY STARTER LAW
SUPREME COURT
FOR FINAL DECISION

Starte' on local jitney lines Will
remain in authority if the validity of
the ordinance passed by the city com
mission January 25 creating the Of
flee has to be proved before the SUI
preme court of Alabama, w. B. Cloe,
commissioner of public safety, and
A. c. smith, jitney commissioner, de-
clared in statements made Monday
afternoon.
Decision in the temporary injunc-
tion granted, restraining the city
from enforcing the ordinance on two
jitney lines in the city, granted Jan
uary 81 by Judge Roger Snyder of
the civil division, circuit court, and
which was given a hearing before
Judge Snyder last Saturday. is ex
pected Tuesday. Judge Snyder held
up his decision from the hearing, in
order that he might make a careful
study OF merits of the case as pre-
sented ny both plaintiff and defen-
dants.
Horace C. Afford, local attorney.
wh6 represented the jitney drivers
at the hearing, contended that the
| ordinance was unconstitutional mas
much as the starters were not re-
| CURED TO make a report of any de-
| scription to the city comptroller of
| the amount or number Of their COL
lections. On this same ground Afford
| secured a decision from Police Re-
| corder Henry j. Martin Thursday aft
| ernoon to the effect that the bill
was unconstitutional The decision of
! Judge Martin was handed down in
| the case of e. l.. Manuel, 220 Nine
teenth street, south, Glen Iris jitney
driver arrested for refusal to pay
| r. NJ. Bishop, starter" for the Glen
Iris line, his fee of 20 cents per diem
for acting in the capacity of start
er as required in the ordinance
adopted by the commission. Manuel
! was discharged.
The city claims that the bill is
! legal as it aids in regulating iitney
| traffic and keeps down confusion
among the drivers, which results in
better service to the public.
Smith stated Monday afternoon
that the ordinance is favored by %
! per cent of the drivers, as where it
is enforced, they make less trips per
day but haul more passengers. lie
stated that on the lines that have
nc starters confusion arises and prac-
| tically TO service is rendered the
public, which condition does not ex-
list on those lines that are governed
| by the starters.
| The bill passed by the commission
provides that a starter, having po-
lice authority, shall be placed at the
end of each line whose duty it shall
be to keep the jitneys running in
rotating order, unless they are held
up for mechanical repairs. For his
services in that capacity the starter
is authorized in the ordinance to col
lect fee of rs cents per day from
! each driver.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
MOTHER STATES
AMAZING F ACTS
Mrs. Sharpe Declares
Daughter Helpless for
Months, Restored by
Tanlac = Gains As
Pounds

my daughter. who is now eighteen,
says 'Tanlac and mama are the dear.
est friends she has, recently stated
Mrs. II. A. Sharpe, 1904 N street,
Richmond. Va.
Alma first began to have slight
trouble with her stomach and soon
rheumatism developed all over her
body. When she began taking Tan
lac she had been in bed seven months
and was as helpless as an infant.
She grew SO pale and thin it brought
tears to my eyes, for had little hope
of her getting Well
After few doses of Tanlac she
asked for something to eat and soon
she was sleeping better and com
planning less. Her Improvement from
then on was pid and was the hap
! piest woman in the world when l saw
ter health was restored. She now
weighs one hundred and forty-five
pounds. which makes gain of forty
! five pounds, and her cheeks are hike
! roses Tanlac Will have my lifelong
praise
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
gists.
over thirty-five million bottles
sold.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
EXPLOSION IN POWER
STATION HALTS WORK
IN INDUSTRIAL PLANTS

Mines and industrial plants served
nv the North Birmingham substation
of the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company, Twent-eighth
street and Thirtieth avenue, north,
,.,ara unable to function Monday. fol-
lowing an explosion In the substa-
tion Sunday night. Officials of tho
COMPANY stated Monday night that
they had been unable to secure crews
to repair the damage and that IL was
probable the concerns served by the
station would be able to operate on
part time only Tuesday.
An investigation of the explosion
Monday disclosed that a 100 h. V. a.
transformer had blown out ana a
small part of the building wrecked
nv the explosion. Due to the con-
gested condition OF the company
service resulting from the sleet
storm of Sunday the amount OF
damage to the substation was not
ascertained Monday.
The explosion which ruined the
transformer and blew the door OF
the substation building off occurred
at about 9:45 o'clock sunday nlgnt.
Trucks of the Birmingham Fire de-
partment answered an alarm from
the station but departed after re-
porting the explosion to the company
when the fire resulted from the
blast. Officials of the company were
at loss Monday night to account
for the explosion. They believe.
however that it was due to short
circuit caused by sleet freezing on
the wires feeding the station. 1t
was first thought that the blast was
brought about by the lightning ar
roster at the station. This theory
was discarded Monday
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06

SACRIFICING STEAM
HEAT FOR ELECTRICITY

Monday afternoon the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company
had to decide between the relative
value of electric lights and steam.
With the hydro transmission lines
failing to deliver enough current,
the Birmingham steam plant had to
be put into commi ssion.
In order to supply all the cleo
tr!city we could for lighting and
power purposes we were forced 10
divert steam from the regular heat
ing plant and let 1t be used for max
ing electricity" said +. V. Under
wood. assistant general manager.
This. of course, was felt chiefly
in the downtown section, where our
steam heat Is mostly used. We felt
however that It was better to min
imize on steam heat and concen-
trate on light and power. More steam
heat Will be turned into the mains
just Is soon as the hydro transmits :
sion lines deliver enough current for
Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
81 PER CAPITA IS
YEARLY FIRE Loss,
SAYS CIVIC GUEST
MuIhauer Tells His Audience
There Is a Fire Every
Minute in the United
States

Every American man, woman and
child pays 81 per annum to the fire
god, according to G. B. Mulhauer,
general agent of the Underwriters
Laboratories, Chicago, who was prin-
cipal speaker at the Monday luncheon
of the Civic Forum of the Chamber
of Commerce. John Fl. Adams. pres
: ident of the O'Neal Lime Works, pre-
sided.
I'm contrast TO the bill of 81 per
capita paid for fire losses In the
! United States" said Mr.. Mulhauer,
1.-The Briton pays SO cents, the French
5s cents and the Hollander IL cents.
5 Holland, having no lumber, has built
: of stone. but all Europe is careful
of the fire hazard by reason of its
heritage of frugality.
The American property loss by
fire Is $500, 100000 year and the
loss of life is $4,000 humans, while
there are four school houses burned
per day. There is fire every min
ute OF the day.
"Seventy-five per cent of the fires
occur la homes. The same man who
has all sorts of fire fighting and fire
preventive appliances at his factory
will ignore fire preventives in the
construction of his home and its
daily conduct. Women are fearfully
careless in allowing the accumulation
of trash. There should be no such
thing as spring cleaning. 1t should
be unnecessary. To the woman who
tells mo that trash is bound to accu
mulate, / will point out a battleship,
where things are always clean and in
their place, although operated by
mere men.
Low Rates Preferred
Rapid progress in fire prevention
methods seems slow in this general
lon, but we should talk 1t to our chill
dren SO that their growing minds will
not accumulate the careless attitude
which we of today have. Fire insur-
ance companies do not wish high
fire rates, because they follow heavy
fire losses in community and heavy
drain on the companies footing the
bill. They prefer doing business In
communities where the losses are
small and the rates correspondingly
low, because the net returns are
greater in such localities.
Most Fires in Homes
THAT community will have the
lowest fire insurance rates where
there are the most people who are
careful in their factories and in their
homes. It-is quite as much an indi-
vidual affair in the long run, be-
of the fires are in the homes of the
land where individual attention
would obviate Them
DR.. Hershey spoke Interestingly of
some of his work while in the insur-
ance business in Birmingham before
entering the ministry. He visited a
factory and asked the operator if the
nearby fire plug was in working con-
dition. The owner did not know; he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06

had not investigated. The fire mar
shall came along and investigated.
The plug was opened and no water
came. 1t was on dead end and
trash had accumulated and gummed
it up.
blew Plug Away
In another case a plug near a fac
tory that had not been tested in a
long time was given test. As soon
as the water was turned on the plug
blew away. 1t was not moored
tightly.
In large downtown establish
ment he asked the owner how about
his fire extinguishers. The man
said he thought they were all right.
He had had them for years. Presum-
ably they were as good as ever. Dr..
Hershey tested IL of them and found
that nine of the eleven were "caked"
and, Therefore, useless in case of fire.
The Outside Fire Trap
In still another large business es-
tablishment investiga tion showed
that the elevator shaft was exposed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06

George Winters, charged with kill
ing I. S. Mills, on a Pratt Ensley
car tho night of August 3, 1922, was
placed on trial in criminal court
Monday before Judge John Mckinley
of Eutaw, who is assisting in clear
ing the criminal docket of the Tenth
Judicial circuit. Fritz Thompson,
special attorney general and Assis-
tant Solicitor Willard Drake. repre-
sent the state, while John w, Altman
is counsel for the defendant.
Winters, a striking shopman. and
secretary of the executive committee
of the six shop crafts, is charged
with killing Mills. a strike breaker
employed by the Illinois Central Rail
road company. A numbeR of wit
nesses have been subpoenaed on each
side and it is expected that the trial
of the case will consume several
d3vs
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
Simple Way to
!, Take OFF Fat

There. can be nothing simpler than TAX
ing convenient little tablet four times
each day until your weight is reduced to
normal. That's adjust purchase a case
of Marmola Prescription Tablets from
your druggist for one dollar. the same
price the world over. Follow directions
no starvation dieting or tiresome exercis.
ing. Eat substantial food-bs as lazy as
you like and keep on getting simmer
And the best part of Marmola Prescription
Tablets is they are harmless. That is
your absolute safeguard. Purchase them
from your druggist or send direct to
Marmola Co., 1912 Woodward Ave. De-
troit. Mich.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
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MELTON IN NEW BERTH

Quimby Melton. former Birming-
ham newspaper man, has resigned as
southern manager of Allied News
papers, Inc, to become head of the
advertising department of Interna-
tional Proprietaries, Inc, of Atlanta,
manufacturers and distributors of
Tanlac and other proprietaries. Mr..
Melton will have charge of all news
paper advertising of the company,
according to announcement from At
lanta. 1t is understood increased APP
preparations for this work have been
made available for 1928.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-06
STORM DOES NOT STOP WINTERS ON TRIAL IN
SALE OF LICENSE TAGS SHOP STRIKE KILLING

Six hundred and twenty one dogs
tags have been sold so far during
the year. stated E. w. Ellis of the
license department. After the first
of March the penalty of 81 will be
added to the tax now in effect maxi
ing the total SO. There were quite
a number of tags sold Monday.
City jitney licenses sold amounted
to 16S, - for suburban jftneys OPP
Grating into the city from outlying
sections, and $50 dray licenses have
been issued, according to Mondays
report.
A total of $50 chauffeurs have
paid their licenses, according to A.
c. Smith. who has charge of COL
Letting chauffeur licenses. Arrests
will be made as rapidly as the police
can check up as there are. approx
mately 1900 chauffcurs who should
pay license operating In the city,
Mr.. Smith stated.