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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Proposed Fees for stills

Another one of the jokers For which Alabama legislators are fa- nous appears in a bill by MT. Forman of Morgan providing for a fee of SIC to a sheriff for every still captured. It provides that the still must be identified as a still by the probate judge before the reward Is payable, The pro- hibitionists should rally to defeat this bill because about the only people that can surely identify "a still as a still" are distillers. We frankly admit that we couldn't walk up to any old combination of pipes and tin cans and say with certainty: This is a still"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
COTTON CONCENTRATION RATES


 During the period when railroads were adjusting rates to meet their own plans for building up business there was woven a rate fabric that was in- tended primarily as a net to catch tonnage. The public's side of the case was only a secondary consideration and was weighed only when the pres sure was such as to make it unavoid- able. In spite of the multitudinous re- adjustments by state and federal rate commissions there still remain what, from public viewpoint, are rate ab- surdities that persist only because they have been lost sight of for very null titude. As time goes on and as the unravelling processes proceed, more of these incongruities are uncovered and urged upon official attention for relief.
 Among these incongruities is the schedule which gives cotton from Ala bama points to Eastern mills a lower rate than may be charged on cotton between Alabama points. The Ala bama Farm Bureau, with 10000 cot ton growers in it's membership, de- mands that there be such adjustment of schedules as will allow concentra- tio1 in transit privileges for Alabama cotton moving between Alabama points. Under the law the Public Service Commission lacks authority to impose schedules desired, and so the Farm Bureau has presented to the legislature a measure, already ap- proved by the senate committee, au- thorizing the state commission to make such schedules as appear just and ap- propriate. It is hoped that the legis- lature will pass this measure, designed as it is to favor the movement of cot ton within Alabama and to relieve the farmer of some of the freight burden he is now called upon to carry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
By THOMAS R. MARSHALL Former Vice President of the
 United States

It Is not the slightest use to consider Americanization apart from immigration. The two sub jects go hand in hand. We cannot hope to get ahead if we devote ourselves to the training for citi- zenship of aliens within our bor- ders and take no heed of future arrivals. We shall be doubling on our tracks from ignorance to education back to ignorance again. The lesson of tho great war touch- ing the effect of the hyphenated citizen upon the stability of the republic was learned to no purpose If steps to prevent immigrants of the future from becoming hy- phenated Americans are not taken.
 The dark spot in our national life is not the natiVe-born citizen nor the wholly uncultured immi- grant, but rather the naturalized American who believes himself little better than the descendant of the men who founded tho re- public. He may have lifted his hand to high heaven and taken a solemn obligation to be loyal to the constitution and the traditions of the republic, but If he ceased to be modest and forgot that a fa- vor had been conferred upon him he became a potential danger, do not speak of naturalized oiti- zens as a group. but of individuals who by writing and speaking seek to stir, up prejudices in America and to array one class of Ameri- cans against another.
 Men are not naturalized just be- cause they speak the English lam guage, although that Is one of the first qualifications. It Is required. not because the English language Is a better language than any other, but because 1t happens to be the language of the vast ma jority of our people. Our Declara- ton of Independence, our consti- tuition, our laws are all written in English. wish that all our citi- zens, naturalised and alien. could use the English language. This would do away with foreign lam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
What wiI He DOg

" dSHlilBtOn FoSt)
 The question that now arises is, What will Stresemann do to the industrial magnates? If he is really determined to rescue Ger many he will compel these mag mates to deliver up their wealth and will also force them to bring back to Germany the billions they have on deposit in foreign coun- tries. He can do this, but 1t will be the act of a Bismarck, and Stresemann is not of the Bismarck mold. He has been a mild, milk and-water socialist, and nothing in his career indicates that he will develop into a strong chancellor. Nevertheless, he has accepted of- flee in a great crisis and he has a great opportunity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Real Civic Pride GtorN

It should be the purpose Of every enterprising citizen of this city and of each of the cities of this good county. to always have in mind the salient points of ad- vantage which our section has and to be ready and willing to pass along this information. Thls country's future depends in a very large measure on the ability of the business men to visualize its fine opportunities and then to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
BUYING SUPPLIES IN ALABAMA

A bill is soon to be introduced into the legislature providing that all state and county officials shall purchase their stationery, books, blanl-books, office supplies and materials for use in their offices and departments from persons, firms or corporations within the state. The general principle of this measure is sound, but failure by those who drafted it to include any thing as to prices and conditions gov erning such purchases left a fatal weakness. All things being equal, these materials should be bought in Alabama. That is one way to en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
The Greedy Should Ponder

(CIeveland Plain Dealer) Shines and his kind should ponder. They should choose at once between the alternatives of a truly democratic regime which will treat them with fairness, but without favor and a red flood of communism which will destroy them and the sources of their wealth and shatter the productive ness of the German realm. If they get out in time they may save a great deal. If they stay in too long they will invite the deluge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
PRESS COMMENT ON
 FOREIGN SITUATION
The Question to Consider
(Chicago News)

Offended pride is a sorry sub stitute for sound national consid- erations. Great Britain is free to act in pursuance of it's needs, just as in France, and the only queS- ton soberly to be considered is whether anything France and Bel gium are now invited to do would be detrimental to them. The fact is that the solution of the Ruhr problem proposed by Great Britain would yield positive and great benefits, economic and moral, to the allies, to Germany and to the rest of the world. The alterna- tive is chaos, with dangerous un- rest and friction all over Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
The Mosquito Pest
Admission star)

There has been much rainy weather this summer and it has been followed by some very warm weather. The combination of dampness and heat makes the breeding of mosquitoes easy anu the result is that portions of An niston that seldom have been troubled with mosquitoes in the past now find them very serious annoyance. The great trouble about the mosquito pest is that 1t Is a grave menace to health. They gather the poison of damp places and carry 1t to the people and the result is malaria, which should not be known in this high and healthy place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
A HARD BLOW

VI q VT IFFK4N4 ?
 Mrs. Brown: Yer ain't lookin' too happy today. Mrs. Jones. Whats up?"
 Mrs. Jones: What's up? Jones has been promising all week to take me and Billy to see Charlie Chaplain, and this morning, half an hour ago. just as we was get ting ready, his strike was declared off and he had to go back to ~ark. That's what's upg'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Opposed to the Change

We have discussed this subject on several occasions and have ta- ken the stand that the present system of selecting county super should be retained. We found that the side favoring the change to the old system of select Ing the superintendent of educa- tion by popular vote was more Ve- hement than the other, but that those favoring the present system far out numbered the others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Pressing Germany
(DaIlas NeWs)

Great Britain Is seeking to res cue Germany from the predica- ment of either having to submit to France or of being over whelmed by the consequences of resistance. It is at least debatable that effort was made impractica- ble by the delay in beginning it. Great Britain can not immediately terminate the negotiations with France. and 1t looks as if only a short continuance of them would be needed to compel Germany to make the decision which France Is inexorably pressing upon 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
It Is Up to France
Chattanooga Times)

N~1IattuItVUB a IIIutbT
 Under the circumstances 1t is difficult to see how Europe could engage in a general war just now or for quite a while to come-un- less France should go mad and at- tempt an enterprise of conquest. France Is the only country in Eu- rope that Is really prepared for war, but 1t Is unthinkable that the republic would Haunt world opin- ion and eventually the armed op- position of all nations by attempt ing a Napoleonic campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
should Shy at Home
(Huntsville Tlmesl

KHuNtsVIIIV IIWcsJ
 It is now definitely decided that whatever gasoline tax there must be shall be equally divided as be- tween the sixty-seyen counties of the state. none of 1t to remain Tn state treasury Our policy has been to keep all of the tax origi- hating in Madison county in Madi. son county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
The HIKhway Commission

Greensboro Watchman)
 The Alabama senate, by vote of three to one, passed bill abol- ishing the state highway commis- sion as at present constituted and substituted in It's stead a com mission composed of three men. The present highway board has not given general satisfaction, and there is war upon 1t from all parts of Alabama. The people want a new deal and are happy at the prospect of getting same at an early day. Hale county has received "raw deal" from the old commission and will shed no tears at its passing,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Campaign of Publicity

NoPl AHS Ileiu. RepuDllcan)
 The publication of the British notes is highly significant because 1t shows that Great Britain is now ready to press it's deferred cam paign of publicity with the ex- press purpose of mobilizing public opinion the world over against the policies for which Premier Poin- care stands. This Is a development the importance of which can hard ly be overstated. and its effects will be felt in the United States as well as elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
NeeAn Snfety Cntch
(Opelika News1

Our governor evidently needs A safety catch on the pardon gun. His experience with Pick" Ro- den should have been a warning. However, he made q worse break when he paroled the notorious "ShNaveport Sally" of Mobile. Slow up. governor. Courts and judges are usually right when they convict and sentence crimi- nal,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Where Is tho DifcferoneV

(TalladeEa Daily Home(
 It takes from five to six bushels of wheat to make a barrel of flour, and wheat at about ninety cents. Where goes the difference, when people have to pay from eight to twelve dollars a barrel for the flour7 It is another ease of two-cent hides and ten-dollar shoes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
vaIue of Demonstration
(Gadsden JournaD

A splendid illustration of the value to a county of farm dem onstration agent has been fur nished in Etowah in the last few days. Scores and scores of far mers from every section of tho county have been thronging the office of c. E. Stapp. the demon- stration agent. for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Just a Tip
(Tuncaloosa NeWs)

(Tuscaloos4 News)
 A large number of New Eng land manufacturers are to visit the South for the purpose of looking Into the matter of transferring some of their industrial plants to more favorable location in the South. They can call their jour- ney ended if they came to this city-for nowhere can they find a more suitable place than right here in Tuscaloosa. There are many advantages, and net the least is the Warrior river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

It is hardly probable that President Coolidge, while considering the full coal bin, is overlooking the history of the ''full dinner pair' as an effective vote-getter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Perhaps by the time the hard-coal operators and miners settle their diff ferences, most people will have laid in their winter fuel supply, and then everybody will be satisfied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

seeking aid in the fight on the army worm or cotton leaf worm. This cotton pest is reported to be attacking the fields in every sec- ton of the county. Many farmers did not heed the warning given a week or so ago, and did not be- come alarmed until they actually saw the worm at work in their own fields, or their neighbors. But now that there is need to fight, and to fight quick and hard, they have turned with one accord to the demonstration agent and he is lending them every aid he can.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
THE ALABAMA PRESS
Might HeIp Some

(Greene County Democratl
 All of the gasoline tax money in the provisions of the bill are to go to the counties In equal shares. It ought to help some In getting some of the ruts smoothed out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Each viaduct, underpass or other means of protection which the rail- roads establish against deadly grade crossings yields to the carriers net profit in public good will which can not be obtained any other way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
The Very Name Obnoxious

The people of Alabama are not going to be satisfied with this legislature unless the convict lease system is abolished. Just the name Itself is obnoxious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
nrzDrpur OE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
 The Associated Press IS exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published therein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

therefore, will remain. It will be admitted that so long as a govern ment stands 1t has the right to say who may enter it's Jurisdiction and upon what terms and condi- tions. In the old days we per nitted men who were desirous of obtaining cheap labor to meet im- migrants at the ports of entry and to defect them from the natural vocation of their lives. In this way we set new arrivals apart from the rest of the community. We did not try to mix them with Americans, and thus they were deprived of the very thing that would have trained them into our habit of thought and ways of liv- ing. We were quite willing that old world habits, customs and tra- ditions should exist in the homes and communities of these people if they they would only perform the tasks of life for less than tho American laborer demanded. This was good thing for the man who hired them and q bad thing for the republic, as shown by the fact that when the hour of trial came we found bodies in America and hearts in Europe.
 If congress really desires to lift some Of the burdens off of the shoulders of farmers 1t has 1t within it's power to do so. Europe Is filled with law abiding farmers who would like to come to Amer ica. The congress can permit their entry on condition that they will work upon the farms of America. This would assure req sonably cheap labor to the agri- culturist. Those who came would not settle in groups, but one by one each would take his place at the side of real Amerian. This policy would solve future prob lems. It will take a long time to saturate a foreign-born commu- nifty with the vital principles of the American government, but through the process of assimlla- tion the hyphenate and the dema- gogue may be eliminated.
 Copyright. 1923. by Twenty first
 Century Press)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

embrae them. We are glad to note that there are in this county iu Andalusla, in Opp, in Florala and in many of the smaller centers, far-sighted men who are invest ing their capital and laying the foundation for 8 great industrial and agricultural development.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Germany's proposed internal loan seems to be in the nature of stand process of financing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Cuno announced that he is not look ing for sympathy. Happy are those who expect nothing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
sI1RsCRIPTIoN RATEs:

By Mall In United States and Canada- Daily and Sunday, year, $s.50; Daily without Sunday, S7.50; Daily and Sun day, three months, $2.50; Daily and Sunday, one month, S5 cents; Sunday Age-Herald, per anuum, $25O. Delivered by Carrier-Daily and Sunday, week, 20 cents; Daily and Sunday, month, S5 cenIs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, post office as second- class matter under act of Congress, March 6. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
MAKING AMERICANS OF ALIENS A VITAL PROBLEM

guage newspapers, which for some immigration. Translations reveal that editors of these papers as- sume to speak more authorita- lively upon this subject than pa. pers printed exclusively in Eng fish. They tell us in foreign tongues the duty of the American people. Their views, of course, are diverse,
 If had my individual say I should stop immigration for few years and devote myself to tho task of getting rid of the foreign languages now used in this coun- try, not because of any opposition to the man of foreign birth who desires to be a law-abiding citi- zen, but because our election laws are so loose that many foreigners who have the right of suffrage support wrong principles, not through malice or evil intent, but as the result of the demagogieal talk of naturalized Americans. We spend money to teach the English language and the prin- ciples of our government to for eign-born citizens. This is a proper expenditure of public funds against which l offer no protest. But I submit there is short cut which will save time and trouble, Let the constitution again be amended so as to provide that no person shall become a voter who cannot read, write and speak the English language, Notwithstand- ing all the blatant talk about the wrongs and evils of American life, the demagogue, deep down in his heart, knows that the principles of this government are sound to the core and that the ballot Is the one great weapon which can keen them sound. Deny the ballot to our foreign language users and we will have gone far toward rid- ding ourselves of the hyphenated citizen.
 Whatever I may think about tho temporary suspension of the im- migration laws, know they will not be completely suspended. The problem of making Americans, o,,.k kraa t1,aur We ara pIad ta pota
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Whatever I may think about tho temporary suspension of the im- migration laws, I know they will not be completely suspended. The problem of making Americans,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
NEWS BUREAUS

FREDERICK | THOMPSON. President
The Colorado statesman., 1923-03-10
Y. M. c. A. NOTES.

Work on the plans for the great
erything else into the background.
Team formation Is practically com
plete, and all that now remains is to
await the time of the formal opening
of the drive, and then fall in line.
The latest work has been the forma-
ton of the teams under their division
al generals" There will be two reg
ular adult divisions, embracing six
teams each, and an auxiliary division
composed of two teams of boys. These
boys are from the Hi-Y and Employed
Boys groups, and will have kind of
Il general" of their own.
international Secretary Robert Il.
De Frantz will arrive in the city next
Monday evening, and will assist in the
drive, remaining until it is over 1t is
expected that his presence will add
great inspiration to the effort.
At huge dinner on the evening of
March 16 the clans will gather for in
structions and assignments. The next
VIII be a great mass meeting on Sun
day afternoon the 18th, at which Gov
ernor Sweet, president of the Denver
Association, and International Secre-
tary De Frantz will be the speakers
From that moment the drive viii be
"on" for good, and from then to the
finish.
The meeting tomorrow (Sunday) aft
ernoon will be held at the New Hope
Baptist Church, Ogden street and
Twenty-fifth avenue. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Robert f. Rockwell will be the
principal speaker The Prince of Abys-
sinia and Bishop of the Coptic Church
will also be present and will speak.
The meeting will begin at 3 :45 o'clock
and will be open to the public.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-03-10

this week at Manual Training High
School
The Employed Boys staged a Other
Fellow Social at the "Y'' building hast
Tuesday evening and real enjoyable
evening was spent by all present. The
program consisted of group singing,
piano selections by Donald Brown, Ar
mold Caldwell, Howard Nelson singing
by the Employed Boys Trio, James
Washington, Melvin Phillips and Ed
ward Davis, and other stunt numbers
which went to make up real HE
Boys" program. Ice cream and cake
were served to all at the close of the
program. William Clark, president of
the club, was in charge and made Il
fine master of ceremonies. Look out,
Hi-Y Club, these fellows are right on
your heels.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-03-10
PRINCE OF ABYSSINIA
Addresses Denver colored Civic Asso-
citation.

sThe large crowd that attended the
March meeting of the DENVER COL
ORED CIVIC ASSOCIATION at 2630
Welton street Wednesday night en-
joyed rare treat when the Prince of
Abyssinia, speaking on the Rape of
Africa, the Great Crime of the Age"
delivered one of the most scholarly
end eloquent addresses ever heard in
Denver. For exactly one hour he held
his audience spellbound by interesting
historical references and beautiful de-
scriptions that meant food for thought
by all present.
THE DENVER COLORED CIVIC
ASSOCIATION has been addressed by
many notables in the few years of its
history, but by none more able than
the GIANT PRINCE and BISHOP of
the Reformed Coptic Church of AZ
RIGA.
A liberal offering was taken up TO
aid him in his great mission.