The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
heOnce OUe,.
The Prince of Walss Is Of Asin :?
ny H. [. PHILLIrs

The Prince of Waies is OH ABin' E There's nothing else can be done about it. England has got to put straps on the Prince of Wales horses. The best tumbler any European royal family ever had has done jack-knife dive off an other hunter In this case the horse carried signs on both sides clearly read ing Passengers Will Not Alight When Horse Is In Motion," but the prince lg- nored it.
 The Prince of Falls--beg pardon Wales, landed on his neck in ditch at Ellington Manor. This is an eighteen ditch course. The prince has made per feet falls into sixteen of them. This makes his score sixteen down and two to go. If he makes it in par he will come into permanent possession of the cup awarded by the International Bone- setters' Club to the man going over the greatest number of race courses m season on his neck and shoulders.
 The princes riding habits are very em- barrassing to the royal family. All the newspaper photographs taken ot him during the past two years show him standing on his head
 Horses have been broadcasting the prince all over the lot. He has been do- ing most of his travelling through the air. Any horse that doesn't know the prince is considered disqualified and promptly taken out behind the barn and shot for breaking precedents instead of collar bones.
 The steed that was so abruptly de- serted by. the prince last week was splendid jumper named "Al Off" He was by Upset" out of "There He Goes. ," GA cousin of Acrobat" by "Pick Me Up" out of Ambulance"
 The trouble with the young prince is that he always is trying to finish ahead of his horse.
 As a rule he confines his riding to steeplechase courses, but a few weeks ago he entered a race on flat as reg ularly qualified jockey. He lost this race, but kept his seat. This exceeded the fondest expectations of the general public. Also those of the prince. (And the horse.)
 In that race Edward Albert, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Roth esay,. Heir Apparent to the British Throne, rode horse that was outclassed from the start.F It was carrying about fifteen pounds too many titles. A great cheer went up as the prince climbed aboard. He is said to have been under the impression he was climbing into an upper berth.
 Cries of Ear! Earl! went up as the barrier was sprung. This probably regis he would land on that particular organ. The horse finished third. And con- trary to all past performances the prince finished third too.
 prohibition statutes: "In the absence of direct vote of the people on the delegation, these declarations and as- surances present the most certain method of assuring that the overwhelming sen timent in this state for prohibition will he recognized and respected" Our cor respondent should remember that MT. Underwood is not responsible for the primary law and that he has declined to exercise the right it gives him to name the delegates. The March pri- mary gives the people full opportunity to decide for or against MT. Underwood, which is the major issue, even if the presidential primary law is, as the attor- ney general contends, invalid. Of course, the correspondent is correct in asserting that no form of selection of public representatives, in whatever ca- pacity, is as truly representative as the direct primary, and no doubt the corre- spondent knows this has been the view of The Age-Herald at all times; but as above stated, the major issue is a dele gation to exercise the view of Alabama that Senator Underwood is Alabama s choice for the presidency, and the special primary will undoubtedly register such opinion.-Ed. Age Herald
 Put Teeth In The Law"