The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
The AIabdn,a Press
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An Economic Comparison.-Why spiursi- tate over the fact, if it is fact, that women in this country spent S800000,000 for tal- cum. face cream and rouge last year! we nre quite sure that if the figure shark re- sponsible for that will find out how much male men spent for illegal liquor, soda fount dopes cigars and pipe filings the summary will prove that our women are extremely eco nomical.-Opelika News.
 Oil And Republican Politics.--And it is be- coming more and more evident that oil has played an important part in Republican poll tics of the past. 1t is going to play an lm- portant part in the coming campaign, for the party must go into the fray smeared with It, smelling of it and fabricated by it, openly and to such an extent that the voters are well aware of it-Gadsden Journal.
 These "Augean Stables"-Corrupt capitals. courts and congress that deserve the pubic denunciation of the people, and need clean : ing out, have for three thousand years, or more been called "Augean Stables" Recent administration events and happenings m ot- ficfaldom conelusively indicate that the ''Aq- gean Stable metaphor is beginning to flC Washington Hike the paper on the wall and it is not hard to foresee what the hand- writing on the wall will be, If there IS not . general and thorough cleaning. wedding out and disinfection up in the nations capital city's fficialdom.-TalIadega Daily Home. ~ Value Of School AthIetics.-The boy who makes a touchdown, throws the winning basket, or cracks out the hit that saves the game during school days and plays the game cleanly, taking defeat in good spirit and Win ming by real effort, is very apt to be the same kind of clean player and hard worker when his school days are over. Athletics may not meet with the approval of everyone, but they have certainly done much towards nlak- ing the boys take an interest in school In school athletics the boys learn many things that will be worth while in the real game of life-DeKalb County Herald.
 South For Restricted ImmigratiOn.-The South particularly has always looked with disfavor on the unrestricted flow of foreign CTS to this country. The old proud boast Of the South that it has more pure undiluted Anglo-Saxon blood among it's own citizens than any other section of the country cannot be successfully contradicted. These deep seated sentiments have uniformly been re- flected in the attitude of representatives in congress who have supported measures to re- duce the foreign tide and not to increase it. They will be found when the issue comes up arrayed practically solidly against continuing to make this country the dumping ground for the undesirables of foreign nations.-Selma Times Journal
 A New Constitution Needed.-The Anniston Star believes that there should be a new con- stitution. The one we have is already a patchwork of amendments, and there are many reasons for the enactment of a more modern instrument, one of the chief reasons being the need for greater autonomy on the part of local units of the state government. The framerg of the last state constitution having in mind the reckless financial policy of carpetbag days, carried their conservatism to an extreme. Their apparent idea that the state should pay as it goes was oStensibly sound, but 1t will not work satisfactorily in competition with other states that are financing needed public improvements through the bonding of their resourceS-a plan that Alabama must adopt if it is to put her schools, her high ways and other public agencies on par with the average in the country.-Anniston Star.
 Competent Teachers Needed.-More impor- tant than any other is the question: Are the children in the schools receiving the ben eft to which they are entitled? In every community this becomes a home question. If the answer is in the, affirmative you have good teacher. Is she receiving the salary that a good teacher should have? If not then you cannot retain her services, for some other community will offer the good teacher m adequate salary. If she is not good teacher the children are not receiving the instruction they should have. Pay better salary for better teacher and give the in competent teacher an opportunity to go away and fit herself to become good teacher in some other community. Do not employ a poor teacher at any price.-MOulton Adver- tiser.
 Experts In Dry Wit.-0ne Birmingham man said to another while boarding a train: "YOu are initiating Fall-he had handbag, too" It is difficult to beat those Birming- ham folk when it comes to "dry" wit.-HuntS- vile Star.
 Yield Per Acre The Thing-The farm bu- reau is preparing for U, heavy consumption of fegtilzer this year. We trust this prospect may be fully realized More fertilizer and more intensive cultivation are needed for best results. We are assuming, of course, that more fertilizer does not mean more acres of cotton. Heavier planting of the staple staple would be nothing short of the staple would be nothing short of calamity. Thero is too much planted as it is without enough fertilizer and cultivation to make profitable eron Tho hiO mad is for aOaIla~ aNnaa1A