The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-19

Case OF Before And AftM.-It's funny
how much you hear of man when he runs
for office and how. little you hear after he
arrives IS Sheffield Standard.
An Opportunity. For Service.--If our Boy
Scouts really mean to be worth something
to the town and county, they should band
themselves together to protect song birds
better let dozen sparrows 60 free than hi
one wren or cardinal pelika News.
New Kind OF Elopement.--A Tallsdeea
mother whose daughter recently eloped con
soled herself by saying her daughter had a
let her imagination run away with her.
vivid imagination, and she feared she had
Talladega Daily Home.
Way To Empty Penitentiaries.- Last week
the Alabama pardon board was asked TO re-
lease prisoner because he was drunk at
the time and did not realize that he was vio-
lating the law" If felons were released on
such flimsy pleas as that one, our peniten-
tiaries would soon be empty.--Huntsvills
Star. -.
A Wasteful Practice---Whe hay is pur-
chased on the market and hauled home In
bales, the cost is prohibitive to feed as lib
orally as it should be for the welfare Of
the stock, and the consequence is that both
mules and cattle are allowed to run down.
during the winter SO that it takes half Of the
season when spring comes to get them into
condition again for real seryice.-F lorenes
Daily News.
Effect OF Bad AssOciates.-The vast ma
jority of all the crimes committed by youth
ful offenders can be traced to bad associates.
You owe duty to your children and should
manifest an interest in them by keeping In
close touch, making their joys and pleasures
yours. Be a good old pal.-Tuscaloosa
Want Something Besides Curves.--We are
not prepared to pass upon the ACCESSIBILITY
of the proposed road detour in Hnle, Greene
and Sumter counties, but they have developed
the fact that, in Alabama. the shortest dis
lance between two points is a straight lima,
whether figuratively sor literally speaking.
Our state highway commission is having that
fact fed up to them good and plenty, and tbs
further cold fact that road building costs
twenty thousand dollars per mile, is making
detours very unpopular. The taxpayers want
something besides curves and scenery for
their hard-earned money.-Demopolis Times.
People Almost Unanimous For Ford. -Thig
community stands SO per cent. for the ac-
ceptance OF the Henry Ford offer for Mus
Gle Shoals. Alabama stands D5 to 90 per
cent. for the Ford offer; but notwithstand-
ing This, a few are willing to lend themselves
to the interests and naunt poisoned fangs
of propaganda in the face Of this oyerwheIm-
ing public sentiment. Were the question
left to vote Of this good people. the result
would be 70 nearly unanimous in favor Of
the Ford offer that the Alabama Power Com
pany and its negligible coterie could hardly
be found with the most powerful micro
scope.-Huntsville Times.
Evidence Of Continued Growth.-The fact
that Alabama cities, Admission among them.
are continuing their extensive BODYBUILDING
programs, is an evidence of their continued
growth in population. Home building in a
town shows that houses are being provided
for people who live in that city. When
many houses are necessary and are supplied
II is proof that tlASpopulation of the city
is increasing rapidly and that the people are
showing the wisdom needed in providing
homes for the new residents This Is the
case in Admission and it doubtless is the case
with other Alabama cities. All Of them are
growing, and all are apparently providing
houses to take care Of the population IN
crease Admission Star: