The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-04
H1HEz ALABAMA hI1 1azl5a AzB PRESS

No Cause For Rejoicing who Emight have a tendency to rejoice over the de- cision, in the case of 0HEfgS6man Hill in testing the possibility of making wines and cider in the homo will find that their joy is not based correctly, because the Alabama law takes care of everything that borders upon the manufacture, sale or having of alcoholic liquors, no matter how small the percentage Florence Times.
 Law Taxing Catss-The next legislature shoud pass law taxing cats. Hundreds of them are reported as going mad and biting people. Right here in Bibb there are four people that VIC know of who are taking treat- ment for the bite of mad cats. A dollar q head on cats would bring in . good revenue, and this law could be 50 arranged that all cats should be required to stay on their own premises at night. Tax the cats and the dogs.-Centreville Press.
 Tho Forest Fire Danger-More attention being paid to forest fires, their cause and their prevention, in Alabama this year than probably in any year of the past. It appears that the press and the people ref this stats are finally awakening to a realization of the great damage the burning of forests are doing to one of the states greatest natural re. sources and arc determined to make forest fires less prevalent if such thing h pos sible.-Anniston Star. /..
 The Street Beggar-This h the season when the fake beggar has his or her inning and as there is practically no restraint upon tho operations of these pestiferous individuals every town is infested with them. The half dollar or dime that is handed over rarely ever finds its way to succor any worthy charity. ~Q foGn Az- kl.~ ;. selves, and use some convenient charity to cloak their activities-Selma Times-Journal.
 Big Importation of Feed Stuffs.-It is estimated that more than a quarter of a mill lion dollars possibly $400 loco, will be sent out of Madison county the coming year for feed stuffs. This is awful but it is not the fault of we farmers altogether this year that we were unable to raise sufficient food stuffs; however, we may be expected to go tho limit in future to fed ourselves end have q surplus for the outside world The excessive dry spell had much to do with the shortage of our corn and hay crops, but we have done well as to cotton and other products.-Huntwille Times.
 Does Not Meet Approval Norris measure, as he defines its purpose, will not meet the approval of the Southern farmers and should not meet the approval of any other section of the nation. The senator says the chief purpose of Muscle Shoals should not be the manufacture of cheap nitrates for use use by the nation in time of war and for use as fertilizer in time of peace. Yet that very purpose was in the minds of the members of Congress and in the minds of government of. ficials at the time the construction of the nitrate plants and the dam across the Ten nessee river at Muscle Shoals was author Journal.
 Tax-Exempt Securities.-The unrestricted issuance of tax-exempt securities to the extent of billion and billions of dollars has meant wasteful and extravagant expenditures by states and municipalities. It has driven those which would have otherwise invested their money in industrial enterprises and pursuits which would have employed host of labor, to put their money into places where its re- turn would not be taken away by taxation. Out of it all, however, has come some good, for it has widened the security market and brought an army of small investors into the taxable securities field-those with incomes not affected by the high income surtaxes.- Andalusia Star.