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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
THE CouRTHousE QUESTION

Citizens of Jefferson county are asked to decide in the election next week whether the proposed new county administration building shall be erected on the present site or on another. Nothing is set forth in the form of a definite plan to guide the voters. They are offered no data as to the character or cost of the proposed new structure or how it is to De financed. In short, they are asked to vote on a wholly indefinite proposition to say whether they are willing to remove the seat of the eounty's administrative activities and to authorize the erection of a structure to coat more than two million dollars without any information as to the manner in which this important project will be carried through. The vague assurance that the sale of the present site would furnish funds for the new structure without bond issue is not borne out by any reliable facts as yet put forward. The evidence is all to the contrary.
 The proposition as it stands is hay and unbusiuess-like. The board of revenue has presented no plan which can be of aid to the voter in forming an intelligent ds aipn. Until such a plan is forthcoming, ths 0ters would do well to reject the entire pr ition until 1t is set forth in a more concA defi- nits and plausible manner. Such Eejeetion would not delay the consummation of the project, for the question of site can just as sanily be determined along with the question cG financing when 1t is finally presented to khe pNople.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
Watching The Parade
ny yOHx RMGMnM

But Tn not. hardly knOw what psyehoEogy is. Certainly I would find it hard to write out a clear definition of my i3ea Of what it is
 s'You're q good enough psychologist for me says Old Bil- '1Ycu're psychology woEka-
 Six weeks ago ran into Oad BIll at the club. He WAS sour Slh6ued. mOrose- de pressed. and yellow as good JeTasE cream He was all right physically. he said The doctor mutts had been an OveE and through him and could find no bodily reason for his depression- But he was @ baUe that he vas on the point Of collapse
 I'm tsIling yOu." hs asia- T have been almost on the point of suicide"
 That's bad talk and worsa thinking I discovered that he had been thinking about himself almost to the exelaEiOa Cf any OtheR subject for months past I gave him rem edy. Here it is
 Look out, not in-T
 Re promised to quit thinking about him self. That is a hard task and so we nr- ranged props for him We plsnned that he should drive and care for his own car He subscribed to a series of bridge lessons from a lady who gave Old BiE the shTveES. and cOunter-irritated thOse wounds by hiring a nasty tempered Scotch prOfessSonal to nar- rata the shortcomings of his golf He went to the the4ter two Cr three tinses week and read books between timsa-
 And an elzgnisal sIamnk h the plans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
Good Nature An Asset
ByHDrt. FRANK CRANE

x Good hunor. may be q very humble yirtues and good hunorsd Speople may not amount e much ifi the eye hthe success worshippers sof our times, but lElke the virtue and its possessors.
 recall certain good humored souls that are bright spots in my memory.
 I had good humored school teacher when I was boy. She was pleasant, that's all. I don't think she knew much, but she taught me more than any teacher ever had. for Slse taught me to want to study.
 There was once good-natured grocer. Just because he was jolly he kept our trade. We preferred to lose money on him rather than let things cheaper at the grouch-face's store.
 I once got on a street car to go down town to transact some peculiarly difficult and vex+ atious business. was angry. was ready fo bits somebody. The street car conductor was s Rood-natured Irishman. He said funny things all the way. When arrived at my destination was d changed man, calm, phil: osophic, and cheerful owe that conductor more than hundred dollars for what he did to rne.
 There was once good .natured husband. He was fat. His wife was thin and inclined to tragedy. She became happy and contented in her old age. in spite of herself. She never knew. She thought it. was her own wisdom and religion. It was really her husbands disposition.
 knew good-natured mother once. Every one predicted that her children would go to sthe bad. They did not K
 1 used to think good humor was rather silly. at least, shallow, have come to be- lieve that it has it's roots down in the best clements of life; it draws it's sustenance from .subconscious reservoirs of faith, courage and love. ss
 Those who think they have failed in life, that they amount to nothing, to them would recommend that they take up the busi- ness. of just being pleasant. Anybody can do it..
 Then. even if they cannot do great things, they can help along
 Just to be good-natured is to boost the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
A MATTER FOR REGRET

There will be general regret that the ma jority members of the United States Shipping Beard have rescinded the resolution certifying to the Interstate Commerce Commission a sufficient amount of American tonnage to put into effect Section 2S of the merchant marine act, which provides that American ships shall he given preferential treatment with regard tS American exports. It is believed that the cancellation of the boards action has struck a grave blow at American shipping at the critical iuneture when 1t could, at one stroke, have been permanently established in its leaitimate and proper relation to our com merce.
 The argument that the enforcement of Sec ton 2S would discriminate in favor of some uorts at the expense of others, and would break up certain established transportation practices is hardly tenable. For the present status most gravely discriminates against some ports and in favor of others, while the very welfare of our commerce demands that certain established transportation prac- tices shall be broken up for the good of the country. Indeed, there is serious question whether, in resembling It's certification, the shipping board has not really transcended it's own mandate, which commands the board to certify to an adequacy of ships whenever, in its judgment, there is such adequacy. The feeulLS or tndt CeIIIIcdtlOu upoh PIlNaCo COm- mercial practices that go counter to the gen. eral welfare are hardly consideration that should determine the boards policy. If the board is convinced that the shipping is ade- auate for the purposes of fulfilling the in- tent of Section 2S, then it would appear the primary duty of the board so to certify and to stick to its decision.
 The feasibility of the application of the urovisions of Section 28 is fully demonstrated by the fact that the railroads of the country recently informed the Interstate Commerce Commission that they could comply with the order inaugurating the new policy at an early date. As the situation now stands, the mer-l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
Mir. Quinn Makes Reply

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 I should like to be permitted to reply to the statement appearing in the Friday edi- tion of your paper, purporting to have been written by one H. M McDermott, vice pres ident of Choctaw Bend Hunting and Fishing Club, in which an attack is made upon my administration.
 The alleged facts set out in the statement of Mir McDermott are grossly misleading and untrue, and can account for the same only from the fact that they must have been sleaned from an unsigned circular that is appearing in some sections of the state wii- fully designed to mislead the voters as to the true facts.
 wish to brand as false the circulation of the anonymous statement. The govern had an investigation of my department ms and the report of this investigation is beins garbled and misapplied.
 Every honest man who knows the facts will say that the monies of the department have been expended according to law, and solely for conservation purposes, and that not a penny has been expended without the written approval of the governor and upon the audit of Charles E. Mccall, chief exam finer.
 On this date there is a balance in my de- partment of about six thousand dollars. more than has ever been to the credit of the de- partment of game and fish conservation on the same date in any previous year of its existence. l. I. QUINN,
 Montgomery. Ala, May g, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10

chant marine continues in the doldrums of delay and indecision, while the railroad and private steamship monopolies continue their stranglehold upon our ports and our com merce at the great expense to American in dustry. The country has long paid heavily for the principle of. railroad favoritism to a certain few ports, and there is now the ap- parent inclination in Washington in the ruling party to compel the public interest still further to defer to. the selfishness of transportation monopolies. In other words, the majority, members of the shipping board are actually confirming the practices they are mandated to counteract. The theory that a matter of this kind is subject for delay and for further study unjustly implies that the matter has not been carefully considered already, and completely discounts all the study that has thus far been painstakingly devoted to5it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10

Readers are requested to contribute. An humOr. epigrams tor humorous mot toesl. jokes, anecdotes, poetry, buriesque. satires and bright sayings of children must Dc original and unpublished. Ae- eeptsd material will be paid for at sched- uls rates. which will ha furnished on ap- plication- AH manuscripts must be writ ten on one aide of the paper only, should bear the name of this newspaper, and should be addressed to the Fun Shop, care Age-HeFald- Unaccepted contribu- tions cannot be returned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
The Right Word
Six 0ussEiams
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 Evelyn Britton of Chicago asks six sues tiuns.
 n. The returned motors were (srel de fectfve."
 Answer: Either were or are wonId he cor ret: were. if the motors had been defective but were subsequently put in good condition nre. if the motors really are not defective Of course in the firsx case the motors might hare been defective. and might stlA be de- fectire. and might saiil be affective. and one might be telling of their cCnditSCn at soaas previous tine
 s2- Columbus discovered the world wsa tisD round. Answer: The risht word is the verb f4L a. A (Hnl historical ersnt-
 Answer: -A- is correct a& New York City, CT New York city Answer. New York City
 sS. Way ao you say 7n New York. and ,nf Sugar Greek, Mo-E
 Answer= Custom
 "a. There are two Bryants (Bryant'slr father and son"
 Answer: The right word is BEyants-
 BrsAscmSE sr BEsaAcss3eAs
 Ellen More of Cincinnati writes as fol lowR, s1. Is there nny gOod authority for the usa of alright Ceneword with one ID for nR EsH8tg 2. What Es the authority for mak- ing C1sS a heB4A@H fSA~s nspere. His speech was bEo1dcazeea by Ia 5io' Surely we wo1la net say, They e1S$ed fhe baxrel 0refboard.' or. This snow was soseensasa hy the weather blre2u-
 There IS 10 authority for the use of -arlIhs an mpaeEn Engaizh- The word is errSaie. Refare the advent of ra6i0 thers wnE ao sacA word in the EngiisA language as Rve.RemsasM. This terra is more or Iess widely Ilusd sk she PresgaE time. and whether cE s,sk # wiIl hec1rne peEIane12ly recognized r. ,,.ih'rr uF eur ucrafsmily depends on future
 YeE1ErHAy's KRTUr
 Wrmr. -WTT used the fIrst person H15 s,shaHI- used in the Esc072 and third nrrzous a.nonss deNermlnatfon-
 Rarak: ~WTM- useA in the first person and .'shaII" used in the second and third persons asnute dstsrmination-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
THE WORD aNrEDTATTzEDa

of European royalties, was stricken off the lists of the worlds publications as n result of the scrapping of thrones in the course of the great war, many royal families were bracketed in it as "madiatized"
 That meant that the small states in Ger many over which the heads of these families ruled had been absorbed by neighborinE larger states, and that to the sovereign had been left the shadow of his former power, including the crown, rights and privileges of sovereignty, but not the political power.
 The more thorough mediatization that re- of kings and princes clear off the map. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
AN INDUSTRIAL ACHIEVEMENT

There can be naught but encouraging in- depreciation and optimistic view of Birming- hams large increase in building activity dur ing the last five years, and more especially in the last eighteen months. A glance at the record is reassuring More than three new houses a day for over five years is some thing of an industrial achievement for city of this size. During that period more than twelve thousand houses were built, repre- senting an investment of thirty-four million dollars. While there was little building dur ing the World War and for a brief period thereafter for obvious reasons, the increase in the building industry since 1920 was steady and marked. In 1921 more than 2,500 houses were constructed at q total cost of more than six million dollars. This went to more than $500 houses in 1923, representing an investment of over ten and half million dollars. The first four months of 1924 set new pace. During that period the record was 1,476 houses, representing an investment of s5y644210, which does not include new construction on large scale by several lead ing industrial interests, which themselves will represent an outlay of some fifteen mil lions of dollars.
 At the present building rate the record for 1924 will be between fifteen and twenty million dollars. During 1923 Birmingham built three times as many houses as were built in 1920, and in the first four months of 1924 a hundred more houses were built than in the whole of 1920. That the cost of repairs remained about the same each year. despite the large increase in the num- Der of buildings indicates the tendency to erect more permanent structures.
 The building record is interesting in that 1t indicates not only increased prosperity, but more permanency of community effort A large percentage of the money invested in building represents residential property. Bir. miHgham is becoming more and more home owning city, which indicates stronger faith fin the city's advantages and opportunities by newcomers as well as by all residents. It also indicates firmer belief in the city and district to provide permanent employment to those who know how to do anything that is worth doing.
 Much of this building growth is the re- suit of Birmingham's expansion in the field of diversified industries. The favorable po- sition and conditions of the district for the manufacture of a wide diversity of finished products from the raw materials at hand are contributing rapidly not only to an increase of population but to a greater measure of prosperity and development, The more de- velopment there is in this field, the more rapid the increase in population, which de- mands greater housing facilities, and, in turn, more building activity in that industry, there fore, not only serves to supply a pressing community need, but in 50 doing contributes in far-reaching and varied ways to com munity progress and prosperity. Birming- hams commendable building record is an index to Birmingham's present strength and future development.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
In 4 Boarding House

(Masie V. Caruthers in New York Timesl Over the faded paper on the wall Gigantic cabbage roses climb and crawl How many eyes have loathed it--as do mine The room is full of shadows. Secrets stare And whisper in the corners, everywhere, The Weary chairs all sag-so tired they Of serving stranger folk from day to daS The bed grohns langnidly-its ancient springs Have had so much to bear, poor, patient
 things
 This shabby wooden deskso stained with
 ink,
 What stories 1t might tell, often think, Of US discouraged ones, who yet must write Gay Istkess Q send bone ulrht after n ht
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10

@au"T in bed shape If is now declared tcc we1k to win peses nanneavers and reviewsI
 Admiral Coonrx chsrEes. that In the last naneuvers some nf the ships fell go far be hind the flnxkhip they couldn't be reached by radio The officers cf theee ships dis pute the admiral They say they were going as fast as the admiral, only m the opposite direction. due to the fact the eunrasses had nervous breskdowus due to old aes- high navy officials. insists many cf the war. speed they are frequently boarded hr mAycrz from seabosrd cities who think the ships have come to snchcr-
 During the recent snaneuvers the moving picture people took photographs of a squad ron rushing into action and prcduced it under the title. -.Wonderful Ssudy of Slow -Moticn Photcgrsphy.- It was justffizhle nistake. < The situatirn's sumpin' tmrrihle- Naval equipment is almost total loss The eruis- ing radius of American sailors hats IS far below that of Japan: tke mOtAs in the kouses of gunneFs matas have fallen below the S-5-d ratio and England h sin and three-qnarters I-
 The American nxvy is nosori0usiy weak in the matter cf mzscsxsL Statistics rereal we have only 122 firrtcasss goats ss against Englznd's 1G7 and JspanIs 2fA In the mat ter of secrnd-clszs goats VT are hn1dlng oar own. Tn the natter of dogs czts and swear ing parrosA our weakness is alarming Jap snese parrots cnm out-taEk our naval parrots two to one. And the worst of it is we can't make out what they're saying
 The goats are not up to wartime sperifSea- sions Very few ef them are what cc1la be rated ns combat goats and wouA he prac- ticaIly uselezs against the -bigxer and better rosss of .easer mir rowerx- SsiER it is es- seutiaI the American nary keep what goats if has when our naval vessels 90 o1 the rocks it can be said the sOatss at least- be- long there
 Naval radio outfits are declared oAsolete also. Japanese firx4-eaass cruisers can get three Bedtime SfCriss to Uneae Sam's one under war conditions.
 There are only four ships in the United States navy with radio sets that can get Pittsburg-
 An kHEl9En U3E4AE keEGA AA AA140 VA sMC American battle f7eet by Orer so tenor soRCss 25O Rotary Club addresses and six dc0en talks on Household EccnOEny-
 [lur cumrasses are eh@naete- They are sa old it takes from one tO three days for the needle to discover ship has turned around and act accordingly Which makes 1t essen- tinl that if war breaks out this month we fight it in circles
 Even cur admirals are obSolete- They are able to attend only half as many Pilgrim dfn- ners as they were five yesrS ago and it takes one admiral from three to five addresses to cause a break in diplomatic relations A few years ago he could have dome it with one.
 And destroFersl Have yO1 heard about the destroyers, Websterg 1t costs $1.S000 to build one destroyer and takes SD lCng to build it that by the time it's fio@ted it's too old to swim.
 However, we lead the world i'm anchors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
WnRnS 0F WIsnnNI

A cow is a very good animal in the field {; but we turn her out of garden.-Samnel Johnson
 Life Is before you-not earthly life alone, but Efe-a thread running interminabIy through the warp of eternity.-J. c. Hol- land
 Fortune is like glass-the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.-Publius SyEus-
 Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore.
 -Benjamin Franklin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10

k The Memphis Commercial Appeal says that Tennessee. has not entirely abolished hanging as mode of punishment % long ds the street car straps continue to function. The vic- tims have no fair trials, either.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
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Wild WFliss
 (By George S. ChappelD Little Willie, with rock, Beaned the cuckoo in the clock. @ Father said, 'syyhy don't it tick Willie said. The bird is sick Little Willie, full of fun, Played game with Papa's gun. Come here, Kitty" Willie said; Kitty now is very dead. Willie, when the lights were low. Spisd on Sister Mary's beau; Sister saw him. just too late. She's never had another date.
 Mrs. D. c. Brown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10

is that you shall write out review of the play or the book and couple it with some real, hard thinking criticism said.
 The important thing was that something be found that compelled Old Biu to think of sonsthing else than Old Bill It was hard sledaizg at first, but 1t worked. Old Fill is cured
 That nay he psychology. But it is also ths application of rainarz common ssnse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10

Washington gets an occasional, breathing spell from the political routine; there havs been no cabinet resignation rumors around the capital for several weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10

The nineteen-year-old student of an Ar kansas college who inherited twenty-five mil lion dollars will probably manifest little in- terest in future arguments as to whether . college education pays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
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Tha Innnisitire Reparter

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 Our Inquisitive Reporter yesterday asked this question of four people chosen af ran dom.
 Have you found, after an exhaustive anaIysis of the theory of alternative inheri. sance. any exidence supplying national ex' ulanation of the critical situation now exist ing in the canned sardines industrS, as 1t weFeT
 Jack Schnorr. shoe salesman Nav, never found nOthin' in my life but street ear transfer. and that was q week old.
 Mamie Miley, school teacher: There's no reason why every child shouldn't grow up into eeed citizens if they brush their teeth regularly
 NIat Price. fireman: Tn case of fire, choose the exit nearest you and walk out slowly.
 F1ossie Ferguson. photographers assistant : ssYoa SOn1 sayt We'll, don't worry. won't tell a single soul
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10

While the Chinese are boosting of having produced an odorless onion, no nation is claiming prestige for having performed similar operation on Hamburger cheese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10


 FREDERICK I. THOMPSON. .... PRESIDENT
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10

Every voter should register his attitude on this proposition none should neglect to vote under the impression that the bond issues will carry as matter of course.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10

Even the patriots are inclined to protest against increasing public burdens when they note that the more taxes they pay the less there is to show for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10

If the jazz craze makes much more head way, perhaps there will be reversal of the situation as respects the sins of the parents being visited on the children.