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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
Medical Progress
By n. ADpINuTON RRUCr

The medical profession still has much to learn about the causes and cures of many Of the diseases to which flesh is heir. That ls readily conceded by physicians themselves. But to insist, as some hasty critics yehe- mently do; that medicine is unprogressive is the sheerest nonsense.
 One has only to recall a few medical achievements of recent years to appreciate the absurdity of this charge of unprogres- siveness.
 Recall, for example, the havoc that not long ago vas wrought by yellow fever. To day, thanks Co the discovery of the part played by mosquitoes in the transmission of this dread disease, yellow fever has virtually been conquered.
 That other mosquito-borne disease, ma larla, has similarly been brought under hu- man control by medical research If there still are malaria districts it is the fault. not of the medical profession, but of communi. ties unwilling to bear the expense of roofing out mosquito breeding grounds.
 Typhoid fever now stays few conpsred with the myriads it used to slay. This is not because typhoid has lessened of its own accord, but because medicine has taught men the importance of safeguarding the drinking-supply against typhoid germs. and Of raising resistivity to typhoid by inocula. ton. The statement has lately been made. on good grounds.
 The dreaded typhoid fever, were all the human family to be inoenlated against it, would practically disappear"
 A similar statement may justly be made with regard to diphtheria, thanks to medical sciences discovery of the Schick test and of the possibility of successfully inoculatink against diphtheria those shown by the Shick test to be susceptible to it. As it is, the anti-toxin treatment of diphtheria has great ly reduced it's mortality. Nor can one calculate the number of lives that have been saved by the discovery of the part played by infected tonsils, teeth and sinuses in the causing of heart disease, rheu- matism, and other grave constitutional dis orders. There is reason to anticipate, more over, that this discovery may eventually pave the way to the abating, if not the abolishine, of sundry mental diseases.
 Important also to both body and mind are recent discoveries in the field of glaudu- lar diseases and malfunctionings Seeming miracles of physical and mental restoration are already being effected by gland therapy, and this albeit scientific study of this new medical resource has but fairly begun.
 And, of course, mention should be made of the insulin treatmeAt for diabetes, the mercuro-chrome treatment for septieemia, the desensitization treatment for maladies due to food intolerances, and the serum treat ment for one common form of pneumonia. Nor would the mention of these exhaust by any means the list of modern medicines tri- umphs.
 Decidedly it is not in order to sheer at medicine, as the uninformed do Rather the attitude should be one of grateful acknowl- edsement of the benefits medicine, has al- ready conferred on humanity. and of confi- dent expectation of further benefits from the same source in years to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
,,.r,r,T15 4OLDs ITS OWN

E, Y nat lost as far as cotton and the M sgl are concerned. In 1925' out Of s2 s1s,sties on which the census bureau sss Sss..s..5 according to the quotations given aae ..s sssfary Digest of last week, SeS re, viela equal to or above the average se .ss sssssdirg ga three years. Over half the .ef .eS ae,'nties, one-third of those in Louis sHps 2 s2'asIsa Isrse percentage of the counties isss pS .A csroIina and Virginia shared in
 ss.sed yield Four counties in Ala 'A,, piEs coosa, Randolph nos ana Cieourne, . n .ssr srs cotton yields in 1925 than m, in any ny
 sss s.eedine three years. lnasmuch as As .,Stssa arc in the boll-weeyil area, "a,
 ,,S.sn that vigorous methods will sbe weavil damage and sno" mar
 iSe average production .-, spss y,a indicate that the increased Ee ssess's eet seetained by planting more acres rst ' sst by taking better care Of the the a.sen, sstsa. It Is believed by credible !'le
 shat lhe best way 10 sno ngns tue nue
 2ee .@ 2 HE but the total yield is to re- re- sas TX R,,nbsr of acres to the plow' so so
 as 1s' ssss can receive more tn, thorough Ge
 1r skention. This plan mas Deeh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
The Right Word
THAT AND WHICH
By CURTIS NIcAoIs0N

(Find the Error fin This Article)
 Miss Elsa Huldt of Chicago is having the same trouble with that and which, as has been testified to by many other readers. She writes: "I want to thank you for the information l received some time ago in re- gard to the wording of a certain sentence. It was highly appreciated.
 Now I am coming again and would ap- preeiate your advising me as to when the words that and which should be used. For instance, which should be used in the follow ing sentence: The house which (that) burn ed? In other words, in sentences like the one just given, when should which be used and when that?
 "Also, kindly tell me if the following sen tence is incorrect Mir. Blank has explained to us in detail the discussion had covering special terms Is it really necessary to sup ply the words with you after had, or is that not understood? Why should the word word ed be placed before correctly in the following sentences Is the document worded cor rectly?
 Adverbs, such as correctly, are sometimes placed before verbs and sometimes after them Either position would be correct in the ex- ample givenA Note the following revised sen tenee: Mfr. Blank has explained in detail his discussion covering special terms.
 When you are writing a clause purely de. scriptive, and when the reference is not to q persoR, use which; as, My effort to please you, which you say. you have appreciated is sincere When you are writing a clause for the purpose of identifying a particular member of class of objects. use that; as The letter that you wrote me. Again the deliberate error will be- found in the core spondents communication
 Yesterdays Error
 Wrong; I would appreciate it.
 Right: I should appreciate it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
LAFoLLErrE AND PARTY PEACE

Reports have been trickling in for some time that plans and efforts have been under way in Republican inner circles to keep the subject of oil out of the Cleveland convention, and to make the nominations and adopt the platform under harmonious and perfectly lovely conditions. Theoretically that sounds comforting for members of the Old Guard; but it appears that not only possible but very probable eventualities have been serenely overlooked, conspicuous among which is Senator LaFollette and his imme- diate followers.
 Senator LaFollette has loyal organiza- tion in Wisconsin, which is Republican state with twenty-nine seats in the Cleve- land convention. Whether or not he starts q third party and employs such means to give trouble within the regular ranks de pends on what the other two parties do in their conventions. He has so declared. and it cannot he denied that when he gets his head set, it is no easy task to change him. When his twenty-nine representatives at Cleveland receive the word to discuss oil. cor ruption in the public service, pressing needs for more progressive policies, ct cetera, the Old Guards dream of a peaceful and har- monious gathering will be rudely disturbed.
 There is no reason to believe that the Re publican convention will conform to the views of Senator LaFollette. That being the case, he is expected to call together his supporters, after the Democratic convention ignores his policies and warnings, and let them determine whether he shall run as an independent, con tinue as q disparaging critic of the party with which he is nominally affiliated or support one of the regular parties. All of which in dicates that the Old Guard does not look far ahead these days, while preparing it's pro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
kfHE PEoPLEs RECorTRsE

r6 are times when the people must
 fhat the public right is sovereign, and
 exsrcise their legal rights to correct
 4zHxr&t&Ee errors. It appears that this
 le case with respect to the question of
 fhzr the street-car right of way on First
 re shall be paved or parked in cer-
 eontested area. The public welfare and
 residents of the district Sin question de- pd that the street be paved while the Eeet railway company and the city com ssion agree that the interest of the utility fne premises is superior to the public in rsst Accordingly, a movement is we'll un- er way to bring about referendum on the 1estion.
 M tt is unfortunate that the municipality is rFed by indifferent administrative capacity, .if, that being the case, the only recourse is R the ballot. It is fortunate that the re- ;conrse exists. The utility, which was re- >centiy So cordially favored by the popular vote on the question of jitneys and on the belief that the utility was about to mend it's ways and consider the public welfare to some extent, may now find the shoe on the other foot. The cost of the improvement in ,Queetion would be far less than the cost Involved in the loss of public prestige on the part Of the utility. Good will is negotiable
 
 more than public utility. When good will 10 neelecfed or deliberately sacrificed the re- snlt q the same as destroying any other asset It is even more serious, for any other ekset is more easily replaced than public 1&6A will. A@u
 The chief bl4 4me, however, rests upon the eikS commissio4, &hich had it in it's power se effert the fssentidf~ public improvement rI4s aud lv ,'6 %, but has even gone to the extent of fismiug that it's obligation to the utility ia paramount consideration, This amazing dskkfine is one that will not easily find nfzsfmation at the polls. The situation is highly discreditable to the city government, as1e from the needless expense entailed in SpSaial election. Now that the people are king up to their direct concern in the Hain lstration of public affairs, perhaps z4 will manifest that concern more no- ssahlv henceforth at election time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
Watching The Parade
By JOHN PILGRIM

The Durkins live in that nice little white house under the elms. Pa Durkin and Ma Durkin and three grown-Hp Durkins. Pa Durkin spends most of his spare hours at the club.
 Remarkably we'll informed man. any other member will tell you. Mighty inter- esting'
 Most of the youngsters in our neighbor- hood park themselves in the neighhorhood of the Durkin girl. She is perhaps as easy to look at as any young woman on the street. Bright, too, and sane. She doesn't find it necessary to talk about herself all the time, or about the neighbors, but knows what is going on in the world and some thing of books and art and the theater.
 "She could stir up more stimulating sub jects of inquiry than any girl I ever had in my class,'' said the high school principal
 Ma Durkin is live wire, too, and the two boys are popular, clever, snappy young sters. You would think the conversation in that family would sparkle. Every one is equipped to play a part for they hold up their own ends when they are away from home. But inside the Durkin four walls silence reigns. They yes and no each other and announce that they are going to bed or going downtown or that it is raining Moth ing more.
 T know why" said Doc Henneberry. ''They will not let each other alone. Each of the Durkins habitually invades the pri- vacy of the other Durkins at every chance"
 They love each other dearly. There is no more devoted family in town. Perhaps that is why they are forever asking questions about each others hopes and thoughts and fears and actions The Durkins get more work out of the word why" than any family have ever known. Let one of them drop an incautious word and the others are over him like ducks, on June bug. They want to know all about it.
 Therefore none of them ever drops an in- cautious word at home. They sit there as mute as Trappist monks on a saints day. They resent-every one resents--the prying inquiries of others. Yet they love each other, and because they love each in his turn pries.
 Or maybe it's because they're Durkins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
NEW CONNECTIONS WITH PORT

The expectation of additional rail service between Birmingham. and Mobile, by way of the Mississippi Central and the Louisiana and Arkansas, affiliated with the Gulf, Mo bile and Northern, indicates the importance carriers are placing on Birmingham as a center of production and Mobile as its sea port. The preparations now under way prop erly to equip the port with terminal facili- ties already are having their effect upon new rail combinations. By the time the terminals are a reality it is reasonable to expect that gratifying amount of additional tonnage will be already in evidence. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
Law Enforcement at Birmingham


 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Service as a juror in the United States district court in Birmingham, Ala. duripS the week of May 12 convinces me that with conscientious and intelligent iuries, coura- geous and fearless prosecuting attorneys, righteous, learned and impartial judge, it is easy to enforce the Volstead prohibition law. This court is presided over by Judge William l. Grubb, who, by his signal abaIity boise and keen judgment, has made a dis tinguished record for the past decade in this district, because of which he has been drafted at various times to preside over the United States courts at New York, Chicago and other large cities of the country, His knowl- edge of the law is little short~of marvellous, and the dispatch with which he handles a trial is positively refreshing to one who has had to serve in other courts, and furnishes an example that others should emulate. While absolutely fair and considerate to both sides, he will brook no needless dilatory tactics, quibbling or heckling by attorneys, either for plaintiff or defendant. His charges are clear-cut, concise and perfectly comprehensi- ble by any intelligent juror.
 The venire for the jury at this term brought in forty eight of as good citizens of Birmingham as could be named, many of whom were leading merchants and captains of industry. No excuses were offered except
  minutes Judge Grubb had organized three iuries and eight talesmen and proceeded at once with the trial of the first case. There were nearly a hundred cases on the docket for violations of the prohibition laws. The first day some dozen or more cases were tried resulting in conviction in nearly every case. As many of them were aggravated cases, Judge Grubb imposed prison sentences. The same procedure kept up for the next two days and on the fourth day many offend CTS realizing the inevitable, filed pleas of guilty in order to obtain as lenient sentence as possible. By the fifth day at noon the docket was caught up with and on Saturday only one case remained to be tried.
 It is certain that eventful week of even handed justice to these criminals who have defied the majesty of the law will have a most salutary effect in bootlegging circles. If the juries in our state courts will be as imbued with a similar sense of sworn duty and patriotic obligation, am sure our able judges will impose the proper prison sen tences that will in a large measure reduce and ultimately eradicate the bootlegger from our midst, Every member of our jury ex- pressed his pleasure at serving under Judge Grubb. JOHN w. SHELBY.
 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
Epitaph For 4 Poet
(Bubose Heyward in The Bookman)

(Bubose Heyward in The Bookman) Here lies a spendthrift who believed
 That only those who spend may keep; Who scattered seeds, yet never grieved
 Because a stranger came to reap: A failure who might well have risen,
 Yet. ragged, sang exultantlS That all success is but a prison,
 And only those who fail are free: Who took what little life had given,
 And watched it blaze, and watched it die Who could not see q distant heaven
 Because of dazzling nearer sky; Who never flinched till earth had taken
 The most of him back home again, And the last silences were shaken
 By songs too lovely for his pen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
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Our Own Lost and Found Department
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Our Own Lost and Found Department
 B. V. Dwight,-Do you happen to know the rest of the poem containing the line:
 "I dreamt that dwet in marble halls' Dear B. V. D.: The poem you refer to is an answer to the housing problem and goes as follows:
 I dreamt that dwelt in marble halls, tNo objection to children, canary or pup)- Ten airy rooms for thirty-five per No wonder I wept when at last I woke up
 Angelina Starr.-I think it was Robert Louis Stevenson who wrote the quatrain be- ginning
 ''Wealth I ask not, hope, nor love-
 Dear Angie; It sounds more like one of the lady poets See for yourself:
 Wealth I ask not, fame nor love:
 I'll cen dispense with vim and vigor
 If Fate will only let me keep
 My Girlish Figger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

tested by ESod growers with results that have led them to intensity their efforts along this line this season. Good seed of suitable va
 rieties, planted in well prepared ground, we'll fertilirA and assidaously cultivated, with propeF Attention to dusting or spraying the plants, form the program that leads to sue
 cessfuf growing of a larger amount of better cotton to the acre. l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
THEY'RE A LIBERAL LOT

Any congressman is willing to insure job with premiums paid out of the taxpayer's g pocket.-Wall Street Journal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

Even though three women are included in the committee of seven that bosses Tam many, the organization will probably con tinue to find difficulty in entirely clearing it's skirts of suspicion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler is known as a clear thinker; but it is doubtful if he can successfully drive home to the bootleggers his view that prohibition is failure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

It is reported that Mir. Foley's doctor ad- vised him to decline the Tammany leader ship. So he seems to have had both physical and moral reasons for his decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

grams. There is little pcssiftlity of its pull ing off the Cleveland convection without a more or less strenuous dscussion of oil Sen ator LaFollette and his followers have mads up their minds on that point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

The United States senate seems to have discovered that agriculture is a basic in- dustry just at the time when the farmer vote is thought to be hanging in the balance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

If certain college president doesn't stop running down our liquor laws, some of these prohibitionists will begin to refer to him as "Old Nick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
HE,S HARD MAN TO IOSE

Filipino politicians find that General Wood is what the customers used to call "sot in his ways. Chicago News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
Forum Of The People
Adrertising Other states
Editor of The Age. Herald i:

The six-column advertisement, Georgia, Empire State of the South" in Mondays Age Herald, is well gotten up, attracts at tention and will bring business to the enter prising newspapers underwriting it, as well as business to our fast developing neighbor- ing state, Georgia. It has been said: If Birmingham, Ala, hustled like Atlanta, Ga.,. Birmingham would soon be on the front page of our out-of- town contemporaries, etc. As to the heading That Won't De-" for one of our leading, well-edited, widely circulated dailies advertising on such broad scale an- other state, that won't do." I'm aware newspaper is run for revenues. The Manufac- turers' Record has given our city magnifi- cent "write-up,' illustrated, and The Age Herald has, in the news and editorial col umns, given fittingly acknowledgement. But we are lacking, slackers, right here in beau- tiful, big Birmingham and throughout our great state when it comes to advertising our wonderful, marvellous, undeveloped re- sources. About year ago conference was held in our city to promulgate-devise means, plans, cooperate, selling Alabama to the world" telling what won derful, great state we have. We had the meeting; a representative gathering, very much so: men of many works of life; big men representing big interests. It fell flat Would-be Headers" didn't lead Nothing neafQ or nor ITOul It Lbdb NOA dor' "All things come to him who waits doesn't fit in this case.
 Advertise is the keynote. A firm or in dividual never do much nor get very far with their business if they don't advertise. We don't need hundreds of thousands of dollars to advertise Alabama. few thou sands spent iudiciously can do it. Let me relate here how the Cunard Line has done some very practical advertising. In CO., operation with the Canadian government during the fall and winter season they in- vited all their agents in Norway, Sweden and Denmark to take trip to America as their guests. They got them off quietly, quickly, into Canada; they saw far more of Canada than America, of course. The re- suits is gratifying to them. Thousands of immigrants, from these countries (Scandi- navians), very desirable, too, go to Canada, where formerly hundreds; most all the steamers call at Halifax on their western trips, discharging their valuable cargoes. America's loss is the gain of Canada. What is everybody's business is nobody business" |" We need good citizens who'll till the mil lions of acres of cut-over land Put new life into dairying and diversification-saya tion of our great Southland. We have agreed to agree-doing nothing That Won't Dor J. P. HOLM.
 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

The Back Yard Flora, Fauna and veget- able Addicts are now in the throes of their annual relapse throughout the land wherever two or three seed catalogues are gathered to- sether Hollyhoeks, cucumbers, jasmine. beets, phlox, radishes, zinnias, wax beans, or. chids and onions with no future whatsoever are being planted everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

s-washington, 800 Davidson pital, Montgomery Journal ssee Valley. Decatur Daily osa. News Building; Jasper. hlding; Anniston. Star Build urnai Building: Muscle Shoals. Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

ANOTHER KIND SUGGESTION Generous donation of another plank to the Cleveland convention eve view with alarm the seepage from the Teapot. Milwaukee Journal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

Perhaps our correspondent would be less vehement if he knew that Alabama is being similarly advertised in leading Georgia news papers. There will be other Southern states thus advertised in, Alabama papers, while Alabama will at the same time be adver- tised in those respective states.-Ed. Age Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23
Throw Up Your Handsl !

Throw Up Your Handel Being a collection of remarks employed in the well-known game of hold-up I Here are two choice ones in the third row"
 Yes, there is a very nice table near the music'
 This is just from -inlaid with plat inum."
 "Just try it on, and if you don't like it, you needn't take it." Everyone else has subscribed, so I've put you down for the regular amount" s Wont you buy ticket please?"
 Charles G. Shaw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

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