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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
THE rR11E PROGRESSIVE

From my point of view he only deserSeS SeS ,o he called A progressive who cannot see a wrong persist without an effort 10 . feaIeso to It. or a right denied without an eitol to .hs nrotect 1t: who feels deep concern TOT .he saono,,,c welfare of the United States put realizes that the making of better men IDn ana ,ro,,en ia a matter greater still; who thinks of every governmental policy first or all ID It's bearing upon human rights r@athet @ a .n sonrdIv in human equality and detests priv iiege in whatever form or in whatever dis ruise. and who finds the true test or success fin the welfare of the many and not the pros perity and comfort of the few. ine ,,, otT,s ths unit of America is not the dollar put the ,ndividual man. All that goes to make bet ter and happier and freer mer and women 4st is progress; all else is reaction'-John w. Davis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
|-hG' G'3ag3ONCE
 G}DI OYER
Nn1u The Tu .Tnx Tong!

 |CH1NESE tong wars are now disturDihs
 various parts of America. When a
 customer drops into a laundry to call for his shirts, and collars these days, there IS every probability that he is stepping into pitched battle and passing from cash GUS toner to a war observer.
 Collar no ready today" is Charlie Foo greeting as you present your laundry check Me too busy fightee like hellee. Come next Fliday, mayby."
 Chiuamen are biting the dust everywhere Two dozen more have been killed in the past ten days than the census figures show we had in America. The cause of the disturbance IS not known Some people think 1t Is belns conducted by the Chinatown bus operators ln the larger cities to rekindle interest in the Chinatown sightseeing tours.
 Others think the Chinese contracted the Iidea while washing and ironing sheets foi the Ku Klux Klan. They say some ot the Chinese Tu Tux Tongs have elected lmperla tTeagles. Grand Supreme Sueys, Noble Chow Meins and Omnipotent Rice Boilers. I Fiery crosses are being made from uncallet for laundry and the various Tongs are send | ing death threats back and forth on boiled shirts. It is impossible to get good service al the chop suey restaurants. All the bes walters are returning the fire from the riva ledge of Chinese Elks.
 Students of manslaughter say the situation is due to the great unrest among the Chinese nopulation. The Chinese are very sore be. cause we won't let them join American goli clubs. v. With election only a few days away, all the political parties are disturbed by tht Tong wars. None of the candidates has de nounced the Tu Tux Tong by name as yet fol fear of offending the Chinese vote. Strict neutrality is being urged by th 1candidates up to the point where the Tongs men begin shooting innocent bystanders. T' avoid any suggestion of being pro-Chinese l is respectfully requested that customers refe to chop suey as Liberty Goulash.
 The war department will take no part il the fighting. American rights are not bein threatened. But American laundry is. l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
MUSCLE SHOALS SPECIAL EDITION.

On it's first anniversary, the Muscle
 Shoals Sunday News appears with a spe- cial edition well illustrating the activities and opportunities of the Muscle Shoals area. There is apparent in the columns of this and other newspapers in the Shoals territory an unquenchable optimism that towers above the disappointment over the
 withdrawal of the Ford offer. The peo- ple properly feel that they still have the original potentialities and opportunity, and that it is necessary only to adopt and follow through a constructive policy in order to reap the full measure of bene- fit. That is the proper attitudetsf sfor 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30

Although Attorney-General, Stone de- clares that the publication of income-tax lists was illegal and that he will bring suit to Establish the point, he uninten- tionally reveals the weakness of his own position when he admits that the law authorizes the status of the tax lists as @public records" The proper method IS to amend the law so as to make the tax lists available to inspection by court order and by congressional authority. But as long as they are open to the public, they are open to newspapers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
THE AIR.LJNER LOS ANGELES

Just how deeply the dramatic arrival or the ZR-3 has stirred the nation IS exempll- fled in the case of Secretary Wilbur or our navy. The secretary has announced a new name for the Zep. The great ship IS here after to be employed in the pursuits of peace and to impress this important fact on the Germans, our secretary, having in mind that the coming of the Prince of Peace on earth was heralded by an angle choir, has selected for it the name of Los Angeles" The sec retary has, of course, been little prema- ture in this matter-he has n record that way-for the ship has not yet been accepted but to give Shenandoah, "The Daughter oi the Stars" an angel sister isn't bad idea
 Let us hope that nothing serious will ever lhoppen to the new ship, Los Angeles. Our navy could hardly stand another fallen an lgel.-Atlanta Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
THE FARMwIFE's LOT.

MT. B. C.. Forbes, who writes illumlnat- inely on business for The Age-Heralo each day, finds that the farmwlte,s snare in the nations business is an important one. If she is contented, the chances are that the family will stay on the tarm' II she is not, the family, sooner or later' will move to town. There has been a good deal of discussion in the press at various times concerning the hard lot oI the farmers wife and the desirablllty or doing something to relieve her burden' While all that is true, and the wife otten goes without many convenlences Tn oroei that farm machinery and equipment may not be stinted, yet the average farmer wife is not a discontented and rebelllous creature as a rule, nor does she complain Perhaps she doesn't complain as much as she should, or at least demand that hel household equipment shall keep pace witt the rest of the farms facilities.
 There is encouragement in the fac' that good roads, private electrical plants pumping plants, motor cars and the HK' are making the farmwife's lot an easlel one. But through all the decades o1 American agriculture the farmers wl1' has had her recompenses and her conso lations, if she has chosen to look tol them. And most of them have looked and found. Mir. Forbes enumerates more than two-score farm advantages whici ninety-four per cent. of seven thousand farmwives interviewed believed the! would sacrifice by moving to the city One of the most important of these il keeping harmony in the household is tha women earn an independent income ol the farm, from their eggs, poultry, but ter, milk, fruit, canned stuff and vege tables. Many city wives appreciate thu value of an independent income so great ly that they seek positions of employmen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30

The time is growing short in which to com rlete the swing of votes to the Democratic ticket. What is done must be done at once Those who expect to contribute to the campaign fund should do so now II tbey want their money to do the utmost good'
 A dollar counts more in this campaign than it has in previous campaigns, for It mas to offsot fewer privilege dollars on the other side. <. +bo success of John w. Davis.
 Party loyalty has thus an additional man. nor in which it may serve the party, If many will give moderately, the total will be sufficient.
 But in this community many are not giv. ing even moderately.
 Is the cause not worthy one?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
An Ohioan,s View Of It.

President Coolidge is so cool and self-con+ tained that we don't suppose he does anything more than sigh sadly when he sees by the paper that the Ohio crowd has Flndlcated it- self again by the mouth of some reliable wit ness already in jail or just going.-xOhio State Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
A SOciaI Peril,

Illinois club women generally are awaken ing to the fact that there are drawbacks to the sentimental treatment of criminals ana also to the fact that there are strong argu- ments for capital punishment in cases of de- liberate murder. Sentimentalism sometimes becomes social peril.-Chicago News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
Astor sa.;rv < Mystery PIay.
This Is What Love Does.


 It was one of those rare but not altogether extinct times when a cman and his wife. were holding a loye-making conversation remlnls- cent of the good old days before the war. As is usual with women when in tender mood, the deficiencies were forgotten TOT the moment and she was actually speaking well of him, strange and improbably as it may seem.
 Co on," he remarked teasingly, If were to die tomorrow you'd marry again In no time." =, She wheeled from the gas range and sad in voice trembling with emotion l wouldn't wipe my feet on the pest man "hO ever lived, except you" And he went back to his work feeling ''''' ~ Walter M. Brown.
 Airy Persiflage.
 Ella: "Why did Maude fall out with her skywriting aviator sweetheart!' ..
 Ellen: "She was driving along one day and read one of his notes to another girl. Frank G. Davis
 You Can't Please Tn!
 Stanley: "I will do anything for you that you ask" IL. A., originalitv enough to do something without being asked" ,,.- A Finishing School For Dad.
 Friend: Tt must come high to send son away to college" Dad: "Yes, that's why they call 1t hlghei Mrs. L. H. Frost.  Copyright. 1924 Reproduction FOrbidden')
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30

Senator Reed, referring to Coolidge, declares: "A candidate for the presi- dency should possess the intelligence to comprehend and the frankness to speak on all public questions" Particularly when his party is under both suspicion and indictment. :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
A RAnublican Reforms.

President Charles w. Dabney of the Uni versity of Cincinnati, one of the famous thirty one who signed the Harding LeAgue manifesto in 1920, has come out for John W. Davis. He is another good Republican who has no use for empty sap-buckets. '-1- Wilmington Every Evening. s-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
They Vote That Way.

A Ilondoner who has been visiting over here says that. Americans can't do anything in moderation. He ought to see them along obout time to register for election. N ashyillO Banners
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There are some citizens seeking to spread the theory that man can be good, loyal Democrat and vote the Re publican ticket. That is on the same principle that an army under fire IS helped by those who desert to the enemy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
Forum Of The People
When is a Democrat Not a Democrat?

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I read a great deal in your issue this morn-
 ing regarding Mir. J. W. Minors having do- mated $50 to the Republican national cam paign. It strikes me the only question TOT taxpayers to decide is whether MT. Minor has made an efficient member of the board
 of education and handled the taxpayers
 money iudiciously. Personally, I am not interested in Mir Minors politics or his re- lligion, but I have known him for twenty years and know that he is an absolutely honest man.
 do not see why a man cannot honestly De
 Democrat in state politics and Republic an in national politics. If everyone IS bound to vote AS he always has voted in the past or as his grandfather voted, then why should the candidates waste time going around the country soliciting votes for the coming eiec- tion. Judging by what the newspapers say, and what the leaders of the Democratic party Tn Alabama say, it would appear that man who voted for a Republican candidate for presi- dent in 1920 and for the Democratic candl- date in 1924 is a species of crook and has renudiated the beliefs of his ancestors. For myself, I have voted in six national elections, three times for the Democratic candidate ana three times against William Jennings Bryan, and I am sure that every president IS elected by people who change their votes and not by those who vote as their grandtatners voted. In other words it would seem that
 the small number of Mugwumps Tn the
 United States are the ones who elect the na- tional officers.
 I think you will find that all those people
 so bitterly opposed to Mir. Minor at the pres ent time are politicians with some axe to
 e'-AN E.J. LEE RUST.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
The Male Handicap.

We suppose perhaps the reason why male always seems to win the fastest-stenographer contest is because he doesn't have to stop to nnwder his nose--OhiO State Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
JumbIed Politics.

Politics in North Dakota" says the Cincinnati Times-Star, lis in queer jun ble." This is unique, barring the fact that it exists in approximately q other states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30

is the enterprise of a people that ulti, mately determines whether or not 1t shall be prosperous or of mediocre success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30

Not An Executive Gesture.
 "President Coolidge Cheered the Senators to Victory" This headline will not reappear during the coming December session.-New Orleans Times-Picayune. :t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30

MT. Davis declares that he will help
 the farmers help themselves. What true farmer will ask more than that?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30

France has recognized the soviet. One more thing for France to repent of Tn due course of time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30

If the choice were left to me- whe,ne. .s.o,,,S H have a free press free government "'U'0 choose A free press-Thomas Jefferson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
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Fore! Nurse: "Its boy" Confirmed Golfer "Hurray! A caddie ' Costly Fun. First Fair Movie Fan: T believe | could watch slow motion pictures all day." Second Movie Fan: "1 thought so, too, until had plumber in the house" -. Gertrude Marie Heller. Half the world doesn't know what the other half can see in Nah Jongg.
 Knew The Symptoms. Helen: "Oh, I. think football must be wonderfully exciting game" Irene: "What college team does he play on, dear?"
 It isn't question of voting Straight ticket, this election.
 The average voter is trying to pick out straight" party.
 After Seeing A Mystery Play. As a mystery play, twas hard to beat, I readily will agree: For how they get three dollars seat,
 K. J. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
Gains Heavy Handicap.

No wonder Cain turned out badly. There wasn't a single book on child psychology Duluth Herald. c
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rxc1rs1vE MEMBER OF NORTH AMERI
 CAN NnwsPAFER ALLIANCE IN ALABAMA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30

The city commission cannot abide a surplus. ,-
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Birmingham, Ala.
Ia Agaiust Child Labor Amendment.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald;
 I am surprised that an intelligent Amerl- can newspaper would allow such contradlc- torv statements to be published in its col umns as that given out in your paper or Oct. 26 in reference to this so-called child llobor amendment and signed by representa- tive under the name of National Child Labor Committee. In the first paragraph ot ms statement he deliberately contradlcts nm self. and tells you in a few lines why every decent, self-respectinG American cltlZe n should protest this, the most damnable law ever attempted to shove down the tnroats oA the American people. He states Tn tnls letter that "the amendment will not impair Ill the slightest. the right of any state to protect Its children and at the end of the same para eraph bs gives the true meaning of the law
 sThe mower of the several states Is unlm- haired by this act except that the operation of state laws shall be suspended to the eX- tent necessary to give effect to ieglslatlon enacted by congress- This is the joker that takes all power from the states. Do the peo- ple of this country realize who are DacKlng | this law? the bolshevists of Russia, the pau aeitators of Lenin and Trotsky and few foreign born labor leaders, whose only inter- est, is to put a premium upon competent la Thor. If we should nationalize our children as this law contemplates, do you know what The Are-Herald and every other employer Of tbis country would be doing? You would be having a premium to every walking labor delegate for every competent mechanic you employed besides a prohibited bonus to the
 organization he represents.
 | Every socialist in America is backing thls flaw, for only one purpose, to get control or the children of this country and create a
 revolution. If the things Mir. Heer says will moi happen if this law is enacted, then why
 were all these amendments defeated that were offered to overcome the very things he says
 would not be done? I wish they would ex plain that, and again when did Mrs. Grace Abbott become the supreme court Of the limited States and is she to be perpetuanS employed if this law is enacted? And IS ne and his committee the law, the court Of the
 United States? When did he and Mrs. AD
 bott get the power to say how an amendmen
 to our constitution would be enforced! Fms lcommittee is trying to soft-soap the people
 with statements that are not based on facts lIf the people of this country wish to see lt'
 business ham-strung and choked, let thls law Ibe enacted. The editor himself will be DICK ling up a gun to have it abolished. 'Ne Nf ALLAN GRAYS. Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 26, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30

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THE AGE HERALD
FREDERICK l. THOMPSON. PRESIDENT

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NEWS BuREAU--washington, 500 Davidson Building; State Capital, Montgomery 'ournai Building; Tennessee Valley, Decatur Daiy RuiIdIng; Tuscaioosa, News Building: Jasper Mountain Eagle Building; Anniston, Star Build ing. 5adsden. Journal Building: Muscle Shoals Tri-Citles Daily Building.
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Collar no ready today" is Charlie Foo greeting as you present your laundry check Me too busy fightee like hellee. Come next Fliday, mayby."
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Copyright. 1924. Reproduction TOrblddsn''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
FABRICS OF AUTUMN

Among the most beautiful materials showp for the new season is a metal cloth brocaded with a design in velvet. The color effects are strikingly hand some.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30

He jumped up on stump and then leaped as Tar to one side as he. could. Then he trotted on little way and sat down to rest. He grinned as he heard Bowser come roaring up to that stump and abruptly begin to whine. He knew what that meant. It meant that Bowser had lost his trail. He had been fooled just as Reddy had planned. In few minutes the whining stopped and once more Bowser's great voice rang out joyously. Reddy stopped grinning. Bowser had been smarter than he had expected him to be. He learned lesson from past experiences with Reddy. He had simply run around that stump in big circle and so had found Reddy's tracl; again.
 Then Reddy tried one trick after an- other and all with the same result. He never gained more than time enough to get his breath. Bowser had learned all those old tricks and wasn't to be fooled as easily as he once was. Reddy be- gan to be anxious. He had spent lazy summer and he wasn't in the best of condition for long run. It made him puff and pant and blow. And he was beginning to be very, very tired. Bowser was gaining on him. In fact Reddy was becoming hard pressed, which means that Bowser was getting near enough to make him anxious. The old tricks had failed and he must think of new one.
 Next Story: Reddy Fox Does A Mean Thing. +
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-30
Little Stories For Bedtime
(By THORNTON BURGEsg)
Reddy Fox Is Hard Pressed

LAZY, BUT it is good to be home sslV once more," said Lightfoot the Deer to Peter Rabbit. You know the Green Forest is really my home, just as the dear Old Brier Patch is really your home"
 Peter nodded. q know" said he.
 There is no place in all the world like home. no matter where it is."
 "I hope that those hunters with their terrible guns will get tired of trying ta kill me-" said Lightfoot wistfully. You see he had been worried for days and did not know that the law was al- ready protecting him and that for an other year he would not have to worry about the hunters. Lightfoot lay all day resting in one of his secret hiding places quite un- disturbed. Late in the afternoon he heard the voice of dog. 1t was the hunting voice of Bowser the Hound. At the first sound of 1t Lightfoot's heart came up into his throat. At least it seemed that way, though of course it didn't really do anything of the kind. You see he had not yet got over the terrible fright he had when those dogs had so nearly caught him. He listened anxiously until by the sound he knew that Bowser was not following his tracks. He was following some one else. Then he breathed more easily.
 As a matter of fact Bowser was fol- lowing Reddy Fox. Foolish Reddy had been too bold that afternoon. He had happened to be passing near Farmer Browns henyard and he had seen some of the hens outside. He just couldn't resist the temptation to try to catch one. Just in time Farmer Browns Boy had seen him. At once he had whistled for Bowser the Hound and had shown him where ReGdy had been. "Go get him if you can, old fellow v cried Farmer Browns Boy. You are get ting fat and you need a little exerclse. A run will do you good, and that red scamp needs lesson. He must be taught to keep away from our chickens"
 Bowser had put his nose to the ground and right away had smeiled the scent Reddy leaves in his tracks. With q roar of his great voice he had started after Reddy. When Reddy heard that voice he knew that Bowser was after him. "Oh, bother" exclaimed Reddy. T don't feel like running today, but l guess I've got to for little while any way. I'll lead that fellow over into the Green Forest and lose him here."
 So Reddy had loped along to the Green Forest without hurrying par ticularly. He had felt sure that he could play one of his smart tricks and get rid of Bowser without much trouble. When he had run as long as he had cared to he tried one of the tricks with which he had fooled Bowser before.