The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-10
PEoPhE's FORUM
Protests Tidewater Change


 The purpose of this communities ton is tosask your aclive assist ance in impressing on our city government that many of our peo- pie are Interested in the Tidewater railroad.1The interests of the Bir- mingham Railway, Light & Power company are not the only ones to be considered. As nearly as I can get at it. our city government is rushing headlong into another contract with the street railroad company without making even a pretense of consulting the many thousands of people whose finan- cial interest and physical comforts are at stake. I venture to say that if this scheme of abandonins the Tidewater line from Nine- teenth street to Avenue c had been put forward before the jitney referendum. the jitneys would be with us yet.
 The threatened action of the city government means that everybody along the full length of the Tide water will have to get a transfer in order to reach the Terminal station. That is. all those people will pay ? cents extra when they go to taket q train.
 Many persons live in Avondale Woodlawn and East Lake who work in plants reached by the Tidewater. They go through now on one fare. Under this deal about to be put over, all of them would pay 3 cents more, besides the de- lay and expense of a transfer The city government may not con- slider 4 cents a day of any i'm portance, but SIP year is a good iy sum to the average working man. Unless all that great popu. iation who ride the Tidewatel want this thing put over, they had better call mass meetings and go to work right away.
 To get the street railroad out oi the hands of a receiver is desir- able. But 1t seems to me the city government is obsessed with it and is, preparing to pay too big 8 price. They are sacrificing the people. Unless the people are willing to be sacrificed, they had better wake up, and wake uI quick.
 F. M. JACKSON. Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 8, 1924. PubIic's Comfort at Depots To the Editor of The Age-Herald: note a gentleman is giving s1,000 to install an electric sign at 9ne of the depots "welcoming" peo- pie to Birmingham. That may be all right, but Comfort Stations are much more needed and would better" advertise the city. Also. take the Louisville and Nashville depot, for instance. They ought to be made" to enlarge the conn fort station in the depot. Just SC down there "any old day" and see for yourself. Strange so rarely anyone looks after the pGblic's interest. J. P. REID.
 Birmingham, Ala. Jan. {, 1924 The Bible and World Peace
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald I read in Mondays issue de- sire for referendum vote on the Edward W. Box peace plan. Sel- fish greed is the cause of wars Special privilege with dominating power will always cause war Until man humblos his heart ard loves his neighbor as himself we will have war. Who is better au' thority than the Bible? Let the readers all read St. Mark. thir- teenth chapter He says there will be wars and rumors of wars and earthquakes andSvolcanoes 1T divers places. All these must oi needs be.
 Then turn to St. James and read the fifth chapter. I believe they will all agree with me there will be no peace so long as greed an6 selfishness abound. The earth is shaking almost every day-ths volcanoes gushing, too.
 The thirteenth chapter of St Mark clearly gives us the signs oi the second coming of Christ and it looks as if we don't need tc vote on the Box peace plan. Will someone say: Amen!
 GEORGE T. KEITH.
 Adamsville, Ala, Jan. 2, 1924.
 Would Ban Tetanus Toys
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 On the first page of The Age Herald Tuesday we read of two deaths from tetanns within a week caused by powder burns from toy pistols, and in the next column seven deaths are reported from Tennessee from the same cause Where are our one hundred per cent. American men and womeni Why do we not put a stop to the