The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-31

| shouId Resolve For Big Thing-While we are Iounging around and en50ying this season, let us resolve to do some one big thing for
 this town and community during the year 1025.--LaFayette Sun.
 Danger of Trailing.-It would be good
 plan for parents to keep sharp watch on
 their children who have skates and stop them from the automobile-trailing practice, for ulti- mately there will be tragedy, perhaps saw eral of them.-Anniston Star.
 In Favor of Understanding with the commission government election out of the way, no matter which way the result has gone, The Daily Times stands committed and is enthusiastically in favor of get together
 understanding at the city Nhall.--Huntsyille Times. w.5
 Warning To Get Busy y.-The work on Will son Dam will be finished in six months. Con- gress has adjourned and we are told that the
 Underwood bill is facing defeat. Not very dazzling prospect for the new year, but notice that it is up to us if we expect to make
 progress in the next twelve months.-Florence
 News.
 will Abolish the Lash.--There will come a day in the not distant future when Ala bama will enact legislation prohibiting the Hash. Those who recognize men and women in prison as human beings and who know that the infliction of physical pain is bar barous practice do not understand why Cor ernor Brandon should refuse to restore MT. Kilby's order.--Montgomery Journal. --
 An Unfair Discrimination.--Certa trans- atlantic steamship lines have agreed to cease carrying noted people at half rates for adver- Using purposes. This is in promotion of the square deal; for it must be understood that the other passengers have to make up what is allowed the preferred passengers; in other words they pay for the advertising or the line, and get nothing in return except the doubtful advantage of being on the same snlp
 with celebrities.-Mobile Register.
 Reasons For Jealousy.-n you are jealous
 of a man and knock him for that reason 1t E evident that you are not game sport 1T YOU are jealous of a man it is evidence that in some way he is contending for the same goal for which you are striving. o pc Jealous is to manifest fear that he will win Tn the contest and your jealousy will be accentuated in proportion as your 1ehance of winning diminishes-Andalusia Star.
 will Have Ample ChaBce.-A woman has been elected to be the head of Alabama's
 pardon board. A desire to please has always been ascribed to women as a dominant char octeristic The pardon board lady will have
 an extraordinary opportunity to indulge tnls
 nrocliyity as it is understood all of the in- mates of the states big jail want to get out Selma Times-Journal f M. E. Conference and Child LabOr.-Fhe conference of the Methodist church of North Alabama met in Talladega. Commenting on
 the work of that body Editor John Williams, in the Daily Home, says: Another thing. Conference did not take up the child labor
 propaganda to save the children of the South | from labor and cruel parents until they
 were 1S"-Opelika News.I
 Means To Revive An Industry.-The slump
 in the naval stores industry in Alabama IS
 disturbing timber men and owners of tracts
 of long leaf pine all over the state. The long
 leaf pine, which is the principal source of
 turpentine, is one of the most valuable trees
 in the world, inasmuch as it not only pro lduces excellent lumber but the pine yields large amount of resin from which turpentine is distilled. The decline in the production ot
 naval stores and the causes for the slump will
 be given close attention by the Alabama com.
 mission of forestry, which is seeking means of
 reviying and perpetuating this vanishing
 source of revenue.-Albany-Dec Daily. r