The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-25
IF 1HE ALABAMA EfgzaalPRESS
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 Should Settle the Argument The state of Georgia now has before it's legislature n bill to curtail the teaching of the Darwininn the ory by bringing about the withdrawal of state funds from institutions that teach the kin ship of man and monkey. If the legislators themselves can feel no family loyalty for the monkey, that, it seems to us, should settle the whole argument.-WiregrRss Farmer
 Women Drivers More COnsiderate.- individual may have a peculiar way of lriv- ing car, and his own idea of road manners. But we have noticed that women drivers are more considerate of the other car than men drivers. When you Overtake car, and sig nal to pass, if it moves out promptly, it may be man, but a woman always gives room promptly, and seldom ever races you to keep you in your place; that is, not on m auto mObile.-Dothan Eagle.
 Counties May Adyertise.-Under the new Alabama code, counties in the state may now expend public funds in advertising the resources they may have. Heretofore this use of public money has been restricted to mu- nicipalities. Freedom of this kind in the use of money is very properly granted, for many counties in the state have their own peculiar advantages that might be advertised to ad- vantage in certain sections The time may come when Lauderdale and Colbert, at Muscle Shoals, will wish to take advantage of the opportunity the new law affords.-F1orence Times
 Manager Plan MeritoriOus. Bir- mingham way they are having an awful time over their municipal government troubles. Alleged shortage upon top of alleged short age has, and is, tearing the city asunder Plans are on foot to wipe out the commission form of of-government and return to the old aldermanic system. Huntsville did the same thing-but the outstanding meritorious sys- tenn as we see it holds for all municipalities in time through the business manager plan, and the next legislature should see to it that competent relief comes through this route where cities desire to try it, We believe it will work.-Huntsville Times. |,
 Should Be Heartening. 1.-The practical cer- tainty of good crop and a good price for it should put some new life into the whole dis trict. No matter what our dreams of the future may be, for the present we are yet an agricultural community and big crop means more to use than anything else. An addi- tiOnal five thousand bales of cotton means prosperity in terms that everyone can under stand. And the gain for the district over last year may easily be more than that. Moreover the gain in cotton does not represent the total by any means. There has been more di- versified farming this year than ever before, and almost all crops promise satisfactory re- turns.-Muscle Shoals Sunday News.
 Electric Chair More Humane.-The Geor- git legislature just adjourned, tracked the Alabama legislature in outlawing the gallows and substituting therefor the electric chair The chair is believed to be a method of speeay extinction more in harmony with the humane sentiments of the age and to afford less ap- peal to the gruesome tastes of the half-civil- ized individual who attend a hanging some what in the same exalted state of mind that he would go to circus. A few decades ago public hanging was sure to be the occasion of an Outpouring that would fill up all the standing room in five-acre lot. Thanks to the growth of the spirit of humanity and sympathy for misfortune, these big "shows" have long since become obsolete Hangings are no longer public and it is a happy omen that they will never again occur to shock the sentiments of civilized communities.-Selma Times-Journal.
 Game and COnserVatiOn-One may say that Commissioner Quinn does not now con trol forestry preservation and propagation in Alabama. That is true. There is q sepa- rate forestry department Nobody under stands why Governor Brandon permitted the separation of the work The conservation of forests, game birds, animals, fish, oysters. everything, should be in one department. There will come day when the work will be consolidated again. The fact that the duties are separated is not argument against the attendance of all conservationists at the conference. There must be cooperation. The preservation of game animals and birds calls for the preservation of forest lands. Those who want protection of the small forest acre age now found in the state and who seek organized reforestatiOn should feel as much interest in the conference as those who de sire game animals and birds preserved and propagated Journal.