The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-18
T1HE ALABAMA

Bets Are Different.-We have observed that the men who are unable to subscribe to the Southern Democrat because times are so hard, are able to lose five-dollar bets without faint ling.-Oneonta Southern Democrat | Selfish Smiles.-There. was nothing par ticular benignant in the smiles that over- spread the features of the power and fertilizer barons when they heard that Henry Ford had withdrawn his offer for Muscle Shoals Mobile Register.
 The Greater Huntsville GoaI.-We farmers agree with you folk in town that Madison county is entitled to have a better showing abroad than S,01S as the official population of its capital which has 3,307 people accord ing to latest city directory figures Let's all bend our energies toward the goal that is within such easy reach.-Huntsville Times.
 Red Tape And Auto Licences.-It requires about as much red tape to get an automobile tag as it does for a foreigner to obtain naturalization papers in the United States. No use to try to learn what to do, just ask the conductor to take you to the several places and make the neeessafy demands, obey orders and take chance If it is not right. no one will know the difference.-Pickens Coun- ty Herald.
 Fine Weather A C0mpensation.-Cotton has all about been picked and most of the corn gathered. The long drought has practi- cally ruined the cane and sweet potato crop The farmers were somewhat compensated by having the fine weather in which to harvest. The average cotton grower had the satisfac- tion of having his cotton graded a good bit higher on account of its having been gathered without having been rained upon.-Greenville Advocate.
 Restrain The Game Hog-Only few years of strict game laws would be necessary to re- plenish the supply of quail and doves in Ala bama, but it seems that in this particular section, the people are too impatient to wait until the season opens before they start their hunting. Those who wait until the season opens to do their quail hunting will find that in many places the birds have all taken to cover, and the few coveys that they find will be so badly shot up that all the pleasure of hunting will be gone. The impatient game hog has no respect for property or for oth- CTS. Nothing save strict law and watchful officers will stop him and he should be stopped.-Dothan Eagle.
 Need For A Chamber Of Commerce.-Anda- lusia can do without chamber of commerce. You can get along without an overcoat but it is inconvenient to stay indoors except in pretty weather. So can we move along with out chamber of commerce until we find it necessary to tackle proposition that requires city-wide cooperation and then we have no organization which will be a meeting ground for all. The chamber of commerce is the emergency organization. It represents you and every other citizen of the town when you are too busy to spare the time to do the work that live secretary knows so well how to do and when to do it. There is absolutely no excuse in Andalusia for not having a live chamber of commerce. We have the office equipment, we have the live citizenship who recognize it's value and its indispensibility. All that is required is for the call to be made and the project put oVer.-Andalusia Star.