The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
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 The School Book Complaints. Those who are complaining about the change iu school books should make some inquiries about it. They will find that tte change YVES not male locally, but through text book commission appointed by the governor. Changes Are mace every five years.-Dothan Eagle.
 Worse Than Dueling.-Dueling is barred by law, and when you accept an office you take an oath that you won't fight duel. Bat that is better than letting fellow shoot another down without any chance for his life, and then let him fix jury or 'go Centreville Press. .,,
 Would Have Prevented Loss-An impor- tant ruling of state highway commission re- quires contractors to pay for all labor and material used in road building before final settlement of their claims. This ruling would have saved considerable loss in this coEnty, if it had bee2 in force.--Gunse.sville Demo- crat.
 Must Work Out Its salvati6n.-The agri- cultural industry must work out its own sal vation, and it can do this best by making farming; business instead of guess. Laws fixing values and fayoring farmers may help for time, but they can do no permanent good. The farmer can fix his own prices and safeguard his own interests better than possibly could be done by legislative enact. ment.-Anniston Star. t-
 Tourist Camp Needed.-Scores of persons come to Montgomery by automobile each day. During the past two years we have received unfav0rable advertising because we have not provided camping facilities. Montgomery has been one of the few cities in the South that have neglected this easy and fruitful means of advertising. One who travels the inter state highways can find tourists camps every few miles, Many towns have converted their public squares and courthouse lawns into camps.-Montgomery Journal.
 Independent Votes Have Say.-The cleo ton of president is still to be determined. The partisan democrats and the partisan re- publicans have their minds made up already. But the independent voters are the ones who will determine the result of this election. They will make up their minds after the evidence is all in> and they are just now be- ginning to present ths4eyidence. Watch Davis stock climb as the campaign progresses Andafusia Star.
 Good For State Wide Development Daily Times sees no good reason why the peo- pie of the Delta section of South Alabama should not have what they want. Gubernato- rial proclamations are being carried in the Daily Times, calling an election on an amend ment by which the people of Mobile county may bond themselves, if they so desire, to build bridge across the Mobile Delta. We believe it is good for the statewide develop ment that this authority be granted and for that reason, when the time comes, we hope each and all of you will vote favofaUly ...,, proposition. Times.
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 Those Terrible Chinese Names.--The Al- bany-Decatur Daily, with the complete sym pathy of the Admission Star, is grooming over the Chinese names appearing in the dis patches coming from the scenes of conflict over there, and talking of offering medal for anyone who can spell and pronounce them. It's even worse than that here, we have to make diagram before writing n headline for them to keep from having one of those war lords fighting ghimseif.--Florenee { Times. ei ger " 4s
 COnquering Typhoid Fever. = In 191b Etowah county had seventy cases of typhoid fever. Thus far this year, there have been only sixteen. This record is one ef which we can justly feel proud, but in doing so we ought to be willing to give credit to the co .nty health unit and the men and wtmen who of ficer it. Conquering disease like typhoid fever is no child's play. It requires intelii- genee and everlasting effort. sometimes in the face of disheartening opposition and criti- cism. The fine record in, this county is at- tributed to improved sanitation in. the cities and in the rural sections. -Gadsden Times
 
 Becoming A Serious QdeStiOn-Mr. Cool idge is keeping calm and cool in the White House, but it is becoming very serious ques- tion, and one that is causing the Republic ans some anxiety, as to whether the repre- sentation of Mir. Coolidge as a strong and silent man who is too busy attending to the nations business to promote his own politi cal candidacy by speech-making tours will survive the combined onslaughts of Davis and Bryan; LaFollette and Wheeler, and an army of Democratic and independent speakers Mobile Register.