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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

~HIEFS of the various branches of the rehabilitation division of the United
 States veterans bureau appeal to civic and commercial associations, as well as to individual employers, in behalf of the former soldiers who are being discharged from the training schools. Just now it is difficult to place these rehabilitated former service men. The demand for labor in most industries falls short of the supply. If the expected upturn in business comes next fall the veterans pros poets of remunerative employment will inn prove, but meanwhile it is manifestly the duty of employers to give to rehabilitated vet erans reasonable degree of preference where other things are equal.
 In the Chicago district positions have been found for SOP rehabi9tated soldiers since January 1, but between now and the end of the year several hundred additional ex-service men will be graduated and returned to indus trial, commercial and professional life. In the country as a whole, according to General Hines, head of the reorganized veterans bu- reau, 16,000 jobs are needed for rehabilitated -ex-soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
THE FIRST AVENUE PAVING

The specifications for the paving of First avenue by the county calls for two main types of construction. One is a two-inch asphalt top on a six-inch cement base of a 1-3-6 mix. The other is an eight-inch concrete slab of 1928 mix. A third possibility of brick surface was included. It is apparent that sacrifice has been made in the strength of the base of the first type in order that it may compete with the second type. Even a six-inch base of the same richness as an eight-inch base would have less strength than the eight-inch slab. But since the richness of the mixture, that is, the ce- ment, in the six-inch base is much less than that in the eight-inch slab, the for mer becomes still weaker comparatively. Consideration for the black-top contrac- tors must have impelled the board to in- clude the weaker mixture in its specltlca- tions.
 In this connection it is interesting to note the statement of County Engineer Rogers regarding the two types described above: "All of the types under consid' eration are calculated to give the same quality of service. Contracts will be awarded to the lowest bidder as usual. The peoples attention is called to this at tltuQe, Wn1cn QOuDCIeSS fSpESSShCS AtA Pe't that of the board membership. Although foundation is the most important part of paving, an engineer presumes to say that surfaces laid on bases of manifestly different degrees of strength will give the same service! On what does the en- gineer base his opinion?
 First avenue is an important thorough fare. It would be little less than tragic for it to be improperly served by paving The people of this community have sui fered much from improper paving con. struction. It is interesting to note that the only board members who came to the rescue of the public welfare in this mat ter were three who will not be members of the new board, namely, President Ball and Messrs. Huey and Copeland. While it is regretted that the light came to these gentlemen so late in their term, it is still more regretted that MT. Edmondson, who will be on the next board, failed to rise to the emergency. Half of the paving is to be of Class A concrete. Half is to be of the lean or lowgrade base. The people of this county have already paid hun dreds of thousands of dollars for roads of less durable specifications. The people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
JOBS FOR VETERANS

General Hines last report on this remark able work of re-education and rehabilitation of former service men contains interesting and encouraging figures. Since the veterans bureau was organized 67O,000 men have 7ap- piled for the training offered by it, though only 170,O00 have taken the courses pro vided. Up to the first of June 67 900 had been pronounced fit for one kind of work or another and had been aided in finding em- ployment. On the same date only 6S9 were involuntarily idle. t-'
 At the time General Hines report wassbe- ing prepared 52,O00 men were studying and working in the training schools or establish ments of which the bureau had charge or@su- pervision. This number was less than half the number in training at the beginning of 1922. The Whole task undertaken by the gov ernment in obedience to a sense of plain duty to young men disabled in the performance of patriotic service should be completed before long with credit to those who have succeeded in ridding the rehabilitation division of spoils politics, waste, graft and favoritism and in enabling it to carry out the beneficial pur- pose and intent of Chicago News.
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, did, in order to prove the way for decisioA
 declaring 1t unconstitutional


 The child labor amendment undoubtedly was designed to protect children from dam gerous and vicious occupations |; but 1t doesn't say so. It is not restricted to children, to manual labor, nor to hurtful and immoral occupations. Under # congress could pre-, vent every persdn under 1S years of age from compensation. Congress could even prevent father from ordering his boy to pick straw berries for his breakfast. Yet representatives of the people with knowledge of this fact submitted the amendment to the legislatures of the several states, and defended their act on the ground that the congress would never use it's power foolishly. Unfortunately, rec ords of the congress do not uphold that con- tention. r. To attempt to remedy an evil by dying authority to do greater evil is not wise leg islation. But the congress seems to have got away from the view that it's first duty is to determine the advisability of an amendment. have heard senators say that they would vote for any proposed amendment to thesCon- stitution, as it was for the people eventually to determine what should be done. This is amazing in view of the prospective spectacle of a national legislator voting to submit an amendment and then opposing it's adoption. The deplorable thing about all this is that men who claim to be disciples of Thomas Jefferson vote for amendments of doubtful value. I haveono objection to their votes, but on behalf of dead man, who cannot speak for himself, I enter protect to their appeal to Jefferson for vindication. Their theory of government was not his theory. When Ignatius De Loyola founded the So- ciety of Jesus he did not adopt as it's motto, "The end justifies the means" yet this false hood has been so often repeated that certain conduct in violation of principle to accomplish an end has long been characterized as S"Je- suitical" happen to know that two amend ments to the Constitution were submitted by the votes of mep who did not believe in the principle of government the amendments es- tablished but who did believe in the ends to be attained. or[their conduct I have no word of reproach. My objection is to their claim that they acted, in accordance with ancient Democratic doctrine. When a man votes for an end rather than for principle, he should be willing to admit that he has left the faith of his fathers.
 If this latest amendment becomes a part of the Constitution, justified as it may be by conditions, we Democrats should be honest enough to write Ichabod over the portals of Monticello, repudiate the doctrine of Jeffer- son to which we have always subscribed, and join in for centralized government. We should frankly. admit that Jefferson was wrong and that Hamilton was right. Let us not pretend that if alive Jefferson would favor ideas which he vigorously opposed be- fore he was dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
THE NEWSPAPERS AS HISTORIANS.

kind. Many-eyed Argus did not see and re peat tithe of what the sleepless and all em- bracing eye of the press observes and in stantly reports for the information or enter tainment of its readers. f I V'sa
 History in the making is there daily writ ten, and to the man who can relate cause and effect, who can forecast from seem- ingly insignificant event printed in the col- umns of his newspaper a whole chain of con- sequences, eliminating in some alteration of affairs that will profoundly affect the lives of millions of people, the study of his news sheet is a fascinating pursuit. E
 The man who really reads a. modern news paper and does not merely skim through 1t, receives a liberal education in the arts and sciences, the humanities, the psychology of human nature, and is informed upon a,yaEiety of things which only few years ago no one man could hope to know. The University of Wisconsin professor is quite right; the news paper is well worth Philadelphia Bulletin. 4 aesf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
A BOARD OF STRATEGY

MT. John w. Davis has formed a ''board of strategy" consisting of six men who will advise as to the best tactics to employ for victorious handling of the Democratic opportunity. Uhdoubted- ly such a plan is efficient, for Democ- racy has a fine candidate and deserves to win for that alone, even if there were no record of Republican failure in the administration of our public affairs. But just as fine vessel improperly steered may crash on the rocks, so presiden- tiai effort improperly directed may meet the same fate. It is not understood that MT. Davis will yield to the dictation of those or any other men; but undoubtedly he needs at times practical advice. He may not even take the advice that is of, fered, but he will at least have clarified his own ideas by discussion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

NO you worry about what they say9 Do you listen to what 'they" say
 about you or your friends?
 Are you hurrying to and fro running down the sinister whispers of "they?"
 Who are >"they?" Are they to be feared2 ? Are they worth listening to? Are they so powerful that they mold your life, sway it this way and that, or make you miserable9
 Wherever we go VIC hear 1t. They say he does this or they say she does that
 Is there or is there not true ''theyT
 There is. The true 'they lis your own best self.
 Satisfy in your every act your own best self-the inner voice-and you need fear no other "they."
 You know better than anybody else whether your motives are good or bad. You know better than anybody else whether you are really vicious or whether you are weak or whether you are careless.
 You know better than anybody else whether you are fulfilling your obligations, living up to your duties.
 What they say makes no difference so long as you know.
 Men and women have been killed in spirit, killed in hope, beaten out of happiness by idle tongues, by groundless gossip, by thoughtless repetition.
 Men and women, no matter how honest and how innocent, are helpless under the attack of gossip. There is no defense, no answer.
 But the soul can rest serene if it satisfies the inner "they"-the only "they" that counts
 Lifes big job is to make behavior measure up to ideals. Life's big job is to make results equal purposes.
 To do this our task is to proceed in as straight a line as we can, by the light that is given up, unmindful of every they" but ourselves. | We, at our best, are the supreme they.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
selma NIan Opposes LaxIty in Finance

Selma Man Opposes Laxity in Finances
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Just a rift in the cloud, little light out of the darkness, that inspires a ray of hope
 is that part of The Age-Heralds editorial in Thursdays issue declining to indorse another issue of Jefferson county's board of revenue proposed bond issue. Let us hope the first impression of the evil, not alone to Jefferson county, but to the municipalities and state of Alabama, may become a conviction, irrepres- sible, abiding, that will impel you to stand firmly and forever against delusion of their necessity as has been proven in the good roads, issue, in that the supporters of that issue were deceived, as usual, by the assur- ance that every dollar of the states money would be duplicated by the government. There would be pike roads from and to every court house in the state without addition or sub traction except that fee added to the auto owner It requires no wisdom of which Sol omon was reputed to possess or special fac ulty for Identifying the deception that is the basis for practically all public bond issues.
 There is an illuminating example in Dallas county. A young man, through the mys- Eterious workings of providence, and short vision of the voters of Selma was defeated for mayor. Through the death soon afterward or our probate judge, Honorable F. H. Pitts, Governor Thomas Kilby, recognizing ability, or Wl1cn ne was euQOWOuy dppOLhtCu 0Ah' W oS- kins M. Vaughn to fill in the unexpired term as probate judge of Dallas. At that time Dallas county was financially bankrupt. The former judge, according to his statement, had to vouch for funds to pay jurors. Honorable MT. Watkins Vaughn went to the wheel, be- sought with appeals for bonds for many pur- poses, good roads among them. He slammed the lid on bond issues, cut to the quick all expenditures, was elected probate judge, and today Dallas county is strictly solvent with her share of the best roads in Alabama.
 It's too easy to spend the "other" mans money. Just increase the valuation of the struggling mans home. Elect some legislators without promise or a platform that couldn't raise watermelons, to dance" when such rep resentatives CD as MT. Bonner of Wilcox county fiddle and the peoples interest B. D., while some of the newspapers, closed to all protests through their columns, shout their praise. That's what Inspires and jus tifies independents to enter the political field. The "Judases" in politics are becoming too plentiful The press will have to brand them regardless of party, because the Twentieth century harks back to honesty and justice. The man of Teddy's type is the man the coun- ty needs. man of honesty, conviction, cour- age. J. M. RObEhISON'
 Selma, Ala, August p, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

and then see what can be done in inten- sive machine work to slow up the drift of voters away from the Republican party" Everybody defers to the fact that the speech is in a measure the utterance $f the president of the United States. But it is also campaign document, and for that reason 1t is mercilessly scruti- nized. It is not believed that study of it will tax the average mans capacity to understand. nor that 1t will stimulate him unduly,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
PECAN INDUSTRY IN TEXAS

Pecan yield probably will De below normal in Texas this year, if reports from the pro- ducing sections be true, but that should not discourage the expansion and further devel- opment of the pecan growing industry. Many sections of Texas are especially adapted to pecan culture, and excellent results have been obtained by grating varieties on the native trees. The pecan crop is a money crop in a normal year, and helps to mako the farmer financially independent. One or two unfavorable years should not set the indus try baek.-HoustOn Post Dispatch. 1a.I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
THE WEST TURNS TO DAVIS

After a visit to the West MT. Clem Shaver appears confident that Davis is gaining and Coolidge losing ground in that section of the country. It is his im- pression that "their acceptance speeches revolutionized conditions in the West and revealed the two men in striking contrast" If this be true, it is not diff cult to find the reason. Mir. CooLidge's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
ARE LEAVING JEFFERsONS IDEALS
By THOMAs R. MARsHALL
Former Vice President of the United St.

Former Vice President of the United States THE lament of Cardinal Wolsey, Had
 l but served my God with half the
 zeal I served my king, He would not in mine age have left me naked to mine enemies," ought never to have been uttered. Instead of 1amentation, the cardinal ought to have voiced thanks that he was alive and able to say whatever he pleased about his enemies. It is the dead who are to be pitied not the living; especially the dead who announced great principles of govern ment which subsequently, were violated by those who pretended to be disciples. The dead probably know what Is going on and yet are voiceless s--powerless to repudiate those who speak in their name.
 Of all the sad souls in the neither world, Thomas Jefferson must be the saddest. His great Democratic party into which he gath cred like-mlnded men, now holds in its coun- cis as many grades of thought as Peter saw kinds of food in the net let down from heaven. Hamiltonians and Marxians alike, proclaim themselves Jeffersonian Democrats Parlor bolshevists and paternalists contribute to the preservation of Monticello. If Jefferson were here, he probably would not deny the right of all these to hold the views they do, but he would no doubt charge they had clothed themselves in the livery of heaven to serve the devil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
WILL STICK TO THEIR PARTY

Some of the labor leaders in the country, who are affiliated with the American Fed eration of Labor, will continue to be Demo crats or Republicans. John L. Lewis, presi- dent of the United Mine Wokers, is a Re- publican. Probably he will stick to Coolidge. Republican.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

now wonder whether the new board hon ored with the public confidence, will be more faithful to the public interest in
 this important matter of paving high ways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

There is already considerable specu- lation as to what will happen if the presidential election should go to con eress; but there is general belief that any decision by the people would be much more satisfactory than if the ques- tion should be complicated by the bloc system of political maneuvering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

The viaduct decision having again been postponed, those who do not want viaducts or underpasses either one' namely, the railroads, are still vlcto- rious. So it was from the beginning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
SHOTITD RE MORE PEACEFUI,

The Bowling Green fox hunters have in- vited the Prince of Wales to a fall hunt, They should have been more tactful than to use such significant words-Louisville Courier Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

It is said that there are million widows in the United States, but 1t is believed that the majority of them can change their status when they so decide
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

A movement is on in Ireland to re- strict drinking to eleven hours a day, Ireland now being a free state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

A fashion hint says that not all women can wear knickers. It is encouraging to note that some are not even willing to try.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

The North Carolina man sentenced to 16O years in the penitentiary will prob ably spend the last few decades of the period in a dark cell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

It is reported that there are not enough kegs in Italy to hold the visible supply of wine. Perhaps Italy could solve the problem by importing some American tanks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

As the jingoes in Japan advocate a national defense day, the jingoes in America begin to manifest due alarm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

If the choice were left to me, whether to nave free press or a free government, I
 would choose . free preSS-ThOmas Jefferson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

A Minnesota judge ruled that cows have the right of way. Every motorist knows that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

MT. Davis did not make a long speech last Friday, but the Republican convic- tion Is that he said enough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

Jefferson was none too favorably impressed with the delegated authority contained in the Constitution of the United States This he sought to restrict during his life, but since his death we have experienced constantly grow ing encroachment upon the reserved rights of the States and of the people. Room after room is being proposed, and added to our national edifice. With one amendment to the Consti- tuition we established police headquarters with another, we attached an election booth !; now we propose to build an addition for child welfare, although the amendment submitted for this purpose does not by any stretch of the imagination restrict itself to the welfare of children. As proposed to the States the amendment would give to the congress the power Ito limit, to regulate and to prohibit the labor of persons under eighteen years of age"
 Of course, it was not intended by those who proposed the amendment to confer on the congress power to do the things which it will be able to do if the amendment is ratified. The amendment is indicative of present-day feebleness in the knowledge of English and Illustrative of the utter indifference with which the congress approaches vital questions. am not in the confidence of the supreme court of the United States, but,I am sure it had nerve-wracking time sustaining the prohibit tion amendment and making it conform to, what it believed to be the purposes of its au- thors Personally, I never knew whether its authors meant what it said, or said what they
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It's a Case of Arrested DeyolOoment

It's a Case of Arrested Development To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 If man is caught stealing, or has mur- dered somebody, or broke the law, how old has he got to get before you quit calling him a youth? JEFF CLAY.
 Bessemer, Ala, Aug. 21, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
Forum Of The People
Fayors Moyinr HiIIuAan FIoapita
le Editor of The Age-Herald

To the Editor of The Age -Heraldi
 The proposition of moving the Hillman Hospital which was first recommended by the grand jury last spring of which MT. Claude Estes was foreman is a very wise idea.
 The thirty-two acres belonging to the cotn- ty where the alms-house is now located is an ideal location. This acreage is large enough to take care of a new alms-house and a hos pital, which can be arranged and directed under one system and thus eliminate half the expenses. The present site of the Hillman Hospital is too close in for the patients, too much noise and smoke, This property can be sold for $500,000 for business purposes.
 have taken this proposition up with the leading business men of the city and they think this property can be handled. The pro- posed site is only thirty blocks east of the court house and is located on Twelfth avenue and Fiftieth street, Woodlawn. This location is not too far out and yet close enough in out where our poor unfortunates can enjoy the pure fresh air and away from the noise and smoke of the city.
 When this is completed no bond issue will have to be raised. Five hundred thousand dol lars can be taken and a mortgage be given on the building and grounds, adequately to take care of the cost of construction, therefore eliminating the raising of a bond issue for this purpose, and let the bond issue so to the benefit of our schools.
 Dr. Quinn and the leading doctors of our city have all recommended this and also the board of revenue. We can have new hos pital and alms-house this way that will be sufficient to take care of our people and eliminate the bond issue down so that the public will not be burdened with any more taxes on bond issues than is absolutely nec- essary. B. RAY. R. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
THE ACE.HER ALD
FREDERICK l. THOMPSON, ... PRESIDENT

Entered at Birmingham, Ala. post office as pecond.elAss matter. act of Ceueress March G.