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versies must not be settled by force. In
stead of using weighty ornaments or
threats of war, it substitutes an appeal
to international justice. History shows
that progress toward justice has come
by lettering the procedure of justice
and by providing adequate courts and
systems of law. Justice does not come
first, nor does it come of itself. There
is no effective way Of insuring peace
unless the effort to secure justice runs
parallel they are necessary compile
ments."
In this affair the relations between
nations are to be regulated precisely in
the same manner as the relations be-
tween individuals; and, first, tribunal
is provided; second, method of bring
ing the accused to answer; and, third,
method of penalizing the accused if
he refuses to answer or refuses to obey
the order of the court when given. With
the moral force of many nations united
in support of the protocol it will not be
easy for any one nation, or even several
nations conjoined, to persist in agrees
sion. Peace will be'kept because it will
be seen to be the best policy.
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LABoRs NoN-PARTIsAN POLICY,

Unanimity of sentiment which marked
the action of the American Federation OF
Labor in it's attitude towards several ques-
lions of policy relieved that body of sus-
icions of radicalism which may have been
entertained by industrial interests of the
country The Federation has done much
to weed out radical elements which have
of late undertaken to get control. By its
action against the formation of an indie
pendent political party it not only recog-
nized the strong public sentiment against
that movement, as demonstrated IN the
recent election, including a very large
part of the labor vote, but strengthened
the influence of labor interests in the
politics of the nation. The committee S
report, which was adopted with practical
unanimity, declared that in favoring OF
a non-partisan political policy, labor
proposes to use all parties and be used
by none" Labor's attitude in the re-
cent election showed that it could not be
controlled in the delivery of its vote, and
that it recognized the value to its cause
which proceeded from a policy of en-
ploying such benefits as might be held
out by one or the other of the leading
parties, rather than by taking part in the
organization of third party with little
promise of remedies in conditions directly
affecting labor interests.
Other practical measures which the
Federation adopted were opposition to
governmental invasion of the industrial
field as guiding fundamental policy; re-
lection of trade agreements between the
United States and Russia through unani-
nous opposition to relations with the
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Watching The Parade
THERE are odd things to be seen in this
BY JOHN PILGRIM

THERE are odd things to be seen in this
life. The older we grow the odder they
get. The very oldest, it seems to me, is
three streets down and one to the left. In
the big house on the corner lives man who
is afraid of his son.
"If it were left to me-" told the bunch at
the club, I'D lam that young ape on the
ear And then I'd give him good job and
forget him until he comes to his senses.
That's what all of the bunch said. Only,
1 wonder if any one of us really would. The
man who is afraid of his son is forty-five
years old. Hale, hearty, sound, lively. He
married at an early age, so that he now has
a son twenty-five. That son married when
he was Twenty-Five The old mans wife and
the mother of the son died when he was
born.
That kid" said the bunch at the club,
hasn't done a lick of honest labor since he
first opened his eyes,
Never was boy so egregiously spoiled He
has had half dozen trips to Europe. three
or four of the most expensive cars, couple
of breach of promise suits and unlimited
credit. His wife is one of the same sort
Ornamental, lkable, and so far as the eye
can detect completely worthless. Now the
father has fallen in love with a young
woman.
"And his son and his sons wife have got
him scared out of his life" say the bunch
at the club. He has never dared own to
the mthat he is really engaged. They be-
devil him in the house, they guard his in
comings and his outgoings, and if he is not
careful he'll lose the girl. They propose
that he shall not marry"
OF course, all of US at the club make loud
talk about what we would do. We'd do this
and that to the young club and his wife, But
would we? Perfect selfishness is almost in
vincible. And the family complex is stout.
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Forum Of The People
Stop The Leaks First.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
l notice much discussion in the press of
the need for more money for educational pur-
poses. The only difference of opinion seems
to be on ways and means of obtaining the
money.
l think the present common school fund
could be used more economically and bring
the rural schools to a much higher standard
of, efficiency by disseminating the school
supervisors and using the funds that go to
their salaries and expenses to increase the
terms of the weaker rural schools.
This would give the rural schools without
any additional tax practically much
money as they would get from the new tax
proposed by the school authorities. 1t would
release about two hundred thousand dollars
for this purpose 1t would supply salaries of
at least two thousand five hundred teachers
for an additional month in the weaker rural
schools. This additional month would be of
much more value to the children than one
supervisor to the county, at salary of about
81, 900 and 81 900 for expences, riding from
school to school to see the teachers teach.
Our children go to the same schools and
colleges, study the same books, and are taught
by the same teachers. Why, then, should it
be necessary for one of their number to go
around and show the others how to teach in
compliance with the school law?
Give the trustees and patrons of the rural
schools full power to employ or discharge
their teachers and there will be no need for
high-salared supervisors. For, who is more
interested in the children of the rural COM
munities than their fathers and mothers!
If they make mistakes or exceed their au-
thority, it could be corrected by appeal to the
county school board and the courts.
The trustees and patrons in the cities en-
ploy and discharge their teachers, and are In
full charge of their schools. Why not the
same power to trustees and patrons of rural
schools
We give the trustees of the rural schools
so little authority that many of them feel
that they are mere dummies in the system.
recall one instance of the trustees having to
ride 10 miles to town to call upon the county
Superintendent to require the teacher to COM
ply with the law.
Shortening of the school term in the rural
schools, by using these funds for supervisors,
does the rural children more irreparable harm
than it would the children in the cities.
The children of the cities have SO many
opportunities of seeing things that are educa-
tional in their nature that rural children do
not have.
In my judgment, we should stop the leaks
before we increase our taxes, or we will not
obtain the greatest possible benefits to our
children.
w. c. IRBY.
birmingham, Ala, Nov. "a, 1924.
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Morley On India.

The Duke of York, suggested as viceroy
for India, is called too youthful and too mex
perienced for the position. There are also
family considerations which must keep him
at home From the correspondence between
Lord Morley, when secretary for India and
Lord Mimic, the viceroy, one may gather an
idea of the tremendous task of any man
tackling the governor-generalship of the In
dian empire. There are the eternal quarrels
and difficulties between the civil admins
tration and the ommander-in-chief of the
forces. In Mintos time the commander was
none other than Lord Kitchener. Morley
letters full of wise and liberal counsel, given
from 'the safe distance of England" looked
somewhat ridiculous and impractical to the
Anglo-Indian press. Morley admitted that
it was not possible or desirable or even con-
ceivable to adapt English political institu-
lions to the nations who inhabit India. But
he thought the introduction of the spirit of
English institutions different thing 1t is
worth recalling Morley's advice to Lord Min
to in regard to the growing discomfort. How
could we best procure an abatement" he asks.
CLEARLY by trying to give the agitators as
little to cry about as possible; to blow off
gas in talk and articles; and never to med
die without clear and established prospects
of breach of the peace" That's what Morley
meant by the English spirit 1t happens also
to be the spirit of liberalism.
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soviet regime; approval of the principle
Of preparedness, and denunciation OF
pacifism. In its attitude toward pro-
posals for trade relations with Russia
complete agreement with the govern
ment's policy was reiterated, and such
re eresfe was made TO faff u inc
British labor party on the question OF
soviet recognition as to draw a strong
lesson from that incident.
The convention was marked by the
absence of radical action or influences,
and showed that the body is non-parti-
san working force with definite practical
purposes for advancement of labor in
terests along legitimate and constructive
lines. The meeting was singularly free
from the influences of agitators actuated
by selfish political considerations, and
manifested a high spirit of cooperation
in it's work for better conditions on be-
half of wage-earners of the country.
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ScarecrOW

Industrious to feign abrupt respect
For mans uncertain divagatjons; shaped
In haunting parody of life; becaped
With the bedraggled coat of the elect
And limiting of an old composure wrecked,
Above the bearded ears you hover, draped
In blunt illusion by mind that gaped
In childish wonder as the frame was decked.
Distorted replica of ageless Time,
Above the tasseled corn your homeless
blows
And more than the unmeaning breath of
wind;
And something royal past our feeble rhyme,
And your frayed majesty, is there to find,
As stolidly you brighten goblin crows.
Herbert S. German in the New York Times
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The Right Word
A CHALLENGE.
IL W.. =: mkt A v.AsaIa \
by W. CURTIS NICHOLSON

Find the Error in This Art1cIe.)
Susan Mildred Mckay of Brooklyn, N Y,
challenges readers of this column to correct
five sentences she has submitted. Read them
carefully, correct them today, and learn
through tomorrow's installment of THE Right
Word" your degree of success. The SEN
fences read as follows:
John reads better than any boy in the
class.
The ship has laid at the wharf three
days.
Who do you take it to be?
by studying faithfully knowledge is ac-
quired.
Casual Comment
NJ. d. Ladd of Spokane, commenting on
the sentence, Neither of the girls says she
would like to go on the trip" number six IN
the recent test, writes, Should seems to be the
word, but l didn't know it before becoming
interested in your column"
Successful Contestant.
James ii. Taft, Jr. of Upper Montclair n.
j., only had three mistakes in his answers
to the recent test-an effort worthy of favor
able mention
A Plural Subject.
j. w. II. of Spokane, maintains that the
plural verb defend should be used in the fol
lowing sentence: THE foregoing excerpt
and the following somewhat defends those
kinds" OF course, because foregoing ex-
cerpt and the following" is plural sub
ject
Yesterdays Error.
Wrong: The number of those who sub
mitted papers worthy of favorable mention
were small.
Right The number of those who sub
mitted papers worthy of favorable mention
was small.
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They Fall For Me.

1HCy eh VA AAO'
Oh, am the milk-fed Cake Eater,
And the pride of many dame;
There isn't lollypop sweeter,
So, of course, I'm well-known to fame.
In the dance l know just how to clutch her
The life of the party am l,
And l am the guy who can touch her
For the carfare home when l am shy.
The girls all declare I'm so dapper,
Not jellybean spilling the beans;
l am loved by the meek and the flapper,
l am sure that the world is made for me,
Everywhere they bestow the glad glance;
My good looks continue to draw me
To the theatre, ball and dance.
1 can say 1 am quite the cats knuckles.
And also the slippery snakes knees;
l am also the herman who suckles
On sodas and laps up pink teas.
Now, how can mere language express me
The acme of fashion am l,
In bell-bottomed trousers they dress me;
l invented the gay alibi
M. Hame
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There are too many automobiles and not
enough streets. Half the congestion is due
to the fact that people use their cars unneces-
sarily. In any busy street any hour of the
day you will see fifty cars on important bust
ness being held up by man using a seven
passenger touring car to go get match, or by
lady in a seven-passenger sedan taking home
paper of pins. 1t is nothing for chauf
feur to use a ten-ton truck to carry home ten
cents worth of asperin tablets to his wife.
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Groceries As A Side Line.

Il see that you have put in stock of
cosmetics" said the friend. Isn't that some
thing new to sell in a grocery store"
YES" replied the wise grocer, Il figure that
women will come in to buy cosmetics and
maybe purchase a can of peas or something
before they go out"
Mrs. Louis R. Rossman.
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lh}E =%x SHOP
NkAG nAXSOW TQK14Lk NIDEZL
Joe's FOllies.

JOe'S FOIIleS.
Little Joe, aged three was not permitted to
have much candy, and when his aunt gave him
an all-day sucker, without his mothers knowi-
edge, Joe hastily started to get outside OF it.,
with the naturally sticky result.
At the height of his enjoyment, Joe was
discovered by his mother! She asked him
what he had in his mouth.
Joe slowly removed the sucker from his
mouth and replied: Eats my lip-'t
R p Hodges.
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FROM THE WISE

Curst is the wretch enslaved to such vice,
Who ventures life and soul upon the dice
Horace.
History is little else than a picture of hui
man crimes and misfortunes..
-Noltare.
Better than store of wealth, or deep-sownland
Is comradeship with just and noble men.
-Euripides.
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Morgan what in the world has happened
to Jenkins He used to boast about the big in
come he had, but lately he's as quiet as a
mouse"
Schuyler: Hes had his bluff called Ever
since the papers started publishing those in
come tax figures, we've been asking him to
show us his name"
Harvey Herschell.
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Joy In Prospect.

Mrs. Slimdiet: Several of my boarders
are going out of town to eat their Thanksgiv-
ing dinner with friends"
Mr.. Pape: I'm glad to hear it, m am.
The rest of us will now probably have more
than one slice of turkey.
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1t is said that four hundred million peo-
pie speak Chinese. Yet the rest of the
world does not seem to pay much atten-
ton to them.
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The Cairo incident again demonstrates
that when the British lions tail is twisted
he sets up a roar that is heard a long
distance from his lair.
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Large quantities of gas are said to
be going to waste in Texas; but it is be-
lieved that there will be ample for the
next political campaign.
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There is an impression that income taS
publicity would at least have some bear
ing on the question of whether marriage
is failure.
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Moscow has levied a tax on visitors
but no such action was needed to keeI
people from going to that unfortunate
city.
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Theodore Roosevelt is said to have
spent less than thousand dollars in his
for governor of New York.
Even that was wasted.
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Life to an automobile owner has become one
tight place after another. Tenders are
guaranteed only for the first five minutes All
motorist can do is to carry spares and have
them resharpened from time to time
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES-By mall payable In
advance, in United States and Canada; Daily
and Sunday. one year, $500; six months. $4.oo
three months, So rs; enc month. SIC. Daily only
Ono year, $3.50. six months. 1925; three
months, s1.75; one month. 7so. Sunday only
One year $3.50; six month";. $50; three month";
S6c; month, &c.
BY carrier. where carrier delivery is main
tanned. gee per week. SOC per month.
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1t is reported from Germany that lin
berger cheese has advanced in price
hundred and thirty-three per cent. But
the price is not all that is raising howl.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26

Twenty years ago if a man passed through
Main street in an automobile everybody
stopped to look at him in amazement. Today
they also stop and look at him in amazement
80. if he succeeds in passing through!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26

1t is said that there are twenty-nine
widows of the war of 1912. And the pen
sion system is not considered a joke,
either.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26

A question which is beginning to agi-
tate Young America is the purchasing
power of Christmas savings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26

The,department of agriculture has fig
ured that a turkey dinner this year will
average a cost of 1913. That does not
include the doctors bill for indigestion.
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-hG'agONCE
0N1 OVER
~ SkZNSS q L SALLLLRS

Traffic conditions are getting congested
in American cities man can't worm his car
through main thoroughfare without getting
his ears caught ON somebody's tenders Streets
have got to be made wider or automobiles
thinner.
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If the choice were left to whether to
have free press free government. I would
choose a free nrcss.-Thomas Jefferson
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WELL, ASTHMA ISN'T so TERRIBLE

a Berlin professor solemnly announces that
face powder causes asthma. Now young men
who do not want to become asthmatic should
avoid petting parties.-New Orleans States.
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The trouble with auto engineers is that they
haven't designed a car that can wriggle.
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Nah Jongg seems to have been crowded
off the program by the crossword
puzzles.
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CHESTY HUMILITY

The objection to humble people is that they
always seem a little too proud of it.-Lake
County Qnd) Times.
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MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PREss-The AS
ISOLATED Press is exclusively entitled to the use
for publication of all news dispatches credited to
Il. or not otherwise credited in this paper and
also LEGAL news published therein. All rights
Of republication of special dispatches are also
reserved.
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The worst thing about the itch for office is
that election may make it settle in the palms.
Macon News.
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There is a fortune for the man who can
cross a snake with a Ford and get results.
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Telephone (private branch .xcharEe connect
ting all Departmental. Main 1900.
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EXCLUSIVE MEMBER OF NORTH AMER1.
CAN NEWSPAPER ALLIANCE IN ALABAMA
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Something has gotta be done.

Traffic rules only add to the confusion.
The police change them three times daily so
the drivers won't become accustomed to them.
Odd numbered streets are for north and south
traffic on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
and east and west-bound traffic on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays. One-way streets
are decided by shaking dice at police head
quarters each morning.
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A Question OF Language.

Il met Gotrox last night" said Butt Inn,
as he opened up his paper at the breakfast
table, land he told me that he called to take
Elsie out last night and he got very peeved
because he had to wait for her. When she
finally came down she said he didn't give a
dam"
Henry! How dare you sit there so early
in the morning telling me such things Elsie
is fine type of maiden, brought up in Chris
tan surroundings, and know positively that
she would not use such language"
But you do not know yet the language
she was going to use. was saying that she
said he didn't give damsel chance to finish
dressing
Obi" grunted Mrs Butt Inne
IN n r:4.-
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Don't count your chickens before they've
escaped the autos.
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THE ACE HERALD

Entered at Birmingham Ala. post office as Sec
end class matter. act of Congress, March 6. 1879
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By the end of each day even the trait
officers begin to get bit balmy as to whf
is what and which is which.
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What America needs more than anything
else is more parking space. Every day the
papers are full of names of men reported as
missing. They all show up all right. They've
merely been driving all over town eight or teE
days trying to find place to park!
A man never realizes how many hydrants
there are in this country until he buys an
automobile. There must be at least 100
hydrants to every automobile.
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Impressive.

IMPRESSIVE
Knocks: $50 the doctor put you on diet.
What did he ask you to give up"
Knicks: well, 1 particularly remem-
Der $25"
M. H. Phelps.
Copyright. 1924. Reproduction Forbiddsn.)
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There is only one of two solutions either
the auto makers have got to make car that
can be folded up and stood ON one end, or
turn out a car at such low cost that an
owner can afford to break it up and throw
it away at the end of each trip to the city.
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Finally when a man does find a space to
park, he returns later and finds cars so close
to it, front and rear, that he has to take it
apart to get it out.