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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
MODERATE RULES REVISION

A test vote developed in the national house of representatives Monday in which the majority party was out voted by POS to 177. The division came over the repeal of the house rule prohibiting amendments to revenue or tariff bills from being offered from the floor of the house. The rule was repealed. Further revision of the rules is looked for, and perhaps is already accomplished, for events have been moving swiftly of late. At present there is some dispute over the number of signatures necessary to recall a measure from committee by petition. The Democrats think one hundred sig natures sufficient, whereas the Re- publicans demand one hundred and fifty. Perhaps, if committees had not grievously abused their authority, the larger number would not have been questioned. But committees have abused their authority, and for that reason the reform is proportionately more sweeping.
 MT. Garrett, Democratic leader, has wisely cautioned his colleagues not to make their reforms too drastic, re- minding them that the Democrats are likely to have majority in the next congress and therefore should not now be led too far in any action which they might later come to regret The best course for the Democrats to follow is to support such rules as will present equitable opportunity for minorities without transgressing the legitimate rights of majorities. Any plan that will Expedite legislative decisions with out denying reasonable opportunity for sincere debate will best serve the public interest. There should be such limitation to debate as would prevent filibusters and talking at random against time, but there should not be such gag-rule as would forestall the honest expression of opinion on the question at issue. Committees need to be shorn of their power to obstruct leg islation and should be returned to their original function of study of leg islation referred to them, with the pur- pose of promptly subp,ittingxt ths main body a fuii and complete report with recommendations appended. The Democrats have an opportunity to re- veal an outstanding statesmanship in this matter of rules revision. Let them not fail to exercise it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
INTERVENTION AND BUSINESS

Press dispatches state that the reso-
 lution approving the proposed consti-
 tutional amendment to abolish issuance zof tax-exempt securities is expected to be passed by the house this week. The ways and means committee has
 favorably reported the measure, which
 Indicates that it is on its way towards enactment. The prompt action so far Eis the response to public opinion that sthe present legal means of avoiding gincome taxes upon more than fourteen billion dollars worth of these securi- ties should be stopped in the interest sof the nations industrial development; 1;
 for it is widely admitted that the re- scourse to tax-free securities, which has Eenormously developed in the last few years, while ostensibly profitable to people with large incomes, has done jsmuch to injure business and has sworked serious hardship on the gov sernment.
 ! The original federal constitution which was presumed to protect state land municipal bonds from federal tax sation was respected as regards this Eprovision when the present federal .income-tax Jaw was framed. It did not require much figuring by those
 with large incomes and their attorneys sto learn that under surta& assessments in the higher brackets, it was cheaper
 to invest in low interest-bearing tax free securities than in much higher llinterest-bearing securities or enter sprises carrying the income tax. The result has been that vast capital was twithdrawn from industry, and busi- mess expansion has been curtailed as
 a logical sequence. Meantime great Evolume of capital which otherwise swould have been subject to taxes was Hooked up beyond the reach' of the government.
 2 An observant contemporary in this 5comection says that the framers of the income-tax law seem to have over looked the Tact that the sixteenth
 amendment to the constitution says:
 "The congress shall have power to
 levy and collect taxes on incomes from
 whatever source derived" and asks:
 "Why should an amendment be heces-
 sary? Why should not the forthcom- sing revision of the income-tax law
 provide specifically for this assess
 ment? The income-tax amendment to
 the constitution already authorizes it. :"
 Yet, this is an age of the laws
 delay, and there are many shrewd at- Storneys who take advantage of tech Snicalities that greatly retard the col Election of levies on tax-exempt secur- Eities in the absence of iron-bound pro- visions to the contrary. Our contem-
 porary makes what seems to be a
 commonsense suggestion for avoiding
 delay: "But if, for any reason, there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Gifia' Responsibilities

Wien a man or boy knows that he is to be denied the pleas ure of the company of his young lady friends if he takes a drink. or liquor. he will think twice about the matter, and generally will forego. the drink. If the girls of iGadsden could and would real izeSthts, there would be less drink 7 Ing among the young men, and some betterscitizens would be ere ated. If the girls refuse to recog- nize. their responsibility along this line, then they must be held ac. countabfe.. tp a degree. for the results which must follow their indifference -.- E.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16

The Nashville Banner hits the nail on the head in this paragraph: Our ing long period of wrangling for no apparent reason other than the lobby ing of special interests, Ford was not given Muscle Shoals, so now the en- emies of the Ford proposal have se- cured another offer to serve them in the capacity of an excuse for further delay" Only this time, it is an even poorer excuse than before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
ROWDYIsM IN THEATREs

N1HeInPIIIs CUHHeTCIaI AppeaI1
 When person purchases a tick ct for a theatrical psyformancA it is with expectation of enjoying the entertainment provided by the actors, not to witness the acts of rowdyism and listen to the silly chatter of clique of irresponsi- bles who have scraped totogether enough money to make possible a box party.
 unfortunately, however, the ex- pectations of lovers of the drama are not always realized. Despite entreaty, admonition and caustic criticism. there are still a few in each cultured community who in- sist on maxim gpuhlic the evidence of their own ill-breeding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
POOR BOYS WHO /
 BECAME FAMOUS
StaneWaII Jaclkson

! History fingers most iOViHSiy
 over the names of those few great men who have lived whole heart
 edly, making conscience their guide, and absolute devotion their. inspiration. For this reason the Memorial Hall at Lexington Vir-. ginia, )stands as a tribute to "Stonewall Jackson" one of the
 most noble soldiers who <, ever served in America. Like so many other great men. In all parts of the world, and in all centuries,
 "Stonewall Jackson" was born with luck all against him." When
 he was only little child both his father and mother died, and he was left mere waif. as it were,
 to, set along as best he, could,
 Ivhefly hes grew a little older she alad Tho good schools to attend. md xppAfently little to which he could look forward.
 ! Even In these days there was evident the same spirit that he displayed later at Bull Run. He learned that boys might go to the
 United States Military Academy, and. he set about finding how. He male, as 1t were. military campaign. studied hard. prepared, himself as he couId, interviewed men, cfeated an impression in his favor and won the appointment.
 ;, AtEthev academy he found him. self thrown isf* with young men 3Hii Q had far superior. opportuni- ,tlsss The voting men saw, that the farmer" was a real rnan!--se- srieus industrious, able, and one who looked others. straight insthe eye, Then came. the war with Mexico, and the, young officer went to tfA front. After the bat < tie at Chapultepec, among; the pro- motions there were two that were notable-l-and both for bravery in. saction5 one was Ulysses $. Grant; the other, Thonas J. Jackson. sThsn came aatims of peace and for Some ten years Thomas Jackson taught ibs the miittsry school at fsexing ton. ' Virginia, the place where hessis now buried. Then came the. Civil waf. Jackson's expsEte nee. ability and character gave him a high command. He filled his men with his own deter. imitation and devotion; {, and at Bull Run he. stood and earned the name of Stonewall." ."; As the war went on he developed high pow iers. ofSleadership, hut was always guided by 2 supreme deyptlon. and he became one man on whom Robert E, Lee based the highest hopes. When Jackson hit, he hit hard. He was as daring as he was soriginal. -.g-
 Through constant drill he made his men into iron. He was a deeply feligious man, perhaps tine. most religious of all American generals. and he fought as though he were acting under a divine command. If he had lived he might have done a vast service for the Confederacy. Unfortu- nately. in the dim light after the
 battle of Chancellorsville, he and his staff were fired upon by his own sforces, and he fell, wounded to the death. He was then only thirty-nine years of age. It is the glory of America that it has produced from the ranks of the poor and the unfortunate such leaders of the worlds chivalry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16

{ According to tbs. fsaSfsi reserve board the people made and Spent more in 1923 than in 1922. Whether 1923 was Il prosperous sone depends on whether the people had anything left at its close.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
coNDEMNINc SENATOR WALSH

Woodrow Wilson's reply to the Springfield Republican regarding his attitude on the candidacy to succeed himself of Senator David I. Walsh of Massachusetts is succinctly to the point. It, may be termed an answer to the query: When is a Democrat not a Democrat? Here is MT. Wilson's view: "I feel obliged to say. in reply to your letter of January 10, that Senator David I. Walsh has proved great dis appointment to all Democrats who sin cerely believe in the high priciples he has so signally failed to maintain" MT. Wilson has not forgiven that ''lit- tie group of wilful men,. be they Dem- ocrats or Republicans, who conspired to hunniliate the nation at critical period in it's history. This is not the first time that. Mir. Wilson has ex-' pressed his disapproval of tho re-elec- tion of Democ4at, although, as in the case of Senator Reed. of Missouri, that disapproval has sometimes failed to prevent reelection. Whether such a reply is good politics or not is beside the question with Mr. Wilson, who has definitely committed himself to prin- ciple rather than to expediency, be- lieving, and doubtless with truth, that, though expediency may forge ahead temporarily, principle will win in the long run. If there were more men of that type in Washington, there would be less reason to criticize. our government or to make our quadren- niaI changes in leadership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16

There are already indications that some of the Mid-Western statesmen who went to Washington under cam paign pledges to reorganize the gov- ernment may soon find it bit em- barrassing to explain why they didn't make good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Negro Exodus SA wans

There is a very decided ten- dency now on the part of negroes to abandon the idea of seeking better living conditions in North ern cities than they have had m Southern communities. for those who are returning are telling others the truth. The indications are that next year will witness a rush of negroes back to the South. They are happier. live. better and are better treated here, and they now are realizing 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
May Yet Be Found (Ashlapd Dro~.N

's Another Year begins in Alabama
 with the convict problem seeminCI lX about as far from a solution as evers But, since discussion pre-
 cedes solution. there's abundant ground for hope that the much sought for solution of the problem may yet be found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
An Odd Pair .

lPhiIadeIphla RecordJ .
 Coolidge and Capper. What a combination. A conservative and a radical. o poor man, compara- tively speaking. and a millionaire. Can any one gather from such a combination just what principle the Republican party is supposed to stand for?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
NOT THAT YOU CAN NOTICE
 

There is nothing at all in the sight of a football scrimmage to remind one of the rivalry for the vice presidential nomination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Offers a Means

Will the future farmer trust the generosity of other groups to solve his problems or will he study those problems and work out his own salvation? Vocational agri-. culture. under the best trained group. .sof teachers working In the rural schools today, offers 8 means of studying these problems.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Girls Who Smoke

And besides. girls do not look we'll when smoking. They seem to be usurping mems rights to the use of tobacco. and there Ia DO telling how far they may carry the use of the weed. If a smok- ing, girl. why not a tobacco-chew- ing girl? And If girls will smoke cigarettes. will thew not also smoke cigars. and then the next step would be the pipe. Girls would look pretty coming down the street putting a pipe. wouldn't they?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Hopes For Improvement

, i... ANC6S
 The old year. went out with a Ieeilng on the part of the great masses of the people that the new year must be better than the. one we had just passed through. Law enforcement and a consequent re- spect for law, and moral and civic awakening, were in evidence as we passed out of the old year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
As to wosi Growing

Not only should the South lead in the matter of cotton mills, but if our farmers wepe to awake to the possibilities in wool growing we could lead just as easily in the ,woolep textile industry. There are no limitations to industrial expan- sion in the South once our people get awake and take advantage of their opportunities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16

Whatever income-tax schedule be finally decided on, there are 2, number of statesmen, who threaten to claim pfiority as the original tax-reduction adherent,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
WAR TIME MEMORIES
(Atchison Globe) ,

Every time we meet Mrs. James Jelly on the street her war record flashes before us. During the war she was so opposed to sending cigarettes to the soldiers that she forgot to knit any socks fgr them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
THE PARAGRAPHERS
Know How He Feels !
lKansas City Starl

S (Kapsas City Star)
 Judge Cohalan- of New York has resigned from the bench because his salary of s17,5oo year is in sufficient for his large family. Exery family man whose salary is not $1T,500 by $i2,000 will know exactly how the judge feels, hay ing to pinch along like that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Temperature and the WeeviI

A man who knows. advises far mers not to, kid themselves into believing the recent cold caught the weevils unprepared. They do not have to look at aSthermometer to know when to put more cover on the bed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
THE ALABAMA PRESS
IT 3They only Knew
! ! ..:sslTusealoosa News,

ss There fsspo doubt that thousands of welf-to-do people would find Tuscaloosa their ideal city if they but knew about it's location and existing here. So never fail to tell others more about your own home town. z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16

There are some people who de- noupce President Coolidge's Mexican policy because he nipped in the bud their plans for reaping large profits out of prolonging the rumpus down there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Hewln Kthe Chfna

Louisville Courier-Journal) Welcoming an investigation into
 his affairs General Leonard Wood
 says: T hope they'll hew to the
 line and let the chips fall where
 they may" The chips must be the little Woods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Habit,
ar is now no more

The older year is now no more 5'5i.
 But many careless folks there be < ;s. Who still write "192Y' Y sES ,lnstead of "a924." Arthur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16

States last year is pointed to by some as shining mark of the country's
 prosperity. A still more conspicuous
 evidence would probably be the gems that came in unofficially.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Too Much to Be Repeated

"What did your wife say to you when she found out that you had been fined $25 for speeding?"
 "Ask me what she didn't say to me, and I'll have time to tell you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Fitness

Charley Paddock is not fit to repre- sent the A. A. U. in France--but back in 1918 he was fit to represent the A. E. F.-Buck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16

If the suggestion that architects sign their buildings as artists do their pictures be adopted, the next step may be that lawyers tag their convicts and doctors their topbstones. 1r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
What She Meant

Hattie Carpenter writes from Miama, Florida: Mfr. Bryan couldn't be happy and idle any where" What she means is that he couldn't be happy and silent anywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
[ffIs Chroisfc. With Him

(Louisviiles Coprier-Journal) . Hiram Johnson is opposed to the
 eoyernnient selling arms to the .Obregon faction. But he would
 have. been just as opposed to it's
 refusal. rs.,.5SseG /. >.@ .e '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
On Q Far-Away Hunt
Detroit Free Press)

An expedition will leave this country soon for the purpose of making excavations on the sites of Sodom and Gomorrah. Is it possi- ble that they cannot dig up enough wtckedness at home?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Not the First

Ludendorff will run for the reichstag as a fascist candidate. He is not the first man to start with a conquering hero prospec- tus and end as D constant office seeker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
The Ladies Could HeIp

The ladies who are by nature lovers of birds and music, and lovely scenes. could be of great help to the state game department and greatly enhance the conserva- ton of birds by refusing to wear hats trimmed with birds or the plumes of birds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
The oniy, Cure
'CWashington Post

4, CWashington Post)
 A valued correspondent sends in a paper showing that the reorgah- fzation of human nature is the only cure for. war. Yes. and it's the only cure for Bokitis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
A Pertinent Question
(FIorIda TImes-Unionl

IFIorIuA IImeS- UnIOn)
 HI Johnson comes from the land of the setting sun. Has that any. thing to do with his political go- Ing down?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
They Translated It

Al Spink says the game of billiards was popular among the ancient Ro- mans, but how could they put English on the ball when they played in Latin? -J. P. L.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
One Or inc Other

INAShVIIIe Banner) .
 Matching More Shoals Delay. Headline. Is it matching more or just breeding over What has al- ready been matched?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16

Bootleggers are, complaining of in- creased expenses; but they will never equal the underground costs to their victims. ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Never Empty

Whenever bootleg king is put out Of business another bootleg king
 mounts the bootlegf throne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16

President Coolidge is said to be a master of the language. And with comparatively little practice, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Where the Line |. Draxv,,,,l ,l

The average mah is generally will ing, to forgive any joke aimed at him, as bng as it doesn't refer to his re4 ligion, his politics or his car. /.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
SMILES.
A Discount
I(Ifarpet's Magazine1

At a/certain church in asSouth- erp town it is the invariable cds- tom of the pastor to Kiss the bride after the ceremony. Now onei young woman who was about to be married in his church did not4rei- Ish- the prospect. and instructed her prospective husband to advise Sthe minister that she did, not wish him to kiss her. The, bridegroom obeyed the Instructions given. .,
 when the young man -returned she asked: Henry. did you tell the minister that I. did not wis,, him to kiss me:" v i. 'I did. Florence" ass g, What did he says" z-1, >
 tEIe said that in that case he would charge only half the usual fec" T. ass
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
A Big By-Product (Cullman Tribunel

{, One of the biggest by-products of the Cullman county farmers is
 poultry and it is certainly grati-> fying to see the great interest that Is being taken by many in 4he
 raising of pure bred poultry .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
sGrudging Sanction
fw.sbirpton StarN

w tssHHHAIt5 8 NOIE kJNuH '
 Do you think ladies ought to attend prize fights?"
 T suppose it's all right" an- ,swered, Mr., Meekton, If they go only for entertainment and not for instruction in new and practical methods of domestic discipline"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
NEVER TWICE ON SAME GAG t(Springfield JJnion)

Something tells us that day by day ip every way it is going to be Coue to put 1t over a second time. harder and harder for old Doc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
BEATs EgPERANTO

(Pittsburg Gazette -Times) The American dollar Is the only successful universal language.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16

Three men swan the English Chan nel, which proves something or other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16

Pride is a mental condition which impels man to boast that, his ther- mometer registers lower than his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16

The importation of s65, 1000. .OoO worth of diamonds to the United
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
fIngenuity'
Gondon Tit-Bits)

] (London TIt-BItsJ 1I The nekro's ingenuousness is monumental. You get the perfect example of. 1t fin, the police court scene where the magistrate, exas- perated but trying hard to be fair in an all too obvious case. says:
 .tYes, but look here, Rasttis. if you were not going to steal chick ems, what on earth were you doing in that coop?" f" Of course. 1t is an yunanswera- bls question: except to 2 Rastus, who. without the flicker of an eyelid. says:-., ..,-z ,-.4, ,s. -r. yv
 "Jedge, An was just sa-testip' nah will power" @Y "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY

MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY I never have been singled out VI
 For those rewards I'd like to claim, And you'll not hear me talked about
 As one who has cinch on fame; l could refer to many men
 With whom I started, and who now Are far out there in front, but when
 It comes to wishing I'm a WOW. I've failed in many places where
 It seemed Rs fl might succeed; I've had fine chances here and theres
 Tsstepssheadsand take the lead, But saaways others who were less 2-' NInclined than to sit and wait Have hurried in and woh success
 While was wishing long and late. A hundred times, and more, I've stood
 Where there was parting of the ways, rf+s
 And wondered which one might be [, good, T'' 'i e'{,. :, And which would lead to dismal days; -...,.1. ssisss's sl 2, < My guess has always seemed to be 4 Unfortunate, unsound, unwise; Still, l can wish ambitiously; .~ In fact, wish for exercise. /. s never have been much inclined, "
 When looking for job, to turn < , In any hurry to the kind
 That pay men only what they earn; My talents, I'm afraid, are small, s
 I don't possess lofty brow; s have no love for work, at all, 's's<ias
 But as a wisher I'm a wow...,-.....--
 -s. Riser:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16

ss We seeiwhere n hotel clerk has been
 held up~- Tit for tat is fair play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Foresight

. -, ' I {Boeton yTranserIpt1
 ''It's, almost impossible, dear, to leaseya house for g shorter term than one year nowadays" he said. "so to protect myself, must ask you-"
 |"Ask me what?" interrupted the
 "Tosagree not to, seek a divorce until the expiration of the first years lease"