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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
PLANTING THE RoApsIDEs

With the coming of paved roads, ade- quate maintenance and tourists or pleas ure travel, there is increasing attention paid also to beautifying the roadways, In some sections of the country the nat ural scenery and the woodland growth leave little to be done in this direction except to protect and preserve what al- ready exists. But there are many stretches of highway that are barren and unsightly, yet capable of betterment. In many cases the easiest way in which this can be accomplished is by planting shade and ornamental trees and shrubs.
 There are sporadic efforts along this line here and there throughout every progressive state. But the most sys- tematic plan is being worked out in con nection with the Old Spanish Trail, which extends for over three thousand miles between Jacksonville, Florida, and Los Angeles, California. The organization which is directing the construction of this highway and arousing interest in it's completion has spread information re- garding the kinds of trees suitable for each section of the Trail, and suggesting community cooperation to undertake the planting and care of the trees. h
 Baldwin county, Alabama, througi which the Trail passes. the wamen--Ol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
Could, But WiU He?

There is some difficulty in deciding whether to hope or to fear that Henry Ford will accede to the request of a German in- ventor and manufacturer who wants him to undertake in this country the mass produc- tion" of all-metal airplanes such as have come into fairly common use in Europe. If Mir Ford should add this to his other activ- ities it hardly can be doubted that he would turn out vast number of machines that would be cheap and efficient.
 That they also would be free from any trace of beauty also is to be expected. He has good reason for believing that scattered all over the world are large numbers of peO- pie who do not care for esthetics, but demand only the practical and the useful. That. how ever, is not enough to make him go into the airplane business. By no means all of those who would not mind if an airplane were ugly would be willing or able to master the diff culties or brave the perils of aerial naviga- tion, no matter how much the mechanical genius of Mir. Ford might reduce both by sim plification and standardization of parts.
 From present indications the airplane al- ways will be for the professional aviator. and the amateurs in that field always will be SD few as to constitute negligible clement in the market Mass production and small de- nand to not go together; and unless the Ger nan proves that next to anybody can run lie of his all-metal planes, his conversations with Mir. Ford will be more interesting than -iniAartnnt.zrsNew, York Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
CONTINUED REAL ACTIVITY

After slight setback, the local realty market gathered renewed strength in the last few days, and property transfers represented investments of several hun dred thousand dollars. An interesting feature of the situation, which has been manifest for some time, was the con- tinued tendency towards development in : the northwestern, and especially the northeastern, section of the city. Among projects planned in the latter district for early construction work is twelye-story , office building to be occupied mainly by physicians and dentists, and to be known as a Professional Building" It is be- lieved that such structure has been long needed in Birmingham, and that it will be practical enterprise. r This marked activity in realty circles for the past several months is considered the natural development of the extensive building industry. Both have contributed to no small extent towards keeping local business conditions up to a gratifying standard. Many sales of sites have been in the nature of initial moves for early construction, and the next few months are expected to witness continued actlv- ity in this field. Already dozen or more important buildings are either un- der way or projected Tor rne early 1u- ture, with the result that the labor sit uation has continued favorable, while the material market has been active. There are indications that both these conditions will prevail for some time, and perhaps indefinitely, with promise of even more improvement.
 Meantime the building industry gives indications of further advance. For the past six months the total new construc- tion started represents a total invest ment of more than eight and half mil lion dollars, which is only three and a half million under the record for the whole of 1923, and $685,000, in round numbers, more than the total of 1922. It still looks as if the building record for 1924 will reach $2O, ,000. This prom ises to be a strong influence in the main tenance of business activity during the fl wear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
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Bulletins On The Next War

The situation between Blank and the United Statse became very critical today. Both countries have recalled their anabas- sadors and talk of war is heard on every side. Washington issued the following bull. letin today:
 "A grave crisis exists. declaration of war may be made against the United States at any moment. The United States is well prepared for any emergency. It is having all polling places cleaned and reprinted"
 The United States received notice of a declaration of war today. It refused to ac. cept 1t pending a conference of ward work. CTS and registrars.
 LATER
 The enemy has mobilized it's land and naval forces and is preparing for an attack all along the line. The United States has mobilized it's ballot-box tenders and cleo. tion list checkers and is preparing for a vote all along the line.
 CONSIDERABLY LATER
 Enemy planes bombed Washington and New York early this morning. A score of famous buildings were wrecked and several hundred citizens killed and injured There is no cause for alarm, however None of the buildings held any polling places and nc victims were registered voters" MUCH LATER
 The enemy made a naval attack on Amer. ican coast cities during the night and landed large forces. The government promptly re. taliated by mobilizing it's voting machines and issuing call to the colors of all able bodied ballot boxes.
 SUBSEQUENT BULLETINS
 The enemy is advancing into the interior steadily. The country showed stern resist ance today by naming date for the referen. dunn. The ballots are now in the hands of the printer. The printer has the situation well in hand.
 Advances of 50 miles over 200-mile front during the past 48 hours. Forty-six cities were razed and 100000 citizens taken pris- oner. Nothing can be done about it, however. due to the fact the polls do not close until 5 o'clock.
 ExTRAl ENEMY COMMITS OUTRAGE WASHINGTON, D. CA fair showing by American voters on the question of both. ering about the enemy's advance or not was prevented, 1t developed today, by foul trick on the part of the enemy forces. They seized most of the open hacks and automo- piles which the ward workers had sent to bring voters to the polls. The voters refused to walk and the referendum wns a complete flop. The enemy is laying plans for a new bombardment. The United States is laying plans for new referendum.
 ANNOUNCEMENT
 Washington may decide to take no part in the war now being held in this country It is having all the fights it can take care of at the polls. There were riots at all voting places today. The League For Hon. est Voting charged that the pacifists were using ringers" and voting five and six times against war. The pacifists retorted with charges that the war party was stuff. ing the ballot boxes.
 RETURNS
 Returns from 36 Ohio districts late to. night gave War. 23,45; Nah Jong, 34,775.
 With 61 districts unheard from at mid night New York gives War, 546,876; Beach Parties, 100000. Illinois, with only eight counties to be heard from, gives For War, 7S,987; For betting parties, 234,76S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
Forum Of The People
The Infant Casualty List

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 War! War! War! Not overseas, nor on the sea-not by guns and gas nor ship nor shrapnel, by plunging shot nor bursting bomb, by fire nor sword nor bayonet thrust. The casualty list is not published daily, but at the end of the year, the records of our own United States will show that at least four hundred thousand little ones, under ten years of age, have been sacrificed. In addi- tion to these are the unaccounted thousands above that age, for the most part, dying un- timely deaths living but tenth, a fifth, a half of their days What of the woundedY What of the half-dead, the stricken, crip- pied, rheumatic, paralytic, tubercular, dia- betic, cancerous, .scrofulous, dyspeptic, con. stipated, enemic, poisoned, toothless, sight less, bald-headed and undersized legions, who are marching steadily toward the early and open grave?
 Where is this war? Who or what is the enemy? What is killing the four hundred thousand little ones, strangled with life's promise upon them, lifes hopes in the bud ding before them? Who are the destroyers of our baby life, which, by every law of nature, should be human life in It's perfec- tion? The time of the year for the greatest mortality of the kiddies is upon us; from now until the frost is on the pumpkin" they will die by ten thousands, yea, by hundred 
 repeated in 1924.
 Who is to furnish the little victims? Who will provide the sacrifices to the god of ignor- ance and lazy thoughtlessness? Shall we rely for our defense in this war upon curative medicines, questionable in their efficacy, or upon thoughtful, reasonable, natural, safe and dependable prevention. as prescribed, compounded and prepared for us free by the Creator? There may be poisons and food-poisoners; if so, let the law deal with the guilty; but the over-shadOwing crime of the ages is not the poisons added to our food, but the vital, indispensable life and body building clements that have been taken from it.
 Our little ones die, literally starving for the very things that nature provides in such magnificent abundance. The remedy is not in the law: it is not in the public health of ficial or the medical profession, alone but in the independent and intelligent thought fulness of the people if they would save themselves, of the parents, if they would save their children.
 This may not interest you; your child is we'll today but what of tomorrow? Will you wait until he sickens. then frantically fly to the remedies? Or will you so nourish his life with the natural foods that your in- telligance tells you are good that he, in his perfection and strength, may laugh at con tagion and at germs? In times of health fortify with better health, and thus win the war w. B. LADD
 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
Bide DudIey's Rhymes
Si Defends A Woman

Said Silas McGuggin, in Peeweeple's store I'll never defend any women no more The women are brainless-they crazy, I say. I'll tell you what happened to me yesterday As was a-walking down Mulberry street, l saw Mrs. Brown and her husband. old Pete. They argued minute and then Pete let fly his left and it caught her right square in the eye. We'll now Tin no hero, ner nothing like that, but won't let no man knock women down flat. I turned and I says to old AL bert McGrain: I'll stop this before she gets swatted again
 "I stepped in between em when she had arose and Brown let me have nice punch in the nose. And then Mrs. Brown hit me twice with a rock. I run and they chased me the length of the block. For running I once won beautiful cup. left 'em behind and they kissed and made up. Old Albert Me Grain, when he seen me, just laughed, but that never feazed me-old Albert's half daft. Now, Jed, don't you never mix into a scrap where husband and wife are at outs, for, old chap, they'll both turn upon you and beat you plumb raw"
 Jed Peeweeple Srinned and then laughed one "Hee haw!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
The Right Word
OBSERVATION
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 There is no more profitable way to enjoy the study of English than by supplementing ones lessons with frequent examination of different writers constructions. Miss Ida W. Batchelder of Chicago apparently has de- voted considerable of her time to close read ing of the writings of others and now sends "The Right Word the following letter: As a constant and highly appreeiative reader of your column. should like your opinion on the following sentences in which the doubtful words are in heavy type:
 "1, He poured out large glass of red wine and laid it before her. From "Nocturne" by Frank Swinnerton. 2. Lubliner and Trinz presents Mary Pickford in Dorothy Vernon of Hadden Hall" On the screen at Orchestra Hall, Chicago. 8. President Cool. idge i'll of cold. Headline in the Chicago Daily News. 4. Accordingly the producers have turned to the agency in whom they have every confidence and on whose judgment they have learned to rely. Advertising matter. 5. Thus it comes about that every good short story must fulfill two conditions It must in the first case depict men in action that arouse genuine interest. From an article on how to write short stories.'
 "In No. Lubliner and Trinz form a com pany but they act as individuals and as such. should take a plural verb, should they not ? Wouiu HOI NO' SVuhu Ovteut u Ee@u' with a cold?' am undecided whether to use who to refer to such words as agency and company. In No. 5 it seems to me that &C., tiOn is the antecedent of that, and therefore the verb should be singular"
 1. Place or set. 2. Presents. 3. III of a cold" is correct 4. Which is correct 5. Bet ter still actions that arouse.
 A Question for Readers
 Is the following sentence correct Will we each receive a present?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
Brief Nature Studies
By J. OTIS SWIFT

The scallop, Pecten irradians, whose ad. ductor muscle, large and considered a del icacy, common in the New York and Boston fish markets, and whose radially ribbed shell is found among clam and oyster shells in shell-heaps left by the Indians along the Sound, does not attach itself, and can swim by opening and shutting it's she'll The man tie edges of some species of scallOps have we'll developed Ocelli.
 The Pilgrims scallop," worn on the arm or breast of travellers to the Holy Land in the Crusades as q mark of having visited the birthplace and country of the Savior, is Vola jacObaea, scallop found on the coast of Palestine.
 The large scallop found farther north than Cape Cod is generally P. clintonius, or P. tenuiscostatus, as it used to be called, and which is now generally called P magellan icus because 1t has been thought that the scallop living in the Northern states is the same as that found in the extreme south of South America. Sometimes 1t is found in comparatively deep water north of Cape Ann. The people of northern New England often eat the large scallops, but they have not become popular elsewhere,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC

With more or less significance, sweep ing statements are made as to the quan- tity of liquor manufactured and mar keted in the United States. There are frequent attempts to show that the amount is as great as or greater than before the prohibition amendment was adopted. So persistent are the state ments that one can but conclude that organized efforts to break down prohibi- tion include active and skilIful press agencies as part of the program to boost the liquor game.
 These assertions and claims are the merest guesses, aside from specific pur- poses of those with axes to grind. Roy A. Haynes, federal prohibition commis- sioner, reported that total liquor with drawals from government warehouses in the last fiscal year were one and three quarter million gallons, as against eight and three-quarter million gallons in the first year of national prohibition. The annual consumption of liquor on which taxes were paid prior to prohibition was about one hundred and thirty million gallons, or about one per cent. of what was legally released in the last fiscal year.
 Of course, there are those who make reckless claims as to the amount of boot leg liquor consumed. Yet, few would venture to assert that this would be even comparable with the total consumption before prohibition. The bootlegger is no new institution. The woods were full of them before prohibition was seriously considered. Blind tigers flourished in every center of population in the old days. There were thousands of liquor -selers who, prasticed many forms of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
Watching The Parade
Ny sORN PILGRIM

It isn't often that disagree with Dot Henneberry. For one thing, he ifs apt to know more than do about what he han. pens to be talking about. He is one of the fortunate persons who do not talk unless he has line of real information. Another req. son Is that he is given to the habit of snort. ing. If he-says the moon is made of green cheese and say it isn't, one snort will re- duce me to submission. But the other day Doc said;
 "rhe quick lunch habit is national curse"
 And told him that he was talking fool ishness.
 Its a mighty fine thing for the American people" said l.
 Of course, all the doctors say that quick lunching is suicidal. No doubt they believe it.. They have said it so often that most of the rest of us believe it. One gets to be- lieving anything if he hears it often enough, thanks to our habit of letting our ears usurp the functions of our brains But
 Look at 'em," I said to Doe Henneberry, leading him into ham.and dispensary.
 Rows of solemn citizens were sitting in one-arm chairs, masterfully munching. I made Doc regard them closely. They were not eating too fast. They were not eating any faster than the average citizen eats any. Wneres QAOSt Ot iueu were making lalfly frugal meals. A sandwich and coffee, or a combination plate of meat and vegetables and two slices of bread, was the average lunch. Not many took dessert.
 "They got through with their lunch in ten minutes" l said. Then they have the rest of their noon hour to walk or talk or read, and they use it. They eat no more hurried ly than you do and a whole lot less, which as a physician you will admit is good for them. And they save maoney--And right now money saving is . national necessity.n
 Doc just went on muttsring His shibbpleth about the high damnation n tk quick lunch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
ROBBERS USUALLY CAPTURED

It has been said that graphic pictures of bold hold-ups and daring robberies have tendency to lure many adventurous youths into such crimes for the thrills. Also the recent big mail robbery near Chicago, with the excitement it caused, is reported to have excited similar es- capades. Those who imagine that they can succeed in such ventures might we'll consider the records of captures in mail robberies. The statement of recoveries and arrests in such cases by the post office department may readily serve as a deterrent influence. Of the sixteen big robberies in 1921, there were recov- cries and arrests in all but two. There were sixteen recoveries and arrests in the eighteen robberies of 1922, while of the six in 1923, only one remains open.
 These records show that the agencies entrusted with safeguarding the mails are on the job, and that chances of es- cape are small. In the big robbery on the Northwestern Railroad near Chicago recently, promptness in arrests showed that officers are working with high eff ciency, and that the chances for a mail robber to get away with his loot are small. Penalties for the offense are se- were, and convictions seldom fail, be- cause usually mail robbers already have criminal records and are wanted in one or more places for trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07

Loxley and other communities have taken a lively interest in the project. Other communities elsewhere have made progress towards the ideal.
 But similar concern for the beauty of paved highways is easily aroused in other communities. Undoubtedly, as the number of such highways increases, the interest in making them more attractive will rise approximately. It is hard to get up any kind of enthusiasm over the average public highway. Paved high. ways are a different matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
Celestial Surgeon

If have faltered more or less In my great task of happiness; If have moved among my race And shown no glorious morning face; If beams from happy human eyes Have moved me not; if morning skies, Books, and my food, and summer rain Knocked on my sullen. heart in vain Lord, thy most pointed pleasure take, And stab my spirit broad awake
 Robert Louis Stevenson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
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Sesin' Things
 (By L. A. Lawrence) Have you heard of what.you-may call it
 Land,
 Where the Whosit gaiiy sings, And the moxie sits in the golden sand And plays with his diamond rings? Where the moon comes up from the cerise
 sea
 And wanders about the sky, And baritone frogs, from their saline bogs Groom their plaintive lullaby? Strange things I've seen, in this land of
 green, Where the roaring oysters grow, On maple twigs with purple wigs And amber eyes that glow; From deep ravfne, the wild sardine Laughs loud in fiendish glee At hairy monks, with scarlet trunks, Who swing from tree to tree. From lake of wine the fierce clans dine, To the strains of rubber band, And then they dance in drunken trance, On beach of beaten sand !. cannot tell, all that befell, Else you would think l lie; You'll see these tricks if you will mix Home bretr and old mince pie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07

trickery to avoid licenses. Before pro- hibition went into effect, it was shown that there were over seven thousand blind tigers in Chicago. The point is that existence of the trafficsis proof of nom enforcement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07

Those politicians who were accus- toned to keeping their ears to the ground are now sticking close to the radio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07

A correspondent declares that the Re- publican platform is pure bunk. Some how it is hard to associate purity with hunk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
"DR. 1" NEXT

It has come to 'pass now where the barber in the shop that makes q speciality of bob bing womeB's hair calls himself "Prof.D-- Kunsas City Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07

Pretty soon the political prophets will be telling just what is going to happen. So the worst is yet to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07

Some of the most successful criminal law firms might expedite matters by taking in eminent alienists as active members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07

After the grind of presiding over q senatorial investigation committee and a strenuous national convention, Senator Walsh has nice long rest coming to him, if any public servant ever did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07

ise If the choice were left to me, whether Co shase free press or a free government. \
 would choose . free press.-Th0mas Jefferson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
StuIls

Though I think that it's functions are far from correct,
 And sometimes am tempted to ,scorn it, Yet cannot but feel quite wholesome re- spect For the business end of hornet
 Harry ]. Williams.