The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13
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The Gasoline Tax.-Dallas County does nd fare so badly in the gasoline tax distribution paying in $24, ,681 and receiving back 2,54a Those counties that are dissatisfied with thel allotments may look at imperial Jefferson an be comforted. Jefferson paid $344,579 an received $22,545, or about per cent of he outlay.-Selma Times-Journal.
 As To Cooperative Marketing.-There al still thousands of farmers who do not conced the value or the necessity of cooperation, bu this number decreases every year. In cours of time, if the present tendency to co-operat continues, the farmer who does not belong t some kind of buying and selling organizatio will be both a rarity and an economic fai ure.-Mobile Register.
 Peoples Belief In Fair Play.-Most peopI like to see the game played fair. In the er forcement of one law, they believe in the CD forcement of them all. The political gam under the guise of law enforcement is no playing the game just on the level. In som instances one would imagine it was bein played to eliminate one political faction ant place the other in control It is all right wheI the game is played fair.-Centreville Press.
 Effort For Political Control-The Mont gomery Journal believes the movement tI| oust Dr. Dowell is an effort toward the polit ical control of the institution rather than toll ward the making of a greater Auburn. I| such be true, it is regrettable that this tim should be selected. Such a movement cannol succeed. Therefore, no good result can com of it. The one result will be the disotgan1 ization of the forces at Auburn in the nnidsl of the years work.-Montgomery Journal.
 Due To Limestone F0undation.-Anent tn \ cave-in at London Mountain, The Dali, Home has more than once called attention t'l the difference between the limestone forha| tions of the county; with the occasiona cavities and caves incident to limestone rel gions; and the shaley, quartz formations Ridge foothills. The London Mountain cavity or cavern is characteristic of limestoni| ormation.-Talladega Daily Home.
 Costs In Education.-Indiana is spendinfl more than twice as much per capita to edu cate its children than Alabama is spendingi but this state is probably spending mor{ than Indiana in proportion to wealth. WeI are not doing what we should do in Alabama toward educating our children and not neal so much as we will be doing in the next fevI years, but it Is well to remember that we havt| progressed during the past few years and thai our grand old state will soon be up with ths| procession.-Gadsden Times.
 Plea For Christmas Trees-Since thtI Christmas trees are solely for the children and often for children of the poor who have| little Christmas joy at home, it is to be hoped that no false sense of conservation will inI terfere with their annual use. The cutting of the small trees for Christmas purposes comes| but once a year. It does not constitute anyI thing like the drain upon forest areas that one ordinary forest fire in a densely wooded section would be, and it is a work of love and charity to provide the trees and decoratt| them for the pleasure of the little children o1 the land.-Anniston Star.
 Sprinkler and Sweeper Needed.-The old saying that each and all of US must eat q peck of dirt before we die must have been full filled in recent weeks if we are to be perl mitted to include dust in this particular dietI And in the mean while let us hope that the| time is not far distant when we can have that automatic street sprinkler and sweeper herd in town. The good country people are fla U away enough from the road sides to escapd much of theSclouds of dust, but what of thd pedestrian, motorists and others out on 'thd main track? The only solution there Is paved roads.-Huntsville Times.