The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-29
TIE ALABAMA

1 Emma's Change Of Heart.-Emma Gold mans heart yearns for America. Her heart should have done its yearning before her dis orderly mind concocted schemes for the de- struction of America.-Montgomery Journal.
 Jurors First Disqualification.-It seems that some of our Houston eoahty juries are prejudiced against conviction in liquor cases, regardless of fthe evidence, and right there is the first disqualification of juror.-Dothan l Eagle.
 The City's Future Citizenship-Upon the boys and girls of today depends the future of Tuscaloosa of tomorrow. Parents should see to it that they have wholesome compan- ions and enjoy wholesome pleasures, and as community we ought to see that the doors of temptation are closed insofar as possible Tuscaloosa News.
 Protecting Wild Life.-The landowners of Bibb county protect their crops from depre- dation and destruction, and now they are go- ing to protect the game and wild life that is grown in the forests and fields that they own and control That it right, and it's the only way that wild life can be multiplied and propagated. Centreville Press.
 A Practical Suggestion.-Governor Bran don is now sounding the sentiment of the people of the state with reference to a special session in order that more money may be se- cured for the schools That can be done by reinstating and rigidly enforcing the tax laws abolished when Governor Brandon took office and by applying the same rules of economy that prevailed under the, administration of his redecessor-Anniston Star. n
 Jurymen And LawIessness.-K wholesome respect for our courts is also necessary. They are just what we make them, no more, no less. Those who shirk jury duty or fail to meas ure up to their full duty as jurymen are sim ply playing into the hands of the lawless. The courts and the laws are no better than the people behind them. They will function property only when they are supported by wholesome public sentiment.-Gadsden Times.
 Population And POlice-A Birmingham paper tells us that the Magic City had 137, ,0O0 inhabitants and 230 policemen in 1910. Also stated that present population is 250,000 and there are only 136 regular policemen. Ap- pears that the morals of Birmingham must become better the more people they have there. As the population climbs upward the police force drops ownward.-Opelika News.
 The Pard0ning POwer.-Experience shows that many criminals have been given their freedom who should not have had it. They proved that the were wholly lacking in ap- preciation of the consideration that had been bestowed on them and soon yielded to their propensities to engage in criminal acts. The pardoning power should never be exercised except where the merit of the case is unmis- takable and the need is urgent.-Selma Times Journal.
 The SchOol-Book Situation-A consider able row is being raised over the school book situation in Alabama, and judging from the best reports obtainable Alabama parents have just cause for complaint. There are ten chil- dren within school age in one Jasper family, and another family just outside the city lim- it's with the same number of children within school age. The fathers of these families are working men, and it is great hardship on them to be obliged to purchase new school books every year or two.-Jasper Mountain Eagle.
 Neglecting The Shoals A Crime-Tor the average person, Muscle Shoals. appears of much less importance to the national welfare than the navy, but the navy cannot make the United States independent of a foreign sup ply of nitrates for use in war, nor the Ameri- can farmer independent of the international nitrate trust, in time of peace. It will be an economic crime not to make the fullest pos sible use of the Muscle Shoals properties, and to the best advantage of che people; it will be an indefensible military policy to neglect the oportunity to obtain an adequate supply of nitrates for making explosives.-Mobile Register.