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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
STATE LEGION CONVENTION

Tuscaloosa is giving the state conven- tion of the American Legion a cordial welcome, and is offering many social at fractions for the visitors during their stay of three days. Hospitality is one of the characteristics of that cultured and progressive community. An interest ing and enjoyable program was prepared for the legionnaires and their friends, in- cluding a ball and banquet and an ad- dress by Major General Robert L. Butler, whose splendid record in the World War brought additional fame to his native state.
 Nothing is too good for the men who made great sacrifices and suffered se- we're hardships in defense of the nation when the world was gripped in struggle which was ominous. Alabama men distinguished themselves in that conflict and reflected glory upon their state. They are now engaged in the patriotic service of maintaining peace, and in promoting the arts of peace. They are a potent factor for civic and industrial advancement, and they are measuring up to their opportunities and responsi- bilities in exercising their influence for realization of those things that develop the best that is in a nation, and in es- tablishing ideals and principles that will protect the nation against elements that work injury from within.
 It is well. that these men should g7th@r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
Watching The Parade
By JOHN PILGRIM

My liver must be out of order. Because this morning I flew into a rage when read something written by a foolish old man. He is the most consummate old winner that ever keyed dolorous note. Yet he wrote:
 Advertise your health"
 He advised every one to tell about how fine and fat and healthy he may be, instead of how miserable. He said it did other peo- ple good to hear such things and incidentally a sick man who would consistently claim to be well would soon be will in fact. The influence, he said, of mind over matter. Much of which is bunk. asked Doc Henneberry about it and he said so, and Doc knows.
 ''It doesn't do any one good to hear about how healthy some one else is," says Doc. More likely. to bore them to death. Did you ever make mistake and get into the com panyi of n health crank? The sort who wants to 20 about initiating his chest and begging people to pinch his muscles! That sort of a man is the most intolerable nuisance in the world. Jonah himself would have assaulted him with potsherd."
 Mind you, Doc says that it is bad business to think and talk about your own ill health. The really sensible man, finding himself be- low par. takes steps to bring himself back and fesolutely keeps his mind off his ail- ment. Docs own remedy for minor ills is a pocket full of black cigars and a stiff game of poker. It isn't scientific, he says, but it works,
 ssSeems to me- I said to him, you are cutting down the per capita output of con yersation materially. If we cannot talk about our good health and cannot talk about onT bad health, what sort of health can we talk
 None of ia. said Doe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
AMERICA'S ANNIVERSARY

-o, This Fourth of July anniversary finds the American nation, the American gov ernment and the American people march ing steadily forward and upward to achieve magnificently unfolding des- tiny. Our forefathers builded we'll and revealed an unparalleled foresight in shaping the vehicle of our liberties, but they had no adequate conception of the gifts that time has held so bounteously : in store for us. They realized perhaps .. that they were founding a great nation, for even in that early day the ambitions of the citizens were boundless But they had no idea that America would one day come to dispute the worlds leadership in /. finance and industry with the worlds oldest and most prosperous nations. Yet , that has come to pass, and even the most casual student of current history can see that the limitations of our development are not yet in view.
 Even the conclusive political events that harrow our emotions from time to time have little apparent effect upon our fundamental institutions. The political crews change from time to time, but the great vehicle of our government moves ever smoothly forward, functioning properly because it is built that way, re- gardless of its pilotage. An awkward or indolent crew may close down the throt- tie or otherwise impede our progress, but at best such impeachment is only tenn porary, and even under the most ad- verse conditions our progress is more 4rapid and substantial than that of any &other country.
 Therefore the American citizen may look with unmingled pride upon the his v tory of his country, not only past his tory, but the history of each days mak- ing. The Fourth of July is our birth day as nation, yet our nation is age less and deathless. It rises to maturity and waxes in all that goes to make up the strength of liberal and popular gov ernment. America has always been the land of opportunity, but now it has be- come land of bewildering opportunity, The avenues of success are boundless and any one who does not rise to the higher levels of his ambition has only his own personal shortcomings to blame, There is greater percentage of our peo- pie living in comfort and even to a de- gree in luxury today than ever before in our own history, and, as far as we can tell, than ever before in the worlds his tory. The citizen of the United States, or he who dwells within our borders, is the most fortunate of all human beings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
MEANING OF AIR TRANSPORT

The double-way air-mail service be- tween New York and San Francisco went into effect July 1 with every promise of
 development into a valued commercial aid to business. This is more than an experiment, because it is the forerumer of new era. The practicability of the airplane has been proved. It has gone beyond the experimental stage, and it is only a question, of time before it will take an important place in transporta- ton, not only of mail, but of express, passengers and freight. There are no more mystery and no more difficult problems in connection with the airplane of today than there were in connection with the automobile of few years ago.
 It takes little stretch of the imagina- tion to foresee the day when a much cheaper rate and a much more complete service will popularfze the new service. While the postage rate across the con- tinent may seem high now, the addi- tional cost of twenty-two cents for let ter, which is expected to be reduced soon, is already justified in many de partments of business. Los Angeles business men expect to save about four thousand dollars day as result of this new transportation service at the initial postal rates. It is said that if all the money remittances by federal re- serve banks were sent by airplane, about $25O, O,OO0,0OO of the present daily float would be released for productive pur- poses. ..
 With such prospective results the air mail service should rapidly grow. Al ready branch lines are promised as fast as the demand warrants. The demand will ircreAse as tb >N,erVice offers econ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
BdIance
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

The ancient teachers and cosmographers of the East taught that the earth rested upon the back of huge elephant, and the elephant stood upon a tortoise; what the tortoise was supported by 'they didn't say"
 But we have discovered that whoever ere ated this world proceeded upon an entitely different principle. Our planet rests on noth- ing at ali Its stability by virtue of which we build houses that are not always tumbling down, depends not upon any rock founda- tion nor flying buttress, but wholly upon bal ance.. ...
 Our earth is spinning like top and whirl- ing like a sling, and is nicely balanced be- tween the two opposing forces, centrtpetal P and centrifugal. e.
 The principal of safety is balance, and that not only of the planet but of everything on the planet, both material and spiritual.
 Of food we must take neither too much nor too little. Over-exercise will kill as certainly as not enough. Too much or too little light will ruin the eyes, and ears go deaf from too little as well as too loud sounds. Our whole life is q passage over a narrow bridge; to go to either side too far is to fall and perish.
 It is the same in the realm of morals. All essential goodness and worthiness is not fixed but consists in a certain equilibrium.
 The supreme command to man is ito love his neighbor us himself" The last part is very safely added, for it is the gist of tho matter. ~
 Self sacrifice is not necessarily noble; it is only so when it is balanced by a noble ego tism. Otherwise it may be simply weakness
 Self-sacrifice is worth while only in pro portion to the strength of the Self which Is sacrificed.
 The centripetal force is a light self love. To respect one's self, to honor one's own con victions, to stand by ones rights, to care properly for one's own decency' fo%es and affections, give to self sacrifice it's sncra- mental power.
 : The. centrifugal force is self sacrifice Without that all our love of self becomes gpoiled,. vicious, contemptible and poison.
 The grandeur of the self sacrifice of Jesus is borne in upon us by our conviction of what must have been His consciousness of His own worth and greatness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
The Right Word
OVERHEARD
By CURTIS N1CHOLsON

OVERHEARD Overheard: He says he done it. Corrected: He says he did it. Criticism: Use done with has and have; as, He has done it. We have done it. Use done with had; as, He had done it. Overheard: Stand there moment. Corrected: Stand there a minute. Criticism: Moment means an infinitesimal part of time.
 Overheard: He is stopping at the Windsor Hotel
 Corrected: He is staying at the Windsor Hotel. Y Criticism: Always use staying in such cx- pressions. Overheard: These kind of oranges are juicy.
 Corrected: These kinds of oranges are juicy; This kind of orange is juicy. Criticism: Never combine the plural these with the singular kind.
 Overheard: You can't learn him anything. Corrected: You cant teach him anything. teaches some one else. barn.
 Corrected: Take that rake down to the barn.
 Criticism: Bring means towards the sreak- er take away from the speaker Overheard: If I was you, I'd go. Corrected: If I were you, I'd go. Criticism: Use were in conditions contrary to fact.
 Overheard: seen him place it on the ta- ble.
 COrrecteds saw him place it on the table. Criticism: Use seen with has, have, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

There seems to be a growing disposition to regard the government as thing apart from the people in taxation. This is mani fest in reports of court decisions in news columns, which almost invariably refer to verdicts or findings against taxpayers as "victories" for the government.
 The government can neither win nor be vanquished in these matters by court deci- sions. If it's contentious are not supported by law. as is the case when decisions are rendered against it. it is as much concerned as the taxpayer involved that they should be rejected. If it's contentious are sound. the people as a whole are concerned that they should nFevail. It is as an agency of the people thak tlle Eoyarnment functions in is,.4i..,, " | ahi,l..i--L at -..-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
SELLING" THE CITY MARKET

To "sell'' the municipal market to the people, is the chief recommendation of the committee of advertising experts who were requested to suggest ways and means whereby the market would be- come success as respects its financial, as we'll as the public-benefit, aspect. In other words, the committee urges that the people be made aware of the value of the market. This can be done if the service and the prices are satisfac- tory. The market must carry such things as the people need and demand at prices that are attractive. This could be done by closer contact between producer and consumer, and, as suggested by the com nittee, by standardizing and reducing prices through cooperative buying, so that municipal market prices will be at least as low as and frequently less than elsewhere.
 --- Whether the market is successful, both as a self-sustaining enterprise, and, what is of special importance to the com munity, in providing public benefits, de bends on the service rendered. The CO., operative system of buying has proved successful in many other fields of indus try. There seems no reason why 1t could not be successfully employed by , the market, which handles large quanti- ties of vegetables and other food prod . ucts. Considerable saving in costs could be made in this way, and prices to con- sumers established with proportionate benefits.
 The market has many advantages over the scattered buying plan, including a sanitary refrigeration system, cleanll- ness, closer supervision by the health de- ,partment and convenience in concen- trated buying It is believed that if such , changes in service and prices are made as will supply the needs and meet the demands of the people, they will soon be "sold'' on the project as public benefit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
WooduUurd Sorcery

(Glenn Ward Dresbach in New York Sun) The storm had bowed this tree upon the
 ground
 From which it can no longer draw it's share Of Springs new wine and branches dried
 and bare Are silent in a time of lovely sound. But through a season past the dust had found A refuge from the wind in hollows where Uhe trunk is shattered and the rains came
 there And soil grew fertile from decay that bound robin made the nook his dining hall With fruit and flower seeds from far and
 near, And stunned himself and sang beneath the
 blue That. canopied his ruined castle wall Here blooms the first wild flower of the
 year, Here from the dead living beauty grewl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

for social intercourse and constructive purpose at frequent intervals to plan for more efficient organization, and for, ad- vancement in civic. ideals that will stand as safeguards to. the national progress and the national purpose. Americas fu- ture spirit of patriotism and liberty de- bends to no little extent upon the influ- .ence of the record made by American young men in the World War, and upon their action in applying to the national good the motives and purposes that ac- tuated them to enter that struggle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

omy in the transaction of business. The interesting aspect at present is that the long-looked-for rapid transit of mail has come. It is fact, and there is every reason to expect rapid development which will prove profitable. It is not difficult to zforesee competition for the railroad and the truck, through progress in rair-plane transportation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

An undertaken delegate at the conven- tion humorously cast his vote for Doheny for Democratic candidate. When an undertaken gets humorous it is no joke. .E' .5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

The press dispatches reveal why Japan has decided to let the exclusion affair blow over: "The United States is Japan's best customer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

A correspondent observes that the Re- publican leaders take their politics se- riously. Then how did so many jokers Lget on their platform committee?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

When man dies some lawyers take what's right-the others take what's left.
 All for Naught knock (At the door) A thrill
 1n her heart) F. A nose Sa (She powders) /. A door
 (She unlocks) But, alas (She finds)
 Twas only
 (So sad)
 Twas only the grocer t..- (With a bill for dad). -
 Mary Brannon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

Chinese Cabinet Quits" This tends to confirm the rumor that the Chinese had cabinet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

If the choice were left to me. whether to nave free press or a free go, ernment, |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING
 There is one benefit, at least, in presi- dential year: it makes congress speed up ad. iournment -phiIaddaphia Record AZ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
It Certainly Does!

It Certainly Does! Dear Sir In looking over yesterdays pa per I noticed a want ad for "a late model car. reasbnable.'
 Now I have late car, which I should like to dispose of. The starter is late. the brakes are late. I believe it was made in the late sos, and every place I have taken it lately, I have been late
 Does it qualify?
 (Signed) Mrs. Johnston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

My Mother (By Martha Sawyer weIlington) Who taught me how to jazz and paint And make my lips look like they ain't?
 My mother! Who golfs and swims and drives and rides And plays nah jong and bridge besides, And drinks her fizz and pays her bets And smokes my pappy's cigarettes?
 'Tis mother! Who wears the shortest shirt in town With loudest colors all around, Who to her offspring gives scant care And has the barber bob her hair?
 Why, mother! And yet who is it makes my pappy V And all us kids both proud and happy By always being young and snappy- My mother .. .,..,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
JackpOts

JackpOts Bill: "That fellow held good poker hand last night"
 Frank: "You couldn't beat it and had to pay up. eh?"
 Bill: "No. it was the other way. couldn't pay up and had to beat it.-Mrs. Edith O'Brien. When man begins sending a girl candy, people start talking about him. When. he begins sending her jewelry, they start talking about her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
HE AGE-H ERALD

Entered at Birmingham. Ala. post office as second-class matter act of Congress Match 6. 1s7A
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HnW THEY LIInGE

Men respect you for the things you stand for and despise you for the things you fell for. Baltimore Sun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
AND OFTEN ARE NEITHER

ANU UT INN HUI NH AAA4Ae
 The utterances of the typical politician are more apt to be candied than candida Providence Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
The Wanderer

wrote an ode to Madeline (Whose hair and eyes are brown) And also one to Geraldine (The brunette of the town). And when I mailed them out guess got them mixed some way, And that is why roam about And why my hair is gray.
 -Griff Crawford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
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Marriage In 2 Nutshell

Marriage In a Nutshell Eye full, lap full, ear full. The Beautiful and Damned :. "Ah," sighed the artist,
 She's a perfect dream; Slender of shape and all agleam With freshness about her So spotlessly clean
 This newly-painted flivver Of mines. what mean !'' Alex Wiener.
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Fair Enough!

Fair Enough! Ethel: "Did he kiss you against your will, dear?"
 Clara: "He thinks he did!"-Mildred Lynn.
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When a man dies some lawyers take what's right-the others take what's left.
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Will Be "Humdinger, ,"-Every good day we have adds thousands of dollars to the fi- turc bank account of Covington county farm CTS. The cotton crop is to be ''humdinger'' unless something unforeseen happens to aid the boil weevn.-Andalusia Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

Going After Business. fife Centrui vf Georgia railroad is spending $4,5O0,OO0 on it's line between Birmingham and Opelika, strengthening out curves, cutting down grades and otherwise improving it, getting ready for future business that is sure to come to it in the immediate future. Hunts. vile Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

Profits In Vegetables. = The. farmers around Tuscaloosa who are in need of extra money are not the ones who raise garden vegetables and attend the markct.-Tusca- loosa News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

Neglecting an Opportunity Greenvills knew that a pot of gold was buried under the pavement on Commerce street there would be no hesitation in getting it, but pot of gold in the form of traffic law violators run all over the street and few are made to pay. Let's make Greenville safe for the pedestrian and the careful driver, and at the same time enrich the city's treasury -Greenville Advo- cate.
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FREDERICK L THOMPSON ... .. PRESIDENT
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Law Observance and Citizenship. -AIl law. abiding and self-respecting people favor the enforcement of all laws, and when this, is done in the spirit and to the letter of tho law, we may reasonably expect to find . saner citizenship, more contented and peace loving people. And, indeed, there's no better place in all the world to possess and send out such a shining example as right here in this proud community.-Huntsville Times.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-10-30
knud Wefald

The first man elected to Congress On
the Farmer-Labor ticket, is a can
didate for reelection upon his roc
ord. In the last Congress he was
one Of the group Of insurgents that
forced the libel alization Of the rules
of the House, the result of which
was that the insidious Mellon Tax
Plan could not be passed IN it's
original form. He was one of those
who stood out for the highest sur-tax
rates on the incomes Of millionarires,
and one of those who helped to vote
the estate and gift tax into the rev.
enue bill. He voted to override the
Presidents veto of the bonus bill.
BE was counted one of the most I'M
compromising Progressives, support
ed the McNary-Haugen bill as the
only farm relief measure that Con-
greSs had a chance to vote on. He
stands for square deal for the
Chippewa Indians of Minnesota. He
helped pass the 800 per capita bill
for the Minnesota Chippewas last
January, and was always on the
alert to protect their rights.
GENERAL ELECTION
Nov. 4, 1924.