The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18

Flea For Song Birds.---Don't kill the song birds and do not disturb their nests. It is not only violation of law, but it takes much pleasure out of life for others.-Huntsvilla Star.
 Success Depends On Leadership.-C Chau,- Der of Commerce activities for their succeas must and do depend upon the initiative abil- ity and leadership of the right kind of off. cers. Tuscaloosa has the right kind--the sec. retary is far above Tuscaloosa News.
 The People Entitled To Relief Once mora we are promised completion of the inter-city highway, in the next few weeks. Here's hop ing that the promise will be faithfully kept. The people have been very patient in this matter, and are entitled to relief from the burdensome detour made necessary by the delay.-Muscle Shoals Sunday News.
 All On Their Meritss--It is really Eratify. ing to know that every one, reeardless of sex, now stands on his merit. Some of our foremost educators are women. They are doing world of good. More and more in- terest is being shown by our Marion county teachers in their professionalism Coun- ty News.
 Paint As An Inyestment.-If you want to improve the looks of things-s speaking of things inAnimate-use your paint and brush. As preseryative and decorator, paints the thing. Every dollars worth applied to un. painted buildings, or those that need repaint- ing-which most of them do-will enhance their selling value a full twenty-five per cent. Paint lem now Florence Daily News. x Lack Of Enforcement The Troubla-It prohibition was made so effective that the oofi of Aa the quantities of liquors masqueradins as whisky put out of reach of thoss who per. sistently try to discredit prohibition by pur- chasing it, sboth mental and physical health of Americans would be improved. Lack of enforcement and not prohibition is the trou. ble.-Anniston Star.
 Swing To The Stroko."-Let us swing to the stroke, boys and brethren, and put Cherokee so far ahead of>the cotton countiSs that they will lose heart for contest in yield per acre. Pike county ran us uneomfortahly close for leadership during '23 We have both the soil, .honest hearts and willing hands. Now wofk your heads as well, and let's kick in this fall with amazing yield to the acre.-Coosa River News.
 "Why Not Break Tho n2''-"StraSv Hat Day" has grown passe. Mayors in the North are declining to okeh the observance. It will pass out along with 'sWear Suspen- ders Week." and Everybody eat another slice of bread and help the farmer week." and all the other silly ones As every week of observance, why not break the chain by has become a particular week for some sort setting week in which people wtll not be called upon to think about any special thing. Let it be DO as you darn please week. Selma Times-Journal
 The Franchise And. Citixsnship.-Ths polI list this year is practically the same in num- Der as was the one published two years ago. Each of the Tri-Cities and Etowah county a a whole. have shown a decided increase in population during that time It does not speak very well for the county that a de- cided increase in the number of qualified voters is not shown. Those who could have qualified but did not choose to do 50 have not shown the proper spirit of citizenSAip. 1t is a duty to country under our form of government to exercise the right to yota Those who do not take part in the elections have no right to complain of results or lack of them-Gadsden Times-News.
 Indications Of GrOwth-A survey of the building program in Sheffield and Tuscum. bia indicates that the citizens of these com munities are confident of the success of the Ford offer and are planning to make the best of their possibilities. Dwelling houses, busi- ness houses and construction of streets, side walks and gutters are being pushed rapidly. Reports available are to the effect that within sixty days construction will ba started on over one hundred new dwellings, The people of the district are thoroughIy confi- dent that regardless of the action of the senate on the Ford Muscle Shoals proposl- tion, that the progress and prosperity of the community can not be rAtarded.--Sheffield Standard.