The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-08
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TallAdega Scouts Break Records.-Talla- dega should be proud of her Boy Scouts when I they are already breaking the record oy, merits awarded. They must have a pretty decent lot of parents. TalIadega Daily Home.
 Birmfngham's Shortzges.-Does seem like Birmingham is having hn unusual and u1. necessary amount of alleged financial short ages, resulting in publicity that is harmful both to the Magic City and Alabama. I,et.s hope for fairer and better day down that way.-Huntsville Times.
 Weevl Not So Prevalent. may be the cause, dry weather, cold weather or wet weather, the boil weevil does not seem to be so prevalent as last year and farmers throughout the entire cotton belt are rejoic- ing. for 1t means big crop at high prices. In this immediate district the weeyil has done very little damage. Growers declare there ia less than at any time since the pest first made it's appearance.-Ga Times. 
 | A Successor to Underwood The Abbe- vile Herald seconds motion that Congress- man Stegall oppose Senator Underwood il, | the next primaries. The State has been faith ful and has served Senator Underwood for more than twenty-five years. and now it de- serves this little reward of his retirement.
 
 of his next of political kin with his mantei. that would be the basegt ingratitude of all. Congressman Stegall, we agree with the Her. aid, is the right man for, that job--Wiregrass Farmer.
 Mines as Underground Traps.-Almost every day we see newspaper reports of the entombing of mine workers, or of some other equally horrible mine catastrophe. We judge fpn kNsa Gnn kEak .krx rule, they evidently are necessary in the pro- cess of providing coal and iron and other commodities that come from the bowels of the earth. The American people learn many new things from day to day; science does much to speed up life, to make things easier and more delightful, but 1t has not reduced the death rate in the big underground traps -the -Chattahooehee Valley Times. Y Leeds Needs a HOtel.-Certainly the Leeds Enterprise will'be justifiable in say ing that Leeds is greatly in need of hotel fa- cilities. Several times eve have known tray cling men to take taxi or a train out of town, when they intended staying here over night. They could find no rooms. A splendid opportunity for some one who understands the hotel game. Investigate it. Besides this, if we had a splendid hotel and amusement park it would be an inducement for many RcOpaC tU SpGuu lSW days, especially Sundays. The Enterprise rec ommends this matter of park for Leeds to its lady readers.-Leeds Enterprise.
 
 How Southern May Please Anniston.--In fine, if the Southern wants to please Annis- ton it will give us a representative station. with freight and passenger service commen- surate with our needs It will maintain here crews sufficient to keep its rolling stock in repair. It will stop the practice of announc- ing it's trains on time. then forcing it's pa- irons to endure long waits in the depot; and. as is promised by Mir! Green. it will mobilize it's land and industrial department so as to advertise and promote the advantages of this important point on the Southern system. Furthermore. it will not discriminate against this city in the matter of rates and will send to the city occasionally it's president or other high officials in anthofity insorders that we may present our claims in q friendly way to those who have the authority to act upon representations that may rebound to our common interest.-Anniston Star.