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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
LOWER DEATH RATE
fNew York Herald)

Americas death rate for 1922, according to the estimates of the census. bureau, was 11.s to the thousand, EngianGs during the recorded months of 1928 was III to the thousand. making this the most heaithful year in the coun- try's history. The decline has oc- cured in spite of widespread un- employment and depression, to- xether with a lowering of the liv- ing standards of many classes of British workers. It is attributed, as in other countries. largely to "the reduction of mortality early in life" Astounding progress has been made in saving the lives of children, but much lSis in curing the diseases of mature life and old age.
 This Is strikinsiy shown, in the tables which show the expecta- tion of life at various ages. Dr. William B. Mayo has declared that the boy of today can. count on at least twelve years more of life than could his grandfather. But this does not mean that the aver age age at death Is twelve years higher than 1t used to be. It means, as both the census bureau and the standard life insurance statistics show, that children and young persons stand better chance of surviving into middle age.
 An outstanding feature of the mortality statistics is that they do not show an important increase in the expectation of life after middle age Is reached. That is to say, the man or woman who reached 40 or 50 in the middle of the last century had almost as good a chance to reach 70 or 80 as have the middle aged persons of today. More individuals survive into middle age than was former ly the case. but not many more survive. into old age.
 In this fact. perhaps, Is one ex- planation of the failure of science to check the degenerative diseases of middle life, Formerly tho weakest were weeded out in in- fancy. childhood or early matur- ity; now they live to fall a prey to the diseases of maturity. But there Is reasors to hope that these diseases will in time be conquered. Tuberculosis Is already being steadily diminished. more scien- tific treatment of diseases of the heart and arteries is yielding en- couraging results, and since the discovery of insulin diabetes should show a decline as a cause of death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
Bedtime Story

Penelope the Plymouth Rock was in- disposed. Yessir, Penelope the Ply. mouth Rock was indisposed. Great tears rolled down her cheeks, and she would have gnashed her teeth if she had had any.
 "What's the use?" she complained. l "Here I am wasting my young life laying strictly fresh eggs. and all they bring at the neighborhood stores is 70 cents the dozen. And if they don't happen to be strictly fresh. the cW- toners turn up their noses."
 "Yes, yes, go -on," interrupted Ro- meo the Rooster, who liked nothing better than to kid the chickens.
 "And now," Penelope resumed, land now along comes Dinosaur with crate of eggs 1O,00O,0OO years old and sells them for s6O, ,000 the dozen" :"
 "How eggasperating!.. said Romeo. egging her on.
 q wish,'s said Penelope, ignoring Romeo's flippant remarks, q wish I were Dinosaur. I hope to die, I do|
 Anything to accommodate lady," replied Farmer Brown, who had en- tered the yard at that moment carry ing in his hand the same sort of in- strument that George Washington used on the cherry tree.
 "When I lean this instrument against your cervical vertebrae you will be just as dead as any Dinosaur that ever laid an egg" Which he did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
MIR. BRYAN's FAvORITE SONS

Now IS the time for all Democratic presidential aspirants to seek the sup port and inc>rsement of MT. William Jennings Bryan. Having already been named as the indorser of MT. Mus grove of Alabama, MT. Bryan how comes out and indorses Dr. A. A. Murphree, president of the University of Florida, as Florida's candidate. To be sure, MT. Bryan names three other Floridians whom he would be glad to support, were it not for the unhappy fact that he is only little gladder to support Dr. Murphree. Perhaps the worthy professor embraces, the same theory of human origins as that es- poused by MT. Bryan. However that may be, three other Floridians have MT. Bryan's own assurance that he would be for each of them if it were not for the others.
 Having settled matters for Alabama and Florida, it will be only natural for other Southern states to expect MT. Bryan to perform the same service for them, and relieve them each of anx- iety in regard to favorite son. If he is a favorite with MT. Bryan, surely he would be favorite with every body. Over in Mississippi, for ex- ample, there is MT. Lee M. Russell, who is newly out of job, and ready to MT. Bryan's choosing. Of course, MT. Russell is not publicly on record regarding his stand on the theory of evolution, but as matter of political expediency perhaps he has not ire vocably committed himself in its favor, which should be sufficient grounds on which MT. Bryan might hang an at tachment. There is also rumor to the effech that MT. Russell has spoken well of the eighteenth amendment.
 And so, in other states, undoubtedly MT. Bryan will select those outstanding sons whom the outside world would first think of in connection with this high ambition just as the case with his choices in Alabama and Florida. If Florida's great leader (once to be sure he was of Nebraska or some such state) goes into the national conven- tion With fifteen or twenty favorites, it stands to reason that every one of them has an equal chance for the nom- ination. There should be a special effort therefore by aspirants to ad- vance and be recognized by MT. Bryan, each thus making his chances as one in fifteen or twenty instead of, as at present, one in hundred million.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

surance premiums, or more than twenty per cent, is good enough for any business, and especially in busi- ness that breaks records only when the community in general is prosper ous. An even more significant proof of growth is the increase in real es- tate transactions, including the open ing of new subdivisions, the building of new homes and the general ex- change of property that is conse- quence of population increases and steady employment. With real-estate
 sales of this one firm aggregating more than three and a quarter million dollars, and with trusteeship of to- tai real-estate and security valuation
 of thirty-six million dollars, all repre- senting a pronounced advance over the
 condition of year ago, the fine
 progress of the entire community and
 of all it's businesses is easily deducible.
 The Jemison firms could not prosper unless Birmingham prospers; there- fore, Birmingham may take due en- couragement from this showing, just as she has taken encouragement from the comparative figures of industries, utilities and banks, which agree in the one particular that this district is breaking all its previous records of achievement. We are, in spite of all that, just getting under good head way, and, even if the initial impulse be now withdrawn, our own momen- tum will carry us indefinitely forward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
Improving the Breed


 Poultry raising. properly looked after. can be made profitable un- ,dertaking in Alabama. There Is no question about this. The great trouble has been that many people who have chickens are satisfied just to have chickens. without caring very much about the kind of chickens, or the kind of and number of eggs they get. There little fat hen that has been esti- are chickens and chickeAs. The mated to be worth about a billion dollars to this country as a pro- ducing asset, is worth looking af- ter. Where she appears in the role of the scrub stock of chicken, 1t would be we'll to improve her grade. Chickens or good strain produce more eggs and better eggs than ordinary chickens, cost little or no more to keep and, pay much better dividends on the. investment of time, labor and money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
AMENDING MELONS PLAN

The Mellon tax-reduction measure has lost some of it's momentum and is slowing down to a rate of speed at which some of its details present themselves to public scrutiny. Indeed, there is reason to believe that the initial attempt of the administration to cram the measure, unmasticated by reflection, down the throats of con gress and the American people has resulted in crystallizing an opposition that might otherwise have not made itself manifest. The president capped the climax when he let it be known that he would regard important amend ments to the Mellon plan as Hamper ing" and would veto it thus amended. This being still a free republic, the administration has its reply in no un- certain terms. In fact, it is an open secret that the president will now even countenance amendments.
 The credit for bringing about a more sensible attitude towards tax re- vision must be given to certain fear less Democrats in the house who braved the executive displeasure and calmly and repeatedly called attention to the weaknesses of the Mellon plan. These weaknesses have especially to do with income-taxes and surtaxes. AL though the Mellon plan was heralded as bringing relief to the poor tax payer, investigation shows that its real service is to the large taxpayer. The reduction in taxes on small incomes is inconsiderable, but the reduction on large incomes is fifty per cent. When the Democrats pointed out these facts, certain sober-thinking Republicans at once saw the point and joined them in protest. Now it is easily perceived that, whereas the Mellon plan cannot be passed as it stands, the proposed amendments to that plan can be passed with the joint vote of nearly all the Democrats, most of the insurgents and a considerable number of regular Re- publicans. In word, it looks as if for once party lines have been momen- tarily cast aside for the sake of the public good. |
 Nor does the program consist in flat rejection of the administrators measure. On the contrary, it contem- plates such amendments as will &C., tually make the Mellon plan do what it was unjustifiably heralded as doing in the first place. Instead of reducing the maximum surtax from fifty to twenty-five per cent, the amendment apparently most in favor would reduce it only to forty-four per cent. On the other hand, the exemptions on small incomes would be increased and the rate lowered, so that the relief would be at its maximum where the burden is relatively heaviest to carry. Nobody takes much stock in the complaint of those in the highest brackets, for everybody knows that this is the day of organizing of profits and that the earnings of many business no longer represent any established percentage of the gross, but rather an arbitrary sum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
SMILES
sure of a Fine Funeral
(Phiiadelphia Ledger)

VI hAooS4pAid AECuSSTJ
 A Baltimore business man asked an Irishman' in his employ whether he was saving any of his money.
 Sure. am." answered the Celt. "I'vs got $500 hid away in a safe place."
 But 1t isn't public-spirited poll icy to hoard money" remarked the employer. You ought to deposit 1t in a good bank, so as to keep 1t in circulation"
 Sure. it'll all go into circula- ton the second day after am dead, sor," said Pat, proudly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
That Conjure Medicine

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 Did that couture medicine, em- pioyed in Birmingham. have any effect on making those ax.sluE- gers tell the truth? Some doctors claim the thing is big joke; and any narcotic may encourage Q lie as well as the truth. Others claim a wonder power to 1t, and say it would have made saint out of Annanias. It at least Is a scien- tiftc third degree" that supplies detectives with new ideas, as well as scares victims into telling most anything; some of which might be the truth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
Significant SuGwestfOI (DalIas Newsl

We don't remember to have heard the judgment that old time religion Is a bore from anybody who appeared to have any of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
HE PARAGRAPHERS
Utilizing Idle Moments

Doubtless some United States senators think that while they are doing nothing they might just as we'll be practicing elocution. and Russia is a convenient topic. '-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
Already There

[ NDVStOH LIdHSCTIpLD
 What, fishing on the Sabbath" {" exclaimed the minister reproving- ly. Don't you know that little boys who fish on the Sabbath go to the bad placer" -
 "Huhi l guess dat's right" re- piled the youngster disgustedly. T couldn't a. struck no worse place dan dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

To judge from the number of elab- crate speeches in prospect from con- gressmen on the subject of tax reduc- tion, it is safe to say that it is quite a popular theme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

Young MT. Wood seems to have demonstrated that the spare moments of an army officer may be more profitably employed than in pink-tea activities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
Has First Call

NOOIUI1IDEtN NNpVNV .
 Ford has the first call on Mus cle Shoals. We believe he would do more for the country and for Alabama il. given the opportunity there than any eleventh hour tra- ders are likely to accomplish. ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
A Snfe. Coucllsion
Houston Postl

n Looking carefully into MT. La- F,ollette.s public service. we reach the inevitable conclusion that on the whole this country has never been satisfactory to him. &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

|. It is reported that Brigadier General Butler has been already sounded as to the possibility of negotiations for bribes in connection with his task in Philadelphia. Which strengthens the view that the cleanup was needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
No Exceptions

(Tampa TffbuneJ
 The White House has given no- tice that it doesn't want any more dogs, hot or otherwise. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
More Harm Than Good

Those who are disposed to raise a factional issue in every cam pafgn, whether or not the question is even remotely involved, do far more harm than good to the cause to which they are committed. In the present presidential campaign the wet and dry issue Is a gratu- itous assumption. Prohibition is now part an dparcel of the federal constitution, as well as of many of the states, and only a referen- dunn of the states could repeal or amend it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
For River Transportation

And when the Coosa is navigable to the. gulf, then the iron and steel manufacturers of the Gadsden dis trict a distinct advantage over all plus" problem and other freight handicaps. It will give the dis trict a dfstince advantage over all it's competitors in the industry Therefore. 1t behooves Gadsden citizens to support any movement which will hasten the day when boats and barges will carry Gads- den products directly from the city to the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

An accident statistician says that more married men are blown up than single men. That's a safe estimate for obvious reasons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

Announcement that New York is to have a big police shake-up suggests that turn about is fair play; the public has suffered from full measure of police shake-doWns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

It may be true, as an artist con- tends, that the new dollar bill is not so beautiful as its predecessors. yet it probably possesses just as much magnetism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
WHY THE FARMER RACES
 (Of,n nh0 RaaN

It costs $1.2o to $2.sO to produce a ton of bituminous coal, and SIPS to produce bushel of wheat. The coal sells at the mines for about $5.50 a ton. The wheat sells at the farms for about S5 cents a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
THa5SSMGCRCFf @BEARER,

Now that the commissioner of DO. lice has improved our morals, how about more stringent enforcement of some of our laws?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
BRED SNOW" OF THE ARCTIC

The so-called "red snow" of the Arctic regions is, in reality, or dinary white snow upon which a
 minute vegetable grows. The ruddy tint is imparted by the red colcring matter secreted in the vegetable cells.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

When the returns are all in, it will probably be found that some of the candidates who were reported as run ming for office only iay-walked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
Bad Roads Keep 'Em Out

Manufacturing-concerns stay out of Alabama, some of them at least, because our roads are too bad to make distribution of their products profitable. Bad roads are Q bur den that the average person does not realize he is carryink. But Alabama Is losing each year more than a million dollars per county because she has the lkind of roads that ye are using or failing to use as the case may be- sE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
Fitting For Life Work

NNeW 1OFK ITIDune1
 The visiting Japanese educator who finds the American system of co-education distracting to the male student needs to be told that all life is like that. f~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

Twenty-Five miles an hour is the maximum speed limit fixed by Mem- phis judge. That is quite ample, ex- cept when violators are headed for prison, when it might be permissible to step a little heavier on the gas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

Kansas City seems to have difficulty in squaring its boasts of health records with it's complaints of a multitude of quack doctors. SE &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

There is an apparently increasing impression that Muscle Shoals is in- cluded in those questions which will never be settled until. they are settled ripht
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

The Muscle Shoals project is d. ready developing sufficient power to run or ruin number of political cam paigns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
Should Get Busy

NAsHVIIIV SUutHeru AeE1ST
 The Democratic party in St. Clair county should begin to pre- pare for the coming battle. The Republicans are busy as bees; they swept everything before them in this county four years ago. and they are working night and day to repeat the act this year. The Democratic executive committee should organize their forces in each beat at once and .see that every Democrat Is at his post of duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
As to Double Jeopardy fCentreYille 7Pressl

A humber of mon from Bibb county were tried in the United States court in Tuscaloosa who had been tried and either convict ed or acquitted in the state courts. Putting a man in jeopardy twice Is nothing when 1t comes to en- forcing the law. The Press be- lieves that all of them should be enforced. alike, and that no man should be placed in jeopardy twice for the same offense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

rome. Movie stars are supposed to be quite extravagant, as rule. but some expenses are too entirely useless to consider.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

One of the Hollywood movie actresses who is again figuring in publicity, is reported to have dismissed her chape-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
Or would that be immoral?

People are becoming SO polite they speak of it as Sir. Tax. That's because it's SO beknighted. .a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
SPRING HILLS HEAVY BURDEN

ISpI IIIt IIKIIi AT N'r IICW W5 III W uSH-
 ington Telegraph)s Spring HHl has the name of be4 ing very bad place" because 1t gets the credit of allsthe meanness transacted' in Bonni s'a Bin, Dcvil's Den and Goose Pond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

Still, China doesn't seem to have anything on Florida at this time as re- spects bandit operations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
More Practical

(Judge)
 The Convalescent: Did you have my brown suit cleaned and pressed while was in the hos pital?"
 His Wife: No. had your black suit fixed up. thought that would be better in case any thing should happen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

Those Philadelphia crooks will prob ably get the usual result when they undertake to tell it to one of the marines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
THE ALABAMA PRESS
A Remedy Suggestea

It might be good idea for city authoritias who wish to lessen the dangers from fast driving to sen tence taose convicted to drive pair of oxen on the streets for thirty days. There might be some trouble, too. in securing the steers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

Taxing dancersin Berlin cabarets to aid the poor is one dance step worth while. S asS #
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
He Spoke sarcastic

(New York MaiD
 T want a shave" said the de- termined looking man as he climbed into a chair in the Coli scum barber shop. "I don't want any bay rum, witchhazel, hair tonic, hot towels or face message. l don't want the manicure, lady to fopdle with my feet. just want a plain shave, with no trimmings, Do you remember thatT
 "Yes, sir." said the barber. 'Will you have some lather on your face sir?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

Speaking of literary athletes, does a college athlete lose his amateur standing when he writes home for money? >'s=. l''.s a>f s.ss V .'- >'s s-eff4'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY

The lambs, who live across the street, Are looked upon as being queer; They seem to think that life's a treat, Although they lost their cook last
 year; They've not been poisoned on home
 brew.
 They keep their debts paid right
 along; You'll think it strange, but it is true They haven't fallen for Nah Jong. Lamb isn't boosting that he knows Where pre-war corn juice can be
 bought;
 There is no reason to suppose He tries to seem what he is not; The Lambs are queer, and you'd admit, If you could know them, that they
 are; Each year they save little bit,
 There is no mortgage on their car, It seems that Mrs. Lamb can go
 For weeks without a cigarette; The Lambs, it may be said, are slow, They have no radio, as yet; Lamb says he doesn't care rap
 If others pass him when he drives A singular. eccentric chap, He wouldn't scratch if he had hives. Lamb from the Follies picked his wife, His father cast him off, of course, But she has never in her life Obtained or wanted a divorce; The stork brings, every other year, A gift that they consider good; The Lambs are very, very queer, They scandalize the neighborhood. Hans Wagner is afflicted with a sense of humor. He picks an AL American baseball team and neglects to mention Hans Wagner.
 Speak Up What political prophet will be the first to announce that "as goes South Dakota, so will go the conventions? ?"
 ..re .- The Valentine ,. The cruel blizzards cease to whine, The winds grow soft and lax, .... And just as I am feeling fine The mail man brings a valentine Entitled "Income Tax"
 The Duke. The biggest sporting event of the year-the rassle between Messrs. Ajax and Garkawienko, who weigh a grand total of 5S7 pounds.
 The weather man, elated over his triumph of last week, is. trying the same stunt again.
 Winter was more of a success in the old days, before the government began to interfere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

The biggest sporting event of the year-the rassle between Messrs. Ajax and Garkawienko, who weigh a grand total of 5S7 pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

The weather man, elated over his triumph of last week, is. trying the same stunt again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

The cruel blizzards cease to whine,
 The winds grow soft and lax, .. And just as I am feeling fine The mail man brings a valentine
 Entitled "Income Tax"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

Winter was more of a success in the old days, before the government began to interfere .t9r-t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
Speak Up

What political prophet will be the first to announce that "as goes South Dakota, so will go the conventional"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

Hans Wagner is afflicted with a sense of humor. He picks an AL American baseball team and neglects to mention Hans Wagner.