The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-25
The ALABAMA
a'el;l4Iz5zHA PRESS

Burden Should Be Distributed.-No getting
around the fact that the S,01S people WHO
are recognized here in the government census
should not be called upon to do the work and
carry the full load of the 23,307 and more
people who are actually here. 1t isn't fair
it isn't right. Let's broaden out and distribute
the burden-Huntsville Times.
Prohibition Effective.-Yes, prohibition il
prohibiting. Much is made by the few free
liquor advocates still with us over the number
of violations of the Volstead law, but there
are comparatively very few deep woods dis1
tillers and distributors of the poison they
make. The reason for this is that the per-
centage of men who patronize them is small
and growing less each day.-Opelika News.
Bonds Would Not Carry.-There is a
movement on foot to get the governor to call
special session of the legislature to- submit
an amendment to the constitution to provide
for another bond issue for road building ant
to provide more funds for educational pur-
poses. In our opinion neither one of these
amendments would carry at this time
Oneonta Southern Democrat. s 80.
As To Compulsory Voting.--Many sugy
gestions have been made looking toward d
solution Of the problem resulting from mi
nority government. One is that voting be
made compulsory. But it is to be doubted
that this or any other proposal would be suc'
cessful. A citizen cannot be made by conf
pulsion. A citizen is a citizen to bear his
part of the burdens of government in order
that he might obtain his part of the joys of
an orderly Observation-Disclosures Journal
Talk OF Extra Session.-Just as the people
n A1ohomo fa cin hn ON
and be dismissed from politics, along comes
the talk of an extra session of the legislature
and call for seventy-five million dollar
road bond issue. Governor Brandon shakes
his head and says the school and road au-
thorities must first show him that the extra
session is imperative. Most people are simply
drawing long breaths, and asking what is III
all about? Of course it will be shown that
more bonds should be issued, and that more
taxes are imperative, in spite of the promise
of economy and tax reduction.-Talladega
Daily Home.
A Plea For The Eagle.-The eagle, be-
cause of his great strength and spread of
wing his fearlessness; his capacity for flight
at high attitudes and his majestic appearance
is well worthy of admiration. 1t was pre-
cisely these qualities that caused the bird toI
be adopted as the symbol of liberty-loving
people, more impressive In modern times than
were the Roman eagles of the past. Except in
rare instances, where they have been known
to carry off small farm animals, eagles do no
great harm and besides, it is inconsistent toI
reverence a bird as symbolic of our nation
and then do him to death merely for the sake
of saying, Il shot an agle."-Mobile Reg
lister.
The Fight Against Illiteracy.-The fight
against illiteracy in Alabama is an earnest
one and since 1918 good progress has been
made. During the past six years, So counties
in the state have had .illiteraey schools. These
schools enrolled during that period 10000
white adult illiterates. The adult school
work evidently was not maintained as I'll
should have been, for census figures show
that but six counts have conducted adult
schools for five years and but seven counties
have conducted them for four years. 1t would
be necessary for half the counties in the state
to have adult schools every year for the next
five years to reach the number Of nliterates
who should be reached in order to eliminate
the evil-Anniston Star