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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
PROMPT NEWSPAPER DELIVERY

At first thought, people may re- gard the order of the postmaster gen. eral, giving newspapers the same rat ing as firstclass mail, as conferring it's principal benefit upon publishers, but reflection reveals that the real result is better service to the readers of newspapers. The order is intended to place newspapers in the hands of mail subscribers at the earliest possible moment. The news of the day has be- come vital factor in modern life, affecting the farmer in remote dis tricts as intimately as the city dweller. The farmer is always concerned with market prices of farm products, and the newspaper is the earliest notice he has of market conditions. Besides all that, the farmer is taking more intelligent and active interest in pub lie affairs than he ever did before, and the newspaper is the medium through which he receives his current knowledge of what is going on. It is his record of business, social, local, state and national happenings.
 In accordance with the order of Postmaster General New, newspapers must be assorted with firstclass mail or else put in separate pouches to be treated in all respects as firstclass mail. They must not be handled with parcel post packages. The order stip- ulates that daily, weekly and semi weekly journals when received in post offices must be segregated promptly and the contents distributed and dis patched to the proper stations for de- livery on the earliest possible trips. In order that there may be the closest possible cooperation between post masters and publishers, postmasters are required to notify publishers in each instance when deliveries do not catch the dispatch which they are ad- vertised to catch; when they are send ing the publications to wrong ad- dresses, and to addresses of deceased persons. Notification will also be given when newspaper mail is being put up by publishers in an incorrect manner.
 Perhaps if the suggestion had been made to the postoffice department year or two ago that .iewspapers be handled in this efficient manner, the reply would have been made that it would be impossible. It only shows that process of evolution must take place in the official mind before inn possibilities become possibilities. It is probable that there are many other notifications of departmental meth ods of handling mail which could be adopted with greater dispatch in the internal operations of the offices and with proportionate promptness of ulti- mate delivery of mail of all classes. Perhaps no item of mail, however, could have been selected that would enter more directly into the conven- fence of greater number of people. Those who will be better served by the successful observance of the order will be literally millions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
COMICS AND BUNK
By Bruno Lessing

One of the funniest things in life is to see a man. who feels that he ought to keep up a certain attitude toward the public finding fault with different attitude toward the pub lie. It puts the public much in the position of a great baby that needs nursing, while the nurses quarrel about the kind of food to give it.
 Mir. Alehandro Hoch, newspaper editor from South America, finds fault with comic pictures in our newspapers. Daughters mocking their fathers, and wives chastising their husbands hardly uphold. the idea, of family authority, without which family life surely perishes. Nothing sinks deeper into the sim pie mind than the repetition of these scenes dished up in a manner suited to their low mentality"
 Those are Mr.. Hoch's words. They are the purest bunk.
 The poor public! Should they get what they want or what some high-brow thinks they ought to have? And, if you choose the lat ter, which high-brow will you select to write prescriptions for your pub lie? Because the high-brows quar- rel among themselves. Nobody de- nies the stupidity of the public. But, publishing Bacon's essays in place of comic pictures will not re- move that stupidity. In the first place, the public would not read the essays, and, in the second place, they would not understand them if they did read them, even if you published them for twenty years.
 Many of our popular comic pie lures are very foolish. But the req son they are 50 popular is that they are based upon truth. Many a wife who does not chastise her husband would, occasionally, like to do 50. And a daughter mocking her ,father-particularly when he re- fuses to buy her a new hat--is as true to life as burglary. Yes, q man "Burgling" into the ZOO to steal an elephant is funny. All these things are wrong, to be sure, but many of the things that the public do are wrong.
 Comic pictures are a souree of amusement. not of education. The public will not, and cannot be edu- cated by comic pictures. In these pictures they demand q travesty of the truth as they see the truth. And it does them no harm. Att tempt to base these pictures upon such perversions of the truth as in- decency, immortality or crime, and you will be amazed to find how quickly the public will resent them.
 The institution of the home has been pretty we'll maintained by the common people for the past century. It has been the prerogative of many of the wealthy, the famous and the high-brows to drag it into the di- vorce court for the limelight of pub lie scandal. Some of the printed humdr may not appeal to the high brow, but the home is not being undermined.
 And there's another thought that may entertain this South American critic for a few minutes. In many households in this country the sceptre of family authority has been handed down to the female of the species. This may be funny, but it's true,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

Twice the normal numper of arrests in Philadelphia during the last three weeks does not so strongly indicate an increase in lawlessness as de- crease in the practice of winking at it..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
SMILES
Difficult to Comprehend

" UV SIuc IuICST
 Father was trying to explain Standard Time" to little Harry, but Harry was not sure that he un- derstood.
 After all, it is no great matter '' said father.
 You are now only in the fourth grade. When you have gone to school longer you will learn all about it." :...
 Maybe so" said Harry with a reassuring smile. The teacher says that even lots of eight-grade boys and girls don't understand longi. tude and gratitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

It is announced that a man named Hjornstjorn Bjornsjerne Bjorn is on his way to this country to lecture. The fellow who introduces him is en- titled to a considerable percentage of the gate receipts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
"Tempus Fugit"
Huntsville Times) )

NA1uutSFIllS lueSJ
 One of the things that make us proud and appreciative is the fact of our wonderful public health unit, model for the United States, and an inspiration for every community. No wonder that Madison county's health unit is envied by the outside world. Here it is that the death rate has been materially reduced as direct result of this organization's activities. Here it is that people live and enjoy life longer because of proper sanitary conditions and observance, To our way of thinking the Madison county health unit is one of the greatest assets we have. and it is our duty to cooperate with. and help make it's usefulness to mankind the f@naxt in the whole world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
For Obvious Reasons

(Dallas News) Our observation is that when a woman has seven children and no washerwoman she doesn't take much interest in congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

Perhaps some of the campaign spell binders are deeply interested in the perfection of the serum which is guar anteed to keep people. from getting sick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
THE PARAGRAPHERs
Taking Big Chances

(New Orleans Times Picayune)
 Poland sure was taking chances when she placed her finances in the hands of minister named Grabsky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

Congressional investigations seem to have developed into disease which is subject to numerous complications and frequent relapses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

It may be mere coincidence that the price of gasoline sharply nd- vanced simultaneously with the an- nouncement of John D. Rockefeller,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
Value of Home Gardens
Admission Starl

tAnnlSCOn SlafJ -=
 When the thermometer is register ing around the freezing point, talk of gardening may appear a bit out of-season. It should be remembered, however, that cold weather does not last long in this climate and that early gardening soon will be possi. ble. The early garden, by the way, is generally the best garden, for is gives family fresh vegetables when they are most needed, after win- ter of dearth of green stuff. The early vegetables shipped in from points to the south geenrally are too high in price for the average family to use extensively, and the home garden that supplies the early home demand heretofore is of eS. pecial value.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
Back to Normal
News J

1 Now that the world has finished it's war to make democracy safe,
 American girls are marrying foreign
 noblemen as avidly as ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
Will@ Hays to HustIe

(CIeveIand Plain Dealer
 The United States will investigate oil discoveries in the Arctic regions in brave attempt to beat Harry Sinclair to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
The Mar RnlIetin
(Portland Oreponian

TFortIand UregOnian)
 A theoretical attack on the Pan- anna Canal has been repulsed, but the movement against Teapot Dome still continues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
Hill on the Job
lN1nntpomerr TimAs>

(I0ntRomery TlmesJ
 Representative Lister Hill of the Second Alabama district has to his credit as his first accomplishment in congress the keeping of the land office in this city. He has been &C., tive and untiring in his efforts to- prevent the removal of the office from the capital city, and that he has succeeded is a matter of con. graduation to him and to the city. There was no reason for the re- moval, as 1t has been shown that the receipts were largely over expendi. lures in the office here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
Tk9SNEQRCFf |~ ~BEARER

Now they want folks to build their houses at least twenty feet from the sidewalk. That's farther than people are accustomed to walking nowadays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
KANSAS SAMARITAN's LIMIT

Correspondent Grlnnell Record)
 There is one chap that l won't help. It is the guy who steals my girl, gets stuck in the mud taking her home in his car and calls on me for help.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
Mute Witness

(Sydney Bulletin) The Magistrate: Now tell me, did you or did you not strike the man?' I
 The Accused The answer is in the infirmary, your worship"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
THE ALABAMA PRESS
Everybody Busy and Happ,

(Florence Daily News)
 Soon the days will be long enough again so that we will not have to get up in the nighttime to get our breakfast. Another month and springtime will be with us oncs more and everybody will be both busy and happy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

IT,, that he hopes to play good game of golf, if his pocketbook holds out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
And She Did

IJudgel Eminent Specialist "So you went to a general practitioner. What fool advice did he give you?" She; "Oh, he told me to see a specialist"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
lPLEAsURE AND COMFORT

What is needed to make life both compact and comfortable is q com bination radio set and folding bed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
L'Homme Gallant

(London News)
 A Frenchman was courting an English girl. Her mother said, mis- chievOusly:
 Now, monsieur; if my daughter and 1 were both drowning, which would you save first?"
 With great presence of mind, he replied: Il would save madame, and l would perish with mademoi- selle '"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

The blue sky law is held invalid ane the sky is again the limit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
His Alarm Clock

(London Answers) Hughes: Flow do you know when it is time to get up?" Proud @ Father: "When have got the baby to sleep"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
Did Not Indorse NTuserove

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 The indorsement of the candidacy of Hon. l.. B. Musgrove for presi- dent of the United States by the Alabama Farmer" a weekly paper published at Birmingham, as the of ficial organ of the Farmers Union of Alabama, was without the au- thority of the officials of the Far mers' Union, and in direct conflict with the expressed will of said of ficials. G. T. McELDERRY. President Alabama Div. Natl Far
 mers' Union.
 Birmingham, Ala, Jan, 90. 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
A GROAN HEARD

- ' " W5IIII UOu I UbIJ -
 The song the reformers sing seems to be made up wholly of refrains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
AN ARKANSAS SPORT NOTE (Tupelo news in Newport, Ark.

1HuepeHuenIy
 The most you can hear around our town grocery is hard times, too much rain to finish picking cotton and too much water on the ground to go coon hunting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

The inspector would get around that by widening the street and thus bring ing the houses nearer the sidewalk once more.-Q. E. F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
, A Striking Contrast

Vg6IuiH T IIlISS-JUutHdII
 Woodrow Wilson guided the des. tinies of the nation eight years dur ing the most troublesome period of the national life without leaving a stain upon the country's escutcheon. Not even a faint trail of corruption has been found running back into the period covered by his steward ship and that of the Democratic party. Wilson surrounded himself by men of probity and character and no reeAing scandal occurred like Teapot Dome, the veterans bureau OF other malodor0us enisodes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
Need For Protection ui.


 Suspension of license and labor or jail sentences will be the only effective remedy against the reck- less drivers and speeders on the state roads. With the coming of nice weather the traffic on Rain. bow Drive will be heavy and the speeders and the reckless drivers will be out in numbers. Others will not be snfe and some steps will be necessary to check them. It is very unlikely that the evil can be checked unless officers are placed on watch. Probably it will be nec- essary to put a motor speed cop on the road. Then there will be some safety and satisfaction for those who want to use the road for busi. ness and sane pleasure instead oS a rae etrack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
The Iron Hat

The Iron Hat Soft hat l loved upon my burning brow, Thy goose is cooked-thou art an out
 cast now.
 Monarchs of style have told us plaln
 and flat
 All men must wear the rigid iron hat. Who can dispute what czars of fashion
 say?
 From this time forth each day is Derby
 Day
 Now all the railroads say they are ready to abolish grade crossings and the city commission is said to be "rarin'" to go. Now we wonder what's stopping them.
 Birmingham's building record was broken again in January. That record will be worthless if this keeps up.
 The board of revenue now offers the courthouse to anybody in, the United States. We understand there's small cash consideration.
 We don't apprehend that buyers will be lacking. But we know who'll be on the losers end, as usual-the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

People can now satisfy their desire for wildcat securities without getting the salesman into trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
THE SINGLE TERM


 Senator Oscar w. Underwood, candidate for the Democratic presi, dential nomination, announces squarely in favor of the single term for president. He thinks the consti- tuition should be amended so as to make the term six years, and the in- cumbent ineligible for reelection,
 Senator Underwood observes very correctly that the president is the one man in the nation who should stand above and beyond parties and factions. The second term he thinks IS too strong temptation for human nature to resist, and even if a presi- dent. refuses to use patronage or power for selfish purposes, hosts of professional politicians cannot be convinced of the fact, and their pressure upon him is merciless.
 There is no doubt that the presi. dency has become ''mnn killing job,' largely by reason of the pat ronage scramble that is always in slstent. If the executive were freed of all thoughts about a second term he would cease to be the center of political maneuvering, and would be lifted above the party plane.
 The proposed single trem amend ment should be adopted. It would relieve a very trying national situa. tion.
 As applied to the presidency. it might also be applied to the execu- tlves of states.
 In Georgia there is crying need for more business and less politics In government. The biennial legis- latlye session, and a single four-year term for governor would bring about new era, and a wholesome situation that would give every GpOrpian o froeb boId o, 1;Fo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
Women and Poll Taxes
 lEIaraoco Frimasl

Of unusual interest is the report tha tis being discussed that some of the ladies who have been public spirited enough to maintain their right to vote by paying poll taxes, but who have passed the limit of forty-five years, are keeping on with their payments in spite of the that is being discussed that some of avoid the admission of their age. While this is, interesting in the indi- vidual case, it is nobody's business except the lady concerned. and she has the privilege of helping out the schools for just as many years as she desires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

The cheer leaders in the game of life are never seen on the side lines, nor do they ,endeavor to arouse the public by means of vocal or muscular acrobatics.1 They hide in the back ground, emerging quietly now and then to slip something over on the city editor. They are known as press agents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

Aside from its --alue as a stimulator of football enthusiasm, cheer leading has it's economic advantages. A train ed cheer leader can always get job as an acrobat or peddler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
That Springy Feeling

The pitcher down on his distant farm Perks up at the coming of baseball
 strife, And says as he wiggles his ancient
 arm:
 "1 never felt better in all my life" John McGraw has seventeen college athletes working for him. Intellectual Giants, so to speak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
Cold

"You are cold, my beloved" the young
 man said,
 And his face grew exceeding white, For the wild winds whistled around
 his head
 And his flivver was frozen tight. "As cold as a landlords heart" is an expressive phrase, but there is noth- ing quite so cold as frozen motor, "The bunt," we read, twas invented by Tim Murnane in 1874" It has grown considerably since then. Now adays they bunt 'em over the right field wall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
Strictly Rusinesa

Stricpy DuSiness When the dreary wintertime this
 northern cline congeals, The business man is called away by
 pressing business deals. And when his labor takes him South
 to warm and sunny soil, He takes bag of golf clubs to assist
 him in his toll.
 Most of the tired business men who are suddenly called to Florida may be found in conference with George w. Bogey and William J. Par. +
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
Scholarship

SchoiArenip
 (Item-Cheer leading has been made a part of the Stanford Univer- sity curriculum.) In the maze of mathematics he was
 always in distress; He was absolutely dumb in engin-
 eering,
 But he wore a wreath of laurel on his
 forehead none the less, For he led his class in concentrated
 cheering. V In the olden days the fellow with the
 corrugated brow
 Was the lad who won the honors as
 a scholar,s But the academic toiler has been su-
 perseded now
 By the student who can raise the
 loudest holler.
 The recognition of cheer leading as an honorable pursuit is not without precedent. Only few weeks ago the French government awarded medals to a troupe of clowns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
THE AGE-HERALD'

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, post office as sscond-elass matter under act of Con- gress. March (. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

We don't apprehend that buyers will be lacking. But we know who'll be on the losers end, as usual-the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

Birmingham's building record was broken again in January. That record will be worthless if this keeps up.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26

ment as provided for by the writers
II the constitution in favor of the
direct method of government was de-
nounced by Judge Phillips. One OF
the greatest mistakes made by the
government, he said, was in changing
the method of electing senator's. Our
forefathers never intended, he said,
that senators should be elected by the
direct vote of the people.
Would Balance Each Other.
"The function of the Senate as
planned by the founders of our gov
ernment." he said. "was to represent
the individual states which had fed
Grated together to form the nation,
1t was intended that the Senate should
be the conservative body. 1t was TX
pected that House of Representatives,
elected by the direct vote of the peo-
pie. would be of a less conservative
nature than the Senate"
Glasses, blocs and party interests as
the controlling factors in our legisla-
tive bodies were denounced by Judge
Phillips. He would be violently OPP
posed, he said. TO a lawyers party. as
he is opposed to any bloc or clique
that is seeking class legislation, farm
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
WILL RAISE QUOTA
Army viii Build Recreation Center at
Camp Benning.

Plans for raising their quota Of the
sum needed to construct recreation
center at the Infantry School. Fort
Benning. Ga, have been perfected by
the First Infantry at Fort Sam Hous-
ton. The regiment expects to raise
$1,000 by April 1.
According to present plans, recrea-
ton center at the infantry school will
be constructed ut cost OF approx
mately S133,000. Infantry regiments
of the regular rmy. the national
guard, and the organized reserves are
expected to aid in raising the money.
Each regular army regiment will be
called upon to raise $500.
The work of construction will be
done By the army. BY this means a
large saving in the cost of the plant
will be effected. The recreation cen
ter complete will have a value of $780,
600.
The school is located seven miles
from Columbus. Ga. and its athletes
enter into competition with colleges
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-26
Judge Nelson Phillips Says
Individual Rights Must
Be Preserved.
CITES ROMAN EMPIRE
Movement Toward Direct
Government Denounced
byFormer Chief Justice.

One Of the fundamental things that
is necessary to keep respect of law
Is to keep laws respectable. Judge Mel.
son Phillips of Dallas, formerly chief
justice of the state supreme court
told the attorneys of this city and
their guests at luncheon meeting OF
the San Antonio Bar Association in
the bal. room of the Gunter hotel Tues
day room. More attention should be
PAID tc the quality of the laws than
to quantity. Judge Phillips said after
he ciLted out the fact that notwith-
standing the mass of legislation that
is bting turned out there is ten
dencv towards disrespect of law.
The fall of the Roman empire.
Nudge Phillips said. began with and
ia chiefly attributable TO the usurpa-
tim Of rights and privileges that be-
loB,-tu to the individual.
'.'The death knell of the Roman en-
pire vas sounded when planting, har-
ves:irg and the private lives OF the
.citizers were placed under the, domi-
nation of laws that shackled the rights
and pi ivileges that are inherently in
divjdua :.
Iom ,ded on Individual Rights.
~AngIt Saxon civilization has flour
ishod be- ause the great heart of the
common law is governed by respect
for indiv. dual rights and liberties"
Judge Phi lips said.
The tend ency of the day to abandon
the represe NATIVE system of govern