Between 1910 and 1920 Alabama
stood second in the percentage of re
duction of illiterates between the ages
of ten and fifteen years. She now
ranks fourth in the percentage of
gain of school attendants between the
ages of five and twenty year's. With
steady improvement of these records,
material as well as civic and cultural
results will soon be forthcoming. That
means that development will be noted
in every field of industry. The better
the school children of Alabama know
their state, what it is, and what it
can be made, the more readily will its
opportunities be realized and grasped.
DISOBEDIENCE CAUSED IT
A feature of the rear-end collision
in which “Wild Bill” Donovan was
killed is one that the railroads doubt
less would not care to see emphasized.
The accident occurred at a grade
crossing where three sections of the
fast Nickle Plate train were halted by
an automobile stalled on the track.
The particular feature the railroads
would doubtless not magnify is that
the grade crossing in question is said
to be a notorious one, and that the
railroad has been for more than a
year under a court order to bridge the
crossing. The railroad fought an or
der to build the bridge, even carrying
it to high court, and lost the decision.
