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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
Chinese Neutrality.

In the case of the Ryeshetelni Japan
defends her action in cutting her out
on the ground that Russia cannot
escape the consequences of an unsuc-
cessful war by moving her army or
navy into those portions OF China
which by arrangement had been made
condltionally neutral" For example, If
KuropatNin swings clear of the rail-
road and goes into Mongolia, near at
hand, he violates Chinese neutrality
and the agreement of the belligerents.
The Ryeshetelni did likewise by going
into the neutral port of Che Foo, and
Japan cut her out, simply because
China is not strong enough to enforce
neutrality. She cannot do what the
Germans did at Kiau Chou.
The Askold and Grozovoi are also
violating Chinese neutrality, doing it
boldly, and thus far In this unrighteous
act they have been aided by our fussy
administration. II seaworthy, they
should have left in twenty-four hours,
or have been dsarmed If not sea-
worthy, they may make repairs that
will enable them to leave, but that will
not add to their fighting ability. They
are seaworthy in the estimation of the
Chinese, for they have ordered them
to lea-e or disarm. They will do
neither. They prefer to violate Chinese
rights as Russia has long been ac-
customed to do. International law or
any other law does not bind Russia
when dealing with weak China.
Shanghai is as much Chinese as any
other port. Every bit of it is under
Chinese sovereignty. Immediately
north Of the native city is the French
concession fronting on the river Ju.
Above that is the British concession,
three-tifths of a mile wide. Above that
IL the American concession. Merchant
vessels anchorage are abreast of the
French or English concessions, while
war vessels are expected as a rule to
anchor at or above the American con-
cession. The Askold and Grozovoi did
not forget to anchor where Admiral
Sterling would aid them in violating
Chinese neutrality. They are refitting,
and they hope in time to go out and
prey on Japanese commerce. We
have thus becomu a party to the war,
striking alike at Japan and China. Our
kaiser-like business has brought it's
usual results. Shina cannot compel
the Askold and Grozovoi to move up
or down the river The taitoi of
Shanghai is powerless, and because
he is powerless the United States says
Chinese neutrality shall be violated,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
Pensions for Confederates.

The state board of pension exam.
liners has added $50 names to the pen
sion rolls. The number who died dur
ing the year nearly balanced the num-
Der of new prisoners. 1t is believed
that there will be a net decrease here
after, so fast are the honored veterans
going over the River.
The veterans will no doubt receive
just about what they did last year.
The special soldier tax remains the
same. and the increase in taxable
values will offset the gain in the state
pension roll. Until the special soldier
tax is all in the treasury it cannot be
Rpportioned. and it follows therefore
that no one can say just what sum the
veterans will receive.
The special appropriation of S100 900
will be available next year. and Asa-
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bama will tnen be doing comparative
Justice to her old soldiers. She will
not then pay them per capita as much
as Georgia does her veterans, but she
will do better than she has heretofore
done. The legislature of 1907 should
bring the Alabama pensions up to the
Georgia level. The old soldiers are
going fast, and whatever is done for
them must be done quickly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
MisquotatIons,

do you notice how often educated peo-
pie misquote famous .ayings?' asked a
scholarly man in the Metropolitan lobby.
Take for instanc- the utterance of Ma
thaniel Lee. 1t is generally misquoted.
When Greek meets Greek. then comes the
tug of war it's right reading is: When
Greek Joined Greeks, there was a tug of
war.
Another misquotation is: It's an Ill
wind that blows nobody any good This
is from Thomas Tasser, sixteenth-cen-
fury man. who said: It's an Ill wind that
turns none to good Out of sight, out %
mind should be Out of mind as soon as
out of sight as Lord Brooke wrote it."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
No Place for DYnamIters.

Overt acts of a very serious charac-
ter were committed in the mining sec
tions of this county Wednesday night.
At the Graves mines the Lacey-Buek
company's water pipe line was dyna-
mited and at Dolomite two houses be-
longing to Superintendent Purser of
the Woodward Iron company and occu-
pied by non-union negroes were blown
up by dynamite. The occupants of the
houses escaped injury, but the crime of
the dynamiters was none the less dia-
bolical.
The strike of the United Mine Work
ers has been in progress for several
weeks, but until these two acts of yio-
lence were committed, little or no law
lessness had been reported. The op-
orators and the officials of the miners
organization have counseled peace in
the strongest terms and in many pub
liehed statements have insisted on
good order. But in spite of admoni-
lions f. ON all sides some misguided
and irresponsible meI have resorted to
criminal methods, and it behooves the
sheriff to investigate thoroughly the
two cases of crime and bring the per-
petrators to justice. If property is IN
danger Of being damaged the sheriff
should appoint O sufficient number of
deputies to protect it fully.
The Age-Herald has regarded the
disagreement between operators and
union miners as business matter; a
matter to be handled in a business-like
way. But when 1t comes to violence,
The Age-Herald Is quick to condemn
1t, no matter by whom the overt acts
are committed; and the public will not
be slow in expressing itself on the
same line. The law must be upheld at
all hazards. All fair-minded and patri-
otto men, whether they be union or
non-union, will be on the side of law
abiding citizenship.
Men who desire to work must not be
inundated. Men must be free at all
times to accept such employment as
trey choose. &ny man who intimidates
or attempts to destroy property should.
upon apprehension and conviction, be
severely punished.
It is sincerely hoped that there will
be no recurrence of Wednesday nights
crimes and that peace and good order,
which y Q hitherto characterized the
strike situation, will be maintained to
the end. There is no place in Jefferson
county for dynamiters or intimidators.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
THE DANGER OF LYNCH LAW,

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Charlottesville Progress reproduces
a paragraph from the Times-Dispatch on
the subject of lynching. and adds:
I'VE are not prepared in explicit terms
to justify lynching in any case. but we
do insist that the only crime for which
1t can find an extenuation. not to say
justification. is the 'nameless crime" of
which the white women of the south are
the so frequent victims If lynchings were
limited to this fiendish and hellish crime
there would be but little condemnation
of it,"
But it is not confined to the one crime
and will not be so long as 1t is tolerated
at all 1t is for this reason that we have
opposed lynching, even for the unpardon-
able crime 1t does not prevent that
crime, and does more harm than good.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
You can never tell what kind of girl
she is till you see her handle herself in
hammock.
One of the most difficult things for a
woman to resist is wondering how she
would look in a widows weeds.
When woman rides on a railroad pass
she always feels she makes restitution to
the company by tipping the porter.
The best Investment man ever makes
is the s. he loans to chap who never
pays it back, but If he did would borrow
twenty.
There Is hardly anything in the world
more clever than the way a woman
laughs at your joke when 1t is the other
other fellow that she thinks is witty.
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q number of towns. as follows;

1t will not do to say that Birming-
hams figures are excessive because of
suburbs, because If the arrests in the
suburbs were added. especially those
of Ensley, Pratt City and Bessemer,
the figures would bear still heavier
against us.
Population ane arrests considered
we stand charged with being the most
lawless town in the United States. Is
this true? Or are the arrests due to
a desire to bring money into the city
treasury-to make, In other words,
the police department self-sustaining?
1t is true ,aat Birmingham does more
fighting per capita than any other
city? The arrests for assault and bat
terry here were Sol; in Memphis, which
is much larger, they were but 643l
If Judge Speer's splendid and hui
name decision be Northumberland It
will be-no man can be sentenced in
a court to degrading punishment
except at the end of a jury trial.
The Speer rule will enable us to get
out Of the arrest habit. We have got
1t bad" and the sooner we get out
of it the better for all.
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and the two Russian ships are to have
refuge until they are ready to go out
and destroy Japanese commerce. Ad-
miral Sterling is pro-Russian.
It Is now reported that the two ships
are to be disarmed. This will lift the
United btates out of an unworthy po-
sition. 1t will, however, save to Rus
STA two ships that belong by right Of
conquest to Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
BEER IS GREAT BEVERAGE
IN THE WORLDS FAIR CITY

tory Immediately contiguous, and is Sec
ond in Importance only to Vulcan.
OF course we paid our respects to vul-
can What Albanian who visits st.
Louis does not? There are a few things
at the fair larger than the Birmingham
iron man, including the Ferris wheel and
the Inside Inn, but he is dignihed repre-
sentative Of the state and a source of
much pride to Alabamians. In the Ian
guage of those who have gone before.
/ vulcan Is a credit to the state He has
saved Alabama from complete disgrace
In not having an exhibit, and stands
monument to the indomitable energy of
the birmingham business men," ct cetera,
ad infnitum. Everybody knows how to
brag about Vulcan by this time.
vulcan Is in charge of James A. An
derson, of Tuscaloosa, whose duties as
valet to the Iron Man do not prevent him
from extending cordial greeting TO visit
ing Alabamians. Mr.. Anderson also looks
after the mineral exhibit from the Brim-
ingham district. He has at his command
a comprehensive stock of information In
regard to Alabama's mineral resources.
which he Is always ready to impart To
visitors from other states. thus adver
Using Alabama far and wide.
After you have signed your name ON
the register and have walked between the
| legs of Vulcan on a strip of CARPET pro-
vided for that purpose, you have the
sweet satisfaction of knowing that YOU
have performed all the offices of a. patri-
7 otto citizen.
While discussing Vulcan 1t may mott be
amiss to state that Of the hundreds of
souvenirs that can be bought at the fair,
none is handsomer, more durable or more
unique than the miniature vulcans on
sale.
AT the fair you will also note the alb
sence of the colored brother He Is not
there. You may meet a small group of
colored preachers and school teachers fit
ting like spectres through one of the
buildings, but as a rule the negro is miss
Ing. Negroes are not employed on the
grounds unless 1t be as wild men In a
Pike show. and the necessity for drawing
the color line is seldom apparent
Outside the fair grounds, however the
negros are in force and no restrictions are
placed against them. There are no Jim
Crow cars and they can eat in white res
taurants when they get hungry. As a re-
suit, southern people in st. Louis are con-
tinually on the lookout for the colored
brother and some amusing stories are re-
lated of clashes on the streets or In pub
| lie places.
While returning to Birmingham a one
armed man from Mississippi was telling
his grievances in the Pullman smoker
Il was coming down the street last
night in st. Louis" said he, when met
Darktown dandy and his ladylove In
passing the stump of my MANNED arm
struck against the negro woman The
man turned and Indignantly asked. Don't
you know better than to brush against
lady?'
WHAT I shouted. You
where is the lady?
Il was glad that the man took to his
heels at this juncture, but when 1 get
home l am going to give one of our por-
ters a sound thrashing. Just to get even.
1 don't like the niger anyway"
PAUL COOK
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That Double Salary.

There has been much discussion of the
unhappy circumstances which makes nee
essary the payment of a double salary to
the gubernatorlal office of this state and
I am glad the encouragement has found
it authorized by law" remarked public
man.
when we consider this matter in its
true light, the burden Is not weighty upon
any man. woman CT child In the state.
Alabama has population of about 1,75O, =
600 and the 5000 salary makes a tax of a
little less than three mills on each person
In the state. Therefore, 1t Is hardly worth
discussion"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
THE PLACE FOR THE NEGRO.

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
Superintendent John Il, Smith Of tbe
negro reformatory in Hanover county. has
written letter to Booker T. uash,rg-
ton, in which he say:
Il sincerely hope you may have &C.
casion to impress upon our people the
necessity Of making themselves indis-
pensable as farmer class in the south.
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Prolific Cotton.

Talking about bumper cotton crop"
remarked a Misslssippian last night,
but I saw the most remarkable stalk Of
cotton ever raised in my section of Mis-
sissippi the other day. The plant was
grown by Knox Kirkland, whose planta-
ton is near Quitman, in the piney woods
belt. and was over eight feet In heighth,
with thirty-two full-grown bolls and
more than 100 forms. I was informed
that Mr.. Kirkland has several acres Of
this cotton
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
Candidates Enjoy Smokers.

1.-THE candidates for mayor are very
active and never miss an Invitation to a
smoker" said man about town. "Sev-
eral of the candidates belong to one or
more fraternal orders The lodges have
smokers from time to time. and the cam
didate who happens to be a member is
sure to be on hand
81 never belonged to an order myself.
but can well appreciate the good fellow
ship that abounds at the lodge meanings
and imagine that those occasions are
helpful to the office seeker"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
WHERE ARE YOU GOING, MY
PRETTY MAID?

BY an Unknown Author.
Where are you going. my pretty maid?"
Il am going a-milking, sir" she said.
May l go with you, my pretty maid?'
you're kindly welcome SIR" she said.
what is your fortune my pretty maid =
my face is my fortune, sir" she said.
Then l won't marry you, my pretty
maid
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Marrying by Telephone.

Over in Georgi7 they are marrying
runaway couples from adjoining states
by means of the telephone" said young
commercial tourist. ut strikes me as be-
ing quite a nice way to keep away from
the wrath and gun-shot rang of the old
foil.s. and I am not so sur but that
shall have to adopt the method"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
ALL IN His HANDS.

From Life.
Eminent Surgeon-I operated on Mr..
Bullion for appendicitis today.
His Wife-Dear me! l wonder who will
have it neXt
Emient Surgeon (absent mindedly)-I
don't know. 1 haven't decided yet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
SPIRIT OF coMMERcIALIsM,

From the Butte InterMountain.
With Rudyard Kipling writing poems
ON the tariff question and Ella Wheeler
Wilcox advising the public why they
should not eat meat, the spirit of COM
mercialism appears to have moved the
" hole works.
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HIS FORTE.


T IVII I UNh-
Doctor-You owe me a bill of $50.
Slowpay-Well. If had job I might
pay you. Can't you give me a job?
Doctor-What kind of a job could
give you?
Slowpay-Well. you might give me the
Job of collecting the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
WHAT THEY FEED UPON.

From the Catholic Standard
''Livin is mighty high these days" the
barber went on to say. as he shaved the
victim. "All kinds O. prices have gone up
so It's hard for us workin' men to even
get enough to eat"
'Indeed?' groaned the victim. Onions
are cheap, though, aren't they?'
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MIqht Be, But Not Wisely.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
do you consider him man who can
be trusted?"
WELL" replied the Boston purist, Il
suppose he can be trusted. but there
would be considerable risk attached to
the proceeding"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26

The Chicago Tribune suggests that
Aunt Carrie Nation be permanently
engaged to smash a bottle of cham
paigne on the PROV of each war ship
as 1t is launched. A professional
chrisrener as it we're.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26

Senator Chauneey M. Depew has
just returned from Europe, bringing
back the intelligence of a sweeping re-
publican victory, and several ancient
Jokes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26

DR. Phillips proposes to weave the
best features of the Ohio and Indiana
schools into our new high school build
Ing. He should be given free hand.
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SIGNS.



Ethel-He acts this way. He gazes at
me tenderly' is buoyant when l am near
him, pines when l neglect him. Now,
what does that signify?
Her Mother-That he's mighty good
actor. Ethel 4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26
SOUL SORROW.

From Town Topics.
Madam. your husband has been MUIR
dered and robbed"
Just my luckl I forgot to go through
his pockets last night"
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When meat went up people we're adj
vised to eat bread, and when bread
went up too-well, no one is pleased
except Secretary Shaw.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26

The Jeffries-Munroe fight will take
place tomorrow night at San Fran.
cisco, which is the last refuge in our
present civilization of the sluggers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26

Elihu Root is out of the guberna-
torial race, and the republicans are in
a quandary. They have no more first
class gubernatorial timber.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26

Carrie Nation Is getting nearer and
nearer to the subway saloon There
will be something doing when she ar
rives on the spot.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26

The Russian heir is christened, but
he does not know just how much far
eastern territory he was born to rule.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26

Chairman 1aggart should utilize the
vast deposits of literary talent in In
diana for campaign purposes.
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Judge Parkers letter of acceptance
will be issued next week, and in 1t he
will make plain his position on all i'm
portant questions.
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The Louisville and Nashville has
entered North Birmingham by large
majority. Its specially is butting in.
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If Panama does not behave she
should be spanked.
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The New York Tribune thinks Geor-
gia militia guns are just about as eff
fective as so many MULLEN stalks.
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Grand Duke Boris has been ordered
back to st. petersburg, and Boris has
ordered back his brigade of ballet
girls.
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1t is to be hoped the militia from
the various states will not discuss in
heated manner the two first Bull
Runs.
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Alabamas provisional regiment is
preparing to go to the front of forty,
four years ago.
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Corn on the cob is one of the old
fashioned joys that has not been
snatched from us.
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It is not true that Harry Lehr Ia
suffering from brain flag. The story is
one of the impossibles.
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Candidate ION Watson refuses to
say that he will not accept a second
term.
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The transatlantic rate war has left
the storage to devastate the cabin
receipts.
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The federal pension roll is not in
creasing. The tide has turned.
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A negro was locked in car Of wa
termelons, and he died of stomachache
anu joy.
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The Russians seem to think that
their Port Arthur fleet has another
dash left in it,
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Garden seeds are distributed now In
the hope that they will bloom in the
form of votes in November.
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Wheat and flour are doing their best
to meet Secretary Shaw's wishes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26

William Jennings Bryan Is on the
stump in the former Bryan states. The
democrats are pulling together.
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Count Cassini should remember that
the game of bluff is well understood in
this country.
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China's administrative entity has
been punctured again.
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The summer capital will be main.
tame to the end of September
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MemnhIs Points with Pride.

The New York Herald calls atten-
ton to the fact that while the arrests
in Atlanta for a year we're 1926, in
Birmingham 10,479 and in Nashville
10,466, in Memphis they were only
4,734. We give below the figures for
a n,,p,har of towns as follows.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-26

Lawn mowers are no longer needed
at Rosemount.
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Frank V. Evans and r. L. O'Neal, it,
are the only authorized travelling repre-
sentatives of the Age-Herald in It's CIR
cuiation department.
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No communication will be published
without it's authors name ReJeeteo
manuscripts will not be returned unless
stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
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Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 142l @
Street N. w.
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