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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
AtIanta's Grandstand Play.

The Georgia state board of health
has met Mayor Woodward's Atlanta
board of health, and taken it into
camp. The Atlanta board refused to
establish system o. train inspection
yellow fever cases, and the state board
at once did it. The entire state OF
Georgia has declared quarantine
against infected points.
All of Georgia is willing, more than
willing, Atlanta alone excepted. At
lanta is also willing at heart, but May
or Woodward and his copartners in
office are doing the grandstand act,
and they declare that Atlanta shall
not pay quarantine expenses incurred
on their account by the state board of
health, and they advise travellers to ig-
more the inspectors placed ON the rail-
way trains by the state board, and
come in bidding all inspectors def
ance. IF person." says City Attor-
ney James L. Mayson of Atlanta,
wishes to come into Atlanta the state
board cannot prevent him and it will
be liable for interference with his
passage as an individual" The health
board of the sovereign and imperial
state of Georgia will see to it that the
aforesaid individual does nothing of the
sort.
There will be no war, no conflict,
however, for Atlanta is simply execut-
ing grandstand act, and when that is
completed to its satisfaction nothing
further will be done by it, and the state
board of health will proceed to enforce
it's quarantine on trains going into At
lanta as well as on trains entering
other cities and distributive points of
the state. The state will pay all bills
incurred on account of Atlanta, and
later on she will call upon Atlanta to
refund, and Al lnta will hand over the
cash, because it can still claim it had
never quarantined against any town.
The grandstand act is still considered
valuable method and asset in Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
Real Honest Man.

"If any one were to ask me to point out
a man who is really honest, l would say
choose Jack w. Johnson said rail-
road man yesterday. And 1 will explain
why 1 would say that.
Several weeks ago I started from home
to go to town and it was raining. | Sc
cured my umbrella, but by the time
reached the Woodward building the sun
was shining brightly and it was fearfully
hot. l did not wish to carry the umbrella
around with me, so stepped into the Sea-
board office and asked Captain Johnsons
permission to leave it there.
II forgot all about the umbrella for
two weeks, but suddenly remembered 1t
one rainy day last week. I happened in
the Seaboard office, so inquired about my
umbrella, and forthwith 1t was produced.
l left it there as thought that was about
the safest place in town for 1t to hang.
Now, a man is always excusable ion
using an umbrella left in his office If he
is caught down town with out one. 1t
rained a dozen days between the time
left the umbrella in the office and when
1 went back for it. but there 1t hung.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
Being Mayor.

"This business of being mayor of a
municipality the size OF Birmingham is
not what it seems to be- said a city Of
fetal in Mayor Wards office yesterday.
'"rhere Is the mayor in his office and he
has been talking to the man with him
for the past two hours over a barber sign
that projects out on the sidewalk on
Twentieth street.
1.-THE sign, in its present position Is
direct violation of the law and the gen.
tleman is trying to convince the mayor
that there is no harm done. There is no
way to convice George Ward because he
has told the owner of the shop that the
sign must come down, as the same priv
ilege must be allowed all others, if this
sign should be allowed to remain. will
be willing to wager that the mayor lost
a supporter by enforcing the law
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
Wool Versus Cotton.

A writer in the last number of the
Quarterly Journal of Economics fur
nishes in compact form some interest
ing facts in relation to the use Of wool
and cotton in this country. He shows
in short that the use of wool is declin-
ing, while the use of cotton is increas-
ing.
The sheep in the United States in
1890 numbered 44,3O0,OO0. In 1900 there
were but 3S, 300,0 00--a loss of six mil
lion sheep in ten years. Sheep are dis
appearing from the older sections of
the country, and the increase in the
Rocky mountain states is not sufficient
to meet the losses elsewhere in this
country.
Nor are the imports of wool increas-
ing. The consumption of wool in 1890
was 54S,000000 pounds; in 1900 it had
fallen to 4S3,OO0,000 pounds. The per
capita consumption fell in the decade
from S.75 pounds to 5.97 pounds.
But people are not going naked. The
wooden mills are increasing their out
put of goods, and they are using more
and more cotton. They use less wool
and more cotton. In 1890 the wooden
mills consumed 210,000,000 pounds of
cotton: in 1900 they took 332.000,000
pounds. Whatever production is de-
manded by the population is met by
turning from sheep to cotton.
The Dingley tariff places a heavy
duty on wool, and its chief effect is to
promote the use of cotton. and except
in the mountain states the tlocFs of
sheep are falling away. In The south
there were in the last census year but
400 900 sheep, whereas ten years be-
fore there were 100000. The high
wool duties are booming cotton instead
of wool, being another instance of the
miscarriage of artificial trade rcgula-
lions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
Theatre Routing.

Il have Just received the new or sub
stituted route Of Lovers and Lunatics,"
said Mr.. Mclean. the agent of that 1.jou
attraction next week, ito take the place
of the booking at New Orleans which yell
low jack has vetoed. After our week at
the Bijou is completed we go to Selma,
to Montgomery, to Macon, to Chatta-
nooga' to Knoxville and to Bristol. This
will fill our days that were to have been
spent in New Orleans.
Many companies" added Mr.. Mclean.
will cut the southern circuit altogether
this season. New Orleans is the heart
of the southern circuit, and when it is
cut out there is no easy way to jump to
the Texas towns or to get to Kansas
City or st. Louis. Besides there would
be no rest in all the southern country
from one-night stands. Many companies
expect to recoup in New Orleans the
money they may have lost in one-night
stands. Some companies will come to
birmingham and turn back here, going
into Tennessee and so on westward and
northward, but you will see many cancel
all engagements in the south as Schuman-
Heink did"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
nNoTHlNe poINeo NOT SLANG.

From the Springfield Republican.
Some one not long ago was accusing
r. L. Stevenson of using slang in the
phrase nothing doing" This is absurd
enough. Stevenson was given to slang
he liked specially the phrase, "the howl
INCEST cheese'-but In the case cited he
was guiltless. Nothing doing was good
English before it was slang; Emerson
used it repea tedly. Emerson, by the way,
anticipated President Roosevelts very
words by declaring that he liked people
who did things" And as for Mr.. Roose-
velt's famous "clean as a hounds TOOTH +"
that was part Of the English vocabulary
before he was born; one will find it in
the dicti mary. But to make people notice
a phrase is the next thing to inventing it.
and it is not the rule that the inventor
gets the credit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09

and meal footed up S40s,997994, or
almost half of all agricultural exports
during the year. The Gotten seed
products are. it is true, considered
manufactures, but they come pretty
straight from southern soil.
The exports of all southern products,
agricultural and manufactured, cannot
be accurately ascertained, but the
Manufacturers Record has gone over
the items in the list of the years ex-
ports, and 1t estimates the part pro
duced in and by the south at forty-one
per cent of the total exports of the
country. This is certainly a gratifying
showing, and it indicates the POSSIBLE
ties of southern ports and of southern
soil when the isthmian canal becomes
fact, and the great world of the Pa
cific is open to us.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
Special Correspondence of the New Yor
Herald.

Special Correspondence of the New York
Herald.
- ONOLULU, H. 1.-THE visit OF u.
hl H. Hartman of New York. last
Monday proved of more than
passing interest to Hawaii, for 1t was
learned from Mr.. Hartman that his I'M
Gle. Henry A. Nelson, had figured In
one of the tragic incidents In the reign
of King Kamehameha ~. In 1893 MI
Nelson was killed by the Hawaiian mon
arch in Jealous rage oyer Mr. Neiiso"
supposed friendship for queen Eiiiiia'
Mr. Hartman was more desirous OIL iiiee'
ing somebody who had been acquainted
with his uncle than of beholding the
scenic beauties of Oahu. When the identi-
=. of Mr. uarriman's uncle was disclosed
m some of the old residents OF Hon
olulu the news was received with uie
utmost establishment, for nobody suppos-
ed that the once charming and accom-
n,isbed American secretary to King ham-
ebaeha w. had been a relative Oh the
noted American railroad financier.
Mr.. Nelson was the youngest son OF
Dr John ellison, a prominent physician
l.
Of New York. and was a society favorite
n tho American metropolis in the late
forties At the beginning of the Califor-
MIA gold fever Mr.. Nelson and 1rleno'
Alfred Seaton of New York, went TO san
E,rancisco to win their fortunes, but n
nally decided to come to Honolulu.
Mr. Nelson found an easy admission to
tho hawaiian court circles. His fine pres
ence attracted attention. He accepted
a position of secretary to King Kameham-
cha with a salary attached.
There are many persons still alive
who recall the incidents of the tragedy.
Queen Emma, who was remarkable
and a beautiful woman. appeared to take
a special~intere in Mr.. Nelson. When
In liquor Kamehameha was cruel toward
those who had incurred his dislike He
had heard stories of the friendship or
his queen for Mr.. Nelson and had be-
come very jealous. The climax took place
at Lahaina, on the island of Maui in
August of 1859. The King deciSed to return
TO Honolulu by the royal yacht and left
the place. Mr.. Nelson remained behind
Kamehameha for some reason suddenly
changed his mind and had tpe yacht Pue
back to Lahaina. The King had oeen
drinking and seemed to be very morose.
He went to the royal residence and there
found Mr. Nelson. whom he shot with
a revolver. 1t is said that the King $1,000
with his back to Mr.. Nelson ana look
ing into a large mirror. aimed the re-
yolver over his back and shot the young
American. Mr. Nelson survived the
wound several months. The King. who
became convinced of Mr.. Nelson's inno-
cence. showed the utmost remorse for the
act and wanted to abdicate his throne.
but was prevailed upon not to relinquish
the reins of government Mr.. Nelson was
brought to Honolulu. where he died.
Another story of the affair is that the
King shot Mr. Nelson because of jeal-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
The Labor Problem.

"This district needs immigrants-the en-
tire south needs them, for that matter
and thousands of Italians could be util-
lied as section laborers on the railroads
and as laborers at the furnaces and coke
ovens" said President j. c. Maben oil
the Sloss- Sheffield company.
1.-THE railroads in Alabama employ about
10000 negro section hands, and the fur
mace companies employ about 5000 ne
gro laborers.
"a great many of the negroes working
on railroads and around the furnaces have
worked in the mines. Most of them are
good miners. Italians who come to this
country as immigrants are excellent la
borers, but they have had no experience
In cutting coal. They would gladly ac-
cept employment on the railroads ana
at the furnaces, and | think concerted
movement should be made by the railroad
companies and the furnace companies to
replace negro labor with white labor This
would have two good effects. In the hrst
place it would show the negroes that I'M
migrants will work for the same wages
and will work harder and more steadily
than the negroes. In the second place, it
the mines or go back to the farms,
where they are also greatly needed.
Italians who land In New York never
made more than % cents day in their
native country The wages paid in the
United States are therefore big in compar-
son. The negroes used to be satisfactory
as wage workers, but negro labor Is De-
coming more and more inefficient every
year. Something must be done to check
the deterioration of the blacks. IL they
continue to go down hill, to WORK only
part of their time and a small part at
that. and to spend their wages In whisky,
It is only a question of time when they
will disappear as race just as the In
dams have done.
Immigration committees may meet and
talk and disseminate literature, but the
only practical way to get immigrants
here is for the corporations to pull to-
gether and give worthy foreigners en-
ployment. Every Italian who makes s1.25
a day will send for his kinsmen and his
friends to come, and in few years the
cry of scarcity of labor would die out"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
HAWAIIAN KING KILLED
E. H. HARRIMANS UNCLE

ousy over one of the court beauties. BUT
the tale involving the Queen is the one
which has general acceptance here.
In referring to the tragedy Mr. Harri-
man said at luncheon party that ever
since the affair his family had considered
Henry an unlucky name. While the his
tories of these islands gives very brief
account of the killing of Mr.. Nelson.
there are persons living who are acquaint-
ed with the details of the crime, and they
are to be asked for information concern
ing Mr.. Nelson, so that Mr.. Hartman
can be provided with a detailed account
of the life and death of his uncle in
the Hawaiian islands. upon the return of
the Hartman party from the Orient.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE WORLD

put OF many of these souvenirs. post
card reached this office yesterday from
Portland which was. about the vilest thing
of the kind that has ever been perpe-
trated. To the unintiated the picture on
the back of the card probably means lit
tile II anything, but to those who know
it suggests a vulgar story that has been
given wide circulation. The card is only
one of many examples that might be
cited Many souvenir post cards
that are not positively vulgar deal in
coarse jests and humor that is hardly
above suspicion. No complaint could
possibly be made against the pictorial
post card, but the other kind should be
suppressed.
A Woodworking comedian was making
an address to an audience at the Casino
recently and he wondered why the people
smiled at him when he was not attempt
ing to be funny. The comedian spoke as
follows: Ladies an gemman, 1 wish
to call .tention to our weekly amachewer
night tomorrow night. We have the
names of at least seven amachewers who
will positively appear tomorrow night.
We will close our engagement Saturday
night after one of the most pleasant an
profitable engagements in our history.
This is no con I'm giving you, but the
straight goods. Again thanking one an
all very kindly"-and he bowed himself
off.
A recherche affair In high life is one OF
those functions at which there is lot
of forced polteness
ION the Love Path is a new comedy
that is being well received. II Shake
speare told the truth the Love Path"
must be anything but smooth.
An Indiana editor is training a lion to
be his lighting editor" Leo will make
great reputation if he will just let
booze" alone.
The American Society of Professors of
Dancing is trying to decide upon name
for new gavotte. 1.-THE Roosevelt is
favored by many. Diplomacy" in men,
DRY of Portsmouth, is a name that has
numerous supporters and there are others
suggested The "Credo" waltz is also
another novelty promised by the profess
sors. The "Gavotto Motto" the 'Nou-
veaute" and the spirit of America" two
steps will probably be adopted. All in
all, there is much activity in Terpsicho-
rean circles.
People who do not believe that the devil
is up to date should visit Chicago's float
ing poolroom, where the race track re-
suits are received by wireless telegraph
and plungers bet their money amid this
comforts of a big lake steamer, far from
the police who might prove troublesome
Texans continue to use the colored
brother for fuel.
PORTSMOUTH, GOODBYE!
Like several other towns we know,
Portsmouth has had its day
And from the publc's eager gaze
VIII quickly fade away
No longer will the papers print
A lot of Portsmouth news
And work reporters half to death
To get the ENJOYS views.
+ Just like Esopus, 1t will turn
Back to the simple life,
New-shorne of its Importance and
It's diplomatic strife
The dove of peace has flown away,
Some other truce to win,
Portsmouth has ceased to wake the world
With treaty making din.
1t is again a common town,
Like many in the land,
With butts of Russian cigarettes
Strewn thick upon the sand.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
Regulating Cotton Prices.

The Southern Cotton Growers asso-
citation, while in session at Asheville,
established" II cents as the minimum
price of the new crop of cotton. This
minimum is based on an estimated
crop of 9,5SS,133 bales, as against
crop in the PREVIOUS year that ap-
preached 100000 bales. The con-
vention estimated the crop of Alabama
at 1,021,639 bales. as against crop
grown last year that Appropriated
100000 bales.
The monthly report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture was given out on
Tuesday of this week, and ever since
been weak and declining, because it
showed a gener-. condition on the
crop close to the ten-year average. 1t
pointed to a crop of about 100000
bales, and yet 1t was considered a
bearish statement by the men in the
great cotton exchanges. Secretary
Hester shows that the world con-
sumed in the last cotton year II, 1885,
600 bales of American cotton. The
consumption of the present year can
net be less than twelve million bales.
The cotton mills had on hand at the
opening of the new cotton year Lila
900 bales against $4,000 bales one
year before, an excess of about $4,000
bales, or about two weeks consump-
ton. In the face o. such facts 1t is
difficult to see how a government
which puts the condition of the crop
at 72.1 could be bearish, for it does not
indicate crop exceeding 100000
bales December cotton stands at
about 1917 cents. The price has gone
down about 81 bale.
In the face of these facts the Cotton
Growers association asks all farmers
to hold their cotton until it commands
II cents, and the request is certainly
reasonable If the figures of the asso-
citation and of the government-for
they substantially agree-are even ap-
proximately correct. A crop of 10000
OO0 bales together with the excess of
last years crop carried over will not
meet the demands of the world. The
worlds requirements, now that peace
re.gns in the Far East cannot be feas-
clably put at less than 100000 bales,
and every farmer who believes the new
crop will prove but 100000 bales will
certainly consider II cents fair and
Just price, based strictly on supply and
demand
There are two million farmers and
merchants interested in the price of
tie new crop, and each one must judge
for himself whether the crop will prove
to be over or under ten millions of
bales. No one need sheer at the ac-
tor of the delegates at Asheville who
named II cents as a minimum price.
They know. as do all other persons,
th1t supply and demand will in the
end regulate the price, but they also
know that the time is ripe for cooper
ation among the two million farmers
and merchants in the cotton belt, and
they have therefore begun a move
nent that may yet be productive Of
beneficial results in more than one
direction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
TOO FAR AWAY.

From the Springfield Republican.
"The year 314o," says a well-known Lon
don sociologist, will see the final triumph
of women. There will then be 100 per cent
more women than men living in Great
Britain. Twelve centuries later there
will be only one man to every three
women" Is the outlook direful or other
wise? At all events it is for our very re-
mote descendants to worry over. The
twentieth century has its own sufficient
brood of troubles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
"uNcLE REMus" IN MISSOURI.

From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Brer Stone say to Brer Folk, Per
simmons soon be ripe now, honey. Frost
a comin,.o Brer Folk ask Brer Stone.
"How we git 'em?" 'Lo'd Tub 70, honey"
says Brer Stone, Il kin reach mine OIL
de groun', but yo's is way up yander at
de TOP o. de tree. an we KANT git 1t less
boost yo." Boost me, den," say Brer
Folk. Den Brer Stone he sagaciate
awhile. and says he. ~ will, honey. but
don't look down at me, for 1t might make
yo' head SWIM"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
New Experiences.


haa to do something recently on an
Fast Lake car that never did before in
my life,'' said prominent man yester-
day.
1 had to give up my seat to a negro
woman. 1t happened in this way: The
car was very crowded and my wife and I
with several others occupied the negro
compartment, which at the time was va
cant little later negro woman en-
tered and stood in the aisle behind me.
Inc conductor with a polite explanation
asked me to give up my seat to the
woman.
or course I did as requested. 1t was
an event in my life, but recognized the
justice of the request of the conductor
and felt like taking OF my hat TO him.
was the trespasser and there was no
room for argument"