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The Washington herald., 1908-05-12

DlNhElluBG.
It Is said that a total stranger can buy
machinery. or other supplies from a sugar
agent much cheaper than one Of that
agents plantations can buy it, A muck
raker would undoubtedly find some mo-
lasses on the tines of his implement if
he trailed it over Hawaii On the other
hand, the prosperity of the islands and
everybody in It has been made by sugar,
s supported by sugar. and without sugar
would perish miserably. The sugar
barons have brought a great curse upon
their land by the importation of an ex-
cess Of Oriental labor perhaps. but what
ever blessings the country has they also
brought
Politics in Hawaii is not ideally free
from corruption. 1t wasn't in the old
days OF the monarchy. and it isn't now
But it Is to be doubted if any State in
the Union has laws which throw as much
light into the inside workings of corpora
tons as do the laws of Hawaii This in
spite Of the fact that dozen men con-
troll all Of the one great industry OF the
country. II is not meant that these laws
are Utopian or that they accomplish
great results 1t Is merely the wonder
that such publicity laws are on the
statute books.
The sugar barons apparently have not
been put to the necessity of studying
politics. They had a bill in the legisla-
tuTe two years ago TO enable them to
| bring in some Portuguese and Spanish
| immigrants, badly needed To relieve the
/ labor situation. They didn't mention it to
/ their leader In the Senate and it went
/ 10 the table If he had known II, Il
could have been passed without a word.
| AS It was, it required hard work to pull
/ it through. On the whole, the sugar
/ barOns seem not TO be such bad bar0ns
after ALL The community knows that
/ they have built its prosperity and in a
measure, the community is grateful.
These things may change. Some of the
sugar barons are placing obstacles in the
way of homesteading and other efforts
toward Amerieanization, fearing the ef-
feet upon their system of labor This
attitude Is antagonistc to the moving
! spirit OF the Territory. and when the
clash comes it will be the sugar barons'
heads that are cracked, Some Of the
sugar barons, especially the British and
Germans. still believe. or affect 20 be-
Iieve. that the United States viii again
open the doors to Asiatic immigration Sc
far as Hawaii is concerned. The majority
| of the American planters look toward the
/ south of Europe for help.
The sugar planters have problems. OF
! course, but in Hawaii their outlook is
rosy. Just now they are glorying in tht
biggest crop OF their history and a top
notch price. Even II the dreaded thine
happens and Philippine sugar. or ever
Cuban sugar is admitted into the United
States without duty. the sugar planter.
may find consolation in the rapidly in
creasing consumption of sugar Thirty
five years Gso the sugar crop OF the
world was 100000 or S000O09 tons eaci
year, over half of which was made from
The Washington herald., 1908-05-12
No Uncertainty.

To-morrow-Labor Conditions in
Hawaii.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
GOVERNOR JOHNSON
 IS GUEST OF HONOR

Louisville, Ky, April Ex-Governor John son of Minnesota was given his first formal introduction to the democrats of Kentucky at the banquet of the Jefferson club, where he delivered the principal ad- dress of the evening. The welcome ac- corded him was an enthusiastic one, 800 diners sitting down at tables in the Sell bach hotel roof garden while the re- mainder of the garden was filled with au- ditors by the time the speaking began. A number of Kentucky democratic leaders were present, although pronounced po- litical flavor was mingled somewhat by the presence of Governor Wilson. Ken tucky's republican executive and a party of friends. Governor Wilson journeye1 from Frankfort to meet Governor John- son and it was he who delivered the ad- dress of welcome and Introduced his fel- low executive to those present.
 Governor Johnson, in opening his ad- dress, made comment on the presence of Governor Wilson, arguing a revival of interest in the freedom tenets of the father of democracy, when a republican governor comes to join in paying respect to his memory, even though he disguise his mission as hospitality extended the governor of sister commonwealth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
FIGHT TO BE MADE.
 TO INDORSE BRYAN

New York, April 13.-The democratic negie hall tomorrow at noon promises to be as interesting in it's deliberations as in it's conclusions. A two-days' session is planned.
 There will be a demonstrative fight in the interests of the candidacy of William J. Bryan. The Bryan men will in all probability lose and an uninstructed dele gation will be sent to the national con- vention at Denver.
 The defeat of the Bryan men, who will be in minority, is quite likely to be &C., complished in the committee on resolu- tions. The committee controlled by Tam many Leader Charles F. Murphy and Chairman W. W. Corners, is expected to squelch anything proposed in the way of a minority report. The report of the majority will probably criticise the repub- lican administration and invite demo- cratic victory in November, but will avoid a mention of presidential candidates and resolve that an uninstructed delegation be sent to the national convention. Any sub stantial attempt to get the name of MT. Bryan before the convention will be sat upon.
 Anticipating tomorrow's action, Augus- tus Thomas, sthe president, and others of the Bryan Democratic Progressive league tonight issued a statement demanding the indorsement of MT. Bryan. MT. Thomas has secured the proxy of an upstate delegate and will make a fight on the floor of the convention to have the league statement adopted as resolutions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14

acted on. It means, too, that no cam paign publicity bill is to be brought forward by the party in power. In very truth no one is working for re- form in either house except John Sharp Williams and his democrats who are but minority at the best.
 We have a do-nothing Congress; one that dare not follow it's President, and yet republican newspapers do not hesi- tate to denounce the non-action Of Congress. Referring to the campaign publicity bill the Providence Journal, the republican paper of Rhode Island, says: This highly desirable piece of legislation, which the majority would not care or perhaps dare to oppose on the floor, is to be stabbed in the dark There will be no chance for the re- publcans who approve it to vote for it. Obviously the speaker and his faithful servitors imagine that by thus evading an issue they can dispose of it. They may discover their mistake before election day"
 "Will it benefit the republican party" adds the Journal, 'to go into the coming campaign under popular suspicion of expecting to profit by an abuse it will not rectify?"
 A long list of bills desired by the administration, many of them excel lent, would be killed by an early ad- Pjournment. John Sharp Williams is at present the Presidents right-hand man in Congress, for he is demand ing the consideration of the bills that the republicans are endeavoring to pigeonhole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Larue Florida Business.

"The Florida resort season, now nearing it's close. has been the gayest and most profitable in many years past said ". J. Dangaix. who re- turned frob Jacksonville yesterday. "I have spent weeks in Florida. l have visited the various resorts there and found crowds at all of them. There have not been so many pleasure seek CTS from New England or even from New York as in former seasons. but the west has contributed more largely than ever to the gayety of Florida.
 During the past few days the pleas ure seekers have been moving up from the southern end of the state to Jack sonyille, and when l left that city il was difficult to find sleeping aecommol cations. l never saw Jacksonville SD crowded. Judging from the society whirl in Florida, we would not think that hard times had struck this country to any great extent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
Agreeable lmpressio n.

Everyone who met the United States Steel Corporation officials, who spent last week in the Birmingham district, was agreeaby impressed with them" said a member of the Commercial club. T saw them every night at the hotel and 1 found, without exception, every man in the party not only easily approached but full of the spirit of comradeship
 T recall other prominent visitors who were all right when they had q little time to spare, but who affected an air of superiority that l did not like. MT Corey and those of his party were never too rushed, nor were they ever too much ab- sorbed in their business to be cordial to people who were introduced to them.
 Another thing I was glad to remark in MT. Coreys visit, and that was an entire absence of anything like obtrusiveness or fussiness in the manner of his living. If there was a valet in the party he was kept out of sight There was no parade of any sort, but on the other hand MT. Corey and his associates conducted them- selves like everyday folks.
 'The fact is no prominent men ever came to Birmingham who made finer impression than the United States Steel officials, and every citizen was sincere in expressing the hope that their visits would be frequent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
Kill the Flies

As a disseminator of typhoid fever and other disease germs the common house fly is beginning to be under stood even by the masses. It is not merely a vulgar insect preferring filth a nuisance to all-so it has long been regarded-but science now dem- onstrates that it's germ-laden feet rem der it more dangerous than the cruel est tiger, the cobra or the rattlesnake. It kills more people year in and year out than the yellow fever or malaria mosquito. The house fly serves no good purpose. It is an enemy of man. kind, deadly enemy. Dr. Jackson, an eminent bacteriologist. studied the He caught 110,925 house flies and after an examination of them he arrived at the conclusion that out of 1000 deaths annually due to typhoid fever and in-  testinal diseases the house fly is re- sponsible for fully 5000 of them. Malaria caused but 52 deaths in that city, and the mosquito is, therefore, harmless when compared with the deadly house fly.
 One of the flies that travels as fast as his wings can carry him from filth to food was found to be carrying in his mouth and on his legs over 100000 fecal bacteria Dr. Jackson's investi- gations of last year go to show that New York can by exterminating the germ-infected flies save 5000 lives3a year and prevent 5000 cases of illness.
 Dr. Jacksons statements cannot be controverted, and they should be taken to heart in this town, and in all other towns. The entertainments of science are positive, undeniable and accurate. No intelligent man questions them in any way. The house fly must go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
Tennessee Coming in Force.

Commander Clement A. Evans of At lanta writes to Birmingham that the Ten. nessee forces which he commands will be in Birmingham in great numbers at the Confederate reunion.
 We are preparing to urge large and extraordinary attendance of the Army of the Tennessee department" he said. ''The camps are all in fine shape and hundreds of veterans are looking for ward eagerly to the reunion
 Our boys are very lrateful and ap- preciative of the efforts your commit tee is making on their behalf, and the great interest taken by the people of Birmingham. We hope that any and everything that we can do for Birming- ham, or to assist in making this the greatest reunion in history will surely be mentioned.
 An old-time citizen of Jefferson coun- ty is coming back in his feeble age to the reunion. George w. Wilmington writes to the sheriff from Myrtle, Miss, that he is a Jefferson countian by birth and would be glad to hear from old friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
TENOERLO|N MURDER HOUSES
 UP PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES

New York, April 13.-The midriff of the Tenderlon produced another tragedy to- day quite as gruesome and mysterious as others that have made certain sections of this city notorious.
 When the police reached the scene Kate Peller, 3S years old, had been stranged to death with a towel that was bound tightly about the neck; Vito Della Badia, 46 years old, cloth cutter and once a companion of the woman, was dead with his thoat cut, while Charles A. Berger a boilermaker 40 years of age, who oc- cupied the flat where the killing was done, was bleeding from wounds in the side made by a bread knife.
 Bergor will probably live. He told the police that he had discovered Badia rob bng the flat; that the latter attacked him and then killed himself. He dis claimed knowledge of the womans death Berger is under arrest at a hospital
 The Peller woman came here two years ago from Chicago and was said to be the widow of a tailor of that city She possessed a considerable amount of Jew e1rV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
Birminuham Ahead.

"Of all the southern citise 1 have visited this spring, Birmingham seems to lead in prosperous conditon,' said l.. P. Van denburg of Baltimore. Since the first of March l have been in Richmond, Char lotte, Atlanta, Jacksonville, New Orleans and Mobile and while business in those cities shows signs of improvement, Bir- mingham is ahead of them in general trade.
 Jacksonville is usually spoken of as one of the places that has not felt hard times. It is without question a very pros- porous town, but Birmingham is much more of city and strikes me as being more solid in every way.
 New Orleans is growing steadily, but recently its progress was halted by a local money stringency. The business men of New Orleans have been speculating in local securities, to say nothing of cotton, and I found many of them very hard up. It is usually the other way in the Cres- cent City. Everything in Birmingham seems to be in good shape
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
THE "cITY OF PILLS"
From the Technical World Magazine.

From the Technical World Magazine.
 There is one city in the world today which bears an absolutely unique distinc- ton, and that is Detroit-the City of Pills" This year it is estimated that Detroit manufacturers will make three quarters of the worlds supply of pills, or over 5000, OOO00o pellets of all sizes. shapes and colors, and intended. for al- most every ailment of human kind. In this city are made over POGO different va rieties of pills, and if a single seasons crop was made of some deadly poison there would be enough to depopulate the entire globe twice over. To look at 1t in another way, if this annual harvest was strung. like popcorn, the rope of pills would reach three times around the earth at the equator.
 Today America is the greatest pill consuming nation on earth, for while De- troit pills find their way to every conceiv- able corner of the globe from the frozen regions of the Arctic to the deepest fast nesses of tropical jungles, not more than one-third of the total product leaves tho country the average consumption being something like sixty pills per capita per year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
DELEGATE TO CONVENTION.
rom the Cherokee Harmonizer.

From the Cherokee Harmonizer.
 It seems to be generally conceded that Hon. John w. Tomlinson of Birming- ham will be selected as one of the four delegates-at-large to the national demo- cratic convention. He is one of the finest men in Alabama, a gentleman of the highest character, an eminent lawyer. a man of commanding presence and great personal charm and would be an honor to Alabama at the national convention. He is warm personal friend of MT. Bryan. In season and out, in prosperity and diversity he has stood by him, and should MT. Bryan be elected Mr. Tom linson will be a member of his cabinet and this will bring Alabama so close to the national administration it will mean much to this state Those who know him best say that MT. Tomlinson never forgets a favor and never goes back on a friend. Like his friend, Bryan, he is a man of broad human sympathies and is a friend of the plain people. We hope Cherokee will give him a solid vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
Proposed Early Adjournment

Congressman Watson, the republic an whip" predicts the adjournment of Congress by May g. This pro. gramme looks to the passage of the appropriation bills only, and he seems to think these can readi. ly be passed except possibly the naval bill involving the number of new bat tleships.
 Four years ago Congress did ad journ on May 1, and eight years ago adjournment was secured in the first week of June. The republican lead CTS favored an early adjournment in both instances, but it is plain that the President will not this year urge an adjournment until his measures are acted on.
 An adjournment month hence would mean that the Hepburn bill modifying in several particulars the sherman antitrust bill will not be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
THE SUGAR PLUM TREE.

Ply Eugene Field Have you ever heard of the sugar-Plum
 Tree?
 Iris a marvel of great renown! It blooms on the shore of the Lollipop
 Sea
 In the garden of Shut-Eye Town The fruit that it bears is so wondrously
 sweet
 GAS those who have tasted it say) That good little children have only to eat Of that fruit to be happy next day  When you've got to the tree, you would
 have a hard time
 To capture the fruit which I sing; The tree is so tall that no person could
 climb
 To the boughs where the sugar-plums
 swing! But up in that tree sits a chocolate cat And a gingerbread dog prowls below And this is the way you contrive to get, at Those sugar-plums tempting you soa You say but the word to that gingerbreah
 dog, And he barks with such terrible zest That the chocolate cat is st once all agog, As her swelling proportions attest And the chocolate cat goes cavorting
 around 4 From this leafy limf unto that And the -plup1sf tumble, of coursel|
 to the ground-
 Hurrah for that f,colate cat! There are marshnp lows gumdrops andj|
 peppermint cAses, I With stripings okscarlet or gold, And you carry aVy of the treasure the4|
 rains As much as y6r apron can hold! So come, little cbld cudJie closer to me In your dainty nightcap and gown, And I'll rock Xu away to that Sugar
 Plum Trey
 In the gardeFof Shut-Eye Town!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
BILL INTRODUCED
 TO STOP CONFLICTS

Washington, April 13.-To meet con- fiicts between the federal courts and the state authorities, such as have arisen during the past year in Minnesota, North Carolina, Alabama and other states, the Senate committee on the judiciary today reported a bill directing the method or procedure in cases where an effort IS made in the federal courts to enJoin state officials from enforcing state laws. The bill is compromise between measures ln- troduced by Senators Overman, Bacon and the late Senator Bryan of Florida, and was reported by MT. Overman. IL has received much attention at the hands of the committee and is intended not only to lessen the frequency of injunctions in such cases, but to modify and soften the process when it is resorted to. It pro hibits any one federal judge from grant ing such an injunction, but requires that all applications for such orders shall be heard by at least three federal judges, two of whom shall be circuit judges, while the third may be either a circuit or a district judge. It also requires at least five days notice to the state authorities and grants direct appeal to the supreme court of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
CONDUCTOR KILLED
 IN COWARDLY WAY

Bessemer, April -(Speeial)-P. E. Wood, conductor on the South Bessemer car line, was shot to death in the most cowardly manner just before F o'clock tonight at Woodward crossing, about a mile from Bessemer. The murder was plainly premeditated, as the track was obstructed by crossties and the car mar rowly missed being thrown from the rails.
 Only one shot was fired and this was evidently from a shotgun, as load or buckshot struck Wood in the back of the neck, causing instant death Not soul was seen by the mortorman and the sim gle passenger on the car, who was a negro.
 According to the story of the motorman the car left Bessemer about 1:40 D. m., and was running very fast when they reached Woodwards crossing At this place the track curves and runs through a cut. The motorman saw in the glare Of the headlight some ties on the track ahead and managed to stop his car in time to save a wreck. He and the con- duetor jumped off the car and ran to see what was up. Then the shot was fired and the motorman was mortified to see his comrade shot down. Fearing for his own life he ran for safety and not hearing any sounds of pursuit he started out to seek help. The negro passenger stayed with the car. News of the shooting reached Bir- 'ningham shortly after midnight and 8 car load of deputy sheriffs with blood hounds came to the scene. After much trial the dogs found a scent and at a late hour this morn ing the search continued without re- sults.
 The murdered man leaves wife and three children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
PAYING DEBTS IN JAPAN.

From the Chicago News.
 Foreigners in Japan find a great op- portunity to purchase curios at the be- ginning of each new year. Everyone in Japan is expected to clear up his books and pay his debts by the last day of the old year. The tradesmen send in their yards-more often miles--of bills to "the honorable lady of the house," and pres ents are. politely exchanged all around. Shopkeepers hold bargain sales to enable them to pay the wholesale houses, and if man cannot raise sufficient money to pay his creditors it is not an uncommon thing for him to sell off sufficient or even all of his property at sacrifice to enable him to meet the new year with smiling face. The only other honorable way out of his difficulties is for him to commit suicide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
LiIIey investigation on Aoain.

Washington, April 13.-The sessions Of the House committee appointed to inves- tigate the charges by Representative George l.. Lilley of Connecticut, that i'm proper methods have been used by the Electric Boat company to obtain legisla- tion in Congress favorable to the type of submarine torpedo boats constructed by that firm will be resumed tomorrow Representatives Olmstead of Pennsylvania and Howard of Georgia of the commit tee are pursuing the investigation in New York, but it is expected they will return to Washington in time for tomorrow $ session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
THE KILLJOY.

THE KILLJOY. A grievous wight, he wears look Of more than human woe. That there is any good in life He doesn't seem to know. He never hunts the sunny side. But walks where shadows lie, And seldom ventures out unless A cloud is in the sky The smile of dawn means naught to him, The dew that bathes the rose He carries sadness in his heart, No matter where he goes. His presence seems to cast blight On everything around And meath the guise of wretchedness His like has ne'er been found. In winter, summer, spring and fall His ways are still the same He never sees the better part, Though much he finds to blame I guess you've heard of croakers, friend, And maybe known few, But he's the greatest ever when H comes to being blue!
 POSSIBLY. "A Chicago linguist who knew 30 lan- guages has disappeared with sS5,0Oo." Possibly he wants to know how money talks
 OH, JOY!
 The timeNs near
 We blithely wait
 To greet the sweet
 Girl graduate What is love?' asks Trixie Fairfax A disease for which there is no preventive. It must break out before it can be cured
 A PRESS COMPLEMENT.
 He wrote Miss Maud
 Is wilowy." The printer made
 It "bilowy."
 The poor child wept
 Her eyes most out.
 And she had cause
 Enough, no doutt. Joseph Smith says any man who has once been caught by a dimple can be held by that same dimple. Sometimes Mormons talk like human beings.
 THE IDEA George Bailey insinuates that we have