The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-13
NEW YORK IS NON BY ROLAND ELLIS Takes Issue With F. Hopkin-
 son Smith. ON THE TOWNS CIVILITY Alabama Girls Who Attend Christen- ing of Ocean steamer, the City of Montgomery. Are Royalty
 Entertained.
ON THE TOWNS CIvILITY

New York. March 12.-(Speeial.)-A smooth shaven young Georgian came to the defense of New York the other day and crossed swords with the veteran F. Hopkinson Smith, and in the judgment of critics he did not get the worst of it.. He was Hon. Roland Ellis, member of the Georgia house of representatives, hail. ing from the good old town or shall l say city, of Macon. MT. Smith, who came to New York from Virginia a good many years ago, has found the metropolis lack ing in many of these qualities of good breeding which make life worth living in the south and west He said so in no uncertain terms, and when the Michigan society asked MT. Ellis to make them a talk, he took occasion to say that he found New York mighty nice sort of place and the New Workers reasonably polite when they had time to be. He might have said, but he didn't that they very seldom have the time unless they know you pretty we'll Anyway the Georgia legislator is persona grata in New York and had the proper people thought of it he might have been pre- sented with the freedom of the city, even if we are very careful these days of con- ferring that honor in view of our experi- ence with pr. Cook.
 Mrs Martha S. Gelow, who has won more than local fame by her songs and stories of the southland, is devoting her time and talents to the welfare Of the children of the southern mountains.
 As the founder of the Southern 1ndus- k~to al mig cd n nd Incorporated, with headquarters in Wash ington, D. C., for the promotion of Christian and industrial education of the Impoverished uneducated people of the mountains, Mrs. Gielow has added a high CT glory to her career as writer and in- terpreter of folklore. Those who have not heard Mrs. Gieow sing her famous cradle songs. "Blow Little Freezes" and "Go to Sleep on Mammy's Bres'," have missed a treat. Others may read her "Pianner Juett," Looking for Marse W it. lie How Honey Got Lost etc.
 The power of her oratory on the Con servation of Americas Mountaineers.' and the living issue Of her work has placed her foremost on the lecture plat form as well. General Woodford, eX- minister to Spain, has said that the work of the Southern Industrial Educational association is the greatest mission move ment of the century greater crusade than the crusade of Joan of Arc, for it's aim is to restore to the nation by sduca- tional uplift 5,O00000 of the nations own children.
 The work which this association has done in enlightening the public on the need of this great movement is impossi- ble to estimate. From east to west the Southern Industrial association has scat tered Its leaflets and sown Its seed. The wonderful awakening of civic improve ment and industrial teaching in public schools is greatly due to the crusade waged by the organization Differed by men and women of highest integrity the confidence of the public has been won and their cooperation secured The plan is to build from the bottom, to give a foundation, for enlightened citizenship and industrial training. Higher education can take care of itself.
 Judge Seth Shepard of the court of ap- peals of Washington is president of the association, Mrs. John Lawrie Bell is vice president. Mrs. c. David White, a trustee, is recording secretary. Milton F. Allies. Esq, vice president Riggo Ma tonal bank, is treasurer The New York auxiliary, with Mrs. Algenon Sydney Sul- 1ivan as president, is doing splendid work fin aid of the association There is also the Maryland auxiliary, the Virginia aux Hilary and the California auxiliary
 Mrs. Gielow expects to organize an A. has joined forces with the association and every chapter of that patriotic order sends scholarships for children of the Reyolu- tionary ancestry in the mountains.
 The country around about New Orleans 0 about as near Paradise as one can get on this sphere. declares F. R. Fettis of the Crescent City. Nowhere else in Amer lea are the disciples of Izaak Walton and Nimrod likely to find the peculiar com- bination Of advantages for fishing and hunting possessed by the immediate vicin- 1ty of New Orleans. The hundreds of lakes, bays. bayous. lagoons and streams of fresh or salt water surrounding New Orleans offer the best klnd of sport for the duck hunter.
 Wild turkey, quail, doves, snip, blower. the mallard, teal, canvasback and other varieties of duck, abound. There are in- numerable private and public clubs that afford entertainment and facilities for the visitor The eXhilarating sport of hooking the great fighting tarpoon. jack nsh and leaping shark is found all along the Mississippi Sound. Big game such as bear, deer, panther. bobcats, as well as opossums, raccoons, and even an occa- oional alligator may be had also. In a ride of less than an hour from New Or loans the sportsman can find q paradise"
 'One industry has been developed by the prohibition wave which has swept over the south and that is boot-legging. which has been developed into fine art" said e l.. Williams of Memphis.
 "A story recently told me illustrates the subterfuges of some of these boot leggers. stranger visiting a small town who wanted drink, hailed a darNy and asked where he could get drink The darlxy replied that he didn't know. The stranger insisted. Come, now said the visitor, here's dollar go get me a bottle.