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CINCINNATI FAMOUS FOR
GENEROUS FREE LUNCHES
— ■ ■— ■ ■ '
Prohibitionists Are Active In Ohio But They Seek Only Regula
tion, Not Extermination—Towering Skyscrapers Are
Not Found In the Queen City*
«•
By HUGH W. ROBERTS
CINCINNATI is a large city sit
uated in Ohio. It is connected
with Birmingham by the Queen
end Crescent railroad. It lias as many
.saloons as Washington has restaurants,
ena no citizen or visitor is compelled to
nurse a thirst or long endure the pangs
of hunger.
Cincinnati has many buildings other
than saloons, but none of them reach
high into the heavens. The Enquirer of
fhe, for instance, is no more imposing
than the home of an ordinary newspaper
in Birmingham. Were one of the Magic
City’s scrapers of the clouds transplant
ed in a night to Cincinnati, the entire
aspect of the Ohio metropolis would he
tnanged, and citizens, long familiar with
their peaceful home, would become
aroused tn the morning, startled and
amazed, a stranger in a new country.
Cincinnati, like other cities, has pride.
For instance, in the heart of the village
is an equestrian statue of William Henry
Harrison. Letters, standing half a foot
high, tell the stranger that Harrison was
Ohio’s first President. The stranger is
jjuick to notice, however, that there is
po reference to Ohio’s last or present
President, the corpulent individual who
is preparing at the present moment to
Step off into the icy silence of the night.
As indicated above, there are innumer
able saloons In Cincinnati. There is every
variety. In the leading hotels you might
(lud a bar, quiet and austere, the gentle
man in white of which is familiar with
ihe ingredients of a Clover club cocktail.
IYou might find others in which grog
straight Is served, or a schooner of beer
for a nickel. And there are those re
f-Tndlng of the old Rabbit Foot of the
dark alleys of Birmingham, out of which
domes the jarring jingle of a modern rag
time.
Cincinnati is the city of the free lunch.
As a matter of fact, you may spend your
last nickel for effect and a schooner of
beer, and feel at liberty to hang over the
radiator and indulge to your heart's con
tent in sauerkraut, sausage, baked beans,
chicken liver, curd and cheese, or any
other bt those rare dishes so dear to
the heapt of the Dutchman, and the Irish
rian, too, if the truth be told.
Cincinnati has an edge on Memphis and
Atlanta and Nashville, however, for it
Bells its booze under the genial smiles of
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the law, while in the other cities men
tioned grim justice has to keep her face
v-eli concealed for fear of blushing under
the weight of its own knowledge. But the
prohibitionists are getting busy in Ohio,
and at Columbus, in the present moment,
there is considerable agitation. In fact,
tlitre is said to be room for every ambi
tious agitator, be he engaged in the holy
warfare of this state or serving in the
ranks of the missionaries within the
boundaries of another commonwealth. And
one familiar with conditions in Ohio and
Alabama finds himself wondering how a
n: ident of the former state can spend his
time reforming the citizens of the latter
state when conditions in fhe former ftir
uirh a more fertile field for the toll ot
such an astute and tireless individual.
In Alabama, as is known, the prohibi
tionists want the world and everything
the world contains. Not so in Ohio! Here
the reformers are not contending for the
debarment of liquor, but for the regula
tion of the sale of liquor, and the reforms
they desire, strange to relate, are those
which obtain in America;
Forsooth, in Ohio, the prohibitionists will
be content if the saloonists are prohib
ited from selling to minors, if they close
end open at certain hours, if they rele
gate their music to the cellar or the
garret, and if they give the law, the
stern majesty of the law, some consider
ation—some little consideration.
Were Alabamians Ohioans, everyone of
them would aid the prohibitionists, and
v ere the prohibitionists of Alabama no
more insistent than their brethren of this
state of Ohio, they would wake up some
fine morning and learn to their regret
end mortification that all vestige of op
position had evaporated. And a prohi
bitionist without opposition, without
something against which to vent his
spleen, without some target at which to
fire his dart, would be the most disap
pointed and dissatisfied mortal under the
sun. You have heard of Midas. The
sorrow of that old king when fate permit
tee his ardent wish to come true would
be as nothing compared to the sorrow of
the average prohibitionist if all that he
desired, by some omnipotent power, was
granted.
There are several illustrious residents
of Cincinnati. There Is Harry Vaughn,
fermer manager of the Birmingham Bar
ons, who at the present time lies ill. And
there is Charles Taft. Everybody has
heard of brother Charles. They say that
he spent a vast fortune in landing Utah
end Vermont for William Howard. But
let it not be understood that Charlie is
broke. Jn the first place he married a
woman so rich that all the women of
predatory poverty are talking about her
in connection with predatory wealth. In
ine second place, he is owner of the
Times-Star. one of the most readable
publications of the “Diamond Dick” va
riety in the world. In fact, until one
reads the Tlmes-Star one might not be !
aware that on every corner every mo
ment there is something horrible occur
ring or about to occur.
Cincinnati is a great town. It is an
ideal town for newspaper reporters. It
requires no unusual amount of the coin of
the realm, as explained above, to dine
sumptuously. All you’ve got to do Is
to spend a nickel for a schooner of beer.
And you needn't drink the beer, either.
Many of the leading knights of the quill
buy the beer for effect, place it quietly
cn the corner of the counter and then
dine like a king on all that is gratuitously I
cet before him. And all the while an
hundred Instruments are playing an hun
dred airs of the type which tickle the
souls of the habitues of the music hall.
And it is great, this city, for other
reasons. It is situated so close to Ken
tucky that a man with good eyesight can.
whenever he feels so disposed, view the
l/'Ut- grass of that state. And while
viewing the blue grass, the truth, with a
pleasing touch, strikes home that just
beyond the blue grass lies the free and
untrammeled state of Alabama. And as a
humorist once told a citizen of the little
municipality of Atlanta, the most valuable
possession that a man can acquire,
whether he be in the metropolis of Ohio
cr in the Gate City of the south, is a
I ttle bit of pasteboard which, when prop
erly employed, will set him gently down
in Birmingham.
Cincinnati, January 20.
CONllTOES GO
'. _
Controversy Between Mor
gan Jurists Will Be Set
- tied by Tribunal
Montgomery. January 24.—(Special.)
Has one Judge authority to release a
person on habeas corpus after he has
been fined for contempt by another?
This question was presented to the su
preme court today In cases from Mor
gan county.
A rule nisi was Issued commanding
Judge D. W. Speake of the Eighth Ju
dicial court circuit to show why he
should not be ordered to vacate the or
der and he will appear February «.
The controversy Is between Judge
Thomas W. Wert of the Morgan county
law and equity court and Judge Speake
and waa caused by Judge Speake order
ing the release of two persons after
they had been fined for contempt by
Judge Wert. Judge Wert asked the
supreme court to grant a writ of pro
hibition to prevent the enforcement of
Judge Speake's order and a writ of
mandamus to compel him to vacate the
decrees.
The writ of prohibition is asked in
the case of Charles Silverman, who was
sent to Jail and fined $50 for contempt
of the Morgan law and equity court
because of a violation of an injunction
which prevented toe operation of an
unlawful drinking place. The petition
of writ of mandamus alleges that Judge
Speake discahrged W. S. (Bud) Cum
mings after he had been legally com
mitted to Jail and fined $30 for con
tempt.
INDORSEMENTS OF
TOM LONG STRONG
Does Not See How He Can Fail to
Be Appointed United States
Marshal
Tom M. Long of Jasper, w ho will be an
applicant for the position of United
States marshal after the inauguration of
Woodrow Wilson, is stopping at the Mor
ris. He is on his way t?P Florida.
"As an applicant for the United States
marshalship for the Northern district of
Alabama, I have strong indorsements
from every county In the state," said Mr.
I ong. "On my petition are a majority of
tl.c Judges of the state, a large majority
of the democratic executive committee
of the state, nearly all the county officials,
a large number of members of the legis
lature and many prominent buslneee men
throughout the state. With the Indorse
ments I have I do not well see how 1 can
full to ba appointed.”
Clothing Prices at Porter’s Take Decisive Tumble—
Men’s and Boys’ Suits and Overcoats Further Reduced
Unrestricted choice Porter’s big stocks at prices you’ve been waiting for. It’s a splendid array of choice garments we invite you to pick from. They’ll
be ready for you this morning.
All Men’s and Young Men’s Suits
mOOand^.00 $11.50
$14.50
#M0° $16,50
.$21.50
Jf;°°.Suits.$24.50
Broken Lot Boyden’s
$6 Shoes
$2.95
Here’s the chance to get footwear of real quality at
less than half. These are Boyden's Good Shoes. A
lot of broken sizes and numbers that will be discon
tinued. If your size is among them, you can (go Q{?
buy $6.00 value for .
Boys’ Shoes
(j»-| -| —Worth $1.50 and $2.00. Broken lot, sizes
Jpl.lD 8 1-2 to 5. Have to hurry for the quan
tity is limited.
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MEN’S TROUSERS
20 Per Cent OFF
Choice range of patterns in
all sizes.
$4.00 QA
Trousers.<150
.$4.00
$0.00 QA on
Trousers.v'x.OV
.$6-00
All Men’s and Young Men’s Overcoats
$15.00 and $18.00 Overcoats $11.50
$20.00 and $22.50 Overcoats $14: 50
at .a......... *
$25.00 and $28.00 Overcoats $16.50
fit ..... ^
$30.00 Overcoats $21.50
$55.00 Overcoats $24.50
$40.00 Overcoats $27.50
$45.00 Overcoats .... $29.50
BOYS’ CLOTHING LOWER STILL
Big chance to supplv your boy with the good clothing Porter’s sells at exceptional savings;
Styles are right at this store—double breasted Suits—with Bloomer Trousers—Overcoats in the
newest stvles and best patterns.
Rovs' $5.00 Suits and 7^
Overcoats . tpO.IO
Roys' $7.50, $8.50 and $9.00 Suits and <J»r
Overcoats .. ***"• * **
Boys $10.00 Suits and WJr
Overcoats .... V I • l
Boys’ $12.50 Suita and <gO 7C
Overcoats .-.. I
Boys’ $15.00 Suits and (£11 7^
Overcoats .— .••.
Children'* Suit* Half
Dandy little Russian Blouse and Sai
lor Suits in fancy mixtures—awfully
sweet little stilts.
$10.00 Suits for ..$5.00
$7.50 Suits for .$3.75
$5.00 Suits for .$2.50
Children’s Hats Half Price
Children’s Novelty Hats—all late
styles.
$3.50 Hats for . ..$1.75
$2.50 Hats for .$1.25
$2.00 Hats for.$100
$1.50 Hats for.».75c
$1.00 Hats for.50c
60c Hats for...25c
Knee Trousers for Boys
Sharp reductions on these—better
lay in a supply.
76c Trousers...59o
$1.00 Trousers .......... —.79c
$1.50 Trousers . $1.15
$2.00 Trousers . .$1.65
$2.50 Trousers . $1.95
NIGHTSHIRTS, PAJAMAS AND UNDERWEAR
Sharp reductions on these. Excellent quality. A chance to economize that you cannot afford to miss.
Night Shirts
Of good quality outing. Neatly made.
50c kind at....40c
75c kind at .. .60c
*1.00 kind at .80c
*1.50 kind at .’.$1.15
Outing Pajamas
$2.60 Pajamas .-.*200
$2.00 Pajamas ..
$1.50 Pajamas *..
■
Boys’ 50c Blouse Waists
at ..22^211111111112—
Wool Underwear
Wool and col ton ribbed Shirts and Drawers
$2.00 kind... $1.50
$1.50 kind . $1.15
$1.2o kind ..... ... •.............a....*»- $1,00 i
$1.00 kind .80c
Knox New
Spring Hats
Knox New
Spring Hats
Fluctuations Have Been Vio
lent—Improvement Fol
lows Declines
New York, January 24.—The cotton
market has been extremely nervous and
unsettled during the past week and
there have been violent fluctuations.
Reports that the recent severe decline
had been followed by a considerable
Improvement in the demand for spots
in the southern markets and the more
favorable advices from the Balkans re
ceived early in the week started an
active covering movement, but an ad
vance of about $2.50 per bale found in
creased offerings, and reports of in
/ How Many
I Are Sold?
r That’s the issue
when there’s a
doubt of whether
an article is good
or not.
KOX
Shoes
$3.50, $4, $4.50
Made good for 23 sea
sons. .Fust opened this
week the 4th big ship
ment.
Thirty-four styles for
your choosing. All
leathers, every size
and width.
Free Parcel Post
Delivery
ternational dissensions in Turkey cost
prices a good part of the advance. On
declines latterly, however, trade in
terests have shown more disposition to
buy and with interior spot markets still
relatively steady furtures maintained
substantial rallies toward the close of
the week, while with speculative long
accounts much reduced offerings were
less aggressive. The census report,
showing 13,091,261 bales ginned to Jan
uary 16 proved about as expected.
The uncertainty Imparted to the do
mestic goods trade as a result of talk
of tariff revision does not yet appear
to have materially modified expecta
tions as to season's probable total re
quirements, and prevailing estimates
are still around 14,500,000 or an even
14,750,000 bales.
Bearishly disposed traders, however,
make a point of the supplies carried
forward from last season with refer
ence to the suggested deficiency, and
there are continued predltions of a
slack spot demand for the balance of
tlie season with the improved business
of the past week attributed to the filling
out of old January committments.
Further arrivals of cotton at New York
have sent the warehouse stock here
w’ell above 100,000 bales for the first
time since last August, but near months
maintain their premiums and bulls
argue that contracts are now in the
position of discounting a considerable
break in the southern markets while
they also declared that the failure of
southern holders to weaken more Im
portantly in response to recent specula
tive declines indicates that they will
maintain their position unless there
should be unusually favorable spring
and a big increase In acreage.
PICKENsT BANKERS
ELECT OFFICERS
Both Carrollton and Gordo Institu
tions Have Prosperous Year and
Declare Dividends
Carrollton. January 24.—(Special.) —At
the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Bank of Carrollton the following
directors were elected to serve the ensu
ing year: I#. C. Hudgins, A. H. Dabbs,
J. H. Coleman, M. A. Dabbs, W. H. Ow
ings and D. B. Miller. The directors
elected the following officers: A. H.
Dabbs, president; Judge Is. C. Hudgins,
vice president, and D. B. Miller, cashier.
The position of assistant cashier .vas left
vacant, and will be filled at a later date.
The hank proved to be in a most satisfac
tory condition, a 10 per cent dividend hav
ing been declared.
Passenger train No. 2, northbound, on
the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern
railroad, was wrecked a few miles south
of Geiger in Sumter county yesterday.
The wreck was caused from spreading
rails and the entire train was derailed,
no serious injuries to any one being re
ported.
At the regular annual meeting of the
stockholders and directors of the Mer
chants and Farmers bank of Gordo, the
following board of directors were elected
to serve during the 'ear: J. L. Davis,
Charles A. Crimm, a. H. Dabbs, J. C.
Martin and J. Ft. Moore. As shown by
the books the bank is in a flourishing
condition and a 10 per cent dividend on
the capital stock was declared. The fol
lowing officers were elected to serve
the present year: A. H. Dabbs, president;
J. I... Davis, vice president: J. R. Moore,
cashier, and T. H. Martin, assistant
cashier.
SUBSTITUTE FOR
LEGAL PUNISHMENT
Montpelier. VI., January 24.—Electro
cution was substituted for hanging as
the official form of capital punishment
in Vermont when Governor Fletcher
signed a hill to thin effect today.
Officials stated that the execution of
Arthur Bosworth. who was to have been
hanged today for the murder of Mabel
EeBelle, would be the last official hang
ing In this state. Bosworth was re
prieved this week by Governor Fletcher,
who advanced the date of the execution
to January S, 1314.
TH ! TIED IIP ON
PMVISION
Four Cars of Southern
Freight Derailed West
of Huntsville
Huntsville. January 34.—(Special i—Four
cars of freight No. 71 were derailed at
Elco, four miles west of Huntsville, on
the Southern railway early this morning
and traffic on the division was blocked
several hours. Trains going west were
here in Huntsville and those hound for
the east were held at Decatur.
The Baker planing mill, owned by E.
W. Baker, on JefTerson street, was de
stroyed by fire late last night. The
building was a frame structure filled with
Inflammable materials and burned rapid
ly. There was a fine new gasoline en
gine of 60-horsepower, valued at. $1500, In
the building. The loss was $4000, Insur
ance $1060.
Deputy Collector J. B. Campbell of the
Internal revenue department, has re
signed his position as collector in this
district and has become postmaster at
Fackler. Jackson county. E. R. Camp,
deputy collector of Mobile, has been ap
pointed to the position vacated by Mr.
Campbell.
The agricultural division of the Agricul
tural and Mechanical college for negroes
at Normal has announced that It will
institute a campaign to Induce negro
farmers to use better methods In their
farming this season. Institutes will be
held for the adult farmers and some of
the heat agricultural experts will he en
gaged to lecture. The first Institute ,>f
the kind will be held February 4 to 6.
Boys' corn club* will be organixed in
every precinct, likewise girls' tomato
clubs, and they will he taught the best
methods of cultivation.
51 INDICTMENTS ARE
RETURNED AT SELMA
Grand Jury Makes Final Report After
Examining: 191 Witnesses at
a Cost, of $236.20
Selma, January 24.—'The grand jury of
the city court of Selma, which has been
In session here for the past week, made
its final report this afternoon and ad
journed after returning a batch of 51
Indictments at a cost to the county of
4236.30 arid' after examining 191 witnesses.
The grand Jury was Impaneled two
weeks before scheduled time for the pur
jxrse of examining into the alleged mur
eer of a negro named Charles Carson In
the southern part of the county by a
white man just, two days before Christ
mas. Whether any Indictments were re
turned for tills alleged murder tonight
Is not known, but It Is generally under
stood that the grand jury In Its final re
port returned several indictments against
well known white residents of that sec
tion or the county and some sensation Is
expected to follow their arrests In the
next day or two.
INDICT AUTOMOBILE
BANDITS IN CHICAGO
Chicago. January 34.—Indictments were
returned against James B. Perry, Frank
McKrlane, alias Walter Scott and Robert
Webb, known as the automobile bandits,
charged with committing a score of dar
ing robberies, by the grand jury today.
Two more automobile bandit suspects
captured today give the names of Wal
ter Ixjnergan, 35 years of age, and Walter
Brinkman, 31 yeara old.
Business Men!
And by that we mean merchants, real
estate dealers, manufacturers and all
others who sell goods or service to the
public, at our Tuesday Luncheon next
week, in Gold Lion tea room annex, a
protective measure, highly important
to all of you, will be considered.
We Want You There
The luncheon is “Dutch Treat”—50c.
Phone F. J. Holberg, treasurer, at Louis
Saks’, and he will reserve a chair for you.
Birmingham Ad Club
SEVEN CANDIDATES
OUT FOR POSTMASTER
Appointment at Falkville Being: Anxi
ously Awaited—Heavy Rains
Flood lowlands
FallcviUe, January 24.—(Special.)—'There
are about seven applicants for the post
mastership at this place, all of whom
have taken the examination and are anx
iously awaiting the choosing. The pres
ent postmaster, A. J. Stinson, has re
signed and is in feeble health. Mr. Stin
son has served an postmaster here con
tinuously for the past 26 or 30 years, and
has given entire satisfaction to all.
J. R. Dinsmore, wife and daughter. Miss
Ar.na. are in Atlanta. Oa., where they
have gone to .have their daughter s ankle
treated.
The heavy rains of the past two days
have greatly swollen all the streams and
the lowlands are flooded. Oat sowing,
which was progressing finely, has been
brought to a standstill, and very little
acreage Is sown.
The planters In this section are begin
ning to take on new life as regards wheat
culture. There Is a new modern flouring
mill erected at Decatur, and they pro
pose to swap out v-ith the planters, or pay
them spot cash for their wheat.
Sea Tragedy Reported
New York, January 24—Hint of a
possible sea tragedy Is contained In the
report of the German tank steamer
Knerglr which arrived today from Tux
pan, Mex., that on January' IT, In lati
tude 27.10. longitude 91.2S In the Gulf
of Mexico, she passed through an oil
field on the ocean's surface. Captain
Reese expressed the opinion that the
phenomenon probably had been caused
|by the sinking of an oil barge or tank
steamer.
via Rock Island
Memphis-California Short Line
Electric-lighted drawing room sleeping cars and
dining car service by tht lirect route of lowest
altitudes—every mile a miie away from winter
daily from Memphis. Through tourist sleeping
cars every day to Los Angeles.
The pioneer de luxe "Golden State Limited”and other fast trains every
day from St. Louis and Chicago to California and the Pacific Coast.
Tickets, reservations and information from
H. H. HUNT, District Passenger Agent
18 North Pryor Street, Atlanta, Georgia
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