The age-herald., 1899-01-20
They Can Hold Forth Until Satur-
 day, WHEN LAW GOES IN FORCE They Are Very Sore Against ths
 Healer. THE CAUSE OF THEIR TROUBLES One Says He Is @ Fake-A Philosopher Among Them Says There Are Oth- CT Cities Just as Warm as
 Birmingham.
THE CAUSE OF THEIR TROUBLES

IHe elocutlOnary element Of the street, commonly known as "fakirs' and some- times by the 'profesh" as "grafters," have waxed wroth and are in a turmoil over the action of the city council in passing the anti-fakir ordinance.
 A group of them yesterday morning were quite heated in their denunciation of the ''long-haired fake and the red-headed guy" as they termed it, who manipulates the machinery of the healing performance.
 MT. Guild, who by his wit and continuous chatter disposes of writing pens, etc., to the needful public, says the ordinance will not hold water, as under the constitution of the United States every man is entitled to the right of free speech and that as long as he pays license he ought to be allowed to make living the same as everyone else. He tells a very interesting story of the divine healer. who he claims is responsible for the whole trouble. He says this man is a fake pure and simple, and, furthermore, that every other man "who is out for the stuff is in the same category. Guild says he saw the genuine article of divine heal ing out in Denver, and that this "guy' is a fraud.
 "The real Dr. Schlatter went crazy Gn the subject, refusing to accept anything for his services, and believed that he could live without eating or drinking said Guild. "After he had made many cures in Denver, he got mule and crossed into New Mexico, healing the sick everywhere, and finally went over into Mexico without mouthful to eat, and in that barren country, where not a drop of water could be had, a few months afterward his skeleton was found at the base of cliff, and that was the last heard of him until this grafter comes along and tries to work the same game"
 Guild is undecided whether to continue to sell or not, but thinks that he has per feet right to-
 MT. O'Connor, the lightning calculator, has been to see the mayor, so he says, and has the chief executives assurance that he will not be molested, he is not in the regular class of fakirs. O'Connor be- lieves the divine healer is on ''the dead square," but the other fakirs say that this is merely 'stall' for him to "butt in' and get part of the crowd that's left when the messiah gets through.
 "Got Elm All Skinned"
 Johnny Husk, the famous spieler from Chicago, who sells the acid proof jewelry, broke in about that time.
 "Ah well, it's no use to talk" quoth he, Ines just got us all skinned, and there's no use trying to break in and get part of his crowd"
 Owing to the passage of the ordinance, Husk has suspended operations until he can 'see further.'
 MT. Peck, however, states he vii continue U +l,a oIl h; license runs out.
 Outside of the interest this subject is ere ating among these human street organs, it is also being discussed by some of the lead ing attorneys. It seems there is some ques- ton over the time the ordinance goes into effect whether with or without pubica- tion. It is a peculiar fact that in the city code no section can be found setting out the length of time an ordinance must be pub lished.
 When Law is Effective
 Colonel Altman, chairman of the judiciary committee of the city council, expressed an opinion "off hand" that such an ordi- nance required publication before going into effect Sec. B of the city code substanti- ates this opinion, but nowhere in the code can be found a section relating to the time time would be proper. A reasonable time Under these circumstances" Colonel Alt man said, "I should think a reasonable time would be proepr. A reasonable time in my opinion is about three days.''
 To avoid any trouble on this score, Mayor Evans has decided to let all of the fakirs continue until Saturday night, when their licenses will have expired, or if the men who now have licenses desire to quit imme- diately. their money for the unused time will be refunded. There was no license for the divine healer's performance, if he had desired one, but the ordinance is introduced to stop his proceedings, the same as the more noisy element.
 The fakirs regret to give up Birmingham, as it has been prosperous field, but, &C., cepting the inevitable, have come to the