The age-herald., 1901-05-20

DroadS1de, showing how they had pur- chased a large quantity of medicines, chemicals and drugs from his house, and he moreover fired a shot at those from whose stores were taken spurious patent medicines"
 The war continued for weeks, and the combatants filled the newspapers with their advertisements. Jacobs, however, was always in the lead. He is genius in the advertising line, and his appeals to over the other druggists.
 Finally, Dr. W. s. Elkin, Jr.. the sec- retary of the Druggists Association, met Jacobs in front of his store. and there was a fight. The two men were bruised in their faces. and the matter will be investigated in the courts.
 Outsiders see an almost humorous side of the case. The Atlanta drug men have nothing personally against Jacobs. They like him, and their fight on him Is due to the fact that he sticks to his low price system.
 It Is admitted on all sides that if Jacobs will come up to the high prices of the other drug dealers everything will be lovely again.
 The case interests business men and manufacturers, because there is no tell ing how far combines and associations may go, if they are not checked by the courts.
 When a retail dealer in any line is willing to sell at low prices, what right has his competitors to combine and blacklist him, and hold him up to the world as an outlaw?
 Dr. Joe Jacobs is widely known in the cultured circles of this country. He Is a man of genuine literary talent, and in many ways he has shown his public spirit and liberality.
 Hon. Tom Crenshaw, a former citizen of Alabama, has stirred up quite sen sation here by his letters to McLaurin, formation of a white Republican party in the south.
 MT. Crenshaw has already held several high offices, state and federal He is a man of frst-class ability, and has al- ways stood high. Comparatively young yet, there are great possibilities for him in the near future, and 1t is by no means certain that his letter to McLaurin was a mistake.
 Other A1abamians here are marching right along. Hon. Porter King is the choice of many Democrats for Congress- man Livingstons successor, and if he is willing to make the race the predic- I.o
 MT. King has made a state reputation as very strong man. and a patriotic citizen. He was one of Atlanta's best Mayors, and is one of the leaders of our present general assembly.
 Judge Henry B. Tompkins and some of our capitalists have secured control of the street car system of Mobile.
 MT. Charles J. Haden, another Alabam- ian, is building telephone lines in Georgia, and bids fair to become a magnate In that line of development.
 Another leading Alabamian here Is Dr.. B. M. Woolly, the specialist. The doctor is a bright and brainy man, the intimate friend and admirer of Senator Morgan and his success Is very gratifying to his old ex-Confederate comrades. GA
 Hon. Nym Mccullough, who made a fine race for Mayor here last fall. is also from Alabama. He is one of our most popular and successful business men, and will be Mayor next time. if he wants the office
 But Atlanta is so full of bright Ala bamians that 1t Is difficult to make up a list. It would be an easy matter to or ganize an Alabama Society here with five or six hundred first class members.
 WALLACE PUTNAM REED.