The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-26
TO PREVENT FIRE SALE
MONTGOMERY CLOTHING MER-
CHANTS HAD MEETING.
Committee Raised to Examine Certi-
fcate Filed With City Clerk by
j. s. Awkward and
Lawyer Employed.

Ten Montgomery clothing merchants
met at o'clock yesterday afternoon at
the rooms of the Commercial and Indus
trial Associate and resolved to take
steps toward preventing a fire sale adj
vertised to begin Thursday on South
Court Street
The sale Is to be conducted by j. 8.
Awkward who has secured from the City
Clerk of Montgomery a fire sale license
and a general merchandise license. For
the fire sale license Mr.. Awkward paid
S251 For the general merchandise license
he paid 81.
The merchants were in session nearly
an hour, during which the proposed sale
was characterized as a fake" and
committee was appointed to ascertain II
Mr. Aylward had complied with the city
ordinances. This committee was also en-
powered to employ a lawyer If necessary
Those present at the meeting were Alex
Rice, Sol gladden., Simon Gassenheimer
Gus Rice, Lee kohn, Albert Kaufman /.
Levystein, NJ. Bloch, John Haardt and ID.
Hrsch.
The meeting was organized by the cleo
ton of Mr.. Alex Rice as chairman ana
Mr.. Hirsch as secretary.
Mr.. Rice in assuming the presidency Of
the meeting spoke of the proposed fire
sale as an 'illegitimate business and a
fake" He said it would not hurt the
large and well established firms of Mont
gomery, but would be injurious to the
smaller stores. 1t was the duty. he said,
of the larger concerns TO stand by the
smaller merchants and protect them from
men who introduced such business
methods into the community.
The goods to be sold. Mr.. Rice said, had
been advertised as having been purchased
Cab ne lfrYsa Inc
ham which was recently damaged by fire.
In order to have something tangible to
Law before the meeting Mr.. Rice said he
had communicated with Mr.. Saks by
telephone.
Mr.. Saks replied to me-" said Mr..
Rice, that the sale Is fake sale from
the word go and that this party only
bought $S5 worth of goods from the un-
derwrters.
Mr.. Rice then read articles from Birm-
ingham newspapers concerning a similar
sale in that city and an affidavit made
by a representative of the Underwriters
Salvage Company of New York concern
ing the amount of goods purchased by Mr..
Awkward.
Mr.. Gus Rice called attention to the
city ordinance relating to licenses for
fire sales published in yesterdays Adver-
tiser He said that this ordinance re-
quired the filing OF an affidavit showing
where the damaged goods were purchased
and how many of them were bought. He
moved that a Committee of three be APP
pointed to investigate the character of
the affidavit filed with the City Clerk by
the manager of the proposed fire sale.
Mr.. Levystein called attention to the
fact that two licenses had already been
issued to the fire sale management.
Mr.. Alex Rice said that he was author
ICED by Louis Saks of Birmingham TO be-
gin an action against the fire sale man
agement for using the name of Mr.. Saks
and II it became necessary to ask the
courts for an injunction.
Mr.. Hirsch said he had ascertained from
the Probate Court that the State ana
County license for a fire sale was $50.
The motion of Mr.. Rice to raise Com
mittee to ascertain the character Of the
affidavit filed by Mr.. Aylward with the
City Clerk was then adopted. Chairman