The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-18
FALLING ELEVATOR
 SKINS BOYS LEG
EXCITEMENT CAUSED AT HILL MAN BY SWAPPING OF CABLE AND SETTING OF THE EMER- GENCY BRAKES.

A lot of excitement was caused at the Hotel Hillman last night about s:15 o'clock, when the elevator in the build ing dropped from the top floor down to the third story. There were two bell boys and the elevator boy in the car at the time, but no one sustained any serious injury. Henry Startling. one of the bell boys, attempted to jump from the car just before it stopped and in some manner his left leg was pretty badly skinned. Beyond this, however, no one was injured.
 From the information received, it seems that the elevator car became lodged on one of the doors near the top floor, causing the cable wire overhead to be- come slack. When the car becamee dis lodged 1t shot downward to the extent of the slack and then the strain on the cable caused 1t to snap in two. Twenty feet downward shot the car and the emergency brakes got in their work and the elevator came to halt. Just be- fore the care came to a stop Startling made his leap for life and sustained the only injury.
 The writing room in the hotel was full of people at the time and the noise caused by the snapping of the cable and the falling of the car caused a great deal of excitement. Startling received the proper medical attention and will not be confined on account of his injuries
 spent in the effort to get people to invest their money here l have been to every banking center trying to get money brought here for the upbuilding of this district. I hope all of the people in Wood- lawn own their homes and have no mort gages on them. Bus dc you realize that nearly every bit of money borrowed for the building of these homes came from abroad? And do you know that these sources are being cut off?
 'I appeal to you as sensible men not to let this prohibition question or any other carry you off your feet. This has dwn- dled down to two Questions-the legal or illegal sale of whisky. We have it ar ranged now so that when you come into Birmingham there will only be a small area in the heart of town where whisky will be sold. Isn't it better to have it this waY, in broad open daylight and under the bright glow of the arc lights. where every man, woman and child can see who enters and with policemen on every corner?
 "I think as did 8 preacher I heard once. He said before prohibition will prohibit we will nave to have a new race of men, But unfortunately we are of Adams race. and we can't get him out. This commit tee of 100 which we represent stands for law and order. If bartender sells whisky to an habitual drunkard or to a minor he violates the law, and we will gladly as- sist in prosecuting the man who does it.
 q appeal to you sensible men to put down this monster
 Says There Is misunderstanding.
 Wilson Brown then explained that a misunderstanding appeared to have arisen over the result of the erection if prohibi- ton should lose. "A good many people seem to think" he said, that in the case prohibition is defeated that whisky can be sold everywhere in the county. This is not right. Conditions will be as they now are. and whisky will only be allowed to be sold in those places In the county where it is now legally sold. We also in- vite you to attend the meeting which we are to hold at the Bijou theatre Sunday afternoon. We regret to have to devote the Sabbath to such a subject, for 1t is really nothing but politics after all, but the other side started it several weeks be- fora ve 6id