The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-24
.SidssCok Psncilings
Prehibitios In Georgia

 i T had occasion to visit several of the larger Georgia cities recently" said q Montgomery lawyer yesteraay. "and was impressed with the fact that Alabama has great deal less to Kick about on the prohibition question than her sister State, bad as 1t all is. There are In Georgia some of the most mag lincent brewing plants m the scum, the ones at Savannah and Macon repref sapting an investment of SIo00,Oo0 each, with those at Atlanta and Angus ta representing almost as much. In Savannah alone there are zso saloons. the prohibition of which will play havoc with real estate values.
 .The Georgia people are now casting about for means to evade the law, and from the talk that l heard 1t is ev- ident that the old State will not so dry altogether. despite prohibitions. The club clause in the prohibition bill Is the Ioophole which they will seek to get through. Clubs will supercede the sa- for period. at least. ne
 "The savannah Brewing Company has served notice that it will not abide the prohibition law, is going right along making beer, under different la bels, and is preparing to make fight through every court that has Jurisdic- ton in such cases.
 Many of the Georgia saloon keepers wore casting their eyes toward Ala bama until the wave struck this State. and now the general impression IS that many or them VIII move lntO rfOEIud. l understood while there that an effort will be made at the next session of the Legislature to repeal the State proh ihi- tion law and pass the local option bill again"
 "It's wuss 'en the Fust.-
 Hon. Sidney J Bowie, who repre- scented the Louisville and Nashville and -ether railroads at the hearing before the legislative committees of the tive houses last week, was in Montgomery yesterday. When asked by repre- sentative of The Advertiser what he thought of the constitutionality of the anti-railroad legislation just enacted.
 Your question reminds me of an in- cident which is said to have occurred in justSe court Of a,,tsd nssh59Tng each other were more noted for the possession of other facultits than for an accurate knowledge of the law. parties announced ready. the. defend ants lawyer rose and said, I demur to the complaint to which the court re- piled Upon what groundsT .s. defendants lawyer.
 .sThereupon the plaintiffs lawyer. who knew nothing If demurrers. but had heard. somewhere. something about amendments. said:
 Then I will amend
 With that he wrote a. few lines, scarcely legible, on the bottom of the original complaint and trtumphantly
 demur again. said the defend ants lawyer.
 '' on what groundr asked the court.
 It's wuss ,en the fust.' the defend ants lawyer replied.
 It May Be, But Whys
 There Is rather peculiar sign on the passage way at the site of the new hnfn al hk.ts ctr tnA oe Ar of Commerce and Bibb Streets" said prominent citizen yesterday. The sign is placard bearing the ominous word, Dangerous l ought to say the signs, for there is tne at each end of
 sNow here is the story of the pass. ageway; Owners rf property com plained to the Council that their bus prospective and past, had to walk in the middle of the street, and would not enter stores. The Council ordered that the contractors should make the covered ,passageway on the sidewalk. Isn't it funny that they should have made a dangerous passageway? One is rather in doubt as to whether it is Hunting is Good. Those fortunate enough to possess hunters license, and place to make use of it." said the Nimrod PersoiG | this time. I went out this morning about five miles from the city and | killed six pairs of quail in about two hours and fired fifty shots in all. Of course that isn't good shooting. but I was glad enough to get what did. found five coveys of birds and every one of them, appeared never to have | been fired into before.
 Usually on a jaunt such as l took I would meet a half dozen or more hunt CTS, but yesterday I did not meet sim gle one, which indicates that the- birds are having more peace than in former years"
 It will be of interest to the friends | Of General W, c. Oates to know that he has entirely recovered from his recent indisposition.
 | +
 Mir. J. F. Tillery. of Greenville. was registered at the Hotel Summers.
 
 Mr. R. B. Creagh of Selma was staying at the Imperial yesterday
 Why's and Wherefores of the Session. Birmingham Age Herald.
 Miller