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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
Mir. kirkpatrick,

J. D. Kirkpatrick was the next gentle man presented to the audience. He be- gan by saying he was not prepared to make a speech, but that he heartily in- dorsed the resolutions read at the opening of the meeting.
 T am familiar with conditions in Kan sas. South Carolina and Maine" said Mir. Kirkpatrick. Prohibition does not pro- hibit l spent some weeks in Maine last summer and found the drinking habit was unrestrained there. l was in Portland, Bangor, Greenvlle. Bar Harbor and Moosehead Lake, and everywhere I went liquor was sold as openly as in Birming- ham.
 II should not give my own experience lest convict myself. But unlike Captain O'Brien, I do take a drink of liquor nearly every day. Some days take more than one. do not take it for my health but because like it and enjoy it. 0Laugh- ter and applause.) l have a right to. Like Frank Nelson I have children growing up and would rather bring them up in d saloon town than in a wildcat town. It is . impossible to lesislate morality into peo- pie. We cannot keep children tied always to our apron strings.
 But reverting to Maine. I had forgot that 1t was prohibition state. At all the cafes regular wine lists were found on the tables. Cocktails. champagne and everything else in the liquid line were served All drinks were sold to the public openly The hotel bar was accessible as any bar in New York. And all this in prohibition Maine.
 'I feel that prohibition would not help morals in Jefferson county. It would hurt business Now I have prospered and am ahead of the game If thought morals would be improved would gladly share my money and get along under pro hibiton for the sake of having a better community. But prohibition does not pro- hibit and I will work against it and vote against It..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
Libe Story of Strong
 Wen On SeDanee' s Team

center between Tom Evans brother of Bill, and Doe" Sheppard, looks about even. as both men are heavy and can pass the ball with equal skill. FaullSenberry, tie big Morgan guard. is rounding out beautifully in fast company. At first he seemed to be a little slow and without much speed and force. but he is now finding him. self. Thursdays victory against Mis- sissippi was due largely to Faulken- berry's stake wagon work in mix ups between the two teams, and the won derful assistance he rendered the speedy Lex Stone for touch downs. Eric Cheape is playing in last years excellent form.
 One of the big disappointments to the Sewanee student body is the eX- treme possibility that Ephraim Kirby Smith, who nearly carried the Wander bit team off it's feet by storm three years ago, will not play this season. 1Gph registered in the university, after working in Mexican mines, and the students had high hopes of annexlng his invaluable services. But Kirby Smith showed up late in the term, and it seems almost impossible that he can make up the terms work in so short a time. The university administration will not permit him to make the team, unless he makes his grades first, and so Sewanee will be short at least one of the best men in the whole south land.
 The three games Sewanee are most anxious about are those with Georgia Tech. University of Virginia and Van derbilt, but Sewanee, it is hoped. at least will give a good account of it. self during these affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
ON THE RACE TRACK.
Latonia Vsaturday Results.

Cincinnati, october 12.-Monsignor. second choice in the betting, won the fourth event, the feature of the card al Latonia today beating LeXoline by il head, with Carew third. Four favor ties won Track fast.
 First race, selling, one mile-Cncle Henry. los tKoernerl, to ?, won; Gull, 1O5 CPickens). to second; Daprle Gold, l95 CBoland). 10 to l, third. Tinie, 1:12.
 Second race. purse. six furlongs- Rustic. 103 (Powers), 1 to ,, won; In auguration. 9s CWalsh). to 1, second; Mamie Gallagher. 99 (Martin), to |, tn ird. Time. l:15 1-5
 Third race, selling, six furlongs- Jersey Lady. 109 eKoerner), to ], won; Nellie Racine. 101 (Walsh). 30 to l, second: Refined. 101 (Martin), 15 to l, third. Time, 1:15.
 Fourth race handicap. mile and three xteenths-Monsignor 96 (Walsh), fl to D. won; LeXoline, 106 tJ. Lee), to I, second; Carew, l0l (Martin), l3 to D. third. Time. 1:59 1-5.
 Firth race. purse, five furlongs-Cen- ter Shot. 106 (HeideD, to 10. won; Cloync, 101 (Walsh) to 1, second ; Little Osage 109 (Mountain), Il to .. third. Time, 100 4-5.
 Sixth race, purse, seven furlongs- Deutschland, 109 GA. Brown), 13 to ,, won; True Wing. 100 0HeideD, to l. second; ovelando, 101 (J. Lee), to l, third. Time, 1:27.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14

SeNanee Tenn. october 13.-(Spe cial)-With only seven days off from the Auburn game at Birmingham, Coach Erwin, Captain Barrett and com panY have on their hands the work of putting the finishing touches on the University of the south's football team. The men have almost entirely recov- cred from Thursdays. frolie with the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechani- cal college which was defeated 3S to 0.
 one thing noticeable in the Missis- sippi game was the clever work Of Lewis, right end. who has improved considerably over last year. Tanier also showed considerable improvement as fullbaclI. and Wadley has been sh owing up 10 a fair advantage as tackle skinny" Shipp, somehow or other still is not in his usual form, no doubt due to the fact that a charley hoss' put him out of the running for week. Last Thursday he did wonders as it was. EiSele is developing fairly good quarterback talent, but he is being pushed harder than ever by Lyme who is struggling for the same position Both are good head workers and are ma asters of effective formations.
 It is beginning to look Il good deal as if Lex Stone, the inyincable All Southern right tackle, will have Smiling" Bill Evans as left tackle for a running mate. Evans it seems to the men on the side line. can tear through any eleven men and fall on the enemys skin with something of dignifled ease.
 At this date the friendly mix up for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
FIRST REAL TEST OF
 BIG FOOTBALL TEAMS
NEXT SATURDAY THE LEADING TEAMS OF THE EAST WILL BAT TIE WITH EACH OTHER FOR PlGSklN HONORS.

New York, october 13-rhe preliminary games of the football teams of the big colleges against those of the smaller in- stitutions are affording much entertain ment for the spectators this year, because of the unexpected strength of the minor elevens. In the games played in the east Saturday, Yale and Princeton alone had easy tasks in running up big scores against Holy Cross and Bucknell respcc- lively. Harvard. Cornell, West Point and Pennsylvania all won their games. but not without beins forced to play such football as they never before had played against the smaller colleges.
 Next Saturday the first real test of the nettle of several of the big elevens will be made Yale will tackle the West Pointers Harvard will play the mid snipmcn at Annapolis and Franklin Field, Philadelphia, will be the scene of a strus- gle between Pennsylvania and the strong team from Brown university.
 All the athletes are working hard for the indoor championship meet at Madison Square Garden October % and 96. Teams representing the alntetlc cluoS tllfouSh- out the country are expected to partici- pate. Chicago A. X. will send some of her best men to try for the honors against the customers and Philadelphia, Milwau- kee and Buffalo also will have represen- tatives entered. The Olympic committee which will have in charge the picking of men for the Olympic games in London, dari1p1 hold SNiumipP contests throughout the country for the purpose of discovering the very best material possi- be It is proposed to hold aquatic car niyals in the tanks of the New York A. C., the Chicago A. A.. Missouri A. c. and the Olympic club. san Francisco, and the winners of the events will be pitted against one another in elimination races the winners of the finals to be selected for the team to go abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
The Gallant New Yorker.
inc New York Globe

From the New York Globe
 Two men and woman waited for a Broadway car at the Twenty-seventh street corner. Presently one of them sad: Let's walk down to Twenty-siXth street and take a car there"
 What is your idea for that?' asked the other as they started on.
 "So we won't have to give that woman seat" was the reply. When car comes along It is likely to be pretty well filed However. there may be one or two vacant seats. If we get in before the woman does we stand chance of getting them but If we get in with her we will have to let her sit down. l always keep that In mind, and for that very reason I avoid boarding ear with a woman whenever l possibly can"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
Advice for Remnant Buyers.

From the New York Times.
 When buying remnants do not be fool ish enough to buy a piece that is too short in length for the contemplated gown, unless you are certain you can combine it with something you have or can buy at, d price that will permit the gown to remain a bargain.
 It is in waist lengths and remnants that may be utilized for children's dresses that the greatest opportunities are offered.
 Even here half-yard lengths of plaids and bright eolors may he utilized for pipings and bands to brighten dress of plain color.
 Short lengths of lace and embroidery arc valuable for yokes and inserts. the fashion of combining two or more kinds of lace In one gown making 1t possible to employ odd bits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14

have been on the map if it had not been for DeBardeleben, Aldrich and other of the pioneer developers. These men know this district better than Mr. Sessions, manager of the prohibition campaign. I will not say anything un- kind of Mr. Sessions, for I scarcely know him. Now if I believed, as Ses- sions says he does, that city with saloons is not a good city to live in, I would take my family--and l have three children, two boys and a girl and leave. Sessions lived in Maretta, Ga.-a town where saloons did not ex- ist; yet he brought his family here where he knew saloons were licenced and where they were likely to continue to do business He left Marietta and came here for the same reason that the laboring man comes; not only the laboring man but the doctor and the preacher l have great respect Tor preachers. I think that taken all to- gether they are the best class in the world. But I have never heard Of preacher declining a call to town because it had saloons
 .Mr. Sessions and Mir. Brooks Law renee tell us there is more dry territory in the United States today than ever before, and yet according to government statistics the liquor sold in this country last year amounted to 100000 gallons in excess of any previous year. That of it. self proves but one thing-prohibiton does not prohibit
 ir, loon town than in blind tiger town. A boy will be boy. In blind tiger town he finds where he can get bottle. He takes his first drink and when he ap- pears for the first time before the grand jury he periures himself.
 "Sentimentally prohibition might be all right, but practically it is failure. We are just 50 years behind New England. The prohibition wave swept over that section And what was the result. The morals of New England were debauched. Prohibition failed. And as for Jefferson county, the entire United States could not control the blind tigers that would spring up here. If you cannot control sa- looms how can you expect to control blind tigers?'
 MT. Nelson told of Anniston, his for mer home. 1t had prohibition when he lived there and the blind tiger played havoc. The speaker said that Richard IT. Edmonds now editor of the Bolt Man ufscturers Record. was editing the An niston Hot Blast during prohibition days. So riotous was the town that Mir. Ed monds was knocked down and beat in the street by drunken ruffans in broad daylight. Anniston. MT. Nelson said, was glad to go back to the licensed saloon.
 Tn this Birmingham district we are short of labor. Without more labor it will be absolutely impossible for us to progress. With prohibition we would cut off all prospects of getting foreigners to come here.''
 The speaker concluded by saying that when he knew he was right he would stand up and fight for the right and that was why he had the courage to oppose prohibition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
Everything In Proportion.
From narper's Weekly.

From Harper weekly.
 For many weeks the irritable mer- chant had been riveted to his bed by typhoid fever. Now he was conva- lescing. He clamored for something to eat, declaring that he was starv- ing.
 Tomorrow you may have something to eat" promised the doctor. The merchant realized that there would be a restraint to his appetite, yet he saw. in vision, modest steaming meal placed at his bedside
 Here is your dinner" said the nurse next day. as she gave the glowering patient a spoonful of tapioca pudding, and the doctor emphasizes that every thing else you do must be in the same proportion."
 Two hours later the nurse heard a frantic call from the bedchamber.
 ''Nurse'S breathed the man. heavily. 'I want to do some reading. bring me a postage stamp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
MT. M olton.

MT. Pnckard having concluded his re-
 marks. he called upon T. H. Motion to
 address the audience. MT. Motion was
 sitting in the front row in the balcony. He
 arose and said AS an evidence that l
 did not come to the meeting expecting
 to make q speech here, I am upstairs.
 At the outset of this campaign l said I was open to conviction. I have said that if statutory prohibition would pro- mote temperance and morality would be for it. But statutory prohibition has been
 failure wherever it has been tried. Then if that be true it is too costly an experiment for us to undertake.
 I've have been told that in Anniston there was more drunkenness under pro- hibition than when the saloons were li- censed and regulated. Men there got drunk oftener when the town was dry than now A prohibitionst of North Ala bama tells me that he had seen more drunkenness in his prohibition community than before the saloon was closed up. 1 Prohibition did not succeed in Atlanta. But even if prohibition had worked we'll in Atlanta it might not do here in this cosmopolitan district I say if prohibition meant morality, would be willing to
 share my part of the loss in shrinkage of values here, but I do not believe it
 would help the morals of this city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
Captain Smith.

..I never take a drink said Capt. J.. want 1t. Uaughter) l am opposed to prohibition because it does not prohibit. These. business men here are desperately in earnest. The carpetbagser of years ago came south for swag. These prohi- bition csrpethaegers come for the same rhing. The prohibition leader gets s5O,o. mand more than s125o a year. After the campaign is over the carpetbagger picks up his bag and walks away. You busi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
WHO SUPPORTS THE STOOLS?
 REAL FACTS AND FIGURES

Miscellaneous ............ 0.10 City appropriation from gen.
 eral fund ................. S5,20o % Interest on sch ool bonds paid
 by city .................. 16.950. %
 From these figures your readers can easily see what proportion of this bur den the city of Birmingham and the county of Jefferson carry as against the appropriation by the state. There fore we ask how can the city treasury keep up this appropriation if deprived of s125.0O0 at least of it's present in- adequate income?
 PROPERTY OWNERS AND GOOD GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN COMMIT TEE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
LABOR MEN WORK
 INTERPRETATION
THE INDUSTRIAL WoRkERs' LEAGUE HEADS A MEETING, COMMITTEES APPOINTED AND MANY SPEECHES MADE.

A meeting of the Citizens and Indus- trial Workers league was held yesterday afternoon in Trades Council hall with 8 large attendance of working men.
 Said F. x. Waldhorst after the meet ing: Several ringing speeches were made against prohibition. The league Is com posed of representative labor men, who are citizens. taxpayers and voters Strong committees have been appointed to work among the various labor organizations. On these committees are prominent labor men who are using their influence to de- feat prohibition. The working
 almost solid on the anti-r~ohf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
Captain o'Brien.


 Capt. Frank P, O'Brien was introduced and he spoke in part as follows:
 Tt Is an old axiom that experience is the best teacher; and the experience of this country proves conclusively that pro- hibition is failure. Prohibitionists say that liquor is the cause of most of the crime and suffering here. They point to murders and say if we had prohibition conditions would be better. Now when I was sheriff of this county so per cent of the crimes grew out of the fact that this was the dumping ground for con- victs. Jefferson county is the convict clearing house of the state, and a large percentage of those who serve out their terms go back to the mines. As ex-sheriff I can say that the beats where prohibit tion prevails gave me more truble than those whereliquor was sold lawfully. Take Warrior for example. The blind tiger there was much in evidence. In those days Ensley was prohibition town, and there was more wild cat traffic in that place than there is now with the open saloon.
 
 where no liquor is sold. I refer to the land of Mahomet But the Mahommedans use vile drugs to excess"
 Captain O'Brien pointed to Maine and said the two citizens of Jefferson coun- ty-Colonel Dabbs and Tom McDon- ald-who were now in that state in vestigating the evils of prohibition could be relied on to tell the truth and nothing but the truth. No one. he said. could question their statements appear ing in the press. These men," said Captain O'Brien. make it clear that prohibition Is q failure in Maine.'
 The speaker was in favor of temper ance but opposed to prohibition on principle. He said he had never tasted rum gin or whisky, but he thought it wrong to force on the community a measure that would make it unlawful for a man in his own home to offer a drink to q guest; and that he pointed out would result if prohibition pre- vailed. Prohibition would be a bad thing for this county said Captain OBrien. stand up like men; show yourselves to be men, and show that you know what is best for Birmingham and the Birmingham district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
RINGING SPEECHES DECRY
 FALLACY OF PROHIBITION
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cosmopolitan population-a population from all parts of the world. Now in sist that this prohibition matter is a bus mess as well as moral question. The man who tolls is as. much a part of our indus trial possibility as the coal and ore in our hills. These men do not believe it IS to the best interest of the district to have statutory prohibition. We are here to protest against prohibition. Why should we in the midst of our prosperity, do anything to disturb conditions? Why ried away with prohibition sentiment? If every man will do his duty the foolish experiment will not be lndulgeA in.
 We all want good government and reg ulated saloons. It is against the law to sell an habitual drunkard a drink Ii is against the law to sell liquor to minors These laws can be enforced. We are not in favor of protecting saloonkeepers in wrong doing. Every saloon man who vio- lates the law must be punished The Mayor has just closed up three saloons for the reason that the proprietors were violating the law.
 "In the days of confucius the people were trying to suppress ntemperance and prohibition was a live issue then. But prohibition was feasible in those ancient times no more than 1t is in our day. Our prohibition friends are not the only pro pie that favor good order Law and order
 is our platform. Have courage and do what is right. The prohibitionists have declined joint debate We desired that all should hear both sides of this question. Our people are proud of Birmingham, are proud of it's good name.. There are those who would feel like knocking a man down if he spoke against Birmingham. and yet you could not vote \for prohibition without injuring the city. We have a peculiar district. We invite foreigners to come and live and work here. The pro- hibitionists would say to them, you can enjoy all natural rights but one. The Tennessee company needs more men to help run its steel mill. The company must go to Pittsburg or Chicago for these men: but men will not come from those cities to a prohibition community. We were all rejoiced when the Tennessee be- gan recently to spend from $5,0o0,0O to slO, 1000 600 here on improvements and ex- tensions. Why rejoiced? Because 1t meant good to everybody here. If all our people would only preach the doctrine of charity instead of friction we could soon have a population of 100000.
 This prohibition question is very se- rious. We have come here to have heart to heart talks. This is a splendid audience. I trust all will go out and work against prohibition that we may escape dire calamity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14

Atlanta, October 13.-(Special) )-Waiter Christies wonderful racing car was sent around the Piedmont Park Fair grounds half-mile track in record time this aft ernoon in a practice spin. The car was piloted by Louis Christie, the young nephew of Millionaire Christie, as the great automobilist never drives his car in either races or try-outs on Sundays. The news that the car would be tried out attracted 2OO9 people. who climbed the fences, the grounds being closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
MT. Tucker,

Jerome Tucker. formerly of Atlanta, but now of Birmingham, said he once read this sign over business mans desk it was one of Josh Billings sayings: 'Success does not consist in never mak- Ing mistakes, but in not making the same mistake the second time" The speaker said he made the mistake in Atlanta of voting for prohibition, but that he would not make the mistake the second time. Nile told of the worse than failure of pro- hibtion in Atlanta. Prohibition. he said. was nothing but sham temperance.
 MT. Tucker discussed the morals at issue and made a strong plea for temper anoe, for saloon regulation and for anti prohibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
RUNAWAY HORSES
 CAUSE EXCITEMENT
SUCCEED IN ATTRACTING ATTEN- TON OF MANY WHO WERE GO- ING TO ATTEND THE MASS MEETINGS YESTERDAY.

While the pros and antis were vending their way to the various meetings yes terday afternoon two horses whlch had gone wild on some subject, dashed up Second avenue from Seventeenth to Eighteenth street. with a wonderful speed
 They were making for the postoffice and blindly turned in toward the side walk. One of them fell in the middle of Eighteenth street, but was going A fast that he skated up on the sidewalk The vehicle was torn to atoms and a lady came very near being knocked down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
Christie Gar Makes
 Splendid Speed Test

The drive was most spectacular, and Christie is elated over the prospect of breaking the mile record at Birmingham Wednesday.
 Homer George told Christie of the light ming fast surface of the Birmingham track, and Manager Barnes wired that he would have the track in perfect shape, hoping for mile in 90 seconds.
 The Christie party will arrive in Bir- mingham in d special sleeping car Tues day morning.