The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
his Is Senator" Jake Weiss. drink


 This is Senator" Jake Weiss. drink Ing coca-cola. Ho.. sad
 The senator is accustomining him. self to conditions cre4ed by the growth of the prohibition sentiment. He has gotten so now he almost likes soft
 The Senator" for fear that all peo- ple may not know. spends his time in Montgomery every time the Legisla- ture Is in session. He has been doing 1t for years and years. It Is even said was passed in 1861. the Senator" was out in the lobby. with an umbrella un- der his arm, watching to see who the Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League was talking to-. This is prob has been coming to the Alabama Legis- lature so many years that he knows practically everybody worth knowing in Alabama
 The Senator. as everybody knows. Legislation. The Senator" is for tenn perance. but against prohibition. He watches legislation and keeps inform ed as to developments. In the interest of his business, he being one of the largest wholesale dealers in the State.
 Senator" Weiss has not enjoyed the present session of the Legislature. Tho Legislature went farther in temper ance and prohibition legislation than anybody expected 1t to go The Sen ator' was greatly worried several times.
 Now that 1t is all over. he orders fresh bottle of coca cola and says: "It might have been worse. Look at Georgia. Poor GeHrsia"
 Will Montgomery Prontf .. Will Montgomery get any of the big liquor houses of Georgia when the prohibition law goes into effect in that a local man yesterday and few an- swered that several whiskey firms had already turned their eyes to Alabama's 8 Capital City.
 business man. that one of the largest whiskey houses in the South, which is now located in Atlanta. has decided to move either to Birmingham or Mont- gomery .and it is probably that Mont Magic City,. It is a wholesale house. and the early closing hour would have no effect on this business.
 Over half dozen of Atlanta's whis, key houses have already determined to move to Tennessee cities. according to newspaper reports, but the major ity of the Georgia wet firms have not come to a decision yet. Rather unique cartoons have been appearing in the Georgia dnilies for the past week, in viting the whiskey men to remain in the State and invest in some other profitable business, but whether these will have any effect or not remains to be seen."
 First Open Cotton Boll.
 J. T. Ogletree. who conducts farm at Showdown. this county. brought to Montgomery yesterday. what Is prob ably the first open boil of cotton in Mont ntgomery County. The boil Is of normal size and fully developed. To- gether with several others. MT. Ogle- tree found 1t open on the morning of August 1.
 The crops in .our vicinity are fair ly good said MT. Ogletree. consider ing that we had six weeks drought. While rain was being scattered over this section. we had none. and our crops suffered a great deal. They were revived. though. by the good rain a few days ago and everything bids fair for a nice crop. Personally. l have a fine corn crop, and l have no occasion to complain" The first open cotton polls are re- garded by planters as curiosittes. It Is not improbable that those which ap- peared on MT. Ogletree's cotton stalks. were the first in Alabama. A number of sheriffs from counties of the State were ..l the city Friday, in connection with the pending bills ar fecting the sheriff's offices of the State, Among them were Sheriffs J |. F. Irwin, of Conecuh; Joe c. Chambliss. of Autauga; Mick Fountain. of MoA- roe; J. L. Moon. of Lee. and R. L. Johnston. of Tallapoora. MT. Harry Parker. of Cullman. son of Hon. George H. Parker. the Rep | resentative of Cullman County, is with his father for few days. 
 MT Gus R. Knabe and Masters Ern est and Walter Knabe have returned from pleasant visit to friends and re- latives in Birmingham. MT, W. II. Bishop, the Hartford banker. and MT. J B. Doughtry, post master al Hartford. are visitors to Montgomery.
 MT. Henry L. Stone. who has beer visiting MT and Mrs. William Weiss will leave for his home in Oklahoma tomorrow.
 MT. John J. Cantey left yesterday for the East. Before he returns he will visit Jamestown. Washington and New York.
 Mir. Ed Crath. Mrs. Jamie Hart ? Mrs. Percy Wilson, nave gone to New York on business. going via James, | town.
 MT. Will Browder will leave this morning for a triD to Jamestown, At. | 'antic City and New York.  MT. Albert Afford has gone to Palatkt | to visit his brother. MT. l.. H. Afford | Jr.
 Prof. Hobson A Murphy of the Ma | rion Institute. is in the city. Ex-Senator J. w. Goldsby. of Mo- | bile. is in the city. MT. H. G. Brown of Troy was in Montgomery last night. MT. L. M Gipson of Birmingham ii visiting the city.
 MT. w. B. Roberts of Selma is in Montgomery.