The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-28
13O Houses Cease Operating and City Loses $135,OOO
 In Revenue
SALOONS MAY FIGHT
 THE PROHIBITION BILLS
Buildings To Become Restaurants, Pool Rooms, Drug Stores and Nov city Shops-The Mecca Sells
 $10,000 Fixtures for $500.

With two more days in which to do business the saloons are preparing to close their doors for an indefinite period The new born year will be ushered in on water wagon," toasted in soda pop, and enthroned upon an empty beer keg.
 At that time 130 saloons will close their doors for good. The city will turn away $l35,O0O in revenue, and start the year anew. There is now no doubt that the saloons will close. Most of the central stands have either been rented, or new plans made for their use by the propri- etors.
 However, it is learned from very reli- able source that the saloon me have em- pleyed attorneys, and intend fighting the prohibition law to the last ditch. From the same informant it is understood that the plan of action is to wait until after January 1. Then a saloon man will go to both city and county license collectors and demand a license to operate a sa- loon When 1t is denied, he will im- mediately get out a writ of mandamus against the county officials to show cause why the license should not be issued. The demurrers will set forth that the statu- tory as well as local option bills are unconstitutional on the ground that they are not general, but full of special clauses. They will cite the opinion of Justice Anderson on the police commission bill, which was declared to be a fragrant effort to avoid the constitution. These proceedings will not interfere with the enforcement of prohibition unless the case is decided by the supreme court in favor of the compliments.
 In the meantime arrangements are be- ing completed for the use of the store- rooms after the first of the yeara
 The Subway. the most elaborate1y and expensively furnished saloon in Birming- ham, will be developed by the expendi- ture of several thousand dollars, into turkish bath house. The furniture will be left where 1t is, and the proprietor, Charley Pantaza expects the location under the Brown-Marx building to do a big business.
 The St. Nicholas bar will be changed into a billiard parlor.
 Al Campbell has about decided to trans form his saloon in the First National bank building into penny arcade He will also sell soda water. cigars, flowers, picture postal cards, and other novelties.
 The Mecca is going out of business. The s10,000 fixtures have been sold out for $500, and it is not known what will be done with the store.
 The Ocean on Nineteenth street is con sidering several offers from renters. but there Is nothing definite given out. as yet.
 Solomon & Levi have rented their stand at First avenue and Twentieth street to Chris, who conducts a restaurant next door, He will set up temporary fruit and candy stand inside the building. The Dude saloon will be occupied by the Patton-Pope drug company with sec ond drug store.
 Snow & Rainbow, on Twentieth street near First Alley, is the luckiest firm in the city. It has no valuable furnishings and it's lease expires as prohibition en- ters. Some Greeks have paid 1850, or s100 more than the place has previously brought, and will set up a restaurant there.
 Hart & Chatlans, proprietors of the Manhattan bar. just across the street from Snow & Rainbow, have a two-year lease, and will operate a restaurant.
 Hugh Odom, proprietor of the Jockey Club First avenue and Eighteenth street is going to convert his saloon into pool room
 William Wise will also extend his pool room which/is is now in the rear of the Florence hotel, so as to occupy the saloon as we'll
 The Stag saloon, Third avenue and Twentieth street, has been rented to a party who will immediately open up drug store.
 Kelly, Wilkerson & Edwards. proprietors of the Peerless have not decided yet whether to locate a moving picture and vaudeville show on the corner at Nine- teenth street and Second avenue, or to make both down and upstairs into a large billiard hall. They have 45 months longer on their lease.
 Simon's saloon, Third avenue and Nine- teenth street, has been rented by R. D. Burnett, and another cigar stand will bs