The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-15
BESSEMER STARTS
BLIND TIGER WAR
Law and Order League Declares
Against the Violations
VIGOROUS RESOLUTIONS
Political Support of Members Is Prom
ised to Those Who Enforce the
Laws-Personal and Gen.
eral News.
VIGOROUS RESOLUTIONS
BY J. B. HOUSTON.

Bessemer, December 14-(SpeciaL)-A
| lerge crowd of citizens gathered tonight
at the Law ard Order league meeting at
Rebie hall, good many ladies and chill
| dren also being present. Chairman Odell
called the meeting to order, explaining
the object as heng for the better enforce
ment of the prohibition laws. He said
that the officers were derelict in their
auties, that he did not want to be severe,
but steps would have to be taken; that
the laws were openly being violated every
Gay, and that soft drink stands operated
hy former saloonkeepers, he thought, were
selling whisky; that one-legged negroes
could be caught and fined, but that was
not stoppins the traffic. They should get
at the root. Judge Samuel D. Weakley
was introduced as the speaker of the
evening, and for a long time spoke of
what good so far had been accomplished
by prohibition, and what would ultimately
be done # the people would just get to-
sether AMI wipe out one of the greatest
curses to humanity Chairman G. L.
Odell then introduced the following reso-
lutions, wn,ah were unanimously adopted;
Whereas. IL is commonly believed, and
in some instances known, that the PROM
bition laws are being continually, persis-
tently AMI vilfully violated in Bessemer
and its vicinity, and for the most part
by those WAC were formerly saloon
keepers; and
Whereas. 1t appears that the most Will
tul and persistent violators are not oelns'
apprehended and punished in way to
put a stop to such violations; and
Whereas, The responsibility for the
proper enforcement of these laws lies with
the paid officers of the city and state.
whose sworn duty it is to apprehend and
bring such violators to punishment; and
Whereas, 1t is the duty of every law
abiding citizen of this community to lend
all possible moral support and backing
to such officers; be it
Resolved, by the citizens of Bessefner, in
mass meeting assembled for the purpose
of considering the better enforcement of
the prohibition laws, that all violators be
warned under the fear and apprehension
of the penalties of the law being imposed
to deslst from the further violation of
] such laws; be it further
Resolved, That we sincerely and earn
estly urge all our officers, both city and
state, to speedily aprehend and bring to
| justice and to see that the extreme penal
! ties of the law, which, we believe, will be
effective IN PUTTING an end to such viola
tons, be imposed upon all violators and
unless suen officers do so discharge their
duty we pledge ourselves to seek out and
support AMI put those in office who VIII
so discharge their duty; be it further
Resolved, That to any and all officers
who are found and known to be diligent
and faithful in the apprehension and
bringing to Justice and seeing that the
penalties of the law are duly and prop
erly imposed, we pledge all of our moral
support and encouragement as citizens,
and will seek to honor them by our pub
lie favors in the future.