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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-19
OFFICIAL BALLOT
READY IN ENSLEY
Campaign Ends With Two Big
Rallies Tonight
INTEREST IN LEES CASE
Celestial Stood Well In Ensley and
Claims He Acted on Advice of
His Attorney-Persona
and General News.

Ensley, September 1S.-(Special.)-T
official ballots for the election to be held
Monday have been printed. The candi-
Gates for each party are under separate
head, with a circle at the top should
voter desire to vote the straight ticket.
The personnel of the ticket is:
Independent league: For Mayor, d. F.
Sugg; president Of city council, P. j.
Rogers; aldermen First ward, A. b.
Moss and James wellington; Second
ward, w. T. Palmer, J. w. Brigham;
Third ward M. H. Mcdowell, j. M Mar
tin; Fourth ward, George Byrum, j.
Fletcher Culpepper; Fifth ward, John
Morrison, Henry zuber.
Citizens gue-Mayor, James A. Du-
puy; president of council, P. j. Rogers;
aldermen: First ward. John Angwin, e.
]. Owen; Second ward, T. l.. Barrett, G.
T. Thompson: Third ward, e. Kenon, r.
S. Hickman; Fourth ward, R. t. Nc
Leod, l. A. Daniels; Fifth ward, Z. d.
Craig, A. buddy.
Republican-For president city council
C. j. Herbert.
the activity and work of the candidates,
their friends and managers increases.
Saturday night will witness a scene the
like of which has never been known in
Ensley before. Each faction viii have a
grand rally, with brass band accompain-
ment The Sugg rally will be held at the
opera house and several prominent work
ers in the campaign will make short ada
dresses. The Dupuy rally will be on the
corner of Nineteenth street and Avenue
E, where the speakers will hold forth
from the porch of the office building. 1t
is stated that more than 100 banners
and transparences will be carried by the
rival clans. The campaign has been
stubbornly fought each side is putting
forth its best efforts and each claims a
victory.
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Baptist Churches,

First church, Sixth avenue and Twen-
ty-second street. services tomorrow at
IL a. m. and s p. m. by the pastor, the
Rev. Dr. James A. Dickinson.
Southside. Nineteenth street and Elev
enth Avenue, south-Serviees tomorrow
at II a. m. and s p. m, with preaching
at both services by the pastor, the Rev.
Dr. Preston Blake.
North Highlands, Rush avenue and
Eighteenth street, by the pastor, the
Rev. James d. Ray. Preaching at both
IL a. m. and s p. m.
West End-Tusca1oosa avenue and Haw-
kins street. Preaching at IL a. m. and
s p. m, the Rev. Wallace Wear, pas
tor, officiating.
Twenty Street, Avenue and
Twenty seventh street-Preaching by
the pastor, the Rev. J. o. Colley.
Ruhama, East Lake, Seventy seventh
street and Underwood avenue-Servces
at IL a. m. and p. m, with preaching
by the pastor, the Rev. J. M. Shelburne,
as usual.
Elyton. corner of Cotton avenue and
Banks street, by the pastor at II a. m.
and p. m.
First Avondale, preaching at the usual
hours by the pastor, the Rev. L. M.
Bradley.
First Woodlawn, Fifty-sixth street and
First avenue, services at Ii a. m. and 8
p. m.
Park avenue, North Birmingham, by
the pastor, the Rev. T. HOWE Johnston.
Greymont-Meeting held in High school
building at IL a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sum
day school at $3.50 q. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday 1880 p. m. B. Y. P. u. meet
ing Friday 1880 p. m. j. Bunyon Kilpat-
rick, pastor.
Prmitime-Services held in Central
! Presbyterian church Sunday night at 8
o'clock, Elder w. Lively. presiding.
East Birmingham-Sunday school at
$3.50 a. M; regular sermon at IL a. m.
and 1880 p. M, by the pastor, the Rev. A.
Z. Page.
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of scrap iron. He was taken to the Cum
bingham hospital for treatment. He was
able to be taken home.
The political campaign in Wyam is
drawing to a close, and as is usual in such
cases, the interest increases. While the
race has been spirited there has been no
mud-slinging on the part of either Vi the
two factions. The ticket is as follows:
Administration ticket
Mayor, John Nolan
Aldermen First ward, H. Y. Evans;
Second ward e. A. Harrison Third ward,
w. J. Stacey.
Aldermen at large, Sam Glasgow and
Richard league.
Ant-administration:
For mayor Frank Fourier.
Aldermen: First ward, James Brodiej
Second ward w. w. wilson, Third ward,
William Elliott
Aldermen at large, George Lambert and
e. e. Broekman.
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Enthusiastic Rally at MccaIIa.

The Pleasant Hill school house at Nc
Gala was the scene tonight of an en-
thusiastic rally in the interest of the
new counties amendment.
Beat No. l, being the home of DR.. NJ.
C. Ragsdale, the father of the amend
ment, the applause that greeted the words
of eulogy of DR.. Ragsdale showed that
the unanimous Endorsement of this end
of the county could be counted on in
November.
Ransom Vines, a prominent resident of
McCalla, presided over the meeting, and
the following well-known gentlemen made
short addresses in behalf of the amend
ment: Capt. H. w. Crook, w. S. Gill
bert, ]. A. Estes, John McEniry, Judge
William Jackson, Prof. ]. A. Morgan, Dr.
T. f. Robinson and the chairman, Ran
som Vines.
Mr.. 7. A. Eubank of East Lake was
also present.
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Personal and General.

The Ensley Highlands Sunday school
will give a social at the schoolroom Sat
urday afternoon. Ice cream and cake will
be served. Games and other amusements
will be INDUCED in The children will also
practice special music for Sunday.
]. w. Beddow, a middle-aged white man
employed at the open hearth department
at the steel plant, met with an accident
this evening in which two of his ribs were
broken. Beddow was at work on his fur
mace, when he fell and struck a mass
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PRESBYTERIAN Churches.

First church, Fourth avenue and
Twenty first street-Preaching by the pas
tor, the Rev. John w. Stage, at IL a. m.
and p. M, as usual.
South Highlands, Twenty-first street
and Highland avenue-The Rev. Dr. Sterl-
ing J. Foster occupying the pulpit at
both morning and evening services. Eve
ming services at o'clock.
Second church. Tenth avenue and
Twelfth street, south-Prea aching at both
services by the Rev. U. d. Mooney. Eve
ming services at o'clock.
Third church, Avenue and Twenty
second street-Preaehing by the pastor,
the Rev. ]. A. Bryan, at both services,
at II a. IN. and p. m.
Central church, Fifth avenue and Eigh-
teenth street-Preaching by the pastor,
the Rev. L. S. Handley, at II a. m. Aft
ernoon service at 4 p. m.
Vine street. West End-preaching at IL
a. m. and 8 p. m. by the pastor, the
Rev V P. Merrell
East Lake. Eighty-frst street and I'm
derwood avenue-The pulpit will be occu-
pied by the stated supply.
Westminster. Twenty-ffth street and
Thirteenth avenue, Notwithstanding by
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-19
MANY APPRECIATE
The OPPORTUNITY
PIANOS AND ORGANS ARE BEING
BOUGHT BY MANY PEOPLE AT
THE GREAT REMOVAL SALE OF
JESSE FRENCH PIANO AND Or
GAN COMPANY, AT 2o1S SECOND
AVENUE.

AS the great removal sale of exchanged
and slightly used pianos and organs at
the Jesse French Piano company's store,
201s Second avenue, draws to a close the
sales are increasing in number rapidly
Many people, and especially people in
other cities and other states, are taking
advantage of the opportunity to buy
pianos and organs at less than one-half
their original cost, and every day the
company ships from one to 10 pianos
out of the city.
Among these sales have been a num-
Der to music teachers and heads of col
leges, people who needed practice pianos
and saw in this sale the opportunity to
purchase them very cheap. There are
still a number of these pianos that are
really as good as new and very much
cheaper, and the person coming now and
buying will never regret 1t.
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Sunday SeYbiceS at The
birmingham Churches

the pastor, the Rev. Frank Marston, at
II a. m and p. m.
Avondale, Avenue c and Fortieth
street-Preaching at the usual morning
and evening services, IL a. m. and 1870
p. m, by the pastor, the Rev. w. G.
Woodbridge.
First Cumberland Presbyterian, u. S.
A. Fifth avenue and Eighteenth
street, preaching by the pastor, the
Rev. DR.. l. D. Steele, at II a. m. and
p. m, as usual.
First Cumberland, services at II a. m.
and 8 p. m. in the chapel of the Bir
mingham seminary. Special morning
service.
First. North Birmingham, preaching
at IL a. m. and p. m, with preaching
by the pastor at both services.
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ply acted on the advice of his attorney.
Through the kindness of Judge Hundley.
Sullee was allowed his freedom until Sun
day night that he might attend to his
week end business.
Sullee stands well with the people of
Ensley. He has been a resident of the
United States about 20 years and is an
intelligent Chinaman.
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EPISCOPAL Churches.

Church of the Advent-Sixth avenue and
Twentieth street Sunday school at $50
a. M; full service at IL a. m. The Rev.
a. m; full service at II a. m. by the pas
tor, the Rev. DR.. w. E. Evans.
st. Mary -the-Highlands- Nineteenth
street and Twelfth avenue, south. Preach
ing at II a. m.
st. Andrews, Eleventh avenue, be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets. Sun
day school at a M; morning prayer
and sermon at II a. m; evening service
day school at. $3.50 a. m. Lay reading
and sermon at II o'clock
All Saints, Twenty-ninth street, be-
tween Avenue F and Avenue G, only
evening service at o'clock.
Grace church, Woodlawn-Services
at II a. m, as usual, the Rev. F. w.
Amber officiating. The subject will be
THE Apostolic Rite of Confirmation
Christs church, Avondale-Service
Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock, with
preaching by the pastor. the Rev. F.
w. Amber.
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BESSEMER FORMS
BRYAN KERN CLUB
Nice List Of Subscriptions To
Campaign Fund
GOING TO WORK IN EARNEST
Enthusiastic New Counties Rally Is
Held at Mecalla-Fine Tribute Is
Paid to Or. Raesdale, Au-
thor of Amendment.
GOING TO WORK IN EARNEST
BY J. F. LEE.

Bessemer, September 1S.-(Special.) -Pur-
suant to a call in this mornings Age
Herald, large number of the democratic
voters gathered at the city hall tonight
and organized the Bessemer Bryan Kern
club, starting off with 50 charter mem
bers.
w. I. Kennedy called the meeting to
order shortly after o'clock, and by
motion he was nade temporary chair
man and ]. f. Lee temporary secretary
A committee of three, composed of e. L.
Mitchell, T. T. Huey and j. B. East, were
appointed to suggest names for the cleo
ton of permanent officers, which result
ed in the following mein being elected:
E. A. Veiteh, president; William jack
son, vice president; J. F. Lee, secretary;
Sam Erlick treasurer.
President Yeiteh then addressed the au-
denee with few appropriate remarks
urging all democrats to exert their in
fiuenee in behalf of the standard bearers
of the party.
A finance committee of five was then
appointed to solicit funds for carrying
on the campaign, which will be sent to
campaign headquarters through the ma
tional committeeman, John w. Tomlin-
son.
This committee was composed of w. T.
Kennedy, J. B. East. George Ross, w. s.
Edge and e. A Little.
campaign committee was then ap-
pointed, composed of w. P. Gum, ]. l..
Mattingly, w. L. Rush, D. T. Estes and
J. H. Williamson, and every democratic
voter in Precinct SO is requested to join
the club and show by the returns from
this precinct that the democrtic party
is gaining in strength.
A call for donations from the members
present resulted as follows;
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FOR SALE

Herd GO head) registered
and grade Jerseys. Male 3
years old. Cause of sale, change
of residence. Address at once
Box 1874, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Takes Charge of Cotton Department.

1t will be very interesting news to the
many friends of Mr.. Clarence C. Taylor,
both in New York and the south, to
know that he has become identified with
the stock and cotton exchange house of
Welt, Lyon & Co., and has assumed the
management of their cotton department.
Mr. Taylor is well-known in cotton cir
cles, and for several years conducted one
of the most extensive brokerage systems
in the southwest, and his many friends
predict great success for him in his new
undertaking
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J. r. Williams Condition.

Reports from the bedside of ]. r. Will
liams, the popular Birmingham Southern
yardmaster, who is seriously i'll at his
home In East Lake, state that he is hold
ing his own and some hope is now enter
tanned for his recovery.
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M. E. Drake RESTING Easv.

M. E. Drake, who was injured last
evening at East Brighton by an electric
car, and had one of his limbs amputated
just below the knee, stood the operation
nicely and is resting very well today.
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Connections at Manchester with Pull
man sleeping car for Thomasville, Ga.
City ticket office No. 107 North Twen-
tith street, Brown Marx building.
J. r. ROWLAND, W. III. LEAHY,
Traffic Mgr. Gen. Pas Agt.
Atlanta, Ga.
II. C. HUNT, C. P. and T. A
w. o. CLEARS, C. A.,
Birmingham, Ala.
J. v. ARNOLD, T. A..
Union Station, Birmingham, Ala.
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Total

lotal SSo.W
After appointing an executive commit
tee the meeting then adjourned to meet
again in Rebels hall next Friday night.
The following were named as the execu-
tive committee: e. L. Mitchell, l. A.
Lewis. Rush Randle, H. w. Massey and
J. D. O'Gara-
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Christian Churches.

Catholic services tomorrow will be
as follows:
St. Paul's, Third avenue-Low masses
and instruction at $50 and 1880 o'clock
Sunday school at $3.50 o'clock; low mass
for Sunday school children at $50
o'clock; low mass and sermon at 1890
o'clock; evening devotions at 1880
o'clock.
Our Lady of Sorrows, Avenue F.
Low mass at s o'clock; Sunday sch DOL
at o'clock; low mass and sermon at
10 o'clock; evening devotions at 5
o'clock.
st. Augustine's, North Birmingham
Masses at 1880 and 10 o'clock Sunday
school at 8 p. M; evening devotions at
4 o'clock.
San Marcos, East Thomas-Mass and
sermon at o'clock.
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GOLFERS FRIENDS
ARE CELEBRATING
Nomination For Congress Is
Cause For Rejoicing
EX-GOVERNOR LOWRY is ILL
Farmers of Marion County Will Have
a Big Day In Demonstration of
Scientific Truck Farming.
Cotton Is Shedding.
EX-GOVERNOR LOWRY is ILL

jackson, Miss, September 1S.-(Special)
one hundred or more supporters of ].
W. Collier, the congressional nominee in
this district, left for Vicksburg today in
response to the following invitation which
is signed by C. j. Edwards, chairman of
the Collier campaign committee. and H.
ii. Mackey, secretary:
THE Warren county friends of Mr.
VIII Collier would like to meet his friends
OF the other counties of the Eighth dis
trict, and cordially invite them to join
In a celebration in his honor at vicks-
burg, Friday afternoon, September 49,"
A special coach was attached to the
Alabama and Vicksburg passenger train
which left Jackson at 2.3O in the after
noon, and a considerable number of Jack
sonltes, as well as Collier supporters
from Yazoo City and points down the
Natchez road, also made the trip.
Other kilograms from Vicksburg state
that the visitors were met at the depot
by a great crowd of Collier men and A
brass band, that they were shown about
the city and permitted to gaze upon the
Father of Waters. But that's all they
viii have to do with water, unless they
insist heroically.
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Next Saturday will be big day for
the farmers of Columbia, Marion county,
where a great deal of interest is being
manifested in matters agricultural, and
efforts are being made to arouse enthus-
iasm over trucking enterprises. 1t Is
stated that so determined are the citl-
zens of that community to give truck
farming trial that they propose to fur
nish the land to such truckers as will
come, free of charge. Some 300 acres
have already been listed in that way, and
that should secure rs or 80 truckers
Among the distinguished farmers and
horticulturists who will be present to
entertain the crowd and instruct the cit
liens as to what to do to make a sue
cess of the trucking business will be
Commissioner of Agriculture Blakeslee,
Prof. A. B. Mckay of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college, Mr. John W.
Day, representative of the Farmers in
stitutes, and Prof. B. L. Moss of the de-
partment of agriculture at Washington.
Hon. o. A Bennett of Winston coun-
ty, member of the Legislature, was in
JdchSOn To-Day en- route to the delta Sec
ton of the state, where he will travel
In the interest of a big publishing house.
Mr. Bennett states that in his travels he
has paid particular attention to the cot
ton crop, and is free to say that he be-
lieves it will be much shorter than last
year. when nearly 100000 bales were
made In Mississippi. I'VE always look
for good deal of shedding and throwing
off of bolls and FORMS" says Mr.. Ben
nett, that always happens, but this year
there has simply been more of that than
ever before 80 far as l have noticed" :.
A Tippah county member of the legls-
lature writes the secretary of state to
know if the state offers any reward for
babies born in the Fourth of July. A
young couple Of his county became the
proud parents of a bouncing youngster
(seX not stated, on the national holiday,
and they have appealed to the law-mak-
er to know what they get for it. The Sec
rotary of state very kindly and respect
fully refers the letter of inquiry to Com
missioner of Agriculture Mr.. Blakeslee,
and he will at least send the baby his
photograph.
1t appears that a Greenwood jeweler
did once upon a time offer a premium
of diamond ring for all babies born
in that section on the Glorious Fourth,
and the birth rate for July in Leflore
county was more than doubled
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New stock cotton seed hulls
and meal. Buckeye Cotton
Oil Co.
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Ex-Gov. Robert Lowry is seriously i'll
at his home in this city, and while his
physicians state that he is some better
than for two days previous, it is evident
that they consider him a dangerously
sick man. The two physicians who have
been in constant attendance several days,
battling against a pernicious spell of ma
laria and stomach troubles, called in an
other physician Tuesday for consultation
Today the patient is said to be free of
fever, but the stomach trouble and the
nausua is still present. Governor Lowry
is one of the Oldest men in Jackson. be-
ing over 50, but until quite recently has
been remarkably spry and active for one
of his years. Inquiries as to his condi-
ton are coming in from every direction,
and the people of the state generally will
be pleased to know that he is considered
better and hope that he will be spared
for years to come.
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For Rent-Building at 1925
Second Avenue. g. D. Smith &
Co., $40 Brown Marx Bldg.
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Miscellaneous.

German Luthern Zion, Avenue B and
Nineteenth street-Sunday school at $3.50
a. m. Regular sermon in German 1880
a. m, in English at 1880 p. M, the Rev.
F. w. Weidman, officiating.
First Church of Christ. Sclentist-Serv-
ices will be held in the chapel on Eleventh
avenue, SOUTH near Highland Circle, Sum
day morning at II o. clock and Wednes-
day evening at o'clock. Reading room
at 2029 Fifth avenue, north, open daily,
except Sunday, from II a. m. to p. m.
Subject of lesson sermon Sunday is
Matter"
Evangelische, Friednskirche. 200 Avenue
F-Servlce at II a. m. and 7:30 D. m. by
the pastor, the Rev. A. S. Ebinger.
Pilgrim Congregational, chapel on Nine
tenth street, between Seventh and Eighth
avenues, north-The Rev. George Eaves
pastor Bible school at 10 a. M. preach
ing at II a. m. and p. m; young peo-
pies meeting at 1880 p. m. Strangers cor
oially invited to attend all services.
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Christian Churches.

First Christian-Fifth avenue and
Twenty-first street. Preaching at IL a.
m. and p. m, by the pastor the Rev.
DR.. Allen r. Moore.
Bcssemer-Sixteenth street and Fourth
avenue, the Rev. d. P. Taylor. pastor.
Preaching at II a. m. and TAO p. m.
Ensley-Avenue F and Twenty-first
street, the Rev. P. H. Duncan, pastor.
Preaching at II a. m. and 745 p. m.
Woodlawn-Fifty-e eighth street, the Rev.
G. A. Donaldson, pastor. Preaching at II.
a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
North rmingham-Seventh avenue
and Twenty-sixth street. Preaching at II
a. m. and p. M, by the pastor, the Rev.
Mflligan Earnest Sunday school at 2:45
M, II. Gait Braxton, superintendent.
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Atlanta, Birmingham s
Atlantic Railroad
SCHEDULES.

Operating electric lighted, vestibuled
trains. The new line. Birmingham to
the sea-"
SCHEDULES.
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FRIENDS OF INDIANS
Meet AT MOHONk SOON

Mohonk Lake, n. Y, October q
Announcement was made today of the
program for the twenty-sixth annual
Lake Mohonk Conference of Friends
of the Indian and Other Dependent
Peoples, to be held here beginning
the 21st of this month. The United
States commissioner of education, Ell
mer Ellsworth Brown, will preside,
and the speakers will include Repre-
snetative James S. Sherman, Republi-
can vice-presidential candidate; Fran
els f. Leupp. commissioner of Indian
affairs; Superintendent Friedman of
Carlisle Indian School; Major General
J. Franklin Bell, U. s. A; Senior Pablo
OcampO, Philippine commissioner to
the United States congress and George
Cabot Ward. auditor of Porto Rico.
Affairs in the territories and colo
MES of the United States will be fully
discussed, and the Philippines, Ha-
waii and Porto Rico will be repre-
sented at the congress by prominent
men.
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KAISER'S BALLOON
RACE TO BE SOON

Berlin, October 2.-Nearly a score of
great gas bags are now being given
final tests preliminary to the inter
national balloon races, to start from
Berlin nine days hence, under the
personal patronage of Kaiser Will
liam. The only American-made bal
loon here is the Conqueror, which will
be piloted by A. Holland Forbes. as.
sisted by Augustus Post. The efforts
of the balloonists will be to pilot their
gas-bags toward Russia, inorder to
prevent being swept out over the At
lantic. If last years air record is
reached, the successful air navigator
will probably land in frozen Siberia,
and may have much trouble in getting
back to civilization.
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DRY" Hotel
DIDN'T PAY
Big Hotel Gotham, Run On Prohi-
bitiOn Principles is
a Failure.
Hearst News Service.

New York, October 2.-That no big
metropolitan hotel can be run at a
profit, or even pay expenses without
liquor license, is the declaration of
the managers of the Hotel Gotham,
which will be sold at auction under
foreclosure of judgment on october
10. The big History hosiery is
among the finest in New York, but
has been a financial failure from the
first. its nearness to the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church preventing the
hotel managers from securing a liquor
license. Managers of other big no.
tells point to the Gotham as an object
lesson and declare that if the metrop-
oils should ever become dry" the
hotels would be forced to nearly dou-
Bile their rates in order to make a
profit.