The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-28
WOMEN PLAY BALL
BEssEMER TO HAVE SOME NOVEL
 SPORT
The Birmingham Police Are Closing Soft Drink Establishments Where the Prohibition Laws
 Have Been Violated.

Birmingham Sept. 27.-(Speeial.)-- Prominent women of Bsssemer, the progressive marvel city twelve miles south of Birmingham, will play base ball Tuesday afternoon in the city park for the benefit of the Civic Tm- provement Society, the organization which was organized some time ago and has for its objects the beautifying of the city.
 Two teams have been formed and practice games have been iniulged in and 1t Is expected there will be big turn out and the receipts will be large. While 1t is not expected that the game win last ten innings. some rare sport will be seen inasmuch as some of the most prominent women. both married and single have signified their intentions of participating in the sport.
 The umpire wdll be one of the best known men of the city. There will be peanuts and popcorn sold in the stands will add interest to the occasion.
 Closing Soft Drink stands.
 Following conviction on charges of violating the prohibition law in the police court and orders from the may or. the police recently have been clos ing soft drink stands right along.
 Tomorrow at least half dozen will be required to keep doors open and will not be permitted to operate un- by some one who was not connected with the place before. The license for soft drink stands In Birmingham is but twenty-flve dollars and one dollar fee. This makes 1t easy for the pro- prietors after being closed up by the police for one reason or another se- curing a new license and opening up ne aAra AhA ktanr ~N t,~ 1.tA council. october 7th, the ordinance presented by Alderman Estes will be reported on, fixing license for the sell ing of near beer at S200 per annum and limiting the hours under which 1t can be sold. from 12 midnight until 5 a. m. the stands to be closed as also on Sundays. This will have a tend ency to put 2 stop to the opening up of new soft drink stand where an arrest Is made for violating the prohi- bition law and the mayor seals the place up. There is considerable favor expressed for the ordinance fixing the high license for the near beer dealer while some express a fear that 1t might result In licensing the sale of beer proper little later on.
 Negro Gameaters Caught.
 The deputy sheriffs made another raid on a game of negro gamesters early Sunday morning landing eight in the county tail. Deputies Wilson and Chew made the pickup and Sunday gaming Is the charge preferred. Dep uty Sheriffs Lee Higdon. Wilson and Chew arrested Willis Ward and Noah Jackson. colored on charges of violat- ing the prohibition law.
 May Work the Streets.
 A Hudgins, the white man who was found guilty in the criminal court on his appeal from the police court, where he was fined on a charge of violating the prohibition law. may have to be. gin his sentence on the streets thlE week. An appeal has been taken from the decision of Judge Howze to the Su- preme Court of the State but 1t is likely that pending that appeal he may have to start on the city sen tence. Then If the Supreme Court decides against him he may have to serve out the costs for the city and the costs for the criminal court.