The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-21
ROBERT LOWE
is ALDERMAN
Succeeds Robert TAFT
From Ward Five.
HE HAD NO OPPOSITION
Council Starts Crusade Against
4High Art"
No smokins win Ne Allowed ON Front
s Platform Of street Cars--Appro-
organizations fer Paving
streets.

Robert Lowe was elected by Council
last night to succeed Robert TAFT Al
derman from Ward Five. who recently
resigned to accept the office OF city
Treasurer. There were no other can
didates for the place.
Many routine matters came up LOT
the consideration of Council. Several
OF these precip.tated interesting de-
bates on such subjects as regulation
OF street car traffic. "high art on bot
ties and billboards. sidewalk paving,
and cases of white children being
nursed by negroes.
Mr.. Ruth was in the chair when
Clerk John j. Farley called the roll.
others present were President Gunter
and Aldermen Saul, Jones, Toole, sui
Ivan, Thompson, Brassell, KENNEDY,
seidle, Moritz, Virgin, Johnson, Par
IRISH. Perry.
.aIecfion TO MI vacancies was an
nounced. Alderman Thompson moved
that the election be postponed. but
upon the motion of Alderman Virgin,
the motion OF Mr.. Thompson was ta-
bied, with provision that the Council
go into executive session for the cleo
ton of the successor OF Robert TAFT
as Alderman from Ward Five.
Mr.. thompson nominated Robert B.
Lowe and moved that the nominations
be closed.
Mr.. Lowe was elected unanimously,
and, by Messrs. Virgin and Thompson,
was introduced to the Council as "a
gentleman of great perspicacity
In q very sportive and pieasurable
proceeding, Mr.. Lowe came into the
midst OF the Aldermen and formally
accepted the solemn oath OF office.
Mr.. Lowe succeeds Robert TAFT, who
resigned to be City Treasurer. He Is
among the most popular men in Mont
gopery and his election anords pieas-
ure, not only to his constituents In
ward Five, but to the citizens OF
shades Of Anthony Comstocl<.
High art--real Carnegie-Pierpont
Morgan Boston high art. printed In
20 point chastest type-was the Phoe-
mig that arose on of the ashes OF .
sJrnpIe amendment to q section of the
City Code to prevent the publication
or displayal Of lewd pictures or print
Mr.. Parish had introduced an ordi-
nance to amend the section which for
bids the publication or distribution OF
obscene portraits or literature so
called, with the provision that bottles
and bfllboards be excluded"
Mr.. Parrish spoke for both bottles
and bfllboards, an excellent allitera-
ton and the debate which followed
was sharp. Mr.. Parrish stressed bot
ties"
Mr.. Sullivan was against the intro
duction of ''billboards," and he was
iofned by MIR. Moritz, who spoke for, the
advertisers of baliets and other theat-
rio associations.
There were several re1oinders, rebuff
tails and surrebuttals.
The ordinance was adopted--ayes
10: nays. 5.
dy moved reconsideration and made a
speech against =. the introduction OF
bilIboards into the ordinance. Mr..
Homes and Mr.. Parrish spoke against
a reconsideration and said the mogals
of the city demanded an exclusion OF
Iewd pictures, as well as Of lewd per-
1ormances.
Mr.. sullivan and Mr.. ,Moritz again
smoke at length, both against the in
PRODUCTION of "bilIboards." /.
The motion to reconsider was adopt
ed and the ordinance, with "billboards"
stricken out" was offered and adopt
ed.
Smoking ON Cars.
When the ordinance to prevent