The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02

Things II this court must remain silent
when question comes before it regu-
larly, whether the final judgment of
the highest court of state does not
deprive the citizen of right secured to
him by the supreme law of the land"
Dawn To Dry Ticket.
Montgomery has settled down to
what appears to be an acceptance for
the time of the liquor laws, the only
break so far made being by an out
slider, the Cook Brewing company of
Indiana, which has made demand for
license to do business in the state as
foreign corporation. The license will
not be issued until Secretary of State
Frank N. Julian decides whether or not
1t would be licensing an unlawful busl-
ness. The company desires to MAINTAIN
warehouses in the state.
The move of the brewing company was
made by Troy, Watts & Betcher f1rm
of young lawyers. who, 1t is thought, de-
sire in this way to get chance to bring
the matter of a license to the United
States court 1t is alleged in the petit
ton that the company desires to do
brewing and beer business. In issuing the
license IT is thought the state would be
giving the right to do the business. even
though there is only in the said license
only a permit to use capital in the state,
license to sell liquors being another propo-
sition even under the old laws.
Saloons Closed.
The saloons of the city are closed hard
and tight Notice has been given that
demand will be made for license next
week. but prior to that time 1t is not an
ticipated that there will be any attempt
to do business of any kind, save in spar
odic cases of no special scope. Many OF
the saloon men, however. are out for
good, they say among them being Marc
Vincentelli, who has been running a bar
here for 30 years, and who never took a
drink of whisky in his life.
Sheriff Hood went out Friday and had
a look over the situation. At one place
he found the following legend, all covered
with crepe: "Gone But Not Forgotten
Brooks Lawrence" Lawrence is the man
who lobbied the prohibition bill through
the legislature, being superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon league. There were many
such signs about the city, some funny
and some serious. The doors of the old
places are closed and what stocks are left
are held pending a settlement of some
kind These stocks can be held without
violation as long as they are not sold
for money or given away.
Negro Burglar Shot.
Some time last night Christopher Oliver,
who has a store ~ miles out on the Wood
ley road, heard a noise in his store He
slipped into the yard and fired a shot into
the building. Hearing the noise still he
fired second shot With that he re-
turned to bed. This morning when he
opened the door he found Henry Harmon,
a negro man, dead on the inside A bullet
had hit him in a vital spot.
Julian to Cincinnati.
Frank N. Julian, state insurance COM
missioner left tonight for Cincinnati,
where he goes to make an examination OF
the Union Central Life Insurance COM
pany. He was accompanied by State Elk
aminer II. Y. Brooke, who will have part
in checking over the books. There Is no
question of the stability of the company.
the examination being along with other
states to determine some question of pol
icy about which there has been dispute.
New Train Put On.
new passenger train has been put on
between Tuscaloosa and Montgomery by
the Mobile and Ohio. Leaving Tuscaloosa
at a. m. it will reach Montgomery at
II. Leaving Montgomery on the return
trip at 4.10 D. M, it will get back to Tus-
caloosa at g. 1t has long been necessary
for another train on this line to take care
of the great amount of travel between the
two cities, and after hard work by the
Commercial club it was secured.