Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-17
ALABAMA NEWS

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 15.-An injunc-
ton from the chancery court was served
on Hon. A S. Lyons, president of
the MOBILE Brewery company, today, re-
strainiag the removal of two watts of
beer from the premises. The building
was also searched for liquors under
provision of the Fuller law. Sheriff
Drage has known for some time that
two large watts of beer are in the brew
cry.
The reason given by Colonel Lyons
that the sheriff has not already seized
the beer is that he could not do so
without coming into conflict with the
government.
The sheriff would have no power to
place a revenue tax stamp on vessels
should the beer be removed, so he has
eft 1t in the watts, but the brewery has
been enjoined from moving 1t.
When the two last stringent prohibit
lions laws were passed, President Ly.
ons, of the brewery, announced he would
obey the law to the letter. He contends.
however, that the Iiear-beer was made
when it was lawful to sell 1t, and that
he has a right to ship out of the state.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 15.-Anti-
constitutional prohibitionists from every
section of the state. variously estimated
at from 1900 to 2,000 met in the Mont
gomery auditorium at noon today and
threw out lines by which the proposed
change to Aalbama's organic law can be
defeated at the polls. November %, the
time set by the submission act for vote
upon the question.
The first session of the day was for
Organization, at which Charles Henderson,
of Troy, was elected temporary chairman.
and State Senator Frank S. Moody, Of
Tuscaloosa, the Temperance sage of Ala
bama," permanent chairman. Most of the
business houses closed doors at noon, in
order to attend the session.
Committees were appointed at the early
session to report resolutions to the main
body of ''antis" tonight, in mass meeting.
Today's meeting serves as an offset to the
prohibition meeting in Birmingham to-
morrow, when the State Anti-saloon
league and constitutionalists will plan a
campaign for the passage of the amend
ment.
Both movements are due to the action
of the recent extraordinary session of the
legislature in voting to submit to the peo-
pie OF this state the matter of constitu-
tional prohibition, creaing the greatest
political upheaval in Alabama in a de-
eade.
TROY, Ala, Sept. 15.-Mrs. A. B. Sill.
wife of a highly respected farmer living
q few miles south OF here, narrowly es-
capped death yesterday when negro fired
a sot from a shotgun through the WIN
dow, the bullet passing just above her
head and the shattered glass causing
painful injuries.
The negro, who claimed the shooting
was accidental. fed and has not been
caught.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Sept. 16.-The
campaign for constitutional amendment
for prohibition in Alabama was launched
here today at a conference which was
participated in by several hundred pro-
hibitionists, Anti-Saloon league members
and partisans. A large number of those
participating in the conference are min
listers or church officials, and the meet
ing is being held in the First Christian
church.
The conference was gotten up by me
board of trustees of the Alabama Anti
Saloon league, but friends on the prohibit
ton question and the constitutional
amendment proposition were invited to
ATTEND and take part, and representatives
from all sections of the state are here
for the meeting. DR.. ". B. Crumption, OF
Montgomery, president of the Alabama
Anti-Saloon league. will preside through
the meeting.
A statewide organization for the amend
ment will be perfected before the confer
ence is concluded tonight. The confer
ence began at 2 o'clock. An official state
ment was made prior to the beginning Of
the meeting that the conference repre-
sents no political faction or set of poll
ticians.