The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
SAMPLES OF BEER
MANY BOTTLES SENT TO DALLAS
 GRAND JURY.
State Chemist May Be Asked to Ana- lyse Soft Drinks Sold In Selma
 News Of Central fYffw

Selma. Jan. 12.--(Shortly )--Shortly after the grand jury of the City Court of Selma convened this morning that body was presented with bottles of the different kinds of '.near beer" that is being sold at all of the soft drink saloons in the city.
 The presentation of these sample bottles of the different beers was made by committee composed of Mayor ". B. Atkins, Ernest Lamar, President of the Dallas County Temperance Com mittee and Judge Daniel Partridge, Secretary of the Dallas County Tenn perance Committee.
 The presentation of the samples is the result of the charge which was made to the grand Jury yesterday morning by Judge J. W. Mabry of the City Court. What action the grand jury will take in the matter Is prob- lernatical. but the investigations win be looked forward to with considerable Interest by all residents df the county.
 The action of the committee in pur- chasing the bottles of the different 'inear beer'' and presenting them to the grand jury grew out of meet ing of a number of the temperance people which was held last night and at which there is said to have been present both city and county oificials. This meeting appointed Messrs. Lamar
 
 kins to the near beer saloons and it further asked that the grand jury for- ward the samples to the State Chem ist and have each bottle of the bever- age analysed so that 1t could be deter mined whether this beverage could be sold in Dallas County under the pro- hibtIon law.
 As each bottle was purchased this morning the committee put a label on the bottle. On this label was the name of the place from which it was pur- chased. the date and the name Of the those who were present. After the committee had purchased all of the bottles of near beer" which it thought would be necessary 1t went jury room made the presentation of the bottles. What passed between the committee and the grand jury Is not | known, but it Is thought that the ac- 1 ton taken by the meeting of the few temperanGe people Monday night was related to that body and 1t was also in- timated today that perhaps a set of resoln taensswas adopted at tnls meet ing and that these resolutions were also presented tp the grand jury. The near beer" dealers talked to- day as if they do not fear any inves- tigation. Half of them do not care whether they are put out of business or not and are only trying to make back the money which they expended In fixing up their places.
 It is very likely that the grand Jury will send the samples of the "near beer to the State Chemist for ana lySis,
 New CorpOration.
 fin the oface of Probate Judge F H. Pitts this morning there was hled for record papers incorporating the Mar tin Mercantile Company of Martin Sta" tion. The incorporators are ID. B. Martin. George H. Warlick and Grover e. Stallworth of Martin station. and Edward B. Atkins of Selma.
 The authorized capital of the cor. uoration Is $20,0O0. which is divided into 200 shares at par value Of slOe per share and will begin business ",on U A paid in capital of $2o,00o. E. B. Martin has i49, George H. WarIick thirty shares. Grover C.. staDwortn twenty shares and Edward B. Atkins one share in the corporation
 Y. M. c. 4. Elects Oeaeera.
 Tha annual meeting of the Young Mems Christian Association was neia In the association building on Broao street last night
 The meeting was largely attended bv the members of the association and considerable interest was manifested fin the work which the association mapped out to perform during the present year.
 The annual election of officers was held which resulted as follows: P. T. Shanks, president; W. s. Butler, vice president: c. M. Howard treasurer; E.. A Fowlkes, recording secNtary' and G. Frank Warner, secretary.
 An of the officers elected have been serving in the same capacity during the year just closed
 Brought . Small Load.
 The Alabama river steamer Nettie ouuI reached the city wharf this