The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-20
LIQUOR QUESTION
 UP FOR DISCUSSION
Russellville People Take Rev
 enue Into Consideration
DRY FOR TWENTY YEARS
If Jiouor Is to Be Sold Near RusselI- vile It Is Believed That the City
 Should Have the Benefit of A the Revenue

Russellville, January 19.-(Special)-'lf a dispensary or saloon is established In | Tuscumbia IS miles north of Russell vile. and also one at Haleyvile, 30 miles south of this city, I am in favor of having | whisky returned to this place in the
 same manner that is devised Tor the other places mentioned" said promi- nent citizen of Russellville to sthis cor | respondent recently.
 This places the people of this county Tn 1 a peculiar attitude as to the most 1mpor- tant question before the legislators or Alabama at their present session. over l 20 years ago the people of this county, exercising their privilege given them un- | der the provisions of local option law, | voted out the open saloons by large majority. Since this time no whisky has | been sold in this county legally and the people have always found way to raise
 the revenue for the expenses of the coun- | ty without the return of whisky, but now | since the general discussion of the ques-
 ton has been taken up by the people Of the other counties in the state the people | of this county are wanting to be heard
 on the question.
 | Practically no attempt had been made to have saloons returned to this county dur 1 ing the past 20 years, because with an open saloon or dspensary at Tuscumbia, in Colbert county, and one at Haleyville,
 in Winston county anyone who cared to have whisky could have easy access to it. But in this way the other counties
 were getting the benefit of the revenue of the saloons and this county was fur nishing the money without a penny going
 back into the treasury of the county for I the people.
 :. Many people of this county have the same attitude as to having whisky re- | turned to this county If it Is returned to l the counties adjoining it, but whether a
 majority could be secured in local op- tion election remains to be seen. If a | fight should be brought up 1t will meet | with the combined opposition of church
 people and many other citizens of the | county fis. i
 The annual meeting of the stockholders | of the Alabama Virginia Iron company
 was held in the office of w. H. Key in the city Monday afternoon. The stock holders elected the following men as d. l rectors of the company for the coming year: T. A. Hae, A. A. Bilesoe, W. M.
 Rettew, Walter Sharpe and J. W. Brown, | Jr At later meeting in Norfolk, Va,
 a president will be elected to succeed w. l M Rettew. George Pitcher and J. w..
 Brown, Jr., of Norfolk, Va, represented the nonresident stockholders at the | meeting. This company for several years operated the Virginia iron ore mines near
 the city, but since the furry of 1907 has been closed down. E.
 Mrs. s. J. Petree, wife of the former
 postmaster of Russelville, and the pres
 ent judge of probate. has filed her bond
 and taken charge of the postoffice to l serve until her successor has been nomi-
 mated, which nomination has been held
 up for the present. Several weeks ago William l.. Chenault an attorney of Rus sellville was nominated by President Taft for the position but the nomination
 has not been taken up by the Senate for confirmation, and the tpostoffice will be 1 in the hands of Mrs. Petree until a suc- cessor is named and qualities.
 Rrssellville is to have another large mems furnishings establishment Guy w. Mcintosh and Charles w. Irwin. promi- nent young men of this city, have formed a partnership and will open the store in | the Underwood building on Jackson | street Mcintosh is now connected with
 the mercantile establishment of Mcintosh & Quillin of Hackleburg, and Irwin Is now with the firm of Wilson Mercantile | company in RussellYille. Superintendent of Education Thomas H. Roberson has announced that + per- sons who took the state examination in | this city in December for licenses to l teach passed the examination successful | ly, as follows: Second grade, Maddolon | King E. E. Hughes, George Irving Smith, | Thomas l.. Jackson and F. w. Jones' l Third grade, J. R. Lauderdale, Glen Bid dle, Idella Wamsley, Ella Smith, Grace Green, Chandler Burton. Burgess Mahan, Matte Ezzel Flossie Britton. Elizabeth Britton, P. F.. Gray and Aggie Graham, 1 colored.
 Russellville Camp No. S9 Woodmen of the World, is planning for grand time next Tuesday night in Russellville. when Hon. John A. Prutt of Florence, clerk of the head camp in Alabama. will de- liver lecture on woodcraft This camp has issued an invitation for all other camps in the county to be present. | Crooked Oak Camp No. 532. Woodmen | of the World, has selected the following officers to serve the lodge Tor the com l HE year. A. MdioHS, past CouiCii commander; Levi Hovater, council com mander J. L. Kimbrough, advisor lieu | tenant; R. l.. McNatt, clerk; w. l.. Good l win. banker; Eaton Malone, escort; s. L. Burcham. watchman; w. M. Andrews
 sentry; R. A. Atkins W. H. Bendall and H. V. Tubbs, managers.
 l J. E. Orman, a director of the Tennes- see Valley bank, and Foster Gavin. cash l fer of the Citizens Bank and Savings l company, are attending the meeting of | the State Bankers association in Mont gomery this week. t