The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
MORE RESTRICTIONS !. ON LIQUOR TRAFFIC North Side of First Avenue
 Is Exempted RULING ON CORNERS No Corner Can Be Used in Area Bounded By Morris and Fourth
 Avenues and 18th and
 21st Streets
RULING ON CORNERS

The final definition of prominent" as | applied to business corners in Birming ham and the ruling that no saloons shal be placed on the north side of First ave nue between Nineteenth and Twentiett street required meeting of the excise | commissioners yesterday morning. A pro- | test from merchants caused the commis l sion to exempt the north side of F'irs | avenue.
 | A ruling was made in arriving at defi- hilton of prominent" that no saloons ! shall be located on corners between Nor ris avenue and F ourth avenue and be- tween Eighteenth street and Twenty-first ] street. The subject 1t is understood, came up when the Metropolitan hotel coraei and the place opposite formerly occupied | by Wray and company came up for dis cussion The commissioners ruled hal 1 no saloons shall be located on the two corners. The corners on Twenty y-first street between First and Third avenues will also not be used as saloons. | The commissioners are inclined to bt very careful about establishing corner saloons and have so far evidenced the ut most concern as to what segregation was proper in that respect.
 Many More Applications | The commissioners yesterday received l during the day host of applications run ming the total number to about 135. Il was given out yesterday by Secretary Jack Stallings that he was of the opinion | that the rush would subside today and that some other character of work may be performed.
 | The applications thus far received are | from practically every point in the coun- | ty with vast majority of them in Bir- mingham. The commissioners, it is ex- pected, will not start to trimming out un- desrables until Monday. It is appreheno- | ed that a most careful investigation will | be given each applicant. The commissions | CTS have made no move to begin this work, but it is generally understood about | the city hall that preference will bt shown those saloon men who gave ur their business entirely when prohibition won and did not attempt to operate IT spite of the law.
 l It Is clamied that among the applicants there are many who have been very se- riously charged by police officers during the prohibition regime. and in many in- stances they have been arrested. It is said to be the opinion of officials that it would be unjust to give these men lib erty to operate saloons here in place oi other saloon men who bowed to the 'naj- esty of the law, however dstasteful to them, and quit work.
 ns'ta- Make Inspection Today
 The commissioners will this morning according to an announcement, make a trip of inspection to Ensey, Pratt City and Wylam. It Is the purpose of the commission to look closely and personally into the location of saloons in every city oyer which they will exercise jurisdic- tion It is held to be even more important to regulate the small towns, with limited police protection, than the downtown sec ticns where the saloons are continually under the eye of the police.
 The commissioners will not reach Besse- mer today but it is their intention ta exercise the same relative care In that city as in the city of Birmingham and  smaller cities
 Sc far no negroes have applied for sa- loon licenses and not many are expected by the commissioners. The law allows negro section in the white saloons, provided a partition is ,maintained. The ruling on negro applications is expected to be very severe and strict.
 The applications made yesterday are as follows:
 James D. O'Hara. J. T. Crawford, E. H. Ragsdale, Clarence c. Dickens, Will liam J. Rossiter, John Colley, Jr,, Russell Frazier, Fred Carle, Jr., Richard Wat kins, J. s. Ferguson, W. J. Hussey, Con- cordia society, Jake Schoen, V. L. and w. O. Metts, Walter s. Lynch, Tony Frost, w. w. Clark. J. E. Williams, George Covelles. John G.las, G. B. Nor gan, J M Burgin, Henry Rensford, Sr., c. H. Nabb, Motlow Dstilling company. J. w. Moore. John Harduve Joseph Col ley, Gate City Social club, Ben P. Fon- tele, Henry Gadilhe, Sr., D. H. Mark stein. Louis Ling. Jacob Marks. J. M. Bradley and M. w. Kerr Marius Monjst, J. M Anderson, Frank Hullet, C. c. Smith, w. D. Little, William Wise com pany fwhoesale), Henry Luhrman. War ren Tice. Country club, Four Oaks Dis tilling company, Herbert J. Baum, Morris Erdreich Louis Gordon.