The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-02
PRATT CITY HOLDS
 OPTION MEETING
Big Crowd Present Last Night to Hear Well
 Known Speakers

Responding to a call by the local option leaders at Pratt City more than 5oo en- thusiastic voters met last night al the city hall and were addressed by prominent campaign speakers among whom were Jones G. Moore, A. Latady, J. b. Wood and 1sadore Shapiro In addition to the audience of Pratt City voters number of people from Corey, Ensley and Wylam were present. Music was furnished by the boys of the Woodcraft band.
 The meeting was called to order by Dr. J E. Seay, president of the Pratt City sion of the meeting and the introduced club. Dr. Seay first spoke of the occa- the first speaker, Jones G. Moore.
 MT Moore's speech dealt with the dis pensary. He said that the voter should not be misled by the statements made about the dispensaries. He said that the prohibitionists were trying to make pit falls for the voter but he hoped they would think over the matter before VOL ing and make pitfalls for the blind tiger J. D. Wood, president of the Trades CouncH next addressed the audience. MT.
  1hen. He pointed out the individuality of the dispensary and said that the estab- lishment of dispensaries was no solution of the problem. He said that the average iworkman worked too late to ever derive aeny benefits out of the dispensary.
 MT Shapiro was the third speaker. He tponted out the fact that the opposition lists were leaving the main issue and were confining their attacks to the per sonnel of the local option campaign com mittee. He said that the advocacy of the dispensary by the oppositionists brought out two facts. First, their political weak ness in that they realize that they have Iio chance to win and sought to demor- aize the voter by introducing the dis pensary question; and second, the advo- oacy of the dispensary is the strongest proof that prohibition is a failure
 He further stated that while the oppo- pitionists attacked the Smith bill. they advocated dispensaries, which after all, must be regulated by the Smith bill.
 Mir. Latady made a good address in swhich he spoke of the liquor situation in England and compared it with the sit uation here He said that the voters need not fear the excisemen establishing 21-room hotels at their doors for the con- missioners would first pass on all hotels erected
 At the conclusion of the speaking Dr. Seay announced that there would be q gbusiness meeting of the club Friday night. He further announced that the member ship list had been swelled to the 1o0 marx and that a number of others were ex- pected to sign shortly.
 Mrs. R. H. Franklin of Muga and Mrs E. E. Lathem, of Tuscaloosa, were recen. visitors of Mrs. Frank Philips.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Martin, of West End, were recent visitors to Pratt City
 Mrs. Wallace Smith and son, Grady, have returned from visit to Mulga.
 MT. c. s. Davis, who has been con- Uected with Sam Foley Undertaking es- tnblishment. has gone to Chattanooga where he has accepted a position.
 Mrs. Jack Krahenbuhl of Ayondale. and Miss Kate McDonnough. of Pratt City. have gone to Shelby Springs, where they will spend a few days.
 Miss Ethel Zuber has returned from ] visit to friends and relatives in North Alabama and Georgia.
 Mrs. H. c. Nelms is visiting friends Nnd relatives at Huffman.
 Mrs. Pat Foley, the mother of Sam Foley, is quite i'll.
 Win Mason of Aubrey, Ala, spent the