The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-06
Barber's Stand on Church Lunches Believed to
 Presage This
ALSO ADVOCATES
 MOVIES ON SUNDAY
Pastors Union Has Previously Had Encounters With Commission and Has Invariably Gotten Away With
 the Honors of the Debate

That Arlie Barber intends boldly to stand for those things which he be- lieves to be right--and in doing so will prove an exception to the rule usually observed by politicians-was tine impression conceived by Birming- ham people when The Age-Herald made the announcement that the re- gently elected commissioner is out spoken against the practice of per hitting church women to serve lunches in competition with regularly licensed restaurants,
 For many years religious organiza- tions have periodically served lunches and dinners. Proprietors of restaurants who contribute to the upkeep of the municipality have regularly com plained. But always the commissioners have turned the deaf or, or when once resolved to act have instantly, when pressed. changed their minds. George B. Ward, president of the commission NiiNi 4hls DdIbei StdtSu HIS poSlllOtl Tuesday. replied, as a matter of fact, that in the past the city has attempt- ed to act for the protection of pro prietors of restaurants, but had ai- ways abandoned it's course when called" by the church people.
 Last Tuesday, as is remembered, the commission declined to act on MT, Bar ber's suggestion. The topic will be dis cussed for a second time next Tues- day, and it is generally anticipated that Mir. Ward and Mir. Weatherly will not oppose Mir Barber.
 Pastors Have Scored
 As to whether or not the position of Mr. Barber respecting the religious lunch counter and other nhatters which will be of prominence at a later date, will result in a series of sensational clashes between the administration and the Pastors union, is regarded as problematical
 Up to the present time the Pastors union has always managed to "get away With the honors of debate. Sometime ago, as is recalled the com mission granted certain restricted per mission to proprietors of moving pie ture shows to operate Sunday after noons Everyone realized that the per- mission was in the nature of feel err The Pastors union, knowing it. self that the permission was "feeler," thought 1t wise to nip the proposition in the bud. The members of the union violently opposed the plan, timidly, it is said, espoused by the authorities, and the authorities, it is alleged. hedged.
 Mir Barber, in his campaign, as- sured the people that he would vote for Sunday pictures; that he thought the men who earned their living in the sweat of their brows, and had no source of amusement during the week. should be permitted to relax for an hour or more on the Sabbath.
 Clashes Are Expected
 Therefore, clashes between the church and the state are regarded as imminent.
 In the first place MT. Barber will oppose the religious lunch counter as competitor to those lunch counters which pay money into the coffers of the city and demand protection.
 Tn the second place, MT. Barber stands for moving picture shows on Sunday afternoons.
 f On both subjects, the members of the Pastors union hold contrary views. As to what the result will be inter- ested people interviewed yesterday de- clined to say.
 Nevertheless. there is a certain tense- ness in the city hall atmosphere which Is regarded as ominous of impending sensations. That the beginning of the series will be witnessed Tuesday is the general guess.