The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-03
Nebraskan Speaks to Large Audience in Montgomery
 on Prohibition
TREASURY RECEIPTS
 SHOW GOOD INCREASE
Clearings of Capital City Banks Indi- cate Prosperity-Many AppH- cants for Office of Solicitor
 in the Seventh District


 Montgomery, January 2-(Special) William Jennings Bryan brought the bat tie cry of prohibition democracy to Mont gomery Tuesday afternoon and in an address to an audience which crowded into the Grand theatre urged Alabama to continue it's support of state prohibi- tion and to lend aid in the campaign to make the nation dry through the demo- cratic party.
 Mir. Bryan came to the capital at the solicitation of the Alabama Anti-Saloon league. His address was part of a national campaign which will be com tinued for four years. MT. Bryan him self said the fight would be carried on through the democratic party in order that the forces now in power might es- tablish for themselves the record of hav- ing made America dry.
 This is just the beginning of the fight" declared MT. Bryan. We are going to organize the democratic party and put it on the side of home. We want the democratic party to have the credit for the victory. I love the democratic party. It picked me up without money and without family name. It elected me to Congress where I was thrown with the leading public men of that day. It gave me the nomination for President three times. It had stood by me for 20 years. I could not now forget the demo- cratic party. I still love it and I want it to be responsible for the good which must come with the abolition ana ,apan- acnment of the liquor traffic.
 MT. Bryan predicted that before 1920 9 states of the American nation will be dry and said it is not at all improbable that Congress at the present session will submit the constitutional amendment which will provide for the prohibition of the liquor traffic and the abolition of the saloons from the borders of the na- tion. No one doubts that Congress will liquor traffic in the District of CoIum- bia, he said in closing his address.
 Dr. w. B. Crumpton, a leader Tn the prohibition fight of Alabama for many years and author of the slogan, We are camping on the trail of the liquor traffic and our camp fires will never go out V. Brooks Lawrence of Birmingham, secre- tary of the Alabama Anti-Saloon league, as that man from, Ohio." MT. Lawrence received contributions for the Alabama campaign after declaring that the liquor Forces were preparing for a campaign with the hope that this state again would be placed in the liquor column.
 J. Lister Hill, member of the city board of education, and d young attorney, in- trcduced MT. Bryan.
 TREASURY RECEIPTS INCREASE Receipts of the state treasury during the fiscal year ending September 30 were S1,249, 669 SS, or approxlmately $200,000 more than total receipts during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1915, according to records completed by William B. Griffin of the state auditors department. A complete comparison between receipts of the past year and the year before can not be made because the legislature changed the revenue laws and provided different dates for collections which changed the manner of making collec- tions.
 FUNERAL WELL KNOWN MAN
 Funeral services for Charles l.. Ruth, prominent figure in the business life of Montgomery for about 50 years, were conducted at the residence at 123 Clay
 
 body was buried at Oakwood cemetery. Ehe services were conducted by the Rev. J. Q. Grogan of Opelika, former pastor of the Court Street Methodist church, who was assisted by the Rev. E. c. Moore, present pastor of the church.
 MT. Ruth was a Confederate veteran and served throughout the war. His jewelry business in Montgomery was es- tahlished in 1873, and has become one of the largest in the state
 BANK CLEARINGS
 Montgomery bank clearings increased G, 00o o572.z2 in 1916, according to records of the Montgomery Clearing House asso- citation. Total clearings Tor 1915 were $5o0l0,SS4 SS4.6l, while total ceal,fngs for 1916 were $52,075, ,957.33.
 Building permits issued during 1916 called for the expenditure of $444, 929 in new houses and improvements, while total permits during 1915 were S3S4,Ss3.
 MANY WANT SOLICITORSHIP
 Governor Henderson is being besieged by applicants and friends of applicants for the position of solicitor of the Sew enth judicial circuit which will become vacant through the resignation of o. s. Cornelius. Persons. who have visited the governor in person and asked the ap- pointment are Senator w. w. Wallace of Columbiana, John J. I3guitt of Clay coun- ty and Judge E.. J. Garrison judge of the Clay law and equity court, who will retire from office January 15
 M. H. SCREWS RETIRES
 M. H. Screws, who has been judge of the Montgomery court of common pleas four years, retired from office Tuesday and was succeeded by Judge Winter Thcrington. At the same time announce ment was made by l., A. Sanderson that he had resigned the office of assistant city attorney. meaning that Judge Screws will be named assistant city attorney by Warren S. Andrews. city attorney, eLd that MT. Andrews and Judge Screws will become partners in the law firm of Andrews & Screws.
 Judge Thorington reappointed Boiling 6. Young as clerk of the court of com mon pleas, but stated that the appoint ment was temporary. Wall Opp was named assistant clerk as the successor of Hardy McLemore.