The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-03
BESSEMER'S MAYOR
 CAUSES SENSATION
Fines Prominent Merchants for
 Displaying Banner Signs
MOORE BROS. STUBBORN
Benefit Concert Was a Marked Sue. -MiIton-WilIaims Wedding. Robert kelIy's Funeral.
 Notes and Personals.

Bessemer, August 2,-(special)- )-Mayor J. J. Sullivan took charge of the duties of his office this morning with his ae- customed energy and business-lilxe man. ner. Clayton Moore of the firm of Moore Eros. Dry Goods company, and W C. Chandler of the firm of Chandler Bros, wall paper dealers, were fined respec- lively $25 and $50 and costs for display ing cloth advertising signs before their places of business without having first se- cured permits. The cases were appealed, and it is understood that a stiff fight will be made by the merchants.
 An ordinance in the city code provides that such signs shall not be displayed un- til the Mayor has granted a permit, and the granting of the permit is left to the discretion Of the chief executive The object of the ordinance is to obviate the danger of fires.
 On being warned. Chandler Bros took down their sign, but Moore Bros. eontin- ued 10 allow theirs to remain. As a con sequence, the representative of the firm was arrested again this afternoon and the case will come up again for trial in the morning. Mayor Sullivan states that he will have yioaters arrested every two hours if necessary until they have ceased to offend. It is understood that Moore Bros. rest the claim of their right to have such a sign as has been before the front of their establishment on the ground that the ordinance specifics misleading and fake sales, while the sale that they were conducting was perfectly legitimate and bona hde
 The affair is creating mild sensation in Bessemer, and the outcome of the new trial in the morning is waited with inter est by the citizens
 Benefit Concert.
 The benefit concert given at Library hall tonight by the Jewish ladies of Bes- semer in behalf of Samuel Adler. who has been sick at the Robinson -Eanby in- firmary in this city for some time with fever, was pronounced a success in every way by those having the entertainment in charge. Mrs. Annie Glen Grove direct ed the concert and some of the best known of local talent assisted in the features. The performance was well at tended, and sum in the neighborhood of S75 was realized for the worthy purpose of aiding the i'll man and his family. The programme was as follows: | Piano, Miss Celia Brown. T Miss You. Dear,' Miss Lucy Car 1 rel
 Speciality, Miss Geraldine Hays. | Negro burlesque, MT Bullard. l Come, Gentle Spring." vocal. Misses Jennette Frazier. Irene Jenkins Wflda Lowry and Mary Smith
 Voice Mrs. Boshwitz.
 "Reverie," piano, Miss F1eta Mcwhor-
 Goodbye, Sweet Day. Miss Jeonette 1 Frazier
 Duet, piano, Miss welnstine and Mrs. 1 Crow
 Speciality, Miss Carrie V Thompson.
 Dreams" Miss Luiie Hard. | Piano, Miss Bernice Hays l (a) Tremung. (bl Cradle Song, Franz Ries. Co Queen of the Earth CPtnseth), | B. L. Mchaelson.
 | Piano, Mrs. Hollingsworth.
 Notes an Personals.
 One of the most brilliant social events of the season occurred tonight in the marriage of Mr. Ernest Milton and Miss Pearl Williams in the Methodist church | In Jonesboro. The young couple will leave | for a short bridal trip. The police department has been notified l to be on the lookout for Ruben Spencer n negro, who killed another member of l his race in Hueytown on August 1. The particulars of the killing are not known. A bowling alley which has been opened up on Third avenue in the place former | ly occupied by Taylor's seed store seems l to have leaped into sudden popularity | with the athleticaly inclined of the cit izens. Rolling the balls will now be the fad for time 1t seems | George " Johnston of Tuscaloosa was | in the city yesterday.
 News has been received in the city of the death at the Bryce hospital in Tus- caloosa yesterday morning of Robert | Kelly, who was taken there for treatment some days ago The deceased was a na- | tive of New Albany. Ind. He was a well 1 known and popular bartender in this city 1 for a number Of years. The funeral will 1 be conducted from the residence of w 1 s. Eidge at 2 o'clock tomorrow after noon. The Elks and Red Men will have | charge of the funeral. A. Kyle W. Shea | NJ Sapp. S Bryant, C. Hagler and ". | Crawford will be the pallbearers. l Alderman I. A. Lewis and family left this afternoon for Washington and points | in Virginia. They will be absent from the city for about three weeks The status of the Bessemer police com | mission remains the same no definite ac- ton having been taken by the governor as | yet It is understood that the attorney general is making Investigations as to just where the seeming contradicting rulings | of the supreme court has left the commits sion.