The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-31
DISTURBANCES ARE
BEING QUELLED
Bessener is Gradually Becom-
ing Quiet on Sunday
DOCKET SMALL YESTERDAY
Programme of Farmers Union conyen
tion Received BY Secretary of
Board of Trade-Notes
and Personals.

Bessemer. July So.-(speeial.)-C of
Police George ". Jones states that he
has about got the evil of sunday law
breaking IN hand Bessemef is gradually
becoming quiet and orderly on the Sab
bath
! Phil Chinglemano, an Italian. was ar
rested yesterday on the charge of keep
ing open shop ON Sunday and was tried
this morning in police court. Acting
| Mayor LA. Lewis imposed fine of S.
and costs. This is quite a contrast to the
docket of the proceeding Monday and
goes TO verify the statement of Chief
Jones that Sunday violations are steadily
diminishing. Last Monday seven eonvic-
tons were brought for The same eharge
and total of twenty odd cases were
disposed of. Thirteen cases composed the
entire docket this morning.
Only one other ease of any interest was
negro, was bound over to the grand jury
ON the charge of disposing of property
on which another had a claim.
Farmers Union Convention Program
W. p. Gum, secretary of the Bessemer
Board of Trade. is in receipt of COM
munication from J. A. Morley of GUM.
! president of the State Farmers Educa-
tional and Cooperative Union of Amer
lea, in which is enclosed a programme
of the convention that is to be held in
this city beginning August q. 1t is as
follows;
Address of welcome-Mayor J. ]. sulli-
van.
Response to Address--Ex National Pres
ident O. P. Pyle of Texas
These exercises to take place at 10
! a. M
? p. m.-Executive session.
1880 p. m.-Public address by r. f..
| Duekworth, national president of Geor-
gia.
$50 p. n.--Address by c. S. Barrett.
president of the Georgia State Union.
The programme for August % and "a
will be arranged later
The following national and state officers
will attend the state union:
x-President of National Union o. p
| Pyle of Texas.
President Of National Union R. F.
Duckworth of Georgia
State President of Georgia c. S. Bar
rett
State President of Alabama I. A. Wor-
ley.
Vice President of Alabama Fl Pear
] son.
Secretary of State Union E. j. Cook.
Organizer of State Union W. A. Nor
| ris
Lecturer T. A. Pinnegar and wife.
Chaplain G. II. Bean.
state Conductor G. W. Short.
State d. X of Alabama j. n. Hutto.
S. at A. of Alabama ]. F. Hill.
Executive Committeeman II. T. Ma
tons. J. A. Tanning w. e Hughes j.
W. Sorrells and I. NJ. Bishop.
Notes and Personals.
D. A. Cox of Rowland, N. C.. was in
the city yesterday
Persons interested in the success of the
Pipe Works-J onesboro car line are juhi-
/ liant over the fine showing made yester-
day in the way of cash fares. The line
is said to have taken in a total of some
| thing like sos. 1t appears from this that
the venture will prove financial sue
cess from the start.
| A small fire was put out by the fire
department at about o'clock today on
! a building belonging to Mr.. Stubble
| nelQ at the corner Vi 4Nllltn avenue anu
Twenty-second street. The roof of the
building was destroyed and the damage
! will probably amount to something in
the neighborhood of $500.
! E. A, Little is expected home tonight
or in the morning, after a. fey days
visit to his family which is spending
the summer in Meridian.
| The board of education will probably
| hold called meeting tomorrow night
in the city hall for the purpose of elect
ing successor to Miss Mary Robinson,
| formerly the teacher of Latin and Ger
man in the High school. whose resigna-
| ton was rendered to the board some
weeks ago. 1t is understood that there
are several possible candidates TOP the
vacancy. The board will also dispose of
several small matters of routine ma
| ture.
w Beckwith of Memphis was among
the visitors in the city yesterday.