The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-19
VAN TRUMP AFFAIR
 STILL A MYSTERY Auditor Has Not Completed His
 Investigation SUNDAY WAS A QUIET DAY rroprletors of Three Saloons Arrested for Sunday vioIation-These We're Only Arrests Made on Charge.
 Other News.
SUNDAY WAS A QUIET DAY

Bessemer, February 1S.- Especially = There are no new developments in the re- ported shortage of Alderman G. L. Van Trump as secretary and treasurer of the Bessemer Soil Pipe company today.
 Mrs. Van Trump will leave tonight for Kentucky. where she will make her tenn porary home with her people. While noth- ing has been heard from MT. Van Trump since his disappearance last Tuesday 1t is believed by his friends here that he is making an effort to return all moneys due the concern with which he has been employed for about three years.
 The auditor of the company who has the books in charge has not yet completed his investigation, and the exact amount of the shortage is not known, but Ut is understood that so far as learned 1t is now about 5000. The total amount will probably double this according to intima- tions received from the auditor.
 MT. Van Trump's disappearance leaves a place vacant on the Board of Alder men of the city which will have to be filled by an election of the council. The matter will probably be taken up at the next regular meeting Tuesday night.
 Sunday Was Quiet.
 There were three arrests today for Sun day violations, except for which fact the day was like last Sunday in reference to the Sunday closing regulations now be- ing enforced by the city administration
 The proprietors of the Shamrock sa- loon on Second avenue between Nine teenth and Twentieth streets were arrest ed for not having removed paint from the front windows of the saloon as pro- vided by the city code.
 Sam Dunn in the same block was ar rested for Sunday opening, it being al legged that the place was opened on Sun day, and was being swept out. The pro- prietors of the Maine saloon on Nine teenth street were arrested on the same charge.
 Chief of Police Jones notified all saloon keepers yesterday and the day before that all screens or other Instructions pre- venting d full view of the interior of the saloons must be removed on Sunday. Most of the saloonkeepers have compiled with the order.
 Notes and Personals.
 The non-jury criminal docket will be taken up In the Bessemer city court to- morrow morning by Judge William Jack son. The grand jury. which has been in session for the past two weeks, adjourn ed yesterday until April 30.
 The Ladies Aid society of the First Baptist church will meet with Mrs Thomas T. Huey on Sixth avenue to- morrow afternoon at o'clock.
 Much interest is being taken in the entertainment to be given Monday, Feb ruary 26 at the Ell1s' hall for the benefit of that order, Mrs. F.. A. Little, who has charge of the entertainment is giving al most daily rehearsals and the occasion promises to be one of the most success full of the kind ever given in this city
 A number of prominent people of Bes- semer will attend the Press club ban quet to be given by the Birmingham Press club at the County club next Wednes- day night. Those who attend from Bes- semer will go in automobiles