The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-27
Rocks Are Thrown At Rev
 Bowden
DEPUTY JONES INTERVIEWS
Bessemer Holds It's Own In an Indus trial Way, the Usual Slump Be- fore Presidential Elections
 Not Being Felt.
By J. F. LEE.

! Bessemer, October 26.-(Special.)-
 colored Baptist brethren of the New Beth 1 lehem Baptist church wound up their regular monthly conference in a free- for-all fight tonight and Chief Deputy
 George W. Jones appeared in a new role
 when he took charge of the religious 1 gathering and dismissed the disgruntled 1 members-that is, he dismissed those 1 whom he did not carry away with him.
 The members of this congregation have
 had a split-up, which resulted in two fac
 tions being formed. One faction wanted to retain the same pastor, Joe Bowden, while the other wanted and did call the Reverend DeAmper. When the latter att
 tempted to take charge of the services several weeks ago. quo warranto proceed ings were instituted before Judge Jackson
 in the Bessemer city court, and he de-
 cided that Bowden was the legally elected
 pastor, and the one that should be in authority. Since that time things have
 rocked along smoothly until tonight. It
 was announced from the pulpit yesterday
 that the regular monthly conference would be held at the church tonight, and { according to the statement of Mandy" Walker the unfortunate member who
 was taken in charge by Deputy Jones, DeAmper took the chair to act as mod
 orator. As he attempted to talk the Rev erend Bowden jumped up and began sing ing, ostensibly for the purpose of drown ing the other parsons voice. Then the i fight commenced. Bricks and rocks be-
 gan to crash through the windows of the
 church, two of the missiles striking Par
 son Bowden on the side of his head, in- | aicting rather painful wounds, from
 which the blood flowed in profusion sat
 urating his clothing, and had not Deputy
 Jones appeared on the scene when he did more serious trouble might have resulted.
 Mandy Walker was pointed out as be-
 ing the party who threw the rock that
 struck the parson. against whom she had
 voted, and she is in the custody of the
 sheriff awaiting a bond of $50, charged
 with assault and battery with a weapon. Five other warrants have been issued and
 many more of the congregation may yet
 find themselves in the clutches of the law resulting from their disregarding the or
 der of the court in the quo warranto pro-
 ceedings recently decided.
 Parties living near the church evidently
 thought the fight was on to the death, for
 the word that reached Deputy Jones was
 that he must hurry to the scene, for they are killing negroes down there.'
 Bessemcr Holding Her Own.
 The curtailment of orders that usually
 occurs just prior to a presidential election
 has perhaps affected Bessemer less than any of the industrial towns. There Is little doubt but that it is due to this that the DeBardeleben division blast fur
 naces have not been blown in inasmuch as the Tennessee company has been cur tailing their output at other plants | throughout the district but much signifi-
 canoe is given to the starting of the coke 1 ovens at the DeBardeleben division. The 1 entire output of coke Is being stocked.
 It is thought by this that there are plenty
 of orders booked but deliveries are not | to be made until after November 15. Ship ments of pig iron from the Woodward l Irno company aid Robertstown division 1 Of the Tennessee company, while not heavy, continue steadily and the output ! of the furnaces has not been decreased. 1 The Sloss company's, the Republic Iron | and Steel companys and the Tennessee company's mines on Red mountain are
 all running full time, the coal mines at
 Adger. Johns and Sumter are all turn
 HE out d SOOu lOHHdge, as are also
 the mines down on the Louisville and
 Nashville except at Rock Castle where
 the Davis Creek mines suffered a fire about a week ago and the damage has
 not yet been repaired sufficiently to | justify starting up again.
 Leap Year Halloween German.
 The young ladies of Bessemer will en- | certain the gentlemen Friday night with | a masked german at Beavers hall and the men are looking forward to It with | a great deal of anticipation for there are many in the set that have enjoyed ] the hospitality of the ladies on former
 occasions and they never fail in their
 purpose to make 1t an evening of pleas
 ure from beginning to end The affair l will be full dress"
 l MT. Robert McAdams and Miss Florre Little will lead the german and 1t will l be featured with many new and novel 1 figures.
 | Will Again Play Ball.
 | The ladies' ball team of the Civic Im- l provement society will arrange a game | of ball with a Jonesboro team to be played | at the park at an early date.
 | The game that was played between tho | Daughters of the Confectionery and the | civic team drew a large crowd and over
 $50 was realized. .
 | Young Peoples Whist. l The Jewish ladies will entertain at the | Elks' home Wednesday evening with a. | young peoples whist party They have l arranged several features that will make | the evening pleasant for everyone. 1 small admission will be charged, the | proceeds going for improvement at the Jewish temple.