The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-09
Prisoners Scarce


 the police circles of any in the last five years. There have been barely men enough to work the street gangs, and at times there has been difficulty in securing this many The street and light commit tee of the council is complaining at the scarcity of men to labor on the streets, and the matter will probably be brought up at the next meeting of the council. '
 The police department is not at fault, the committee states, and the members are at a loss to explain the situation. The matter is best expressed In the words of the warden: You can't refuse to take cash for the fines" This in measure Is responsible for conditions as a large number of prisoners have paid cash when fined. At present there are only 24 pris- oners in the jail 2S men and one woman With three trusties for jail duty and sev- eral side guards there are only about 20 who work on the streets.
 It Is stated that 1t is this that has caused the delay of the work on the streets ordered by the council some months previously. Business has been brisker during July and immediate relief is anticipated by the police.
 The local sheriff's office is having the same trouble. There have been many minor arrests by the deputies during June. but few crimes of a serious nature have been committed. The Bessemer people are astonished at the wave of goodness that has swept over the city.
 Baseball Tomorrow
 The Bessemer. team will tie up with the Decatur nine tomorrow afternoon on the local grounds if the weather Is propi- tious. Bessemer has not played a game q 10rr1a In n hat tba Fap gry to see the team perform and will probably go out in numbers to see the battle. Tucker will work for the locals with Trotter to receive him. This Is az good a battery as there Is in the league, and the boys are confident of winning Manager Bumgardner has been scout ing around to secure men to strengthen the team and has landed several Besse- mer is badly in need of another good pitcher to relieve Tucker of some of the heavy work Flowers will be tried out and he is expected to prove valuable ad- dltion to the staff. He has been working with Selma this season and pitched for Demopolis the year before. Bumgardner has heard good eports of him and is elated over his find. Goode, second | baseman, will also be tried out shortly. He is an old University of Pennsylvania star and is an old head Another catcher has been secured from St. Bernard The | team will be further strengthened by the | return of O'Mara, who will do some of the receiving. He will be remembered as | doing yeoman service in the race last l year. 5i.
 | The Bessemer team is anxious to meet the Y. M. c. A.. and were keenly disap- pointed at the rain on Monday With Tucker in the box and the fast inneld be- hind him it Is believed that the home team will win.
 MicI<le Charges Arousing Interest l Since R. A. Mickle of Mobile has been elected principal of the Bessemer High | school the interest of the citizens has | been aroused by the conflict between MT Mickle and the school board of Mobile Mir. Mlckle has two sisters in Bessemer and is well known here.
 According to Superintendent Persons, il seems that MT. Mickle refused to show partiality to a son of one of the commits sioners and a, complaint was lodged against him with the commission He ,ss subsequently, discharged from the arinclpalship of the Barton High school MT. Mickle was recently indorsed by g
 mass meeting of Mobile citizens
 MT. Mickle has been notified of his cleo ton by the board of education and hal accepted the chair. He will probably come to Bessemer for short conference with Superintendent Persons The activ< work of the school will begin on Septem Der 20 or shortly before. f f. k Suburbs Having Trouble There are others who are stirred ovel the mayors chair, as is evidenced by tn, action of some of the Brighton aldermen recently The position of mayor of Brigh l ton seems to be an exceedingly dificul | one to hold. as the present mayor, J. S Scr,dder. is the third that has held th' chair since the last municipal election. P | F. Knight resigned this week. and tn' man elected originally also resigned. ] l Vines has also resigned his position as al derman, and J. A. Easiis has been elect | ed to succeed him. There is considerabl | feeling In Brighton about the matter For political activity, Brighton rival Bessemer closely.
 1 The political pot in Jonesboro is boilinl rnerrily. and the candidates are runninI swiftly. The mayors race Is attractini a good deal of attention. and the entr, of Lee Wines as candidate for clerk vii throw a little spice into that race. c H. BumEardner. the present clerk. is hi opponent.
 The chief of police's report to the coun | cil last night should have read 32 con
 victed and nhed. instead of two.
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