The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-12
.BESSEMER PEOPLE
 CRITICIZE O'NEAL Feel Slighted on the Excise
 Commission STATEMENTS MADE Prof. Michle Remembered By Class. Monthly Prison Report Is Made.
 City Court Ready for
 Fall Term

Bessemer, September 11-(SpeciaD Elm phatic expressions from Bessemer citi- zens in regard to the commission of a Bessemer man on the excise commission tends to show that this city is not at all pleased with the governors oversight. The numerous resolutions and indorse- ments forwarded to his excellency, the governor, seemed to have been in vain and the general opinion now is that the work of obtaining the appointment should have been before the election.
 George Ross, secretary of the Besse- mer local option committee during the recent campaign said, We were cer- tainly handed package; there is no doubt about that, for Bessemer should have been represented on the commits sion The men appointed are above re- proach but we feel that strangers can not be as familiar with the needs or this end of the county. l went down and worked hard as I could for Besse- mer's recognition as l felt that the Dill should be given fair test and the best way to do this was to have the larger incorporated cities on the board by proxy of reliable citizen
 W. S. Welsh. chairman of the local saloon opposition league said: AS 10 Bessemer failing to get membership on the excise organization l am always III favor of this end of the county sharing in public offices but feel sure that some of those who sought the position at the last moment joined the liquor forces in the recent fight, hoping thereby to De allowed to partake of the loaves ana fishes These got their just deserts l believe that a position on this committee to be a strong influence towards the moral ruin of any man and TOT this req son 1 refused to indorse any one TOT the place I know nothing of the personnei of the commission. am still ol tne same faith and do not believe that the liouor business can be controlled l do not even hope that the operation or the open saloon will be success In the county under this or any other excise commission"
 w w Hollingsworth,, president of the Bessemer State Bank and member or the board of directors of the Board or Trade. said: "The Bessemer district Will have more than third as many Icons. wholesale dealers and hotels as birmingham and it seems only justice that there should be one commissioner iron, this place. Lipscomb, Jonesboro and Brighton besides the city itself coh- prise the territory and man who KNOWS something of the conditions h these nlaces. I think it is shame that our efforts to secure representation were ignored ,.a,,,er friends who were applicants for the ex- cise commission deserved a better rate than to have been turned down compiS,e- lv However. it seems that Bessemer "lit never learn that she stands no snow l'o- litically with Birmingham. Bessen'e? usually gets nothing politically In return s,r it's earnest endeavors to please the Magic City. Let's expect nothing at Ihelr hands any more and we will not pc fooled"
 pr. l. WaaCarter said: ''The governor turned down the men who stood by him in his campaign and this fragrant nesiSce to name a Bessemer man looks like raXd- ton without representations.
 Y. R. Fulton of the Fulton Drug com many. said: "A reasonable proposition that Bessemer should have one of the ap- pointments turned down by the sta-e chief executive looks like he means s. govern Birmingham only and not Jener- son county. It is slap In the lace from the administration"
 James Houston, city clerk, said: Tt IS
 
 ways gets the left overs or nothing at all"
 Lee Thornton, member of the board or aldermen, said: .'The governor short changed us and how three strangers can know anything about the location anu proprietors of the saloons here is be- yond me-"
 Captain Crook, one of the candidates for the excise commission, said: "Besse-
 | l.c = T tot ion .l if 1 were not the man there are plenty of good men to choose from
 G. R. Lewis, postmaster, said "I be- lieve if Commissioner Lane of Birming- ham had named the commission Bessemer would have been included, but for the last few days before the announcement of the board the local candidates realized there was no hope. We should have ono to insure the close surveillance of this end of the county, but the, men appointed couldn't be improved upon.'
 At public outcry today at noon w. s. Welsh, as attorney, sold to the Martirt Investment company, 20 acres of land un- der mortgage held by l.. B. Vines from T.. J. Parsons for s334 .06. The land is near this city on the Fourth avenue road, and is considered bargain at this price.
 few days since the Unit d States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company awarded a contract that will aggregate in the neighborhOod of 5000 to the local repre- sentative of the Salvo Paint company for tho treatment of the roofs of the com missary, board house and other quarters. quarters.
 An expression of remembrance of the former relationship between instructor and pupil was embodied in the night let ter received this morning by Prof. R. A. Mickle, principal of the Bessemer High school, from his graduating class of the Barton academy in Mobile of 190s while they were celebrating class reunion with banquet at the Cawthorn hotel in that city Saturday night. Professor Miclle was principal of the Barton academy pre- Sious to his acceptance of his present of flee and the wire read as follows sGreetings from the closs of 0S: Just came from class banquet at Cawthorn and toasted to you many times. We fel- lows can never forget your kindness to us. Wish you had been with us.
 Signed ..Walter Toxey and Mendel Gold stein. Class 'OS Barton Academy of Mo- bile"
 Day Warden Barnett forwarded his monthly prison report to the state prison board today, the figures showing the total number incarcerated for the month the largest number at any one time, the whites and blacks. classified according to sexes and a copy of the bill of costs for food,
 s2 The clerk of the city court, Rose Huey,
 is nov ready for the fall rush of busi- ness in the new offices at the end of the east corridor of the courthouse. The re- pairs have entirely changed the appear ancc of the suite to an up to date office