The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-29
BesSen1er News

Bessemer. August 2S.-(Speciall- Prep arations are being made by the Republic Iron and Steel company for the sinking of new shaft at their mines at Raj mund Two slopes have already been sunk. but according to reliable informa- ton a new shaft will be lowered several hundred feet below the lower bed to strike thicker vein of ore. Engineers have been at work for several months with diamond drills. prospecting and the new shaft will reach the large seams un- deriving Red Mountain 1t is believed. The improvements which will add largely to the output of the mines at Raimund will cost several thousand dollars.
 Chief Deputy Sheriff Lacey Edmund son today arrested Jim Cook, a negro or a charge of assault and battery with 8 weapon while Deputy Sheriffs Monroe Parker and J. N. Smithson arrested Henry Robinson. eolored on a charge oi larceny Angeline Hardy also eolored ir two cases of assault with intent to mur- der. The woman Is charged with using a razor on the person of Louise and Fan nie Williams on Saturday and was placed in jail under a s3o0 bond. One of the women is not expected to live from the wound received. Texarkana Philips was also arrested at Brighton on charge oi selling cocaine without a license. AT negroes were placed in jail.
 The plant of the United States Cast iron Pipe and Foundry company of this city has feceived large order for forty eight inch pipe to be shipped to kansa: City The plant is at present working up to capacity on a large pipe order foi St. Louis, number of cars being shipped daily on this order which cannot be com peted for about forty days. It Is re- ported that the company now has enough orders in sight to keep the local plant ir operation for the remainder of the year
 A number of complaints have reached police headquarters within the past few days of the speeding of automobiles through the business as well as the resi- dence section of the city and the officers are on the lookout for all speeding autos several drivers having already been ar rested The purchase of a motorcycle tt catch the speeders was authorized at tht meeting of the city council and as soor as the purchase is made a special officer will be put op.
 A docket of ten cases appeared In the police court this morning. Four of the cases were continued while Judge Lewis gave each of the other defendants whC were charged with minor offences 2 small fine Willie McLatham, colored was fined s15 on a charge of larceny while l. C. Cantalope. also a negro was fined s15 on charge of assault and bat tery.
 The docket of civil cases which has been set for trial eduring the month o October, has been compiled by MT. Ros' Hifey clerk of the city court of Bes semer A large number of cases hav' teen set for hearing during the month.
 On Friday night the membership com nittee of the Wilson Marshall club vii hold a meeting at the Rebie hall wher all members are urged to be present Be fore election day the committee expects to have a membership of one thousand
 A wedding which will come as sur. prise to the many friends of the con tracting parties will be that of Mir. Jacl Winks and Miss Beulah Stovall whicf will be- solemnized Thursday afternoon at i o'clock at the home of the bride parents. MT. and Mrs Henry Stovall a North Birmingham.
 Miss Myrtle Carter of Nashville wa the inspiration of box party at thu baseball matinee this afternoon witi Miss Mildred Jaffe as hostess. Those composing the party were: Misses Car ter, the honoree. Berney Gillen, Jamei Mackey. Anderson Jaffe. Mrs. Ben Bosh wtz and the hostess.