The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-13

Coal, Iron and Railroad company for damages for building a large dam on the property of interested parties near Wylam. All that can be learned is that many years ago Thomas Higgins owned the land and he had five chill dren. It is alleged that this land has never been legally sold nor transferred and while one or two of the heirs have sold the mineral and surface rights to the land not all have signed the deeds and the parties bringing the suit against the corporation have an equit- able title to the property. It Is stated that suits for s10O,0OO each have all ready been filed against the corpora ton by certain heirs for the property, which contains so acres and which Is said 10 be the site of the dam which the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company has constructed and which the heirs of Thomas Higgins will try to recover It Is alleged in the com plaint that the heirs at Bessemer are the descendants of Thomas Higgins and are legally the owners of the prop erty.
 Judge I. A. Lewis disposed of 2s cases this morning in the police court. T A Neville. q negro, was fined $50 on q charge of larceny One hundred and twenty-slx dollars and fifty cents was netted from s169 50 assessed.
 Mack Hall a negro, was arrested yes- terday by Chief Wallace and Officer Par sons charged with breaking the plate glass window of w. A. Simmons store and stealing the clothing out of the win dow Hall was wearing clothes that had been stolen from the window. 1t is al- legged. He was asleep in a wagon at the Maddox livery stable when MT Simmons passed and recognized the clothing. He then called in an officer and had the ne- gro arrested.
 Underwood campaign hats are being worn on the streets of Bessemer by the followers of Underwood in this city
 The Bessemer chapter, Royal Arcn Ma sons, held a regular conyocation last night and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: r. K. Hirsch high priest: R, w. Simpson, king; John T. McEniry. scribe; Samuel Brick, treas urer; Samuel Stein. secretary; A. c. Mitchell, captain of the host; T. A. Hines Jr, principal sojourner: J w. Legget royal arch captain; F. C. Overton, mas ter of third veil: H. G. Batson. master of second veil. George F. Whitley, mas- ter of first veil J. J. Reynolds. sentinel. At the meeting next week the regular election of officers will take place.
 Judge B. Clay Jones of this city, one of the most prominent members of the Knights of Pythias order in the state, has been selected as chairman of the dis trict work committee, an important stand ing committee of the Alabama grand lodge. by Grand Chancellor Daniel R. Cobb, whose home is in Mobile Several prominent citizens of Birmingham were given places on the standing committed of the grand lodge. Thomas R. Walker of Ensley was chosen as the district dep uty grand chancellor of the Third dis trict.
 Miss Laura Jones, whose marriage to MT. Mac Clay will be an event of June 19, was the inspiration of a novelty shower given this afternoon by Misses Elise Robinson, Carrie Benton and Mall lie Downing at the spacious home of Miss Robinson on Berkley avenue. The porch. where the tables for '42" were placed. and the interior of the house presented springIike appearance in it's decorations of nasturtiums, sweet peas, daisies and ferns. The punch bowl from which Mss Virginia Robinson dispensed refreshing punch was placed in the hall and was banked in nasturtums and ferns. Score was kept on dainty cards decorated In brides heads by Miss Carrie Benton and