The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-19
Bessen1er News

| Bessemer, July Special. 1T Is
reported that the Woodward Iron COM
pany will make a new departure in the
manufacturing of pig iron in using the
big new stack in making basic iron
| when it is blown in instead of making
| foundry iron as in the past.
A number of the furnaces in this
district have adopted the basic sys-
tenn and the move along thia line by
the Woodward Iron company means a
great deal it is thought, as rumors
have been current for a long time that
structural steel mill was eontem-
plated and the making of basic iron is
only a forerunner of this important
development.
About 1880 o'clock this afternoon the
No. l fire department made a run to
Eleventh alley and Eighteenth street.
where one negro house was destroyed
and two others fere badly damaged by
fire. The origin of the fire is not known
but ii had gained considerable head
way before it was discovered. The dam
age is estimated at about $500.
A meeting of the educational COM
mittee of the Helping Hand league was
held this morning in the pavilion at
the city park at o'clock when the
members of the committee, r. A. MicIle.
the Rev. d. O, Teasley and Mrs. Gwy-
lynn Herbert with the district manage
were present.
The object of the meeting, which was
presided over by the chairman, r. r..
Mickle, was to apportion the terri
tory and instruct the workers in their
duties.
The following are the managers and
the districts to which they are as
signed; Mrs. r. A. Thompson. district
No. l. Mrs. G. G. Neal. district ?. Mrs.
R.N- Lee, district 3 Mrs. n J. Brooks,
district 4: Mrs. Il. f. Robinson, district
6; Miss A. c. Robertson. district. s. Mrs.
W. l.. Rush. district Z; Mrs. A. c. Mitch
ell, district s. Mrs. c. c. Dick ensT dis
trict 9; Mrs. w. H. Brannon. district
II; Mrs. M. W. Jones, district 10; DR..
J. S. Winters, district 16; Mrs Ella
Leeper district IL Mrs O. Il. Harmer.
district 10; Mrs. ii. G. Hurd, district 80
The society will open up a room op-
posite DIR. j. S. Winters office over the
Grand theatre and it will be kept open
from TO o'clock. Mrs. Augusta Rub
erison viii have charge on Monday
lueSudN, MfS. GWylym Herbert, We'd
nesday, Mrs. w. II. Brannon; Thurs
day, Mrs. Gwylyn Herbert; Friday Mrs
Alice Johnson; Saturday, r.. ~ Mickle
Sunday, DR.. J. S. Winters.
The Ell<s baseball team was defea ted
by the team from Bayview this after
noon at Underwood park by score of
6 to 3. The game was witnessed by d
large crowd.
Yesterday afternoon Edward Chum-
ley. 80 years old, died at a local hos
pital as the result of injuries received
by being crushed between the cars of
his train near Adger on the Birming
ham Mineral division of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad
Mr.. Chumley died a few hours after
he reached the hospital. He is sur
vived by a wife and one child The
remains were sent to Adger this morn
ing for interment.
Last night Annie Hall. a negro was
shot and killed by an unknown negro
man. The shooting occurred on Sixth
avenue and Twenty fourth street The
man made his escape and as yet has not
been apprehended.
George Whitney and Jessie Edwards
two boys about 6 years old are pre-
pairing for a boat trip TO Mobile. The
boys expect to make the trip in a home
made boat and will go on the War
rior, Tombigbee and Alabama rivers.
They expect to be gone about two
months, camping and hunting.