The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-14
News Of Ensley

Commencing last night the employees
of the steel mill will resume the six
daysa week schedule and the entire
mill will be put on full time. For the
first time in four months the mill will
be in operation on Friday night and
saturday The night shift went to work
last night and the day men were or
dered TO report for work this morn
ing.
The resumption of the mill on full
time has been predicted for several
weeks and it is understood will be
continuous during the spring and sum-
mer months. For the past month or
two the steel workers have been linz
tied to five days a week, presumably
through a temporary shortage of or
ders. The fact that the mill has re-
sumed full time is giving general sat
isfaction throughout the district
Reuben f. Kolb, candidate for gov
e:nor, will speak at the Ensley opera
house tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Several
other we'll known men will be on hand
including John A. Rogers of Sumter
county, j. NJ. Burns of Dallas county:
,
G. w. Pratt of jefferson and others
a number of Ensley citizens have
pledged themselves for Mr.. Kolb and
they are expecting to form a club after
the speaking Mr.. Kolb will speak at
Pratt City this afternoon at $50
o'clock at the city hall. A large crowd
| is expected to be on hand and the
ladies are cordially invited to be pres
ent.
The citizens of the western division
| of the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Iower company regret very much the
action of the Birmingham, Railway,
Light and Power company in the re-
, moval of Norman Morrison, who was
SUPERINTENDENT over that division for
| many years, and a number of them
! have asked the company to put him
back at his old position. Numbers of
complaints have been made since his
removal about the car service on the
lines. The citizens of Bessemer as well
as those of Ensley have requested the
| company to reinstate Mr.. Morrison as
| superintendent. Mr.. Morrison is one of
the best known and best liked men of
the company and his removal has
| caused much surprise among the citi-
zens of the western division.
Yesterday afternoon about $3.50
o'clock, Ernest Andrews, negro en-
ployed by the Silver Dollar Tailoring
company, Is alleged to have robbed the
| Store of $12 in cash and a $40 suit of
clothes and made good his escape. 1t is
said that the manager of the store
stepped across the street to a grocery
and told the negro to stay in the store.
While he was gone Andrews robbed the
cash register and selected a $40 suit,
and left by the back door. A good de-
scription of the negro has been given
to the police department and detectives
| have been put on the case.
Funeral services over the remains
| of Frank Brown, who died Thursday
afternoon after a short illness at the
family residence, 2319 Avenue H, will
be conducted this morning at 10
o'clock. Mr.. Brown was 81 years of age
and has lived in this city for the past
10 years. He is survived by his widow,
one sister. Mrs. W. G. Shehee, two
brothers. Henry and Jacob Brown of
Greenville. Funeral services will be
conducted from the residence at 10
, o'clock and later from the ST. Anthony s
Catholic church by the Rev. Father Nc
| Quillian. The local lodge of Eagles,
of which the deceased was a member,
/, Will have charge of the services. In
| terment will be in the Pratt City Gem
etcry. The members of the ST. Anth-
onys Altar society. of which Mrs.
Brown is a member, are requested to
meet at the church this morning at
l9:i5 o'clock to attend the funeral.
The baby opera, held at the Ems
ley opera house last night under the