The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, September 25.-(Special.)
 The newly elected council of this city
 held fl caucus this afternoon at which
 time the following were elected to serve as oity officials for the next two
 years: James B. Houston, city clerk
 and treasurer: T. E. Primer, city li- cense collector; R. J. McCabe, assistant
 city license collector: George H. Bum gardner. city attorney; pr. M c. Rags
 dale, Jr., city physician; Dr. R. V. Haz-
 elwood, city meat and mil% inspector;
 B. F. Thompson. city sanitary inspec- tor; R. S. Moon. street superintendent; D. B. Barnett. day warden: T. B. Wal
 lace, chief of police; Tom Donaho,
 chief of the fire department; B. F. House. driver and mechanic for the
 new fire engine; A E. Roberts, Henry Morton and Osro Craig. firemen; J. H. Parsons. W. c. Steele. J. & Parrot, J. c. Goodwin. J. s. Jenkins. c. Ross, Ellis
 Houston, Charlie Houston. J. c. Moorer, A D. Maddox. D. Ross. W. F. Childers and R~ M Childress. patrolmen; W. J. May, first supernumerary; M. c. Will Hams, night warden, and D. L. Milton, patrol driver. The newly named off
 cers will take their places and enter on their new duties on Wednesday morn- ing. October f
 Will Jones, a negro, who it is al- legged has been doing considerable rob- ping Of residences in Bessemer for the past few weeks. was arrested last night about 11:30 o'clock in the Cyclone building on Twenty-first street by De- tectives F.. Houston, R. M. Childress, A. b. Maddox, E. Ross and Officer Goodwin. Jones has confessed to rob- blng the house of J. C. Day on Seventh avenue of a watch. $6 in money and d Hall on Nineteenth street. where he stole a watch and some money; the residence of Isham Rand1e, where he
 took watch and $6.75 he also went
 into the house of Mrs. Moon on Eighth
 avenue and stole purse containing $5
 in money
 The man is from Selma and has been
 in Bessemer but a short time. Jones
 stated that he did all of the robbing
 by himself but he got another negro
 to pawn one of the watches for him.
 He will be given hearing before
 Judge Rutledge Monday morning In the
 recorder's court Most of the stolen
 property has been recovered
 ! Funeral services over the remains of |J McLemore. who was killed yester- day afternoon while at work at the plant of the Central Foundry company at Holt. were held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the family residence on Fourth avenue and Fifteenth street. the services being conducted by the Rev I. F. Swallow, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. and the Rev. M. K. Thornton, pastor of the s0Bap- ltist church. It is stated that MT. Me- I.emore was killed when a quantity of molten slag was poured into ladle | in which there was some water. Mir. McLemore was 15 feet away at the time of the explosion.
 ! He was 36 years old and had only been at Holt since Monday. having gone there from Bessemer, where he was well known and very popular. The Bessemer camp No. 81. Woodmen of the World, of which the deceased was a member. had charge of the services at ] the grave. Interment was at the Brighton cemetery. The following served as pail bearers: Joe Pickens w. C. Baty. c. g. Whitten. Harry First brook, w. L. Riley. B. A. Tubb, A. w. Deason and A. S. Mabry
 Richard Clanton a negro, was arr les1ed last night when he was brought to police headquarters by Joe Eckhoff, Iwbo saw the man jump and run from Ibis front porch as he approached his home, 1600 Arlington avenue. last night between and o'clock.
 | Mrs. Eckhoff hea-d someone at the window and going to the window placed a gun in the mans face. but became frightened and didn't shoot. MT. Eckhoff chased the man for block
 and half and finally caught him. bringing him to police headquarters. | He Is being held in the city jail pend ling an investigation
 ] The new 110-horsepower fire truck
 has been unloaded and vas tried cut