The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-01-03
NONEW FURNACES
FOR VANDERBILT
WOOdwards Will Aband
Present Operation When
1t Becomes Improbable

When the operations of Vanderbilt fur-
naces owned by the Woodward Iron COM
pany cease to be economical those fur
naces will be razed and the land in that
locality owned by the Woodward COM
pany will be offered for sale. This an
nouncement by a. II. Woodward, vice
president of the company, sets at rest the
constant report that has been current in
industrial circles that a new furnace was
to be erected there. The Vanderbilt fur
naces include one of low tonnage and
one that under the Birmingham iron was
intended to produce a greater tonnage.
The repair was made at heavy cost.
Mr.. Woodward will not improve the
to be capable of producing on an econom-
ical bas sis it will be abandoned. The COM
pany, it is announced, does not intend
to erect any new plants in the city.
THAT location in days gone by was
perhaps all right, said Mr.. Woodward
yesterday. But now it is too close to the
city and we intend to concentrate our
operations at woodward. The Vanderbilt
plant is too far from our other opera
lions and too far from>coke and coal.
1--WE intend to give operations there
when those furnaces cease to be an econ
omical operation and then sell the prop
erty Whatever additional furnace ca
pacity we need will be arranged for at
Woodward
to bring them before proper tribunal.
Mr.. Austin then testified that he
stepped out of race in favor of Shirley
and that Bodeker then beat Shirley by
"a large majority" that he did not
know whether Bodeker got 5000 votes
and Shirley 1000. Witness stated that
he thought Police Captains Hawkins
and Johnston were honest men; that
Hawkins was efficient and capable
that Police Captain Armstrong was
honest and disposed to do his duty
that Sergeant Burke was honest. cour-
ageous and efficient.
Witness stated that the population of
the city had probably been greatly re-
duced during his term as chief on ac-
count of the panic of 49, that area OF
city then was about six square miles.
that persons he saw in pool rooms he
thought were minors; that he did not
know their names or ages. Captain White
concluded cross-examination at 1910
o'clock.
CASTOR again lOoh W1lItSs, WHO
stated that while Ward was mayor Bod
elser kept crime down more than since;
that conditions have grown worse since
his political advertisement in 1910; that
police officers will not do duty il 'cir.
cular orders" are issued by a weak
kneed'' chief of police as well as if they
have moral backing of strong man; that
he had broken up gambling den near
high school; that slot machines about
NV M Hing SyndtCat q -
Lee Edmundson, Harry Haynes, and
others; that he did not know If slot ma
chimes were licensed by city: that there
were pickpockets and burglars in city
during his term as chief of police.
w. d. Gresham Testifies
w. d. Gresham took witness stand
and stated that he was administrator for
Harry Rensford's estate; that among pa
pers of that estate was a note of George
H. Bodeker's for $500. dated November
16, 1911. to be due February IA, 1912; that
note is not paid; that witness is nephew
of Harry Rensford; that Allie Ellis, for
mer landlady in segregated district had
moved into a house next door to his
home; that he had talked to Bodeker
about compelling her to move. Captain
White took witness, who stated he I'M
derstood house was rented through Jem-
ison company; that house is owned by
Mrs. Elias Davis, that Mrs Davis has
tried in every way to make woman move
that house was rented by man named
Smith; that Bodeker's note has not been
paid: that chief told him he would pay
It as soon as he got the money At this
point President Ward made motion to put
matter in Detective Virgins hands.
l.. e. Conway was next witness. He
stated that he was in locker club on
Morris avenue when notice was given
that a raid was to be made and he "gnt
out"
Synopsis of Bodeker's Record
1t was announced that the prosecution
rested it's case and Captain White began
the defense. He began by reading a
synopsis of the record of arrests during
Chief Bodeker's administration for va
rious crimes. A difference is usually NO.
ticed in the year 1910 and this is due to
the creation of Greater Birmingham in
that year. Convictions were given in
only a part of the arrests. as the re-
corders' courts did not have Jurisdiction