The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-15
BESsEMER NEWS

bessemer, August 14-tSpecial.)-1t was announced today that force of men had been put to work on the old beehive type of coke ovens at the Woodward Iron company plants in order to put them in operation in the immediate future to supply the demand of the company fur naces which has increased recently to the point where the modern Koppers by product system ovens are not adequate Several years ago the Woodward Iron company changed from the old type of
 beehive oven to the new Koppers by product system, and it was stated that the old ovens would never be relghted as the company has daily capacity of more than 5000 tons of coke from the by product ovens. This amount. however proved insufficient to supply the needs of the furnaces, and it has been decided that the quickest way to supply the demand is to put the old ovens back in operation instead of attempting to build additional by-product ones.
 The old style ovens are located both at Dolomite and the furnaces, there be- ing something over 700 of them in both places, the ones at the furnaces being only about two miles from the coal mines Aside from the fact that large force of men will be required to man the ovens when put in operation, the use of them will necessitate a larger quantity of coal from the mines and this will cause an added force of men to go to work there On Tuesday night there will be held In the city hall the regular monthly meeting of the board of aldermen for the city of Bessemer at which numerous committees, appointed at the last meeting of the board are to make their reports on mat ters of vital importance to the city.
 The committee appointed to confer with the officials of the Bessemer Gas com pany, 1t Is understood will report favor- ably on the matter of letting the com pany change it's franchise to allow it to be bought by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company and the city to waive the right of purchase and regu- lation of rates on gas.
 The sanitary committee will report on that measure and some stringent laws, 1t is understood. will be passed relative to remedyng conditions here. On good au- thority it is stated that one prominent member of the board will make talk in which the managerial form of govern ment for Bessemer will be suggested.
 All members of Company D, the local
 
 at the armory this afternoon at o'clock for muster and instruction No excuses will be accepted, says Capt. Lacey Ed mundson, except the ones made in the armory, and those members who do not attend will be brought to the armory and tried by a summary courtmartal. First Lieutenant A. s. Fitzpatrick will conduc, the court and the men will be tried as they are brought to the armory and in cases of conviction will be given jail sentences and fines.
 The men who attend this meeting will
 receive the new uniforms and other equipment for use on the camp which is to be held in Montgomery on Sep
 tember i. The local officers wish it an- nounced that the armory will be opened every afternoon and night up to the time
 when the company goes off to camp and on Tuesday and Thursday night the mem- bers of the company will be required to report for drill and instruction. Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Lucy Ann Ray, age TO- who died yesterday at her home in HarpersvilIe were conducted this afternoon at that place. The deceased Is survived by two sons. D. R. Ray of Rutledge Springs, | and T. D. Ray of this city. Interment | was at Harpersville.
 | Beginning Sunday. August o9. at the First Baptist church here there will be series of meetings to be conducted by | the Rev. T. O. Reese of East Lake, as- | sisted by w. B. Scholfield of East Lake chorister and soloist. The announcement was made tonight by the Rev M. K Thornton of the Baptist church here. MT. Reese Is one of the most widely known men in the evengelistic field, and his coming here is looked forward to with great deal of pleasura ble antc- xH, ff.,. h,, |. A Mir Scholfield is brother of l. F. Seholfield, who. with his wife, will be
 most pleasantly remembered here as hav- | ing assisted In meetings in the past. Walter Veitch, who, for the past month has been the guest of his mother. Mrs 1 J. R Weaver, on Seventh avenue has returned to Norfolk, where he will join l his crew on the steamship Delaware. | MT and Mrs R. M Childress have as their guests Mrs. R. l.. Clarke of Louis- vile.
 Mrs. M E. Pruitt has gone to Ashland
 where she will be the guest of relatives and friends.
 Mrs. w. l.. Rush. Mrs L. A. Spencer, Miss Isabelle Curry and Mrs. George Ryan of Montgomery are expected to arrive home tonight after a tour of the west and the Panama exposition. Mrs. J. F. Cameron left today for points in the north.
 Mrs. T. D. Lewis and little daughter, Dorothy. left today for Greenville, where
 they will be the guests of relatives and friends.
 Miss Pauline Murrah left yesterday for points in Georgia, where she will be the guest of friends.
 Captain Sweatman and daughter Miss Mary Sweatman of Winona, Miss, are the guests of Capt. and Mrs. Sweatman on Berkeley avenue.
 Little Miss Ethel Williamson Is vis- iting Miss Charlotte Robinson in Mobile.