The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-24
BESSEMER NEWS

1 Bessemer, November 23.-(Special.) Mayor l. A. Lewis this morning re- celved two cablegrams relative to Bes- semer boys in London, the first one reading: Was Jerome Karr born in
 Bessemer ill 1S99?' and signed Amer lean consul; the other being identical with the first except that 1t asked if Oscar A. Bates was born in Bessemer in 1893.
 both or the boys are well known Ill Bessemer, young Karr being the son of J. J. Karr, and an emp1oye of the Armour Packing company of this city and at present on the road; and Bates being the son of V. S. Bates, for merly an employe of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company here. He Is also out of the city and until they can be communicated with by Mayor Lewis he will not answer the cable. An uncle of Young Karr this morn- ing stated that the boys left here about month ago for London just for the trip and that they had been heard from at irregular intervals since. They are known to be in London and there Is much speculation as to whether they are stranded or whether they have been arrested and are taking this means of Identifying themselves or whether they are trying to enlist in the English army. An effort will be
 made by the people of the young mel, to get additional information from the American consul about them.
 bad fire occurred this morning about o'clock at 606 South Sixteenth street when the home of Snug" Smith, miner working at Feeders mines, was completely destroyed by fire. No one was in the house st the time nor was anyone at home and up to the pres- ent time the efforts of the firemen to locate the man have been unsuccess- fuJ. It was stated that he lived in the house with his mother but that she was at present visiting friends in the country. No cause is known for the fire and the house was so badly burned by the time the firemen ar rived that it was impossible to tell where it started.
 The alarm came into the central de- partment at 3:10 o'clock this morning and the department responded prompt 1y but by the time they got to the scene the fire had gained such head way that it was seen that it could not be saved. They put water on it at once and in a short time had the fire out, but nothing was saved. The dam age was approximately $500.
 It Is announced that on Sunday aft ernoon at o'clock the noted lecturer, Sunshine Hawks. will lecture at the Grand theatre under the auspices of the Young Mems Christian association That a large crowd will be there to hear him is assured as he is one of the greatest lecturers now in this sec ticn of the country.
 On Thursday, Friday and Saturday the ladies of St. Aloysius Catholic church of this city will conduct a ba- gar in the vacant storeroom next to the Archer millinery store on Second avenue and on Thanksgiving day will serve a delicious turkey dinner to the public. Also they will serve meals on the other bazar days and in addi- tion there will be many beautiful hand work presents and useful articles p1aced on sale. The ladies are work ing hard to make the affair a suc- cess.
 Yesterday afternoon two negro men were killed in the mines of the Re- public Iron and Steel company, the bodies being brought here to Jacobs x Co. undertaking parlors, where they are being prepared for burial One of the bodies was badly mutilated
  ing in the mine when rock fell on the cable that controls the cars and the skip ran back on the men before they could get sout of the way. They were killed instantly. One of the men was named Taylor Marbrey and the other has not been identified I
 The funeral of little Audrey Craig Terry, the little 17-months old daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs E. G. Terry, who died yesterday at an infirmary in Bir- mingham, was held from the home here this afternoon, a large crowd of friends O. the family calling and sending flow CTS. Interment was made immediately after the services at the home in Cedar Hill cemetery.
 T. H. Tomerlin has purchased the White Star market on the corner of Nineteenth street and Alabama avenue and will conduct it there in the flu ture The new owner was for some time connected with the Bessemer Soil Pipe company in the capacity of night watchman. He is well known in Bes- semer. SOCIALISTS AGAINST