The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-27
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer September s-(Speolal, )-Dr,
 Joseph s. Winters, chairman of the police committee of the Bessemer city council,
 has called meeting of the police com
 mittee. which is composed of Aldermen
 Jess Edwards, Moss Crotwell, George
 Ross and J. B. Milton, with Mayor ]. A.
 Lewis and City Attorney George M. Bum
 gardner for Monday night at o'clock in the council chamber at the city hall.
 The meeting will be open to the public, and will be for the purpose of deciding just when the investigation into tho charges brought against the police de- partment of this city in the partial re- port of the September grand jury, will be held and the mode of procedure. F In all probability several days will be consumed with the hearing of the evi- dence as the members of the committee being business men can only leave their business for few hours a day.
 pr. Winters stated this afternoon: Tt is not the intention of the committee to try any member or members of the police department but to investigate the charges brought against them in the report of the grand jury'
 It Is the opinion of some of the citizens of Bessemer that the charges should be made in writing and the officers men, toned given an opp portunity to have some representation and witnesses to disprove the charges made against them.
 Funeral services over the remains of ciaude Batson. who died yesterday morn Ing at 1:30 o'clock after a four weeks illness of typhoid fever, were held this afternoon from the residence of his par ents, Sheriff and Mrs. T. J. Batson, 1875 Dartmouth avenue the services being con- ducted by the Rev. George Stoves, pastor of the First Methodist church, assisted by the Rev. M. K. Thornton, pastor of the First Baptist church.
 MT Batson was 25 years of ago and had spent the greater part of his life in Bessemer, where for several years he had been in business, being at the time of his death president of the Batson Mercantile company. He Is survived by his widow, father, mother, five brothers Grady. Mack, Davis, Charner and Farris Batson. and two sisters, Mrs w. B. Vines and Miss Linda Batson and well as a. large number of other relatives in this district.
 Interment was at Cedar Hill cemetery. The following acted as pallbearers: Ac- tive, Fred Bailey, Berney Clays Emmett Glenn, Gus Sexton, William Johnson and James McAdory. Honorary, Dr. A. D. Patton, G. P. Benton, Harry Massey, B. D. Milton, w. W. Kennedy, Henry Ozley and Wiggs Thompson.
 The floral offerings were among the most beautiful ever seen in this city.
 The room of George Watercutter on Second avenue between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, was entered last night by thieves and 356 in cash, a 3S special revolver, a .45 Colts and a diamond ring valued at $225 were stolen from his trunk. Entrance was gained through window. The robbery was reported to police headquarters and detectives are at work on the case.
 Promotion Day" was observed today at the First Methodist church Sunday school at which time an excellent pro- gramme, as follows, was rendered: Song, "Our Aim," school; the first Psalm was repeated by the "Sunbeams,' and s'Golden Rule;" one hundredth Psalm was repeat ed by the volunteers and Cheerful Workers" twenty-third Psalm by school; song. Birthday" school; drill on Bible by school; the Tribes of Isreal were given by Kings Daughters'' and "Comrades;'' drill on life of Christ, by Truth Seek ers.'' and "Cadets;' presentation of diplo- mas and honor cards by the pastor, the Rev. George Stoves; song, benediction.
 The Music club will meet with Mrs. Echols wednesday afternoon at her home on Fourth avenue.
 George Murrah will leave tomorrow for