The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-30
BESSEMER NEWS


 shipment consisting of 1000 tons of man. ganese ore will be received this week by tho Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, the ore having been shipped from Brazil sometime ago, and will be unloaded at Pensacola, Fla, where it wilt be transferred to the Louisville and Nashville railroad and brought to Besse- mer. The product will be placed in the bins of No furnace, which is engaged in the making of manganese iron. Some months ago this furnace was blown out and at that time 1t was engaged in making this iron, and as soon as it was blown in again the same work was resumed. There is a biz demand for this iron, both locally and in the for eign markets, and all that is not used in the Ensley plants Is sold in the open
 market. The making of this iron requires I much more heat than the making of pig iron and for that reason there is not as much manganese iron made at run of the furnace as there Is pig iron. Man. ganese iron is quoted in the market at over $100 per ton, while some of the Eu- rcpean countries offer much higher ITice dIu TeCciNo shipments from the United States.
 Leo Anderson, negro, was given hearing in recorders court this morn- ing on charge of violating the prohi- bition law. The man was arrested Sun Gay by Detectives Steele and Childress, and they proved sale on the man and that at the time Of his arrest seven half
 p'nts were found, besides the whisky he sold. He was fined $100 and given 90 days by Judge Lewis.
 Minnie Burch. a negro, was fined $50 including costs, on a charge of violating the prohibition law. She was unable to pay the fine and will work for the city 100 days.
 Jim Oates colored, who was charg ed with obtaining money under false pre- lenses, was fined $25, including costs, Hallie Evans, a boy who was tried on the same charge. was fined s10 The men were attempting to sell five-pound lard buckets filled with rocks as lard. This was one of the most interesting cases that has appeared in court in some- time. The arrests were made by Detec- tives Ross and Goodwin.
 S. F. Dill, S years of age died this morning at o'clock after short illness of la grippe, at his home at Feeders. The deceased was born in North Caro- lima and has only made Bessemer his Ecme for the past two years. He was well known and highly respected in this vicinity. He is survived by his widow, four sons. M. A. Dill, S. S. Dill, J. c. Dill and c. c. Dill; three daughters, Ada, Bertha and Cora Dill. The body will be shipped Tuesday morning at 740 o'clock to Montevallo by Huey & Mcconnell where funeral services will be held and interment made.
 Former Detective A. D. Maddox has been engaged as a special officer by 30 merchants of this city and will look after their property and guard against robberies and burglaries, and be sub ject to their call any time night or day As the holiday season is ap preaching the special officer is em- ployed to watch for thieves and snatch CTS of goods. Mr. Maddox is a very capable officer and is familiar with all the crooks of this district, and it is believed that he will save the mer chants much property from petty thieves as we'll as bold burglars and will in every way do valuable work for them. MT. Maddox will enter upon his new duties on December l.
 The handsome new offices of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company at 1911 Second avenue, which have been completely overhauled. are now completed and the company has moved into them. These offices have been repainted and repapered and are among the handsomest in this city. The company recently took over the Bessemer gas plant and these offices have also been moved.
 While at work at local plant of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company today John McCurdy had the misfortune to have his right I arm broken and his shoulder dislo- cated as well as being badly bruised and skinned about the body. Just how 1 the accident occurred Is not known. Jacobs ambulance was immediately called and the injured man was re-
 moved to the Elizabeth Duncan hos 1 pital. where he was given medical
 treatment He was reported to be rest | ing well tonight.
 I It is announced that the Bessemer Soil Pipe company will be placed on 1 full time the first of December. all de- partments running full and up to ca pacity. Sometime ago the cut in wages l was restored. This plant is one of
 the solid manufactures of Bessemer and the soil pipe made by the plant has ready sale in the market. The