The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
 bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, September 4.-(SpeciaI.) .)-The public schools of Bessemer will open for
 the session of 1915-16 on Monday. sep- 'emoer 2o' and the outlook for a larger aeeehoahce this year than ever before in
 the history of the city is brighter than the beginning of any previous term. It is expected that the total enrollment this year will exceed 300O which will be the largest enrolment of any Alabama city with the exception of Birmingham. Mobile and Montgomery. Work on the additions | to the Roberts and Clarendon Avenue sehools Is progressing rapidly and will De ready Tor occupancy by the beginning or school. The school buildings are also being remodeled and overhauled and gen orally put in good condition for this term. Inc school population of Bessemer. if ia stated, is 5000 and more than 50 per cent of this number will be enrolled. VIII Jackson. a negro, wanted in Shelby county on charge of murder was ar rested last night by Deputy Sheriffs Mon- roe F. Parker and George Howton as he was getting off a freight train. If is alleged the man killed his wife yesterdav V afternoon at Columbiana and the local officers were notified to look out for him. Within three hours after they were noti- fled the man had been arrested. He was taken to Birmingham and placed in the county jail to await the arrival of the sheriff from Shelby county.
 Nathaniel Vines, the negro who escaped from Deputy Constable O. w Tucker several months ago, was arrested today by Detective E. Ross. Deputy M F. Par ker and Deputy Howton in South Besse- mer. It will be remembered the man had been arrested on a charge of assault intent twn cbar z assault and battery and a charge of car fylng a concealed weapon, and MT. Tuck CT was taking him to Birmingham to put Tim in the county jail when he jumped out of the window of the street car, mak. ing his escape.
 James Loper. negro, was arrested by Deputy M. F. Parker at Woodward on a charge of murder and arson. It IS alleged that the negro set fire to house in Hale county destroying the house and burning a negro woman to death He was placed. in the county jail to await the arrival of Hale county officers.
 Bessemer will fttingly observe Labor Day Monday. and while there is noth- ing special planned by the business men of the city there will be two events of importance staged here on that occasion in the world of athletics.
 In the afternoon the Bessemer All Star
 
 Birmingham on the rolling mill diamond on Sixth avenue and Twenty-fourth street | This game, which is being given under | the auspices of the Pastors Helpers of | the First Methodist church, promises to be one of the best seen in Bessemer this | season. The local team will be composed n ostly of the players of the rolling mill | team, with possibly an outsider or two | in the lineup. while the Birmingham team | will be picked from the various teams in 1 the City league
 On Monday evening at o'clock at ths al mory hall a professional match will be | pulled off. when John Gravel of Bessemer and Charles Nick will wrestle to finish. Another feature of the evening will be the match between Young Klber the of Birmingham, and Johr Gollanos
 The postoffice will observe Sunday hours Monday, being open from to 10 o'clock in the morning only, on account of it being Labor Day. The banks of this city will also be closed on this day as ir