The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-16
BESSENER NEWS

Bcssemer, May 15- Special 1.-The re- l port of Chief of the Fire Department J. | l. Reeder for the past month Is as follows: During the month I an-
 swered 27 alarms l5 being caused by
 sparks from ehimneys; one false alarm defective flues, 4 short circuit, 1; un- known. 4: sparks from locomotive, l; gaso- line l.; making a total of 27. During the month 4SO0 feet of hose has been laid, 6f gallons of chemical used, 60 gallons of gasoline, S1A gallons of lubreating oil | and we have travelled 62.5 miles. The | total amount of property at risk during the month was s50.0N0; household goods, $15.000: building. SS5 .Ooo, while the loss for l the month was $lS5S.75 During the month l inspected all fire plugs. 1 found the l plug at Sixth avenue and Fourteenth | street and the plug at Dartmouth avenue and Nineteenth street had no water. The connections on nine plugs were tight was compelled to use a hammer and chisel to get them off. The tap on plug at Fairfax avenue and Sixth street was l almost off I have made an inspection of the congested district and find every 1 thing In very bad shape. such as gasoline I combustible material under stairs with no
 sheet iron metal oI any kind under | them"
 l The Bessemer Commercial club is mak-
 ing plans for the celebration of the Fourth
 of July and while nothing definite has 1 been decided on it is expected that this city will have one of the largest celebra-
 tions held in Bessemer in many years.
 Plans are being made for the com Y11aa moo aar1f hA hx,1I tb.,
 Bessemer High school on June l, 2 and 3, when 23 graduates will receive diplomas. /, On the evening of June 1 there will be an | oratorical contest in swhich Eugene Flaw
 Sins and Herbert Smithson will partic- | pate. There will also be a debate by the senior class, the subject of which will be, I Resolved. That pupils graduating from
 high school should enter college the fol-
 lowing year. Carl Ross and Deward | Fountain will represent the affirmative, while Miss Annie We've Thornton and Miss | Doris Huffman will represent the nega- | tive.
 Class night will be observed Wednes-
 day night. June ?, at the high school audi torum, and the following programme will be rendered.: Address by president of the
 senior class, Walter Houston: song, 'l Miss You" Eugene Hawkins and chorus of boys reading of the prophecy, Miss | Annie We've Thornton; cantata, by girls of class; reading of the class poem, Miss Ida Weinstein class song. written by Miss Weinstein, by class; reading of class history Miss Nelle Neal; reading of class
 statistics, Miss Fannie Mitchell; song, Little Maidens." class; reading of class 1 will, Miss Mamie Simmons; presenta-
 tions of gifts by giftorian, Hiss Anna Fitzpatrick: song. "F'iniculi," class; fare
 well address, Miss Ida Weinstein.
 All of the music for the commencement ,-t.. Af,- Annie Glenn Grove and promises to excel any heard in this city for many years. The graduating class is composed of | Miss Gertrude Burnett. Miss Leslie Car gile, Miss Anna Fitzpatrick. Miss Doris
 Huffman, Miss Oracle Kennedy, Miss Fan nie Mitchell, Miss Nele Neal. Miss Lora Robertson, Miss Mamie Simmons. Miss
 Annie We've Thornton. Miss Nellie Vog-
 tie, Miss Bernice vogtle, Miss Lola Lyons. Miss Ida Weinstein, Bryan Cargile, Leslie | Cole. Fred Calhoun, Deward Fountain, | Virgil Harwell, Eugene Hawkins. Walter 1 Houston, Carl Ross and Herbert Smith l son.
 l splendid programme will be rendered | by the undergraduates on Wednesday
 morning. when the diplomas to the pupils | finishing the grammar schools will be l presented. Miss Lorraine Chistlieb and Miss Thelma Dudley will appear on the
 programme, while several songs will also | be rendered.
 ! In recorders court this morning, Judge | I. A. Lewis fined M A. Aycock $35, M. W. l White $2O and w. A. Smith $35 on charges | of larceny. It is alleged that the boys stole six pairs of shoes from the Walk l over shoe store on Nineteenth street. | The arrest was made by Detectives Ross and Maddox, and four pairs of shoes have been recovered.
 While riding a bicycle with motor at tachment last night. B. P Harris. the | junior member of the firm of Harris 1 Bros. was thrown on the brick pave- | ment and badly injured number of young men were trying out the new at ] tachment for bicycle and MT. Harris
 had ridden only short distance when he
 was thrown heavily to the brick pave
 ment, sustaining decorations and bruises all over the body, sprained foot and !, a 0islocated thumb. MT Harris was re- i moved to his room at the Grand hotel, 1 where his injuries were dressed by phy- | scian. He is reported to be resting as twell as could be expected. It will probably be several weeks before he will be able to return to his business.
 The Rev. I. F. Swallow pastor of the 1 First Presbyterian church, will fill his