The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-31
BESSEMER NEWS

1 Bessemer, March SO.-( Special A
 dry kiln has been installed by the Gen.
 .tral Lumber company on Fifth ave-
 nue between Twenty y-first and Twenty
 second streets and is said to be the
 only dry kiln. in the district that has
 an appreciable output of lumber and st
 was stated by the managers that in a
 short time the kiln will be turning
 out 10000 feet of dry lumber a week. l Judge l. A. Lewis is going after the
 prohibition violators and this morning
 in recorders court Horace Sharp, a negro, was fined $100 and given 1Sc
 days extra on a charge of violating
 the prohibition law, while Henry John | son, also colored, was fined S100, in 1 cluding costs, and given 20 days extra | on the same charge. Appeals were l taken by both men.
 l The baseball team of the Brighten 1 high school will make its initial ap- 1 rearance in the baseball world Sat-
 urday afternoon at o'clock when
 they will meet the team from the ! Boyles high school. This contest will | be in the nature of tryout Tor both 1 teams. the former making its first ap- pearance as playing machine, While the latter has played only two games
 Up to the present time. The members 1 of the Brighton team are as follows: Waits Costa, pitcher; Mister Cosper. catcher; James Duffy, first base; Poics' Fegues, second base; Vic Costa, short stop; Orlando Roberts, third base; Mur- phy Farley, right field Will Majors, center field Herman Sapp, lett field, Tom Cosper, pitcher and utility out fielder, and Charles Morrison, utility infie1der.
 The Bank pawnshop on Second avenue between Twentieth and TWenty-nrst streets, was entered by thieves last night and large amount of JeWelfy was stolen. The thieves gained entrance by taking the glass out of the front door. Several negroes have been arrested this week bv Chief Deputy w. Bascom Vines and Deputy Sheriffs Monroe Parker ana w. c. Steele, charged with the stealing of cows in the vicinity of Dolomite For some months past the Dolomlte sectlon has been troubled with a gang or COW stealers and the officers now believe that they have caught the leaders Of the gang. According to the officers they have been working on the case for the past two months, and one of the men arrested mas made a full confession of his part Tn the stealing and stated that between 4o ana
 50 cows had been stolen and disposed or by the gang.
 Mrs. R. M Childress entertained the members of Circle No of the PaStor
 Helners of the First Methodist church yesterday afternoon at her home on Slxth avenue It was decided to have silver tea Wednesday afternoon, April D. at tne
 home of Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, from 3
 to 5 O clock. The next meeting Will pc held at the home of Mrs. Lacey Edmund
 son on Fourth avenue Following the|
 business meeting delightful plate lunch
 con was served, the hostess being as-
 sisted by her mother Mrs. $. J. I1llman
 and her sister, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy
 Those present were Mrs. Louis Hoster
 Jr, Mrs. George Hall, Mrs. F. G. Randle,
 Mrs L. J. Clowdus, Mrs. Walter Bryant
 Mrs. w. M Meadows, Mrs. C. M. Ray
 Mrs Lacey Edmundson, Mrs. A. $. Fitz-
 patrick, Mrs. W. M. Farrell, Mrs. Oscar
 Harmer, Mrs. D. F Crawford. Mrs, I.
 R. Copeland, Mrs l.. B. Bradley, Mrs.
 w. B. Purdy, Mrs. Will Crawford. Mrs.
 Spencer, Mrs. Adams and others.
 The negroes of Bessener are making a
 great effort to raise 5000 towards con-
 munity hall. The Bessemer Soil Pipe con- pany will give the land and $1 for every
 s2 raised. A mass meeting will be held Sunday afternoon at o'clock at Allen Temple church, at which time Booker Washington, Jr., will speak. All friends
 are asked to give literally to this cause, as the negroes of Bessemer need such hall where sewing, cooking night schools may be held. Ten negro men have already pledged $10 each and pr. Gregg, Silas Griffin, J. B. Johnson w. P.
 Roberson and E. w. Brown will solicit subscriptions. This movement, together with the playground work. is under the general supervision of Mae R. Reese and Sadie B. Williams. employed as kinder
 garten teachers by the Bessemer Soil Pipe company.
 The Pine Forest Grove No Il, Wood
 men Circle of Jonesboro, will give pub lie initiation Friday night at o'clock at the, Woodmen hall in Jonesboro, at which time 12 candidates will be initiated into the mysteries of the order, the work being put on by Battle Grove Circle of Birmingham. Mrs. Halloway of Mont
 gomery, state manager. will be in charge of the initiation.
 In the Bessemer city court today a verdict in the amount of $27.50 was re- turned in the case of Joe Lagle vs. the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Kail- road company for alleged injury to a
 COW of the plaintiff
 A consent judgment in the amount of $45 was reached today in the case of w. G. Jones vs. the Southern Railway com pany, while in the case of Mike CusinO | vs. the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company consent judgment for s10 was | req ched.
 f As Friday is the last day to pay taxes | without an additional assessment the tax collectors office will remain open from ] 8 o'clock a. m. until o'clock p. m. for
 the purpose of giving those who have not
 yet paid their taxes an opportunity of | doing so.
 | The citizens of Bessemer are objecting | to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
 company keeping the waiting rooms at
 the new passenger depot of the company
 locked until just 30 minutes before train
 time. Dr. J. c. Curry. president of the
 Bessemer Board of Trade, has taken up
 the matter with the officials of the Louis- vile and Nashville railroad for informa- i ton as to why such conditions are per-
 mitted.