The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-26
CITY SANITATION
ST|RS BESSEMER
Fear Accumulation of Trash
Will Cause Epidemic
GAME OF BASEBALL
Captain l.. M. Barrett of the Medical
Corps of Alabama National
Guard Is on
Furlough

| BesSemer, July 25.-C Especial. about
! 80 o'clock last night the people in
the neighborhood of Second avenue and
| Twentieth street were alarmed by the
| firing of a number of snots. 1t APP
pears that Frank Coins had quarrel
with man named Miller, who operates
| small restaurant on Second avenue
and Twentieth street, and who is al
| legged to have struck Coins. He secured
a gun and fired several shots al Mil
| Ter Officers hearing the shooting
rushed to the scene, and Coins seeing
them, ran down Second alley, three
shots being fired at his retreating fig
ure, and made his escape No one was
injured, although quite number of
shots were fired.
The citizens of Bessemer are mani
Testing much interest in the matter of
cleaning up the city and present con-
dtions are being discussed on all sides.
At the last meeting of the city coun-
Gil motion was made that City. At
torney George H Bumgardner draw up
ordinances covering the report made by
committee last summer. However.
these ordinances cannot be effective be-
fore the latter part of August and the
question: What is to be done at pres
ent to relieve the situation?
At the first meeting in July SAM
tary inspector was appointed, but at
the meeting Tuesday, July Is, his serv-
ices were discontinued, it being held
by several members of the committee
which investigated the matter last sum-
mer that if the report made by them
was accepted by the council it would
cover the situation. 1t is now claimed
that it is absolutely necessary for
something to be done as much trash,
debris and refuse has accumulated, and
fears are entertained that it will cause
a fever epidemic 1t is expected that
the situation will be again discussed
at the meeting of the aldermanic body
next Tuesday evening.
Much interest is being manifested in
the baseball game which will be played
Wednesday afternoon at Ensley when
the Bessemer team of the T. G. l. league
will meet the aggregation from Ems
ley in what promises to be one of the
best games seen in the T. c. /. league
this season. This game was to have
been played Saturday, but was post
poned on account of the rain. Ensley
defeated Bessemer in one game and lost
one to Bessemer Should Ensley again
stand a good chance to win the PEN
nant and the local boys are going to
put up hard fight for the game. A
large number of fans will accompany
the team to Ensley.
The Red mountain team of the min
ing division of the T. G. I. league will
go to Pratt City Saturday afternoon,
where they will cross bats with that
team. The Red mountain team has one
of the best amateur baseball teams ever
seen in this district, and so far this sea-
son has not lost game. They have
an unusually strong pitching staff, as
well as good hitters, and they stand
year.
Capt. Lawrence M Barnett of the
medical corps of the Alabama National
Guard at Montgomery, is in Bessemer
on a furlough visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. B. Barnett. Dr. Barnett
left Bessemer with Company d. Fourth
infantry, Alabama National Guard, but
was transferred to the medical corps
Andrew c. Mitchell has returned from
Baltimore, where he attended the annual
grand lodge of Elks. In talking of his
trip, Mr.. Mitchell spoke most interesting
ly Of the Deutschland, which docked in
Baltimore while the grand lodge was in
strands of barbed wire, and other i'm
pedimenta to keep out the public, yet he
saw enough to give him a general idea
of the wonderful boat which has caused
worldwide comments. While away Mr..
Mitchell visited New York and many other
eastern points, stopping over in Kentucky
several weeks longer.
A large number of cases appeared be-
fore Judge 1. A. Lewis in recorders court
this morning. Will Hampton was given
fine of 500 on a charge of disorderly con-
duct. John Parchman, negro, was fined
SIS on charge of swindling. The other
cases were of minor nature.
All circles of the Pastors Helpers of
the First Methodist church held a most
interesting meeting this afternoon in the
basement of the church. Splendid reports
were made by all three circles and 81
was turned in. Mrs w. c. Baty presided
over the meeting 1t was decided by the
ladies to discontinue work for the rest
of the summer. .s
PERSONALS