The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
NEWS IF ENSLEY


 grave fire truck was put into active service yesterday afternoon after the l members of the local fire department spent a busy morning polishing the l brass and loading the machine up. The l truck has been at the local depart ment a little over a week awaiting orders from Birmingham to put 1t into service. The new fire truck is very modern and up-to-date in every re- spect and Is attracting a great deal of attention.
 The new Seagraye is triple com bination truck with self-starter, electric lights, a 4O-gallon chemical 1 tank. 200 feet of chemical hose, a pump with a capacity of pumping 750 gallons of water per minute, 1900 feet of hose three large suction tubes, two small chemicals, one 2S-foot ladder and 1 small 12-foot ladder. an automatic door opener, large searchlight, siren fire horn and also q large fire bell. Besides this the truck is equipped with tools of every description, chains axes, suction tube screens and every other device needed in the fire depart ment The truck has solid rubber tires and weighs five and a quarter tons when empty.
 The Ensley fire department on a number of occasions has been serious ly handicapped owing to the low Wa ter pressure, but with the new one in action they will have a pressure of 750 gallons per minute. The fire truck which has been in Ensley for some time was taken to Birmingham yss- terday to undergo repairs and as soon as the machine Is put into first class condition it will be installed at the Vivian fire department.
 The Ensley postoffice was broken into sometime Sunday morning and $214 in cash and several lots of pen cils were stolen. The robbers gained entrance into the postoffice by crawl ing through the basement window The federal authorities were notified and are working on the case, but so far no arrests have been made.
 News was received in Ensley yester- day of the death of Conrad Wahl, a former resident of this city, who died several days ago following an attack of appendicitis, which occurred at Washington, D. c. The remains were carried to his home in Pennsylvania, where inerment took place at the tam fly cemetery. MT. Wahl was connect ed with the Tennessee company while in Ensley several years ago, and was well known here.
 heavy docket was on hand yes- terday morning in the Ensley police court before Judge J. T. Lowry and over 35 cases were tried. Gus Stevens, white man, was fined $50 for vio- lating the sanitary law: Ella Shuford, a negro woman, was fined $50 for vio- lating the prohibition law; Will Rog- CTS, a negro, was fined $100 for car rying a concealed weapon; Gill Nell son was fined $1O0 for discharging firearms within the city limits; Lowell Murdock another negro, was fined $50 on charge of larceny of a bicycle, and Viola Cochran was fined $50 for violating section 1042 of the city code
 There will be a special call meeting of the Globe lodge. No. 7S1, A. F. and A. M., on Wednesday evening at the Ensley Masonic Temple. Two candi- dates will be given the third degree and several other matters will be taken up. All members are requested to be present.
 The members of the Cunningham
  will celebrate their fourteenth ann- versary tonight at the Ensley Masonic temple on Avenue E. Mrs. Joe Smith, chairman of the programme commit tee announced that very interesting and enjoyable programme has been ar ranged. which will include several short addresses, number of musical numbers and several recitations All members of the Eastern Star, their families and friends, are invited to at- tend.
 Ike Clark, negro, was shot in the foot yesterday afternoon about o'clock by another negro named Alan Hale. It is said the two negroes got into difficulty over negro wonlan and that Hale drew pistol and shot at Clark as he was running away, and the shot hit him in the foot Hale disappeared following the shooting and the police department ia on the out