The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-28
.BESSEMER COMPANY
is ON BORDER DUTY
Reception Committee APP
pointed for North Ala
bama Conference
HYCHE CASE BREWING
Automobile Transfer Runs Down EN-
bankment-Motor Licenses Are
Delinquent and Penalties
Will Be Added
HYCHE CASE BREWING

Bessemer, October 2T.-CSpecial.) 1.-The
following committee has been appointed
by DR.. r. p. McTyiere, chairman of t.e
reception committee for the North Ala
bama conference, which will be held in
this city next week, to assist in handling
the visitors when they reach Bessemer.
All members of the committee have au-
tomobiles to facilitate the work of car
rying delegates to homes designated;
DR.. L. A. Spencer, John A. Snider, #. P,
McTyiere, Jr., Fred Buck, James McDon-
add Mac Clay, DR.. William Waldrop, f.
S. Fitzgerald, e. L. Huey. r. E. Rarden,
r. NJ. Mingea, DR.. S. f, Nash Lee
Moody, John Neal, Jesse II. Edwards,
George Ross. Mrs. G. Percy Benton and
Miss Ethel Gillen.
All arrangements for the entertainment
of the delegates are under way and by
Saturday night everything will be in
readiness for meeting the conference,
Bishops Collins Denny and Alpheus w.
Wilson will be located at the home of
Mrs. D. L. Sweatman on Berkeley avenue
during the conference.
According to notice received by Sheriff
Thomas ]. Batson, James Taylor, ne
gro, wanted in this city on charge of
murder, had been arrested and was be-
ing held in Montgomery The negro is
charged with killing Special Officer w.
S. Patton of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company several months ago at
Readers 1t will be remembered that Off
Ger Patton, accompanied by Detectives
e. Ross and A. D. Maddox, went to
Readers to arrest two bad negroes who
We're hidden in an empty house, and when
the officers went in Mr.. Pttaon was shot,
while one of the negroes was killed and
the other made his escape.
The jury in the case of Joe Rosenbush
VS. the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company returned a verdict and
Judgment for the plaintiff in the sum
of $500. This case has been on trial in
the Bessemer city court for the past
two days. The plaintiff was seeking
$4,000 damages for alleged personal in
juries received while attempting to board
a car of the defendant company on the
Jonesboro line. Goodwin & Ross and
Ben G. Perry represented the plaintiff,
while Hugh Morrow of Birmingham rep
resented the defendant company.
The attorneys representing E. d. Hyche
have prepared their appeal to the su-
preme court in the injunction proceed
ings against the construction of certain
roads by the board of revenue. The bond
was fixed by Judge C. b. Smith at 500
which was readily made. The papers in
the case will be sent to Montgomery
within the next few days.
An automobile belonging to d. Maddox
and operated as a transfer between
Bessemer and Blue creek, ran down an
embankment at Hamaker hill late yester-
day afternoon. No one was hurt, al
though there were three passengers in
the car.
A letter has been received from
Lieut.. Bruce @. Majors of Company d,
Fourth infantry, Alabama troops. by
friends in which he states that the
Second battalion had been held up
eight hours on account of the burning
OF a bridge supposed to have been
done by Villistas. The battalion was
still east of Ell Paso on its way to
Nogales, Ariz, and was dated October
%. He reports the country wonderful
and pictu1 esque and all members of
the local company well and happy.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
books for the collection OF motor
licenses have been open since Oc-
tober /. small proportion of the Bes-
semer motorists have paid their
licenses. Clerk Herbert Ethridge of
the Judge of probate has charge of
the collection of motor taxes in the
entire II beats of the Bessemer dis
trict and If these licenses are not paid
before November / a penalty of IS
| per cent will be added. So far only
| 149 owners of cars have paid their
| taxes and while the number of ma :
| chimes here is not definitely established
| 1T is known to be greatly in excess of
| that figure OF the number paid 100
| licenses were for pleasure, so COM
mercial and 10 for motorcycles.
The Baraca class of the First Bap-
! fist church, of which Judge j. c. B.
| Gwin is the teacher. will have a Hal
| loween party Tuesday evening at the
| home of Judge and Mrs. Gwin on Clar-
endon avenue. A large number of in
| vitations have been issued and the at
| fair promises to be one of the most
| enjoyable ever given by the class.
The play, "a Musical Bouquet" was
presented tonight at Virginia mines
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
society of Union church aon large
crowd attended The cast of charac-
| ters was well chosen
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