The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-27
PAYMENT OF BACK TAXES DEMANDED Bessemer City Council h. structs City Attorney
 to Act HALLOWEEN PA R T Y Little Miss White Hit by Automobile. JOnesboro Methodists Hold Con ference-Dr. Cafe Comes
 to Bessemer
HALLOWEEN PARTY

Bessemer, October Especially
 The little daughter of MT. and Mrs
 A. N. White at Jonesboro was struck
 this afternoon by an automobile driven
 by J. W. Hinsley and was slightly in-
 jured. The accident occurred at Sec
 ond avenue and Nineteenth street and
 from what could be learned it appears
 that MT. Hinsley was driving up the
 street very slowly when the child, who
 was about 5 years of age, ran just in
 front of the machine and was knocked
 down. She was immediately rushed to
 physicians office, where she was ex-
 amined and it was found that she was
 only slightly injured. Mir Hinsley was
 placed under bond
 After being out all night. the jury
 in the case of Mrs Ada c. Dickens vs.
 the Alabama Great Southern Railroad
 company were unable to agree and a
 mistrial was entered The entire week
 has been taken up with the hearing
 of this case. the plaintiff seeking dam
 ages in the amount of 5000 for al-
 legged damage to her property by
 high fill.
 A verdict for the defendant was re-
 turned in the case of Andrew George
 vs. the Woodward Iron company.
 According to instructions given by the city council, Attorney George H.
 Bumgardner is going after the back
 taxes and unpaid licenses due the city
 of Bessemer and unless these amounts
 are paid by November 1 suits will be
 instituted Hundreds of dollars are on
 the collectors books unpaid, some
 parties having failed to pay their
 taxes for years. and 1t Is the intention
 of the council to take what steps nec-
 essary to collect the amounts due the city.
 The Jonesboro Methodist church held its fourth quarterly conference at the 1 church last night at which time the following officials were elected for the coming year: Board of stewards. Ray Tillman, H. A. Glosson, F. A. Ward J. w. McCorkle, J. E. Moore Ed Finch
 R. S. Moon, w. c. Paden, B. H. Till
 man. and D. H. Camp; board of trus- tees E. A. Ward, E. A. Dudley, Ray Tillman, J. D. Marin, IT. A. Glosson, J. | McGraw; E. H. McCorkle, Sunday
 school superintendent; C. B. Saunders. church lay reader; Ray Tillman, re- cording steward; R. s. Moon, district steward. Resolutions of apprecia tion of , the work done by the Rev. J. F. Sur
 divant, presiding elder of the Besse- mer district, were passed. resolution was also passed asking that the Rev. G. M Davenport be returned as pastor
 of the Jonesboro Methodist church. The report of the past years work was shown to be the best in the history of the church.
 pr. William Cafe, who has been with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and several months, has been transferred to this city, where he is connected with the same company. Dr. Cafe Is a grad uate of the Birmingham Medical col lege, having finished in 1914, and since that time he has been practicing his profession. Last year he went to Gin cinnati where he took special work and accepted position with the Ten neSSee company.
 A large number of citizens are plan ming to accompany the football team of the Bessemer High school to Gen. treville Friday, when they will meet the fast aggregation of the Bibb Coun- ty High school. The trip will be made in automobiles and the contest prom ises to be one of the hardest fought games seen this season.
 The young people of this city are look ing forward to the Halloween dance which will be given Friday night at the hall In the Realty building by the young men | in compliment to their young lady friends. Music will be furnished by an orchestra ] and the following have been asked to chaperon: Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Winters, Dr. and Mrs. w. D. Taylor Dr. and Mrs. l J. c. Berry, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Blue, MT. and Mrs. George Shaw, MT. and Mrs. l Sam Lefkovits MT. and Mrs. E. A. Lit | tie, MT. and Mrs. w. P. Golson, Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth, MT. and Mrs. E.. M. Ball, MT. and Mrs. Woodrow. MT. and | Mrs. Dobbs, Dr. and Mrs. A. s. Fitz- patrick, MT. and Mrs. Wiggs Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Read, pr. and Mrs. E. | w. Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Levert,
 MT and Mrs. Lay MT. and Mrs. Tom
 Cuniff. MT. and Mrs. John shannon, Dr. and Mrs. Hixon, Dr. and Mrs. Smart,
 MT. and Mrs. George Rutledge, MT. and
 Mrs.. C. R. Kuchins, MT. and Mrs. Joe
 Little, Dr. and Mrs. Ragsdale, Mr. and i Mrs. Grigsby, Dr. and Mrs. G. D. Waller, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Moody, Mr., and Mrs. l Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Abbott, Dr.
 and Mrs. E. T. Smith, MT. and Mrs.
 George McDowell, MT. and Mrs. A. C.
 Mitchell MT. and Mrs. Glasgow, Mr. and
 Mrs. Leon Williams Mir. and Mrs. G. H. ] Bumgardner, MT. and Mrs. Honeycutt, Dr. and Mrs. G. R. Lewis, MT. and Mrs. 1 Conwell MT. and Mrs Gaboury, Mr.. and | Mrs. c. A. Otte. MT. and Mrs. Leonard, MT and Mrs. McWilliams, MT. and Mrs. 1 Prayton, pr. and Mrs. c. w. Mcdonald, l Mrs. Kate Waller, Dr. and Mrs. s. E. Grout MT and Mrs James Fitzpatrick, and others
 | Miss Mary Lovett will give Halloween party for her pupids of the fourth grade at the Roberts school, on Tuesday after noon at o'clock at the school. Exten- sive arrangements are being made for | the affair which promises to be one of l the most delightful given for the little | folks In sometime.
 1 Mrs. P. F. Moore has returned from a visit with relatives in Tampa, Fla. She was accompanied home by her cousin Miss Annie Floyd, who will be her guest l Mrs. George H. Stevenson has returned | from a three weeks visit to her sister
 Mrs H. l.. Jordan in Atlanta. Little Fred Stone, whc has been seri-
 ously ill> for several weeks, is able to l be out.
 :, Mrs. James Cahill, who suffered frac- tured hip several weeks ago. Is doing as well as could be expected.
 To Discuss Channel Tunnel
 London, October 26.-Full reconsidera- | ton of the question of the advisability 1 of constructing a tunnel under the Eng l J;ct, obaupal oorpoot E,rIord and