The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-24
CAPT. WHITE SPEAKS
AT BESSEMER COURT
7. C. l. Slope No. l at Read
ers Resumes Operations
RESIDENCE IS ROBBED
Women's Missionary Union Holds
Important Meeting and Gen.
eral Missions Are
Discussed

Bessemer, October 2s.-(Special )-Slope
No 1, of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company at Readers, was
opened for work this morning and work
was also started on the cementing of
Slope No. g. which has been closed for
these repairs. The men who were work
ing No. slope have been transferred to
No. l. The depth of Slope No. is about
24O0 feet and it is not known whether
the company will cement the slope the
entire depth or not All slopes at Read
ers are working a large force of men on
full time.
The residence of Fl. Heinberg on Sixth
avenue and Eighteenth street, was en-
tered last night and the room of DR.. G.
A. Stewart, on the second floor, was
raided of two suits of clothes, a pair
of new shoes and s11 in money was
stolen. The residence of Mr. Stevens
was also entered and some clothing
stolen. The robberies were reported and
officers are working on the cases.
The Bessemer city court convened this
morning with Judge ]. C. B. Gwin pre-
siding, and after the impaneling of the
juries, Capt. Frank S. White of Biz
mingham addressed them in the interest
of the school tax amendment. The speak
er was introduced by Attorney Gardner
f. Goodwin. The speaker held the un6i-
vided attention of his audience for about
an hour.
| At the conclusion of the speech, the
| case of George Sulzer VS.. the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company was
| taken up and after hearing the evidence
| in the case, the jury returned verdict
for the defendant company
| r. L. johnson, a white boy. was run
down by a motorcycle at an early hour
| this morning and badly injured. The
| identity of the driver of the motorcycle
| is not known, as the man never halted,
| but kept going The police have the
number of the motor and have learned
[ that the destination of the party was
| Marvel An arrest is expected soon.
| In recorders court this morning a large
number of cases appeared before Judge
| Jones' Clarence Mills was given a fine
| of $50 and costs and 80 days extra on
| a charge of violating the prohibition law.
| The case was appealed A number of the
defendants were charged with speeding
| and in each case a fine of 81 and costs
| was assessed.
| Miss Willie Tyler Williams and Mr..
| John Porter were quietly married YES
| terday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
! home of the brides sister, Miss Ella Will
! liams on Third avenue. The ceremony
was pronounced by the Rev. George
Stoves pastor of the First Methodist
| church. in the presence of q few rela-
| tiyes and intimate friends. The bride
| is a charming young woman and has
many friends in this city. The groom
! is we'll known here and holds position
with the Long-Lewis Harware company
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter left Immediately for
Jacksonville. Fla, and on their return
will be at home with their sister at 49,
| Third avenue
A wedding which came as a surprise
| to the many friends of the contracting
| parties, was that of Miss Ruby Venston
and Mr. Milton Carl Hall, which was
| solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
! J. D. Mercherson at Jonesboro by the
| Rev. G. M. Davenport, pastor OF the
Jonesboro Methodist church. Both parties
are well known in this city and after a
short wedding trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Hall
will be at home in Jonesboro.
| All four bands of the Wonans Mission
airy union and the Young Woman's Aux
Hilary of the First Baptist church. held
| a meeting this afternoon at which time
| the treasurer was instructed to send s15
| to the orphanage and $14 to the foreign
mission After the business session, a
| missionary programme was taken up,