The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21
BESSEMER COUNCIL HOLDS BUSY SESSION Noted Case on Trial in the Bessemer City Court THE MILITIA IS ACTIVE Local Lodge of Masons Elects Officers for the Ensuing Year With c.
 H. Brown as Presiding
 Officer
THE MILITIA IS ACTIVE

Bessemer, June 2o.-(Special)-The Bes- semer city council met in regular ses- sion tonight Aldermen Crotwen, Dea- son, Winters, Surratt, Huey, Simmons and Milton were present. large dele- gation of women from the local Women g Christian Temperance union with T. F.. Haffner acting as spokesman asked the permission of the city to place sanitary drinking fountain on Nineteenth street between Second and Third avenues just in front of the Bessemer State bank
 The petition was granted A petition signed by "A women of Jonesboro, large number of which were present tonight, petitioned the council to take some &C., tion in regard to the insanitary condition of Jonesboro and ask that they be given some relief at once A motion was made and carried that the trash wagons of the city be sent to Jonesboro at once to clean up that portion of the city. A report made on the sanitary condition of the city several months ago was again referred. The reports of Chief of Police R. M. Childress for the months of April and May and the report of Chief of the Fire Department, J. l. Reeder for the month of May were read and received. The street and light committee to which was referred the matter of the opening up of Seventh avenue across the tracks of the Louisville and Nashville railroad yards reported that they recommend that the crossing be opened at a reasonable cost. motion was made that the re- port be adopted. Thomas T. Huey com plained of wagons in this city hauling slag which did not have solid bottoms and scattering same on streets The mat ter of enforcing the traffic laws in the city were also discussed at length and the regulations will be enforced to the letter.
 In the Besemer city court today, the case of the Bessemer Oil and Fertilizer company vs. the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad company and the Ala bama Great Southern railroad company for alleged damages is on trial Attor- ney Willard Drake is acting judge in the case as Judge J. c. B. Gwin is disquali- fled as he is a member of the Bessemer Oil and Fertilizer company. It will be remembered that a few years ago the owners of the company erected build- ing and put machinery for the operating of the mill when the railroads entered
 
 pied by the oil mill being the one desig- mated by the railroad commission as the one for the erection of a union passen- ger station in Bessemer.
 The Sunday school class of Mrs. G. G. Neal of the First Methodist church will give a moolight picnic Wednesday even- ing at Fern springs at which time num- Der of guests have been invited to be present. The members and guests will meet at the church promptly at 6 o'clock and will go from there in trucks to the springs where supper will be enjoyed. Mrs. G. G. Neal and Mir. and Mrs How ard McEniry will chaperon the party.
 Company D of the Fourth regiment, Alabama National Guard. the local mil itary company. was on the streets this afternoon drilling, the officers having the newly acquired rockies out whip- ping them into shape as far as possi- ble before they reach the mobilization camp in Montgomery. Captain Ed mundson states that the recruiting is progressing rapidly and he las received message stating that Frank Powell Haley Thompson, Joe Burgin and Tom Granger, members of the local com. pany, who are now working in Canton O., would be here Wednesday and would be ready to leave with Ccmpuany n
 
 streets were crowded with interested spectators watching the drilling of tue company and on every side the local boys were complimented. Captain Ed mundson feels confident that he will be able to leave Besserlcr Thursday morning with at least 10J nen, but in the interim he is trying to raise 15U men. It was stated today that tEe Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company would issue an order to +i.e effect that all employees of rlle co,npany in the military service or thoSe who would volunteer to enter the military service would have their names kept on the pay roll of the company. Tue Bessemer boys are very enthusiastic over the call to the front and are anX- 1 ious to get away
 l The Red Mountain Baseball team W III | meet the team from Greedy Wednesday afternoon at s:so o'clock on the Red Mountain diamond which IS one of the l best in this district. Greedy is tie brown ore mines of the Tennessee Cotl | Iron and Railroad company. bL, does | not belong to the T. c. league The game promises to be very interesting, as the Red Mountain aggregation has l not lost a game this season, and the Greedy nine is reported to be in splen- did shape. It is probable that Moses or Edney will pitch for the local team, ! and Manager Walter Unzicker is con | fident that his team will come out vic | torious. The public is invited to he present
 Bessemer lodge No. 45S. Ancie-lt Free and Accepted Masons. held an interest ing last night at which time the fol- lowing officers were elected: Clyde H. Brown, worshipful master l. R. Thon: asson. senior warden; c. s. May junior i warden; w. E Surratt, treasurer; w. D. Lanier, secretary: c. Bert Lytle, senior deacon; c. L. Roberts junior deacon: John T. McEniry trustee For three years; Andrew c. Mitchell, mar : shal These officers will be instafisd at the first meeting of the lctge in July, at which time the new worshipful master, Clyde H. Brown. 'sill appoint the senior steward. junior steward, and 1 tiler
 PERSONALS
 Mrs. Fife Batson left today for Ashe- ville. N. C.. where she will spend the summer with relatives and friends