The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23


 from both Bessemer and Birmingham. An additional committee was appointed to as- sst MT Martin and was composed of James B. Morton, George Woodrow and George Houston.
 Judge Jones announced that the ques- ton of reduction in water rates would be reported on at the next meeting The new company seems disposed to make cer- tain concessions which would be of in- terest to every consumer George Shaw, sanitary Inspector, reported on the sani- tary condition of the city and asked the cooperation of the Board of Trade in the work
 A resolution was adopted by the Board of Trade requesting the board of revenue U have a definite date in which to meet in Eessemer, making it at least once a month, giving such time as would enable the residents of this end of the county to take up with the board such matters as required immediate attention Ad- journment was then taken until clock, when they would hear the report of the committee which Was appointed to meet with a committee appointed from the Real Estates exchange of Birmingham in regard to the proposed Valley Creek ca nal.
 At GAG o'clock the committee returned from Birmingham and reported that after some discussion a committee of three, composed of T. H. Motion, T. T. Huey and T. A. Weller, was appointed to con- fer with the engineers and ask them to hold up the rerort until all the informa- ticn and data wanted by them in regard tU the tonnage of this district could be complied This matter will be started at once and pushed until completed J. A. VarHoose was appointed to go to Mobile to confer with Major Guthrie and to New Orleans to confer with Colonel Sanford. MT. Na1Hoose will leave tonight for Mo bile.
 The Board of Trade will meet again next Wednesday afternoon.
 The general merchandise store of Riley Brothers on Nineteenth street, between Third and Fourth avenues, was entered by thief last night, and $97 in cash was taken from the safe. Just how the thief gained entrance is not known, but he left by the back door, and it is thought that he must have used a skele- ton key So far nothing else has been missed from the store. The robbery was reported to the local sheriff's office and the officers are at work on the case.
 Within the past few days robbers have been very active in Bessemer, a number of business houses as we'll as residences having been entered
 Mrs D. M. Owen, president of the United Charities, wishes to thank the Southern Railroad company for the re- bate given the organization in the trans portation of poor people the society is called upon to send to their. homes or to their relatives.
 The formal opening of the Besse- mer Trades Council took place last ,icr1, ta Ior ,for ira f a banquet at the Bright Star cafe. The crowd gathered at the hall where the opening address was made by Presi- dent Joe Mcclure, responses being made by several prominent citizens. The body then adjourned to the cafe, where a banquet was served.
 Music for the occasion was furnished by an orchestra while splendid pro- gramme was rendered by Hode East nam, Howe Price, George Houston, Dr. Wood Price and others Theodore La : mar acted as toastmaster for the oc- casion and introduced the following speakers. who made interesting talks: George Ross. B. C. Jones, F. R. Mathews, T. T. Huey. Ben G. Perry Jim Lipscomb, B. W. King, B. H. Tillman, G. B. Hollingsworth, pr. R. F. Me Tyere, J. c. B. Gwin, Louis Bowen and Joe Foster, Following the banquet the Douy auJourneu to the dI1HoTy ldll III the Realty building where delightful dance was enjoyed.
 This was the first of a series of en- tertainments to be given by the Trades Council and proved most suc- cessful in every way. Covers were laid for 150 guests.
 s Marshall Patton, Mary Majors, Ella Miller Pinkie Bennett Clark Finch, Mitchell Miller, all negroes. were ar- rested yesterday by Deputy Sheriffs w. B. Vines, w c. Steele. R. M. Childress and Oscar Tucker at Virginia mines on charges of violating the prohibition law.
 R. M Mathews of Adger and Miss