The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13

, Bessemer, February Especial y
! The total subscriptions to date in the
| European drive in Bessemer amount to
s4,s10,15; s647.91 OF this amount was
collected from the white schools of the
| city. The largest single contribution
! from the schools was made by the SEN
| Tor domestic science class of the high
school. and was $50. From the high
/ school the amount contributed was
| $2Gl.70; from the Clarendon avenue
school, $159.37 from the Jonesboro,
| $53.47; from the Vance. $40.55. and from
the Roberts, s132.S2.
| The treasurer of the drive expects
! to make remittances to headquarters
Tuesday and urges additional subscrip-
tions to be turned in Monday to Nj. L.
Morrill, care Birmingham Railway,
| Light and Power company, 1871 Second
avenue.
Gordon f. Jones. chairman of the
drive, is very grateful and appreciative
of the cooperation he has received
from workers and subscribers in the
| campaign.
Cecil jolly, a boy of 10 years OF age.
figured as the principal in a story toto
! at the office of the deputy sheriff in
J Bessemer Saturday, which on account
OF the extreme youth of the boy was
unusually pathetic.
| Cecil according to officers, arrived
| in the city from his home in North Biz
mingham some time Friday. armed with
i a 3S Smith & Wesson pistol, which he
claimed belonged to his brother. Last
( night he attended a picture show and
while there he placed his hand in@~his
pocket on his pistol and accidentally
it discharged and shot him in the big
toe. Calmly he got up and left the
| show without any notice apparently
| being taken of his accident or depar-
ture. Last night he slept in somebody's
! automobile.
| This morning, according to his story
! he started on the way to Loveless
| bridge. near Bessemer, where he has On
aunt living, and passing store. went
in and, drawing his gun on the clerk,
| demanded candy, and left.
! The sheriff's office was notified and
the boy was brought back to Bessem err
where Sheriff W. T. Kemp. after hav-
| Ing the wound in his toe dressed by a
physician, turned him over to Mr.. Ri
| ley juvenile officer.
ILLICIT DISTILLING
| The funeral services for l.. Il Stevens.
who died Friday evening at O'Clock at
his home in East Bessemer. were held
| Saturday afternoon at o'clock. In
terment followed at Valley creek ceme-
| terry with BeSSemer lodge, No. 45S, A.
| +. & A. NJ, officiating. The deceased
| leaves his wife and two small children.
| The preliminary trial of Harold Mar
tin, charged with Illicit distilling, was
| held in the inferior court of Bessemer,
with Judge Etheridge presiding Fri
| day. and he was bound over to await
| the action of the grand jury.
| Jennie Crawl negro was arrested at
Brighton Saturday afternoon for vo-
lating the prohibition law. A quantity
sof whisky was found, according to Of
I ficers, in her possession Alfred Bum
| ton was arrested Saturday at Parkwood
| for a violation of prohibition. Five gall
Ions Of whisky was confscated.
The sum Of $1s5 was collected in the
office of the circuit clerk in Bessemer
Saturday for delinquent dog taxes.
| A beautiful gold Tiffany medal will
| be presented to Phin Fitzpatrick, high
school student at chapel exercises
Monday morning. for being the sue
| cessful contestant in state wide con-
| test engaged in by Boy Scouts for the
best essay on safeguarding the Home
From Fire" The contest was held by
| the ma tional board of underwriters and
the entrances limited TO BOY Scouts.
The presentation. will be made by r. l.
Coons.
AT THE CHURCHES
DR., F. 0. HELLER will hold services Sun
day at the First Presbyterian church In
| the morning he will use as a subject,
christian Valor:' in the evening his
| topic will be, ''Lifes Mightest Distinc-
| ton" There will be a meeting of the
officers of this church Monday evening
! at the church at o'clock.
The Rev l.. f. Stansell viii preach at
the First Methodist church Sunday. US
ing as a subject in the morning, Some
Good Things That Have Come 10 Us Out
of the War" In the exening, The Right
Use of Our Capital"
The Rev. w. p. Prce will hold SER
vices Sunday at the First Baptist church.
using as a subject in the morning. THE
| Marriage Feast; or the Joy of Being a
! Christian in the evening, THE We'd
| ding Garment and the Man Who Had
| 1t Not" Baptist Young Peoples union
at $50 and prayer meeting at 1850
Wednesday evening. A special feature of
Sunday school will be the organization OF
Bible class. and all men who are not
already affiliated with such an organiza-
ton are urged to attend.
Services will be held Sunday at the
First Christian church. The Rev. e. II.
Hutchinson viii use as subject in the
morning, IAN Author Who Writes to