The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17

Bessemer February 16.-(Special.)- council meeting Tuesday evening to decide upon means to keep the expenses of the city within it's revenue, follow ing a statement by Alderman W. A Simmons that the city's expenses are greater than last year, when there was reported deficit of over ss,0OO.
 The committee was appointed by the president pro tenn. of the council-M. F. Crotwell, w. A. Simmons, l.. E. Ling. w. R. Parker and Loveless. MT. Knox of the Southern Bell Telephone and Tel egraph company asked for an elimina- tion of the long distance license as- sessed by the city against the com pany for the year 1921, which was placed at $500. The local license for the city of Bessemer is s7S0, which the cred sufficient to cover both licenses. This matter was referred to the mis- cellaneous committee of the council, to be reported on at the next meeting.
 A communication from the board of education was presented. urging the immediate sales of bonds. which were voted on in an election several months age, for improvement of the city schools, including a new unit to the Vance school, and the erection of a new high school. This matter was referred to the school and finance committee.
 A letter from the Bessemer Land company requested that another dump ing ground be provided other than their property, which has been used for this purpose by the city
 number of complaints were made against cows running at large in the city, and a decision made that this would be stopped.
 KIWANIS CLUB
 The Kiwanis club had as it's guest today R. S. McGil1, formerly of Ala bama, but for many years Young Mems Christian association secretary in China. MT. McGill in short but effec- tive speech told of the great work be- ing undertaken by the Young Mems Christian association force, and told how the really and truly great and in- fluential men of China were coming to realize that China needed the purging and uplifting power of some effective form of religion to regenerate the na- ton.
 Christianity, as it is being presented to them through the Young Mems Christian association and other Chris ton agencies, is beginning to make a great impression on their leading thinkers and it, is hoped that the Chris tianizing of China will in time become a fact through the cooperation of the Chinese leaders themselves working through their own people,
 Kiwanian Walter J. Smith, superin- tendent of the Bessemer rolling mill made very interesting four-minuts talk on the plans which had been put into effect in the rolling mill under his administration, which has won for that , institution the distinction of beins called by the president of the Stee Corporation, "the Blue Ribbon mill" O. Iall the similar plants operating under the Steel Corporation. It is most grat flying to Bessemer people to know tha the Bessemer rolling mill has mad, such splendid showing.
 Capt. John T. McEniry made very interesting talk relating to the enroll ment in the ranks of the Kiwanians O. President-el Warren G. Harding President Harding during the pas month, stated Mir. McEniry became { member of the Marion. O.. Kiwani !. club and expressed himself as being de lighted with Kiwanis principles, ant went so far as to state that he hoped to put into his cabinet the same spiri of cooperation and helpfulness tha lexisted in the ranks of Kiwanian everywhere.