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The Lambertville record., 1919-05-02
Watson R. Bodine.

Watson R. Bodine, aged rs years,
died yesterday at his home at 81
York street, from heart trouble. The
funeral viii be held Monday afternoon
at 2:30 at the Sandy Ridge Baptist
Church, with interment in the adjoin-
ing cemetery under the direction of
Horner.
Mr.. Bodine was for many years a
salesman for the Lambertville Rubber
Company, and is survived by two
brothers, Charles and Samuel Reading
Bodine, both of Delaware township.
His wife has been dead a number of
years.
The Lambertville record., 1919-05-02
Who is the New Hope boy7

Every little while we are reminded
how small the world really is. Pri-
vate Alfred Davis of Doylestown had
an experience of that sort while in
France a few months ago. Sitting be-
side a new comarde one day reading
a letter he said. Letter from my
sister Emma who is in Korea" The
comrade looked at him in surprise and
then asked; Is Emma Davis your sis
ter? Receiving an affirmative reply
comrade exclaimed "Why she was
my teacher in the New Hope School
a few years ago"
The Lambertville record., 1919-05-02
Notes on the Victory Loan
Campaign.

Many things have happaned of in
terest in the campaign in Lambertville
District, but the thing which is grad
ually assuming the foremost place in
the attention of our people is the
question, ,"Will Lambertville go over
the top?" 1t is a serious question for
the campaign is half over and the first
hundred thousand has not yet been
subscribed Each one of us must do
his absolute best to put our city un-
mistakeably and finally in the patrio
tic column
Watch the totals, everybody, and
Continued on page
The Lambertville record., 1919-05-02
Local School Represented.

The Lambertville high school was
represented at the Penn Relays, in
Philadelphia last Saturday, by four
of the prominent athletes: George
Arnett, Kenneth Massey, Paul Lewis
and Horace Redfield, and considering
the few chances that they have had
to practice made an excellent showing.
Visitors to the meeting from the
local school included Supervising prin-
cipal J. H. Herring, Miss Beatrice
Petrie, Miss Grace Durling, Miss
Gertrude Hays, Miss Mary Moonan
and j. Gibson Holcombe.
The Lambertville record., 1919-05-02

Deliveries Of southern pine to the
government from July l, 1917, TO MAY
IS. 1918, were 2.e0o, ,oo0.O00 feet, which,
II is estimated. would require solid
train of cars extending from the gulf
ef Mexico TO the Canadian border. and
would make 8 board walk three feet
wide extending six times around the
world. or build solid board fence ~
feet high that would circle the geo
graphical borders Of the United States.
The Lambertville record., 1919-05-02

Peter Decking.

The funeral of Peter Decking was
held from the home of his father in
law, Samuel Lerch, 81 Ferry street,
this city, on Thursday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, with Rev. Theron Lee,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, officiating. Interment was
in Mount Hope Cemetery under the
direction of Horner.
Mr.. Decking, who was 26 years of
age, died Sunday at his home at Allen
town, Pa.
The Lambertville record., 1919-05-02
Mrs. Theodore Gaddis.

Mrs. Theodore Gaddis passed away
on Sunday evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank j. Eppele, at
Headquarters, after a short illness
from paralysis. She was 5S years
of age. The body was taken to New
York City Wednesday morning for
interment, under the direction of c.
W. Green, of Rosemont. Her husband
survivessher..
The Lambertville record., 1919-05-02

There was fine attendance at the
Envangelistic Services in the New
Hope Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rev. Goff has made many friends by
his genial manner. Mr. Goff is a
forceful speaker and his sermons have
helped a large number of people.
there have been several conversions
and several people will unite with
Church on Sunday morning. The
children's meetings were immensely
enjoyed by the children. New Hope
will not soon forget the fine work of
this man of God. &C. E. Radcliffe
The Lambertville record., 1919-05-02

The w. G. T. U. will meet Tues
day, May 6, at P. M. in the Kalmia
Room. Mrs. Boddis and Mrs. Beatty
will prepare an interesting program.
All members are requested to be
present as items of Importance will
come before this meeting.
The Lambertville record., 1919-05-02

Mrs. George NJ. Marshall of Phila-
delphia, is spending some time as the
guest of Miss Margaret w. Ely, at
Cintra.
Miss Mary Mathews, of Phila-
delphia, is spending several days with
relatives in New Hope and Lambert
vile.
William Jaeger, who has been so
seriously i'll for several weeks has re-
sumed his work again.
The Lambertville record., 1919-05-02

Mrs. Earl Dalrymple, thirty seven
years old, lost her life last Thursday
when she ATTEMPTED to save her eleven
months old daughter from drowning
in pond near their home at Jutland,
The Lambertville record., 1919-05-02

Mr.. Benz Spitzi has sold his farm
at Copper Hill and will move to Flem-
ington next week. Mr.. Henry Halt
men, of New York, is the purchaser
and will move in as soon as the place
Is vacated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-19
ADDITIONAL MEN NEEDED. TO HANDLE
 CHRISTMAS MAIL
Holiday Business at Local Post office Breaks All Former Records, Says
 Postmaster Smyer

A number of additional men nave been placed at the local postoffice 10 handle the Christmas business ,wnich up to the present time has been the largest in history all previous records having been broken.
 The Hobbies of the building are crowded all day and it has been nec- essary to place man there Tor the purpose of weighing the parcels to De mailed and long lines stand at all win . dows all during the day. The Chrlst- mas rush has been evidenced this week, according to Postmaster R. E. Smyer' who states that in his opinion the pup lie has realized the necessity Of mall ing early and has tried to do this'
 Heretofore 1t has been the custom to mail all Christmas parcels during the four or five days before Christ- mas" said MT. Smyer. but this year the business will be divided over aoout nine days and in this way we will avoid to a certain extent the congested condition which usually prevails. The chaotic conditions of the railroads has helped us to impress upon the pupiic the necessity of mailing early in order that the gifts may reach their intended destination by Christmas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-19
SHAW DENIED BAIL BY JUDGE GREENE Rules That Defendant Must Stay in Jail Pending
 Decision

George A. Shaw. formerly president of the Grocery bakery in this city and now held on warrants charging embezzlement, was denied bail yesterday when the de- fendant appeared before Judge Dan A i. Greene in the civil division of the circuit court.
 Thomas J. Judge, attorney for the de- fendant at this execution by Judge Greene. notified the court that he would nandamus Judge Greene in order to try to obtain bail for Shaw.
 If this. proceeding is instituted it will be taken up by the supreme court within the next two or three weeks. If the de- cision of Judge Greene made yesterday is upheld by the higher court Shaw, who is now in the city jail will have to stay there until an appeal against warrants holding him here car be passed on by the supreme court. This appeal it was stated, would hardly come up before eight or ten months, during which time Shaw will have to remain in the custody of the police of this city.
 Three indictments charging embezzle- 1nent found by a grand jury in Charlotte, N. C.. have been produced by the sheriff from that city, who came to Birmingham to take the prisoner back to Charlotte.
 Shaw. it is alleged, went to North Caro- Iona and formed grocery association with a capital stock of $25, ,00O Some time later he was alleged to be short this amount. He was arrested in Br- mingham by Ed Burgess. police officer here. It was from these warrants sworn out by Burgess that Shaw has taken an appeal to the supreme court. The appeal makes it necessary to hold him here pending the decision of the higher court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-19
MUNICIPAL SALE OF
 GOVERNMENT GOODS
 AT CITY HALL TODAY
Probably Last Shipment to Be Re- ceived of Army Supplies-Blankets and Foodstuffs Are Included

Arrangements have been completed by D. E. Mckinley, city purchasing agent. to combat with heavy rush at $50 o'clock this morning, when the munich pal sale of surplus army supplies will open in the ground floor lobby of the city hall.
 Fifteen hundred new and all-wool Blankets will go on sale today at s6 each, the limit being two to customer. In the lot of supplies are 1250 pounds of candy that win be sold for % cents per pound Other goods include:
 Roast beef, canned, 25 and 50 cents Corned beef, canned 40 cents.
 Beef hash canned, 15 and 30 cents. Baked beans, 5 and 10 cents.
 Canned corn, 10 cents.
 Canned peas, 10 cents.
 Canned tomatoes, 10 and 12 cents.
 Cotton drawers, for men. 50 cents per pair
 Garbage cans. s each.
 This probably will be the last shipment of surplus government supplies obtain able by the city from the quartermas- ters depot in Atlanta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-19

Mir Steele stated yesterday that the or der was issued because no arrangements have been made with the Tuscaloosa Street Railway company to handle the articles between the railroad depot and the river wharf.
 The railroad and the river are operated by the United States railroad adminis- tration, but the street railway company at Tuscaloosa Is operated independently. It makes whatever charges it sees fit. subject to state regulations, for handling freight. It is stated that under present conditions there is no way of ascertaining who shall bear these transfer costs.
 Recently the fabricating plant at Fair field has shipped two lots of steel to the Chckasa~ shipbuilding plant at Mobile by way of the Alabama Great Southern- Warrior river route, with transfer over the street railway at Tuscaloo osa. Other shipments by the same route were to have been made at regular intervals until the completion of the terminals at Short Creek, after which that port will be used. To facilitate loading of the steel on to barges at Tuscaloosa the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company sent one of its electric cranes to that place.
 The railroad administration will be ap- pealed to to withdraw the embargo, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-19
RAR ASSOCIATION TO ELECT OFFICERS
 FOR COMING YEAR
Bench and Bar Urged to Attend An nuaI Meeting This Afternoon.
 President Stokely to Preside

At the annual meeting of the Birming- ham Bar associa ton this afternoon, of- ficers for the coming year will be elected and members of the executive committee will be chosen.
 The meeting, which will be held At O clock in the law library on the top iioor of the First National Bank building IS declared to be a very important one, ana every member of the bench and bar oi the county has been invited, whether ne holds membership in the association oi not.
 Judge J. T. Stokely, the retiring pres'- dent will preside at the meeting. It IS net known whether any names will be otrerea for the presidency other than that "i Iudga samuel D. Weakley. It is declared that as he is now vice president, his name will doubtless fe offered for the position of head of the County Bar association. Charles F. White. secretary and treas urer. is expected to be candidate to sue ceed himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-19
HEALTH BONDS GO ON SALE THIS MORNING
Sale of Christmas Seals Must Be Speeded Up to
 Reach Quota

Health Bonds" will go on sale at all the downtown and suburban booths of Birmingham and Jefferson county, beginning this morning. it was an- nounced yesterday afternoon by pr. George Eaves secretary of the Ala bama Anti Tuberculosis league. sale of the. Christmas seals have been going at fair rate at the booths, 1t was pointed out by pr. Eaves, but a great number of the bonds are still waiting a purchaser
 Health Bonds" are merely a form of receipt issued by the state organi- zation to those who contribute certain amounts in the campaign for the main tenance of the work against tubercu-
 losis in 1920. They are in the form of regular bond, bearing the good
 wishes of the national, state and county anti tuberculosis organizations. Twelve
 coupons to be clipped each month of
 the new year are provided sfor. These coupons represent the twelve phases of
 work in the 1920 programme. They are
 in S5. $1e. $25, $50 and $100 dimensions.
 Buttons will also be distributed to
 each person who contributes at least
 50 cents during the remainder of the campaign.
 The quota for Birmingham and Jef- ferson county in this drive is $5o,000 and t. present slightly more than $4000 has been realized The drive will be continued till the quota is reached
 however, it was announced by officials conducting the drive.
 Three hundred Birmingham men were rejected by the draft boards for army service during the war, and many soldiers returned afflicted with tuber- culosis.
 Treatment of these cases is an i'm portant part of the work of the Jef- ferson County Ant Tuberculosis asso- citation. on whose behalf the sale oi Red Cross Christmas seals is now being conducted.
 The association. organized in 1912, is almost solely dependent upon the sale of Christmas seals for it's maintenance It has accumuls ted valuable equipment including a sanatorium on Red Noun tain for tuberculosis patients and z free, dispensary at 2019 Avenue F, jr chrage of trained nurse. Heavy de mands on both sanatorium and dispen. sary make them constantly in need oi enlargement. and it is necessary that $50,000 be secured from the sale o, Christmas seals this season to care fol next years programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-19
GOODFELLOWSHIP DAY LAT CIVITAN CLU B
Interesting Programme Arranged for Regular Meeting Today at South ern Club

"Civitan Good Fellowship Day will be observed by the Civitan club at it's reg ular weekly meeting this afternoon at the Southern club at 1 o'clock, it was announced by Dr. Courtney W. Shrop- shire. president, and it is intended to make this occasion one of the best on the calendar of the Civitan club
 There will be no principal speakers. but several expressions from members will probably be heard In addition, the en- tertainment committees has arranged number of features la Civitan The full programme would not be an- nounced by President Shropshire, but it was hinted that the meeting will be well worth attending, not only by Civilians themselves but by guests and visitors. who will be welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-19
OF .DEFUNCT BANK ID TAKE OVER PROPERTY
Proposition From Examiner of Banks in Reference to Jefferson County Bank
 Accepted

The former stockholders and associates
 of the Jefferson county bank will raise
 the money to pay off the saving depos- itors and take over the assets of the bank, according to a decision reached yesterday afternoon at meeting held for the purpose of considering this prop osition. which was made by D. F. Green, superintendent of banks. who has charge
 of the affairs of this bank.
 The propositin was fully explained by
 Mir. Green after which resolution that it be accepted was adopted and the chairman was authorized to appoint a committee on permanent organization
 and to devise ways and means by which the proposition could be accepted and a practical plan provided for taking over Iall the remaining property and assets of the Jefferson County bank.
 J. l.. Yancy. chairman, yesterday gave
 out the following statement regarding the meeting
 For the purpose of receiving and con sdering a proposition from Hon. D. IF. Green, as superintendent of banks. in charge of the affairs of the Jefferson County bank. looking to the sale and purchase of the remaining assets of the Jefferson County bank, there was meeting of the former stockholders Of the Jefferson County bank and their as- sociates held in the room of the Civic association in the Jefferson County bank
 building, Thursday afternoon, from to 5: 80 o'clock.
 "The meeting was very enthusiastic and the proposition of the superintend-
 ent of banks evoked a very full and in-
 teresting discussion of all the questions
 involved 1t was the sense of the meet ing that the proposition of the superln- terdent of banks furnish the former
 stockholders tof the Jefferson County
 bank and their associates not only an opportunity for safe business invest
 ment but further give them an oppor- tunity of recouping some of the loss which they had sustained as such stock holders.
 After a very full discussion and alk the matters pertaining to the questions presented had been seemingly satistac- torily explained, there was adopted py rising vote a resolution to the effect that the proposition should be accepted, that a committee on permanent organization
 should be appointed by the chairman,
 of which committee he was to be char
 man. to effect the organization or holding company. and to devise ways and means by which such propositions could be accepted, and to provide prac-
 tical plan for taking over all the re- maining property and assets of the Jef- ferson County bank.
 4The committee so appointed IS com posed of representative men in tnis community and elsewhere, whose eftorts have heretofore always been cro"hea with success. That committee is com posed of the following gentlemen; J. lt Yancey, chairman; R. H. Baugh, w. M.
 Spencer of ciallion, Ala; A. G. Forbes
 Scott Leith of Cullman, and Mercer Bar nett and J. IF. Loveman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-19
Rainbow Veterans To Celebrate Their
 First Day In Trenches
Ex-Service Men Urged to Keep Up
 War Risk Insurance-Dance and \ Banuuet Postponed

The Mortimer H. Jordan chapter Of Rainbow Veterans decided to postpone the banquet and dance which they had planned for New Years eve untii Jahears si. % tha anniversary of the date they .irst went into the front line trenches on the battlefields of France. This decision was reached last night at meeting held m the rooms of the Civic association, when was largely attended. ,e,..
 Mai H. B. May, formerly Of the lo'In |infantry, made talk urging the boys 10 keep ,,p their war risk insurance. He spoke of the benefits to be derived rom it and declared 1t was the duty or all eS- service men to maintain this insurance. as it was the cheapest and best in the worin.
 He requested that all men who had a.. ', lowed their insurance to lapse or DC dropped have it reinstated before Jah, m, uary 1, and stated he woudi s've .hen ,,,d ,,, the information necessary if they woulo come cor, to the army recruiting station in the Clark building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-19
Senator Gore Says He
 Will Support Underwood Blind Senator From Oklahoma" Spends Night in Bir- mngham-Beleves Underwood's Plan for Com promise Only Hope of Peace Ratification-Will Return Washington in Time to Vote for
 Underwood for Minority Leader

interstate commerce commission in the management of the roads.
 "As to the anti-strike clause. in the Cummins bill. am in favor of it up to a certain point, where the bill says that the leaders of strikes shall be held for con spiracy. This part l am strongly against.
 The Cummins bill is a complicated piece oi machinery" stated Senator Gore, and I believe that the Esch bill Is the better of the two by far. The Esch bill does not divide the country into regions, and 1t does give the interstate commerce commission some say in the railroads at- fairs. The Cummins bill. stated Senator Gore in conclusion, provides for a system of management too much like the federal reserve board.
 Senator Thomas P. Gore, well known as the blind senator from Oklahoma, was born in Wingo county. Mississippi. At years of age he lost his left eye when struck with a stick by a playmate. and at ii years lost the other eye by an arrow from a cross-bow. He kept ap his cdu- cation, however, and was admitted 70 tho bar .n 1892. He had moved to Tevas year previous and in that state was nomi- mated for the state legislature. from which he had to withdraw on account of minor i ity of age.
 He first entered the Senate from the I state 5f Oklahoma in November, 1907 fle has bcen reelected successively since then, and during the intervening years has been member of the executive com mittee at the democratic national consen- ton, and also a delegate at large to the 1912 lemocratic national convention.
 Senator Gore came directly from ids home in Iawley, Okla. to Birmingham. and was on his way to Shreveport when he stopped over in this city On leaving Shreveport, he stated, he would return diT rectly to Washington, arriving there Tn time for the Saturday democratic caucus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-19

in the meantime no further steel ship ments by that route will be accepted by the railroad company.
 Work on the terminals at Birmingport tthat is the new name given to the Short
 Greek terminals) is progressing satisfac- torily. General Manager Charles F. Wood
 stated yesterday The heavy rains of last week caused number of washouts
 that interfered with work for time, but
 during the. present week large force of
 men has been on the job.
 General Manager Wood yesterday re-
 ceived a letter from Major Thomas, en-
 gineer in carge of the Warrior. that he
 had recommended the widening of the
 river at Birmingport to double it's pres
 ent width to enable the largest ships on the Warrior to turn there. These recom-
 mendations have been forwarded to the
 chief engineer at Washington, who is ex-
 pected to pass upon them in the next 3i
 days.
 Mir. Wood goes to Washington in few days. and while there will interview the chief engineer and urge prompt dispo- sition of the matter. so that when the terminals are finished provision will have been made for all vessels coming up the river to turn at that place.
 The name Birmingport having been adopted at the suggestion of General Manager Wood. it will be so chrstened with due formalities when the terminals are ready to be put in commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-19
COMMISSIONERS TO RETURN TODAY WITH
 S1,OOO,00O IN CASH

Dr. N. A. Barrett. president of the city city commission; Secretary H. Scudder Rvall and Comptroller James M. Jones are due ,o return today from New YorN. where they coasummated the sale ot s1 .OOo. Oto in high school bonds. City Com missioner J. Ellis Brown returned yester- day from a hunting trip.
 The commission will take up the is2o nriyilese license schedule at specla' meeting tomorrow. This will be the most important meeting of the last days or tne year. There will be Hull in city nall ar fairs for the rest of the year. except ad- ministrative activity in bringing out a heavy vote Monday week for the constitu- tional amendment.