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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-23

Chicago TO spend their Christmas va
cation.
Nj and Mrs. Harold Car of Rush
Hill, Mo- are visiting at the home Of
the attcr's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T..
NJ Cram, on Van Buren, street.
Miss Olive Peterkin, VINO is en-
ployed in the office OF the La Sale
Count farm adviser, left today for
Saul Ste Marie, Mich. to spend nor
Christmas vacation.
Earl Osborne Of Strcator was an
Ottawa visitor last evening.
Miss Loretta Galley of the Illinois
Valley Hospital has gone to Green
Bay, Wis. to spend her Christmas va
cation.
Mrs. Matt lShanley and baby OF
Utica are spending the week al the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wal
rem on West Lafayette street
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Jones of Chi
! cago are spending the holidays at the
home OF Mrs. w. IT, s. Rigden on
Webster street
Miss Gladys Marco, who has been
visiting at the home Of Mrs. Edwar'
cellars in Eastwood for the past sev
erdl days, lett inns afternoon Tor her
home in Sheridan.
Roy Bathurst OF Chicago, formerly
+ a resident of this city, spent the aft
ernoOn at the home Of his aunt, Mrs
blackburn, on East Congress street.
Frank Prichard OF La Sale wa
among the visitors in Ottawa today
! EX"Mayor Madden OF MENDOZA wa
in the city on legal business today.
Plumbing Inspector William Wilson
| who has been confined to his hOm'
! on Webster street by sprained foot
, is able to be downtown again
William Mills Of Omaha. "a tOrmc1
/ Ottawa resident. is visiting his moth
er, Mrs. D. G. Mills, in East Ottdwa
! Mr. Mills is now travelling Tor the
Goodrich Rubber Company.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-23

Sunday school choir, "Venite In
fantes" ........ ...,,.........
Vocal solo. "Bethlehem' ........
.... $3.50. Miss Elizabeth BOnhorst
Opening service ................
........ Pastor and congregation
Vocal solo, Praise Ye the Lord .
,................. Miss IL. Knoll
Song, "Adeste Fideles" ..........
.......... Sunday school chorus
Responsive reading, Pslam XXIll.
Prayer and address .......... Pastor
Responsive Scripture reading. -.
Recitation, STORY SO Dear ......
...... ~........M argie l'ublitA
Vocal solo. This Is the Day.
.....,,...,...-. ..t.t. LEO Mum
Duet and chorus, In the Old
Time ...... .,.,.. '.'''.'''.,
49,. Misses n. Bonhorst, L. Hitter
Responsive recitation ..........,
superintendent and Sunday school
Solo, "Stille Nacht' .............
Hymn Congregation and $. *. schoo
Recitation, The Promised King
........ ............E Edith KeibeI
Duet and chorus, Shout the Glad
Tidings" Misses Bonhort and Hitter
Responsive Scripture reading -.
Duet and Chorus, Gloria in Elk
celsis' .... ..............,.
Violin solo, christmas Night"..
....... .....,.....M Miss j. BruCks
Recitation, STORY of Christmas,
II. Fox, A. Bach X. Hendricks, e
Smith Il. Blumenthal.
"The Christmas Story ....,....
Recitation, When Christmas
Time Comes" .......,.A. Mueller
Recitation. "Oh, Wonderful Mes
sage" ........ .,........N. kalsc
Chorus of little children, AT
Christmas ...... ...........
Recitation. We Love to Think
of Bethel" .... ........'.....
/, u. Heidenreich, w. Brockhaus J
Quilter.
Tableau. The Shepherds" .......,
...... .........t... 'Slleill Nigh
Recitation. "A Little BABY ,....
Edna Schaeile
Chorus of little children, "Lnth-
ers Cradle Hymn ..........
Recitation, Lullaby" ......L. Weis
Responsive reading ...........
Song, Beautiful Beaming star
,.............S Sunday school choru
Recitation, An All Year Round
Christmas ,.... ...,........
NJ. Kruse, /. Mueller, +. Johnson, 4
Streul. II. Weber.
Hymn, Let Us All With Glad
some Voice" ......... Congrecatiu
Recitation The Angels Song.
,... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Edna 70
10Th
Iehem ........,...,,...'..... -..''.
Offering for benevolent purpose.
Lithurgical service .......,....
Distribution OF gifts ..........,
DOXology ..,.,. '''......'.''''.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-23
AN AUTO TO EVERY
ID PERSONS IN y. S

4 canvass of the automobile SitnA.
/ ton turnout the country shows tadt
at the end of this year there Nill be
officially listed 1902 900 automobiles,
both passenger and commercial. This
H,estimate. which is very. close 20 the
actual figures. shows an increase ot
/ over one million vehicles during the
wear. the record for 1918 being 6225,-
1892 cars. incidentally, the 1919 regis
tra,ion is more than double that for
/ 1916
/ BY the beginning of the new year
there will he a ear for every " po".
sons in the United States based on an
estimated population of over 100000,
O00 Now York leads in point of total
| registration with $4,000 machines,
! though the per capita is only one In
20 Ohio is close rival with 10000
cars. or one for every 1913 persons.
/ PENNSYLVANIA Is next with i15.0or
cars. one for every 1875 persons,
Iowa Leads in Density.
! In point of density Iowa continues
to lead with one car for every 81
persons. followed by Nebraska with a
rating of 60. California GO, South pa
/
neSOta g.
The question Of reaching the poin'
of saturation is OF course, always an
interesting one and yet ii is Qucs-
ton which cannot be answered with
any degree of eXactitude. For exam.
pie. with 6.00oG'O cars to use there
is a renewal demand Of ahou, on"
million cars year entirelj aside
from new business. so that in Consid-
cring the absorption power of tn"
country. due allowance must be made
for renewals and Implications. OF
which there are a very large number.
England Has $4,000
So far as world figures are con
Cerncd. there is no country that even
in the remotest degree approaches the
number of automobiles in the Critcd
States.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-23
LOCAL,
NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Waldcnberg Of
San Francisco are spending Christ
mas at the home OF Mrs. W. II. s.
Rigden, on Webster street.
Miss Elizabeth Vincent, who is at
tending Smith college, is spending
Christmas with her mother, Mrs. !.
ID. Vincent. on Pearl street.
Harold Duncan, who is attending
school in Chicago, is spending his
holiday vacation with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Duncan, on
Illinois avenue.
Fred S BEEN went to Chicago this
morning on a business visit.
Miss Louise Pickens Of Van Buren,
street. who is attending the Univer-
sity of Illinois, has gone To st. Pet
ersburg, Fla, to spend her Christmas
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Pickens, who are winter
/ ing there.
City Attorney Glenn Weese went
to Chicago this morning on bust
ness visit.
| Mr. and Mrs. Russell Howard and
daughter, Ruth Elizabeth, of Chicago
are spending the holidays at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. w. +. Howard on
| Hayes street.
Mayor George V. B. Weeks went
to Chicago this morning on bust
ness visit.
Harold McAlpine, who has bo"r
confined to a hospital in Chicago since
/ last September. is spending the hOll
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
! William McAlpine, in South Ottawa.
Mrs L.aWren~a Talbot Of Coda
Rapids Iowa, Is visiting at the home
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-23
Mr. GrnNGhe Sne axis.

"Some of these problems they keep
putting up 10 ms said Mr. Growcher.
make me think of old-fa Shioned CO.
nundrums. You're supposed to keep
guessing. Whats The differrnceT when
II doesn't make much real ii ference
whether there's any difference or not"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-23
SEND DESTROYER FOR
BODY OF CORPORAL
CRy the Associated PRESS }

Corunna, Spain. Monday. Dee, -. -
The American destroyer Thornton ar
rived here today TO take to the United
States the body Of Corporal rhismolr
ton. who was killed when an Amcri
can ship was torpedocd off this port
in 1917.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-23
For the Christmas Tree

Decorations buy Bake-Rite Animal
Cookies The children Will enjoy
them. Bake Rite Bakery, Main street
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-23

Indoor Baseball Xmas Night.
Game called at O'Clock.
Maccabees vs. Odd Fellows.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-23

Honey Dew Cookies.
Good for the children. Bake Rite
BAKERY, Main street
Indoor Baseball Xmas Afternoon.
Gene called at 3 O'clock
X G.. w. Masons
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-23
Indoor Baseball Xmas Afternoon.

Try The Free rrader-JournaI Want Ada
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-02
SECOND HEARING IN
HUGHES WILL CASE
Contestants Allege Undue Influence
Exerted on Deceased

The hearing of the contest of the
will of Marion M. Hughes was begun
tor the second time in probate court
before Judge ]. p. Stiles yesterday
afternoon.
The contestants won the case at a
former hearing. but upon an appeal TO
the supreme court it was reversed and
remanded for another trial. A large
number of heirs who constitute the
contestants allege that p F. Suddesh
and George NJ. Sharpe exerted undue
influence over the deceased, causing
him to make the will in favor of his
granddaughter, Johnnie Suddeth, and to
name Sharpe, stepfather of Johnnie
Suddeth, as guardian without bond
They further claim that had their
father died interstate his will would
have been in favor OF his children.
The contestants contend that sud
deth and Sharpe visited Marion NJ
Hughes two days before he underwent
an operation and that he was in a
weakened condition and was not men
tally Responsible at the time the WIZ
was made.
The estate ia valued at between
$4,000 and $4,000, consistin< largely
of coo acres of coal land in the north
ern part of Jefferson county.
1t is expected that the case will con-
sumo more than a week, over 100 wit
nesses having been summoned. Clark
Williams, r. F. Smith and James
Handy represent the, contestants
while Attorneys Gibson and steele are
representing the probate Of the will
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-02
SELMA MAN DIES
AFTER BEING RUN
OVER BY AUTOMOBILE

Selma. September 1-(Special>-A.
Philen died here at 10 o'clock tonight
following an automobile accident in
which he was run over.
Mr. Philen was walking when the
car approached and to save himself he
caught they running board of the auto
mobile. which was driven by Miss Mar
tina Cooper of New Orleans and owned
by Charles b. Reid. formerly of Bir-
mingham When the brakes were
thrown on Mr.. Philen was thrown UNI
der the wheels of the car, which passed
over his body. The accident happened
downtc~ at $50 o'clock.
Mr. Philen was 60 years old. He is
survived by his widow and the follow
ing children: Mrs. Henry Schiel and
Mrs Walter Tyus of Selma, Kirksie
Philen of Autauguaville, Monette
Philen of South Carolina and Mrs. c.
Scurry of Georgiatown, S. c..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-02
Thousands Tew Parade
OF Organized Labor
Attractive Floats Feature Two-Me Pageant-Unon MeI
and Friends Enjoy Entertainments and Con-
tests at East Lake

With crisp autumn weather prevailing,
the Labor Day parade and celebration OF
the allied trades unions of the district
was splendid success yesterday. With
numerous unique floats and decorated
automobiles and smiling sponsors repre-
senting the various organizations, the
marchers We'd with the thousands who
ter and laughter.
Conservative estimates place the num-
Der marching at 20o0 and the line is said
to have been over two miles long.
The parade and celebration yesterday
was the first held by local unions in
several Years. due to the fact that most
of the membership was engaged in max
ing war against kaiserism last year, or
was too patriotic to celebrate while the
nation was engaged in war. The parade
marks the formal return of the organ
lied labor of the district to a peace
standing.
Many handsome floats were seen in
the long parade yesterday In one Sec
ton d tractor drew a small imitation
box car filled with beautiful sponsors for
the railway trainmens union. Another
handsome float was that of the electrical
workers. decorated in various colored
ribbons and mounted on large truck.
The sponsors were strewn out all along
the line of march. Some rode in auto
mobiles, some mounted the various floats
and some even perched upon the tops OF
automobiles. Ev,n in the parade they
did fail to solicit votes for themselves
in the contest to be decided later by the
judges at East Lake.
Mrs. Maud King, wife OF Is. w. King
business agent of the machinists' unior
of the city, was elected Queen of Labor
Day and was paid homage at the cele-
bration at East Lake.
Many placards were carried in the
hands of the marchers advocating a SIX
hour day for some the Plumb plan fol
others and still others said simply thai
they were organizing for work and moi
to fight. Members of the retail clerks
union carried cards asking that patrons
demand the union card from clerks. Two
tiny tots about the middle of the line
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-02
|SM|TH FORWARDS
RESIGNATION TO
CHAIRMAN CUMM|NS
State Democratic Executive
Committee to Name Sue
cessOr-WOman Suffrage
May Figure in Election

E. D. Smith, democratic national COM
mitteeman from Alabama, will today
forward to Homer S. Cummins, chair
man, his resignation as a member of that
body to be effective at once. Announce
ment to this effect was made yesterday
by Mr.. Smith.
The selection of a successor to Mr..
Smith is expected to excite the keenest
interest in Alabama political circles
as possibilities for the appointment to
fill the unexpired term of Mr.. Smith are
Borden Burr, who was defeated by Mr.
Smith for committeeman in 1916; Col
Ribb Graves. former chairman of the
state democratic committee; Forney
bit, state chairman.
The vacancy will be filled by the state
democratic executive committee accord
ing to announcement made by prominent
political les ders yesterday. Chairman
Nesbit stated that no action would be
taken in the matter until official noti-
ficatior. Of the resignation of Mr. Smith
was received from the national commit
tee. lie declared that he was not GER
tain whether the vacancy was to be
filed by the state or the national COM
mittee. However. former Gov. W. ID.
Jelks, who was national committeeman
from Alabama for four years, and Mr..
Smith, the retiring member, both state
that the matter will be referred to the
state committee with request to fill the
vacancy.
There is considerable speculation in po-
litical circles as to the part the ques-
ton of woman suffrage will play in the
selection u q successor to Mr.. Smith.
toned in connection with the vacancy,
are active CT ponents of the Susan B. An
| thony amendment and took part in the
recent fight before the state commit
| tee when the amendment was Endorsed at
| the urgent request of the national COM
mittee They are Forney Johnston, f.
| w Pettus and Borden Burr. Chairman
Nesbit and Col. Bibb Graves are listed
as strong advocates of the suffrage
cause although Colonel Graves did not
appear in the fight before the commit
| tee Whether the national committee will
make any effort to secure the selection
Of successor to Mr.. Smith who is fav-
orable to the Anthony amendment is OF
course a matter of speculation at this
time, out well VerSed poiitlcians are ol
| the cp;rion that suffrage, rather than
prohibition, will play the important part
| in filing the vacancy
| Mr.. Sr' it'll. who goes to Montgomery
| sn business this morning, leaves later ir
| the day for Atlanta, where he assumes
his new duties as general solicitor for thu
| Southern Bell Telephone company. II
| charge of the legal department. Within
1.-THE next few weeks he will rer,ove hi'
| residence to Atlanta permanently. HI
will be succeeded in the law firm of A
| g. and Z. D. Smith by his brother, S
/ p Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-02
BIOLOGISTS MAKE
TOUR OF DISTRICT
Mines and Other Industries
Being Visited by Delegates
to Association Meeting

Mines of the Tennessee Coal. Iron
and Railway company will be visited
by members of the Association Of
American State Biologists in annual
convention here this week. The geolo-
gists will be guests of the company
and will be served barbecue dinner
at the noon hour. A meeting will be
held at the Tutwiler hotel this morn
ing.
Last night the geologists were the
guests of the Alabama Technical asso-
citation at the Southern club. where
smoker was held. Luncheon yesterday
by the members of the association was
held at the Tutwiler. where they were
the guests of the Republic Steel and
Iron company. Mines of that COM
pany were visited yesterday afternoon
and a trip through the residential sec
ton of the city was made.
DIR f.. A. Smith OF the University
of alabama presided over the first ses-
sion of the convention held yesterday
morning at the Tutwiler
The members of the association VIII
visit various mines and other interest
ing places in and ar ,und Birmingham
and later in the week will go to other
parts of Ihe state. DR. r.. A.. Smith and
DR.. William #. Prouty of the Univer-
sity of Alabama are directing the vari-
Gus trips made in the state.
State biologists from many differ
ent states in the union are here for
the convention.
Today the biologists will form two
parties. one remaining in Birmingham to
visit various industrial plants. including
property of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and
Railway company, and the other going
to the graphite fields in and around Clay
county. The two parties meet in Svla-
caugua Wednesday morning, where they
will visit the marble quarries, going
north to Gadsden, the Tennessee river
district and Muscle Shoals. They will be
in Birmingham for the last time Friday
night, leaving Saturday morning for
Tuscaloosa and the university, where
they will visit the Warrior river dis
trict and inspect the plant at Holt. They
will assemble for a final dinner at Smith
hall at the university Saturday night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-02
BAPTISTS PLAN
FOR BIG DRIVE
Perfect Organization to Raise $780,
600 in Jefferson County

Jefferson county Baptists at a meeting
yesterday formulated plans whereby the
Baptist churches of the county may raise
s5O0,000
The above amount is this county's quota
of the 900 campaign launched by
the Baptists throughout the south. the
amount to go for home and foreign mis-
sions and FOR educa ton in the south.
The following were elected officers OF
the movement ORGANIZED yesterday: B. c.
Cox, presidcp<, J. w. Brooks, first vice
president: r. J. Jordan. second vice pres
ident George Johnston. third vice presi-
dent and Dr. T. NJ. Hankins, secretary
President Cox stated last night that he
was of the opinion that they had effect
ed a permanent organization which would
be successful in lining UP Baptists OF
Jefferson county to do the active work
in the $500 600 drive A large portion of
the amount raised in this county will
be used for the benefit of the rural
schools in this county. The meeting'was
held in the First Baptist church and
was we'll attended.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-02
Impanel the Federal
Grand Jury Today
Investigation of Coal and Food
Situation Expected

The federal grand jury will be empan-
eled this afternoon at / o'clock by Judge
W. I. Grub of the United States dis
trict court for TIE northern district of
Alabama, and will Immediately begin
work on one of the largest dockets in
some time, it is stated. All the data col
lected by the agents of the department
of justice during the recent coal inves-
tigation will be submitted to the inquis-
itorial body at this time. and interesting
developments are expected.
large number of additional sub
roenas were issued yesterday by Charles
]. Allison, clerk of the court, and 1t is
expected that the grand jury will also
investigate the recent probe conducted
by the United States district attorney re-
garding the boarding of food and
prcfiteering..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-02
bESSEMER CHILD
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Katie DOdd Seriously In
jured When Guard Shoots
at Trespassers1

Katie Dodd the 12-year-ofuN daughte.
of Mrs. Willena Dodd, of Bessemer. was
accidenty shot yesterday through the
abdomen by the guard at No. Lake yes
terday while on an outing there. She
is in a serious condition at the Tennessee
Coal and Railroad company's hospital at
Muscova. where hope of her survival
was held out last night.
The guard, it was stated, was shoot
ing at other parties who were trespass-
wild, striking the little girl in the abb
domen. She was rushed to the hospital
at once where her condition was pro-
nounced critical The party of which she
was a member was holding a picnic at
the Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-02
FORM BIRMINGHAM
PORT CORPORATION
TO Utilize RIVER
10 Provide Ample Terminal
Facilities at Short Creek.
Organization Capital
lied at 100000

The Port of Birmingham corpora
ton will be organized with a capital
stock of 100000, of which minimum
of $150,000 will be paid in, according
to an announcement made yesterday
morning following a meeting of the
Warrior River Development company
held in the orrlce or the Chamber of
Commerce. There was a full attend
ance of the committee at the meet
ing, which was presided over by Chair
man James r. McWane, president of
the American Cast Iron Pipe COMPANY
Charles F. Wood. engineer for The
Warriod development committee, sub
mitted the prospectus showing the
profits to be expected from the invest
ment and terminal facilities at Snort
Creek He was authorized to proceed
with the detailed engineering and
other preliminaries in preparation for
the actual commencement of work.
According to the plans Of the commit
tee, sidetracks will be constructed and
two 25-ton derriclSs with 100-feet
booms will be installed. In connec-
ton with the derricks magnets for
lifting will be provided.
"By the time the financial arrange
ments are completed the preliminary
work will be out OF the way" said
Mr.. McWane. land we will be ready u
begin the work of construction. The
proposed facilities at Short creek will
handle not only more package freight
than can be handled by Tuscaloosa or
Cordova, but provides for bulk tom
mage such as incoming ore, pyrites.
nitrate of soda and other bulk COM
modities."
CAS- soon as this work is completed
there will be large amount of tom
mage available. according to reports
received here, as many shippers are
anxious to avail themselves of the re-
duced freight rate allowed by the
United States railroad administration.
which is a reduction of 20 per cent,
the water and rail rate being so per
cent
Following the splendid report of Mr..
Wood. the committee Immediately de-
cided to organise the Port OF Bir-
mineham corporation" and the stock 10
this new concern will be offered to the
public. This committee has been
working on this matter for some time
and has gone into the matter thor
oughly, investigating it from every
angle
This will be great thing for Biz
mingham," said James J. Jackson, sec
rotary of the committee land while
the committee may have appeared tc
! work slowly to the public, it has IN
! deed been working very fast as there
| were so many things to be investi-
gated regarding the location of the
| terminals. This committee. which Is
composed of prominent business men
J realizes that this was a matter that
would effect the future generations
as possible in making the final plans
for this work. We will offer the
stock for sale and expect no trouble
| in disposing of it."