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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30
CONGRESS TO VOTE
ON PLAN OF BORAH
Foreign Relations Committee TO
Consider Idaho Senator's
Disarmament Proposal.

New York. Dec 30 General John J
Pershing. speaking last night at Herbert
Hoovers dinner for the starving children
OF Europe in the Hotel Commodore,
urged the governments of the world 70
curtail expenditures for armies and
navies as the best move that could be
taken toward permanent peace.
As we contemplate the causes OF the
world war and realize its horrors. SAID
General Pershng, every right thinking
man and woman must feel like demanding
that some steps be taken to prevent ITS
recurrence.
"An important step would be to curtail
expenditures for the maintenance Of arm
les and navles.
THE estimates recently presented to
our Congress for naval and military pur-
poses contemplate an appropriation for
the next fiscal year amounting to more
than S5,000,C00 a day for every working
day in the year This is q gloomy COM
mentarv upon world conditions that
expenditures several times greater than
ever before in peace times should be con-
sidered necessary, especially when the
most rigid economy in governmental
administration is essential if we are to
avoid bankruptcy But we are only one
OF the many nations that contemplate
taking upon themselves such an enormous
burden, in addition to their tremendous
war debts
Washington, Dec 30 Congress proba-
bly, will have an opportunity to vote on
the resolution Of Senator BOrah Qdaho)
looking to FIVE year program for re-
duction OF so per cent annually IN the
naval ornaments OF the United States
Great Britain and Japan 1t was an
nounced yesterday that a meeting OF the
Foreign Relations Committee will be held
next Monday to consider the measure.
From the best information OBJ talnable
from committee members it is believed
the measure will be reported TO the
Senate, although it is likely that some
amendments will be added. The senti-
ment in the committee, while favoring the
general proposal of international agree
ments for disarmament, is divided ON the
specific resolution proposed by Senator
Borah
None of the committee would be quoted
but there is a feeling that any conference
of nations looking toward naval dlsarma-
ment should include other nations besides
Great Britain, the United States and
Japan. Several Senators suggested there
is no reason why France and Italy ought
not TO be included
Continued on page IA
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Rome Dec 19 Groups 70 ths ham-
Der OF Deputies. especially the National
lists, former oomDatants enu conserve.
tives are meeting frequent, WITH 'a
view u agreeing on common action rs
gardiug the situation .D fiumt son,
of them insist 1u fhc re,essitl 10 askinA
immediate icoUnvutaiIun No uaIiunr
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
TENNESSEE HOUSE
 WILL VOTE. TODAY ON RATIFICATION
(Ccntinued From Page one.)

spectators. There was no reference to suffrage, However, aud the body ad- journed after an hour of routine busi- ness. Attorney General Thompson had rendered an opinion that passage of the Ratification resolution by a majority or the members present would be legal, since the act woud be political and non legislative and would not require the governors signature and it had been rumored that should the suffragists find they were in the majority, rushing tac' tics would be resorted to.
 Headquarters of the opposition said tonight they had heard nothing from Representative W. W. Neal of the North Carolina legislature, reported en route from Raleigh in behalf of the anti-rau- flea tionists of that assembly, to investi- gate the suffrage situation iii Tennessee.
 Speaker Walker tonight sent the fol- lowing message to the speaker of the North Carolina house of representa- tives:
 Have amendment defeated over whelmingly in the lower house We are proud of our mother state of North Carolina. God grant that she stand true to her glorious traditions and history"
 A telegram signed by sixty-three of the 120 members of the North Caro- lima house, stating that they would stand together and defeat ratification by that state. was received by MT. Walker last Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
RULING ID CAUSE
 NO LOSS, BELIEF Banks Can Afford to Hold Warrants Till Legislature
 Acts, Says Green
By FRED H. G0RMBEI
 Montgomery Bureau The A9e-hersld


 Montgomery, August 16.-(SpeciaL)-Ihe opinion of J. Q. Smith, attorney general holding invalid the act giving counties the right to issues interest-bearing war rants in paymen for road and tick eradl- cation work, will not seriously incon- venience the counties and will cause no financial loss. Investigations today de- veloped the fact that the banks have It. tie money invested in the warrants; that the debts are as good today as they were before the decision; that Jefferson county is not affected by the law at aii and that the greatest drawback will re- suit from the fact that additional war rants will not be issued until correc- tion is made by the legislature.
 D. F. Green, state superintendent or banks. expressed the opinion that the amount invested in warrants by the banks is negligible, and that the banks which have them can afford to carry them until the legislature meets.
 "The obligation is still against the counties which issued the warrants, said MT. Green, 'and as soon as the leg islature meets again law will be passed correcting the error Then new interest bearing warrants will be issued to take the place of those invalidated.'
 Officials of Jefferson county announced that 1t was not affected by the opinion as Jefferson was expressly exempt rom the operation of the law.
 Some counties had planned to issue in terest-bearing warrants. until such time as more money could be obtained from other sources for road work This Will he prevented by the ruling and VIII cause the most serious drawback,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
HAD TOF|GHT FOR
 BREATH, SHE SAYS
Mrs. Cheever Gains p Pounds and Ends Trou-
 bles By Taking Tanlac

'3Since taking Tanlac have gained twenty-five pounds and feel better than have in years" said Mrs Merry A. Cheeyer who lives at the corner of Fifty-fifth avenue and 1O2d street, Portland, Ore. Continuing, she said:
 Fl suffered twenty years with rheu- matism and stomach trouble and 1eW months ago had to give up completeiy and take to my bed. I had pains all 0xer my body and my muscles would draw up so tight I could hardly keep from screaming. At times I felt like thousand needles were sticking Tn ms and had pain over my kidneys nearly all the time. Nearly everything l ate seemed to turn to gas and caused my heart to- palpitate so bad l feared nao heart trouble, and I thought every breath would be my last. I was badly constipated, too, and had simply ter rifying headaches that would last week at time. I was so nervous felt like crying out at the top of my voice, and lost much weight l only weighed seventy-five pounds.
 "A friend advised me to take Tanlac, and it was simply wonderful the way I improved right from the start. l have now taken four bottles, and my indigestion is entirely gone. I eat any thing without the slightest trouble, my rheumatism has just about left me, never have a headache and my nerves are steady as clock l am never constipated any more and my general health is so good I want to tell the whole world about what wonderful medicine Tanlac is"
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham ex- clusively by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store and. Patton-Pope Drug Co.,, in Ensley by Ezell Drug Co.,, in Bessemer by ,Pegram Patton Drug Co, and in Avondale by Robert w. Murray.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
HOLDS COMPLAINTS
 ARE NOT JUSTIFIED
Citizens of Birmingham Had Ample Time to Protest
 Petition, Says Mullin
By FRED Fl. GORMLEY
 Montgomery Bureau The Ass-nera


 Montgomery, August 16.-(Special) At ticus Mullin secretary of the public service commission, today declared that complaints made by citizens of Birming- ham that they were not given an oppor- tunity to protest against the petition of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company for the dscontinuance of the transportation of freight in less than carloads between Birmingham and Bessemer and Birmingham and Ensley were not justified by the facts.
 The truth is, that citizens of Bir- mingham had ample notice of the peti- tion and time in which to protest said Mir. Mullin. The commission at first refused the petition after granting in creases in rates, but the order expressly said a report on the effect of the in- crease was to be made by the company on August g. and that the commission retained jurisdiction and reserved the right to make any further order 1t deemed necessary. / 70. L. Bum of the Birmingham Cham Der of Commerce, the city attorney of Birmingham, the Bessemer Board of Trade and the city attorney of Besserner received copies of the order. No one ap- peared on August 2 to protest against the petition. The company showed that it was still losing money in the service because of competition of motor trucks and the commission granted the petition, effective September 1.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17

sent argument in proof of the proposi- tions set forth to secure the faith of his hearers
 First-Believe the Bible to be the word of God, because Jesus Christ said it is If you accept the authority of Jesus cept that which he indorsed' And out of the record the minister drew proof that the Master indorsed the Bible, At some length, passages were quoted from the scriptures in proof.
 So from the New Testament were drawn citations to establish indorsement by Jesus of the New Testament" said the speaker. ''The apostles wrote as they remembered the words and teach ings of Jesus; and while they may have forgotten, if leftl to themselves, many sisted by the Holy Spirit, bringing to their remembrances those things that make up the inspired Word of God.
 Jesus Is accredited to us:
 "1. By the life he lived, as detailed by four historians.
 70. "The life pictured in the four gos- pels stands apart from parallels in any other life His authority Is indorsed to us by the quality of his words.
 8. Jesus is accredited by his words Strenuous effort is made to eliminate
 miracle from the life of Jesus. But the
 works as given in the four gospels are established as true-and they accredt
 Jesus
 A. Jesus accredited to us by all sub
 sequent history: He was what he claimed
 to be divine; or he was lunatic, or he
 was knave.- Was he lunatic? Is his
 influence on history that of imposter? It remains logically that he was true "5. Jesus accredited by his resurrec- ti0n fn or 10 claim that he made, as being the Sor of God he foretold that he would rise from death in proof of that claim The fulfillment of prophecy is argu, ment of unanswerable force in support of the Bible.
 Citation was made specially of Mes seanic prophecy by Isaiah, Micah, Dan. iel Jeremiah and Psalms ~"Circumstantial details were given oi
 the manner of his coming, the course .oi his life, his influence, rejection. death and resurrection.
 These prophecies record things that none but God could know and reveal; and the argument hence rising is over whelning to infdelity. But what parts of the Bible are in spired prophecy? All of it. All these Old Testament Jewish scriptures are prophecy pointing to Jesus Christ. cen
  The unity of the Bible is proof of its inspiration; this is an old argument. but good These various writers of prose poetry, parable, written in diff ferent languag ges, in different ages: It may be hence expected that there shall be difference. conflict, lack of unity But there is singular, profound unity which can be accounted for only on the basis of one great mind running through it all, inspiring it all God was in the making of all the Bible Except on the basis of Gods mind running through il all the Bible would be an impossible book.
 "The history of the Bible supports its divine origin, authority and survival. At | tenton was called to attacks against the Bible from every quarter through the centuries. and that it still stands, be cause it is Gods book, and not mans | book
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
MONEY ON DEPOSIT HELD BY ORDER OF
 CHANCERY COURT

Temporary injunction and equitable writ of garnishment was granted in the chancery division of the circuit court yesterday by Judge Horace Wilkinson, restraining the Traders National Bank and the American Trust and Savings Bank from paying out. except under orders of. the court, any sum of money on deposit to the credit of Forrest Woods or the Forrest Medicine Company.
 w. R. Brogan filed the petition for the writ of injunction alleging that he aal Forrest Woods entered into partner ship on August S. 1919. doing business under the name of Duplex Chair Com pany. The partnership expired August s. 1920 it is alleged, but the respondent has failed or refused 10 account to tho rlaintiff for his shore of the partnership assets It is further alleged hy Ne pe- titioner that he has kept an accurate account of the business transactions Of the partnership. and ayers That the de- fendant is indebted to him in the sum of x40O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
DR. TORREY SPEAKS ON THE BIBLE AS
 THE WORK 0F GOD
Noted Evangelist Opens Se- ries of Sermons and Lee lures at West End
 Tabernacle

Dr. R. A. Torrey. well known evange- list, opened series of sermons and lectures Sunday at the tabernacle on Tuscaloosa avenue and Pearl street. Dr. Torrey was hrought to Birmingham un- der the auspices of the West End Fed eration of Churches.
 Crowds greeted the evangelist at three services Sunday He is well known in Birmingham and has a wide reputation as a pulpit speaker and evangelist His services here will continue about two weeks.
 Three services will be held at the church every day during the period. Mornings will be devoted to study of the Bible, while evening and afternoon sessions will be given over to sermons by the noted minister.
 More than 300 voices will take part in a choir which will sing ri each of the services This choir is being organized under the supervision of Dr. Stone, of the Methodist Protestant Church, of Baltimore. Miss Beatrice Overall Is pianist
 Yesterday morning at the 10 o'clock service Dr. Torrey took for his subject, Prayer" dwelling chiefly on how 1t reached the saved and the unsaved. His afternoon subject was The Holy Spirit as Person" Both services were well attended.
 Dr. Torrey took for his subject at the service last night 'The Bible as the Word of God" The speaker said that he had doubted whether the Bible was the word of God, whether Jesus was the divine savior-not as an atheist. but as a doubter-as one who did not know But he had found. that God is true, that Jesus is true, that religion Is true, that the Bible is true. He proceeded to pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
ALABAMA COAL OF
 INFERIOR GRADE IS !. LOADED FOR EUROPE
Eastern Coal Merchants Send Low-grade Coal to- Competitive Markets,
 Is Claim Made

Advices from Mobile con- firm the report of large ship ments of export coal from that port.
 They also bear out the state ment of Birmingham coal oper- ators that this movement is be- ing handled by eastern coal merchants.
 A-vessel is about to leave with 7,0o tons for Rotterdam and another is loading for export. Well-inforned Bir- mingham operators say that 5000 tons of all sorts of coal, including the lowest grades and that filled with dirt, have been contracted for and dread the effect made on foreign consumers by this class of coal.
 It is pointed out that in 1912, when special commercial mission was sent-to Central America from Mobile, effort was made to interest Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala in Alabama coal In tdCH OI tnCSC ScNheAiNS 'S condemned.
 It developed that Pittsburg coal opera tors in New Orleans, when they ran short of Pittsburg coal, had bought low grade Alabama coals and shipped them to these countries.' Some of the same kind of business was done out Of Mo bile. The result was that Alabama coal received a black eye, from which 1t has not yet recovered.
 It is said to have been the practice of the Pittsburg operators, when com pIaint was made of the Alabama coal, to promptly admit the character Of the coal. but to say that it was the best Alabama had. When Pittsburg coal was sent. there was more watchfulness as to it's character.
 The eastern concerns handling the coal now being shipped out of Mobile came south when the embargo was made on the exportation of northern coals. The large and Experienced Alabama coal operators being tied up in contracts, which they are not able to fully meet, could not sell coal to these eastern ex- porters; hence, it is understood, they went to any sort of mine that dug any sort of coal and engaged it because they can get any sort of price from distressed Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
FIRST STRENGTH TEST
 WILL COME TODAY

Raleigh, N. C., August 1o.--lcdoefs ,
 of both factions in the fight over suf- frage ratification frightened their lines
 tonight preparatory to the first test of strength tomorrow, when the upper
 house of the North Carolina legisla-
 ture is cheduled to begin considera-
 ton of the suffrage issue.
 The extraordinary session recon vened tonight after recess since sat
 urday. It occupied it's time with local measures. But discussion of the proo-
 able senate action on suffrage tomor-
 row was heard more frequently under
 the statehouse dome and in the hotel Hobbies than the question on which the Legislators were voting.
 Both sides claimed victory. but ad-
 mitted the vote would be close. Suf- frage supporters were confident of sue cess in the senate. and counted on the vote there to develop strength in the house
 The anti-suffrage group likewise was busy in attempts to swing few votes their way in the senate. States rights defenders were active and the antis were given new backing during the day by the arrival of State Senator Geoyge Prick of Maryland. Senator Prick has there and was also at Wheeling. W Va, when that state ratified.
 Representative w. W. Neal returned to Raleigh tonight, but denied he had l been on a mission to Nashville as g bearer of a message to the suffrage opponents in the lower house of the Tennessee legislature. MT. Neal hat been absent from this city since Fri day He said he had been to his home in McDowe1f county, which is on tht Carolina Tennessee border. Reports l that Governor Cox, the democratic pres l idential nominee, had sent persona l representative here to aid secretly il defeating the suffrage ratification wer' | denied in a statement issued by sui | frage headquarters. The statement in l cluded telegram from the nominee il | which he declared there was not word of truth in the reports. "Ther is/ not a word of truth in the reports, Il the telegram said, that I have sent { l private emissary to work against rat ification of suffrage in North Carolina
 Suffrage lsaders believe the messag
 had effectually disposed of rumor
 which they described as ugly" an which were causing much discussio | regarding the democratic candidate actual position on the question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
Seek Plan to Relieve
 Shortage of Teachers

Montgomery, August 1e.-(Special) Faced by the greatest shortage of teachers in the states history, princi7 ! pals of the state normal schools held d long conference with Dr. Abercrom- Die superintendent of education, Mon day in an effort to work out plans to- relieve the situation. An effort will De made to bring into the normal schools all persons who may be trained TOT teaching. County schools are crying for teachers, and last year large number To of school doors remained closed throughout the year because no persons could be obtained to teach the schools. County superintendents are now, employing any persons who apply. eand the state has been forced to issue temporary certificates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
Express Company Asks Hearing Rv AssNcInfaA PpNss

Tallahassee. Fla, August 1e-The Amer ican Railway Express Company today made application to the state railroad commission for authority to put into ef- feet on intrastAte business the 12 per cent increase in express rates as granted by the interstate commerce commission The railroad commission refused to grant the increase without hearing, at which shippers will be represented. Date for the hearing will be announced within a few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17

Mrs. ". D. Johnston--News was re- ceiyed in Birmingham yesterday of the death in Boiigee of Mrs. w. D. Johnston, which occurred at o'clock yesterday afternoon after a lingering illness. Mrs. Johnston was 5S years old. The funeral will be held at Bolt gee this morning. at 1o.so o'clock. The deceased is survived by her hus- band. four sons. W. D. Johnston, Jro and Fred Johnston of Boligee. Sam B. Johnston of New York. and Carl H. Johnston, president of the Auto Service and Equipment Company of Birmingham; one brother, A. D. Jones; three sisters. Mrs. William Drennen, Mrs Catherine Byars and Mrs. Ella Gibbs of Birmingham. An other sister. Mrs. Asa GrlHith Of Hanceville, died on May 2s-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
SHAKE-UP LOOMS IN
 LABOR DEPARTMENT
By Associated Press

Washington. August 16.-Investt6a- ton of the arrest. without warrants ten days ago of S9 Hindoos at South Bethlehem. Pa, by immigration off cials has led the labor department to extend their inquiry to the Ellis Island station at New York. Commissioner Wallis of Ellis Island has been sum moned here for conference tomorrow with department officials. and there was some indication et the department tonight that a shake-up might be in prospect.
 Officials would not disclose what prompted the summons to Commits sioner Wallace beyond admitting that it grew out of the investigation of the arrest of the Hindoos made by Com missioner J. l.. Hughes at Philadelphia The Hindoos were sent to Ellis Islan, after their arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
Building Permit

Permit was given yesterday by the city building inspector for the erection Of s5o GOO brick building to be used as lodge for negro Elxs. The structure IS to he located on North Eighth, avenue and Twelfth street. Windham Bros are the contractors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
Blast Shakes Countryside

Aberdeen. Md, August 16.-Expiosions of noooo pounds of gun powder on the government proving grounds today shook the country for miles around. The ex- plosions were caused by fire that de- stroyed five one-story buildings on the main front of the proving grounds. One la borer of 5o who ran for their lives when the flames neared the powder storage plants is missing Firemen pre- vented flames reaching the general am munition building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-17
W. U. Employes Get Bonus

New York, August 1s.-The Western Union Telegraph Company. in pursuance of a profit-sharing policy announced more than month ago, today began paying to employees all over the world nearly $o.oo00o0. This additional remun- eration represents a share of the com pany's earnings during the first Six months of 1so0,/Each empIoye today re- ceved 4 per cent of his January earn ings,