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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
ENGLISH FINANCIERI SAILS FOR AMERICA UPON MISSION TODAY

LONDON, Dec. 26.--stanley Bald win, chancellor of the exchequer, and the members of his mission, who are going to the United States to discuss the British debt to the United States. will sail tomorrow for New York.
 The Times prints an interesting character sketch of Mir. Baldwin. laying emphasis on his simple and modest nature and hiding beneath placid exterior a highly sensitive personality and a highly trained and equipped mind" He Is a very typl- cal Englishman, simple and quiet in his tastes. direct in his address and possessing broad wit.
 "He probably will be smoking a cherry wood pipe when he lands" the sketch continues. and Americans will find his humor might appear to be cynical, were 1t not so ob- viously tolerant They will be i'm pressed by his clear headedness and his grasp on the intrIcacies of fi- n -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
DOINGS OF DAY
 IN WASHINGTON

Neither the Senate. nor the House was in session
 The semi weekly meeting of the cabinet was devoted mainly to dls- cussion of the effects of the new tariff law.
 Advisability of supporting. In modified form. the Borah proposal for an economic conference of world powers was considered by Senate re- publican leaders.
 Chief Justice Taft announced that senior circuit judges would meet Thursday to discuss means Of re- lieving docket congestion in the fed eral courts.
 Administration leaders in the Sem ate were reported opposed to the McKellar shipping bill amendments which call for the abrogration of commercial treaties discriminating against the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
 SECRETARY FALL NOT PREPARING 10 RESIGN

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.-Published reports that Secretary Fall of the in- terior department might soon resign from the cabinet resulted in a state ment by White House spokesman today that President Harding had no information about such a move. It was indicated in other quarters that the secretary himself would take no- tice of the reports and Issue a state ment regarding them when he re- turns to Washington from . holiday visit In yirginiaA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
Fourteen Vessels Lashed byI Series of Hurricanes Plough Into Quarantine at New York. One Boat, Losing Her Fight, Puts in at Halifax Harbor
 SHIPS ARE DAMAGED BYI HEAVY STORMS UPON SEA
Central Area of Disturbance
 Reported 1000 Miles 0ffI European Coast -Ravages on Foreign Shore Are Told in Messages to Radio Stations
Rx Associated Presa

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Battered and scared by heavy weather, IA ships plowed into Quarantine today, he shippers of them all reporting a vicious never-ending battle with a ,eries of flashing hurricanes which seemed to shake the Atlantic to the bottom.
 One ship--the gigantic new liner yaronia-put in at Halifax because he was steadily losing her fight. An other liner reported sila would be two days late. A third flashed that she couldn't reach New York until tomorrow although she apparently has gone safely through the most of the storm.
 The central area of the storms was about 1000 miles off the Euro- pean coast. Shippers said they crashed into them at this point and fought steadily through terrific gales until within 800 miles of the United States.
 All the ships that came into quar- entine today wSre freighters. Some CT ihem had tsris of the bridges gone. beck bouts were crushed ald torn. In one or two instances matches were pounded in, and all reported their crews had been in oilskins for from five to IA days. Even with IA ships reporting in, quarantine did not have as many as were ex- pected. Five ships, including La Savoie, were overdue. Savoie re- ported she would be in Thursday but nothing was heard from the Lord Byron, the Eastern City and the York Castle, all of which were expected today. The President Monroe will arrive tomorrow.
 Cable and wireless messages told of the ravages on the European side. Falmouth, England, reported three ships had come in there with broken machinery and another went to St. Vincent. Cape Verde islands. her en- zines also damaged.
 The Belgian steamship Londier, going to Norfolk. Va. had to stop in Queenstown for repairs. Halifax reported that the Norwegian freight CT Lorentz w. Hansen, which sailed from Swansea, Wales, December 14, with a load of coal had put back to Liverpool, leaking, and with her bridge swept away.
 HEROIC RESCUE DURING
 TERRIFIC STORM TOLD
 NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-The story
 Continued on Page Tourteen)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
GERMAN PREMIER IS NOW
 PREPARING PROPOSALS

BERLIN. Dec. 26. IT Chancellor Cuno, who had been spending the Christmas holidays with his family today and at once resumed discussion of the reparations program with the new ministers who were spending Christmas in Berlin.
 Although the government has not been officially advised from Paris that the entente premiers will be pre- pared to receive fresh and amplified proposals, the chancellor Is deter mined to be equipped with ammuni- tion of this sort and he purposes am swering any summons with amplifi- cation of his previous propositions and also with carefully formulated offer Cor the definite fixing of the reparations total based on his pres ent survey of Germanys economic and financial capacity
 The chancellor. together with FI- nance Minister Hermes and Johannes Becker, minister of economies, has been occupied during the past 10 days with conversations with industrial ists, bnpkers, shipping leaders and representatives of importing and ex- porting industries, and also has kept the Reichstag leaders and the of- flcials of the general federation of labor unions informed of the nature and progress of these consultations.
 The chancellor also has called in the leaders of the nationalistlst par ties, among them Dr. Karl Helfferieh, Count von Westarp and Prof Otto Hoetszch, and the government may be said to have parliamentary back ing, even to the inclusion Of united socialists in its determination to ef- feet an adjustment of the repara- tions problems.
 Whether the fixation which the government proposes to indicate in its forthcoming proposition will be announced beforehand is uncertain aa vet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
FIRE COMMISSIONER WILL MAKE PROBE OFF ALLEGED ARSON RINGI
Bx Associated Press


 CHICAGO, Dec. e6.-Declaring what he termed irregular fires cost Chi cago more than s1,000.000 annually, John F. Cullcrton, fire commission CT, today announced plans to crush an alleged arson ring to which he attributed the increase of 90 fires each month for the past half year.
 Commissioner Cullertcn said all questionable fires would be investi- gated Iy the insurance companies. the city fire department and the state fire marshaFs office.
 There Is no doubt in my mind that the arson trust, cleaned up through indictments and convictions a few years age, is operating again. Com missioner Cullerton asserted. The ring is composed of crooked adjust CTS. fire bugs and crooked firemen who connive with insurance com panies and crooked policy holders"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27

House Republican Leader Attacks Borah Farley Plan

most economic problems confront ing Europe are those of debts and separations. As regards the debts Europe owes us, the Congress has spoken quite emphatically in legisla- ton providing for debt commits sion. Is it to be assumed that we contemplate through an economic conference a modification of the terms that Congress has laid down. If not, why should we invite Europe to conference?
 Tt is quite likely that we could give Europe some good advice on the question of reparations, but we would be presuming much to sug- gest to Europe that we are prepared to offer advice on that subject. It will be quite soon enough to get into that muddle, if at all, when we are invited.o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
BODY OF MEMBER OF
 CORNELL CREW FOUND. BY LAKE TUG GILMORE.

ERIE, Pa, Dec. 26.--The body of Mike Poytoysh, a member of the crew of the missing tug Cornell of Cleve- land was brought into port here lato today by the tug Gilmore. The face was scalded and marine men said the Cornell went to the bottom, carry ing the seven members. after boiler explosion.
 The Gilmore picked up the yawl about Is miles off Port Colburn.
 Poytoysh's body. lightly clad. was lying in the bottom of the little craf.. Marks indicated he had been scalded and burned, leading the rescuers to believe that the Cornell was the vic- tim of boiler explosion.
 The Gilmore searched for wreck age. but reported that the yawi was the only sign of the Cornell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Rep- resentative MondeIl of Wyoming, the House republican leader, de- clared in a statement tonight that the proposal of Senator Borah, re- publican, Idaho, for an international economic and disarmament confer ence has no place" on the naval bill.
 "As it is clearly subject to a point of order" he added, lone would naturally assume that the point of order would be made and sus- tained."
 "It would be extraordinarily pre- sumptuous," he added, flor the Con- gress of the United States to invite the nations of Europe to consult with us in regard to their economic situation just at this time. The fore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
STEAMSHIP OWNERS TO HOLD CONFERENCE

wAsHINGToN. Dec. 2s.-A con ference of representatives of steam skip lines In the gulf. south At lnntic and north Atlantic districts will be held January Is to discuss traffic matters with view of re- vising any dlscrepances and con tinuing their harmonious relations with the shipping board. 1t was an nounced today. Representatives of for eien boat lines as well as Amer ican operators have been invited 10 attend the conference, which, it was said. probably will be heard at At lantic City. N. J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
OFFERS LIFE BL00Dl TO SAVE MAN WH0Ml SHE DOES NOT KNOW

CINCINNATI. O.. Dec. 26.-A pint of blood for transfusion into the veins of Manaree Parriaquia, said to be the son of a wealthy San Salya- dor resident, who attempted suicide here earlier in the day, was extract ed tonight from the veins of Miss Grace Wilson, a saleswoman. by ply sicians at the general hospital, in an effort to save the young mans life.
 Miss Wilson, who with Miss Cor nelia Pc wers, nurse. volunteered blood transmission, does not know Parrtaquia.
 Parriaquia has made no statement since being taken to the hospital sui fering from bullet wound in his chest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
PRISONERS ACT AS PALLBEARERS FOR
 DELAWARE WARDEN

WILMINGTON. Del, Dec. 26.--After acting as pailbearers for Warden Mordecai s. Hummer. in Marlboro. Md. today. six prisoners, three of them negroes, Returned to the New Castle county workhouse unguarded
 The men made the trip without guard.
 The men are serving terms of from one year to life imprisonment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
LABOR DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD NATIONAL
 WOMEN'S CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.-More than 100 national organizations of women have been invited to send delegates to a Women's Industrial conference here January i to 13. the w.man's bureau of the department of labor announced today. The speakers will include women employment managers and women workers, min CTS and factory inspectors, public health experts, industrial statistic ians. economists and government ad- ministrators. Miss Mary Anderson Is director of the bureau
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
FRANCE: WINS BAT l TL.E OVER PARTITIONS
Italy and Belgium Line Up in Support of French, as England Votes Against
 Proposal to Declare
 Germany in Default
Dy Associated Press

PARIS, Dec. 26.-France gained an important victory in the allied reparations commission today when the commission by vote of three to one declared Germany in voluntary default in her wood delivery for 1922. France, Belgium and Italy voted for the declaration while Great Britain opposed it.
 The decision was immediately communicated to the allied govern ments for their approval. It will have vital effect on the reparation problem if France can retain the support of Italy and Belgium when the reparations questions are dis cussed at the January 2 meeting of the premier. The vote cast against the declaration by Great Britain was in accordance with British policy which has been opposed to declaring Germany in default in the fear that such action might have disastrous effect on the already precarious state of Germany's finance,
 Italy Joins France
 France Is considered to have scored an important point by reason of the fact that the decision of the com mission was arrived al on a majority vote. France had been alone for Il long time in the contention that Ger many could be placed in voluntary default by a simple majority vote. Italy's support of France In the bal loting came as a surprise. and as an indicatioiR that Premier Mussoliai is swinging over to the French side in .fio reparhtions controversy.
 Germany has carried out more than so per cent of it's schedule of wood deliveries for thls year, When the German experts were before the com mission several weeks ago they an- nounced that Germany had been un- able to deliver moro than she had, and that the deliveries for 1928 must be greatly reduced.
 Decision Important
 There was much comment tonight over the fact that Great Britain had declined to vote in favor of declaring Germany in default, in view of the approaching meeting of the premiers. Although the deliveries of wood in themselves are of less importance than other matters connected with reparations, the French point out that today's decision Is of real value to Frances position on separations since 1t reverses the order of things and places Great Britain in an iso- lated position on the issue.
 Some of the French observers af- fected tonight to see in the vote an indication that France, Italy and Bell gum might present a united front before Great Britain on tho question of separations at the coming meeting here of the premiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
CENTENARY OF BIRTH. OF PASTEUR OBSERVED

PARIS, Dec. 26.-The centenary of the birth of Lounis Pasteur was ob- served today by the Academy of Medicine with exercises in honor of the world famous chemist and biolo- gist. Pasteur was elected to the academy in ls73rAs a free associate, not being eligible to regular member ehip as he was neither a physician nor an apothecary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
NEW LuMnER FIRM

J. H. Burton and Sons company. inc. organized under the laws of Della ware Tuesday, qualified to do gem eral lumber manufacturing and sell ing business in Alabama with the main office in Mobile. The company will begin business with an invest ment in this state of S10,0U0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
PROSPECT WANTS AGENCY

Citizens of Prospect asked the pub lie service commission to issue an order requiring the Northern Ala bama railroad to make that town an agency station. The commits sion set this case for consideration at the February session, which will begin February 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
ALABAMA UTILITY BOARD SETS DATE FOR ROAD HEARING
Belt Line Case DoCketed For January 5 in Birmingham, Following Hearing in
 Selma
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HEH.iLU !

For the convenience of citizens Of Selma the public service com mission Tuesday decided to go to Selma January 1 for the hearing of the petition of Otto Erhart against the Southern, Western and Louisville and Nashville railroads. Mir Erhart contends that the railroads are dis eliminating against him by refusing to accept his shipment on side track to his warehouse and reuuir- ing him to deliver his commodities to another warehouse.
 From Selma the commission will go tc Birmingham January , for hear ing of the petitions of Harris Trans fer and Warehouse company for an order prohibiting the Birmingham Belt railroad from moving q sida trac1 from Avenue E'.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
WOULD ELEcTRIFr pADEyrLLn

The Alabama Power company filed petition with the public service commission Tuesday for a certificate of convenience and necessity which would permit the company to con struct transmission lines and add equipment necessary In supplying electric energy to Dadeyille, Talla- poosa county. The commission set the case for hearing January g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
PAROLES GRANTED

Oscar Johnson, Wilcox and Wade Heard, Chambers county, were given their liberty by order of Governor Kilby Tuesday. The board of pardons had recommended their release.
 Johnson was convicted of forgery ip the second degree and has served since November IT. 1921, on sem tence of two years and one day. Heard was convicted of distiiling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27

DIR. II. W. EVANS Of Dallas Tex, was elected imperial wizard of the ku Klux Klan at the recent annual national "Kloncilium" (congress) in Atlanta, Ga, He suc- ceeds William Joseph Simmons. who has been given the honorary title of Emperor" for life, as active head of the organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
HEATHER FORECAST

Alabama; Rain Wednesday; Thurs day fair and cooler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age. Herald by Birmingham merchants are guaranteed.
Evening journal., 1922-03-27
HOPE TO GET CITY
SONG BY CONTEST

Wanted-A song for Wilmington.
appropriate for use on public occa-
sions.
The contest is open to all residents
OF Delaware. A prize OF t25 will be
given the winner in addition to the
thanks OF the Municipal Music Com
mission and the honor OF having
contributed to the glory OF the citys
name.
Contestants may write original
compositions OF both words and mu-
sic. or may write the words and
adapt them to music already writ
ten. The judges viii take into ac-
count the fact that the music as well
as the words are original and will
favor such compositions. Tho con-
test will close on April %.
This competition has been ar
ranged by the Municipal Music Com
mission as part OF the Music Week
celebration which will be held from
April 80 to May 6.
Compositions should be sent q
Mrs. Marie II. Haughey. chairman
of the Music Week Committee. post
office box l74. Any further infor-
nation desired may be had from
Charles f. Ernst, secretary OF the
Music Commission. telephone So
Evening journal., 1922-03-27
MIR. COLLINS IMPROVES.

The condition OF Levy Court Com
missioner S. A. Collins, OF Townsend
continues to improve. He was op-
Grated on at the jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia. recently.
Evening journal., 1922-03-27

native Indians are highly educated
and among the worlds leaders in
various lines.
In the matter OF Government,
India is under the control OF Great
Britain, but the vast majority OF the
Indians regard the Sultan OF Turkey
as their religious leder. Summed
up, the problem in India Is an ex-
ceedingly confusing one. The peo-
pie of Canada, Australia, New Zea-
land and Ireland. being Just as cap
able and able in every respect as
the people of England, and enjoying
practical independence under their
dominion form of government,
strengthen the British Empire.
Egypt. and to an even greater ex-
tent, India, constitute the most pro-
nounced weaknesses Of the famous
British Empire.
THE news dispatches lately indi-
cate that the British Government Is
making greater progress with the
Egyptian problem than with the In
dian problem. 1t Is going to require
the very best and most far-seeing
statesmanship for the officials OF
the British Empire TO lead that great
group OF nations successfully during
the next ten or fifteen years. India,
while It has suffered unjustly at
times AT the hands of certain British
officials, has. most everyone Is
agreed, made much progress under
British administration. I don't know
of any subject that is more interest
ing than the Indian problem, for
many students of world affairs be-
lieve that II will prove to be the bie
test OF the British Empire"
Editors Note-Uncle Harry will
be glad to answer Inquiries from
readers. either in this column or BY
personal letter, addressed TO him
care of the Editor. provided al
communications are signed with The
| full name and address Of the per
sons writing Correspondents names
will not appear in the articles.
Copyright, 1922. by The NC
Syndicate.
Evening journal., 1922-03-27
More Than $4,000 Members
of Methodist Churches
in Wilmington Conference

ciety-Dover district. 1880; Middle
town, $1,742: Salisbury. 1896; Will
mington. s5.4s7; total 1885.
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Dover district s1,323; Middletown,
S1,477; Salisbury, S1,75s; Whining
ton, $3.50: total s10.3Os.
Total benevolence ordered by the
General Conference-Dover district,
s2743S; Middletown. S2s.573, Sails
bury s29.9Ss; Wilmington, S5s,151;
grand total. s136,322.
Benevolcnces Ordered by Annual
Conference.
Educational endowments. build
ings, special gifts for use within the
conference-Dover district, S111;
Middletown, S54; Salisbury. SIS;
Wilmington, t22; Total. $202.
Hospitals and homes endowments,
buildings, special gifts-Dover dis
trict. S375; Middletown, $494; SAL
isbury, S427; Wilmington, S267;
total. S1.568.
Wilmington City Missionary and
Church Extension Society-Dover
district. $500: Middletown. S3S4;
Salisbury, $4S4; Wilmington, S1,42S;
total. S2,7s7.
sustentation fund-Dover district
S42O; Middletown. S26S; Salisbury.
$3.50; Wilmington, S603; total
S2.S61.
Anti-Saloon League-Dover dis
trict sl,165; Middletown' SPAS;
Salisbury. s969; Wilmington. S1,4Ol;
total, S4,4s1.
Bureau OF Conference sessions
Dover district. 1894; Middletown,
s4S2; Salisbury. s459; Wilmington.
/ $3.50. total. $20o5.
Ministerial Relief-Dover district,
ISiO4, Middletown, S94: Salisbury
tS42; wilmington. s67; total, 1907
other Collections-Dover district,
SEQ: Middletown, s4s; Salisbury,
SEAS; Wilmington. S156; total, 5000.
District Parsonages-Dover dis
trict. SIS; Middletown, $3.50; Sails
bury, $40; total. $42s.
Total Benevolences Ordered by
the Annual Conference-Dover dis
trlct. S3,213; Middletown, s3,O5O;
Salisbury. S4,2s1; Wilmington, S4.-
sos; grand total. s15.142.
/ other Cash Items.
Support OF District superntend-
ents-Dover district. s3,sS4; Middle
town. sS6s6; Salisbury, sb.O3s; VIII
mington. $4.5O3; total, s17,062.
support OF Bishops-Dover dis
trict. $l,252; Middletown. s1,1S9;
Salisbury. S1,535; Wilmington, ST.
/ GA; total. s5,5S6.
Support Of Conference Claimants
Dover district. $500; Middle
town. $3.50: Salisbury. s9,5S1; VIII
mington. 5000; total. s90.ss4
Annual Conference Investments
for Conference Claimants - Dover
district. S239: Middletown. S532;
Salisbury. 6695; Wilmington, $1,654i
total. S3.120.
General Conference expenses
Dover district, $3.50; Middletown
s131: Salisbury. S221; Wilmington
S25; total. S637.
Total benevolences and other cash
ltems-Dover district. S43.736; Mid
dletown. S42.994; Salisbury. s51.243
Wilmington, $7s,625; total. t21s.-
b9s.