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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
RECOMM MENDED MOVIES

Movies recommended by the national better filums committee showing in Rir- mingham this week, announced by Mrs. NJ W. Sneu city amusement inspector are
 rrianon. 'snowdrift."
 strand; Going Up" young people strand; Saturday matinee, The Rockies Return" "Sheerful Credit" |. Rialto: Loves Masquerade"
 Rialto: Loves Masquerade;" "The Love Brand"
 Galax: The Country Kid" juveniles; Capitol. "A Wise Fool" "The Woman Who Walked Alone"
 Royal: Go West" juveniles.
 Odeon 'Lovey Dovey," juveniles.
 Princess: Brass Commandments, " Five Points: tDisraen." especially rec commended; Adam and Eva young peo- pie: "The Whole Truth" Remembrance; :" While Satan Sleeps" especially recon North Birmingham: SBrass" young people; "The Worlds Applause" adults. Fran5iin Brass" young peopile, d1l :; especially recommended. .-.-,,--
 Belle; Hurricanes Gal" especially rec Women 2" Worlds Applause" adults
 Woodlawn and College; "Jazznania;,, :, adults; "365 Days" young people; Nc mads of North" "Overall Hero;" 'Vil- lage sleuth," young people; "The Bright Shawl" especially recommended "The
 Avondale Little Miss Hollywood" ju- veniles; "Trlfling With Honor, especially recommended; "One or Cat" juveniles
 Famous; "The Agent" "The Testing
 Dunbar: small Town Hero" juveniles .Ain't Love Grand?' juveniles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
t | ] $ CREATION;
 NUT EVOL J HON
West End Methodist Pastor Says Man Not Civilized
 Monkey

Rev. Robb French, pastor of the West End Methodist church, spoke to large congregation Sunday night on "The Twentieth, Century Man in the. Limelight." In part he. said:
 What is man that thou. are mind fui ofAhim? In the first place, let me submit to you that man is God-s creation. I like to dwell upon that thought, I like to meditate upon that great tremendous truth-rnan ls Gods creation. He's not clviiizeo monkey, he's not an insect hes not not twentieth ceNtury brute, but has in his nostrils tie breath of the Al mighty HimselfzGod's creation. It would revolutionize the lives of some men if they could grasp that.
 "In the second place. man is a fallen creature. Some will say, oh, 1 thought you would be telling us something that would encourage and inspire us.' However the fact re- mains and proof is indisputapie that
 man in his natural state is fallen and no longer has the image and likeness of. God. The natural trend of life is downward. Man fell from holiness into sin, he fell from purity into impurity. Evolution tells us that the idea of the fall or man IS ulS- couraging. Brother, it isn't discour- aging at all. Here's the proposition Man is a fallen creature, but in 10 seconds of time he can turn his face | toward God, and through the plan of reden ption be restored to the image and likeness of God.
 Thirdly, man is a responsible being, he's a free moral agent. Would God punish his children?' the Rus
 selites ask. If man goes to hell he goes deliberately and intelligently. am not an infant in the cradle. l hold myself and l hold you as being
 responsible. EverX man is responsi- | ble for the heritage given his family, | Truly, the iniauities of the father are being visited upon the children kof this generation. Man is responSi- 1 ble for his breaking of the moral law, for whatsoever a man soweth
 that shall he also reap" Si1. is the
 most expensive thing you ever in
 dulged in. I was not here when Com
 missioner Cloe made his speech to
 men only, but I read some statements he made, and the city of Birmingham ] is to be congratulated for having q man to take the stand on moral ques- | tions that he has taken. Sin is not confined to the redlight and slum districts, but is in every home and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
Al NARROW MINDED
 AGE,SAYSGUTHRIE
Pastor Defends Bare-legged Dances In His Church Be-
 fore Big Congregation

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-(By Asso- ciated Press. s.)-Reverend Dr. William Norman Guthrie told the expectant, cosmopolitan congregation that filled the Church of Saint Marks-in-the- Bouewerie today that the symbolic festivals at his church in which parish girl gave Greek dances had been misunderstood.
 He explained his lips were sealed in the controversy with Bishop Will liam T. Manning of the Episcopal dio cese of New York about the serivces and that he could not discuss the conference they held last week.
 Elucidating his ideas of the pagan dances, pr. Guthrie blamed his situa- tion, as we'll as most evils of the day, upon general ignorance.
 "Everything one says and does is so terribly misconstrued," he-said.
 He described himself as "a Catho- lie futurist," and added he had been "so conservative that those who have been working with me think I'm an old granny"
 The American mind. he added, tends
 
 of general narrow mindedness, gone mad with a love for war, petty con- troversy and restrictive legislation" !"
 He said the word dance" alone is misinterpreted that "certain persons can only think of it as some evil or even sex suggestion
 "Is a living illustration not more eloquent than piece of statuary?" he asked Must something repre-
 
 stunned to represent, be indecent on that account"
 T have tried to blend the pld witf the new and to bring out the old things so that they may appear new. If there is one great danger in our church it is in those people who are stuck in the glue of yesterday.
 "The Christian religion owes its success to the assimilation of the good points of all religions that have Fexisted in the world" He said nothing he had done has been without precedent as old as re- | ligion itself.
 Most of our trouble today. is loose | talk" he went on, "and with loose talk, of course, comes loose print. IT matters religious it is important to be accurate and it is important to be fair. We find that our critics are neither. ' "Our critics, however. appear to be living up to the spirit of the age, the atmosphere of hostility. The war atmosphere seems to be affecting g aih We would like to control every thing we might not like. The next thing we know, we will be wanting to control the number of glasses of water our neighbor is to drink each day.
 
 my church, I would feel very mfser- able about it. I do not like to have things happening in this church that happen everywhere else"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
SELMA PAUSES WHEN
 0LD-T|ME DARKY DIES
Senators And Other Statesmen Were Among His Many Patrons

Selmas most unique character Is no more, with the passing Friday of Jesse Reid.
 Jesse Reid was one of the old land marks of Dallas county. He was re- puted to be Selma's richest negro citizen, respected alike by white and negroes during his 57-year career as a barber.
 Among the prominent Alabamians he has served were United States Senators Morgan and Pettus, Judge Partridge, II. s. D. Mallory, candi- Judge P. H. Pitts, the Lumpkins, Lilienthals and other families promi- nent over the state.
 Announcement of Jesse's death when it reached Birmingham caused genuine regret among many of the older citizens of this city who had known him from former visits to Selma.
 Time was when Jesse numbered among his patrons the great and lowly from over the entire state. During his declining years only the older patrons stuck by him, for Jesse no longer could weild his razor with the steady hand of years ago.
 Modern barber shop methods did not appeal to Jesse, nor did he be- lieve in mud packs, the hot towel, lotions or massage. To bear out his theory Jesse pointed with pride to the ruddy complexions of his few re- maining customers. When asked to use any Of the new methods, he in- variably consented with sad shake of the head and warning.
 For five years or more Jesse Reid had lived in a land of dreams, apart from the world, peculiarity attributed to his age, and a fast de- clining mentality. Only the simpler things could he understand. Not a -2how, church or public gathering of any description had he visited in more than 10 years.
 Sunday excepted, Jesse was never absent from his shop unless by must be more than ordinarily sick.
 His greatest romance was the city of his birth, Marion, Ala, from whence he came to Selma with the family of Col. John C.A Reid to whom he had belonged. He spoke vividly of the days immediately fol- lowing the Civil war, just a smatter- ing of facts, made more interesting and even bordering on the romantic by reason of his vivid imagination, and an insistence that his father hid him from the soldiers"
 Confusion, a crowd, excitement of whatever description was disastrous to him during his latter years once' on the occasion of a circus parade, he was known to lock himself in a bathroom of his shop and could only be persuaded to leave after repeated assurance that everything was quiet and easy" his idea of the ideal in life.
 Repeated offers of s50,ooO for his Broad street store failed to induce Jesse Reid to sell the property which had accumulated for him comfortable living and to deprive him of that quiet retreat where he could dream away his few remaining years on earth.
 Sunday when he was laid away to his long rest, flowers from white and colored were piled in profusion over the simple gray casket where he slept. Visitors to his home num- bered many of the citSs most prom inent white citizens, and old men bent with age, calling at his shop Friday were moved to tears by the simple announcement from the boot black, Jesse Reid is dead"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17

company of players presenting Captain Kiddo," musical fantasy in three scenes, as the headliner of the vaudeville bill.
 An additional star also appearing in person on the bill is Bob LaSalle. formerly star of the Ziegfield mid night frolic, in a musical act, and other acts of merit include a spec tacular miniature revue. Play Ball" by Lilly Faulkner and company, also .Goldie and Beatty in Youth, Charm and Syncopation." and Bedford and Madden in Versatile Moments"
 The screen feature of the bill is Desire" a Metro production, full of thrilling action and a strong drama, with many scenes of beauty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17

carelessly dropped his compound of sulphur and gum on red hot stove and the secret of vulcanizing rubber was a secret no longer.
 Professor Besquerel in 1896 acci- dentally discovered the property of radio activity while looking for something entierly different. Mme. Curie, one of his students, became in- terested, took up the work and is now noted. Incidentally, the French professor who gave us gas for heat ing and lighting had not the slightest idea that his efforts to discover gas for use in balloons would revolu- tionize illumination and start us in the great field of coal distillation. Nor. for that matter, did the Swedish professor who accidentally noticed that d wire carrying electricity would make magIfe<ic needle move when brought near it see any practical ap- plication for the phenomenon How ever,, that did not prevent two Ger mans from utilizing the new knowl- edge to develop a system of elec- tromagnetic telegraphy.
 Dr. W. D. Coolidge, the scientist who discovered how pure tungsten could be made ductile, is not metal lurgist If he had been there would be no such products as ductile tung- sten today. The trained metallurgists for long time had been unable to work tungsten separately. pr. Cool idge, unhampered by the accummu- lated metallurgical data, carried on his investigations in fields that aroused merriment of the trained metallurgist. But he discovered what he was after. Tungsten kept the motor car industry alive in the war, increased the value of the X-ray ma chine to humanity and has saved the United States millions of dollars already on it's annual electric light bill through the use of tungesten fila ments in lamps.
 The art of photography received decided impetus when Daguerre, on being called away one day while at work in his studio. hurred8y thrust a photographic plate into dark box. Returning. he found the plate developed.--New York Sun and Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
AIDED BY CHANGE
Many Famous Discoveries Have Been
 Made By Accident

stuGy Of the many remarkable things discovered in the realms of science and industry discleses that the majority of them owe their ex- lstence to carelessness or chance. Coal was discovered by accident; so was glass, if we are to believe the early records
 As the story goes, a ship laden with natron, brittle white carbonate or sodium, was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Belus, in ancient Phenicia. The crew prepared their food on the beach. supporting their kettles on piles made up of the Jumps of natron, Later the sailors were amazed to discover transparent masses of stone in the fire. The heat had melted the soda and the siliceous sand together, with the result that a crude variety of glass was formed.
 Somewhat on the same order was the discovery many centuries later of how rubber could be vul- canized. Charles Goodyear. messing around with lot of sticky rubbes;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
NOTED ORCHESTRA WILL PLAY TWICE
Concerts By St. Louis Sym- phony Musical Feature For
 Birmingham Today

When Rudolph Gang accepted the conductorship of the St. Louis Sym phony orchestra which is to be heard twice in Birmingham today, and en- tered upon his new duties in the fall of 1921, he felt that he had realized the greatest ambition of his life. For years he had been a familiar figure in the musical world as concert pianist, hls tours in that capacity having taken him from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico, not to mention numerous tours throughout the more important European coun- tries But Gang, the pianist, was i'm patient of the limitations of the SS keys of the pianoforte. He longed for the vastly greater opportunity for musical expression afforded by a great symphony orchestra, each key living, delicately poised personality to be played uuon at will by the con ductor.
 The call to St. Louis gave MT. Gang the opportunity he had long desired. and with the boyish enthusiasm and tireless energy characteristic of the man, he applied himself to his new task The St. Louis orchestra gives 50 concerts each winter in St. Louis and the preparation of the programs for these concerts alone was a task that required several months of patient, thoughtful consideration. In- deed, the art of program making Is one of the most important functions of a conductor, and it is significant that some of the greatest authorities on orchestral programs in this coun- try have conceded that Gang has all ready established himself as a mas ter in the art of program building.
 MT. Gang and the St. Louis Sym phony orchestra will be heard in two concerts here today, in the afternoon at 4, and in the evening at S:15. The orchestra will be presented at the Phillips auditorium under aus piees of the Music Study club. The presentation will come as one of the regular offerings on the clubs mu sical program for the season. Both afternoon and evening concerts are due to start at the appointed hour, with the doors being closed prompt ly until after the first numbers are over. All attending are requested to be seated promptly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17

avery heart. save the ones ole9raf8 by the DlSod of Christ
 "Only reSentlY p woman came 5s me with tears in her eyes, telling of her home, once happy, now wrecked because of her husband, always 8 loving and trustworthy man, became enamored with another woman and left her. That would not be so bad if this home were an exception, but the same serpent that wrecked the first home is wrecking thousands of homes today.
 NO man here tonight expects to go into the depths of sin, but sin is deceitful, and man is frail. Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There is only one safety. and that is the salvation of Jesus Christ"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
i;;,,= 7=ss.= TODAYS
 9;;' ';;' '' CALENDAR
AT THE THEATRES

Jefferson-Dark.
 Lyric-Vaudeville headliner, Jimmy Altman and Morton Harvey in the Lure of the Yukon," Fox Comedies and Pathe News.
 Loew's Bijou-Vaudeville lead, Master Gabriel and company in Gap tain Kiddo;" picture, Metro special. Desire"
 AT THE MOVIES Capitol-James Kirkwood in "The Wise Fool"
 Galax-We Barry in "The Country Kid.'
 Odeon--"Screaming Shadows."- Princess--William Farnum in Brass Commandments"
 Rialto-Conway Tearle in Loves Masquerade"
 Royal-"Counterfeit Love-"
 Strand-Douelas Mclean in Going Up."
 Tranon-Buck Jones in "The Alarm"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
ADJUSTMENTS
THE BIRTH OF NATION

Since D. w. Griffith's American trl- umph, "The Birth of a Nation" a United Artists release, paved the way for super-s screen productions and proving that they could be made sue cessfully, they have been followed by several others. The usual method of exploiting these was to pick out a catch line from some obsolete review and herald the new born effort as greater than the Griffith success. While those who have followed the ca reer of "The Birth of a Nation" close ly have never denied that these new corners are greater than the pioneer of them all they have waited patient ly to see one that is just as good. As no producer has modestly laid claim to such distinction it remained for revival of "The Birth of Ma tion" to demonstrate that it was the only one It's reappearance at the Masonic auditorium Christmas week will emphasize these simple facts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

! The Ensley Highland Presbyterian church is planning Christmas cele- pration at the church Sunday night. Miss Ellen Dupuy is arranging the program, and it is stated one of the most interesting affairs of the sea son is in store for those attending.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17

Standard fineness of all gold anc silver coins is 900, but a variation o1 three one -thousandths is allowed for silver coins, while a deviation of but one one-thousandths for the golo coin is not permitted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17

Coin metal made from a mixture of bronze and aluminium. which eX- perts claim cannot easily be counter feited, and which is expected to re- place the paper money now used for exchange in France, was found after many years of tests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
NEW FIRM ORGANIZED

Tine Realty Mortgage and Trust company will be formed at Bessemer ebv' A. M. Grimsley and s. G. Kennedy, Incorporation having been filed Sat lirday. The purpose of the company will be to develop realty holdings Tn Ressemer and will be capitalized at S25 ,000.
 Incorporators are connected with the new state bank being organized in Bessemer at this time and which will be located at Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
'$75,00Q STOCK |s
 l T0TAL FIRE LOSS
Daniel Furniture Company Heavy Loser In Sunday
 Morning Flames
ENSLEY BUREAU l THE AG E-HERALD ! EnsIar- Ala nan 1a

Nta
 Furniture valued at approximately $75,000 was practically ruined by fire, water and smoke in a conflagratlon which swept the Daniel Furniture company's new store at Ensley early Sunday morning.
 W. Eugene Daniel, president of the company. said Sunday the loss could not be definitely placed until com plete check of the stock on the sec- ond floor could be completed.
 The fire was discovered by Cap tain Granger of the Ensley precinct, who immediately turned in the alarm The fire department found the second floor filled with smoke and were com pelled to force a line through the smoke and damaged furniture to a point in the rear of the store in order to locate the blaze. Two hours of terrific fighting were required to get the blaze under control.
 Fire adjusters from Birmingham Sunday declared the probable cause of the fire to be a defective fine or electic wiring. Furniture men visit ing the store Sunday expressed doub. if any of the damaged goods could be salvaged,
 The building occupied blythe Daniel Furniture company has been in oper- iust7recently completed. It was con sidered one of the most up-to-date furniture stores in this section.
 MT. Daniel announced Sunday that his business would be continued with little interruption iron. his old store directly across the street, where a large excess stock is stored, enablins the company to fill all orders which have been placed with little delay.
 PLAN FOR BOYS, PARTY
 The committee in charge of the Thursday luncheon of the Kiwani. club, at which 30 or more boys of this city will be entertained, will in- dicate their guests to the members of the club Monday afternoon. Elmer E. Smith, chairman of the committee Herbert Harris, Charles Bowman Rev. William H. Mansfield, and Rev F. C. Scott have taken census oi the situation and will provide every Kiwanian with the name of the younSster he is to entertain.
 There will be no oration designed to impress the youngsters with what the future holds in store for them $ citizens, but the boys will be given a general good time.
 AThe women of the Ensley Highland Methodist church have promised ia serve turkey, cranberry sauce, oyster salad and all that goes with a real Christmas dinner for the boys and their hosts. Kiwanians will present their guests with Christmas presents at the conclusion of the luncheon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
NAV CoMpEETE Y. M. o. A.

Bessemer business men are inter ested in a proposal that the Chamber of Commerce take over the Y. M. .. A. building, a portion of which will be used for offices. A. F. Ausman, secre- tary, has suggested that the com r1ercial organization lease the build ing for period of 20 years, and as compensation complete the building and allow 1t to revert to the owners at the end of the lease. The question Eof completing the 'Y'' has been all lowed to lie dormant for the past sew eraI months and this suggestion for its compl etion is considered one Of the most practical yet advanced. This matter will be discussed at the next meeting of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Woman's Auxiliary of the First Pres byterian church will hold circle meetings with the following hostess es Monday afternoon at o'clock:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
AT LoEXN,s RILou

Youngsters and those who stay young are promised a, treat at Loew' s Bijou during this week beginning Monday afternoon, with Master Ga briel, the diminutive star, with his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17

Circle No. 1 with Mrs. G. | Burgin circle No. 3 with Mrs. Charles Nor gan: circle No. and with Mrs. l.. E. Ling; circle No. 4, with Mrs, H. g. Salmon.
 The Woman's Missionary society of the Seventh Street Baptist church will meet at the church Monday afternoon at o'clock.
 The Auction Bridge club will meet with Mrs. Ben Houston Wednesday afternoon dt 1 o'clock.
 Miss Kathrine Stretch will enter ptain the Juvenile Music club at her home Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-17
BAN QNF IRE WORKS
 BY CITY COUNCIL
Bessemer Riddles To Enjoy Sport Last Time This
 Year
BESSEMER BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD | Rnsanr,,nr AIn nan IA ]

Bessemer will enjoy fireworks for the last time this Christmas season. The city council has adopted an ordi- nance forbiddng the sale or use of fireworks of any nature within the | city limits. This ordinance was adopted a few weeks ago, but during the past few days city officials have conducted a survey and fined that many merchants had already stocked large quantities before the ordinance was passed and have consented to allow the sale this year, which will be the last.
 This ordinance was adopted at the suggestion of the Underwriters as- sociation as a fire prevention meas ure. Many merchants had stocked Fireworks this year much heavier than in the past because of the large volume of business they expect and it was impossible to cancel the orders after the passage of the ordinance. W All merchant are being warned that the sale this year will be allowed in order to let them dispose of these , stocks. City officials aloS called at tention of parents to the fact that 1t will be illegal to explode blank or cap pistols within the city limits after Christmas.