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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
ARREST MADE IN
 CHURCH MYSTERY
Jefferson County Woman May Have Been Victim In
 Tuscaloosa Case
TUSCALOOSA BUREAU 1
 THE AGE-HERALD Tuscalnnsa Ala NnY. 1

Efforts of officials to clear up the mystery surrounding the finding of --oman's skeleton in the remains of a negro church, which burned near here Tuesday night, resulted in the arrest today of Ali Winchester in connection with the case. He is being held in the county jail.
 Officials believe that a white woman from Birmingham or Bessemer was the victim. It Is understood that she went down on the train Tuesday night and that she was met at the train by man in ali automobile. The name of a woman missing from Jeff ferson county is said to be in the hands of the authorities working on the case.
 Investigation by doctors showed that the woman's skull had been crushed and ribs broken before the fire in the church. Other clues, in- cluding the steel frame of suit case, were found by her side. A quantity of hairpins was one of the indications that the victim was a white woman.
 According to a Northport man he passed by the church about midnight Tuesday and saw an automobile parked alongside.
 Remains of the woman were buried in the potters' field after being held several days at a local undertaken S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
NE W PLAN |S ADVANCED IN
 SHOALS CASE
Friends Of Ford Offer Will Submit Proposal To Detroit Manufacturer Soon For His Approval
 INSIST THAT GOVERNMENT DUPLICATE STEAM PLANT Backers Of Project Would Use Proceeds From Sale Of Gorgas For The Erection Of A Substitute Plant

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-(By Asso- ciated Press.)-A plan for the solu- tion of the Muscle Shoals problem which would provide in the proper ties for which Henry Ford has bid, a plant to take the place of the Gorgas steam plant, sold recently to the Ala bama Power company, has been worked out here by friends of the Detroit manufacturer and will be submitted to him soon for his ap proval.
 Representative Byrns, democrat Tennessee, 1t is learned here, has been in conference in Washington with others who have backed the Ford offer with the idea of having the government duplicate the Gorgas plant and place it definitely in the Muscle Shoals enterprise. Such a project. it is said by some of those favoring it, could be erected with the proceeds of the sale of the Gorgas plant, and it's erection would solve the difficult situation which has complicated the whole Muscle Shoals program.
 MT. Ford has announced that he would not modify his offer, which in- cluded the Gorgas plant, held by him to be essential to the whole Muscle Shoals enterprise. Since the war de- partment has sold this plant. how ever, some of those who have been anxious to see MT. Ford take over the properties have been casting about to see if a way cannot be found to have him accept them anyway and have brought forward the plan out lined. So far as known, government officials have not yet been ap- preached on the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
FRANCE TO BLOCK
 PREPARATIONS GUT
Poincare Insists That Experts Fix Only Germany's Pres
 ent Ability To Pay

PARIS, Nov. 4.-Premier Poincare still stands pat in his limitations on the projected reparations conference and Is taking every opportunity to state his case in & way that will not be misunderstood.
 While Washington awaits per sonal interpretation by Ambassador Jusserand of the French note now in America, Poincare Sunday dinned into the ears of a provincial audience at Brives-gathered to watch the premiers routine weekend task of dedicating war memorial-the French insistence that the experts must discuss only present capacity of Germany and must adhere to the treaty of Versailles.
 We have testified to our friend ship for the allies by accepting in principle that the reparations com mission make an examination of Ger many's present capacity to pay, but before and during the experts work we have decided to stand on the treaty of Versailles" Poincare said.
 The statement needs no interpreta- tion. It defines the well known French attitude of permitting an ex- animation into how much Germany can pay at present, and asserts that France will not permit a reduction of the total individuality. Behind this latter point, however, is the known French attitude that reduction will be accepted if a corresponding cut is made in Frances debts to Eng land and America.
 Would Betray Confidence.
 I've would betray the confidence of our dead if we tolerated a com promised peace and an impaired vic- tory" the premier said By bad faith Germany is pretending that she has already made heavy sacrifices and paid the allies important sums.
 Germany is now paying the ex- penses of propaganda in Anglo Saxon countries, seeking pity for her lot from charitable persons there."
 Poincare mingled declarations of Germanys bad faith with statements that the German nation was tncreas- ing in prosperity.
 Germany has chosen this hour to attract the worlds sympathy" Poin- care declared.
 Germany is daily increasing her foreign commerce. You will see in the next month more German ships going through the Suez canal than French ships"
 "The breaking up of the German state does not release the allies from observing the treaty of Versailles" Poincare emphasized in conclusion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
RECORD FALLS IN AIR SPEED DUEL
Mortal Man Whizzes Through Ether At 266.6 Miles
 An Hour

MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y, Nov. A. J. Williams and Lieut.. Harold J Brow, navy airmen, today fought a speed duel in the air and Williams won after both had smashed worlds records.
 Williams, former pitcher on the New York Giants captured the rec ord of 253.1e miles an hour set by Brow last Friday over three kilometre course, lost 1t again to Brow and recaptdred 1t just as dusk was setting in.
 Williams unofficial time, which remains to be homologated, was an average of 266.6 miles an hour ever three kilometre course. Brow, however, travelled faster than ever mortal man had. during one leg with the wind at a rate of o274.6 miles an hour.
 Williams twice today just escaped death, once diving at more than 250 miles an hour to within 10 feet of the ground. His second escape came the last time he flew the course when he darted straight through a squadron of five Martin bombers just arriving at the field from Aber- deem, Md.
 Crowd Watches Flight
 A large crowd watched the com rades wage their friendly war and some apprehension was expressed d lest the rivals be parted if they con tinued tomorrow without time for their Curtiss navy machines to be thoroughly overhauled after the se- were strain to which they have been exposed in the past few days. The two air men appeared more like athletes working for a new broad jump record than men casually risking life and limb in a mad race through the air.
 Under fair Indian summer sky the two planes of bright marine hue were wheeled out on the field. Williams climbed into his seat and in he landed he had captured Brow laurels.
 Brow shook hands, offered con- gratulations and then hoped into his own ship. When he descended 1t was Williams turn to dispense the congratulations. This he did whole heartedly.
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 Will Try Again.
 Guess I will have to take it away from you again tomorrow, Harold, he said.
 Then lie jumped into bigger ship for an exhibition flight over the Bronx, from which he halls. But the lure of the game was too much Tor him, and the home folks had to walt He craned his neck out or the pit looking at the almost cloudless sky, and then leaped to the ground, tear ing off his uniform coat. In shirt
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
S8,0O0 GIFT MADE
 TO M 'COY CHURCH
Mrs. R. s. Munger's Present To Be Used For Purchase
 Of Pipe Organ

gift of sS,ooO to the Mccoy Memo rial church from Mrs. R. S. Munger was announced Sunday by Rev. E. G. Mackey, pastor. of the church. and chaplain of Birmingham Southern college. The money is to be used in equipping the new church with a pipe organ. The gift was made in recognition of the close friendship that existed between Bishop James Mccoy and R. s. Munger, both of whom were closely associated with the college during their lives.
 We feel very grateful for this gift, both In the college and In the Owenton community" said Dr.. Mackey. "It is very fitting that the name of Mr.. Munger should be thus connected with that of Bishop Mccoy. Friends of the college over the state will be pleased with this announce ment. We trust that it will greatly stimulate the raising of the remain ing funds necessary for the comple- ton of the church"
 pr. Mackey also announced that this donation brings the cash subscrip- tions and appropriations in hand to over s1o0,000. The building when complete will cost s125,000 most of which it was necessary to raise by subscriptions over the North Ala bama conference of the Methodist church as the community member ship of the church is small. It will house the religious activities of Bir- mingham- Southern college and will also be used by the resident mem- bers in Owenton, who have con tributed liberally in the project
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 Ground Broken Thursday.
 Ground was broken for the erection of the church on Thursday afternoon of last week, with the members and delegates of the North Alabama con- ference, which is now in session at Ensley, as guests, Bishop Warren A. Candler. acting presiding officer of the conference. was the principal speaker of the occasion.
 It takes it's name from the late Bishop James H. Mccoy, who was for a number of years president of the college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
! NURSE GIVES BLOOD TO SAVE PHYSICIAN
 SERIOUSLY INJURED

Time was an important fac tor in a heroic attempt of Bir- mingham General hospital phy- sicians to save the life of Dr. J. F. Moon. prominent Cordova physician who lay critically III from the loss of blood following eight pistol wounds received the day previous. A blood trans fusion was declared immediate ly necessary and none of his kinsmen could be found whose blood groupings corresponded sufficiently to those of the i'll physician.
 Miss Lillian McMinn, a young nurse, comparatively new to the hospital, submitted to test. The groupings corresponded. Sunday afternoon she gave one pint of blood to be transfused into the veins of Dr. Moon. Late Sunday night he was declared by hospital authorities to be still in critical condition. following serious operations.
 Miss McMinn was reported to have experienced little incon- venience. She's happy she says. to have made the sacrifice. T hope the doctor will live" Is all she would say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
NEGRO IS KILLED, WHITE MAN HURT
Unidentified WieIder Of AK Takes Toll In Alley On
 NOrthside

Jane Jackson. negro woman. is dead. and w. T. Conway, 30, whose address is said to be 2O20 Twelfth avenue, north, is lying in an uncon- scious condition at the Hillman hos pital, as the result of blows inflicted with an ax by an unidentified person about 6:30 o'clock Sunday evening in Second alley. between Twenty fifth and Twenty-s sixth streets. The couple were found in the alley by Patrolmen Fully and Cobb. This is the eighth similar attack, in the last four years.
 The woman died at the hospital at 10:20 o'clock Sunday night, five cuts on the back and side of the head having proved fatal. She also sus- tained a broken arm. The man is suffering from an ugly ax cut on the right side of the head. They were taken to the hospital in Ridouts am- bulance. 4
 Detectives Bragan and Walton. as- signed to the case, indicated that im- proper relations had provoked the attack. #e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
.EX-CONGRESSMAN IS
 DEAD OF PNEUMONIA
Samuel w. Mccall Served In Con
 gress For 20 Years

WINCHESTER, Mass, Nov. 4- Samuel w. Mccall. governor of Mas sachusetts from 1916 to 1919 and rep resentative of the Eighth Massachu- setts district in Congress from 1895 to 1913, died at his home here today of pneumonia. He was in his sew enty third year.
 The former governor was born Tn East Providence. Pa. and was gradu- ated at Dartmouth college. For many years he practiced law in Boston and at one time served as editor-in- chief of a Boston newspaper. For 40 years he had taken a leading part in state and national affairs as republican. He served at Washington from the Fifty third to the Sixty-second Con- gross, representing the Eighth Mas sachusetts district, and for IA years was a member of the ways and means committee.
 MT. Mccall was widely known as lecturer and writer. He is survived by a widow, two sons and three daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
ROYAL H0N0RS PAID AMBASSADOR HARVEY
Greatest Tribute To American Since
 Death Of Whitlaw Reid

LONDON, Nov. 4.-(By Associated Press. s.)-The signal honor paid to Ambassador George Harvey when he departed from Southampton Saturday. was the greatest tribute to an Amer ican since the day when British war ships failed for the United States with the body of Whitelaw Reid.
 When the Aquitania drew abreast of the battleship line assembled in the Solent, the American colors were run up on all the foremasts and in- stantly the vice admlrafs flagship Barham thundered out a farewell sa- lute to the ambassador, who stood with barred head on the bridge beside the liners commander. The crew of the Aquitania stood at attention, and the British and American national anthems were played by the bands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
WALTON TO FACE FEDERAL CHARGE
Mismanagement Of Truck Funds May Be ChaIked Up
 Against Governor

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 4.-(By Associated Press )-Federal investi- gation of the management of the federal truck fund by Governor J. c. Walton, suspended executive, loomed as d possibility Sunday night, when it became known that J. G. Findley. investigator fof the western district of Oklahoma, had asked the house investigator for the western district homa legislature Tor evidence re- Sarding the management of the fund.
 The evidence has been turned over to the federal government represen tative, members of the house com mittee indicated. Findley also is seeking information regarding the drive Governor Walton is said to be making for funds with which to fight the Ku Klux Klan, committee men added.
 What is believed to be misuse of the federal truck fund has been un- covered in the mass of evidence, one of the committeeman declared. The trucks donated to the state by the federal government are thought to have been used in tours of the state on business other than that for (which the federal government i'm tended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
BANKERS SEE. OUTLOOK FOR
 BETTER TRADE.
Continued Improvement In Business Conditions Re- fIected In Returns From National Bank Call
DEPOSITS INCREASE OVER HALF BILLION DOLLARS
Big Reserves Reported By Majority Of Member Banks In Federal System--Re-
 sources Greater Than 1922

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-(By Asso- oiated Press. )-Continued improve ment in business conditions is re- flected by returns from the national bank call of September IA An anal vsis of these returns made public to- day by Comptroller of the Currency Dawes. shows a gain of nearly half a billion dollars in deposits and in more than three-quarters of billion collars in total resources of the re- porting banks in the last year.
 Deposits in national banks on the call date were S17,04o, ,530.000 and re- sources S21,172,S76,000. Besides the gain over the September call year ago. these figures represent an ln- crease ot Slt2.550,000 and $2O1. .l1o. :. 000 respectively, since the call or June 30. The analysis showed an in creased credit demand, indicating a greater activity of capital. Also greater sums of money were laid away as reserves by individuals and fIms Tn the form of time deposits which were almost $700, 100000 larg- CT oil September 14 than on the date of the September call last year.
 Deposit liability of the national banks was divided as follows; De- mand, including deposits of the fed eral government, $9,443,017,000; time, S4,S64 369, ,00o, and other banks and bankers, $2,743,144.O0o. Loans and discounts were $11.S34, ,556,O0o and cash in vaults. $361, ,4s5, 000; an in- crease since September last of s29,- 5S4.000.
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 Capital Stock Increased.
 Capital stock of the national banks was increased during the year by S1,332394, 900, gain of $3,503,000 since the June call and of $25,272, 900 sirce the September, 1922 call. Sur plus and undivided profits aggre- gated S1,591, ,330.000, an increase of almost S45.000.000 since June 30. and of about S10,0000,000 since Septem- Der, 1922.
 Total resources were greater in nine 0f sthe 12 federal reserve dis tricts than on June 30. Reductions were shown in the second, third and tenth districts, where the decreases were respectively, S49, ,699. 900, S1,- 127,000 and $9.63So00. National banks of the eleventh district showed the greatest with $9S,S75. GOO while the smallest increase over June 30, was reported by the sixth district with S599, ,000. National banks in the fed eral reserve district reported an ex- cess of reserves with the reserve bankS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
REGIMENTS .FOR NEXT YEAR.
 DUE MONDAY.
Fifty-fourth Annual North Alabama Methodist Confer
 ence Scheduled For Ad- journment Today At Noon
TALLADEGA SLATED FOR
 NEXT YEARS SESSIONS
Bishop Warren CandIer
 Moves Overflow Crowd At EnsIey Methodist Church
 With A Powerful Sermon

Assignments for the coming year and selection of a meeting place for the fifty-fifth annual session of the North Alabama conference, Methodist Episcopal church, south, will con- clue the fifty-fourth gathering of ministers and laymen of the church, which has been in session at the Ems ley Methodist church since Wednes- day.
 Bishop Warren Candler of Atlanta, who is presiding over deliberations of the conference because Bishop Murrah of Memphis Is i'll, will hold a meeting Monday morning with his cabinet of presiding elders to decied upon assignments. They will be an nounced at noon Monday.
 Talladega, Ala, is expected to be the meeting place of the next confer ence. to be chosen Monday morning, as this city is the only one which has invited the conference. Bishop Can dler will call for vote on the meet ing place Monday morning.
 Space finding resources were ex- hausted at the Ensley Methodist church Sunday n.orning when Bishop Candler preached on the Witness of the Spirit" Chairs, the choir loft and all available room in the renovated auditorium were filled.
 Tears flowed unrestrained during the course of his sermon, though diff ficult to hear in many parts of the church.
 Bishop Candler cited the prophets as being men who had been real wit nesses of the spirit. He said that 1t was an essential of Christianity and that without it the real heavenly manifestation could not be achieved. He pointed out that a mere orderly life or one that was reasonably sat- isfying to a person did not encom- pass the meaping of the lesson read. He added thatS othing great e-n come abodt In an atmosphere of approval. oId-TImers Best.
 Men of the present day are not as great as those of old, Bishop Candler indicated He pointed out that he knew of no soldier who has been as great as Julius Caesar. No one has reached the heights of Napoleon, nor have we anS lawyers as great as Webster, he declared. He added that he did not take Birmingham lawyers into account.
 The bishop had an unusually bril- liant line of argument, made em phatic by strong utterances that at times filled the auditorium with a rumDllnS, while at times ms NOlce grew into the softness of a dove. He related three or four narratives, em- phasizing point, which were pa- thetic in the extreme. One of them was an experience with woman who cane to tent wherein he was temporarily engaged in conducting service. He turned aside to say that he did not believe In using a tent when he could obtain temple. Bu, this woman was kpeeling before him. Some of the "good' men of the church told him whom she was and advised him to leave her alone. However, the bishop (then a minister), said that she needed the gospel worse than anyone. He secured the mediative activity of an elderly woman and be- tween them the suppliant was brought to God. There followed hes
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
HEART TROUBLE KILLS DIR. J. w. KN0WLT0N
Prominent Birmingham Physician
 Was III Only Few Days

Dr. J. w. Knowlton, 65 years old, 124S Huntsville avenue, died of heart trouble Sunday afternoon at o'clock after an Illness of only few days of heart trouble. pr. Knowlton was a prominent Birmingham physician. with offices in the First National Bank building, a member of the Bir- mingham Medical association, and an elder in the First Christian church.
 Dr. Knowlton came to Birmingham in 1907 from Indiana. He leaves a widow and five children-Walter. Gilbert, Newcombe, and Frank. and Mrs. Roy Martin, all of Birmingham and a brother and sister, W. O.. Knowlton and Mrs. J. L. Troupe of Guntersville. Funeral services will be held at o'clock Monday after noon,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
PROMISES LIQUOR LAW COOPERATION
Haynes Promises Effort To Coordinate State And
 Federal Forces

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-Prohibition Commissioner Haynes in a statement today declared that "every effort will be made to carry out a program of GO o-ordination'' of enforcement efforts between state and federal forces.
 The federal government will dis charge it's full obligations to the limit of its ability" said Mir. Haynes. There are certain phases of the en- forcement of the prohibition law for which the government Is entirely re- sponsible, and others for which the states should assume responsibility. The former, or preventive enforce ment, includes the supervision of permits, withdrawals, concentration of bonded whisky, supervision of beV- craze and industrial alcohol plants, etc"
 Commissioner Haynes added that there were about ,000 police, sher- ifs and similar state officers in the count1y whose manifest duty" was to prevent minor infractions of the prohibition law.
 Says violator Slip Through.
 If this great army could join hands with the prohibition agents, as was obviously intended by the farmers the eighteenth amendment and of the Volstead act, no provision being made for the building up of great nation al constabulary, this country would be combed of violators who now slip through because hands are not joined"
 Citing results of federal "preven- tive" enforcement at the source, Com missioner Haynes said that the pre- prohibition consumption of bonded whisky, excluding moonshine. was about 130,000,000 gallons and beer 900.000, gallons while last year whisky withdrawals for medicinal purposes were only 1,SOO,000 gallons and ,only 169 900. 900 gallons of cereal beverages were manufactured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-05
THREE DIE IN RIOTS WHEN POLICE STRIKE
Looting, Fights And Robberies Are
 Widespread In Melbourne

MELBOURNE. Nov. 4.-Three per sons have been killed and 200 wounded in riots following the police strike here last week.
 Looting. fight. robberies and held ups are widespread. and assaults are being made on police who remain loyal.
 Theatres are closed and trolleys and trains have been halted to pre- vent criminal characters from enter ing the city.
 One thousand special constables have been enrolled to preserve orr der including many ex-soldiers. Re- volver battles occurred Sunday be- tween police and looters, and numer- ous arrests were made. Many women were found footing.
 The government is prepared to in- tcrvene if necessary and will bring both naval and military forces to Melbourne to police the district if the dangerous situation continues.