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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
CHURCH WARP ARE IN IN NE W YORK
Five Denominations Drawn Into DoctrinaI Debate Con-
 cerning Birth Of Christ

NEW YORK, Dec 1S.-(By Asso- ciated Press l-Modernists and fun damentalists today pressed their ec- clesiastical warfare, with New York the chief battle ground.
 In all, five denominations to date have been drawn into doetrinal de- bate concerning chiefly the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and physical resurrection While debate has pro gressed furthest in the Protestant Episcopal church. where charges of heresy have been made, it became known that Presbyterian modernists defeated in the general assembly lasi May, were planning vigorously to ops pose adoption of five tenets held bs fundamentalfsts.
 Tn more or less degree clergy men associated with the Baptist Methodist and Unitarian sects have taken sides in the question of modernism versus fundamentalism Thursday evening, for example, the Rev. Dr. John Roach Stratton. pastor of the Calvary Baptist church and fundamentaIst leader. is to debate the question with the Rev Dr Charles F, Potter, pastor of the West Side Unitarian church.
 But with these rumblinCs in the other Protestant faiths distinctly au- dible. the chief engagement in prog ress today was between the Episco- palian factions.
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 Bishops Are silent.
 While Bishop William T. Manning of New York, fundamentalist, anc Bishop William Lawrence of Massa
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
LIQUOR RING NET CLOSES ON PROMINENT NE7
aonal O. WM Aabama Primary LaW In Selecting Candida
DOINGS OF DAY M WASHINGTON

Twelve awards aggregating s1,- 100000 were In favor of American claimants by the German American mixed claims commission. Secretary Hughes declined the request of the soviet government of Russia for ne- gctiation looking towards recogni- tion.
 The White. House announced that the revolution in Mexico had not changed the American government 5 policy with respect to that country.
 Senator Owen, democrat. of Okla homa, attacked the methods of Eu- ropean foreign offices and asserted that Germany was not alone re- sponsible for the war.
 Senator Watson, republican, Indi- ana, introduced bill to aid starv- ing Germans with the interest ac- crued on German funds secured by the alien property custodian.
 X Senate failed again to break .N.% flock over chairmanship of o srstate commerce committee. sS~ /of South Carolina, democrat, /only four votes short of a ma /.ty at adjournment.
 / The House ways and means com mittee postponed it's first tax re- vision meeting when soldiers bonus advocates threatened to give a bonus bill priority over the Mellon plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
"A YET MISSING IN HOUSTON FIRE
Four Known Dead In Hotel ConfIagration-WalIS
 Scare Off ReSCuerS

HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 1S.-Fear of being trapped by tottering walls still standing in the midst of the ruins of the Capitol hotel, which was de- stroyed by fire here Tuesday, forced rescue parties to abandon their search for l4 persons still reported missing.
 A check up at nightfall showed four of the AS guests registered at the hotel. had lost their lives, One of the bodies recovered from the building was identified by fellow roomer as Lee Driver, address un- known.
 Drivers body was so badly man gled that Identification was made possible only by the dental work tue dead man had had done short time ago.
 | Those reported missing are;
 G. Lit Brofen. c. C, Flaw kins. a news vender; C. L.. Caddy of Rich mond, Va; Joe Roffall, Mr and Mrs. J. c. Harper of Dallas; \. r. Morri- son. Willie Brown, C. Walker and J. D. Petties of Luskin. Tex; D. Ii. Rather, Rosenberg. Tex; W. B. Rid dle, w H. Denny of Galveston.
 Mrs. |. A. Fisher. proprietor of the hotel, Tuesday night said she be- lieved many of those reported miss ing are still alive. but have failed to inform the Searcnefs.
 The blaze. which broke out in the room of Jeff Davis, night clerk; early Tuesday morning, when an oil stove exploded, spread rapidly. All am balances in the city were called into play. A third alarm" brought all fire apparatus. a
 When firemen arrived the hotel was a mass of flames, Guests. who had been hurriedly awakened, fled in scanty night attire, leaving valua bles and clothing in their rooms. Traffic Is Held Up.
 drizzling and cold rain began falling shortly after the fire was dis covered, making rescue work diffi- cult. Downtown traffic was held up for hours.
 When firemen, after fighting vali- ently, found they could not check the flames, they directed their efforts to saving eight adjoining buildings These business establishments suf- fered only minor losses.
 When search ended for the day and 14 were still unaccounted for, it was feared some one had been buried un- der tons of debris when the third floor had crashed to the second. Sew eral firemen escaped death only by their quick presence of mind.
 Three bodies recovered were burned beyond recognition. One corpse was partially identified by a note book found near its side upon which was written the name of "C. II. Davis"
 The total loss to the buildings is estimated at s400,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
By HARLAN $. MILLER Leased Wire to The Age-Herald.) (Copyright. 1023l

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-Herr Anton Lang said Tuesday that faith was the greatest possession possible for anyone in this world He said that faith was to the soul what toll was to the body and showed me plainly that he believed that without faith and work no man could achieve hap piness.
 "wihout faith there can be noth- ing" he said. "Without faith moth . ing can be accomplished and happi- ness can never come. Show me a man or woman without faith and I will show you a person who is un- happy.
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 Faith Made Him Whole.
 Faith is even more necessary to- day than it was when life was more simple, as in the days spoken of III the sacred writings. What faith could accomplish then is shown by the blind man near Jericho, who be- lieved that Christ could give him back his sight. You remember. he was healed and Jesus said, Thy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
MEN UNDER FIRE NAMED BY C. o. P.
Two Southerners On Com mittee, Although Both Were
 Rejected By Senate
WASHINGTON BUREAU !
 THE .AGE-HERALD Nashiurton. ID. C.. Dec. IS l

The republican national committee in naming committees to conduct the forthcoming campaign today stood Loyalty by those republicans of the south who have caused it most trouble, Joseph w. Tolbert of south Carolina and Henry Lincoln John son of Georgia.
 Tolpert, when appointed to federal office by President Harding, was charged with having been convicted of Il crime in the conduct of post office in South Carolina, and the Senate refused to confirm him. The new President failed to give him a new appointment. Johnson is d ne- gro politician, who, during the last preconvention campaign, received, according to his confession, $11,000 of the Frank o. Lowden slush fund. He was appointed to federal office and rejected by the Senate.
 Tolbert and Johnson were made members of the committee which shall draft the policies and write the platform of the party. o. D. Street of Alabama, is another southerner made a member of this committee. Likewise he is member of the com mittee charged with issuing the call for the convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
2 AVLATORS DIE
 IN TEXAS CRASH
Captain Was On Way To Dallas To Buy Child
 Christmas Gift

s SAN ANToNIos Dec. 1S.-capt' ,1,rold F. Strucken, commanding ot, ficer of the Forty-seyenth yy,s,s nth sehUol IilIsa s9"q' Temple this morning, with serst ser curil E. Ryals of the same organization, when their pa11ier planie fe', a. .1iI'ht to Dallas for the purpose of setting q doll for his little Swear oid tsuehter to present to her as a tf Captain Sturcken's home it was o,,pounced that the doll was ordered several days ago from ID Dallas as tirm ths n wonld not arrive before the holi- n davs Captain sturcken obtained per mission for the flight to Dallas so that he might bring back the toy with him tonight.
 He was born in New York city III sS9t and joined the army in 1917. f
 Sergeant Ryals was native oi ccorgia and is survived by two sisters in Greenwood, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
Executive Committee Rules No State Law Shall Be 0b- served Which flinders, AbrldgeS Or Denies
CHARACTERIZE NEW LAW UNFAIR AND RIDICULOUS.
Claim Statute Causes Adverse Criticism Of State And Puts Underwood In Unfortunate And Unfair Light
WASHINGTON BUREAU !
 THE AGE-HERALD Nh shinntan n C nac 1Q

The intention of congressional friends of President Coolidge and Senator rival candidates for the re, publican presidential nomination., to enter them as candidates in Alabama before the people was blasted today by the publication of an official pro- nunciation of the republican eXecu- tive committee.
 In that official statement it is pro vided that mo state law shall be observed which flinders, abridges or denies to any citizen the right or privilege of being a candidate for the nomination for President or vice president; or which authorizes the election of number of delegates or alternates to the national conven- tion different from that fixed in this call"
 The act of the legislature in recent session under which the forthcom- ing primary will be held Is construed by the republican committee as deny ing any citizen save 8 citizen Of Ala bama the right to enter Alabama as candidate for the office Of Presi- dent. Formally, the committee de- clares that law flinders, abridges or denies; informally, however, the com mittee declares that law unfair. ridiculous and unconstitutional.
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 Committee In Charge.
 The pronouncement of the com mittee means that Coolidge. certain 1y. will not be a candidate, and that Johnson, if he pursues an independ- ent course, will pursue it in vain. For should he enter and win by default. his delegates would be thrown out ot the convention. For all contests you'd have to go bsfore the very committee, which today determined to ignore the Alabama law.
 The fact that Senator Oscar ". Underwood, democratic candidate for the presidency, and the alleged fact that officials of the state demo- cratic executive committee construes the act of the legislature to anseliect different from the construction oi 4he. republican national committee. produced only smile on the part or members of that committee today It was explained by such members that even if republicans accepted the Un- derwood construction that any cltl- zen of the United States could run in Alabama, the act nevertheless would debar entrance on. the part ol any republican candidate. It IS con 4cnded that whereas that act decldres that the number of delegates to ii tne convention shall be 24. the repuoli-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
DRY LAW OPPOSITION DECREASING, V0LSTEAD
Says People Growing Tired of
 Making Home Brew

ST. PAUL. Minn, Dec. 1s.-Grown tired of making home brew, the American people are giving up thelr opposition to prohibition and Viii never permit return of liquor for, mer Congressman Andrew J. Nolstead told the Minnesota Law Enforcement conference at it's closing session to- day.
 Mir. Volstead renewed his pledge of faith in the national prohibition law and denounced all who would modify it's provisions.
 lie declared that after an expected reaction Of the public against pro- hibition. sentiment is now swinging in the opposite direction. The eight ccnth amendment will never be re acaled and the Nolstead act Will never be amended to permit the sale of beer and wine, he asserted
 Mr. Nolstead declared that the liquor enforcement situation is much better than it has been in the past and that great good is being accom- plished through a decreased national consumption of liquor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
LOWER FIRE RATE
 FOR BIRMINGHAM
Underwriters Inform Mo- Lendon Insurance On Prop
 erty To Be Lowered

Officials of the board of south eastern underwriters arrived in Bir- mingham Tuesday and informed D. E. McLendon, president of the city commission, they were here to es- tablish a lower scale of fire lnsur- ance rates throughout the city which will mean an aggregate annual sav- ing of tremendous sums to property owners.
 A thorough survey of the city was made recently by representatives of the board. 1t convinced the under writers that Birmingham had reached the point where its citizens rates.
 The officials will remain here un- til plans are completed for carry ing the new rates into effect. they told President McLendon.
 Where Birmingham hitherto has had three r@e classifications, first-cl rate will now become uni form throughout the city limits. thus giving property owners the lowest possible insurance.
 It was a striking coincidence that the underwriters sent their officials to Birmin gham on the same day the stockholders of the waterworks system voted to increase their capital stock and spend $500,000 in water works extensions ana SerVlce m provements during 1924.
 President McLendon was gratified over theepr of immediate and material Insurance reductions for all the people of Birmingham. He and the ither city commissioners have been working for months with this end In view, and their efforts now are rewarded by the decision of the underwriters to give the Magic City an insurance rate scale as low as that enjoyed by any other city in the country, 1t is understood.
 President McLendon and the visit ing officials are to have a conference at the city hall Wednesday, and the commission head hoped to be able to issue a formal statement later in the week. detailing the results of the 'confereiice and announcing the date on which the decreased insurance rates will become effective. s' The underwriters have had repre- sentatiyes in Birmingham for many monthss surveying the city and ob- serving the improvements in the waterwprks system and the fire de- partlilQlft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
TENNE: E:SSEE POWE E
 FIRM INTERESTED
May Join Alabama Power Company In Submitting
 Joint Bid For Shoals

CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 1S.--Joe Conn Guild. of the Tennessee Electric Pow CT company, admitted today that his company in conjunction with the Ala bama Power company was considering making a joint bid for the govern ment project at Muscle Shoals, but he claimed that details have not been worked out and he did not know on what basis the proposition for the development would be made He said:
 "rhe Tennessee company has been doing considerable figuring on the amount of power this system will be in position to use at the time Muscle Shoals is completed and placed in operation. The same data is being compiled by the other companies Each power system would be inter ested in the company to be formed to take over the shoals. The Alabama Power company now has transmission lines from Muscle Shoals.
 At the present time the Tennessee Electric Power company has connec- tion with the Alabama company and q second connection from Chattanooga to Lindale was authorized at the re- cent meeting of the board here. This
 is to be 120, ,000-volt transmission line and will cost $200,000 to S250, 00O if is estimated :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
$5, 000,000 MORE FUR WATER WORKS
Capital Stock Increased-A thorize Half Million For
 Improvements

Stockholders of the Birmingham Water Works company, at a special meeting Tuesday. voted for a s5,000,- 900 increase in capital stock and au- thorized the immediate issuance and sale of $500 900 of preferred stock to expansions In 1924.
 Next years extensions, some of which already have been started, will be the first step in program to give Birminghar the most modern and complete system of water works in the south, according to H. H. Horner. vice president and general superin tendent of the company.
 Seyenty-five per cent of the com mon and preferred stock was repre- sented at the stockholders session, which was held shortly after noon in the headquarters building
 The capital stock increase which the voted gives the company a total capital stock of ss.029. 700. MT. Hor- ner explained that the increase was authorized to provide means of fi- nancing the many Improvements and expansions planned for the next few years.
 Additional pipe lines throughout the city and other extensions suG- gested in recent reports on Birming- ham by the National Fire Insurance Underwriters association, comprise the bulk of the 1924 program. The company had prepared for and start ed many of the improvements before the underwriters issued this report.
 "By the time the $5OO,O00 made available for 1924 is e1eonded, fire hazard in Birmingham will have been reduced to an absolute mini num-" declared MT. Horner, as far as available water service is concerned.
 An application to the Alabama public service c commission 10 III : crease the capital stock and sell the amount needed for 1924 improve ments will be filed immediately, MT. Horner announced.
 Five or six miles of new trunk line mains will be part of next year s extensions, it was further ah- nounced by Mir. Horner.
 tain to the filter plant is being added to the present equipment, wnich comprises two 30-inch mains. This will take care of requirements Tor primary volume for consideraole period, in the belief of MT. Homer :,
 Other 1924 expenditures planned incudes: s2o,000 for buildings and for completion of eight concrete filters at the Shades Mountin plant; s4o,ooo for piping. strainers and other ap-- pliances for the filters.
 Ten blocks of additional l2-inch main for Hillman avenue between Sixty seventh street and East Lake.
 New mains for East Thomas, Fair field. North Haven and Thirteenth
 "Extcnsions in 1oai," said Mir. Horner. will be laid where they are most needed to cut down the danger from fire and at the same time af- ford an adequate water supply to all parts of the city,
 The stockholders were unanimously of the opinion that the 1924 pro- gram would place Birmingham waterworks system In the forefront of southern cities. Improvements in future years will be put under way as rapidly as they are needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
REPUBLICANS ON PLAN PRIMARY
Long Faction Puts Out Che
 nauIt As Candidate, While Street Group Expects Con- ]. vention To Choose Delegates
INTERPRETATIONS MADE OF NEW LAW VARY WIDE.S :
Democratic Chairmanf</ Reiterates That R> Zn Non-Residents Are /gibIe If Party Leaders Wish

Prominent Birmingham republi- cans of the O. D. Street wing of the party do not expect a situation to develop in Alabama wherein Presi- dent Coolidge and Senator Hiram Johnson or any other republican can didate for President will go before the voters of the state in primary state convention to be held as usual at which delegates can be selected to the national convention and those delegates can be instructed for Cool idge or Johnson, or any one else who shows sufficient strength before the convention.
 That the counse1s of the republi- can party in Alabama are badly split, however, was indicated by con ference of representatives of the anti-Street faction in Birmingham Tuesday at which decision was made to go into the Alabama primary. William Chenault of Russellville, Ala. was selected to, make the race for President, it being considered necessary by this faction to. name a resident republican i'll order that non-residents may participate. Lead CTS of this branch of the party in- clude Pope NJ. Long, for many years state chairman, and Aubrey Thomas OI Jumper, Aid, W HO was SOHSlQCi gu President Hardings right hand man in the state. Others attending the Birmingham conference included w. P. Lewis, Mobile; R. l.. Sullivan, Hodges, and D. c. Robertson, Flor ence.
 Street In Washington.
 0. D. Street. republican national executive committeeman from Ala : ha. h,. in q sh inxtnn for several days in conference with party leaders and upon his return is ex- pected to state definitely the atti- tude of his group toward the special preferential primary, which is to be held by the democrats the second Tuesday in March. Charles B. Ken namer United States district at torney in Birmingham and secretary of the republican state executive committee, Tuesday characterized as ridiculous democratic interpreta- tions of the law which permitted esidents to enter the Alabama primary.
 They have cooked up bad mess, v he said and are now in the ridicu- lous attitude of trying to read some thing into the law which is not there. If I can read and understand the English language that preferential primary law not only prohibits non resident republicans from particIpat- ing in the primary, but 1t also plain ly prohibits nonresident democrats from entering. Furthermor, in ipy opinion the law is plainly unconsti- tutional if any one wants to at tack it.
 "The republican national commit tee has ruled that it proposes to ignore any local statute which pro o- hibits a non resident from particl- pating in the primary and the na- tional convention will be governed accordingly in seating the delegates chosen from Alabama. My oplnloh therefore. is that the republican state committee will call convention In
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
ELEVEN FINED FOR ATTACKON EDITOR
Rice Growers Confess Attack And Are Fined $1OO
 Each

STUTTGART Ark, Dec. ls'- Eleven men. including two justices of the peace. indicted by a special grand jury here last week in con nection with an attack upon the eui- tors of the Free Press, local week ly newspaper. pleaded guilty late to- day to rioting and malicious nis- chief and were fined S1OO eacn' :,
 The defendants also were lndlcteu on charges of assault and battery and aggravated assault, but these charges were dismissed by Clrcult Judge George W. Clark. Each de- fendant was fined $50 on each or lne other two charges, or total ol s10o.
 All of the men are prominent rice growers of this county.
 The attack upon the newspape plant in which the editors, k' A. Berry and r. r. Lawson, were se- verely beaten was made 10 days ago when mob of IA unmasked men, who, it is alleged took exception 10 the newspapers attitude toward the controversy within the growers as sociation. Invading the plant, the mob attacked the editors and virtu- ally wrecked the plant, Lawson spent several days in a Little ROCK hospital, but Berry was not serlousiy hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
OUTFITS FOR BUFFERS ADVERTISED fN'G0THAM
American Artistocracy Rivalling
 E,gl;sb-Dress Suits The Rage

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.--The Amer San aristocracy comes on apace.
 For the first time in New York. mons outfitters are advertising g, put u, . Common enough in London but un- samiar to Americans ans ots laauiry egourb ulsD SntIers in New York to warrant special department in the clothing stores to supply their uniforms. sShanffeurs' and footmen's uniforms elso are enjoying a growing trade as +be new millionaires assume more or the outward symbols of wealth.
 The proper butler cannot butte nniess he has unifom described as as sailows: Coat. vest and striped .ausers for day wear. Made Of dur able al I broadcloth in black. blue. green n. claret. Correct dress for the put or G,a tbe evening; Made in the same .atarial. of black only. one butler is said to have swoonsd ..to inc haricots verts at a fash sn.bIe dinner upon discovering that n had neglected to change from ms nttrined to his black trousers at sun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
SINCLAIR FOR THRONE

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.--Wall street brokers chuckled today over a report that the throne of Albania had been offered to Harry F. Sinclair. oil op- orator and turf man. The report which originated in Rome, stated that Albanians hoped Sinclair would be able to put the country on sound fi- nancial footing. No statement was forthcoming from the Sinclair office.
 The throne has been vacant since William of Wied fled to Switzerland at the start of the World war.