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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
sHIvERING MOTHER EARTH

From the Chicago News.
 Once a week or so an earthquake quakes are barely noticeable quiver- ings; others jar the mountains to their roots. The quakes last week were un- usually effective. Picking was jolted Peru was rocked.
 There were strong suspicious of the stability of the ocean beds. Leaky oceans, say some authorities, make much of the trouble. Bad plumbing, geologically speaking. causes disorder in the apartment leased by the human race The Pacific ocean is said to be particularly leaky All around its mar gins volcanoes simmer and, boil with ocean steam, fresh young mountain ranges bulge up and the land shivers and shakes with the force of it all. The Mediterranean leaks badly. No ocean. apparently, is leak proof.
 With the pressure of 1000 atmos- pheres mercury c;al be forced through three inches of solid steel, as oil goes through wick. Under the pressure Of 1000 atmospheres at the bottom of the sea- water is forced downward Into the hot places until great lakes of steam underlie the crust of the earth. Then the old world shakes little and opens up new volcano, raises a new range of hills or otherwise tilts the lid. Quiet follows until there is more steam to blow off.
 There are other theories as to the cause of earthquakes and perhaps there are various causes. But leaey oceans are, no doubt. among the chief contributors
 Still since all the various causes have been exercising for no one knows how many million years.s there Is not much for the earth's inhabitants out side the earthquake belts to worry about.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT AND REPRODUCES \
 THAT CHRISTMAS DAY EDITORIAL OF GRADY'S

.W everyone should be i" good cheer. , and having enjoyed the Christmas trees and delights of ones children yes terday, the writer feels that the prettiest thing he can print would be the reproduc- tlor of an editorial Henry Grady wrote many years ago for the Atlanta Constitu- tor on the morning after Christmas. Grady read it to me and said: Boy. what do you think of that? It is the way I feel"
 The writer feels that way today, and reproduces it as the truest and best Christmas spirit. Here it is:
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 No man or woman now living will see again such Christmas Day as the one which closed yesterday, when the dying sun piled the western sky with gold and purple.
 A winter day it was. shot to the core with sunshine. It was enchanting to walk abroad in it's prodigal beauty, to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
Governor Kilby's Position
 in Regard to Pardons

NZS luCilueu TUT luIHiIiS uoWu dp- plications for executive clemency based solely on the Christmas spirit. He has been besieged with holiday ap- peals for paroles. His answer to them was that clemency was to be extend ed at Christmas on the same basis as in June, merit in the appeal. No man has the right to profit by the Christmas spirit if he has not displayed some of it himself. He must have made some effort to become worthy of leniency.
 Governmental functions are based on regulations found necessary for the safety of the community. There is always room for relaxation of their severity in favor of those who are worthy, but there should be no maud lin sentiment that makes no distinc- tion between those who are deserving and those who are not.
 December and June should be the same in the administration of the law and the extension of its favors. The Siamese crown prince has returned to America to study health. Incidentally American women can expose so much of their persons in winter without catching pneumonia
 Hon. Joe Stecher is still suffering from the effects of Hon. 'Strangler" Lewis head-lock. a form of punishment the Spanish Inauisiton overlooked.
 * * * Caruso's latest misfortune was an at tack of lumbago. Some kind of "jinx' is hard on the trail of Caruso. A New York thug will get him yet.
 F * * There is ho indication that former Emperor Charles of Austria and ex- Kaiser Wilhelm are also going to enjoy an "old home" week
 xs * F Secretary Colby is in a part of the western hemisphere where there is some inducement to make an after-dinner speech.
 Judge Landis is an interesting person. ality, but the Louisville Courier-J ournal thinks he might stick closer to the statutes.
 In passing around the plums Mr Hard- ing should bear in mind that he is a member of. the newspaper profession. In spite of the pleas for a fire proof Santa Claus, Birminghams fire depart ment was kept lssy yesterday.
 * * * The number of taps in Korea probably explains the difficulty Koreans encounter in arriving at self-determination.
 E * $ As wages go down photographs and nearly new cars are being thrown on the market at greatly reduced prices.
 E x * Reports from the nursery are to the effect that some indestructible toys did not last "A hours.
 * * x A local shortage of turkeys was borne with fortitude by consumers unable to pay the price.
 x * x Another falling the Turk has is that he never enters fully into the spirit of Christmas,
 x x x According to returning Americans, hospitality in Mexico is spelled with an upper case "H."
 x'x * Deportcd bolsheviks depart from Amer ca with cheerfulness that is largely assumed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
TITLES BANNED IN GERMANY From the London Times.

From the London Times.
 Berlin-A letter addressed to Her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Prussia" recently was refused for reg istration by a German postoffice of- ficial at Hermesdors, near Berlin, on the grounds that royalties no longer existed in Germany and that the letter should have been addressed to Fran von Preussen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

breathe it's elixer, to reach out the zhands and plunge them open-f fingered through the pulsing waves of warmth and freshness. It was June and No- vember welded and fused into a per- feet glory that held the sunshine and snow beneath tender and splendid skies. To have winnowed such a day from the teeming Winter was to have found an odorous peach on bough whipped in the storms of winter. One caught the musk of yellow grain, the flavor of ripening nuts, the fragrance of strawberries, the exquisite odor of violets. the aroma of all seasons in the wonderful day. The hum of bees underrode the whistling wings of wild geese flying southward. The fires slept in drowsing grates, while the people, marveling outdoors. watched the soft winds woo the roses and the lilies.
 Truly it was day of days Amid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
\ MORNING PRAYER

\ MORNING PRAYER
 Grant me, Lord, not to wait sn- other year for another Christmas. hut let me take something Of the spirit of yesterday with me through each day that l live. So shall all days be blessed. Amen.-M. :. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

it's riotous luxury surely life was worth living to hold up the head and breathe it in as thirsting men drink water to put every sense on its gracious excellence to throw the hands wide apart and hug whole armsful of the day close to the heart, till the heart itself is enraptured and il.umined Gods 'benediction came down with the day, slow dropping from the skies Gods smile was it's light, and all through and, through it's supernal beauty and stiffness, un- spoken but appealing to every heart and sanctifying every soul, was His invocation and promise, Peace on earth, good will to men"
 The above was reproduced in this coi- nm some twelve years ago, but it was 10 fitting of yesterday that the tempta- ion to reprint it could not be resisted by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

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The Washington herald., 1920-06-06

Meyer, Phyllis Meredith Mayne. Lu-
cile Walker Bailey. Margaret Eliz-
abcth Huffman. Nuriel Marjorie Vim
eel, Isabelle Margaret Buckley. Ma
omi Muescttcr and Virginia Insley
Menefce.
In the present class OF probation
srs there are girls from Ireland
Scotland and South America. and
ono from Japan doing post-gradu-
ate work.
The program will open with a
prayer by Rev. George f. Dud-
ley, who will also pronounce the
kenediction. Judge Peele will de-
liver the address and DR.. ]. w
Lindsay will confer the diplomas.
The exercises will begin at 8
p. m. and a reception will follow
from 8 20 IL o'clock. On the re-
ception committee are the stafi
members assisted by Mrs. Logan
Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Wainwright. Mrs
Rixey, Mrs. Kimberlee, Mrs. Frank
Hume and other prominent women
in Washington's official and social
circles
The wedding of Miss Loretto
Liomin and Phillip ID. Brown, the
first ever to occur in the chapel at
Holy Cross Academy. was solemn
lied Wednesday morning by the
Rev. Thomas G. Smyth, of the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
The bride has made her home at
Holy Cross for almost fifteen years
so that her convent wedding was
in the nature of a home" affair.
The chapel was beautifully deoo-
rated, and after the ceremony an
al fresco breakfast was served un-
derneath the great fir trees that
mark the approach to the convent
The maid of honor and brides
maids, dressed in bouffant frocks
OF blue and pink, were Miss Olive
Brown, sister of the groom; Miss
Lydia O'Niel, of New York. and
Miss Anna Ready. a sister graduate
OF the bride. Joseph A. Brown
acted as best man for his brother
The Washington herald., 1920-06-06

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Ca1ssts Ulpholsssry
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stsek q .e,ekmle for limited time Fer Instance,
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so pzeAae 70 cent ~, aetud yos S32; $50 par-
chase 70 cent o3 actual you 50; 500 prreka 20
pr cent o9, actual cost to yos $50.
The TWENTY PER CENT reduction preea i. each and eaey
article Of nerekndse carried Beov are mentioned fev Of the
articles n or Tremendous stock: 80
Furniture Department
Bedroom, Dining Room Living Room Hail. Den, Library Of
fee, Porch and Lawn Furniture
Cedar Chests Couch Hammocl and Reed Furniture
Old Hickory Rustic Lawn and Porch Furniture.
Carpet and Rug Department Sumner Rugs
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Fiber
Imported Grass Rugs Mating IAN sizes and
wids). Wilton Rugs Velvet Administer, Plain Figured
Carpets Oval Rag Rugs Rugs great variety; Iinole
all grades
Drapery Department
Lace Curtains Curtain materials, Tapestries Cretonnes (-
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r. Refnserators, Manufactured Specially for Us.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-06

First-No goods sent c. o. D.
Second-No goods returnable
Third-No goods exchanged
Fourth-No goods on approval
The Washington herald., 1920-06-06
SEARCHING FOR GERMS,
THEY ALSO FOUND LOVE.

to a head. For years Drs. Ida Ruth
Gorov and william W. Policoff have
been searching for-new bacteria,
but 1t took a world war to make
them that little germ that keeps
that little aviator, d. Cupid. contin-
ually sharpening hew arrows. DR..
Gorov Is assistant professor of bac-
teriology and treasurer of the Chi
cago Medical School. DIR. PoIicoff
I is one of the best-known bacteriolo-
gists and serolcgists in Philadelphia.
They spent their childrhood days
as neighbors in Philadelphia, and
later both rursued the same lines
Of study. The Gorovs moved to
Chicago and the sweethearts be-
came separated. Then came the
war. and both enlisted in the gov
There they met gain. and the child
hood romance was revived.
Yesterday DIR. Gorov gave up her
chair at the Chicago Medical School.
She and DR.. Policoff are tc be mar
ried today, the sixtieth birthday Of
DR.. Gorov's mother. The honey
moon will be spent in a tour OF
Hawaii, China, japan and the Phil
ippines.
COMMENCEMENT RECALLS THE
HISTORY OF A HOSPITAL
Invitations issued by the board of
directors and officers of the Garfield
Memorial Hospital Training School
Tor Nurses to the graduating exer-
eises OF the class of 1920, tomorrow
evening, recall the interesting his
tory OF this institution, which was
founded as a monument to one OF
our martyr Presidents.
After the death Of President Gar
neld. number of prominent citi-
zens. formed an association to erect
memorial to him. It was decided
that a national hospital would be a
greater tribute than a marble shaft
or bronze statue, and In order that
The Washington herald., 1920-06-06
Drapery Department

Lace Curtains Curtain materials Tapestries, Creonnes (-
ported and domes) Art Linen Table Runners Poreres Couch
Covers Drapery Nets Slip Cover Materials Awning Materials
Aeroix Porch Blinds
Evening star., 1920-06-27
Fehrenbach Tries Again.

Undeterred by his first failure to
form German ministry, Konstantin
Fehrenbach has made up a new list
Of portfolio holders, comprising rep
resentatives of the centrist, demo-
cratic and German peoples parties.
Five Of the eight members of the new
Fehrenbach cabinet were in the min
istry which he organized June 81, and
which Immediately collapsed when the
majority socialists refused to support
it. It is now to be seen whether with
the naming of three new men the hos
tility Of this party will be allayed.
The combination of political elements
mentioned by supporting the new
Fehrenbach ministry suggests that it
is not strikingly socialist. The CEN
trist party has certain leanings toward
the old regime. If Fehrenbach has
now made a combination that can hold
Office for few weeks line may be
had on the present political tendencies
in Germany which at present are in
confusion.
Evening star., 1920-06-27
The Challenge of the Socialists.

The socialist party in New York
stzte is evidently determined to force
into the 1920 campaign the question
Of the recognition of its candidates
as on a par with those of other po-
Gtical parties. The Kings county So
cialist convention has just nominated
for the state assembly one of the five
men onsted from that body last spring.
Presumably similar action will be
taken in the other districts. Two of
The others are from Manhattan and
tgo from the Bronx. If all five are
1snominated the campaign win be
pressed as a direct issue.
The case Of the five ousted socialist
aseemblymen has been regarded by
he socialist party as a test of po-
Htieai rights. Others than socialists
however, have taken strong exceptions
to the action Of the state assembly in
unseating them, On the ground that
tAe political views Of men elected al
tho polls ara not to be taken into ae
Evening star., 1920-06-27
cunt in determining their right to

count in determining their right to
serve.
The contention Of those who chal-
lenged the right Of these five men to
seats in the assembly was that they
had subscribed as members of the So
cialist party to oaths that conficted
with the oaths they were required to
take as assemblymen, and that they
entertained political views diametri-
cally opposed to their duty as law
makers for the commonwealth. The
trial of the five men embraced wide
search of the literature of socialism
and particularly the publications of
the party that stood sponsor for them.
As evidence that the socialist party
intends to make this case an issue, be-
yond the range of the local juris1ic-
ton, appears a volume just issued en-
titled, "Albany, the Crisis in Govern
ment," which consists of review of
the whole case, written in avowed
sympathy with the cause of the five
expelled members. If all five of the
ousted men are renominated their dis
tricts will be the scenes of lively cam
paigning. In other districts, also,
nominations may be made.
Evening star., 1920-06-27
BRYAN and Cochran.

Two delegates above all the others
are expected to furnish fireworks for
the San Francisco convention. They
are William j. Bryan and Bourke
Cochran. The display will be the more
enjoyable if they should clash. But, at
present, Mr.. Bryan is giving attention
principally to prohibition, and Mr..
Cochran to the Irish question. Later,
however, they may square off at each
other, and if they do stirring match
ing of tongues will take place.
They do not represent the same
school Of oratory. Mr.. Bryan is very
fluent, and at times a bit caressing in
delivery. He can denounce, but pre-
fers to persuade. His voice is musical
and pleasant. He has plenty of ac-
ton, but not superabundance. He
does not rely upon it oyermuch.
Mr.. Cochran may be described as of
the Daniel O'Connell school. Being
an Irishman, he has probably studied
closely and admiringly the career and
the platform methods Of the great
Celt. His words come in torrent. He
is all action. His voice is strong, and
can rise to q roar. Strangely enough,
although an Irishman, he has no
humor-at any rate, introduces none
into his addresses. From first to last,
he is aggressively in earnest. When in
his best form, he is q very striking
quantity before an audience.
In 1896 Mr.. Cochran took the stump
against Mr.. Bryan. He was gold
democrat, and did service against the
silver democrats in states where the
effort made was to convince demo
Gratis that the true interests of the
country were socketed in the gold
standard.
Mr.. Bryan, who, after the fashion
Of politicians, "keeps books" knows
this; and the memory Of it should
occasion offer at San Francisco may
be expected to enter warmly into the
soul Of his discourse. For gayety's
sake, let us hope they clash.
Evening star., 1920-06-27
The Posture of School Children.

It is stated that if plans now con.
templated for future development of
the system of medical inspection and
physical training in the District pub.
lie schools are carried out, most of the
defects on the part of the children
will be corrected and Washington will
have the best physically developed
school children in the country. The
supervising medical inspector of the
public schools states that he has
found that incorrect posture is the most
prevalent of the defects of the chill
dren in the local schools today. This,
he says. is not due to the use of un-
suitable desks, for in almost every
school the desks are adjustable and
are regulated to suit the pupils. Most
of the teachers are diligent in cor
recting faults on the part Of the chill
dren.
1t is of the utmost importance to
correct faults of posture on the part
Of growing children. Their calls
thenic exercises in the schools do much
to check incorrect habits of carriage,
but this is only occasionally applied
and there is little or no home training
along this line. In the high schools
the military drill is a material aid
in the case of the boys, but there is
no such provision for systematic ex-
cercises for the girls. The athletic
games are good in general physical
culture and yet there are many, and
particularly those who are in most
need of physical training, who do not
engage in these gaines and sports.
Especial stress, it is stated, will be
laid upon this matter of correct pos
ture in all the schools at the opening
in September, and efforts will be made
to establish high standard through
out the system from the lowest to the
highest grade. The cooperation of
parents will be necessary in this ef-
fort to correct present faults and to
educate the bodies of the children as
well as their minds. 1t is earnestly
to be hoped that Washington will be
carried far along toward the present
objective of having the best formed
and the healthiest children in any
American city.
Evening star., 1920-06-27
Checks on Germany.

Germany's attempts to secure renlS-
sion of the disarmament clauses of
the peace treaty have failed of sac
cess. The allied supreme council has
sent notes to the German peace dele
CATION dealing with this question
which definitely insist upon the re-
duction of the army to 100000 men
and furthermore command the dis
bandment within three months of the
security police, for which, however, a
disciplinary police" force of 100000
may be substituted. 1t was the Ger
man hope that regular army of 200.-
900 men might be maintained, with
additional security or disciplinary
forces.
These measures of restriction are
viewed as necessary to prevent recur-
renee of the reactions that were at
tempted last winter, followed by an
industrial trouble that finally led to
the French intervention. Germany, in
short, must be reduced strictly to a
basis of keeping the domestic peace.
She must not be allowed by any arti-
fee to place herself in a position of
possible aggression against any neigh
Dor. Disarmament, of course, is not
to be absolute. Peace within the Ger
man borders must be maintained if
Germany is to be capable of complying
with the economic terms of the treaty.
And so wide are the factional differ
ences and so sharp are the bitter hos
tilities engendered by the war that a
substantial military and police force
is necessary to enable the government
to subsist. 1t is the judgment of the
allied supreme council that 250,000
men, a combination Of regular sol
diery and disciplinary police, will suf-
flee to that end.
Protest against an accusation that
Germany is Intentionally delaying the
delivery OF aircraft materials, re-
quired by the peace treaty, has been
filed by representatives of the Berlin
government, together with an express
sion of determination. co carry out the
aefonautica1 clauses of the treaty with
the utmost speed" Germany has no
reason to feel sore if there is doubt
of her good faith in the execution of
the treaty terms. The history of the
past six years is calculated to justify
almost any degree of suspicion. The
world trusted to Germany once to OBJ
serve pledges and suffered terribly in
consequence. It is necessary now to
check against every possibility of
faithlessness.
Evening star., 1920-06-27

such a law were passed it would be
possible to obtain deadly weapons
from outside Of the local jurisdiction.
But the necessity Of going elsewhere
perhaps to a neighboring city-to OBJ
tain small arms would unquestionably
check great many persons who now
may under any inspiration Of anger or
jealousy obtain the means Of taking
life. Every time the police throw
away these accumulations Of confscat-
ed weapons the hope arises that some
day this law may be granted the Dis
trict as means of protecting life and
lessening crime.