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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
WHAT IS AN EARTHQUAKE.

Eereward Darlington, in Leslie's.
 Nothing is more terrorizing than an earthquake, in the presence. of which we stand powerless to act effectively Earthquakes are caused by rapid viz brations of the earth's crust, due to some sudden shock in the earth's in- terior. The isplacements-that is, the amplitude of the vibrations-ln the great majority of earthquakes is only the fraction of millimeter. When it exceeds four or five millimeters the quake is destructive.
 Tremors of the earths crust are measured by means of delicate instru- ments known as ''seismographs," which are freely springing pendulums. so placed that they trace markings upon paper. which the tracing needle just touches. These modern instruments do not tell when an earthquke has occurred but they. record tremors in all parts of the world, and one of the highly significant facts brought to light by this means is that minute and
 1nsensible" tremors of the earth are almost constant, and some at least of these tremors consist in three series of waves-the first and second phases be- ms the preliminary" tremors, and the larger waves the main shock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30

From a Bulletin of the California onve Association.
 ~ ENTURIES before the Sermon on fl the Mount--the Mount of olives NJ the olive industry was one or the principal sources of livelihood Ill the countries bordering the Mediter- r.nean Sea where today nine million acres of trees still bring profit to thelr growers. At the time of the Exodus the Israe,ites found olive trees in Canaan. Later they were transplanted to spaih' From Spain they were taken to Mexico and from Mexico they were carried Dy the early Franciscan fathers into Cali fornia where they flourished in the gardens of the San Diego Mission be- fore America waged her War or In dependence.
 From that day to this native Call fornians have recognised the 1000 value of this pre- e-historic fruit. writers of California travels for the last cen- tury have repeatedly mentioned the | tub of ripe olives to be found at the back door of even the most humble or shacks on the great ranches of the west
 owing to the difficulty of competing with cheap European labor in picking green olives and manufacturing oil for the market, however, olive growing did not show symptoms of becoming a great industry in the west until 1901 when Professor F. T. Bioletti of the University of California demonstrated process whereby ripe olives could be sterilized and canned for the market so that they would keep indefinitely.
 This gave the California olive men a monopoly over the European growers who lacked this perfected process of sterilization. It is upon the canned ripe olive, therefore, that the Califor- mia industry is based.
 There are at the present time 100000 acres of bearing olive trees and over 3,o00 acres coming into bearing an- nually in California--an industry that. including forty-two processing plants, involves an ainvestments of 25,000,00O, and an annual production valued at about s5.0oo,o0o
 It was conseravtively estimated last year that since the beginning of the industry about fifteen years ago one hundred and eighty million containers of ripe olives have gone upon. the mar < ket and nine million more were sup piled to the epicures of the nation in 1919.
 These tremendous figures together with the undue importance that edi- tors throughout the country gave to the fact that, in six containers out of the 1se,ooo,o06. the olives were spoiled when they were eaten, both stand as evidence of the fact that what was an infant industry only fifteen years ago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30

Tho young man who has succeeded Locklear and Mclaughlin is said to surpass them in daring. If he lives till the violets bloom again he'll be lucky.
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 As further proof that there are peo- Ele in this world who never learn any thing, there is a plot on foot to re- store Charley Hapsburg to his throne. "Muggsy" McGraw, who was defeat ee in the Lambs Club bout, knocked out Wilton Lackaye in one round Wilton is something Of a heavyweight, too.
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 Charles E. Chapin finds Sing Sing conducive to literary work. 'At any rate, the doorbell and the telephone are not ringing every five minutes. # F *
 The former Crown Prince of Ger many looks better in family group than he ever did when posing safe distance from the front
 < E x On the other hand, weather condi- tions would have made it imperative for Senator Harding to quit the front porch sooner or later.
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 The republicans don't really expect to get many votes in the ''solid south," but propaganda has nothing whatever to do with truth.
 Elihu Root says he does not wish to talk. The "Old Guard" would be per fectiy satisfied if he never again opened his mouth.
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 Flo ziegfeld says chorus girls with personality are hard to find. Surely he doesnt place personality ahead of symmetry?
 The powder puffs entry into politics doesn't mean that the old reliable whitewash brush is going to be re- tired.
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 The "O1d Roman" of baseball shows fortitude and courage in these dark moments that a virginius might envy.
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 A widespread revolt is predicted in India. The British are old hands at cooling the ardor of revolutionists.
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 It is safe to assume that no major league baseball player will accept a hrbe for the next ten years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30

tainty. The campaign waged by Gov ernor Cox is far more effective than the Harding campaign. Ali that is necessary is for the "privates in the ranks" and the party leaders to give the nominee the support to which he is entitled.
 Now that sufficient funds are avail able, no effort should be spared in preaching the doctrines of democracy and the League of Nations, which is the only outstanding issue. The demo- crats deserve to win on that question alone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
TWO YEARS AGO

Grantland Rice. in the American Legion Weekly. Through the crowded streets where the arc lights burn Or perhaps apart from the toiling band. Once in while old dreams return Of another life in another land; Old dreams of bugles and marching men Where a sergeant growls Fall In" again. The world drifts by as I watch once more The doughboys slog through an old
 French town, With it's shattered walls that are red
 with gore. Through it's muddy streets as the rain
 beats down; -f Their grim young face. rifle and pack Hiking on to the next attack. I see them now as the chow lines form, Pal and buddy and fighting mate. Read yagain for the next days storm /. From the Hun barrage where the hiG
 guns wait; Where the untitled roar through the
 flaming night Has sent them word of the next days
 fight 1HrouSH St- ailHicl anu tHe ArSoHne
 drifts, Waiting word for the next advance, As the mist rolls up and the gray fog
 lifts can see them now in the woods of
 France. Knee-deep still in the muck and mire, Working their way through the tangled
 wire. Ghosts in khaki--they finger still A s each drifts by with the old platoon, Holding dugout on some hill Where only machine gun bullets croon In the last big drive through the maw
 of hell That took Sedan as the curtain fell There's a long trail that is winding
 back y Through the battered towns with their
 mud and rain. Where the world has. forgotten both
 man and pack aN In the older struggle for gold and gain: The world has forgotten-but now and
 then We dream that the bugle has blown
 again. Is il only a dream when we hear once
 more st The caissons- rumble across the hills? When the howitzers bark with their an-
 eient roar In the life thaa carried a thousand
 thrills? Only a dream for the fallen mate Who sleeps where the wooden orossss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
Interest in Birminghnm

Not day passes but one or two per sons with prospective industries up their sleeve come to the Chamber of Commerce seeking information" said General Manager o. l.. Bum.
 Some of the projects sound good and some do not We are kept busy getting up information not only for those who apply in person, but for many others One man writes us that he is a school teacher and his daughter a stenog- rapher. They wish to live in a milder climate. Mechanics of all kinds ask us about conditions down here.
 Tt keeps us quite busy, but we un- dertake to provide every applicant with the information desired and in this way SOW the seed that eventually will bring forth good fruit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
Smaller Quarters Are
 the Penalty of Growth

1N HE pressure of business con,
 l, cerns already established ant those constantly coming in while il has added to the commercial housing problem, shows the growth of tie city.
 In the heart of the business dis trict partitions are being built in stores so that two concerns may operate where there was one be- fore. This not only divides the rent, but in many instances the narrowed space forces more convenient plac- ing of stocks, which adds considerably to the dispatch of business.
 One Birmingham concern which formerly housed one downstairs and one upstairs merchant now houses a half dozen.
 Inhabitants of progressive cities find less and less space in which to live and do business. It is the penalty of growth. The kitchenette of the apartment house and the subdividcd store are companions along the same lines of advancement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
All in n Name

You never can tell when you are go- ing to be called on to be good Sa- maritan," said Marc Linx. The other day, while I was standing in front of my store, a messenger boy who knows me by sight, stopped and asked me where Care Burger Bros was. I took the message from his hand and found that it was addressed to lady in care of Burger Bros. The messenger boy thought the word Care was part of seeking"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
STRENGTH OF ARMY

From the Army and Navy Journal.
 There were 15,04o commissioned of- ficers and 1S7.492 enlisted men in the United States army on August 2s. mak- ing a total of POP, ,537 officers and men. Of this total 15sS2o officers and men were in the United States. 1e,472 off, cers and men in the Philippines. and 15.222 officers and men in Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
FT W Newberry's Defense Based On Technical Points

@ ENATOR NEWBERRY enters no | 0) formal denial of the charge that
 he conspired to purchase his seat. In his appeal from the Michigan
 court, which found him guilty, he rests entirely on the technical pro- cedure involved in his case. He con- tends that the federal corrupt prac- tices act is unconstitutional and that Congress has no right to declare how
 much man may spend on an cleo ton.
 On the surface this is an admis- sion of the charge of vote corruption, and an attempt to justify it. The clean-minded American will regard the plea of justification with even
 greater bathing than the act of cor ruption itself, for where the heart is
 rotten there is rottenness all through. It was the election of Newberry that gave the republicans the ma jority in the Senate that enabled them to oxganize that body and pack the foreign relations committee with
 enemies of the League of Nations.
 That is how far-reaching the use of
 large sums of money in political campaigns extends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
WOULDN'T WORK HERE

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 The flogging of profiteers has been a great success in Budapest. It would not work here, however. Some profiteer would corner the market on whipping posts and the whippcrs would soon be striking for higher wages
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
A MORNING PRAYER

There are always stones beneatn my feet and always stars above me. Grant, Lord, that amid the imper- factions of this earth I may ever look upward to thy beauty. So VIII thy glory uplift me and thy peace enfoId me as I climb. Amen'-M. s. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
A PREHISTORIC FOOD

has now grown to national propor- tions.
 5o0,0o0 acres suitable for planting olives The canned ripe olives to be gathered from this acreage annually at current prices would be worth $250, ,o00.- 900. but at the rate of growth which the industry has enjoyed since it's be- ginning. it will not be many years be- fore demands will be made upon this entire acreage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
No Antagonism Between
 Interests of Alabamians

~ ITIzENS of Alabama should
 s realize that none of their in- dustries is antagonistic to the re- mainder and they should turn deaf ear to those who would put one set of interests against another.
 The Alabama legislature has from time to time enacted special statutes looking to the protection of agricul- tural interests, appropriating large sums of money to fight crop pests, to instruct boys in farm lore and to as- sure the farmers honest seed and fer tilizer.
 The legislature at other times, feel ing the need of establishing new and great industries employing many people, has extended friendly hand to those who would create wealth and employment.
 The largest consumers of :arm products in the state are the people of the industrial sections. Birming- ham, the hub of industrial activity, is the great mart for hay, beans and peas, potatoes, sorghum and home slaughtered hogs and cattle. It buys corn and oats and truck. The more the iron, coal and steel industries prosper, the greater the market for everything raised on the farm.
 Outside the merits of preferential rates on shipments of raw materials to blast furnaces, certainly no Ala bama farmer should object to a privilege which tends to build up an industry that in turn feeds on the products of his acres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
Ellis Chart System

T have just returned from Camp Benning in Georgia" said Prof. s. A. Ellis. T was sent for by special re- quest to come over there and show the instructors of that camp all about my chart system of bookkeeping. A Chi cago firm had tried to put in it's sys- tenn, but the camp authorities heard of mine and asked me to come over and show it to them. I accordingly went and am glad to say that highest com pliment was paid my system. I hope to win over my competitors both for my own sake and for that of the city which is my home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
High Time the Democrats
 Were Bestirring Themselves


 e7T7 HERE are signs that the demo- N cratic party is shaking off the apathy which seemed for a while to be general. Republican propaganda was partly responsible for the inertia which gripped not only the leaders of the party, but the rank and file as we'll.
 The republicans had an organiza- ton running with clock-like regularity and the smoothness which betokens plenty of money long before the demo- crats had even formulated their cam- paign plans. Until quite recently. the democratic campaign fund practically did not exist. Of late contributions have been coming in and it is now believed that there will be enough money to pay all legitimate expenses ~sA~N AAAsnS di cACclcIlL SHOWlng. al though it is said the republicans have three dollars to the democrats one. The ratio is conservative. Five to one would be nearer right, with plenty hore to draw on in an emergency.
 A great many astute politicians be- iieve a short, but intensive, campaign gets the best results. It is a plausi- ble theory. Voters are not harangued to death and political issues are not kept before the public until everybody Is tired of hearing about them.
 A great deal can be accomplished before the'election in November. The democratic party should not, and will not, submit tamely to defeat. A re- publican victory is by no means cer-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
ADRIFvr WITH THE TIMES
-poNT SEEM. TO MIND

~-BoN'T SEEM TO sAfINp
 Did you hear about that railroad flagman who resigned because people were no longer friendfy?"
 Yes. Traffic policemen seem to be made of-sterner stuff"
 Why so?"
 You would think they'd resign for the same reason, but they never do." :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
NOTHING HAPPENED
ACQUIRED HAUTEUR

ACQUIRED HAUTEUR Miss Grabcoin has returned from an expensive finishing school"
 What do you suppose she learned therey'
 For one thing she learned how ta keep her chin at the correct altitude for young woman whose father IS worth in the neighborhood of twenty million dollars"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30

ATTRACTIVE PART Mrs. Calder is planning to set a. trap for literary lion"
 "Ahl Whats she going to bait it withr"
 Half a dozen debutantes who claim to have read his latest novel and cried themselves to sleep"
 A PAINFUL THOUGHT Turn out the crooked baseball stars The whole dishonest tribe. Alas, to think we've named cigars For men who'd take bribe!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
Jail Sentence Waits
 the Street Masher"

Inc OtTecI MdSncf IT IMPOSING fine of $50 and a ll thirty-day jail sentence on a street masher," Recorder Henry J. Martin is quoted as saying, "I1l fine lem and jail 'em as fast as such charges can be proved against them"
 All the recorder asks is a little CO., operation from women and young girls who are annoyed. He vii. do the rest with cheerful alacrity. A i "masher" of the confirmed variety might be disposed to smile at a fine. even $50 one, but the prospect of languishing in jail will give h:an pause. He has flourished heretofore because women dread to appear in court against him. The average woman who suffers from his attcn-
  tions prefers to keep her identity un- known, even to the police department. Jail sentences will work wonders in curing 'mashers' of bad habit. but jail sentences cannot be imposed unless the police have enough evil dence to convict. That must be SUD- piled, in most cases, by the mash CTS" victims.
 Attracted by high wages. English stenographers are coming to America to serve as maids It is hard to con ceive of naughty American stenoa- rapher acting in that capacity.
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 Jess Willard hotlv denies that he win box Hon Dempsey again Jess was knocked silly at Toledo, but it is evi- dent that his brain is once more in a state of normalcy
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 An English novelist says husbands are responsible, for all the troubles of married life They usually. get the blame from the 'other half of the sketch" anyhow.
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 Washington will be disappointed if Tom Watson fails to gnash his tech and tear out few handfuls of hair when he makes his first speech in the Senate.
 If Mrs. Bergdoll receives sentence of thirty-two years it will be another case of from now on"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
A DRUG ON THE MARKET

DRUG ON THE MARKET
 T notice few dime novels on the news stands remarked the old gentle man with an investigating turn of mind
 We'll wel1l Are the youngsters reading ed-blooded fiction againg'
 T doubt it. Most of those I picked up were so thickly coated with dust it was hard to decipher the titlesY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
Pastors Leave

Birmingham Methodists are losing two splendid preachers to Louisville, ky.,' says J. A. Vann, "and it's rather strange thing that both of them have served the First Methodist Church, pr. J. W. Johnson having served four years and Rev. B. K. Pegues, as assistant, for a year. The former leaves the Eleventh Avenue Church here to take up the work at the Fourth Avenuefi Louisville, while the latter leaves the Twenty
 first Avenue to become pastor of the Broadway Methodist Church. Both of these churches are leading ones in Ken lucky Methodism. These two well known and greatly esteemed pastors will leave shortly for their new homes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
CONSIDERING THE COST

 Two drinks of this stuff will make you feel like millionaire" said the willy bootlegger.
 What's the price?7 asked the pros pective customer.
 Only twenty dollars a quart" "Umphl You'd better give me some thing to make me feel like million aire before buy it."
 NOTHING HAPPENED Well, motor cars are coming down." remarked the optimistic citizen "Yes?" replied the impecunious peg son.
 You are not interested," Not to any great extent. The only time that ever thought might some day buy car was just after I had been listening for half an hour to an oil stock salesman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Just Politics

JuSt f0uthcs
 T have managed good many politi- cal campaigns myself and I have also watched with interest nearly every i'm portant move that has been made in local and national politics in a long time" says J. Morgan Flowers, "but l have never seen anything yet in local politicis quite as serious as the efforts of certain class of people in this county who are trying to get Jere Gwin and other county officials out of office.
 Tt is nothing but politics pure and simple. The majority of the people elected these men into office and the majority of the people should wake up. The election of the president of this country is an important matter and many important things hang in the balance. The republican party in using every peg it can get it's hands on to try and turn the wheel around They are facing defeat, and they know it, but they are trying to at least make showing. We can show these people where to get off, especially when they try to butt in and control our city and county governments in an effort 10 make themselves stronger in this state." M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30
ENJoYING-H HERSELF

ENJOYING HERSELF Why are you crying over this photopiay?" asked Mr. Clipping. im- patiently
 "Why-why.'' sobbed Mrs. Clipping. the heroine is shedding tears" Nonsense They are nothing but glycerine"
 Brute! You've spoiled my entire evening"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30

President R. A. Brown in a letter just received, says: Dear Doctor: In the past you have been of great ser vice to the Alabama State Fair in the committee, and l have the honor of advising you of your appointment again, and trust that you will acept.'' As he promised to help me. I will be before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30

SATISFIED l hear that jazz Is on the wane; I'm very sure
 I'll not complain. It always seemed To me to be A species of
 Insanity, Inf1ictin& young And old, as well, With shrieking horn And dangling beu, And rasping nerves M Almost, forsooth. As much as would A jumping tooth. 1,
 PAUL CooK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30

The credit of being the first fair to have a director of aviation belongs to the local association, and as I was the flying part of the programme shall be a success. I am proud of the fact that so far we have had no accidents on the field, and I hope that the pub lie will cooperate with me in trying to prevent any visitor from being hurt, and this can only be done by keeping the crowds off of the field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30

am often asked if I know anything about the whereabouts of Ruth Law When she left here, she passed out of my ken and have no idea where she lives or whether she is still in the flying game or not. but this I do know, a pacemaker for the balance. and won for herself much money and fame by daily and nightly risking her life in a machine that today would be con demned as unfit for a flight.
 Jim" Dent, the superintendent of the Alabama State Fair, and my friend. tells me that Jersey Ringel is going to be worth seeing. Now Jim" isn't over enthusiastic about show people, for he has had to deal with them for years and most of them being tempermen- tai he has had to be a diplomat, and so when he speaks a good word for any of the teams it means that they are able to deliver the goods.
 While Ringel himself is new to the flying game. having gotten into it only about year ago. he knows it from start to finish as an exhibitor He Twill have three ships here for his aerial circus. and he himself is slated to do some stunts which will make cold chilis run down the spinal columns of those who witness them. I'll not catalogue them here. but only tip off those who like thrills to come out and see his repertoire"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-30

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