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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-26

o. four feet beneath the surface.
When'the bitches were first opened.
from fUt~' to six gallons per day
could he collected, but ~ much
work was rerQred to keep the oil
flowing. that the expense consumed
the profits and after a few months
the experiment WIS abandoned
1854 The dead uf the first prop
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-26

July. lsi0, Seneca oil ...... l6s.OO
September, 1850, Seneca OIL. 23o.u0
December. 1855, Seneca oil. .i23l.0O
Candy 4 Hatch, Baltimore, Md,
1851. Seneca oil ........., 1898
T.. II SHblcr & Go. Baltimore, Md.
lE1l seneca oll....,...,... 1bl.OO
December. lSG7. Seneca oil .3OSO,13
b. \. FphncstOck a. Co,
PituhurEh Ia.
May. lSa9, Seneca Oll .... 1900
philchelphia, PA, sales
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-26
The Dawn of a New Industry
RY CifNg. w GRIMES
IN cIIAa. VI NNIMNl

We are the heirs Of tho ages. since
time began each age has contrib
utcd something to the Advancement
OF civilization. Everything around
us and about us ls the product or
some mans brain. When y person
evolves new thought from his in
ncr ursDiousnCes which, When
put into action. makes II oaAier and
more comfortable Tor man 20 oNist
In his struggle IN tho Kingdom ot
ne. that thought then becomes "a
heritage ~ the human race. Iho
thputhtF that havO made Il possible
TO oou 'rol and utilize the forces or
nature have contributed more 70
human progress than any other. f"r
centuries the activities OF the hu-
man family were confined 10 inc
muscular forces OF man and BEAST
but. firing In his fight FOR existence
depending Eoicly upon ms """
strength and muscle. hc bcFnn 70
think. md az result Of su"h lhlnN .
Ing, hc has tanned and hatu'N.''
and made ne forces ot nature hl'
servant which obcys his com MANI
There havo been thinking men iu
every age. Tho nncicnt GrcclH dc.
vtloped many orators. philosophers
and poets bat they took iuIv
thought ~ their own personal
com fort bui instead, devoted thcir
umc 20 't'Ny 'l We ,'N,.o,,',',, u
human WihI an" y'",u," ~ .,t.,,,..,,.,
Ih'y d"'li '"'t'N N'''' '''' 80,
instead OF ih' ''"', ,,,
ht'. 10 u I''l''I''," ,.'' ,,,.oi,,n
'u''c'u'lE ST. ,,,'.,,, aids IN
ana P'i'''t Wv ''' -. ,.,..
man 'N'A''H''' ",u -. ~
'rrlaI nl"s 'nll' "pu' h',,,.,n
cl'!lz'''on' "n' .,,,.,,,,5.
alaVcty EaN, WY ,.,,,r,.
"t ih' III" n''H"'' ~ -, ,,s
ont these toic's u.u' Nv n,, ..n.
10y unchln'd Hl'uVs",u .,,,,t,,
turi"s ana ~, so w, 49,, ,,nro
doVoluped' put NO ,''' ,'., 1T,
use OF lhese Io''oH ,i ,na, h,d
within the past ,u,t"' IN thn ,rnv.
been made throuB"ou' "' '"'
ious ages
Growing Industry Demanded on.
1-,o t,,,o,t,,, -, rho ,trnn orgine.
tho ontton "a, ,ho throgning
,,.oht,, "a. t,tc,r,nb and otbrr
,ats'' -, ,,,a,bi,n,, bsd hrnuoht
on a ncu, ~, IN this country. Tho
,,aa,,i,co, ha1 ,oyoiutionizsJ tho
,,..,ar ,,-,rsror,otl,n on tho inland
r,yers. Railroads were being rapid
~ built throughout the country III
order 20 handle the eVor increasing
commerce inc r1ch ana NHb"'
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-26

crty sold for ctl purposes In Pennsyl-
vaiiia was made 10y Brewer. Watson
& Co. OF Titusville. aud conveyed TO
George n. Eisscll aud Jonathan g..
Eyclcth OF Ncw York. one hundred
and five acres OF land Ia Cherry Tree
township, Nenango county, Pa.
Actual confederation. 5000; t25,-
900 was mentioned I'm the deed)
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-26

to the square inch. an electrical
compress built at Los Arssis,
squeezes cotton to a density of tqi.
pounds to the cubic foot and en-
ables 200 bales 20 be loaded .H A
freight car.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-26

1851. n. JAIME 4 SOn...,. 8G-Z2
Geo. -. WethcrolI..... 1890
j. Gilbert 4 Co....... 1000
Samcul f.. Troth 4 co. 1900
L. a. g. Yarncll a co. $500
Ism, Smith a co. 90. 1916
1850, !rofoh, HlchLrd 4 Co. 1000 20
Sew YORK sales.
1851, iiuviland. Harral & Rlsley
.t.s.s..s.... lJO.OO
joseph ". Trlpo ..... 400
NJ Ward 4 Co...... $1,000
1852. Olcott. McKosson g. Robins
............,... bb.dJ
a O. Bragg Il Co....1s0loO
lipskiL Mcrrick q Ruu 5000
1854, McKesson & Robins. $4,000
isbb, nan DIXON A. Co... 73l 90
Thomas w. Clark. 357OO
1851. Schoiffclm Br'E. n Co.. 10000
Barnes a Park ...... S2.65
g. W Wcstbrook 1886
Babco,k & Co....... 6o.OJ
Sl Louis Mo sales.
opal 1859, Charles. Blow q 20.
...''...'.t .......... 3Ob.hO
Cincinnati, ohio. salcs.
1903. Bu.dsill g. Bros. 90
Chicago rIlos
ls'l. T.. VI. Wells. 229.0O.
1886. T.. VI Wclls......... 10000
Thc purchoErs from Bushrod W.
Cree! Of Hughes River. ". Va. begun
he lNl7 and continued regularly up
to 1860. The price PAID Crccl from
rr' beginning of the trade up to
1857, AK 80 cents per gallon. d,liv-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-26

Dated Noveu ber 10, 1854. b., m,
fully executed until January J. ls,E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
Bank Clearings Attest
 City's Financial Status

Y6o BIRMINGHAM bank clearings will ID almost, if not quite, attain the billion dollar mark in the year 1920.
 For nine months of the year they have amounted to $736,S4 900. with three months yet to be heard from, and these months customarily the heaviest of the year. August showed an increase of $6,0Cc ,voO over July and if the next three months make anything like the relative increase over the same period in 1919. as was done in the first nine mn : the billion dollar record VI, j., .rke.l up.
 The most gratifying feature of the bank clearings of this year is the in- crease of 55 per cent which they show over the same months in 1919. There is no getting away from the meaning, because there has been no change in the number of banks, none in the system of declaring clearings, none in any item making up the com parative totals. It is clear proof of Birmingham's financial growth dur in the past three quarters of a year.
 It has been a sudden and sensa- tional growth, but has persisted month by month, each month of this year showing just about the same relative increase over the corresponding one in 1919.
 Birmingham business men have con- ducted their affairs with marked acumen during the past twelve months. They have adapted them selves to the adjustment process with real ability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06

many forms of ailment, and that tho ''tearing down" forces of the body would gain the ascendency prematureiy if sleep was not had until complete re- freshment followed.
 The amount of sleep necessary must tinued the doctor. Most persons need eight hours, some can get along with considerably less and many demand even more. General Grant, for example, said he could do nothing without nine hours sleep; Napoleon wanted only five hours, and frequently did well with less. Yet both men were great military leaders, possessed of unusual physical vfgor, concluded the physician.
 The man was advised to add two hours on results in three weks. He was as- sured that he needn't take" anything, or do anything except get not less than eight and a half hours of sleep.
 About fifteen days had passed when the physician by chance met his patient at a downtown street corner. The man didn't wait for an inquiry as to his state of health,' but declared at once that he had followed directions and was feeling peter than he had at any time since he was "15-year and lived back in the country" You're a wise old doc," exclaimed the man slap- ping his counselor familiarity on the shoulder, as the two separated.
 "You are now in the ranks of the few" the doctor called back. Seventy five per cent of the people don't get aDouph S1aeD.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
LUKE M'LUkE SAYS

There are mighty few sure betting propositions. Once in a while the Cham pion Sunday School Scholar winds up in the Pen.
 If Westerner ever ran into guy who spoke the dialect used in Western Novels he would go hunt up an inte~- preter.
 Do not be too harsh. Maybe the man who stole your umbrella was merely laying up something for raioy day.
 The truest thing we know is that when you are sitting around whining that life is not worth living. you are rot doing anything to make it worth living.
 youth often regrets that he has t5 devote os much time to sleeping. BIe he soon gets over it,
 wife can't see why she should tel,
 q what she thinks of him tn 10 words when she can use 10000 words. You may not believe it. But when < man is too polite to another man you can bet that he hates him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES/
 AND ELSEWHERE
"TypicnI AIabnmiansy

There was a line concerning the American Legion convention in Cleve- lana last week as reported in the Cleveland Plain Dealer which shows very strikingly how natural it is for people to cling to old traditions to ere ate symbols for ideas and to think along beaten paths," said George Lewis Bailes.
 Referring to the several state groups which appeared in the great parade which opened the second national con- venticn of the legion, the reporter likely writing his stuff long before the parade .formed-spoke of the Ala bamians as follows: There were the sun- Drowned AlaLamians-if they wore their khaki-they had their overseas caps tilted at that inimitable Dixie an gie, if it "cits," they wore the wide black hat of which their state is so fond. Long lirnhed. lean southerners (Mcnty Ulinan. fer instance), They strp e along with just little catchy swing to thelr pace, picking up the syrcopation of the band ahead"
 The broad -brimmed black hat Idea makes the point. As matter of fact, there was not a single black hat in the Ais bama delegation. broad or other wise. But somehow that sort of hat, roll back O. time -in-your- flight col lars. flowing neckties sun-brown and lankiness typifies the Alabamian to those who know lia, only in the imagi- nation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
In Which Mir. Wilson Answers
 Gentleman From Missouri

MRESIDENT WILSONl has put
 lS Senator Spencer of Missouri in < the revived Ananias club for ,niisquot-
 ing him on the League of Nations is
 sue. Senator Spencer is having hard fight for reelection. He has been assailing the league along the usual lines, dwelling on the dire prospect of sending our "boys" to the worlds hinterlands to fight for people whose faces are strange and their manners and language stranger still.
 Sanator Spencer is charged specifi- eaily with having quoted the President as saying to a delegation of Rouma- nians and Serbs, that "If any nation ever invaded their territory he would send the American army across the seas to defend their boundary lines" Secretary Joe Tumulty, whose vigi- lance and loyalty to his chief are su- perb, issued a statement to the ef- feet that Senator Spencer's declara- tion had been called to MT. Wilson's attention and Mir. Humility was au- thorized to say that it was Absolute ly and unqualifiedly false." Yester
 day President Wilson made public a letter addressed to Senator Spencer Tn which that gentleman is told in no uncertain terms that he has been guilty of tampering with the truth.
 The American people are noted for reckless language and exaggeration of fact, if not downright lying, A stu pendous mountain of prevarication has been rolled up against the League of Nations. The most amazing declar- ations have been made in all solem- nity by critics of the President and the league, and republican spellbind- CTS. which have been swallowed, hook, bait and sinker, by ignorant hearers. The statement attributed to MT. Wil-l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
Bull Fighting Spaniards
 Should Take to Baseball


 TN many respects the Spaniards are Ill lovable folk. It is true that their record during past centuries was somewhat bloody, particularly in the western world, where the conquista- dor's heel was hard on the native pop ulation, but in that respect most of the older European nations are in the same boat.
 In Madrid the other day there was riot among the spectators at a bull fight because bumptious official re- fused to let famous Mexican bull fighter have. the ear of an animal he killed. Previous to the death stroke this bull, fighting more viciously than usual, evidently, had gored the mata- dor slightly in a sensitive spot-name1 ly, the abdomen. It seemed only right and proper that the victor receive the spells, to solace him for his mishap and perhaps to be souvenir for some pretty damsel with glowing eyes and an olive complexion. The off cial thought otherwise. Civil guards with drawn swords quieted the dis turbance and the bull fighter got the bulls ear.
 Reading this pleasing tale from old Spain, one cannot but pity the Spaniards who have no baseball, who know not the pop-bottle shower and the truculent umpire. If a bull fight rouses them to turbulence and fine frenzy, what would they not do at worlds series game? It is a matter worth locking into. The British do not care for our national pastime because they think cricket is better. The Spaniards would find it superior to bull fighting. It is more scientific and more sportsmanlike. Besides, if they want somebody to pick on, there is the umpire to take the place of the bull.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
AT AN EARTHwoRKs

John Drinkwater. in the English He- view.
 Ringed high with turf the arena lies. The neighboring world unseen, un-
 heard,
 Ifcle are but unhorizoned skies.
 And CT the skies passing oirs. The comics and a wandering sheep The castings or the chambsfei srslS. These. and the haunted years tEa- kser Last asonies of blood and sesi- They say that in the midnight aneea I..c shostly legions gather ysv Ans hear ghostly timbrel-tanes
 And see ghostly combat mar These are but yeoman's tales, Ana hera No marvel on the midnish, iSias, But starlight marvelously cisar
 Being girdled in the shadow waitA' Yet now strange glooms of ancestry Creep on rs through thss he
 light.
 Some spectral sAif is seeking sx.s I will not barley win the aiyat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
x # N
Up to the South
 +o Protect Cotton

m BOWERS of cotton have no le-
 0 gitiniate complaint to make against those in a position to help fl- nance the forthcoming crop.
 The federal reserve system has sev- eral times assured the cotton grower of it's intention to Tend all legitimate aid in rediscounting the paper based on cotton sent in by member banks, The reserve board cannot go further legally, nor would it be morally right to do more.
 Senator Smith of South Carolina, who has interested himself in saving the present crop from ruinous prices, has received renewed assurances of Secretary Houston and the federal re- serve board to do their part. He sums up the situation thus:
 Let the southern banks and
 mercnants continue to cooperate
 with the farmers as they have been
 doing, and the problem will be
 solved. The world needs every
 bale of cotton that is produced
 and more. The south should not be
 s,tampeded, but steadfastly demand
 the price and get it.
 A fair price for cotton depends more on Nthe producer and his local warehousing and banking facilities than all the other factors cooperating in the trade put together. When they are unit in the protection of the sta pie, around which their common in- terests revolve, there will be no hue and cry for outside relief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
A Landmark

After twenty-one years at my stand on Twentieth street, between First and Second avenues, I am moving to the op- posite side of. the street, and will be To- cated betweefn Third and Fourth ave- nues," said Ira D. Armstrong.
 Tn that time I have seen every firm that was in business when I opened (between First and Fourth avenues, on both sides of the street), either bust, sell out, retire or move. It makes me feel like an old timer. I'm moving to get larger store to take care of my in- -creasing trade. Birmingham has been good to me, and l think lot of it and its people. l am just little proud of the fact that in all tho twenty one years in business I have not had what is termed "a sale Some of my friends ad- vised me to do it before moving, as had such a good excuse. I might hava taken their advice, but my stock was sa clean I did not feel the need of it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
NO LABOR SHORTAGE

centers, but the showing as a whole indicates that there is plenty of work to do in every part of tho United states. That is certainly true in Detroit .EhArs the best authorities agree that 'thsrs is no serious unemployment.
 Instead of growing pessimistie oveR the fact that industry is not now run- ming quite up to war levels per- sons who think there is cause for alarm should turn back to the period just after the armistice when the whole country was filled with the thought that the cessation of war work, coupled with the return of the army. would fill the streets with idle men. On the face of that situation there was some thing to worry about. In January. 1919. the secretary of labor reported that there were about 100000 men in the country out of work and the bureau of labor statistics added to that informal ton the statement that men were los- ingAtheir jobs at the rate of loe.Aee . week.
 If that had continp ss rcunirr would now be in the 6&pssze ss ,s trial despair and if lss se uca.f has looked forward at fiE nspe tA 7n3skg is apparent today the wrAiSt asw@ fe- garded the present sit ksss Ns AsnHss too good to be true
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
MURDERING SLEEP

From the Kansas City Star. N MAN visited his physician one A day recently. The man really S = needed help, and he talked frank ,v with his medical adviser. He was unable to concentrate in his daily work. he told the doctor; he couldn't feel that he was his real self;" he was all run down, his nerves were not half as good as they used to be, and he couldn't, somehow, get grasp of lection of bottles and finally on the end
 The man of medical knowledge swept his office with glance that rested first on a row of books, then on col- lection of bottle, and finally on the ceiling.
 How much sleep do you get% he asked his visitor suddenly
 Oh. there wasn't anything wrong about his sleep. the man said, with feeling of disappointment at the way inc doctor had started into the diag- nosis. He went to bed usually about II o'clock at night, sometimes later, and he was usually up before o'clock. sometimes by 530 in the morning. or course. if there was show" he ex- plained. or rather long motor ride IL might be after midnight before he ~furned in;' but his sleep was sound, and he had never thought anything about the mater at all.
 Then the physician settled down to a lecture. He told his visitor what the latter had heard before; that sleep was the best medicine known, that Tate hours are shadows from the graVe' 4bo+ Iosef of sIeep was the beginning of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
Borah Supports Harding
 But Not Whole HeartedIv

N7O republican standard bearer has IN been less his own master than Senator Harding. Entirely lacking in constructive leadership or initia- tive in national legislation, the senator was put forward as a representative of the reactionary faction and as such he was expected to be subservi- ent to their bidding.
 Never was political situation more embarrassing to the nominal head of a once respected party than that which occupies the attention of repub- lican statesmen today.
 Harding was nominated not to lead
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06

From the Detroit Free Press
 E1TJE sneaker at the meeting of the
 II Michigan Federation Of Labor Tn
 0 Flint. who warned his hearers Of a labor crisis due to unemployment and the influx of immigrants. may have been on the safe side in addressing an audience of workers. It is not unWise to warn men that they had better keep good jobs, but neither is it advisable to talk about an approaching crisis unless there is one in plain view.
 The Maryland Fidelity and Deposit Company in it's recent survey asked 900 representative business men seat tered over the country to answer the questions, .Is there shortage of la bor?" and .1s there evidence of un employment?"
 On the question of shortage every one of the nine districts into which the country was divided except the middle Atlantic states answered that there was no shortage. Eight districts an- swered that there was no unemploy- ment and one that unemployment was slight. It is probable that all of the divisions which answered that there was no unemployment might have an- swered that there was slight unem- ployment, for there are always few men out of work even in the busiest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
All Paying

People are certainly coming in to pay their taxes on real and personal property" said James S. Hawkins. tax collector. Already about 500 property owners have appeared at the office and paid, which is the largest number for the first four days in local histol y
 Usually very few people pay their taxes in October, but this year they seem to be anxious to get this out of the way
 Voters are paying their poll tax right along, and you would be surprised to know that a large percentage of those securing receipts are members of the fair sex. In many instances the men come in 10 pay their tax and whiie in pay those of their wives aad daugh- ters."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
SWEET MusIc

From the Ohio State Journal.
 We love that most human of instru- nents, the violin, and also the flute, the ukulele, the player piano and .ae cclor. aura soprano. but of all the nysic that is dreamt of in your philosophy. Hora- sso we are fondest of the shrill saueal of the profitesr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
kiwanis Day

The Alabama State Fair grounds has been one mass of humanity during the past few days" said F. E. Callahan. and every one seemed to be having a good time. Yesterday afternoon the Kiwanis Club visited the fair in a body and, judging from appearances they had returned to their boyhood days and were Kid on the grounds. Many of them had their wives, some their children, and some their sweethearts, while a few of the bachelors came single handed and were doing the fair to fin,sh It get business for a few hours and just enter into the sport offered at the fair.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06

son by Senator Spencer is utterly ab- surd. No man in his right mind, and occupying the Presidents position, could have said so foolish thing. It is probable that the senator read a garbled press report, doubtless eman- ating from a European press bureau, and used the transformation to fur ther his own campaign.
 MT. Wilson did himself and the democratic party a good turn by his vigorous treatment of the Missouri statesman. If every foe of the Will son administration and the League of Nations who is qualified to become member of the Ananias club were to meet in a convention, the largest as- sembly hall in the United States would not begin to hold them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
AUTUMN.

AUTUMN While poets sing the autumn time. And not without good reason; Producing reams and reams of rhyme In honor of the season, We never seek the 'possums yair, Nor yet waylay the coon. Twin sports that all Nimrods declare Will be in flower soon. But this may be bilious mood, Unworthy of retention; The glory of the autumn wood At least is well worth mention. And there's the glow of ruddy flames The chimney's throat upleaping; And better far than sports or games The nights are fine for sleeping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-06
OUR FACES

 Paul Hayden. in the New York Com mercial.
 Sidney Smith used to say of cer- tain quarrelsome man. His very face is a breach of the peace
 Until you happen to light upoa face of this character. one often fails to real ize what very noticeable thing face may fe,
 Perso.ally, we never get over the saock If the lineup before us in sub way car on those rare occasions when we travel in that latest invention of cur Loasted civilization few hours after mi1niskt. On the other hand. we main ta that look into the face ei. ,cr sleep or awake, of a. certain godchild of ours is as thorough joy as an Os- car W ilde poem or half-hom at a symphony concert.
 Look to your face-not so much what it is but what you can do with l..