Tall Buildings Safer Than
Low During Earthquakes
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calif.,
Dec. 18. (IP)—Tall steel buildings are
safer than structures of 100 feet in
height during earthquakes, in the
opinion of Dr. Bailey Willis, profes
sor emeritus of Geology at Stanford,
and seismologist.
This view, contrary to the general
conception of the layman, is sup
ported by Dr. Willis on the theory
that the period of swing in a build
ing of more than 200 feet does not
conincide with the earthquake’s period
of swing, and, hence ,the inertia of
the building mass stops jerking when
the theoretical pendulums pass.
A building 100 feet high swings
with the earthquake and this receives
the maximum jerk when the subter
renean pendulum changes its swing,
he said.
“There is almost no danger in the
ordinary light dwelling house unless
thechimney comes through the roof,”
Dr. Willis continued. “The most dan
gerous place is on the outer edge
of the sidewalk and the adjoining
part of the street, where store fronts
and heavy cronices will strike.”
The safest places are in doorways
and against walls, he said.
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Mexican State of Sonora
Offers Quick, Easy Divorces
NOGALES, Ariz., Dec. IS. (£>)—1The
state of Sonora, Mexico, is contesting
with Reno, Nevada, for the favor of
those who want divorces and want
them quick.
The* new divorce law enacted in
the state is most lenient and under
its provisions the marital bonds can
be severed in 15 days.
A foreigner merely has to take up
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residence in the state and make his
or her plea for divorce on the j
grounds in incompacabiuty and if not
reunited in 15 days the final decree j
of divorce is granted.
North and South America to
Stage Chess Game by Radio
HAVERFORD, Pa., Dec. 18. {&)—
North and South America will fight
a chess battle by air during the win
ter.
The northern continent will be rep
resented by Haverford College and
the southern by the University of Ar
gentine. The plans are ito carry on
the match by radio.
Last year the Haverford College
chess players started a radio match
with Oxford University but did not
complete it, the British Government
holding that the University radio
men’s licenses permitted transmit
ting for experimental purposes only.
The distance to be covered in the
South American match is greater
than that of last year’s contest with
the British players.
Unmarried Turk Brings
Reforms to Girls’ School
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 18. (jP)
—Emine Bey, a young unmarried
Turk, has become director of the
Normal School for Girls here—a po
sition which a few years ago only a 1
bearded patriarch could have held. !
Many radical. reforms have been
instituted by the new director. Tra
ditional lattices have been removed
from windows and now the rooms
are flooded with suniight and air.
The old white head covering worn
by students has been banned and
they now attend classes bare-headed.
Tennis, basketand volley ball courts
and other athletic grounds have been
provided for the 320 girls and no
longer is attendance at religious
services compulsory.
To conceal the movement of four
million dollars worth of gold be
longing to the Bank of England, it
was carried thru the streets in a
whiskey truck.
William Lorisch, a Swiss customs
guard, refused a bribe of $50,000
offered him by a rich smuggler he
had captured.
An odd combination of names was
found in three men fined for speed
ing in St. Louis in one day. They
were Alex Stad, George Faster and
John C. Slowe.
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British Sailors Turn From
Old Raw Leaf to Cigarettes
LONDON, Dec. 18. (/P)—British
sailors are turning from old raw leaf
tobacco, soaked in rum and rolled up
in twince, ito the cigarette.
When the Prince of Wales made his
recent voyage on the Repulse, 1,300,
000 cigarettes were sold, according
to D. Kennedy, manager of the can
teen. There were but 150 pipe smo
kers among the 1,200 ifien in the
ship’s company!
“Sailors follow one another very
closely in their choice of smokes,”
he said. “Biit the fashion changes
mysteriously from time to time. On
this voyage of the Repulse those
who did not roll their own cigar
ettes concentrated on two of the
three very popular brands, quite ig
noring the third. There was a run
on a well-known high class cigar- j
ette as soon as the men got shore!
leave.”
Large assortment or line box sta
tionary—Alaska Shop. tf
Convicts Join In
Uplift Compaign
HAVANA, Dec. 18. (JP)—Declaring
themselves fully in accord with the
uplift campaign of the government,
Havana jail convicts have formed
a committee to urge upon the House
and Senate the passage of a ne'w
amnesty law in their favor.
The prisoners hold that the past
should be forgotten, tout in the fu
ture, should they err, justice should
be dealt.
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