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OREGON TO RECEIVE
I KILLED, G HURT
BUILDING PERMITS
JUMP IN JANUARY
1822 LIKELY TO BE RECORD
YEAR FOR BUILDING.
518,245,281 SPENT
COOS LUMBER PLANT
REFINANCE APPROVED
WESTERN OREGON
ROCKED BY QUAKE
PRONOUNCED SHOCKS WAKEN
MANY SLEEPERS.
CHEST CAMPAIGN
NURSESSORETDE
1
WORLD GETS OFF
ITS AXIS FOB TIE
Quake Is Caused When
Mass of Rock Shifts.
$1,875,644 ROAD AID
MONEY TO BE USED IN NA
TIONAL FORESTS THIS TEAR.'
WHEN TRAIN DIVES
ROADS IN YEAR
LIQUIDATION OF $6,200,000 IN
CLAIMS COMPLETED.
Logging Engine and Car
Plunge Off Trestle.
LOOSE RAILS HELD CAUSE
One Other Thought Probably
Fatally Injured. ,
LINE MANAGER VICTIM
Francis Weist Loses Arm When He
Is Canght Son Who Is Fire
man Also Is Hart.
One man was killed instantly and
toe were, injured, one probably fatally,
at t o'clock yesterday afternoon when
logging train of the Francis Weist
lagging company's line near Reliance
plunged from a trestle over the Ne-
haiem river and landed on the edge of
the stream. The engine and one flat
car took a straight drop of IS feet
and then rolled for another CO feet.
Three hundred feet of loose ties and
rails, on the horaeshoe-ehaped struc
ture were said to have caused the
accident.
The dead: Robert D. Parker, camp
machinist, married and had three
children.
The injured:
Francis Weist. president and man-
ager of the Weist Logging company,
48 years old, married, 640 Grand ave-
, . nue, Portland; right arm cut off and
right leg fractured; recovery doubt
ful; Good Samaritan hospital.
Camp Superintendent Injure.
John Weist. camp superintendent,
, 45 years old, married, 449 East Twenty-fourth
street. Portland; fractured
leg and abdominal injuries; Good
Samaritan hospital.
Clifford Weist. son of Francis
Weist, 20 years old, fireman on en
gine, single; fractured leg; Good Sa
maritan hospital.
Alfred Buckman, 10 years old sin
gle, 228 Third street. Portland; frac
turei right arm; St. Vincent's hos
pital. ' .:
tfm James Thomas' 36 years old, single.
Amadou hoteL 268 Third street. Port
land, injuries to chest, not serious;
St. Vincent's hospital.
Amos Nelson, 3a years old, married.
Reliance; possible internal injuries,
not serious; St. Vincent's hospital.
Loose Ralls Cause Ploasre.
jr" , The report from the scene of the
accident was that when the engine
ran onto the bridge it struck loose
rails and ties, which, pressed by the
weight, slid off-the structure, caus
ing the train to make the plunge.
According to reports from Timber,
Or. near the scene of the accident,
which is about 65 miles from Port
land, the engine and car were being
9 run out to the mill camp from the
f logging camp. Parker was riding on
i the enarine and was killed instantly
when It plunged from the bridge and
curled him underneath. The engineer
and fireman managed to extricate
-lemselves, but could render no as-
-tance to the other men. who were
Ipless under the flat car.
Help Rushed t Scrne.
A train on the Southern Pacific
line, runnlrrg parallel, came along and
found the situation. The crew imme
diately telephoned to Timber and got
a special engine and passenger car,
which was rushed to the scene with
some help. Meanwhile 40 men from
the C. H. Wheeler company, a lumber
concern not far distant from the scene
of the wreck, were hurried to the
spot, in charge of A. F. Weist, super
intendent of the C H. Wheeler com
pany, and soon the combined rescuers
had dug the helpless victims from be
neath the debris, placed them on
board the Southern Pacific passenger
coach and they were soon speeding
toward Hillsboro.
The National Hospital association
of Portland takes care of all of the
men of the Weist company and. upon
receipt of the news of the accident,
rushed two Arrow and three Service
ambulances from this city to Hills
horo to bring the accident victims
here, where arrangements had been
made to receive them at Good Sama
ritan hospital.
$50,000 BONDS ARE SOLD
Cottage Grove Disposes of Issue to
Care for Municipal Iebt.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Jan. SI.
(Special.) The city council at Its
meeting tonight disposed of an issue
of $."0,000 of general municipal bonds.
Of the total. (35.000 were sold to
Freeman. Smith & Camp of Portland
at par and with a premium of about
364. The rest of the issue was dis
posed cf locally.
The council also passed on first
reading a measure requiring the en-,
franchisement of automobile busses.
ROBERT C. SAUNDERS DIES
Ex-Federal Attorney at Seattle
Succumbs at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 31. Robert Chan
cellor Saunders, former federal district
attorney at Seattle. Wash., from 1917
to 1921 and who had been practicing
J.i w here, died tonight after a brief
iUiicss at the home of his brother.
Aggregate Declared One-Third More
Than in Same Month of 1921.
Bank Clearings Slump.
The year 1922 got away for a good
start for what was predicted will be
th bieerest buildine: vear in the his-
tnrv of th. rlTv a nH rntal nf R62 '
permits for an aggregate cost' of
$1,080,460 were Issued by the city
building inspector's office during the
month of January. Considering the
fact that January is always a slack
month for building, the aggregate of
permit waa considered to 'show a
particularly good condition and was
206 more than the figures for the
first month of last year.
Permits for the month of January,
1921, totaled 656 for an aggregate of
3646.560.
Residence construction continued to
be an Important factor in the city's
building programme as evidenced by
the fact that a total of 207 residence
permits were issued for an aggregate
of $673,100. Residence permits for
January, 1921. numbered 115, for
$338,085.
H. E Plummer, chief building in
spector, announced that the outlook
for building was better than at any
time for the past ten years. He said
that' already the building Inspection
department has under consideration
plans for buildings aggregating
$2,000,000, permits Tor which probably
will be Issued during the month cf
February. These include the Elks'
temple, excavation for which is now
in progress, the market building of
the Italian ranchers and eardeners.
and the auto storage plant of the In- !
dependent Investment company, to be
built across from the Multnomah ho
tel. Although definite figures could not
be given. Postmaster Jones announced
that postal receipts for the month of
January showed an increase of 5.63
per cent over the receipts for the
same month last year. Bank clear
ings for the month aggregated $117.
143,216 compared with clearings of
$122,493,098 for January, 1921. The
figures indicated that the city is
rapidly recovering from the deflation,
and it is predicted in banking circles
that bank clearings will begin, soon
to register a healthy gain.
DR. RATHENAU GETS POST
Prominent German Statesman Now
Foreign Minister.
BKRLIN. Jan. 31. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Dr. Walter Rathenau,
former German minister of recon
struction and latterly German rep
resentative at various economic con
ferences with the allies, has been ap
pointed German " foreign minister.
This post has been held by Dr.
Joseph Wlrth In addition to the chan
cellorship since the reorganization of
the cabinet last October.
Dr. Walter Rathenau has been
prominent in German government af
fairs for several years and has been
particularly active Since the forma
tion of the Wirth cabinet In .May,
1921. He held the post of minister
of reconstruction In this cabinet,
which lasted until October. When
the cabinet was reformed the office
of minister of reconstruction was
eliminated and since that time Dr.
Rathenau has not been a member of
the cabinet, although he has repre
sented the German government on
various missions.
MT. HOOD STEAM CEASES
Column of Vap"r Reported to Have
Subsided Entirely.
The column of steam that was seen
rising from Crater rock on Mount
Hood Saturday morning subsided en
tirely early Tuesday morning, accord
ing to a repft-t made by L. F. Prfde
more of government camp yesterday.
The smoky column reached a height
of 200 feet at one time, but not a
wisp of steam was seen yesterday,
Mr. Pridemore said.
"A number of theories about the
cause of the column of steam have
been advanced, but no proof is avail
able for any of them," said Mr. Pride
more. "It is impossible to get to
Crater rock, because of five feet of
snow."
HUGE THEFTS UNCOVERED
Probe of Boston Trust Company
Promises Sensa'ion.
BOSTON. Jan. 31. The Suffolk
county grand jury today returned
four secret Indictments as a result
of its Investigation of the Cosmopol
itan Trust company, closed a year
ago by Bank Commissioner Allen be
cause of alleged bad loans and Im
pairment of capital.
Larcenies totaling $1,500,000 were
said to have been uncovered by the
investigation, and state officials said
they expected an arrest today or
early tomorrow.
MINERS HELD DESTITUTE
Plea Made for Help for Starving
Men and Families.
GRAFTON. W. Va.. Jan. SI. J. S.
Farinhelt, president of sub-district
No. 3. United Mine Workers of
America, in a telegram to President
Harding modayv appealed for federal
aid for "starving miners and their
families of this district-" The presi- j
dent and other officials of the sub-!
district signed the telegram. i
Farinheit in a statement declared!
there were 1000 families in the sub-1
district la "uirs need,"
$2,181,956 of Total Is
Federal Funds:
COUNTIES PROVIDE $985,831
Annual Report Completed by
Highway Commission.
$19,507,484 TURNED IN
Out of Receipts, $10,957,359 Is
Realized From Sale of
State Bonds.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 31. (Special.)
Expenditures of the state highway
department for the period December
1. 1920, to November 30, 1921. aggre
gated $18,245,821.37, according to the
annual report of the highway com
mission completed here today for fil
ing with Governor Olcott.
Of the total expenditures, $15,031,
655.14 was classified as state funds
$2,181,956.65 as federal government
funds, $985,831.42 as county funds and
$46,378.16 as railway funds.
The receipts for the year aggre
gated $19,507,484.97. including a bal
ance of $1,822,589.86 which was on
hand December 1, 1920. These re
ceipts Included $10,957,359.33 from the
sale of bonds, $1,629,274.70 from motor
vehicle license fees, $948,509.66 from
gasoline and distillate tax and $1,009,
685.51 from the market road tax.
Other Revenue Received.
There also were Included in the re
ceipts $2,181,956.65 classified as fed
eral government co-operative pay
ments, $45,955.26 railroad co-operative
payments, $602,038.25 county co
operative payments, designated as
cash, $3,094.40 county co-operative
payments, designated as unpaid war
rants, $14,992.71 interest on bank bal
ances, warrants, etc.. $45,000 increase
in revolving fund $212,608.55 miscel
laneous receipts designated as cash.
and $34,420.09 miscellaneous receiptsj
designated as. unpaid warrants.
The expenditures of the department
for the year, segregated with rela
tion to improvements, follow:
State and county road work. .$10,007,579.52
Post road construction work.. 4.0S9.441.29
Forest road work (state share
only) 418.097.62
Maintenance work tOO. 646.80
Road signs , 9. .:
Interest on bonds 981.523.04
Lfisbursements of market road
funds 640.974.95
To increase revolving fund ' 45,000.00
Administration and general
supervision 220.888.59
Surveys 119,849.79
Kngineerlng county construc
tion -. . 28.317.48
Miscellaneous disbursements,
equipment, material, stocks,
temporary loans to counties,
etc 174.027.99
S10,S38,2S8 la Obligated.
Obligated expenditures for the year
aggregate $10,536,266.11, while the
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Continuation of $26,000,000 Con
cern and Holdings in South
west Oregon Assured.
Liquidation of claims of $6,200,000
against the Coos Bay Lumber com
pany were completed yesterday when
Federal Judge Wolverton gave his
approval to a refinancing plan
which will assure the continuation of
the $26,000,000 plant and holdings of
this company in southwestern Ore
gon, which for three years has been
in the hands of receivers.
William Denman, formerly chair
man of the United States shipping
board, and Frederick T. Boles, of
Chicago, are the two receivers ' ap
pointed by Judge Wolverton, who
have operated this concern for three
years and by successfully extending
the company's railroad line into the
Port Orford cedar belt owned by. the
company, milled and sold $10,000,000
of lumber, without issuance of a re
ceiver's certificate or borrowing any
money for operations or development
Plans for refinancing have been
carried on for more than a year by
Mr. Denman, who, after spending
much time in the east, succeeded in
Interesting several large financial In
stitutions, whereby the reorganiza
tion was made possible.
Credit for keeping this large con
cern operating and "from being sold
on a declining market in 1919 to buy
ers who. It is believed, would have
held the timber owned by the com
pany for a rise in stumpage value,
was given by Mr. Denman to Judg!
Wolverton, who refused to grant the
plea of bondholders to sell the prop
erties at that time.
Three years ago the Coos Bay Lum
ber company, organized by Charles A
Smith, defaulted on its bond issue,
having exhausted its cash In railroad
construction which was planned in an
effort to reach the Port Orford cedar1
supply of the company, which was
then needed for United States army
aeroplanes.
General creditors of the company
filed a bill and William Denman and
Frederick T. Boles were appointed
receivers, Mr. Denman to represent
the western creditors and Mr. Boles
the eastern creditors.
The bondholders, who were secured
by a large portion of the company's
property, attempted to have the prop
erty sold through a court sale in the
summer of 1919.
Western Interests bitterly resisted
this attempt, and Judge Wolverton
decided , to- postpone the sale until
a better market existed or a re
financing plan could be worked out.
The receivers were ordered to operate
the properties.
With but $14,000 in cash to begin
with, the receivership has, during the
last three years, according to the
court records, logged, milled and sold
upwards of $10,000,000 of lumber, and
this without issuance of a receiver's
certificate or the borrowing of a dol
lar for operation.
During this time preferred claims
amounting 'to $1,000,000 were paid.
In addition, more than $500,000 was
spent in permanent railway construc
tion which finally opened up the Port
Orford cedar lands, and it was from
the sales of this high-priced wood
that the receivership was kept In
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Are Rattled ; Portland Residents
Also Notice Temblor.
Earthquake shocks of pronounced
intensity were felt early yesterday
morning throughout western Oregon.
The quake was reported to have taken
place at the time corresponding with
records of severe earth, tremors re
corded on seismographs all the way
from Washington, D. C to Seattle,
Wash. So far as kown the seismic
disturbances caused no damage in
Oregon or elsewhere. v
Eugeme. Roeeburg, Grants Pass,
Marshf leld. Gardiner, .Oakland. Gold
Hill and Brownsville were among tie
towns In Oregon whore the shocks
were fe.lt. Windows were shaken and
dishes were rattled, but otherwise no
damage was done.
In Portland some 'residents reported
that they had been awakened by a
shock about 5:20 o'clock, but it
seemed to lack the intensity here
that other points in the state ob
served. Efforts were made to obtain veri
fication from ships on the Pacific of
deductions at Harvard university and
the University of California that the
center of the disturbance was on the
floor of the Pacific ocean off the
north Pacific coast, but several ves
sels which were spoken to by the
naval radio station at North Head
failed to report any unusual occur
ence. . "
GRANTS PASS, Or., Jan. 31. (Spe
cial.) Earth tremors woke many
people here at 5:19 this morning.
The quake consisted of one continu
ous tremor, lasting about 20 seconds.
Though windows were rattled and
some household articles displaced,
there was no" damage -done. A pre
vious quake was felt, according to
many, about 4 o'clock in the morning,
though not as severe as the latter one.
OAKLAND, Or., Jan. 31. (Special.)
A sliirht earthquake was felt in
this vicinity about 5:20 this morning.
The disturbance consisted ol two ous
tinct shocks, separated by two or
three minutes. The first one was the
harder and lasted about 30 seconds.
The movement of buildings and fur
niture was distinctly noticeable and
the rattle of windows and tin roofs
awakened many sleepers. No damage
was reported, but considerable ex
citement was caused.
GOLD HILL, Or- Jan. 31. (Spe
cial.) A heavy earthquake of about
to ,,..t,Y,,v,-a anri-lfi figconds' duration
and of northerly trend occurred here
this morning at o:xo ociucn.
GARDINER, Or., Jan. 31. (Spe
cial.) Gardiner was awakened this
morning about 5:20 o'clock by two
distinct earthquake shocks, each
lasting about 15 seconds. Windows
were rattled and plaster was cracked
in several of the Gardiner hotel
rooms. '
BROWNSVILLE, or.k Jan. 31. (Spe
cial.) A distinct earthquake shock
was felt here at about 5 A. M. Sev
eral citizens were awakened and one
declares his bed was shaken.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.)
Though slight tremors were felt at
Brownsville and other cities in this
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From Satisfactory.
LONG DRIVE NOW IS FACED
Efforts to Be Redoubled to
Get Needed Sum.
DONATIONS TOO SMALL
Analysis of Returns, However,
Does Not Indipate Reluctance
of People to Give.
BY BE2ST HUE LAMPMAN.
The community chest campaign, so
to speak, is nursing a sore toe.
Striding blithely forth on its mission
of mercy and benevolence, confident
of its own enthusiasm, it found the
way beset with unforeseen difficulty,
and its officers make no bones of
saying that the initial returns have
not been satisfactory. Indeed, the
contributions thus far recorded would.
it typical of the entire campaign
lengthen the drive beyond the most
pessimistic predictions.
Complete returns for yesterday's
canvass totaled $64,101, a marked in
crease over the figure for the first
day of the drive, which was $52,300.
Last night the total for the two days
of campaigning was $116,401, or less
than oneTsixth of the total to be
raised, which is $798,777.
"The fellow who nas a Job," quoth
General Robert E. Smith yesterday,
"has got to divide with the fellow
who hasn't a Job or there will be a
lot of hungry kids in Portland. The
city's record in liberty loans. Red
Cross campaigns, and other drives,
shows that Portland has always
measured up to any civic duty before
her, and she will not fail this time.
We have got to stay on the Job until
we get the money. That Is all there
is to it."
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c Report J Disconcerting. -
. It was the disconcerting report of
th.e first day,, when but $52,300 was
reported by the thousands of chest
recruits, that brought General Smith
from his home, where he has be.en III
for a. week, to the somewhat puzzled
staff at headquarters.
The generals and adjutants were in
conference when he Joined them.
They had sent their trained detach
ments through the cityTwith hope at
high tide, and were far from content
with the foray. This is the conclusion
they reached, a conclusion vital to,
Portland's self-respect and happiness:
"The city is willing to serve the
chest. It has no thought to shirk its
honorable responsibilities. let the
individual contributor must double
his gift, his Investment, of last year,
if the chest Is filled for the next."
It matters a great deal. Not only
would failure mean that philanthropic
effort must be handicapped, but that
certain charges of our would He
neglected the children in the baby
homes, who have no fault; the aged
men and women who cannot meet
the world as equals; the broken sol
diers who are with us as the debris
and reminder of our war. And many,
many others, each as confident in the
great heart of Portland and eaoh as
worthy, would know disappointment
and its sequel of hunger and suf
fering. Unemployment would ravage
the town like a plague.
Six thousand of workers, pledged
to the chest ' campaign, have vowed
that this shall not be and are firm
in their faith that Portland, accept
ing the slogan with the chetrful smile
of -other drives, will say, "Sure, we'll
help." And mean it, too. And make
good the words. -It would not be well
with the city to know that it had
tossed aside the role of the Samaritan.
Need Held Not Realized.
"I am afraid," said General Smith,
puzzling over the initial lethargy,
"that a Mttle wrong psychology has
been created by the enthusiasm of
the thousands of workers who have
laid their own, affairs aside in order
to get behind the Job. I think that
both the members of the chest or
ganization and the public were de--celved
by this" enthusiasm, and for
that reason did not reafize the need
for big subscriptions.
"An analysis of the returns does
not indicate any reluctance on the
part of the people to subscribe, but
reveals - that these subscriptions are
being made for too small amounts.
I think that many people had the
idea that because there were twice
as many workers as in the previous
drive it would be twice as easy to
get the money, and therefore people
would ha.ve to subscribe only half as
much.
Reports "Hurriedly Checked.
"In hurriedly checking through
some of the reports, It is very evi
dent to me that much of the territory
already canvassed must be' recan
vassed and the subscriptions prac-'
tically doubled.
"It will be recalled that in every
liberty loan ever attempted in Port
land the same gloom developed early
in the campaign. It was caused by
people not realizing the size of the
task which confronted them. Just as
soon as Portland realizes that every
individual must give, and must give
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Sum to Come From Fund of $15,
000,000 Apportioned Among 27 X
States, Alaska, Porto Rico.
Oregon will receive $l,S75,64i fed
eral road fundsor building of roads
and highways in the national forests
of the state in 1922. The sum will
come from a fund of $15,000,000 ap
portioned by the secretary of agri
culture among 27 states, the territory
of Alaska and Porto Rico.
Of Oregon's share, $1,157,109 is set
aside as the national forest highway
fund for roads of primary importance
and $718,555 for the national forest
development fund for construction
of roads and trails for the develop
ment of the forest areas:
Oregon ranks third in the list In
the total amount of money appor
tioned, and second in the amount set
aside for application toroads of pri
mary Importance to the general high
way system of the state. Idaho' re
ceives the largest sun., $2,186,550, and
California second, with $2,164,693.
"Washington will receive $1,311,022
and Alaska, $1,020,493. Maine re
ceives the smallest apportionment of
any state, $7514.
CONVICT ADMITS FORGERY
Woman Punished for Use of T. R.'s
Name Held Innocent.
NEWPORT, Ind., Jan. 31. A .man
signing his name as Guy Covel has
written Sheriff Sweet of Vermillion
county, that Mrs. Emma R. Burkett is
not guilty of forging the late Theo
dore Roosevelt's name to a note for
$69,900. According to the letter Covel
impersonated Colonel Roosevelt, sign
ing his name and got the money.
Mrs. Burkett recently was convicted
In New York city of forgery in con
nection with the case. Covel said he
now is serving a term in a New York
prison.
Covel said he had been a "rough
rider" and had also worked for Mrs.
Burkett's husband while living in
Danville, I1L He said he greatly re
sembled Mr.- Roosevelt and often had
forged the former president's name
to passes. He said Mrs. Burkett had
no idea she was duped.
OUTLAW BARES HIS PAST
Prisoner at Billings, Mont., Con
.;" ., f esses Life of Crime;
BILLINGS, Mont., Jan. 31. After
pleading guilty to the robbery of the
safe in an elevator at Huntley and
receiving sentence of from four to
eight years in the state prison, Will
iam Rhine in district court confessed
to a life of crime.
The prisoner refused to give his
right name, and declared that under
another name he had killed a mar.
in California and had been acquitted
at Sacramento on a plea of self-defense.
. He admitted operating as a
highway robber in 1915 and said' he
served 31 months for one offense.
BAN IS PUT ON HAZING
Edict at Eugene High School Fol
lows Injuries to Students.
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 31. (Special.)
A ban on azing of any kind at the
Eugene high school was announced
today by G. E. Finnerty, principal.
This order is the result of minor
injuries sustained by several fresh
men who have just entered the school.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Th Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 36
degrees; minimum, 24 desreea
TOOAY'S Pair; easterly winds.
National.
Five-power naval and submarine treaties
to be presented at open session of arms
conference. Page 2.
Democrats fail to link bonus to allied debt
refunding measure. Page 2.
Bonus expected to survive fight in con
grass, fage 7.
Washington begins burial of victims of
Knickerbocker theater collapse. Page 8.
Senate passes bill providing for refunding
of allied war debts. Page 5.
Senator Kenyon put on circuit bench.
Page 6.
Domestic.
Earth geta off its axis for few moments.
Page 1.
Trial of Arbuckle near end. Page 3.
Companies Increase burglary Insurance In
New York. Page 4.
Ellis Island plans, to do better work
Page 8.
National union calls off strike of 00,000
packing-house workers. . Page 4.
Pacific Northwest.
Army will assist in Rainier climb. Page 9.
Western Oregon ia rocked by quake.
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Tax commissioners end conference. Page 9.
Carfare increase In Astoria to be effective
next Monday. Page 5.
$18,245,281 spent on roads during year.
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Sports.
Ruin for college sports foreseen. Page 12.
Gardner va Thye is mat event tonight,
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Jefferson five defeats Commerce, 52 to 9.
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Commercial and Marine.
Apple trade improves as prices strengthen.
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Chicago and foreign wheat markets easier.
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Liberty bonds firmer In New York market.
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Portland expects during January to show
steady trade conditions. Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Car tickets found in city strong-box.
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Highway meeting to be held today. Page 8.
Moore will case to te nurrled up. Page 8.
Farm problems discussed at western states
extension conference. Page 13.
Building permits Jump in January. Page 1.
Chest campaign nurses sore toe. Page X.
One killed, six hurt, when train plunges
from track. Page 1.
Refinancing plan of Coos ,Bay Lumber
company approved. Page 1.
Oregon to receive $1,870,044 road aid this
year. Page 1.
NORMAL PACE IS RESUMED
Slide Believed Some Hundred
Miles Off Columbia.
'EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN
Violence Is Attested by Quavering
Seismographs Which Are
Thrown Off Record.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31. The earth in
its whirl through space got off 'cen
ter a few moments today and shifted
its "poles" or axis, to ft the new
center of rotation.
Then that it might not be traveling
on a 'fiat wheel," so to speak, a few
million tons of solid reck, some where
off the western coast of the United
States, In the bed of the Pacific ocean,
'"slipped" 100 feet or so to even things
up: The seismograph record showed
a deviation of a millimeter anu a
half.
Observers Are Uncertain.
Observers here said they could not
be certain whether the displacement
were horizontal or vertical. In the
great San Francisco shock of 1906 the
horizontal displacement amounted to
about 20 feet.
Thds Is the manner in which pro
fessors of geology and selsmographlc
observers account for the violent earth
vibrations which demoralized instru
ments in observatories today. Thus
far the exact location of the huge
"slip" has not been determined, al
though observers from Washington,
D. C-, . to Berkeley, , Cal., agree It
probably was a few hundred miles
off the mouth of the Columbia rjver.
' Visible Surface Undisturbed.
Absence of a record disruption of
the visible surface of the earth or
of the huge tidal waves whlph 'Usually
radiate from the ccene of an earth
quake has led observers to believe
that the "slip" occurred miles below
the bed-of the ocean.
Its violence was attested by the
quavering seismographs whiicih In
some instances were thrown from the
recording rolls, while a "strong ma
chine" at Berkeley was set in motion
for the first time in many years.
"No doubt the earth was readjust
ing itself," said Professor J. J. Lynch,
seismographic observer at Fordham
university here.
Earth Upset Ever So- Often.
"About every so often the earth
becomes upset, goes off center,
changes its axis and usually about
the same time there is a violent
earthquake, a slipping of miles of.
strata, and we go merrily along
again."
The Andes, along the Pacific coast
in South America and the chain of
rocky deformations which join the
two continents, disappearing Into the
sea off southern California, are con
tinually lifting, falling and "slipping,"
according to the seismologist and the
geologist.
Many of. these disturbances take
place in mid-ocean,- the only visible
evidence being the zig-zag lines
trailed by a seismograph hundreds
of miles distant. One of the most
notable examples of such a paroxysm,
took place in December, 1920, and
scientists still are cudgeling their
brains to account for the "lost" earth
quake. - Origin Not Established.
Its source of origin never has been
definitely established, although It was
of such proportions as to shatter in
struments thousands of miles away
and to send a tidal wave circling
the earth. A few days later cama
news of an earthquake in Kan-Zu
province, China, in which 2000 per
sons perished. Scientists asserted
there probably had been two distinct
upheavals, probably on opposite S'ides
of the globe.
"Lost" earthquakes tak'ng place in
mid-ocean often cause vast changes
in the appearance of the ocean bed
which are not discovered for years.
Such earthquakes are frequent near
the West Indies and beneath the
Pacific westward of the Americas to
the chain of sunken mountains which
form the Japanese archipelago.
Death of 10,000 Recalled.
The fiTBt major catastrophe by
earthquake or volcanic eruption which
history records was that at Con -stantdrfople
11 677, when 10,000 per
sons perished. Since then there have
been 20 such disasters.
The greatest toll of human life
was taken in a. volcanic upheaval in
Yeddo in 1703, when 190,000 persons
lost their lives. Jlore than two cen
turies later, in 1908, there was the
disastrous eruption which buried Mes
sina and 61 other Ifalian towns, caus
ing the death oiyi64,000 inhabitants.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. Jan. 31. (Spe-
cjaL) All of this section of the statu
felt the earthquake shocks early this
morning, the first having been notec
shortly after 2 o'clock, the second
after 4 and the third and fourth
about 6:20. No damage resulted in
this section. . It has been 13 yeara
since an earthquake shock waw
recorded on Coos bay. Coquille, North
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