IV! a Ice the Basketball -TJurajtript Visitors Feel That Salem Is the "City jqf Woicprne and Hospitality
Its 47th Birthday Calls to Mind the Fact That Ours Is the Biggest, and Best Indian School of Thern AH
1
jig (Smmw MUm
WEATHER FORECAST: Cloudy and un- $
Now they are charging crpokedness in
some of the chess tournaments. Next thins
setHPO: w cnaoge in lemirera lure ,-,irisu
west and northwest winds, ' Maximum, yes
terday, 49r minimum, 40; - river, 4.9;
rainfall. .17; atmosphere, cloudy; wind,
southwest, '
i you know- they will ,be telling, us- that the i
T Li. I r - J
croquet games are iuku, iuu. j . t
1 S ALJESirOREGON, FIUDAY JlORNING, MARCti 11, 1927
111
4 t I
N LOBE FIGHT
FORM'S
Albert Frick Diei Late in
Evening in Spite of Friend
1 HardArVdrk "4 1
FIGHT LASTS FOUR DAYS
Tal Of 10H. Hnir Taken lp In
i oltwgnt ton Of "Vnit hs Ex-
i.stenee' Ujr' Arllfieiat
Itespiration
rillCAOO. Mar. 10. (AD
Albfit Friek. t1e 22 year old
youth who lived for four and one
d a y s altlioufh powerless to
breathe, lost his same battle for
lir tonight.
The boy who was kept alive
throiiKb the efforts-of three score
fellow employes who breathed for
him with their, hands through
artificial respiration, died tonight
at an Evanston hospital at 10:12
o clock. 108 hours, after artificial
respiration haa been started last
Sunday morning.
Frick. a victim of Landry's
paralysis, a form of creeping par
alysis which nearly always has
proven fatal, amazed medical
science by living for four and one
half days while his friends, work
ing in pairs for 15 minutes each,
induced respiration by compres
sing and relaxing pressure on his
paralyzed dJaphram.
He died after a valiant fight for
life and with many of the three
Bcore men who worked over him
In tears as they saw thefr-ef forts
prove unavailing to check the
creeping palsy- fcat started in hia
limbs last Saturday and mounted:
Sunday morning tJ hl diaphragm.
The longest case on. record of
sustaining life in -a case of Land
'Tfn paralysis- waa that of a,
Swedish girrtwfi.livcti41 dayli
. . .
, 1 nai case was repuneu vy I'M
1 . rhurl! T vrrtnn Hreene rt St. PanL
Utlnn hrn the lrl died ini
1898.
A few instances of recovery in
rase of Landry's disease have been
reported, ir. Morris Fishbein,
editor of the Journal, of the
American Medical association,
says. Most patients die within one
or two weeks, he declared
The disease was diagnosed first
by the French physician Jean
Ilaptiste Octave Landry in "1859
nnd became known by hia name.
At t; and 7 o'clock.-the 104th
and lOr.th hours, Frlck's condition
was virtually unchanged. At 7
o'clock his pulse was 128 and his
temperature 100. He -had taken
(Continaod na 0C ft.)
SLANDER DRIVE
LAID TO MpXICO
CJOVKRXMKXT CHARGED WITIt
msCRKIMTIXCI COOLIIXIK
Congressman Says Southern Na
tion SMiit $2,000,000 In
Campaign
WASHINGTON, Mar. 10 (AP)
An issue of congressional record
which came from the printers to
day contained a charge of Repre
sentative Gallivan, democrat,
Mass., that the Mexican govern
ment had "expended almost $2,
"(H',(i00,'" in a campaign to dis
credit President Coolidge and
Secretary Kellogg.
The fund which Gallivan charg
ed was spent by the Mexican am
bassador at Washington and the
.Mexican consul general at, New
frk, also was used, he added,
"to subsidize preachers and pro-
lessrrs to attack the President of
the United States."
i Key have financed hack
writers to attack the president,"
the Massachusetts representative
declared. "They have underwrit
ten radical, religious and uplift
organizations of all varieties to
circularize the country in defama-
uon of our country.
"They have made a filthy al
anee w,th the Ku Klux Klan to
inject religions biKOtrr Into the
controversy between this country
ana Mexico. In general thev have
anything that the corrupt
Se Of money would nasUt Thorn
-in doing to spread falsehoods in
e hope of confusing nublic onin
; ion to the end that President Cool-
'se might be deterred from car
rymg out the Identical policy in
flmiea Dy Woodrow Wilson Jn
protection of the rights of Ameri
can citizens."
Gallivan charted thai nrfnri
Btatements derogatory to Ameri-
fan officials eould be had by ap-
vweauon at the MeXican consulate
I Ft
n isew Yorkw
BAPTI3TS ARGUE
,! 4?? jl f I? p.,-.--
CIIURCH LEADERS T11.T OVER
FEMIXIXE PREACHIXO
Ono Man HoUIs 3f embers of Sex
Xot AHowel o Tnke l'art
" Jn Talks
NEW YORK, March 10 (AP)
The old question of woman's
right to participate in the discus-
ftions of the Baptist church caused
ripple of excitement at the con
ference of the Baptist Bible union
today when it involved Dr. J. W.
Gillon of Winchester. Ky.,; and Dr.
John Roach Straton, New York!
n a lively controversy.
Dr. Straton came to the defense
of women preaehers stating; ' "We
haven't yet opened our eyes to the
writings of the New Testament in
regard to women preaching. ..In
this respect . we are still stone
blind." .
The argument started when a
woman asked Dr. CJillon, who was
assailing "the- paganism of modern
educational institutions." permis
sion to ask a question. t The
speaker granted the request al
though such a procedure, he stat
ed, was .contrary to. the principles
of the southern Baptist church, and
he wouldn't proinise to answer.
Immediately Dr. straron was o
his-feet He advocated active par
ticipation in .church .meetings by
women.
"I think you have a great deal
to learn," he said. "One of the
greatest preachers I ever heard is
14 year old girl."
He was referring to Uldine Ut-
ley, who preached recently at his
church, the Calvary Baptist
church, where today's meeting was
held.
At this Juncture several women
tried to obtain the floor, one of
them saying: . ,
"What would the board of for
eign missions be without women?"
Dr. Gillon explained that he
merely was defining the attitude
of the southern Baptist church in
regard to women being allowed to
preach and the matter was
dropped. The woman's question
remained unasked.
he""peaker, blamed the in
fluence of educational institutions
for "the lack of Initiative among
the clergy."
"They cannot stand the constant
hammering against the Bible
which they are subjected to in the
universities," he said.
He assailed schools and colleges
for conforming to certain stand
ards in order to get funds from
the Rockefeller Foundation.
SENATORS LOSE MEALS
Filibuster Causes Iack of Money
for Regular Restaurant
WASHINGTON, March 10.
(AP)-r-The Senate learned today
that it had talked itself out of its
regular eating place in the filibus
ter which, killed bills to supply
emergency appropriations for oth
er branches of thegovernment.
Tucked away in the $100,000,-
000 deficiency measure which
failed in the closing day of the
session, was an item of $6500 to
make up the annual loss of the
senate restaurant.
Without this money the res
taurant must be closed this month,
and senators remaining In Wash
ington during the first part of the
long summer recess will have to
look elsewhere for their mid-day
meal.
SUIT SANIES &TANF.IELDS
IS
Former Snator and Wife Asked
to Pay for Wedding Gown
WASHINGTON, March 10.
(AP) Former Senator and Mrs.
Stanfield of Oregon, were sued
here today for $1,121, alleged by
New York modistes to be due them
for dresses, including a wedding
gown, purchased last January.
' : Mr. Stanfield's daughter, Bar
bara, was married January 21 to
Henry T. Dunn of ; Jacksonville,
Fla, r While the former senator
was not in the" city today, Mrs.
Stanfield said the suit was the re
sult of an oversight and that the
indebtedness would be met imme
diately. T
YESTERDAY
IN WASHINGTON
Associated Fna
O
" Great Britain. formally accepted
the arms conference invitation
f
.- The Sinclair contempt case was
adjourned until Monday with legal
points still to be decided.
. j ' .
' A tenatlve organization was ef
fected by'the newly created radio
control commission. .
i . , t , .
-. The Heed campaign funds in
vestigation was further blocked by
failure to obtain - funds - for ex
penses.
BRITISH REPLY
ACCEPT PUN
- y i it
PICT
Word From Japan Antic-
pate'd at WasningtorVf
ArefJte Js$ur6d
MEETING BEING PLANNED
.
iilhm-ities of American Govern
' litenf 1 Still Hopeful that ,
France and Italy Will
Enter Agreement
TOKYO, March 11 (AP)
Japan 'accepted President C'tiol-
idjte's projosaI for a. three power
naval arms limitation conference
today when the cabinet ' voted
unanimously In favor of the pro
ject and" cabled Ambivisador Mat-
sudiaru In Washington Ui notify
Secretary KeHojfg of tts deeision.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
(AP) American -hopes for furth
er curbing competitive naval
building ' advanced a long stride
today when British acceptance of
the three power conference plan
was received at the state depart
ment.
Word from Japan is still await
ed, but with acceptance assured.
Preparation of formal notes of in
vitation to ratify verbal agree
ments for a meeting at Geneva
this summer has already begun.
Paralleling these definite steps
toward a-tihree power conference.
runs the strong hope of Washing
ton authorities that France and
Italy ultimately .will find it pos-
( Continued a S.)
GIRL SEWS IN PRISON
Feminine Hank, ".Robber Starts
Serving Of 30 Day Sentence
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Mar. 10
(AF) Imprisonment has brought
the womanly pursuit of needle
work to the: feminine bands that
recently tried to force entry to a
bank vault with an electric drill
and other paraphernalia of a burg
lar.
The mending of prison gar
ments was the task assigned to
day to Miss Marian Myers, 20
year old university co-ed. when
she started serving a 30 day sen
tence. She pleaded guilty yester
day to an attempt to rob the 'Ver
milion Bank so she could get $24
tuition fees to attend the Univer
sity of South Dakota.
Good behavior may cut the sen
tence to 25 days.
L AUNCH BATTLE
UPON DIPHTHERIA
SALEM PHYSICIAXS AX1 BUSI
NESS MEX MEET AND PLAN
Clinics To Re Started In April
And Kept Going -As Long As
In Demand
First steps toward a campaign
for stamping out diphtheria were
taken at a meeting yesterday noon
attended by a committee of physi
cians from Salem, together With
another committee of business
men.
' An educational campaign will
be started immediately, is was de
cided after Dr. Walter H. Brown,
Dr. Vernon Douglas, and ; Miss
Elnora Thomson of the Marion
vounty child health demonstration J
had explained- the conditions of
diphtheria iri the connty and the
methods to be used in stamping
!it out.
Following the educational cam
paign, which is expected to last
n tnonth, a series of clinics wrll
be held in Salem and the vicinity,
at which toxin-antitoxin will be
given. ;
The educational course will con
sist of talks, moving picture films,
lectures, illustrated with slides,
and the like. Present plans are
that these meetings will be held
with clubs; churches, women's
organizations, and other societies.
The cljnics. which will start in
April, will probably be held in
school buildings and at the health
center.- Local physicians will give
the anti-typhoid immunization.
Plans are that the clinics will be
kept up as long as there is any
demand for them.
Dr. H. K. Stockwell is chairman
of the medical committee in
charge, while the chairman. of the
committee of citizens will be
chosen by Fred Thielsen.
MT. HOOD HAS BLIZZARD
Logging Camp Closes As lO Inches
Of New Snow Comes Down
SANDY, Ore., Mar. 10. (AP)
-King Winter took a new lease on
life today with a blizzard, that
coveted "the Mount "Hood section
with 10 inches of new snow and
forced the Bear Creek . Logging
company to close its camp.
It -was still snowing hard at
Government Camp tonight. At
Bull Run lake there was seven
inches of new. snow and a total
depth of 84 inches.
Road crews were .at work and
It was announced that the loop
highway to Government Camp
would be open to motor traffic
over the week end.
KELLOGG BETTER
CHARLESTON, S. C, March 10
(AP) Secretary Kellogg, who
has been here for several days re
cuperating from a cold, today de
clared, he is "feeling fine" and
plans to return to Washington on
Saturday.
THE MISFORTUNE TELLER
V rrf
rv Ttit CAE THAT -fTurM ' v
RUM PARTY BARS
20 COLLEGE MEN
UNIVERSITY' OF CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS EXPELLED
Affair Held in Fraternity House
Causes Investigation by
Police
BERKELEY. Cal., March 10
(AP)-Juvenile court authorities
announced here today that 20 Uni
versity of California students had
been expelled from the university
because ot an alleged fraternity
house "liquor party" attended liy
27 students and about an equal
number of girls. Only one co-ed,
a Lbs Angeles girl, attended the
affair, and she was exonerated by
President W. W. Campbell after
he had heard her story, to the
effect that she had quit the house
in disgust when she learned the
character of the 'party."
Students said the affair was
staged the night of February 18
in the Lanida Chi Alpha house us
a "class track managers' reunion."
Juvenile court authorities began
investigation of reports that a 1 7
year old girl, a ward of the juven
ile court, had been present. Court
authorities seemed satisfied with
the punishment administered by
the university and indicated that
no prosecution would be de
manded. The university athletic council
met today to discuss the problem
of handling track activities with
many track' managers missing.
Sixteen track managers were said
by students to have been either
suspended or expelled. TWjO were
placed on probation for the rest of
the year, and thus are disbarred
from track activities. The council
named a committee to call on
President Campbell to learn the
exact extent of his punishments
and to ask sanction for naming
substitute track managers.
DEPARTMENT TO HELP
Johnson Discusses Decrease 'In
' Number Of Realty Boards
In carrying out their construc
tive program , realty boards of
Oregon will have the full coopera
tion of the state real estate de
partment, C. V. Johnson,' recently
appointed deputy real estate com
missioner, said in a talk before
the Salem realty board at Thurs
day noon's luncheon.
Johnson discussed the decrease
in the number of realty boards in
the state, which has dropped from
18 to five since he ; was formerly
connected with the department.
The reason is unknown, he said.
The local board's proposed com
munity advertising program will
be discussed again at the regu
lar business meeting Monday
night, President L. E. Oberer an
nounced. It was given general ap
proval at the special meeting Wed
nesday night.
INSULTS lif t
ALL FOREIGNERS
If:.. ... ' i , .- f, - . . ' "
DUTf NINEP
Chinese Mob Threatens to
Parade English Wonn '
in City Streets
WARSHIPS NOT PRESENT
Heavy Rains Convert Shanghai
Fighting Froiits Into Morass,
Stopping all Military
Ope rat Ions
LONDON, March 10. (AP)
All foreigners have been evacu
ated from Ningpo, says a Shanghai
despatch to tho Exchange Tele
graph, after distressing demonstra
tions in which the Chinese took
advantage of the absence of war
ships to insult the foreigners at
will.
''A procession was arranged,"
the despatch says, "and the Chin
ese threatened to .'repeat previous
incidents when -English women
were paraded through the streets
in a cage. Three cages had al
ready been prepared when the for
eigners decided to leave.
"Students have been looting the
hospitals."
SHANGHAI, March 10. (AP.)
-Heavy rains have converted all
the Shanghai fighting; fronts into
lake studded morasses, effectively
stopping all military operations of
any consequence. Shantung troops
continued to arrive at Nanking,
however, where they took up positions-
to defend the Nanking
Shanghai line of communication.
The soviet consul general went
to Nanking this morning in an ef
for to obtain the release of Mme.
Borodin, wife of the Cantonese ad
viser, and the three Russian cour
iers who were arrested last Satur
day aboard the so7iot vessel Parai
at Lenlna. He was met with the
answer that the entire matter lay
solely with the government at Pe
king. The consul asserted that the
Chinese military search of the
Pamiat Lenina had revea'ed noth
ing objectionable aboard and that
the ship's captain was making a
deposition which would be used in
further protests by the soviet gov
ernment against the vessel's seiz
ure and the detention of the Rus
sians. Reports current yesterday that
the three Russian couriers had
been executed were emphatically
denied by the Chinese authorities
today, who said that the three men
were being closely guarded at Tsi
nan, but that they were' being well
treated.
CHICAGO, March 10. (AP.)
Mme. Borodin,' a prisoner of nor
thern Chinese forces, is a former
Chicago school teacher.
She was born Fanny Orluk. and
met Borodin, now Russian adviser
to the Cantonese government,
It-hen both were students at Val
paraiso university.
STEADIER HITS BRIDGE
Liner Causes 8100,000 Damage in
Striking Vancouver Spun
VANCOUVER, B. C, March 10.
(AP.) The Isthmian line
freighter Muriana tonight crashed
into a steel bridge near here, caus
iig damage to the vessel and the
bridge estimated at $100,000. Al!
the steamer's upper works as far
back as the funnels were carried
away. The captain of the freight
er said that the tide swerved the
ship from its course - as he was
making-for the open span to pass
through the - bridge. The vessel,
outbound for New York, was load
ed -to-eapacity with lumber. She
was towed to port after the acci
dent. SINCLAIR TRIAL HALTED
Judge Dismisses Jurymen And
Hears Testimony lllmnelf
WASHINGTON, Mar, 10 (AP)
halt was . called today until
Monday in the contempt trial of
Harry F. Sinclair, with the admls
sabllity of the defense evidence
still undetermined. " ' -
v; During the brief time the trial
proceeded today, Jnstice 'Hitz re
versed the usual eonrt procedure
toy excusing the Jurymen and hear
ing himself the evidence5 ' whTcUl
ths defense wants to get before
the 12 men selected to ,try the
multi-millionaire lessee of the
TeapotT Dome naval oil reserve la
WJotning.
FLAX THRESHING
1 BUILDING BURNS
r i. . t
REBUILDING TO BE DISCUSSED
' AT STtCKllOLDEIVS jfEET
Damage Intimated At $3,000 By
R. O. Snefling;' Cause Of
Fire Unknown'
Caused either by incendiarism
or by the carelessness of some
"gentleman of the road," the
building, housing the thrashing
equipment of the Stayton branch
of the Oregon Linen Mills, burned
early Thursday morning causing
damage estimated at $5,000 by
R. O. Snelling, general manager
at the Salem office.
The building destroyed was part
of the old Stayton Lumber com
pany, and was of little value, plans
having been made to replace it
this summer. Machinery in the
building was only partially dam
aged, much of which may be sal
vaged for some return.
The fire was first discovered by
Fred Boyer, driver of an auto
freight," who saw the flames at a
distance. All electric equipment
had been removed from the place,
which had undergone a thorough
cleaning before the winter season,
putting faulty wiring or short cir
cuits out of the realm of blame.
Although the wooden building was
water soaked it burned readily
and only the surrounding build
ings and offices were saved.
Retting machinery was undam
aged and work for the coming sea
son will begin in a month without
interruption.
The matter of a new building
will be presented to stockholders
of the linen mill according to Mi,
Snelling, along with his statement
of the fire and its supposed caus
es. Advisability of immediate
construction to replace the loss
will be discussed then.
MANY STUDENTS FAI
r
Unifolrm Bible Examination Of
fered Throughout State
More than 70 per cent of the
28 Oregon high school students
who participated in the Bible study
examinations' last January faPed,
according to reports compiled by
C. A. Howard, state superintendent
of public instruction. '
A total of 268 students 167
p-Irls and 101 boys participates
In the test, with 354 manuscripts
being submitted. In the Old Tes
tament examination only 46 stud
ents made passing grades while
160 failed. In the New Testa
ment test 51 students passed and
97 failed. Harold Ayres of Eu
gene made a perfect grade of 100
per cent in the Old Testament ex
amination and Beatrice Bennett of
Lebanon scored 100 per cent in
the New Testament test.
Tho " examination is uniform
throughout the state and is offered
in any standard high school. Fi'ty
tbtee schools offered the examin
ation last January. Questions aia
based on the course of study com
piled by the superintendent of public-
instruction and pupils who
make a passing grade are awarded
a one-half credit. By passing both
the examinations pupils may earn
one of the 15 'units 'required for
graduation from a standard nigh
school.
2 HURT NEAR ASTORIA
Construction Accidents Result in
Injuries to Workmen
ASTORIA, March 10. (AP.)
Two men -were injured, one" seri
ously, in accidents in the construc
tion of the road from Megler to
Point "Elltee; on the : north shore
of the Columbia river ' today and
were rushed ? here aboard the
steamer Nahcotta. ' ;
Edward Hanson received serl
cus'dnjury to his leg when he was
struck by the bucket ' of a"' Steam,'
shoven and thrown against the
point of a' crow bar, which pierced
his leg. - Michael Arena' suffered
cuts and bruises about the' head
when he was struck: by debris from;
a blast of dynamite.' " :'"! " j " i
.WQMHN WJN.IN LEAGUE;
... !
Three Female Experts Appointed
Delegates to Conference !
GENEVA, March 10. (AP)
Women won another victory - in
the League of Nations today when
on .recommendation of Dr. Btrese
mana, the German foreign minis
ter, the council resolved to appoint
three women experts as official
delegates to the international eco
nomic : conference - convoked ' for
April 5. '-...'
PASTOR. ACCEPTS CALL ;
SILVEKTON, Ore., March 10-i
(Special) Silver ton friends will
be "Interested to learn- , that 'the
Rf-'M- A. Christenson has accept-
ed a call to .Astoria.' . The Rev. Mr,
ChriBtenson " was , formerly with-: A
pastorale' , at 7 Portland. He has
given a number . of lectures1 at Stl-
veTtoa and lias man' friends here'.A
I HEW
TOiflEY fflST;
MedfordEugene, La Grands
and Salem Winners ,in
Thursday Rounds' :;;
. - .
SEMI-FINALS TONIGHT.
Tournament Declared " Idenl and
Croat, Interest Shown; Four '"'
Attendance 'Record." "v . ..
Surpassed . " ' j
Today's Program at State
- Tournament ' v
9:30 a. m .-; Matshf ield vs.
Franklin.
10:30 a. m. Medf prd , vs.'
Eugene. ' .;-.
2 p; m. Pendleton vs. THla
mook (consolation).
3 p.' m.- Astoria vs. -.Wasco,
(consolation). - i v.
4 p. m. Franklin or Marsh-
field vs.; Medford or Eugene:
(consolation). ,
Semi-finals
7:30 p. m. Salem vs. La
Grande. '
8:30 p. m. Franklin or,
Marshf ield vs. Medford on Eu
gene. - -., . .., '
Thursday's Results :,..
Medford 22, Pendleton 8. .
Eugene 25, Tillamook 16.
La Grande 4 3, Wasoo 10.
Salem 36, Astorla-'SO. - ,
Competition in the state 'high
school basketball tournament 'will
reach its climax tonight -ta the
semi-finals; with plenty of excite
ment scheduled for the forenoon
games when Franklin and Marsh
field, the only teams that have not
yet appeared : on - the ' floor;' will
mix.-and Medford and Eugene will
fight it out In the second -round. -. :
' Much Interest ' In this second .
game, at 10:30, is assured for tha
reason 'that Eugene and - Medford
at ' present look- like the -. two
strongest - teams in the lower half
of the bracket, and the winner m
likely to reach- the finals unless
Marshf ield or Franklin '''displays
strength that they are not -credited
with offhand.
Salem vs. La Grande
But the upper 1 half the semi
finals,'1 at least. Is certain toj be a,
hotly contested game with ' La
(Continued en par S.
GALE INCREASES t
QUKE IfOjRJElpRS
RELIEF STEPS; GO. FORWARD
"SWlFTLY FOR SUFFERERS
Health Officials Work Hard to
Ir?vent Epidemic - Ja -Stricken.
Are .
WASHINGTON, Mar. 10 (AP)
The Japanese embassy" wna In
formed today that the most re,
cent official check- of earthquake
casualties1 places'- the number, of
dead at 2, 484, and Injured at
41,199. ' -
A cablegram from the Tokyo
foreign office ahw stated -that
8,237 houses were totally or par
tially burned or destroyed: '''
OSAKA, Japan, March . 1 1 Fri
day) (AP)--A -terrific gale wis
sweeping" central Japan early to
day, 'demolishing msnyi ' refuge
shelters in the Tango' earthquake
district and adding to 'the1 misery
of the thousands of homeless In
the devastated region. The storm
started-last ; night.. '
-,- -. , - - -
TOKYO, March 10 (AP) Re
lief m eats u res ' for the' thousands
made homeless in central Japan' by
Monday's earthquake Wer in full
swing ' tonight, all- government
agencies throwing' their energy
inte' caring: Tor the"Yfethrir'stlir
without 'shelter or medical atten
tion. ' ' .'-.
' "Health officials worked steadily
in 'the devastated urea t 'prevent
an -ep idemier while 1 thousands -of
coolies labored : bn . ' the ' broken
roads; collected bodies 'an4 built
crude barracks 'to shelter ' the
Uvittg. - -- t-. .-!,.! -
' Official ' reports today -. stated
that ,2248 persons had been killed,
4107- injured; and . 8 missing.
Nearly 600 a houses were destroyed
either by collapsing - or, by fire
which broke out immediately after
the -Quake, and more than -2000
were damaged. badly. ;
Although the suffering of thon- .
sands o( families made bomeUn-.a
w (Cotttinol n pf S.) 4