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p any for a n u m b e r of y ears.
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of victory n o te s called for r e d e m p tio n
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th a n $300,000,000 h a s been p r e s e n te d
fo r r e d e m p tio n to date.
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to be bound for New York fr o m th e
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b lo c k a d e of th e d ry navy, It should
find New Y o rk e rs a m p ly s u p p lie d
w ith r e c e p ta c le s for to tin g t h e for­
b id d en liquor, s a y s a d isp atch .
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v iso rs of Ban F ra n c isc o p e titio n in g
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no serio u s co n se q u e n c e s
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sa n d dollars.
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by a fed eral g ra n d Jury for alleged use
of t h e m alls to d efrau d in connection
w ith th e p ro m o tio n an d fin an cin g of
t h a t co m p an y , now In receivership,
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le a d e r, a m a n high in th e b u s in e s s life
of h is c o m m u n it y , ” h a s v o lu n te e re d
W a s h in g to n , D. C.— A p la n u n d e r
to s e r v e as a point of i n t im a te c o n ta c t
which a n A m e ric a n c o m m is s io n w ould
b e tw e e n th e g o v e r n m e n t anil b u sin e ss
i n t e r e s t s w hich could be of s e r v ic e | „ d e te r m i n e how m u c h G e r m a n y sho uld
w a r ti m e pro d u ctio n . P r o g r e s s also be re q u ire d to pay t h e a llie s in repara-
h a s b een m a d e to w a rd e s t a b li s h in g a tio n s h a s e m e r g e d fr o m t h e e f f o r t to
s i m i la r c o n t a c t w ith a ir p la n e p ro d u fln(J a w a y fo r e x t e n d l n g A m e ric a n
c e r s an d a un ifo rm fixed p rice con- . a ¡d to w a r d so lu tio n o f t h e eco n o m ic
t r a c t has b een d r a w n in te n t a t i v e form , ro u b ie s of E u ro p e ,
for u s e In fu t u r e w a r p u r c h a s e s .
| A lth o u g h d is c u s s io n s of t h e pro p o sal
The logical d e v e lo p m e n t of th is b a r a b een k e p t t h u s f a r o u ts id e th e
p ro ject, Mr. W eek s ad ded, w ould be fo rn ) a | c h a n n e l s of d ip lo m a c y , th e ex
tb e c r e a t i o n of a civilian g e n e ra l s t a f f c h a n g e of view s b a s d e v e lo p e d a t h o r ­
to c o n tr o l w a r tim e in d u s tria l mobillza- ou gh u n d e r s t a n d i n g in a u t h o r i t a t i v e
tlon. H e s u g g e s ts t h a t In f u r t h e r a n c e c ir c le s t h a t t h e U n ite d S t a t e s , G re a t
of th e plan It m a y be a d v is a b le to B rita in a n d G e r m a n y a r e w illin g to
p lace fro m y e a r to y e a r " s m a ll e d u c a ­ c o n s e n t to tb e c r e a t i o n of su c h a c o m ­
tio n a l o r d e r s ” to fill p e ace-tim e n eed s m ission.
and to m a i n t a i n a sk e le to n o r g a n i z a ­
T h e p la n now is b e f o r e P r e m i e r
tio n rea d ily c o n v e r t ib l e to w a r a r ­ P o in c a r e of F r a n c e a n d h e is ex p e c te d
ra n g e m e n ts .
to m a k e a decisio n a f t e r c o n f e r e n c e s
" T h e r e a r e b ein g e s t a b l i s h e d be- w ith in d u s tr i a l b e a d s of h is ow n coun-
tw e e n t h e w a r d e p a r t m e n t an d A mer- t r y a n d f)j o e r m a n y . It is a s s u m e d
lean In d u s tria l life e v e r y w h e r e ." s a id t h a t , t wU1 he c o m r n u n | c a t ed l a t e r to
th e a rt ic l e ,
p o in ts of contac t t h a t a l j t b e n a ti o n s I n t e r e s t e d in re p a ra -
should b ri n g t h e A m e ri c a n peop le in to I t jon p a y m e n t s .
this b u s i n e s s of m a k i n g r e a d y in
o f f i c i a l s of th e W a s h i n g t o n govern-
p eaee fo r th e t a s k t h a t th e A m e ric a n j m e n i T h u r s d a y r e f u s e d to d is c u s s tb e
people a lo n e ca n a c c o m p lis h In w ar.
pia n ¡ o r a n A m e r i c a n c o m m is sio n .
" I t is In o u r o r d n a n c e p ro b le m we S e c r e t a r y H u g h e s , h o w e v e r, Issued a
h a v e been a b le to m a k e t h e m o s t h e a d ­ s t a t e m e n t s a y i n g t h a t t h e " g o v e r n ­
w ay t h u s far. T h e o r d n a n c e d is t r i c t s m e n t " h a d p r e s e n te d no " p r o p o s a l ” on
m a r k e d o u t In re la tio n to t h e p e a c e ­ t h e s u b je c t.
tim e In d u s tria l e s t a b l i s h m e n t a v a il­
T h e p r o c e d u r e by w h ich all of th o s e
a b le in ea c h d i s tr i c t fo r o r d n a n c e p ro ­ d i r e c tl y in t e r e s t e d a r e s o u n d e d o u t
d u ctio n a r e 13 In n u m b e r a n d a r e b e fo r e a n y d e f i n it e " p r o p o s a l ” Is sub-
know n, res p e c tiv e ly , a s th e B a ltim o re , m |tt e d w ith g o v e r n m e n t a u t h o r i t y be-
B oston, B rid g ep o rt. C hicag o, C 'acln- h in d it is th e u s u a l m e t h o d e m p lo y ed
n atl, C leveland, D e tro it, N ew Y ork, in n e g o ti a ti o n s of g r e a t delicacy . T h e
P h ilad elp h ia,
P it ts b u r g ,
R o c h e s te r , s e c r e t a r y ’s s t a t e m e n t r e c a lle d a n a s ­
Han F r a n c i s c o an d St. L ouis d is tric ts . s e r tio n m a d e a few d a y s a g o by a
" T h e chief of t h e d i s t r i c t s s o f a r W h it e H o u s e s p o k e s m a n , w h o said, in
a p p o in te d a r e a s follows (T h e m i li ta r y d is c u s s i n g t h e A m e r i c a n a t t i t u d e t o ­
titles, w h e re used. In d ic a tin g r e s e r v e w a rd K urope, t h a t it w o uld n o t be
c o m m is s io n ) : t olonel ( H. T e n n e y , p r o p e r to d is p la y on t h e s t a g e all t h a t
at B o sto n ; Colonel B. A. I- ra n k lln . a t w as t a k i n g p lace b e h in d t h e scenes.
B rid g e p o rt; K A. R ussell, C h ic a g o ; C.
T h e p la n for a n A m e r i c a n comm ls-
I, H a rriso n , a t C in c in n a ti; Colonel sion f i r s t w a s d is clo sed e a rl y F r i d a y
B asrotn L ittle, a t C le v e la n d ; F. J. in a d is p a tc h from L on don , w h e r e tb e
Robinson, at D e tro it; Colonel Jo lu i R. p ro p o s a l h a s b een a c ti v e ly u n d e r d is ­
D elafield, a t New Y ork; J. C. J o n e s , c u ss io n .
T h e d is p a tc h c re d i te d th e
a t P h ila d e lp h ia ; It. M. D ravo, a t P i t t s ­ c h a m b e r of c o m m e r c e o f t h e U n ite d
burg, an d M. K. S ingleton , a t St. L ouis. S t a t e s w ith h a v i n g f i r s t laid t h e s u g ­
" T h e s e m en will h a v e t h e w a r-tim e g e s t io n b e fo r e S e c r e t a r y H u g h e s a n d
Job of p ro c u rin g 90 p e r c e n t of o r d ­ it w a s le a r n e d h e r e t h a t m u c h of tb e
n an ce m a te ria l, a s g o v e r n m e n t a r s e n ­ a c t u a l d is c u s s io n w h ic h h a s t a k e n
als rati p r o d u c e a t m o s t b u t 10 p e r p lace s in c e t h a t ti m e h a s b e e n co n ­
cent. It Is to be noted th a t th is e n ti r e d u c te d on b e h a lf of t h e A m e r i c a n in-
p ro ject r e s ts up on th e p a tr io tic will- i d u s t r y by o fficials of t h e c h a m b e r .
Irigin-ss of civilians, be th e y r e s e r v e
A t t h e s t a t e d e p a r t m e n t t h e r e w as
o fficers o r not. who h a v e v o lu n te e re d ;l d is p o sitio n to d r a w a s h a r p line of
to u n d e r t a k e th is w o rk .”
d is ti n c ti o n b e tw e e n t h e a c ti v it ie s of
j A m e ric a n a n d o t h e r b u s i n e s s m e n In
Fall to Go, S a y s R um or.
r e g a r d to t h e p ro b le m a n d t h e m oves
W a s h in g to n , I). (7.—T h e dull d a y s | m a d e by g o v e r n m e n t o fficia ls th em -
im n ied iately p reced in g th e h o lid a y s In selves. It b e c a m e c le a r, h o w e v e r, t h a t
W a s h in g to n a re a lw a y s fru itful of ru- th e tw o g ro u p s h a d k e p t in close touch
m o rs of ex p e c te d re s ig n a ti o n s of cab- an d t h a t n o t only S e c r e t a r y H u g h e s.
Ine! m em ber*. T h is tim e, a c c o rd in g b u t S e c r e t a r y H o o v e r a n d o t h e r s high
t o a r e p o r t b r o a d c a s t F rid a y . A lb e rt In th e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n w e r e fully a d ­
Bacon Full, s e c r e ta r y of t h e interior. vised of e f f o r ts m a d e by P r e s i d e n t
Is to re s ig n soon and is to be s u c c e e d ­ J u l i u s H. B a rn e s of t h e c h a m b e r of
men
in K ngland,
ed by t ’u rm i T h o m p s o n of C lev eland . c o m m e r c e a n d
Ohio.
F r a m e an d G e r m a n y w h o hold sim ila r
Mr. T h o m p s o n w a s a s s i s t a n t s e r re - p o s t s in t h e I n d u s tria l w o rld, t o find
t a r y of th e in t e r i o r d u r i n g a p a r t of ¡ i f o r m u la fo r so lu tio n of th e r e p a r a ­
d le T u ft a d m i n i s t r a t i o n and l a t e r sec- : tio n s problem .
r e t a r y t o P r e s id e n t T a ft.
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w as t h e u n su c c e s sfu l c a n d i d a t e for
K lan G arb P r o h i b it e d .
g o v e rn o r of O hio In th e N o v e m b e r
H a r r i son. N. J . — I n s t r u c t i o n s to a r ­
elect I
r e s t an y o n e a p p e a r i n g in t h e city
w e a rin g t h e r e g a l ia of t h e K u Klux
K la n a n d o r d e r s to h a v e t h e s a n i ty
of ail su c h p e r s o n s d e t e r m i n e d by
p h y s ic ia n s , w e r e p o ste d F r i d a y «by
¡ c h i e f of P o lice W alsh .
T h e o rd e r s , a d o p te d by t h e c o m ­
m o n co un cil, als o In clud e t h e u n m a s k ­
ing of ho od ed In d iv id u a ls a n d te n
d a y s ’ im p ri s o n m e n t .
F o rd Buy* Big T r a c t .
t ' h i r a g o . —T h e F o rd M o to r co m p a n y
h a s clo sed a d e a l fo r a 70 a c r e tr a c t
of land a t H e g ew lach on t h e C a lu m e t
I r i v e r a n d N ick el P la t e r a i lro a d , w h e re
t h e c o m p a n y c x p e c ts to build a n auto-
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m i- m entt o r a lm s a n d a ls o crim en fo r s a o w . a n d a n o t h e r s e c t io n slush-
1 1 m - .1 t.v d is t u r b a n c e s d u e t o eco-1 Ing t h r o u g h r a i n w ith t e m p e r a t u r e s
mimic o r social c a u s e s , w ith t h e ex- s lig h tly a b o v e freezing, t h e so u th
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p er nal m otives.
a v e r a g e t e m p e r a t u r e s of 70 de g re e s .
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Tw o h u n d r e d a n d t h i r t y s h i p s of tb e wooden fleet o f
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dism antled a t a tim e, em p lo y in g ‘2 25 men. A fte r all t h e
salv aged th e hulk is b u rn e d . T b e p h o to g r a p h s h o w s six
t h e U nited S ta t e s shipping board, bought by th e W e ste rn
a t th e Virginia sh ip y a rd s, A lexandria, \ a.
Six sh ip s a re
rem ovable fittings, pipes, engines an d cross ti m b e r s a r e
being b ro k e n up.
Carried Inland
by Tidal Wave
A m p r i r a n Naval Officer's
H ttiC iib d ii n a v a . u
uc o
Exoeri-
two <lai’s by one of th e mo8t v,olent
F
e ru p t io n s of V esuvius recorded In
ence Recalled by Recent
m any years.
"It is a ai ls o a significant fa c t th a t
Disaster in Chile.
t h e f u m in g Island off th e coast of
A laska, called Bogoslof No. 3, ap­
p e a re d nt a lm o s t t h e s a m e time. A
r e v e n u e c u tt e r , v isiting th is island,
w as a s to n is h e d to se e t h a t th e m oun­
tain, o r hill, so m e 400 fe e t high, on
th e Island, h a d d is a p p e a re d , a n d in
its p lace a bay h a d b een form ed.
S oun din gs sh o w e d a d e p th of from
8 to 25 f a th o m s of w ater.
Q u ak es P re c e d e d K atm al Explosion.
“T h e g r e a t e s t o f recent volcanic
d is tu r b a n c e s w hich blew t h e top off
of M ount K a tm a l In A la sk a an d gave
b ir th to t h e w o n d e rfu l Valley of T en
T h o u s a n d S m o k es w as preced ed an d
a cco m p an ied by a s e r ie s of severe
earth q u ak es.”
A d m iral B illings describe«! th e g reat
tid al w a v e w hich lie sa w a t Arlca.
th e n In P eru , so m e y e a r s ago.
He
w a s a n officer on th e U n ited S ta te s
s te a m s h ip W a te re e , w hich w as a n ­
chored In t h e h a r b i r a t A rlca a t th e
tim e o f th e ca ta c ly sm
"S o m e tim e a f t e r t h e Initial tre m o r,"
h e w rote, “t h e sea reced ed until th e
s h ip p in g w a s le f t s tra n d e d , w hile as
f a r to s e a w a r d us o u r vision would
reach w e s a w t h e rfock y bottom of
th e sea, n e v e r befo re exposed to h u ­
m an gaze, w ith stru g g lin g fish and
m o n s te r s of th e d eep left high and
dry. T h e round-hot touted ships keeled
o v e r on th e i r beam ends, w hile the
W a te re e re s te d e asily on h e r floor­
like b o t t o m ; a n d w hen t h e r e tu rn in g
sea, not like a w ave, b u t r a t h e r like
a n e n o rm o u s tide, ca m e sw eeping
hack, ro lling o u r u n f o r t u n a t e com-
j p a nion sh ip s o v e r a n d over, leaving
som e b o tto m Op and o th e r s m usses of
w reckag e, th e W a te r e e ro se easily
o v e r t h e to s sin g w a t e r s unharm ed.
" F r o m th is m o m en t t h e sea seemed
to defy th e la w s of n a tu r e . C u r r e n t s
ra n in c o n tr a r y directions, an d we
w ere b o rne h e r e and th e r e w ith a
tp eed v.e could not h a r e e q u a le d had
we been s t e a m i n g f o r o u r lives. At
Ir r e g u la r In te rv a ls tho e a r t h q u a k e
sh o ck s re c u r re d , bn* non e of th e m so
violent o r long-continued a s th e first.
“A bout 8 :3 0 p. m. th e lookout hailed
th e deck a n d r e p o r te d a b r e a k e r a p ­
proaching. L ook ing se a w a rd , we saw.
first, a line o f p h o sp h o r e sc e n t light,
w hich loomed h ig h e r ami h ig h er until
It seem ed to touch th e sk y ; its crest.
cro w n ed w ith t h e d e a th light of phos-
p h o re s c e n t glow, sh ow ing th e su llen
OROPPED AT FOOT OF ANDES
Receding Sea Leave* Ships S tr a n d e d
an d E xpo ses O cean Bottom, T hen
R e tu r n s and S w e e p s E very­
th in g B efore It.
m as ses of w a te r below. H e r a ld e d by
th e th u n d e r in g r o a r of a th o u s a n d
b r e a k e r s combined, tb e d r e a d e d *idal
w ave w as upon us a t last. O f all th e
h o rr o rs of th is d re a d f u l time, th is
seemed th e w orst.
C hain ed to th e
I spot, helpless to escapa, w ith all th e
p r e p a r a ti o n s m a d e w hich h u m an skill
| could suggest, we could but w atch th e
| m o n s te r w ave a p p ro a c h w ith o u t t h e
su sta in in g help o f action. T h a t th e
ship could rid e th ro u g h th e m a s s e s of
w a te r abo ut to overw helm u s seem ed
impossible. W e could only grip th e
lifeline an d w ait th e coining c a t a s ­
tro phe.
“W ith a cras h o u r g a lla n t ship w as
overw h elm ed an d hu rled d eep b e n e a th
a semi-solid m as s of sand an d w a te r.
F o r a b re a th le s s e te r n ity we w ere
s u b m e r g e d ; then, groan in g in every
timber, th e sta n c h old W a te re e s t r u g ­
gled a g ain to th e surface, w ith h e r
g a sp in g crew still clinging to th e life­
lines— some few serio usly w ounded,
bruised, and b a t t e r e d ; no ne k i l l e d ;
not even one missing. A m iracle it
seem ed to us th en, a n d a s I look b ack
th r o u g h th e y e a rs It seem s d oubly
m iracu lo u s now.
“U ndou btedly o u r sa f e ty w as d u e to
th e design of th e ship w hich p e r m it­
ted t h e w a te r to ru n off t h e d eck
ab o u t n s it would from u r a f t o r float­
ing plank.
S tr a n d e d High on Shore.
" T h e ship w a s s w e p t on rap id ly f o r
a time, hut a f t e r a w hile th e m o tio n
ceased, and, lo w erin g a l a n t e rn o ver
th e side, w ^ f o n n d o u rselves on shore,
b u t w h ere, we k n ew not.
S m a lle r
w aves w ash ed a b o u t ua for a time,
but p res en tly th e y censed.
“T h e m orn ing su n broke on a s cen e
of desolation seldom witnessed. W e
found o u rselves high an d d ry In a
little cove, o r r a t h e r In dentatio n In
t h e coastline. W e had been c a rr ie d
som e th r e e m iles up th e coast an d
nearly tw o m iles inland. T h e w av e
had c a rr ie d us o v e r th e sa n d d u n e s
b o rd erin g the ocean, acro s s a valley,
an d o v e r th e ra ilro a d tra c k , leav in g
us a t t h e foot of th e soacoast r a n g e
of t h e Andes.
On th e n e a rly p e r ­
p e n d ic u la r fr o n t of th e m o u n ta in o u r
n a v ig a t o r discovered th e m a r k s o f th e
tidal wave, and. by m e a s u re m e n ts,
found It to h a v e been 47 feet high, not
Including th e comb.
H ad th e w a v e
ca rrie d u s 200 fe e t f u r t h e r we w ould
inevitab ly h a v e been d ash ed to pieces
ngninst th e m oun tain side."
W a sh in g to n .—A single g ra p h ic ex­
a m p le of w h a t a tid al w a v e In Chile
can do is pro vided by t h e ex p e rie n c e
of an A m erican officer, d u rin g a sim ­
ilar uph eav al, w hen his vessel w as
ca rrie d th r e e m iles up t h e coast, tw o
miles in land, an d d ro p p e d a t th e foot
of a r a n g e of t h e A ndes m ountains.
E a r t h q u a k e s and tid al w av es a re
discussed In a b u lletin "om t h e N a­
tion al G eographic society w hich also
q u o te s fro m a c o m m u n ic a tio n by th e
la te B e a r A d m ira l L. O. Billings,
w hose u n p n rc lle le d
a d v e n ’ u r e oc­
c u rr e d so m e h u n d r e d s o f m iles n o rth
of th e recen tly d e v a s t a te d tqwns.
“T h e r e is no n a t u r a l p h en o m en o n
m o re deeply In te re stin g a n d yet so lit­
tle u n d e rs to o d ns th e seism ic d is tu r b ­
a n c e s w hich h ave from e a r l ie s t his­
to ry d e v a s t a te d th e e a r t h an d c a rr ie d
t e r r o r and d is m a y in to t h e h e a r t s of
all s u r v iv o rs ,” s a y s th e bulletin.
" U p to 1003, It is co m p u te d by an
em in en t scientist, C n m p te de Rullore,
t h e r e had been 159,782 recoriled enrth-
q u ak es. O f la t e r years , w hen m ore
a c c u r a t e re c o r d s h a v e b een kept, th e y
h a v e a v e ra g e d abo ut six ty a y ear,
T h e r a Is c o m f o rt to t h e d w e lle r s In
m ost of th e world to know t h a t 94 p e r
cent of re co rd ed sh o ck s h a v e o c cu rred
In tw o n a rr o w , well defined b e lts — one
called th e M e d ite rr a n e a n , w ith 53 per
cent to Its credit, and. t h e other, the
Clrcuin-Paclfic. w ith 41 p e r c e n t—
w hile th e r e m a in d e r of t h e w orld has
only ft p e r cent, w idely d is trib u te d .
U. S. H a d On* M ajo r Q uake.
Door Key in S tom ach 50 Year*.
" T h e U n ited S t a t e s h a s been sin g u ­
Chicago.— A d o o r key th a t his f a t h e r
larly free fro m re c o r d e d seism ic dis­
“lo st” m o re t h a n fifty y e a r s ago w ns
tu rb a n c e , p e r h a p s t h e most d is a s tr o u s
found by s u rg eo n s o p e ra tin g on t h e
being In 1811. w hen u very se v e re
sto m a c h of P h ilip J . Kelfer, fifty-nine
shock o c c u rre d In th e M ississippi val­
y e a rs of age, reco vering recently in th e
ley so u th o f th e Ohio, w hich w a s felt
A sh lan d B ou lev ard hospital.
S how n
In New York In one d ir e c tio n a n d In
th e key, K e lfe r said h e “p ro b ab ly
t h e W est Tidies In a n o th e r .
T h is
would hnve got a lickin g" If his f a t h e r
e a r t h q u a k e changeil th e face of the
h a d kn o w n who w a s resp on sib le f o r
[ losing it.
e n rth .
A vast e x te n t of la n d w as
st.nk. lakes w ere form ed, anil even th e
c o u rs e of t h e Mississippi r i v e r w a s ob­
s t r u c t e d fo r a time.
"M ost of th e e a r t h q u a k e s o ccu rrin g
of la to y e a r s can h a rd ly ho classed
w ith The g re a t ones o f h istory, n early
a>1 of th e d e s tru c tio n being c a u s e d by
u n c o n tr o lla b le fires.
In tb e m ore
s ta b le t o n e s l«>ng perio d s m ay elap se
b etw een shocks, ns fo r In s tan ce, in
K ingston, J a m a ic a , w h e r e 215 >ears
Intervened.
“T h e c a u s e o f oiirthqunkos an d vol- !
can o es Is an elusive problem , not yet I
s e ttle d to th e s a t is f a c ti o n of th e
scientist. T r e m o r s o f th e e n rt h may
ho caused by ninny th ings. T h e ex
plosion of mines, falling In of caves,
slipping of ris k s t r a t a , nnd m a n y oth- I
er m o v em en ts of the e n rt h nmy r a n s e
th e m : but fo r th e grant sh o c k s w hich I
h a v e re c u r re d alm o st sln«-e t h e his- !
t«>ry o f th e w orld began w e . u st look
fu r th e r .
" T h o u g h m a n y tim es t h e r e seem s to
he a n Inftniate c onnectio n b etw een
e n r t h q n a k e s an d volcanoes, t h e law
r e g a r d in g th e m h a s not been e s ta te j
llshed. Some r e m a r k a b l e co incidences |
h ave been o b served In lu te yenra. T h e
te r r ib l e c a ta c ly s m of M ount I’elee.
which, on Miii«r 1:4*2. nl
*t I n s t a n t ­
ly killed 30.0U0 In h ab itan ts, w as p r e ­
ceded by th e e a r t h q u a k e w hich In
J a n u a r y nnd April of th e s a m e y e a r |
w recked a n u m b e r of c ities In Mexico j
an d G u a te m a la . T h e d is ta n c e b e tw e e n !
th e s e pi'lnts is a t leas t 2,000 mile*. I
sh ow ing how l i e c p s e a t e d m u s t h a v e
M issouri Is t h e flr«t s t a t e to e re c t a m em orial tn F r a n c e to b e r fallen sol­
been th e d is tu rb a n c e . If. a s h a s been |
suggested, th e r e w a s c o m m u n icatio n diers. I t w a s unveiled by M arsh al J o ffre on a little em in e n c e a t C bepy p e r
b etw een them . T h e g r e a t S a n F ra n - j V a re n n e a w h e re so m a n y o f th e s t a t e 's h e ro e s f e l t Among th o s e p re s e n t w a s
cteco e o rt h q u a k a waa c r o w d e d only . Mrs. N ancy COoamans H a h n , d e sig n e r of th e m o n u m e n t.
Missouri’s Dead Honored in France