THE MONMOUTH HERALD, MONMOUTH, OREGON FRIDAY, SEPTEM BER 21. 1923
, WHO INFLATED
THE CURRENCY?
Qeorge E. Roberts Gives Com
mon Sense Explanation for
Currency Increase ami
Decrease.
80VERNMENT TOOK NO PART
U Chang«« In S upply, D im an e
and
P rice*
of
C om m editi««
C au sed by W a r— F ed eral
R eserv a N ot to Blam e.
T h e m ista k e n n o tio n th a t th e cu r
r«ncy la Inflated an d deflated by the
g o v e rn m e n t In th e U n ite d S ta te s from
m o tiv es beyond th e u n d e rs ta n d in g ot
a v e ra g e people Is effectu ally s e t at
r e s t by O oorge E. R o b e rts, noted
b a n k e r a n d e x p o n en t ot sound m oney
In a n a rtic le In th e J o u rn a l of the
A m erican B a n k e rs A ssociatio n .
“T h e re h a s been Inflation by th e
g o v e rn m e n ts of G erm an y an d o th e r
E u ro p e a n c o u n trie s, w hich h av e Is
su ed m oney fo r th e p u rp o se of paying
th e ir e x p en ses." Mr. R o b e rts says.
"T h e U n ited S ta te s G o v e rn m e n t has
d one n o th in g of th is k in d sin ce th e
C ivil W ar.
" T h e re Is a g en u in e need for ela s
tic lty in th e volum e of c u rre n c y , and
for m a c h in e ry to a d ju s t It to th e legit-
O rn a te n e e d s of th e co u n try .
T he
m e a n s p rovided a re th e F e d e ra l Re
se rv e B an k s, a u th o rise d to Issu e c u r
re n cy to th e ir m em b er ban k s, e ith e r
In p a y m en t of d e p o sits o r for lo an s
S id e-T rack ed L ike F re ig h t C are
“ M ore c u rre n c y is need ed in Sep
te m b e r. O cto b er, N o v em b e r and De
ca m b e r th a n In J a n u a r y an d F e b ru a ry
As b u sin e ss sla c k e n s, c u rre n c y n a t
u ra lly r e tir e s from c irc u la tio n Money
a c c u m u la te s In th e m em b e r b a n k s
an d th e y sen d it In to th e R eserv e
b a n k s, w hich In effect re tire s It. as
fre ig h t c a rs a re re tire d w hen traffic
(a lls off.
"W h a t cau sed th e g re a t in flatio n of
c re d it and c u rre n c y ? It w as due p ri
m a rily to th e w ar, w hich m ade ex
tr a o rd in a ry d em an d s upon th e Indus
tr ie s and cau sed a g re a t ris e of w ages
a n d p rices.
It w as In ev ita b le th a t
m o re c re d it and m o n ey w ould be
c a lled fo r to c a rry on busin ess.
"T h e boom y e a r of b u sin e ss th a t fol
low ed th e a rm is tic e w as lik ew ise ab
n o rm al. T h e end of th e w ar re le a se d
a g re a t m any d em an d s th a t h ad been
bold In check. T h e fo reig n d em an d s
upon us a t flrst In creased . T h e re w as
a te m p o ra ry stim u lu s, b u t th e volum e
a( b u sin e ss w as a b n o rm a l and could
■ st be su s ta in e d .
A g ric u ltu ra l pro
d u c tle a la E urope re v iv ed , th e p ric e s
of a g ric u ltu ra l p ro d u c ts m oved back
(•w a rd n o rm al. Im p o rta tio n s from th e
U n ite d S ta te s fell off. p ric e s d eclined,
"d e flatio n " began.
"Som e sa y ‘in flatio n should n o t be
• e m i t t e d ,' b u t If w ar o ccu rs Inflation
u n av o id ab le.
R e c ru itin g a rm ie s
m a k e s a la b o r s c a rc ity . C o n tra c to rs
bid ab ove going w ages to a tt r a c t m en.
T h e w ar in d u s trie s did th e sam e and
th e p eace in d u s trie s ra is e d w ages to
held th e ir m en. G o v ern m e n ts of E u
rope s e n t r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s to th is c o u n
try to buy food and th e y bid up p rices th a t th e sew ag e ft-om th e city . In stead
on th e g ra in e x c h an g es. H ig h e r lev els o f b eing d u m p ed in to th e lake, w ould
of w ages a n d p rices m e a n t th a t m ore be c a rrie d off Into th e D es P la in e s riv
c re d it Vnd m oney w as re q u ire d to er w hich in tu rn e m p tie s in to th e Illi
nois riv e r. U ltim a te ly , to pro v id e a
h a n d le b u sin e ss.
sh ip c a n a l from L a k e M ichigan to tb s
M ore B u sin ess. More Money
G u lf o f Mexico.
"T h e in c re a se d Issu e s of c u rre n c y
C om m enced In S ep tem b er, 1892, and
w as a re s u lt of allo w in g b u sin e ss to
go ah ead , upon th e risin g lev el of I fo rm ally opened In J a n u a r y , 1900. th is
w ages an d p rices. W hen a fa c to ry so-called can al la a p p ro x im a te ly fo rty
pay-roll d o u b led , tw ic e a s m uch cur- | m iles in len g th , h as a m inim um d ep th
re n cy h a d to be fu rn ish e d fo r It. o f tw en ty -tw o feet, v a rie s In w idth
W hen c o tto n ro se from 10 c e n ts a from 100 to 300 feet a t th e top, and h as
pound to 30 and- 40. m o re c u rre n c y a c a p a c ity of a b o u t 300,000 cubic feet
w as re q u ire d to h a n d le th e cro p , an d o f w a te r p er m inute.
F o u r m a jo r o p e ra tio n s w ere In
so all a ro u n d th e circle.
"D eflatio n did n o t com e by an a c t j volved In th is h u g e ta sk . F irs t, th e
sf th e g o v e rn m e n t o r th e F e d e ra l R e C hicago riv e r had to be b o th w idened
se rv e a u th o ritie s In su d d e n ly w ith an d d eep en ed fo r m ore th a n five m ile s ;
d ra w in g m oney from c irc u la tio n . De n ext th e d igging of a c a n a l fo r tw en ty -
flatlon c a m e n a tu ra lly w hen b u sin e ss eig h t m ile s ; th e n th e riv e r h ad to he
fell off an d p ric e s d eclin ed
J u s t as d iv e rte d from the old to th e new c h a n
an In c re a sin g volum e of b u sin e ss at nel a n d finally th e b u ild in g of a ta ll
h ig h e r p ric e s calle d m o re c u rre n c y ra c e a n d a new c h a n n e l fo r seven
Into use. so a d e c re a s in g volum e of , miles.
G ra v e fe a r s w ere e n te rta in e d by
b u sin e ss a t lo w er p ric e s re le a se d c u r
m any th a t th e c itie s p a s t w hich th is
ren cy fro m u se a n d c a u se d It to re
d iv e rte d sew ag e m ust flow an d w hich
tu rn to th e R e se rv e b a n k s
" T h e re h a s been a b so lu te ly n o th in g o b ta in e d th e ir su p p lies o f d rin k in g w a
new or s tra n g e in th e s e p rice m ove
te r from th is stre a m w ould be v isited
m e n ts re la te d to th e w ar. Inflation by a n epid em ic o f w a te r-b o rn e d iseases,
and d eflatio n h av e been ju s t a s al
p a rtic u la rly typhoid. A gatu th e q u e s
w ays w hen w a rs h a v e o ccu rred . T h e tio n a s to w h e th e r th e ta k in g o f su f
only new fa c to r h a s been th e popula
ficient w a te r fro m L a k e M ichigan to
tlon. T h a t Is a lw a y s b ein g ren e w e d , flush th e can al w ould a d v e rse ly affect
a n d m o s t people do n o t le a rn by th e th e In te re s ts o f th e s ta te s a n d c itie s
e x p e rln c e of o th e rs. W hen h a rd tim e s b o rd e rin g on th e lake, th ro u g h th e lo w
oome it Is a lw a y s th e th in g to lay th e e rin g o f th e s u rfa c e o f th e w a te r in
blam ed on som eb o d y , an d th is tim e th e lak e, a n d In tu rn In te rfe re w ith
th e F e d e ra l R e se rv e S y stem h a s ta k e n th e n a v ig a b le c a p a c ity o f th e riv e rs
m ost of It.”
w hich flow Into th e lake, w as long and
se rio u sly d iscussed.
AM ERICAN SA VIN GS IN C REA SE
B u t scien tific e x a m in a tio n and Inves
tig a tio n failed to s u b s ta n tia te th e
N ew V ork.— C o n tin u ed in c re a se in th re a te n e d d a n g e rs from d is e a s e ; th e
th e sa v la g s of th e A m erican peo p le Im ag in ed d a m ag e to th e n a v ig a tio n In
Is in d ic a te d by th e la te s t n a tio n a l t e r e s t s 'o f th e L a k e M ichigan region
c o m p ila tio n ju s t c o m p le te d by th e fa ile d to m aterialize.
S a v in g s B ank D ivision o t th e A m e ri
T h a t C h icago h as b en efited im m eas
can B a n k e rs A sso c ia tio n . S a v in g s d e u ra b ly from a s a n ita ry sta n d p o in t
p o sits In b a n k s a n d tr u s t co m p a n ie s
th e r e Is n o t th e q u e stio n o f a doubt,
of th e U n ite d S ta te s w ere re p o rte d a t
acco rd in g to th e re p o rts o f th e h e a lth
(17.300.000.000. J u n e 30. 1922, th e la s t
d e p a rtm e n t. W hen th e lo ck s In th e
a v a ila b le n a tio n w ide figures, a s com- 1
D ee P la in e s an d Illin o is riv e rs, w hich
p a red w ith 116,620,000,000, J u n e 30. I
c o n n ect th e c a n a l w ith th e M ississippi
1331. T h is Is an In c re a se of t6S0,- j
riv e r a r e In creased In size an d th e
000.000 o r 4.1 p er ce n t.
T h e n u m b e r o t sa v in g s d e p o sito rs. j fixed b rid g e s w hich sp a n th e c a n a l In
a s In d ic a te d by th e n u m b e r o t ac th e C hicago xone a re tra n sfo rm e d to
c o u n ts, sh o w s an In c re a se of 4 9 p er sw in g in g or lift b rid g es, It Is ex p ected
c e n t, w ith th e s ta te s re p o rtin g for th e th a t b a rg e s a n d lig h t-d ra ft riv e r c ra ft
flrst tim e In 1922 excluded. T h e th ird w ill move In la rg e n u m b e rs from C hi
a n n u a l re p o rt of th e S av in g s B ank Di cago, th ro u g h th is m an -m ad e chan n el,
v ision on sch o o l sa v in g s b a n k in g also to N ew O rlean s.
(®. > 123 . Western Ktwap*p«r Union. }
show s In c re a se d A m e rlc sn th r ift, 1,-
371,039 p u p ils h av in g sa v in g s a c c o u n ts
Love H u m an ity More.
d u rin g th e school y e a r o t 1921 1922
W e do not realiz e how m uch good It
a s a g a in s t (02,906.
doee us to love an im a ls.
O ne w ho
does so u su ally loves h u m a n ity all
th e b e tte r fo r It.
W e m a k e close
frie n d s of o u r p e t s ; th e y a re a so u rce
NATURAL AND OTHERW ISE o f co m fo rt to us su ch a s few th in g s
In life are.
T hey d e se rv e m em orial.
L ite ra tu r e Is full o f sto rie s o f fa ith
By T . T . M axey
fu l pets.
D id you e v e r com e h o m e tire d a t
C H IC A G O D R A IN A G E C A N A L
n ig h t a n d find re s tfu ln e s s In th e p u rr
an d g ra c e o f th e fam ily c a t? H av e
T h e C h icago D ra in a g e C an al ra n k s
you felt m o re lik e fa c in g th e tro u b le s
well to th e fo re am o n g th e g re a t e n o f th e w orld w hen y o u r dog frisk e d
g in eerin g fe a ts o f m o d em tim es.
about y o u r h eels a n d b a rk e d his de
T h e p u rp o se o f Its c o n stru c tio n w as
light In y o u r frie n d sh ip ? T h e se a re
tw ofold. P rim a rily to p u rify C hicago's
Item s o f life.
T h ey do n o t s tir man
supply o t d rin k in g w a te r, w hich is ob to evil.
T h ey d ra w him clo ser to
ta in e d from L a k e M ichigan, by re v e rs th o u g h ts of fa ith .
T h is Is w o rth
ing th e flow o f th e C hicago riv e r so j w hile.—G rit.
America’s Marvels
Etiauetf
RICHARD LLOYD JONES
SAYS
S
M H H PB
Mind Mints Money
*
S ingleness of p u rp o se Is th e fo u n d a tio n of aU success. I t Is th e m an
w ho know s ex actly w h a t he w a n ts an d tn alsta on g e ttin g It w ho usu ally
g ets It.
We a re too prone to look upon money r a th e r th a n m ind a s o u r goal.
Money harm « only th e m an w ho h as not learn ed to help h im self
I t la th e m ind th a t m in ts money. Money n ev er m ak es m ind. To be
b orn w ith a silv er spoon in y o n r m o u th Is n o t a h a n d ic a p unless you
let the spoon gag you.
P o v erty Is n o t « v irtu e . I t Is n o th in g to b rag ab o u t
T h e poets
p ra ise a fa lse philosophy w hen they sing of th e glory of p o v erty
The
w hole stru g g le o f th e w orld Is to scram b le aw ay from It. I t is a
h id eo u s thing.
Y outh 's problem la n o t w h a t a r e you s ta rtin g w ith b u t where, a re you
a ta ri I ng for.
Your fo rtu n e depends not upon w h a t you h av e In y o n r h an d b u t
w h a t you have In y o u r head.
Heal nobility Is th e fr n lt o f h e a rt c u ltu re no lees th a n bead c u ltu re
a n d y o u r h e a rt grow s big only a* yon fo rce It In to th e affection of o th e r
h e a rts.
D e te rm tn stlo n Is a ric h e r aseet th a n d o lla rs. I t Is th e one In d i
sp ensable tool th a t Is needed fo r th e su ccessfu l co m pletion of every
Job you may d e sire or a re com pelled to tack le.
l* eterm ln atlo n force* you o v er th e ro ad of c o n c e n tra tio n . Concern
tr a tlo n Is the forces o f In tellect th ro w n lik e th e se a rc h lig h t upon Ju st
on e th in g and h eld there.
C o n cen tra tio n Is th e c o n tro l of th e c u ltiv a te d m ind.
Nobody care* w h e th e r U n c o ln o r Edison. E m erson. M cCorm ick or
A gassiz had a bank account because everybody know s th e y h ad a b ra i l
account. They cu ltiv a te d an d c o n c e n tra te d th e ir b ra in s upon s g re a t
d e te rm in a tio n to do som ething so well w o rth w h lie th a t they rose
above th e poverty, above fickle fo rtu n e In to th e In d e s tru c tib le w ealth
o f th e w orld.
T o d ay , Billy B unkem w ee »peakin' to me
of th e tragedy L ife la ■ get tin ' to be.
. .
He th in k * we a re n o th in ' b u t g o v e rm e n t
«laves, and w ill n ever be fre e till we re laid
In o u r grave« . . . th a t th e n ex t genera
tlon w ill w itness o u r g ro a n s w hile p o liti
cal b u sa a rd s a re pickin ' o u r bones 1 H e's
su re we a re beaded fo r eq n alo r and chains,
w hile th e p ih to c ra t tra v e ls on gold p lated
tra in s . T h e re w as gloom on hi* m ind, and
d e sp a ir In h is w ord . . . th e r e w e m 't any
doubt th a t R tll R unkem w as sk eered t
B a t— I'd been ao busy a p u ttin ’ up hay.
'h a t I ’d mlaeeil all th e a ra recro w e Bill
m entioned today. . . . W ith a carlo ad o f
steer«, and a pen ful of hogs I h a d n 't ob
served w e w as gnin' to th e dngs. . . . I
reckon I ’ve passed up a b oat load o f crim e
—co u ld n 't stu d y It none, w hen I a in 't had
th e tim e. . . . T h e re 's lo ts o f nice th in g s
th a t a fe lle r could learn — and. m ore in fo r
m atio n th a t a in t w n th a d e rn .—so. In sp ite
of BUI B nnkem . I ’m bound to Invest my
m oeele and b ra in s w here tt p ay s me th e
te s t!
Any question* on e tiq u e tte
triti be g la d i w a rune ere <1 in
i
tb i t co lu m n i f a d d r e tte d to
A. L oda, ra re o f th is n o c e -
D a ta A. I-c o * :
W h at a re fiie w o rd s th a t R. 8 V.
F sta n d fo r? A frie n d to ld m e th a t
th is c x p reealo r w as n o t used m uch
today
If th a t Is tru e , w h a t ta k e s
Its p lace? T h a n k you.
A. I t t * oca.
1
R. S. V. P . a re F re n c h w ord*
Respond«* *1 i oka plais. w hich
m eans, “ a n sw e r If you p lease."
Y'our frie n d w as c o rre c t in sa y
ing It Is ra re ly used on invi
ta tio n s now.
T h e reaso n Is,
th a t |>eople a re supposed to h av e
th e p o liten ess to a n sw e r Invi
ta tio n s w ith o u t h a v i n g to t e
asked to. H ow ever, one w ould
dro p a h i n t ; tt m ig h t l e p u t
th is w a y : "K in d ly send re sp o n se
to ........................." a n d th e n give
th e ad d ress.
e
e
e
D r a * A. L u i i :
(1 ) Is one ex p ected to send
w ritte n a c c e p tan ce fo r an a fte i
te a o r “a t hom e' c a rd ? <2) If
can n o t a tte o d should c a llin g cn.
* A be
b se n t? I f so. how m any.
M as E. K
%
l
i
»
.*
(1 ) S o . (2 ) Yes. I f It 1« im
p ossible to p u t In an a p p e ira iv -e
a t th e affair, a v isitin g ca rd
should be p u t In a n en velope
and sen t to th e h osfese
T ry
an d have It a rriv e w h ile th e tea
Is In p ro g re ss
T h is m ay t e
done by th e serv ices o f a m es
sen g er o r by post.
( 8 ) A Uiii-
band an d w ife If u n a b le t<> ap
p e a r w onld each send a card .
If a h o stess and a d a u g h te r a re
giving th e recep tio n tw o c*.. !§
each a re sen t.
e e •
D e is A L eda :
(1 > W h a t sbonld b e d o n e If * ■»
drop* h is fo rk a t d in n e r?
II v
should celery be sa lte d ?
A. T. R.
If th e re is a se rv a n t allow h e r
h e r to pick It op
o th e r w is e
do so y o u rself, unleaa th e r e is
a g en tlem an le a ld e you. In w hich
ca se be wdli do It A fte r a w ord
of apology to th e h o ste ss con
tin u e a s If n o th in g h a d happened.
i t ) P u t som e sa lt on th e edge
o f th e b u tte r p late, th e n ta k e
th e s ta lk o f celery, tonctolng one
end lightly In th e s a lt an d b ite
s. «* <*•
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EXPLORING IN
CHINA PERILOUS
Page 1
“ I Got R eal M a d H lin i I L ost M>
S e ttin g li e n ,” M rs. H an n an .
J«^
Pope Tells of
Difficulties Faced.
morning and found my favorit« i tter
Many dead.
1 got real mad. Went to the
BANDS OF OUTLAWS ARE BUSY
A fte r read in g th e In te re stin g ac
co u n ts o f ex p lo rers, th e av e ra g e per
son la p ro n e to feel th a t th e dally life
o f th o se sent out to little know n q u a r
ter* of th e globe la one co n tin u al
round of p le a s u re w ith an ever-chang
tog field of b eauty. A survey of th e
acco u n t of C lifford H. Pope, a m em ber
o f th e T h ird A siatic ex p ed itio n , w hich
h a s been sen t o u t by th e A m erican
M useum of N a tu ra l H isto ry In co
o p eratio n w ith A sia M agazine, and
w ho Is collecting fish an d reptiles,
should disillusion such persons. In a
le tte r Just received from Mr. Pope he
s ta te s th a t he Is co llectin g on th e Is
land o f H ain an . C hina, a n d says
“ H ain an Is 150 m iles by 55. but In
o rd e r to get on w ell on th e Island one
w ould have to know a t least six d ia
lects— som e of th e s e am o u n tin g to
d ifferen t lan g u ag e .' At th e p o rt. Hol-
' how, I could not find a m an w ho w ould
serv e to a c t a s g u id e or In te rp re te r
even th is f a r In. H e re I c an n o t read-
! Ily lo c a te a m an w ho can teach me
th e dialect I need In o rd e r to w ork
o v er on th e e a st co ast. T o get along
In th e Nodoa m a rk e t one h a s to speak
th re e d ia le c ts— a n d not one o f th e
th re e w ould be o f use In th e m oun
ta in s 15 m iles to th e so u th o r over on
th e e a st coast. N or w ould th e d ialect
spoken '15 m iles to th e s o u th ’ help
o ne ‘over on th e e a st c o ast.'
‘‘In o th e r w o rd s you huve to change
In te rp re te rs and boys alm o st a s o ften
a s c a rry in g coolies— u n less you ra n
m a s te r a d ialect In a day o r two.
E x p lain s M ethods of W orking.
"M y g en eral p lan o f w ork a fte r h a lt
ing In a new lo cality la to m ake a care
ful survey of my su rro u n d in g s and,
a f te r looking o v er all th e a re a I b e
lieve It possible to cover, divide th is
a re a up Into d is tric ts o f sim ila r a s
p ects as re g a rd s soli, v e g eta tio n , lay
o f th e lan d an d th e like, th e n proceed
sy ste m a tic a lly to se a rc h o v e r all or
p a rt o f each ty p e a re a . If I find an y
th in g of p a rtic u la r v a lu e and yet
fa irly com m on, I post n o tices In th n t
ty p e a re a to th e effect th a t 1 w ill buy
th e se o b je c ts a t a c e rta in price. I try
to avoid Jum ping a t conclusions or
m aking assu m p tio n s th a t should fol
low som e th eo ry .
“In C hina, a s you know , all Is topsy
tu rv y — you find a llig a to rs b u ried out
on w h a t Is a p p a re n tly a b a rre n , u n in
h a b ita b le p lain , an d lo ts o f nice fish
In w h a t a p p e a rs to be an elght-foot-
in-dlam eter, tw o-foot-deep roudhole In
w hich no self-re sp e c tin g fish should
live. W e a lw a y s q u e stio n th e n a tiv es
carefu lly , esp ecially In th ick ly -settled
d is tric ts (w e h a v e w orked alm o st en
tirely In Buchh a s they know every i
Inch of th e aotl, all o f w hich they hav e
tu rn ed o v e r o r u n d e r m any, m any
tim es. W hen th e y tell you u n b eliev
able th in g s you m ust assu m e a p o ssi
bility o f tr u th In s p ite of th e fa c t th a t
yon w ill o fte n c h ase m y th ical d rag o n s,
etc.
“O nce In s w hile you w ill be g lad
Who w ould th in k o f fishing In a mud-
hole, o r se a rc h in g fo r a llig a to rs on a
bare, b a rre n p lain rig h t In th e h e a rt
o f a den sely p o p u lated a re a an d only
fo u r m iles from a laTge c ity I Yes. In
C hina one m u st assu m e th a t an y th in g
m ight live an y w h ere, an d so s ta r t from
a base o f u tte r Ignorance. I by no
m eans d e s p a ir o f lo catin g In te re stin g
sa lam an d er* In sp ite o f th e lack of
forest*. In fa c t, I am now fa irly c e r
ta in of tw o lo c a litie s w h ere th e y m ay
be found, a n d I am s u re th a t each
locality h a s Its own species You prob
ably know th a t th ey a re w orshiped
an d c a re fu lly p ro te c te d . W h ere they
occur. I th in k th a t th e C h in ese a re
m ore th a n a p t to know ab o u t them .
O ne h a s to be c a re fu l In co llectin g
them . too. It w ould be a ll rig h t If no
d ro u g h t follow ed, but If one did. w ell,
you w ould be e n tire ly to b lam e
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H ain an O v erru n W ith R obbers.
“H a in a n la Ju st now o v e rru n w ith
robbers, a n d one n e v er know* w hen
one w ill be robbed o r kidnaped,
alth o u g h aa yet th eee robber* h av e not
a tte m p te d to k id n ap a fo re ig n e r
It
m ay be b e c a u se th ey h av e h ad few
chance«, fo re ig n e rs, o th e r th a n m is
sio n aries, ra re ly com ing th is way. T hey
rob ua a t w ill. O nly a few d a \ s ago |
th ey took a $250 m icroscope on Its s a y
to th e m ission h o sp ital. C hinese rltl-
xens a lw a y s tra v e l w ith a m ilitary
guard. O n th is occasion th e b au d o f
100 w ell-arm ed robber* easily p u t to
flight th e ten g u a rd in g so ld ie rs a fte r
blow ing off th e s e rg e a n t's head
T h is
robbery to o k p la c e only fo u r or live
m iles from N odoa. T h e re h av e been
sev eral sin ce my a rriv a l.
" T h e robber* e n te r th e m a rk e t w hen
th e y w ish aa no on e d a re s m olest
them
W e ex p ect s t an y tim e to be
served a n o tic e o f a g en eral a tta c k end
looting.
In th a t c a se one can only
hide o n e's m oney s n d w ait. B ut one
Is ao u tte r ly a t th e m ercy o f th e s e o u t
law s th a t o n e n e v er f e a r s
If th ey
come, th e y com e, a n d If th ey stay
aw ay one th a n k * one'» s ta re fo r one a
good fo r tu n e In not being a tta c k e d .
T h e y call th e m se lv e s th e People'«
arm y.
* I
'T o d a y h n lf th e m issio n a rie s leave
fo r Kjachek w h ich Is over on th e e a st
coast. D a y a f t e r totflorrow th e laet
crow d © m e * , an d th en fo r th re #
w eeks I s h a ll b e co m pletely alo n e tn
c h a rg e e f th e com pound— fo u r days
from tb n n e s reef* fo reig n ers."
=29
aere President W ants Your Heìpj
p re sid e n t UooMdgea prom pt ap p eal to th e A m erican people to help
relieve (be d is tre s s In Ja iw u follow ing th e u n p recedented e a rth q u a k e
th e re Sept 1 2 . w«< th e k eynote fo r an o u tp o u rin g of w orld sym pathy
and helpful«"*« T h e U. 8. Army an d Navy In th e 9'«r FsM coot » ra te d
w ith th e N ational Red O 'w e en d In lew* th a n tw elve h o u rs w ere rush
Ing all •» «liable supplies to th e erenee of d is a s te r o th e r w orld power*
also quickly s ta rte d re lie f erllvltle*.
H ie l*resldent req u est" th a t a ll co n trib u tio n * 1» «ent d ire c t to the
C h a lrm a o o f th e N atio n al Red Croee. a t W ashington fo r tran sm issio n
to Js|> an
It Is recalled th a t Js|>aii c o n trib u te d Ilff&ffflO to th e people
o f 8 en F ran cisco at th e tim e of th e e a rth q u a k e an d Are th e re
U pper p ictu re show s scene of te r r o r sn d om ifuslon In Tofclo In 1821
follow ing a quak e not one te n th *•< «ever# *s th a t w hich resu lted tn
th e |»resent d is a ste r I g r e r r T h - sea w all a t Y okoham a, w hich city w ith
Tofclo w as v irtu a l!) destroyed.