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Earth Fault Under Manhattan
Is Statement.
Dawn Plan I'p Before Reparations
Committee in London.
I.oudou. The luter-ulllcd coufer
erne, which assembled In the foreign
office Wednesday mornlug for the
purpose of putting the lues report
on reparation Into effect opened
lu an atmosphere of optimism.
When the tentativo arrangements
for the meeting were concluded be
tween Premier MacDonnld and Her
riot at Paris lust Thursday, the
French premier characterised the oc
casion as the best day for the entente
since the armistice waa signed and
Events of Noted People, GoTernmental competent American and Ilritlsh ob
server declared they hoped that with
in a fortnight the deliberations would
Things Worth Knowing. I bo productive of an urrangement
which will end once and for all time
the quarrels and misunderstandings
a fir. t).nt itioton.wi . hutiin iiiui nave ueen couunuous among me
block in the heart of Redding. Cal.. nations of Europe since the hostilities ll"K'r that New York city muy suffer
BIG BLOCKS MENACE
Uid Pacific Northwest, and Other
Kclease of Pressure Inside l'lunet lly
Oil Drilling Declared Likely to
Hrlng Violent Itraction.
Philadelphia. "Thora U very rent
was controlled after two hour ol ' b-ui r euueu uuu iu m
fluhtlng Tuesday and confined to dam- HI Powers began tholr struggles to
site estimated at J60.000. 'ar compensation out ot t.ermany.
Such hopes as these have been ex
Preparation of a new Mellon plan prMsed pror to numerous other con
embodying suggestions for a further ferences of the allied statesmen dur-
..revUion of the tax law in accordance 'ng the lust six years, but disappoint-
with President Coolidgc'a promise to nient followed as the meetings were
press for tax reform to supplement tax themselves out or abruptly broken
reduction is under way.
Germany's request that inter allied
military control ot her armaments
cease on September 30 was denied by
the allied council ot ambassadors in a
note handed to the German ambassa
dor in Paris Tuesday evening, it was
announced Wednesday. ' '
With a view toward curtailing the
up. The fundamental difficulties of
the reparation problem are still un
solved but the participation ot the
United States through the experts
who worked In Pars for two months
this year to produce the recommenda
tions now universally known as the
Dawes report, has given new hope
to the allies and Germany alike, and
launched the seemingly perennial
reparations problem on an entirely
importation ot luxuries, encouraging
thrift and balancing foreign trade, the new phase,
Japanese government introduced in The allies and Germany Jumped to
the diet Monday bill providing fori accept the experts' report in principle
an aj valorem duty ot 100 per cent and on Wednesday Mr. MacDonald,
on 250 articles listed as luxuries. M. Herriot, M. Theunis, the Belgian
, Dr. Robert Max GarretL 43. Mso-h""'"' nd olher allltMl P''Pofn
' date nrofessor of Encllsh at the Unl- tlarU'8- ther " Ambassador Kel
' vemltT of Wahlnon for. 15 rears '"Kg official representative of
and a nromlnent English scholar of the Vnlte1 Slate- PeJ to "''
. the Pacific consL died Tuesday at his " benalf ot American Interests, gath
' home in Seattle after an illness ot
tour weeks caused by a nervous break
from an earthquake, one of these days
Unless the world gels ov.r its mad
search for oil, there are going to be
some rudicul changes on this plunet."
These are soma of the startling pre
dictions made by Proessor David
Todd of Amherst college, professor
of astronomy, intcrnatlouully-known
scientist and author of half a doxon
books and Innumerable articles. Pro
fessor Todd Is spending his summer
at the estate of P. M. Shurpless, near
Westchester.
rrofessor Todd's observations are
not based on any Sinn. in and Go
morrah Idea of divine vengeance, but
are, as he points out, the result of
cold, scientific reasoning. New York
city, he said, is as likely a site for
the next earthquake as any of the
United States. This Is because ot the
geological formation ot the lund be
neath it. Earthquakes almost invar
iably come at a point where two strata
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ROMANCE OF WORDS
down.
Ceremonies for the formal notifica
tion ot President Coolidge ot his nom
ination by the republican national con
vention as the presidential candidate
were indefinitely postponed Tuesday
on account ot the death ot Mr. Cool
idge's son. The date had been fixed
tor July Z4.
A. Williams, D. Casey and H. W.
ered around the big horseshoe table I
in the foreign office overlooking!
Downing street to give political ef
fect to the business-like economic!
findings ot General Dawes and bis I
colleagues.
There were more than 150 dele-1
i
gates, experts and advisers present
when the British prime' minister wel
comed them to the conference audi
heard the responses ot the leading I
plenipotentartes.
Great Britain, France. Italy. Bel
Barker, all construction workers on glum and Japan are each represent
the Eugene-Klamalh Falls cutoff, have
been bound over to the federal grand
Jury on charges of smoking up Salt
creek, after smoking had been forbid
den there by the forest office because
of fire danger.
ed at the conference table by several
delegates. JOHN W. DAVIS
AmDassaaor i.euogg is me oniy jSominated for President on the lir.nl
accredited representative of the oaiioi oy me iiemocratic National eon-
United States, but throughout the
deliberations. Colonel James A. Logan
Prohibition Is a failure In the United Jr - ho ba followed the complcxl-
States owing to contempt for the Vol- 01 ,ne reparations problem from
stead act and contempt for law in tne beginning, win sit beside the am
reneral. declared Dr Nicholas Mnrrnv bassador as his official adviser. Four
ventioa Charles W. Bryan, of N
Draska. brother of W. J. Hrvnn &.
chosen for vice President on the lirst
ballot
Butler, president of Columbia univer
sity. New York City, on his arrival ln
Victoria. B. C, to investigate the
British Columbia liquor control sys
tern.
Latest advices from Rio de Janeiro
indicate announcements of capture by
government forces ot rebel positions
in Sao Paulo were premature. The
positions now are being bombarded
by heavy artillery, with airplanes co
operating, it Is stated, and the official
word is that "all is ready for the final
assault."
The election of John G. Price of
Columbus, O., as grand exalted ruler
other Americans, two from the em
bassy and two ot Colonel Logan's
assistants, will be Included in the con
ference secretariat.
The only other American who Is
to participate is Owen D. Young.
known to tne British a the man
behind the Dawes report, lie was
a member of the Dawes committee
on the German budget and currency
problem, and was the general's chief
aide ln drawing up the experts' pro
posals.
or layers beneath the surfuce ot the
ground come together. When terrific
pressure comes on this point it Is In
evitable that It should crack.
According to Professor Todd, it
has been ascertained that Just such
n underground Joint lies beneath
Manhattan Island. The pressure which
will eventually force this Joint apart
and cause an earthquake is due to
the thousands and thousands of tons
which are being heaped onto to the
Island in the shape of huge buildings
and foundations.
Ho predicted that when Urn earth
quake finally comes the destruction
whlrti will follow will be fur greater
and more terrible than thut whl
loiiowea tho Japanese upheaval of
"ntPUDLICAN"
ryciUVKD from Republic"
which, lu turn, obtulus Its
meaning from the Latin res, a
thing, mid public, public, the
name Republican us applied to a
political purty In this country,
came Into being early In the Nine
teenth century. Hut it Is Inter
esting to notu that the "Repub
licans" or that time are the
Democrats ot the present dsy.
complete exchange In the tenets
of the two parties.
When the original Republican
party spilt up Into the Demo
cratic-Republican and the Na-
tlonal-Kcpuhllciina In IS'.'S, the
latter party gradually dropped
the prefix to their tltlu, while
the former dropped the siiftlx.
Hut the present Republican
parly, as such, was not formally
organised until Jffll.VL when.
with opposition to slavery ns the
principal plank In Its platform,
It commenced to take its place
as one of the two leading polltl-
cal organizations. This new
purty was a fusion or coalition
of the anti-slavery Whigs, (lie
Froe-Soller, . the Know-Noth
ings, the Abolitionists and some
Democrats who were opposed to
slavery.
The first Republican conven
tion was held In Philadelphia,
June 17, 1S.V1, where John C,
Fremont was nominated for
Prvsldeu. but Buchanan, the
Democratic nominee, was elected.
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Two Missionaries 6hot.
Chenchowfu. Hunan. Revs. Karl
and the selection of Portland, Ore., as ,1'c,( '"d Oeorge Snyder, missionaries lust summer.
the next annual meeting place ot the P' tne Reformed Presbyterian church, Professor Todd was also pesslmls
Benevolent and Protective Order of sunering irom ouiioi wouncis, tic over tne consequences of the "oil
Elks were the chief events of the ex- 009 Chinese general Is dead and an madness" which Is gripping tho world
eiutive session of the grand lodge In 0,h,r a fugitive with a price on his at present.
Boston Tuesday, held in conjunction n,'aa' lne rc"ult or r,!UI growing "Did you ever see a driller mrlke
with the sixtieth annual convention of out of ammunition purchases which I oil?" he asked. "If you havo you w
tneprder. iea to nosiimies on tne nignt or June got some Idea of the tremendous
Red-Cnn . ,1,. ,. J ' . and Boi,it wer8 uinK Prew which Is locked up In the
M ' V" " v' rtlflkA fit) a ft A hl.t .-non tt.A hnulfla .... I s...wl t., ........ a. .... I . I . .
about onefourth will h rprnmm.,iu,i "7 " ' r""",u """' " ' "s pres
to President Coolidge by three of the
six members of the tariff commission.
The report of these members, who are
expected to take the position that the
duties of the Fordncy-McCumber tar
iff law constitute an unjustifiable bur
den upon the American people, is
nearing completion.
tlons when they were wounded.
Rear-Admiral Oscar F. Stanton, 89,
U. S. N. retired, died at his home In
New Loudon, Conn, Sunday after
brief Illness. He Is survived by two 14,
daughters. - He graduated from An
nspolls In 18D3 and during the civil
war fought under Farragut with the
west coast blockade squadron, com
manding the U. S. S. Pinola In the
battle of Mobile bay. He was retired
In 1894.
Policemen Cusrd Flag.
Berlin. Policemen with rifles from
atop the Brandenburg gate and the
roofs of nearby buildings guarded the
flag-flylnif over the French embassy
Monday to prevent a repetition of the
Incident of three years ago on the
French national holiday when the trl
sure which holds the world In shape
and with countless hundreds of oil
wells tapping this pressure in every
part of the globe, what will be the
result I daro not predict."
Scientists have spent consldorah!
time guessing nt the result of this
mad tapping of the power which lies
beneath us. Some have predicted that
eventually there will be a huge col
lupse of the eurth's surfuce more
color was wrested from the staff. The
embassy hoists its flag only on July destructive than any earthquake the
world has known. tMtiors believe that
the final outcome will be change In
ueoi Remission urged. I"'" cumaie 01 in 11 cartn. wnen g"(-
Attorney -General Stone, addressing tmey, Monday In an address before
the annual convention of the Amerl- the University of Michigan Alumnae
cun ar association in rniiaaoiptua club of Chicago,
juesuay mgnt, declared that "not
Chicago. Remission by the United I"kIhI 8re B to 'lin outcome
States of its war loans, not only as l""y l"" commit themselves.
a good moral measure, but for the vv,lttt happens when a chair Is
sake of better prosperity, was edvo- pull,'(1 out frora undur you7"
cated by Clarence 8. Darrow, the at-
withstanding the improvement, actual
and potential, ln our static law," the
actual administration of justice ln the
United Slates was not improving and
that there were multiplying evidences
that It was In a period of decline,
which began before the world
Boat Upsets; 6 Drown.
Victoria, B. C A tragedy involving
five lives was disclosed Sunday when
an overturned sailboat and tho body
of a woman wero picked up In Ross
by, ono of Victoria's beach resorts.
Luthsrsns Plan Drlvs.
St. Paul. A house-to-house, nation
niuo Bi'lU-BBVOIK CUmDailtn Will ne I Thn urntunn .u. 1,1. m..,l ft-..
' I - nan ,ii.;,iiu j,;u ,iq ill m.
tormaiiy authorized by the Walter Watson, wife of Lieutenant R, Wat
son, a British naval officer. Lieuten
ant and Mrs. Watson left here Sutur-
eague, wuicn ncgan business ses
sions of Its 32a annual International
war convention here Mondnv. Tim nrn. I, i i .i. ..n ....... , . ..
and was greatly accelerated by the Jpct provide, for an aggressi cam- iaUoV. "'h7,a , " k "
paign in tne new of borne missions, la pleasuro cruise.
TXHETHER s girl appears India
Y v nant, delighted, or merely bortd,
at an "unsxptcttd" kits, depends on
how long she has btn eapsctlng It.
t-very young huihund Is a little
Christopher Columbus, as far as dis
covering a new way to conquer a wom
an Is concerned.
I lie tragedy of most marriages Is
that they are Just one Ion.-continued
state f "company without compan
ionship' or loneliness for two."
A w oman Is never satisfied I The
woman with "nothing but money'
would gladly -nd her last dollar to
buy romance and a Prince Charming;
and the woman with nothing but "loe
In a cottage" wlhcs that she could
mortgage the cottage to buy a motor
car.
In love, seme mtn are born wise, a
few acquire wisdom, but most of thtm
refuse even to ptrmlt wisdom to be
thrust upon thtm.
Girls may litre changed: but. w sit
ing for a man to discover that he's In
Ioe. Is still the same old muddenlng,
nerve wrecking process thut It was be
fore the petting party made us so
frank and spontaneous.
Yestitrdny's quarrel, like yesterday's
kiss, and yesterday's dinner Is burled
with man's dead past; and nothing
so aggravates him as to hute a woman
dig them up and try to perform an
autopsy on them.
The saddest sight on earth is that
of n bachelor sitting alone before the
fire and musing over his collection of
old beer openers.
In spring fllrtstlnns, as ln gambling,
the. "cheerful loser is the only sure
winner.
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