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Weather Rain and Colder Today;} Cloudy Monday. 24 Pages Average Circulation i 8,000 FOUNDED A. D. 1867.—VOL. CX;—No. 142. WILMINGTON, N. C., SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1923. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. GERMANS IN OCCUPIED TERRITORY APPARENTLY BECOMING RECONCILED Conditions in Ruhr Are Said To Be Gradually Returining To Normal; Resistance to French Slackens. OCCUPYING FORCES EXTEND THEIR AREA Several Towns Lying in the Di rection of Cologne Bridgehead Are Taken in; Practically Sur rounding Elberfeld; New Sta tions Taken in Were Where Leaks Through Shipments of Coal South Might Be Made; Incidents of Violence May Continue But Conditions Ap pear to Be Settling Down. Dl'F.SSELDORF, . Feb. 3.—(Bv The Associated Press).'—The situation in tin Ruhr is drifting back to the regu lar routine. The population, workers ami tradesmen, are gradually becoming outwardly reconciled to the presence Of tin- occupying forces, while the re sistance of the functionaries appears to be faltering. The opposition of the in dustrial magnates, however, shows no sign of abating. Thd possibility of a general rising against the French s- tnts very remote. Incidents of violence mav continue, such as the killing of a German civilian by a French sentry at Brechten last n ght but conditions appear to be set tling down until one of the warring parties abandons the economic battle. H is reported the Brechten civilian „ho was killed failed to halt when challenged. Some of the sentries are rather nervous; one of them pointed liis bayonet in business-like fashion when a" correspondent strolled past his outpost last night, although addressed in French and shown a pass. Sixty-seven barges loaded with coal, according to the official figures, have been dispatched to Straesbourg. and 63 more, which were confiscated, are lying along the Rhine awaiting tugs to tow them up the river. The barges average about 1,000 tons each. Ten tugs with French crews are now working up and down the Rhine. The coal forwarded bv rail into* France is about half the amount float ed' thus the coal the French have got out of the Ruhr since the occupation is a little more than 260.000 tons,, whereas, under the Old system, < they, would have received 460,000 in the same period. General Payot explained that the services are hampered "by the ne cessity of replacing the strikers, in suring food supplies, and for similar reasons, but he expects to move very much larger quantities of coal daily to France the beginning of next week. The Germans are not attempting to approach the French control posts, and run the coal trains to within a few miles of the occupied area and south ern frontier, where they abandon them, causing mucn congestion. The locks are completely under French control in both the Rhine and Lippe canals. The French also control the high roads leading into unoccupied Germany. The occupying authorities have as sured the German officials and work ers who have disregarded Berlin’s strike orders that their wages will De paid if they continue to discharge their duties. Matty of the Germans have fleeted to remain. DI’ESSELDORF, Feb. 3.—(By The Associated Press).—The French have enlarged their area of occupation to ward the Cologne bridgehead, occupy ing railway stations at Vohwinkel, Lennep, Berg and Bonn, virtually sur round.ng Elberfeld. These places were leaks in the French ring: around the Ruhr through which trains might pass m the south. The troops used in the new occupation zone were" taken from Dortmund, which is very well evac uated. Nine carloads of coal, ostensibly con signed to Italy, were stopped by the French at Yohwinkel until the arrival of a representative of the Italian high commissioner at Coblenz to determine whether the bill3 of lading were bona fide. OUESSELDORF, Feb. 3.—Railroad service in the Rhineland is virtually Normal, and the lines in the Ruhr re gion are not occupied by the French in a military sense. The strike at May ene? continues, with some further sabotage reports, tracks being torrt up for 100 yards in the vicinity of j)3oden The French are operating rail *-,,ad lines encircling the Ruhr for the transport of food for the civilian pop ulation, army supplies, and limited passenger traffic. f Anti-baloon League Records Are Turned Over to Prosecutor YORK. Feb. 3.'—Books showing rr,iUributions lo the Anti-Saloon league New York, were turned over to Aqt Prosecutor Pecora today in connec 'ion with his inquiry into Secretary Anderson’s conduct ,ol the '“aKue's financial affaire. It was stated >n.. rt-eoras show contributions exceed si.000.000 from 1917 to 1921. when '•>. Rertseli Phillips, aR the league’s Princi;,ai collector, personally collected a'"Jin 5600,000. Mr. pecora said he was interested in determining whether the pro cedur^ had been regular. in the chang T.p payments originally recorded as hillip-1 salary to expenses. _ The en 1 r matter of compensation would lave to be clarified, he declared. He understood, he said, that Phillips re -’0 per cent of the first $25,000 f^uted annually and 10 per cent on ftner sums brought in FISCAL POLICY OF STATE IS SOUND, MAXWELL DECLARES This Is True, He Says, Because the State Is Not Earning Living Expenses. MORRISON ASSAILS THE COMMISSIONER RALEIGH, Feb. 3.—(By Associated Press.)—Asserting that the "fiscal pol icy of the state is unsound because the state is not earning its living ex penses,” reiterating his claim that a great deficit exists in the operating fund and giving his theory of how the governor and budget commission made what he termed their “mistake” in re gard to the state's financial condition, Corporation Commissioner A. J. Max well issued a statement today in re ply to Governor Morrison’s address of yesterday. Governor Morrison tonight said he had read the latest statement from Mr. Maxwell and he described the corpora tion commissioner’s position as "ridic ulous." “I think Mr. Maxwell had bet ter attend to his own business and cease trying to run the whole state,” he stated. The' governor re-asserted his faith in the figures used by the budget commission when he based his statement in regard to an ultimate surplus in revenue over expenses for the latest fiscal year, when taxes levied but uncollected, are paid into the treas ury. “It is ridiculous.” the governor con tinued in describing Mr. Maxwell’s statement. "No railroad taxes have been collected tor eitner oi tne two years of my administration, yet Mr. Maxwell refuses to credit any of that and says that it ought not to be cred ited. The committee appointed to in vestigate this matter will And the truth. "Mr. Maxwell had better attend to his own official business. If he will attend to looking out for the freight rates of N6rth Carolina and his other official duties as well as B, R. Lacy at tends to his official duties, and as well as Major- Baxter Durham, the auditor duly elected by>'the people, attends to his. I think we will get along better. "Mr. Maxwell says in is statement that heretofore all assets of the state in nature of bills receivable—-taxes levied but uncollected—were disre garded in making the budget’. I do not believe this to be correct, but if it was the case. I am not surprised that we have hundreds of insane uncared for and that all of our institutions for de ective people were under-nourished to perform the great purpose for which they wei ; set up. "The budget commission in the finan cial statement submitted by them to the general assembly, took into ac count the cash deficit reported by Mr. Lacy of $1.-853,894.41, and then credited the account with all levied but uncol lected taxes. They estimated the reve nue to be derived under the present revnue bill for the next two fiscal years—that is, the two years from the first of last July, this, including the six months from last July 1 to December 1 to which Mr. Maxwell refers. Thu budget commission then suggested the proper division of this sum to the va rious state institutions and agencies. "Mr. Maxwell disregards the fiscal year which the law requires the budget commission to commence its statement at and insists upon adding six months thereafter. The budget commission adds this six months in the two years about which it makes its whole recom mendations. I think Mr. Maxwell had better attend to his own. business and cease trying to run the whole state.” In his statement Mr. Maxwell de clared that “no man, not even the gov ernor of North Carolina, has the right to assume personal offense, in legiti mate discussions of state policy, or of important questions of fact relating to state policy.” CAPITAL IS STILL / “ALL HET UP” 0$#l MAXWELLS Cl Legislature Meets But Is Nervousvto Do Any Legis lating, Barkley Writes. MAXWELL FAILED TO “TELL ALL THE FACTS” Alleged His Figures Were For Two Years’ Expenditures . and One of Collection. Morning: Star Bureau. 313 Tucker Buiid3ng. By BROCK BARKLEY. RALEIGH, Feb, 3.—Officia/ North Carolina, executive, legislative and administrative, remained “all het up1’ today over the' Maxwell claim of five million dollar deficit and the gover nor’s demand for an investigation. The legislature met. this morning but was too nervous to do any legis lating. The senate could not get a quorum together and the house did nothing more than receive a handful of new bills. Mr. Maxwell issued another statement today adding more fuel to the fire by pointing out that “the mis take .of Governor Morrison and the budget commission was in not accept ing at full value" the warning of Treasurer Lacy “that economy must be practiced to meet that situation," re ferring thereby to Mr. Lacy’s deficit. Every one was trying to figure out Just what was wrong and why. Inter esting comment that was abroad today were statements of expert occountants, some of whom have recently been on the books of the state, that both Mr. Maxwell's figures and Treasurer Lacy’s figures were right but that Mr. Max well withheld information in his state ment. He arrived at his total through a manipulation of figures and did not give all the dope, these accountants said. One expert remarked that "Mr. Max well charged to the Morrison adminis tration two years of expenditures and against only one year of major reve nue. Mr. Maxwell knows this.” The situation making this possible arose uver tuts mull ycuuu iuiiuvv iuk tac shift in the systems |of taxation. Asked for an opinion as an expert on the actual financial condition of the state an accountant, who is in a posi tion to know, declared that "it is healthy.” "In fact,” he went on, "North Caro lina is far better off from the stand point of its finances than anv other state. It compares well with the big northern states- Regardless,,., of any figures Mr. Maxwell may present the state is in a healthy financial condi tion.” Maxwell’s figures were listed as "facts” but not the full facts and they were arrived at through a system of bookrgtplng not like the system used by the treasurer; and the big scheme in reaching the conclusion was through charging the present administration with two years of expenditures and crediting it with only one year of major revenues. There lies the secret of the Maxwell deficit, it is declared by responsible and expert authorities. Governor Morrison had nothing in the way of a statement to issue today on the affair. The general assembly has arranged for the investigation as he demanded and he is awaiting that, satisfied that the findings of the com mittee will be such as to justify the state proceeding with its great under takings as it has been. “Mr. Maxwell, should devote his time and attention to freight rates because they need attention," Governor Morri son remarked tonight, "The state'" financial affairs are in the hands of others, and the work of auditing is in the hands of a state auditor. And we have a good one. Mr. Maxwell’s state ment today is more rediculous than the one of last night. He would serve the state best by doing the work required of him by the people; the devotion of hi; time to the great evil of high freight rates.” The sub-committee of the house and senate finance and appropriations com mittees will begin the investigation Monday morning at 11 o’clock, having been empowered by the Harris-Dela ney resolution to “take such steps as they may deem necessary to investi gate and ascertain the true and correct fiscal and financial condition of the state.” Chairman Madden Convinced Ford Shoals Offer Should Be Accepted By the Government WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Conviction that the government should accep. Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals was expressed today In the house by Chairman Madden, of the aPP™pria tlons committee. Analyzing the Ford offer. Mr. Madden said it was not a. ^proposition at all,” add'ng that he felt congress, in accepting it, wil have acted so as to better provide for the common defense and for the pro motion of the general welfare. • The Illinois representative, who dis claimed any interest in the matter other than a desire to lay the unvar nished facts". before the house was given an ovation when he concluded, many members from the southern states rising to applaud him. the government owed it to the nation to see the Muscle Shoafs project through to completion; Repre sentative Madden said the sole unc tion was whether there should be fed eral or private operation. Calling at tentlon that $107,0Q0.OOO already had been expended on the project he es that the government would K "sink” another $84,000,000 to Tilete it “before we can function on ai economical basis, excluding of course, let me emphasize, any return whatever on the investment. Under the Ford offer, he continued, government would Invest only $50, OOO.OdT to" complete the Wilson dam and build dam No. 3, which ‘‘would end the demands upon the federal treas ury and be an investment of $157,000, 000, instead of $191,000,000.” "For a period of 100 years,” he .went on, "the government would be free of any expense in connection with these dams, locks and power houses and machinery. Throughout that period the farmer will have been getting his fertilizer and the government will have had at its disposal a plant fully and modernly equipped and ready to pro duce explosives and other war mate rials. The government will have been freed from all the hazards attendant upon such a vast enterprise, it will have been saved the expense of re search and experimentation, and the burden will have fallen, upon others to keep these plants equipped to conform j with the march or progress. ‘"Now it Is not my purpose to urge you to align yourselves on one side or the other of this proposition. I have striven to give you the plain, unvar nished facts as I have found them, so that you might be better' equipped to determine the matter for yourselves. "It is a business proposition with me, purely and simply. I feel that we owe it to tfre taxpayers, to the farmer and to the nation to finish the undertaking and get it into operation at the earliest date practicable, and so- believing, my j (Continued on Page Two.) BANKERS E GREAT FUTURE FOR BEACH RESORTS Party of Financiers Led By A. E. Fitkin Pleased With the City and Wrightsville. IMPROVEMENTS HERE MAY BE EXPECTED Visitors Are Met at Burgaw By Mayor and Party; Enter tained at Dinner. Although all details of their antici pated local investments were withheld, A. E. Fitkin, president of the Tide water Power company, and other prominent bankers and financiers of New York, Chicago and Philadelphia', indicated in their talks at the dinner given by Wilmington business men to the Fitkin party a% the Cape Fear club last night, that they had unshaken faith in this city, and that announce ment of proposed improvements in Wilmington and at Wrightsville Beach may be expected within the near fu ture. Just what these improvements will be can only be conjectured, a member of the party said last night, following the dinner, but the people of this city should have no trouble making the guess, because the Fitkin company, controllers of the local street railway and suburban lines, at present chiefly interested in the further expansion of these lines, and the territory - which they serve. However, it was declared, every expansion and development will be substantial in every detail, as the new owners of the Tidewater Power company believe only in progress. The party arrived in the city yester day morning from New York, aboard a special Pullman car. which has been retained by Fitkin & Co., for the tour ney through the coastal sections. At the union station yesterday morning the party was met by a large delega tion of Wilmington business men, the most of whom accompanied them on their trip of inspection that continued throughout the day. At Burgaw the party was met by Mayor James H. Cowan, Fred A. Matthes, executive vice president of the Tidewater Power company; Charles B. Parmele and others. During the morning, the party was taken to the power plant -of the local traction company! to the car barns and conducted on a tour of the city. Dur ing the morning they also visited Castle Hayne and saw jpiany of the splendid farms there, pqt a few of which ware Initiated! W' colonlljts brought' to this part of the country by Hugh MacRae, former head of the Tidewater. On a special car, the visitors were taken for a trip to Wrightsville Beach. Those of the party who had not be fore visited the local summer resort were amazed at what they saw. Every one indicated, too, that they knew of no such place where investments could be more wisely made for the benefit of the investors and for the thousands of persons who annually visit the beach. Returning to Wrightsville sound shortly before noon, the party was met with automobiles and driven over the shell road to the Cape Fear Coun try club, where they were served an old-time southern oyster roast. Speaking of how well pleased those members of the party who had never before visited this city were, one of the bankers stated last night that two or three of his companions expected to find a slow southern town on arrival here, but instead, declared they were heartily surprised to find a live city with excellent deep water facilities and a wonderful summer resort. Everyone in the party was loud In praise of the excellent hospitality ex tended while here. They declared it could hardly have been more pleasing. At the dinner given at the Cape Fear club last night were many promi nent business men, including Col. Walker Taylor, Dr. Charles P. Bolles, Mayor James H. Cowan, A. Bonaud, Raymond Hunt, manager of the Tide water Power company; Fred A. Mat thes and others. In the Fitkin party are S. W. Noyes, vice president of the New York Trust company, New York; C. E. Gardner, of Hemphill, Noyes & Co., New York; H. P. Pennell, of Goffin & Burr, New York; E. B. Robinette, of Stroud & Co., Philadelphia; D. J. Clark, of H. E. Wilsey & Co., Chicago; F. A. Yard, of P. W. Chapman & Co., New York; W. P. Fairman, of Fairman & Co.. Philadel phia; C. E. Hettrlck, mayor of Asbury Park, N. J., president of the New Jer sey League of Municipalities and presi dent of the chamber of commerce of Asbury Park; JS. C. Black, of Bakers Machinery Manufacturers; T. R. Crum ley, president of the General Engineer ing and Management corporation; F. H. Richmond, of A. E. Fitkin &*Co.; J. W. Carpenter, southern supervisor of the General Engineering and Management corporation. On departing from the city this morning, the party proceeded to Co lumbia, S. C., where they will spend this afternoon. From the South Caro lina capital they go to St. Petersburg, Fla, in which city they will spend Tuesday ana — north, stops will be made in Jackson ville, Fla., Albany, Ga., Macon, Ga., Atlanta, Ga., Greensboro and Washing ton D. C. The visitors expect to ar rive in New York on the return next Sunday afternoon at 1:30. Should Accept Ford Offer, Madden Says By H, E. C. BBftAKI. WASHINGTON, Feb. ■ 3.—The Ford offer for Muscle Shoals was given a very decided boost by Representative Martin B. Madden, Republican, of Illi nois. today. Mr. Madden is chairman of the house committee on apprecia tions, and what he says-goes with a large section of the G. O. P. since James R. Mann died: . -Mr. :, Madden is the most powerful ( Republican in the house. Mr. Madden declared that the Ford proposition is the best that had been presented and it should be accepted. HAWAIIAN ISLAND ARE SWEPT BY TIDAL WAVE; LIVES LOST; MUCH PROPERTY DAMAGED There Are Four Separate and Distinct Waves Which Apparently Resulted From an Earthquake in the Pacific; Death Toll Is Estimated at From Four to Ten; Receding Waters Leave Des olation in Their Wake. HONOLULU, Feb. 3.—Four ttilnl waves, apparently rising .from an earthquake in the PaeifiJc swept the shores of the islands of the Ha waiian group shortly after noon to day. Receding they left scenes of desolation and considerable damage 'in their wake and took a toll of lives estimated at from four to ten, and tossed ships anchored in the bays or tied to docks, about like corks. On the island of Oahu four waves struck Hayel Wabmableiwa with secondary effects viulble in Hono lulu bay where the water rose and receded a maximum of six feet. A section of the Oahu tracks, skirting the ocean at Mokuiesa about fonr miles west of Halelwa. was washed out, as were several bridges. Persons who observed the waves said the ‘‘whole sea seem ed to rise up,” The heaviest damage was at Hilo, where the only deaths, those of Japanese fishermen, were re ported. At this place the tidal wave swept out the railroad bridge over the Wailukn river and swamped praietically all the Sam pans in Hilo harbor. One seaman was seen on the crest of a wave running at full speed. It disap peared and those aboard it are missing. The stores of the Hilo waterfront were thrown Into the stretas, their foundations being swept out by the rushing waters. Many drivers «f automobiles abandoned their cars when they saw the huge waves sweeping toward them. The aban doned oil tanker Donne was in evi dent distress in .the bay here to night. She was believed to be on a sand bar and whistling for as sistance. On the island of Maul, a tidal wave brought serious injury to Dr. L. C. Smith, whose automobile was hurled by a wave over a fence. The high waters over the streets of the waArfront at Kahului, wrecking the wharf and destroying freight (Continued on Page Two.) May Resort to Compromise To Hurry Passage of Ship Bill Through Legislature Supporters Confident Measure' Could Be Passed Intact But Concessions Now Seem Almost Uncertain. COMPROMISE PROVIDES FOR STATE TERMINALS Would Make Available Million Dollars to Build Terminals and Secure Business. Moraine: Star Bureau, *,.'1.; ,s,_. . aia Tucker Building. Br BROCK BARKLEY. RALEIGH, Feb. 3.—The coming week, In all Drobability, will see a. compro mise that will send the Morrison ship line bill through both houses of the general assembly. The opposition has made overtures during the past few days that, if ac cepted. will gain an almost united support for the measure. Governor Morrison and house and senate leaders in the fight have had the proposal under consideration for two or three days and indications today were that it would be accepted. That the bill, carrying the Morrison Idea in detail, would carry in both houses remains a certainty. The pos sibility exists, however, of arousing bitter and perhaps dangerous factional differences through an open fight as the line-up now stands. With the com promise, which would virtually insure the ultimate carrying out of the gov ernor’s plan with the immediate de velopment of terminal facilities certain, the bill could go through with the sup port of that part of the general assem bly now listed as the opposition. Under the compromise, the legislature would appropriate a million dollars for the immediate development of port ter minal facilities. It would authorize the appointment by the governor of the water transportation commission which first would seek to interest pri vately owned companies to operate ship lines with the new and modern terminal facilities as an added Induce ment. Failing to interest private com panies, the commission would investi gate the feasibility and practicability of the state making an additional ap propriation to establish lines of state owned ships. Finding the plan practi cable the commission would report to the governor and council of state and the governor would call a special ses sion of the legislature to consider the commission's recommendations and make the necessary appropriations. If tile commission failed to find the plan practicable the governor and state council could drop further considera tion of I,hi) scheme and the state would have the terminal facilities as perma nent improvements. The greater part of the two and one half million dollar appropriation, pro posed In the original bill will be for port terminal facilities, the appropria (Continued on Page Two.) TURKEY’S DECISION 3N SIGNING TREATY IS STILL IN DOUBT No One Will Predict What She Will Do But Child Says He Is Optimistic. LAUSANNE, Feb. S.—(Bv The Asso. elated Press^ue^Ko one tonight dares predict whether the Turks wifi Sign the treaty tomorrow. The allies have made their last concessions, which are so considerate that some of the delegates remarked that if the Turks do not sign they must be made to. Ismet Pasha spent two hours .with American Ambassador R. W. Child, but is noncommittal as to whether he would place his signature on the treaty or reject it. Nevertheless, Mr. Child said afterwards: "I am optimistic.’,’ The Associated Press obtained a copy of the allies’ last compromise on capi tulations, which was handed to Ismet Pasha today and which is of especial interest to American residents on Tur key. So as not to offend Turkish pride, this will not be incorporated in the treaty of peace, but will stand as a declaration by the Turkish delegation. 1 Turkey engages to employ legal coun sellors chosen from a list drown by the permanent court of international justice. These counsellors will partic ipate in the preparation of legislative reforms and will be assigned to judi cial districts of the courts of appeal at 'Constantinople and Smyrna and the ordinary courts at Samsur and Adana. They will not sit as judges, but will Wve’the right to receive complaints from foreigners respecting the admin istration of the law and submit these complaints to competent Turkish au thorities in order to insure strict ob servance of the Turkish code. Arrests of foreigners must be exe cuted in the views of the counsellors, while Turkey recognizes the legality of decisions in civil and commercial cases reached by outside agreement. The United Armenian delegation sent a protest to the conference today against what it called the abandon ment of the Armenians by the confer ence. It recUlls promises made by the powers concerning a national home and declares non-settlement of the Armenian question is not conductive to peace in the near east. Threats of Force By Lithunia And of Blockade By M. Viviani Feature League Council Session PARIS, Feb. 3.—Threats, of forceful methods in resistance to decisions of the league of nations were made to day for the first time by a league mem ber when M. Sidzikauska, representing Lithunia, declared at a meeting of the council that Lithunia would use force to prevent the occupation by Poland of & part of the neutral zone In the re gion of Vilna. For the first time, too, the council of the league warhed a member that if it broke the covenant by the Use of force in violation of the decisions Of the league, article 16 of the covenant would be invoked and a blockade of the member’s territory de The council had just( decided that the neutral zone in the Vilna region, which has been practically without a government since the Polish-Lithunian dispute started, must be administered : by the authorities on the spot. It gave part of this district in temporary charge of Poland and another part to Lithuania. ProfessoV Askenazy, the Polish del egate, accepted it on behalf of Lithua nia, declaring that, if Poland tried to occupy any portion of the neutral zone force would be employed to prevent it. Rene Vivian! of France, was presid ing and in an outburst of indignation he asked the Lithuania delegate if he realized what his threat meant. Then, reaching for the printed covenant of the league of nations he read article 16 and said: “This is the penalty you i#cur if you attempt to resist decision s of the league by force.” The Lithuanian delegate calmly de clared that Lithuania reserved all her rights. He then left the council room. TWO EARTHQUAKES ARE REGISTERED BY SEISMOGRAPHS One of Tremendous and Unusual Proportions; Location Is Not Determined. FIRST DISTURBANCE REGISTERED AT 11:13 This the most Severe Estimated as Centered 5,000 Miles From Washington. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—(By The As sociated Press).—Two distinct earth quakes, one of tremendous and unusual proportions, the other of moderate in tensity, occurred today, but their exact location could not be determined from the records of delicate seismographs and scientists differed widely in their opinion as to the regions affected. The first quake, the worst of the two, was estimated to have been centered five thousand miles from Washington. ,Its tremors continued for more than three hours and before they had ended the seismographs recorded a second series of shocks estimated to be at an other point between 3.600 and 3,700 miles (tom Washington. Seismographs were much at variance on their estimates as to the exact loca tion of the major disturbances. Desig nations ranged from Alaska, the Aleu tian islands and the Arctic regions on the north to northern Argentina on the south. On the west the range was from the bed of the Pacific ocean at a point betwe.en southwest of lower California, to the vicinity of the Mar shall islands, between Hawaii and the Philippines and in Japan. Prompt radio communications with Japan, however, disclosed no unusual disturb ance in that country. Inasmuch as telegraphic and cable communications brought no intelli gence of an earthquake in Hawaii, the Philippines, Alaska or the countries of South America, it ie considered most prbbabie that' the disturoances were submarine shocks, or seaquakes, which never could be definitely located, ^ ; The heavier of the two quake's" be ban at 11714 a. m., when the first pre liminary tremors were recorded on the seismographs of Georgetown univer city here, and the second preliminary tremors were recorded at 11:23. The maximum vibrations were at 11:40 and continued for 10 minutes, during the while the needles on one of the Georgetown seismographs were thrown off the records. The tremors were continuing % when the preliminary waves of the second quake were re corded at 1:54 p. m. The secondary tremors of these quakes were recorded at 2:02 p. m. It was not until about 5 p. m. that the tremors died away. SEATTLE, Washn., Feb. 3.—A severe earth shock centering, between 1,700 and 1,800 miles from Seattle, was. reg istered on the seismograph at the Uni versity of Washington. Director Henry Landes, of the uni versity's seismographical laboratory, expressed the opinion that the disturb ance had originated in the Aleutian islands or the Alaskan peninsular, where severe volcanic activities have been reported recently. SASKATOON, Sask., Feb. J.—A vio lent earthquake was registered by” the seismograph at the University of Sas katchewan from 9:15 to 10:30 this morning. Observers said the quake probably occurred in the west. It was particularly severe at 9:30. BUENOS AIRES. Feb. 3.—The seis mograph at the University of La Plata registered a light earth tremor at 12:22 o’clock this afternoon. The distance of the quake could not be calculated, but its center was believed to be the north. Annual Army Bill Provisions Given Senate Approval Most Important Items, Includ ing Personnel, Approved With Little Delay. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Many of the most important provisions of the an nual army bill, including the provis ions for a personnel of 125,000 men and 12,000 officers, were approved today by the senate within a few hours after considering of the measure was be gun. No move to. reduce the personnel fig ures, which will keep the army at its present 3trength, was made from any quarter. Committee amendments in creasing appropriations for the army’s organised reserves and civilian train ing camp activities also were approved but no action was taken on the Muscle Shoals and rivers and harbors section. The house provision withholding re tired pay to Major General Harbord, former deputy chief of staff who has accepted a position with a radio con ern, also Went over until next week after Senator Glass, Democrat, Vir ginia. and chairman Wadsworth, of the military committee, had made speeches attacking it. Senator Wadsworth said that General Harbord's radio company had just $60 worth of business with the government last month. "We are asking by this provision to distrust all retired army officers,” added the New work senator, "and deny them the right to pick up some modest employ ment,to eke out their very small re tired pay in middle and old age.”
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