Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1922, Page 25

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~" - " THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1922. ¢ ’ NV QUAREROGKS | HRECKED DISTRT Relief Train, With Medicine 1 and Food, Arrives at Copiapo. HOSPITALS Bodies Under Debris at Vallenar, | and Breaking of Water Pipes Add to Health Menace. T the Associated Press. SANTIAGO, Chlle, November 16.— Strong earth shocks were felt at 12:25 | ¢ o'clock this morning, in the Copiapo and La Serena districts, where great loss of life was suffered In Saturday's quake, according to National®“Telezraph dis- patches. The inhabltants of Santiago were such alarmed early this morning when a slight earthshock was felt here, the moetion apparently be!; vertical. The tremor began at 1:42 o'clock. The direc- tor of a private meteorological institute had forecast an earth movement at © o'clock, due to the conjunction of the moon and Satarn. Dispatches from Copiapo report the arrival there of a medical and relief a large stock of food | The medical officers of wund 4 number of i & 1 the open air in the vine- | the hosplital, which was buiit | had been completely ruined. + Other victims to the number of fifty, | mostly aged persons. were huddled in a moiion picture theater jacking proper vent:lation facilities. The patients weic in need of most of the essentials. | Vallenar Conditions Warse. conditions, however, are stated | surpassed by these in Vallenar, | BES% hea where bodies still remain benea jache, dizzi. .M ruins, their decomposition co ng | 0€ss and indigestion. They do their A serious menace to the public The news that President Harding ! s to Huasco with | d here with ex- | on all is sending warship, supplics was recel pressions of gratitu While doubtless the v £rrive for another week, ered certain. judging from « reports of the serious condi appeals for relief from the that the aid will b Despite the railroad 1des. | | ne weeks will elupse before it is possible to deliver all the sup- plics ‘1o allay distress. No Reply to Red Cross. Much appreciation was expressed for the offer of assistance from the American Red Cross, but, so far as known, no decision has taken. Announcement vesterday that it had been accepted apparently was due to misconstruction of President Ales- sandra's messago of thanks to I'resi- cent Harding. It is understond the author| fore accepling, are endeav ascertain more definitely of the damage and the persons In_need of assistanc: i Martin M. Gaines., the American | eonsular agent at Caldera, and his | 70 o ,‘00 [ # 0.0 INADEQUATE | alth. duty. in_that district are reported to be safe and well. ALESSANDRI ON RELIEF TRIP Chilean Officials Go to Scene in Hope of Cutting Red Tape. Alessandri departed uimbo early today. OQUIMBO, Chile, November 16.— Stuart Campbell of the Chilean out from the Coquimbo mole. in the face of the nying the earth-| in the bay when he saw it was ip danger, it became‘ k He was wllnnwl for the return of his boat when he eaw the lights on | ing about in an et ner Marta s C tidal wave acc quake, to his v n vesterday. the mole hooner m »rdinary ma annoui rding the Mar er. his intention VALPARAISO, Chile, November 16.— President Coquimbo on board the battleship Almirante Latorre at 2:30 o'clock yes- terday afternoon. The battleship Almirante Latorre, which President Alessandri is usini for his trip, carrles tents, me supplies, ratfons, clothing and 2, 000 pesos in money. 1t is explained that the decision of the government officials to go to the £cene was made with the idea of obviating delays and cutting red tape g out of relief measures ishing the public serv- for nte Latorre is due to ar- the or her to proceed thence 0 as to enable the relief 1y to reach Coplapo and Vallenar. SWIMS THROUGH TIDAL WAVE, throughout the Andes regions yester- spite the entreaties of his wife and two bein, child, who were with him. Leaving|day, distinct movements them, he prooeeded to the mole, | noted at Villa Canales. It is belie where he was caught in the tidal|the tremors wers connected with the wave, which was not very strong, but | earthquakes in Chile. held on to the rafls of the mole. On U. S. CLOSES OIL STATION. the return wave he swam out about | twenty-five yards. There he touched Supply Depot Near Norfolk-to Be Used for Storage. ground, where ordinarily there were six fathoms of water, suddenly find- ing himeeclf standing with no water between him and the land. From seaward, however, a towering wave then rushedo upon llum, l?‘:a which he dived. On coming to the| NORFOLK, Va., November 16.— surface he swam about twenty-five minutes, |eventually reaching his (Craney Island, with its 1,100,000-bar- schooner. Capt. Campbell sald he [Trel capacity storage space, will be found the water to be warm. abandoned immediately as a fuel ofl station for Shipping Board vessel for an indefinite perfod, it was a nounced here. Contracts with t Standard Oll Company and the Texas 0il Company to supply Shipping Board vessels with fuel oil at this port upon demand for a period ending December 31, 1933, will relieve the demand on the board's own supply stored in station. The contracts have become effective herc. 'he station, now nearly filled to acity, will be used by the Shipping oard for storage purposes. It is owned b, 1it cost of more than & mil- the station * _ not been completely finished, and .onstruction work will continue, it was announced. The ‘Eat, drink and be merry’ SLIGHT SHOCK IN CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE, Calif., November 16.— A slight earthquake shock was felt here at 8:25 o'clock last night. Four tremors were noticeable. No damage was reported. ARGENTINA AIDS SUFFERERS BUENOS AIRES, November 16— The Argentine government has con- tributed 230,000 Chilean pesos to the Chilean carthquake relief committee. GUATEMALA FEELS TREMORS. the goyernment. GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, No- vember 16.—Earth shocks were’ felt of Purely vege- 2o gently on” ai el on the l?vu. Re- lieve bilious. idea is all right if you have something laid away for the morrow —if you are saving a generous portion of your income. The “lean years” inevitably overtake those who fail to save in the days of pros- i It Cleans Renews and Polishes— Staffords The all-round potish for furni- ture, floors and the automobile. ““The Crea olish”’ . ° . maremcee | Lincoln National Bank Made by the Makers of Stafferd's Inks | family and all the other Americans | NSENSFEENEENNSOS— lll!llllllllfl“lllll"lllllIHIllllIIIlIII|||IllllIll"lfllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIHIIHI|Im“lllllIIlllllIlllllfll|Ifllllllllll|Il|lllfll|||ll!lImlllllllllllllllllIlllllI[I | A perity. Time passes swift- ly—you may be ca- pable of enjoying life’s pleasures long after your earning power has gone— what then? Open Saturday evenings 5:30 to 8 O’Clock 7th and D Sts. N.W. When You Ask for Sausage Meat It’s all in the spicing! The rare tang and tingle that makes such a difference in taste. A teasing, tempting, tantalizing savor that tickles the tongue and cries for—more! Say Auth to your grocer—keep saying it, Make him understand that you don’t want common sausage meat—you want the “uncommon” kind in the sanitary parchment package. Say Auth—always—and be certain of clesnli- ness, wholesomeness, tastefulness—and the flavor that cannot be imitated, Berve Auth’s sausags mest cakes for breakfast—temorrow. e |BUSINESS MEN URGED By the Associated Press. man and general cou sociation of Railway an address at the an. National Industrial stirred up laws, and, as certain politicians had advocated repeal of the Hscl mins measure, the rallroads new era of doubt and unce peal to the business men of the coun- try to oppose repeal of the Esch- Cummins transportation act was made .ere vy Alired . ‘Thom, acting chair- present transportation act was to foster and safeguard the rall and water transportation of the country and the right of the owners of these agencies for a fair return. iling the! " to interrupt contlnuous -serv- on the country’s tranwportation em, the speaker urged the pas- of laws that would permit suits against raflroad Jabor unions und in- cividual members of the unions for camages growing out of strikes. BOY CHESS EXPERT FREE. | Court Rules Game Not Harmful to His Health or Morals. NEW YORK. November 16.—Ruling | that the playing of chess did not im pair tho health or morals of a bay. | Magistrate Levy in chjldrens court | yesterday discharged Samuel Rze | schewski. the ten-year-o i vel, who was charged Roasted or Stewed. i without proper guardisns | Officials of the Childre Mr. Knagg—1'm golng o bring & [ y,gtificq that the boy had recent friend home for dinner this evening. | taken purt in a flve.day tournament 1is Wife—It's a good thing you're | playing against experts from all ove going to bring something home for | the country, and contended that the | - KONDON Ginner. ~There isn't a thing in the | mental strain impaircd the boy's | Minneapolis, Minn. house to eat. heaith. TO DEFEND TRAFFIC LAW CATARRHAL JELLY | is guaraniced by 30 years "!:'i. l{h- P (B cold, eneeris of lahor | “power u NEW YORK, November 16.—An ap- of the As-, cutives, in; ual dinner of 1 raffic League. 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