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, 1 - ?PKINfi OF THE ?AE? Geographical Bulletin Gives Compre hensive Information. HISTORY RECORDS MANY INSTANCE Subterranean Upheavals Usually Ac companied by Great Tidal WavesGreat United States Disaster of 181 ?Other Notable Quakes. A single graphic example of what a tidal wave in Chile can do is provided by the experience of an Americnr naval officer, during a similar upheaval, when his vessel was carried three miles up the coast, two miles inland, and dropped at the foot of a range of the Andes Mountains. Earthquakes and tidal waves are discussed in a bulletin from the National Geographic Society which also quotes from a communication by the late Rear Admiral L. G. Billings, whose unparalleled adventure occurred some hundreds of miles north of the recently devastated towns. "There is no natural phenomenon more deeply Interesting and yet so little understood as the seismic disturbances which have from earliest history devastated the earth end carried terror and dismay into the hearts of all survivors," says the bulletin. "Up to 1903, it is computed by an eminent scientist, Compte de Ballore, there had been 159,782 recorded earthquakes. Of later years, when more accurate records have been kept, th^y have averaged about 60 a year. There is comfort to the dwellers in most of the world to know that 94 per cent, of recorded shocks have occurred in two narrow, well-defined belts?one called the Mediterranean, with 53 per cent, to its credit, and, the other, the Circuml'acific, with 41 per cent.?while the remainder of the woild has onTy 6 per cent., widely distributed. U. S. Had One Major Quake. iTnito^ stntos has been singu larly free from recorded seismic disturbance, perhaps the most disastrdus being: in 1811, when a very severe shock occurred in the Mississippi Val* ley south of the Ohio, which was felt in New York in one direction and in the West Indies in another. This earthquake changed the face of the earth. A vast extent of land was sunk, lakes were formed, and even the course of the Mississippi river wa3 obstructed for a time. . "Most of the earthquakes occurring of late years can hardly be classed with the great ones of history, nearly all of the destruction being caused by uncontrollable fires. In the "more stable zones long periods may elapse between shocks, as fpr instance, in Kingston, Jamaica, 215 years intervened. "The cause of earthquakes and volcanoes is an elusive problem, not yet settled to the satisfaction of 'the scientists. Tremors of the earth may be caused by many things. The explosion of mines, falling in of caves, slipping of rock strata, and.. iuapy other movements of the earth fhay cause them; but for the great shocks which have recurred almost since the history of thfc world began we must look further. Still Ignorant of Causes. "Though many times there seems to be an intimate connection between earthquakes and volcanoes, the law regarding them has not been established. Some remarkable coincidences have been observed in late years. The terrible cataclysm of Mount Pelee, which, nn Mav 8. 1902. almost instantly kill ed 30,000 inhabitants, was preceded by the earthquake which in January and April of the same year wrecked a number of cities in Mexico and Guatemala. The distance between these points is at least 2,000 miles, showing how deep-seated must have been the disturbance, if, as has been suggested, there was communication between them. The great San Francisco earthquake was preceded only two days by one of the most violent eruptions of Vesuvius recorded in many years. "It is also a significant fact that the fuming island off the coast of Alaska, called Bogoslof No. 3, appeared at almost the same time. A revenue cutter, visiting this island, was astonished to see that the mountain, or hill, some 400 feet high, on the island, had disappeared, and in its place a bay had been formed. Soundings showed a depth of from 8 to 25 fathoms of water. Quakes Preceded Great Katmi Explosion. "The greatest of recent volcanic disturbances which blew the top off of Mount Ki.tmai in Alaska rnd gave birth to the wonderful Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes was preceded and accompanied by a series of severe earthquakes." Admiral Billings described tne great tidal wave which he saw at Ariea, then in Peru, some years ago. He was an officer on the U. S. S. "Wateree" which was anchored in the harbor at Arica at the time of the cataclysm. "Sometime after the intial tremor," he wrote, "the sea receded until the shipping was left stranded while as far to seaward as our vision would reach, we saw the rocky bottom of the sea, never before exposed to human gaze with struggling fish and monsters ol the deep left high and dry. The roundbottomed ships keeled over on then beam ends, while the 'Wateree' rested easily on her floor-like bottom' and when the returning sea, not like a wave, but rather like an enormou: tide, came sweeping back, rolling oui unfortunate companion ships over ant over, leaving some bottom up and others masses of wrec kage, the 'Wateree' rose easily over thetossing water: unharmed. "From this moment the sea scemet to defy the laws of nature. Current: ran in contrary directions, and w were borne here and there with ? speed we could not have equaled ha< we been steaming for our lives. At ! t irregular- intorvals the earthquake shocks recurred, but none of them so i violent or long-continued as the first. I I Sea-bottom Laid Bare For Miles. "About 8:30 p. m. the lookout hailed the deck and reported a breaker apj proaching. Looking seaward, we saw, first, a thin line of phosphorescent J light, which loomed higher and higher " until it seemed to touch the sky its - crest, crowned with the death light of 1 phosphorescent glow, showing the sullen masses of water below. Heralded i- by the thundering roar of a thousand i breakers combined, the dread tidal t wave was upon us at last. Of all the horrors of this dreadful time, this ' seemed the worst. Chained to the spot helpless to escape, with all the i ! preparations made which human skill | could suggest, we could but watch' the i monster wave approach without the l?i sustaining help of action. That the i ship could ride through the masses of ' water about to overwhelm us seemeu impossible. We could only grip the life-line and wait the coming catastrophe. "With a crash our gallant ship was t overwhelmed and buried deep beneath a semi-solid mass of band and water. For a breathless eternity we were submerged, then, groaning in every timber, the staunch old 'Waleree' struggled again to the surface, with her i gasping crew still clinging to the life | lines?some few seriously wounded, (bruised, and battered; none killed; not even one missing. A miracle' it 3eemI ed to us then, and as 1 look back | through the years it seems doubly mir| aculous now. "Undoubtedly our safety was due to the design of the ship which permitted the water to run off the deck about as it would from a raft or floating plank. Stranded High on Shore. "The ship was swept on rapidly for a time, but after a while the motion ceased, and, lowering a lantern over the side, we found ourselves on shore, but where, we knew not. Smaller waves washed about us for a time, but presently tliey ceased. "The morning sun brok on ; so- i of desolation seldom witnessed. Wi found ourselves high and dry in a little cove, or rather indentation in tin | coast-line. We had been curried som< i three miles up the coast and nearly j two miles nland. The wave had carj ried us over the sand dunes bord.rjing the ocean, across a valley, ai d over the railroad track, leaving us at the foot of the seacoast'range of the Andes. On the nearly perpendicular fropt of the mountain our navigator discovered the marks of the tidal wave, and, by measurements, found it to have ; been 47 feet high, not including Hie cdmb. Had the wave carried us 1100 feet further, we would inevitably have ( been dashed to pieces against the i mountain-side." TYPICAL COLUMBIA STUFF Capital City Roughnecks Try Old Tactic# on Charleston Football Players. ' Members of the Charleston High school team were subjected to considerable unfair criticism and some unjust treatment yesterday both at the game and afterwards by certain Columbia fans who seemed very much at outs with the team for absolutely no other reason than that it defeated the Columbia team fairly, decisively and completely, relates the Charles- 1 ton News and Courier of Friday. It is not known who these persons are who flung profane language from the Columbia side of the field during the entire game at various members of the team, Teddy Weeks, whose brilliant playing went so far toward making a victory for Charleston, being the principal target; but it is known that the accusations and charges made against the Charleston players were absolutely without foundation. The wrath of the fans mostly young and middle-aged men who were joined in their attack on the Charleston players by several Columbia players seemed to have been stirred only by the beating which their team <? mu.Ali.1ni, frnm tVin Tlfintnnic The situation reached a climax when Teddy Weeks, whom Columbia j players not in the game, and the above j mentioned spectators begged their i players to "kill," was tackled fiercely j around the neck by Benle after the I former had run forty-three yards to ! within two yards of the goal line. I Beale fell also and it seems as though i something occurred between this J player and Weeks. Beale, it is said, J was seen to kick Weeks as they both , lay on the ground just after the tackle | and was put out of the game by "Hut" , Osborne, Columbia's own choice as ! referee, and known to be a fair and j competent official. A large crowd surged on the field : at this time and for a while it seemed ; as though trouble of a serious nature ! might result, but, fortunately, it was t averted. The crowd ardently demundi ed that Weeks be removed from the i game also. He had done nothing but j run over the Columbia team and yet j he should be "killed" for this and be J put out of the game because he was ! viciously tackled and kicked by Boale. j j Weeks is known everywhere as a j player of unquestionable fairness and ! cleanliness on the gridiron. I The wrathful fans were not satisfied ) with the attacks made at the game | but followed the players up 10 ine i. ' i M. U. A.. where they dressed and oon11 tinned to hurl "language" at them. 1 j Furthermore, they did not seen sat' [ isfied with this, as they sought f jrther ! satisfaction and revenge for Weeks' line running against their team by 1 throwing eggs at the coach in which " j the players came to Charleston. The * j eggs were thrown as the train pulled 1 out of the union station and, of course, * the offenders are not known here, s | , m e ? More than ti.000 persons in the j J United States engage annually in j .1 j hunting during the open season. I BIG GAME HUNTER AND WIFE James L. Clark (above), photographed in a frame of the tusks of an elephant which he killed out of a herd of 200 on a previous hunting trip. He and Mrs. Clark were passengers on the liner Bergengaria. bound for East Africa after more trophies. Mrs. James L. Clark (lower right) an expert pistol and rifle shot, goes with ber husband into the tropical wilderness. NEW PROGRESS'VE BLCC Members of Congress Unite Against S;.eo a! J^rmiege. _\nu? .ii'M'f "bi?'c'" in conRres" ! j w j bo n In Washington Friday when Pre it ..sivtr i: pmdi< iiis and Deino: ra , t ailed into session by Senator l.o Kollftte, Republican, Wisconsin. ; rid illative llnddleston, Democrat, Alabama, formed a Progressive sroua for promotion of Progressive ',..1.1. .... tl.o \i-,.uont r.n,l til. next congress. A I.out -to senators and representatives and members-elect, meeting behind closed doors in the senate agriculture c ommittee room, adopted reso- lutions unanimously declaring their purpose "to drive special privilege out of control of government ' and outlining a general program of liberal legislation. Politics was declared to bo banned and it was announced officially that ^ ro third party movement was con- , templated. Republicans, Democrats and Farmer-Laborite joined in the < conference which was declared to be : j bipartisan and legislative, but not political. : s Legislative purposes of the bloc were emphasized by speakers today, i ( Senator LaFollette said politics, or a ; third party movement were not in- j s volved, while Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, expressed his "complete sympathy" with the movement if do- ! signed to obtain progressive leg'sla- ( tion. He declared, however, against ? dealing with "political subjects or | presidential possibilities." Organization of the new bloc in- } eluded appointment of a committee or committees to specialize on the various legislative subjects. An ad- ( visory committee composed of two, members of each party from th? senate and house also was decided upon. The question of holding weekly, or < monthly regular meetings was dis- c | (gmtmgau & BIG SPECIAL EBITI ? ENQUIRER. FR 3$. IT WILL TELL OF T & WHERE THEY It Will Carry Messages h Three The jta IT WILL EVIDENCE 1 H ENTERPRISE i TTTT? X7An TrT 7TT T T? ' lHCi I VJ i\l\ V Xi-rl^I-d . ^A a Christmas edition i $' FRIDAY, DJ ?$ This edition is to he made ^ ' Local. State and General > Sjt nmns of pleasing and iiistri w* this will be another 110 lest wr of numerous announccmen yA M rcantile. Manufacturing yA forth an interesting and In ?5r. economic conditions along eral good fellowship of pen Bji ALREADY' Mercanti w (.ther concerns in different 3# nearly a hundred columns r nounceinent we arc extent ?5" who have not otherwise bet ^ place in the picture, to let i ^ Ail Extra Advertising ^ should be in hand or; or bef THE YORKV! L. M. GRIST'S 8S BOUND FOR AFRICAN JUNGLES, - . ?i?. ; ijj ^ ?? ?HULL AFTER TOLBERT Democratic National Chairman Issues Caustic Statement. The Democratic Natfona committee, ! if which Congressman ? ill or Tenicssee, is chairman, on Friday issued i caustic statement regarding the appointment of Joseph W. Tolbert, of South Carolina, to bd Urited States marshal for the Western district. Mr. Tolbert, the statement snys, is serving under a recent recess appointment of President Hardirg. and that the new sub-committed of the senate udiciary committee, will at once berin an active investigation as to his qualifications for this position. Tiie statement review i Tolbert's court record and his alleged sale of ederal positions in South Carolina. It ilso discusses the question of when President Harding will see the light ind become convinced that Tolbert, as loider of a high court position, is considerably more of a liability than an asset to the Republican party shows hat his inability to niustei more than about five hundred votes for his Concussed but decision was lot reached >n this question. [f tht -r>A i?"*?.;-^sa v?>a. *? ? ON OF YORKVILLE IDAY. DECEMBER 15TH 'lnXGS FOR SALE AND ARE TO BE FOUND i of Cheer and Good Will to usand Homes. :he general spirit of ^nd confidence enquirer has in preparation 1* the paper to be published on ecember 1.5th, up first of the usual pa mlum of Cows, and second, of many colictive reading. And along with s important feature in the form Ls and messages from various and Financial concerns, setting elpful reflex of commercial and with announcements of the cen pie who do things, le, l;i?ancia\ Manufactiiing and parts of the county have taken >f space, and along with this anling an invitation to all others mi approached, and who desire a .ts know at once. Copy for this Special Edition ore Next Saturday, December 9. spectfiillv, [LLE ENQUIRE!! > SONS, Publishers. WARNING TO PHYSICIANS Low as to Liquor Permits in Common Disregard. ,.* ? Anderson, S. C. Dec. 2.?A'Sfcertftfg' that physicians who prescribe the use i of liquor for persons without iirst having a permit or without complying with the requirements of the law would be prosecuted in district court, District Attorney Ernest P. Cochran today issued a statement in which he j declared that in this section there appears in some instances to be a misunderstanding of the law and the rights of physicians under its requirements. The issuance of the statement by the district attorney was prompted by an incident which occurred this week in court when Federal Judge Watkins was about to sentence a defendant for unlawfully having' In his possession intoxicating liquors. Defense counsel stated that the defendant claimed that a doctor had prescribed whiskey for him or had advised him to take it. The court then called the district attorney's attention to the matter and requested that he investigate and ascertain whether whiskey had been prescribed by the doctor in question in violation of the national prohibition act. The district attorney stnted that the matter would l>c investigated and the proper action taken. Later the district attorney conferred with a newspaper man who obtained from him a statement to the effect | that reports had reached his office that various doctors were prescribing whiskey. Mr. Cochran stated that there appeared to be on the part of some doctors in this district either U misconception or ignorance of the rights of the doctors under this law. He further stated that the national prohibition act expressly made it a criminal offense to prescrib liquor) without first obtaining a permit from the commissioner of internal revenue and that permits to prescribe liquor should not be issued to any except a j nh> slejan. In addition to b< log required flrsi j ol t,.ln a. permit, thi lew further slates j that no physician shall pr? ri ibe liquor ; unless after careful physical examine utii) i!i?* person 'or '.vi ms' u>> :- >< < prescription is sought, or f such ex.- } nminntion !p found to tr impracticable, . grossiona! ea-didatc in the Fiat dis- i trict and about two hnndi'd and lit'1 1 in the Fourth district, Indii it< bis entire lack of abilit.v to land vote: lor his chief, either from the "Lily White" or "Black and Tan* elements in South Carolina. It is said, that because of-Toll" ! t's ; record in several particulars and his ! failure to do the Republican party any real good, he may soon be dropped j from further consideration. I Men's b Cold Weather has now c( ing that Winter S yourselves agains your needs whate1 will suit you in St i| MEN'S SUITS GOOD WINTER SUITS for 2 cty 01 cloths?All sizes?Pricec $9.95, $1Z50, $14, | j MEN'S OVERCOATSILONG GREY OVERCOATS?. YOUNG MEN'S COATS?Bro in the newest of good styles? BOYS' OVERCOATSSIZES 8 to 16 years?Priced . BOYS' HEAVY SHOES SIZES 2 1-2 to 6?the kind wear well?Priced Kirkp Sells It For Less Select CI Q^joSBDufiUD^niKflUiMiaDHiQ Let us show 3-011 Center niturc; Rocking Chairs o Chiffo robes for men; Sm of other things that wou York Fi I" tti' ii ii|".ii tin I est information obtainable. when tl < phvsl'lan in good kW V* ?r . t~ . t : Trim believis use of such liquor 'ffsV m, . i? in ia n essnry and will affflfrd relief from rome known ailment 'He law further says that the physician shall not prescribe more than a pint to be taken internally by the . iine person within any period of ten nays and no prescription shall be filled more than onre. The law further requires every physician who issued a prescription for liquor to keep a written record alphabet ieally arranged in a book prescribed by the commissioner of internal revenue, which shall show the date of issue, amount prescribed, to whom issued, the purpose or ailment for which it is to be used and directions for use, stating the amount and frequency of the dose. That the law along this line and governing such cases would be rigidly enforced and its violators prosecuted was the substance of Mr. Cochran's statement. 1 js-CT | Real Rag Values th< 1 Ol'R ASSOU'l'MEN" largosi in tin uppei }m |5. values that you can't a! 2j time soon you will be in ^ In,our slock you will ? BAGDAD, BA MECCA SEAft Also a i uiuplotc line of tt . ALEXANDER SM ^ 1'ium tin- Ci'capf.st to Mi'u Hon r ? ' FROM $25. wf. ALL RUGS ARE ADVANCUN Sm if you make your purchases rovw I W. G. RE 4 -EVEUVTIIING kJ'.i t*r\mr xttt AVV/XV JOLXJJ uits and 0 '?!'/ ?' ii" * <iV?itVi'1*(fn i] . / ! .,, )me upon us and you, who In uit and Overco at will be fore t the cold winter winds. "W 7er they may be and have th yle, Quality and Prices?Ma BOYS' FINE Men?Big vari- ALL SOLID I at . Broad Toes ar 95 and Up to $35.00 ? MEN'S HEA All Wool?Prices ALL SOLID I $12.50 to $18.50 Z"Land Tan3 MEN'S FINI $16.50 to $29.95 BROAD TOES English Toes I $3.98 to $5.95 THE FAMOl THE SHOE that wear and years and the] $1.48 to $3.45 ??Priced iatrick-Bej . iO lnstmas u Tables, Library Tables, Lini f all sizes and styles; China oking Tables fur men; lings Id make worth-wliile gifts fc lrniture ( -- Upwards of 60 children in three of : he. grammar _ hcols roi gpart^gbifflft.^ w 1 daily being1 :> ?vfded w.th a glass of milk and whole:: me crackers at reccsfl ^ 'at n cost ?>f cents n day under a plan " ^ v\ k-'d out by the school authortties to . ;;; < i uimv- nt the eating of unhealthy * ,j foods and to do something for many ... f _ '".J ?ind r nourish! d children who are to be ouji.l tn (lie primary grades. The milk lis delivered in individual bottles by I local dairies just before recess. The < xp> rim- nf .was tried in one of the .schools last yiar and many underfed , children were found to* gain weight ?!>' ? rapidly. It is planned to extend the milk and cracker lunch idea to all the ,0j schools in the city. ? uO > ( ?China's cotton belt Is very wide, ovtendinc from 18 decrees to 43 de prers north latitude. Pink bollworm and the club-leaf disease are principal r' . enemies of cotton in China. a* U' if can't be duplicated it i'OF RFCS, wbkli is the | rt of the State, contains jB - A lord to overlook if at any j$ need of Floor Coverings. fiud ? NGOB AND jfe ILESS WILTONS? S ITH & SONS' GOODS & '.( prices ranpmp ,K ., 00 TO $90.00 U j IG in price and you will save money ID & SON I FOR THE HOME" S l, - - -s. c, n tk ""V " i *i vercoats :7 * ' i>v>w ^rtt irs oinie vii !> ni aaoooi ive been putting off buy- | ,.... ied to get busy to protect re are prepared to supply e Suit and Overcoat that ;! y we show you? !j i ! DRESS SHOES i LEATHER?Sizes 21-2 to 6? '"'j 1 j id English Toes?Priced $2.50 to $4.00 Pair i VY WORK SHOES- i | !' 1 * % iEATHER?Priced i | - . , $2.98, $3.50, $3.98 and $4.98 J i . 2 DRESS SHOESl > for the conservative man? or the young men?Priced $2.50, $3.50 and $4.98 J > JS RALSTON MAKE that we have sold for twelve f always give SATISFACTION $6.50 and $7.95 | | ' Ik Co. Sells It For Less 11 ifts Early i i A ug Tables?beautiful furH Closets, Cliitfonieres, or and Art Squares and a lot >r Christmas. Call 011 us. Company .* . . 11 ) .. . T1 - --54