ALASKAN EARTHQUAKE AT
YAKUTAT ONE OF GREATEST
KNOWN IN WORLD HISTORY
Uncle Sam has for 9ale copies of a
report by the United States Geological
Survey, of the Department of the In
' terlor, on One of the 10 greatest earth
quakes of historic times—that In the
Yakutat Bay region of Alaska.
The Yakutat Bay earthquake oc
curred on September 3, 1899, and was
followed during the next three weeks
by many less violent shocks. The
area of greatest intensity lay along
the flanks of the St. Elias Range, in
a region of high mountains and su
perb glaciers, and the movement whs
accompanied by enormous avalanches
and rock slides. This was a vtvid
demonstration that the growth o,
mountains is still in progress. At
some places in the region the land
i subsided and forests were submerged.
At most places, however, the lend
rose, and many points which before
had lain below sea level were elevated
above it. Barnacles which had lived
lu ocean water were found 47 feet
above the sea.
In addition to making an exhaus
tive study of the movements of the
land which took place in ttie Yukatnt
Buy region and of the effects of the
earthquake on the many glaciers of
.he region, the writers amassed a
great fund of information in regard
to the Intensity of the quake through
out the whole area within which it
was sensible and recorded the tes
timony of many witnesses. The
shock was felt at distances of K70
and 1,200 miles In opposite directions
from Yakutat Bay, and the aera of
the region over which the tremblings
were felt is more than 1,500,000 square
miles. This gives the Yakutat B iy
earthquake a place among the very
gr<ntG3t earthquakes of historic times.
Previous great shocks, without ex
ception, resulted in heavy loss of life,
the number of persons killed reaching
in cne of them the enormous total ot
over 00,000. The Yakutat Bay shock
was fortunately free from fatalities
bccau3e tho region In which It oc
curred is sparsely settled.
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INFANTILE PARALYSIS NOT CAUSED BY
INSECT OR ANIMAL—EXCLUSIVELY
HUMAN DISEASE-SPREAD BY CONTACT
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau
WASHINGTON.—Evidence which
would Indicate that some insect or
animal is a necessary factor in the
spread of poliomeyelitis, popularly
known as Infantile paralysis, could
not be found by the committee of the
American Public Health Association,
which made a study of the disease,
according to a statement issued by the
United States Health Service.
The weight of present opinion, the
committee found, inclines to the view
that poliomyelitis, is exclusively a
human disease and is spread by per
sonal contact, whatever other causes
may be found to contribute to its
spread. The committee did not de
flnately dtoermine the incubation per
iod in human beings, but the infor
mation they obtained indicated that
it is less than two weeks, and probnh
ly In the majority of cases between
three and eight days.
Assuming its find.ngs to be correct,
the committee said that U is obvious
that isolation of recognized cases of
the disease and restraint upon their
immediate association must fail to
prevent the spread of infection by un
recognized cases and carriers.
The report 3ays, regarding the ef
forts to control the disease:
"At present our information de
mands the employment of the follow
.ng administrative procedures in at
tempting to control the disease:
"The requirement that all recog
nized and suspected cases be promptly
reported.
"Isolation of patients in screened*
premises. The duration of tnfectlylty
being unknown, the period of isola
tion must necessarily be arbitrary.
Six weeks have been recommendod by
the conference and territorial health
officers with the surgeon general of
the public health office as sufficient
and this period has been generally ac
cepted throughout the United States.
"Disinfection of all body discharge*:
' Restriction of the movements of
Intimate associates of the patient so
fur as practicable. This should In
clude at least exclusion of tho child
ren of the family from schools und
other gatherings.
“Protection of children, so far as
pcssiblc, from contact with other
children or with the rural public dur
ing epidemics.
"Observation of contacts for two
w< eks alter the last exposure.
"There is no specific treatment 01
established value in poliomyelitis.
During the persistence of the i nite
symptoms ot the disease tho lmnir
tunt principles of treatment arc -est
in bed, symptomatic relief and pas
sive support for the prevention of re
l'ornilties. Active measures during
this stage are not only useless, hut
are upt to cause serious and often
permanent Injury. Hospitalisation of
parents, where posfible, should be on
couruged. Tho bent chances of re
covery from residual paralysis de
mands skillful, accurate case, often
long continued, and always under the
direction of a physician familiar with
the neurologicul and orthopedic prin
ciples of treatment. The provision of
au( h after care often becomes a '’otn
munity problem, demanding the co
operation of all available agencies,
sor ial and professional.’
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STEADY GROWTH IN AGRICULTURAL
INSTRUCTION BY GOVERNMENT
NINETY THOUSAND STUDENTS
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON.—The federal gov
eminent's agricultural extension work I
has shown steady and substantial
growth throughout the country, ac
cording to tho director of the states
relations service of the department of
agriculture in his annual report.
Considerable progress hus been mnde,
the report states, in settling general
lines of work in the new held and in
shaping tho methods of co-operatlou.
Headquarters of agents for carrying
on the extension activities have h.’ea
treated In more than 1,200 counties,
and have received tho co-operation
not only of the states but of the
FAIR EXCHANGE
A Now Bsok for an Old On*.
The back aches at times with a dull.
Indescribable feeling, making you
weary and restless; piercing pains
•hoot across the region of the kid
neys, and ugain the loins are so laine
that to stoop Is agony. No use to
rub or apply a plaster to the back if
the kidneys are weak. You cannot
reach the cause. Aluskuns residents
would do well to protit by the follow
ing example:
Mrs. Id. L Davis, 296 Weldlcr St.,
Proilaud, Ore.,s ays: "For years 1 had
a great deul of trouble with my buck
and kidneys. Sharp puma would catch
me and It seemed ub if my back was
giving out on mo. My kidneys acted
too frequently, causing much annoy
ance. Douii'b Kidney Pills rid me of
the pains. My back got strong and
well and my kidneys became normul.
I have had no severe attacks of that
kind since."
Price, 60c, at all dealers. Don’t sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that
Mrs. Davis had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Prepa. Buffalo, N. X.
counties, local organizations and in
dividuals.
The report directs attention to the
unprecented Increase in the number of
secondary schools giving agricultural
courses and estimates the number of
students enrolled in such courses at
more than 90,000. In connection with
11.1s school work the use of land for
li structural purposes has greatly In
creased and many of the schools have
introduced the home project method
as practical feature of agricultural In
struction. Many schools arc also
taking advantage of the boys end
girls clubs as a feature of the co
operative agricultural extension work.
MEXICO SHORT OF FUEL OIL
BECAUSE OF OECREI
PRODUCTION DURIKB.
Pacific Newt Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON.—The decrease la
production of oil in Mexico and the
demoralized condition of the tran
sportation facilities of that country,
both of which are due to the live
years of revolution that have been
maintained, have resulted In a ser
ious shortage of fuel oil la the W>3t
Coast country, and adoption of relief
measures by the de facto government
This was learned from dispatches to
the state department from American
government officials In Mexico city. 1
Crude oil going into Mexico from
the southwestern part of the United
States will be allowed free entry, u>
the following ports: Guayinas, Agu
aprita, Naco, Nogales, Las Algodones j
Mexicali, Tia Juana, Ansenada, Mag
dalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, las
Paz, Santa Rosalia, Topolobampo,
Muzatlan, and San Bias. This appllea
only to oil to be used a3 fuel, tho dis
patch states.
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TYPIST BREAKS RECORD.
Writing 8220 words on a typewriter
in one hour Is the new record made by
Miss Margarht B. Owen. That Is an
average of 137 words a minute. The
record was made at the annual Busi
ness Show In New York. Miss Owen
Is the world’s champion typewriter.
She surpasses her own former record
of 136 words a minute.
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THEBE’LL SOON BE A
"MEXICAN VOTE."
More thon 100,00 Mexicans, men,
women and children, entered *he
United States as immigrants during
the last fiscal year. Mexicans and
some other aliens are fond of de
nouncing the United States, but they
all find It a pretty good place to come
to and to stay in.
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ALASKA
NOTES
Nellie Warren of Juneau, who was
lnd cied for selling imuor without a
hcense was found guilty by a Jury In
the District court at that place but
with a recomendution for clemency.
Mrs. Gladys P. Mayfield, of the
Kcslyn Apartments, Uuklund, Calif.,
has written the Governor relative to
the whereabouts of her husband,
William Dee Mayfield who Is suppos
ed to be in Alaska.
Owing to the large number of car
penters employed by the Alaska En
gineering Commission there is a scar
city of men in the building line In
Seward and as high us 85 ceuU per
hour Is being paid.
Adolph Beck, a large mine owner
jf the Hot Springs district, of tho Xa
nana, and one of the wealthiest indi
vidual operators la Alaska, was re
cently married at VVoodchopper to a
•vl'ss Zetta Schoenberger.
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Politics are getting warm in South
eastern Aiasku. Some one In Juneau
has charged Senator J. il Tanner of
Skngwuy with renting buildings own
ed by him for Immoral purposes. X’iie
Senutor indignantly denies the alle
gation.
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