The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
JAPAN PREPARES FOR EARTHQUAKES Important Results Achieved
 By Earthquake Committee MAY FORETELL SHOCKS Professor Jagger Tells What Has Been
 Accomplished By Years of Inyesti- gation-Need for Organiza- tion i'm Other Lands
MAY FORETELL SHOCKS
From the Century Magazine.

kFrom the Century Magazine.
 The empire of Japan has taken the lead In earthquake investigation, and to that end has employed the most modern meth ods and apparatus In June, 1892, body entitled the Shinsai Yobo Chosakwai Qit- erally a committee for investigating the precention of earthquake disasters'D was organized. The annual appropriation has been between s12.O0O and $14,000. In 1904, summarizing 12 years of work, Kikuchi, A- " president of the University of Kioto,
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 Attraction. Ferret, the American ob- server, of Naples, has recently used the moons phases proftably as guide to probable earthquake dates. This Is an important line of investi- gation leading toward prediction. Fables and curves show the numerous After shocks of great earthquake, md the rate at which they diminish month by month. A chart of the boast line of Japan shows tidal waves Eince the fifth centurya numerous on Inc east coast, absent on the west. This becomes an invaluable datum pr engineers who have to construct <pensive public works and for the guidance of the earthquake commit lee in the protection of crowded bopulace. stimulating recent study by Omori indicates that ten great earthquakes recorded instrumentally III gave evidence of small shocks pre- teding the disaster by several hours. md in some cases by several days. Some of the records suggest rhythmic intervals. and number of earth . uakes In different parts of the globe how similar intervals in their fore hooks. This all hints at the possi- ility of prediction.
 All lands are earthquake lands. Those which have many and small shocks are etter off than those which have few nd great ones The Carnegie institu- on'fof Washington and some business ben (and women) of Boston, Springfield nd Honolulu have recently appropriated
 oney for the systematic study of the v'ng earth. This is a beginning, but it
 not enough. The next disaster of St.
 1erre or Messina is now preparing he earth today is writing it's mes hge, how and where wo do not know,
 Ut surely somewhere and somehow
 ppointing the time. place and vigor of action. whereby great sea wave will oll shoreward, great volcano burst, or
 great block of earth crust tumble. Are
 e dearning to read the message? Tene-
 fife, Vesuvius, Etna and the volcanoes
 the Carribbees will again break forth nd devastate the land: Calabria, Cen rAl America and California will have
 tong earthquakes; and so will the At
 ntic soast of the United States. The ext great Atlantic earthquake will not ecessarily be at Charleston