Show EARTHQUAKE I AFFECT CANAL CAN L ZONE Washington May IA W When Con Congress greats gress finally decided to tD select the Pa Ill Panama nama narIta Instead of the Nicaragua route for tor the canal there thre were ware many predictions of dire lIro disaster anil and It was WAIl freely declared that the canal was WAil foredoomed to destruction by earthquake Consequently when the news newa camo came on Oil Oh May ay 4 1 of the earthquake In Caruso Cartaxo ro the engineers felt fea somewhat apprehensive dye sive as U II to 10 the safety of DC the tue canal work It appears from reports Just Issued here hate that the seismic disturb disturbances ances ancee a did not approach nearer than Ulan MO miles mile to the canal lInal zone zono and there ther was wan not even en a crack In the concrete wn rete as u asa ua asa I a result of ot the quake |