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Show Foresees New Continent in Middle of Pacific Washington. A prod let Ion that Uncle Sam soon will be presented by Mother Nature with a fair-sized continent conti-nent In the micl-I'acitic was added to the profusion of discussion and con-j con-j jeclure that followed recent seismic 'iiMurbunces. j Edwin Knii-fax .N'aulty of New York, j who lias studied earth movements for j many jcurs, declared the Hawaiian Islands gradually and quietly were be-ini; be-ini; pushed upward, and within a ceu-I ceu-I ei-alion would comprise a lilfb and dry territory us luro as Japan. Only the peaks of a uront range now arise above the surface of the sea at Hawaii, he said, hut a constant j 'ViiiM-y.liia" inocess at work in the bed I of (he I'ai ilic may be expected to push !hes- peaks upward. He expects a' gradual l i e over a period of years en-j tircly tuiio-eonipanled by serious eartli j i shocks. 1 |