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- j f. OimODXAtZOX " lor BMtnUt adiag Jalr 81. ms: ' IN THB CITY Or" BALEU .. ' sad lawhr la Marion aad Polk OoualUl Narly aTarybody , rotd The Oregon Statesman TUB IlOilB KEVTEPim ' Sodji only -8941 -6457 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8; 1923 SEVENTY-THIfcD YEAR i ? '- PRICE FIVE CENTo Ti Ii 4 , 1 1 I: I 1 5: - riTim in TBTEID Klan- Leader Makes Bitter Attack ch Governor WaJ- ton Executive .Firm, in 1 Determination 5 KLAFJ. REJECTED CHIEF . -SAYS GRAND DRAGON Governor Jai.ves Permission for Those threatened to " Arm Themselves OKLAHOMA CITY. Sept. 7. By the Associated Press) .The state of Oklahoma was threatened with martial law today by Gover nor J. C. Walton, coincident with a challenge '.thrown to him that he would never be able to "break the power of the Ku Klux Klan In Oklahoma,'? Charging that the drive being conducted by the executive in Tulsa county against mob flog , gers was inspired by Waltonta d . aire to make himself a "national figure," N. W. Jewett, grand dra- gon of the Oklahoma realm of the j klan, .declared that the governor I "would like to drop the iron that has grown too, hot for him to hold If he could.'. i - - ... , .'--I.: "Jack 'Walton-cares nothing for the men that have -been whipped ; his fight Is on the klan," Jewett asserted. ; ' . , ' Voicing hia unshaken determln- ; ation "to restore the supremacy of the law In this state, the gover- or said: . - ,. 'j .' "I realize that the conflict with the lawless element and lawless spirit of large groups of Oklaho ma's citizens Is a desperate one; that my enemies will use every weapon at their command, includ ing the press, where they can com mand it, grand Juries and other agencies to defeat the purpose of this administration.".- GoTcraor Rejected ; In a bitter attack on the execu tive. Grand Dragon Jewett' charg ed "Jack Walton entered ;. the kitchen of the klan but lie never got any farther and that. Is one of the principal causes of his fight 1 on the klan. Jewett alleged that Walton had been "obligated" In j the klan at the capital by Minor Mefryweather formerly a kleagle at Muskogee, adding: -. , 1 , '. "That is as far as he ever got." Klan Repudiates Weakling The Oklahoma City organisation rejected j the governor, Jewett charged. ) Answering allegations from the - governor's office that only the klan has' been found responsible for .Tulsa county floggings. Jew ett ( said that, the klan repudiated few "weaklings" of s its 'member ship who had become involved in masked violence. "The klan has ever advocated enforcement of the 'law," he-said. ;'. Tf rl yt I In line with Govern or'j Walton's advice to citizens to arm and "shoot to kill" when attacked, by mobs, state police commissions were Issuedftoday to several Com manche county farmers, according to Aldrlch Blake, the governor's counselor. . ' Pardon Promised "Persons who have been threat ened by mob violence will be given -i commissions to x. protect tbem- f selves," said Blake, I . A full pardon to anyxperson con victed ' for shooting members of mobs has been promised by Gov ernor Walton. ! B. F. Keeney Made Mew 1 Lane County Assessor EUGENE. Or,, Sept. 7. Benja- - mln F. Keeney, of Eugene, today I was appointed by the Lane coun " ty court as assessor to succeed Herbert E. Walker, who yesterday announced his resignation to take effect September 15. Mr. Keeney i Is a member of the lower, house of representatives in the Oregon , legislature and served as assessor 12 years prior to six years ago. THE WEATHER OREGON: Fair and continued warm Saturday. : LOCAL WEATHER Friday) ; Maximum temperature, 97. Minimum temperature, 48. r Rainfall, none. River, l.t feet. : Atmosphere, clear. Wind, west. HEAT IE CORDS :M mi sm&!Qmm Yesterday is believed to have been the warmest Septem ber day for many years. The official grovernment thermom eter registered 97 degrees -which has been exceeded but once during the last summer. ; - : . j; An unusual feature of the day's weather record was the wide variation in temperature, the lowest point reached dur ing the 24 hours being 48 degrees. EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 7. The temperature in Eugene reached 100 degrees this afternoon. The local weather ob server said this is the highest point reached in 'September since the local station was established many years ago. ' PORTLAND, Sept. 7. September heat records for 35 years were shattered here today when the mercury climbed to 95 dgrees and held it during most of the afternoon. Other points in Oregon' also reported hot weather. t i FiS. US DIES Stayton Woman Overcome By Heat Heart Trouble , Primary 'Cause' ; Mrs. Joseph Kerns of Staytcn died at 4r o'clock (yesterday as a result of the" extreme' heat; v She was picking hops at. the Bell hop yard :. sou tweet of '. Salem when overcome ' by the heat. Ha rt trouble" was thed Irect canc of her death.' Mrs. Mary Green of Portland was overcome by the beat at the hop yard and a doctor was sum moned. ' ! s" -! -,- ; f - r -"v The heat was so great yester day that all pickers at the yard were , allowed to quit work at 3 o'clock. i ' DECOHS TO BE ELABORATE Salem to Go Stronger Than ' Ever Before Preparing - for State Fair : t : Salem will go stronger th'.3 year than i ever before In decor ating the business section - of the city during state fair week. At a parley on the subject ! yesterda) members of the Chamber of Com merce and the Salem Business Men's league entered Into a pact with Charles W. Goodman to do the decorating. V k. i I For 10 successive years Mr. Goodman has landed the contract for decorating' Pendleton at the Round-up f ahowj - He decorated Portland for the Dokkie conven tion and Vancouver,. B. C, for the appearance of President Harding. He has a contract for all Ameii can legion decorating In the st.ue of Washington. ; The streets to be decorated are Commercial from Trade to Che meketa: State from Front to High, and the block on both Lib erty and High between State and Court : streets. - " " - The colors adopted are red an1 yellow, and also the 100 ' large American ! flags owned -by t!:e Chamber 1 of Commerce will be used. The decorations will be put up Wednesday, Sept. 19. and will remain until after the fain "' The cost to business and pro fessional 'men will be about 10 cents per foot of frontage on the decorated streets. Purchasing Office for Relief Will Be Opened in Seattle SEATTLE, Sept. 7. An agent of the American Red Cross, Frank Waterhouse, president of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, today bought $80,000 worth of relief supplies to be sent to Japan Monday in the Toyama Maru of the Nippon Tusen 'Kaisha line. He was instructed to ": obtain by donation or purchase, 4,500,000 feet of lumber. L; Mr. Waternouse announced ap pointment of an advisory commit tee of businessmen and ' opened purchasing offices. He said that he expected that half the lumber he had been Instructed 'to get would be donated by mills of .the Pacific northwest. HOP YARDS HOT, AGGRAVATES FIRES Dozen Forest Blazes Rage in Various Districts of : Western Oregon PORTLAND, Sept. 7. A dozen or more forest fires, large and small.: were being fought today in various districts of j western Ore gon. ' Hot and exceedingly, dry weather 'for so late in the season aggravated the situation and speeded the increase of-the fires. A, blaze on Larch mountain, 40 miles east of Portland in the Co lumbia gorge, was said to be me nacing the Bull I tun forest re serve; which Is the source 'of Portland's water supply. The fire In the Scappoose creek - district, 40 miles northwest of here, was reported tonight 'to be under con trol after a two-day fight. i Local Disaster l Committee Thinks Money on Hand Should Be Used Believing the handling of relief wOrk in Salem for the Japanese disaster can best be accomplished by the executive board, the disas ter committee of Willamette chap ter of the American Red Cross yes terday definitely decided against any activity upon their part, and in a short report, put the matter up to the executive board. ; It was stated "by the few boar'd members present that the national headquarters has close to half a billion dollars for this work, and that the local committee was not over-enthusiastic about 1 taking money needed1 for local work when the entire amount aBked for is but $5,000,000 a mere por tion of the fund available. . ' Marion and Polk counties were asked to-cotrRmte $10,050 as their snare or tne amount demanded by national headquarters, r -The Statesman tried unsuccess fully to reach President Meyers' of the, Red 'Cross to learn how much money the local chapter has on hand. It will be necessary to know this before a drive can be staged. y KETTLES APPEAR TODAY Salvationists Begin Gather ing Fund for Relief of the Japanese f The Salvation Army will tot1 ay station kettles at all of the most Important corners in the busiases district in Salem for, the purpose Ipf collecting money for Japanese relief. The s tripods suspending the kettles will have both the lA.i '; erican'and the Japanese flags dis played on them, and also a sMa Informing the public what '- the contribution is tor. : t The fund already has begun o grow, a number of checks having been . received. Allen Kafoury. rC Kafoury . Brothers, has nee i named as treasurer to receive all the contributions In behalf of the RED CROSS MAY ! JOTASKFUiS ARM army, i GASH BEQUESTS Gifts to Friends, Relatives, Churches and Park Board v Total $226,()00-Life In terest Given Widow DOCUMENT; DRAWN UP BEFORE ALASKAN TRIP Mrs. Harding Left $100,000 Estate and All Personal , Property MARION, O., Sept. 7. (By the Associated Press. Bequeste to taling $ 2 2 r.O 0 0 In cash 1 were made to relatives, lifelong friends, churches and the? Marion Park association by the ; late President Harding, under the terms of his will filed tor- probate' here today, Mrs. Florence Kling Harding. widow of the president. iwa left a life estate of $100,000 In gov ernment bonds, the - east halt of the building now occupied by the Marion Star, ; the - Harding home 6b Mount Vernon avenue, with all personal property contained there. with the request that Mrs. Hard ing give to eachof the three sons of Dr. George T. Harding Jr.;' of Columbus, brother of . the , presi dent,, a finger ring: and watch. Father Given Interest Dr. George T. Harding, father of the president, was left a-Jife estate of $50,000 in government bonds and the home where he now resides. At ;Dr. Harding's death the home is " to ' revert to Dr. Harding's son and , tiree daughters. ' 1 j The president made a stipula tion "that no part of my estate will be expended for a monument other than a simple marker atjmy grave.' . ? ''-'.K:'..-' The wilL a short, concise docu ment, covering two and a half pases of small parchment, was executed at Washington, June 20, 1923, and was witnessed '' by George B. Christian, Jr., the president's secretary; Charles E. Hard, an old friend of the presi dent, and a former employe at the White House under Mr. Hard ing, and Attorney General Daugh. erty. The Instrument was drawn by Mr. Dangberty Just before Mr; Harding left for his Alaskan trip. Value) Unknown No value of the estate can be estimated nntil - the -will le ad mitted to probate and' the ap praisers named. Judge L. B. Ic Neal said toaight. 'Much of 'Mr. Harding's wealth Is understood td be In 'stock and bonds, the value of which is unknown until the appraisers ; make their report The president also left Mrs. Harding "all dividends that ac crue from and are paid on my entire stock holdings in the Hard. Ing PubMshing company." ' . Mr.' Harding directed that It be left to Mrs. Harding'aJudgment "the bestowal 'of gifts, souvenirs, 'me mentos and any other articles of value to any society, organization or person she may see fit." ' , The two other erand children of Mrs. Harding by a former marriage, Jean de Wolfe and George de Wolfed are left $2;000 each under the will. t To his three nephews and one niecej children of the late presi dent's brother, Dr. George T. Harding, Jr., the president left 110,000 each. , v - Employes Remembered ' . , Three old employed of the Mar. ion- Star, the newspaper formerly owned by Mr. Harding, are left small gifts, "as a mark of appre ciation of the faithful service ren dered." George H. Van Fleet, managing editor, ' was ' given $2,000: Henrv C. Schaffner. trea surer, $1,000, and James ' C. Woods, circulation1 manager. $1,000. , . - . $3,000 to Churches The Trinity Baptist church,; of which Mr. Harding was a trustee, was left $2,000 and St. Paul'sr Episcopal aiurch, . which ''stands next door to. the Star office; was given $1,000. The sum of $23,000 was left to the Marlon park commission to be applied in the creation - of ' some permanent Improvement to be de termined by the commission '. and to be erected in any one ; of the three parks Is Matien. v.; All the residue of the estate , la left to Mr. Harding's f three 'sis ters, Mrs. Carolyn Votaw oi (Continued on pasa 3) , S VETERANS END ANOTHER MEET BOSTON NAMED Throb of Drum and .Fife Ends . at Another Annual -x Encampment MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 7. (Dy .the' Associated Press.) Mil waukeesaid farewell to the mem bers of the Grand Army of ta He public today. A week ago the vanguard began" arriving and the city was gay with martial music, as squad after squad of the "boyj of 61" marched proudly to their headquarters."' '5' , Today the throb of the drum was still and the high plt-:he-l note of . the ' fife was missing, as one by one ' and . in little groups the heroes of a departed ' day found Ytbeir :wky to railroad Jta tions, homeward bound. They "were- tired old raea jas they sought their berths In the sleeping cars tonight, J many be lieving tbia has been their last encampment," tout the 'spirit of other days never failed, for their last . words - to '- a 'comrade as his train pulled out were! "I'll se? you la .Boston 5 next-year." ' 1 TERMS TO GREECE Allied Representatives Give Endorsement to Points ' in Note PARIS, Sept." 7. (By. the As sociated Press.) The ' council of ambassadors sent a ; note ' to the Greek government today embody ing proposals : for the settlement of the Greco-Italian r controver?y. The proposals somewhat modify the ' demands made on Greece , oy Premier "Mussolini. , While they have not been -officially, disclosed, it is 'understood they contain the following terras: First, the Greek fleet to, pay honors to the Italian naval squad ron at Piraeus. Second, a memorial service to be held, attended by all the mem bers of the Greek government. , Third, military honors to t paid when the bodies of the vic tims are placed on board ship. ,. Fourth. Greece to deposit the sum of 50,000,000 life as a guar antee i for the payment she may be called upon to make. Flftn, an international commis sion presided over by a Japanes shall control the Greek investi gation. !"?.'' '' . ' Uhs Columbus' Retains -. Title as Miss America - i - ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. Sept 7. Miss Katberine Campbell (Miss Columbus) retained' her crown as "Miss America" for the second straight year, tonight. MB 3 DORSSU CHERRIAN TRIP TO LINN COUNTY FAIR TOLD FROM INSIDE BY ONE WHO SAW THINGS HAPPEN By GEORGE H. GRAVES ', The -Cherrians have gone on many trips, but never have we received a send-oft ; like , we re ceived "Wednesday. We were in vited to lunch with the Salem Ro ta rians at the Hotel ' Marion. There were 60 of us, Including the band. It is not necessary to say we were served with a splendid luneheon, and then the talks were just "as good. How could thev help from being so when Hal Pa i ton had the most to. say? First we were welcomed by . R. O. Snelling, a Cherrlan; then by Al Pierce, another Cherrlan. and finally turned over to J. W. Cham bers, fit 'seemed good to have someone tell us we were welcome who was not wearing a Cherrlan uniform.- Mr." Chambers" said many nice things about the Cher rians. ; He said when he first came to Salem six years ago he heard ja band .in. the distance, stopped to see what was comini;, and when the Cherrians in their white ;. suits passed.' such a find looking body of men,' .he turned to r a stranger asking who i they were, and when told ' it ; was Sa lem'a boosting organization, he said, 'This is the city for me. 1 am going to stay right here,' aud he'dld. '. .N'- Then Hal Patton responded for the Cherrians, and of course had to tell us about his moth-eaten pants he has worn for 12 years. I wish he would buy a new pair and keep quiet aoout those pants. Then he commenced to' talk' so fast that his false teeth com menced to float, and he had to slip into low, and when he did he made an eloquent plea for suf fering Japan. Then he related his experiences while ther! '40 years ago. Easily jell be is a GRIFFITH HAS SCRAP A Crossley of Portland and Stewart of Roseburg Op pose Salem Man" at Le gion Convention' KIDDLE IS CERTAIN FOR COMMANDER POST Moser and Elder of Silvertonj Robin Day of Salerrv Head Committees SEASIDE, Or., . Sept. 7. Only one battle is Been in the offing of the state American Legion con vention In session here. It is the contest for vice., commander. Three buddies are after the p.b. Fred E. Kiddle of Island City, present vice commander, appears to have the commandershlp Mewed up in an inside pocket.' Eastern Oregon has' never had this honor, so is after it! with both feet. All eastern and' central state legion aires are on the ' job for Kiddle, who has been one of the most active workers for the order. since it started.4 He has attended eV3.y convention, is most faithful in at tending committee : meetings . aim has spent oodles of "jack" In the interest of the legion. Fight for Second Honor . But the fight for vice commanr der promises red and green fire works. So far candidates reported are Col. James J. Crossley, past commander Portland post; Dr. E. L. Stewart, commander, Roseburg, and George Griffith, commander Salem post. To. date it is a ?y man's fight. North Bend is reported to be after next, year's convention. New port also wants it. Medford has whispered about asking for it, but the feeling, seems. to be (hat the Jackson county . capital w wait until 192S. ' . The tragic death of Pat H. Al len, vice 'commander of Portland post and a delegate from that camp, has cast a gloom over the convention. "Forty And Eight" Elect The society of "Forty and Eight" elected state officers last night. They are, Fred Steiwer, Pendleton, grand chief de gare; George Love, Eugene, chef de train; Harry Nelson, Portland; grand correspondent ; La ;' Chem naux, Dr. Archie Van Cleve, Port land; P. M. McDonald, Med ford; Harold Glason, Eugene; J. H. Mc- ( Continued on page 8) warrior. Told us what a . wild boy he was; not necessary we knew It. Said he drank more whiskey than any man who ever lived In Salem. I doubt It. Then told us he had turned-over a "new leaf, , and was' trying; to reform. We all doubted that. Anyway, Hal is a good, talker and we all enjoy listening to him. - At 1 o'clock we were off for Albany, 25 cars. I came nearly going into a ditch by two of us trying to ' pass a car at the same time.. V 4,1 ; :" '?' '-v.' At Albany we were welcomed by a committee of business men and escorted, out to the fair grounds, and paraded our , cars past the grandstand. ' Then tho Cherrians gave a parade and drill in front of the grandstand., and I am sure it ws appreciated because everybody in the grandstand stol up. We then went to a space re served for- us ; m the stand aud looked at the V trick ponies go through their, stunts, and enjoyed the horse races. ' The Cherrians in the grand stand seemed .- to . be the . whole show, or . at ' least they thought they were We sang, of course, and yelled at everybody we knew and? did not know. Oscar Gin grich did the solo act, standing near, the band, but he concluded as there were so many good look ing girls there who could not see his handsome face and superb fig ure, he went down and stood i on the rail in front of the grand stand and sang from there. Loud applause. ' .-n . ' '. ' f ' -- We sang every song we knew or ever heard of, but one of them ran ' like - this, to the tune of "Prairie Flower. 'Albany has a pleasing way, . (Continued on page 9)r, HEAD FOR VICE JOB WOMEN SEEK WEALTHY MEN FOR HUSBANDS Southern Business Women Will Camp While Hunting Four of Them . ; , WALLA WALLA, Wash., Sept. 7. From Birmingham. Ala., to Walla Walla in search of hus bands, is a far cry, but that is the avowed purpose of, four buxom young ladies who are camped at Wild wood Park. But they are some particular. The possession of $50,000 Is one of the requisites set forth by one of the women. ' They are the Misses Perna and Maria Robinson, Miss Mary Crav en and Miss Mary Denman, and all businesswomen in 'their home town,. , being respectively, ; secre tary of a board of education, law yer, nurse and manager of a bus iness . office. They have named their car the "Mary ' Lark" and will visit British ' Columbia, Se attle and Portland aad ' possibly Hawaii. They plan stopping in Walla Walla and picking apples to vary their experience. . op ey contra Agreement Reached" and Mines Probably Will Re . open in Ten Days HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 7. (By. the Associated.-Press). An agreement aettMng an 'the main issues In the controversy between mine workers and mine operators which has caused a shutdown of anthracite mining was reached here today ' as a result of .Gover nor Pinchot's intervention. There remained, however, a number of minor points to be settled before the agreement could be consider ed complete ; and a ; meeting of miners and operators' represents fives, called to " ' consider these, adjourned ' tonight .without final action. " i ' ' "j ,. ' ' ... Governor Pinchot announced after tne meeting' adjourned that the representatives of ,'bbth sides would asemble again at 11 a.m. tomorrow and : that satisfactory progress was being made. There is every probability, ' according tq leaders of participating groups, that a settlement will result and the mines will be re-opened with in JO days. Bornr Yellow Jackets Attack Thomas Tallon Just After Return From Trip Thomas Tallon, 8 years old, son of Mr. and' Mrs. W. T. Tallon, Fourteenth and Mission ' streets, was so badly stung by yellow jackets yesterday that for a time it was feared his life might be in danger. At latest reorts Last night, however, it was said he was asleep and that the physician had 'pronounced him - safe,' not withstanding he will be compelled to endure considerable pain for several days. . The stings are mainly about the head, arms and legs. The Tallon family had just returned to Sa lem" from a trip to southern Ore gon. During their absence the yellow jackets . bad made a nest in a chicken house. The lad went to play in the chicken house when he was attacked by the insects. Neighbors went to his assistance and he was in great pain when taken into the house. Member of Movie Party "" Caught Between Walls KOBE, Japan, Sept. 7. Ry the Associated Press)- Thomas D. Cochrane. American representa tive of the Famous PlayerS-Lasky corporation in Tokio, his wife aad her sister, Miss Lasky, are among the refugees who have arrived here from Miyonoshita, a fashion able mountain , resort about 45 miles from Toio. - Describing the disaster, Mr. Cochrane said he saw mountains sliding Into val leys, roads obliterated and houses and buildings, transformed! jnto piles of debris in a few minutes. LOSSES OVEIt-ESTTMATED WASHINGTON. Sent. 7. Ma terial losses 'in Japan have been over . estimated greatly. Secretary Hoover of the department of com merce said today, characteritlng estimates of $5,660,000 loss as b sard. ' r' CHECKOFF GlltlJ STB By CIS RELIEF FUi!0 ; President Coolidge end Cr inet Meet to Consider r : r Discuss the Jspc::: Situation AMERICAN RESOUnCEC AT JAPAN'S DISPOw' , Sustained Interest in C: " paign for Red Crc: v Quota Reported WASHINGTON, " Sept. " 7. America "continued today' to p c ; out in generous "measure fur ' for the relief of stricken; Jar i Reports received a national 1 ' quarters ,of the ' American II; Cross late in the day showed eu' scriptlons . to -the relief fun 2 - reached a total of $2,247,0 3 0 r nearly half of the minlzan t of $5,000,000 which is 80U!-t. i ' At the same time John' Cart : Payne,', chairman ' of the T Cross, .who has returned toYTt ing ton to assume 'direction of t. nation's humanitarian effort, a nounced that food, medical ;t'ci plies "end . clothing., amount! r z ' $2,422,500 has "been bougL.1 i will.be dispatched "to Japan 'wit' out further "delay. , - Cabinet Considers . While experts1-of the, de, ai i meat of commerce and the A: can relief administration were operating with Red Cross c!f':' la carrying ont- pnrctssa c shipping plans outlined by Z tarr Hoover, i Presidents Cod : and his cabinet discussed tli3 i lief work and the Japanese tit. tion for nearly an hour. L:t r, : was announced-officially tLit ordination of all relief tic:.: . in : this country under the c:r tion of the American Rei C. woald be undertaken. " ' Actual relief work la J;; will be in the hands of the J. anese Red Cross to which t supplies being shipped froia t' country will be delivered. At erlcan doctors and : Telle f wcrl are enroute for Japan and tl will cooperate with the Japar ehould their services be requ!;. . . Resources at Call After the cabinet meeting a administration spokesman em: - " sized that the American govern ment, would put Its resource's r the disposal of the Japanese, re using that they are perfect' competent to direct the ' . r:.: I work. This same spokesman r " ' the best information now en able Is that Japan will need all c the assistance that can.be giver.. It is estimated that as temrcrr.r relief about $10,000,000 a ccitl. will be required for several j months, this sum to to eontrllu ' ed by the nations of the world. The cost, of permanent restcr -tion of the stricken areas U t;'. being taken into consideration, was said, the thing now in i-il- - ). being the relief of the sufferer -through the providing of clotL ing, food , and shelter. All z carrying shipments will tat; aboard timber and other bull!!: r materials. . ! Carry Supplies Free SAN FRANCSCO, Sept 7. The Southern Pacific company ' today , subscribed $25,000. towar I the relief of -the sufferers In tLa Japanese earthquake, it was an nounced 1 by President Willlari Sproule. Of this sum, half r.i.l be disbursed through the !a -York office and half through tl San Francisco office. The com pany will' also carry' Red Crc. ; supplies free. - , ' j Reknlt Charges SAN FRANCISCO, - Sept. 7. Port charges in the handling tr . transportation of all Japanese re lief supplies sent through or ! : charge of the Red Cross will I remitted, it was anounced tc-;-by Charles H. Spear,' president c." the state board of harbor cor missioners. The statement was made f:! lowing conference with" the tar -ply and shipping division of V. citizens' committee for Jajms j relief which is cooperating wlt the Red Cross. Refugees Taken Away OSAKA, Sept. 4. (By the As- sociated Press. One hundred an 1 twenty-nine foreigners are wan dering aimlessly at llakoneo, ac cording to a, report received i from the British consulate Kobe, i A rescue party was '. patched to Hankow frcra lie todar,.. :.: t .The, Colombia Pacific t' ' '. (Continue! o j -a "a 21