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fpfc FIRST SECTION Pages Uto 8 TWO SECTIONS -, 14 Parje3 Afr SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 9; 1923 PRICE FIVE CENTS Q cry mmm "" is3. rn m a m m m ZnJBtm FORM LU UjUUUUU M : f : i j V !J : mm "H BllEDEi Troops Respond Quickly Af- I ter First Rumble of Earth ; quake; Symbolize . Saving ; Power, JOKID ISOLATED ; BY ARMED GUARDS Refugees Seek Country Dis- 1 tricts to Await Recon- i struction Work PEKING, Sept. 7. (By the As sociated Press) Semi-official dis patches from Japan state tbat es timates of Saturday's earthquake death toll are being ' revised downward. Wireless , messages from the British warship Dispatch, now in Yokohama harbor, assert that only 70 foreigners were kill ed in that city, none in Tokio. and . three-. in Hakone., ' . The Osakf Ahahl declares tbat the Tokio relief organization now 'estimates that 35,000 were killed to Tokio and 140,009 injured. The metropolitan police, however, hare not revised their estimate placing .the Tokio dead at 10.000 and the injured at 100,000, the" Yoko hama dead at 30,000 to 40,000 and the injured at 140.000. - The Japanese legation here was Informed . today, that the cable communication from Japan, had been restored 'also the domestic radio communication from Tokio. ? Millions Labor LONDON, Sept. 8. (By the -Assocated Press) -Within a ring of bayonets extending around the gigantic shambles where a week 'ago Tokio and Yokohama were in flames, teeming millions of Jap anese are feverishly laboring, pll "ing op the dead, clearing away the Vuins and building i temporary structures to house the homeless .thousands who are encamped like great armies in tents in the streets and plazas where the cities .stood. This 'ring of bayonets, .backed by Japanese soldiers sym lollzes the power that saved Ja pan after earthquake, flood and Jfire had laid waste one of the rich est and most thickly settled sec- lions of the island empire and the district where nearly all the foreigners in the country live. J f ? When every- other. Instrument of law and order seem Annihilated, with the new cabinet only In the process of taking office, the Jap jpanese government still had Its army. ,' Army Ready ' The army had its own telephone . and its own commjsariat ready for earthquakes, for, in a land of rum bling volcanoes nightly, fires and earthquakes weekly and disastrous .typhoons every- year, horror is never far away. Immediately af ter the first great1 shock a week ago, long lines of khaki-clad troops marched toward the strick en district from ' Jhe barracks Which top many of Tokio's hills and knolls and provincial divis ions were ordered, to the district 'around the capltoi. In the open spaces about the Imperial palace and in the HIbiJa, Ueno and Asa Icusa parks, according to dispatch es received in Londo , the troops stacked arms and took up the 'work of fighting the fire by pull ing down by hundreds flimsy "bouses built of paper and wood t (Continued on page 8) ' THE WEATHER OREGON Sunday fair and cooler; moderate ,s . westerly winds. , , - LOCAL. WEATHER (Saturday) Maximum temperature, 82. Minimum temperature,-0. Rainfall, 0. River, 1.8. Atmosphere, clear. V,'Ini, northwest MUM OSHPIUND CIOSEWIBEAIIJTY , : IT .CONVENT! George Griffith Elected Vice Commander o Legion Mrs. Dorris Named Auxiliary President Mrs, Stewart National Commit- v tee Woman- Portland Next Meeting Place SEASIDE, Ore Sept. 8. selection of Portland as the ing. and the awarding of. prizes in a bathing: girls' contest the American Legion for Oregon closed its. convention here today. J? red iu. Jiiddle of Island City was chosen state com mander: George Griffith of Salem, vice commander: Prescott Cookingham of Portland, finance) officer and Frank James of Dallas, chaplain. The two last N. Nelson of Dallas will be reappointed adjutant, it was an nounced. E. E. Stewart of Roseburg was elected nationa executive committeeman, defeating James J. Grossley of Portland. This was the only heated contest of the election. 11 ;. TWO DESTROYERS UK Delphia Lee and S. P. Lee on Rocks at Foot of Cliffs ; Near Los Angeles .LOS ANGELES. Sept. 8. The United ' STktes destroyers S. P. See and Delhi were hard aground late tonight with the mine sweep er Parleyedge and the V. S. S. Melville standing : by, according to a message J received by the United States submarine base at Los Angeles harbor. The destroyers were participat ing in maneuvers of squadron 32, to which they were attached and which ' also included the Reno, which was active in rescuing pas sengers and members of the c.w of the Cuba -which went on the rocks on San Miguel Island to day. . . SALINAS, CaL Sept. S. Spe clal trains are being rushed to Lompoc,' near whichi' place two United States destroyers are re ported aground ; tonight ' by the Southern . Pacific company. : AH trains of the company passing Lompoc have been ordered to stop to tarnish aid if It. Is needed. The destroyers are said to hive gone aground at 9:30 o'clock at the foot of? high cliffs which is hampering the work of rescuers. Immediate Relief of Survi vors to Be Fast Work s . - of Nation 1 ' . HONOLULU, Sept 8. (By As sociated PressO-Tokio ; will re main the capital of Japan despite the disaster Xh&t has visited that city according to a statement to day by Premier Yamamoto and Viscount Goto, minister of home affairs, received Ty the Hawai Shinpo from its Tokio correspon- dent. - , . , . . . , "We must unite and rebuild," said tho statement. ' A brave na tion must always be brave. It must be braver in hardships than in ease, j Therefore it li oar earn est desire that the whole nation unite to do everything in its po wer to : rush rehabilitation. The correspondent said; "At a meeting of the cabinet, was decided that the . first ef. fort mast be immediate relief of sarvfrors especially the Injured. Second, bodies must be disposed of. Third, must be rehabilita i C D TO O W HI M CIPKt OF JaPm a5 or With election of of ficers, the place for holding the 1924 meet named were re-elected. Harry In ? the :- bathing girlsv contest Miss Laura Osterlund of Silverton won first prise. Miss .Myrtle Gun dry of Hood River second, and Miss Lura Robinson of Oregon City third, '-.J V , ' :; , ; A mar d I gras tonight brought the f estiTities to a close. , Mrs. E. B. Dorris of Eugene was elected state commander of the American Legion auxiliary at the final sessions of the depart meat conv&ntion. . Mrg. Rena Palmer of LaGrande was ( cbosea vice commander;. Mrsv J( W;31cln turf f, of Marshfield, secretary; Mrs. Effie Mae Newton of Mo- Minnville, treasurer, and , Mrs Nan - Warner of - Cottage Grove, historian.;-: s. X. r.., J L Mrs. E. B. Stewart of Rose- burg, retiring state commander, was elected national committee woman. . : v f , " ARMY KETTLES Between $300 and $500 Needed Send-a-DoIlar Is Relief Slogan i .The Salvation army kettles that were placed on the street corners of the city for the purpose of col lecting funds for relief of the earthquake sufferers In Japan netted something over $80. This is considered good when it i re membered that' so many people are out of town in the hop fields. Every day : brings word -to the local workers of the Salvation army that the need is becoming greater on account of the sickness that usually follows JnHhe wake of any calamity of the kind that visited the unfortunate people of Japan. Captain Holbrook, who commands the local work" for the Salvation array, says that If the people only knew just what the Salvation army can and "Will do with the amount of money that is given to the army to work with that the donations would come in much faster than they are. Cap tain Holbrook appeals to the peo ple of Salem to send in a much as can be , spared to ' him or the fund of the Salvation army, Allen treasurer of the Japanese relief Kafoury of Kafoury 1 Brothers. The Salvation army headquarters asked if it were possible to try to raise between $300 and $500. This money to be used for Japan ese relief only. -? Send a dollar is the plan that la hoped to follow and if a dollar is spared this fund will soon be raised. ' -This fund will not close for a few days. v ' Ladies of the Invisible Empire Dissolve in Oregon . . ; ' The Ladies of the Invisible Empire, as auxiliary for the Ku Klux Klan, for Oregon filed no tice of dissolution Saturday at the offices of the state corporation department. The resolutions state that the organization has complet ed the work for which It was or BIIUI0 ganized. 1 CORFU ATTACH NOT JUSTIFIED SAYS S. E. LOWE Says Bombardment Entirely : Unnecessary Few Men Might Have Occupied Building ITALIANS ACCEPT COUNCIL'S TERMS Greece Sends Ultimatum to Albania Demanding Men Responsible ATHENS, Sept. 3.- (By the As soci&ted Press.) The Italian minister to Greece, Slgnor JIcc tagna, called at the American le gation to protest against decor ations attributed to Col. Stephen E. Lowe, head of the Near Lac. relief.' regarding the recent bom bardment of Corfu by the. Italian In reply to Signor Montagna s protest Colonel Lowe asked' that copy of his report be transmit ted to the Italian minister, f In his report, in summing up, Colonel Lowe says: ''From my personal observation of events and. from the facts stated it would appear that the bombard ment was entirely unnecessiry One officer with a handful Of men could nave accomplished the oc cupation' without firing a ' single shot. Nothing could Justify the firing of practically all the shots at a building which they knew was occupied not. by anything of a military nature, but by defense less refugees. Terms Acceptea ROME, Sept. 8. (By the As sociated Press.) Italy accepts the terms of the council of ambassa dors to vacate Corfu and adjacent island when Greece has satisfied Italy's demands for reparations. A semi-official statement says the government will consider its demands satisfied as soon as Greece carries out the demands of the council of ambassadors, which are substantially the same as those Italy forwarded to Greece. ' ' i.. Premier Mussolini has sent t.) the Italian ambassador in Paris, Baronr Avezzano, ' the following message: Message Sent "Please notify the council .f ambassadors that the royal : gov ernment has taken cognizance of the note which the council; has Addressed to Greece and that it adopts it, reaffirming Italy's pro posal to evacuate Corfu and ad jacent islands as soon as Greece has made full and definite execu tion of all reparations demanded by Italy." Sends Ultimatum ROME, i Sept. 8. ' Greece has sent an ultimatum to Albania de mandlng the delivery within fvo days of those responsible for the murder ofthe Italian mipsion, ac cording to Greek newspapers. Alaskan . Education Plans Announced in Washington WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. As a direct result of the trip of the late "President Harding to Alas ka, a reorganization of the activi ties of the bureau of education for the benefit of native Indians and Eskimos was announced today by Commissioner John J- Tigert. , The first step was the transfer of W .T. Lopp. superintendent of education of the natives of Alas ka with headquarters at Seattle, to Anchorage, Alaska, where he will . maintain direct supervision over the school, medical and 'rein- fleer service among the natives. At-the same time Jonathan f II. Wagner of Las Vegas, N. M., was appointed chief of the Alaska di vision of education taking over the Seattle office vacated by Mr, Lopp. He will be responsible for the purchase and disbursement of supplies at the bureau at Seattle. Mr. Wagner has been president of the New Mexican Normal. WORKS 72 YEARS FORWCTU, HAS PART IN MEET Columbus Member . 88 Years . Old Takes Part in Al legience Parade COLUMBUS. O.. Sept. 8. An 88-year-old woman. Mrs. Mary A. Rinebart of Col am bus, : for 78 years an active worker In the Wo man's Christian Temperance Un ion, was a conspicuous figure in the "march for allegiance" pa rade feature event on today's pro gram of the national convention of the WCTU. More than 4000 wo men marched. 'Rev. Daniel. P. Rittenbouse pastor of the. First Baptist church speaking last , night, challenged the WCTU to take up the fight against the traffic in tobacco. No organization is so well qualified as this one to begin the hext great fight, -that against 'to bacco Rer. Dr. Ritten hoase de clared. "The goal must-be legis lative enactment that will protect the nation against the poison that is akin to the poison of alcohol." IRISH FREE STATE II World Council Ends Busy ? Week With Italian-Greek Dispute Hopeful , GENEVA. Sept. 8. (By the Associated Press) An impressive demonstration of ' welcome and friendship for the Irish Free State featured this evening's meeting of the league of nations when, by the unanimous vote of the membership commission, ireiaua wuj recom mended for admission. On Mon day she will become a formal part of the league by the action of the assembly. . ' r P" '. There, was a warm feeling to night in the hearts of the Irish delegation. President William T. Cosgrave and Desmond Fitzgerald, foreign minister and all the oth ers, for many nations joined In a spontaneous manifestation of good will and best wishes for Ireland and her future prosperity and hap piness. England, France,. , China, Persia and the spokesmen for oth er lands participated in the dem onstration of friendliness. Thus the most palpitating week In the history of the League of na tions closes with general rejoicing that the Greco-Italian crisis offers good prospects of settlement be cause of the cooperative activities of the council of the league, but with the conviction among the delegates generally that the ques tion of the league's competency to act directly in such a crisis must be settled once and for all. GOAL IWETI SIGN Wage ' Contract to Cover Period of Two .Years ' Must Be Ratified IIARRISBURQ. Pa., Sept. 8. (By the Associated "Press.) Rep rsntativs of anthracite operators and miners tonight agreed upon the terms of a proposed new two year wage contract The union scale committee Immediately ap proved the agreement and fixed September 17 as the date for a tri-district convention at Scran ton, at which it will he subltted for ratification , by the .miners. 1 Favorable action by the tri district convention, union officials said would result in a re-opening of the mines, closed under sus pension orders slnce September J. On September, 19 the new contract will be signed by representattr s of the miners and operators In Harrlsburg. hut the anion leaders said It would-not be necessary to await the formal slrnlng: to re sume work. ' ' miwt i- ; . . NEW flGREEMETJT Si ISSUE: IDT CREDITED American Ambassador and Mrs- Woods Reoorted Miccinrt Aftop FflrthmifltA WllSSing Alter tannquaKe n n ... . . in japan STATE DEPARTMENT AT .LOSS TO EXPLAIN Few Of Iniured Escaped Says MUiiiiidi riiiuciavn ui Asiatic Fleet osakaVja shanghai, Sept. y. (uy Associatea .tress. j a a . . ... w a report is current here that the American ambassador, Cyrus E. woods and Mrs. woods have lost their lives at Tokio. The rumor office announcement. Owing to : the. disruption of communication. facilities it had been impossible! to clarify the report. Officials Puzaaed WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 State department officials are at a loss to explain the reported death of Ambassador Woods in Japan, in f t be light of several messages re ceived from Japan since the earth' quake and signed in Mr. Wood's name. The first message reach ed here Wednesday and reported conditions in Tokio . and appealed for aid. Other messages were re ceived Thursday' and the depart ment has been presumably in com munication with the American ambassidor since then. ' Americans Lost WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. A 60 mile gale from the sea followed tho first miaVe In Janan and fan' ned the flames so that few of the injured escaped. Admiral Ander son, commander of - the Asiatic fleet, said, in a message received here tonight by the navy depart ment. Those who escaped were driven into the bay, he said, and many perished there. He named 16 Americans who were killed in Yokohama, most of women pre viously had been reported dead. Admiral Anderson listed the f ollowine Americans as dead i n Yokohama: Mrs. Charles Reich, Mr. and Mrs. Kirjasoff, Mr. and Mrs Zembsch and Mr. and Mrs. Lam pine and child, Mrs. 'Albert Man- dell and son, Connon and Coclia, naval hospital men The message was dated at 10:45 o'clock- to night. Admiral Anderson early today reported the arrivals of his flagship the Huron at Yokohama harbor. Others reported dead were Mrs. Purington and two children and Captain Mitchell McDonald. TOKIO, . Sept.6. (Via Osaka, Asahi) by Associated Press. The wedding ot Prince Regent Hirohita and Princess Nagako, which was ta have taken place in November may be postponed ia definitely as th result of the earthquake and its accompanying misfortunes, It has been. learned. The projected naval maneuvers have been cancelled. The com bined Japanese fleet led by the flagship Nagato arrived at. Yoko hama today and the first, second and third fleets toward (that city. are speeding Tokio banks are making pay ments of less thn 100 yen, but re serving the right to moratorium of ten - days on all demands of more than 100 yen. Treasury Minister Inouye has reDorted that his mansion has been raided and that his wife is missing. There is an unverified rumor that uneasiness is felt at the Funabashi : wireless station and that protection for the sta tion has been asked. Banks Reopen Under martial law which re-' cently proclaimed, nonody Is per mitted to be abroad after 9 o'clock at night unless on official duty. (Continued on pace 8) SEEKS NMI 'OR U. Favors Universal Attendance at, Public Schools by Legislation if Necessary Increased Im migration Restrictions-Relief of Farmers hyt Statutes. . f ' " Portland, ore., Sept. Mayor George L. Baker of i-ajiumacy iui mc ivcpuuuutn uumiiuuoa ior. uniiea Duties sefiator In maMng the announcement he states he will an- i j a . . i nounce his platform later and cies he will represent in thejeampaign and in -the office if elected In his nreliminarv snnonnocmpnt ri stnfon Iia fn v- ors increased immigration restrictions, relief -"of farmers by legislation to cheapen transportation, improve the system cf credits, encourage cooperative enterprise among proaucerc, improve conditions for veterans jof! the world war, universal atten ,atJput,1 L3 new people. Baker ; is. serving iiis second four-year term 'as mayor. Previous to his election to that mm aw n v m . r i v m in n j iiiissiuuci tuiu mjf wmiuuiwiMa uuouicsa jia,u&i;u of theatre -owner and niaiaeer. Sena tor. Charles ,L. McNary, of Salem, is .the incumbent, j He announced himself a candidate for re-nomination icilov, :.!,: -afnm frnm Wnshintrtni. sum HEED1W Cllll Score . ofi tTimberwarkers "Walk Out of Silver Falls Company's Camp SILVERTON, Or., Sept. 8. (Special to the Statesman) In response to the call from the IWW headquarters, about 20 men walked out at camp No. 10. of the Silver Falls Timber company of Silverton yesterday. M. C. Wood- ard, president of the compay, left tor the camp. He said he did not look for other men to quit ASTORIA, Or.. Sept. 8. The first real effort of the strike call ed a few days ago by the IWW headquarters was felt, in Clatsop county today when practically the entire crews at the Eastern & Western Lumber company's two camps and the creWs at Chester and Fisher camp, both in the Lew is and Clark river district, walked out. The employes at the Chester and Fisher camp returned to work again later but those at the East ern &. "Western camps came to town and all logging operations were shut down. The Lewis and Clark riTer district were operating to day but a number of their men came in this evening. A few men left the Tidewater camp in the Klaskanle river today but aside from that the Lewis and Clark river section appears to be the only one in the lower Colum bia river district where the strike is effective. , r 1 I President Takes Second Trip Down Potomac in Mayflower WASHINGTON. Sept. 8. Pres ident Coolidge made his second trip down the Potomac today on the presidential yacht Mayflower. Ma was accomoanied by Mrs. Coolidge. his sons. John and Cal vin Jr., and his two secretar-cs, T. C. Slemn and Edward T. Clark. and DWjgnt . W. Morrow, a mem ber of the firm of J. P. Morgan Jk no., who was a classmate of the executive at Amherst college Mr. Morrow is chairman of the New York Red Cross on Japanese relief. Klamath Park Forest Fire Drnte Connor! Rw Winrl YREKA, Cal., Sept. 8. The forest fire in the Klamath ' Na tional forest has jumped the grades near the Klamath river. Fanned by a high wind. It Is sweeping an area six miles wide. Several ranches and resorts are In the path of the flames an! 60 men are fighting the flames. on- S. SEMI 8. especial to The statesman.) Portland today announced hte will discuss Dubhcly the poli by legislation if necessary and office he served as city coin- & rw mini n na a n n a ri iif i n . n r . in JunA: maims i WU'EilOES:.;.. Red Cross Money Tiov c; - Hand Cannot Be Used for ' ' -Japanese Relief "All funds of Willamette chap ter. American Red Cross, about $3900, are needed tor local U : and . It the Marlon-Polk county quota of 110,050 for Japanese re lief is raised it will have to be by special campaign," H. W. Meyers, chairman of the chapter,' said yesterday. A special meeting of the execu tive board was called by llr. Meyers yesterday morning, but &3 there Were not sufficient mem bers present to constitute a quor um, no action was taken. An other meeting has been set for Tuesday at Red Cross headquart ers on State street. All of the $3900 has been ar ranged for. to carry out the local program during the comic "t . months, Mr. Meyers eaid. ThL money will he used exclusively tor looking after ex-service men or their families. Mr. Meyers was surprised at the action taken by the disaster committee of the Red Cross In. as lie said. paelng the buck to the executive board." The board, Mr. Meyers said, was. not sup posed to act and functioned, chiefly as an advisory board. The disaster committee took the stand, that national headquarters bai sufficient funds on hand to give whatever relief was needed in Japan without calling upon local chapters 'for an extra contribu tion. ' Pacific Mail Steamer, Cuba Ashore Near Santa Barbara LOS ANGELES. Sept. 8. Tie Pacific MalV liner Cuba, went ashore at Point Bennett, on Fan Miguel Island this morning, ac cording to messages received at United States submarine base at Los Angeles harbor, l The de stroyer Reno is believed to have rescued moat of the passengers, and according to messages is try ing to pick up others. , . : The following message was sent to, Admiral Coonts of the United States fleet from the Reno; "Have located steamer Cuba aground off ' Point Bennett and San Miguel Island. Have anchor ed and am sending landing par ties ashore for remaining sur vivors. - Cuba on rocks and ap parently filling fast." - 1 RIGHT ARRESTED MACON. Oa., Sept. . EI0-ht persons have been arrested on warrants issued on ! 29 different accusations, in connection - with he Investigation or the activities of a flogging hand here during th last year. ' . ' ,