i SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1923 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON Russian Prince Visits" America ome of the devastated section of I Tokyo the great city ot the orient where 77,431 were known j to have perished and some 43,000 were then unaccounted for. In l one place in the Honjo section. , where the neople had fled for safety and were completely sur rounded by flames so that no es- cape was possible, 33,000 perished I together. No words can describe ew , this sight. 10,000 bodies were cremated In one single pile a few. days before I was there. Those I i of bur men who had been through !. " 1 - k. - i ' "!KM ' .- . . v . A . .. . v . . J i ;V-V . . fiiiuiii mimiMin i iiiumjiiim H'i 11 wi . , miiMwimiii"iniii'ir'i"irp(rrn"fJfri f I ""- -ivlrr- lu,s : I ft . lf 'H '! - 4 " ' ''lH!!v'ilt v r- -J IT ' - ? - ' s I , iiif --nh 5 -s "'m .- - . T-i'r -4' . I .; - 4 ni KtxiC I P? ' A . 1' Ml' m i -1 v a- 111! " ' . Ar' s s' jt " ! OB the World war confessed that no experience on the worst battle field could compare: there tney were able to take care of the dead -; w . - v ' ."',"" "i 1' lir -ii itfi I Prince and Priqcetr'Fellz YontottpoS In their suit at the Vanderbilt HoteL The Prince arrired on the ! ga, and i here to oppose the recognition ot the Soviet by the United State Government. He is one of, frost interesting. characters of Russia's recent troubled history. The Monk Gregary Rasputin, who exercised aoch" power in the days of the Czar, ras killed in the palace of Prince Yousoupoff. The Princess was the sistea " oftheCaar, " , , , ," - ;;- ; : 't ! and wounded with some dispatch and did not need to dig them out of such terrible wreckage. You can perhaps imagine how i trains, street cars, telep nones, mail systems, etc., were entirely broken up and how difficult It i I was to accomplish anything that i railed for these conveniences. The crudest kind of human engi- nAorinr 'was about all we could i i denend upon. I will not go tnrougn me touts details of this trip. It might be u of interest to say, however, inat 1 the 5 heaviest subsequent quake I came one midnight while sleeping in the Bishop house at Yokohama. Getting up from the bed I stood, In what I thought was a doorway; when my elbow knocked over j rtlnhes. I found that I was In the opening of a cupboard. Need I say that the response from abroad In this time of great need will do much in welding the ! I peoples of the earth together in Christian unity? Christian woric- ers the world over can help to I bring from the ruins of this ter rible disaster the pearls of lasting nnalitv. Bv your prayers and i your help the Japan of tomorrow will be even hetter than tne japan of pre-earthquake times. . LETTER FROM JAPAN 5 (Continued from page 4.) tore out walls, broke "beams and brought down floors and ceilings. Two., thirds of the ceiling and floor above the dining room came ..own bringing' the contents of the lledrooih. above, bed, stove, dress er, wanstana, etc.' ins tobbi vere slacked with brick and plas er. Men. 'were secured to clean lit fh'J riehrln. a&ivaee what they I. ould, etc. Much of our goods be--g stH) In boxes and trunks was i: aved. .Many dishes were smashed --nd seme clothing lost under the . S, rick heap.- The piano ' happened o be on the opposite side of . the louse from "where 'the' chimneys I "ell slid received only a 4few cratches and a load of oust. At S7 Bluff, Miss Baucus ana t Miss Dickinson were staying in a little shed near the ruins of their once elegant home: At the time of the quake. Miss Dickinson was caught under the- lumber ana stayed- there .fire hours. . The story ; of , these two ladies is uni que. You, have possibly heard It or .will hear it.: A plot of green sod i surrounded by trees near their grounds was our bed room. The first night JJr. Heckelman and 1- sat up and talked. We could -not sleep because : of the weird noises, terrible, odors, fre quent quakes and thoughts : ot what we had passed through, that dav. The next night I slept there alone. $ ;T.arge ! tishxitessr3 breaks were all around the plot of sod and it shook like a Jelly fish when a quake came which was, on the average, about every hour. A few times I heard a building or the remains of a building fall. I left for . Tokyo at about five p. m. When In the . thick of Tokyo, ' I asked a soldier the way FU DM ROUTES INSPECTED BY AAA to Aoyama Gn. and getting jrp prom N0rtheaSt Can Be abovt two miles just to guide me I reached the compound at eleven o'clock that night, soaked . and muddy. The Heckelman home furnished shelter for the night, The next morning I went to the American embassy headquarters in the Imperial hotel. There we secured an auto. and drove sixteen; miles to Omiya to meet Bishop Welch -- who ' was -."coming '. - from Karuizawa to TokyoJ ' We left the embassy ast about 11:30 a. m. and drove through binations of Routes I : -;y ; " j - - r: .. . Mijm.m.pi r. f j y ; " -' " -- ' I , w 1 -c 1 V" ' M- . SEDAN " . ..! ' THe Lowest Priced Sedan IN the Tudor Sedan a wholly new Ford body type is offered American motorists. It is distinguished by a compact, roomy body, two wide doors open ing forward,' and folding right front seat. It is a car you can get into easily, drive handily, and park quickly. Longipanel win dows 'aflording an open view in every direction, make for safer driving and greater motoring enjoyment. Upholstery is both attractive and serviceable. , v. At $590, this i3 the lowest priced Sedan ever placed on the American market. ; Combining all the familiar Ford qualities with the utility 61 its distinctive body type, it is a car of broad appeal and compelling value. VALLEY MOTOR CO. I .... . . -. , . . . Phcnel993 - 260 N High St. Salem, Oregon TRJCTOILS CJlTLS - trucks A motor trip to Florida or to any point kin the Southland is no longer a hazardous adventure or task to be accomplished at the ex pense of great inconveniences or unusual repair hills to the motorist."- This conclusion was Hacked by the Touring and Transportation Bureau of the American Automo bile Association following the completion of an inspection of the most ; feasible routes between Washington and , Florida points by the official mapping car io. 3 in charge of A. O. Seller,: manager of the Touring Bureau at -National headquarters, accompanied by R. W. Cullen, chief cartographer of the Washington map division. The Inspection trip of the routes to Florida which is . the second ' on? made by official cars of the A. A. A., this season, ' was completed Nov. 17. A dozen combinations of route? leading from the northeastern sec- tion of the tfnited States, to Flor ida were uncovered by the A. A, A,' scouts. ' There are detours on alt routes, .the majority of which, however, are kept in good condi tion. The minimum on any one combination is seven. To the mo torist who wantsr"the maximum mileage of good road, regardless of the distance, traveled in reach ing Florida routeB can be offered; him which wilj J Insure a fairly comfortable journey. To the mo torist who Is in a hurry ; shorter routings hetween high points which are generally. travelable are offered." Several combinations of the longer ; and ' better " routings' r ara given. I From Washington to Pet ersburg, Va.,. via Richmond there is no contest. ;"""; ' ; The longest route to Jackson ville and one which gives a connec tion " to central ' Florida and vest points from Petersburg, Va.. is via Clarksville, Va. Oxford, Dur ham, Greensboro, Charlotte, N. C, Camden, Columbia 8. C; Augusta! Macon, Tifton and Valdosta, Ga., to Lake City Florida. 4 Motorists' using this route arc advised to go from Charlotte .to Camden," S.' C, in - preference to continuing along the main high way . through Spartanburg, and Greenville, : S C, and. Athens' Ga., to Macon on account of new con struction south of , Hartwejl, Ga., bridge.! A few months from' now conditions may be entirely chang ed. At present the' sofe new grade would offer serious cutties in wet weather. Light-Six two-pass. Coupe-Roadster $1195 Light-Six five-passenger Coupe Light-Six five-passenger Sedan Special-Six five-passenger Coupe Special-Six five-passenger Sedan Ricr-Si five-rtassenser Coune Big-Six seven-passenger $1395 $1485 $1895 $1985 $2495 $2685 All Prices f . o. b. factory Only the prices have been reduced... The quality remains the same. It is a Studebaker policy to share manufacturing savings with its customers. With the addition of another enormous unit to its $8,000,000 Closed Car plants at South Bend, Studebaker costs are reduced and the purchaser benefits accordingly. . In justice to yourself, you should come in and see what Studebaker has to offer before you decide on any car. 1 1 Marion Automobile Co. , Open Day and Night 235 S. Commercial Phone 362 THIS IS A STUDEBAKER YEAR make the longer route from Mac ton to Jacksonville via . Valdosta attractive to the seekers after the maximum mileage of good road. For the tourist who prefers the shorter route regardless of road conditions, considerable, mileage can be saved by going from Aug usta, Ga., via Waynesboro, States boro, Reidsville,' Lane's (Bridge and Blackahear to Waycross. For such tourists the shortest way from Petersburg, Va., to Jackson ville. Fla., would lead through Raleigh, Southern Pines, Colum bia, Augusta, Reidville, LAne.s Bridge and Waycross. For those who desire to jncjude ,the attrac tions of Savannah on the motor trip south -it ia advisable to go from ; Augusta via Waynesboro, dif f I- Millen and Statesboro to- Savan nah. The trlp'on to Jacksonville GERMANS LEAVING : THIS VATHKRIiAND dations justified their retention. German emigration has not been as great In 30 years as it was in the first half of 1923. Cheap passages are in especial demand. A variation of this. routing W-jvia Dariea, ,BrunswickandvluIes tween Petersburg, Va., and Cam-1 has several stretches which would den. S. C. which would be lust as offer considerable ' trouble after good in dry- weather -is via Skel-1 rains. ton or South HIJl, Va., Henderson,) A. A. A. - clubs are furnished Relelgh, Southern Pines, N. C, with a complete report ot the trip and Cheraw, S. C. A bridge Is so that full Information as; to de- out south of Cheraw. M In a fewltours is available to tourists at weeks this routing may be as good the 364 touring bureaus of the af- in every particular as the one via J filiated T clubs. Revised strip Greensboro and Charlotte. maps of the main routes will be To motorists whoso destination (available as soon as the correc is Jacksonville and East Coast tions noted on the trip are made points the short cut between Mac-(Another year will open up the on and Jacksonville via ' Perry, r direct lines from the east to Flor- HawktnsTllle affd Waycross, , Ga., is generally good. Construction north ot Callahan, Fla., necessi tates a detour which will be elim inated shortly, v The ; continuous stretch of concrete from Lake City Ida as well as through Kentucky and Tennessee for the motorists of the west ; and northern central states. . These routes are now be ing traveled by those seeking the most direct routing, regardless of HAMBURG, Nov. 21. (By Mail.) Passenger traffic between German ports and America con- tlniioa cn pnnrl that tho do Ihyp .... ... .Classified Ads bring quick re- Bicamci -ub mu ,.",MUW turns Everyone reads them are being continued in the service. Their cost is jiominal. " Just Phone The demand .for cabin accommo- your wants to 23. - -.4;'- ... -I- ... TAXES 'PAID WITH BUTTER DANNENBERG, Germany, Dec, 7. (By Mail.) Every dog In this village must pay the" equivalent ot the value of one-fourth of a pound of butter in tax for the cur rent quarter. Tax" rates will be charged from quarter to quarter as butter fluctuates, in gold value. A DELEGATION . FOR THE YOUNGEST REPUB T i V 4 I I r ft 3 u A republic a month old receives la shown la the gardens of its frgwimfiVtm therdqurrteVSth to Angora i