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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-10-07
sALE-sUBuRBAH PROPERTY,
Bargain-Kensington, Nd.

Bargain Kensington, Nd.
$,75o-$5oo Cash.
Balance $40 monthly. including all interest
including all interest and curtaii.
One-Third Acre-Corner Lot.
s-room and bath modern home; sewer. water.
siest,isity; I'D, garage. chicken house: variety
nowers. shade. antsracits coal ia cellar; al
IN excellent coalition. To see this bargain
take Chevy Chase Lake cars: get on At
then one block vest to twostory white house
on corner. Phone Kensington l3A-M. or see
owner. J: H. GRAVES. Room $50. City p. O..
WOODBRIDGE, D. c.
buy S s to r. q s .;s' the
largest list in these sections. Several good
bargains In bungalows and houses.
F. A. LINGER,
as77 R ns;s E leland , Aye. NE.
TAKOMA AND VICINITY.
Modern. homes. worth your Inspection: .
Number Of new listinss priced to sell quietly;
Bear garage. $4,000. ''' ''n'' A''
large rooms, h;.w.h,. over one acre Of
semi.banssIow. I large rooms. tile bath.
h,-w.h.. lavatory on second floor: near Walter
Reed Price reduced for quick sale.
rooms a. sn nd bath. semiounsaiow. large lot.
New bunealow. 8 rooms and bath, ami;
garage. $3.50
New Groom and bath semi-bungalow; space
ir attic for extra room. A bargain at 81. 500.
Maryland slde-New bungalow, large
rooms. tiie bath: h.,wh., oak floors. stairs to
Owner leaving offers his nearly new 5-room
and bath brick bungalow, with large sleeping
porch and attic. for 81. 600 on easy terms.
Reduced price handsome 7-room and
bs tn modern home. with built-in garage.
s-room modern home with . baths h..w.h..
large lot; near cars. Priced for quick sale.
built-in garage. paved street. Priced right.
4 number Of good building lots. both sides;
some are bargains.
c. w. Van Wagner, 81 Cedar ST.,
Takoma Park. DC. Col. 8774-W.
A DANDY HOME.
rooms and bath with sleeping porch.
elec. lights, elec. kitchen stove. ptpeless fur
M pace sco located in Hysttsvlile Hills. Price,
Groom house with cleo. lights: more than
an acre of ground. SO fruit trees. grapes,
berries, garden. garage and chicken house; on
car line. Price, $500: terms.
5 acres on Baltimore pike. with Groom and
large open nreplaces; chicken house large
enough for 100 chickens. large run; also suit
able for gruwins flowers. Price. $1,000; $3.50
cash. $50 per month.
4-room and bath bungalow, with cleo. lights
frice, $500; $3.50 cash. $S5 per month.
o. Il. ZANTZ1NGER.
Phone Hyattsvilie 72.
HyaftNyilla- Md -
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A BARGAIN.
ROSEMONT.

Wash!ngton's highest class virginia suburb.
New colonial home Just completed will be
open all day Sunday. Drive to Linden st. on
Mt. Vernon blvd. Six choice rooms. tile bath
and beautiful finish Look this over Sunday
and get an particulars concerning this very
choice home. You will not be asked to pur.
chase. II interested call either ONCE.
r. c. GOODNOW COMPANY.
10 18th 81. NV Main 3o7.
Virginia Office:
100 South 81 saph ST. Alexandria, Va
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A CHANGE IN POSITION
makes me offer 4 7-room dwelling, h.-w.h..
hath. elNc. lights, cellar, attic and garage
For quick sale. $4,000. Property In good
condition. Terms. $1,000 cash, balance TO
SUD-. s,1,. Apply ARTHuR CARR Agent Hyasts-
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Near Tenn. Ave. and B St.
Six-room brick house. with colonial porch,
cellar, bath. hot-water heat. cleo. light, sleep
Ing porch and space for garage. One Of the
best modern houses in this section. Price,
1900.
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East Washington Realty Co.,
Lincoln 1855. 10 sth st. NE.
Colored-Immediate Possession.
Beautiful new Broom bungalow. just coin
pleted, in Hillbrook. ID. C. Price, 1880; $50
cash. balance $50 monthly. Electricity, water
and sewer. One block to car line. Address
Box Pip, Star ONCE
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sArE-suBuaBAN PROPERTY.


B1RdAiN ron QUICK SALE
Besutifui Groom and bath bungalow: per
feet eeaditton; yitsusily new; Concrete ceIlsr;
noors; lot 60i260: half block from cars; near
school and church; located on Maryland ave.,
$500; monthly payments, including all inter
est, Sc. so. Vacant.
~'' HARRY A KITE. INC,
1910 St. NV. Main H646.
Observation-Disclosures.
We have a large list Of Brookland and
woodbridge homes for sale: some very desir-
able 5.rcom bungalows and Groom houses.
With every known improvement. Aisc several
larger homes with and 10 rooms. locatet In
the very best section Of these desirable suburbs.
Many can be purchased on very reasonable
terms: some as low as $500 cash.
McLachlen Banking Corp'n,
Real Estate Dept, 10th and @.
Main l32 Evenings North ais.
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Observation-Disclosures.
ALTA VISTA.
Il ACRE-7-ROOM HOME
Go NM TEpMC

Facing Rockville pike aud trolley In one Of
the choicest suburban locations uorthweat; two
miles from Chevy Chase Club. A we'll b0ilt
7-room modern home, with beautiful oak shade
and lam. situAted a moderate terrace. az
fordins beautiful view Of. tho surrounding
country, Prompt possession from owner.
cL.ACHLEN BANKING CORP'S,
Real Estate Dept. 10th and 9.
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T-Coatinu.,,
Chevy Chase. DIG

MT. PLEASANT..
18th and Park rd... s1l.e5o; Practically
new Groom brick house with spacious bed
rooms and screened In sleeping porch, elec- )
trfcity gas. h.-w.h, etc; deep lot, House in =
excellent condition. Terms and CASH rsa- :
soaable. ~ .. - =. " 81 &
MEL SON K. LYONS,
14th and Pard Road. Col. 1o2ao-
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So, soo-BRIcK HOUSE. ROOMS. BATH.
ami: servants quarters: garage; near Du-
pont Circle: small cash payment. North 10472.
VACANT, CORNER STORE AND DWELLING
s.e.-10 r. and bath. $4,000.
@ st., near 18th n.w.-9 rooms. bath. per-
tI2, 600 THOMAS p. BROWN, GIT Az 1t. s.w.
FOR COLORED-NEAK let AND W SITS.
n.w.-s rooms; AMI; room for garage;
termE Main nO61
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06
Premier YamamOtO Is
Reported Missing and
MatSukata Is Injured
BY international News Service.

MANILA, p. l., Sept. 6.-The
Japanese consulate here today re-
ceived the following semi-official
message from a japanese warship
in Nippon waters:
"Sept. AT the time Of the first
earthquake Premier Yamamoto was
injured by the falling of the Sec
ond story of the Navy Club. The
following day. after his nomination
IS premier, he went to the Navy
Club and at the entrance thereof
met several rowdies who attacked
him, but he escaped. However,
following the tidal wave, he, to-
gether with Minister of Railroads
Yamanouchi. Admiral rakarabe
former minister of the navy, and
DIR. Hiranuma. former attorney
general. are missing.
Marquis Matsukata is alive but
injured. In Tokyo only parts of
the districts Of Asakusa, Cshigome
and koishigawa escaped dcstruc.
ton. The greater part of Azabu
escaped fire.
I'm Fukagawa. a Tokyo district,
so 900 were killed.
"Odawara. near Kamakura, burn.
| ed for two days.
"Chiba and Kisarazu totally de.
| stroyed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06
America Is Rising to
Emergency By Quick
Relief for japanese
BY International News Service.


Generous Americans are rising to
the emergency of Japanese relief
just as they poured their 1ollars
into the devastated war zones, Off.
Gals of the American Red Cross
said today, after receiving prelimi.
nary reports from various sections
Of the country on the progress
being made in the $4,000. 900 drive
1t was unofficially estimated this
morning that approximately $4,000
900 already has been raised for the
stricken Japanese, and contributions
are coming in steadily.
The largest contributions, o.
course, are coming from the popu-
lous centers of wealth like New
York, Philadelphia, Boston AID other
large cities Of the East, and from
Chicago, st. Louis and the cente"s
of population in the West. 1t is
source Of particular qualification
to the Red Cross people here, as
we'll as to Government officials,
that American sympathy is being
expressed in donations that range
from 100000 down to the powerful
single dollar.
The machinery Of relief was being
speeded up in every way possible
today as incoming dispatches con-
tinued to narrate the terrible plight
Of the thousands Of sufferers in
Japan.
The navy, the army and the
United States Shipping Board are
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KILLS DAUGHTER AND
SELF; WOUNDlN0 OTHERS

FAIRMONT, w. Va, Sept. g.
TWO persons are dead ana two are
serious1y Injured - the result Of
William Shanes running aanuck near
here this afternoon. Cong % the
home where his wife II said to have
resided since they he'd separated.
shanas shot his daughter. lGr6. I1et-
tie Fletcher. through the heaxf.
/. When Mayor a. c. Fisher at
tempted to arrest him. he shot the
mayor three times. Then gOine 20
his home he fired prOmiscuo0nly q
number Of shots from his perch One
OF the bullets struck Mrs Mary
RAmage, who was standing On the
porch OF Q house nearby. Shnnes
then killed himself after trying WITH
out result to set of q charge Of dy-
Mantle in his home. Fisher ana l6es.
RAmage are in q critical condition
in the local hospital.
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CAPT. ARIEL vARGEs.

ported to be acute, with q shortage
Of food and medical supplies.
Combined efforts Of the japanese
government and British and Amer
lean consular and diplomatic off,
Gals are restoring order from the
chaos which has prevailed in the
earthquake stricken district since
last Saturday.
Desperate efforts are being made
by thousands of coolies under mill
tary supervision to burn the dead
before decay and decomposition de.
velop into pestilence and plague.
a sympatheti0 world is reaching
out to- help Japan in her hour Of
sorrow. Already scores Of vessels
are speeding to the stricken empire
with relief provisions and supplies.
Red Cross organizations In every
country on the globe are launching
campaigns to raise funds for japan.
Raw silk destroyed in the Yoke
hama fire will probably amount to
more than SEQ. 900 900, according
to estimates reaching here today
from Osaka.
Damage at KamalEura.
Great damage was done at Kama.
kura, twelve miles south Of Yoke
hama, where all houses were re.
ported collapsed and later consumed
in the conflagration.
All villas in and around Hayama
were lost. Hiratsuks and DISC met
the same fate. Slight damage was
done by the seismic disturbance at
Kodzu, but the town suffered none
from fire. West of Mishima thu
damage also was reported as slight.
Three Tokyo wards. Koishikawa.
Azabu and Ushigome,' We're entirely
free from fire.
The Japanese ministry Is taking
all steps within its power to allevi.
ate the suffering Of foreigners. A
detached building on the Imperial
Palace grounds has been thrown
open to the destitute foreigners.
Prince Hirotada, of the house OF
Kwacho, at first reported killed, is
safe. but had a narrow escape from
death. Prince Saionji also narrowly
escaped when his villa near Tokyo
was destroyed.
Mitsui & Co., industrial capital
lists, have offered the government
their services and capital in con-
structing a series Of barracks 10
provide shelter for the thousands of
homeless in the vicinity Of Tokyo.
The first barracks to be erected, II
the offer is accepted, will be one in
Hibya Park.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06
TEN KILLED ON
D. c. STREETS
IN AUGUST
Inspector Headley Reports 262
Others Were Hurt-ShoWs
>Mishaps Grow.

Ten persons were killed, six seri-
ously injured, and 2S6 suffered
minor injuries in traffic accidents
during August. according to the
report OF Inspector Albert J. Head
ley, submitted to Major Daniel Sui
Ivan, superintendent OF police. to-
day.
In August OF last year there we're
three deaths. and in 1891 one death;
the seriously injured in August last
year numbered eight, and In 1921
numbered eight: minor injuries in
August last year numbered 176,
and in 1921, 1877.
Arrests for violations OF traffic
regulations during the month
totaled 1901. including OS2 for
speeding.
The report shows $3.50 applica-
tons for permits to operate auto
mobiles were made. OF these 6S7
were rejected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06
POSTAL CLERKS
SEEkbETTER
system
Convention Here Asks Changes
in Retirement Pay and
Higher Salaries.

Resolutions calling for a number
of vital changes in regulations gov
erning the walfare of postal en-
plOyes were adopted today by the
United National Association of Post
office Clerks, in session at-the New
Willard hotel.
The association adopted a motion
calling for compulsory retirement
Of postal employees at IS years OF
age or optional retirement ut the
conclusion Of thirty years OF serv'
ice II the employee 10 less than IS
years of age at that time.
It was declared that the accrued
retirement fund now totals $780,
600 900 and Ia still increasing and
that "a departure from the pres
ent system of retirement is i'm
perative.'' The plan advocated by
The association calls for two-thirds
pay on retirement at the end OF
thirty years or, If thirty years OF
service have not been completed
when the maximum age has been
reached, at two-thirds Of the aver
age annual salary for five years
preceding retirement, provided this
amount shall not exceed $1,000.
Want Less Night Work.
The association called for reduc-
ton of night work by refusing to
accept for mailing after s p. m.
anything but first-class mail and
by abolishing the working OF any
but first.cl mail between 8
p. m. and a. m.
Pay increases are asked to keep
postal employees on a par with work
ers in other departments. The fol
lowing salary grades were asked,
with annual promotion from grade to
grade: Grade one, 81 500: grade two,
81, 800; grade three, $1,000; grade
four, $1,000, and grade five 400.
Above these grades, two special
clerkships are asked at $4,000 and
81, 500.
The association adopted a resolu-
ton demanding that 1.-The patronage
system OF promotion be abolished"
in the interest of an increase in
the number of competent and eff
cient clerks It calls for the filling
OF all positions in the classified postal
service by competitive, non-preferen-
tial examinations.
Mooney Praises Workers.
Postmaster william M. Mooney.
of Washington, in a brief address.
praised the postal employees as being
the most loyal and rendering the
most important service performed
by Governmental employees. He
urged better salaries and better
working conditions for postal work
ers and pledged himself to work for
any measure tending to secure this
end.
Because of the large amount Of
business, the election OF officers,
scheduled for this morning, was de-
layed until this afternoon. There
are contests In but one or two
offices and the elections should tie
completed without delay. G. r.
Franciscus, of Washington, 10 with
out opposition for the office of ma
tional president.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06
BRAZIL STATE TROOPS
DEFEATED BY REBELS

MONTEVTDEO, Sept. ga force
Of regulars numbering TOO men has
been defeated by hand .of revolc.
tionaries In the BfAzllian state OF Rio
GrAnde do Sui, according to Advlees
from the border. The engAeAsnent
took place at Poncho Verde.
The losses Of the government de-
tachment were eighty-Hix killed ara
100 wounded, while the rebels lost
nine killed ana twenty-three wound-
ed. The state troops Ned. leaving
their arms. ammunition ana hofaes
on the field,
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Mooney Praises Workers.

co-ordinating their activities in a
manner seldom witnessed. with the
sole object of speed. The nearly
5000 miles that separates the Amer
lean mainland from japan renders
the work Of speedy and adequate
relief a particularly difficult, and
red tape is being slashed at every
turn in order. to overcome the naLu-
raj handicaps imposed by great dis.
tances.
Advices to the Navy Department
today indicated that the few Alneri.
can destroyers and other naval ves-
sells that have reached Yokohama
already are into the work Of relief.
Amy aid from the American
people for over 1000. 900 homeless
Japanese should take the form Of
timed meats, condensed milk, flour,
underclothes, galvanized iron sheets
and din1ensiOned timber for one
story shelters"
Food, clothing, and material to
construct temporary dwellings are
badly needed, Ambassador Woods
He estimated that more than a
| Tokyo area.
McCON 10 nave OuATE0s
At the request Of the Red Cross,
Secretary of War Weeks today or
dered Brig. Gen. Frank Mccoy, who
charge Of the relief work in Japan.
Judge Ebert H. Gary, head of
| the United States Steel Corporation,
today accepted the chairmanship of
the Red Cross drive in the Wash.
ington district, including the Dis
trict of Columbia and the States OF
Connecticut, Delaware, India
Kentucky. Maryland, New Jersey,
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vir.
gfnia and West Virginia.
The 100000 asked by the Red
Cross is q minimum figure" the
executive committee of the Red
Cross decided here today, and next
Monday is the time limit set for its
subscription. Notices to this effect
were sent today to the $500 chap.
ters throughout the country.
Speed Held Essential.
| Secretary OF Commerce Hoover
| emphasized at the meeting the ne
cessity Of obtaining the five mil.
lions by Monday. Speed, he said,
was the prime object under the cir.
cumstances.
| Purchase and contract for SUD-
plies already is under way on a
large scale
The non.sectarian character of
the work was exomplified this
morning by the receipt Of the fol-
lowing telegram:
You (the Red Cross) may abso.
lutely rely upon the cooperation OF
the Jewish Welfare Board. we are
writing all our constituent societies
consisting of the Young Mems He.
brew Association and the Young
Women's Hebrew Association to
lend their full cooperation to your
local chapters"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06
j. s. Sinks EMO
SHIP SU|VDER
TREATY
Virginia and New Jersey Sent
to Bottom by Bombs
From Air.

ABOARD THE ARMY TRANS.
PORT ST. MIf1IEL, or Cape Hat.
teras, N. c., Sept. 6.-The battle.
ships Virginia and New Jersey first
American war craft chosen for de-
struct1on under terms OF the naval
limitation treaty, were supk here
today by army airnen operating
Martin bombing planes Is miles
from the air temporary base near
The New Jersey was the first
ship attacked but she withstood
two assaults. one from an altitude
Of 10000 feet and another from
an altitude of 5000 feet. Aviators
then turned on the Virginia and in
exactly thirty minutes, using 100
pound bombs, dropped from an alti.
tude Of 1000 feet, sunk her.
One bomb struck at the after
turret and swept the ship from
stem to stern.
The New Jersey. the airnan
found, keeied over to port when q
bomb struck the fourth quarter and
dealt the death blow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06
DE6S OPENLY REPuDlATEs
ALL FOSTERS ACTIVITIES

CHICAGO, Sept. eugene ".
Debe, conservative radical ot the 3d.
cialist party. and William z. FOster,
leader OF the communist wing, have
definitely split forces, Il became
known here, after Do00 declared
Fosters activities, mainly manifested
In his Trades Union Educational
League. did not have his baNktM9.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06
I|NPROVEME N.Ts
IN DANCES
CITED
Woman Police Lieutenant Says
Strict Supervision Reduces
Delinquency.

In support Of Major Daniol Sol
livan.s recommendation. contained
in his annual report, requesting
strict police supervision OF ali pub
lie dance halls In the District; Nina
C. Van Wrinkle, lieutenant In
charge Of the women's bureau,
today pointed out the good effect
that her operatives have had on
such places.
she cited three dance halls here
that formerly were the mecca for
ali younger washington bent on
getting all the possible thr4..e.
These places, she said, have fallen
into disrepute, and have practically
closed their doors for lack pr
patronage:
Police frightened Paar0Gls.
One of these places. On upper
Ninth street northwest, was visited
one night BY squad Of policemen
and the patrons, fearing q raid,
LETT in Q hurry. Since that time
the place has failed TO make its
income meet its operating expenses.
Another dance place, this one on
lower Ninth street, also has geen
its last days OF prosperity and has
been practically abandoned BY the
crowds that used TO frequent Il.
In direct contrast to these plnc9s,
where there has. been alEnoet d
total disregard tor decAncy In
dancing, she pointed 70 q dance
hall on Fourteenth street north
West, which, she said, had adopted
her suggestions and WIS summing
its dances under strict auphrViStOn.
Inaw nj KgemarvsVwa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06
u. S. Embassy Staff All
Safe; Daughter of Vice
Consul Rabbit Is Dead

All members Of the staff OF the
American embassy in Tokyo have
now been accounted for, according
to official dispatches to the State
and War departments today.
Ambassador Woods reported the
safety Of all his assistants except
Maj. and Mrs. William c. Crane.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06

the former a language officer, and
a later message from Lieut.. Col.
Charles Burnett. the American mill
tary attache at Tokyo, stated that
the Cranes were safe. 'Burnett's
dispatch also dissipated reports that
he had been killed.
Ambassador Woods confirmed re-
ports of the death of Miss Doris
Rabbit, daughter Of an American
vice consul at Yokohama.
A dispatch from Consul Davis at
Shanghai reported that Judge Lo-
bingier, Of the United States Court
in China, and other court officials,
who were in japan at the time Of
the earthquake, were safe.
Davis also stated that Mary
and Nellie Hands" were safe in
Shanghai. These persons were be.
lieved to be Americans, but the
State Department was unable to
identify them
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06
WARD MUST FACE JURY.
ON CHARGE OF MURDER

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Sept. 8.
Supreme Court Justice Robert F.
Wagner today denied the motions
of counsel for Walter 8. Ward to
dismiss the indictment charging
him with the murder Of Clarence
Z. Peter.
He also denied the other sec.
ondary motions for reduction OF
the charge to manslaughter ana
to admit Ward to bail
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06
Japanese Emperor
Cables Thanks To
Coolidge

President Coolidge today re-
ceived the following cabIegram
from the Emperor OF Japan:
Deeply touched by your pro-
found sympathy and kindest of
fer in our appalling calamity.
i beg you to accept my heartfelt
gratitude to you and the Ameri-
can people. YOSHIHITO."
The message apparently was
sent from Senju. {
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06
First U. 8. Vessel Leaves.

The first vessel to leave contlnen.
tai United States with relief sup.
plies for Japan will be the steaYn.
ship President Taft, sailing from,
San Francisco today, according ia
a Shipping Board announcement.