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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-01
Helpless Refugees In
Forts Are BOmbarded
Orphans Under Care of American Commits
sion Are Victims of Italian Naval Fire

ATHENS, Sept. 1.-The Italian
naval commander was informed
that the Cord forts were dis
mantled and occupied only by
refugees and orphans, but despite
this yesterday bombardcl the
Notifications and the town, it
was announced here today.
The orphans mentioned. Greek and
Armenian refugee children. arc un.
der tho caro- OF the American Near
East relief.
In the meantime. Italian Ambassa.
dor Montagna notified the Greek
foreign office today. that the Italian
occupation OF Corfu win continue
until Greece has met all conditions OF
the ultimatum delivered by Premier
Mussolini
II is reported here that the
Italians plan to deport all Grceks
from Corfu, transporting them TO
Italy.
The cabinet met with Premier
Gonatas today, going over the situa'
ton in detail. The premier declared
that he would not reply to Italy's
second noto, delivered yesterday but
would comply with any decision that
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IS
ON FIRE; MANY
VICTIMS dead
Tokyo Damaged;
All Japan Shaken
in a Disastrous
Earth Upheaval
lBy United Pressl

A terrific earth quake
shock, lasting for more than
an hour last night, Jared the
whole Japanese archipelago
with unprecedented power,
causing q conflagration in
the city Of Yokohama. re-
Sulting in many casualties
and completely disrupting
rail and wire communication
turnout the empire.
a dispatch from Osaka reported
tina, severe damage was suffered
in Tokyo.
Tho report Of the Yokohama con.
flagratlon came in dispatches re.
ceived In San Francisco by the
Radio Corporation Of America.
The message 10 the company
from IFS agent at Tomloia, IA
miles northeast Of Tokyo. said
that there had been many casu.
aliic~ IN Yokohama and that
practically the entire ci3y was
in flames.
This station now IL completely
out OF touch with the inland. Il
reported.
Tho Commercial Cable company
reported that It's cable from Guam
to Japan had been broken near
Yokohama, but that II wns making
an attempt 10 move dispatches con.
tanning details of the disaster by
way OF It's cable connection be.
tween Nngusaki and Shanghai.
Great anxiety II being felt
for the safety Of some 200
Americans In Yokohama. the
center Of Occidental trade and
social activity In the Japanese
empire.
Yokohama IL only II miles from
Tokyo and ia one OF tho principal
senports OF tho empire IL Is the
official seaport for Tokyo. the capt.
tai city. Its population In 1890
was half a million.
| Headquarters OF the 18th naval
district In San Franciaco said that
II had had no word from JAPAN
regarding tho situation here. ThStc
arc no American war vessels IN
japanese waters. the naval head.
quarters reported.
The shock was so terriile that
sclsmographs in practically all the
principal cities OF the worl1 record.
cd the tremor all Of them en-.
phasizing Its strength and duration.
OSAKA. Sept. 1.--Practically
all OF Japan was shaken vic.
lentIy for more than an hour
by earthquake shocks of almost
unprecedented power.
Severe damage was suffered in
Tokyo.
Railway and telegraph com.
munications were disrupted.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. L.
The Japanese city OF Yokohama
Is on fire. following u terrific
earthquake crash, according to a
wireless dispatch received here
today By the Radio Corporation
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ACT OF WAR,
SAYS ATHENS

LONDON. Sept. i.--Grecce consid.
ers the bombardment OF Corfu as an
act of war a communicate issued by
the Greek legislation here today dc.
clnrcd.
Greece cannott,A5ut consider the
bombnrdment of Corfu ii fragrant
violation OF tho league OF nations
pact and the treaty Of 1863. and also
an net Of war without PROPAGATION,
committed by ono league member
against another" tho communlque
sui1.
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BRITISH TROOPS IN THE NEAR EAST
MAY BE DIVERTED TO NEW FIELD

British authorities specializing the possibility
of requesting that British troops and ships cooperate with
the league event fob intervention should be necessary
strong British fleet is in the Mediterranean
In addition to the fleet there approximately 900
British troops with full equipment of munitions and
stores stationed the Near East There are about
warstrength battaions with stores and auxaries now in
the vicinity of Malta route home transports These
troops might be diverted for necessary services.
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WEATHER
Eome Brew

Y uow,ly. folks! Monday Is
Labor day. They call Il Labor
day because il is a day you
don't labor.
with long skirts and the BASQUE
back, next thing we know style die
tators win be demanding women
wear corsots.
LII Gee Gee says some folks are
80 hroad.minded they can see thru
i key.hoie with both eyes.
Greek To,ra Fired UpoH. Hood
lnc.
Hua. suotaer ono q hose saeil
genes,
vosee over phone-I can't sleep,
doctor. Can sou do anything for
me.
Dcesur-i Hold the wire and IN
sing sou 9 lullaby.
aE DIARY
tAnEust sll
Al the office all the morning, putting
my affairs In SHAPE for my vacation. the
prospect Of which doth please me much.
Thenrc TO q. Thompson. the dentist,
auaklng and shisrrlsE, bat hr did cause
me little paia. fer which the Lard be
praised. NJ night TO fhe rvpalring OF my
fish pole ard other gear. and did try on
- flannel shirt I last had In the war
In 81. Lawlnnds. but Lardl it was 80
tight I could not breathe. great Of
girsh have I become, and my wife did
: say TIKI viii soon be nnablc 70 get into
L,ur coupe sithoEt a shoe-heru. al which
4 was greatly vrNesi, hut Showed II mot,
fstret DE NSy Eserr. And ~ 90 bed,
Dearest. ] must marry YOU"
Have you seen father7"
Often, honey, but love you Just
the same
The straw hat season ends today
Politicians are having their straw
hits made into campaign cigars.
lxr.nL rsla~ 90 shs. sfktr~ won a
n III SE lerEav IN Tire Northwest
Photo E.xhthis for j photograph Of
Puget sound. but they say the thing
Was ffaned.
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Dumbbcll will Sub" for O.
Homer Brew during the lat.
tcr's vacation, He viii also
run n prize contest for the
dumbest sayings sent In 90
him.
Watch Mondays Star for a
fun account Of Dumbbell
bud and his contest,
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School Is no !
terror to chill.
dren. N o d e rn
methods IN a X e
study n real ro-
nance. Instead
81 drcary rou-
tine. school days
are now glowing
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BY THE EDITOR or THE STAR

BELLINGHAM, Sept. i.--cannery
men here and all the way to the
Canadian boundary deny the asser.
ton Of Everett and Anacortes pack.
ers that the present humpback run
Is OF phenomenal size.
II Is q "good" run, the men in
this district say. Some OF them class
II as the best since 1913 Though not
at all comparable to that years., but
at least one man OF real authority
says the 1923 run does not exceed
that OF 1915.
But they all agree that II is far
larger than the one OF two years ago.
And tho reason. they Unanimously
assert, Is the 10 days close.down
that was enforced in 1921
There was big escapement Of sal.
mon during that period. 1t IS agreed,
and spawning conditions were excel
lent. The fish mature in two years.
Bellingham authorities say. and now
the 1921 crop Is back In increased
volume to prove the correctness Of
the theory behind the regulation.
PREDICTION or LARGE RUN
CLAIMED PREMATURE
Il. y. Demlng, president of the
Pacific.American Fisheries Co. of
this city, who has been AZ years in
the salmon business. majority Of
that time MS packer. is emphatic
on all these points. As one OF the
pioneers in tho industry and head OF
Puget sounds largest canncry, he is
considered an authority.
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w A r
BULLETINS

ATHENS, sept r. Italian
forces To-Day occupied the Island
Of snmoj
Greek Marships are reported
4, have Withdrawn from the wa.
tiers adjacent TO Italy and have
taken refuge IN the bay Of sa.
lamIs. ~
samos Is an island - the Ac-
gean sea. off the Smyrna coast,
and just OFF the sphere of IN. =.
encc in Asia Minor. awarded TO
Italy after tho world war.
The island has a population Of
nearly 10000. aud Is $50 square
miles in area. Its chief exports
are ralsins and oil.
ATHENS, sept. l.--fall OF the
present Greek government ap-
peared imminent today under
pressure OF the occupation Of
Corfu aud killing Of Is Greek
citizens by Italian shell fire.
Former Premier Zamis Is ek-
pccted to be asked 10 form new
government.
The Greek public Is wildly ex.
cited over the bombardment Of
Corfu.
Several women were included
among those killed by the Italian
shell fire. They had taken ref.
uge in the police station when
the bombardmsnt opened. A
shell then hit the police station,
killing and woundiDg many in
the building.
LONDON, Sept. Eight
Italian ships have been placed
u, readiness for ans sraasrorta.
iien Of troops, a ROME dispatch
10 the Evening Star asserts.
Premier MUssulini is said TO be
drafting an explanatory note de.
signed for foreign powers and
Greece, explaining itaiy's nc.
lions with respect 10 Greece.
ATHENS. Sept. L. The
Italians have extended the area
OF their occupied territory on
the island OF Corfu. IL was re-
liably reported today. Their
forces have been moved further
10 the northeast from tho fortI.
fications.
LONDON, Sept. i.--ftais plans
tr call out two classes of mill.
tary rcseryists. according 10 nd.
vices here. Italian rcservisss in
London have been ordered TO
hold themselves in readiness for
service.
VIENNA, Sept. l.--Jugo-Slay
army officials who are on leave
outside Of their country have
bccn ordered to return.
Orders have also gone out for
members Of the Rumanian mill.
tary establishment 10 hold them.
selves IN readiness for call.
ATHENS. Sept. IAN Italian
submarine Is reported TO have
fired on Greek steamship off
the coast OF Epirus. No serious
damage was done.
Greek ships. II Is understood,
have been forbidden TO enter the
Corfu channel.
PARIS, Sept. L. Partisan
newspapers expressed alarm to-
day at ftaIy's seizure of Corfu.
They fear II win be impossible
TO '1ocalize the conflict" despite
Greece's appeal for Intervention
by the league OF nations.
ROME. Sept. 1.-The GrceI,
steamer Atromidos, carrying the
Greek correspondents expelled
from Italy, has been permitted
TO sail At Genoa two Grecl,
steamers have been placed un.
der special guard. All Italians
holding Greek consular positions
have resigned their posts.
WASHINGTON, Sept. L.
Greece will make n formal pro,
test to the United States and
the other world powers against
the drastic steps taken by Ital,
to enforce the latter's uili
matum. II was learned official
~ today.
The Greek protest viii he stI
forth In Il formal note 10 h,
delivered TO the state depart
ment here, probably Monday o.
next week. The protest viii. b,
specifically against the occupa
ton by Italian forces of III,
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CONTINUES DEMANDS
AS CRISIS GROWS MORE SERIOUS

While chancelories bending every effort toward
easing off the situation which hourly becomes critical
Premier Mussor continues to carry forward his plans of
humatng Greece in retaliation for the murder of five
Italian commissioners. note handed the Greek
government today. 1t unrelenting in its demands
than 81 100000 indemnity and other points forth
in the original ultimatum
The occupation of Greek territory characterized as
peaceful and the hope expressed that Greek inhabitants
would do nothing that might render the occupation
serious matter
Allied authorities becoming concerned hourly.
The league of nations took the Grecotaan problem this
afternoon, but Italian representatives understood
prepared to deny e leagues Jurisdiction In this event.
the league only back up such mandate may
wi
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arc HVN rNnh-
Star.
A sure sign that your vacation has
put you In good shape Is your abil-
lily 10 eat waffles and cabbage for
breakfast.
Th,re's man in Kent whose
MANS Is Howard Heater. DO you
supps,se' his middle namo Is Over.
draft't-H. l. r.
GseInmetz. engineering wizard.
gredii,ts that in Toe years electricity
sflr DO all our work for Us.
VIII It caddy for US?
10. Horsense. stripping the gears
from your car win not help to cool
IT.
Totlays definition: A bioauiist Is
q ma trho makes the same mistake
ftosce.
Our idea OF a good job Is to be
photographer for the Police Gazette.
CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON
IVY CLUB
The wife who won't permit
he husband to sit out on the
porch in his shirt sleeves on
warm day.
Tho main trouble with picnlcking
in fllvver IL that when you stop
for lunch. you find that the milk in
the hamper has changed to butter.
Our idea Of a tough job is night
rditor on a newspaper in Greenland.
awln Ford RUM Headline.
We don't know. Have you tried
cranking IT.
Gosh, but It's going to be tough
10 have TO stay up TO midnight in
order 10 break the seal Of The new
Telephone directory.
The war Will wage between
Greece and Italy until the last cor,
respondent gets the writer's cramp
WHEN THESE few words are
read. we shall be Somewhere or
puget sound. playing tag with ths
CLAIMS, hunting goeducky with oui
new airgun and leaping from tongf
10 bough with tho other yqulfrels.
TWO WEEKS vacatloni TIVE
weeks with not thing oil our minC
fbnt our old felt hiatt
DusTBBELL DUD. the mex
funniest guy In the offic's Is left in
charge Of the colyum.
BE CAREFUL, DumBbel1. Dom
open the door TO strangers; don't IN
the cat get the canary; tell the ic,
man We won't need any ice.
Z PUT THE muzzle on our littl,
bull. Don't feed him anything but
rpeechcs by Doc Brown,
TELL THE Smith Brothers I,
shave once in while klrs In &c,
Gee goodbye Tor Us, and for heavens
sake keep Joe Bungstortor sober.
GOODBYE. FOLKS! BE good, o
at least be careful, a. ]. 4,
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Tho main trouble with picnlcking
in fllvver Is that when you stop
for lunch. you find that the milk in
the hamper has changed to butter.
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Gosh. but It's going to be tough
10 have TO stay up TO midnight in
order TO break the seal OF The new
telephone directory.
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"wln Ford Run?'--Headline
We don't know Have you tried
cranking IT.
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Queen Marie Of Rumana is hurrying back Bucharest
from Paris.
Jugoav reseryiss who leave have been ordered
back to their home countries.
Italy plans to call up classes Of reservists Those in
London have been ordered be prepared for call to the
colors
The Greek legation London declares that Greece cannot
regard the bombardment of Corfu other than an
of war
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Our idea Of tough Job Is night
\rditor on newspaper in Greenland
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CORFU IS
81 - y
BY ITAl Y
Another Island Seized; Women and
CiA.dren Killed; Balkans Excited
and Britain May Send in Troops as
Aid to League of Nations Action
BY ED L. KEEN

LONDON, Sept l. Europe today faced
the most menacing situation since the days
preceding the world,war.
Italy has seized two Greek islands. Samos
was occupied today. -.1
The tri-color flies over Corfu, following
bardment in which Is men and women refugees ~a'lus
killed as they sought shelter.
The Balkans are stirring.
lRUMANIANS AND JUGO-SLAVS
CALLING UP ARMY RESERVES
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CANDIDATE FOR THE POISON
IVY CLUB

The wife who won't permit
het husband to sit out on the
porch in his shirt sleeves on n
warm day.
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The war Will wage between
Greece and Italy until the last cor.
respondent gets the writer's cramp.
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G0oDyi GooDy.
SCHOOL OPENS:

school i no longer / prison a
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our idea Of good Job Is to be
photographer for the Police Gazette.
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LONDON, Sept. i.--itaIy plans
tr call out two classes Of mill
tary rcseryists. according 10 nd.
vices here. Italian rcservisis in
London have been ordered 10
hold themselves in readiness for
service.
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Dearest. I must marry YOU"
Have you seen fRther7"
Often. honey. but l love you Just
the same"
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ATHENS. Sept. i.--T The
Italians have extended the area
OF their occupied territory on
The island OF Corfu. IL was re-
liably reported today. Their
forces have been moved further
60 the northeast from the forti.
fications.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-01

Totlays definition: A bioami,t Is
q mar r1io makes the same mistake
The Washington times., 1923-04-01

as not they will wave at you
for they are friendly souls, these
mariners.
And the millionaires will wave
back. For the millionaire knows
the easy familiarity will not cause
him further annoyance. Seamen
will not call him up for quick
loan.
TRUDGING TO TORCH.
Then th~-e is the Statue of
Liberty. With glasses one may
see patient tourists slowly climb
ing the steps-up and up to the
torch that is held aloft. Bedloe's
Island, Quarantine, the ugly
beautiful marshes of New Jersey,
are all within the range of vision.
Up the North river valiant little
tugs are putt-putting their way
to nose a transatlantic liner into
the pier. Motor boats skip about.
And the deep boom OF the bell
buoys add glamour to the ensem"
BILE, And so you near Staten
Island you see the unspoiled little
illages-dreaming away the days
and nights.
Nearly all of Park Rows print
crs live over on Staten Island.
They are home owners-these men
I'LL. 70
daily newspaper joys. Along Park
Row at noon time those nattily
dressed men you see carrying
canes are in most instances print
ers-the men who a generation
ago could never resist the lure
of the open road.
Too, the tall factory chimneys
with blazing blotches of red.
VeritabIe little Pittsburghs.
PLAY THE OLD TUNES.
No ferry ride is complete with
out a shoe shine, The little
ragged Dicks swarm above you as
bees swarm to clover. You can
not resist them. They have never
raised their prices-not even dur
ing the war. A shine Is always
cents and they do their work
we'll and with a certain pride.
They are youngsters who attend
school at night-Greeks, Italians
and even Chinese-all hurled pre-
cautiously into the great melting
pot and accepting the vicissitudes
OF life with a laugh on their lips.
Down on the first deck OF each
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The placid harbor is rocking
with boats. Perhaps far out a
tiny speck. which, If you wait
long enough, will prove to be
giant ocean liner-a floating
city-thrilling to the first sight OF
land in many days.
On clear days there is the
flaming sun and the billowy
clouds and that swish of the
sea sound that opens the we'll
springs OF desire for adventure
and romance.
Gently Juggling at anchors are
vagrant steamers-"tramps' they
are called. Some are just back
from the Argentine, Port Said,
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'He offered me peanuts of his private sack No
doubt he got thrill like get feeding the monkeys.

Germany and Liverpool. You can
see the old seamen, perhaps,
washing their clothes or sitting
on piles of rope peacefully putting
at pipes. They have an aura of
dignity and the eyes of dreamers-
the indescribably content that one
does not find among folks bred
in the cities,
They know more Of the mys-
terry of Life than most people, /
imagine. They have Gazed
through fog, rain and pitch black
nights, and battled with the
eternal mystery of mysteries.
Some appear to have become a
very part OF the elements. Likely
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Ignorance Is Bliss.

A couple of shorthorns had
been dragged into game OF
draw poker. The game reached
the point where the betting was
fast and furious.
"Ill bet it ALL" said the first
shorthorn.
Call you,' said shorthorn
number two. Watcher got?"
Aces
GLOW many?"
"One."
"You win. Darned If I didn't
think you was bluffin'. "-Froth.
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By O. O. MCINTYRE

boat are the veteran harpist and
violinist. They play the old
tunes-"In the Good Old Summer
Time Sidewalks of New York"
and Sweet Rosie O'Grady."
They pass the hat shyly and are
thankful for the few pennies they
receive. If they are unrewarded
they play just the same and bow
as you pass by to disembark.
Some Of them are blind and all
are pathetically old.
1t is a short ride across to
Staten Island, but always a
memorable one. There is a close
knit comraderic that springs up
as the ferry pushes out into the
harbor. When a, pleasure steamer
from Albany or one from Coney
Island goes by the ferries toot a
friendly welcome.
Somehow the city seems far
away. AS much as we all love
New York we like to get away
from It, There is a vicious side
to 1t that at times suffocates us
but a puff of fresh air blows it
all away. And that. imagine, is
why our millionaires steal away
from the hurry burly Of office
routine as dusk approaches to slip
out into the harbor.
They feel that somehow the
world is not altogether wrong.
No man that looks at the sea
really can.
Copyright. 1923. by the Mcknight
Syndicate, Inc.)
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of us to whom money
is coy and reluctant may, il

"HOSE of us to whom money
is coy and reluctant may, il
u we choose, go shopping for
polo mallets, step into the entrance
Of a home along Millionaires' Row
and come out as if we lived there
or do something like that to put
up the grand flush.
But / have found a way to min
gle with millionaires-rub elbows
with them, so to speak-for the
sum of 5 cents-the twentieth part
of a dol-lah!
All that is necessary is to buy
a ticket for a ride on a Staten Is
land ferry boat any evening be-
tween five and six. Walking round
the promenade deck will be found
from a half dozen to a bakers
dozen of men whose nameE are
symbolic of great wealth.
1t is the Wall Street magnate's
way Of getting away from the
herd, filling his lungs with clean,
fresh air and exercising his mus
Giles. They make the round trip
singly and in groups-always walk
ing round and round.
You may fall in step with them
il you desire, and while they may
not speak to you, you can go home
and tell the wife you were out
walking with millionaires, and
she'll probably believe it just as
much as she would the old one
~~~N~~~~~~~~~~~~~
neighbors will be disappointed If
they can hear you without listen
ing"
Nom yelled, What do I care
about those bum neighbors. All
they try to do is to borrow things
1 amt got"
Pop hollered, well, if you lay
off that thermos pockets stuff
I'll come back and give you
twenty-five"
Nom said. mot so loud about
that twenty-five. I owe the
neighbors twenty-five"
So pop came back and gave
nom the money, and everything
was sweeter than burned sugar.
Good-by, and don't forget to
write.
Copyright. 1923. by Star Company