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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02

SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 1.Toko, well Yokohama, has by the earthquake which shook Japan according messages by the Radio Corporation of America
 The quake earth large buildings doing tremendous property damage disrupted rail and communication and believed to have taken large toll in lives
 clear that the quake shook with terrific force the east Hondo principal island in the Japanese achPeago which situated In Toko rendered useless the system that the fire which started shortly after the the of shocks its unhampeed through the aflame
 Heavy of and tremendous property damage by fire has occurred in Yokohama.
 TransPacc cable ne connecting the of the world have and Japan apparently off from communica with other nations Many AercaEs and Europeans the quake zone
 The entire city Yokohama reported be fire in brief picked from the lak radio station by the Radio Corporation of America here This raogram reported casualties
 Land lines have been completely disrupted by the earthquake and communications from inland cities being handled by trains which also in bad that be hours before the full extent of the disaster Yokohama becomes known
 The cable line between Nagasa and Shanghai appears suffered the fate of the other cables nothing has by this
 The Postal Cable company trying Manila Shanghai and Nagasaki hoping that this cable spared but word of had been received late hour.
 The radiogram station to two radio corporations here said
 "A conagraon subsequent earthquake general throughout Yokohama Practically city Is in flames and many casualties.
 Shortly after the announced here that of its Japanese Tomoka had of transmission he advised the San office that all land down and nmaed that railroad communication had also been disputed
 Previously the Tomoka attempting to handle messages by train
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
Important News Of The Day

Japan has suffered the earthquake disasters of Toko burning PAGE ONE War threat between gives United States Senator W. presidential dresses Tennessee audiences European conditions PAGE TWO Voice Of the known findings to parties, Pncot PAGE ONE Lone Eskimo tragedy or Crawford expedition into PAGE ONE United Mine Workers launch hills of Germany showing occupation PAGE Birmingham na or and EIGHT Luis Frpo and Jack Dempsey whrlwnd bout nea training campaigns rushed PAGE NINE Cooperative to Community road working county Wild efforts obtain o state income feature legislature STATE
 
 Fast Lake mecca of union bodies. Lttleton as Winn charges county aided by Tuesday September college
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
PRETTY FRENCH
 HEIRESS GRAVES AMERICAN SPOUSE
Willing To Pay Dearly, If Aid Society Will Satisfy
 Longing
By CARL VICTOR LdTTLE (Leased Wire to The Age-Herald.)

PARIS. Sept. 1.--Mlle. Yvonne Jalla, beautiful French heiress. is willing to pay the passage of Is destitute Americans back home if the American Aid society will find her an American husband.
 Mile Jafla drove up to the head quarters of the society in her lux urious Renault limousine, driven by a liveried chauffer, and made her proposition.
 The French girl explained her mis- sion of charity and 1natrimony to the society, in perfect English. She said:
 q am very much impressed by your organizations reparation work and am willing to pay the passage of l5 Americans on the next home trip but in return I want you to find me one sympathetic American Husband. He does not have to be handsome or rich. He must, however, be we'll hammered and accustomed to society. I believe that there is 8 whole lot in a name, therefore I desire you to find me an American with romantic and poetic name.
 Fifteen passages for one Amer ican husband-those are my terms. Charity is a matter for reciprocity
 Miss Hanson, being @ good business woman, is securing the American colony for an eligible young man.
 Mile. Jalla explained that during the exciting days of the war she met and fell in love with an artillery lieutenant from Montana. He was killed she said, on the day they were to have been married.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
INDIANOLA ABS0RBS HUMPHREYS OIL FIRM
$22,500,0G0 Is Paid For Three
 Fourths Stock

DENVER, Colo, Sept. 1.-Comple- tion of the sale of the stock of the Humphrey OH company to the In dianola oil company. subsidiary of the Pure Oil company, was announced by A. E. Humphreys, Jr., treasurer of the company today.
 The transaction involves the pay ment of $22,500,G00 for 450, 900 of the 600.000 shares outstanding at the rate of s20 per share September Is and $6 per share every two months foi ten months making total of S5e per share with per cent interest on deferred payments.
 The holdings of the Humphreys Oil company by the Humphreys Petrole- um company are also to be conveyed to the Indianole at the rate of S9665 for the Humphreys Oil cofnpany's petroleum shares covering 70.060 shares The other assets of Hump hreys Petroleum are not be conveyed however
 new corporation will be formed and it's stock distributed as dividend to Humphreys Petroleum sharehoid- CTS and the new company will hold the other assets including some pro duction and leases
 Until the last payment is made the present management will continue to operate the properties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
CULT PORTS SHOW BIC INCREASE IN COTTON EXPORTS
Gain For Year May Go 150 Per Cent Over Figures
 In 1922
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 THE ASsE- HERALD Washington. 10. C.. Sent

During the forthcoming shipping season, more than 4G0000 bales of cotton will move oh government yes sels from gulf ports for foreign des- tinations, advanced bookings by the United States shipping board already make certain.
 Prodigious gains will be achieved by the gulf ports collectively and individually. Last season. less than 100000 bales left gulf ports for for eign destinations. The increase Is more than 100 per cent. and may go as high as 150 perceut.
 Frederick l. ThomI ecA, the nerl- Der of the shtpiRg bo4rds haYing jul .,risdiction over gulf ports. when ap- prised of the promised result of hlF effort to build up shipping in guh ports, expressed his great satisfac- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
QJIAKESZAKE ENORMOUS TOLL
LEAGUE OF NATIONS FACES STRONGEST TEST OF ITS CAEE7
Japan Victim
 or Bad Quakes Tn Past Years

Japan has about 1,50o earth quakes a year or an average of four shocks day, most of which are not violent. In Tokio a shock is felt on an average of once a week.
 More or less destructive quakes occur in Japan on an average of once in every two years and half. The greatest quake of the cured since the fifth century was in 1707. This shook the entire southeastern part of Ja- pan over an extent of about 500 miles. It originated beneath the oresn and was followed by huge tidal waves.
 On December 23 and 24, 1885, there were two violent quakes, after which tidal waves crossed the Pacific ocean in 12 hours and 40 minutes, leaving traces on the tide gauge diagrams at San Francisco and San Diego.
 Some of the most violent earthquakes in Japan were as follows;
 GAS A. D.: An area of about three square miles In Tosa was inundated.
 S69: Earthquakes with tidal waves visited Mutsu; thousands killed.
 1861: Severe earthquakes around Koyeti.
 14sS: Quake at Tokaido killed 2o,o00; Hamana Lagoon was formed.
 1596; Dungo. Kyushu visited by quake; roo killed; Koyti shaken.
 1792: At Hizen, 15,O00 killed.
 1S44; At Shinano, 12,O00 killed.
 1896: Sanriku districts. 27,O00 killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
BULLETIN
SAN FRANCISCO Se

SAN FRANCISCO Sept l.-Communcation with Japan in- terrupted by earthquake Toio today still was virtually at standstl 26 hours later The only S aining intelligence from the island empire shocks has been through the Tomioka Radio corpoyaon To- cated in an isolated position A miles from Tokio
 Each ot the brief brought word e greater severity wider spread of the disaster.
 Most of okio reported burning with many important buildings collapsed.
 Yokohama badly damaged by and succeeding he tidal wave with heavy damage lost reported from the Bay of Suuga Fires had broken ot tos far as 4 miles from and the disaster appeared general
 nS east coast or Japan The only survivor far the Radio station said the number of dead in Toko aon. was incalculable" :" ~ p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
BULLETIN

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. t.--(By Associated Press )-At 6Z clock tonight the Radio corporation message from it's station omoka which said that 700 persons ported killed when the History a Asakusa fell
 Many boats sank in tidal the Bay of Suruga Most o the houses Numazu collapsed message said In Toko the Pea railway station by fire and theatre collapsed The railway Ueno burned It rurnored the Imperial palace 8 n danger
 he from Suruga and Numazu indicate the was Widespread Suruga 6 miles southwest Tokio
 o4 miles west from Toko the direction Ueno is abot 30 miles of Toko.
 Numazu resort and the location of imperial villa The population is B, 00O ~ ~
 The Asakua tower. which collapsed is 22O feet high stood in Aakusa park the Flower Hall an csabbent devoted to entertainment features The towers ton commanded an extensive view oF the surrounding the park
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
VOICE OF PEOPLE SHOULD PROTEST WAL-kOUT, PINCH0T
Pacifist Governor Recalls Deaths Resulting From For
 mer Anthracite Shortage

HARRISBURG. Pa. Sept. 1.-(By Associated Press. .)--Governor Pinchot, his work as mediator in the anthra- cite wage controversy temporarily halted by the recess until next We'd nesday. to which representatives Of the operators and officials of the miners union agreed today, appealed tonight to the people ito consider their own interests also and to make the will known through the fullest pp bile discussion."
 In 2 statement in which he said the essential and encouraging ia ,t Is that the negotiations which yes terday were tagging are still going en-" the governor declared he wel- comed the breathing space for the hard pressed leaders of both sides ard urged them Ito use 1t in acquir- ing realizing sense of the public point of view"
 With mining operations through out the anthracite regions complete ly halted by the suspension order which went into effect at midnight last night. representatives of the op- posing sides left Harrisburg declar- ing the situation unchanged. The governor, outside of his formal state Hiculr LO dH GXpIeS- sion of encouragement.
 The essential and encoura ging fact is that the negotiations which yesterday were tagging are still go- ing on,,D, the statement said. Both committees have suggested an ad- journment for the purpose of more carefully considering the whole situ- alton, including the four points of my recommendations. But since each committee will do so from the point of view of the interests of it's own side, this seems to me like a good time for the people to consider their own interests also, and to make their will known through the fullest pub lie discussion.
 O O o
 Has Represented Public.
 Tn the negotiations I have been representing the public and its ne- cessity to get coal. To get coal we must find common ground upon which miners and operators may meet and settle their differences. with some regard for the public right. That common ground, in my
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
O O o Has Represented Public.
COURT GIVEN SURPRISE
Defendant Tries To Plead Guilty Of
 Poison Candy Charge

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 1.-Calvln Harris. railroad switchman. surprised court attaches and spectators in criminal court here today with an unexpected announcement. in the ab- sence of his attorney, that 1t was his intention to plead guilty to charge of sending poisoned candy to the home of H. c. Anderson, another railway worker. Before the formal ity of receiving the plea was com pleted, however. Harris lawyer came upon the scene, halted proceedings with a declaration that his client was not mentally responsible and further proceedings were deferred for week. Meanwhile Harris mental condition will be observed
 Mrs. Anderson and a child. the son of a boarder at the Anderson home, who partook of the candy became violently i'll but were hurried to q hospital and since have recovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
WANTS "MOlST" PLANK
With It Mack Sees Sure DemOcra
 XicfnrY

NEW YORK, Sept. IA democrat on moist plank will float into the White House in 1924. on a promised flood of light wines and beer, pre- dicted Norman E. Mack, democratic York, who has returned from Europe Saturday. ~Ass
 Americans, declared Mack. who has been in France for two months. are instensely dissatisfied with prohibit tion. rH "Convinced that saloon is thing of the past, our citizens are about ready to demand an amendment which will bring back a measure of personal liberty" he said.
 Mack predicted that the 1924 demo- cratic convention will be held in Madison Square Garden, and that Governor Smith, McAdoo, Senator Ralston and William Randolph Hearst all have a chance for the nomination..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
NEWSPAPERS SOLD
Sacramento Hee And Fresno Bee T
 Continue Former Policy

Sacramento Bee and the Fresno Bee. two newspapets published In those cities, by ". s. IMcClatchy and Charles K. McClatchyA brothers. have been purchased by tre c. K. company, the stockholders of which are Charles K. McClatchy. Ella K. McClatchy, his wife. and Carlos K. MeClatchY, his son. 1t was asanounced here today The price is Reported to have been in excess of %.o0O,00o and the com pany acquires all interest of V. S McClatchy.
 It was annxunced that there would espsps' be no ehansYtn the poiiey of the two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
CHRISTIAN RETIRES
Hnrding's Secretary Gives Way Ts
 C. Bascom SIemp

C. Bascom SIemp
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-George B. Christian, Jr., ended today his more than two and half years service as secretary to the President, first under Harding and since Mir. Harding's death, President Coolidge.
 Former Representative c. Bascom Slemp, recently selected by MT. Cool idge as his secretary, will take up his new duties next Tuesday.
 Since leaving the White House, Mrs Harding has been with Mrs Edward B. Mclean, wife of the Washington publisher, at the Me Lean country home near Washing ton, but will leave the middle of next week for Marion, to. spend some time at the home there oi Brigadier Gensral Charles E. Saw yer, White House physician. She plans later to travel for a time, if her health will permit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
ELECTRIC RATES CUT

St. Louis Has Lowest Scale Of Any
 Dig City Except Cleveland
 ST. LOUIS, Mo. Sept. l.-New elec- tric rates effective today averaging 5.2 cents a lilowatt hour, gives st. Louis the lowest electric rates of any large city in the nation. excepting Cleveland. The city rate Is seven cents each for the first nine kilowatt hours and three cents for each hour thereafter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
CHICKEN IS COSTLY
Six Injured And Car Wrecked To Save S4sN Life Of Fowl

NASHVILLE. TeW -.-saving the life of a chick ;. cost Hugh Bland, IS, big touring car and slightly injured him and five other persons yesterday seven miler south of here wEen the automobile in which they were riding crashed into the railroad station at Mud Tavern and was demolished.
 The car was going at rapid rate of speed when a cnicken crossed in front of it. Bland pulled the car aside to avoid hitting the fowl and the accident followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
CAR NEWS CHIEF ILL
w. D. Mahon In Chicago Hospital
 With Kidney Trouble

tn hiuucy IEOupie
 CHICAGO, Sept. 1.--William D. Ma hon, international president of the Amalgamated Association of Street. Car and Electric Railway employees. Is in a hospital here today following an attack of kidney trouble. AL though physicians said his Illness was not serious, 1t was announced he spent restless night, and is not feeling well today" Mahon was en- route from Detroit to Oakland, Cal. to attend the street car mems con- vsntion when taken sick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
ASKS KLAWS AID
Indiana Governor Seeks To Avoid Trouble In COnI Fields

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 1.- Milton Eldor. editor of The Fiery Cross, Ku Klux Klan publication. today acknowledged receipt of Gov ernor McCray's letter urging a meet ing of klan officers and officials of the United Mine Workers of America to adjust reported difficulties in tEe coal fields
 Mir. Elrod said today. in a letter to the governor, that his request had beeh forwarded to the proper indi- Viduals for the attention and con sideration which I am sure they will give it." Governor McCray had called MT. Elrod's attention to information ble brewing in the mining camps ble breawing In tne mining camps of the state between members of the klan and those opposed to the or ganization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
pETTEn PHONE SERVICE

CAMDEN. Ala, Sept 1.--tspecIal Leased Wire. .)--Direet telephone serv- ice between Camden and Selma has been installed by the Cumberland Telephone company The line for merly ran thro;;sh Beatrice, but was routed directly at the request of local Business men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
STATESMEN CHAT
Curzon And Premier Talk Over
 European Situation

CurxOn And Premier Talk Over
 European Situation
 PARIS. Sept. 1.-(By Associated Press. )-Lord Curzon, the British foreign minister, had a 2o-minute talk with Premier Poincaire this eve ming just before the premier left for Brittany. where he is to dedicate q statue in honor of Ernest Benan to- morrow.
 Their talk was most courteous and cordial and covered briefly the whole European situation, without, 1t is understood, special reference to the Italo-Greek conflict Lord Curzon will leave for London tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
THREE DIE IN WRECK
Lumber Train Goes Through Trestle
 And Piunges Into River

CAIRO, Ga, Sept. 1.-Three men were killed today when an engine and train of the Kelly Clark Lumber company of Gradyville went through trestle and plunged into the Ochtockree river about nine miles southeast of here. The dead; Miles Gray. engineer; Charlie Houch. fire man. and Ed Battis, negro flagman Recent heavy rains had swollen the the trestle was undermined so that 1t gave way under the weight of the engine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02

heaNy Ca'n lge in Tokio. The radio corporations messages were the next Indication of the extent of the
 fokehams Is the seaport of Tckfo ani the center of western business and social activities In Japan. It has p0nulaeion amot nting to near- Y g half Sniiiion and is situated on
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
MANY AMERICANS BELIEVED CAUGHT IN TERROR ZONE APPREHENSION FELT

Tokio's Population Over Two Million While Yokohama Also Large City-American Red ter Place inhabitants Rush To Ships Fleeing Death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
BOY, 9, KILLS BROTHER
Shotgun Used During Quarrel Brings
 Death To One

YAZOO CITY, Miss, Sept 1--Doug- las Savel. g. shot and fatally wound ed his 14 year old brother, Andrew, with shot gun during a quarrel near hear yesterday, the sheriffs of- flee announced today. The injured boy died in a hospital here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
APPROVE GOLD TEETH
Turks Decide Decorations Not
 Against II riigian

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept l--As- scciated Press )---Thet.r ligious court of Constantinople has decided Chat it. Is not against the Mussulman re- ligion for adherents 10 cover their teeth with gold or other metals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
D Q Q Sevarcst On Recnrd.

The eerthouake was first reported when 1t resistered on private seis- moEraphs ali over the world as one of the severest on record. AS far tMay go London, scientists were try
 nB to determine the exact locGtio on ot the cuake, when word came from osaka that almost the entire nation ad been shaken by disturbance of almost unprecedented force, with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
TOKYO AND YOKOHAMA TN FLAMES; LOSS OF LIFE BELIEVED TO BE HEAVY

Japan Cut Off From Communication With World Except By Radio, News Of Which Brings Story Of Destruction Menacing Mil lions Of People Followinw Series Of Earth quake Shocks There.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
COTTON TICKING rNvrRRtrrTIsp

SARDIS. Ala, Sept. l,--Cotton pick ing is almost at standstiu In this part of Geneva counry Between the ncavy rains and the poll weevil the crop in this section is extremely light
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
TEN HURT IN WRECK.

Trhin CraKhes Into String Of Cars When It Hits Open Switch CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-Nine passengers and the engineer was injured. none seriously. according to reports here when Chicago. Burlington and 1 Quincy train No. 12. southbound on the Beardstown division. ran into an open switch at Hagener, H.. this 1 morning.
 The train ran into a string of box cars after striking the open switch. How the switch happened to be left ] open has not been ascertained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
BULLETIN

OSAKA, Sept. 1.-With the exception of the Shiba road, the whole of Tokio is burning. Part of the Imperial Palace at Tokio is reported on fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02
LONE WOMAN
 |S RESCUED IN .FROzENARCT|C
Age-Herald Presents Tragic Story Of Rescue Party Sent To WrangIe Island To Re- Iieve Marooned Americans
 ONE FOUND DEAD, THREE WANDERING IN SIBERIA Ada Blackjack, Eskimo Wom- an And Seamstress 0fParty, Found Living Alone In Tent On Sand Pit On Icy Island

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-Another tragedy of the far north has beea revealed by ihe rescue, by Harold Noice, of onei lone Eskimo woman. the only survivor as far as can be judged, of a party of five--four white men and herSell-maroone since the summer of 1921 on Wrangei island. in the Arctic ocean. Whether or not three of the men, Allen Crawford. Frederick Maurer and Milton Gale, who started overland for Siberia on January IT, 1923, are still alive re- mains a mystery Efforts are now on foot to trace them.
 All the records of the tragedy ex- petition, including the personal story of Ada Blackjack, the lone survivor, are now in the possession of Harold Noice, special correspondent of The Age Herald and of the North Ameri- can Newspaper alliance, and will ap- pear exclusively in these columns.
 By HAROLD NOICE
 Commander af the WrnnGeI Island
 Relief Expedition
 NOME, Alaska. August 31.-Due to delays caused by engine trouble and smashed bow. we did not arrive at Nome until 10:20 o'clock last night.
 We have brought back to civiliza- ton the Eskimo woman, Ada Black 7 jack wac Is the sole survivor of the wrangel Island expedition of 1921. We left Point Hope. Alaska on Au- gust 2. and two days later, when 55 miles sou of Wrangei Island, en- coIntered fee pac1 We entered the pack. Id, afterst days of con stant bnch Sag, during the course Of whfcd we were carried to within. seven miles of Harold Island, we smashed through the last barrier.
 o O o
 Found Woman And Body.
 On August 19. when in the vicinity of Pillafpoint. Wrangel Island, we entered a narrow lane of water bor- eerlng the cast coast of the island, From there we steamed south along the east coast to Cape Hawaii, and thence west along the soutE coas1 7. On August 20. at 10:30 a. m., we ar rived at Doubtful harbor, where we found the Eskimo woman Blackjack, seamstress of the expedition. living in 8 tent on a sand pit. The body of c. Lorin Knight. second in command of the expedition, l found in tent nearby. Because of shortage of sup plies, Commander Allan CrawfoI q, Frederick Maurer and Milton Gale left the island on January IT, 1923, bound for the north coast of Siberia and Nome, Alaska, where they would endeaVor to send back relief to
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02

FORECAST FOR ALABAMA:
 PROBABLE THUNDERsHOWERs IN SCATTERED PORTIONS OF THE STATE FOR SUNDAY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-02

FORECAST FOR ALABAMA:
 FAIR IN NORTH; CLOUDY WITH THUNDER SHOWERS IN SOUTHERN PORTION