The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-10

District Raises More Than
$4,000 for Japanese
Relief.

Contributions of $1,425.49 to the
Japanese relief fund received by
Victor B. Deyber, chairman of the
Relief Committee of the American
Red Cross, carried the fund over
Washington's quota of $4,000 to-
day.
approximately $4,000 has been
raised by the Red Cross committee
and other collecting agencies. The
over subscription of $4,000 will be
applied in meeting the new quota
recommended by Chairman Deyber
as being placed at 100000 for the
District.
Small Percentage Give.
But a comparatively small per-
centage of our residents have con-
tributed to the fund so far" said
Chairman Deyber this morning. II
believe the city can afford to sub
scribe twice the amount already
given, particularly to a cause of
this kind. Certainly Washington
should contribute at least 100000
ii not more. / shall continue &C.
cepting contributions until advised
by Red Cross officials to cease"
Among the church contributions
collected yesterday was $3.50 turn
ed in by the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church; collections in
other churches Of. the city will
reach Red ross Headquarters today.
The total contributed through this
source will be announced as soon as
the figueres can be compiled.
Drive To Go On.
Following completion of the emerg-
ency $4,000, 900 fund collections will
be continued as it is conceded that
much larger sum will be re-
quired to finance the aid Americans
must extend to Japan.
Beginning tomorrow a corps of
more than fifty three.minute
speakers will start city-wide
campaign. They will appear at all
of the theaters, at public gather
ings of all kinds and at luncheons
during the week.
Among the last contributions to
ASdCA 1SCu NIOSS HdlIOIldA hOoA
quarters was one Of 81 900 received
from the Veterans Of Foreign Wars
The headquarters was also ADVISED
by Adjutant Lemuel Bowles, Of the
American Legion, that the latter
organization planned asking Its
members to contribute to the re-
lief fund. A donation of $4,000 was
reported by the Iowa department OF
the legion.
According to the latest figures
compiled by Government agents and
Red Cross representatives the loss
of life in Japan is between 2OO.OOO
and 900, 900 persons while between
$300,000 and 100000 persons. were
injured It is almost impossible to
get accurate figures of the home
less in Yokohama. and Tokyo, nut
including those who lived IN cd
jacent areas to the two stc1ken
cities the number Is placed at ap-
proximately 100000 persons.
Relief Started.
A dozen relief ships are either
now under way on the Paclflc or
about to clear from western Amerl-
can ports. Official advices received
from American representatives IN
Japan emphasize the necessity OF
relief supplies reaching Japan dur
ing the next five or six days. Pestl-
lence Is threatening in many sec
tons of the wrecked district ana
while the reports have been OFF,
cially confirmed, rumors are rife
that cholera has appeared in linn
tied sections.
A joint statement issued by John
Barton Payne, national chairman
of the American Red Cross and
Secretary Of Commerce Hoover,
summarizes the Japanese situation.
Among the poignant facts brought
out in the statement Is the press
ing, need Of food for thousands OF
orphaned children. The milk sup
ply Of Japan is practically nil and
nearly all of the reserved stocks OF
foods and medicines in the deVas-
tated districts having been de-
stroyed, thousands of heads of fam
lilies have been killed or seriously
inIurad
Subscriptions reported today by
Chairman Deyber follow:
Mrs. Dewitt Talmadge. ...... 10000
Mrs. Robert F. Mackenzie. $500
MT r., Atwood n;c."1o NJ ~ Fisher ,,d through
Mrs. Bessie McE. Bolxiano '"'''
through Park Savings. .... 800
Fred S, SwindAll ......... 1000
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