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The Kusko times., 1923-09-15
Japan Visited By One of Most E3or-
 rible Disasters in All History.
Tokio and Yokohama Virtually Destroyed; Els inmates Place Loss of Life at From 300,O0O
 to 5OO,OOO; Millions Are Homeless.

Shanghai, Sept. 2.-One hun dred thousand are dead as the result of the Japanese earth quake and fire horror, one of the greatest tragedies in history. Earthquake, tidalWaVe, typhCon and fire combined to make the disaster one of the most horrible on record. | Blasts of flames are still sweeping the stricken terri tory, leaving death and destruc- tion over what is left of the great cities of Tokio and Yokohama. All efforts to save the Imperial Palace atTokio were for naaght, Millions are homeless. The water supply systems of both Tokio and Yokohama are destroyed.
 : Osaka, Sept. IA vast area Of Japan has been devastated by the greatest earthquake in the history of this country. It will be a long time before the actual loss of life is known, but the most reliable estimates place the number of deaths up to the pres ent at from 100000 to 500, 900. According to adviceS received here, BIO, 1000 persons have lost thelr lives in Tokio, Yokohama and Yokoshiuta, with 10, GOO dead in the latter city, and nothing is known of the numbers killed in the country districts. Meanwhile @ new volcano has broken out Tn the Chichu range, fifty miles northwest of Tokio. It is esli- mated that 100000 are home. z less in Tokio and suburbs.
 Osaka.-Prince Yamashita and Prin- cess Kaya, who were injured at Kama kura, are now reported dead Lieut.. Spada, who flew over Tokio and the stricken districts in an airplane, has reported to Commander Negoya that all concrete and brick buildings have collapsed.
 Seattle.-The following is the first dispatch direct from Tokio:
 Tokio, Septt-3.-Tokio and Yoko- hama are virtually destroyed as the result Of earthquake and fire which oc- cured last Saturday. Casualties in both cities will run into the thousands. At present no estimate is possible. The property damage will approximate hundreds of millions of dollars at the least The American embassy was de. stroyed. Martial law prevails in all cities in the devastated area.
 San Francisco.-Onew wireless report shls morning gives the dead in Tokio alone at 100000.
 Shanghai.-Nichinichi is the only newspaper in Tokio to escape destruc- tion.
The Kusko times., 1923-09-15

London, Sept. 5.-Fhe Central News reports that it's Toklo correspondent escaped from the capital somewhat in- jured, and after many hardships ar
The Kusko times., 1923-09-15

Nagasaki. - The special bureau opened for the aid Of the earthquake victims announces that $50, GOO houses have been destroyed in Toklo and that the casualties number l30.00O
 Shanghai. Sept. 6.=All of today s re. ports from apan indicate that first es- inmates of loss of life and damages from earthquakes fires and tidal waves were much exaggerated. A radiogram in- tereepted here estimates the casualties at Yokohama a 50 9o3, and an Eastern telegram said 30,000 dead had been counted west of Tokio A Reuter- re- port says the banks are reopening.
 Washington, Sept. 5.-The State De- partment tonight received a radio mes- sage from Kobe saying that the naval hospital at Yokohama had been de- stroyed, that Chief Pharmacist L, Iam- bach and his wife and two enlisted men had been killed, and Dr.. U. R. Webbin, in command of the hospital, is badly injured.
 London, Sept. 5.-The Central News reports that it's Tozlo correspondent
The Kusko times., 1923-09-15

San Francisco.-One wireless report this morning gives the dead in Tokio alone at 100000.
The Kusko times., 1923-09-15

Shanghai.-Nichiniehi is the only newspaper in Tokio to escape destruc- tion.
The Kusko times., 1923-09-15

Nagasaki.-There are no buildings in sight in Yokohama. Only ruined walls are visible. Thousands of ref ugees gathered in park were drowned by food, caused by the bursting of the city water pipes.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
BRITISH APPROVE
NEW AIR POLICY
Steer Middle Course, Avoid
ing Controversy Threatening
Admiralty designations.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. August 2.-Approvai was
given today by the government to
the report of the imperial defense
committee on the relation of the
air force to the navy.
The committee says it does not
remain altogether unchanged. but
neither does ii believe that il is
possible to sever completely from
the air ministry the air organization
attached to the fleet. which is respon-
sible for home defense and co-opera-
tion with the army.
The committee recommends d
course somewhere between the two
extremes represented by the admir-
atty board and the air ministry.
After announcement had been made
to the press of the governments at
titude Premier Baldwin made state
ment in the house of commons that
the committees recommendations
were acceptable to the government.
which favored the principle of a sin
gle air service subject to reServa-
tions necessary to meet detailed con-
ditions as urged by the admiralty.
The premier added that it was i'm
possible without further experience
to pronounce final judgment upon the
committees recommendations and
that the government was confident
both services would do their utmost
to make them succe Ssful.
When the controversy over control
of the navy'S air force was at Its
height a few days ago there were
strong rumors that several resigna-
| tions would occur on the admiralty
board il the navy lost its contention.
but these have not materialized and
evidently the malcontents have ac-
cepted the recommendations which
were known to them unofficially
earlier in the week.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
SEE CRoWDER RECALL.
Resolution Passed July % Over
Zaya's Veto Seen Cause.

HAVANA. August 2.-Rumors ema-
mating from New York and quoted on
the authority of the New York Times
state that Gen. Crowder. ambassador
of the United States to the Cuban
government, is to be recalled, the
reason given being a resolution pass
ed by the Cuban congress on the oc-
casion of congress passing the new
lottery law, and states as its reason
veto. A translation of the text OF
the resolution is as follows:
The Cuban congress hereby passes
over the veto of the president the
lottery law and states as it's reason
for so doing that the law has not
been duly considered by its critics.
This law has been unjustly attacked
and insinuations have been cast upon
the sovereignty of the Cuban re
public. Congress submits its action
to the judgment of the public as be-
ing dictated by patriotic intentions.
There is faction in the committee
that. knowingly or unknowingly. is
working against the country, con-
trary to all national principles and
rights of self-government This
policy if continued will become a
menace to Cuban nationality unless
all parties unite in order to impress
upon the governments Of Cuba and
the United States that the Cuban peo-
pie do not desire any outside inter
ference with their civil affairs The
republic is meeting all it's foreign
engageme ents as they become due, and
any interference with its domestic al
fairs could not be justified by any
treaties or by the laws Of nations
and will cause such perturbation as
might end in the breaking of the
moral and historical ties which have
hitherto bound our country to the
great republic of North America
The resolution was passed by both
houses on July 23
Gen. Crowder said today he had
no comment to make on the stor,- re.
lative to his recall. The ambassado,
leaves Havana tomorrow on the
Calamares.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
CROWD GIVEN SLIP
BY VICE PRESIDENT
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PLYMOUTH, VT, August Hun
dreds of motorists en- route to the
White mountains and Canadian re-
sorts are detouring so as to take in
this tiny hamlet in the hope of get
ting a glimpse of Vice President
Coolidge, but Cal" Coolidge or Red"
Coolidge. as the natives still call him,
does not care to be a target for
curious eyes and he has literally
taken to the woods. The Vice Presi-
dent finds his recreation in the deep
forests that are within a few yards
of his fathers farmhouse.
When President Harding's illness
made known the retreat of the Vice
President the news was a signal for
an almost continuous cavalcade of
motorists. At times today there was
a line of automobiles climbing the
long hill, near the top of which, and
a short distance off the main road,
stands the little white house in which
Calvin Coolidge was born and where,
with his wife and two boys, he is
visiting and rusticating with his
father and an elderly aunt.
Tintype Recalls School Days.
This correspondent today was
shown a faded tintype of Red" Cool
idge when he attended school here,
and the possessor of this picture, a
trim maiden lady, would not part
with it for anything. She went to
school with Red" and played child
hood games with him and other
youngsters of the neighborhood, and
it was never thought in that far
on the map to the extent that he has
since he became prominent politically.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
LEGALITY Of WINE
IMPORTS IN DOUBT
Prohibition Unit Asks Ruling
on Letting in Medicinal and
Church Supplies.

Still another question was added
today to the long list of subjects on
which the prohibition unit has sought
expert legal advice in interpreting
the eighteenth amendment, the Vol
stead act and the Willis-Campbell
anti-beer law.
The prohibition officials now want
to know whether they have been cor
rect in virtually excluding from the
United States all imports OF spirit
uous liquors and wines for medicinal
and sacramental purposes. In order
to get a final ruling. Chief Counsel
Britt Of the prohibition unit has pre-
pared a memorandum on the subject
which is to be placed before the De-
partment of Justice with a query as
to the departments legal authorities.
Importers. especially of wines. re-
Gently have been demanding that the
import bars be partially lifted to per-
NIT entrance Of certain kinds OF
medicinal liquors and sacramental
wines, Of which. they say, there Is
a shortage. Counsel Britt takes the
position that the Willis-Campbell act
bars all spirituous imports and also
wines, except possibly those for
sacramental use.
No questions regarding beer i'm
ports are to be raised. These are re-
garded as definitely barred by the
Willis plaw.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

several minutes in her brothers room,
but was requested by the physicians not
to talk to him. as it might tire him. She
said there was indication that the
President had been very sick man."
but she left the sick room quite op-
timistlc.
At the request of Mrs. Harding, she
and her daughters took quarters in
the hotel and were the guests OF Mrs.
Harding at luncheon.
Mrs. Harding Stands Strain.
Mrs Harding, Mrs. Remsberg said
had stood the strain very well. 1t
was learned from other sources that
Brig Gen. Sawyer, the President
mander Joel T. Boone, assistant to
DR. Sawyer, are not unmindful thai
with the lessening of the strain rea c.
tive effects of the Presidents illness
might be felt by Mrs. Harding. who
for the past year has been far from
normal health.
Attorney General Daugherty also ar.
rived during the day. having hurried
here from Seattle when the Presi-
dents illness became alarming. He
spent some time in the presidential
suite. and. although perhaps closer &c
the Chief Executive than any person
in San Francisco excepting members
of Mr.. Harding's family. he did not
see the President. He took rooms al
another hotel, as he has number oi
matters OF official business to take
quire as to the progress of the 'Presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
Physical Culture
Promised Wives
OfU.S. Senators

Wives Of senators of the United
States are to have the benefits Of
a physical culture class when Con-
gress assemblies next December,
according to Mrs. Royal s. Cope
land. wife of the new senator from
New York and former public
health commissioner of that state.
Senator and Mrs. Copeland were in
Washington yesterday on their
way TO Charlottesville. Mrs. Cope
land said she had discussed plans
for the class with wives Of other
senators and had found them en-
thusiastic.
Should Mrs. Copeland be chosen
as director Of the proposed class
she will probably make use OF the
schedule of exercises prepared by
her husband and recorded on
phonograph records.
Senator Copeland. for his part.
will be active in the Senate gym
nasium ana may show his col
leagues how to eliminate excess
weight or to put on more hesh.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
GREATER PARK SYSTEM
FOR D. c. Is ADVOCATED
AT ANACOSTIA RITES
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lily to the talent of the landscape
artist and that the people of the
city were fortunate in having Irwin
w. Payne design Anacostia Park, and
Col. &. o. Sheriff., officer in charge
OF public buildings and grounds.
supervise the construction work.
Commissioner Rudolph declared
that the government should acquire
that beautiful forest between Penn
sylvania avenue extended and Ben
ming. and even as far east as Ala
hama avenue. large part of which.
he said. is now encroached upon by
buildings. This splendid area should
be turned over to the public of the
capital as woodland park" 1t
would be civic calamity, he said. to
lose this opportunity.
Several thousand persons gathered
near the south approach to the Ana
costa bridge to participate in the
celebrating OF the actual starting of
the development of what is to be
known as Anacostla Park. and which
viii include all of that area along
the water from Giesboro point north
beyond Bennirg to the District line, a
distance of more than six miles.
Many See Ceremony.
The majority Of those attending the
exercises are citizens of Anacostia or
else of one OF the nearby suburbs
They had turned out in full force and
with great enthusiasm to celebrate
the ground breaking.
Elaborate ceremonies marked tht
breaking OF ground for this great
park system, which, when completed
probably viii be the most beautiful
park in the District and one of the
largest waterside parks in the coun.
try.
Besides Mr.. Davis and Commission.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
WIFE CHARGES DRINKING.

Mrs. Sarah v. Grant in a petition
for limited divorce filed today in the
District Supreme Court against her
husband. Edgar F. Grant, a driver of
laundry wagon, charges that he has
been drunk every Saturday night for
eighteen months and has stayed away
from his home On some occasions,
she says, he came home and aithough
having the key in his pocket would
make her get out of bed to open the
door.
They were married at Elkton, Nd,
April "a, 1915, and have one child.
Mrs. Grant wants alimony and an ir, :
junction to keep her husband from
annoying her. She Is represented by
Attorney Harry A. Hegarty.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
TRAFFIC JUDGE FINES 3.
Jury Trial Demanded by Manuel
Butler on Drunk Charge.

In the Traffic Court yesterday these
cases were disposed of: Samuel
Cooper. colliding. sac: Samuel F.
Massey. colliding, $50. and leaving
without making his identity known,
SIS; Joseph Towels, no operators
permit, $40.
Manuel Butler. charged with oper-
ating his automobile while drunk,
when arraigned pleaded not guilty
and demanded jury trial. He is al
obey the signal of a traffic officer and
operating his machine the wrong way
on a one way street. These cases
went over until the major case has
been determined by jury. Butler
was released on a $500 bond.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

Hope road past the judges stand. A
large number of entries have been
listed for this feature of the exer-
ciSes.
The automobile parade will form
on Minnesota avenue. head on Good
Hope road. The route of the parade
covers about six miles, and will en-
brace Anacostia. Congress Heights
and Randle Highlands. About 900
machines will be in line, equally di-
yided between pleasure cars and COM
mercial vehicles. Nearly all business
houses in Washington will be repre-
Sented.
Evening star., 1923-08-02

About the only vacancy many fell
low wants to fill lies in dead mems
shoes.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
CROWDER RETURN TO U. S.
MAY BE REBUKE TO CUBA
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Cuba in the United States was added
evidence to that belief
Since that time. however, there have
been numerous indications that the
course followed by the Cuban govern
ment was giving some concern here.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
PRESIDENTS FEVER ENDS.
BUT PULSE is TOO HIGH;
SLOWLY MAKES PROGRESS

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Among those indications was a nor
NAL temperature, less labored and
more regular breathing, and a pulse
that. while still rather high, seemed
to show no indications of increasing.
! Gen. Sawyer had, shortly before,
demonstrated his own confidence in
| the favorableness of the indications
, by going for an automobile ride.
| The nurse, Miss Ruth Powderly, dur
! ing the evening left the hotel for the
| first time since the President was
| brought here Sunday She was di-
rected by Mrs. Harding to take
walk in the fresh air. Mrs. Harding
herself, however. has not been out
side the hotel since she entered it
Sunday morning Immediately after
arriving in San Francisco.
Warns Against High Hopes.
Warning was given by Gen. Sawyer
two of the other doctors, that too
rapid recovery should not be ex-
pected. Gen. Sawyer asked that it
| be remembered that the President
still was sick man." and also that
there might be some ups and
downs"
| For these reasons ii appeared that
the physicians would be reluctant to
approve at this time any plan for
the future with respect either to
! remaining in San Francisco or leav-
| ing the city for some nearby place
of quiet. or to returning to Wash
! ington.
/ I'VE have got to feel our way
along" said DR.. Sawyer. and that
seemed to epitomize the feeling of the
other physicians, Mrs. Harding and
even the President himself, although
! he asked DR.. Sawyer yesterday if he
| thought it would be possible to start
| for Washington Sunday. Whatever
answer the doctor made at the time,
| he left no doubt in telling about 1t
later that he considered it out of
the question.
Takes Little Food.
The amount of nourishment taken by
the Chief Executive during the day still
was small, but as one Of the physicians
said, quite sufficient" It continued to
consist of milk. soft boiled eggs. little
toast and fruit juices. Elimination was
satisfactory and for the first time was
described as regular"
| Another indication Of progress was
that he received his first visitor in two
days, Mrs. E. E. Remsberg of Santa
| Ana, Calf, his sister. She, with her
daughters, Katherine and Nelf Marie,
arrived in San Francisco early In the
] day and shortly before noon she spent
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Denies Being Enemy.

You are an enemy of the CARROTS s,
aren't you?" asked Mr.. Wendenburg.
NO. not that I know of haven't
done anything that l know of that
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-11-27

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Nov. ga state
ment pointing out that there Is no
guarantee section in the Esch- Cum
minis Act. despite assertions by pub
lie speakers and resolutions of con
ventions specifically naming such an
alleged section. has been issued by
L. w. Baldwin, President OF the
Missouri Pacific system. ~
Contrary to reports and state
ments from some quarters, there is
no guarantee section in the Escb-
Cummins Act" he said. I'm the
Transportation Act. Congress author
ized the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission to set up a schedule OF
rates which would permit railroads
to earn six per cent. on the valua
tion OF their property, which per
cent, pursuant to the law. has since
been reduced by the Commission tc
five and three-quarters per cent. Dur
ing 1928. the net operating income
of all railroads is still running short
of the five and three-quarters pei
cent.
"Section 15-A, which is commonly
referred to as a guarantee section
Is a clause which merely states
that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, in the exercise Of its pow
1an ers, shall prescribe Just ana reas
enable rates which will, dndef hon
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-11-27
NO GUARANTEE, SAYS HEAD OF
MISSOURI, IN ESCH-C -CUMM|NS Law

est, efficient and economical man.
agement. provide as nearly as pos
sible a fair return upon the aggre
gate value of the. railway property
Of the transportation systems en-
gagged in rendering transportation ser
vice.
Railroads have failed for the
last three years to earn anywhere
near the percentage of net profits
that has been fixed as fair re-
turn. If the act provided a guar
antee, the carriers would be en-
titled to a recompense at the hands
of the government. Nevertheless
the carriers have taken their losses
and striveh with additional energy
to operate the properties SO effic
iently and so economically as to
earn a return with existing rates.
Repeated reference to this so
called guarantee not only is mis-
leading but also is most unfair tc
the railroads. understand tha,
such reference is made in nearly
all cases by reporters and editors
who accept. without question, the
statements made by speakers and
in resolutions. Many speakers, who
are appealing to popular preju
dice. apparently find 1t to their ad
vantage to misstate or misrepreseni
1.-THE factsS sejsa al sgiHai's4
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-11-27
final REPORT
IS MADE TODAY
BY GRAND JURY
Is Shortest on Record in L.o-
cal District Court-No
Recommendations.

After an II day session. the Fed
eral grand jury today handed in its
final report to Judge II. M. Reeo
in the U. S. District Court and was
discharged from furthert service for
the present term. The report, which
is brief capitulatioH of the work
conducted by It, isE&aid 10 be the
shortest ever made in the local Fed
eral Court by regular grand jury.
1t contains but three paragraphs
and an aggregate of but 16 type.
written lines 1t IL featured by 2
total lack of recommendation Of any
kind.
The report. which was s'gned by
Elmer E. Smith, follows:
I'VE the grand jury summoned
to attend the regular November 1923
term of the District Court, District
of Alasa, Division Number One,
having completed pur labors for the
term and conclpsed the business
brought before 1sss now beg leave to
report to the Honorable Court as
follows: 81 Il
We have been in session IL days
have acted on IA bind-oyer cases
have conducted fifteen other investi
cations. have found 23 true bills
and three not true bills. We have
examined 101 witnesses.
I'VE have inlusred into the con
dition and management of the Fed
eral jail at juneau, Alaska and have
also inquired into the condition and
management of the offices pertaining
to the courts of justice in this d.
vision, and find the Jail to be neat
and orderly and well conducted,
and also find that the offices per-
tanning to this Court are all con-
Quoted in a commendable and satis-
factory manner" 1arnsH
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-11-27
CHASE EXCITING ONE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2G.--The cap
ture of the Tomako was made after
an exciting chase six miles off Sea-
grit and while the vessel was flying
the British flag The Tomako was
seized with the knowledge that her
registry papers were faulty and she
was positively identified as having
landed liquor on American shores,
the Government agent announced.
"Rummy Bill" Mccoy. rum SNUG
ler's king, and John Brophy, alias
Downey, his skipper, and seven
members of the crew were arraigr-
ed before Federal Commissioner
and charged with illegally. trans
porting liquor into the United
States. They were released on $1,000
cash bail each pending proceedings
by the authorities of New Jersey.
Mccoy appeared in the Federal
Coart at Brooklyn and plead not
guilty on the charge of illegal
liquor transportation while aboard
the schooner Henry Marshall, which
was seized on her first trip under
British registry outside the three
mile limit He was released Oh
$4,000 cash bail furnished from a
bag containing $4,000 in cash al
legged receipts of sale of whiskey
by runners off New Jersey.