The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-05
FEAR IS FELT FOR
 MANY ALABAMIANS IN QUAKE ZONE
At Least Eight Are In Japan And No Word Has Been
 Heard Of Them

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Sept. 4.-In Japan's earthquake zone, with no definite word to relatives here, are this city, who were in Tokio, and James C. Estes, Jr., and his mother, Mrs. J. c. Estes, who reside at Osaka, but who were at Karazuawa, a mountain resort, on vacation.
 Mrs. Jeffries is a sister of Mrs. J. s. Billings, 2721 South street, and was formerly a resident of Albany. Her husband is a clerk in the American embassy in TokiO, having been there three years. MT. Estes, Jr., is a pro- lessor in government school for boys, teaching English. He has been in Osaka three or four years, and his mother has been visiting him for a year or more. Mrs. Estes is the mother of M. S. Estes and the sister of Miss Stella Harris and County As sessor George j. Johnson of this city.
 FEAR FOR MoNTGoMERIANS
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 4-Prob- ability of Montgomerians being in the devastated area of Japan is expressed here. fear being felt for the safety of C. E. Hale, his wife and child, who were In Japan at the last time heard from. Correspondence dated Yoko-
  ly. Mrs. Hale was formerly Miss eMittie Todd of this city. Mir. Hale is chief machinist mate on board the Ne braska, which has been stationed at Guam Island and is former Mont gomery resident.
 MARION BOY IN TOKYO
 MARION, Ala, Sept. 4.-(SpeciaL)- Among the officers attached to the American embassy at Tokio. for !. l. E..s. d.. struction by the recent earthquake, is Arthur H. McCollum, an ensign in the United States navy, who is attached to the embassy as language officer. Ensign McCollum is son of Mrs. Dru C. McCollum, matron at Judson college. He was born in Japan, where his parents were stationed as mem- bers of the missionary forces of the Baptist church. After the death of his father Mrs. McCollum moved to Marion, where she still resides. En- sign McCollum was. appointed to the Naval academy from Marion, and after his graduation he requested the post at Tokio. where he has been sta- tioned for some time.
 FEAR FOR PARENTS
 HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Sept. 4.--(Spe- cial )-There are three persons in Madison county who are reading news of the earthquake in Japan as news from their home. They are Misses Grace and Mamie Hereford and Francis Hereford, who were reared at Gotemba, 60 miles from Tokio. They are visiting relatives at New market preparatory to entering Cum Hberland university at Lebanon, Tenn. Their parents. Rev. and Mrs. w. F. Hereford, Presbyterian missionaries, and two smaller sisters, are stationed at Gotemba. Members of the family and other relatives are anxiously awaiting news from them.
 OPELIKA, Ala, Sept. 4.-(Special chased Wire.) "A former Lee county boy named Will Lee Nunn of Loacha- polka is thought to have been in Yo- kohama at the time of the recent ter -rible earthquake. He went to Japan about IS months ago with the inten- ttion of remaining three years. He is a teacher in one of the Yokohama schools.
 His uncle, q. C. Nunn, who was in Opelika Tuesday, states that word was received from tho young man a short while ago to the effect that he would probably leave Yokohama shortly thereafter for the mountains on q vacation. His relatives hope he was on his vacation at the time of the disaster. No definite information as to his fate is obtainable at present.