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Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
By CLARENCE DuBosE,
(United Press Staff Correspondent
-(Copyright 1928 by United PresS)

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copyright 1928 by United Press)
TOXIC, Sept. 9.-(Noon)-By
Radio from Iwaki, Japan, Sept. TO-
Japan was shaken at noon today
Sunday by another sharp earth
quake.
While it, and a series of similar
though perhaps lighter shocks, which
preceded it during the last few days,
added to the terror of the people it
could do little to increase the havoc
already wrought.
1t was accepted as proof that a
vast volcanic upheaval-probably
the greatest since the Japanese isles
were thrown up from the sea-is
continuing deep down in the earth.
Danger Of epidemics of typhoid
and dysentery has become grave.
Relief workers bent every energy to
combat them.
And in the meantime-12 foreign
ers, all refugees from disaster-ridden
Yokohama, already have become
doomed for the madhouse.
Several already are dribbling
idiots as a result of their expert
ences.
During those horrible moments
which followed Immediately after
the earthquake, fire and tidal wave,
these IL were forcd to stand help
lessly by and hear and see the death
tortures of five children burning
to death.
They could hear their screams
and see the writings of the small
bodies as slowly the flames burned
them black and then to II crisp.
But they could not help.
The experience was too much for
even strong mentalities.
The ~ finally found safety for
themselves aboard warships in the
harbor but each day they slip ashore
and wander through the ruins,
searching futilely for the bodies of
the five children.
Each night they return to their
ships, always unsuccessful; their
eyes more glaring, their talk more
mumbling.
Reason has already left some of
them and it soon will have aban-
doned the others.
This is but one of the ghast.y
pictures that the disaster has left
in its wake--one selected from the
many.
Combat Food Shortage
Government and foreign agencies
concentrated on immediate efforts
to prevent threatened shortage of
food and to restore communications,
including railroads and telegraphs.
The people, still frightened but
not disheartened, began to have
thoughts of their homes, from
which they had fled as first earth
quake and then fire struck their
deadly blows.
They turned to helping each other.
Among the great throngs of ref
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
Relief Fund Growing Slowly;
Present Total Only &1O,
Every One Is Asked to Help

The need is unquestionably one
of the greatest that has faced hut
manity for centuries and there -
no doubt as to the generosity Of Ell
Centro citizens. To quote faith
full advertiser, "0bey that i'm
pulsel"
Relief work by Japanese residing
in the valley is going forward and
all are helping to doing their bic
TO lessen the suffering OF their fell
low countrymen. Many Of them
have relatives in the stricken areas,
and a cheek is being made in tho
fear that well known Japanese resi-.
dents Of the valley were victims ok
the disaster, as they were visiting
relatives in the home country at the
time Of the earthquake.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10

Notwithstanding the bank holi-
day today the Press has two addi-
tions to report to the Red Cross
fund being solicited for the relief
of Japan.
After bank closing time Satur-
day +. f. Albright brought $40 to
the Press office and a friend left
So. These donations increase the
amount already acknowledged to
$40. 7* F5 %iaAst
With the return of El Centre peo-
pie tomorrow and the resumption of
valley affairs in full swing, it is
anticipated that the fund which the
three banks of the city are collect
ing will be swelled to double its pre-
sent size.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
ELECT IRELAND
TO MEMBERSHIP
in THE LEAGUE
by United Press Leased Wire

GENEVA, Sept. 10.-The Irish
Ere States was unanimously elected
today a member of the league Of ma
tions.
Irish delegates took their seats on
the floor of the assembly and presi-
dent Cosgrove of the Free State
made speech. He began talking in
Gaelic but shortly swung into Eng
lish.
Enthusiastic Fluctuations and APP
plause marked Ireland s election.
After the election of Ireland the
assembly adjourned today's session
as a mark of sympathy for Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
Relief Fund Is
Over Four
| Million
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, September 10.
The American Red Cross JAP
anese relief fund has received
subscriptions totalling S4,071, 900,
it was announced at headquart-
ers Of the body here today.
Subscriptions by Red Gross
divisions follow:
Washington S2,439,000; New
England S275, 400; Southern $76,-
500; Central S612, 900; Southwest
ern S25O,0OO; Pacific S267, 900.
Insular and foreign $15O,OO0.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
so KILLED IN
EARTH TREMOR

CALCUTTA, Sept. 10.-Fifty
persons were killed and many
injured and many houses co.,
lapsed in the Mymen Sengh dis
trict Of Calcutta when the city
was shaken by a severe earth
quake at 3:57 a. m. today. No
buildings were seriously dam
aged.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
HanfOrd Treated
To Slight
Quake

HANDFORD, Cal, September 10.
Several reports of a slight earth
quake shock here have been receiv-
ed from various quarters. The
trembling was felt at 4 a. m. and
two clocks in the Hotel Kings
)Sere stopped. Western Union
clocks about the city were stopped,
the local manager says. No other
confirmatOry news could be obtain
ed as no one considered the shocks
of importance. No damage was
done.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10

SAN DIEGO, Cal, September
10.-The biggest shadow in the
world-235, 900 miles high, 1o5
miles wide and rs miles thick in
it's densest part-fell across San
Diego today, the shadow of the
moon as it crossed the face of
the sun.
The heavenly appointment
was carried out as predicted,
12O years since the last similar
event here, 12o years until the
next.
Just 12O years ago frightened
Indians fled over the hills at
the strange sight or the more
civilized ones knelt before
shrines in the comparatively
new San Diego mission and re-
ceivcd the comfort of padres,
wise in the mysteries of the
heavens.
Today, white successors of the In
dams gazed from house tops, land
points and airplanes at the sight.
Some, calm in meager knowledge of
science, were unafraid; others
trembled like the Indians of old as
the earth s satellite blotted the
sun, leaving only its pearly corona
flashing through the blackness like
a halo in the sky.
Big Sun Pageant
Indian ceremonies of Yesterday on
the hills found their counterpart to-
day in n "fete of the SUM- at Co
ronado, where 1000 actors dram
atized the awe of the multitude dur
ing the eventful moments of mid
night that came at noon.
Smoked glasses and exposed films
were early today turned through IL
heavy fog toward the heavens. Sci
entists strained every eye nerve,
keenly aware of the tremendous pos
sibilitics for discovery that attend
ed the fleeting moments.
The sun broke through the clouds
at a. M, in San Diego and it was
as far east as Lakeside,
the edge Of the path of the totality-
The fog appeared to be lifting
at 9:30 Il. m., and the sun was
still shining.
Thousands of Photographs
In no other three minutes in his
tory have so many photographs
been snapped in this city as during
the time the moon east her blanket
of darkness over the city.
Travelling % miles Il minute the
shadow comes. The moon, which
has been unseen in the bright sun
light, begins to encroach upon the
sun S apparent rim. The contact is
by a turning down
of the sun s light, more sensed than
Behind its prepared glasses, San
Diego presents its composite face
to the fiery conveyance.
Toward the gazing city, at the
top of the 235,000 mile shadow, is
the greatest mystery in the neigh
boring heavens, something the eye
of mortal man has never looked
"other side' of the
moon, the coolest and deadest side
of one of the solar system cold
est and deadest orbs.
Steadily the moon moves on, OBJ
curing more of the suns face and
the shadows darken ominously.
Numerous scientists screw thumb
screws and make final adjustments
of their costly instruments all along
the cosat from Point Iona to En-
senada, hoping for clear pictures.
Airplanes laden with scientific
instruments take off for the dark
ened heavens.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
BURGLAR SUSPECT >,h4
vnear 81, KILLED IN DUEL

LOs.itANGELEs, Sept. 10. -
Manuel Satoya, II, a burglar sus-
pect, is dead at the police hospital.
He tried to shoot it out with two
officers. After wounding one of
the officers Satoya was killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
PLAN TO SEND
TROOPS UPON
KHAN IN OKLA
by United Press Leased Wire

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Sept.
10.-TroOps will be sent to Mcintosh
county, Oklahoma, if necessary, to
enforce orders of Governor Walton
that the Ku Klux Klan must not
hold masked parades, or appear in
public masked, it was announced at
the executive offices tdoay.
The khan announced an initiation
ceremony would be held near Che
cotah Thursday night, despite the
governor s order.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
Thousands Stand in Awe at Natures Wierd Spectacle
FARM BUREAU IN
EXTENSIVE PLANS
FOR FALL WORK
Meetings Begin on Octob-
er First With Election
of Officers

Despite the busy season all the
farm centers of the county save
one were represented at the first
fall directors meeting held Satur-
dav afternoon in the farm bureau
office on Main street. However,
1.-THE director who could not be pre-
sent telephoned, making the roll
cal complete.
President Q. c. Webster called
ION each of the directors and their
supplies indicate that all centers in
Sthe county are determined that the
lfarm bureau shall accomplish more
sthaq ever during the coming sea
son.
( A program of work for the year
was partially outlined with special
regard to following up the lettuce
problems and bringing the work to
a successful conclusion. An effort
will be made through the farm
bureau to place number of valley
commodities upon cooperative sell
ing bases. A more detailed work
ing out of the program will take
place at a later meeting.
That the farm bureau feels the
need of thorough going cooperation
with all other business interests of
the valley was the sense Of the
meeting. The organization voiced
appreciation for the fact that last
year these interests went the limit
that they were asked in the way
of cooperation to SECURE better re-
suits for the producers of the eoun-
ty. For the purpose of enlisting
further services of the business men
of the valley a committee of three
was appointed by the directors, @.
C, Webster, L. Lee, and C. C. Jen-
kins.
Mark Rose Present
Mark Rose of the Imperial Valley
Irrigation district was present to
outline the plans of the district for
the coming season and these plans
were heartily endorsed by the farm
bureau directors.
The work of Congressman Phi
D. Swing relative to the Boulder
Canyon dam and All American high
line canal was gratefully commend
ed and the directors expressed the
wish that he remain faithful to this
project until the desiree legisla-
ton is put over.
1t was decided to postpone all
September center meetings until
October first when all the units of
the county association will open
with the election of officers. The
election has been changed to this
time at the request Of the state
farm bureau association.
Directors present Saturday were ::
w. G. Webster, Spruce; ID. f. Os-
born, Imperial; c. f. Haber and
j. M. Grafton, Acacia; l.: G. Hawk,
Alma Verde; John Fiella, Jasper;
A. C. Pickett, Magnolia Mulberry !;
Geo. w. Hickock, Westmoreland !;
George Austin, McCabe; W. IL.
Herdman, Meloland; l.. G. Lee, See
ley, +. d. Griffin, East Side, Sunset.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
8BOATS WRECKED ON CALIFORNIA COAS1
CHASTITY Crash
Most Unusual
In Il. s. Annals

By Un1teO I'fehS LeuSeu WIRE
LOS ANGELES, Sept. TO-
The navy today prepared leo
rescue bodies Of the 10 men be-
lieved entombed in a COM
partment of the ill-fated de-
stroyer Young, ore Of the seven
to pile onto the rocks of Point
Arguello late Saturday night.
An attempt will be made to
cut into the hull of the Young
with torches.
Divers are on their way from
San Francisco to render any
possible help.
G.. Nocenti, an italian fish
erman Of San Pedro, and skip
per of the tiny fishing smack
the Buena Amor de Aroma,
rescued $50 men from the de-
stroyers Woodbury. and Fuller
and is the hero Of the hour.
Nocenti and his crew of
three mer, came on the wrecked
destroyers. Defying death
Nocelti shot his little smack up
to tho very face Of the. rocks
and rescued the men with lines:
Again and again he returned
to the danger spot, firally re-
moving in all $50 men from the
Woodbury. and Fuller.
by United Press ceased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Sept. TO-
The pounding waves of the Pa
cific are slowly breaking up the
seven r,avy destroyers which
jagged rocks Of Point Arguella
Saturday night and caused the
deaths of between 90 and 25
piled like cordwood upon the
members of the crews. The cx-
act number of sailors drowned
cannot be definitely deterMin-
ed.
The sea is running heay, pos
sibly reflecting the violence Of
earthquakes, eruptiors and tidal
waves from Japan.
Racing full steam ahead Mt q
nots through an impenetrable fog
he destroyers Delphi, Young, Chaun
ey, Woodbury., Fuller, S. p. Lee
nd Nicholas crashed on the rocks
in formation and believin:
themselves eight miles off shorf
he boats piled up like sheep follow
no the leader. Each one steered b!
he lights of the boat ahead, carly
oday on the treacherous Point Ar
uella, north of Santa Barbara
1here they probably will be de
troyed.
Only one man, chief fireman >
,ate Conroy of the Delphi, has beer
fficially lisetd as dead by the
avy department. His body has
cen recovered.
Nineteen of the crew of the
'oung have not been found. They
'ere listed as missing.
Scores Hurt or, Rocks
Thirteen seamen received serious
liuries while half a hundred more
'ere cut and bruised during theil
escue after swimming through
igged rocks.
More than 500 half clothed an(
nshaven gobs and officers saved
rom the wrecked hulks have beer
AIKEN from the wild barren point tt
AN Diego. Half dead from exhaus
ion, exposure and lack of sleep
hey lay sprawled on the floor or OF
he seats of the train coaches ant
old the story of their night of ter
or and of the toll taken of theil
omrades.
The men believe there are 20 deat
n the destroyer Young alone. They
hink their comrades were trapped
Ike rats in the hold of the shil
yhen she went down after thu
rash.
On the destroyer Delphy leade'
f the pack-three men went over
oard, according to other members
Continued on Page Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
L. A. Man Killed
In Fresno Crash

FRESNO Cal. Sept. 10-Lawrence
Aubrey, Los Angeles automobile
mechanic, died here last night as
the result of basal fracture of
the skull received when he was
thrown from his motorcycle yester-
day in attempting to avoid hitting
a freight train. Maxine Herstein,
who was riding ON the tandem of
the machine, escaped with minor
bruises.
Public schools were established in
Egypt by the government 30 years
ago.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03
He Is a Star at Last
Carson Bigbee Slow at Arriving But Gets There
BY BILLY EVANS

They are not always ripe the mo,
ment they bounce off the minor league
tree.
Carson Lee Bigbee, left fielder with
the Pittsburg Pirates, is regarded S
the Iris Speaker among National
League outfielders. He didn't hit
the 300 trail until his sixth sea-
son.
Going through this development
course, covering five years, Bigbee
finally has established himself as not
only a brilliant flychaser but one
Of the leading hitters in the circuit.
Joining the Pirates in 1916, after
serving half a season with Tacoma
In the Northwestern League, Bigbee
was regarded as an excellent type for
the lead-off position in the swat Or
der. He was a choppy swinger, 4
good judge of a pitched ball, an artist
in bunting, who did not go in for
the straight-away hitting.
His annual contribution 10 John
Heydler's averages showed $50. .239,
200, .276 and $50, when in 1921 he
hoped TO 1913 ard in 1922 he turned
in a mark of $50.
When he became a powerful hitter
be was removed from the top position
and now occupies the cleanup notch
in the Pittsburg lineup.
Bigbee has developed into one of
the most dangerous hitters in the
league for the reason that he hits
TO all fields. There is Cy Williams.
who poles exclusively TO right field,
and George Kelly, who drives out TO
lett. Zach Wheat is another who
shoots most of his safeties to right
Roush. Young, Frisch and others
touch the right side of the field.
Bigbee is reproduction of the
Johnny Tobin style. American
League fans know what that means.
He drops liners in back of the third
baseman and works perfectly on the
hit-and-run in hitting grounders
through vacated territory. He drags
rollers between first and second base
and he hits over the heads of the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03
CITY SERIES PLANNED
Three League Leaders Will Start Bat
tie for Championship in August.

The city championship meet be-
tween the City League, Saturday
League and the Paris League, will
start the last Sunday of August. or in
case there is tie in the City League,
it will start the first Sunday in Sep
TENDER, it was decided at the meeting
held Thursday evening, at the Travel
ers Hotel, at which the three leagues
were represented.
Each league leader will play each
other two games and at the end of the
series the team with the highest per-
centage will be awarded the city cham
piOnship. Three games are to be
played each Sunday, one will be held
in the morning and two in the evening.
In case of a tie at the end of the
series, playoff will be staged.
Committees appointed at the meet
ing to take care of the series will be
Charles Wuest as chairman of grounds
and the arrangements for the games
with \. Veltman, chairman of the prize
and arrangement for the field day
meet, and L. Durkee, chairman of the
publicity.
The next meeting of this champion
ship league will be held at the Travel
ers Hotel, Thursday, August %, at
6 Is.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03
STRONG POLO TEAMS
FROM ABROAD WILL
COMPETE IN U. S.
British Army -Four, One
From India and 7 NO Others
to Sail Next Week.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
New York, Aug. Sit has now beer
definitely settled that the British pole
invaders including British army four
the Count John de Madres team from
lndia-the Tigers and a strons> Hur-
lingham team will leave for this coun-
try on the Aquitania a week from to-
morrow. Arriving here on the seven
teenth the various outfits will at once
enter upon practice for the September
tests at Philadelphia and Meadow
brook.
. A line upon the strength Of the
team from India will be gathered when
it is recalled that the four came
through to the finals for the English
championship cup last year being de-
feated in the eliminating contest. 6
to .. by the Robots. As to the Hur-
bingham team it is interesting to note
that it is a half and half combination
of the Robots and the Templeton four.
one of the best known polo combina-
tons in England.
All the members of the visiting Hur-
ingham four are well known to Ameri-
can polo fours. Lord Rocksavage
marquis of Cholmondoley) is a ia
nous English poloist and played in
this country in 1910 as a member of
the team organized by the Grenfell
brothers who Won the American open
championship. The Grenfells. by the
way both gave up their lives for their
country in the European war.
Maj. L. w. Barrett, another mem
Der. was captain of the international
four organized by Lord Wimbornc
which defeated America for the inter
national trophy in 1914 and Captain
the Honorable Frederick Guest who
has been ranking player on Hurting
ham fields since the war, will be up
forward with Earl Hopping, an Ameri-
can who has been playing a great game
in England this summer. The fact
that Hopping was at one time engaged
in polo in a professional capacity and
that Harry East, named as a member
of one of the American tours is also a
professional, means nothing so far as
polo is concerned. The rules of the
sport contain no reference to amateur
ism and so long as the professional
element is not sufficiently great to
tincture the game nothing probably,
will be done about it.
So far as that is concerned, Major
Barrett, one of England's leading polo
players has been polo manager at
Nottingham, which would seem to
include him in the professional cate
CORY were lines to be drawn. As it
stands polo is the one sport where no
line is drawn between out and out
amateurs and men who partially or
completely derive their livelihood from
association with the game.
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1Batted for Brillheart in eighth.
By Innings.
San Antonio ............2 200 oO1 00e-S
shreveport .s..s.s.....s 900 1Ol OQO-t
Summary
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03
A MATCH FOR BENNY
Champion Is to Hook Up Again With
Charlie White.
BY FAIRPLAY.

Copyright by The San Antonio LIGHT
New York. Aug. 3.-Benny Leon
ard, the lightweight champion, and
"Lefthook" Charley White are going
to do their act again.
The match announced by Tex Rick
ard and Ike Dorgan will be held soon.
but the exact when and where of il
will come later. Charley White has
crossed swords with Benny before and
once made the latter kiss the canvass
but the champion recovered almost i'm
mediately and had Charley on the run
before the bout was over. It's been
quite a few days now since Benny
knocked the cash register for a goal
and the presumption is that after
counting his earnings as a result of the
Tender scrap, he's in the market for
more dough. One thing must be said
for Benny. though, and it is that he
gave the fans a run for their money
last time and perhaps will repeat
when he meets White. White packs
u y Il and dynamite both in his left.
and if he ever socks it properly, call
the ambulance.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03
MAGNOLIA GETS WELL
No. I OH Clara Byrd Tract Good for
About 1900 Barrels.

Luling, Tex, Aug. 3.-The Mag
nOlia Petroleum Company brought in
its first we'll in the Luling field
Thursday. The well, located on the
Clara Byrd tract between the Harde
man and the Merriwether wells, is re-
ported to have come in at 4 80 Thurs
day afternoon, making 1900 barrels of
oil.
Drilling operations on the Magnolia
Petroleum Company's No. l Clara
Byrd were begun last Tuesday. Cas-
ing had been set at 20S6 feet. After
drilling about 30 feet below the plug
at this depth the well is reported to
have blown in, flowing oil by heads.
Officials of the Magnolia Petroleum
Company estimate the wells produc-
ton at 1900 barrels of oil daily.
The well is shut in at present until
vided. Two large steel storage tanks
are being constructed at the well.
The Byrd tract is one of the most ex-
tensively developed in the field. 1t
lies between the Merriwether and
Hardeman tracts in the field which
also have n number of drilling and
large producing wells.
1t was reported Thursday morning
that the Gulf Royalty and Production
Company's No. / Rios had blown in
the 1900 barrels of oil. Visitors to the
well made the rough estimate which
proved to.fbe greatly exaggerated by
Friday morning. This well is reported
making only about $50 barrels of oil
and some water.
The United North and South Oil
Company is reported drilling in on its
No. / Chester Byrd at 2135 feet aid in
a hard rock. Drillers say the well may
be blown in any minute. They expect
to find the pay directly under this rock
and report that favorable result may
be known during the day, Friday.
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Chic Chics Meet Athletics.

The fast Chic Chic team, holders of
second place in the City League, will
take on the strong Harlandale Ath'
letics on the latter's diamonds Sunday.
The Athletics hold wins over the
Apaches and the Aztecs and expect to
give the Chics a hard battle. Vaughn
and Schan will be the bL,seri, for the
Athletics, while Yorge will be on the
mound for the Chics, with McCarty as
the catcher.