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Evening star., 1923-09-06
CHINESE RUSHING
RELIEF TO JAPAN
Hongkong Chamber of Com
merce Takes Steps to
Alleviate Suffering.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the AssOclhttu fftss
HONGkONG, September 6.-An
earthquake relief committee meeting
under the auspices of the Hongkong
General Chamber of Commerce, the
Chinese Chamber of Commerce and
representatives of the American and
japanese communities here took a
number Of steps today for alleviation
of the suffering caused in Japan by
last Saturdays disaster.
The committee decided to arrange
for interception of several cargoes of
their way here from the United States
in order to afford speedy relief for
the food situation, which has been
reported as serious and. as an imme
diate step for relief, to divert car
go of -four due to reach Kobe Satur-
day to Yokohama. A relief fund was
opened with a substantial donation
from the government. Arrangements
were made to send medical aid, hos
pital stores and equipment for caring
for the injured and those suff 4ring
from disease which, il was feared,
might follow the catastrophe.
Plans for sending the former Pacific
mail steamer China to Japan for use
as hispital ship were discussed. and.
If suitable arrangements can be made,
that will be done.
Shipping companies. insurance houses
at marine connections and Chinese
commission houses are donating their
services to carry out the relief pro-
gtam
The committee passed resolutions ex-
pressing the deepest sympathy felt
here for Japan's sufferers. The chair
man, in an address opening the meet
ing, made allusion to relief funds
started in the United States and Great
Britain. but asserted that the first ma
terial assistance must be provided
from Shanghai and Hongkong. in which
view the committee concurred.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
ARCHITECTS OFFER
AID IN REBUILDING
Americans Place Proposals of As
sistance Before Japanese
Ambassador.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September Golfers
of assistance in the quick rebuilding
of Japan's ruined cities have been
placed before the japanese ambas-
sador by several leading architectural
and construction firms in this city,
familiar with conditions in the east
Charles Ferguson. recently sent by
the state department to study eco
nomic conditions in the far east, an
nounced that Gen. George w. Goe-
thals, builder of the Panama Canal
had declared his readiness to organ
ize an expedition of reconstruction to
Japan. Gen. Goethals, he said. would
his services IL they were requested
by the Japanese government or the
State Department.
DR.. Charles Austin Beard. author of
a plan for greater Toxic, which was
drafted three years ago at the re-
sent a cable to the Japanese am
bassador at Washington. renewing
his offer of service. While the plan
as drafted had not been put into
effect, DIR. Beard said 1T was still
adaptable to the present emergency.
Boards plan, would be provided with
boulevards and water and sewage
systems, which would rival the best
systems in America. Provision would
be made for six million inhabitants,
with residents and apartments con-
structed in the style of the best
American architecture.
William A. Starrett of Starrett
Brothers, construction engineers and
builders, also expressed his willing
ness to aid in recreating more per-
manent and beautiful cities. Etarrett
spent three years In Japan supervis-
ing the construction Of American
buildings in Toxic and Yokohama.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
H|ROTADA
KILLED BY QUAKE
Died in Train Trapped in Tun-
mel by Cave-ln-DoWager
Princess Dead.
BY the Associated Press.


PEkING. September 6,-Prince
Hirotada of the house of Kwacho was
killed in a train tunnel near Yokosuka
during a cave-in caused by the earth
quake, according to dispatches re-
ceived here. 1t Is also reported that
Dowager Princess kaya was burned
to death at Kamakura and that
Princess Hiroko Kanin was crushed
TO death in the family villa at
.Odawara. 1t was stated that Prince
Kanin, who was also at Odawara, is
missing.
Reports also confirmed the death of
Prince Tadashige Shimuzu, head of
the Satsuma Clan. who was crushed
to death in his villa at Oiso; also of
Prince Matsukata. one of the prin-
.cipal genro, or elder statesmen. of the
empire.
The Mitsui report said the earth
quake shocks which were the cause, di-
rectly or indirectly. of most of the
damage done, continued for twenty
four hours from noon last Saturday
The shocks were felt throughout
northern Japan. the report said.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
800 DIE IN FIRE
IN TOXIC HOSPITAL
Patients in Imperial Univer-
sity Institution Unable
to Flee Flames.

By the Associated Press
SHANGHAI September 6.-An east
ern news agency report from Harano-
machi said 500 patients in the I'm
perial University Hospital at Toxic
were burned to death and that the
Imperial Palace had been opened to
refugees.
The report said some large build
ings had escaped damage, including
the department of justice, navy, su-
preme court and house of represent
atives buildings and the Toxic pre-
fectural office and the imperial hotel
The buildings reported totally de-
stroyed include the bank of Japan,
the Mitsui Bank, the Yasuda Bank
and the Third Bank.
Princesses Nagato Kuni and Hirok D
Kanin and Prince Kanin are reported
safe.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA,. Va, September 6
forty-five years old. a farmer who
lived at New Alexandria. Fairfax
county, south Of this city. who was
struck by an automobile driven by
Osborne Fenwick. coiOred, giving his
address as 313 1st street southwest,
Washington, died shortly after
o'clock this morning at the Alex
andria Hospital as result of his
injuries. Rodgers sustained a broken
leg and also received internal injuries
as result of being struck. At the
time of the accident Rodgers was
walking along the road.
At the hearing held Tuesday before
Justice Frank Troth of Fairfax coun
city. 1T was testified that Fenwick
failed to stop his machine after strik-
ing Rodgers and that four young
white men bound for Washington
picked up Rodgers and placed him in
their machine and started in pursuit
of the machine that struck Rodgers
short distance after they started
Constable Wease Joined them and
Wease fired four shots at the ma
chine driven by Fenwick before Fem
wick stopped his car.
There were four other colored men
in the machine with Fenwick at the
time. Fenwick told Justice Troth that
he was ne nervous foiIra and ID that that was the
Fenwick is now being held in the
Jail in Fairfax county awaiting the
action of the grand jury. He WAS
held without bail when 1t was found
Rodgers condition was serious. DR..
w. l. Robey. coroner of Fairfax, will
hold an inquest at Wheatleys chapel
today.
City Financial Report.
The financial report of the city $
CO.; hn net fSno xtri11 hn
submitted by City Manager Wilder
NJ Rich at the meeting of city coun-
Gil this afternoon.
In addition to the foregoing, bids
received for the purchase of an au-
tomobile for Fire Chief Paul Morton
will be acted upon. Other business
of a routine nature also will be con-
sidered at this meeting.
The Kiwanis Club this afternoon
agreed to give its support to the
drive which will be launched next
Tuesday by Alexandria Chapter,
for the relief of the Japanese suf-
ferers. r. S. Jones is chairman and
]. T. Preston Is secretary. The
Kiwanians were addressed by Rev.
DR.. L. B. Jackson, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, who will leave short
ly for Lexington to assume the pas
torate of the Lexington Baptist
Church. Boost prizes were distributed.
Miss Cora l.. Kennedy announces
that the picnic of the First Baptist
Church Sunday school. to have been
given today at Hume, Arlington coun-
ty, has been postponed until some flu
ture date.
Miss Estelle Wentworth, well
known light opera singer of this city
has been appointed director of the
choir of Christ Episcopal Church and
will hold a choir rehearsal at 1880
O'Clock Saturday night.
Work of issuing permits to white
children to attend the public schools
will be completed this afternoon and
permits to colored children will be is
sued tomorrow at Lee School. The
schools will reopen for studies next
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md. September
SpeciaD.-Under authority of an act
of the last Legislature making Alta
Vista, this county, special taxing
area, the county commissioners will
issue bonds in the amount of $4,000
for street improvements in Alta Vista
To pay the interest and gradually
redeem the bonds, a special tax will
be levied against all real and per-
sonal property in the village. The
proceeds from the bond issue will be
turned over by the commissioners to
the Alta Vista citizens committee for
use for the purpose indicated.
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage of the following: Miss
Virginia E. Thomas of Lynchburg,
Va. and James o. Williams of Wash
ington; Miss Mary l.. Tubman and
Joseph NJ Keefe, both of Washington:
Miss Julia Frisbie Of Washington and
Conrad B. Gentry of Atlanta, Ga.
and Miss Marjorie L. Kanode and
William B. Honeycutt, both of Wash
ington.
opened yesterday morning with an
aggregate attendance of approxi-
mately 1000 pupils. which is an in
crease of something like 500 over the
enrolment of the previous year.
were Ho NdSdhSlcS III Tue ledCN-
ing force, and, according to Prof.
Edwin w. Broome. county superin-
tendent of schools. the year began
under most promising circumstances.
Tuesday the two hundred or more
teachers of the county held confer
ence in the high school building here.
1t was in charge of Prof Broome,
who addressed the teachers on mat
ters pertaining to their work. In the
afternoon Prof. Samuel NJ. North,
supervisor of the high schools of the
state, spoke to the high school
teachers.
Assessment Dropped.
In compliance with a request of
delegation of citizens of Poolesville,
this county, who appeared before the
board here on Tuesday, the county
commissioners have directed that the
assessment against ali property de-
stroyed by the recent disastrous fire
at Poolesville be abated The prop
erty destroyed was assessed at some
thing like $4,000.
with about fifteen of the Sunday
schools of Wheaton district repre-
sented by delegates and other Sun
day school workers. Sunday school
convention was held In Warner
Memorial Presbyterian Church, Ken
sington. yesterday afternoon and
evening. It was conducted by w.
Wilson Briggs, president of the
Montgomery County Sunday School
Association. and was addressed by
Rev. Maurice Hsmm. DR.. Wilbur
Smith and Miss Lillian Mccormick,
specialists in Sunday school work.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
MORATORIUM Talk
/ HELD PREMATURE
London Papers Discuss Huge
Loan to Rebuild Devas-
tated Area.
BY the Associa ted Press.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BY the Associated Press. ..,.-
NAGASAKI, September 1.-THE
Japanese finance minister probably
will declare u ten days morn
torium, according to- .ndvices from
Toxic.
LONDON, September 6.-The report
anticipating that Japan will declare
moratorium. which for the moment rests
solely on the authority of a British in
surance company's agent at Osaka, is
regarded here as premature by the few
financial writers who refer to such a
step i'll the morning papers.
The Morning Posts financial writer
thinks 1T unlikely that any such ar
rangement would extend to Japan's eX-
ternal loan, as the Japanese govern
ment balances abroad are very large.
On the other hand there is a possibility
that fresh Japanese borrowings would
naturally be affected by existing loans.
although. says the writer, even today
few foreign governments would obtain
loans on better terms than Japan.
The financial expert of the Times
Says the general view is that a large
reconstruction loan will have to be
raised. which the market would receive
Sympathetcally.
Would Cost Billion Pounds.
The Financier says editorially that
the work of reconstruction which, it
Is haZarded, will cost a billion pounds
sterling. will involve a severe strain
on Japan'S resources and that possi-
bly, currency imitation, now non exist
ent, cannot be avoided. This journal
adds that uncertainty still exists as
regards the gold reserve of the Bank
OF Japan. 1t is estimated to exceed
flOo.OOO.000 sterling. and if it is re-
covered Intact it Will form solid
basis for an emergency note issue
which is bound to be made to cover
the governments Immediate require
ments. the foremast of which will be
the feeding and clothing of millions
OF refugees and the cost of maint aim
ing order in the devastated areas.
The fact that at the close OF the
market yesterday buying orders for
Japanese securities were received both
for home and American account is
cited by the financial writers as evil
dence of public confidence in Japan'S
recuperative power.
The conviction is expressed that
there is desire to give the fullest
support to Japanese securities
Evening star., 1923-09-06
ROTARY CLUB GIVES
$1,000 TO JAPANESE
Members Vote Sum After In
spring Talks by Hedges
and Cooper.

Conditions in stricken japan. as
we'll as in Europe. were vividly por-
trayed to members of the Washington
Rotary Club by Frank II. Hedges of
the Japanese Advertiser, only Amer
lean newspaper in Nippon. now on a
vacation in America, and William
Knowles Cooper, former president of
the organization, recently returned
from an extended trip abroad. where
he went to attend boys work con-
ference in Austria. Immediately fol-
lowing Mr.. Hedges address the club
voted to send $1,000 to the suffering
people Of Japan.
The newspaper man, who was in
troduced by Rotarian Frederic Will
liam Vile, described in detail the
devastated area. and spoke of the
frequent earthquakes that visit the
country. "Of course" said MIR.
Hedges, these are of minor import.
but hardly a week passes that win
dows in large buildings are not
shaken. and the inhabitants dis
turbed."
The speaker pictured the location
or the American embassy, and said
that while he knew no more of the
extent of the catastrophe than that
published in the newspapers. he felt
that the greater part of Toxic and
Yokohama had been wiped out.
Mr.. Cooper repeated his talk on
conditions abroad delivered several
times before local civic bodies, and
caused much amusement among his
fellow Rotarians by describing his
experiences with foreign Rotary
clubs.
Arthur Marks presided and nrior
to the clubs decision to donate the
money to the Japanese relief fund,
W. l.. Radcliffe, Daniel j. Callahan.
Charles w. Semmes Ralph Lee and
John Poole strongly advocated every
subscriptions aside from the dona-
ton of the club as whole.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
VOTE $3.50 TO FUND.
Lions Club Acts to Aid Sufferers
in Japan's Tragedy.

A contribution of $3.50 to the Ia
panese relief fund. to be sent to The
evening Star. was unanimously voted
by large attendance of Lions at the
weekly meeting in the New VILLA rd
Hotel yesterday.
After President George Lewis
stressed the appalling disaster that
had befallen our friends in the
orient" the club Immediately went on
record as extending sympathy to the
Japanese people. and subscribing the
above mentioned amount
Rev. George +. Dudley, chaplain of
the club. who has just returned from
a visit to England, spoke on condi-
ltions in the British Isle.
During the afternoon Caleb O'Con-
nor. chairman of the entertainment
committee, presented an elaborate
musical program. the numbers of
which touched on the personalities of
members of the organization.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
Harding Named
For Nobel Prize
For Peace Work

BY the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN. September g.
The late President Harding is in
cluded in a list of about thirty
persons who are being proposed as
recipients of the Nobel peace
prize. says the Christiania Aften-
posten.
Others in the newspapers list
include Jane Adams, Secretary
Hughes. Lord Robert Cecil, Prof.
j. NJ Keynes. the English econo-
mist; Signor Nitti, the former
Italian premier; Carl Lindhagen,
mayor of Stockholm. and Miss
Elsa Brandstrom, the Swedish Red
Cross worker.
Post-mortem awards are per-
mitted by the statutes.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
1900, 900 IN LUMBER
Is DONATED TO JAPAN
Douglas Fir Exporting Company
Offers 100000 Feet to
Devastated Area.

By the Associated Press
TACOMA, Wash, September Gift
of lumber worth S150O.OOO for the
upbuilding of the devastated area of
Japan was voted here by the price
committee of the Douglas Fir Ex-
ploitation and Exporting Company
The committee voted to donate As
100000 feet of lumber of all kinds to
the Japanese government. The lum-
ber will be furnished by the export
ing mills of the Pacific coast. which
are members of the company.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
CANADA RUSHES AID.
All Available Space of Ship Filled
With Supplies.

OTTAWA, Ont, September 6.-The
Canadian government is rushing re-
lief to stricken Japan All available
space on the Empress of Russia,
which sails from Vancouver for Japan
today, will be filled up with emer-
gency food supplies for the survivors
Of the disastrous earthquake and fires.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
I okio Earthquake
Centered in Sea
62Miles Distant

by the Associated Press.
OSAKA. September 6.-The I'm
perial University at Toxic an
nounces that the center of the
seismic disturbances Saturday and
Sunday was sixty-two miles to the
south ward of Toxic in the ocean.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
VOTES SHIPLOkD OF RICE.
Honolulu Chamber Of Commerce
Acts to Relieve Suffering.
BY the Associated Press.

HONOLULU, September q The
chamber of commerce voted today to
send a shipload of rice and flour to ia
pan as the city's gift, toward relief Of
the suffering thousands there.
= The relief committee named by the
governor arranged to open a depot
where clothing and other necessaries
vsalA be received for shipment to Japan,
Evening star., 1923-09-06
FIND RADIUM DEPOSIT.

PETROGRAD, September 6.-The
Radium Institute reported today that
the expedition it sent to Ferghana
has discovered what probably is the
worlds largest deposit of radium.
Evening star., 1923-09-06
PRINCE MATSUKATA
NOW REPORTED UNHURT
Former Premier Previously Had
Been Declared Killed
in Disaster.

LONDON, September "a Reuter-
dispatch from Nagasaki dated Wednes-
day, says that Prince Matsukata, former
premier, who previously had been re-
ported as dead, is uninjured,
Evening star., 1923-09-06

1t Is the custom in many OF the
towns in Brittany for all couples
who become engaged during the
year to be married the same day.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-28
FACTORY BRIDGE
 SUBJECT OF SUIT
New Haven and Owners Both File
 Briefs in Case

New Haven, Dec. 2S.-When the city went into city court today to prosecute out the case brought against Nathan w. Hendryx, presi- dent of the Andrew B. Hendryx Co.,, which on Thanksgiving day before daylight threw bridge across Audu- bon street to connect portions of its plant, and Orville D. Crocker who had charge of the structural work under contract both charged with violating the building code it was agreed that complaint against the latter be nolled. The defense then rested on MT. Hendryx solely. The aldermen had refused to grant the company right to throw the over head bridge across the street and the city claims that the structure was put up in defiance of ordinances.
 Counsel for Mir. Hendryx stated that it was the intention to fight the city's charge and in doing so would attack the validity of the building code asserting that 8 property owner has right to connect overhead por- tions of his plant so long as highway traffic is not obstructed.
 The court decided that in view of what the defense said both sides should submit briefs and continued the case until January Is.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-28
Report Mexican General
 Stealing American Horses

Washington, Dec. 2s.-A report
 that an obregon general in Coahuila
 is communicating horses from Ameri- can ranches just south of the inter- national boundary was received here today from de la Huerta headduar-
 ters in Vera Cruz. "Fearing an at tack by a large body of troops in the Burro mountains, in Coahuila, [" the message said, General Alberto Guaiardo. formerly a general under Victoriano Huerta, and recently com missioned commander of the Obregon troops in that state. has begun com mandeering hundreds of horses from American ranches near the border, especially from Taver, Coleman and Doughty ranches, and shipping them to the interior. Guajardo was the general who burned Nuevo Laredo when the Americans occupied Vera Cruz and executed Clement Vergara, an American citizen and a resident Of Texas, for which n claim is pend ing"
New Britain herald., 1923-12-28
THREE POLICEMEN
 MAY MAKE ARRESTS
No llesahty in Official Acts Of
 Trio in Question

All arrests made by Patrolmen NJ J. Moore, John o'Brien and Stanley Dombrauskas. the three patrolmen whom Corporation Counsel John H. kirkham has ruled were illegally ap- pointed to the police force because they were over age at the time of their appointment, will stand in the courts and all arrests made in the future by these three while the po- lice board continues them in the city's employ will be legal, Judge Kirkham said this afternoon.
 It had been reported that certain attorneys in the city who have an active interest in politics and have watched the controversy between the police board and common council had planned to contest the legality of men arrested by any one of the trio and would raise this question in court if they were retained by the persons concerned.
 Judge Kirkham said today that it is possible for any citizen to contest the legality of the appointments and bring an action for the removal of the patrolmen if they saw fit: but on the doctrine Of collateral attack it is not possible to raise the illegality of these appointments as an element of anoth- CT action. The three men concerneds he explained, are de facto officers and on that ground their arrests would stand.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-28
"BUG" SPECIALISTS MEET
Bacterielogists Holding Sessions at Yale Today-To Join Union of Other Societies.

New Haven, Dec. S.-Bacteriolo- gists who are at the silver anniversary meeting of the American society of bacteriologists at the Yale school of medicine disgressed from considera- ton to their favorite subject long enough today to vote to affiliate with the union of American biological so- cieties which embraces organizations of anatomists. genetics, physiologists, zoologists and various other groups with somewhat similar terminologies.
 Prof. Buchanan of Iowa state col lcge sent a proposal for publication Of amonograph on taxonomy dealing particularly with nomenclature of bacteria and to have the royalties from sale of the document go to the society.
 It was voted 10 accept a share in a fellowship in Iowa state college offer cd by a commercial organization for research work on culture media.
 With business out of the way for the day the members discussed agri- cultural and industrial bacteria and gave Dr. A. Parker Kitchens Of tho Army medical school opportunity 10 show on the screen results Of d sur yey of the presence and percentage of diphteria carriers among soldiers at Camp Mead in two year period.
 The scientists have social hours in the afternoon during which tea is served and personal experiences with the elusive microbe are related.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-28
Mexican Rebels Put Out
 More Feelers for Peace
BY Tho Associatcd Prese.

By The Associatcd Press.
 Mexico City, Dec. 2s.-Proposing Jose Nasconcea, minister of public struction, as a compromise prosiden- iidl candidate. de Ia Huerta congress- men are reported to have secured their former candidates consent for the withdrawal of his candidacy upon the condition that assent 10 the pro- posal be given by General Gales. the candidate backed by President Obre- gon. The administration attitude was set forth by Enrique Colunga. secretary of the interior and ranking official during the absence from the capital Of President Obregon. IIc said he could not believe the adminisira- ton would enter into negotiations rcl- atitc tu tho withdrawn of dc Ia liner ia as a presidential candidate, as tho latter had eliminated himself through his rebelliol0 activities.