• ASSOCIATED • PRESS • DISPATCHES •»®® ® ® $ VOLUME XXIII Magnitude of Catastrophe . In Japan Does Not Appear To Have Been Exaggerated EARLY DISPATCHES BEING CONFIRMED Reports Place Tokio’s Dead as High as 160,000 With the Total of Dead in Yokohama Placed at 240,000. 10,000 REFUGEES IN TOKIO DIE FLEEING Two Hundred and Sixteen Distinct Earth Shocks Felt in Tokio Saturday and 57 More Last Sunday. (By die Associated Prcu.) As the story of the Japauese quake is unfolded in fragmentary messages from press association correspondents, Japan- ] ese newspapers and individuals, it is ap parent that the magnitude of the catas trophe has not been overdrawn. 11l only one dispatch has there been a suggestion that the death list will not reaidi the proportions already indicated. This was a message from the Radio Cor poration in Japan, which said the Jap anese home office estimated the dead in Tokio at 10,000; in Yokohama at 100.000. On the other hand. Admiral Edwin A. Anderson, commanding the l’. 8. Asia tic fleet., says the last unofficial report gives the casualties in the capital and Yokohama as 240.000 dead and 450,000 injured. A wireless message from Admir al Anderson to Admiral Edward Ebcrle. chief of naval operations at Washington, conveying this information was picked up in San Francisco. Naval officers in San FranCisco believe that Admiral An derson, who is speeding to Japanese wat ers obtained advices of conditions in Ja pan by radio before communicating with Admiral Eberle. Another estimate, this coming from the KusUtru Agency, . says, that .‘120.000 persons had been killed in the entire stricken district. Fresh calamity has smitten Tokio and the terror-stricken remnants:. of its population. Nearly 10,000 people < seeking refuge iu the yard of a military clothing factory in a suburb were trapped by flames and burned to death. Food and water are scarce in thy capital. Two hundred sixteen earth shocks were felt in Tokio last Saturday, follow ed by 57 on Sunday. The most severe tremor was of six minutes' duration. The flames that swept the capital bm lied for 50 hours, leaving Tokio and ils enrivons in ruins and desolation. Fire and earth convulsions together have dev astated an area of 5] square miles in and around Tokib. demolishing 350.000 hous es. The suffering of Yokohama also ap pears not to have been exaggerated. An official statement received by F. Oyania, the Japauese consul general in San Fran cisco, says that the great port itself and the Yokohama naval station'have been wiped out. This message, sent by a for mer Japanese consul general who is now at Shanghai, added that more than half of Tokio had been destroyed. Report 10.000 Refugees Killed. Osaka, Sept. 5 (By the Associated Press). —Approximately 10,000 refugees fleeing from the ruins of Tokio were burned to death in the yard of a mili tary clothing factory iu the industrial section of Jonjo. Water and provisions are reported to be siill scarce in "Tokio. Congressman Ackerman Safe. • New York, Sept. s.—Congressman Er nest K. Ackerman, of Plainfield, N. J„ whose whereabouts in Japan were re ported yesterday from Shanghai to be un known, is safe in Nikko, according to a cablegram received from him today. \ latter Taiyo Maru Safe Now. San Francisco, Sept, s.—The liner Taiyo Maru, reported in distress yester day somewhere off the coast of Japan is safe, according to a message received here this morning by the Radio Corpora tion of America. The vessel is en route from San Fran cisco to Yokohama with 500 peosarigers, most of them Americans. Dead in Tokio Estimated at 160,000 New York. Sept. s.—New official mes sages received today at the offices of the Japanese consul general estimated the casualties in Tokio and vicinity at 160,- ’ 000, with 1,000,000 persons homeless. Wireless Stations Reopen. San Francisco, Sept 5 (By the Asso ciated Press).—The Radio Corporation office here was advised this morning that * I “FLESH AND BLOOD” The Big Screen Star Production ’ STARRING Lon Chaney ! Edith Roberts Noah Beery * l Jack Mulhall Kate Price ' PIEDMONT | TODAY AND TOMORROW . The Concord Daily Tribune . V 1 S& f ' / * RAISING FUNDS TO j HELP JAPANESE | Appeal of Red Cross is Being ' Answered by Cheeky From AH Parts of the United I States. < By the Associated Press.) 1 Washington, Sept 6.—Even before ap peal for flunk had time to gain general circulation the American people today began pouring offerings into the fund for the relief of. Japanese earthquake suf-' ferers. The first mail to reach Red\ Cross headquarters this morning brought a batch of checks in response to the ap peal for $5,000,000 for aid of the striek ■ en people. i Scores of contributions were form SSOO each and others from $5 to $5,000. Tile purchasing and relief department of the American Relief administration were taken over today by the American Red Cross to insure expeditious handl ing. Salvation Army to Help. New York, Sept. 5 (By the Associat ed Press).—(Jen. Braniwell Booth, of the Salvation Army, today issued a world call for 2,000,000 pounds for Japanese relief. American headquarters received a cablegram inquiring how much the United States could contribute. New York relayed the message to the army stations throughout the country. General Booth sent his call to 76 coun tries. SETS DATE FOR HEARING Case Against N. C. Farms Company, Inc., of Ohio. Will lie Heard on Sep tember tlth. I By the ANMncrmreff Press.t Raleigh, Sept. s.—judge Henry G. Connor, who is conducting the civil ses sion of Federal court here, announced today that hearing in the case of invol untary bankruptcy proceedings instituted . against the North Carolina Farms Com pany, Tnc., of Ohio, by creditors within i Ibis state will be held iu the United I Slates .Court here September Ctrli. > , The company recently whs placed in > thp bands f a receiver in Ohio ami I creditors in North Carolina, where, it t ,I s said, are the principal holdings of the I concern are pressing involuntary pro- r readings. ] The North Carolina Farms Company in recent years developed extensive tract 1 of land in Hyde county where it also built a short line railway. PHARMACISTS CONVENTION MEETS IN ASHEVILLE Proposed Changes to Constitution of As sociation are Satisfactory to Members. (By the Associated Press.! Asheville. X. C.. Sept. 5. —Members of the American Pharmaceutical Associa tion in their sectional meetings today ex pressed satisfaction at the proposed con stitutional changes read last night at tile first general session of the seventy first anual convention of the phainacists, and which will result in the readjust ments to a reorganization of the entire association. The changes represent the general re organization plan presented to the con vention at Cleveland. 0., last year, adopt ed at that meeting and sent to the vari ous state organizations for ratification before being put into effect. To Seize Fight Films. Chicago,' Sept. s—Armed with a sub lsiena from the grand jury the United States deputy marshal today prepared to Seive Aims of the Dempsey-Gibbous cham pionship boxing match held on July 4th at Shelby. Mont. The motion pictures of the fight had been advertised to be shown today at a down town theatre. The municipal council of Canton, one of the chief cities of China, has ndmit the Fu mi bash i wireless station, ten miles east of Tokio, reopened today and was transmitting and receiving Japanese and American government messages. Kalian Ambassador Reported Killed. Rome, Sept. 5 (By the Associated Press). —The Italian Ambassador to Ja pan, G de Martino, is reported to have perished in the earthquake. Members of Imperial - Family Reported Killed. London, Sept. 5 (By the Associated Press).—The Japanese embussy here re ceived a telephone message today from Princess Ivitashiraknwa in Paris, saying she had received information that the dowager lTincess Yamashiua,' Princess Hiroko Kanin, and Prince Moromasa, member*) of the imperial are dead in Tokio as a result of the earth quake. Conditions Improve. San Francisco. Sept. 4.—lmprovement iu conditions in Tokio is re\mrted in wireless advices received tonight from Iwafi radio station, 185 miles north of Tokio by the Radio corporation. The water system has been repaired and is furnishing water in all sections of the capital; street lighting has been restored in four wards and food supplies have be gun to arrive at nearby points. New Volcano Opens 50 Miles of Tokio. Pekin. Sept. 4.—A new volcano has broken out in the Chirhibu range, about 50 milch northwest of Tokio, according to advices from Osaka, Kikko, country seat of the imperial family, is reported not to be seriously damaged. Mauy for eigners were reported earlier to have been staying at Nikko when last Satur day’s quake occurred. __ CONCORD, N. C„ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1923 i BELIEVE AIBICK IN TOKIO IDE SAFE But in Yokohama Number of Americans Were Killed, In cluding Consulate General and Members of His Family AMERICANS WERE VERY FORTUNATE Only Few Killed and in the Stricken Area There Were Many Thousand.—Most of Missionaries Are Safe. (By the Associated Press. i Washington, Sept. s—All Americans in Tokio are believed to be safe. Ambas sador Woods reported today to the State Department. Estimates of the dead in Tokio were plaeeed by the ambassadoi at 10,000. He stated that some Amer-1 ican in Kokohama had been killed. Com nmnieation with Yokohama, lie said, had been opened. A dispaeh from the American consul at Kobe under date of September 4th. forwarded to the department by Edward Bell, chayge d’affiars in Peking, said refugees from ‘Yokohama confirmed the reports that the consulate general there was completed!)' destroyed and that Kirjassoff (the consul) and liis wife were killed. 5 ice Consul Samuel J. Wardell, accord ing to the dispatch is safe, but other imn)e bers of the staff had not been accounted for. The dispatch added that the naval hos pital at Yokohama cpllapsed and Com mander Webb was injured, while somt of the stuff were killed. \ ice ( onsul Paul E. Penks was report cd to have been killed, the message said, but the two children of Consul Kirjas soSr. who was killed with his wife, arc safe and well in Koße. A report from Consul Erie R, Dickov- - er from Kobe says: "Refugees report that the following members of the consul general at Yoko hama are safe and well. "Miss Martin, Mason, and vice Consuls - Sturgeon and Wardell" American Commercial Attache Killed, i Nagasaki. Sept. 5 (By the Associated Press).-—The family of the American commerejal attache at Yokohama, E. G. Babbitt, are all dead. T de Jordin, the French consul at Yo kohama, also was killed in the earth quake. Reformed* Missionaries Safe. New York, Sept. 5.—A1l of .the mis sionaries in Tokio and Yokohama of the Reformed Church in America arc safe, according to a cablegram from Kobe re reived today by the board of foreign missions of the church. VETERANS HEAR TWO ADDRESSES DURING TODAY Gen. William Haldetnan and Major Giles P. Cook Speak at Winston-Salem Re union. (By the Aiaoelaicd Press. Winston-Salem. Sept. s.—Features of the morning session of the second and concluding day of the sixteenth annual reunion of the North Carolina Confeder ate Veterans included two addresses by Gen. Win. A. Haldeman, of Louisville. Ky., commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans and by Maj. Giles I*. Cook, of Matthews Courthouse, Va.. I the only surviving member of the staff of (Jen. Robert E. Lee: report of the committee on resolutions; songs of the Confederacy by Mrs. Eugene Legrand. of Winston-Salem ; a get together lunch eon as guests of the citizens of , Winston- Salem. At the closing business session this af ternoon the 1924 convention city will be chosen and the officers elected. This will he followed by an automobile parade for the veterans under the direction of the Claude I!. Bolling Post of the Ameri can Legion, and an automobile tour of the city for the visitors under the aus pices of the Winston-Salem Elks' Lodge. Miniature Southern Train Shows Elec tric Signals. Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. s.—Visitors to the Cincinnati Fall .Festival and Indus- < trial Exposition have been greatly inter ested by the exhibit of the Southern Railway System, consisting of a minia ture passenger train, which shows how Southern tliains are protected by electric ally operated automatic block signals. The exhibit shows the train ill opera tion on an oval track, equipped with elec trical signals working just as in actual practice on the road. The train consists of three coaches and is driven by elec tricity, taken from a third rail, though the. locomotive is a model of the regular steam type. Every day during the exposition, the Southern's booth has been surrounded by a crowd of interested spectators who were getting from it £heir first demonstration of how electricity is employed for the op eration of signals and of the great de gree of safety for brains which is af forded by this system. 'Hie first British society for lowering, tlie cost of living through co-operative buying and selling of staple commodities was formed seventy-five years ago by a few workers employed in a cotton mill near Leeds. Will Discuss Building Creamery at Meeting Saturday Afternoon A number of citizens of Concord and , other sections of Oabamni county have called a meeting for Saturday at which time plans for the establishment of a creamery in Cabarrus county will be dis cussed. This announcement was made , today by one of the Concord citizens I who is especially interested in the cream-1 cry. The meeting Will held at the court house at 2 o'ckjek. Many of the business men of the eoun ty feel that the establishment of a cream ery in Cabarrus county wjmld be a fov ■ ward step in the development of the county's agricultural Interests, one of the promoters of the project stated. A creamery would he very profitable to the farmers, he also contended, and would . add to the wealth of the entire commun ity. “Creameries located in other commu nities of file State are paying thousands j of dollars annually to the farmers." this I SOAP WILL EXTERMINATE LEPROSY, SAYS SCIENTIST If All People Would Keep Clean the Disease Would Boeom ; eExtinct. IBj the Associated Press.! Chicago. Sept. 5.-—Soap is tile greatest enemy of leprosy and if economic condi tions 'could be changed so that every one could afford to be clean, and educa tion create in them a desire and knowl edge of hygiene, leprosy would soon cease to be a great scourge and become one of the rarest' disease, Dr. Arthur W. St i Ilia ns. professor of dermatology at Northwestern University, announced in an article just published. The author arrives at the conclusion that to eradicate leprosy iu this country the first object of the attack must be on the popular fear of the disease. "It seems the greatest difficulty in the isolation of lepers in the United States is finding them, their fear of being branded as lepers being so great that those who suspect the nature of their disease will hide, at any sacrifice, rather than come into the opeii," says Dr. Stillians. “As for the victims of the malady, oc cupational therapy is of benefit, it has been found. Kindness and encourage ment put hope into their) hearts and their condition improves as a conse quence. Because leprosy iu its early stages is not recognizable in port of. entry examinations of immigrants, the problem of its control is a problem for the whole world." He concludes by saying; “Could the nations cease wasting weahh and energy m wars against one tutgth£&Md JwseiU a united front againsT the common ene mies of the human race, leprosy would certainly be conquered.” , Marriages and Divorces. (By (be Associated Press.) Washington, D (', Sept '.—-There 1 v. ire 22.191 marriages performed and •! 17 divorces grant*,' North Carolina during the calendar y-ar 1922. accord- ing to returns received by the Bureau of the Census, there were 21.337 marriages and 668 divorces in North Carolina. No divorces were granted in 1922 in nine counties of North Carolina, 'accord ing to the report of the Bureau of the Census, which is subject to correction, the report being only preliminary. These counties are Clay. Dare, Davie, Hyde. Hoke. Onslow, Fender. Folk, and Tyr rell. Numbering 93., Buncombe county had the largest number of divorces, ac cording to the repoit, which places, For syth county second in this list with St I divorces and Mecklenburg county third with 88 divorces. The statistics for the report ou mar riages ami divorces in 1922 were fur nished, the Bureau of the Census by the clerk of the superior court of each coun ty. t (This report shows that in Cabarrus county there were 281 marriages in 1922. and 17 divorces.—Editor.) Women and Children Raise Missionary Funds. Winston-Salem, Sept. s.—Women and children of the Pilot Mountain Baptist Association have raised approximately $20,000 for missionary work and about $5,000 more for other religious work, according to a report made here at a meeting of the association’s Women's Missionary Union. With Our Advertisers. Milk-Maid bread—a fresh loaf every day. See ad. of Concord Bakery. W. A. Overcash has a splendid' dis play of new Fall clothes for men. You always get courteous treatment at the Citizens Bank and Trust Co. “Flesh and Blood." the big-serpen star production, at the Piedmont today and tomorrow. Born, a son, John Maxie Springs; Sep tember sth, to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Springs, of Charlotte. Mrs. Springs be fore marriage was Miss Margaret Hen drix, of Concord. On the basis of S Service—Courteous and Efficient 2 your banking, trust and investment business S ■s is invited by this strong bank. /CITIZENS fife ■ BANK TRUST CoJailP if j m k .CONCORD, N. c. W liMvM Concord citizen stated, "and we feel that a creamery in Cabarrus would add much to the wealth of our farmers. There is no reason why the propos'd ion cannot he put over, and if the farm people show > any interest in the project when* the j meeting is held Saturday, the proposi tion is almost certain to he put over. "In many communities of the State j creameries have brought in thousands of | dollars. They have helped the farmers especially, and have given tlje farmers money the year round. That’s one of the strongest points in their favor.” The meeting, to be held here Saturday will be open to the general public, and every one interested in the proposition is asked to attend. It is probable that something very definite in regard to the formation of the creamery company will be done at the meeting if those present I show enough infeerest in the proposition j to warrant the creation of a company. FARMER NETS 1.6 CENTS FROM EACH LOAF OF BREAD (Maim Tillers Are Entitled (o 28 Per Cent, of Prices. Chicago, Sept. s.—Wheat used in mak ing a 10-eent loaf of bread nets the farmer 1.6 cents, according to figures of the American Farm Bureau Federation made public today. "The price of grain to the fanner must be raised lflt) per cent., or the price of bread must be lowered,” Samuel Guard, official of the Federation, said in making the announcement. "The farmer is entiled to 28 per cent, of tile price of bread, according to statistics of the Ag l'iculltiiral Inquiry Commission. If the farmer is geeting his just proporation now the consumer should pay just a fraction more thans cents.” It is explained that a barrel of flour, weighing 195 pounds, is obtained from four and one-half bushels of wheat and will make 280 loaves of bread. The farmer only gets $4.50 for the wheat it takes to make 280 loaves of bread. Says Wheat in 10-Cent Loaf Net., Farmers Only 1.6 Cents. Chicago, Sept. s.—Grain used in inak mg a 10-eent loaf of bread only brings the farmer 1.6 cents, Samuel Guard of the American Farm Bureau Federation told an audience of bread eaters who attended the Labor Day celebration at ■Huntington. Ind.. today. “Ten-cent bread is too high or dollar wheat is too low.” he said "The price of grain to the farmer must be raised 100 per cent, or the price of bread must be lowered to the consumer. A dime for .nj pound loaf of bread, is .equivalent-.. Us - than $2 a bushel for wheat. Dol lar wheat is on an economic par with. 6-cent bread.” THE COTTON MARKET Opened Firm at Advance of <9 to 22 Points Owing to Firm Liverpool Show ing. (By (lie Associate*! Press.! X* A' ...I. O .... - .... New \oi'k. Sept. s.—The cotton mar ket opened firm at an advance of 19 to 22 points owing to relatively firm show ing of Liverpool and reports of an im proving trade in Manchester. Cotton futures opened steady: Octo ber 24.99; December 24.85; JaniStary 24.52 ; March 24.63 : May 24.62. Valuation of Railroads in the State Decreased. Raleigh, Sept. 4.-—Valuation of rail roads operating in the state were an nouneed here tonight, by the state board of assessment. The new valuation fig ures will supersede those of 1920. According (to Commissioner .of Revenue R. A. Doughton. 'a’Mnembcr of the board, some of the railroads con tended that their properties were over valued but very few changes were made. In the ease of some of the shorter lines the commissioner stated that they actually were being operated at a loss, a few being in the hands of receivers. Valuation of the Atlantic Coast lane resulted in an increase but tile Xorfn'k- Houtliern, Seaboard Air Line and South ern railroads were allowed decreases. The new valuation will form the basis for taxation by the state. Figures for the larger system are as follows: Atlantic Coast Line, $51,592,436; Norfolk-Southern, $29,191,619: Sea board Air ine. $31,641,192; Southern railway, $94,375,874; Norfolk & West ern. $4,613,694: Atlantic & Yadkin, $2.- 013,500; Carolina & Northwestern. sl,- 290,000: Winston-Salem Southbound. $4,792,120. Receipts at Charlotte Postnffiee. Charlotte, Sept. s.—Receipts of the Charlotte post office for August totalled $45,287,79, representing an increase of more than $5,000 over the receipts for the same month of 1922, according to an announcement by J. I). Albright, postmaster. Another woman stopped to watch the two children playing and asked, “Your , children?” Italy Declares Position As to League GERMANY NOT ABLE TO RESIST LONGER Has Reached Point Where She is Too Poor to Con tinue Resistance Against Occupational Forces. Berlin, Sept. 5 (By the Associated Pdess).—Germany has arrived at the end of her tether so far as her further ability to finance passive resistance is concerned. r Lliis is the current impression in bank ing circles which expected that Germany ill the course of tile next few days will take the initiative in the direction of pro posing that official discussions be begun with* the French and Belgian govern ments. ATLANTIC CITY BEAUTY SHOW America’s Most Beautiful Girls Are in (lie Resort City to Take Part. Atlantic City, N. J., Styat. s.—Beauty will reign supreme over this famous re sort during the remainder of the week. America’s most beautiful girls, selected by popular competition in all the prin cipal cities from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Lakes to the Gulf, have come to Atlantic City to take part in the National Beauty Tournament, the stellar feature of the great Fall pageant and carnival to be held here during the next three days. Regal entertainment iias been provid ed for the Beauties during their stay here. Tlie arrangements provide that they shall be feted and entertained as befits the Queens of Beauty that they are There will be about seventy-five of these beautiful young women enrolled in .the final contest for the tile of "Miss America,” by which the most beautiful girl in the nation is designated. East and West. North and South will contest for the supreme prize. The three score and. more beauties are ‘to enter upon their program this even ing. when the American Beauties’ Ball is held at the Hotel Ambassador. This ball will not be open to tlie general pub lie. but will be for the purpose of mak ing the fair contestants acquainted with the directors of the pageant, the news patter representatives and all others with whom they will be associated during the carnival. Tomorrow morning -the comtestimis writ be free to amuse' themselves as they please, but in the afternoon the first, of the big events will take place, the they will, of course, be present. , This is the arrival of King Neptune, and at the Inlet where he will come ashore for the ensuing festivities, there will be a psc cial grandstand for the beauties. In the evening the beauties will be formally presented to His Majesty. The colorful roller chair parade will he held Thursday afternoon. There will be miles of these conveyances, each car rying a beautiful girl and each decorated in an effort to outshine all others. The girls will be judged for their own beauty as they pass the reviewing stand and the chairs will be judged for their deco rations. Friday morning will be left open for whatever amusements the beauties de sire, but in the afternoon they will ' gather for the Bathers’ Review. It is this competition that will embody the contest for the honor of being proclaimed as America's most beautiful bathing girl , and the possession of the $5,000 Golden Mermaid. The winner will be crowned ■ ‘ Miss America.” Although the decision , will be reached on Friday, it will not be , publicly declared until Saturday. But even then, the sojourn of the beauties will , not terminate. They are to remain in , Atlantic City for a full week, and d«r- , ing this time the entertainment of the , young women will be provided without expense to themselves. , Outward and visible signs of public in terest in the pageant and beauty con test are already abundant. Every ho- ; tel in the city is crowded, or has its rooms engaged in advance,' every arriving train is filled to capacity, and the prom, ise is for the largest crowd of visitors ever present at the famous New Jersey < coast resort. Streets, hotels and places i of business are gayly decorated with bags and bunting, and the entire city has taken on a carnival aspect. At night the entire wartefront is to be bril- , liantl.v ablaze with thousands of multi colored electric lights. Business Men For Churches. ,