The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, September 06, 1923, Image 2

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i i REPORTED DEAD DIAO AND DYING tCATTCRKO KVKAYWHKRK In NADIUi OF 60 MILE OF TOKIO. 1 l, rr m Wm 1—President Coolldge and General, the White House horse he has se military authorities examining the contents of a truck at the boundary {Evangeline Duff, a grandmother, who will run for mayor of Hoboken, N. J., lected for his morning rides. 2—French of tWe occupied Ruhr region. S—Mrs. ou the Democratic ticket "CAI NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS . L—One-fa - ! Gov. Ptochot*« Efforti to rraitk ahaft rva ff # t rcix Avert of Anthracite Coal MmJni r«ti 3*IT TWWTEIS GREECE and though there seemed really small chance of hostilities, the nervous statesmen remembered the somewhat simllar situation between Austria and Serbia that developed Into the great* eot of all war*. Actually It was only Italy that was shaking a flat. A few days before the members of the Ital ian military mission headed by Gen. Kbelco Telltai. which with tike mis- stona from Franco and Grant Britain the Green- enough were elected to enable them to carry out this plan. M' IS8188IPPI also had , what amounted to an election last week—The runoff primary of the Dem ocratic party. The contest for the governorship was between Henry L. Whitfield, former president of the lute Col logo for Women, and Theo dore O. Bilbo, former governor The farmer was vtrtorleeo by absnt U0H0 Capital of Japan la Now City of Tomba, Ruins and Dastruction— Many Small Towns Totally Deatroyed. B is in San Francisco, Salif.—Toklo !■ un der martial law. Nobody la admitted into the city unless they have their own provisions. Nihonbashl ward Is virtually annihilated. A railway man from Toklo says casualties there are estimated at 100,000. This informa tion was received by the Radio Cor poration from its Iwaki station, near Tomioka, Japan. Nihonbashl Is the downtown business center of Toklo; ^ Several more earth shocks were felt at Yokohama at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon. Tokio is still burning and explosions there are frequent. Citlas Between Toklo and Osaka All Destroyed. Peklag.—All citloa and towns be tween Toklo end Osaka were destroy- ed by the earthqaak#. says a menage picked up by tha new Mitsui wireless etatloa bore Tha message raaa from south Japan. The streets of Toklo are said to bo beaded with the bod lee of dead. Fire Is ragtag from one sad of (bo city la ibo other Tbe moo a It too are declared id bo laeottoMbla Moot of of too capital are War I • Italy that « woo • IF toay (Copy for This P# pert men* duppHed by the American Legtoa News Service ) l ' ' LEGION WARNING OF FAKES Alleged Veterans* Publications Used to Appeal to Sympathy ef Patriotic Citixona. The sale of fake •‘veteran’* maga zines and publications has cost the public more than $5,000,000 within a period of fourteen months, according to information received by the Amer ican Legion which has issued a warn ing against the operations of promot ers of the spurious publications. Publishers often use the name “veteran’’ to persuade the public that former service men get part of the proceeds of sales. . Their salesmen do not hesitate to use the disabled and wounded plea. -Investigations by the Legion and other Veterans’ organiza tions and the Department of Justice have disclosed that entire proceeds of publications go into the pockets of persons who did not serve In the war, agd who capitalise the patriotism of . the American public and the repnta- t tloa of World war fighters to enrich them solve*. Saleomea often peddle tbe publica tions with the plea of “help ex-ooi- dlers '; “proceeds help disabled men**; “wonndnd myself la Prance, and can ! aac get a )od ” la some rasas it was fbasd la be (be ~game~ far to diao w agents eoUrlflag a Other agents base boaght sad from private 9 pa Atoms wbo bare agoodthu to remember StiMia ^ nt rorfiy Paokaft FLAT § .vs! n to •••e rsaaty end at . 4 MF toe boge w*e fasa. fWy bar* AMgaas *t*bmet - -■ - m m — m *- N utt •» t»w*AO to ■wma mo nffifii at Tafia* HC^CHAir • V ► » at Mm US M se a* i «d toa ^ to ato fists . ka ton to to to ha snot at dto stgfM That sun I <a ton | to ran toammShm ton toMMasto haon *** '•to aetomnn ad gme*o- n*«*-*»* •e totoito I amd Fa«aon to non snod skgadbtoaA 1 atom tons a ynomts naa >*» »■ ot as* a to nermssmotosaa ad ane*nr ami asAna ‘Vo Saw >» I mmm gtoUatrtpfi suttp to toa tomato ms ** s i fit f« at to ramaa a It sa to reasa •mood as toa dmettoaa l oamm akitfi Is eaasma *mnm*na lafipms fnaaa to toi daw -man ad Sba •mammy at* rngad ta to** paAMMst to toon* fitoaa to «adat to fasarnm psstatoe «sausaaa as atom eaam to a TO M a OUR COO^f RATION m > i » *#•••' «n hnmeaa fid nee af toa ttotod toaaaa That tototofi to totohfitad % toa aa toaa toa amaaiM Lsgtoa ana fasfitof 90 «to afimaaa mmoatotma The to toa • • • k Fhfi eammataani to ton omt tan »to»Aoto • - I naf a »i •- totoatoto mb to toa me fW aoMMaamre wttb (be r toto ftofiaa aaaaetofi toa r •* *** m ***ven n Mom to ton •eel ate* to toa IBB • n i. Gem la las ly tn d ^^lafdiiFV — ! i< to ton WtoaaBato afid aam taaeda to BfisrB aaBerety a atoi asrmrr ere m Ml etaafinfi tonaaat bnk natnr aad land I rv Katya batbasag to to* dnrm Uce a* atfiia Ibal ma to •etod toil chaRD^: tbreaimaed ira- Ho m.ttiag on Kept ember 1 mstd ant be aliened; that tbe qaarrH «a* a-*t a private <me. aad that the public, tltally Intermted. waated to see Justice iloae to both employer and employee but was tired of repeated strike* and su*|>enaloBs. Wednesday alght the g<ivemor laid hla plan before the committees, again eni- phaalzlng the fact that public opinion would enforce a settlement. a# Mr. IMnchot’a proposal for nn In- creawe of wages was based on tbe cal culation that 10 per cent would add 00 cents a ton to tbe cost of mining an| that the operators, having made unusual profits during recent months, eoXild ensily absorb 10 cents n ton of this. The remaining 50 cents per ton, he sain, “In the end should not be taken from the consumer,” and he promised to make proposals later for getting thf* absorbed out of existing cost of transporting and distributing coal. The employers’ repeated tenders of arbitrttlon to settle all present details of the controversy he set aside.- He ■uggested that the wage and working srrsngeaicQt he proposed should be usde elective for not less than one Jtar. , to the United States coal an antbraeit* strike lab -nother opportunity for to repeal tkatr of last year i y largo profitsi r.*YTjrr r. Bmcxcu. cm. INds and W.a Foofe*. Amor- t C **l r.n B. K.0 ■n. UMIIM rti « — h^. M n r.r» »»d B»t • ^ 0 M IW Om* «hMw u „ p ir1 , ,. d „ tt rmr.- f.r th* u . rKbl I. m.k» rwBmltlf* Ih.t ... t 1 mi, Acv*-*’" MBAs * * ■ • t II penalties and Indemnities which may he Judged necessary In connection with the killing of the members of the Ital ian boundary mission. Tbe Hiitlsh foreign efllce also got busy st once, making extraordinary efforts to pre vent hostilities. It was understood that In case of a deadlock with Italy, Greece w*uld propose to refer the en tire matter to the League of Nations. Italy was aggressive In two ot quarters. To the astonishment of the other powers, she suddenly entered the Tangier question, landing a few sol diers in that African town and an nouncing that she must be considered In the settlement of Its future status, which Is to be made by' England, France and Spain In conference in ; T ;; „ ; , V J , * funds needed for that orguntxati London. Mussolini also had made de- ^rations last year. Gustave £ mands on Jugo-Slavla for a settlement of Flume affairs satisfactory to Italy, and his virtual ultimatum expired Fri day. It was reported that Italian troops were mobilizing In Flume. E LEOTTIONS Id the Irish Free States passed off with surprisingly little disturbance. Final reports wart n«* available last wark. bat It was be lieved that Cfia govern meat party Ha plurality la tbe ■cared toe! *a toto Send U* •Idered offensive to tbe United States. This read: “Tbe International Red Croan com mittee does not believe that In tbe do main of Red Croas work supremacy of Influence must belong to those who are most powerful financially. Money, which permits creation of function aries, is certainly useful, bfit It must not give them the Impression that they are the masters of an Institution such as the international Red Cross.” Thisr was taken as a direct slam at America because of the founding of the League of Red Cross Societies by the late H. T. Davison of J. P. Mor gan & Co. and the fact'fhnt Afnerican ihoney made up 75 per cent or Jhe funds needed for that organlxation’s president of \the International Rt Cross, cabled John Barton Payne, chairman of,the American Red Cross, that there was no Intention of hurting American feelings and urging the Americans to attend the Geneva meeting. C ~ APT. LOWELL KM mi and U*ut. John Richter, army aviator* broke all aviation record* at Maa Diego. C*T They war* to toe air meet than thirty aw r* bnBr* oaubJlakod fear Tbe toll kutVftvfit ttatng ta* *tmet* r wnoit* ton Toklo Central ral **> aiatfa war* bnraod Tb* mala bnito tog to tke ('catral ra‘ ran I makataa totoat At Yokokama toe flr* Martod to tba B^nd aad aproad through tltstea aad Isiaki •trot*, wiping oat tka bt*« ncao dtotrtcL At the foot of Mount FuqJ' Mverat village* ware completely rated and hundred* of lives lost. At Ataml alone f'k) perAonv were killed. The governor of Yokohama makes an urgent appeal tor food fbr the people. Communicatior *nter-upteeb— All communication with Tok.o Is In terrupted and indirect reports indi cate that a great typhoon oroke over Tokio Saturday morning, subsiding at noqn. The typhoon was followed by ter rifle! eanth shocks end conflagrations which threw the city Into chaos ana struck terror in the hearts of the in habitants. Virtually, every building In Yoko hama has been destroyed. Tidal" waves washed away many bouses In the vicinity of the hartog. A number of small towns at the foot of Mount Fuji are reported to have been completely demolished Hun dreds of Uvea were lost. to too iawriraq Lofitam (to Wort Mi tbaaks of ton Brtftofi Logwm tor year ••oerasro to fotlewofilp. wblrb no cor dially rod procato." Fast National Commaiwlera Haaford MacNIdor to Maa«m City. la., aad MR- ton J. Foreman of Chicago represented the Legion at tbo British convention. AIDS IN MEMORIAL PROJECTS to* to American Rag Crass Benda Aid to Japan. Waakiagioa —Tbe machinery to the Amencaa Bad Crass ns* art t^BMie* IB speed si* I* to* rtrwaea mfllJoae to toe awatoB to Jap** dnv set sled by . O Idaho Law Frovidos (or Recognition of Thos* Who Qav* LIv** in World Conflict. State aid in memorial construction projects Is provided by Idaho, by the terms of a law recently enacted by the legislature of that state. Under the law a memorial commission Is au thorized In each county, to^^cora- posed of the commander of the Amer ican Legion post, heads of other “es tablished and recognized” war vet erans’ organizations and the county commissioners. Each county “’com mission is empowered to decide on a memorial to honor the World war dead. W'hen the county appropriates $1,000 and acquires a site for a me morial, the state will provide an equal sum. County recorders are directed to re cord sll discharge certificates of World war service men on application, and to make certified copies of tbe record when requested. A fen to 23 cents Is a etherised for making to* record or forslshlaff a cvrilfiad espy. ir ~rr