Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 1

LARGEST -1 Fort rth Star -Telegram CIRCULATION HOME EDITION IN THE SOUTH Qvir 60000 Daily Over 110000 8unday J) A TEXAS OWNED NEWSPAPER VOLUME XLIII NUMBER 213 TEN PAGES FORT WORTH TEXAS Where the West Begins "SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1 1923 PRICE 5 CENTS IN UAKE IN JAPAN ITALY MAY BLOCKADE GREEK COASTFLAMES DESTROY PROTEST ON I New Bank Head CHILDREN IN LABOR DAY PAGEANT IMPORTANT CITY EMPIRE IS SHAKEN ALDERMAN TO RUSH TRAFFIC SYSTEM SEIZURES MADE BY GREECE By International Sews Strriee SAN FRANCISCO Sept Meager advices to the Radio Corporation here today indicated that the city -of Yokohama Japan was almost destroyed by fire which followed one of the most severe earthquakes in the history of Japan Many lives were lost in the quake and fire Advices stated that the casualties were "numerous" No estimate of the loss of life could be obtained however Authorized Saturday morning by the City Commission to install the electric traffic control system in Fort Worth Police and Fire Commissioner Alderman will push plans and have the system in operation as soon as possible he said The City Commission at Alder HATE REVIS ON First reports of the quake and fire were received here from the Iwaka station the Radio Corporation station at Tomioka It is in an Isolated spot in the Japanese empire and an eight-hour train ride from Tokio The radio advices indicated that the entire empire was shaken by the earthquake Casualties were reported only By Inirrnalicnuil S'ezvs Serv ice LONDON Sept It is understood that Italy may blockade the western coast of Greece unless halted by the powers A Milan dispatch today said Italy was holding eight transports for troop movements Greece is preparing to defend herself from Italian encroachments if appeals to the League of Nations are with VAN ZANDT IN TEXAS IS FT 1 CHILDREN in dance they will present Monday night following the water carnival at Lake Worth In the picture are Billie Joe Davie Josephine Helm Hilda Sandegard Stella Bailey Constance Wyatt Mildred Senter and Mary Jane Rodgers RTH IN NT from the port of Yokohama The Commercial Cable Company announced today that cable communication to Yokohama was interrupted The disturbance was due to the earthquake which centered in the bay at Yokohama Japanese telegraph and telephone lines were put out of commission advices said out results it was semiofficially reported this morning according to an Athens HEADS BANK i me By Associated pros WASHINGTON Sept 1 A man request authorized Alderman to spend $2424925 for the system It will be 90 days possibly longer before the project is completed and in operation Follow Houston Model Installing the system through the business district will cost the above amount according to estimates furnished by George Henderson electrician for the Police and Fire Departments It will be modeled after the- Houston system said to be one of the best in the country and admittedly the best in Texas Henderson helped design this system The Fort Worth system will have several minor improvements thought of by Henderson since he worked on the Houston plans Alderman has already arranged to finance the matter through local bankers Tho will advance the required money In the end it will be an economic measure in the saving of traffic policemen salaries it was pointed out The bankers will be repaid from money from the Hanger to Ask Death Penalty in Robbery and Murder Cases Heavy Loss in Four Cities- LONDON Sept 1 Heavy dam request of commercial interests for readjustment of freight rates in tho Rio Grande vaJley in Texas was 1 age is believed to have resulted in and granted in part today by the Inter Tokio okohama lokosuki state Commerce Commission Osaka this afternoon Italian Troops Landed ROME Sept 1 Italian troons have been landed at Samos Greece It was learned today Extension of Greek occupation is proceeding according to plan Italy will hold Corfu and Samos onlv temporarily Their occupation was lot a warlike move the government etated It is denied that any trouble occurred during occupation of Corfu FOLLOWS RAIN The earthquake continued six Revisions were ordered In ths minutes at Osaka the dispatch said i fire brick lime cement and certain Communication with Tokio has 1 other commodities but the commit-been cut off sion held that the present differen- Li VanZandt 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue retired governor of th Eleventh Federal Reserve Board who was expected to return home Saturday afternoon has just been tials on cotton and vegetables are) rates on citrus fruits broom corn reasonable JURY DISAGREES IN DAMAGE SUIT elected president of the Livestock Intervention Is Asked GENEVA Sept 1 Greece form The maintenance of Texas "common point" rates on vegetables and cotton from Laredo however was Four capital cases in at least two of which the State will ask the death penalty were included in the county grand jury's report of 26 indictments Friday afternoon Since settings have been made for September in Criminal District Court it is expected that most of the cases will be tried in October and subsequent months National Bank of Omaha and will i general fund Slightly cooler weather followed a light rain accompanied by a take active charge Sept 10 according to word received here Saturday Announcement of the chances in District Attorney Hanger i has announced that he will ask the! ally protested to the League of Na- tions this morning against Italian I eizure of Corfu Chairman Ishii of the League Council annoumed that an appeal for protection had been received from Greece Athens asked that the i learue intervene Documents relating to the dispute re now being translated and sent MALAKOFF SepL 1 In the found to be unduly prejudicial to case of Will Boyd vs the Athens the advantages of Laredo against Lignite Company for $40300 per- points in the Rio Grande Valley in-sonal injury the jury was discharg- asmuch as contemporaneously high-ed by Judge Bishop It failed to er rates were found to have been reach a verdict maintained from the Rio Grande Boyd" was injured while mining Valley points lignite at Malakoff two years ago The commissioner recommended He claimed permanent injury from that commodity differentials over an accident at the mine the Texas common point rates is I somewhat less than the class dif- spectacular electrical display which visited Fort Worth and vicinity Friday night The showers were local After a warm day during which the temperature climbed to 95 degrees at 5 the rain and cooling breezes accompanying the storm sent the thermometer scoot- MACMNERf FOR XJght Commissioner Hunter seconded Alderman's motion for the installation of the system and it was carried unanimously The estimate by Henderson includes the purchase of all materials and the labor costs Bids Will Be Asked The system which is automatically controlled from a central switchboard will include all street intersections on Main Houston Commerce and Throckmorton Streets from Second to Fourteenth Streets Stretches of Jennings Avenue and West Seventh Street in the business section of the city will also have the signals death penalty for Weldon Jones negro who was indicted on two charges of robbery with firrarms One indictment charged the robbery of Hurst mail canier on the Burleson Road and another the robbery of Mrs Joe Garrett at her home in Rosen Heights Jones to the members of the league for itcdy The league council voted to postpone all other business to consider toe Greek appeal rentials should be established in rtain instances on traffic between Vowe8 WICHITA FALLS BAND AT KIWANIS MEETING I It also found unreasonable th was caught by Letective Ed Young in an exciting chase and gun bat CEMENT PLANT BOUGHT the bank personnel by which Van Zandt was elevated to the chief office were announced Friday nisht by the directors of the Livestock Xational Bank Capital and surplus of the bank are $750000 and assets $6686000 At the same time the announcement was niade that the controlling interest in the bank had been acquired by Edward Morris recently a packing house magnate Arrangements have been made to place $500000 in cash in the Livestock Bank and to take out an equal amount of loan secured by real estate and slow loans now held by bank The retiring president A Pratt who becomes vice president gave out the following statement along with the announcement: "Un-der' the reorganization the individual responsibility of the shareholders now represents and exceeds $10000000 to $12000000 and this lnrce financial Hacking places the bank In a splendid position" tle in which city and county officers took part after he had robbed Hurst The death penalty will also be asked In the case of Vincente Hernandez Mexican indicted for killing Lee Adams his brother-in-law and assault to murder on his wife Mrs Antonia Hernandez The wife differential over transcontinental rates between Pacific Coast points and the Rio Grande Valley section The commission granted a request that the long and short haul clause of the law be waived at Odem and Robstown and other points intermediate to Corpus Christl The decisionras handed down as a result of an action brought by the WICHITA FALLS SepL A delegation of 23 ICiwanians accompanied by a 20-piece band will go from here Monday to the district Kiwanis convention at Mineral Wells The delegation which will be headed by Walter Bobbins president of tho club will make the trip in automobiles Fort Worth had 42 inch rain in about a half hour fall Henrietta had approximately 62 inches while Paris had 114 inches Sherman reported a half inch while Dallas reported 18 inch No other points reported showers to the local weather office The forecast issued Saturday morning predicted cooler weather Saturday night with partly clouded skies Saturday night and Sunday Fresh southerly winds were also predicted Generally fair weather was predicted for West Texas for Saturday night and Sunday while scattered To Rely on League's Edict ATHENS Sept 1 "We have referred the Italian matter to the Leairue of Nations and will await Its decision" said Premier Gonatis today "Ve will make no hostile move 'e will comply entirely with the decision of the league" There is high feeling In Juso-o'-avia against the seizure of Corfu by Italians If Italy holds Corfu it close the Adriatic Kansas City Girl Downs Ohioan for West's Golf Title Purchase of the greater part of is totally blind as a result of the I Rio Grande Valley Chamber ff Commerce and others seeking a revision of class differentials over Texas common point rates to and from Brownsville and other points in the valley BERGD0LL FLEES FROM EBERBACH thunder showers were predicted for BY ROBERT HARLOW International News Service Special cast iexas (Copyright by Tha Star-Tram the machinery for the new Fort Worth plant of the Trinity Portland Cement Company running into hundreds of thousands of dollars was announced here Friday by LTlrickson of Dallas general superintendent L'lrickson and Horgan purchasing agent of the company were returning from an extensive trip through the Southeast and North where they were inspecting thr newest cement plants of those regions on the lookout for ideas Oklahoma City had the heaviest EBERBACH Sept 1 Grover SIX GASSED IN OIL WELL WILL RECOVER BIATA TAKEN FROM LAREDO TO HOUSTON gunshot wounds inflicted Hernandez claimed he was crazed by moonshine liquor when he ran amuck at his wife's restaurant on the North Side shot Adams and wounded his wife Ljvinston farmer of Grapevine was indicted for killing Alfred Davis of Grapevine Davis had previously been charged with seducing Miss Valda Livingston school teacher daughter of his slayer Two indictments charging illegal operation were returned against Mrs Willie Turner who was previously charged by complaint with the murder of an unborn child The charge was modified to abortion by the grand Jury Other indictments charged one Further Action Delayed UXDON Sept 1 A dispatch from Rome at 2 o'clock this afternoon said Premier Mussolini of Italy a holding up further action Greece i ending a decision ft the allied council of ambassadors Paris --addition to appealing to the JtUe of Nations Greece has pro-to the powers against Italian pupation of Corfu said a dispatch irom Athens this afternoon ction was called a break International law and amity rainfall reported to the local Cleveland Bergdoll the American weather office A little more than I £raft evader has fled from Eber-two Inches fell there Friday night bach to parts unknown possibly to A heavy rain fell over Sherman Switzerland with his aged mother and neighboring counties Saturday as a result of her pleadings since morning the attempt to kidnap him here to The general rain over Southeast- save his life by moving on ern Oklahoma was welcomed It helped lte cotton and Oiled the 1 PFRISH IN WRECK water tanks At Durant the rain- "11 TL fall was 140 Inches at Hugo HP A STFAMPR Correspon dent EXMOOR COUNTRY CLUB CHICAGO Sept 1 The Burns family of Kansas City has a new champion in its circle Miss Miriam 23 won the woman's western golf title today beating Mis Louise Fordyce Youngstown Ohio champion 5 and 4 in an 18-hde final Miss Burns sank a 10-foot putt on the deciding hole Although even money was wagered on the contest the match was rather one-sided Miss Burns had plenty of confidence and played as if she had the title tucked away LAREDO Sept 1 Joseph Biata alias Joseph Marcini wanted in Warren Mass and Chicago for ab- sconding with national bank funds amounting to over $213000 and wJao was delivered to the American aHthorities here last Tuesday by two Mexican secret service men from Mexico City was taken from here at noon today by Deputy CORSICAXA Sept 1 Six men who were badly passed late yesterday afternoon while working on the Smith Oil Company's well Ramsey No 3 are out of dancer Two were completely overcome and had to be taken from the derrick floor The men were putting a new casket on the master gate which was causing a leak and when the well blew in the force was so terrific that the gasket blew out The men were taken to the emergency Vmsnftal in the oil field Their They also conferred with MeCourtie president while 'in Chi- cago Progress on the new plant is very satisfactory L'lrickson said after looking over the switch track being built by the Santa Fe and other inches AMSTERDAM Sept 1 The against Steve Delson Main Street cafe proprietor on a charge of violating the liquor laws and one preparatory work He expects to go North again soon to complete i the purchase of machinery he an- I I Intervention Opposed AUS Sept 1 Rome has the Italian delegation at ThJ refuse any intervention the League of Nations in the (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2) United States Marshal Allen Walter to Houston Sunday morning Biata will turned over to United States Marshal Harvin and sent to Chicago Dutch trawler Java which arrived at Ymuiden today reported the foundering of the German steamship Kleupfel with a loss of 41 lives it th firct Tl no Vlolo i ftaiIISt mis nan vriiier t-'narg- nnmpH Fall gardens at Edgewood will be greatly benefited by the rain which fell Friday night breaking a two months' drouth It came too late to help the cotton Lightning put the electric service at Burkburnett out of commission 'Friday night for a short time Six-' tenths of an inch of rain fell at ichita Falls and vicinity-says a i dispatch to The Star-Telegram It ing automobile theft Mrs Criner 1 given out names were -not was arrested at tne tiainesville bridge and was believed to be en route to Oklahoma STATE'S ATTORNEY APPEALS $500 FINE LAREDO CELEBRATES MEXICO RECOGNITION Miss Burns led her opponent by two up and never was in danger cf losing the match after making the turn The champion had a medal card of 45 on the outward nine While her opponent required 47 for the same distance Of the last five holes played Miss Burns annexed four with Miss Fordyce taking the odd A very self -possessed young woman for her years Mis Burns MANY HURT AS MOB BREAKS VP KLAN'S INITIATION CEREMONY ITHE WEATHER was accompanied by much iignt- ont 1 State's ning Duty central fig" More than half an inch fell at MARION Ill Attorney Delos here started uipnur prinKs eieiii ure in the agitation LAREDO Sept Recognition of Mexico bv the United States was celebrated here today by a monster parade which headed by briss rA o-i-rcc the Interna- Chief Lee Is Again First to Pay Tax tional' bridge meeting a similar pa- now is looking forward to the na- 1 their assailants but were rushed ott the field The cross was destroyed By Associated Press WILMINGTON Del Sept from Nuevo laroao i liuwii uhuuf- r- rade at a mass meeting of the Ku Klux Klan against alleged negligence in law enforcement was fined $500 by County Judge A Morgan today for contempt of court in reducing bonds of bootleggers from $100o0 to S2000 Duty declared he would appeal from the decision exenangea non cane ana puning inc giuunu shape for Fall vegetables The recent moisture in Dohley County means a 12000-bale cotton yield according to reports from Crlaendon This is an increase of 4000 bales over the 1922 production Practically all of the cotton on hand at Eden has been ginned Continued rains in September and a late frost will mean a much big The klansmen rallied and again gave battle to their attackers Po- Fecilitations mob of more than 1000 men broke up an initiation of the Ku Klux an initiation ot tne Jvu jiux id a of church bells and PAYMENT ON am ijce and firemen were caiien dui ste EVSJ A Klan on a farm near New Castle too few were available to quell the OIL DPI IUN rviAut Oklah a Tonight partly cloudy cooler in east portion: Sunday generally fair East Texas Tonight and Sunday partly cloudy proba-b 1 scattered undershowers in east portion cooler tonight in north portion West Texas iy generally fair esi i vxas ii LI 1 Ul i Iclll Del late last night and as a result disorders After several hours of a man and a 17-year-old youth are free-for-all fighting the klansmen in hospitals here today jwssibly fa- finally retreated and left the scene FAIR WEATHER FOR WEEK IS FORECAST ger cotton yield around Lawn than expected due to recent rains help- tally injured More than a dozen oWiers were less Feriously hurt ins the late cotton Police Chief Lee upheld his five-year record Saturday For tlie fifth consecutive time he was the first citizen of Fort Worth to pay his city taxes Business at the tax assessor's office was fairly brisk Saturday when the payment of 1923 taxes started From now until Sept 16 a discount of 3 per cent is allowed on payments From Sept 16 to Oct 1 a 2 per cent discount is given THINK IT OVER BY STANSIFER CHARLESTOWN Va Sept 1 The first payment in the exer- else of the option held by the Pure Oil Company on the Humphreys Oil Company has been made Frank Cox associate of A Humphreys head of ihe Humphreys Company in automobiles A band of negroes pepped them with stones as they passed through a suburb but they drove on without offering resistance The most seriously injured are William Clark 31 of Newport DeL WASnfXGTON Sert 1 The Weather Bureau today Issued the A clam of 250 candidates had been fnitiated into the order and at the close of the eererxmy a "fiery cross" was lighted This was ap Grass is fine and cattle thriving in Armstrong County say dispatches from Claude due to the recent precipitation Cotton at Lorenzo Is putting out ioryVr iouowiiik iuiuoi 'ufeQt and yjnwi cotos rjeni-allv fair CUTTING ONE TRUTH into "-llUflV vrL VIUU of said today worth and weather but with a probability parently a signal to the mob in an and Harry Hushbeck 1" of New adjoining field from which a scat- Castle sustained gunshot wounds tering volley of shots was fired The: in the neck and in the back re- Vicinity Tonight Vicmitv Tonierht pirfulnti'Ti rmnA rapidly since the moisture there The option expires Sept 16 ne fca1 partlv cloud weather i smttered showers at the beginning a picker vnj be in demand by Sept work 15 with the price $1 per hundred i klansmen attempted to disperse spectively portion I purchase price as recently an- i iiiounced is J30C00y00 1 Kiy j-tenL Light to fresh south- of the week over south sums tonight and Sunday I Normal temperature.