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Mi. A w. SEPTEMBER 7, 1923 .15 FRIDAY-EVENING CHANGED BY JAPAN'S COASTLINE IS CONVULSION l. lli' i II it II ill 1 1 1 i nnniin ii'ri Industrial Gttls Aid Red (Gross Relief III III. Ill I.UlulrUIMil II' FIRST RELIEF iiLuunL uniiii niuii Girls from a local' factory visited the Red Cross Relief Tent, Fourteenth and Franklin streets today, to make their contribution to Japanese earthquake victims.

A group of girls and Red Cross Left to right, upper: MISS E. RIDEOUT, MRS. ME. TRAVIS, MISS ROWLANDS; MISS V. SCUVLTZ.

Lower: MRS. O. L. MVRDOCK, MRS. J.

D. llOYT, MISS HALL. -Vf'''-'- nv IUMVH. VJ lliplffi' I Xjt 4. iiiirttlifitieMSWtrfaisii iiiAiMmnmiiiiii iiiii)iiiiiiiimh SHissi i m.VfMnltmH.mi ijW-tJtJMMIIIWIIWIWMWftium'lWWWtJIWMMWBWBWWTWWIMiMW-MI ll ll'J IPHWH imwllWIM I EH Geography pf Island' Empire' Keconstructed by Great Convulsion.

PEKING, Sent'. 7. Interna tional. News Service.) The -entire' Ksography of the east coast 'of i Japan has been changed il result the terrible disaster, which en- stilted that nation 'last SatuYday nd the ensuing days, according to -report reaching here today. Gigantic tidal wave and 'power-' fnl convulsions of the sea bottom' have, played havoc with the i sea epast of easterli Japan, the 'reports State, ntl( the tidewater contour for hundreds effn.lles glveg 4.ho lm- preesion ot a new island risen from the ocean Many off the Japanese mainland are reported to have dia-.

Appeared, and scores of coast towns have been washed to eternity by destructive tidal wave disturbances similar terrific backwash phenomena of the sea i lo the earthquake zone of Japan 219 heavy shocks-are said to have been felt within the twenty- 'jfour 'hours the horrible first-vibration- that brought hun- Ireds of thousands of 'buildings to the ground with appallngg loss Tof Jlfe. 1 Nearly all of the numerous bridges of Tokyo are reported to Jiitve collapsed, carrying to swollen streams below tens of thousands of people. Jan Dykes Found Safe in Manchuria Dr. and Mrs. E.

C. Van Dyke University of California Were safe in Manchuria at the time ot the disaster in Japan, according to a post card received by a friend In Ban Francisco. Because Dr. Van Dyke and-his wife were known to-have gone to Japan on a visit this summer it was feared until 1 todayr that they might have been ill the stricken area at the time the earthquake. Dr.

Van. Dyke is associate professor' of entomol'ogy the" college of agriculture at (the university, and has been holding a sim- liar post in an agricultural college In Nanking. China, during a year's Jeave, of absence from the local Institution. The post car, whicn vras received by Froieasor van-Auzee of the California Academy Of Sciences, indicated that at the time it was mailed, more than two weeks ago. the Van Dykes had reached Harbin, Mancnuria, imig JAPAN con VESSELS SML Armada tof Mercy Carries Foodstuffs toFeed 'Suf erers From Disaster.

The first of an armada-of. relief ships1 destined for. Japan, th President Taft, Pacific liner, last night sailed with a huge aargo of foodstuffs and medical supplies and a corps of physicians, nurses and other-relief work era On the other hand. Charles W. FaK chairman San 'Francisco chapter, American Red Cross, and chair-.

man of general committee Of citl- sens' relief committee, announced -that, more-than. $100,000 has, already beeji contributed toward the sum of $500,000 set as San. Francisco's quota for relief. The executive committee' of the citizens-' committee for Japanese relief, as. headed, by Fay Includes R.

B. Hale, chairman: Robert Newton- Lynch, vice-chairman; Colbert CpldwelL -president Chamber of Commerce Mayor James Rolph and others. This committee has appointed prominent leaders In every line- of business to carry on the relief, campaign among their associates. This perfected organlbation, it isxpected, will soon raise the full relief fund of $500,000, which Includes the Red Cross quota. JL 'v' PLEDGE RErrERATED.

Mayor Rolph, reiterating the city's pledge to assist the relief work In every way, announced that the finance, 'committee of the Board' Of Supervisors' would' orgs the appropriation of $26,000 from the city's necessity" fund. Herbert Flelahhacker.i president of the Anglo and London Paris National Bank, states he has been authorized to announce a subscription of $10,000 each from th Standard Oil Company and-by the J. D. and A. B.

Spreekels Company. The school children of San Francisco are doing their bit with contributions for- the children of Japan, who have, been made orphans," homeless and -destitute by earthquake and fire. --v Seven ships besides the President Taf are under charter to carry relief supplies and workers to -Japan. The. army transport Horn ma now loading supplies at Fort Mason is expected to sail late today for- -Shs- carry 3300 tons ol medical sup-, 6000 tents and 300 tons of rice.

Wonderful New York. cabin Oxfords, ealf TOAIO HI Captain EisIerJs Found to. Be Alive A message stating that Captain Whitney Shanghai representative- of the shipping is alive in Yokohama, was received by the Robert --Dollar Steamship company here' toaay from its agent in Kohe, Captain Klwlcr tmiT hen reported dead. i lk-" Saturday Specials en tfleir way Dacn. 10 i-Maimiue population nave neon responsime front Yokohama.

for rioting." Irwin M. Isaacs, graduate of the General military gov-TJnlversity of California, and his ernor of Tokyo, says in an ordi-mother. Mrs. Minnlo-Isaacs, social nance that "even if there are ex-leader in the American colony of treme socialists they" must be pro- $500 Collected By Modesetans MODESTO Sept. 7.

The Modesto Red Cross chapter, -under Mrs, L. J. Maddux, chairman, la cooperating', with the San Francisco office in obtaining subscriptions for the. millions' of sufferers in Japan. Nearly $600 had been collected this morning.

omen One-strap suede Pumps gray, otter and log trimmed. jOne-strap blac Our buyer, Footwear Je Pumps lid. rier oounded v. FxaiiXi Hughes WASHINGTON, Sept fot mat ststement eiprewlnj grief at the Irsgedy in Jspsn snd voicing the need of assisting "thoie In distress was issued by Secretary Hughes upon his return to the State Department after an absence of several days. "The American people," the statement said," "have been inex pressibly shocked at the terrible disaster suffered in Japan." have already- given to eur.

deep sympathy and we shall prompt and- generous in urgent re 'lief measures. The historic friendship between the twe peoples was cemented the Washington com ference, and the noble attitude of the' distinguished' representatives of 1 Japanese government, at "that conferenee an never be forgotten; There' i i a universal desire among ns not -only to express, our grief at this appalling tragedy but to 'in' every fwsy'," a helping, hand to. our frieads who are so sorely afflicted." Seattle Motbrship Missing Off japan Sept. 7: OfflcUJa lot the Alaska Steamship Company, today asked the United States. navV to assist in loeatinge the, Seattle motorshlp- Kennecott, which' 'has not been heard' from since" 8 m.

A grunt fri; when she reported 'her position as 140 miles from Yokohama. It was expected that -th navy department might Te able -to get touch with the' "vessel throug'n destroyers reported to have reached Yokohama, yestesqay. Comnany officials said they' did not'fear for? the'Kenn'ecbtt's eafety, but believed that she reached Yokohama after the earthquake tf September and had be.en unable to communicate" with Seattle since that -r The Kennecott left Puget'Soun August 14 with a cartrio of -lutnbfer. carries a ojf thirty Premier Urges People Be Calm NAGASAKI, Sept. 7.

(By the Associated Press.) Premier Yam- Lamota appeals to the people, to ex ercise self control in this time of crisis. "We must show the world," ho said, "that even in times of dis- peopie are abe to keep a bajanced mind by doing what Is right, obey ing prders and showing their love of peace." The premier insists that all peaceful Koreans must be protected, even it it be true that 'cer tain elements in this section of the tected in a time of such disaster, for they are our countrymen." Navy Identifies Dead at Yokohama WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. While the navy department has -no Inter- mation from its own sources rel- ative to the fate of two enlisted I men of the naval hospital at Yoko- hama reported dead In state rdo- partment advices they were Identl ied rom the records as follows: Paul Raymond Cannon, third class pharmacist next of kin, father," John 3. Cannon, lArd more, OK la.

Antonio Ingoglia, next of kin, Middle Village. Long Is- land. Chief Pharmacist Lawrence Zembsch, reported killed with his wife in a radio message received Wednesday, was Identified as having his 'residence at 625 Fourth street, Coronado, Refugee Throngs i Crowd Into Kobe SHANGHAI, Sept. 7 (By The Associated Press). Refugees from the earthquake: at.

Yokohama are proceeding to Kobe, the- Japanese consulate here; is-' advised, Three shiploads of them: are expected to sallf for -China, arriving he'rei nrb-ably this i i' -i Telegrams, Kobe urge the immediate despatch of lare quantities of medical suppliesN; The first Red Cross tanit was to leave Shanghai todays Others- will follow. Besides tfyese.easuces xtf the Britush the Chinese are organizing relief Si S. Transport -Sailsith id -MANILA, Sepf. 7 (By-the Asso-Ciated Press). The United, States Army transport Merritt sailed yesterday' for Japan with twelve doctors.

Blx'ty 100 enlisted men and -three Manila newspapermen. She caTried more than 1000 tons of relief supplies. The transport Helgga is now loading supplies lor the earthquake sufferers, and probably today.T, Price a mes at your dealer, s. ypu i 1 1 be sur-prised at the vv present low cost of the delicious dessert. I 1 'I Citizens, 'Lodges and Socie tics Regpond Gepeously 'to-ReliefiCalL I (Continued from 1.

head i barely, reached. toj the top desk. i' "It's all I he explained. Just wanted, to helpi The ifolks ver' there must, bejhungTjj." AThe '-small boy would not' "tell 'his XI' the; use? Everybody has tbelpr It isn't'much money, but I earned -ft -myself." Bo Uhe. record is; made In Red Cross- books.

"Hiit-year-oia news boy. four cents Against this 'pathetic, little of fering wmcn wiirniipui ouy nuur to the efVtnW6 one- in tne Orient came a substantial check fi-omi H. C. CaDwell company for 1500; It was received at the OaH-laiid, Chamber- of Commerce which has been designated a station by the local chapter of Red Cross. STiREAM OF CHECKS BEGIN POURING IN.

sjoing into the headquarters at the Taylor building, 630 six-feen'thstreet. is carrying a stream of checks large and small to swell the funds for the relief of the Ori-en(jptl catastrophe. JIp, top noon today silbsfcriptfbns 'have" been nnvolv: voluntary, no program or solloltatipn having "been put Into IkTen 'and women who have trained I In medicine "or nursing; those who have served in disaster relief 1 or- during- the war; and many- who formerly resided in Japan, and are 1 familiar, with its language, custom and people, are offering to Jojn relief expeditions to the-Orient. A large number of applications, have been recorded In the' Oakland office and referred Pac.Kic Civic Center, San Francisco. Members of the Mutual Business Men's Club at the conclusion of a luncheon program yesterday raised $152.50 for Japanese relief following, a personal appeal from Beach Dean, supported by President Arthur Wh'eelock.

Reciprocity due Japan from San Francisco and Oakland was stressed by the speakers recalled 1f the aid tele graphed to California In 1908. CLOTHES ARE RECEIVED FOR ORIENT VICTIMS. The Japanese Y. W. C.

374 Eighth street, and the Japanese Methodist church, TentH and West strett8, are receiving clothes for shipment, to' the Orient. Babies' garments, stockings, quilts, blankets, undergarments, wraps and a supply, of soap' is called for. Shoes wjll not be required as Japanese have no need for them. A telephone tsall to Oakland 7160 vtilt bring a messenger for bundles. John R.

Mott, general, secretary for-the Young Men's Christian As sociation has placed the entire organization at the disposal of 'the Red Cross Relief Fund campaign. Local associations have been called upon to give complete cooperation to Red Cross chapter The Jewish Welfare Board has wired its local chapters to lend full co-pperation to Red Cross chapters. All posts 'of the Spanish War Veterans have-, been directed to get behind local- Red Cross chapter-s by orders of the special director of that order. HAYWARD ORGANIZES FOR RELIEF DRIVE. Mrs.

B. Parsons, of Hayward, today- organized for; a relief drive fir that city. Desks will be installed in banks -and' other business houses where Red Cross repre- sentatiyes will receive gifts of money for. earthquake sufferers. Fraternal, orders." clubs and the many civic and social organizations of.

today have in tull' swing campaigns for a demonstration of sympathy for 'the victims of' the great catastrophe. This sympathy Is taking-the concrete form of contributions in money, clothing and supplies for: the atHckeiy area of the Island Empire: William J. grand the 'Sons of the West, -today Issued a call, not' only to the Oakland parlors Native Sons all over the State, to make an immediate and generous reBponse In contributions to the Japanese relief. Similar measures -are being, taken 'by. the executives' "of organizations.

vThe Oakland Lodge'of Elks No. 7,1 donated to the relief fund In their meeting held last night bALL Td" NATIVE SONS FOR AID. The --communique Issued by Grand President William Hayes to the and members of all Native Sons' parlors follows: Japanese people have suffered a catastrophe unparalleled In the history of the human race. 1 Our -order should be and Is ever In the In all humanitarian and charitable movementa Now. -ls' the opportunity to demonstrate the broad charitable spirit is one of the underlying principles of the Native Sons.

In a crisis such as he, who gives gives In double measure. 'Make your contribution generously and promptly. All individual Native Sons of VILLI IILsJI UlldL Fashionable Footwear I Tf okohama. are also safe, it was director in the Samuel Samuels Oil Company in Yokohama, and his mother were visiting friends in New York the time tit the quake. family Escapes in Japan, Son Learns i Bernard Unstrom, a Junior student at the University of California, today learned of the escape of his Mr.

Graham, pickeJ up these Bargains on his recent trip to --T in ym (r black uml ford5- in tog tnmmed. 11 French Lat suede and blfck satin Pumps, trimmed in patent. 1 father, two sisters and Droiner, wnu 4mre in Japan. Lindstrom's father I in Rev. H.

Lindstrom, who has been thirty, years in the Orient as rep-' lesentative of the Church and Mis-I aionary AlHance. "With his two I daughters, Olshlld and Harriet, Bev. Lindstrom was at a summer eeort some distance from the prin- Heavy Swells on (Soast of Oregon Unusual wave and -tidal conditions during the past few days were reported from various Oregon coast points yesterday. At Newport, although the weather was fine, with no wind, the steamer Robert Johnson was forced to wait outside the Jiacbor entrance for two days be cause of heavy and irregular swells. At Neah-Kah-Nle.

on the ''Tillamook coast, a series of huge waves dashed upon the beach at low tide last Monday, some of them as high as 20 it was said. Bathers at Cannon Beach reported a heavy tide rip for the past three Scientists Discredit Sinking of Islands MANILA. Sept. 7. (By Associated Press.) The current report that the Bonin off the cost of Japan, were sunk or altered greatly by the earthquakes, is cfbubted by the heads of the observatory here.

The scientists explained that such a cataclysm was possible thousands of years ago, when the earth crust was thin, but now that the crust is many kilometers thick, it would take an unparalleled shock to Bink islands the size of the Bonin group. Valejoans Caught In Fire at Eureka VALLEJO, Sept. 7. Mr. and Mrs.

Carlyle Roe are home after a-motor trip in the northern part of the state. While outside of Eureka they ran into a forest fire and their machine was scorched by the flames. Fortunately they escaped lnjurjr. They report that the forest fire followed a tornado that visited that section of the state, and that the storm tore off the tops of some of the big trees and caused considerable damage. nate parlors are urged to send their checks to the N.

a G. W. Japanese Relief Fund, -care, of John Regan, grand secretary, 414 Mason street, San Francisco. Loss 1823 2 9 "16 THREE BUILDING ED LIVERMORE." Sep. 7.

Ttoee building permits weref issued by Livermore Board of Town Trusteep at their regular monthly meeting in the town hall this weeki' George Beck was granted a permit to erect a tile building to cost in the neighborhood of $2700, on street between Chestnut and This building will house the Oso Products Company soap factory. Makepeice will erect a garage- to cost V200, at his residence on Elm and streets. Max Berlin will lay a concrete sidewalk at his residence on Third and streets. The trustees unanimously passed a resolution accepting the newly completed town jail. Valtejoan Thought Dead in Yokohama VALLEJO.

Sept. 7., Chief Pharmacist Lawrence Zembsch, U. S. is believed to have lost his life at Tokahama. The despatches state that the man who died In the Yokahama naval hospital was L.

Zenbach, but no such name is to be found in the naval directory. Navy Yard Workers Vote On Short Day VALLEJO, Sept. 7. A vote is to be taken at the navy yard to find out whether or not the employees favor a half-hour for luoch or not. If they favor the 30-minute lunch the -plant 'will close -daily at 4:30 p.

m. Instead of o'clock. Navy Yard Employee To Marry Saturday VALLEJO. -Sept-. -7.

6et-terqulst and Miss Ruth Adkins are to be married' on Saturday. Both have been, employed at the navy yard in recent years, and are well known, to residents of Vallejo. SEPTEMBER wow 3 10 17 4 11 5 12 1019120 5126127128 Ewrcnsv St BE II lliiil It 2N5f II 29 II -These popular French Last Pumps come in the latest colors: Red, Green and Blue. Spanish beef and cut out effect A wonderful special value at Women's Full Fashioned Silk Hosiery. All shades, $1.95 1209 Washington SI elpal earthquake area wnen me alsawer occurrea.

ney mauo to Koba, whence they cabled to.ianUPom ty. lindstrom's prother Eiegmea, wno was in j-u-kyp, representing the United At ists" Corporation, a motion picture Concern, at the time of the quake, scaped from the city and Joined the other members of his family tn Kobe. Students Collect 4 $600 First Day rs-oTt-LrrrT'tT flrif A fiinii of more than MOO was secured by stu Jents ol the University of during the first day of. their Jv 'to cllec money to be sent ti'Japjvn. A committee has been I appointed by the president of the -'lfudent -body to canvass all of the ollege organizations.

bearing the legend "1906-i tiZZ" "have been placed in -all of the-collegre' grounds, and a special plea is being made to help the stu-', Aents tff Japanese reported to be homeless and In need Stevedores Killed A -Relief rown kid and black lu'd Ox- ALL AT ONE i LOW PRICE Pumpt $5-95 than other cements. Cement Phenet Dougls S3. st Monolith, Cat. fL Tfy "V- "ModeaseS LMJ LI1I Lb L)L 23124 PI II Diy walls for dwellings and other build- Since the waterproof properties of Mo-ings are assured by the use ot Mono- nolith are ground into each particle in lith Plastic Waterproof Cement. The the process of manufacture, it is impos-slight additional cost of Monolith over sibte to leave out the waterproofing when other cements is economical and effective this cement is used.

In addition Mono-insurance acrainst lith Is much more BACK! AST rm 1 1 MANILA, Sept. 7. (By Aseo-' iated stevedores -wexe kiHed during "the loading of the U. S. Pecos, which salied tfam: Cavfte; with relief tor the earthquake sufferers in Japan.

On Filipino was struck on the "head by a case1 froieh 'feheckwjs. Another 'was hit. by a cofiin. knocked, overboard, and drowned. The Pecos carried food, coffins anil large beup pi fea of food and medl- emes: There were no passengers on The Philippine relief fund now is 40,000 pesos and rowing The Filipinos plan raise a million pesos.

If, I ETicunsiows DUYTICKE1S MOW Lcavx early and avoid the 11th-hour rush Set awauans lSbr All luldu Material Zssim Portland Cement Plastic Waterproof Portland 0 both dampness and deterioration. OilOLITH iWNOUTH MONOLITH -'r $150,000 Quota HONOLULU, Sept. f. (By The Associated Press-V A quota xt Il0.o004orjrelief of JaDan'a earth quake sufferers heit sev-lrtfej ttcordlng to ah'i staMnoeltVnti EORTLAliD CEnEtlt C0i 1 1 smn SOUTHERN PACIHC Write lor Bookltt made today by the committee, in charge of relief funds of the Territory of Hawaii. The foregoing is exclusive, of $150,000 -which the Japanese residents th islands are 'expected to eontribute, it was .800 Clans Sprerkels BUi, San Francisco.

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