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Refugees Seek Ships to Leave Shores of Japan Latest Estimate of Death Toll Is 500,000—Capital Is Moved to Kyota by Premier. B: •* By DUKE N. PARRY, Manager of Intrrnutlnniil News Service Staff In Far Kant. Kebe, Japan, Sept. 7.—Half a mil lion persons lost their lives In the Japanese disaster. Refugees arriving here from Yoko hama and Tokio today stated that unquestionably the total death toll will reach this great figure. The number of dead in Tokio alone will total 25,000. Property damage is incalculable. No persons are being admitted in Tokio who have not sufficient food ra ■ tions for themselves. The great Japanese naval base at Y'okosuka was practically destroyed , by munitions explosions. The Kois htvawa arsenal also was ruined by explosions. The destruction of these two naval bases is the greatest loss to Japan's national defense. Warships Damaged. Warships which were In the harbor -• at Y'okosuka were badly damaged. Several members of tho imperial family here were killed. They in clude Prince Kacho, who was smoth ered to death in the collapse of a train at Yokosuka; Prince Kanin's daughter, the second son of Prince Higashi and Prince Takashige were killed at Shimizu. Temporary transportation is being arranged between Yokohama and Shimizu. An Inferno is everywhere. Ameri can, British and other foreigners at Y'okohama vainly search the sea line for launches to carry them to ships in the harbor which will take them to their homes. Thousands of the refugees who have been unable to leave the strick en city are facing starvation or worse • ; —death by thirst. There is no food available and Yhe water mains are broken. Wells Polluted. There are a few wells—but these are polluted. Dead fill the streets of Japan's greatest seaport. A report has reached here today; that, because of the scarcity of food and water In Y'okohama, an epidemic ; of cholera and dysentery has broken i] out. More than 100,000 deaths occurred in Yokohama, Yokosuka naval base at Kamakura and scores_ of villages along the old Tokaldo railroad. The nation's capital has been mov ed to Kyoto. This city was former ly Japan capital city from 784 A. ' D. to 1888. Dozens of foreigners were buried In the wreckage of the famous Grand hotel, which faced beautiful Y'okohama harbor. Many others met their death in the United 1*1 club buildings. Advices received from Hakone, a beautiful summer resort at the base of Mount Fuji, say that the Fujlya hotel is gone and that the entire Hakone district has been wiped out. This section of Japan at this time of the yfcar is usually visited by great numbers of Americans and Euro peans. The number of dead here i’.i cannot be estimated. Relief Ships Arrive. Relief ships are coming into Yoko hama harbor hourly. The first refugees, including the In ternational News Service staff corre spondent, were taken to Kobe Mon day. The transpacific liners, Presl .dent Jefferson, a United States ship ping board \essei, and tii Empress of Austria of the Canadian Pacific line, are quartering more than a thou sand refugees. The Korea Maru is caring for 2,0(>0 homeless. The property loss will mount to the i. mtlions and business men have been ,, thrown Into a panic. W. T. Farnham, ' ( a survivor and representative of the ■it National City bank of New Y'ork, is a refugee on board the steamship Steel Navigator at Yokohama. He told this correspondent that this was the greatest catastrophe of tho age.. Many Americans and British who were residing outside of Tokio and Yokohama have''received emergency 1 calls to come Immediately to Yoko hama in an ittempt to relieve the , juffering of their nationals. Many persons had narrow escapes, but the miraculous thus far recorded is that of Chester Furlngton Dryer of Los Angeles, Cal. Dryer was stand ing in the smoking room of Yoko hama United club, when the first great upheaval came. Ho was raised , up with the floor of the structure Clear through the skylight and fell outside the building, escaping bodily harm. He was one of the very few who survived when the building top pled over. t Red Cloud Man in Charge IJjj _ of Adventist Schools "| Red Cloud. Neb.. Sept. 7.—Wilbur !|*j James lias gone to Grand Island as > superintendent of Nebraska schools of Seven Day Adventist denomina tion. He has supervision over the grade achools conducted by that church In various parts of the state, a about 20 In number. Eight Head of Cattle Die From Eating Green Corn Special Dispatch to The Omaha Dee. Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 7.—J. E. Shanks, farmer living near Dlller, re ;;; ports the loss of eight head of cuttle from eating green corn. E. C. Hir mon, living near Odell, had four fine j|[j Poland China hogs killed by light ning. _ ifii New Store at Wymore Wymore, Neb., Sept. M. J Neumann, pioneer Wymore mer chant, Is completing a new store building on North Main street, north r i ot the Neumann Mercantile com pany's stoic. The building Is of brick »nd concrete, and modern. It will he ready for occupancy by October 1, as •tew store rooms. Expect Bumper Corn Crop Endlcott, Neb., Sept. 7.—According 'a oldtlmers here, southern Jefferson •ounty hns the host prospects for a bumper corn crop In-years. It Is suid thnt the corn on the Uttle Hlue bot oms now la heavier find taller than ' In any season since 1901. Mayor of New York 111 of Influenza i HayorcTokii F Jjyljiv Mayor John F. Hylan of New York City is ill of influenza at the cottage of his son-in-law in Saratoga Springs, N. Y., and spi eialists have been called into consultation. C. of C. Members Asked to Aid Quake Victims The following letter was sent out yesterday by the committee on Japanese relief of the Omaha Cham ber of Commerce to all members of the chamber: To all members ot the Omaha Chamber of Commerce: The greatest disaster within the mem ory of m- n has overtaken the people of Japan. The estimated losses In human life and property nre appalling. The sur vivors in the stricken districts are home less anil hungry. They peed food, shelter ami medical attention. Relief, to be ef fective, must be immediate. Money is need ed now. Tho president of the United States has designated the American Red Cross as the collecting and distributing agency. Th« national Red Cross has called for $5,000,000. Th»» quota of Douglas county Is $15,000. The Chamber of Commerce has undertaken to assist the local Red Cross chapter in raising the amount. Ijet us do it today. Do not count the cost. The satisfaction of giving will be suf ficient reward. D*day means death. Please detach the attached slip and return it to tho Omaha Chamber of Com merce. Make checks payable to the Omaha chapter of the American Red Cross. Act propmtly and cheerfully. JOHN I,. KENNEDY, A. C. SCOTT. C. C. GEORGE. RANDALL K. BROWN, THOMAS A. FRY. Committee. Memorial Rites to Be Held for Morris Levy on Sept. 16 Memorial services for Morris Levy, former president of the Omaha Jewish Welfare association, who died in New York on July 22, will be held Sunday night, September 16, at Temple Israel, under auspiefs of tho federation. Every local Jewish organizltion is expected to participate. Speakers will include H. A. Wolf, Rabbi Frederick Cohn, llenry Mon sky, Isidor Ziegler and Harry Lapidus. A. Monsky will read the Hebrew prayer for the dead. Solos will be sung by Miss Cecilia Feller and Harry Dlsbrow. Former Beatrice Boy Dies at St. Joseph, Mo. Beatrice, Sept. 7.—Louie Smith, for mer Beatrice boy, died suddenly of heart trouble at St. Joseph, Mo., ac cording to a telegram received by his father, August Smith. The deceased was horn and reared in this city. He was 33 years old. He is survived by his widow, his parents and one sister, Effic Smith, of this city. Files Bankruptcy Petition * Wymore, N'eb., Sept. 7.—George M. Marquardt, Burlington shop worker, a resident of Wymore for the last year, has filed a petition in bank ruptcy, alleging his liabilities to be and his assets as $236. - Catholic Union Elects Officers; Meet Adjourns Pittsburgh Chosen for 1926 Triennial Session—Chicago Woman Named President of Organization. Nineteenth triennial convention of the Roman Catholic Central Union of America, which has been in session at Besedn hall, South Omaha, since ^Tuesday, adjourned yesterday after noon after the election of officers. The convention was composed of 77 delegates from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, Missouri and Nebraska. Following officers were elected for three years: President, Mrs. Rose Nedved of Chicago; vice president, Mrs. Marie Hanzlik of Chicago; secre tary, Mrs. Caroline Tuhacek of Cleve land; treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Souh rada of Chicago; trustees, Mrs. Cath erine Ficenec of South Omaha and Mrs. Anna Prokop of Cleveland; audit inf officers, Mrs. Rose Trista and Mrs. Mario Janda of Cleveland and Mrs. Antonia Vandracek and Mrs. Louise Vanes of Chicago. The next convention will be held in Pittsburgh, Ta., in September, 1926. After the session of the convention yesterday the visiting delegates were taken on an automobile tour of Oma ha by members of the local lodges of the association. Expect Corn to Yield 50 Bushels in Gage County Wymore. Neb., Sept. 6.—State ments from various farmers of southern Gage county Indicate that this county will produce one of the largest corn crops on records, this season. The rains have come just right, most of the season, and the present dry weather is ripening the corn fast, and in another week or two, according to farmers, the corn w-ill be out of danger of early frosts. The yield over southern Gage county is expected to average 60 bushels an acre. Father Sentenced to Die; Sons on Trial for Murder Newman, Pa., Sept. 7.—With their father convicted of first-degree mur der. Grady and Jeff Minter, and their brothers-in-law, Floyd Weldon and Leon Goodrum, will go on trial here today for their lives in copnectlon with the death of Millard Trouton. another brother-in-law. J. W. Minter, head of the family, will probably be sentenced to pay the death penalty today. He was convicted by a jury after a short trial yesterday. Burlington Railroad Is Inspecting Bridges Wymore, Neb., Sept. 7.—A special train of one coach under the direc tion of Bridge Supervisor Haggander of Chicago, arrived at Wymore on the annual inspection tour of bridges on the Burlington lines. The trip started at Nebraska City Wednesday and will end at Lincoln Saturday night, after covering over 700 miles of track on the Wymore division. The Missouri river bridge at Kulo is in cluded in the Inspection. On Market Tour Otto G. Hallgren, traveling auditor, for the stockyards administration of the Fnited States Department of Agriculture, Is visiting at the home of his mother-inlaw. Mrs. Mary Es pegren, 4523 South Twenty fourth street. He is making a tour of the Missouri river markets. From Omaha he will go to St. Joseph. Kansas City', Sioux City and Wichita. Hog Cholera in Cage County Beatrice. Sept. 7.—ling cholera has broken out in some" sections of the county, but so far the loss has been small. Fair Leader Backs Japan Wheat Plan (Continued From Flrat Face.) reaii. 1 have'also offered to render what assistanre the farm bureau ran extend. "I feel that some added efforts should be nude along similar lines to create demands, because I know the world supply of foodstuffs is not so great but that a proper dis tribution of these commodities and their products would materially as sist In stabilizing prices. I am ex pecting to give this movement niy endorsement by a wire to President f'oolidge today, and I hope that the other slate farm bureaus will take similar action. Would Strengthen Demand. In an interview, Mr. Keefe pointed out that wheat is now selling at less than cost of production, and is the cheapest food on the market. He bw lieves that by disposing of some of this supply, prices to the farmers for what is left in their hands will be in creased. "I give my unreserved approval to the efforts of The Omaha Bee to cre ate an added demand for American foodstuffs by inviting the authorities of Japanese relief to use American flour," he said. "The people of the midwest will respond generously, as they always have responded, and I know that Nebraska and the sur rounding states will promptly meet their quota for the relief fund. These funds should be expended so far as possible in the purchase of the farm products and needed foodstuffs pro duced in America. Our donation should go forward in kind rather than in cash. It is a more fitting tes timonial of American generosity and it also renders more prompt assis tance. and such action would tend to equalize the supply of human foo(J which is now out of balance. Any thing that can be done by the Ne braska Farm bureau to forward this movement is tendered." Ha* Strong Harking. Lincoln, Sept. 7.—The Omaha Bee plan to purchase large quantities of flour for stricken Japan in order to strengthen the flour market and raise the price of millions of bushels of wheat now In granaries met with In stantaneous response from prominent Nebraskans attending the 55th annual state fair. Following are expressions on the subject: Congressman A. C. Shallenbarger. Alma: "It certainly looks feasible and has my hearty endorsement.’’ George ackson, Nelson: "The Ne braska wheat farmer and the apaneso both need relief. This looke like a good plan to 'kill two birds with one stone’.” E. R. Purcell. Broken Bowr: "This plan will servo a dual purpose, help the wheat farmer and also the ap anese. It certainly should be en couraged.’’ Dan Swanson, land commissioner: "Good. I'm for It." C. A. Robinson, state treasurer: “It will do Nebraska untold good." Grant L. Shumwny, ftata secretary of agriculture: “It looks like a prac tical way of aiding the wheat farmer and the stricken apanese.” Arthur . Weaver. Falls City: "It is a good plan and should be com mended.” Perry Hfed, Henderson: "It looks good.” Illinois Stockmen Here to Purchase Feeder Cattle Among the visitors at the stock yards yesterday were Jerry Keating and George Lutz of Mercer county. Illinois, who were here looking for feeders to take hack with them. Mr. Lutz said a dry spell cf shout six weeks In his section dried up most of the pastures and shortened the hay crop. He said corn was good, with every Indication of a bumper crop. Will is Hacks Coolidgc. Washington. Sept. 7.—Senator Wil lis of Ohio, who presented the name of Warren G. llarding before the 1920 republican national convention, came out In support of President I Cooliilge for 192* after a call today | at the White House. WE MUST HAVE CASH! All thoughts of Profits cast to the four winds in desperate effort to turn our Great Fall and Winter Stocks into Cash We have an emergency to meet. Thousands of dollars must be raised immediately. To overcome this situation we have slaughtered without excep> tion our vast stocks of Fall and Winter Apparel. Your Greatest Opportunity for Big Savings on Winter Coats > $85 to $125 Coats in Two Groups and 300 New Fall Dresses Arrive and are thrown in this Sale Beautiful new silk and wool creations. Styles of the moment. All sizes. $20 Dresses $1375 $30 Dreaaea $1775 $35 Dresses $5.00 Skirt* $2.75 ■ $2.75 Sweaters $1.00 State kY’ Officers Meet at Columbus Three-Day Session Will Close Camp Sheldon Confer ences for 1923. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Be*. Columbus, Neb., Sept. 7.—Employed officers of the Nebraska Y. M. C. A. arrived in Columbus tonight for a three-day session at Camp Sheldon. These men represent every phase of activity In the state Y. M. C. A. and all “Y” institutions In the state. The opening feature of the meeting was a chicken dinner, followed by a social hour In charge of Secretary L. R. Birdge of Grand Island. The devotional period was under the su pervision of Y. M. C. A. State Sec retary Charles A. Musscllman of Omaha. J, Dean Ringer of Omaha gave the evening address. Saturday's program will be devoted to the outlining of plans for the coming year In the fol lowing lines of Y. M. C. A. activity In Nebraska: Educational programs. Industrial, physical, boys’ work and county work. The closing address of tomorrow forenoon’s meeting will be delivered by B. G. Alexander, Den ver, regional Y. M. C. A. secretary for the central states. Group con ferences will occupy the major por tion of the afternoon program, fol lowed by an evening address by the state boys’ secretary, Waldo Shever of Lincoln on boys’ work in the state. The closing address of the meeting will be a sermon delivered at 9:30 Sunday morning by Rev. J. F. Krueger, president of Midland college at Fremont. This meeting will close the summer series of Camp Sheldon conferences for the year. Indictment Against Stage Dancer Is Dismissed Newburgh, N. Y., Sept. 7.—Supreme Court Justice Sieger today dismissed an indictment for perjury, which had been returned against Even Burrows Fontaine, stage dancer, who brought suit for breach of promise against Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. The Indictment was an outgrowth of the breach of promise proceedings, which Miss Fontaine lost. There was no opposition when her attorney moved for the dismissal of the Indictment. Convict Escapes C, I. Connyers, sentenced to the Iowa state penitentiary at Fort Madi son from Council Bluffs, April 7, 1'922. on a charge of conspiracy, escaped today, according to word received by Council Bluffs police f’onnyers was arrested In company with George Westrip and Ben Hunt, in possession of 4.900 cigars stolen from the Wabash railroad. All were tried on a charge of conspiracy to conceal stolen property. Amusement Park to Close Wymore, Neb.. Sept. 7.—Fink’s amusement park, two miles south west of Wymore. will hold a big dos ing picnic and dance September 14. There will be band>music and a big basket dinner. Eikt-d His Cooking Los Angeles, fiept. 7.—Prisoners In the city Jail took up a collection to pay the funeral expenses of John Moran, who recently concluded a sentence of elx mouths and who died penniless. While in the city jail, where he was went for bootlegging, Moran worked as a cook and pleased his fellow prisoners so much they were very sorry to see him leave when his term expired. Burgess Bedtime Stories BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. _ » La* k of fear in no excuse For taking chance* of no use. —Mr*. Happy Jack. Happy Jack Isn’t Fooled. Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel and Mrs. Happy Jack had lived too long to be easily fooled. When they had built their new summer home In a certain big beech tree In the Green Forest they had known that it soon would be discovered by enemies as well as friends. Such a home as that couldn’t be hidden. So from the time they had moved over there to live they had been on the watch for ene mies, and especially for Redtail the Hawk. On the morning that Redtail, high up in the blue, blue sky, had first "Who has found what?” asked Mrs. Happy Jack rather crossly. seen that new home. Happy Jack had been peeping out. Now always the first thing he did before coming out was to carefully look all about and especially up In the blue, blue sky. So It was that he had seen Redtail just at the moment when Redtail had discovered that new home. "He's found it!” said Happy Jack to Mrs. Happy Jack, who was Inside. “Who has found what?” asked Mrs. Hafipy Jack rather crossly. “Oh. Redtail has found our new home!” said Happy Jack. "I've been looking for him every day. He is way up there in the blue, blue sky Alamito Cans Loaned During the recent water trouble we loaned hundreds of our cans to Omaha resi dents and institutions. We are very glad to have had the privilege to do our part in this emergency, and, now that the trouble is over, will you kindly return our cans or phone us and we will call for them. We need them very badly, ns** Alamito Dairy G> C.FSdiwatfcr-ArrFLtynun Safe , JA cluon 2585 | this very minute, and I know well enough ho is looking down ami chuckling to himself over the dis covery of our new home. He thinks it is going to be easier to catch us here than at our old home. We'll fool him.” The days slipped past one after an other, and not once did Redtail the Hawk try fo catch Happy Jack or Mrs. Happy Jack. That was, you know, because he was waiting for them to grow careless. So Happy Jack and Mrs. Happy Jack came and w»*nt as they pleased, and to have seen them you wouldn't have guessed that they ever gave Redtail the Hawk so much as a thought. But they did. Oh my, yes! They thought of him every day. And every day Happy Jack would watch up In the blue, blue sky until he saw Redtail cir cling about very high up. So he knew that Redtail was watching and waiting. But Redtail didn’t know that Happy Jack knew. ”It Is ’most time for old Redtail to try for one of us.” said Happy Jack to Mrs. Happy Jack early one morning. “He's known about thia home of oura for a long time now. yet he hasn't once been near it. I know him. Yea. siree. I know him. He's been waiting in the hope that we will feel so safe that we will grows careless. By this time he must be about ready to try for one of us. There he is way up in the blue, blue sky now. I'm going to fool him. 1 jw going to pretend to be careless. “Be careful. Happy Jack, be care ful," warned Mrs. Happy Jack, be sure that you aren't careless." "Watch me, my dear,” replied Happy Jack. "I'm going to disap point old ItedtalL I'm going to glv< him one of the greatest disappoint ments in all his life.” With this Happy Jack whisked out of the new summer home, and out on a branch above it where he knew he was in plain sight of Redtail the Hawk. (Copyright, 1S23 ) The next story: "Happy Jack Dia appoints Itedtail.” I l OWN A .VICTROLA The Brandeis Way—Job Our Victrola CLUB NOW—TODAY Pay NOTHING Down Just purchase and pay cash for a few rec ords and the instrument you choose will be delivered to your home. Start nayiD^ for your Victrola in 30 days from date of purcnase. New Victrola Model 210 100.00 Mahogany and Walnut Mahoginy or Walnut. Terms as * Low as 5.00 a Month A Price to Suit Every Pocketbook — A Style and Finish to Suit Every Taste Just a Limited Number to Be Sold on This Low Term Plan Please Shop Early Select Your Victrola From Omaha’s Largest and Most Complete Stock Phonograph Dept. Mam Floor—West Saturday-Marshall Field s Sample Lines Toys, Decorative Art Goods, China, Glassware During Merchants Week Marshall Field’s "Wholesale Department had a wonderful display in Omaha of foreign and domestic toys, glassware, pottery, china and art goods. We bought these entire lines at very low prices and We Will Sell Them Saturday at Savings of 33%% to,50% The Sample Toys 50% Off We bought samples of almost every known toy and children’s vehicle, and in this sale you can buy them for just one-half of what you will have to pay for toys at holiday times. It will be to your advantage to buy these toys now and lay them away for Christmas. 9.00 Coaster Wagons1.50 20.00 Autos_10.00 20.00 Velocipedes_10.00 8.00 Doll Cabg,4.00 4.Q0 Mechanictii Autos 2.00 5.00 Kiddy Kars_2.50 8.00 Black Boards_ 1.00 4.00 Horsie Toddlers 2.00 10.00 Mechanical Trains 5.00 5.00 Mechanical Trains 2.50 2.00 Mechanical Trains 1.00 10.00 Mama Dolls_STOP 7.50 Mama Dolls_3.75 5.00 Mama Dolls 2.50 3.00 Mama Dolls1.50 Main Floor—Arcade Samples of Art Pieces Third Floor We;t Xitlinininjr and Chinn lloudolr lamps—Complete with cord, plug nnd socket; regularly 2.25 and 5.00; special for 1.50 end 3.34 S and 0-Inch Lamp Shades—In blue, gold and rose; all silk lined, gold braid trimmed. 1.50 and 2.25; special for 1.00 end 1.50 S.lncli I'archmenl I amp Shades -In floral and oriental design-, special. 2.25 vnlue for 1.50 Junior and Heading Lamp*— Polychrome stands with silk and georgette nhndee, in blue and gold; regularly 20.00 and He.00; complete for 13.34 end 23.34 flower Haskets -Complete with flow ere. regularly 5.00, 7.50. 8 00, for 3.34. 5.00 nnil 5.34 Polychrome anil Mahogany Smoke Stands With glass In sets. Regularly 4 00, 6 00 anil 8.00; special for 3.06. 4.00 snd 5.34 Torcheres Made of hard com position, burnished; regularly 6.00; special, 4.00 Polychrome and Metal Honk Klttil—:.T5, 6 75 nnd 8 00 values, for 1.83. 4.50 «nd 5.34 Ash Trays In silver and gold ntetal. four In nest; 1.50, S.50 and 4.50; special for l.OO. 3.34 nnd 3.00 | Samples of China and Glassware 49c to 12= Included are tea sits, coffee sots, ice tea sots. salad bowls, lnut dishes, new and novel examples of the Swedish, French, Italian and English arts. Only one piece of a kind. Every thing smart for the decoration of the home: including foreign and domestic glass, pottery and china. Fifth Floor-E*st