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ITALY LANDS
TROOPS ON
CORFJL ISLE
Rome Says 10 Killed in Bom
bardment—Settlement of
Dispute Up to League,
Claimed
Greek Note Made Public
Eondon, Sept. 1.—Five thousand
Italian troops have been landed on
Corfu, says an Athens dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph. These sol
diers were sent ashore from IS naval
vessels.
Dozen Greeks Killed.
Home, ttepL E—An oflcial statement
on the bombardment of Corfu says:
“The shots from the Italian guns
killed or wounded a dozen Greek citi
zens because the authorities had not
removed the population, despite warn
ings from tile squadron.”
Peace l |> to Ecague.
Dy Associated Press.
London. Sept. 1.—The near eastern
< q'isis pivoted today upon Geneva,
where the council of the league of na
tions had fortunately arranged a meet
ing before It was known It would be
faced by the strongest test of the
league's vitality which has yet con
fronted It. The council went only so
far as to adopt a resolution urging
moderation upon the Greek and Ital
ian governments until the council
could examine the circumstances of
the case.
No belligerent events were reported
during the day from other reliable
sources, although a rumor was cur
rent that Italians had landed on the
Island of Samos, but there has been
an active bombardment of diplomatic
statements and argument* from
mie and Athens.
The Italian premier. Mussolini, tele
raphed to all the powers and the
1-ague of nations that the Italian
occupation of Corfu was a provisional
(me and the Italian minister In
Athens informed the Greek govern
i ,ent that It should not be regarded
n hostile act and advised that
Greece should refrain from belllger
i ,cy. adding that the Italian fleet
<\ ould leave when Italy’s demands
Vu! been complied with.
Affects Italy’s Honor.
The Italian government asserts
-singly that the question is not one
for the league of nations, but con
cerns cmiy Italy and Greece and af
fects Italy’s honor. The Greek gov
ernment apparently adopts an atti
tude of helplessness; it says it is in
the hands of the league of nations
at id will do whatever the league de
cides, it should do.
The Greek government also says il
is prepared to accept in advance anj
teparatlons demanded by the council
of ambassadors. Greece has protested
to the powers against the bombard
ment of Corfu and makes the point
that Italians opened fire at 4 in the
afternoon, whereas the second ulti
matum was not to expire until 5.
Greece also makes the point that
Corfu was not fortified. The reports
'of the casualties there vary from 10
kill'd or wounded to 13 killed.
The Italian navy proceeded with
the organization of Corfu in a busi
nesslike way. Vire Admiral Sinion
«-tti was appointed governor, and lo
cal police who were willing to serve
were drafted into the Italian service.
Occupation Resented.
This proceeding is not welcomed
with enthusiasm abroad, certainly
not In England, for while all com
ments. official and by the newspa
pers here, with exceptions on the
part of a few liberal papers, are
Vlarded, there is beneath the sur
te unmistakable uneasiness re
guiding Mussolini's ambitions, for
the Italian premier is a man of mys
tery abroad. It is not forgotten in
England that about the time of his
rise to power he made a speech voic
ing his belief that Italy's destiny is
lo play a far more powerful part in
the Mediterranean than heretofore.
Prance app'ars alike with Eng
land in carefully avoiding any step
of even the mildest form of Interven
tion which might offend Italy; their
ambassadors have not been lnstruct
(Turn to Tax* Two. Column Seven.)
Coolidgeg Enjoy Cruise
ou Potomac in Mayflower
Washington, Sept. 1.—After a leis
urely cruise down the Potomac on
the presidential yacht Mayflower,
ITisldent and Mrs. Coolidge and sev
,.,-ul close friends arrived back at the
While House shortly before 0 tonight.
Heaving Washington shortly after
1. t tin president spent the afternoon
and early evening at work and gain
ed a short respite from the heat of
Washington and frdm the Interrup
tions to his work while nt the White
House offices. The trip was as far
uS Aberdeen, Md., and return.
Jury Unable to Agree
in Virginia Murder Trial
^ By AniKicIntecI Pre»«.
'A''umberl*nd, Courthouse, Va., Sept.
—A mistrial was declared today in
ill, case of R. O. <Jarrett, after the
_ vury had failed to agree and ex
r^T.ressed the belief that no agreement
was possible.
Uarrett, county clerk, was charged
with the murder of the Rev. E. 8.
pierce, last June 5.
It was said that the jury stood nine
for a manslaughter verdict and three
for acyiittal.
Salesroom in Omaha May Keep
Nebraska Beautv Winner From
j
Bright Lights of Broadway
^ Cy J
r-- -r
New York and the bright lights of
Broadway are calling!
Alyee McCormick, Nebraska beauty
winner, who won a leading role in
the chorus of two Shubert shows in
New York last season, because of her
beauty and charm, is listening, very
attentively.
On the other hand, she has tasted
success In business. For the last
three weeks she has been employed
by the M. E. Smith company, meeting
the trade, selling and modeling.
In this, her latest occupation, sho
has met with decided Buccess, accord
ing to those who work wtih her. Her
sales have been many and she proved
quite a •'hit” at the style show con
ducted by the M. E. Smith company
during the recent Merchants’ Market
week.
Shall it be the bright footlights of
tho stage, name studded In glaring
(Turn to I’oso Two. Column civ*- >
County Attorney
Assails Police
After Inquest
‘"There Seems to Be an hffort
to Defend Woman Slay
er,” Says Henry
Beal.
County Attorney Henry Beal de
clared yesterday that an attempt
seemed to be afoot to protect and
shield Madelelna Orebelo from a
charge of murder In the first degree.
She was ordered held-hy a coroner's
jury late yesterday after an Inquest
into the death of John Orebelo. who
was fatally wounded early Tuesday
morning while In lied ut his home,
1141 North Seventeenth street.
"There seems to be a determined
effort lielng made to shield Mrs.
Orebelo," the county at,torne^ de
clared after the Inquest. "Hut T do
not see why the police should sympa
thize with her. 1 Intend to push the
prosecution Just as soon as I can
find out what happened on the night
of 'the shooting: but I haven't been
able to learn much from the evidence
aubinitted by the police department."
The Inquest was ordered as a re
sult of the death of Jack Orebelo In
St. Joseph hospital Friday night. The
coroner's jury returned a verdict that
Orebelo met. his denth from gun shot
wounds Inflicted by his wife, Made
Iclna Orebelo. at 4:15 Tuesday morn
ing. They recommended that Mnde
leina Orebelo be held for the Douglas
county court on a charge of murder.
The degree was not mentioned.
Only Two Witnesses.
County Attorney Heal, who con
ducted the Inquest, announced that
a complaint accusing the woman of
murder In the first degree would be
filed possibly by Tuesday. The in
(Turn to I'nre Tt^o. Column tq».)
Take a Day Off
With Pay
Labor Lay 1* a. national holiday
—use your spare moments to
check up on the miscellaneous
articles around the house that htb
of no value to you, but are worth
monoy to someone else. Lite out
these hidden treasures and let a
Bee “Want” Ad turn them Into
real money. You will lie surprised
how quickly you will attract a
buyer. Just call AT. 1000 and ask
for a "Want" Ad taker.
Office open from 9 A. M. lo 1 P. M.
and 9 to 9 P. M. Labor Lay.
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Howell Drinks Freely
of H:>0 From Faucet
This is n close-up of Senator R. It.
Ilowcll quaffing n drink of city wafer
from Hie faucet <>f liis office yesterday
morning.
All general manager of tlie Metro
politan I tilitirs distriet, the senator
shows the faith Hint Is In him when
he says lie city water is now potalile.
"Drink merrily, my lads,” he said
as he raised Hie glass to his lips and
received the contents Into his system.
"Ho Hint now slanders the city
water commits an egregious error,"
he added ns the l^t drop of water
trickled through his esophagus.
Tlie senator explained that all of
tho water is going through the new
filtration plant where the water Is
given the llnnl treatment hi the purl,
flentlon process.
Don't l*o alarmed If Die wnter In
your home ''runs dirty" again.
A. B. Hunt, superintendent of the
Florence pumping station, said last
night that the mains In various sec
lions of the rlty are l>elng flushed
and thnt for n. half hour following,
the water will he muddy.
"Refrain from drinking the wnler
when It Is muddy, but after It clears
It le safe," Mr. Hunt said.
Iowa Woman Golf (iliatup
Wctls Los Angeles Man
Pcs Moines, la., Sept. 1.— Ruth
Harwood. 18-year-old women's gulf
champion of Town, was married Wed
nesday to Clifford Johnson of Bos
Angeles, her parents announced to
day. Miss Harwood won the women's
golf championship at the state tourna
ment over the Hyperion club links
here two weeks ago
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Man’s Leap
to Engine
Saves Life
Truck Driver Clings to Rod
on Pilot of Moving
Freight After Cross
ing Crash.
Injuries Only Slight
I. W. Wright, 43, Glen wood, la.,
narrowly escaped death at 7:45 last
night when a Northwestern freight
engine struck his auto truck at For
ty-ninth and Kansas avenues.
Wright saved himself by leaping
from his stnl'.ed truck to the pilot of
the swiftly niuvlng engine and hang
ing on by his hands to an iron rod.
The truck was hurled 75 feet and
landed by the side of the track, a
tangled mass of wreckage.
The engineer evidently did not see
the collision and It was not until
Wright yelled to him from his peril
ous position that the train was
stopped, about 200 yards from the
scene of the wreck.
Injuries Not Serious.
Wright sustained several broken
bones in his left hand, a gash sev
eral inches long In his forehead, and
many bruises and abrasions. In
some unaccountable manner he lost
one of his shoes.
He was coming from work to the
home of his father-in-law, Bert Aus
tin, 4S16 Kansas avenue, half a
block from the scene of the accident.
The track, at the scene, goes through
a cut and around a curve. The road
slopes up to the track. Wright said
his car was almost stopped when he
reached the track and that he did
not know of the approach of the
train until he saw the headlight
swing around the curve.
.lumps to Safety.
"I wasn’t scared," he said. "I Just
knew it was jump or be Jumped on.
I leaped for that rod and fortunate
ly I got hold of It. Hops my wife
doesn’t hear of this till I get home.”
Wright’s wife and seven children
are to GJenwood.
His father fn law and inother tn lew
were welting for him. The latter
was looking out of the window and
■says she heard his car and saw Its
headlight and also the headlight of
the engine.
"I turned away from the window,
and said to pa: ‘Go out and eee. i
think the engine hit him.’ " said Mrs.
Austin.
Two girls, Marie and, Zella Marsh,
were crossing a bridge over the track
a block east of the accident scene.
Zella fainted. Marie leaned over the
bridge railing and screamed to the
engineer to stop the train.
Wright, though apparently calm
after the accident, refused to let Po
lice Surgeon Kinyoun take stitches
in the gash in his forehead because
It would hurt.
Good Whisky Here;
Prices Hit Toboggan
Humors are current up and down
lower Douglas street, In places where
booze runners gather that good Ca
nadian whisky Is being run Into
Omaha by the auto loads.
The result Is lower market prices
for good liquor, they claim. Accord
ing to the reports good Canadian
whisky Is now selllnfe here for til
a quart.
No one seemed to know specifically
who, where, when or how about It,
but they were empathlc that the re
ports are true.
WHERE TO FIND
THE BIG FEATURES OF
THE SUNDAY BEE
CART ONE.
I'»«" I— Hpt.orliT for Tlir Onmhit Bm
Kirtr« In l ut in.' full to Wtttrtl Condurt
of Motorist., at (trade Crossings.
Page 8—New N|. John Church to He Dfd
huted Today.
Page 4—-Floyd (.purge, In a Highly In
formative Article. Tells of Deadlock in
llntish Cabinet Over f rench On upotfon
of flic Ruhr
Page I—The Omaha lire's Title Cartoon.
A ( haut e for \oii to Win a Cash Price.
I age Ik— l-.ditoriiil
Page 7—Mark Sullivan Writes of Preju
dices llrcd l»> hii hint Hlan.
Pages H. U and li>—Society.
Page 11—Shop ping With Polly.
PART TWO.
Pages I. “ and 8—The lies! Sport I’agrs
in Omaha,
Page 8—< oneluding Installment of “liough
Ilea II." by Dornfhv ( onfield.
Page |<l—Opening InstivUnit nt of (iene
Stratton Porter's Ocllghtful Novel
*'.Mh hi\cl (Pllollonin." Which Will Run
Serially In The Oiiinha 'Morning lice
Don’t Miss This (irloping s|or>,
PART TIIKFK.
Four Pages of Die Most Popular Comtes.
part roi l;
(Miiguxlne Hertion.)
Page |—“On Paradise Peaks," a lllltlir
some Talc tif l.ove and Action, by
< harles ( ollius.
Page '£—“Russia In Paris," a Story n|
Members of tlic Husslati Mobility Who
Have Taken up Their Abode In I hr
French ( apltul.
Page 8—0. O. .McIntyre. Noted Humorist.
Says laxities* is a Duality Much to llr
Fnvied Rend it and l.ougli.
I’oge 8—Adom llreede. Nebraska Author,
Tells of Ills lt*crnf lllg (fame lliintliig
!■ ypedlllon to Alaska. A Story lull of
Thrills.
Pages t ami ft— \ n Illustrated Story of
the I nlted state* Navy's Proposed \lr
Might t.» the North Pole nml the Mg
nlficonre of Its Success to Aerial Navi
gation.
Page (V— Happylivml, for the Kiddles.
Page 7—I rttsri From I It He I oiks of
Happy land.
Page 8~~“Oulet Nooks In leliilon " An
Article ftf Rprcial Inlerest to F.uropean
Travelers.
PART I IVP.
(Rotogravure Section.)
Page I — I misual Photograph* of Omaha
semes, Token From the \lr. lucludiug
SectIons of the lliiitnlovtn nml Residence
Districts, I nrt Omaha, Railroad lords.
Packing Houses nml Slockvards. Ak
Rar-llcii Held, etc,
P.igc i!—) Page of Scenes Showing the
Wolf Cub*, iv New lloy Scout Orgnnlxo
tlon In Their (amp In the Florence
Woods.
’.«es 8 mill 4— I niisunllv Interesting
Picture* of Prtipls and Scene* at Home
and Abroad.
Crossing Perils Are Due to Motorists,
Reporter Finds in Fast Run on Engine
WHTY DOES THIS HAPPEN?
Can grade crossing accidents be avoided? Who was to blame for the five deaths which resulted from the
accident, the aftermath of which is reproduced above? If it eouid have been prevented, what were the necessary
means to be taken?
A member of the staff of The Omaha Bee took a fast trip from Omaha to Columbus yesterday on the engine
of a I'nion Pacific passenger train to watch the conduct of motorists at grade crossing along the way.
Hy fcERNART> A. FENNER.
"Good night! We'll hit him!’’
Hiss-a-s-a-s-sl
Tom Newman, the engineer, threw
the throttle closed and applied the
air to the brakes of the heavy train
Juet west of Waterloo In the plucky
endeavor to atop the mighty aval
anche of steel and save a human
life. The man in the roadster eaw
hie peril too late and the four of
us In the cab held our breath. I only
know I shut my eyes.
*1. a moment we were upon hint.
Then I opened my eyes. The engin
eer was cursing under hia breath, the
fireman was wiping the presplratlon
from his forehead.
Glancing back I eaw the motorist
with h!a auto a foot from the side of
the onrushing train, waving his hand
at us.
The engine of his machine had died
just as It reached the center of the
tracks and a slight incline to the
rear of tho car was ail that saved his
life; and he was waving and smiling
as thougs nothing serious had Almost
happened.
“That was a close one!" shouted
Tom, to be heard above the roar and
rattle of his heavy Pacific type of
engine, “but lots of times others ore
Juct os bad. I mi scared for s
minute."
So was T. It was many a mile
before the four of ur recovered from
the shock.
In company with James F Kinney.
safety and sanitary inspector for the
Union Pacific railrood, I left the
Union station yesterday morning to
ride the engine of No, IT to Colum
bus, Neb., to eee if the talk of care
less motorists was exaggerated. Here
:s the plain story of what I saw:
We left Omaha headed west, Tom
Nswnran, the engineer who has been
driving for about 19 years, 3. J.
Blust, fireman, with 11 years service
behind him, Mr. Kinney and I.
At all grade crossings within the
yard* there were guards stationed.
Even so, several drivers. showed an
inclination to disregard the warning.
One driver at the Martha street
crossing halted a good distance away
(Tarn to Pwcr Two, folanin Foar i
Deluge of Dollar Dance Tickets
Puzzles Rubber-Heeled Sleuths
Suspicious Detectives Make Inquiries Into Distri
bution of Pasteboards for Hop Supposed to Be
Given for Sons of Veterans Post Here.
Thrice last week came a boy to the
office of K. D. Clark, realtor, 327 Se
curities building, with tickets to "a
dance to be given by a Sons of Vet
erans post In the Swedish auditorium,
September 29.”
The third time was yesterday. Then
Mr. Clark put on his rubber-heeled
shoes and gave Sherlock Holes a
run. A short time thereafter detec
tives had arrested Robert Raymond,
Lincoln, for Investigation.
Detectives Aughe and i'ranks were
assigned to look Into the dance plans
and particularly to discover a man
said to be named R. H, Lamb, for
whom Raymond said he worked.
Mr. Clnrk, when a gentle vole"
called him by telephone a week ago,
said yes, ho had no dance tickets,
but would he glad to help place a
few at $1 per ducat.
Messenger Arrives.
Forthwith came the firs tvlsltation
Of the boy. with two tickets. They
were to be paid for In spot cash, said
the boy. "Nothing doing,” quoth
Clark. And tlio hoy departed.
Three days passed and then came
the youth again, bearing three MI
lettes d'admlssion and also the mes
sago that these were for William K.
Davis, the same being Mr. Clark’s
partner In the pursuit of real estate.
Davis had promised spot cash, said
Ills messenger. And Clerk paid.
Davis came In soon with a spirited
denial thnt he had promised to pay.
It looked as If the three bones were
gone for good.
Second Visit.
When, then, the dance ticket Mer
cury arrived again at the office yes
terday morning, Clark greeted him
with Joy. The youth said he had
three more tickets to place at the
same terms as those recently sold to
Mr. Davis.,
Under Clark's rapid fire of ques
tions, the boy first said his employer
had an office In the Saunders build
ing. Then he said the Brandei# build
ing.
"I told him." said Mr. Clark, “that
t would go with him to interview his
boss. He told me he was very busy
delivering tickets and couldn't spa’e
the time. I pointed to my automobile
and said I wouldn't require much of
his time.
To the Station House.
"We rode to 305 South Kleventh
street, where, he finally told me, the
headquarters of his employer were.
Arriving there. 1 could get no satisfac
tion. So I drove to the police sta
tion.” •
Mr. Clark said he was told by Sev
ern! Sons of Veterans that they knew
nothing of the dance. The Swedish
auditorium management said eoneone
made a }5 deposit for a dance for the
''Sons of Veterans" for September 20.
Raymond said he was paid 20 cents
for enrh customer he obtained by tele
phone. A dor.cn boys were kept busy
delivering the tirkets. Numerous
other business men besides Clark and
Davis bought tickets.
Acting Chief of Detectives Ander
son says he was Informed that the
promoters have an nceount of $1,100
in an Omaha hank.
“It may be all right, but we’ll eer
talnly see whether it Is." said Ander
son. I
!
Ilritlal Couple Left
II oiling at CImrch:
Minister Is Missing
There were they
Uniting at the church
Waiting at ihc church—
But enough of this ditty. Ii was
no Joke to ttie Metenlfe Phelps wed
ding party which waited in the First
Presbyterian church last night for
40 mortal minutes for llev. Or. Ed
win Hart Jenks to perform the cere
mony.
When lie did 'not appear, Itev.
Prank G. Smith, pastor of Hie Plrst
Central Congregational church was
roused from tils early slumbers and
enmo to the church and performed
the ceremony uniting Mies Rachel
Motcnlfe and Edward .1 Phelps, Jr.,
In the presence of a large end fash
ionable audience.
Enter, In a hunch of neglected
telegrams, was found one from Hr.
Jenks stating Hint he would l>c un
able to get bui li from a motor trip
to l»e» Slotnes la time to ofllctats,
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Pony Express Bound
West Across Kansas
Kalina, Kan, Kept. 1 —Over the
broad reaches of rolling prairie In
western Kansas, a rider on horseback
la tonight spurring westward on the
second night's Journey of the revival
of the pony express, which started
Friday morning at Kt. Joseph, Mo
When dusk fell tonight more than
half the dlstnaeo across Kansas had
been covered by the Mders. who have
been traveling In relays, as they did
hark In the She, when the pony cx
press was begun.
l.ate today the "epress" passed
through Wilson, Kan., nearly In the
middle of the state. At that time
the rider was far ahead of schedule,
despite heavy going between Topeka
and Manhattnn. due to the heavy
tains.
Thr Kansas state line will be cross
id at Ivanov.'do. whence ths rxptcss
will proceed to Denver
United States Davis Cup
Defenders IT in Brilliant
Match Front Australians
Tilden and William* stop Aus
tralian challenger* in a hard
fought and brilliant match In de
fense of the Davis cup.
Nebraska University football
coaches face task of building a
strong line for the 1933 gridiron
season.
Intercity tennis association
will he organised at a meeting of
Des Moines, Sioux City, Lincoln
and Omaha followers Monday.
Coming defeats Hamburg and
goes Into finals of Southwestern
Iowa baseball tournament at
Uounril Bluffs.
Reports covering these events
and many others equally interest
ing to tile s|Htrting news reader*
can be found on pages 1, 3 and
3 of section H of The Omaha
Sunday Bee.
Governor Proclaims
Monday as Labor Day
Lincoln. Sept. 1.—Governor Bryan
today Issued a proclamation naming
Monday, September 3, ns Labor day
in the state. The proclamation asks
that ns far as it is poss.hle to do so
all business be suspended.
The proclamation, which devotes
about 300 words to discussion of in
dustrial peace nnd the "laboring
class" concludes with the statement
"The day is dawning when labor will
experience a new birth of freedom
that will mark the beginning of a
new epoch in human progress, and
the state should recognise the wage
earners by proper observance of the
day that has been designated as
labor, day."
\rizona Land Opened for
Homesteading l>y \\ ar \ ets
Washington, Sept. 1 vtxuit •j'i.000
acres of public land situated in Mo
jave county, Arif on a. were thrown
open to homestead entry by former
service men of the world war today
by the Interior department.
Veterans may file upon ihc tracts
after September * at the lo il land
office In Phoenix, Anz and will have
a 91 day preference, after which the
unentered land will bo opened to the
general public.
The Weather
For 14 hour* ending »t 7 p m . 8#pf. 1,
till
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Hiffhaat. IS. lowest *■ , (naan. 4t; nor
mal. ;i
Total oaraa* adne* January 1, !04.
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l*r« ciplt otlon. lurin'* unit Itumlm4ttt«
Total. T. total »;nc* January 1, 50 01;
deficiency S .'4
Hourly Temper* tur+«.
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Earthquake
Takes Huge
Death Toll
Inhabitants Flee Terror
Stricken From Japanese
Capital—Yokohama De
stroyed by Flames.
Fear Felt for Americans
Tomioka, Japan, v*pf. -(Sunday
I p. in.) Seven lmndr<d people were
reported killed in Tokio yesterday
when the 12-story tower at Asakusa
collapsed as a result of the terrific
earthquake which shook the Japanese
capital and the surrounding country
aide.
A gigantic tidal wave is reported in
the Hay «f Suruga. Numerous boats
of all descriptions were caught in the
path of destruction and were de
stroyed with great loss of life.
The village of .Munaru v.as
wrecked by a tidal wa\c, every struc
ture in the place being swept to
pieces by the force of the ad\anting
water. Ia>ss is reported as heavy.
In Tokio the Imperial railway and
Imperial theater are in ruins. The
railway station at Ueno was burned
down.
Latest reports indicate that the
prince regent and his imperial func
tionaries are safe, although the im
perial palace is said to have sus
tained considerable damage.
By Iutcrust;<Mml »w* Sere ee.
Tomioka, Japan, Sept. 2.—Tokio,.
proud capital of mofiern Japan, con
tinues burning today and will prob
ably be completely wiped out, accord
ing to stories told by automobile
refugees reaching this village early
thi3 morning.
A terrific earthquake vibrated de
struction far and wide throughout
the Japanese capital. Thousands of
buildings were brought to the ground
and within a short period of time
were being consumed In a roaring
furnace of flame which enveloped the
entire city.
The flames started in the Mltsuko
shl department store, one of the larg
est buildings In the downtown sec
tion. On account of failure of t^e
metropolitan water syste; .. fire • <4.
ers were helpless.
People Panir-Stncken.
Pandemonium prevailed as thou
sands upon thousands of panic-strick
en people dashed madly Into the
open to escape fom crumbling build
ings. The police force found It im
possible to maintain even a sem
blance of order.
The disastrous flames are spread
ing from Sengu to Shlnagawa, Sengu
and Fukagawa having been totally
destroyed with a reported appalling
loss of life.
One of the famous buildings of the
capital, the Imperial theater, is a
blackened mass of smoldering de
bris. The theater was one of the
first buildings to be burned to the
ground.
The mountain high flames devastat
ing Tokio can be seen from a dis
tance of over 10 miles.
Railway bridges have been de
stroyed in many places and com
munication Is completely tied up.
Kirw Follow Quake.
Hy Associated Press. -
8aii Francisco. Sept. 1.—The Radio
Corporation of America here tonight
received from its station at Tomioka.
Japan, a first-hand story of the earth
quake and fire in Tokio from a ref
ugee. The refugee said that at the
first shock tires broke out at various
places in the city.
The flames originated in the Miisu
koshi department store and spread
to the metropolitan police board a
building and the Imperial theater.
These were burned to the ground as
were many other large buildings.
The city, the refugee said, is still
in flames and the tire is spreading
from Sengu Jo ShinagaWa. The
flames can l>e seen seven milrs away
from Tokio. All railway bridges are
destroyed and in many places there
Is no traffic at all.
The refugee said the number of
dead and injured was incalculable.
By 1 nluTMiI S**r*lce.
San Francisco. Sept. 1.—The city ot
Yokohama was virtually destroyed bv
earthquake and f.re early today and
a heavy loss of life is feared.
Heavy damage was sustained by
earthquakes in Tokio. Yok 'suki and
Osaka, according to meager advices
received from Japan.
Earth tremors lasting more than *0
minutes were reported on the 1 ?u
peninsula.
A message received by the Japs
nese language newspaper sa !
The city if Yokoha- i «.n severe
!y shaken by earthquake at 5 Sat
urdav morning. The whole ,-it; .a
.Turn to t'«*e Two, t olumn Three I
l’rof. Thomas Sullt'iiuor
Jyins l ni of Omaha Staff
Professor Thomas Karl Suller.ger
hag succeeded Professor F. H,
Krueger In the department of socio
logy at the University of Omaha.
The new instructor come- from the
Richmond School of Social Works.
Richmond, \ a. He received his early
education in Kentucky, and was
graduated from the Western Kentucky
State Teachers' collage at Bowling
Oreen
At the t'nlve-stty of Oklahoma he
receive.! an M \ degree, serving
In that Ins’ Hutton as in*tt net or tn
the extension derartment.
Professor Sullenger has made a
series of social surveys and his
studies of she!! shock \ ctlms have
attracted considerable at'.entlco
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