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BRUNSWICK HAS A
LOCKED IIAUBOR, THIS
ON THE SOUTH
VOLUME XXIII. No. 3.
V IN JAPAN MORE THAN
FLAMES AND Tin 1 A l
WAVE
EARTH’S TREMORS
TOKIO ALMOST
A TOTAL WRECK
REPORTS STATE
Yokohama Suffers Probably
More From Three Catastro
phes Than Tokio
CRIES OF HORROR, SCENES
OF SUFFERING AND DEATH
Streets of Cities Cluttered With
Bodies of Dead Piled High
With Debris.—Famine Men
aces Refugees.
Tokio and Yokohama continued
to burn today, advices state, and
the casualties are reported to
have reached one hundred thou¬
sand. One report gave that figure
for Yokohama alone.
An aviator who flew over the
stricken city said the imperial
palace is only partly damaged.
Tokio itself is devastated ex¬
cept in only a few sections. Near¬
ly al! the concrete and brick
building . have collapsed. Fuka
gra is flooded by a tidal wave.
Th6 aviator who flew over the
sfrickeir'cities reported that it
was impossible to fly low enough
for observation purposes because
of the intensity of the heat from
the burning districts. He* said
that soldiers were destroying
with bombs all the standing
buildings in the path of the
flames.
Prince Yamasshina and Prin¬
cess Kaya are reported as having
lost their lives.
Relief agencies moved to assist
, the stricken population and the
United States and Great Britain
have ordered battleships to the
scene.
In Tokio the arsenal exploded,
' destroying the arsenal and the
adjoining printing bureau. There
were several thousand casualties
here.
In the Nihonbashi and Kanda
wards in which scarcely a single
structure is left standing, thou¬
sands lack water and food.
The Kaijo building in the Mar
unougfii district collapsed, with a
thousand casualties.
The lofty buildings lining the
streets opposite the Tokio Cen
’-tral Railway station were burned.
", The main building of the Central
*Yailroad station remains intact.
J At Yokohama the fire started
jin the Bund and spread through
' Benten and Iszaki streets, wiping
out the business districts,
t Tens of thousands of visitors,
many of them foreigners,-are in
'.the mountain resorts of the Ha¬
kone district. .They' were panic
stricken by the repeated quakes.
.Mount Hakone and the town of
‘ L
i Alam^ ___ were demolished, a„.„„i; t i...,i with with ih. the
: loss of six or seven thousand
, dead.
At Ito, on the Idseu peninsula,
j more than 500 houses were ,wash
i ed away by tdal waves,
i Six hundred (persons perished
: whep the railway tunnel at Sa
* tyh the largest in Japan, col¬
lapsed.
The Nichi Nichi was the only
newspaper in Tokio to escape de¬
struction. The Japanese com
■*, munity here is grief-strick. The
most serious damage was done to
the tract covering the Yamanote
district, including the Tokio
wards of Honjo, Fukagawa, Aku
sakaj Nihonbashi and Kanda
where hardly a single structure
was left standing.
Yokohama Hard Hit
O&tka, Japan, Sept. 3.—There have
been IOjOOO casualties in Y okohama
from the earthquake and fire, accoixl
' wireless to the
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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■f HISTORY OF DISASTERS
A A list of the most destructive A
A earthquake disasters in the Far
East recorded in history follows:
Place No. Killed. Date
Tosa, Japan Inestimable 684
Thousands
Mutsu, Japan “ 869
Koyti, Japan “ 1361
Tokaido, Japan 20.000 1498
Tokio, Japan 200.000 1703
Pekin, China 100.000 1731
Hizen, Japan 15.000 1792
Canton, China 6.000 1830
Shinano, Japan 12.000 1844
Tokio, Japan * 1,200 1855
Yunnan, China 4.000 1888
North Central
Hondo, Japan 10.000 1891
A Sauriku, Japan 27.000 1896
A Kan-Chu, China 2,000 1920
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FLANS DEFEAT OBREGON
AS MEXICAN PRESIDENT
GEN. FELIX DIAZ
Member of (he famous Mexican fam
ily, who has announced that he will
be a candidate for President of
Mexico in the coming election.
ernors of Osaka and Kobe from the
governor of Yokohama, who is on
hoard the steamer Korea Mam in
v oKohama harbor,
“A devastating earthquake and fire
have occurred in Yokohama. T a ere
have 11 ft-V U been Utvil lujDV'l/ 10,000 casualties. LaoUuiviCO* All
of Communication severed. We
need food; there is no water, Dis
relief immeJiately.’ ’
At Atami alone 600 persons were
killed.
All communication with Tokio is in
terrupted, but indirect reports indi
cate that a great typhoon broke over
Tokio Saturday morning, subsiding at
noon.
The typhoon was followed by ter
rifle earth shocks and conflagrations
Which threw the city into chaos and
struck terror into the hearts of the in¬
habitants.
Yokohama was still reported burn
ing at 8:30 o’clock yesterday evening.
when virtually every building had
been destroyed.
Tidal waves washed away many
houses ’in the vicinity of the harbor.
A number of small towns at the foot
of Mount Fuji are reported to have
been completely demolished. Hun¬
dreds of lives were lost.
Tunnels and bridges have been de¬
stroyed.
Awful havoc has been wrought
many of the summer resorts. There
were casualties at Gotemba and Na
madsu.
The earthquake was most severe at
Hakone.
The relief steamer Chicago
is leaving Osaka this evening for the
scene of the disaster.
Casualties in Tokio
Pekin, Sept. 3—All cities and towns
between Tokio and Osaka were de¬
stroyed by the earthquake, says a
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BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1923.
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DEATH SPREAD I !
FORMORETHAN
FIFTYODD MILES
Fire Raging and Biuldings Fall*
ing and Dead and Dying
on Ali Sides
HARDLY STRUCTURE STANDS
IN THE YAMANOTE DISTRICT
the Town of Aillama Six or
Seven Thousand Persons
Killed and at Ito Five Hun
dred Houses Washed Away.
San Francisco, Sept. 3.—Death and
destruction wore spread over an area
roughly comprised within a radius of
casualties °LJT Jzj £2
outside that zone is, has not been de
i i termined, as all communications with
Japan brief connections are still interrupted by except with for
( radio To
mioka and commercial dispatches
from Japan to Shanghai.
With railroad lines, telephone wires
and all other means of communica¬
tion and travel between Tokio and the
reminder of Japan and the outside
world cut off,.. Tokio and t ! he other
cities on the central eastern seaecast
on the island of Hondo are isolated in
their desolation. ■
The cities of Tokio and Yokohama
I were describe,1 by one Associated
l i Press informant, the superintendent
of the Japanese government wireless
i station at Tomioka, which
i via Radio Corporation, as “like hell.”
I Buildings, were falling; fire was
I I spreading everywhere; dead and dy
j ing were on all sides; there were ex
plosions and cries of horror and fear
by the panfc-strkk-n populace.
What quake and fire did not destroy
on land tidal waves are reported to
have crushed or sunk at sea. The
fate of the ships in Yokohama harbor
and what ships were there, still re
j main to be determined. received;
The best available reports
said hardly a structure -was left
standing in the Yamapote ’ district,
which includes the Tokio wards of
Honjo, Fnkagawa, Akusaka, Shitaya,
Nihonbashi and Kanda. Thousands
y j without food and water and
are no
means of getting any at present.
Tens of thousands of guests at re¬
sorts in the Hakone district near Yo¬
kohama .in the mountains were driven
from their quarters by quakes and
fires. They were panic stricken. The
number of casualties is undetermined.
In Yokohama the fire started in the
bund, or foreign section, spreading
rapidly to the business district, which
was wiped out.
The town of Atama was demolished,
six or seven thousand persons being
killed.
I At Ito, on the Idzu peninsula, more
than 500 houses were washed away by
tidal waves. Six hundred persons are
reported to have perished when a rail¬
way tunnel at Sasako collapsed.
The’city of Nagoya is virtually de¬
stroyed. The Japanese naval station
near Yokohama was engulfed by a ti¬
dal wave and the imperial palace at
Tokio is endangered by fire. Nogayo
has a population of 620,000. It is
j about 90 miles east of Asaka and
about 70 miles west of Tokio.
j j Near earth tremors were reported
today by various seismographs. The
! Manila observatory seismograph re
corded shocks today at 8 a. m, and 10
: a- m. The shock's were violent, but
could not be definitely located. The
j Saturday shock which devastated To
kio and environs, was the greatest the
Manila seismograph has recorded in
30 years, according to Father Berra,
geologist in charge.
The last word from Japan was re
cevied by* the Radio Corporation at
4 42 o’clock this morning. That wa„
from the Tomioka station.
OSCAR UNDEWOOD
POPULARITY GROWS
FAST IN THE T SOUTH
INDICAT H NS ARE SOLID SOUTH
WILL LINE UP FOR GIFTED
ALABAMIAN
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Atlanta, Sept. 3.—Reports receiv- ;
ed here that an organization is
way in Georgia for Oscar Underwood ;
for the Democratic presidential nom
nation. Despite the fact that William
Jennings Bryan is a resident of Flor
ida, reports also indicate tliat Florida
is strong for Underwood.
The Miami (Fla.) Herald is not
only U staunch supporter of Oscar Un
dei-wood for the presidency, but it is
opposed to sending its fellow towns
man, al Democratic William J. convention. Bryan, to the It nation- advo- J
cates and expects Florida to send
delegation supporting Underwood. j
Indications are, as reports received
here show, that the “Solid South” will I
line up for the distinguished Ala- |
bamian in the coming contest.
While visiting in Georgia recently!
I.ieut. . (,ov. C harles S. y McDowell, __ _ (
of Alabama, made careful inquiry into j
the sentiment of Georgians and found j
to his delight, as stated to this cor
respondent, that political leadership
in this state is shaping itself distinct
ly in favor of Underwood.
It has been eighty years since the
South sent a president to Washing
ton, according to political , ! , ^
here, but the outlook now, they say, is j
that it will he only two years before
Oscar Underwood occupies the place ;
last held , from the Sopth by James
K. Polk, j
BRANTLEY COUNTY
HIGHWAY TO BE
TAKEN CARE OF
BRUNSWICK AND VVAYCROSS TO
ASSIST NEW COUNTY TO
BUILD ROAD
Just as soon as the new three cent
gasoline law becomes effective in
Georgia, when a number of small
counties in the state will begin to re
reive revenue with which to fnake im
provements on their highway, Bruns
wick and Waycross will cooperate
with Brantley county in an effort to
build a road through that county, thus
connecting Brunswick and Waycross
and giving all of Southwest Georgia a
load into, this city.
For years the road-through Brant
]py ( formerly Wayne county, has been /
a stumbling block in the way of an
excellent highway between Waycross
and Brunswick. On either side of
Brantley county the road is excellent,
but there are so many bad stretches
through the new county that often the
road is almost impassable. It is un¬
fortunate that the highway stretches
through the entire length of the new
county, making- it expensive to repair
and rebuild, but Brunswick and Way
cross are ready to render whatever as¬
sistance they can in an effort to im¬
prove the road. It is probable that a
meeting will be held sometime during
the present month at Nahunta, the
new capital of Brantley, which will
be attended by representatives of
Glynn, Ware aivl Brantley, and ways
and means will be discussed for im¬
proving the highway. It 4ias been
stated that, under the new 3 cent gas¬
oline tax, a portion of which reverts
back to the counties, Brantley will
have quite '’ a neat siifm coming in
quarterly, and present plans are to
perfect some kind of an agreement
whereby the money can be secured at
once and returned when her pro rata
is received. Brunswick and Waycross
are vitally interested in the matter
and will do everything possible to
bring about some plan whereby a
good road through the new county can
be built.
TO ASSIST PLANTERS
Albany, Ga., Sept. 3.—Georgia
bankers have promised to assist pea¬
nut planters of the state as a result
of the meeting of the Georgia Peanut
Growers Association here recently, it
has been announced.
SON OF MILLIONAIRE TOBACCO
MANUFACTURER IS DROWNED
(By Associated Press.)
Greenwich, Conn., Sept. 3.—Angier
B. Duke, son of the millionaire tobac¬
co manufacturer, was drowned early*
this morning when a small boat in
which he was sailing capsized.
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A ITALIAN GOVERNMENT A
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A London, Sept. 3.—(Reuters press A
A association reports that it under- A
A stands the Italian government A
A has instructed its representative A
A in the League of Nations to ab- ♦
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ORGANIZATION IS
KEYNOTE SPEECH
AT CONVENTION
MRS j AM r,- R v ( ’OY DECLARES
MEMBERSHIP OF WOMEN’S
AUXILIARY GROWING
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta. Ga., Sept. 3 .—The
en’s Auxiliary of the Railway Mail
Association, in convention here, eon
tinues IIIIIH l() Lit KroW) y, I U U j Mvs -tII.'. . j cl :lmes 11 1 v. o McCoy, itu. \ a'j i
l)ls;ls <’jt.y. president, declared in an
jiclOvess here today.
“We now have membership
reaching into the thousands,” she
said. “We believe with the darkey,
who, when asked ‘W hat am dis organ
ization thing you all time is
’bout,’ replied, ‘Organization,
am the thing -which if you ain’t got
y° u can’t do widout.’
“So we are organized, and nearly
all of our auxiliaries are federated
with city, district and state federa
tions. The national body is affiliated
with the General Federation of Worn
en’s Clubs. Many of our women
responsible positions in these
ations and are found active in civic
life, helping promote every forward
movement of human betterment.
“1 am sure I speak that which is
in the heart of every member when 1
say we thank you for the cordial wel
c ome extended to us here today. The
southland has long been noted for its
and today you have made
manifest to each of us the reason.’
Mrs. McCoy paid a tribute to Wil¬
liam Fry, who for many years was an
active member of the Railway Mail
Association, for his interest in or¬
ganizing the auxiliary.
“This group,” she continued, “is
composed largely of the- wives of rail
way postal clerks. Mothers, daug'n
tors and sisters also are eligible for
membership, 'lhe auxiliary lives and
continues, to grow, because of the
realization that one gets something
out of a group that one does not and
cannot get alone—something all need:
companionship, friendship; the inspir
at ion that springs from the contact
of mind with mind, and the efficiency
that comest from combined effort. ’
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Ifl/iIN jlll A I A Of? T* 1
FROM STRANDED
STEAMSHIP TODAY
CITY OF ROCKLAND STRIKES
REEF AND TWO JAGGED
HOLES RESULT
(By Associated Press.)
Bath, Maine, Sept. 3.—Three hun¬
dred passengers were taken in boats
from the stranded City of Rockland
early today to Dix Island and given
shelter in the cottages on the island
while awaiting the arrival of another
steamer to take them hack to Bath
whence they planned to resume the
journey to Boston by tra,in.
The City* of Rockland struck a reef
and sustained two jagged boles in her
hull. Despite a heavy fog all pas¬
sengers were removed in safety.
H. DIETRICKSEN AT POINT
OF DEATH AT THE CITY
HOSPITAL TODAY
It will be a source of sincere regret
to the many friends of H. Dietricksen ■ L-orin '
to learn that he is desperately ill at
the City hospital and reports from his
bedside late this afternoon were to
the effect that his ’ife was hanging- by
slender cord.
Mr. .Dietricksen is one of the most
popular, employes of the Hercules
Powder Company, having occupied the
position of chief chemist since com¬
ing to Brunswick some time ago. It
was only two weeks ago that Mr.
Dietricksen was united in marriage to
Miss Loretta Davidson.
The host of friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Dietricksen wish for him a .speedy
restoration to health.
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WOULD MAKE SHRINE OF
THOMAS JEFFERSON HOME
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PAUL M. WARBURG
\ Noted New York financier, who heads
a commission to purchase Jeffer
son's home at Monticello and pre
I serve it for the nation.
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j j CLUB MAY AGAIN
POSTPONE TRIP
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CONTINUOUS RAINS MAY
VENT TRIP BETNG M \I)F
AT THIS TIME
It is likely that the Chattahoochee
Motor Club will again postpone their
trip to Brunswick, which was
ed for Thursday ‘ next. The incessant
, have placed , , the roads . . several ,
rams m
sections in an almost impassable
dition and it was thought advisable by
the Brunswick Board of Trade and the
Young Men’s Club, who are to enter
tain the Columbusites to advise that
the tour bo made later.
Communications with the Chatta
hooohee Club officials was in progress I
today but nothing definite had been J
determined up to this afternoon. It j
will be recalled that the former trip I
■was postponed on account of the ab-,
senee from Columbus o 1 a number of i
the leading members of the motor 1
Hub of that city, and while it is un¬
fortunate to again delay* the trip, it
was thought expedient to do so until
the roads were in better condition.
The highway between Columbus
and Brunswick will prove one of the
leading arteries to the Georgia sea
coast. It means a link in the Ozark
Trail, Which is one of the most im¬
portant highways leading from the
West and which will connect that sec¬
tion with Brunswick and the East
Coast of Florida. There are tw*o or
more routes from Columbus to Bruns¬
wick under consideration and it was
for the purpose of making the selec¬
tion that the tour is to be undertak¬
en.
An elaborate program has been ar¬
ranged for the entertainment of the
visitors from the city* on the Chatta¬
hoochee, including a sea trip, with a
fish dinner on St. Simon. A visit will
^ made to Jekyl and Long
? nn<
If the roads are passable the trip
will he made this week, but if the
rains continue, as now seems proba¬
ble. the tour will in all probability be
postponed for two or three weeks.
FEDERAL COURT IN MACON
Macon, Sept. 3.—Federal district
will begin its regular term the
-I first w*eek in October ami continue
three weeks, F. G. Boatwright, dis
attorney, has announced. If nec
essary to complete the criminal doe
a fourth week will be held, it was
stated. The third week will be de¬
voted to civil cases.
TO AID SHERIFF
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Macon, Sept. 3 .—Members of the J
Civitan Club have offered their sup-; j
port to the sheriff of Bibb county to
check mob outbreaks in the city. A j
series of floggings caused the slier- 1
iff to appeal to civic organizations for
eooperation. f
BUY WHAT YOU NEED AT
HOME AND THUS HELP
BRUNSWICK GROW TO BE
BIGGER AND GREATER. . .
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LABOR DAY IS
BEING QUIETLY
OBSERVED HERE
Fixed Program For Observ=
ance of the Day in
Brunswick
PROGRAM BE RENDERED
TONIGHT BY J. 0. U. A. M.
City Hall Will be Crowded by
Friends of This Organization
to Witness Interesting Exer¬
cises.
Labor Day was observed in Bruns¬
wick today by all of the labor unions,
a general observance of the day be¬
ing marked also by the closing of the
offices at the City hall and the county
court house. The banks were also
closed for the day.
At noon the retail merchants closed
their places of business and employes
were given a half-day of leisure.
There was no fixed program for the
observance of the day, the Junior
Order United American Mechanics
arranging, however, a most interest¬
ing meeting at the city 'hall tonight
at 8 o'clock. Among the features will
be readings by Misses Jewel Mitchell
and Lillian Smith. A quartette, un¬
der the direction of Barney Estridge,
will render a number of selections ap¬
propriate to the occasion. Rev. Mr.
Williams, of Darien, and Rev. C. E
Botsford, of Brunswick, will delive i^*
addresses. The latter has been a
her of the organization for more tl
thjrfy years.
Rowing delightful the rendition lunch will of the be prb*.
irttim, a serv
ed.
A large crowd of basebaH fans ac
companied the Herculers to Fernan
dina where the teams will meet on the
diamond in that city this afternoon
for the farewell game of the season,
Glenji Thomas, famous Jesup twurler,
will perform for the Herculers, ’ while
, Gene Rod „. es win do the rec eivinE
.
\ string band accompanied the “root
ers” u*ho were confident that the lo
cals would win the deciding game for
Several s< ‘ lS< ! n fishing n e ) larn P’ parties ot ( s ^iP. form
were
ed . the Satffia and Altamaha being
the favorite grounds for those in
quest of the finny tribe. There were
also a number to spend the afternoon
on St. Simon, where they indulged in
a dip in the surf. Altogether the day
was spent quietly, but enjoyably, and
was not marred by any accidents or
casualties.
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GREAT BRITAIN STANDS
BY LEAGUE OF NATIONS
IN GREEK ITALY AFFAIR
(By Associated Press .)
London, Sept. 3.—Great Britain will
go to the limit in supporting the cove¬
nant of the League of Nations in the
Greco-Italian imbroglio, it is stated in
authoritative circles this afternoon.
It is contended that should the
League fail it will then be thne for
Great Britain to act.
SEVEN AMERICAN
DESTROYERS ON WAY
STRICKEN JAP POINTS
(By Associate,Press.)
Washington, Sept. 8.—Admii-aLAn¬
derson, commander pf the American
Asiatic fleet, reported to the navy de¬
partment by wireleps that seven Am¬
erican destroyers/had left Port Ar¬
thur for Japanese ports to assist in
relief work.
GRECO-ITALIAN AFFAIR
NOT FOR LEAGUE NATIONS
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 3.—French official cir¬
cles continue discreet silence regard
nig the Greco-Italian dispute.
The unofficials inclination appears
to be that France much rather the
question be left to the Council of Am¬
bassadors rather than the League of
Nations. This line of thought out of
Italy’s disavowal that she committed
an act of war therefore the question is
not one for the league. Responsibil
ity for the murders of the Italian
commissioners and Greece’s atone
ment best be handled by the ambassa
ors - it is said. . *