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NEh ANA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1921
NUMBER 18/
JAPANESE SOLDIERS TAKE LIFE OF YANK
BRITISH NAVY OUTRANKS AMERICAN TWO TO ONE
SOCIALIST ENROUTE HOME TO SHOW UP BOLSHEVISM
BRITISH TO QUIT PERSIA;
BOLSHEVIK ARMY COMING
LONDON, Jan. 13—The British
legation at Teheran, Persia has is
sued orders for the immediate re
moval of all British women and
children from Persia, i*v view of the
announced withdrawal of British
forces from Northwest Persia, and
the threatened subsequent Bolshevik
A invasion of that territory All of the
foreign legations and Persian dig
nitaries plan to leave Teheran in the
early spring.
Soviet Transport Sent To Bottom
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 13—
French destroyers are reported to
have sunk a transport flying the
red flag. The encounter resulted in
d the loss of many lives. Many of
those who escaped from the sink
ing vessel saved their lives by swim
ming to shore.
CHICAGO DRY OFFICERS
MAKE WAUKEGAN RAID
WAUKEGAN, 111., Jan. 13—The
gutters of this city were turned into
alcohol brooks this week, following
^ the arrival of a score of armed Chi
cago prohibition agents, who swoop
ed down upon the city without
warning.
One hundred and fifty thousand
quarts of liquor, of recent and un
professional manufacture was seized
by the officers and dumped into the
streets, the raiders being carefully
gloved and armed with axes. They
were followed about the city by an
K
army of spectators, many of them
armed with tin cups, with which
they accumulated free jags, in spite
of the efforts of the officers to pre
vent such indulgence, and in spite
of the warning that' much of the
booze was actually poisonous. There
were many jags but no casualties.
GOVERNOR HART WANTS
<t PRIMARY LAW KILLED
OLYMPIA, Jan. IS—In his bien
nial message to the state legisla
ture, Governor Hart pointed out
thait the present direct primary law
has proven not to be a “rose-strewn
pathway to the political utopia” and
he asserted that “demoralization had
resulted in party organizations from
the operation of the objectionable
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law, which has given an unfair ad
vantage to minority group®. The
governor wants a direct primary law
the sole purpose of which will be
the election of delegates to county
and state party conventions.
The message also urges the enact
ment of more strict divorce laws,
and the enforcement of the pro
vision of the constitution against
alien ownership of land.
O’CALLAHAN ORDERED OUTj
CASE WILL BE CONTESTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13
Acting Secretary of State Davis
has requested Secretary of Labor
Wilson to obtain the deportation of
Stowaway O’Callahan, lord mayor
of Cork, who arrived at Newport
News several days ago in the hold
of an incoming vessel. Davis quotes
as his authority the President’s pro
clamation of 1918, in which the
state department is designated as
the one to decide whether an alien,
under the passport regulations, can
be deported.
Immediately upon being informed
of the action of the head of the
state department, counsel for the
lord mayor announced that the mat
ter would be contested in the courts.
As a preliminary to the main
legal battle, the attorney for the
stowaway called at the department
of labor today and formally enter
ed a claim for the rights of a politi
cal refugee, notwithstanding the fact
that Acting Secretary Davis has al
ready ruled that O’Callahan is not
a refugee.
O’Callahan appeared before thq
Committee of One Hundred today
for the purpose of telling of con
ditions in Ireland. He declared that
the killing of Lord Mayor Mac
Swiney and other Irish leaders last
March marked the beginning of a
“reign of murder in Ireland which
rendered life and property inse
cure.”
DANIELS ADVISES MEETING
TO DISCUSS DISARMAMENT
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13—
| In a statement made before the
! house naval affairs committee on
{Tuesday, Secretary Daniels contend
ed that it will be necessary for the
United States to have at all time a
powerful navy unless the powers
enter into an agreement to put a
stop to competitive navy building.
He said that he would advise Presi
dent-elect Harding to call a world
conference immediately after he as
sumes office, for the purpose of dis
cussing the question of disarma
ment.
UNITED STATES WITHDRAWS
PARIS, Jan. 13—A mbassador
Wallace has formally notified Prem
ier Leygues of the decision of the
United States to withdraw from the
council of ambassadors. The news
was received with expressions of
regret by the premier.
TOKYO, Jan. 13—According to
advices received in this city from
Vladivostok the chief engineer of
the American cruiser Albany waa
shot and killed in the Siberian city
on Tuesday by Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese government has re
quested a complete explanation of
the affair, pending the receipt of
which government officials are not
discussing the incident publicly.
American Shot Firit
Japanes officers have reported that
the fatal shooting of Lieut. W. H.
Langdon, of the cruiser Albany, by
a Japanese sentinel, was the result
of an exchange of shots between
the two men, the American having
fired the first shot.
The Japanese government express
es keen regret over the incident and
announces that the sentinel is now
being tried by court martial for his
indiscretion.
Idaho Talking Exclusion
BOISE, Jan. 13—Announcement
has been made that an anti-alien
land bill, excluding all but citizens
from ownership of land in Idaho,
is to be introduced during the
present session of the state legis
lature. A resolution has already been
introduced in the house condemning
the policy of making a treaty with
Japan giving Japanese the rights of
citizenship. The resolution also asks
that Japanes immigration be stopped ,
by the federal government.
Issue Is Important
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 13—In hi-; ■
message to the state legislature this
week, Governor Olcott declared that
the question of how to meet the
Japanese situation is the most mo
mentous the lawmakers will be
called upon to consider at the pres
ent session. He gave it as his opin
ion that steps should be taken to
curb the growth of Japanese colon
ies in the United States, to “pre
serve our lands and resources for
people of our own race and nation
ality. I believe ultimately the is
sue of this state will be ‘a govern- j
ment by Americans for Americans’, j
Americanism is a predominant asset!
of every citizen, and we cannot as
will not mix. Centuries have shown
that they must work out their desto
ny alone”.
Japi Will Oppose Legislation
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 13—j
At a meeting of representatives ofj
Southeast Texas Japanes farm own- j
ers, held in this city this week,
plans were discussed for fighting
the proposed anti-Japanese legisla
tion which is being agitated by the:
American legion.
Ambassador Suggests Plan
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 13—Accord
ing to advices received by the Bee,
Ambassador Morris suggests, as a
way out of the Jap muddle, the
amendment of existing commercial
treaties with Japan so as to con
fer upon Japanese nationals the
same equality as other aliens in the
matter of citizenship, after which
legislation should be enacted extend
ing the provisions of the anti-alien j
law so as to apply to all aliens.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13
Representative Welty, Democrat, of
Ohio, has severely criticised Gov
ernor Stephens, of California, for
sending a letter to members of Con
gress bearing on the Japanes ques
tion. The lawmaker said that he was
surprised to find the governor car
rying “campaign misrepresentation
in the hope of establishing a special
national laundry in which to wash
the dirty linen of his state.”
WASHINGTON DOINGS
The house yesterday defeated the
proposal of Representative Suillivan,
Denocrat, that the sum of $100,000
be appropriated for use in the en
forcement of prohibition. The vote
was 115 opposed and only 12 for
the proposition.
Take* Oath in Senate
The oath of office as President of
the United States will be administer
ed to Warren G. Harding: in the
senate chamber, and all outside
ceremonies planned for the capitol
and elsewhere are to be abandoned,
according to announcement made by
.the joint congressional inauguration
i committee, which has the plans in
charge.
Can’t Reach Decision
The joint congressional committee,
which was appointed to investigate
proposed sites for the new naval
base on the Pacific coast, has held
a number of meetings here but thus
far has been unable to reach an
agreement.
Naval Strength U Known
The Government is in possession
of complete information concerning
the relative naval strength of the
principal powers, and it is hinted
that it will be laid before the sen
ate foreign relations committee in
connection with the considerate of
the disarmament question. The in
formation discloses the fact that
the seapower of Great Britain is
twice that of the United States. It
is also said that although the British
preponderance in ships will be over
come in two years through the car
rying out of the American naval
building program, the U. S. navy
will be greatly inferior in types of
vessels.
The American navy has more than
double the strength of the Japanese
navy.
The President has nominated Guy
F. Allen to be treasurer of the U.
S., succeeding John Burke, who re
signed last week. Allen has been
assistant treasurer.
Attorney General Palmer has an
nounced that evidence concerning |
coal prices charged the Government
last year, mention of which is con
tained in the special report of the
senate committee on reconstruction
to the department, requires war
rants to enable the department, to
conduct the investigation requested.
The committee charges that the
Government was held up by the
coal barons.
Wants Hath Wheat Duty
Senator McCumber, of North Da
kota, has announced that he will
propose an amendment to the Ford-!
ney emergency tariff measure, pro- i
viding for an import tax of 50
cents a bushel on wheat. This is
intended to check the enormous im
portations of Canadian wheat. The
duty fixed by the lower house is
30 cents a bushel.
OCCUPATION FORCES WILL
BE CUT BY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 13
Announcement has been made by
Secretary of War Baker that the
American forces of occupation in
Germany, numbering 15,000 at the
present time, are to be reduced j
shortly to half that number. Orders J
already have been issued to make:
the necessary preparations. The with
drawal of the entire force, the sec
retary says, is a matter of future
consideration. j
The cost of maintaining the pres-!
ent force, it is estimated, runs about!
$75,000 a day, all of which is paid j
by the German government.
BANDITS SLUG MESSENGER;
ESCAPE WITH MUCH CASH;
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 13—This j
city was the scene yesterday of onej
of the biggest street robberies re- ^
corded here since the commence-1
ment of the present crime wave. I
The holdup was staged by two men,
professional thugs, it is believed,
who slugged a messenger as he came
out of the Produce Exchange, and
made their escape with a sachel
containing $20,000 in cash, and
checks to the value of $8,000. The
police have apparently been unable
to make any headway with the case.
CLEVELAND HOTEL FIRE
CAUSES DEATH OF TWO
CLEVELAND, Jan. 13—Two are
dead and eight injured as a result
of a fire which destroyed the Chest
nut hotel. Several others are still
missing and it probably will be t«ro
or three days before it will be
known definitely whether or not
they are alive.
The fire occurred early Tuesday
morning, while the guests were in
bed, and most of the injuries re
sulted from jumps from the upper
windows to the fire nets. In the dark
ness several of the guests missed
the nets and landed on the hard
pavement. The fire escape collapsed
before all of the guests could get
out of the building.
ESCAPED SOCIALIST SAYS
SOVIET PLAN IS FAILURE
BERLIN, Jan. 13—M. Schwartz,
well known socialist of San Fran
tisco, has arrived here with hi«
father from Russia, where they wen
confined for four months in a soviet
prison. Schwartz, who attended tht
Third Internationals, declares that
he was thrown into jail because of
his frank expression of disappoint
ment over conditions as he had
found them in Russia upon his ar
rival there. No charges were placed
against him and he was not pei
mitted a trial. His wife, who wt
thrown into jail at the same time,
died shortly after her release and
Schwartz declares that her death
was caused by a broken heart n
sulting from what she had seen in
Russia.
Schwarts declares that American
workmen will never pursue the
soviet method in reforming condi
tions in the United States.
DUcutsri' Blockade
When asked for his opinion re
garding a resumption of trade with
Russia, Schwartz said that the lift
ing of the blockade would probably
save a hundred thousand lives but
it would strengthen the Bolshevik -
and give them the opportunity to
boast that they had secured a viet
ory. He says that he is returning to
America to tell, in his own word1',
the actual facts about Russia. -,1
don’t regard it as a governmenr
at all” he declared.
FROST THREATENS SUNK1ST
CROPS OF POPPY STATE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13—Tin
California citrus fruit crop is in
grave danger in consequence of a
sharp decline in temperatures dui
ing the past few days. Frosts were
general throughout the state on
Monday night, endangering vast
quantities of citrus fruit and garden
truck; and there was a still further
drop in temperatures last night.
It has been necessary to keep tire<
burning steadily throughout the cit
rus belt, but it will be impossible
to avert general disaster if the cold
weather continues.
A 60-mile southeast gale is blow
jng off the mouth of the Columbia
river, and general storm warnings
have been issued.
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