VOLUME XIX. NUMBER 147
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY JUNE 2:
3, 1924.
PRICE TEX CENTS
CONGRESS WHOLLY WITHIN ITS
RIGHTS IN PASSING THE
IMMIGRATION BILL
g WASHINGTON, D. C., June 23—
r The American reply to the Japanese
protest against Exclusion of Orientals,
made public last week, had a cordial,
friendly tone, but clearly asserted the
exclusion provision in no \va\ tres
passed upon written or implied obli
gations of the United States.
Hughes declared that Congress is
wholly within its rights and pronounc
ed its action “mandatory upon the ex
ecutive branch of the government and
allows not latitude for the exercise of
executive discretion.”
The note is construed here to indi
cate the view held at Washington that
the law is a closed incident and no at
tempt to modify it is expected. Hughes
prepared the note with the utmost
care. He expressed pleasure over the
“friendliness and candor” in the pro
test Hanihara delivered May 31 and
wrote:
“You may be assured of the readi
ness of this government to consider in
the same spirit the views you have set
forth,” pointing out that exclusion is
applicable to all aliens ineligible to
citizenship with exceptions. The note
said “taking these exceptions into ac
count, the provision does not differ
greatly in practical operation from the
understanding embodied by the ‘gen
tleman’s agreement,’ ”.
He declared that the advisibility of
dealing with the question by legisla
tion instead of negotiating “necessar
ily remains with the legislative power
of this government,” and said that the
United States considers Japan releas
ed from the gentleman’s agreement af
ter the exclusion becomes effective on
July 1.
Jap Papers Displeas ed
TOKIO, June 23—Disappointment
and bitterness mark the tones of edi
torials appearing in Japanese news
papers with reference to the reply of
the United States to the Japanese pro
test against exclusion.
The comment ranges from restrain
ing articles of the more sober journals
to unrestrained denunciation of Ameri
ca by the jingo editors.
The jingo “Asahi” declares that the j
United States has evaded the real is- j
sue of racial discrimination.
^ “Kokukin,” points out that Japan
must re-orient her foreign policy views !
and alter her international policies.
“Yamato” points out that it is the
duty of Japan to fight exclusion to
the end.
BRITISH CONSUL IS
HIVING HARD TIME
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 23—Cum
mins, British Charge des Affaires, in !
Mexico got into difficulties by trying
to prevent the confiscation of proper
ty belonging to Mrs. Rosalie Evans,
British Authoress, according to word
received from Mrs. W. J. Pettus of
San Francisco, a sister.
TROOPSMlTTO
QUELL FIGHTING MINERS
MORGANTOWN, June 23—One '
man was wounded, the Union Hall de-!
stroyed by fire, and a number of resi-!
dences occupied by miners fired on |
during a battle between mine workers j
and a group of union miners at Brady,
near here. State troopers have been
sent to the scene.
FAIR GALLED OFF
• IN 1ST THIS VEIN
CHEHALIS, June 23—The South
vl^tern Washington fair was called
'off this season on account of the foot
and mouth disease.
MANES 1W0 HUNDRED
MILES PER HOUR FLIGHT
SAN I RANCISCO, June 23— En
route to Seattle, Lieut. John Griffith,
army air service, made the flight from
Kelly field, Texes, to San Francisco,
averaging two hundred miles an hour.
LIEUT. LOCATELLI WILL
NOT MAKE POLAR TRIP
LONDON, June 23—It was announc
ed here today that Lieutenant Loca
telli, the aviator will not make the
Amundsen polar flight because he
must take temporary charge of the
reorganization of the air service.
THREATENS BOMBURD
CHINESE CITY IF 00
II ATTEND BURIAL
MURDERERS OF AMERICAN ARE
EXECUTED—FORCE CHINESE
TO ATTEND FUNERAL
PEKING, June 23—Under threat
that he would bombard the city of
Wanhsien on the Yangtze river, Com
mander o fthe British gunboat Cock
chafer, compelled the highest military
leaders there to walk to the cemetery
in full uniform behind the casket con
taining the body of Edwin C. Hawley,
American, killed there by Chinese, and
to attend the burial services for him.
Two Bandits Executed
PEKING, June 23—After Chinese
leaders had made their compulsory
demonstration of respect to the mur
dered American, they carried out the
orders of the Commander of the Cock
chafer by executing on the spot where
Hawley was slain, two leaders of the
banditry gang who were responsible
for the crime.
AUTOMOBILE BANDITS
GET TEN THOUSAND
OAKLAND, June 23—Two young
automobile bandits attacked R. W.
Miller, cashier of the Pacific Gas and
Electric Company and his assistant,
Charles Orcutt, in the crowded street
before the office and escaped with a
satchel containing ten thousand dol
lars in cash and checks which the vic
tims were taking to the bank.
CARRY OUT SUICIDE PACT
ON EVE OF WEDDING
SIOUX CITY, June 23—On the eve
of their wedding, Myrtle Agre, twen
ty-one, and Herman Nelson, twenty
eight, of Volga, carried out a suicide
pact .according to a despatch to the
Journal.
COAST TO COAST FLIGHT
WILL BE MADE TODAY
NEW \rORK, June 23—Lieutenont
Russell Maughan hopped off at three
thismorning in an attempt to span the
continent from here to San Francisco
between dawn and dusk.
NEW UNDER SECRETARY OF
STATE
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Joseph C. Grew, who recently took
the oath as Under Secretary of State.
He was formerly minister to Switzer
land.
lil'GE MEMORIAL TO BUFFALO BILL
COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD 4. UNDERWOOO. Wr.V.>
Photo shows Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney (Gertrude \ anderbilt
Whitney) beside the three ton east bronze of her hero:e equestrian
statute of William F. Cody, the Buffalo Bill memorial which is to be
unveiled at Cody, Wyoming—town founded by the famous scout—on
July Fourth.
SENATOR PHELAN
FAVORS DEMOCRAT
AS NEXT PRESIDENT
M’ADOO HAD REPUTATION FOR
INTEGRITY AND HONOR
WHEN LEFT OFFICE
NEW YORK, June 23—Senator W.
D. Phelan, who is to place McAdoo in
nomination for the Democratic Presi
dency, arrived here from Europe last
Saturday.
He said, “We should have a Demo
cratic candidate who is progressive
and who can offset the ill effects of the
present tariff and McAdoo is undoubt
edly the man.
“When McAdoo left office he took
with him a reputation for integrity,
honor, and capability; and naturally
clients flocked to his as a great states
man in the West.”
David Ladd Rockwell, McAdoo’s
manager, said that the number of bal
lots cast for McAdoo in the first bal
lot, would “depend on the circumstan
ces.”
WOULD REDUCE FREIGHT
RATES IN* WASHINGTON
WALLA WALLA, June 23—After
several days spent in hearing testi
mony of complaintants inclding Seat
tle commercial bodies seeking the abo
lition of the freight differential of tne
cents favoring Portland and Astoria
on wheat from south of the Snake
River, Examiner Weaver, o fthe Inter
state Commerce Commission, asked
the railroads to present their side.
They announced by their agreement
with the complainants, they had no
testimony to offer.
TEX RICKARD WILL BUILD
LARGE AMUSEMENT HALL
NEW YORK, June 23—Tex Rickard
announced that he has purchased the
old car barns on Eighth Avenue be
tween Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Streets
and will erect on the site the largest
amusement building in the world, and
will call it the “New Garden.”
SWITZERLAND WINS
IN PISTOL SHOOT
RHIEMS, June 23—Switzerland
won first place in the International
pistol competitions, shooting at fifty
meters. The United States took fourth
place.
AMERICAN ARRESTED
FOR MURDER OF
ill DEPUTY
SEVERAL OTHERS IMPLICATED
IN CONFESSION—BODY
BURNED
ROME, June 23—Reports that an
American named Dumins has been ar
rested for the murder of Matti Otti,
socialist deputy were received here to
day. It was said that he has confessed
I to the crime and has implicated sev
j eral others, some of whom are already
j in custody. It was intimated that the
dead man’s body had been burned.
MOVEMENT TOWARD
NEW YORK, June 23—Movements
in Washington and Chicago toward J.
W. Davis for the Democratic Presiden
tial nomination, grew after the news
that he is receptive.
Party chieftains are opposed to Mc
Adoo and neutral toward Smith.
Sounding state leaders concerning
Davis, G. C. Carlin, Underwood man
ager, announced that his forces would
join George E. Brennan, Illinois leader
in the fight against the Ku Klux Klan.
Reports of a peace pact between the
Hearst papers and Smith drew a head
line on the first page of the Tribune,
“Hearst-Smith Deal is Called-Big
Joke.”
CONFERENCE BETWEEN
McDonald and herriot
WILL BE HELD TUESDAY
PARIS, June 23—A conference be
tween McDonald and Herriott will be
held at the Checquer’s Court Tuesday
concerning; first, a means of putting
the Dawes plan into execution; second,
France’s security.
CHILEAN HEAVYWEIGHT
OUTPOINTS STOESIEL
NEW YORK, June 23—Romero, the
Chilean heavyweight, outpointed Joe
Stoesiel, of New York, in a twelve
round bout.
PORTUGUESE AVIATORS
HAVE REACHED DESTINATION
LISBON, June 23—The two Portu
guese army aviators, who sec out in
April to fly from Portugal tc Macao,
China, h~ve reached their destination.
WOMAN ELECTED
CHAIRMAN DELEGATION
NEW YORK, June 23—Mrs. Daniel |
D. O’Day of Rye, was elected chairman
of the New York State delegation to |
the Democratic convention. She is the
first v <,.nan ever elected chairmn of j
a delegation in this state.
in AVIATORS
I RAM TODAY:
AIRPI1E DAMAGED
CARGO BOAT DAMAGES WING OF
PLANE CAUSING DELAY
REPAIRS MADE SOON
RANGOON, June 23—The Ameri
can round-the-world flyers made a
perfect landing upon their arrival here
Saturday, after battling with the se
vere storms in the Marataban gulf.
RANGOON, June 23—A cargo boat
collided with one of the American
Around-the World planes today, but
it is hoped repairs will be made with
in twenty-four hours, w'hen the planes
will hop off for Calcutta via Akyab.
AMERICANS WILL BE GIVEN
PREFERENCE IN U. S. FLEET
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 23—
Further steps to Americanize the gov
ernment merchant marine, have been
taken through orders issued by the
corporation to its district directors un
der which Americans will be given the
preference and in some instances their
selection will be demanded, for service
in deck, engine room and steward’s de
partments.
HOOF-MOUTH DISEASE
IS ALMOST ERADICATED
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 23—
The Department of Agriculture has
announced that the foot and mouth di
sease is almost eradicated in Califor
nia.
SENATE MEMBERS WILL NOT
SIT IN RHODE ISLAND AGAIN
! PROVIDENCE, June 23—As a se
quel to the gassing of the Senate
chamber ,the Republican Senators an
nounced that they are leaving the
state and will not sit in the Senate un
til guaranteed protection.
KID SULLIVAN WINS
OVER JOHNNY DUNDEE
NEW YORK, June 23—Kid Sullivan
of Brooklyn won the world’s junior
light weight championship by out
pointing Johnny Dundee in a ten
round bout. The decision was close.
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ARTHUR CAPPER
~EOMQK»TON. WAftH.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas,
chairman of the farm bloc in the Sen
ate. Capper, once a typesetter, later
governor, now a publisher and United
States Senator, is a vice-presidential
possibility.
DEATHS IN CHICAGO EXCEED
SCORE PEOPLE— DAMAGE
THREE MILLION
CHICAGO, Jane 23—Deaths here
exceeded a score and damage is es
timated at three million in three states
as a result of the hot wave which was
relieved by a storm which yetserday
swept the Mississippi and Ohio val
leys, bringing lower temperatures.
Fifteen persons are reported to have
been bitten by heat crazed dogs in
Chicago.
Two Dead in Detroit
DETROIT, June 23—Two unidenti
fied persons were dead here yesterday
death being caused by excessive heat.
A thunderstorm last night ended two
days of intensively hot weather.
Cleveland Suffers
CLEVELAND, June 23—A heat
| wave, which struck the Great Lakes
| region Friday, has caused the death
of five people, when the temperature
reached eighty-nine degrees.
Death Toll Eight
DICKINSON, June 23—The toll of
the tornado Wednesday, caused by ex
| cessive heat in this section, became 8
| with the verification of a report of
I the killing of a family of four.
BITTLliPliETS
COMMANDER ASKS THAT SOME
METHOD OF ESCAPE BE
ADDED TO TURRETS
SAN PEDRO, June 23—Battleship
tuirets, by the very nature of their
construction, are veritable death traps
for sailors they are designated to pro
tect, according to testimony introduc
ed in the investigation of the Missis
sippi blast.
Lieut. Commander Foy, gunnery of
ficer of the U. S. S. New Mexic?, rec
ommended that means of escaping
from the turrets of all battleships be
provided.
LOS ANGELES, June 23—Antone
Camille, twenty-five, who was recent
ly paroled from San Quentin prison,
where he was serving a sentence of
from one to fifteen years for burglary,
entered a service station last night to
rifle the cash register and was riddled
with bullets by five deputies and two
policemen.
ATTEND DEMO. MEET
NEW YORK, June 23—National
committeeman Mack announced today
that so far fifty thousand oeople have
arrived in New York to attend the
convention, with more getting off of
every incoming train. However, hus
banus of women members of the con
vention, will have places of honor cn
the platform at the convention, side by
side with their distinguished wives.
CHINA MUST PROTECT
ALL FOREIGN INTERESTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 23
In connection with the agreement
of China with Russia to exercise ex
clusive control over the China Eastern
Railroad, Hughes announced that
China will be held to clear obligations
and will be made responsible for the
protection of interests other than her
own.