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JAP PROTEST IS |PlgHM)l , DECODING ME88AGE OCCUPIES JAPANESE EMBA88Y FOR A v y .. ? day. |^>t; ??V Waahington. ? A formal com muni ca tion from the Japanese government protesting against the exclusion sec tion of the new immigration law reached the Japanefe embassy here . for transmission to Secretary Hughes. s . Decoding occupied embassy officials j throughout the day, and the document had not beett presented at the state department nor had any appointment * been made with the secretary of Am bassador Hanihara when the depart ment closed for the day. At the embassy no Information as to the nature of the protest was forth coming. State department officials also maintained silence. The question of making public the protest will bo considered by Secretary Hughes and Ambassador Hanihara after the latter formally places the note before the American government. The only ex planation thus far available as to the form and substance of the Japanese communication is that carried in press dispatches, which have reported that the Tokio government regards the ex clusion provision as "discriminatory," and in violation of a commercial treaty. There is little doubt that adminis tration officials will take the position that the exclusion legislation in nc way volates treaty obligation with Japan, either specific or general In character. They also are firm In their Insistence that immigration policies fall entirely within democratic Juris diction. Whatever statement the Japanese government flndB It necessary to make, however, will be received by the Washington government in a spirit oi complete friendliness, and with a de sire to do everything possible to pro mote good relations consistent with the maitnenance of American sover eignty. The desire of President Cool idge and his advisors is to make it clear to the people of Japan that neither the Washington government nor the American people cherish any but the most friendly sentiments to wards Japan. Alleged Plot to Bomb Consulate. ' Tokio. ? Discovery of an alleged Korean plot to bomb the AmerfCIui and British consulate In Seoul (Korea) 1b causing some uneasinesa there, press dispatches Indicate. Semi-official confirmation has ,been made to a report ?hat special griards have bebn posted at the American conciliate. 1 It Ib said that the guard will be kept there for the present. It is learned that the United States consul has been advised directly of the al leged plot. 8tudents Win Handsome Prizes. New York. ? Winners in the Ameri can chemical society's prla;e essay contest, which is the result of a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Francis P. Garvin of New York city, were announced at the national headquarters of the commit tee In charge here, and 294 $20 gold pieces were forwarded to school au thorities for distribution among suc cessful competitors. An equal num ber of high school students were ac corded certificates of honorable men tion as having Bubmltted the second best essay. ?The announcement followed the re oelpt of tho returns from local com mittees in the 48 states and the Dis trict of Columbia, and the 294 winning essays were entered in the national contest which is under the control of a committee of Judges headed by Herbert Hoover, secretary of com merce. W. 8. Alexander Dion In Michigan, Charlotte, N. C. ? Walter S. Alex ander, one of tho most prominent business and real estate men of Char lotte and North Carolina, died at a sanatorium in Battle Creek, Mich., where he had been for some time, ac cording to telegrams received hero by relatives and business associates Mrs. Alexander and J. II. Alexander of Charlotte, a brother, were at tho bedside when tho end came. Mr. Alexander, who would have been 66 yoars old a week from next Sunday, had been in falling health for several months. Ho had not been very strong for perhaps threg years, but his health did not begin to fall rapidly until six or eight months ago. He was able to he out on the streets of Charlotte up until two and a halt or three months ago. Mr. Alexander suffered a heart attack about two months ago at the Selwyn hotel here, where he made his residence, and soon thereafter went to the sanatorium In Battle Creek. Neoro Slain After Killing 8herlff. ! Tampa, Fla. ? Henry Ward, 40 town marshal and deputy sheriff, of Wildwood, Marlon county, is dead from a negro doaporado's bullet, and the negro, Homer Williams, also In dead, shot to death by a posse when he barricaded himself And Jefled pur suit after killing the offlcei. The kill . ing occurred at Wildwood. > VlVard was killed after lie removed * ' the negro from a train. The negro , draw a pistol and thot the officer in fMt aide, death being instantaneous. . hBbE^ ' ' Mfstftitopl TORNAOO. . . f KiLt^ three, injures 2. Greenvyie, MlsSi ? Three negroes were ki}le<l> apd twelve . persons were Injured when a tornado demol ished^ buildings on the plantation Of W. B. Swain, 15 tulles east of So far as is knpwn, the Injured, some of whom may die, all were negroes. Those who were killed, Richard Rodney and Emma Wil liams, met death when their home was wrecked. The twister caused considerable damage to the plantation, killing livestock and wrecking farm build ings. It cut a narrow path acrtoss the plantation, missing the Swain home by half a mile. PAYS TRIBUTE TO HEROES PRESIDENT EULOGIZES HOSTS OF LEE IN MEMORIAL DAY SPEECH. Washington. ? Unstinted tribute to the Confederate dead was paid by Cal vine Coolidge, the first New Englander to become President since the civil war. Speaking at the Confederate Me morial Day exercises at Arlington, Mr. Coolidge looked across the green slopes where the Confederate and union dead sleep almost side by side, and declared "a mightier force than ever followed Grant or Lee has level ed both their hosts, raised up a unit ed nation and made ub all partakers of a new glory." The chief executive previously had turned to the f?w remaining veterans In gray, seated just behind, and to their sons and daughters and with a reminder that "time has softened, dis cretion has changed" the bitterness of conflict between north and south, said: "Your country respeota you for cherishing the memory of those who wore the gray, you respect others who cherish the memory o fthose who wore the blue. In that mutual respect may there be a firmer friendship and a stronger and more glorious union." Addressing those met to honor the Confederate dead as "my fellow coun trymen," the President spoke as fol lows : "If I am correctly Informed by his tory, it is fitting that the Sabbath should be your memorial day. This follows from the belief that except for the forces of Oliver Cromwell, no army was ever more thoroughly rellgiouB than that which was commanded by General Lee. Moreover, these cere monies necessarily are expressive of a hope and a belief that rise above the things of this life. It was Lincoln who pointed out that both sideB pray ed to the same God. When that is the case,- it 1b only a matter of time when each will see a common end. We can now see clearly what that end is. It is the maintenance of our Amer ican form of government, of our Amer ican Institutions, and of our American Ideals, beneath a common flag, under the blessings of Almighty God. E. L. Keesler Killed in Auto Accident. Camden, S. Cr? E. L. Kee'sler, 62, veterans building and loan association executive, of Charlotte and a leader of National reputation In this sphere of business, was Instantly killed seven miles north of here when his car struck a sand bar and overturned. In the car with Mr. Keesler, who was at the wheel, was Mrs. KeeBler, who, with her husband, was pinned be neath the machine. Mtb. Keesler, who was extracted from beneath the wrecked machine by occupants of an automobile following the Keesler car, escaped without serious injury. Mr. Keesler was en route to Camden to spend the week-end with his sister, Mrs. J. Sumter Rhame. Storm Claim ElQht Lives. St. Louis. ? Tornadoes which swept through Southeastern Missouri caused eight deaths, according to last reports reaching St. IxjuIb. Stoddard and Scott counties wero hardest hft. Seven persons are said to have been killed at Essex and one death was re ported from Caruthersville. Great property damage was clone in Coruth ersville. The section hit by the storm was Isolated from other parts of the State, owing to damaged wires. Greatest property damage reported was at Caruthorsvllle. There one wholo business block was levelod. Practically all lines of communica tions were down. One report received here stated that Hoplarbluff was hard hit, and that the property damage there will run high. Sovon persons were Injured In Sikeston, Scott counjy, a report from that locality stated. A man and his wife and child were buried In the ruins of their home at Oray's Ridge. Four Killed In Auto Crash Four persons were killed In Ken tucky when their automobllo was smashed by a train after they had patised for several minutes to permit a second train on another track to pass, acocrding to reports received here. Three of the dead were na tives of North Carolina with scores of friends and relativos in the neigh erhood of Charlotte. The victims were Mr. and Mrs. Alves Webb and their I son, Brent Webb, and wife. Mr. Webb, was a nstlva ot HUlsboro, North Carolina. TORNADOES TAKE TOLL OF 39 IMS .TWENTY TO TWENTY-FIVE ARE BELIEVED TO BE KILLED IN . MI88I88IPPI. Atlanta, Ga. ? Still maimed and In the shadow o( th4 devastating series of tornadoes of less than a month ago, rural Alabama and Mlsiiaalppl were stricken by a second stormy Visitation, and at a late hour were taking toll of their dead and injured aod the un estlmated thousands of dollars dam age done to farms and homes and buildings. Available advices from the torn"fiTs tricts placo the loss of life In Ala bama at 19; and in Mississippi at 20 to 26. Reports of many other fatali ties, if confirmed, will greatly in crease the casualty list of that state. In Alabama more than 30 persons were injured, some fatally, and many se riously, while Mississippi, with more thanx50 Injured already reported, prob ably will be hardest hit, when com plete news of the whirling destruction comes in on restored wires. Already organisations of mercy aro on the scenes, rendering what aid Is possible in the stricken areas. The southern division of the Red CroVs has a division representative in the Mississippi distrct, and varous other relief agencies are at work caring for the hundreds of homeless or making preparations for succoring the com munities. The Red Cross here re ceived an urgent call for t>ents and cotB from Greenville, and. stated they were prepared to meet all requests re ceived. 81X MEN LOSF LIVES IN NEWARK HOTEL FIRE. Newark. N. J. ? Six men are known to have died In a fire which destroy ed the Windsor Hotel on Halsey street. Firemen said other bodies were probably in the debris. A policeman reported seeing there men come to a fire escape door, only to be enveloped in flames. The hotel is a four-story frame structure with tire shops on the street floor. A dense black smoke which rolled up from tho start hampered fire men. The hotel la located in the heart of Newark's autbmobile dFstrict. Many of the roomers are believed to have been connected with a circus which is showing here . The lire broke out on the third and fourth floors almost at the Bame time with flames shooting from sereral windows. The blaze spread through out the building by the time the fire men arrived and second and third alarms brought 40 utreamB of water pouring onto the flames . Police have in their possession a tin can which is said to have figured in the cause of the blase, It being re ported that a man in the hotel going up stairs with a can of disinfectant and smoking a cigarette, threw the can the length of the stairs when 'tTle disinfectant Ignited. Postal Clerk Salary Bill Passed. Washlngton.?Carrying the Borah amendment for full publicity of politi cal contributions during, the progress of campaigns, the postal salary in crease bill was passed by the Senate. The vote was 73 to 3, those opposing being Senators Borah, Idaho, and Fess and Willis. Ohio, all Republicans. The measures, which would Increase the salaries of 300.000 postal omploy es by an average of $200 each annu ally, now goes to the House, where a bill of somewhat different terms is pending. The estimated Increase of $60,000, 000, in postal expenses which would be entlaled by the Sonate Bill would be met by the "normal Increase In business," tho Sonate was told by Senator Edge, Republican, of New Jersey, who had chargo of It. Four Japanese Die In California. Los Angeles. ? Three Japanese were , shot to death and their killer commit j tod suicide nenr Zelsn, several miles t northwest of here, after a dispute j over land. Natliitchl Kakamura, lesee of the I land In dispute, is said by deputy' I sheriffs to have shot down Mehet Yon I hi and tho latter's wife, after which he returned home shot his own wlfo and then committod suicide. New Drop In 8ugar. New York.? A further decline of 1-8 cent a pound occurred in the raw sugar market when sales of both Por to Rican and Cuban were reported on a basis of 5.02, duty paid, a new low record for the movement, and the lowest price since January, 1923. Family of Eight Killed, nirmingham, Ala. ? Nineteen per sons were killed and 28 injured by the tornado, ^hich struck Alabama. All are wfilte' persona. A family of eight persons wore com pletely wiped out when their house collapsed near Elkmont In Limestone county. All of the other deaths oc curred near Empire In Walker coun ty. All but one member of a family ofntfte were killed there. Bight per-, sons were Injured when the twitter ?itrurk F.fnwnh eimntv. -r ! THRfeE MEET OEATH IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. Wlaston-Salem. ? Mrs. Eunice At wood, Picas H. Norman and Henry Brown, all of this city, were In stantly killed when the car In which they were riding turned over about fllve miles from town, on the Lex ington highway. The occupants^ were pinned under the car and* death resulted Instantly. According to parties near the scene at the time, the car was trav eling at rapid rate of speed, and it is believed It turned over several times, finally stopping headed in the opposite direction from thai In which it was traveling. The top was completely torn off. and other j partB of the car, a Cadillac, badly damaged. URGES PUN TO HALT WARS 6PRINGFIELD MEET URGED TO TAKE LEAD IN NEW WORLD AMITY EFFORT. Springfield. Mass. ? A proposal that a world conference of religious forces bo called to consider plans and meth ods against war was Introduced before the Methodist Episcopal Generul Con ference here. The proposal was incorporated In a resolution reported to the conference by a special committee of thirteen. The world conference would be called by a special commission of the church to be appointed by the conference be fore final adjournment. The resolution stated. "We set our selves to create the will to peace. The glorification of war must end." The report urged the President to summon another conference of nations for a more drastic reduction of arma ments. The following resolution on war was presented to the Methodist Episcopal general conference by a special com mittee. "Millions of our fellow men have died heroically in 'a war to end war." What they undertook we must finish by methods of peace. War is not In evitable. It Is the supreme enemy of ^ mankind. Its futility Is beyopd ques- i tion. Its continuance is the Bulcide 1 of civilization. We are determned to ; outlaw the whole war systerii." "The patriotism of the Methodist Episcopal Church has never been chal- J lenged. Neither our motives nor our : loyalty must be Impugned when we j insist on the fulfillment of the pledges i made to the dead and assert our Christian Ideals for the living. Gov ernments which ignore the Christian conscience of men in time of peace cannot Justly claim the lives of men In time of war. Secret dlsplomacy and political partisanship must not draw 'men into the dilemma of decid ing between support of country and loyalty to. Christ. "The world is now open to a cru side for peace. ' War-weary nations everywhere must lead the way. Our nation and our church can do now what we may never be able to do again. "We set ourselves to create the will to peace. We recommend that a pray er for peace be prepared and used at every communion service. | Free State to Release Prisoners. Dublin. ? The Free State Govern- 1 ment, will expedite the release of all prisoners Intended or under sentence of Imprisonment with the exception of Eamon de Valera, and other Republi can leaders who have not yet been tried. As a result of the debate In Dall Elreann on the motion to release the prisoners in the interest of peace and becauso of the approaching Irish Olym pic games, the government declared Its recognition of the willingness of average citizens to take the rick of the prisoners' release and will there fore expedite them. Even convicted prisoners will be released on revision of their senten ces by Judges by do Valera and the j other Republican, lenders will be re- j talned In custody for the time being. Death Due to Poison Herb. Ashevllle. ? A poisonous herb mixed | with greens which they had gathered Is believed to have caused the death of Mrs. Marion Parker nnd the critical Illness of her husband who Is not ex , pected to survive, according to those In attendance. The couple, advanced In years, llvo on the county home road near Ashevllle and are well-known throughout tho county. Mrs. J. Edward Johnson Dies. Raleigh. ? Mrs. J. Edward Johnson of Winston-Salem, the widow of R. J. Reynolds, millionaire tobacco mag nate, and one of the wealthiest women In North Carolina, died In New York, according to despaches received here. Would Issue Bonds. ? Washington. ? Permission nominally to issue $5,570,000 of six per cent re funding and general mortgage bonds was asked of the Interstate Commerce commission by the Haltlmorn nnd Ohio Railroad, to be pledged from time to time as collateral security for short term loans. Authority nlso was asked to lBBue bonds of certain subsidiary i companies to be pledged as further se curity under the refunding and gon #?r*1 mnrtmrfl PRESIDENT SIGNS IMMIGRATION RILL DECLARES IF I88UE STOOD ALONE HE WOULD DISAPPROVE IT. Washington. ? Deploring Its provis ion for Japanese exclusion but heartily approving its main feaures, President Coolldge signed the immigration bill. Steps were taken Immediately by the department of the new law which provides for further restrictions of Im migration aftor June 30, when the ex isting quota law expires, and for total exclusion of Japanese immigration after that date. The President approved tne bill re luctantly, issuing a statement after he had affixed his signature In which he said ho regretted the impossibility of severing from the measure the exclu sion provision which he and Secretary Hughes had opposed strongly during the course of the legislation through Congress. "There Is scarcely any ground for disagreement as to the result we want, but this method of securing it is un necessary and deplorable at this time," the President said with reference to the exclusion section. "If the exclu sion provision stood alone 1 should disapprove it without hesitation." The President went on to point out that the bill put before him was a comprehensive act dealing with the whole subject of immigration and set ting up improved administrative ma chinery, and alBo that the existing act automatically expires June 30. "I must therefore consider the bill as a whole and the imperative need of the country for legislation of this general character." he added. .'For this reason the bill is approved." Occasion was taken by the Presi dent In his statement to declare that he gladly recognized that the enact ment of the exclusion provision "does not imply any* change in our senti ment of admiration and cordial friend ship for the Japanese people, a senti ment which has had and will continue to have abundant manifestation." Secretary Hughes, who has opposed vigorously the proposal to exclude Japanese immigrants by law. holding that exclusion should be accomplished by diplomatic arrangement conferred with the President just before the bill was approved. He said later he had nothing to add to the President s state ment, and at the White House it w&i said the President and Mr. Hughes wer?* lu thorough accord. German Government Resifira. Berlin. ? The German government has resigned President Ebert accepted th*. resig nation of the ministry and requested Chancellor Marx to carry on current affairs. President Ebert will confer with the parliamentary leaders regarding the selection of a chancellor and the for mation of a new government. Prior to the resignation of the cab inet, attempts to construct a straight bourgois government definitely found ered on obstructionist tactics, was carried on by the German nationals, who, after a four hours' party caucus, drafted an evasive resolution in which they reiterated their readiness to co operate with the other middle parties, but only on the condition that they be given representing commensurate with their numerical strength, and that the selection of the new cabinet take pre cedence over the question of formulat ing a program of internal and foreign policies. May Stop Prescription Liquor Sale. Washington. ? Municipalities are free to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors upon physicians' prescriptions? the supreme court ruled. In an opinion by Justice McReynolds it was stated that "netiehr the eight eenth amendment nor the Volstead act grants the right to sell Intoxicating liquor within a state." The opinion was handed down in a cbrs brought from California by Mer lir. W. Hixson, a Lor Angeles drug gist, to test an ordinance of that city under which druggists are prohibited from furnishing more than half a pint of intoxicating liquor upon a physi cian's proscription. Hixson contended that the I. oh Ange les ordinance was invalid becaune un der the eighteenth amendment as con strued by the Volstead law, druggists were authorized to deliver one pint of Intoxicating liquor upon a physician's proscription. Any state law or muni cipal ordinance which would restrict this federal ' right would, Hixson as serted, deprive him of his constitution al rights under the fourteenth amend ment which guaranteed all citizen* equal protection of the law and pro tected them against b^lng deprived of any of their rights without duo pro cess of law. Ford Purohaaea 8,000 Aorea. Tampa, Fla. ?Purchase by Henry Ford <*f a tract of over R.000 acros In Hendry county, centering around La belle, the countysAAc, tnnounced. 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