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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. .
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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
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! 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
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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. Is
believed to presage the early develop
ment of rtn immense rubber growing
Industry in Florida
Mr. Ford is reported to have paid
more than fSOO.OOO for the acreage,
which Includen the town /Ito of Good
no, on the Atlantic Coas' Lino rAll
road, and tho publl^; utilities and a
number of buildings of the town of
Labelle.
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