THE
VOIS.VIV. NO. 22
TOKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
COOLIDGE
i Immigration Bill, Con
• taming Jap Exclusion
(Clause. Now Law,
- Washington,'1' Mayo 26. — The
immigration bill, carrying Jap
anese exclusion, effective July 1,
was •; signed today by Goolidge.
t i However, as soon as-he had fixed
■ his signature to the bill the
v Pre sident begah the preparation
of statement > expressing his
disapproval1 of the failure of
Congress to provide for longer
delay in the effective date of ex
1 elusion.
binder the sew law only 162,
’ 006 a year, all immigrants, may
enter the United1 Statas- during
the next three years* and after
that period- 160,000 a year.
Washington.—President Coolidge, in
signing the immigration bill, issued a
■tatemeot, In part as followi:
“If the exclusion bill stood alone I
should disapprove it without hesita
tion if sought in this way at this time.
• But the bill is a comprehensive mea
sure, dealing with the whole subject of
s immigration sod the setting up of nec
essary 'administrative machinery. I
' xvuet. abifreiore^consider the bill as a
whole, aad the imperative need of the
•ountbjrfbr legislation of this general
> character. For this reason the bill is
■ ■ approved.”
Millionaire's Son, 8,
Abddcted; Held for
Ransom j Murdered
“’'Chicago, May 26.—Kidnapped and
y 'held for 610,000 ransom, and then mur
" dered -when the kidnappers believed
Choir plans were about to miscarry, the
body of Robert Franks, 8, son of {Jacob
Franks, a millionaire and prominent
Chicago manufacturer, was found in a
swamp on the South Side, this after
*• Boon.
CWcagoj May 28.—The abduetion
»nd slaying of young Robert Frank as
" turned the form of a pathological crime
with the taking into custody late today
•f Walter Lewelson, instructor of
mathematics at the Harvard School for
'Boys, following which came announce
‘■ment from the coroner’s office that the
boy-was the victim of a pervert.
T17 Judges, Court Offi
« cials and Lawyers Re
ceive Death Sentences
Leningrad*, May 2<S.—The supreme
-' aourt today condemned to death seven
teen-former court judges, court officials
•» end lawyers, all of whom had been
tried and oenvicted on charges of cor
- ruption and bribery.
Santa Ana Heard From.
Seward, May 25.—The Santa Ana,
’ Captain Langley, arrived here last
• sight. After taking on a quantity of
* oil, the Ana departed this afternoon
t Kanatak, on her way to Bethel.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Loomis returned
V Thursday from a visit at McGrath,
■—wslct so with. Chris-Nelsop
1 *
PROTEST
BY JAPA
Against American En
actment Barring
Japanese.
Tokio, May 28.—Foreign Min
ister Matsui today asked and ob
tained the assent of the prince
regent to the forwarding of Ja
pan's protest against American
enactment of the immigration
bill, barring Japanese. The pro
ceeding was -extraordinary, and
an indication of its unusual im
portance was seen in the fact
that the document of protest was
placed on the cables for trans
mission to Washington shortly
after the foreign minister had
left the imperial palace. Ambas
sador Hanihari will personally
deliver it to Secretary of State
Hughes.
Tokie, May 20.—Ten thowsand Jap
anese. former service men, now in the
army reserve, took part today in an
anti-exclusion -demonstration at the
national military shrine and adopted
resolutions asking reservists of their
country to unite for the sake of the
fatherland.
The Cabinet will meet in extraordi
nary session tomorrow to decide on the
protest to be forwarded to America on
the passage of the immigration bill,
which contains a clause excluding Jap
anese. indications poiDt to the recall
or resignation of Hanihara, ambassador
at Washing-ton.
Recalls Daugherty De
cision That Gave Tax
funds of $130,000,000
Washington, May 28.—Attorney' Gen
eral Stone today recalled a decision of
former Attorney General Daugherty,
which gave refunds of income taxes of
$130,000,000 to people of California,
under the community tax law.
Judge Clegg, Recov
ered From Operation,
Returning Fairbanks
Seattle, May 27.—Judge Clegg, who
declares himself recovered from his
operation of a few weeks ago, arrived
here today from the Mayo Brothers
hospital, Rochester. Minn. He will
leave on one of the 5rst boats for Sew
ard, on his way to Fairbanks.
300*000 Postal Em
ployes Get Increase
Washington, May 28.—Tne Senate
today passed the Edge bill, providing
an increase of about $<>5,000,000 in sal
aries to three hundred thousand postal
employes.
Among today’s departures were Gus
ftundgren, Billy Gibbs, Axel Peterson,
Charlie O’Halloran, John Dunn, John
Holm, James Harland and William
Molvneaux, all headed for Yankee,
Frank Larson, Nels Pearson, Einor
Carlson and Billy Case were Monday
arrivals from McGrath, coming up with
Chris. Nelson.
Shannon House,
McGrath, Burned
7:30 Last Night
The Shannon House, at McGrath,
burned to the ground last night, ac
cording to a telephone message this
morning from Deputy Marshal Pater
McMullen.
The fire started about 7:30. Miss
Marsh, the proprietress, was not home
at the time, and w en the me was dis
covered it was too Hate m& '.a en
trance or save an of toe contents.
Jt is rumored s sat Misn Marsh re
covered $300 in gold this morning, al
though she lost all currency, and saved
none of her personal effects.
:
WILL RUN
Issues Letter in Which
He Makes His Po
sition Plain,
!
Washington, May 23.—£u a
letter to Attorney General
Ekern, of Wisconsin, Senator
La Follette today virtually an
nounced that he will run ior
president on an Independent
ticket, unless the approaching
republican and democratic con
ventions demonstrate to the peo
ple that either of these parties
can and will purge itself of the
evil influences which have long
dominated them.
Intimate friends of La Pollette
assert it is now certain that the
Senator will try lor the presi
dency on a third party ticket.
They declare that the split in
the railroad brotherhood, with
Stone, chief of the locomotive en
gineers, having declared against
McAdoo, brings m La Fbllette’s
determination.
Seattle Mayor Out
I for Governorship or
Senator Jones’ Job
Seattle, May 26.—“I’m going to Naw
York to help nominate the next presi
dent.” Mayor Brown said this morning,
at the same time indi ating that he
would on his return home either seek
the governorship or go out after Sen
ator Jones’ job.
Big Property Seizure,
Non-Payment Taxes
Seattle, May 26. Two million dol
lars’ worth -of property of the Puget
Sound Light k Power Company was
seized today bv th ; government. The
seizure wus ■ made for the payment of
taxes foi the year 1919, amounting to
$650,(XX), over which a legal battle has
waged for years.
Seattle. -Fifteen hundred Seattle
men have swindled the state of Wash
ington out of many thousands of dollars
through the fraudulent use of Cali
fornia licenses, according to Chief of
Police Starwich, who announces that
preparations for prosectttiona arff al
ready under way
UNWELGOH
AMERICANS
Russians Objected to U.
S. Flyc rs Landing on
Bering Island,
. Tokio, May 26.—The Russian
authorities on Bering island,
where the American world-'light
aviators rode out a bitter snow
storm on the night of May 13,
while on their way here, strongly
ob jected to the American flyers
taking refuge in Russian torn
tory, Lieutenant Smith, deputy
commander of the flight, stated
today, adding. “I told tlie.o we
wore not there because we want
ed to be and that we’d be darned
glad to leave liter country as
I soon as possible.”
Telegraphic* Ticks,
Seattle.— Bishop Uowe, of the <• pis
copal church, will sail for Southeastern
Alaska on June 4 to tsake aD official
visit of churches there. He will re
turn t.n Seattle tin .Tulv 5 anti sail for
Nome and Point [{arrow via steamer
Victoria and cutter Bear
Astoria. -Ninety-eight million arti
3cially propagated baby salmon will be
turned into tbe .Columbia river and
Oregou coastal streams this year, faugh
Mitchell, supervisor of Oregon batch
eries, announced last night,
Pasadena, Cal.—Ole Hanson, forme:
mayor o? Seattle, .vas acquitted Mon
day of the charge of horse dealing
Hanson proving that the horse which
he took from the farm of Clarence Bea
ton was hie own.
Seattle. -The trading schooner H. S.
Holmes, Captain John Baekland, carry
ing two power launches on deck, lefi
Thursday for Bering ,.ea Kotxebut
sound and Point Barrow,
Seattle.—Mr. ;or Martin; former com
mander of the array livers, left Thurs
day morning for Washington, where
he will ip nor t »o the army air service
department,
f Vntllr_
connected with 1;gbt operas and .-omfr
dies, dropped ieii.l ''uesday morning
as he was entering the ofiee o his
physician.
Seattle.—Peter Teodato, merchant,
and his wife were killed at-a suburban
crossing today when a Chicago ’. ’ip.
wankeo train ran into tbeiv auto,
Seattle.—O. Tj. Bachman, an aged
Shriner, died while auto driving la*,
night, when h i machine crashed into
a police patrol box.
Seattle,—Bandits, using' an expensive
automobile, held up six gasoline serv
[ ice stations within an bom* last night
! securing SMOG.
San Francisco. r,!x-Senutor' Phelan
will place McAdoo in nomination at
the deihocrati- national convention,
New York.
Seattle,—O. B. Williams, omm-vr
saidi and door manufacturer of this
city, dropped dead in his homo last
night,
Seattle.—The steamer Victoria, the
first passenger liner of the season for
Nome, is seised ini to sail Sand ay.
;D
OF TAXES
•—
Seen in Revenue Bill
Now in Hands of
Coolidge,
| Washington, May 27. — Th«
cottfecence report cn the tar
! bill, passed Saturday by the Sec.
: ate was approved today by the
\ House, and now goos to Coolidgc
1 for approval. The measure car
ries a :15 per cent reduction on
income taxes payable this year.,
permanent revision downwardo:
income rates, the repeal or low
ering of most miscellaneous and
excise taxes, and a 25 per cent
I reduction on earned :incomes o'
J £10*00' or under. *
53 Killed, 125 Injured
i in Storm and Tornado
Mississippi, Alabama
I Jackson, Mist., M&y z/.— Twenty
seven persons were killed, sunny other?
injured and heavy damages caused hw
the storm which swept over Southern
Mississippi, Alabama and Louisian*,
'ast D'jfht an* ‘■ofi’iy.
New Orleans.- The dead in Monday
I and Tuesday 's tornado■ in l:’issi«*ipm
j totals ?, and tee injured i2,.
! Washington Note*
i
j Washington. The War i^epartcaent.
announoes'the formation of an adjusted.
;our ensation branch in the adjutant
general’s office, as a separate unit ta
handle the 7/orb made necessary by
the enactment of the soldiers oon^s
law. The adjutant general, Maj. Gen
Robert C. Davis, will be in charge
Washington.“The Norrie bill, pro
i vidieg for govern meat operation of
j Muscle Shoals, was reported Tuesday
by the h.enate spfrica'tural committee
(a motion to re««rt she Lord bill wa*
defeated.
Washinglou.*- The adhesion of the
1 oiled States u*< th* permanent court
of Internationa! justice ':»*# intiortKjU in
■■a resolutiou reported Monday QV
Senate foreign relations committee.
j Washington.--Ooolidge TfttAsday af
j ternoon sent to the Senate the “vomina
j tion of Admiral WHS *m If. Shoemaker
I as hief of the bureau of navieatiba of
j the navy.
Washington. Mfb. Woodrow Wil
son, while ;7isitinj: the estate o Vir
ginia friondn, -was unfortunate in frac
turing a shoulder ■fcooe in an automo
bile mishap.
W ash icgton ~ -Tli-Sefcaidr Beveridge
of Indiana has bean asiseil to plan*
Coolidge in nomination at the forth
coming republican convention, Cleve
land.
Washington, -Chafes S, Dewey*
rice president of the Northern Trust
Company.KJhicago. has been appointed
assistant secretary of the Treasury.
Wa-hington — Prohibition enforce
meet has cost thirteen million dollar"
since lSSO, the Treasury Peparttnea'
unnwopert Tuesday.