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J SPEECH IN CONGRESS 1
MISSISSIPPI IS
IN FAVOR OF WAR
Representative Sisson Resents the Efforts of
Japan to Force the United States to Submit
to Her Demands Attempt to Exempt Its
Citizens From Operation of State Laws
FIGHT BEFORE SUBMITTING TO INDIGNITY
Asks If Japan Threatens War Now What
Would She Do When Millions of Japanese
Have Acquired Land in This Country Should
Own Land in Their Respective States
WftKhintrtn. April 28 -A ' war speech" in support of the pro
posed California anti-alien land law, was delivered in I h house today
by representative Sisson of Mississippi.
"If we must have war fir submit to this indignity 1 am for
war " ened Mr Sisson "I am with the people of California in their
efforts to prevent these aliens from acquiring land
"I believe," said Mr. SiBson. "that
no non resident alien 6hould be nl
lowed to bold a single foot of land in
the territory of the United States
tiat would Washington day In an
Bwer to the question, war or submit
slon? What would Jac kson ay ? Wh
would Cleveland say? What would M
Klnley say?
"I resent the fforts of Japan
force us to submit to her demands
Mr Sisson took the position th,u
the Japanese government in protect
Ing against alien land legislation, was
endeavoring to exempt Its citizens
from the operation of the laws of
states
Mr Sisson contended that the peo
pie of California had the right to paai
laws regarding alien holding of land
ns In their judgment seemed beat
when such laws did not infringe upon
the federal constitution,
j Sisson discussed at length points ot
International law involved in the dis
pute and declared that California was
endeavoring to do only what Japan
had already done.
"If Japan now threatens us wi'h
war. what would she do when mil
lions of her cltise&fl have acquired
land In our country''' he said "1 la)
dcwti the proposition that an alien
population holding land within on
borders would be a fixed and C0H I
stnnt mens 1
We must preserve to the Ameri
can farmer the right to own the soi1
of our country without competition
which would drag down his standard
of living I would not surrender It un
less we had spent the last drop of
blood In American manhood and Im
poverished our country for a hundred
in iterations "
About half the membership of the
house sat in amazement while Sls
Bon. Immediately after the session be
gan tcok the floor Wearied with a
week of routine tariff debate, mem
berB paid (lose attention to Mr Sis
eon's argument and his speech was
frequently interrupted b applause
HUERTA AND
DIAZ FIGHT
j
Relations Between the
Two Factions Is Rap
idly Growing Serious
Officials Divide
Government Forces
Into Two Armed
Camps
Washington. April 28 A rapidly
. gTowing situation in Mexico City,
fraught with friction between the
Huerta and Dlai faction- of the pro
visloual government Is reported in
' confidential advices and these reports
B are augmented by agents of the Car
C lanzn constitutionalists arriving here
Robert PeaQUiera, I member of the
" "Mexican bouse of depnMe, am v. d
here today to succeed Gonzales
Ganto as confldental agent or the
Carranaa forces Came has been as-
signed to a special mission, the na
ture of which is not disclosed, but it
is believed li la uolng to Kurope.
5 Reports of the situation from Hex-
ico City confirm early advices of the
B tension of the Huerta and Diaz fol
V olwers. Between the two officials
j practically all government forces In
4 the federal districts have been dl
i vlded into two armed Camps, Huerta
haB added to the infantry at the tia-
tlonal palace and I'laz hah encamped
much of tb( artillery on all te
51 hacienda Del Cristo. about thirty
' M ondani rod minister ol war Is
ijf practical possession of citadel, where
t oth r artillery are quartered
CARPENTERS TO STRIKE.
j Pittsburg, Pa Ipril 28 -II was
jid lu&t niht that 43ou carpvnterb
in this city have voted to strike May
1 unless they are granted sixty
cents an hour for an eight hour work
day with a holida- each Saturday.
Formal announcement of the rote tak
en by the men will be given out la
ler nn
WOMEN PAY
POLICE COIN
Sheriff of Denver
County Tells of Start
ling Blackmail
Schemes of Patrolmen
For Collecting Tribute
From Girls of the
Street
Denver. April 2S Sheriff Daniel
I M Sullivan of Denver county, yes
terday made the charge that "nearly
every policeman in Denver collects
regular tribute from women of the
streets.'' and that many ol the most
prominent business men of the city
are "being blackmailed by these wo- I
men " The sheriff declared pester
day that he would back up his charges!
by offering proof before the grand
Jury now in session here and stated
that he would at once seek the In - j
dlctment of one policeman whom he
saw accepting tribute from a woman
of Uie street. The Bherlff declared
that the collection of this tribute was'
done with the knowledge of higher
public officials
I ne grand jury nas suDpoenaeu
Miss Nellie Oswald, an officer in the
Juvenile court, to appear before u
today and repeat under oath her state
ment previously made thai she has j
knowledge of a resort which Is paying I
tribute to police. Miss Josephine j
Hoche, recently discharged amuse
ment Inspector of Denver, also has
made similar charges against the po
lice department.
Detective Perjurers Himself
Sheriff Sullivan told of the arrest
1 of one w oman who was taken before
the grand Jury as a witness In Its
rice investigation and swore that she
was not conducting a disorderly house
! In one of the most respectable parts
of the city Later, he says, she eon
! teased to him that she had perjured
herself because her life had been
threatened If she told the truth con
cerning her bouse
Later," said the sheriff, "we plac
ed a city detective on the stand who
had knowledge of this woman's place
and be perjured himself by swearing
that she did not run n disorderly
house "
Several weeks ago the tenderloin
district of Denver wa6 closed by the
i order of the fire, and police board
Since that time, according to the
sheriff, practically all of the former
denizens of the underworld have
1 moved into the residence section of
the city, where cadet practices are
: Driving unmolested.
The sheriff is starting a campaign
against cabaret performances In res
taurants, which he characterizes as
one of the most vicious "agents In the
I downfall of youug girls."
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RANDOM
REFERENCES
At the Dee Mr. Margaret Powd
le of Eiaustuu, Wyoming: Mrs J, T.
field of Ogden: Hyrum Geary of Moi -jii
Mrs. Adelia Hatch of Franklin.
Idaho. D. H. Wilson of Ogden: Mrs.
Fthcl Lafon of Ft Bridger. Wyoming,
i a, I William Hovapoo of Ogden hae
been admitted to the Dec houpital lor
ON THE TRAIL
I treatment, and Mrs John Ostron. of
Green River. Wyoming; Mrs D. Dan
iels of Malad Idaho; Mrs R E.
J Richards of Idaho. Falls. Idaho; A
Fingree. Mrs James Harrop, Mrs. D.
T Nomi and Mrs J E. Spiers have
j been released
At the Berges Mrs Frank Hoyer
was operated on at the Herges hospi
tal Saturday afternoon and Mrs.
I Raoda Roland and Mrs. Julia Robi
son hae Ix-en released
At Farmlngton Judge Howell and
stenographer Miss Eva Erb made a
short trip to Farmington this morn
ing on court business.
Marriage License marriage li
cense has been issued to Alvin Wood
and Rose Beeslev of Clearfield.
Hog Cholera A (' Younj; state
veterinary inspector, was in Ogden
today for the purpose of making in
vestigation of the charges that Henry
larsoi), now awaiting a hearing as to
his sanity had sold hogs from his
ranch since a hog choleru quarantine
was placed upon It last winter.
Should the I bargl a be confirmed and
Larson Is not declared insane the
inspector will file a complaint against
him
Harnman Official Fred N Hess,
formerly auditor of the hotel and
dining car department of the Harri
man lines, with headquarters in this I
city, but now a general accountant of
the Harnman Bystem, with headqunr-'
ters in New York. Is in the city for a
day Mr. Hess Is enroute to New
York from Los Angeles where he has
been during the winter doing special
work. Mr. Hess is renewing his ac
quaintance in the city where he has
main friends
Land Deal Near Corinnc Edward
Ryan of Corinue has succeeded In
Interesting a number of California
capitalists in a tract of land, teu miles
northwest of Corlnne. This land will
'be drained and placed under Irriga
, tlon before any of it Is put on the
i market
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RAILROADS
ARE LIABLE
I
Supreme Court Holds
That "Railway" Com
pany Debts Must Be
Borne By Their Suc
cessors Decision in
Northern Pacific Case
Washington. April 2is.In a decision
of momentous Importance, especially
as to railroads, the supreme court to
day laid down the general principle
that a creditor of a corporation, not
a party to Its reorganization, may hold
! its successor for its debt.
In this specific case the court. 5 to
I 4. In a decision which Justice Lurton.
vrho dissented, declared "was alarm
ling," held the Northern Pacific ra.
was compauy responsible for 1125000
Judgment against the Northern Pad
flc Railroad company, which it suc
ceeded, despite the fart ihnt the court
I expressly stated that no moral wroug-
doing was to be found in the reorgan-
ization
Corporation lawyers who heard the
I decision declared It whs a direct blow
jat the practice of reorganizing corpo
i rations to get rid of erroneous con
I tracts or escape payment lo unsecui
ed creditors. Its effect, they thought
would be far reaching
WILL DELAY
RECOGNITION
United States W i 1 1
Wait Until the Politi
cal Situation in China
Is Settled Action De
pends on the New Or
ganization Washington April 28 Political
developments in China have made It
improbable that the United States
! will Immediately recognize the new
republic as originally Intended and
officials here believe there Is. there
fore, no danger of further complicat
ing the delicate situation at Peking
as the result of the conclusion ol he
five power loan and the friction be
tween Yuan Shi KaJ and his cabi
net on the one side and the powerful
radical party In the assembly on the
other
Although one of the first official
announcements by Secreiary Bryan
I was that In addition to withdrawing
the I'nited States from participation
In the si power loan negotiations,
I early recognition was intended, later
statements from the White Mouse
i made it apparent that such reeosnl
I tion was dependent upon the organ
! ization ol the new government on
constitutions! lines
I American Charge Williams was In
structed nearly two weeks uu to
conve recognition to the new repub
lic as soon as those formalities had
been complied with It Is said at th
ia(.- department, howpver, that the
failure of the assembly to choose a
seaker, owing to shnrply drawn
party Issues. Is a sufficient obstacle
to delay the execution of the Instruc
! lion.
-ruu t
WILLOW CREEK IS
NEW NEVADA CAMP
Three feet of vein matter constl-i
tute the cause of the gold excite-1
ment in the Willow Crek raining dis
trict As yet It Is only a surface
showing, the work of opening up ttaei
ledge consisting of a shallow trench
I In one pluce that is not over two
feet In depth, notwithstanding the
fact thai 'be discovery was made a
month ago. says the Tonopah Bon
anza. The original discoverer of the gold
bearing ledge is W, C McMullen s,
pioneer mining man and prospector
of Nevada and l',;,h McMullen was
formerL at (ioldfield and Rtiyolite
and at ono time was connected with
the iron Springs Mining company In
the Seven Devils country Idaho. For
the past four years he has been pros
pecting the district between El) mJ
Gold Springs, maintaining his head
quarters at Current Creek, where a
daughter is engaged in teaching
school.
Wingfield interested
McMullen owns four claims in the
district which have been bonded to
George Wingfield. The bond expires
within a few days and nothing has
been learned as to the intentions of
Wingfield.
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EVACUATION
I OF SCUTARI
Montenegrin Prince
and Troops March
Out of Besieged City
King Nicholas Says
Powers Demand Is
'TTnjust and Cruel"
Vienna. April 28 Crown Prince'
Panilo of Monti-negro and bis troops j
have marched out of Scutari lo
Ward the north, according to official 1
I dispatches received here today. Onlyi
j five batteries of Montenegrin artil
lery remain in the city
Government circles In Vienna re-
; g .a rd the movements of the Montene-'
grin troops from Scutari as equlva-
lent to the evacuation of the fortress,
which had been demanded by the
Kuropean powers.
Demand of the Powers.
London, April 28 Hhfl representa
tive of the Montenegrin governmen'
In Loudon received instructions to
! day from Cettinje ordering him to
protest formally against the demand
of the Kuropean powers for the im
mediate evacuation of Scutari by the
1 Montenegrins, which Is described by
he government of King Nicholas a
"unjust and cruel."
The demand of the European pow
L r.-, is couched In the followlug terms: (
We have the honor to declare col
I (actively to the royal government of
Montenegro that the taking of the
fortress of Scutari does not in any
way modify the decision of the Euro
pean powers relative lo the delimits, I
lion of the frontiers of the northern'
and northeastern Albania and conse
quently the city of Scutari must be
evacuated with ihe briefed possible -delaj
and must be handed over to the1
Kuropean powers represented by the
commandants of the International
naval forces lying before the Mon
tenegrin coast. The royal govern
ment of Montenegro is invited to elvc
a prompt reply to this communica
tion." The Montenegrin representative in
London to whom ibis demand wa;
cabled back from Cettinje. said to
day "1 have been ordered by my gov
ernment to protest formally against
this unjust and cruel demand and
once more to ak he Kuropean pow
ers to examine in an equitable man
ner the vital question of Monteu
cto's future and to place ihal nation
r.n an SQUSl footing with oiher Balkan
allies.'
BRYAN MEETS WITH I
THE CALIFORNIANS I
Secretary of State Immediately Upon His Ar- ig
rival in Sacramento Goes Into Conference B
With Governor .Johnson and Members of the M
Legislature Regarding an Anti-Alien Land w
Law p
CABINET OFFICER ISSUES A STATEMENT
Hold Executive Session at Which Only the S
Secretary, the Governor and Members of M-
Legislature Are Present Hear the Govern- W
menfs Views Regarding the Measure and fi
Why Action Should Not Be Taken Now m
Japan Is Waiting Outcome of Legislation Kj.
SaoTaniento. Cal.. April 28. Governor Johnson. Lieutenant Gov- tfT;
errinr Wallace, and members. f both houses of the legislature were ft
closeted in the asseoibly chamber tor three hours and a half with Mr. ;
Bryan. When thev emerged Beveral members ir;i it as their opinion jBy
lhat no anti-alien laml laws would I oacted a1 this session.
' This is .1 matter which can be Bettled by diplomatic negotia- it'
dons," said Secretarj of State Bryan t the 120 members of the lepr- if,..
I islatnre today and Governor Johnson.
"The national government a-.ks you to let alien land ownership f .'
legislation lie over until the nexl session."
Sacramento. Oal . April 28. Wil
liam J Bryan, secretary of state, ar
med In Sacramento early this morn
ing to confer with Governor Johnson
and the California legislature on the
proposed anti land holding laws Gov
ernor Johnson met the visitor at the
train, WOWS also a considerable
group of Democratic- legislators hnd
gathered, and personally welcomed
I Mr Bryan to California.
No advance plaiib for the proposed
conference between Secretary Bryan
and the California authorities ha'l
been made, and Mr Bryan stated as
he stepped off the train that he had
left the matter entirely in the hand-'
of the governor He said he had no
notion as to the length of his visit or
as to the course he would follow in
presenting his arguments to the legit
lature.
Although he win spend mui li of his
time at the Governors home, ar
rangements have been made for Sec
retarv Bryan to have an offict ai the
tapitol building where he will be ac
cessible to callers during his stay.
Issues a Statement
Secretary Bryan made the follow
ing statement upon his arrival:
"I am visiting California at the re
quest of the president and with the,
consent of the legislature to confer
upon an important matter whli D,
while local hi its Immediate effect, is
international In character
Each state occupies a dual posi
tion While It Is the guardian of Its
domesMc affairs, it is a member of
the union, and therefore interested In
all that concerns the nation's rela
tions with the outside world.
"The president, upon whom reBta
the constitutional duty of maintaining
diplomatic relations with other coun
tries, asked me to come to Califor
nia to confer with the governor and
legislators upon such phases of the
subject as touch this nation's rela
tions to other nations
"Coming on such a mission. It would
be obviously Improper 10 say anything
In advanro upon questions which
may enter into the conference."
Jordan at Sacramento.
BaoramentO, April 28. Dr. David
Starr Jordan, president of Stanford
university, and a loader in the move
ment for international peace, has
come to Sacramento at the request
of Secretary' of State Bryan to con
fer with the visitor from Washing
ton on the pending alien land legis
lation Dr Jordan Is opposed to a
land law of any kind that would sin
gle out the people of any nailon and
particularly the Japanese, with whom
he believes the United States should
be on more friendly terms. Ho Is to
BDSSk In St. Louis later this week
at the National Peace congress and
will be able to remain In Sacramento
only two days
As an alternative to a rigid land
i law barring thoto Ineligible to citi
zenship, which, Dr Jorden declares,
would be unconstitutional, he eug
gestR that If California has a real
grievance it should provide for a
I commission to lay the matter before
the state d purtment i Washington
and have the controversy settled by
means of a new treaty.
"The Japanese government desires
onlv to avoid I disturbance." said
Dr Jordan tonight. "In that It Is
In much the tame position as our
government at Washington. This mat
ter could be settled to the satisfac
raetlon of both California and Japan
If left to the Htate department.
"Governor Johnson has Issued a
statement claiming California B right
to "nact an alien laud law barring
from owner-hip foreigners who can
not become citizens. Ho points to
the fact that other states hare pass
ed similar laws, but that does not
mean that their laws are constitu
tional. They are no couiinullonal. I
is
as California will find if a similar
law Is enacted here "
WHITE SLAVERY I
AS SEEN BY I
MRS. LAW
Mrs I' X urine Law. author and
lecturer on "white slave" and liquor
problems, delivered an eloquent ad
dress at the Tabernacle yesterday nf
ternoon to a large audience to whom
she denounced segregation as a euro
for the social evil and declared that LJ
men who frequent brothels should be J
segregated the same as the inmates.
"The social evil as well as the drink
curse touches the lives of the Innocent
and helplegs victims," declared Mrs
Law at one point In her address. "Our
young men by thousands are unfitted I
physically to be husbands and fathers
through visiting houses of ill-fame.
The hospitals are filled with children
I lying on beds of pain because of the
1 sins of their fathers."
Maintaining that the saloon is re- t
sponsible for the white slave traffic.
she urged that her hearers take u I
stnnd as opposing the saloon. I
Yesterday morning she addressed I
the congregation at the Presbyterian
church on the subject of "Personal
At the Baprlst church she combined I
the two evils In her address and point
ed out how one leads to the other j
She declared that the brothel is no
more necessary thau the saloon and !
that the two murder from 300. 0Q0 to
600,000 persons every year. "What H
need to do Is to stop the operation of
every brewery, saloon and distillery.
If the government would enforce th
laws, every' place In tho United States
where intoxicating liquors are sold
would be closed."
She declared that there Is no such
thin? as moderate drinking and high
ly praised President Wilson In his
stand against the Inaugural ball. Sec
rotary Bryan also received praise for
his "prohibition" banquet.
Mrs Law spoke to tho students of
the junior high schools and the W -ber
academi today. She will speak
at a reception given in her honor at
tho home of Mrs. J. M. Greer. 1160
Robinson avenue, tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock and on Tuesday even
ing will relate her personal experi
ences during the years spent In inves
Ugatlng the evils of which she speaks
The meeting tomorrow evening will
be held In the Congregational chuTi
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INVENTOR OF THE
LIGHT BULB DEAD
Kansas City. April 28. George
T idale. who claimed the distinction I
of having blown the first Incandes
cent light bulb, died last night in
Kansas City. Kan. Teasdale was 72
years old. had been a glassblower PJH
since he was 16.
In making his first electric lamp. pjpH
Teasdale was associated at New York SBSBSSS
With Henrfy Goebel. a Jeweler. jH
"I remember when father made the fJPIJB
tight." George J. Teasdale, Jr.. 6aid PjBSSSS
today. "He and Goebel planned 11 j
and lather made tho straight tube f
about five- Inches long, with a platl-
nuni wire running down the center JJJIBm
The air was exhausted und the jew - BBSSSSS
eler sealed up the ends.
"Father did not realize the value BBSSSSSJ
of the Invention Hp turned hi
rights over to others and devoted
his tiuio to other glsss work."