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Medfoed
M
HALF DEAD
BOY HANGS
FOR CUE
In Spite of Last Minute At
tempts to Save Harvey
Church, Slayer of Two Auto
Salesmen, Trap Is Sprung at
3.54 P. M- Today Carried
to Gallows.
CHICAGO, Mar. $, Btruppcd to a
chair and carried to lha llow in
tho ro lamatns slat In whb h ho
lut tain tr week. Hum Church,
i4yP of two atitriiiioblln salesmen,
(mill the penalty for III ci lino this
afternoon.
He retained hi apparently uncon
scious mln to tho end.
' lAt minute attempt by hi nttnr
nry to wv him railed, when t'th
Jud- Hennton nml lvld refused tu
ttitrcda fur l tin roiilninil man.
Following JudgA H anion's refusal
to Intervene) Attorney Tyrrell hasten-
id 10 tho superior court room and
Judge Jph lvd, whore h tMnn
In rnw hi plea lo tho hope t hut
Judo t'avtd. who ha not berrtofor
cnt-itlnxl tho cam, mliiht extend
somo relief. It wu generally rurd
rd a a fuiloru hti.
At th county Jill witness t the
execution tfan arsemhllng shortly
after 8:10 o'clock and were admitted,
it contingent nt a 1 1 mi-, shortly after
ward. Th death warrant wna read nt 1:44
o'clock' attar lha wiinns were as
sembled in tho HUtlnn room. The
death march nt hfin at 3;&0 p.
in. i'hurrh brlnf corrlrd to tho fal
low. Tito trap wu upruntj at S:S4
O'olwk. . .. - .--.. j--r. -. , , .
Th trip fill at J:S4, Jiml four nun
Viitrti 'ttfirr roun aoUon In hi hohnlf
had txon oornplotott. Church' had
' ampptHt on hi chmt o he wa rr
vnhrrlff had to ral hi h"d In ordr
tu udiiift tho nouMl. HhrWf I'Mrr
, jhtHl tha ual iiuftltn. wln-ther
tho condemned man had any ntutr-).
niKhU t.i r.mW. hill r...rlvr.l m ru-.
rton
and the chair, rarrl t1 '
ulayrr rnUhod lhrouh tho
uprurnj
trap
CHICAGO, Mar. .- After lyinar on
hl'Jiil eit for forty dny without
openinif hi ry or uttering a word,
llnrvey Church toddy . broke hi l
lone five hour bofore ho w arhed
uld to ( hungod for the brutal mur
tor of lu-rnnrd Uaughcrty and Corl
AvmuM, automobile aatenmrn whom
ha .Mt t'o death to Obtain a cor to
"tdiow off" In hi homo town of
AftttA, Win. A plea from hi mother
ruueed Church to apeak.
"Your mother and father ore here,
Harvey," Warden Wembrook told tho
convicted man. "Your mother beg
you to tulk to her and you only have
five moro hour to live. Will you
lalk to themT" . . , -
Tho youthful murderer vhonfl
twitching eyetlda hav been tho only
outward algn of life during hi in-ir-impowH
period of llnce turned over
on one aide and mumlded.'
"What did you . ay ?" aked tho
warden, loaning over tho pruioner.
"Father and mother.-yea," come
hark In low, hut plainly umlorwtood
tvord.
Th" prisoner toaed back and forth
nevernl time a hi put emu wero
brought Into tho Cell. He refueeel to
eny whether ho would voluntarily eat
hi noonday meul or whether It would
be iKuonmry to continue tho forcible
fedlng which hn kapt hliu allva dur
ing tho hungor und allcnco atrtko.
MoUht tXdlatuM!.
During the vinlt of hi parent,
Chureh guvo no further heed to their
,1'W'ii tnut no talk. iu motner,
olftioitt 'too wv.uk to walk, waa ulnt
ed to hla bedalde.
"Harvey, won't you apeak to your
mother?" the euld, but there waa no
hUmi from tho rnotlohlM prlnouar that
he heard. ,
Hi futher kidded him tu lee and
begged him to apeak, hut hi plea
went of no avail. Church also re
mained allent during plea from hla
eiHtur and from hi attorney,
Aa hi alHter wna leaving tho cell
(Continued on Page six.)
T 'IT " -.
Bill introduced for expenditure
OF
., WAKH1NQTON. .Mur. 3. New
river ond harlKir Improvement call
ing for on estimated expenditure of
approximately, lay00'""", would bo
nuthorlned under a bill ordered re
ported today by the house rivers and
harbors committee. ' .
Major Items In the measure, which,
us approved by the committee, would
he Introduced by Chairman Pnmpsey,
Include on expenditure of $3,310,000
Federated Societies
Start Drive Against
Work for Foreigners
POUTLANl. Ore.. March 3.
A drlvo lo promote cuinloyuicht
of American citizen In pr'fer-
ncn to forftluiier who have no
Intention of lHcoinli)( natural-
Uil, will bo launch" J liuutedl-
h(ly In I'oriUud and other
Oregon it by the newly form-
il )riif o Federation of IVs-
li'rnnl Hociotlc, according to
announcement by ' ,K. Yeagnr,
president of tho federation.
Practically ivnry fraternal
organization In the city 1 !-
brur.xl hy th federation, which
will h a permanent body and
which linn a membership of up- 4
proximately 15,(i'l(t nuri und 4
women. 4
HOUSE PARTY IS
II
E
San Francisco Millionaire Is
Forced to Entertain Booze
Bandits Throughout Night
- $25,000 Worth of Hooch
Taken Part Recovered.
SAN I'ltANCISCO. MarrU 3. A
largo quantity of liquor Idnatlflod aa
part of tho $25,000 loot taken yet-r-
, ..... ; . I
day frt-m tbo Monlo Park manalon oo-
rupied tiy Julian itart. ny a cane oi
nine .jMindus .who txtuna Jirt,.ui
(umii and aorvanta and ataged an
all-uiKlit carouaal, wan found lo a
bod here today. " Adrfen fJucraole,
lu whoe' ioMK('loa tbo liquor wk
dbicovered, wa arreated on a charge
of poiweHlni stolon proiorty. The
liquor atolen mdonged to V. W. Nc-
T' """ "', a u ri.u
c-Wa ' PilU niuDurarttirtfr. Iael the
manaioii.
Tho handiU drew up In automo
I'll" at thn Menlu Park reaidenco
early Wodneaday evening, held up tho
rx cupttnt with revolver, bound ruoat
of them and then forced llort and
MIm Mary Conway, ftlanford at u do lit
aud (Ueat at tho homo, to alt In the
drawing room, while they borarae
drunk and foment among tbemtietvc.
Mia Ha rah Cannon, tho cook, and
Mia Kllzabotb Hennet, a maid, were
lie und and rolled out of tho way un
der their lied.
noland Smith, tho Tlatt family
chauffeur, wa overpowered ond
hound in the KnraKo, while Panlel
fit'vrle, hutler, ond Herman lVvrloa,
houMeman, wero put In tbe basement.
At Hurt'a roqueat, they left the two
tlttlu rhlldren aud their nure alone.
They forced the aervanta to cook
breakfaat for(thent and toward noon
yeaterduy, after they had flllml their
car with all the liquor pnanlhle, the
bandlta depnrted.
Grab Whiskey Scow in
New York City Creek
INEW YOILK. Murch 3. Two scows
full of bottle of whiskey of a brand
populur lu pre-VoiHtead days wore
seined today 111 Westcbestor creek off
177th street, aud tho seveu men com.
posing the crows plurut under ar
rest. Inspector George ?, Llebers de
clared his bellof that tbe liquor had
been smuggled on steamships from
Culm.
Idaho lUfUMtt ChalleujfO.
HEUKELEY, Cal., March 3. rnl
vorslty of Idaho, claimant of the Pa
cific coast aud Northwest conference
basketball championship, has de
clined au Invitation to meet the Uul
vorBlly of California five hero.
on Coos Hay harbor nnd iMthmus
Slough, Oregon: Jl.7tio.000 on the Co
lumbia and lower Wlilnnvette rivers
below I'ortland; $1,806,600 on tho Ba.
blno-Necbes waterway, Texas; $!,
371,460 on Oakland harbor, California
and $4,600,000 for seagoing dredges,
Other Items Included: -
8nn Diego Harbor, Cal., $136,860;
Willamette slough, Oregon, $23,050
nnd Clutsknnio l iver, Oregon, $0,020.
GAGGED WHILE 9
YEGGS
PAROUS
$5,000,000, OREGON HARBORS
GOVERNOR
FIST FIGHT
Oklahoma Executive Clashes
With Oil Man and Then With
County Attorney Latter
Refuses to Allow Governor
to Appear Before Grand
JuryFur Flies.
OKStflJEC. Okla.. lUr. S.Io o
drumuUo Mn at tne rourthouiMi thin
mortilriK. County Attorney Jamin
llnuliurn r(uHt-d to oonitnnt to tho rn
quat of Ottvornor J. Jt. A. IUfWtri
to t.? rililitd to apftrar Inforn tho
Ulirtrlct court KMind Jury, wlth h I In
vi'iitlgmlilK the falluro (if tho Itnk of
rmmrr, Thn lourity attom-y d"
clnrod Oovrrnor rtobrtnn could not
nuprntode him in conduct of the
prolxi. Oovcrnnr nohTtm replied
that ho had the power to auperwde
tun county atiornry.
Tim governor' offer to appear he
torn the grand Jury had led to a dm
miulo -n In tho offlco of County
Attorney llvpburn Jitxt beforn tho
fight. Tho ounty attorney declared
Governor itohertiton wa aeeklng to
uperelo him In conducting the in
veittlgatlon of tho Rank of Commerce
affair.
"No wltne I going before that
Jury without my conwnt. I don't give
u damn if ho I governer." aald Hep
burn pounding a desk with hi clench
ed flit. 1 "I am going to ull you Juxt
n I told Ocorge Khort (attorney gun
eml) to toll you tho olhor hiornlni.-,
that no mnn t Koine to aupjrde tho
00 Vj", tlt",ni7 ,f U county."
Hepburn added: "Vou haven't got
th( to Kupr,, mc. ,ov.
rnnr.
"You fcnow hotter than that. Jim.
I have th power to aupereedo you,"
Governor Itobortaon replied.
I'lxm coming out of Hie conference
with tho governor a moment before
the fight. County Attorney Hepburn
aald:
"I hnva no atntement to make only
that 1 am county attorney of Okmul -
gua county and J. It. A. Knliertaon i
governor of likluhoma.
Attacked By Oil Man.
OKMCIXJEB. Okla.. Mar. S. Gov
ernor J. II. A. ltobertnon wn attacked
by J nine C I.yonx, an oil mnn. a the
governor emerged from tho private
of fire of t nunty Attorney Jnme Hep
burn thla morning utter a confereme vy. Tho only contest wa for the
between the county attorney nnd tbe exalted rulerohlp for which there were
...... ,.. u. i, ..i..l..n o..rfi.i.. i .ii .i n.k
wa walking out of tho outer of fice
of the county attorney was Introduced
to Mr. Lyons, bystander said. The
governor extondxd hi hand and Mr.
Lyons was aald to struck him In
thn face.
lama man." Governor Robertson
said, and atruck hack at .Mr. Lyons.
Ttiey exchanged probably half a dozen
blow txifor they were soparatod.
tJoNTrnor ftnbertson was not In
jured In tho encounvtr.
The governor, accompanied by
member of hi party later returned
to hi hotel. '
Pandemonium Breaks.
Pandemonium broke loose ' In the
crowded corridors of tho courthouse,
many person flevlng. expecting more
siuioiiN occurrences. ,
That Lyon struck Governor
Hobertson the first blow wa the
statement of W. II. Crume and As
sistant Attorney General William Hi.
Hvwirk.
The governor had arrived . hero
early today to present to tho county
attorney a .letter, offering to appear
In person beforo tho grand Jury Inves
tigating the .affulra . of the defunct
Itunk of Commerce and testify. ,
"V. ho caused . this disturbance?"
shouted County Attorney (Hepburn.
"Jumes Lyons," was tho reply from
a bystander.
Mr. Hepburn, sturted toward Lyons
and two or three men told the county
attorney mat-a remark , of tho ggv
ernor startod the affair.
"I know .who startod this." Judire
Hewlck tntorvened.
Mr. Lyona is president of the Lyons
Petroleum company and a director of
tho Quarnnty Smto bank
Housekeeper Loots
City Treasury
U08TO.V. March 3. Miss Eliza
bulb Kenuey, 33, housekeeper and
bookkeeper for Waram J. Wright, 70,
town treasurer of Nortiold, was be- not ony bo a "square shooter" during
Ing sought in Boston today. Detec-,Uis regime, but to put. forth his best
lives had a warrant for her arrest, efforts towards a successful year to
charging her with larceny of $10,000 which end he asked the hearty co
of the town's money. State auditors operation of the entire lodge meniber
suid tho shortage would amount to ship.
$20,000. Tbe new exalted, ruler rendered ser-
11 vlco of distiuction in Franco duriug tho
HlglMwt Houor for IUdfour. world war from which ho returned
LONDON, Mar. 3. -(By the Asso. ' covered with honors and citations. His
clateu rress)--King ueorgo today
conferred ' tho Order of tho Garter
upon Arthur J. Pol four today in
recognition of his services at the
Washington conference. This is tho
hlgheNt honor within tho gift of the
J Mug.
"Our Mary in Court"
W" 31 I
fary fitklord and ber nia. Mr. Charlotto Pickford snapped In the New
York dlatrlct Court whero Mary wan atied by Mm. Oira C. WllkennlnK
(Inwrt) for $10."00. Clerk. atenoKrapher and other employes forgot their
wirk l0 K,,t a piimpue of Mary, who won
ELECT COl. E. E.
KELLY. EMIED
OF
Edward E. Kolly, widely Vnown citi
zen for many yearn, and world war and
SpaDlsb-Amorlcaa war veteran of li
Unction,' whose-:f Honda ar t at ay i
puulod to creet him a . Jodcn: i or
colonel, and then split tho dtffereoeo
by call lag out Ed. Ih tbe new exalted
ruler, of the Merord Elk lodfie;,he
having boen elected to that honor at
. the l"Wt altondnnce of nsembora last
I night In the lodge's history- Members
wero nrtmeat from all part of tbe
cotinty and the Crantn Puaa tnember-
ablp of tho local lodso had a goodly
delegation present
It was one of t'bo most Interesting
election ever held in local R P. O. E.
KS
1 chairs wero filled br unanimous vote.'"" " own himself to ho of the
The newly elected officers of tbe lodge
who will ho Installed into, office t,he
first Thursday night in April, are as
follows:
Exalted ruler, E. E. Kelly; esteemed
1 leading knight, Lawrence C. 'Mann;
esteemed oyal knight, Donnld New
bury; esteemed lecturing knight. Wm.
A. Young: secretary. l.ee L. Jacobs;
treasurer, V. 11. Vawter; tiler, M: C.
McDonald; trustee (throe-year term),
H. O. Nicholson.
E. C. Jeromo, tho rotlrod exalted
ruler woe elocted as representative to
the graud lodge convention, and O. O.
Alonderfer. past exalted ruler, as alter-
nnA t.n, Mn,.Anii,.n t'i...H ,
aW W l.u. ViruirUKUU. II liru IUC
,. i ... ,.. , :
1 ...- . I . o ui L IV. ud "III1
make among other appointments those
of esquire and chaplain.
Following tbo eloctlon and lodge
session lust night a smoker was held,
tho feature of which was three good
boxing, bouts, nnd tho night's enter
tainment was topped off with a feed in
tho basement.
The election of Colonel Kolly to the
exalted rulership made a great hit,
and marks the return of the local Elks
to the baldheaded stylo of leadership,
and a change to a distinct typo of
physical beauty In tho highest office
than has been In vogue for years. It
also means that his regime promises
to he a very successful one.
Following bis election Colonel Kelly
was called to the platform amid hearty
applause whore ho made a short ad
dress "with empty mouth hut full
chest," referring to tho fact that all his
tooth were recently extracted, and that
bis heart was overflowing with emo
tion. Tho fact that his store teeth
will be ready in a week is encouraging
news to those Elks who doto on more
pulehritudo iu the exalted ruler's chnlr.
Ho expressed his gratitude over the
high houor conferred and promised to
soldier career is best summed up iu
a letter addressed to Colonel Kelly by
General John J. Pershing, March ?,
1919, as follows:
"I wish to thank you for tho excel
lent services rendQietl by you to tho
he auit
WASIUN'GTON Iir. 3. .. vigor-
oul ntt:u'k on Pontmaater General
Iluy, waa made today In tho houao by
Jtepreewa,rro. William. . repubtka,
lliim.b...wlio ,Wlard that the. rtir."
lug ca4nnt..ffir "ho been the on
dinfippoiutmejit ,f the- firat year i of
tbe repubiieun administration." ',
PARTISAN FLAYS
Mi HAYS, EVE
OE RETIREMENT
-.T;tay j marKJt tne Tioae tf tne and in atudying the situation,
career of Mr. Hays na a member Otv However. Mavor C.ate "lim
J.tB .William.
"Ti Mill k4na ftf ntihlIAVici If la n
i day of. thnaksKivlng and rejoicing.'
ig and rejoicing;.'?
Representative Blanton. democrat.
of Tita. land nere.errtaUve Fair-( i-, orsaauauop win. nenceiorin
I WbHran. Indiana, came to,ork to that end. , .
I defense f the retlrina: postmaa- Pops decision to keep out of the
n7.1t of nci,u7led T.
"" FaiTf ill nSSnr tribute to MrJ ? ."JT " .U'
n,, -9 . ,n honest, clean In his
method." contended that both a a
Lrivni. n Kiirt nfcioi.i
hlKht-Kt caliber..
lU-ferrlng to himself as "an old
lino republican representing a rock
ribbed republican district in Illinois."
Mr. Williams declared that Mr. Hays,
"entering the cabinet a one of its
most popular members, is quitting to
day hy unanimous consent." .
"The people know this." Mr. Wil
liams continued, "that when the dem
ocrat lo party cnic into power in
1913 every republican postmaster and
Official was kicked out and a good
democrat put tn his place. The people
approved thut-;. No republican com
plains about it. because it was the
natural, und psoper thing to do,
'Kepublicans remember tho. great
I house cleanlnir in 1912 arwl thev do
' -
not understand why It Is almost im-
.
poraime m (tei a aemocrai out oi an
offiuo ho holds solely because he is a
democrat. It may be Mr. Hays is not
D,nj
responsible for tht situation, but
tho mind of republicans ho is looked
upon a the guilty person and for
that reason hi retirement is univer
sally popular and satisfactory,"
Wrestling Champion
May Come to Coast
CHICAGO, Mar. 3. Benny Rubens.
a Spokane middleweight wrestler, who
has Iouk sought a championship match
with Johnny Myers of Chicago, the
present titln holflor. mnv bnvo Tlu wluh.
sr.inri.wi it - i ..
.....u,.. vu u ,u,.uu ,
the OOllt. .
Ed White, manager of the champion,
stated today that tho meeting could bo
arranged whenever satisfactory guar
antees were forthcoming from promo
ters. Myers will bo ready to meet all
aspirants tq the middleweight crown
after his bout here tonight with Heinle
Enle of lluhtiquc, White said.
The champion will demand a gua ran-1
tee of $1000 with thirty per cent of the
gross receipts for a bout oa the coast
If the offer Is not received from hack
era of Rubens the meeting may be ar
ranged elsewhere.
American Expeditionary forces in the
capacity of chief signal officer of the
M'th division. Tho signal corps has
bcon a material factor lu all the opera
tions or our armies. Crieat commenda
tion lu duo for tho high quality of ser
vlco reudered by you. I regret that I
did not have on opportunity lo per
sonally . express my appreciation of
your sorvlc.es before you., left for the
initetl States."
Scotch Herring North
Seat Killed By War,
To Be U. S. Product
TACOMA, Mar. J. flooauno m 4
4 many mlnf wro (xplod04l In tho 4
4 North fic-a durlnK tho world war, 4
4 two KanollDO u-uili'M left hre 4
4 yestorday to eatahllHh a Scotch- 4
4 cured horrlne induxtry In Alaska. 4
DuiiDK the war tho explodituc of 4
4 mine and booilxt, lntndol for 4
4 warsblfM, merchant voxels and 4
4 nuhmarlooK, klllol tn many bfr- 4
4 rlntc that the jirownt output of 4
4 tho North noa I 75 per wnt below 4
4 norma) it In aid. 4
4 Boot'h cured hrriw? wero euc- 4
4 cfully jHiw-fd in Alaska in 4
4 1 81 8 unikT Kovnrnmeot anponrl- 4
4 kin and expert doolare Alaska 4
4 can fiupply tho world demand for 4
4 hcrrlnK If necessary. 4
r
POP"
TO
Medford Mayor Announces
- Decision Concerning Race
for Governor Too Many
. Candidates in Field Avow
ed Candidate 4 Yrs. Hence.
Tbe next Rovernor of Oregon will
not bail from Medford, as Mayor C. E.
Gate trxinv finallv nnnoiiimwl a. Hocio.
,on not to entw nni fof the nb.
u .!., ,v,.v ' .
nraSfatio May primanea.
h'tog carriel on a Olrtatio. oa
lha AJt tbe past two months aurlnjf
hlcU ho inlte4 Portland many t toes.
and. gpeBtconBiderahl tlmo. tbet In
conference with bis political; Iriand
However, favnr OntAa iinnniiniM
tnat he la aa vow candidate for
'
" Is
"l " uu wa u" uu uf Janpnuat
8 ternoor-'
Z "Y!, ,7 . ,
that because of the peculiar political
, 81tuallon n and. ibe ract tht
I are so many candidates in the field,
' either already entered or about to
enter, that the time is Inopportune for
me to get into the race this year, but
decided to lay back and build up aa
organization with tbe purpose, In view
of my landing the nomination for gov
ernor four years from now. ..' , ,
"While I was a potential candidate
I had an astonishing amount of sup
port and pledges of support from all
parts of the stato. A number of my
local friends to whom I imparted my
docision' last nigh not to run ex
pressed wdeep disappointment and
thought I was foolish not to go ahead,
but to any one fauijliar with tbe Inside
1 ,....,.! . A 1 . .
situation it did not seem wise for me
eu uui wr iuc uduiiuuiiou.
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Narcotics Are Seized
In Portland Bank
roitTLAND, One.. Mar. 3. Offi
cers armed with a .search warrant to
day seized two tins and a bottle of
narcotics in a safe deposit box in one
of the largest banks in the city follow
ing the arrest yesterday of J. E. Aull,
who was alleged to have held the key
to the box.
G. X. Ship Sold.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 3 Tho ship
ping board today sold to the Pacific
Steamship company (Admiral line)
DECIDES
1926
NOT 1 YEAR
:r.TJ".:;the steamship Ore.it Northern, until
reoonuv fianshlp of the Atlantic fleet
I tnr 11 r.n nan
'
FOR
TLAND HIGH SCHOOL GIRL SHOT
BY MASKED MAN AT PRO-CATHEORAL
PORTLAND. Ore., March 3. Miss
WUlamena Fuller, 17 year old high
school girl who was shot last night at
St. Stephens pro-cathedral by a mask
ed man or boy wbilo the choir was
practicing, was reported In no danger
today. Hospital attendants said the
bullet, which struck her in the abdo
men, had not luf lifted a serious
wound.
The police today took Into custody
a mau giving the name of Elmer W.
Wcutherford after he had Inquired at
a news stand for a newspaper, mak
110 JAPS TO
BE ALLOWED
Secy, of Interior Fall Answers
Inquiry of Japs in Yakima
Valley Indian Lands Re
served for U. S- Citizens
With Preference to Service
Men.
WASHIN'OTON, March S. flecre-
tary Fall, replying today to an In
quiry from Japanese aaHOciatlort of
Wapato, Wash., regardlnn' tne op
portunity of Us members leasing, land
in tho Yakima Indian reservation, de
clared all Indian agents bad been no
tified that lease most he confined to
American citizens, with veterans of
tbe world war being given preference.
Mr. lllrano In bis telegram stated
tbat within tbe next' two years' a
hundred or more leases would expire
and that the Japanese leaseholder
wanted to know their future statua.
The announcement of tbe interior
department's policy was made public
in a telegram to W. W. lllrano, pre-'
Ident of tbe Yakima Japanese asso
ciation of Wapato, Wash., who bad
asked what would be the attitude ;of
tbe department regarding; leasing C
the Yakima Indian re serration land:
to Japanese farmers, t i . $ ) t I t
Secretary's Telegram
Secretary Fall's telegram . to Mr.
Hirano said: , - . " " '
"Your wire with relation-to th
Japanese lessees on Yakima Indian
reservation requesting information
my policy regarding such leasees re
ceived. All Indian agent have psea
hottfed tbaf m thmgt'lc oif MPlra
tron".leaaea and tla, the, matien.ftf Is
suing now. leases, such leases-mast be
made to American oUUeos. preferen
tial. right being accorded aiacttfrged
Attiertcan soldier of the late-war.
- '.f'No-,.-discrimination whatsoever
against Japanese Intended. 'This pol
icy. general one and in the Inter
erts'of American citizen 'and particu
larly American ex-soldlers. This gov
ernment through its departments has
not only authority but right to choose
its own tenants tor property of Its
wards, over whom and over which
perhaps it exercises all the rights both
of sovereign or a guardian."
Mr., Hirano's telegram said:
"Tbe Japanese farmers of tbe Yak
ima Indian reservation desire to
uii n i u n u. 1 1 1 nun ,u . r . . r iihiiii ri.
ment in the leasing of tbe Yakima In
dian reservation of land of the Jap
farmers... . -
. r. I . , . . V m ...
it is oar oeuei, oasea upon OoiS
legal advice, tbat the Washington
acn-anen law does not apply to tiro
. . I
i annua tauian reserve ana conse
quently tt is very Important to us to
anew wnat is tbe attitude of the de-
nil H tllun, MlFa-illna I .. n . . I S I.
ima Indian reservatloa land to Jap
this year, there having : expired 32
leases of this land formerly bold by
Japanese and within tbe next two
VA.ru lh,M U. Ill lui tnfm , 1. n m m k H m
dred more of their leases expiring.
v.. . . . .. . .
lour answer py wire collect is re
quested so that the Japanese may
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ervation so that those whose leases
em themselves and that those whose
leases expire In the future may be la
position to act advisedly."
Secretary Fall in making these tel
egrams public aald that tbe policy
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terlor department a "general policy
toward all leases of government
land, ;
Mr. and Mra. Ted Hunt of gas Fran
oiBco are visiting Dr. and Mrs. L. A.
Salade, the parents of Mrs. Hunt, at
Seven Oaks. .
' i--"a
ing tho remark, when offered no
early edition, "no," I want the one
with the story of the shooting lo It
A friend of mine stuck up church
last night and I- want to see what
j happened." ' ; f
I Tbo choir bad just finished prac
i tlclug when a man with a dirty baod-
kerchief tied about tbe lower part Of
. his face entered tbe room ordering
"bands up." '
Tbe singers thinking a joko was
being played on them, did not com
ply, i The man then fired, picked op
a hat and run out.
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