The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
WHITE GIRL WE'D
TO JAP


they have been hooted. jeercd. do.
rided and howled at eeaselessly.
Threatened Again ana Aasln.
In the city OF Portland they we're
publicly scored BY the cltys mayor.
Mob violence again aud again
threatened them. AZ times they
feared for their very lives. Tho
vortex OF sentiment conferred IN San
Francisco and other California
towns, Feeling was little better In
Oregon. In Washington the party
has had less trouble Hut always
with them was fear OF disaster
and rough handling by an angry
mob Of citizens.
I In Seattle the most strenuous 81.
forts were made To evade publicity.
And above all others tho party
wished % avoid newspaper men. II
was a chase from start 90 finish,
Every conceivable trick 20 throw
the reporters off their track was
used BY the Emerys
A0ki aid his best also. To-day
he was cornered In the Great North.
ern saloon By a star representa-
tive. lie sneaked out the hack door.
sendlng a boy after his grip. which
he had LEFT In tho office.
No Use 70 Dodge Reporters
but after the reporters had FOL.
lowed the grip and once more
caught 40 with Aokl. he laughed
heartily aud said
Well. ! suppose Il II no use.
must DO married pretty soon.
guess you are bound 10 come along
anyway. 80 como ahead"
With the Emcrya Il was the same
thiug Yesterday and today Mr.
Emery. when walking upon the
streets. would double back time aud
again on his tracks up In their
room Mira Emery and her daugh
ter refused 70 see any OF the ~
porters
Today they planned 10 shake the
bunch by taxing a waik. Instead
they ran into a squad 81 snapshot
artists. In vain dtd they turn this
way and that but always did they
look into the ''muzxlo- ~ the cam.
era
Neither the nrchdsacon nor Mira
Emery can. according 10 their
statements. understand the interest
81 the public In their affairs. TO.
day Mrs. Emery said:
Fears the Masses.
n am thankful that things have
gone 80 yell here I have been
very much worried One eau never
tell when something will happen
fear the masses SO Many peo
J pie become 80 erratic. II a. queer
! was afraid today But We have
gone this far. and win carry 81
through
AFvhdeacon Emery has been op
poaed In the marriage up until just
lately. when he realized that there
vas little use In opposition. Ills
acaulescence was due largely 70 the
fact that be feared his daughter
would elope and harm come to her.
Mrs Aokt n authority for the
statement that her husband il no
less q parsonage than tbs son Of
the famous Gen. Aoki Upon the
lappels OF his coat Aoki wears a.
times an insignia Of honor 20 nol
fieru who fought IN the Rnsso.Jap
aneaa war. When asked concern
ing IL today. he replied
oh. that was given mo By o.
friend"
Your fathsrf- he was asked.
and he laughed.
II has been reported that Aoki
u a fishwasher. This IL denied BY
his wife. Aoki. however. worked
IN the Emery family AZ a domestic
II was In this manner that he first
met Miss Helen. For ak months
subsequent to their first meeting.
the two kept up a continual court
ship.
Archdeacon Emery noticed The
growing Intimacy between his
daughter and the japanese. with
the result that Aoki secured posi-
ton elsewhere. In spite o. AL %
position the two still kept company
Not only was feeling aroused on
the part OF CahfornIans. but the
Japanese In the town ~ Corte
MEdrc wers angercd ~ Aoki for his
attachment II IL also understood
that Mrs. Aohi. his mother. - seri-
oualy opposed to the match.
Il cannot see why the public IL 20
Interested la this Il IL our own af-
fairl The public should LET ua
aionai
with Theses exciauations delivered
Ia an angry and almost hystcrlcal
manner. Mrs John Emery. wife u
Archdeacon Emery and mother u
Helen gladys Emery. turned on the
lnewspa perman whom ne aee0sted
Miss Emery yesterday. she was be-
side her mother. leaving the Union
station. whea the reporter approach
ed but Il was the mother who talked.
forstalIinR the daughter.
Fsthsr 10 Alert
slightly IN advance o. Mrs. Emery
and her daughter strobe the arch
deacon and the father Swift furtive
glnneea swept the depot and the
street outside. and the relief Of the
man was apparent when he saw
there was no h00ting and feering
crowd 70 heap insults on wife and
daughter.
A quick trip. almost a dash. was
made % a cab and the trio Jumped
In and were off 10 tho Savoy hotel
And az quickly 0unjiro Aoki slip
ped away. He had followed the trio
from the train and depot. Keen and
alert. his eyes. like those Of the
archdeacon sweeping the waiting
room and street. but showing neither
fear nor perturbation, Aoki strobe
from the depot with head up and