Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-05
NO ALARM EXCITED
Speaker Cannon Receives
Warning of a Japanese Spy.
YOUNG WOMAN'S MESSAGE
Writes That She Is Betraying Her
Oriental Lover.
SUIT CASE FULL OF MAPS
Administration Not Disturbed Over
Reports Of Foreign Activity in
Getting Military Information.
Hist,
Sh-h-h-h-h!
Hist again:
FLORIDA.

Hist.
Sh-h-h-h-h.
Hist again:
A japanese spy with a suit case full Of
maps Of Pacific coast defenses is In our
midst. A patriotic young woman, much
in love with said spy. but patriotic with
al. says SO. She picked out Uncle Joe
Cannon, the sage Of Danville, to listen
to her troubles.
Mr.. Cannon has received an unsigned
letter. postmarked st. Joseph. Mo-. writ
ten in pencil. and purporting to be a
warning Of the activity Of Japanese spies
in the United States. He laughed loudly
aye, scornfully-and consigned the COM
munication to the waste paper basket
The writer of the letter claims to be a
patriotic young woman of twenty-one.
enamored Of a Japanese officer Of high
rank, and asserts she has Just discov-
cred the secret of his mission in the
U. s. A. She declared he was loaded
down with maps Of Notifications in this
country.
The Young Woman's Letter.
Here is the text Of the letter:
mo doubt after scanning this letter
you WI put your cigar in place and
wonder who am and from whence L
came, but I do this not to attain any
honor or receive any recompense from
any source. I do this from a love within
my bosom for my country. from a eenu-
inc patriotism and especially for the
lives or thousands of innocent men VINO
may, and most likely will, have to take
up arms to defend their country.
Il am young woman, twenty-one
years old. I am in love with a japanese
IN ,v,.icr n4l
but one Of high rank. l have been in
love with him for two years! but l have
only just found out his mission in this
country. While reading a newspaper the
other day he came across something
about the talk that is now going on In
the House Of Representatives, and he said
to me: You have a fine lot Of fools in
Washington
Searched Suit Case.
II asked him why he said that, and he
told me: They are as ignorant Of what
We are preparing to do Then he
caught himself. realizing that he was
about to tell his secret, and discontinued
the conversation. While he was away
searched his suit case and found q secret
pocket. In 1t there were diagrams Of
parts Of the Pacific coast. The weak
points were marked by means Of arrows.
l kept out very small diagram and have
1t still. 1t was Of some part of the coast
Of Washington state. He does not know
that l have it, but 1 am expecting him
to miss lt-any time-and ask me for it.
II am frightened to death. He often
says to me: we are a wise people,
(meaning the Japanese. He hopes lnat
you VIII not pass some battleship bill.
don't know anything about this. but
have also heard him say that he does not
want to see you increase the army either.
He does not allow me to read the news
papers, so i am ignorant Of what Con-
gress is doing ! am writing this while he
IS asleep. 1 am afraid he will awake and
catch me. That is the reason 1 am not
writing with ink.
please accept this from a patriotic
woman. I am afraid to tell my name.
We leave in the morning for Kansas City,
Mo.
Good helm yOu''