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RESOLUTION PASSED.

mere consideration of Legislative
act, admittedly within it's jurisdiction
by the protest of a foreign power
which has itself enacted even more
stringent regulations on the same
subject? What of the dignity of Cali.
fornia?
admittedly California has right
to pass an alien land bill. No one
suggests that such a bill should in
nermost describe the Japanese.
at has been suggested that such a
law in California shall follow the dis
tinctions which are already an unpro-
tested part of the law and policy of
the United States. The United States
has determined who are eligible to
citizenship. The nation has solemn
ly decreed that certain races, among
whom are the Japanese, are not ellgl-
BILE to citizenship. The line has been
drawn not by California, but by the
United States. Discrimination, If it
ever occurred, came and went when
the nation declared who were and
who were not eligible to citizenship
If California continues the line mark
ed out by the federal government, the
United States, and not California,
should be accused of discrimination.
CITES AUTHORITIES
"The constitution OF California,
since 1879, has said that, the pres
ence of foreigners, ineligible to be-
come citizens, is declared to be dan
gerous to the we'll being of the state
and the legislature shall discourage
their immigration by all means with
in its powers The alien land law Of
the state of Washington provides
that any alien, except such as by the
laws of the United States, are incap-
able of becoming citizens of the Unit
ed States, may acquire and hold land,
etc. The state of Arizona, in 1912,
enacted that no person not eligible to
become a citizen of the United States
shall acquire title to any land or real
property, ETC. No protest was made
against this policy of the laws of the
United States, nor against its adop-
tion into the laws of Washington and
Arizona. If the legislature of Cali
fornia were to determine on similar
action, it would be merely following
the declaration of our constitution,
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Washington. D. c., April 24-Presl'
dent Wilson today nominated the lof
lowing to be postmasters: X. T. WI
liams, The Dalles, oregon; b, M
Burgher Dallas, Texas; Norman H.
Martin, Weatherford Texas.
Among the other nominations were:
Secretary Of legation at Copenhag-
en-, Alexander r. Magruder OF Mary
land.
Assistant attorney general, Samuel
]. Graham of Pittsburg. Pa.
Commissioner of labor statistics,
Charles p. Neill, Washington, D. c.
Auditor of the state and other de-
partments, Edward D. Hearne, Della
ware
Auditor of the navy department, Eo
ward Lucknow of Wisconsin.
Senator Gore was the president S
first caller today. Senators Sheppard
and Fletcher followed
Representatives Oldfield and Good
win of Arkansas; Hughes and Bell OF
Georgia, and Sisson, Conner anu oteV-
ems of Mississippi, all asked the pres
ident to appoint w. V. Turley OF Chat
tanooga Tenn, public printer
what did the president say they
weer asked.
'He listened very politely and
smiled" said the spokesman. The
door to the presidents room was left
wide open and the small group which
gathered in the corridor could see the
president in conversation with those
who came % cal upon him.
Senators Sterling and Crawford OF
South Dakota had no objection to the
appointment of James Coffey as col
lector of internal revenue for the pa-
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KING NICHOLAS HURLS
DEFIANCE At GREAT
ARMIES OF EUROPE
ON7ENEGRNs HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIFE BLOOD TO CAPTURE sCUTAR
he SAYS AND They WILL give II AGAIN TO Defend THE FORT
AUSTRIA HUNGARY SOUNDS TOCSIN OF ALARM.
CONSERVATION AMONG DIPLOMATS:
GREAT WAR CLOUD AGAIN IS SEEN

formed quarters to the crisis brought
about by the fall of Scutari.
The stock market was demoralized
today by the fears of grave political
complications.
ITALY is INTERESTED.
Rome, April 24.-Very active ex-
changes of communication between
Rome and Vienna over Scutari is GO
ing on, Italy and Austria Hungary be-
| ing directly interested in the question
Of the future of Albania. Austria Hun.
gary is determined to act alone, it ap.
pears, if she is not backed up by the
other powers in obtaining the evacu.
alton of Scutari by the Montenegrins,
and European confiagration will al.
most certainly be the result of such
action, according to we'll informed
opinion here.
The efforts Of Italy, therefore, are
directed at preventing the isolation OF
Austria Hungary and convincing Mon
tenegro of the necessity of complying
with the decision of the conference of
European ambassadors in London. If
this cannot be accomplished, the opin-
ion prevails here that collective armed
European intervention is inevitable. 1t
is pointed out that instead Of retain
ing Scutari, Montenegro might be
given, besides financial compensation,
territorial recompense, including not
cnly tba dictrict pf Novinozar hIlt
Ipek and perhaps Jakova, to the east
of Scutari and in the villayet Of Kos.
SOVO.
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"WE WOULD NOT WILLINGLY AFFRONT
DIGNITY OF JAPAN' SAYS GOV. JOHNSON

, the policy of the United States gov
ernment and the precedents of at
least two states.
RESENTS CRITICISM.
eve protest while we are merely
debating similar laws, against having
trained upon us, not only the verbal
batteries of Japan, but those OF our
own country. The position that we
occupy at this moment is not pleas
ant to contemplate. Calmly and dis
passionately, we are discussing
law admittedly within our province to
enact Objection is made by Japan
and forthwith it is demanded that we
cease even discussion and upon us, If
we do not cease, calm, and dispassion-
ate consideration of that which is de-
sired by great portion of our people
and which we have the legal and NOR
al right to do, is placed the odium OF
beginning possible financial disaster
and even worse upon our nation.
What a situation for great state and
a great people!
CALL is "HYSTERiA."
"This question in all its various
forms is an old and familiar one. The
only new thing about it is the hyste-
ria which it seems to arouse when
California is the place in which 1T
comes up. My protest has been and
is against this discrimination. This
state will not willingly do anything to
which there could be just objections,
national or International But it
does resist being singled out on mat
ters which pass unprotected when
they happen elsewhere
A DELICATE POINT.
Toxic, April 24.-Baron Nobuski Ma
kino the Japanese foreign minister,
in addressing the congress of 66 jap
anese chambers of commerce, called
to discuss the California ownership
LEGISLATION, told his hearers that the
negotiations between Japan and the
United States had reached most
delicate point He regretted that
he was unable to divulge the course
OF the negotiations, but he hoped for
speedy and satisfactory settlement.
He emphasized the necessity of cool
ness and urged that there be no war
talk. The conference cabled to Pres
ident Wilson.
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Sacramento, Calf, April PA
statement by Governor Johnson set
ting forth his views on the alien land
controversy in the California legisla-
ture and the forthcoming visit of Sec
retary of State Bryan was issued from
the executive office this morning.
Governor Johnson does not attempt
to predict that any law will be enact
ed at this session barring Japanese or
the subjects of any other nation, nor
if so, what kind of a law it will be,
but merely asserts there is no cause
to single out California as the object
of such unprecedented action by the
authorities at Washington. He said:
"The suggestion of the president
that the secretary of state visit Call
fornia for conference on the pending
land bills was at once accepted by
both houses of the legislature and by
the governor and we will be glad to
welcome Mr.. Bryan on his arrival
While the legislature very properly re-
tains the right of the state to legis-
late on matters clearly within its Jur-
isdiction, am sure there is no dispo-
sition to encroach on the internatiOn-
al functions of the federal government
or Justly to wound the sensiblities of
any nation. My protest has been
against the discrimination to which
California has been subjected in the
assumption that action which has
been accepted without demur when
taken by other states and by the ma
tion is offensive, if even discussed by
California.
DEFENDS ITS RIGHT.
81 am not predicting that the Cali
fornia legislature will take any action
on this subject, nor, If it does, fore
casting the terms of any law which
may be enacted. l am merely de-
Tending the right of California to
consider and, if it's legislators deem
advisable, to enact law which is
clearly within both it's legal power
and it's moral right. Much has been
said of the dignity of Japan. We
would not willingly affront the digni-
ty of Japan, nor offend it's pride. But
what shall be said of the proposition
that a great state, itself an empire,
of possibilities greater than those of
most nations, shall be halted from the
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SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS
APPLICATION FOR MORE TINE

motion in the form in which it is stat.
ed" replied Attorney General Mercy
nolds.
With the two days granted to the
attorney general, permission was
given to the railroad attorneys to file
a reply.
The attorney general declared he
was agreeable to an extension until
July /, but opposed any indefinite ex-
tension or an authorization of the JUS
tice of the supreme court in his dis
cretion during the summer recess, to
grant another extension.
The railroad attorneys filed, in ad'
cition to their own brief, statement
from the circuit judges.
1T is thought that there has been
no lack of reasonable diligence on the
part of the parties in presenting anil
urging the adoption of plan, but there
have been SO many parties and inter
ests to be considered that it has been
the fault of the parties that suitable
plan has not been adopted" wrote
Judges Sanborn and Smith.
Experience with the former plan
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BABE TRAVELS 800
FEET THROUGH PIPE:
lSRESUSClTATEO

Johnstown, Pa, April 24-Edna
Newman, aged years. was rescued
ard resuscitated after being washed
through more than 300 feet of sixteen
inch culvert pipe, near her home at
Winber today. The child was playing
near a creek and fell into the water a
few feet above where the creek en-
tered the culvert under road. The
little body was drawn into the pipe
and was unconscious when recovered
by pedestrian.
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SAYS GIRLS PREY ON
RICH, HELPLESS MEN!

Los Angeles, Calf, April 24.-F. j.
Fleming, former city prosecutor, sum-
moned as a grand jury witness in the
white slavery case which already has
resulted in the issuance of a bench
warrant for George H. Bixby, the
missing Long Beach millionaire, SAID
today he welcomed the subpoena be-
cause he was in position to prove the
existence of an organized blackmall1ng
gang. Instead of there being ring
CT milIonaires preying upon young
girls, Fleming asserted that there was
a ring of conscienceless girls and wo'
men systematically preying upon
helpless men Of wealth.
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Cettinje, April 24.-"Scutari is
from today Montenegrin," was the de-
fiant reply of King Nicholas today to
the European invitation to surrender
the hard-won Turkish citadel,
The king made this statement in
the course of speech delivered from
the balcony of the royal palace.
Among his audience were the minis
ters of the Balkan states who came
to congratulate him. He added.
"Should Europe still think of
snatching Scutari from Montenegro,
who has given her life blood to take
it, Europe will have to carry out the
task by force of arms"
London, April 24.-Take immediate
combined action to turn the Monte.
negrins out of Scutari or we shall do
it alone" declared circular note
sent by the Austro-Hungarian govern
ment to the powers today. The note
is virtually an ultimatum.
Austria Hungary declares she can
not permit the Montenegrins to flout
the decision of the great powers. The
prestige of the European nations has
been violated, says the note, and Aus
tria-Hungary demands that the pow
ers decide promptly on the steps to
be taken to restore that prestige,
adding that if the powers should be
unable to reach speedy decision
81, fN = hot n
of Europe is respected and that the /,
Montenegrins vacate Scutar.
Berlin, April 24.--There are many
indications here today that the Ger
man government and public regard the
European situation as critical A
high diplomatic official said today:
Europe has entered another crisis
as grave as that which preceded the !
Austro- Russian disqualification"
The press bureau of the German
foreign office, contrary to its custom,
was not prepared today with state
ment either in regard to the ultima
tum to Montenegro or to the general
situation. An official, however, be-
lieved it probable that force would
have to be employed to eXpel the Mon
tenegrins from Scutari. The official
view here is that all the European
powers will work together until the
problem has been solved.
A feeling of CONSERVATION and help
lessness was displayed at yesterdays
conference of the ambassadors in
London. According to advices receiv-
ed here, the representatives of all the
nations, including Russia, agreed that
the decision of the powers concerning
Scutari must be enforced but are non
plussed as to how Montenegro was to
be cOerced
The imperial chancellor and the for
aien minister visited the budget COM
nittee of the imperial parliament to-
lay in order to make confidential
communication to its members III re-
gard to the international situation.
The cancellation by Emperor Will
am of his proposed trip on the steam
ship Imperator and his determination
q return to Berlin from Hamburg on -.
April 2S are attributed in we'll in |
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TARIFF POLICY OF
DEMOCRATS IS
Destructive
so DECLARES VICTOR MURDOCH,
PROGRESSIVE LEADER, IN MINOR.
Try REPORT READ TO The
HOUSE.
URGES COMMISSION
TO HANDLE PROBLEM

Washington, D. c., April PA tar.
ifi commission with power to elicit
reduction of any duty obviously ex-
cessive was advocated and radical re-
ductions not founded on adequate in
formation were opposed in a minority
report presented to the house today
by Representative Victor Murdoch OF
Kansas, the Progressive member Of
Ike ways and means committee.
Mr.. Murdoch, in his report, asserted
that if there had been wanting proof
of the necessity of tariff commits
sion, the pending Democratic tariff
bill alone would supply it. He charg-
ed that as a result of the methods
used in it's preparation the few men
who drafted it "are not warranted in
feeling certainty as 10 its effects and
most of those who have endorsed it in
caucus as a party measure cannot
have other than a superficial know
ledge of it's provisions.
Mr. Murdock declared the Demo
cratic party has opposed tariff which
will be injurious to many industries
and may be destructive to some.
"Under the guise of reducing the
cost of living he said 'it may de.
stroy the very basis of our industrial
Proposing and promising
to cheaper the food and clothing of
the working man, it may take from
him the very means by which he may
earn his livelihood
100 LEAVE TO DINE.
Washington, D. c. April 24.-Tariff
discussion was on again today in both
the senate and the house sides of the
capitol.
Representative Peters of Massachu.
setts, a member Of the ways and
means committee majority, which
framed the Democratic bill, was
among the speakers Oh the Democrat.
n side today, presenting an elaborate
in defense of the commit
tee measure.
Before the debate was resnfaed, Sen
ators Ransdell and TIL ,rnton of Lou
siana and two Louisiana sugar grow
ars called on Majority Leader Under
wood and pleaded for more time be
ore the proposed 25 per cent reduc |
ion on sugar goes into effect.
Mr.. Underwood, it is understood as
,ured his visitors that the request |
could not be entertained
Representative Hammond of Min.
leapois opened the days discussion |
n support Of the bill.
The house attendance was depleted |
~ the departure of more than 100 |
on a special train for
\ew York to attend banquet as
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tain commutation of sentence.
"PATHETIC," SAYS HOWARD.


"PATHETlc," SAYS HOWARD.
EVERY legal effort is being made
to save Frazer said Attorney George
Volney Howard, who represents the
condemned man. "His sister is here
and it is true that she has been down
to Estancia to see Judge Mechem
The Frazer family is a distinguished
southern family. Further than that
do not care to discuss the case. 1t is
pathetic"
The meeting of Frazier and his sis
ter is said to have been so pathetic
that even the watchman turned away
his eyes not to see it.
SHERIFF ARRIVES.
Tall, slender, with tanned face,
cold gray eyes and big brown west
ern hat-that is Emil James, sheriff
of Socorro county, and designated by
the laws of New Mexico to be the
man on whom the unpleasant duty
falls tomorrow to execute the two
prisoners.
The sheriff arrived last night from
Socorro and registered at the Monte
yuma hotel. With him came Deputy
Sheriff Tafoya, also tall, and wearing
big black hat of western sombrero
shape.
Silence was a characteristic of the
sheriff. After dining he walked over
to the capitol But his mission here
leaked out and he was pointed out as
the official who had come for the con-
demned men.
CALL ON FoRNoFF.
The sheriff visited Captain Fred
Fornoff and it is thought they dis
cussed plans for the execution.
Newspaper men who called on the
officers were referred to the sheriff
who requested the usual courtesy Of
Withholding the details as to the time
of the departure of the train and the
hour at which the hanging will take
place
This much was ascertained for pub
lication, however:
The execution will be conducted by
the sheriff of Socorro county with
Captain Fred Fornoff of the New
Mexico mounted police present and
about dozen others as witnesses
These will include deputy sheriffs, any
officers of the court who wish to be
present, three or four ministers, one
or two of whom will be Catholic
priests. two doctors, and represen-
tative of the Associated Press.
The execution will take place on
the Socorro county court house
grounds.
The hour will probably not be Civ
en- out officially until tomorrow.
The journey from here to Socorro
will be made by train and there will
be seven well armed men guarding
the prisoners.
CALL ON McMANUS.
At fixed hour Sheriff James will
call on Warden McManus and present
ng the courts order, asking for the
,wo prisoners. Wearing business
suits and not prison stripes, the two
prisoners will leave their cells and
meet the sheriff and his deputies.
They will then start for Socorro, max
ng the trip in comparative comfort |
The prisoners will not be allowed to
COX out of the windows and perhaps
t is just as well as the beauties of
he moon light playing on broad ex-
)anse of snow would be lost upon !
heir minds occupied with the one
bought of tomorrow, FRIDAY, the
THIRTE ZENITH year of the new cen
ury.
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DEAD MAY NUMBER
A HUNDRED, SAY
mine LEADERS
EFFORT IS MADE TO EXPLORE
RECESSES OF CINCINNATI Mine,
Scene OF TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
YESTERDAY.
TWENTY.T BODIES
BROUGHT up TO-DAY

Pittsburg, Pa, April 24.-With the
coming of dawn, fresh crews took the
places of tired workers who had toied
| throughout the night in an effort to
penetrate the recesses of the Cincin-
natl mine of the Pittsburg Coal com
pany at Finleyville, Pa, where an ex-
plosion of fire damp yesterday killed
many men and wrecked the mine.
Eighteen bodies had been brought
to the mouth of the principal opening
this morning. That the mine contains
many more dead the officers of the
company admit, while leaders of the
rescue parties and some of the men
who escaped from the workings are
of the opinion that the fatalities will
number close to 100.
The rescuers found many dead, but
few living, and when the last of these
rescuers appeared at the mouth of the
slope this morning they gave it as
their opinion that all the men who
had not been accounted for were dead
Many bodies have been brought to
the entrance. among them that of a
miner named Mccullough who had vol
unteered for rescue work, and was
known as one of the best miners in
the district. He was among the first
tc enter the mine after the explosion,
and advancing further than his asso-
ciates, became lost. He is believed
to have been killed by fall from the
roof, as he was provided with he'll
met. and was in no danger from gas.
1t is known that 179 men went into
the mines, about 70 are known to have !
made their escape.
Soon after it developed that the |
first rescue party to enter the mine |!
today had come upon ether dead and !
the bodies were being brought to the
opening.
MORE BODIES FOUND.
Pittsburgh, Pa, April 24.-With
more than a score and a half of res
cuers working from three different en-
tries into the Cincinnati mine OF the |
River Consolidated Coal |
G Coke company, the total number of |
known dead by the explosion of gas
yesterday reached % this afternoon,
with strong probability that the death
list will be about IS.
Relays of rescue parties are remov,
ing debris and searching for bodies but
little hope is held out that any more
Of the miners have escaped.
The government mine experts are
reinforced by rescue crews from five
different mines in the neighborhood,
but the deadly fire damp badly handi-
s restored, progress in the recovery
IF the bodies will be slow.
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SUPERSTITION
FIXES DATE
OF ATTACK
STATE TROOPS WILL MARCH ON
GUAYAMAS SATURDAY, The
26TH," BECAUSE SOLDIERS
BELIEVE IT AND "l3" LUCKY.
GOVERNOR STRIVES
TO SETTLE STRIKE

Nogales, Ariz., April 24,-State
| troops under Colonel B. G. Hill or
Monday captured Alamos, reported
passengers arriving here today. Two
federal officers and number of men
were killed during the attack.
Alamos in an important town and
! terminus of Southern Pacific rail
way branch below Guaymas.
| 1t is reported that a general attack
! will be made Saturday on Guaymas.
7 he day was selected by a supersti'
ton among the insurgent troops re-
sarding the twenty-sixth and thir-
teenth days of the month derived from
former victories on those dates. All
was reported quiet today at Guaymas
ard Emplame.
TO SETTLE STRIKE.
Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, April "a.
Governor Pesquiera is comforting
here today in an effort to settle the
disagreement between $500 idle miners
and officials of the Cananea Consoll-
dated Copper company, The conditions
remain practically the same as when
Manager J. S. Douglas was driven from
the camp by MOB of miners.
The miners through their commit
tee have demanded that the plant
either run full force or close down al
together and that reduction in the
price of meat be made by the Cananea
Cattle company which supplies the
settlement, The governor, SO far, has
been unable to adjust the matter. He
advised the idle men to join the state
troops but few followed the sugges
ton.
TO RESTORE TRAFFIC.
Tucson, Ariz., April 24.-The state
of Sonora and Southern Pacific Of
Gals today oosnplet q = arrangements
for the transfer of the Mexican lines
back to the railway company. Traffic
will be restored at once between No
gales, Arizona, and Emplame, and also
on the branch lines running from Naco
and Nogales, Arizona, to Cananea,
Mexico.
RESOLUTION PASSED.
Washington, d. c., April 24.-The
senate today passed Senator Mark |
Smiths resolution calling the presi. !
dent for a report of claims of Ameri- |
can citizens for loss of property in
Mexico, the number of American kill
ed and the number imprisoned there
since the beginning Of the Madero