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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
Americans May Aid
British Air Rival

TOKYO, May &C. Expressing keen
sympathy for Major MacLaren. Brit.
ish round.the.world airman, who Is
stranded at Akyab, Burma, the
American flyers, who soon will be
hopping Off for that part of the
world proposed today to assist their
gallant rival, II WINS suggested by
them tina, an American war vessel
night carry TO Akyab nm extra plane
which was held here pending Mac.
Lnren's arrival.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
ASK
INCREASE
in Rates
Appeal From Pub
lie Service De-
cision Granted by
Supreme Court

WASHINGTON. May 2s.-The ap.
peais OF the Pacific Telegraph a
Telephone Co. and tho Home rsie.
phone a Telegraph Co from rates
prescribed BY the department Of pub
Nc works Of the state Of Washington
were granted BY the supreme court
today.
The court reversed the decision Of
the lower court in Diminishing the
companies suit for an Injunction
against tho rates SCI by the commit.
tee u public WORKS. openinE ihs way.
for further legal action.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
COOLIDGE MAKES
EXCLUSION ACT
AMERICAN LAW
President Flags Ban as He Places
Signature to immigration Bill
Passed by House and Senate

WASHINGTON, May 26-President Coolidge today
signed the immigration BILL providing for exclusion of Jap
anese effective July l.
The bill thus becomes law.
In addition TO the japanese exclusion clause the provis
ions Of the include:
Quotas of all countries fixed at per cent based
the foreign population in this country according to the 1890
census.
After July l. 1925, immigration will be limited to 100000
each country getting quota in this figure according to
the national origins Of the foreign population in the United
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
VOLCANO QUAKE
is FEARED
kllauea Prepares for New
Blast; Island Endangered

HILo- T. H.. May g Fear that
an earthquake OF major proportions
win shake the whole island Of
Hawaii and do serious damage. was
expressed today by scientists watch.
Ing tho eruption OF KIluea the vol.
eano 80 miles from Hllo.
The explosions within tho volcano
apparently havs relieved but little
the gas pressure which Ia largely
responsible FOR the violence Of the
demonstrations. the observers said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
Ad Club to Entertain
Pentz Family and the
Goat att uesdayLunch


the dock when Pentz and his
family embark, some day this
week.
The big problem now is to com.
plcte the outfit, The Ad club
Tuesday viii have further an.
nouncement relating. to other
pieces Of equipment which have
been obtained.
Pcntz will write the story of
his adventure for The Seattle
star How the little family fares
from day to day in the tiny boat.
the human interest OF his log
all will be told for Star readers
by Pontz himself who will mail
and telegraph his STORY" ms fast
us he can reach shore.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
Two Held After
Roadhouse Raid

Emma Huber and Ray Rossett
werc facing liquor law charges
Monday as rcEult Of a raid by
federal prohibition officers under
Assistant Director w NJ. whitney
Sunday ON a small roadhousc at
Murphys Corners, six miles south
Of Everett Of which they nrc said
to be tho proprictors. Officers seized
$50 quarts OF beer aud case OF
whisky.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
Phone Company
Wins Rate Battle
I'm Forced to
Sign Jap Bill,
Coolidge Says
(EDTTORIAL)

THE Pacific coast breathed easier Monday. For
l. Japanese exclusion is law. IL became such when
President Coolidge signed the immigration bill today.
The Star and others the west coast who know
the danger Of Japanese encroachment and who for
years have been fighting the growing peril rejoice
in the fact that Mr. Coolidge, with his Eastern view
point at last has seen the light
The president tits true, announced that II the Jap
exclusion bill stood alone he would veto il, but that
he forced 10 sign il because of the need for the
remainder Of the immigration bill.
That aleyiated the pain considerably to the friends
of the laps, with whom Coolidge had been playing
But the fact remains that Jap exclusion was by far
the most vital factor in the immigration BILL
The president signed the bill. He knew what he
signing
And he knew why he was signing it.
WASHINGTON, May 26--Presdent Coolidge issued
statement today explaining his action in signing
the immigration bill, saying that, however much he
regretted the japanese exclusion clause, Il must
slider the bill as a whole and the imperative need OF
the country for legislation of general character.
I'm signing this BILL which in its main features
heartily approve regret the mpossbility of severng
from it the exclusion provision which. in the light of
existing law affected especially the Japanese
III the exclusion provision stood alone | should dis
approve OF il without hesitation. But the
bill is comprehensive measure dealing with the whole
subject of immigration and setting up the necessary
administrative machinery. The quota act Of 1921
will terminate June so next. II is of great import
ance that comprehensive measure should take its
place and that the arrangements for its administra
ton should be provided at in order to avoid hard
ship and confusion.
Mr. Coolidge took congress to task for insisting
the form of the exclusion provision over his objec
tions declaring this method of securing it is unneces
sary and deplorable at this time"
To have permitted the government to have negot-
ated for exclusion by treaty, he said, would not have
derogated from the authority of congress to deal with
the question in any exigency requiring its action.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
EXCLUSION MADE
EFFECTIVE JULY I

The conferees first rejected Presi-
dent Coolidge's compromise proposal
and announced that exclusion would
be fixed for July I, At tho last
minute, however the conferces.
upon the insistcnce OF the president,
agreed upon n postponemcnt TO
March l. 1895, and reported this to
congress.
This was beaten in the house.
however, and the conference report
was again revised to make oxclu-
sion effective July |,
Signature of tho bill after this
Turn TO Page 3, Column o.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
Set Trial Date
for Ex-Officer

William r. worsham, former city
detective. arrested April . with four
others and charged with conspiracy
70 violate the prohibition act, ap.
psared with hts co.defendants In Fed.
eral Judge George VI. Bourquin's
court Monday and pleaded not guilty.
Their case was set for trial June g
The four men TO be tried with
worsham are William Juneau Frank
Vale, Ed n. Delaney and Cleveland
C. Converse. They are ut liberty
under $500 bail each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
Poincare Will Not
Retire From Work

BAR LIZ DUO France, May GO
In a speech TO tho general council Of
the mduse. Premier polncare an.
nouncod today that he is not retiring
from political life when he resigns
tile premiership next week
poinearo declared no would con.
tlnue to defend his previous policies,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
Home Brew

IIawdy. folks. Now comes the
Way Down Wonder in.theOh.
Germ Field sweet Adeline Say
Neu'n Be Mine Iniil.the sands
ofthe. Desert trow-Cold season
The campfire IS coming into popu.
lsri,y again. but not the Eirl Who
ays. sTee.heei No matter where I
move. tho smoke KEEPS following me
around
4 rery fhiH meiaeu irus Grace.
she Aad no occasion % lace
Shs uGs hpiii IKE iath.
And trkrn she fook bath
she jest iccni eHS crawicd in a
rdse
Gee Gee sass her mother married n
lord. but when pressed for particu
lars admitted that IL was a landlord
III DiaA1
MAJ 81
tIaFdis day. u b~times. and 10
krrakfz.tinx on becf.icak and errasned
rngato<-. and anon TO driving aero.s
iiainhri.lgr island 20 flrtchrr's hay. and
did there take the fern "Hiyu" 60
Brown.siiir, and thence 20 siiyerdale.
and ! did want % drive 20 Heed Canal.
has nsy wife did wish 10 49, Port Or
thsrd. ard - 10 Pert Orchard.
star editorial states that you are
twice as likely 20 get murdered as
you we're 20 years ago
Especially II you play the saxo-
phone
IFiHie J0res ,eas left fortune.
lad then he said. -Oh. shmr--
IA 70 end aay Packard.
Bat nois he's drirang irax.
Dear Homer. Evelyn Ncshit Thaw
complains that $40 a day won't keep
her in perfume. She must be like
thar little striped animal you men.
toned the other day. Suffering from
general haIiiosis. - Vaughn Wood
house.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
Pleads Guilty

George Hodin pleaded guilty to
the possession OF liquor and was
fined 800 by Federal Judge George
N. Bourquin Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
THE BEST LAID PLANS"
GO AsTRaY ONCE MORE

Tho major expected To return by
air. flying out Of the East to the
spot where the world flight Of
fieialiy began He did not dream
at that time be would return SO
soon. coming BY boat from Alaska
md by train from BellinEham. He
lid not realize how near he would
come 70 not returning az all
SO Monday whiia IIeuts Smith.
Wade and Nelson we're resting In
Japan preparatory 70 continuing
their journey and the flagplane
Seattle was a crumpIed mass on n
mountainside in Alaska. Maj. Mar
Tin was to alight from the train
10 be greeted by his Seattle friends
and admirers who a short time ago
had almost given him up for lost
The major expects to leave Tues
day morning for Washington. D. G..
where he will receive orders for his
future activities. Sergt Harvey
leaves for the Chanuto flying field
in Illinois.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
MARTIN ARRIVES
IN SEATTLE
Due at Depot Early Monday
Afternoon

Maj Frederick l.. Martin. former
commander OF the round-thc.worid
flyers. who hoped OF frors faks
Washington IN the fiagplane Seattle
on the morning OF April 8. was 10
return TO Seattle Monday NJ 1915
from Bellingham aboard tho Great
Northern esse@s
with sfa9 Martin Wa 70 he his
wife. who came from California 10
meet her husband on bis return from
hts disastrous attempt 10 fiy aero .
the ice wilderness Of AlaAsa. ssrEt
Harvey. tho mechanic Of the Seattle.
arrived in Seattle Sunday night.
The last words spoken b. Martin
before he left Sand Point on the start
OF the flight were:
4 hope TO return 70 Seattle when
wc reach this country again shall
ask for permission 10 fly this plane
Aaak here -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
HANIHARA NOTE
is SENSATION

The note had anything but bene.
fetal effect. however causing a
sensation. Several senator's an.
nounccd that altho they had in.
tended to support the administra-
TONS opposition to the bin. they
would vote for the measure be.
cause of Hanihara's warning. This
development resulted in the passage
OF the bill by the senate, the meas.
ure already having been adopted in
the house.
When the bill went to conference.
President Coolidge exerted pressure
in private negotiations with congress.
sional leaders TO have the exclusion
clause modified He proposed that
the effective date for exclusion be
postponed until March /. 1925, and
that n provision be inserted to the
effect that the exclusion clause
would not apply TO nationals Of
those countries with which the
United States negotiated treaties
covering immigration.
The plan was TO provide enough
time for Secretary Hughes to nego.
tate treaty with Japan carrying
the principle of exclusion and based
on the gentlemen's agreement. This
would have been a concession for
Japan as the position Of that coun.
try In trying to avoid n law on i'm.
migration was to prevent the stigma
OF legislative exclusion A treaty
would have had about the same e.
feet. but in more gracious man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
PSALM or LIFE
Carried.
Married.
IIarried.
Buried


49,
buried
tn.. -. =, soa ona oaa a.,
= -. - .,. ,
srn,.,
stock vas Of ths ,lauid variety
Mouidnt Il Be terrible TO Eet me
hoof and mouth disease and have II
Our ldea Of life lob Is engineer In
charge Of building the skagit plant.
,,>n - a
ii,2 fUn shE 'o'9oS
enpaes'
Y nal has become Of the oid-fash.
'ned KID who used 70 tunnel under
me baseball fence2
The rains Of Mop make bright and
green
The forest and the medders:
But curse the luck. aey also make
4 ioi Of donbre.hcaders.
If1 Gee ceo .,v. 49, h.. r.,,
way 10 sneak ont N ~ ossica ~, =
puff witbou, thn 49, saa,u., har
She hisf n,,,s ~ tar ,a,,,.t,rs.
59s pulS on hef Vaiilsbins
n,zvv n,rr,xs
Oh, bring The cood a., snlnt.r an,
No. s"e sD'u V'a sulphur Out
TITS time H. ,aLe
An 49, o ~ 'ahe
sweet snr;,g,;,,. ... .o,,,, ,.a,
~ ~
. ,ise. an a,aru,,o ~ 49,, sol' az, anu sne
soinebo1s snss,.,oa 70, , ~, 49, =.
more anrro nassss's" = "oulu De
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
census.

states as shown by the 1870
census.
To prevent congestion and other
difficulties at American ports. con.
sulaie officers abroad may not IS
sue vises TO more than 10 per cent
OF eountry's quota in any month.
Alien seamen on vessels touching
at American ports may not land. ex.
ccpt for medical treatment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-26
JAPAN PROTESTS
EXCLUSION ACT

.
EXCLUSION ACT
wives and children Of American
citizens and citizens OF Canada and
all western hemisphere republics are
exempted from the quota provisions.
Japan. thru her envoy here. Am.
bassador Hanihara, first protested
last winter against the measure act.
ed upon today by the president.
I Hanlhars sent communication 10
Secretary OF State Hughes protesting
against the bill. then pending in con.
gress. This never was made public,
however.
Later. Hughes sent letter TO con.
gress giving tho state departments
views on different phrases Of the
bin, The letter contained strong oh.
jections TO the japanese exclusion
provision. but Hughes protest was
ignored by congress
When the bill came up for action
in congress the japanese ambassa.
dor sent hts famous note warning
that enactment OF the proposed law
would result in grave conseauen.
ccs' 20 the relations between the
United States and Japan.
Hughes was somewhat shocked at
this statement In Hanihara's note.
but upon analysis he concluded that
it contained no real threat TO the
United States. He sent the note TO
congress- because he believed il high.
ly valuable in that Hanihara set
forth the terms of the secret gentle
mems agreement under which Japa.
nese immigration virtually has been
excluded for years and announced his
governments willingness to revise
this agreement in accordance with
the desires of the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-15

have combined outside the state
They regulate the price of oil ship
ments to Nebraska and begin with
increases at the refneries.
eve cannot compete with them be-
cause we have no private source
from which to purchase.
eff we bought and sold at cost
now we would lose by virtue of in
creases at the refneries. The in
crease was caused by a combination
of retailers. Now all oil producing
agencies seem to have combined and
are forcing the price upward and
gouging the public.
"This oil combine has outraged
all decency. The confidence of the
public in the government is shaken.
Senatorial inquiries have ceased to
brighten the oil concerns who con-
tinue to tie up the producing agen-
cies in one gigantic combination
with a strangle hold on the con-
sumer."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-15
Tin Workers
Demand Release
of IA cLGchLGn

The Irondale Lodge No. 9, of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron
Steel and Tin Workers of Hamilton
Ontario, passed resolution calling
on the Canadian government to re-
lease James B. McLachlan, deposed
president of the Nova Scotia miners
who received two years sentence as
result of the strike against the
British Empire Steel Company in
which the miners became involved.
The resolution is as follows:
% We, the members of Iron
dale Lodge No. 8 Of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers of North America,
petition the Federal Government
and the Provincial Government of
Nova Scotia to release from prison
the men that were arrested during
the steel strike of July and August
of 1928, believing that was a frame
up on the part of someone to break
the morale of the strikers and to
drive the men into submission and
break Organized Labor in Sydney.
CD We, as loyal Canadian citi-
zens demand the release of ]. B.
McLachlan and other members of
Organized Labor, and in doing so,
base our demands on evidence
given. We believe it is a gross in
justice to the workers of Canada
and call upon the several Govern
ments to rectify the wrong done.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-15
BriSbanisn1

Arthur Brisbane says
MIR. Mellon is working for the people
for nothing. He can make at his own bust
ness in two days or two hours what the
people pay him in a year.
We do not disagree with any part of this
statement except that which says he is work
ing for the people for nothing.
Mr.. Andrew Mellon, as secretary of the
treasury, is not working for anyone but him.
self and a few of his class. He could not make,
or save, as much money as private individual
as he can as secretary of the treasury or he
would not be in office.
The truth of the matter is that Andrew
Mellon, like Daugherty, Fall and other cabi-
net crooks, is using his office to advance his
personal fortunes and doing it in far more
brazen manner than either of these two dis
credited servants of the oil interests.
No one knows just how much the tax mea-
sure proposed by Mellon will save him be-
cause no one knows exactly what his income is.
The amount admittedly runs into the mil
lions and if Mellon makes more than this in
''two days or two hours" he is much weather
than we thought he was.
AS the Whitewater Extraordinary to His
Majesty, King Capital, Arthur Brisbane has
his work cut out for him these days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-15
There Are No Classes?

This is lively season at Palm Beach. Very
lively! The picture of Colonel Dupont, powder
millionaire, with silk stockings and knickers,
conversing with Mr.. Moore, Ambassador to
Spain, in straw hat and white pants, promen-
aiding in the bright sunlight of that blessed
climate, appears on the pictorial pages OF our
large capitalist dailies.
Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, accompan-
led by another millionaire's wife, can be seen
reclining on the sands in the cool shade of a
fancy parasol, watching the females of the
Smart Set display as much of the female form
divine" as the environment permits.
The correspondent of the Daily Worker
tells us that the chief topic of conversation in
Florida-where the millionaires gather, is not
the housing problem, unemployment or reduc-
ton in wages-but-t latest wrinkle in
bathing suits According to the description
given of this article of wear it is principally
conspicuous by its absence.
Hairless poodles are in great demand to go
with the almost invisible bathing suit. Our
young bloods are enjoying life in the sunny
climate of the South. Even Attorney-Ge
Daugherty, fleeing from the burning oil-can,
found peace and comfort there.
But all the people in America are not at
Palm Beach. While the idle rich revel in semi
nudity and inebriety in the Fairgrounds of the
nation the slaves. who produce the wealth,
which they squander are confined to dreary
tenements in the large Cities or on bankrupt
farms in the county, using up their energies in
the ceaseless struggle to make ends meet.
Their wives cannot afford to wear excusably
inadequate fnery; they are lucky to get sufi-
cient clothes of any sort to protect themselves
from the cold. Their husbands do not wear silk
stockings and knickers they are more con-
cerned with holding their jobs than with set
ting the fashion.
We are told there are no classes in America
Of course not. Anybody who can accumulate
few millions can go to Palm Beach and
promenade with the Duponts Moores, Hearsts,
wear Florida Special bathing suits, tote hair
less pups around and forget about the wicked
class struggle. There are no classes in Amer
lea, except in the imagination of communists
and other evil-minded people, who are jealous
of our millionaires. OF course we have rich
and poor, but are we not told that the poor
1--WE shall always have with us?"
The proper course for our millions of wage
slaves to follow is to practice thrift save at
least one dime day and, if they live long
enough to save million. they can rise into the
smart set, go to Palm Beach and do everything
our favored few are allowed to do. 1t is quite
simple.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-15
Lots of Opportunity

Pessimists keep croaking that this is no
longer a land of opportunity, in spite of evil
dence to the contrary. In fact, our opinion is
that opportunity never knocked at the doors
of wide-awake American citizens with more
persistence than it does today. Let us give you
few examples
Albert B. Fall was poor man only few
years ago. By persistent effort he worked his
way up in politics. got landed in Harding's
cabinet as Secretary of the Interior and by a
judicious use of his office accumulated enough
wealth to enable him to quit paltry $4,000
year job and live like a real fellow. Why,
money was coming his way in satchelfuls.
Charles P. Forbes had a checkered career.
He experienced the ups and downs that any
fullblooded 100 per cent American goes thru
before success crowns his efforts but he finally
got there. Persistence is the key to success.
What he did in order to reach the summit need
not be recorded here. Our readers are re-
ferred to the investigation of the graft in the
Veterans bureau for the details. Mr.. Forbes
shoulder-slapped, glad-handed and smiled his
way up to the White House and was placed in
charge of the work of disposing of hundreds of
millions of dollars yearly. This Mr.. Forbes did
in a highly efficient manner to his own salts
faction at least, if not to that of the veterans,
who won the war. Self-interest is the great
motive-power of human progress, say our
teachers. Mr.. Forbes developed the idea one
hundred per cent.
There are others, from William Gibbs Nc
Adoo, who followed the circuitious route of
marrying presidents daughter, accepting a
cabinet job and finally striking oil, Leo
Koretz, who cleaned up several millions of
dollars on an oil we'll located in the Chicago
Loop, to the lowly yellow Kid" We'll, who a
few weeks ago transferred $4,000 from the
pockets of Detroit millionaire to Mr.. Wells
bank account.
Is this not sufficient to convince the most
skeptical that opportunity has not fled this
country? Financial success can be achieved
in the United States provided one does not
make the mistake of working for living.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-15

trust composed of the Standard
Oil Company, independent con-
Germs and allied interests"
"We're going to bust this trust
wide OPEN" Bryan declared, ''prices
are increased at will. Last weeks
increase was unjust. The public is
being robbed of millions of dollars
and Nebraskans are going to have
protection"
Both governors have appealed to
President Coolidge for federal action.
eff the government won't act, we
will campaign to arouse public senti-
ment," Bryan said emphatically
"There can be but one result-aboli-
ton of private oil interests and con-
sequent government regulation and
price fixing"
When gasoline prices were hoisted
last summer Bryan and McMasters
bought carload lots and sold it at
cost.
eve can't do that now" Bryan
declared. coil producing agencies