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HI JOHNSON IS DEAD POLITICALLY
Mumm WtSIHHETOH OFHCltL BEStCWS
PRESIDENT C001ID6E
CARRIES STATE CALIF.
BY 3S.000 VOTES
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8—President Coolidge defeated Hiram John
son by more than thirty-five Thousand, according to practically complete
returns from Washington tonight. Johnson wired, in part: “Tliv finish
of my political life has been the recent contest in California where men
and women with whom I have marched to victory for fourteen, years,
knowing foreordained result, choose to go down with me to defeat."
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WASHINCTON, May 10—The Soldiers’ Bonus Bill will cost six bil
lion, seven hundred million dollars over a period of years. Treasury De
partment officials reported this afternoon to President Coolidge. who is
expected to veto the measure.
(XMHJINiK 4'liAIMS HARDING BK\KFA(’TOK MANKIND
WASHINGTON, May lu—The calling of the Arms Limitation Con
ference by the late President Harding constitutes him on«' of the great
benefactors of mankind. President Coolidge. declared last nirh:. address
ing the National Press Club here.
CABLESHIP DELWOOD
ARRIVES IN SEATTLE
WITH NEW CABLE
SEATTLE, May 9—The Cableship Del wood of the United States Sig
nal Corps carrying half of the new cable to be laid to Alaska this sum
mer, arrived in Seattle yesterday from London.
SEATTLE, May 10- The reach of the new Alaska cable which the
United States Signal Corps Cableship Delwood delivered in Seattle yes
terday from London, is nine hundred and fifty-five mil‘8 in length and
weighs 3,522 tons, it has been announced.
SEATTLE, May 10—Colonel George S. Gibbs, the Officer in Charge
of the work of laying the new Alaska Cable, part of which arrived in Se
attle on the Cableship Delwood, says he hopes to have the Seattle-Ketchi
kan reach of the cable completed and in operation within a month, as
much progress has already been made in the initial Hand work, the Col
| onel announced today.
FllEXOR WORLD FLYER RESUMED FLIGHT TODAY
CALCUTTA, May 9—Captain Doisy, the French around the world
flyer has completed the repairs to his plane, occasioned by his recent ac
cident, and departed for Akyab, Burmab today.
PARIS, May 10 Captain Doisy, flying the French around the world
plane to Japan, was forced down toddy at Rangoon, having taken off at
Calcutta.
TO WKI/'OME AMERICAN WORLD FLYERS
TOKIO, May 9—Elaborate plans to welcome the American round
the world flyers are being made at the Kasumogura Aerodome. The
Japanese Government anticipate the arrival of the Americans on May 15.
CYCLONE CATCHES PORTUGESE WORLD FLYER
LISBON, May 9—The Portugese aviators, flying to Japan in their
around the world flight, were caught in a cyclohe in Rajpufana Desert,
and Lieutenant Mare, their commander, was severely injured.
WASHINGTON. May 10—William .1. Burns. whose activities have,
been the storm center in several recent. Senate investigations, resigned to
day a-s Chief of the Bureau of Investigation of the el) par intent ..f Justice.
I IlKMtNtltATU llKPKKSRNTATIVKS IMH UiK 1\ HHTIC RXCOrNTKIt
WASHINGTON, May 10 -Representatives Thomas L. Blanton. Dem
ocrat from Texas, and William C. Hammer. Democrat from North Caro
lina. engaged in a tist-fight today in the Committee Room.
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SEATTLE. May 8— Four times the Protestant Episcopal Diocese
of Olympia nominated Reverend Doctor George Craig Stewart of Evans
ton. Illinois as Bishop to succeed the late bishop Ke<ator. of the Diocese
of Olympia, and four times the Laity for Keator rejected the nomination,
at the Olympia Convention of th<- Diocese, which is in session here today.
THREATENEDFISHERMANS’
STRIKE HAS BEEN
AVERTED
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SEATTLE. Alay ft— The strike of the Alaska fishermen which has
been threatening to tie up the salmon industry, was settl.-d this afternoon
simultaneously by the Alaska Fishermens’ Union of Sa.i Francisco anti
Seattle. A new three-year closed shop contract with the canneries was -t
signed by the Union, which granted the fishermen an increase of one half j
cent on each salmon taken in the Bristol Bay region. j
Molt ft THAN THIHI) OftMIH'ltATIl Ilftl.KOATftS AHAIXST MoAIIOOS
WASHINGON, Alay 10—The opposition to the Democratic nomina
tion of William Gibbs McAdoo for the Presidency today claims to have j
more than one third of the Delegates to the Democratic National Con
vention pledged against him.
SPEAKER GILLETTE SEEKS NOMINATION SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 10—Speaker of the House Frederick H. Gil-|
lette announced today that he will seek the Republican nomination for |
the Senate from Massachusetts.
NAVY PAYMASTER AT BREMERTON FLYS THE COOP
BREMERTON, May 10—Lieutenant Lester B. Karrelle, Commissary
Stores Pay piaster at the Navy Yard at Bremerton, is missing, and his
accounts are being audited.
RUSSIAN CARDINAL ZETILAK KISSED BV POPE
ROME. May 10—Received in private audience. Cardinal Zetilak.
head of the Roman Catholic Church in Russia, and once sentenced to death
by Soviet authorities, was today kissed on both cheeks by the Pope.
KEEP POSTED ON WHAT IS TAKING PLACE—-ORDER THE NUGGET.
FAVORS POSTPONEMENT
JAPANESE EXCLUSION
TO MARCH 1926
WASHINGTON. May S President Cooling.- informed the Congres
sional leaders today that he regards July 1st. the day set lor the proposed
cxculaion bill t<> become effective, as being too early to complete diplo
matic arrangements he wishes to make with Japan. The President
favors March 1st., I92t> as a more favorable date.
WASHINGTON. May XRepublican conferees on the Immigration
Pill lute this afternoon accepted a definite postponement of the Japanese
Exclusion measure until March 1st.. 1925, and making President. Coo
lidge intimately responsible for tile negotiation of the Gentleman's Agree
ment with the Japanese Government. The President desired March 1st.,
192*5 as the date of postponement.
WASHINGTON. May 9 —V. S. McOlathy, the Assistant * Direct or of
the tight before Congress for Japanese Exclusion, de.-hired today that
the extension of the date for exclusion to Murd^ 1st.. 192*5. as insisted by
the President, would enable a quarter of a million more Japanese to
(enter the United States in the meantime.
WASHINGTON. May it The Senate today heatedly debated the Im
migration Mill with both the Democratic and Republican spokesmen bit -
teriy assailing the adoption of the Conference Report postponing the
SEATTLE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE URGES
SEARCH FOR MARTIN
SEATTLE. May 8 The Seullle Chamber of I'omuieicc Today wired
thiT War Department at Wusbinifton urging that the search for Major
Martin. American round the world flight commander, missing from the
Alaska Peninsula, be not abandoned.
WASHINGTON, May 8 General Patrick. Chief of the limed States
Army Air Service has ordered airplanes to Alaska to ,iiil In the search
ior Major Martin, the missing commander of the Army world flight.
NEW YORK. May 8—It has been requested by the Newspaper Alii
unco in this city that the Government post the offer of c reward of one
thousand dollars for the discovery of Major Martin, the missing Army
flight commander. It is the belief of the Newspaper Alliance that the
^ffer of such a reward would stimulate the Aleutian Islands Indians in
heir search for the lost flyer.
SEATTLE. May 9—Orders wore received from Washington today
to send an aeroplane from the Sand Point Airdome here on the Cutter
Hear to Chignik to search for Major Martin and Sergeant Harvey, his
mechanician, the missing world flyers. The Bear is due tonight from
he South and is scheduled to sail for Nome Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 9—Lieutenant Earl II. Tonkin took flight
:oday for Seattle where he will embark, with his plane on the U. S. C. G.
Bear for Chignik to direct the search for Major Martin, the missing
United States Army round the world flight commander.
SENATOR IfODGK FAVORS WORLD COURT
WASHINGTON. May to—The establishment of a World Court at
he Hague, to which the United States would adh«re. was proposed today
n a resolution introduced in the Senate by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.