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LEADING SEMI-WEEKLY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA VOLUME 53. EIGHTY GALLONS SHINE POURED INTO CHY SEWER County Policeman J. L. Barnard •captured a Ford coupe Tuesday morning containing eighty-one gal lons of whisky, the chase ending on the Peachtree road. Policeman Barnard stated that he was seated on his porch when the Ford passed and the man driver tipped his hat and spoke very kindly. Noticing the car, an almost new Ford coupe, was heavily loaded, the of ficer Jgave chase and from Norcross the Ford turned into the Peachtree road where' the driver took to the woods. The coupe was brought to Law-1 renceville and the cans cut and the whisky poured into a city sewer’ while a large crowd looked on. The -Ford was placed in storage and court action will be taken against it. The doors bear the initials “F. W-. D.” The back compartment had been cut away and specially built for hauling a large amount of goads. Under the seat were found a powder puff, vanity and dorine, silver match box and a ten cent piece# This is the second car Policeman Barnard has turned over to the Gwinnett county commissioners since he went on duty the first df this month. INVESTORS MAY AID GROWTHOF SOUTH At! iV: G't June 2ft.—<*ne of the most encouraging things about the future material prosperity (if the south, in the opin'on of Atlanta busi ness men and editors who have com mented upon the rubs set is the grad ually increasing interest of the south ern people in wr.yr and means of keeping at home larger portions of the wealth created bene. ■Forrest Adair, tmlionaly known realtor and the heart rtf a knvc in vestment concern, in a statement made public here today, calls particu lar attention to the tluat wage earseis and ’salaried men of the south are more and more securing the title to stocks and bonds of the best character. "Millions in bonds for construction work and public improvements have been issued in Use south,” said Mr. Adair. "In past years these securities have been sold largely .outside df the section, but home people are more and 'more waking up to the fact that the millions in money every year that heretofore flowed northward into the pockets of investors should remain in the south. “Southern bankers have found it profitable for themselves and their communities to give greater efforts to the education of their customers m the advantages of southern (securities. As a result it is only a question G’s time until an astonishingly largej; amount of capital will be stored, up in the south for the financing of indus tries and other large improvements. There is ne better security than gold' bonds protected by a first mortagage on southern property. 1 ” Atlanta bankers asts rt that the ju dicious investment «f savings in southern securities wail bring pros perity such :as the section has never experienced before. Must Bijght Boll'Weevil. Agrbasltural experts, railroad de velopment ageits, newspaper editors and public officials generally are pleading earnestly with the farmers of the state to l«e no time in poison ing the boll weevil. The oifiy hope of a cotton crop this year in many se«- tions, not .only of Georgia, teat of ev ery southern state, lies in overcoming; the handicap of weevil activity. Un-> less the weevils are poisoned 'k Geor gia, and everywhere hi the south they are active there will ibe disappoint ment for the col ton grower in the size ■of his yield. The Albany Htralld asks in Urge red letters across the front page. “Can the farmer who thinks he ‘cavu t afford’ poison afford to let the boil weevil destroy his cotton ?” Says the Herald: “The weevil will ‘get’ the farmer who doesn’t ‘get’ the weevil. It is a ease of ‘No Poison, No Cotton,’” Cotton growers have been warned time and again by agricultural ex perts of the Georgia department of agriculture, by the government and other agencies that the freezes of last winter did not destroy the weevils,’* said Hon, J, J, Brown, Georgia com missioner of agriculture. “They will be just as numerous and as damaging this year as’ they have been in arty year and the only thing for the the cotton grower to do for his own pro tection is to kill the weevils with poison. No other course is open if the farmer hopes to save any consid erate portion of his cotton crop.” The News-Herald LEVEL CREEK. Buford, Ga., R. 4, —The farmers of this community surely have been busy the past week. And, if they hadn't had favorable weather it looks as though their crops would have been lost. Several from here attended the singing at Riverside Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kennedy, of Atlanta, were visitors to relatives here Saturday night and Sunday. Misses Clem and Fannie Lou O’- Rourke kere the guests of Miss Mary BrOgdon Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kennedy had as their Sunday dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Maltbie. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kennedy had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Kennedy, of Buford; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kennedy, of Atlanta; and Miss Mwry and Mr. Rowe Ed Brogdon. Little Master George Sears, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. N. 0. Brogdon, has returned to his home in Buford. Miss Rennie Kay Roberts went shopping in Suwanee Saturday af ternoon. Mrs. Fannie Price was a visitor to her aunt, Mrs. Maggie Bruce Satur day. Mrs. W. C. Kennedy spent Wed nesday afternoon with Mrs. Nellie Reed. Miss Willie Flowers, of Shelton ville, is spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Kennedy. Messrs. J. T. O’Rourke and John Bailey visited Mr. N. O. Brogdon Sunday night. CORINTH. Lilburn, Ga., R. 1, June 22. There will be an all day singing at Corinth church on the fifth Sunday in this month. Everybody is wel come. Several from around here attend ed the funeral of Mrs. Rella 0. Brannan last week. Miss Juanita Johan, Messrs. Ho mer and Guy Brownlee were the guests of Miss A vice Davis last day afternoon. Misses Mary and Johnny Lou Stingthcomb, of :Soci*l Circle, are spending a while with their sister, Mrs. Mattie Lon Warters. Miss Minnie Mae Gouge was the guest cf Miss Clara Rawfins recent ly- Part of Corinth singing class went to El Bethel last Sunday and re ported a good -ringing. Mrs. Jane Sexton, Mr. Curtis Sex ton, of this place, ,Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Willie John ston, all of Snellville, Mrs. Eva Johnston, of Atlanta, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Brown lee last Sunday. Miss Andy Pound and her father, 1 Mr. M. B. Pound, Mrs. Sterling Hale, made a business trip to Lawrence ville one day last week. Mrs. W. A. Waters spent last Sunday with Mrs. *C. S. Jones. They started prayer meeting at this place last Sunday night. Come and be with us. Mrs. Maggie Norton and children spent last Monday with Mrs. Laura Jones. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Waters, Mr. G. M. Waters made a business trip to Atlanta last Saturday. Mr. Grady Gouge spent the week end with home folk. DUNCANS CREEK. Dacula, Ga., R. 2, J.uwe 23.—Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon Moere spent Saturday night with the latter’s par-, ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Daniel. . Mr. and Mrs. Grady Grenic, of: Gainesville, spent the -week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Luther. Miss Jennie Mauldin spent .'Sun day with Miss Esther Mauldin. Miss Lula Puckett and Clifford Cheek passed through our burg 'Sun day. Mr. R. H. Cronic spent the week end with his -parents, Mr. and Mra. Wash Cronic. Mr. E. M. Tuggle and daughters, Tiney and Lottie, spent Saturday night in Buford with, his sister, Mrs. Dellie Patrick. Miss Lula Feagir.s spent Sunday with Miss Orah Rawlins. Miss Delphia Chesser had as her guest Sunday Mr. Roy Adair. Miss Etta Cook had as her guests Sunday Misses Hester and Ethel Rape. Mr. Herman Mabry and Miss Es ther Mauldin passed through our burg Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Reese Mauldin spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Tuggle. Mrs. Henry Hinton spent a while Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benton. Mr. Grover Givens and Miss Jew ell Bure! passed through our burg Sunday. LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1924. MULBERRY BAP TIST BIBLE S. S. CONVENTION The following is the program of the Mulberry Baptist Bible School Convention to be held with Zion church near Braselton, Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29: Saturday Morning Session. 10:00. Prayer and praise service, led by Rev. T, W. Lancaster. 10:20. Enroll delegates and elect officers. 10:45. Appoint committee on committees. 10:50. The Bible School a? a Soul Saving Agency, by Rev. W. H. Faust. 11:25. Special music. 11:30. Sermon, by Rev. J. Fred Eden. . 21:15. Report of committee on committees. Lunch. Afternoon Session. 1:45. Devotional, led by Miss Lois Murphy. 2:00. Possibilities of the Organ ized Class, by Rev. J. M. Dodd. 2:30. Music. 2:35. Qualifications and Res ponsibilities of officers and teachers by Rev. L. E. Smith. 3:05. Music. 3:10. Our plans for the year, by Superintendents. 3:4o.Announcements and adjourn- ment. Sunday Morning Session. 9:45. Devotional by Rev. Ernest Kilgore. 10:00. Report of district presi dents. 10:20. Bible school progress, by Rev. Frank Jackson. 11:0®. Music. 11:05. Teacher Training, by Mrs. Ned Pendergrass. 11:3®. Music. 11:35. Sermon, by A. C. Strick land. Lunch. 1:30. Devotional, by Rev. J. R. Burel. 1:45. Missions in the Bible School, hy T)r. B. S. Bailey. 2:30. Special Music. 2:35. God’s Call to v Service, by Rev. J. T. Grizzle. 3:10. Business and adjournment. NO PUBLIC MONEY SECTARIANSCHOOLS #r Washington, D. C., June 19.—Head quarters of the American Minute Men :are shortly tto be opened in Washing ton. This organization aims to pre vent the appropriatv-n of public money for sectarian purposes. In ex planation of the constitution;! amend ment they propose (house joint reso lution No. TT9,) Frart J. llacheller national chairman, savs "The propo'ed constitutional amend ment would, f added to tin- t 11 , • _ constitution, absolutely t»c >'> h- ap propriations of publi- monr r for par ochial scho >ls and other sectarian in stitutions, and wortld terminate a!i controversy over the matter. In the minds of thinking men it would for ever remove any real cause of reli gious -controversy from American pol itics. The measure is in every way eminently just and fair. It treats every religious body -exactly alike. "There is a very real need for the amendment. In several states large amounts of public money are appro priated regularly for sectarian insti tutions. In several other states fre quent attempts are made to secure such grants, many of the efforts be ing successful. Open demands have been made for state support of paro chjsil .schools §ta different parts of the country, and actual attempts have been made to secure such appropria tions -in Rhode Island, Maine and Illi nois, the effort being successful in the last-named state, and hundreds of thousands of dolllars being given to the parochial schools of one religious body. There is no provision in the national constitution to prevent sec tarian appropriations by congress, whenever the element favoring such grants can secure the necessary votes in that body. These facts should con vince every thinking citizen that this great issue must be met by the American people, and we believe that Minute Men amendment. “The American people will, I am confident, be soon convinced of this fact, for within a short time a circu lar letter to congress from the com mittee on national legislation of the Minute Men, urging the speedy pas sage of the amendment, and signed by 1,000 eminent citizens who are proud to acknowledge their membership in the organization, will be made public. Among the signerg are a large num ber of bishops, many college presi dents, leading clergymen of every re ligious body except one, and laymen of the highest standing.” DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE SUNDAY NIGHT SPECIAL AT METHODIST CHURCH It appears that June has been the best month of the year from the standpoint of church attendance at the Methodist church. The Sunday school has maintained a high aver age. The League has really taken on renewed life and interest. The morn ing services have been well attended and all the Sunday night services have attracted large congregations. The music has been good. The prayer meeting has had an average attend ance of about fifty. Next Sunday will be the last Sun day of the month and it is desired and expected that it will be just about the best in interest and at tendance of any Sunday in the month. Let everyone make a special effort to this end. The background for the Sunday night sermon will be that great story by Robert Lobis Setevenson. “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” which de picts the good and evil nature in man, with the evil' yielded to until it comes to be dominant and well night all powerful. Be sure to be present for this service which will last just one hour. The program of services for next Sunday follows: 10:30: Sunday school. 11:30. Morning worship. The last sermon in the series on “The Quest for the Highest Good”. Subject for Sunday morning, “The Quest Achieved.” 7:45. The Epworth League. 8:30. Sunday night special: “Dr. Jekyll ard Mr. Hyde.” MOUNT ZION. Lawrenceville, R. 3, June 23. Misses Lucille and Addie Lou Cates of Collins Hill, are spending the week end with their aunt, Miss Alice Cates. Miss Lucinda Cates is very ill at this writing. Misses Myrtice Dutton and broth er, Claudie, were in our section Thursday. Master Homer Craig spent Friday morning with M. V. Dutton. Misses Jewell Watkins and Myr tice were the Friday evening guests of Mary, Davie, and Vera Dutton. Misses Hazel Cooper is spending the week end with her aunt, Mrs. H. P. Craig. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roberts have returned to their home at Monti cello after spending several days with home folks near here. Mr. and Mrs. DeWit Haney are all smiles—it’s a girl. Miss Mamie Dutton, of Winder, is at home for some time. The ice cream supper given by Pete Dutton and children was high ly enjoyed by a large crowd. Mr. Paul Long and Mr. Dan Cok er, of Atlanta, were in our section Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Huff are all smiles—it’s a little boy. Mr. Will Wages and Miss Nora Brownlee attended Sunday school at this place Sunday afternoon. Mr. Pete Dutton spent Sunday with his brother, Mr. E. D. Dutton. Miss Alma Dutton spent Saturday night with Miss Ruby Barrett. Mr. Sam Dutton, of Winn’s Cross ing, spent Saturday night with his his cousin, Mr. Emory Dutton. Mr. John Marion Dutton spent Saturday night with Mr. Reuben Anglin. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, of Law renceville, sepnt Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. John Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy were seen in our section Saturday afternoon. Mrs. J. W. Doss is still on the sick list and are sorry to say. Master Homer Craig and brother Harry, spent Sunday morning with Masters Felton and M. V. Dutton. Mr. Bill Dutton, of Atlanta, spent Sunday with home folk. Mr. Ern Bailey passed through our section Sunday. Mr. Paul Stovall has returned home from Detroit, Mich., after spending several months there. Mrs. Annie Dutton, of Atlanta, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Dalton, of Gray son. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. The Building Committee of Cen terville Community School are ready to receive bids for the erection of school building. Blue prints and specifications may be seen by ap plying to B. F. Booth, Lithonia, Route One. Bids will be received from now until July sth. B. F. BOOTH, J. E. FREEMAN, C. W. JOHNSON, FOR SALE—A few thousand Porte Rico Potato Slipa. Juat arrived and in good condition. C. R. WARE and C. U. BORN. IHAJ. J. $. COHEN AND MRS. ALEX ANDER ELECTED Madison Square Garden, N. Y.— The selection by Georgia Democrats of Major John S. Cohen, president and editor of the Atlanta Journal, as member of the Democratic national committee from Georgia, and of Mrs. Edgar Alexander, of Atlanta, as Georgia's national comrnittee woman, were unanimously approved by the Democratic national conven tion at its Wednesday session. Cor dell Hull, chairman of the present national committee, was authorized to call a meeting at any time suit ing his convenience for the organi zation of the new national commit tee. Major Cohen succeeds Clark How ell, editor of the Atlanta Constitu tion, who has been a member of the national committee for the past thir ty-two years. Both the retiriag and the incoming committeemen were present when the convention took action on the recommendation of the Georgia state convention for a change in the committeemanship. Both have been active in looking as. ter the convenience of the dleegates from Georgia since their arrival in New York. Mrs. Alexander succeeds Mrs. Thomas F. Mclntyre, of Savannah, who has beeti amember of the na tional committee since the ratifica tion of the suffrage amendmen. and the authorization of women mem bers on the national committee. Mrs. Alexandre was seated with the Geor gia delegation when her election was approved. Again Wednesday the Georgia banner led the procession around the convention hall when Senator Walsh, of Montana, paid tribute to Wood row Wilson, and called for a return to the principles and ideals of the martyred prseident. There was a scramble for first place in the pa rade and other 3tates beat Georgia to the rostrum, whereupon Secreta ry Charles Brown, of Cordele. and Senator O. A. Nix, of Lawrenceville, both physical giants, pushed their way through the struggling mass and about faced, turning the procession from the left of the hall to the right aisle. The other states fell in line and Georgia led the way as usual. SOUTH MAY RECOVER MILLIONSIN TAXES Atlanta, Ga., June 24.—Figures made public here show that Georgia citizens have an interest of more than eleven millions of dollars in the joint resolution recently offered in the U. S. senate by Senator Reyes, republican, of New Hampshire, authorizing suits against the government to recover for direct taxes illegally collected from various states after the civil war, in 1860, 1867 and 1868. The resolution, in which a number of northern states will join support, goes further than the old cotton tax controversy and in volves altogether about two hundred millions. A recent decision of the U. S. supreme court covering such direct taxation encouraged introduction of the resolution. The resolution, as introduced by Senator Keyes, was prepared by Sen ator Keyes and former U. S. Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, the latter of whom is representing the various in terests throughout the United States who seek the return of these taxes. The state of New Hampshire recently passed legislation directing its gover nor to make claim against the federal treasury for taxes amounting to $7,- 000,000 held to have been collected unlawfully from its citizens in 1866, 1867 and 1868. Senator Harris said some of the taxes to end on July 2nd are on tele phone and telegraph messages; thea ter admissions under 50 cents; X-ray films or plates, candy; stamp tax of 2 cents for each SIOO imposed upon drafts, checks and promissory notes. The stamp tax on sales of produce on exchanges, boards of trade and simi lar taxes is reduced frd*m 2 cents to 1 cent on each SIOO or fractional part. The 5 per cent tax on the sale for an amount in excess of a specified price of carpets, rugs and other things, under a manufacturers’ sale tax, were repealed when the act was approved June 2. The tax on bever ages derived from cereals, fruit juices and soft drinks, was stopped on June 2nd. Senator Harris said the 5 per cent jewelry tax does not apply to articles sold or leased for an amount in ex cess of S3O or watches sold or leased for an amount in excess of S6O, ef fective July 2nd. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK BEAVER RUIN. I Norcross, Ga., R. 1, June 24. Misses Floy and Montine Adums spent Saturday night with Mrs. T'lTlie Bolton. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sanford spent a while Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Richardson. Miss Jessie Humphries visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom Humphries, of Tuck er, last week. The singing given by Mr. Clarity, of Norcross, Sunday night, was en joyed by several who went from this niece. Miss Belle Sanford was the Sat urday night guest of Mr. ani Mrs. M. J. Sanford. Mr. Hugh Humphries has accept ed a position as traveling represent ative for the Real Silk Hosiery Mi'ls •-i Indianapolis. We are sorry to hear that i'.lr. Burton Nash has mumps. The small infant of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Roberts died Saturday night and was buried at Mt. Carmel Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Armour Kelly and Mrs. Emory Jones, of Atlanta, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rh-hardson. OLD SUWANEE. Buford, Ga., R. 1, June 18.—Miss Julia Tarpley, of Buford, was the week end guest of Miss Jessie Brog. don. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Cross and little son Ernest, of Buford, spent Satur day and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. Westbrooks. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Roberts spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts. Little Miss Alene Tims is on the sick list at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Collins and daughter, Ruth, and Grace, spent Sunday with friends in Milton coun ty. Miss Grace Orr, of Birmingham, Ala., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lil lie Braziel. The ice cream supper given by Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hayes was en joyed by all present. Mrs. R. S. Sudderth spent Sun day with Mrs. Z. S. Westbrooks. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Bennett, of ' Sweetwater, Texas, were the week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Brogdon. Miss Gertrude Hays spent Sun day afternoon with Miss Fhennie Stonecypher. SNELLVILLE. Snellville, Ga., June 20, 1924. Miss Elizabeth Campbell, grand daughter cf Mr. T. A. Pate, spent last week in Atlanta the guest of her aunt, Mrs. T. H. Evans and Mrs. Ella Moore. Mr. and Mrs. John Glaze, Mr and Mrs. Ledford Glaze, of Atlanta, and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Gresham spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Glaze near Snellville. Miss Johnnie Lee Ford spent sev eral days last week in Atlanta. Mrs. Pleas Rawlins and children returned to their home in College Park Tuesday after spending several days with relatives. Miss Lena Gresham, of Atlanta, returned to the home of her mother, Mrs. M. C. Gresham, Saturday un der the advice of her physician for a month’s rest, after which she will return to Atlanta and have a tonsil operation. Mr. Harper Whitworth, of At lanta, spent Thursday at home. Mrs. T. H. Evans, of Atlanta, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Buck Nash, of De catur, attended Sunday school last Sunday here. A group of horse traders from Atlanta are tenting in the grove op posite the courthouse. They have a fine lot of mules. Those visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Rawlins Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. James Rawlins and children, Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. Ulus Cannon, Lawrenceville; Dr. and Mrs. W. V. Nash, Atlanta; and Mr. and Mrs. John Ford, Snellville. Messrs. C. M. Franks and J. C. Whitworth, of Atlanta, finished a fishing trip on Yellow River Wed nesday and called on Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Whitworth Wednesday after noon. Mrs. Octavia Brannan wife of Mr. Henry Brannan, deceased, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter in Atlanta of paralysis and was laid to rest in Bethany ceme tery Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Brannan was a sister of Mrs. E. T. Nix and an aunt of Mr. T. L. Har ris, Lawrenceville. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Chriswell, of Ashburn, are on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Snell. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stowe, of At lanta, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Berry Stowe. ISSUED EVERY MONDAY and THURSDAY LEGISLATORS IN FINE FORM ON OPENING DAY Atlanta, Ga..—With half a dozen important new bills already intro duced, and several leading issues ready for action as unfinished busi ness from last year, the Georgia le gislature faces the second day of its 1924 session, a program of work which reads like a day. of mid-ses sion. In addition to the scheduled work Thursday the governor will deliver his annual message. He expected to deliver this in person at a joint ses sion, probably abeut noon. While the order of business in the lower hous has not been definitely decided, there is a meeting of the rules committee called for this morn ing at 9:30 o'clock and it was gen erally predicted that the bill to place motor bus lines in the state under the supervision of the public service commission would be placed at the head of the calendar. This bill pass ed the senate last year but wa3 de feated in the house. It was brought up again Wednesday on a motion, ten reconsider, which motion was passed- Among new bills introduced in the house Wednesday, the opening day, was the highway bond measure, in troduced by Representative Mann, of Glynn county, providing for a state wide bond issue of $40,000,000 to be used in the construction of a state system of permanent hard surfaced roads. Representative Arnold, of Lump kin, introduced bills providing for four year terms for state house of ficers, including the governor, and providing for reduction in personnel of the assembly on a general reap portionment membership plan winch would make the house membership number 51 and the senate 12. In th e senate bills were introduc ed to abolish capital punishment; to provide electrocution instead of hanging as the legal method of car rying out the death sentence; to pro vide that the legislature hsall ad journ sine die after a 26 day session, and to create a joint committee of both houses to handle all tax reform proposals, f NO DISCUSSION OF IMMIGRATION ACT * if;.. Washington, June 18.—The Ameri can reply to the Japanese protest against the exclusion provision of the American act was made public to night by the state department simul taneously with' its publication throng!* the foreign office in Tokio. It is cor dial and friendly in tone, but at the same time makes it clear that the ex clusion provision in no way trespasses upon any written or implied obliga tion on the part of the United States- Secretary Hughes points out that. congress was wholly within its right in the enactment of the provision! and! that the action taken “is mandatory upon the executive branch of the gov ernment and allows no latitude for the exercise of executive discretion as to the carrying out of the execu tive will expressed in the statute.”’ Incident Is Closed. The construction generally placed upon the American note is that it conclusively demonstrates the view of the Washington government that the exclusion law is a closed incident and that no attempt to modify or alter its terms is to be expected. Secretary Hughes, in the note which lie prepared with utmost care, ex presses pleasure over the “friendli ness and candor” of the protest com munication delivered to him by Am bassador Hanihara May 31. “You may be assured of the readi ness of this government to consider in the same spirit the views you have set forth,” Mr. Hughes adds. Analyzes Exclusion. The note then analyzes the exclu sion provision applicable to all aliens ineligible for citizenship as it is mod ified by the exception containing in the act and points out: “It will be observed that,, taking these exceptions into account, the provision in question does not differ greatly in its practical operation, or in the policy which it reflects, from the understanding embodied in the gentlemen’s agreement under which the Japanese government has cooper ated with the government of the United States in preventing the emi gration of Japanese laborers to this* country.” "Indeed, the appropriateness of that policy, which has not evidenced any lack of esteem for the Japanese peo ple, their character and achievements has been confirmed rather than ques tioned by the voluntary action of your government in aiding its execu tion.” JVUMBER 63.