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News Agency despateh from Allahabad. Tokio, May sth.—A deiegation, re- presenting the Chinese Association of Tokio, called on Foreign Minister Mat- sui today and preseuted a memorial pro- testing against Japanese exclusion of Chinese, declaring that the Chirese ex- pect the same consideration from Japan that Japan is seeking from the United States. The delegation einphasized that although all of the coloured races are interested in the legislation to bar Asia- ties from the United States, it would be impossible for them to stand together while Japan maintained its present re- striction on Chinese immigration. kKansas City, Mo., May sth.—(Unitcd Press). Forty thousand ccal miners in the South West, on strike since April Ist, returned to their jobs today under a wage agreement reached by a joint commitiee of operators and miners on Sarurday night. The agreement pro- v.des for the renewal of the 1923 wage seu.le for three yeard. Washwngton, Mav srh.—United States Citizens resid.ng abroad were held by the United States Supreme Court today to be subjeet to federal income taxes up- on income entirely derived from scu.ces within another ecountry. The question reached the court in a case brought from Maryland by Mr. George Cook, who for many years has resided in Mexico. He contended that this Covernmeunt could not compel him to pay taxes on income from property outside the United States but the Federal District Court for Mary- jand, took a contrary view. Lendon, May 6th-—Sugar in stock on the 3rd instant were 139,000 tons, Last year 77,00 C tons. NEW YORK, May sth. Flour, (hard w?:ter clears $4.50. ““ hard winter straights $5.00 Meal, Kilrdried per 100 pounds $2.20 New Season’s Pork per barrel $37.00 Heavy Mess Pork per brl. $25.00 Sugar——Crystalsé Omaximum per 100 lbs. $5 Mclasses Sugar 8 maximum 4.87. Cotton, Middling, Upland, at Liverpool per lb. 17d. Exchange. New York and London, & days’ sight $4.37 Exchange New York and London, sight $4.38% LoNDON, May sth. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, nominal per cwt. 55s.°0d. —s9s. od, ‘“ Muscavado nominal per cwt, 48s. od.—bls. od. * Yhite Java’s cif United Kingdom 295. 6d. Demerara Rum per gal. neminal. Trinidad Cocoa. good middling red per cwt. 565. od.--575. od. (otton. good medium West Indian Sea Island at Liverpool, per lb. 25d. nomiral. Bank of England Rate of Discount per 4s. Consols 573. : ; Three per eent. Rentes inParis Frs. 54,70 =1 LU wl3 2 Yll= | CRUISE OF THE 8. S. HENDERSON 1 . i r By Charles R. Driscoll, in The Nation. i Over in the Virgin Islands the people . are enthusiastic about the coming of the American party of journalists, i “We are Americans now,” a middle - aged merchant assured us. ‘"America ' has come and taken away our rum, and . so-we cannot make any money on our su- | gar-cane, for in thes~ islands, where c¢rops are uncertain, the rum represented i the profit in the raising of sugar-cane. | They have taken away our free port, toy, | and so we have not much prosperity, | Heavy duties on everything. The ships 1 that luced to call at our free port now | passus by. We are gerting poorer. But i if we are to be Americans, we prefer to i be ruled by the navy men, as we are now. | Qur governmental expenses are so much | greater than our income. Self-govern- { mentis a luxurv that we cananot afford, | under American rule. The navy pays the | difference, and is good to us.”’ | In Porto Rico Americanization has had . more time in which to work., There is in- . tensive cuitivation. There is great wealth . hizhly organized, and ofcourse thereis . also poverty, highly disorganized. There | is polities, and it is working at all hours, but it is the voluble kind of politics that - we are accustomed to in the States. It ~ bears no resemblance 1o the sacred, se- ‘ cret, bitter politics of the conqgaered peo- ~ ples of the backward repubiics. ; The Porto Rizans do not complain of ovpression. They merely arzue for the - right of a greater measure of seif gov- ' ernment, and they argue hopefully and . boldly. They were shocked by the silly ' blundering of the noforious k. Mont Rei- \ ly, and they use that episcde as an ar- . gument in favor of the appointment or . election of a Forto Rican as governor of § Porto Rico. Some saver appointment of i a Porto ;Rican by the President of the ' United States, some favor election of a | governor by the people of Porto Riceo, i and some want fuli statehocd. One gets the impression that these poople eventu- ally will get what they want, beecause they know the politicai game, and can play it well.—Porto Rico Progress April l 26th. I CARTER FAVORS PRO-BEER LAW OF TUT’S DAYS [nseriptions on Old Tombs Also Call for Bread and ‘*Thousands of Geese’’ | New York, April 19th.— Howard Cart- er, co-discoverer with Lord Carnarron of the Tut Ankh-Amen’s Tomb in the Valley of the (Kings,arrived on the Berengaria today. He hoped, he :aid, his present litiga- tion with the KEgypiian government might be settled so he could resume work at the tomb next fall. ; When pending researches are complei- ed, he beiieves, the mummy of King 111 as well as all other royal mummics now adorning museums, should be returned to their native resting places, Carter said:- “*On many ancient tembs I have found this inseription: ‘Let all those who love life and hate death wish thoasands of geese, loaves of bread and beer to my soul.’ “That is what the old Egyptiacs thought ot prohibitina. And 1 believe 1 agree with them.”’ The explorer said he expected to find the body of King Tut “‘Literally canned”’ in gold, with the sepu'chral regalia adorn- ing the mummy and ‘‘the fingers ard gold encrusted in gold.” Carter declared ke was ‘‘hopeful a nov- el would be fecund within the coffin- a story placed there for King Tut’s delee- tation in the next world, and he hoped the parrative would disclose things about ancient Egypt l[hitherto unavailable.— Boston American, April20th. Nas: $12,000 SUESCRIBED FOR BLIND SOLDIERS. Within the past few days sl2 000 has been {added to the American Fund for the Paris Lighthouse {ur the Blind founded by M:s. Winifred Holt Mather, it is anpvcunced at the headquarters of the committee for Men Blinded in Battle, No 111 East Fifty- Ninth street. Os this sum SIO.OOO was raised by the New England committee, the remainder being subseribed by resi- dents of New York. The con.mittee, of which Elihu Roct is chairman, seeks s£o,ooo to complete the purchase price o1 he Lighthouse and 3350,00() additional as enlowment, Jbid. A WORD FOR COFFEE. Coffee has been condemned by so many medical authorities as an offender of the nervous system that it is finteresting to have 2 word in its defence. According to the New York Medicz2l Jounal coffee in moderation does not produce nervous a‘lments: nor does removal of eoffee from the diet cure them. Coffee with crean and sugar, says the journal, is a source of fcod and energy. As a stimulant for many conditions of the stomach theve is no better or simpler preparation than well-prepared coffee. It is also ¢lained to be excellent for relieving kidney Irun- bles. Taken in excess, however, coffce is harmfull. as many of the best {oods are.— The Pathfinder, April 26th. Mr. Hubert Alexander Phillip please call at the Fost Office, kred- eriksted.