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Show TACOMA THEIR MECCA Miss. Emery May Wed Her Japanese Fiance There Portland, March 26. Helon Gladys Emery, youngest daughter of Archdeacon Arch-deacon Emery of the dloceso ot California, Cali-fornia, who le to marry Uunjlro Aokl, a Japanese and former servant In her father's home, slipped In to Portland very' quietly this morning with her mother, and a fnend, who met them at Salem. Aokl 'was not with them. Cognizant of th bitter feeling which the proposed marriage of the Jap and the white woman had aroused In this city, and of the possibility of a warm reception being accorded them at the Union Depot, a friend of the Emerys went to Salem lii't night and awaited the arrival of the train this morning.' En route to this city the friend explained ex-plained the situation, aud on his advice ad-vice they left the train berore it reached the Union depot, going to a more or less obscure hotel, where they had breakfast. Immediately after breakfast, they wont tor an automobile automo-bile ride and arrived at the Union de-I de-I pot Just In time to hurry aboard the Northern Pacific train tor Tacoma, where, it is proBumed, they will meet the Japanese lover of Mlsa Emery. Mrs. Emery states positively that the ceremony will occur, that nothing now can Interfere with the marriage of hor daughter to hor former servant. ser-vant. Whether the ceremony w 111 occur oc-cur In Tacoma, or in some nearby town, has not been determined. The wishes of Aoki, who Is now in Tacoma, Ta-coma, will govern the matter, i It was a good thing for the Em-I Em-I erys that they did not leave the train at the Union depot. A large crowd ! of people was on hand to receive them and, as It was generally supposed that ; the Japanese was with Mrs. Emery I and her daughter, a belligerent air I pervaded the atmosphere of the station. sta-tion. Great was the disappointment of the expectant crowd when the train I pulled in and no Japanese nor the t)m-; t)m-; erys alighted. The crowd could not. understand the situation, and It was some time before the depot was deserted de-serted by the curious. What will happen In Tacoma is a matter for surmise, but It is generally believed that the ceremony will be gone through with. There Is no legal Impediment to the marriage In the state of Washington, and It is expected expect-ed that before another twonty-rour hours elapse, Miss Helen Gladys Emery Em-ery will become Mrs. Uunjlro Ackl. |