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Evening star., 1915-02-08
PEACE PRAYERLED
BY POPE BENEDICT
Sixty Thousand Persons
Gather at St. Peters for the
PontiIcaI Service.
FRENCH PRELATE TERMS
1T PRAYER FOR VICTORY
Lasting Peace Such as Pope De-
sires. He Asserts. Requires Tri-
umph for the Allies.

ROME February S.--There was an
impressive scene in St Peters yester-
day afternoon when Pope Benedict m
toned his prayer for peace. The great
c,litice was thronged with worshipers
when the pontiff. surrounded by twenty
Two cardinals. mounted TO the papai
altar Standing between the four richlS'
siIded spiral columns of the Bernlhi
canopy, Pope Benedict intoned the
prayer, which was repeated by the
knecling multitude. whose voices
echoed throughout the great temple
The prayer was to the God OF all
NIercies King of Peace
The Pope on arriving and departing
vas accorded an ovation AS he was
leaving after the ceremony there were
many cries of Long live the Pope"
and Give us peace.
Called to 400 Churches.
DESPITE the downpour of rain, AT 5
o'clock all the bells of the 400 churches
in Rome pealed out. calling the people
20 services to impiore the cessation OF
the war and the establishment OF peace.
More than sixty thousand persons gath
cred in St Peters.
The immense baSilica appeared more
imposing than on usual occasions,
there being no decorations except the
numerous candlesticks with their
GiciSering flames on the papai altar
under the colossal dome where the
rope alone says mass
Before the altar stood the great laid
stool which il approached by fVe
STEPS. from which the Pope prayed
special places had been reserved Tor
the members of the Sacred College, the
ratriarchs, archbishops, bishops and
diy.!omats members of the aristocracy
and of the pap;l court and representa-
t'ves Of all the religious institutions
In All French Churches.
..ARIS, February s.-The prayer for
.leace of Pope Benedict was read in all
Jhe churches of France yesterday with
ont special incident The congrega-
tions everywhere were unusually large
In view of the misunderstanding
which led to the recent seizure by the
police of the department of the Seine
Of periodicals containing the text OIL
the prayer the priests officiating at the
motives of the Pope in issuing the
prayer. Cardinal Annette. presiding
over the ceremony in Notre Dame Ca
IhedraI, said:
THE Pope in asking US to pray for
peace and the ending of the war, which
is plunging the whole of Europe into
blood. means that your prayers should
implore a lasting peace. The peace
which the Pope desires will not be
signed until all the wrongs with which
the war that is raging is attended are
righted- That can only be through a
victory of our arms and those of our
allies.
Germans Join in Prayer.
AMSTERDAM. via. London. February
S-The churches OF Antwerp, Brus-
sells and Malines were crowded at the
services at which Pope Benedict 8
prayer for peace was read. Cardinal
Nercier assisted in the services at
Malines
No attempt was made by the mill
tary anywhere in Belgium to interfere
with the devotionS. In many parishes
the German soldiers stationed there
VINO were Roman Catholics devoutly
participated in the services.
Evening star., 1915-02-08

In two Years Minnesota has spent
S3,524,S14 for better roads.
Evening star., 1915-02-08
None From This Country to Be
| Seized for the Army, Says
Vice Chancellor.
WILLING THAT AMERICANS
SHALL SUPERVISE SALES
New Regulations Intended to Take
Foodstuffs Out of Conditional
Contraband" Glass.

BERLIN. February s, by wireless
Positive assurance that grain imported
from America will not be used for
the German army or the German ad-
mlnistration We're given by Vice Chan
cellor Clemens Delbruech in, a state
ment to the correspondent of the AS
sociated Press. He declared the regu-
lations under which imported grain was
subject to sale only to municipalities
or the grain monopoly orga nization
had been revoked by the bundesrath.
and announced the Willingness of the
government to intrust the sale of such
gram to American organizations for
the duration of the war BY this step.
he said. the absolutely nom -coHtraband
character of such grain shipments
would be established
In his statement the vice chancellor
said:
Safeguard Against Speculation.
The bundesraths regulations for
dealings in grain and flour, promuI-
gated January 25, did not contemplate
the appropriation Of grain supplies in
favor of the government or German
army, but solely its equitable distribu-
tion for private consumption. 1t is
therefore measure of protection for
the individual against speculation.
Furthermore. paragraph As of this
regulation reads: The stipu1ations of
this regulation do not apply to grain
or flour imported from abroad after
January 81
Governmental supervision of the
trace IN grain under this ruling is
confined to the home supply. while
trade IN Imported grain, now as be-
1ore. remains unrestricted. The pro-
VISION whereby imported grain NAV In,
sold only to municipalities or specified
organizations has been rescinded BY
the bundesrath. Although these or
san'zatlons were intended solely to di-
rect imported grain into channels
which would lead to private consump-
ton, 1t was thought best to assure
neutral powers that under no circum-
stances would grain imported into Ger
man be destined for German forces or
German administrative bodies
Evening star., 1915-02-08
BUNDLE DAY A FEATURE
Of D. c. DONATION WEEK
Women Arranging Food and Cloth
ing Contribution Plans for
February 20.

Bundle day" is to be made one OF
the big features of the District dona-
ton week observance for the benefit
of the local charities. Mrs. Eihs Logan
president of the District Federation OF
Women's CLUBS, set on foot today plans
to make the contribution of food anu
clothing to meet pressing needs Dis
trict-wide practice Saturday. Febru-
ary 20.
That date has been set aside as
"chidren's day, and the services OIL
the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Children
of the American Revolution and schooi
children have been registered to nell
alon.: the good work Mrs. Logan is to-
day arranging with the leading mar
keis and u number of the principal
grocery stores scattered throughout the
city to set up Il community paIrei III
their stores on that day that whoever
buvs groceries and provisions may add
a little to their purchase and deposit III
the barrel some package Tor the desti-
tute of Washington. These donations
are to be Immediately distributed to
those charities Which are ieeuihS .he
poor.
Clothing Also Wanted.
Appeal is made also to all persons
who have clothing that they can spare
to do it up in bundles marked on the
outside what they contain, and these
are to be sent to a central deposit
station, from which they are to be
distributed to those who most need
them. Mrs. Logan is also soliciting
such deposit station.
All of the Washington florists have
been asked to contribute flowers, which
will be put on sale for the benefit of
the needy and for distribution in the
hospitals.
Mrs Emma S Shelton and Mrs. Ella
S. Thatcher are attending the minis
terial meeting today to present plea
for assistance from the clergynen OF
Washington. particularly in allowing
collection to be taken up in all the
churches Sunday, February 81, for the
local charities
Balloting Day Plans.
Plans for '-balloting day wher
votes are to be cast for the most pop
ular charity, which opens the week
| are progressing. Mrs. Kate Tenney
president of the Lucy Stone Chapter, is
, to have charge of a voting booth al
| Ogram's drug store Pennsylvania q
avenue and 18th street; Mrs. Wesley
Martin Stoner is to have charge of the
| booth at the Willard, and Mrs. George
1 A. Armes, president of the National
preside at the booth in the Ebbitt.
Evening star., 1915-02-08
Fakers and Crooks!

The advertising columns Of
The Star arc edited as care
fully as the news columns
Fskers and crooks arc barred.
Livery advertisement known
10 contain an untrue or mis-
lsading statement has been re-
jected.
Every reader is asked TO be
on the Vigilance Committee and
hsio police the columns.
Evening star., 1915-02-08

Is graciously offered you on any pur-
chase you make. enabling You TO enjoy
the use OF what you buy while paving
for it.
No inconvenience whatever-no
''red tape
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
CALLS I'M PETITIONS

With prospects that Pierce
county will furnish from $500 to
5000 names for the referendum
peptitions against seven measures
passed by the last legislature, Sec
rotary Rea Last of the Washing
ton Referendum league today be-
gan calling in the 430 petitions
which he has distributed.
By June 10, all the petitions
must be in to Secretary of State
Howell. This means that tn ose
who have petitions in circulation
now must finish their work I'M
mediately, and turn the lists in to
headquarters.
From there they will be taken
to the city hall, where the names
will be checked, and then for
warded to Olympia.
Unless all lists are in promptly,
there is danger. SO Secretary
Last said today, that the local
checking would not be finished in
time for the names to reach Olynl-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
AlaSkaCOal In 10
SEC. LANE GETS
LEASES READY

the price of coal Is kept up
beyond a reasonable point.
But that, of course, would
require an appropriation
from congress, and we don't
anticipate any monopoly con-
ditions. The statute provides
against that, and our leases
will be SO drawn as to make
Il impossible.
II won't say that the govern
ment road will pay from the be-
ginning answered Lane to an
other question, but | will say
that we know enough about Alas
ka and it's resources to make II
clear that it is territory that de-
serves to be proved and tested.
The population is going to grow
very rapidly--too rapidly at first,
In fact.
Americans Still Verile.
Our American people have nSe
lost at all in virility; in willing
ness to take personal risks; to go
into an unknown country and haz-
ard their lives. and to live a life
the very opposite of the life, they
have lived in our dense civiliza-
ton. That kind of stuff Is the
very cause of our country's great
civilization today.
"Alaska's future will not
depend SO much upon what
the government does; IL will
depend 30 per cent upon the
kind of people who go there;
their attitude toward each
other, their desire to help
each other, their enthusiasm
for their new country. And
all that we can do is to make
things as easy for them as we
can under the laws. The
A1askan is to make Alaska.
| The work that the govern
mehtsis doing in Alaska is the sort
OF, work that private individual
would do II he owned the terri
tory. If we had turned this ter
ritory over to an East India COM
pany, for instance, they would
have run a railroad into the heart
of 1t, because they would know
that only with transportation can
1.-The country develop.
''With transportation, anything
Is possible In Alaska."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
BY T., NJ. KIRBY.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 25.
Alaska coal for the people Of
the United States by the summer
of 1016!"
Franklin X. Lane, U. S. secre-
tary of the interior, has just made
this official statement to me In all
earnestness, in an effort to por-
tray with what speed the govern
ment is opening up our northern
kingdom.
Our government railroad is
going to reach the Matanuska coal
fields by next season." Lane de-
clares, land the surveys under
the Alaska coal leasing act will
be far enough advanced so that
persons desiring to secure leases
may do so at the beginning of
the 1916 season. After that, 1t
depends absolutely on the lessees
whether coal can be shipped TO
the Pacific coast before the end
of the 1916 season.
Ready For Digging.
Surveying parties are already
on their way to Alaska and II Is
our intention to expedite the work
in every way. The extent OF the
work in the field and the short
ness of the Alaska season will
prevent us from opening the lands
to leasing until the beginning OF
the 1916 season, but before then
we expect to have plans perfected
for those interested. In fact we
have already drawn up tentative
draft of a lease and everything
will be ready early next spring.
THE extent of development
will depend, of course, on how
attractive to coal operators we
can make the proposed leases.
That we will make them as attrac
tive as we can and at the same
time safeguard the governments
interests. goes without saying"
"How about possible gov
eminent coal mine opera
tion?" the secretary was ask
ed.
"Well, under the law, we
may open mines for the sup
ply of the navy, and also for
direct sale to consumers II
monOpOlistic or other condi-
tiOns should arise by which
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
MAYOR AND
MEADS WILL
FIGHT IT OUT

An open clash between Mayor
Fawcett and City Controller
Meads is scheduled to occur in
council meeting tomorrow.
Both officials have been allow
ing their wrath against each other
to increase daily during the last
few days. The squabble IS ex-
pected to boil over when Meads
tomorrow sends letter to the
council censuring the mayors Of
flee for alleged laxity in book
keeping. 4
Mayor Fawcett is going to come
back at Meads by charging that
the controller paid $75O for pub
fishing his annual report, and in
going to refuse to O. X. the bill. 4
"Meads is getting ready for 4
political campaign and Is trying
to pull OF some grandstand work
at my expense" said Mayor Faw-
cett today. I'm going to c>il
his bluff by making him pay Tor
that annual report out Of Els own
pocket, 80 far as I am concerned
He had no business running ~
such . billy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
TRY JOHN D.
FOR MURDER.
LABOR PLAN

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 25.
On the same basis of accusa-
tion as that which has brought
John Lawson, Colorado labor
leader, to the doors of the peni-
Tertiary, attorneys Of labor in
terests hope to prosecute John d.
Rockefeller, jr., and three Off
cials of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Co. on charges Of being response
BILE for the Ludlow massacres.
1t is for this purpose that
labor leaders have been closely
following the evidence brought
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
INDIAN MESSIAH
COMES TO YUKON

DAWSON, Y. t., May 25. -
First news of strange Indian
Messiah who Is stirring the ma
tives of Southern Yukon has
reached Dawson through the An
glican church missionaries east of
Whiteh0rse, who reported the
matter to Bishop Stringer.
The tale as told is that an In
dian we'll known in the vicinity
of Dalton post, where he was born
and reared, was taken sick last
fall and after time passed away,
but 4S hours after his supposed
death, when his relatives were
preparing for his burial, he arose
and proclaimed himself Messiah,
and whereas before his demise he
was familiar with no language
but that of his own tribe, upon
his resurrection he was able to
speak fluently in English, Latin
and many other tongues.
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whom the electoral law gives
large representation.
The five imprisoned members
of the duma, In defending Them
selves, contended:
That their anti-military propa-
ganda reached the army only be-
cause the army conscripts is the
people.
That they plan to prevent vic
tory from resulting in new op-
preston by organizing working
men to oppose attempts at reac-
ton.
That they are fighting for a
commonwealth, with the czar as q
constitutional monarch.
Russia Never Was More So.
That rural Russia---S5 per cent
OF Russia's workmen are on the
land-was to be organized into
parochial groups, educated to de-
mand equal taxation for great
landlords and for peasants and
the imposition of an income tax
for the first time In Russian his
tory. A speedy and diminishing
decrease in the crushing taxation
for armament and finally, the
compulsory sale of the free
tcrown) lands.
And the men who merely
conferred about that policy
have been sentenced To 81
IBERIA for nm unnamed term
of years.
Russia was never more
Z. Russian than nc this moment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
REPORTS FLoATER

William Glass, a rancher living
on sthe east side of the harbor,
was rowing across the bay at 10
o'clock this morning when he saw
the body Of man floating In the
middle of the harbor.
Without stopping for an inves-
tigation, Glass hurried on to Ia
coma and reported his find.
Coroner Stewart dispatched two
undertakers to bring back the re-
mains. In a launch, the under
takers patrolled the entire harbor
for three hours today but were
unable to find any trace of the
floating body.
Glass reported that it was the
body of middle aged man, but
he made no note of the mans de-
scription.
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out in the sessions before the
industrial relations commission.
Their theory is that inasmuch
as Lawson was convicted of MUIR
der when admittedly he was not
even at the scene where the
killing took place, but was only
an official of the union whose
members were involved, that
Rockefeller-and his officials
j. +. Welborn, l.. M. Bowers and
E.. H. Weitzel-can be held for
murder because of the death OF
men, women and children at the
hands of strikebreakers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
ITALIANS
TN LAND
BATTLE

ROME, May 25.-Italian troops
today crossed the border and In
vaded Austria.
With large parties of cavalry
feeling out the advance, a heavy
force occupied four towns and
seized the important heights
above the city of Goritz, 22 miles
northeast of Trieste.
The force encountered some
opposition at the Judnio river
but pressed back the Austrian
outposts without serious trouble
The four towns seized are
Terzo, Commons, Caporetto ant
Cervignano.
Austrians everywhere are re
firing and burning their bridge.
behind them.
An Italian destroyer shelled
the harbor of Porto Buso, inflict-
ing heavy damage.
Takes Al Prisoners.
A motorboat flotilla was sunk
and quay and landing stage OF
the military barracks destroyed.
The destroyer withdrew after
taking AZ prisoners. The enemy
lost two killed.
II is officially stated that a
German ship was sunk by Aus
trian shells during the lombard
ment of Ancona.
King Goes to Front.
Five or six civilians were kill
ed when a speeding train was
struck by a shell during the Aus
trian bombardment of Ancona.
The king left for the from,
early, accompanied by his staff
and escorted by cuirassiers. Huge
crowds lined the way cheering,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
Promise Not
To TreSpaSS

BERNE, Switzerland, May 25.
Assurances have been given by
Austrian, German and Italian en-
voys that Switzerland's neutrality
will not be violated during the
war just opening on the Austro-
Italian frontier. Despite these
assurances, large bodies of Swiss
are patrolling the border.
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pia in time for the second check
ing there.
From reports over the state,
Last has concluded that there Is
not the slightest doubt that the
referendum campaign has been
success.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
No More News
OF Navy Clash

LONDON, May 25.-With all
the Italian dispatches heavily cen
sored, 1t is impossible to get fur
Their details from Rome regarding
the naval engagement in the
Adriatic In which an Italian
squadron is reported to have sunk
three small Austrian vessels.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
RES ERvlSTs
AWAIT CALL

There are about rs Italian
army reservists in Tacoma who
are expecting daily call to re-
turn to their native country and
take up arms against Germany
and Austria. About 1000 Of the
Italians in the state are reserv-
lists, and all expect to receive a
call from Consul A. J. Ghiglione
In Seattle at any time to leave
their work and rejoin the army.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
Ready
Cash

A Savings Account in
the Puget Sound State
Bank is a safe invest
ment. 1t pays 40 COM
pound interest and is
ready cash any time you
want 1t. Unlike other
investments. 1t is al
ways worth dollar for
dollar and you stand no
chances Of losing by the
fluctuations of the mar
ket.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
BECKER
LOSES
APPEAL

ALBANY, N. ", May rs. -
Lieut.. G. K. Becker. former
member of the police force of
New York, took another step near
er the electric chair today when
the court OF appeals denied him a
new trial.
He has already been convicted
twice of being involved in the
murder of Herman Rosenthal, q
gambler.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
Explosions;
Nine Dead

JOHNSTOWN. Pa, May 25.-
Nine men are dead as the result
OF an explosion today in the
Smokeless Coal Co. mine. The
explosion was terrific. Many Of
the victims we're literally blown
to pieces. Homer Phillips, direc-
tor of the first corps of the Cam
bria Steel Co., died while leading
rescuers into the mine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25
NO TRACE OF
WOMEN jOYRiDERS

yesterday, Deputy Prosecutor era
mfr was informed that both Mrs.
Warner and her unknown CON-
panion would give themselves up.
The prosecutors office wondered
today II the voice were not that
Of someone who hoped to throw
them off the hunt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-25

Despite word sent here by n
man who represented himself to
be her attorney, Mrs. j. l.. Warm
er of Seattle, alleged to be the
woman autoist who ran over and
killed Albert J. Olsen, today had
not given herself up.
Over the phone from Seatttal