The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-15

mi,ted suicide today by taking poi. l son. Breeding over his poor health is believed to have been the cause 1 Of the rash act The deceased was in his 2lst year.
 elANcEE PRosTRAreo. l MEMPHIS. Nov. 12-Louise An | deison, society girl Of this city, who was 10 have become the wife i of Warren Peabody next Tuesday, | is prostrated over the death of her | iiance.
 PLANNING FOR IT,. WASHINGTON, b. C., Nov. 12.- ! It was authoritativeiy announced here today that the plan which the Democratic administration will submit to congress for the purpose of inaugurating President Wilson's | preparedness program and wiping out the deficit in the national Urea sury will be along the lines that | follow:
 CD Double the income tax, thus | producing sS0000, 900 additional rev enue
 CD Make the tax on freight re- ceipts per cent, thus producing an additional revenue of $6OO00,. 000
 (3) A tax of 1 or per cent, on gasoline, thus producing an addi- tionm revenue of $20000,000. (4 A reduction of the exemp- tion on the income tax to $2OOO, ! thus bringing in an additional rev enue of S10,OOO, ,OOO
 GET BIG CONTRACT.
 WILMINGTON, Nov. 12.-The man. ,c ,f LA has just concluded arrangements with representatives of the allied nations for the manufacture of addi- tional war supplies. the latest con tract involving sum in excess of additional orders will necessitate the enlargement Of the present plant md an increased working force WHAT WILL HE DO? ATLANTA, Nov. 12.-The state vide prohibition bill, which was passed by the senate several day, ago, received the indorsement of the lower house today and now awaits the signature of the gover- nor. The measure places a ban ou breweries, clubs and prohibits the publication of all forms of liquor ad- vertisements.
 MAY STAY OPEN.
 SAN DIEGO, Nov 12-The man. agement of the Southern California exposition has announced that an effort will be made to keep the fair open another year. Several of the exposition officials are now euroute to San Francisco for the purpose Of inducing exhibitors to bring their displays to this city, and if suffi- cient number can be secured, the success of the plan will be assured
 The liberty bell reached this city today and remained here several hours during which time it was viewed by thousands
 BRYAN IS JOKE.
 CONCORD, Nov. 12.-The opposi- tion of William Jennings Bryan to the administration program of ma tional defense is attributed to fatty degeneration by Congressman Au- gustus r. Gardner, who regards the hostile attitude of the former sec retary as huge joke. Too much !dealism is the way Gardner ac- counts for Bryan's latest denounce- ment of the President.
 PRISONERS ESCAPE
 LEANENWORTH, Nov. 12-Five inmates of the state prison at Ian sing made their escape last night, jerlouSly lnJuring several of the guards in the break for liberty. A posse immediately started in pursuit and it is reported tonight that the convicts have been surrounded and that a battle between them and their pursuers is expected momen- tarily.
 The escapes were among the most desperate characters in the peni- tentiary.
 PLOT EXPOSED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. l2- The most astounding statement pub lished in the United States since the commencement of the European war appeared in the Providence Journal this morning, relative to the al legged activities of German and Aus trlan agents in this country The statement, which was made by Dr. Josef Goricar, former Austro-Hun- sarian consul at San Francisco, ac. cuses the German and Austro- Hun. sarian governments of conspiring 70 prevent the sale of munitions to the lilies by destroying all plants in the United States engaged in that iraffic.
 The former diplomat declares that the people of the United States are not awake to the danger which threatens them through the activi- ties of German and Austrian agents in this country. He says that these agents already have spent $4O.OOO- 900 in America with the object of destroying life and property, setting brother against brother, creating po- litical and social upheavals, and preventing any kind of munitions from reaching the allies
 These agents, Goricar ayers. are now more active than at any previ- ous time since engaging in the work, and within a few weeks the coun- try will be brought face to face with grave situation, resulting from the acts of violence, which are be- coming more frequent daily. The plot, he declares, involves attacks on railroads, warehouses, wharves. and shipping, as well as the destruc- tion of the plants engaged in the of war munitions.
 TRUTH OF STORY DENIED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. l2.-- Interviewed this afternoon relative to the statement of Dr. Goricar the ambassador brand ed the charges as untrue in every Goricar, he says, left his post of duty at San Francisco on leave of absence and failed to re