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Arizona republican., 1915-04-13

board of pardons and paroles. This board is proviGcl clerk. appointed by the governor at stated salary of $l,200 per year with duties as provided by law and the board. The board is required to meet at the state prison from time to time at which meetings all prisoners who have served the minimum sentence, when it is an indeterminate sen mite or fixed sentences. may appear and apply for parole or an abso
 lute discharge. The legislature has not authorized the governor to grant paroles except upon the recommen- dation of the board of pardons and paroles. Section ,. article ,. of the constitution does not mention par. cles. If the board of pardons and paroles has no legal existence, and may not exercise the powers granted by the legislature, there is no power vested in any one to release con
 victs however deserving. upon par ole. See sections 1449 to 145S. penal code 1913. But if the board has 8 legal existence. it may administer this very meritorious feature of modern and enlightened prison re- form. If the legislation here as- sailed should be declared void and the contention of appellant sustained, he and the others might seek and re- ceive pardons at the governors hands but the governor would be pOwerless to release on parole. With perhaps one or two exceptions the courts of this country have recog- nized the validity of legislative boards vested with the power and duty of administering parole laws and we think rightly SO"
 Judge Cunningham Dissents
 In dissenting opinion covering ten typewriter pages, Justice Cunningham takes the view that the law approved by the people at the last general cleo ton has the validity of legislative act and no more. Furthermore. he says. it takes from the governor his power to pardon and leaves him only the clerical duty of signing such pardons as may be recommended by the board He may only participate to the extent of signing his name to the instrument granting mercy He is given the i'm piled power to ignore the recOmmenda
 ton of the board, and refuse his sigma ture U a pardon approved by the board and there is no way of controlling his judgment, power or discretion. If he would extend mercy, mercy must be recommended hy the board. If the act alone is consulted for the source of the pordoning power. it's contradiction
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
Must Follow Precedent

WASHINGTON. w April 12.-Without waiting the application of the Kron PrinZ Wilhelm for naval survey to determine repairs necessary. pro- visions and coal required. Secretary Daniels instructed Admiral Fletcher to follow the precedent case of the Eitel Frederick If the captain asks for repairs the time required will be Kept a strict secret by government officials
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
M AD00 IS CHARGED Continued from Page One)

united States from the payment into the treasury of 5000 declared to be due the bank as interest on $I.000,O00 United States bonds deposited with the controller against it's note cir culation This interest is withheld to cover penalties of s100 a day of the bank to make certain reports. Once paid into the treasury only an act of congress could get the $5,00O out. Justice Mccoy granted a temporary injunction on this phase of the case.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13

heard British warships talking to each other by wireless It seemed some days and nights that as many as eight warships were within ra- dius of few hundred miles,
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
THE KR0N PRNz

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Arizona republican., 1915-04-13

would involve the question in great doubt and uncertainty"
 Cunniff's Comma
Arizona republican., 1915-04-13
BOARD OF PARD0Ns

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The Dermott news., 1915-04-01

10 pause and peer out into the moon tight that flooded the back of his house he might have seen the figures oI two stealthy crooks crouching in the half shadows of one of the cellar windows, one crook, at feast, masked
 The masked crook held ill his hands carefully the ends of two wires at taehed to an electric feed, and. sending his pal to keep watch outside, he en- tered the cellar of the Dodge house through a window, whose pane they had carefully removed. As he came through the window he dragged the wires with him, and, after a moments accommodating, attached them 10 the furnace pipe of the old-fashioned hot air heater where the pipe ran up through the floor to the library above. The other wire was quickly attached to the telephone where its wires en- tered
 Upstairs Dodge. evidently uneasy in his mind about the precious Limpy Red letter, took it from the safe along with most of the other cores poudenCe and. pressing a hidden spring in the wall. opened a secret panel and placed most of the important documents ill this hiding place
 Downstairs tbe masked master crim. inal had already attached yoltmeter To the wires he had installed waiting
 Just tHen could be heard the tinkle ot lodges telephone. and the old man rose to answer it. As he did so he placed lis foot on the iron register. his hand taking the telephone and the receiver At that instant came a pow erful electric fash Dodge sank on the floor. clutchug the instrument cleo trocuted
 X moment later the criminal slid silently into podge.s room Carefully putting eli rubber gloves and avoiding
The Dermott news., 1915-04-01

I.impy had loGg since reached the point of saturation and lurching forth from his new found cronies he sough' other fields of excitement. Likewlse did the newcomer, who bore a strange resemblance to the lookout who had been stationed outside at the Dodge house a scant half hour before.
 What happened later was only matter of seconds-and waiting until the hated snitch-for gangdom hates the informer worse than anything else dead or alive-had turned s sufficient ly dark and deserted corner.
 A muthed thud, a stitled groaR fol- lowed as heavy section of lead pipe wrapped in q newspaper descended on the crass skull of Limpy.
 It was the vengeance of the Clutch ing Hand-swift, sure, remorseless.
 And yet it had not been a night of complete success for the master crim. inal. as anyone might have seen who could have followed his sinuous route to place of greater safety. Unable 10 wait longer, he pulled the papers he had taken from the safe from his pocket His chagrin at finding most of them to be blank found only one expression of foled fury-that men. acing clutching hand-the real onei
 
 Kennedy had turned from his futile examination for marks on the tele- phone There stood the safe, moder- ate sized strong box, but of modern type. He tried the door It was locked There was not a mark on it The com bination had not been tampered with. Nor had there been any attempt to soup the safe
 With a quick motion he felt in his pocket as if looking for gloves. Find ing none, he glanced about and seized two pieces of paper from the desk.
The Dermott news., 1915-04-01

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Just then Dodge caught sight of me, For the moment 1 thought perhaps he was going to fulfll his threat
 Who the deyil-why didn't you tell ne a reporter was here. Jeuuiugs9 he 'puttered indignantly. pointing toward the door.
 Argument. entreaty were of no avail. There was nothing to do but go.
 At least reflected. l had the great CT part of the story-all except the one big thing. however-the name of the criminal. But Dodge would know him tomorrow!
 hurried back to tie Star to write my story in time Co catch the last morning edition
 Meanwhile. if I may anticipate my story. l must tell Of what We later learned had happened to Dodge so completely to upset him.
 Ever since the Consolidated Mutual had been hit by the murders he had had ! many lines out in the hope of enmesh- ing the perpetrator. That night. as found out the next day, he had at last heard of a clue One of the company $ detectives had brought in q red-head ed, lame, partly paralyzed crook. whc enjoyed the expressive monu}ker ot "Limpy Red Limpy Red was a l gunman of some reuoWu, eyilfaced and. having nothing much te lose des perate Whoever the master crimiua of the clutching hand might have beer he had seen 10 employ Limpy. but had not taken the prceaution of getting rid of him soon enough when he was ] through
 1 Therefore Limpy had q grievance and now descended under pressure t the low level of su.tching to Dodge 1T l his office
 No. governor the trembliu- wretch had said as he handed over s l grimy envelope. I aiu't never seer his face-but here is directions how tC l find his hanGout"
 As Limpy ambled out. he turned tC ] Dodge, quiyering at the enormlty of Iii.
The Dermott news., 1915-04-01

unpardonable sin in ganEland For Gods sake. governor" he implered, don't let on how you found out
 And yet Lmpy Red had scarcely left with his promise not to tell when Dodge. happening to turn over some papers, came upon an envelope left on his own desk. bearing that mysteri- ous clutching hand
 He tore 1t open. and read in amaze ment:
 Destroy Limpy Reds instructions within the next hour"
 Dodge gazed about in wonder Thls was getting on his nerves He de- termned to so home and rest
 Outside the house. as he left his car. pasted over the monogram on the door, he had found another note, with the same weird mark and tho single word
 Remember"
 In spite Of the pleadiugs of young Bennett. Dodge refused to tak' warm ing. In the safe in his beautifully fitted library he deposited Limpy doc ument in an envelope containing all the cores poudence tha, had led up 10 the final step in the discovery
 
 It was late in the evening when l returned to our apartment and, not finding Kennedy there. knew that would discover him at the laboratory.
 Craig" I cried as l burst in on him. I've got case for you-greater than any ever before
 Kennedy looked up calmly from the ruck of scientific instruments that sur. rounded him-test tubes. beakers. carefully labeled bottles
 ''Indeed?" he remarked. coolly go- ing back to his work
 Yes" I cried Tt is scientific criminal who seems to leave no clues :"
 Kennedy looked up gravely. Every criminal leaves trace" he said quiet ly. 'lt 1t hasn't been found. then 1t must be because no one has ever looked for 1t in the right way"
 Still gazing at me keenly. he added: "Yes, l already knew there was such a man at large. have been called in on that Fletcher case-he was aatrus tee of the university. you know"
The Dermott news., 1915-04-01
THE C[UTCHINC HAND' WINS
 AGAIN.
NEW YORK MYSTERIOUS MAS TER CRIMINAL PERFECTS
 ANOTHER COUP.
City Police Completely Baffled

Heres this murder of Fletcher, the retired banker and trustee of the uni- versity." he explained. Not clue except warning letter signed with this mysterious clutching fist. Last week it was the robbery Of the HaS- worth jewels and the killing of old Hanworth. Again that curious sign Of the hand Then there was the dastard- ly attempt on Sherburne, the steel msgnate Not trace of the assail- ant sacept this same clutching fist. So
The Dermott news., 1915-04-01

touching the register, he wrenched the telephone from the grasp of the dead man. replacing 1t ia its normal posi- ton Only for second did he pause to look al his victim as he destroyed the evidence of his work
 Minutes were precious First podEe's pockets. chen his desk engaged hls at teuuou There was leH the safe
 A ho approached the strong box. the master criminal took two yjals from Ills pocket Removing a bust of Webster that steod ou the safe he poured the contents of the viais iu two mixed masses of powder, forming a heap on the safe. into which he insert ed two ruaruessum wires.
 He he6ted th.u. spraue back. hii- ing his eyes from the lieat, and a htudiuE rueh of flame lasting per haps ten seconds. poured out from the top of the safe
 It was not an explosion, but just a dazzling, intense flame that silzled and cracked IL seemed impossible, but the glowing mass was literally sink ing. sinking down into the cold steel At last it burned through-as if the safe had been of finder,
 Without waiting a moment longer than necessary, the masked criminal advanced again and actually put his hands down through the top of the safe, pulling out a bunch of papers. Quickly he thrust them all, with just a glance. Into his pocket
 still working quickly. he took the bust of the great orator, which he had removed. and placed 1t under the light. Next, from his pocket he drew two curious stencils as Il were, which he had apparently carefully prepared With his hands. still carefully gloyed, he rubbed the stencils on his hair. as if to cover them with a film of natural oils. Then he deliberately pressed them over the statue in several places. It was a peculiar action, and he seemed to fairly gloat over it when it was done and the bust returned to its place, covering the hole.
 As noselessly as he had come, he made his exit after one last malignant look at Dodge. It was now but the work of moment to remove the wires he had placed and climb out of the window. taking them and destroying the evidence down in the cellar.
 A low whistle from the masked crook. now again in the shadow, brought his pal stealthily to his side.
 Its all right" he whispered hoarse- ly to the man. Now you attend to Limpy Red"
 The villainous looking pal nodded and, without another word, the two made their getaway. safely. in opposite directions.
 When Limpy Red, still trembling, left the office of Dodge earlier in the evening, he had repaired as fast as his shambling feet would take him to his favorite dive up on Park Row.
 Had the Bowery "sinkers" not got into his eyes he might have noticed among the late revelers a man who spoke to no one, but took his place near by at the bar.
The Dermott news., 1915-04-01

l With them, in order not to confuse any possible finger prints on the bust he lifted il off
 l gave gasp of surprise.
 There. in the top of the safe. yawned a gaping hole. through which one could have thrust his arm,
 What is it2e We asked, crowding about him
 "Thermit,' he replied laconieally.
 "Thermit?" l repeated
 "Yes-a compound of iron oxide and powdered aluminium, invented by . chemist at Essen, Germany It gives a temperature of over five thousand degrees It will eat it's way through the strongest steel
 Jennings, his mouth wide open with wonder. advanced to take the bust from Kennedy.
 "No-dont touch il" he waved hin off, laying the bust on the desk. "I want no one to touch it-don't you see how careful l was to use the paper that there might be no ques- tion about any clue this fellow may have left on the marble?'
 As he spoke. Craig was dusting over the surface of the bust with some black powder
 Look" exclaimed Craig suddenly.
 Finger prints'' cried excitedly.
 Yes, nodded Kennedy, studying them closely. "A clue-perhaps,
 "What-those little marks-a clue9" asked voice behind us
 I turned and saw Elaine looking over our shoulders, fascinated It was evidently the first time she had real ized that Kennedy was in the room.
 How can you tell anything by that" she asked
 Why, easily he answered, pick ing up a glass paper weight which lay on the desk You see, 1 place my finger on this weight-so You could see it even without the powder on this glass. Do you see those lines? There are various types of markings -four general types-and each per sons markings are different. even if ot the same general type-loop whorl. arch or composite"
 He continued working as he talked
 Your thumb marks, for example. Miss Dodge, are different from mine. Mir. Jameson's are different from both of us And this fellows finger prints are still different It Is mathematical- ly impossible to find two alike in every respect"
 Kennedy was holding the paper weight near the bust as he talked
 shall never forget the look of blank amazement on his face as he bent over closer.
 My God," he exclaimed excitedly. this fellow is a master criminal! He has made stencils or something of the sort on which, by some mechan- ical process. he has actually forged the hitherto infallible finger prints."
 I. too. bent over and studied the marks on the bust and those Ken nedy had made on the paper weight to show Elaine.
 THE RINGER PRINTS ON THN BUST WE'RE KENNEDY'S OWN. Cro BE coNTINUED.)
The Dermott news., 1915-04-01

Perhaps I can do no better than to reconstruct the crime as Kennedy later pieced these startling events to- gether,
 Long after l had left and even after Bennett left, Dodge continued working in his library. for he was known as prodigious worker.
 Had he taken the trouble. however.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
NEW INDICTMENTSIN
PLOT CASE EXPECTED
Grand Jury in New York to In
Vestigate Fresh Charges Of
Alien Conspiracy.
tcontInued trom FIrst Pare.l

AAVAh nv "bN'l
states District Attorney II. snowden
Marshall. of New York.
House officials expert on precedents
declared buchanan could not be forced
to retire from Congressional duties until
tried. Conduct OF an indicted member
Of Congress Is LARGELY a matter Of per-
sonal taste. Prccedents dug up today
are conflicting. Former Senator Mitchell
Of Oregon. indicted for alleged land
frauds resigned. but former Congress-
man Castle OF Pennsylvania, indicted in
the Harrisburg capitol scandal. retained
his seat and attended House sessions.
Declaring his indictment was q frame
up" in District Attorney MarShaIrs Of
fee. Buchanan today said disclosures in
the impeachment case before the House
Judiciary Committee would reach inen
higher up responsible for alleged per-
secution.,
Buchanan was undecided whether to
await arrest under the bench warrant
issued in New York. or 20 there v0lun-
tarlly this week to plead not guilty and
arrange bail Department Of Justice
officials said his actual arrest is not
contemplated.
Rench warrants are expected for
Henry. s. Martin and Herman .Schult-
and former ConRFessman Robert Fowler
of Illinois. general counsel Of the peace
council. indicted with Buchanan.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
BULGARIANS TREAT
AMERICANS ROUGHLY
Official Confirmation Of Report.
Bulgarian Government Will
Investigate Charges.

Official confirmation has been re-
ceived by the State Department of re.
ports of the rough treatment accorded
Mrs. Walter Farwell. of Chicago
formerly of Washington, and DIR. r. c.
Forbes, a Red Cross surgeon. by Bull
garian troops entering Monastlr.
Cabled advices declare that the Bul.
garian government has ordered an In
Vestigation of the incident. The investi-
cation will also cover charges of the
forced entrance of Bulgarian troops into
American Red Cross Headquarters, and
the seizure of a quantity of flour. afte.
an American flag, hung over the door
for protection, had been torn down.
The building was forcibly entered,
state Department advlces said, when
DR.. Forbes refused to surrender to the
BulgariRns flour he had purchased for
the civil population. Mrs Farwell at
tempted to photograph the Bulgarian
soldiers during the raid and had hcr
apparatus seized and destroyed and was
momentafily roughly handled
The Washington times., 1915-12-29

rous, secretary, and the following
vice presidents: Miss Margaret WIZ
son, Arnold Brunner, George B.
DeHley, Mrs Edward w. Biddle,
George y. McAneny, j. Lookie Wilson,
and Clinton Rogers Woodruff
Members of the executive board
elected today were: Mrs. Elmer E.
Black, of New York city; Miss Mable
II. Boardman, of Washington; Allen
Chamberlain, Of Boston; Charles NJ.
Dow, of jamestown, n. Y; Morton B.
Hull, or Chicago; Thomas H. Martin,
OF Tacoma; Miss Louise Klein Miller,
of Cleveland Enos Mills, OF Estes
Park, Col; Lee j. Ninde, OF Fort
Wayne, Ind; Frederick Law Ohm
sted, OF Brookline, Mass; Mrs. Percy
V. Pennybacker. OF Austin. Tex.
Charles q. Plummer, of Salt Lake
City; the Rev. A. II. Scott, of Perth,
Canada; Mrs, John Dickinson Sher-
man, OF. Chicago; Howard ~ Strong,
Of Minneapolis; T. G. Thompson, OF
Chattanooga; the Rev. John Van
schaick, jr.. OF Washington, and Prof.
Frank A. Waugh, OF Amherst, Mass.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
PoStoffice Christmas
Business Sets Record

Reports received at the Iostoffice De-
partment today showed the postal bua-
ness in various big cities during the
Christmas holidays was from Is TO a
per cent greater than last year. The
average increase was about rs per cent.
In many of the postoffices the clerical
forces were compelled to work thirteen
hours continuously to take care of the
great volume Of letters. packages and
cards. Figures showing the total sale
OF stamps and aggregate of business
done by the ppak koffiCes during the holi-
day are expected by the department
next week
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
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Poslam soap Is medicated with Pos
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For samples, send 4c stamps to Emer-
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The Washington times., 1915-12-29
new ARMIES,
BRITISH REPLY.
TO PEACE HINT
Summary Of Possible Terms
Offered BY Berlin Meets
English RidiCuIe.

LONDON, Dec. ga decision to
call new armies into the field by con-
scription, IL necessary, is Great Brit
aims answer to what officials regard
as new peace feeler" from Ger
many.
Press dispatches from Berlin and
Geneva today contain new peace
hints and report that the official
news agency of Germany. the Wolff
Bureau, has sent to newspapers a
summary of possible terms of peace.
This summary, according to the bu-
roau, was prepared and printed by
the Nue zuericher Zeitung of Zurich.
Ridicule Peace Program.
Though the Wolff Bureau specifcal-
ly declares that, though circulating
this summary. it is not representing
the government in putting out peace
fSelers, that view was generally taker
here today.
British officials ridicule the alleged
German peace program, commenting
sarcastically on the idea that Ger
many would exact huge indemnities
from the allies.
The possible peace terms suggested
by the Swiss newspaper and printed
In Germany call for:
l. Evacuation of Belgium and north
eEn France by Germany.
2 Establishment OF a Polish kingdom
under the domination OF Germany and
the payment of large sum annually
to Germany by Russia.
Return of Colonies.
3 Payment to Germany by Belgium
Of the sum Belgium formerly spent
each year on her armies.
4, Return of all German colonies con-
Quered by the allies.
D, Payment by the allies to Germany
of an indemnity of about $500 0OO, 900.
The peace terms, the swiss newspa-
per declared, should also contain some
guarantees that Belgium would enter
into no alliances with Germanys
enemies. Germany probably would
maintain garrisons in Belgium until the
allies fulfilled all conditions of the
peace treaty.
French claims upon Alsace-Lorraine
were ignored by the Swiss paper in
dtawing up its tentative peace program.
The Geneva Tribune prints reports
that the German chancellor will visit
Vienna shortly with the object of open
Ing peace discussions.
The Washington times., 1915-12-29
Nearly $3,OOO,OO0,OOO
In French War Loan

PARIS. Dec. 2s.--Nearly 5000. 900 .OOO f.
the amount OF the subscriptions to the
French Victory Loan" according to
an official announcement. The offera
came not only from France, but from
England, Switzerland. Holland, Spain
Argentina, and other foreign countries
showing universal confidence In the
stability OF the government and its
credit abroad. or the sum $3.50, 900. oOO
VIII be used to repay advances made
by the Bank of France.
BERLIN (by wireless to Sayville)
december 9.-Cash payments on the
thlrd German war loan reached H,717.- :
10000 on December q. this being 914
per cent OF the total subscription, the
overseas News Agency announced, this
despite the fact that only 70 per cent
of the total is so far due.