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WAsHiNGroN. Feb. 24.-The first tan
gible result In Washington Of the sink
ing of the American steamships Evelyn
and Carib in the mine area OF the North
Sea was the decision OF tho bureau OF
war risk insurance to-day to suspend
temporarily the Issuance of insurance on
ships bourd for north European ports.
This decision followed a conference
by President Wilson with Secretary
McAdoo Of the Treasury Department
and Assistant Secretary Peters at the
White House this morning. at which
was discussed in detail.
|, was decided that there should be
al immediate horizontal increase in the
rates to be quoted on risks In the Euro
the advisory insurance board TO Ak
new rates no policies will be Issued on
such risks.
Whilo II is represented officially that
the decision 70 suspend insurance pend
ing the formulation OF new scale OF
rates is purely technical result of the
newly demonstrate ted dangers in the North
Sea, II is pointed out that one effect OF
the Governments action will be 10 dis
courage. In some measure at least. Amer
team ships from entering the mine and
war zones. In this bureau the Govern
mtnt possesses an effective !nstrumen-
tality for compellln American ships TO
keep out of these zones IL such a course
Is deemed advisable
1t is pointed out that the Government.
which is now about the only American
source OF Insurance on war risks in
these zones. may, II IL chooses to do 30.
fix the rates so high as 10 make them
practically prohibtive In an extreme
situation II might resort 20 this means
of closing the avenue for complications
with Great Britain and Germany. but
there is no evidence that this is tho
present intention.
To Double some Rates.
The new rates in some cases prob.
ably will he double those charged be-
fore the sinking OF the Evelyn. At that
time he rate on cArgoes bound for
Bremen was only per cent. Il hav.
ing been lowered from s per cent. the
rate at the opening Of the war risk
bureau. The bureau will maintain exist
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PASSES MOTHERS PENSIONS.
Delaware senate Approves BiIl,
which VIII Become Law.

DOVER. Del, Feb. 2i.--Tnc State sem
ate this afternoon passed the mothers
pension bill framed after the Wisconsin
law. The bill has the Endorsement of
Gov, Miller and is certain to become
law.
Besides mothers pensions provision is
made that any trustee Of the poor
friend or relative Of any child under
~ years of age in need Of financial
aid may appear before the Orphans
Court OF the county IN which the child
shall have been a resident for four
years and ask for aid in the main
tenance and support of such child
An appropriation OF $500 is included
In the bill.
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BURGLAR KILLS POLICEMAN.
Nsrdcrs Man Who Arrested Him
aud Makes Ills Escape.

Charles I'M, policeman attached TO
the Montgomery street precinct I'M der
sey city. was shot and killed at .
o'clock this morning by a burglar he
had found coming out OF house near
Stuyvcslnt and West side avenues
The policeman caught the man Just as
he was getting cut OF window and had
taken him to the corner when the burg
lar drew a revolver and sent bullet
through INNS heart.
Policeman Reynolds, whose post ad-
joins H'lls, heard the report of the
revolver and ran to lind lIill lying IN
"A pool of blood Two houscholders.
aroused ny the noise, saw man run
ming toward the meadows. Early to-
day the reserves of tho ddjoninS pre-
c.nc:s were acour!n- the marShe. fui
the murderer.
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SENATE TO REPEAL
EXTRA CREW LAW
Republican Members Agree to
Give Railroads Relief
From Burden.
JERSEY TO TAKE ACTION

Albany. Feb 24--The repeal Of the
extra crew law. which went through
the Legislature when Sulzer was Gov
ernor. was agreed upon by Republican
Senators in conference to-day and.
while it thereby is made a party meas
ure. il is expected that some Democrats
will vote for the repeal
The bill provides that tho regulation
OF train crews shall be part % the
duties of the Public Service Commits
sion.
Tho Railroads Committee OF the As
sembly has set March for hearing
on the extra crew law and II 10 expected
that tho Republican Assemblymen will
caucus on the measure also.
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The oakby MAS bound In hallds, from
London for Cardiff, Wales, when a tor
pcdo struck her on tho port side and
cAploicd with such force that hcr main
matches were blown on, her decks were
smashed
THO '.SH!Us smack Graft. was iou-
miles away, but she felt the shock and
has,cned 20 the scene, arriving in tims
to take oft the crew of tho stcamcr, uorr
of whom was injured All were landed
latcl At Ramsgate. An effort was nialA
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"COPETTE" A PISTOL EXPERT.
Chicago PoIicew woman Captures
Fugitive In Crowd

CHICAGO. Feb. 24--Bu,lets zipped in
the Loop and men, women and girls
fattencd themselves behind Il" posts
and scurried into doo-wlys to-day when
a policewoman with a roaring revolver
pursued and captured one OF three flee
ing men near Jackson Boulevard and
Fifth avenue
Florence Van Amber ,s the "cope,te"
who convinced Arthur Cocsls tha: she
is an expert AZ handling revolver.
with two companions the man had
been lettering around the La Sale
street station where the pollcAwoman
IL detailed, and after. according 10 her
story. she had seen ;he trio accost sew
eral incoming passengers she ap-
preached them.
The men broke into run ard the
"copette," with her blazing revolver,
pursued. The other men escaped
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TO EACH RECEIVER $l5O,OOO.
Suggestion That Men who Handled
Claim Business Get That Amount.

Application will soon he made 10 the
United States District Court for allow
ances for the two receivers OF the II. Il,
Clafin Company and their counsel II
was reported in dry goods trade circles
yesterday that $3.50. 900 for each OF the re-
ccvers had been suggested az compensa-
ton for their work since June 2j, 1914,
when they took charge.
Representatives Of tho receivers said
last night that the matter could not he
discussed before presentation to the
court The receivers are Joseph n.
Martindale. president of the Chemical
National Bank. and Frederic \ Juil-
Hard OF \. -. Juilliard a. Co,
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CARNEGIE LIBRARY FOR JAIL.
Movement In Amsterdam, \. y,
20 Change BuiIdiuG.

AMSTERDAM, y T., Feb. ga move
ment TO transform local Carnegie Ii
brary building into Jail was started
here to-day. The library was erected
in la0o by Andrew Carnegie. with the
stipulation that tho city was to pro-
vide for It's maintenance, Tho usual
appropriation OF $4,000 was stricken
from the budget last night. together
with other appropIiati to keep the
bulge, within the 100000 limit.
Tho proposition win be considered by
tho Common Council Alderman Hay
fingcr, who has been active in the fight
for readiustmen, Of the city's finances.
is in favor of the movement.
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NEW WORKERS BAG GRIZZLIES.
NJ. Belmont and &. u. Is~ltn. Jr.,
Rcturning From Alaska.

TACOMA. Wash, Feb, Accompa-
MED by two fine malamutc dogs. Morgan
Belmont. son OF August Belmont, and
g Oliver Iselin. Jr., left last night for
New York. They arrived here Monday
after six months OF camp life IN the
Mount Mckinley district Of Alaska.
Five grizzlies. besides black bear.
carbon and mountain sheep. were
bagged
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HOUSE GETS PRESS BILL.
sponsor Thinks Indiana WiII Pro-
hibit News Monopoly.

ISpIANAPoNs. Feb Ex-senator
Charles p. Clarko's bill, which requires
press associations 20 furnish their ser
vice 20 any one demanding 1t and which
passed the Senate Yesterday. was handed
down To the House to-day and was re-
lerred to tho Committee on Printing.
senator Clarke said Tonight that
there was little occasion for comment.
that the terms Of the bill were plain
and would doubtless he understood by
all familiar with press service. He
said he was confident that the House
would pass II and that the Governor
would sign II,
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BRITISH AvIATORS MISSING.
Three FAN 10 Return After Attack,
In BcIgtum.
>ps-td' cadic DSspdtct 70 Tnr -,

loNpoN, Feb ai--In an official s.u--
ment Tonight IN" Admiralty announces
that three II Its aviAtors nave becr
missing since tho recent JOINT qtta. X
upon ost'nd and XeebruGge aNd .r ne
hruges district The statement IS as
follows;
In the recent naval and ar ATTACKS
upon Ostend and Xcchrugse ani ~ tie
Bruges districts four fying officers wee
reported missing one of these, Leu,
Murray, has since reported himself from
Flushing, Murray Vas compelled 70
align; in tho open sea and eventually
was picked up by a Dutch torpedo boat.
The others who were missing are
Lieut.. Rlgali. Lieut. the Hon desmond
0Bri"n and Sub-1Aeut. SPENCE II is
regretted that no further news has been
obtained OF them
\ despatch from Amsterdam SAYS
that Lieut. MURRAY was taken TO ,iron-
'ngen. Hol,ani, where he was released
on parole
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PASSPORT PLOT
LAID TO GERMAN
ATTACHE HERE
Embassy Member Said to
Have Had knowledge
of Reseryists' Plans.
REVEALED BY WOMAN
TO JEALOUS SUITOR

Ricnard Peter Stegler. a member OF
the German naval reserve. who lives
Al Is st. Nicholas avenue. and Gustav
Cook. waiter were arrested yester-
dav on the charge of participating In
, second conspiracy to get fraudulent
t.r,ed states passports for German re-
se-vsts.
Letters said to ne in possession OF
The Federal authorities contain the
name of capt. Boy-Ed naval attache
al the German Embassy, and are said
Z, Indicate that the latter was cogni-
,art Of at least some of the efforts
bclng made by reservists to reach their
rstherland by means OF fraudulent
passports.
Letters that passed between Steglcr
and the naval attache, it Is said show
,hat the latter betrayed or was willing
10 defray the expenses incidental TO the
ISSUANCE Of the passports.
The new conspiracy was operated in
ourements which the State Department
has demanded OF all applicants for pass
ports since the disclosure of the tirst
conspiracy and the consequent arrest Of
Carl Ruroede and the four German re-
urvists who were taken of the Nor
wegan liner Bergensfjord in January.
That the new attempt to violate the
passport laws progressed no further
than the issuance OF one passport is due.
tie Federal authorities say. to Jealousy
over woman whom one of the con-
SQ.rdtors was counting.
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TOLD TO SLEEP IN CLOTHES.
Many Passengers on Cunnrder Or.
dunn walked Deck All NtRht.

LoSDoN. Feb "a. An Anne rican pas
songcr who arrived at Liverpool yes
tcrday on the Cunarder Orduna says
tho passengers were instructed on Feb
ruary ~ to sleep in their clothes
Very few slept at all some ~ them
walked the deck all night.
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Gun ExplOdes, killing Six.

GENEVA, Feb. at---One OF the largest
German guns used in the bomhardment
Of the French positions near Thanh. IN
Alsace, exploded to-day and one officer
and Ave gunners were killed.
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Il do not sec how any body can think
OF Berea and the work II has To do
without catching ire. The trouble
about the world - that there are so
many interesting things to do that one
hates to confne himself to one or two Of
them. ! md myself envy'nG mission
aries. cnvytng engineers, envying pio-
neers of all sorts. euvying those who
touch with the closest possible con-
tact the genuine s'rffs whether OF the
animate or inanimate world. because
they must have the scnee. II they have
any imagination az all. of In some way
carrying the great world upon their
shoulders and making II serviceable for
mankind
so hat ! have not come here 70
patronze this cause. have not come
here 10 lend II such support as IL may
get from the office hat temporarily
occupy.
Il have come here. as have como on
many other occasions before the Amer
lean people had put any burdens on me.
10 help Dr Frost II can attract the
attention Of men. and thinking men and
women everywhere, and men vita
means and men with energy to these
great and noble things tha' need 20 be
done and done well and done AT once"
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II IS alleged. Stegler hoped to escape
srts; by fleeing to Germany whenever
h. work IN behalf of his compatriots
Vas discovered
S;eser was born in Hanover and
After being graduated from German
university spent several years In the
German navy. He then came to this
ool1'y. Until recently he was as
s'aut manager in the export depart
mon, ~ the Keuffel & Esser Com
Tr1y manufacturers of drawing and
mathematical instruments. His mar
"a 10 the daughter OF a Georgia
politician and office holder living in
Atlanta was announced in one OF the
NcN York papers in December.
fno kounol ~ Esser Company has
IT. fIc'or- IN IIoboken. where Stegler
nj. Oh" acquaintance OF COoh. waiter
II TO N.nericln Hotel. kept by George
G males. 4 former Mayor OF Hoboken.
Nnuut a month ago Steeler left the
tuadl, Of keuffel q Esser. His ac-
~ ..., almost from the moment OF his
'-.gntf.ou. have been accounted for by
As'U Adams. He is sad 10 have paid
fotIout visits to COOK. who sometimes
la.,'i under the alias of Joe COokey,
al 10 have induced the latter to fnd
Ar..Utu citizens who were WILING 10
accept few dollars for the use OF their
rl1s-.
.m.. McGee and Or. Lo Medico.
.' agents Of the Department OF
visited Cook at the American
IIoboken yesterday and per-
..u that United States District
Marshall was anxious TO see
u this side of the river they
aim under arrest,
sent to the Tombs.
7.r .tsc worked up by Agent Adams
ss'.'-t S'cgler is said 10 be so strong
'N" latter confessed his part in
'' ouspiracy to Assistant United
S'',a Attorney Roger B, Wood.
-'ar''r and cook were sent 10 the
lb".. bv United states Commissioner
.H-'n.e : lIuughton in lieu OF $4,000
''' each Cook will be given a hear
': ext Wednesday
' Sow York American prints this
InS ihc story Of Steglers activities
d.. .- '".is II himself. lie says H. is
'..'- old and that from his youth
lh has hcen "a Prussian with all
". 'u" word means lie says he
.''' many countries before he be-
ans Connected with the Keufel a
.'-"r company of l27 Fulton street,
'' 'i'od 10 inform tho German Gov.
'l "f his intention TO become an
.'' .f. 'itiZ"u and consequently was
' rns"rvc list when the war broke
"' r', .ummor. He received orders 10
'.ss.. sd was assigned to the naval
'"' 0. A. CuNhaVen, lie reported tc
rWa0 Consul, but found there wal
rNr'p'ity for him TO return home
H. in \cw York city say.
NOS, extraordinary organi
o' Communications. ready a
80 do 80, ret work FOR 'h'
r..f " hon ordered they repOr
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Admiralty Fears the Clan
MacNaughtOn Has Been
Destroyed.
THREE KILLED on
ANOTHER CRAFT
Crew of the American Ship
Carib Savcd-Off Safe
Lane, Berlin Says.
Sp,r,ai Cd,ie Despotct 10 Tur suS


LoNpoS. Feb 2i.-German sub
marines and mines got two more mse-
camille victims to-day.
The Rio Parana. a small steam.
ship bound from the Tyne TO the Isle
Of Elba. was sunk this after
noon about eight miles of Beachy Head.
The crew OF thirty-one men were landed
a. Newhsven tonight and reported
that they had no warning until the ex-
plosion Of the torpedo stood their ves-
sci on her beam ends
The nationality and exact identity of
ously stated that she is from 200 to o.
600 tonnage and II has not been ascer-
taincd yet what flag she was sailing
under At any rate she had number
of neutrals in her crew.
THE American Lloyds" gives a steam.
ship named the Parana as OF Brazilian
registry and as haling from Hao Ja-
metro, She is OF 2s43 tonnage and il
owned by the Compan,s Commercio
Navigation. There IL no boat called tie
Rio Parana- according to the records
in the publicatior.l
Forty-one of the crew Of another
British steamship, tho Harpalion,
from West Iiartlepool, also were
landed In New Haven this evening
reporting that their ship had struck
mire or had been torpedoed of B"achy
Head. Three Of the crew, all china
mon. The Harpal!on was bound ID
Newport News in ballast.
Oakby sunk on Rye.
Another British steamship was de-
s'royed by a submarine last night, sc-
cording TO an announcement to-day. She
was the oakby. bound from London for
CARDIFF Wales. in ballast. and she was
sunk off Rye. all Of her crew being
saved by hshing snacks.
Tie day has been signaliz"d. hoUever.
ny the destruction OF German under
sea- boat. the French Ministry Of Marine
announcing that ono of tn" German raid
ers was SUNK after a canuouade or
cape Alpr"cht, near Boulogno II was
not stated whether the feat WAS accom-
piishcd by shore batteries or by French
destroyers.
There have been made reports during
the war from various sources that sub
marines had been disposed Of. but this
is believed to he the first official an
/ nouncemeut OF such n happening by ono
OF the allied Powers.
Rumors re current in London that
other German submarines have been
sunk. but no confirmation has been re-
ccived tho official news bureau refus.
ing To comment. Three OF the craft
arc said to have been sunk ny British
destroyers in the Straits OF Dover, one
of IN, coast ~ Norway and the f'th
hy French snip. Tn" latter is probably
the one accounted for in the French
Admiralty statement
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WILSON FINDS
"HIGH SOCIETY"
VERY AMUSING
"FOr Those Who No Longer
Have Anything Impor-
tant to Do" He Says.
ABILITY. NOT BIRTH.
VINDICATES AMERICA

WAsHtNGroN. FEB 2i--President
Wilson paid his respects to so-called
high society" in speech lie dellv-
cred to- night at a public meeting held
IN Continental Memorial Hall IN the in
terest OF Berea College. Kentucky.
1T Is very amusing sometimes" said
President Wilson. TO see the airs that
high society gives itself. The world
could dispense with high society and
never miss 1t. High society is for
those who have stopped working and
no longer have anything important 10
do.
Supreme Court Justice hughes acted
as presiding officer and was one OF the
speakers IN list which included Dr.
Hamilton Wright Mabie and Or. Will
lam Goodel Frost. president OF Berea
College.
The Prcsldcu, said among other
things
The only thing that is worth while
In human intercourse after all is to
wake somebody Up. provided you wake
them up TO see the light, provided you
wake them up to see something that
is worth seeing and 10 comprehend
something that their spirits have not
hitherto compreheudei.
There are colleges and colleges.
have spent the greater part OF my life
doing what is called teaching. but most
OF the pupils of most OF our universi-
ties systematically resist being taught.
Wind R-sis,s LenrninG.
Il remember being somewha, COM
fortcd and reassured some years ago.
after | had taught for ten or fifteen
years. by being told by friend OF
mine at Yale University who had taught
for twenty that he had found that the
human mind had infinite resources for
resisting tn. introduction OF knowledge
But hove is a c l,ege nlled with peo-
pie hungry to learn. II | had anything
that | thought was worth their hearing
should love 10 address a body OF people c
hungry 10 learn. | have never done Il
yet. have devoted the best energies in
me to getting their attention.
what America has v.udicdted above
al things else Is that native ability has
nothing e. do with soc.a. origin
The President her. made the remarks
quoted.
"rnosc who can open up tie grea
origins OF power" he continued, are
those who feed the nation. and when
one thinks Of that old stock IN storage
there IN the mountains for over 100 years
untapped mo of the original stun OF
the nation, waiting To- hc used. one ought
TO bid godspecd TO those men who arc
no did nit Ia
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Revealed 10 SuitOr.

The Woman. Il is said. in an un-
guarded moment revealed the details OF
tie plot to another suitor. who turned
over TO the Department Of Justice suifi-
Gent Information TO put AGENT Albert
G hdams on the track of the conspira-
tors
After the arrest OF Ruroede and the
othcl defendants in the first passport
case the state Department took pre-
CARTONS 10 prevent he substitution OF
pictures OF passport application blanks.
All applicants we're required to sub
mt piclures of themselves to the clerk
o. the United states District Court.
vho IN ;urn pasted the picture on the
5'tuk ia the sresence OF the applicant
sad applied the seal or the court 10
tn surface OF the photograph.
This method. it was thought, would
prevent any more passports issued TO
bona tide American citizens from fall
ius into the hands of reservlsts. Steg-
e. IL is said, in overcoming this OBJ
stacle used the simple expedient of hay
irg tho reservist apply for the pass
port In person, using the name OF an
srcommodatug American citizen, but
submitting his own photograph.
To test his plan Stegler is said ia
nave obtained passport for himself
IN inc name OF Richard Madden. who
: said to ne strong arm attenda mt
IN one OF the concert halls on the water
font IN lioboken. Agent Adams is
sarcning for Madden. who, II Is AL
.oS'i. nas introduced 10 Stegler oy
cp,L
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WARD DRIVER
DENIES TRUTH
OF TESTIMONY
"Terribly Excited" When
He Told of Getting
6 Cent Order.
HIS MEMORY WAIVERS:
PERKINS TO GET CASE

jefferson Lasher. driver for the
Ward Baking Company. took back be-
fore Referee Myer Nussbaum at yes
terday's hearing of the Attorney-Gen-
erals bread. flour and wheat inquiry
the testimony he gave In an apparently
straightforward manner on February
IL TO the effect that one Of his superiors
gave him verbal instructions to get
agreements from his hfty-two customers
to sell bread at the advanced price OF
six cents per loaf,
Much OF Lasher's original testimony
was read TO him. but he couldn't even
recall the questions that had been asked.
explaining his loss of memory by saying
that he had been 80 terribly excited" !"
He was sure. however. that he had never
received any orders to tell grocers and
others that they must charge Elk cents
for Wards bread.
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UNITEDS ESTATES SUSPENDS
WAR ZONE INSURANCE
Board Decides to Increase Tariff on Ships to Danger
Area-Insurance on Evelyn and Canb,
$659, ,1O3-Protest in House.

ing rates on ships bound for south
American and Far Eastern ports.
Secretary McAdoo issued this state
ment to-day In regard to the financial
status OF the bureau:
The total insurance carried by tho
Bureau OF War RISK Insurance Of tho
Treasury Department upon the ship
Evelyn. reported sunk off Rorkum ISL
and February 10. and tho steamer
Car!h. reported sunk In the North Sea
February %. IL s659.lo3. which is COW
cred entirely by premium1 already
earned by the Bureau of War RISK In
surnnce
The total premiums received by the
bureau UP TO and including February 23
amounted 10 81 .5o2 30. OF this s75:.o+i
has actually been earned and all risks
released The s65el03 represents the
maximum possible liability OF the bureau
Of war risk insurance in connection with
the sinking OF tho two steamers. This
does not take into account the possibility
OF salvage The condition of the sunken
steamers at this time ~ unknown. Cot
ton is rather easily salvaged. and IL is
possible that tho cargoes arc not beyond
recovery. II 80 this would mean a ma
terial decrease in the possible loss.
THE total amount of insurance SO far
written by the bureau Of war risk insur.
ance is sb.si5,0s,. and the sinking OF
these two steamers represents the first
loss suffered since the bureau was organ
lied on September 2 last -