The Alaska citizen., 1915-09-06

entire Thaw family that she went to the brink of hell to save her erring husband from the electric chair and all she received in return was con demnation.
 John Francis. the man named by | Thaw as correspondent. declares that he will fight the charge
 HANGED HERSELF.
 SANTA CRUZ. Cal. Sept 2.-The body of Elisa Simms bride Of three months. was found in the base ment Of the family residence in this where the unhappy woman had retired minister.
 MUST NOT ORGANIZE. CHICAGO. Sept 2.-The members of the Chicago board of education have placed a ban on unionism among teachers employed by the city. According to mandate issued today. following meeting of the trustees. any further attempts on the part of the teachers to organize will be punished by discharge sThe order does not come as a surprise but it is very unpopular and may end in a general strike among the teachers.
 WORTH SHADE MORE
 NEW YORK. Sept 2.-There was a sharp advance in the market value cs the English pound sterling in the local exchange today. the upward tendency being attributed to heavy cable transfers which were made early in the day At closing time this afternoon the quotations had climbed to $4.62. an advance of nearly five cents since the first of the week
 WILSON'S PLANS OPPOSED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. Q There is every reason to believe that President Wilson will encounter strong opposition when he attempts 10 carry cut his plans for the strengthening of the defenses of the nation. The fight against adequate preparedness for war will be con ducted by professional pacifists and economists, chief among whom are Senator Kern. of Indiana, and William Jennings Bryan The campaign of the opposition already has been started
 Id it is expected that considerable momentum will have been gathered by the time congress conyenes.
 TAAW A BEAR.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. D. Among the letters which have ac- cumulated at the hotel where Harry fhaw has engaged rooms are fully too perfumed notes. the majority of which bear a San Francisco post mark and have the appearance of having been penned by feminine fin The iaftar,, ipIjCarn will find many young women here anxious to shower attention upon him.
 ARREST THE WIDOW.
 PROVIDENCE, R. I, Sept. 2.- Mrs. Grace Mohr was placed under arrest today Oil the charge of re husband, Dr. Franklin C. Mohr and the serious injury of Miss Emily Burger, the doctors private secre- tary. with whom he was riding at the time the couple were fired upon from ambush. The negroes who were arrested shortly after the mur- der have confessed their guilt and claim that they were hired to com init the deed by Mrs, Mohr,
 The arrest of the widow today created a profound sensation, owing to the prommenCe of the family and the sensational developments in the case.
 TAFT SAYS PREPARE.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2.-To- day is Taft day at the Panama. Pacific International exposition and the chief feature on the program this afternoon was the address of the former President of the United States, in honor of whom the day was set aside. MT. Taft chose as his subject the preparedness of the nation for war, and expressed the belief that steps should be taken immediately to prepare the country for adequate defense.
 POPE'S PEACE PLAN
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug 3O.- The secret proposals of Pope Bene- dict for peace in Europe were pre- Sented to President Wilson today by Cardinal Gibbons, who called at the White House as the special repre- sentative of his holiness for the purpose of soliciting the cooperation of the executive in the plan to bring about the termination of the war.
 Questioned after the conference as to what decision had been reached neither the President nor his visitor would talk for publication. beyond admitting the purpose of the con- 'erence.
 SAYS HE'S GUILTY.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. B. Ernest Roeder, local politician, who was indicted several weeks ago with Boss Taggert and others on the charge of election frauds in cOnnec- ton with the 1913 election frauds fin this states, entered a plea of fgulity today The prosecution is confident of convictine the other members of the gang, including the ringleaders.
 FIRED THE BOYS.
 WASHINGTON D. C., Sept. B. The state department has been ad- vised of the release of 300 American boys under the age of IS years, who volunteered for service in the British army. The releases were granted at the request of fthe American govern ment, after it had been discovered that many of the enliStments were secured in a manner displeasing to the administration. The reports state that the majority of the youthful would be fighters were overJoyed to escape the terrors of the trenches.
 WILLIAM LEWIS SUNK.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.-The British ship William Lewis, owned by the Hindrolph company, of this