The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-31

The Supreme Court or tnt tHlltt States today rendered an opinion upholding the constitutionality of the income tax law.
 WILL LECTURE.
 SEATTLE. Jan. 24-President John Grier Hibben. of Princeton uniyer -ity. arrived in Seattle Sunday night to deliver some lectures al the Uni yersity of Washington and in this city lie will also deliver two ad- dresses on preparedness in which he will urge the people of the i.rited States to back up the Presi- dent in his stand for better na- tional defense.
 AGED SKATER HURT.
 OMAHA. Neb., Jan 2i.-While Mohler, president of the Union Pa cifie railroad, was almost killed.
 MohIer. although 65 years of age, is an enthusiastic skater, and has made 1t a point to enjoy the ice sport several times week. Yester- day he fell and hit his head so hard that he was rendered uncon- scious He is still in serious con dition but is expected to recover.
 ROOSEVELTS EN TOUR.
 NEW YORK. Jan 24.-Theodore Roosevelt. with Mrs Roosevelt, plans = lraE- on February 10 for the Windward islands, where they will stay for several weeks.
 WILSON PEEVED.
 WASHINGTON, D, C., Jan, 24.- According to a statement attributed to President Wilson. and appearing in the press here this morning, President Wilson is convinced that the dilatory tactics of congress are part of q well formed plan to kill his defense program. It is said that in a special message which the President expects to deliver soon, he will tell congress such actions should not be prompted by party leaders and that. if he can prevent them. they will not be tolerated
 President Wilson is said to De somcp hat "peeved" over the action of certain Democratic congressman whom he thinks should support him 10 the utmost in the defense program
 STRIKE OVER.
 CLIFTON, Ariz, Jan 24.-The strike of five thousand miners ir the copper districts. which was be gun last September has been de linitely terminated, The result is considered to be serious defeat Of the union.
 NUN DISAPPEARS.
 PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 24.-Much mystery attaches to the disappear ance of Sister VinCent from tht convent of St Joseph Villa. She had been a deyout nun for four years In spite of the most careful IrGu!-T I fr.r. ' nc. C-u ,a ia-.lu
 RIVER ON RAMPAGE
 PEORIA, III, Jan. 24.-The Hi rois river IS still rising rapidly and residents of the low,ands are fleeing for safety The dikes are broken in many places and thou sands of acres of valuable farm lands have been inundated The situation is desperate one, threat enins enormous damage unless the waters soon recede. Relief com mittees have been organized and help is being extended as rapidly as possible to those who have been rendered homeless.
 MUST GO TO PEN.
 LOS ANGELES, Jan 24.-Despite all the efforts of his attorneys to get his commitment postponed pend ing an appeal of his case. Matthew A Schmidt, recently sentenced to Imprisonment for life on conviction of implication in the dynamiting out rages, will be sent to San Quentin penitentiary tonight.
 FINE REMlTTED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.- President Wilson today remitted the fine of two thousand dollars i'm posed on J. II. Bullock, who was convicted in the federal court of de frauding the government in connec- ton with bids for coal for the sup ply of Forts Davis and Liscum, mili- tary posts in Alaska. Bullock has served his jail term which expired today. He was indicted at the same time as Houston and Jarvis. Hous- ton is still serving his sentence and Jarvis committed suicide before be. ing brought to trial.
 LOADED FOR BEAR.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 24-The Italian merchant ship Verona, from Genoa, arrived here today She had two guns mounted on her decks ready for action, her commander stating that they were for protection against attack from submarines Dudley Field Malone, the collector of the port, at once telegraphed to Wash ington for instructions and it is be- lieved that the vessel may have to be interned. She expected to return laden with freight consisting chiefly of war supplies.
 ANOTHER EXPLOSION
 JOHNSTOWN, Jan. 24.-The pow der house of the Argyle Coal com pany. located at Southfork. was dy namited yesterday. The explosion took place while all of the workmer were absent from the plant, so that there were no lives lost. Every win dow in the town was shattered by the force and considerable damage occasioned to neighboring buildings. The company has been shipping coal for the use of the allies and the dynamitng is attributed by officers of the firm to pro-German sympa- thizers.
 WE MIGHT TRY IT, TOO.
 SAN ANTONIO Jan. 25.-Sev eral thousand mosquito-eating bats will be released here next month in an attempt to reduce the mosquito pest. If the bats are able to make any appreciable difference in the visible supply of mosquitoes the example of this city will be followed by others in the state.
 EXPORTS LARGE.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 24.- Exports from the United States dur ing the year 1915 amounted to more than three and one-half billion dol lars, according to report made