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Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
JULIEN Pn|zEee
 SHOWN TOOAY

J. j. Bailey who is one of the hardest workers for the success of the Queens contest and the coming Moose carnival has laid job out for himself for this morning that will tax his artistic powers, as well as his muscle During the early work of last week arrangements were com pleted whereby the Palace Hardware X Arms company. agreed to let Mir Bailey place all the presents so far donated for the Queens contest in one of the windows Of the handsome new store room. MT. Bailey reserved Monday morning for the trial of his skill as window dresser. This morning he will endeavor to have the hundred and one things set around in the most orderly and artistic con- fusion possible. so as to give the eleatest possible showing to the really splendid capital prize. the $65 dia- mond ring that has been secured by the Phoenix lodge, Loyal Order of Moose as capital prize.
 The contest is on in earnest now. The girls who have agreed to en- ter nave becH SUDplleu NlIn UCketS and already they are hustling votes from their friends. On Thursday eve ming of this week a public dance will be held at the Moose hall, the regular weekly dance in fact, but the advan- tage it is to be the contestants lies in the fact that they will receive so many votes every ticket they sell to the dance. Several organizations proud of their prestige and reputation in the realm of fraternalism in the city are in behind some of the can didates with an absolute view of do- ing all that-Is possible within the bounds of honesty and fairnessi to land the particular girl that has been chosen by that particular bunch This is going to make the contest for Queen of the coming Moose Carnival one of the most interesting that has ever been held here
 The lists have not been closed There is still time for others who desire to enter to do so and their names will be listed gladly if the committee is brought in touch with the would be contestant Secretary brennan of the Moose can be reached on telephone 1423, or the contest com mittee at 1499.
 Who win wear the splendid ring
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21

90 and tell in detail of the plans made for the camp there, which has met with the enthusiastic approval of yachtsmen and motorboat owners.
 Petitions for a camp at the Newport naTal training station. on Narraean- set Bay. are now being circulated by the naval reserve committee of the Navy League and more than six thou sand signatures have been received. There is also a demand for such camps at Philadelphia, at Norfolk, and at point to be designated later along the Pacific coast.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
FOUNDRY IS BURNED
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MONCTON, \. B.. Feb. 2O.-Fire of undetermined origin tonight destroyed the main building of the Record Foundry and Machine company here, causing a loss estimated at nearly S1000 GOO. The flames spread rapidly. bat were confined to the one build ing, in which were located the of fees, sales and shipping departments and nickel finishing branch of the company The building of the mu- nitions plant and others on the prem ises which are being fitted as bar racks for an overseas battalion in training here were not damaged.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
NO GUARANTEES
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memorandum then accuses the Ger mans of a deliberate plan not to enter into any agreement of the proposed
 kind until they have taken "the last ounce of native stocks of raw mater ials and manufactured goods which can be of any use to them and until they nave been able to create such widespread Restitution as to force q requisite amount of Belgian labor to emigrate to Germany or take employ ment m Belgian works controlled by
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
MAX NOT RELEASED
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LONDON, Feb. 20.-Reuter's Am terdam correspondent says it has been learned that the report that Adolphe Max, former burgomaster of Brus- sels, has been released by the Ger mans and sent to Switzerland were Iunfounded.
 It was reported at Havre on Feb ruary r that the burgomaster, who was arrested by the Germans soon after the outbreak of the war and later taken to Germany had been lib erated and sent to Switzerland.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
TAX COLLECTORS GATHER
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FRESNO, Cal. Feb. 20 Twenty or twenty seven counties will be repre- scented here tomorrow at the opening of the twOday convention of the Tax Collectors association of California. Many of the delegates arrived tonight. One of the important matters to be taken up will he the resolution in troduced by Ray W Baker of this city, urging the reduction of the fifteen per cent penalty for delinquency to five per cent. J. C. Lamb, Orange county is president; and C. R. Stibben, Riv- erside county, is secretary.
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them TOT tneT DuIpOsts.
 The memorandum concludes:
 The German authorities must be presumed from their silence to have refused to consent to the scheme put forward by the relief commission. Their fixed policy of imgoverishing the country and driving the Workmen into theiI employment now stands revealed. His majesty's government must dis claim all responsibility toward the Bel gian people for the evils which the rcmnXe"
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
AMMUNITION STORE BLOWN UP
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LONDON, Feb. 21.-Three Bulgarian officers and 40 soldiers have been killed or wounded by the explosion of the chief ammunition store at Nish. says an Odessa dispatch to the Daily Mail. Fifty Serbian residents of the town have been arrested charged with complicity nthe af- fair.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
ENGINEER DORWARD DEAD TRepubIican A. p, Leased Wire1

OAKLAND, Feb. 20-Joseph E. Dor ward, chief engineer of the steam schooner Excelsior which was run down in San Francisco bay February by the steamer Harvard, died to- night of his injuries. In addition to being badly scalded by steam Dorward sustained fractured skull. He leaves widow, two daughters and son.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
ASKING FOR PEACE OVERTURES
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LONDON, Feb 2O.-The Copen- hagen correspondent of the Daily Mail says he learns from trustworthy source that more than 300 promi- nent men, including ship owners and the senators from Hamburg. Lubreck and Bremen, have signed a petition asking the German government to begin peace overtures so that the war may be ended in three months.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
NAVY LEAGUE
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coast communities, has become inter ested in the plan of the naval reserve committee. Some time ago the navy department approved plans for a camp of his kind at the Great Lakes naval
 training station near Chicago, at the request of ten thousand citizens who
 signed petitions. X large delegation Will attend the convention from Chica-
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
NAME SECRETARY THIS WEEK
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-Presfdent Wilson is expected to select new secretary of war this week It was understood today that he had mar rowed the list of men he considers available down to few men, Either Secretary Houston, or Thomas D. Jones of Chicago were believed likely to be appointed.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
BATTLE PAINTER DIES
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 LONDON, Feb. 21, 6;25 a. m.-Lud- wig Braun, the Bavarian battle painter, has died at the age of so, according to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Central News. Braun was present in the Franco Prussan war as official paint CT and his most noted productions have had to do with incidents of that period.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
B'NAI BIRTH MEETS
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SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2O.-The annual district convention of tho Grand Lodge of B'Nai B'Rith opened q three-day session here today with an attendance of about 150 delegates representing lodges in California, Ore Son. Washington, Idaho, Montana, Ne vada Arizona and British Columbia. Henry K. Wolff of San Francisco, Grand President presided at today s session, which was devoted to routine business.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
WOOD URGES RESERVE FORGE
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NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Major Gener- al Leonard Wood. U. s. A. in an ad- dress here today before the West Side Young Mems Christian Association urged the establishment of a great re serve force of citizen soldiers at de- fense of the country which would tend to make us a united people of all creeds and nationalities" If man ac- cepts his right to vote General Wood added, he is under a moral obligation to prepare himself for the defense of his country.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
ESCAPED CONNECTS CAPTURED
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SAN QUENTIN, Cal, Feb. 20 Frank Gonzales and John Mansir. the San Quentin convicts who escaped last Monday from a gang of honor men employed on the state highway in Rattlesnake canyon, 25 miles from Fort Bragg, were brought back to the state penitentiary here today They were captured by two mOuntaineers, after an exchange of shots. in which Gonzales was wounded in the leg. Gonzales was sentenced to San Quen- tin from Los Angeles and Mansir from San Diego.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
MRS. PANKHURST TALKS
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 WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-A mass meeting held here to raise funds for Serbian war sufferers was attended by several members of the diplomatic corps and was addressed by Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the English suf- fragette. Considerable sums were pledged to the fund.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
FORM COALITION MINISTRY
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AMSTERDAM, Feb 21 (Via Lon don).-The Luxemburg correspondent of the Lokal AnZeiger states that a coalition ministry for Luxemburg has been formed by Councillor of State Thorn, liberal
 The Luxemburg cabinet, headed by Dr. Loutsch, resigned last month Re cent dispatches have reported that democratic societies of the Duchy had demonstrated that the will of the people and not that of the Grand Duchess, should be the supreme law.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
TWO TYPES OF SECURITIES
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AMSTERDAM. Feb. 20 Cvia London). The Franllfurter Zeitung states that the new German war loan will com prise two types of securities those of the customary war loan at five per cent and 412 per cent exchequer bonds sold below par and redeemed in series a r.ar
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
lORIllARD REJOINS STREAMS
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ATHENS, Feb. 19 (Via Paris), Feb. 2O.-George L. Lorillard. American Charge d'Affaires to Serbia, has gone to Corfu to rejoin the Serbian govern ment.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-21
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-12
WILSON FOR A, TARIFF BOARD
President Has Plan Nearly Ready
for Submission to Congress-To
Introduce Bill.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Creation of a
tariff commission, it was learned from
official sources tonight, has been de-
termined upon by the Wilson admins
tration. A bill providing for such a
commission will be introduced in Con-
:ress in the near future, and President
Wilson may discuss the subject in a
message to congress.
The duties of the proposed commits
sion or board under the plan are I'M
derstood to have been agreed upon by
administration leaders, and would be
70 collect information regarding the
.ariff and to coordinate similar pow
ers now believed by President Wilson
to be held by existing government
bodies.
Aside from his belief that the tariff
always should be treated in scientific
fashion, the President has given con-
sideration to the situation which will
follow the European war, and has been
urged by many of his advisers that
legislation will be necessary to safe
guard Americas commercial and in
dustrial interests when that time
comes. In his last message to con-
gress he said:
Many conditions about which we
nave repeatedly lCSlSldlSO are OOlAS
altered from decade to decade uLder
our more rapidly and more radically
in the days Immediately ahead of us.
when peace has returned to the world
nd nations of Europe once more take
up their tasks of commerce and indus
try with the energy of those who must
bestir themselves to build anew.
Just what these changes will be
no one can certainly foreSee, nor con-
fidently predict. They are not ca1cu-
liable, because there are no stable ele
ments in the problem. The most we
can do is to make certain that we
have the necessary instrumentalities
of information constantly at our serv-
ice so that we may be sure that we
know exactly what we are dealing
with when we come to act, if it should
be necessary for us to act at all.
1.-The full powers of a tariff commits
sion are already lodged in the exist
ing organs of the government; most of
them and really more than the former
commission had, in the bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce of the
Department of Commerce and others
(powers of investigation. chiefly in
the hands of the new federal trade
commission"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-12
THE STEEL MEN WON'T TALK
Refuse to Give Senate Committee In
fornatio Regarding Cost of
Making Arnor Plate.

Washington, Jan. 26--Armor plate
manufacturers today refused to tell
the Senate naval affairs committee the
actual cost of their products. AS a re
suit the hearing by which they hoped
o postpone a favorable report on the
government armor plate plant bill, is
practically at an end. The bill will be
favorably reported.
The manufacturers came before the
committee at the request Of Senator
PenroSe to give their reasons for
thinking the government should not go
into competition with them. From the
first Poindexter, Swanson and Pitt
man queried them on cost The manu-
facturers alleged this was a trade Sc.
cret which they could not disclose
and which it was unfair for the gov
eminent to ask since it was eontem-
plating entering the business.
This ends the hearing SO far as 1
am concerned" Poindexter said to the
committee. These gentlemen were
given this opportunity to state their
side of the case and for reasons sat
isfastorv to them they declined to
state a part of it."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-12
DECLARES INCOME TAX VALID
Federal Supreme Court Hands Down
Decision Ending Legal Fight
which Began in 1865.

Washington, jan 25.-The federal
income tax law was declared constitu-
tional in the supreme court yesterday
Chief Justice White announced the
decision in the case of Frank R. Brush
aber, stakeholder of the Union Pacific
railroad, who sought to enjoin the COM
pany from paying the tax on the
ground that it was unconstitutional
The decision was unanimous. Justice
McReynolds, because of his connec-
ton with the case as attorney Cen
eral, took no part in the decision
None of the other income tax cases
was disposed of formally.
Most of Justice Whites opinion was
directed toward overruling the conten-
ton that the income tax amendment
tax provided hitherto unknown pow
er of taxation. Going far into the
history of income tax legislation the
chief justice concluded the argument
was without merit
Advancing to other points, the chief
justice held that the tax was not I'M
constitutional because it was retroac-
tive. The argument that the law was
unconstitutional because labor, agri-
cultural organizations and such were
exempt, the chief justice held, was
answered by decisions under the cor
poration tax law.
He said the point was only another
illustration of an erroneous assump-
ton that the tax was imposed under a
new power conferred upon the govern
ment by the Sixteenth Amendment,
whereas it was a power recognized to
exist from the beginning of the gov
eminent and thus decisions defining
the taxing power previously rendered
were applicable to it
Five separate suits to test the consti-
tutionality of the new income tax were
brought in the federal courts through
out the country soon after the law be-
came effective and all found their way
to the supreme court OF the United
States soon after
For nearly fifty years the fight for
and against a federal income tax has
been somewhere in the courts. The
income tax imposed in the Civil War
ard the years Immediately following
was not attacked with the seriousness
of later cases. 1t was not until the
Cleveland administration placed an
income tax in the Wilson Tariff Act
that the fight became active
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-12
The American Troopers Tried to
Cross the Rio Grande to
Rescue Comrades.
FUNSTON BLAMES OWN MEN
Disobeyed Strict Orders to Keep Away
from Mexican Side of Border
Officers Arrested

Brownsville, Tex, Jan. 27-Three
American artillerymen and one cayal-
ryman were drowned this afternoon
when three United States army lieu
tenants and fourteen privates invaded
Mexico opposite Progresso, Tex, in an
unsuccessful attempt to rescue Pri-
Yates William c. Wheeler and Biggo
Peterson of Battery d, Fourth Fieil
Artillery, who had swum across the
Rio Grande while bathing and were
captured by two armed Mexican civil
ians. Q
The Americans crossed under fire
from both the American and the Mexi-
can sides, but no enc was killed or
wounded by the gunfire.
Three Lieutenants Arrested.
Lieut.. ]. E. Mort, commanding Bat
terry D, Fourth Field Artillery. and
Lieuts. Payton and Waldron of the
same battery were ordered arrested
tonight by Maj. Gen. Frederick Fun
Ston.
Col. Z. H. Plummer, commanding
the Twenty-eighth Infantry at Mission,
Tex, was instructed to send field
officer to Progresso at once. Progress
so is thirty-f1ve miles west of Browns
vile. Major General Funston report
ed the occurrence to Col. J. r. Quin-
tinilla, commanding the Mexican side
in the absence of Gen. Alfredo Ricaut.
No Mexican Patrol There.
Colonel Quintinilla said there is no
Mexican patrol opposite Progresso, but
Immediately telegraphed the Carranza
commander at Rio Bravo, Mexico, nine
miles south of Progresso. to send a
detachment of troops to the rescue of
Privates Wheeler and Peterson
The Americans drowned were:
Sergt. Owen L. Clements, Corp. Mi
chael F. King, Private Harry A. Rhode,
all of Battery d, Fourth Field Artil-
lery, and Private Charles d. Wilten-
best, Troop A, Twelfth Cavalry.
Funston BIames Americans.
Major General Funston said tonight
the blame apparently rested with per-
sons on the American side of the Dor
der, and that he had issued the strict
est orders to officers and men to not
cross the Rio Grande under any Cir
cumstances.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-12
WANT A PATROL IN MEXICO
Cattlemen Believe United States
Should Guard Americans in Villa
Territory-For Meat Tariff.

Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. PA resolu-
ton requesting the government of the
United States to establish an ade-
quate patrol in Northern Mexico to
protect the lives and property of
American citizens was adopted yes
terday by delegates to the nineteenth
annual convention of the American
National Live Stock Association.
The convention also adopted reso-
buttons favoring the appointment of
a tariff commission, and demanding
that when the tariff is next revised
that all meats and similar products
from foreign countries be subjected
to import duties. Having meats on
the free list has not reduced the prices
or benefited consumers; and produ-
GERS have been injured, it was de-
clared.
Another resolution called upon. the
government of the United States to
place an embargo on imports of live
stock or dressed beef from countries
where contagious diseases exist to
prevent the spread in this country of
such live stock scourges as the foot
and-mouth disease.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-12
THE LUSITANIA CASE AGAIN
Germany's Latest Note Proves Unsat.
isfactory 10 Standardization and
Lansing Hold Conference.

Washington. Jan. 26.-That an I'M
satisfactory, rather than satisfactory,
turn has been given the Lusitania ne
gotiations by Germany's latest note,
was indicated at the White House yes
terday, where it was said printed fore
casts, showing complete concession to
the United States demands were "un-
justified by the facts."
1t was revealed that the note was
delivered to Secretary Lansing by Am
bassador Bernstorff Saturday and by
Secretary Lansing 10 President Viii
son yesterday. The latter placed il
before his cabinet
The most important features of the
note to which the state department is
said to object, are those telling that
Germany has refrained from mention
ing her warnings to United States citi-
zens to stay off the Lusitania and her
modification of her refusal to concede
wrongdoing on the part of the sub
marine commander.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-12
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

Conferences at Vienna and Buda-
pest between representatives of Ger
man and Hungarian shipping COM
panieS have resulted in an agreement
to organize a new Transatlantic
steamship line for emigration traffic
to America. The capital of the new
company is to be 100000.
Cen Francisco Villa, with a force
estimated at one thousand men, has
been located in Santa Clara Canyon,
a wild retreat on the Santa Clara
Ranch, about forty-five miles west of
the city of Chihuahua.
The firm OF White & Sinclair, the
largest independent producer in the
Mid-Continent field. has sold it's entire
holding to the Oklahoma Oil Company,
with headquarters in Tulsa The sale
was the largest ever made in Okla
homa, and involved considers ton of
more than million dollars
The strike of five thousand miners
in the three copper districts of Cliff
ton, Morenci and Metcaif. Ariz-, which
began September IL. 1915. was def
nitely terminated No details are
given
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-12
MEXICO FILES A COMPLAINT
Carranza Officers at Juarez Demand
that United States Soldier Be
Punished for Shooting.

FL Paso. Tex. JAN 25.--Gen. Gabriel
Gabira, commandant of the Carranza
garrison at JuareZ, presented to the
military authorities here today a re-
quest that a United States soldier
named Harrison be punished for hav-
ing fired on and wounded a Mexican
civilian Saturday afternoon. At the
same time representations to z. l..
Cobb, United States customs collector
here, were made that American cattle
thieves were stealing cattle from Mex
lean owners south of the border. A
demand was made that the thieves be
apprehended and punished
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-12
CONFUSION BILL PASSES
Military Service Bill Through House of
commons-Now Goes to the
Lords for Action.

London, JAN 25.-The military serv-
ice bill passed the third reading in the
house of commons tonight by a vote
of 383 to SO.
The bill Immediately was sent to
the house of lords and given the first
reading The second reading will be
taken in the house of lords on Wednes-
day, and parliament probably pro-
rogued Friday
Although tonights debate showed
that many Labor members are still
suspicious, there is no doubt that gen.
era1 opposition to the measure has di-
minished enormously since its intro
duction, and that the feeling over the
country is strongly with the govern
ment-