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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09

WASHINGTON, March s.-It was officially announced here this af- ternoon that President Wilson will call an extra session of Congress. The call for the session will be iS- sued, it is understood, just as soon as the President recovers from his present illness which is keeping him in bed.
 Administration leaders declare that with the assembling of Con- gress resumption of American com merce on the high seas will take place immediately.
 No difficulty is anticipated in tanning through both houses the specific authority for the President to arm American merchant ships and send them forth in defiance of Germany's submarine decree.
 Congress will also be asked to pass constitutional amendment changing the inaugural day to last Thursday in April.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
LATE GABLE NEWS

sEATTLE-Practically every la. bor publication in the United States and Canada has a representative at the l. w. w. trial in progress here.
 WAsHlNGToN-Hearings of the governments suit to dissolve the United States Steel Corporation be- gan today in the Supreme Court.
 oLYMPIA.-Thc Washington state Legislature adjourned early this morning.
 LoNDoN-With the British ad- vancing close, the Turks have con centrated before Bagdad in an effort to hold the city at all costs.
 PoRTLAND-Fong Wo was killed last night, a victim of tong warfare.
 sEATTLE-The jury in the Indus. trial Workers case, following the riot at Everett, in which several were killed, has been secured.
 WRANGELL-The body of an un- identified man has been found by trappers on Mitloff Island.
 PEKIN-The cabinet has resumed it's functions which were stopped when opposition arose over break ing with Germany.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
STEAMER ALASKA IS
 NOW ON WAY NORTH
 WITH MANY PERSONS

SEATTLE, March 9.-The steam. ship Alaska sailed for the North this morning at II o'clock, with the fol. lowing passengers for Juneau: E. K. Buck, w. C. Bohn, Mrs. Grant Johnson, Mrs. N. Heenan, F. Murphy, w. H. Ormsbee, Miss Jean Kamusha, H. l.. Kean, Miss J. Mcclure. Mrs. Roy Sewers, Mrs. Jennie Rose, Geo. w. Mack, F. V. Walsh. Mrs. Thos. c. Price, T. Anderson, F. T. Stevenson, B. Simondson and Chas. o. Lee.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
 IS EXPOSING
 CRAFT PLOT
Seattle BOotIegger Tells of How Police Demanded S2O a Barrel for
 Protection.
LETTERS READ IN COURT

SEATTLE, March 9.-The story of liquor graft is being slowly told in the United States District Court in the case of the government against Mayor Gill, Chief of Police Beck lngham and former Sheriff Hodge. Logan Binlngsley, the selI-confesed boouegger, today on the stand told how he had cut the demand of the police detectives. they have been paid S2O a barrel for letting in whiskey, to $lO.
 Billingsley submitted correspond. ence with the Hunt Company Of San Francisco. We need about 100 cases and ten barrels a week" wrote Billingsley once. and on another time, after complaining that ship ments were coming in bad shape, the liquor company answered: I've will get these orders out right if we have to fire every man in the concern"
 Claims He Paid Gill $4,000.
 Bnlingsley this afternoon told the jury that he paid Mayor Gill S4,OOO in currency on the afternoon of August 30. The witness state ment was the dramatic climax of long line of sensational testimony.
 The crowd hung breathless on his words.
 "The bribe," Logan testified, was paid to Mayor Gill in the office of Chief of Police Bccking- ham. I took the money out of my pocket and laid it on the desk in front of the Mayor He picked it up and put it in his pocket"
 Bilingsley said the money was paid to Mayor Gill at the time ol the famous compromise with the bootleggers when their papers, which were seized by the police in the raid on the Night and Day drugstore were returned to them. He declared that after he had giY- en Mayor Gill the money Chief Buckingham came into the room and told the Mayor that if all cor was returned there might be trouble. The Mayor, Bill kingsley declared, told him to take the papers away and destroy them. The Chief, he testified, suggested that only a part of them be de- stroyed.
 ITO hell with that" Logan tes- tlfed Gill shouted. "Take the pa pers and go. The Chief, l think, reminded the Mayor that Lundin had subpoenaed the papers. "To hell with Lundin, the Mayor said, take the papers and get out"
 THE EMPIRE-All the News All kL, rTfp,n yXvhop If Tc Npuyq
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
STEAMER MOVEMENT and Mail Information
NOW BOUND NORTH

 Spokane arrived from the south at one o'clock today. Brought three days mail. AI.Ki is northbound and should arrive Sunday. Prince John will be due from the south tomorrow morning. Brings no mail.
 SCHEDULED SAlLlN6S Alaska is scheduled to sail from Seattle today. Despatch is scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow. Humboldt is scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow. Admiral Farragut is scheduled to sail from Seattle tonight. soUTH5oUND sAILlNes Admiral Watson will be due southbound Monday. Alameda will be due southbound Sunday. Spokane will be due southbound Sunday morning, Each of the above steamers car " mail.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
GERMAN NAVY OFFICER SPY
 IS ARRESTED

LOS ANGELES, March 9.-Cap- tain Alfred Fritzen, an officer of the German navy, was arrested today at the home of Frank s. Hart, pres ident of the Southern California Music Company. Capt. Fritzen is being held for implication in the German spy plot in the United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
COAL FORWARDING IS
 URGED UPON RAILROADS
 ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST

NEW YORK, March 9.-The car service commission of the American Railway Association has called on all the railroads to expedite the for. warding of coal to public utilities, especially of the gas companies, in Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois. In many communities in the middle west there is a short age of gas coal from the eastern districts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
Legislators Are Waiting on Senate so That the Necessary Work Can
 Be Started.
NO GOVERNORS SPEECH
Expected Receipt of the Governors Message
 Is Delayed until
 Next Monday.

On account Of the disorganization of the Senate. the Territorial House, although fully organized. is merely marking time. or until the message Of Governor Strong is received. The Governors message was 10 have been delivered 10 the House this af, ternoon. but a communication from his was read stating that 1t will be delivered Monday afternoon. The House held a thirty minute session today and adjourned until tomorrow afternoon at o'clock with out doing any business of importance. The House quarters have been nice ly decorated by the committee ap' pointed for that work with flags, and pictures. of prominent Ameri. cans. from Washington down to President Wilson.
 Sowerby Takes Oath
 The roll call today showed all present excepting Murray, who has not arrived. Rev. John H. Condit offered prayer
 Mir. Burns moved that the new member, who was present. take the oath and his seat. The Speaker ap- pointed Mir. Burns and Mir, Corri- gan to escort the new member for ward. which was done and the oath of office was then administered to Isaac Sowerby and he was conduct ed to his seat.
 A message from Governor Strong was read. which stated that on ac. count Of the Reorganization of the Senate, and. as 1t has been the GUS tom to deliver the message before a joint session, he would delay de- liyering 1t until Monday afternoon at 9 o'clock, hoping the Senate would be ready at that time. The Gov ernor stated in the message that If the Senate was not ready on Monday, he would either read the message to the House in person, or designate the duty to some one.
 Committee is Thanked
 MT. Burns moved that vote of thanks be extended to the commit tee on decoration and this was done. Mir. Snow stated that the House owed thanks to A. c. Young, MT, Mercer, and W. ". Casey for the loan Of pictures.
 The members were given copies of their oaths Of office which they sipned 10 be acknowledged before Judge Jennings.
 Mir. Daly introduced a House reso- lution that copies of the journal of the minutes of each proceeding day be prepared and placed on the desk of each member before the start ot the session. and that typewriter cop les be prepared until arrangements for printing could be made. The motion to adopt the resolution was carried.
 Press To Be Assisted
 MT. Snow moved that all commit tees be instructed to prepare cop ies of all bills and committee re. ports which are to be introduced, for the benefit of the press as at the present time, the press repre-. sentatiyes are obliged to scheme around and bother the members to secure copies for newspaper work in order that the public may be in formed of what takes place. The Speaker instructed MT. Snow to in troduce a resolution to that effect.
 Mir. Day moved that the House ad- jouru until 2 p. m. tomorrow which was carried.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
HEAVY TRAFFIC PROMISED

MINNEAPOLIS, March Q. - Vice. President Martin, in charge of the Soo Line traffic, says that the spring tonnage promises to hold up much better than the surface indications might promise. There will be enough "hold back" business to make a big difference.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
SUBMARINE WAR
 ONLY BEGINNING
 OF BIC STRUGGLE

BERLIN. March 9.-The Taglische Rundschau, which, at the beginning of the submarine campaign, prophe. sled a collapse Of England within few weeks, now writes: "We can not expect our submarines to achieve another St. Bartholomew's massacre. Germany is struggling against ter rlble and very powerful enemy and we are only al the beginning of the final struggle"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
REGISTRY TRANSFER OF AMERICAN BOAT
 DENIED BY BOARD

WASHINGTON, March 9.-ReiusaI by the shipping board to permit the gas fishing boat Ventura to transfer to Canadian registry, marks the establishment of a policy opposing all such transfers unless it can be Conclusiyely shown that no perma. nent loss to American tonnage will result.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
U. S. CHURCHES SHOW A GREAT INCREASE
 IN MEMBERSHIP

WASHINGTON. March g. - The Catholic. Protestant and Eastern Or. thodox churches in the United States in 1916 had a membership of 40,- OO0.O00. an increase for the year of 747,OOO. or 2O4,OOO more than the increase for 1915. In 1890 the total religious strength was 2O,61S,0O0.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
HELD AS SUSPECTS
 IN SMUGGLING PLOT

SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.-Vi. cente Calero and Eneas Levi, bus mess men of San Antonio, Tex, have been arrested here on suspicion of being members, if not leaders, of an opium smuggling organization which has been operating on a large scale.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
AUTO AND TRAIN MEET;
 FIVE MEN ARE KILLED

LIMA, O., Friday. March 9.--Fjye' dead and twelve injured in the hos pital, at least two of whom will die, was the toll of an automobile acci- dent here last night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
LONDON FINANCIAL CONDITIONS

BOSTON, March 9-A London ca ble says: Money was in fair de- mand, on the arrival of the belated American mail and up to per cent was paid. Bills were firm at S-l6 per cent
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
President Makes Up His Mind To Call Session as Soon as ReCoverS
 from Illness.
NEUTRALITY BILL SURE
Resumption of American Commerce Certain by Assembling of
 Congress.
CALL FOR SESSION.

WASHINGTON, March 9. President Wilson late this afternoon decided to call the extra session of Congress April 16. He also announced that he is free at once to arm merchantmen against German submarine violations of international law.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
CAN'T ROLL YOUR OWN.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, March g.-The lower house has passed the anticigarette bill which prohibits the sale of cigarettes or the "mak- ings" in the state of Utah.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
HIGH FINANCIAL RATE
 IN MONEY MARKET
 OF CHICAGO EXPLAINED

CHICAGO, March 9.-Partial expla. nation of the higher money rate Is found in the Chicago currency movement. February shipments of currency to the interior are double what they were a month ago, and nearly treble year ago, while some larger banks here have drawn down their New York balance ma terially this month.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09
WILL SPEND MILLIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF
 ROADS IN THE SOUTH

BALTIMORE, March 9. - Sixteen
 states in the south and southwest will spend S1OO,OOO,OOO in road im- provements in the near fture, ac- cordlng to the Manufacturers Rec
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-09

oAll the Newg An the TImo. "
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-24
MISSION WILL MEET

! WEBSTER. Ind, Feb.,24.-M. E..For-'
eign Missionary society met with Mrs.
Viola Wilcoxen Wednesday afternoon.
1t will meet with Mrs. Otto Lacey,
Thursday, March L.. Joseph Parrish
spent Sunday with Mr.. Ernest Fus-
sener of near here. Miss Gladys
Williams spent Tuesday night with
Miss Lucille Williams. Mrs. Rebecca
Harris Of California is visiting rela-
tives of this vicinity. p. Mrs. Lucille
Beeson spent Friday with Mrs. Thur
ston and Miss Ada Hinshaw of Will
liamsburg .. Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Duke and daughter, Esther, and Miss
Mildred WilcoXen spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gum of Mid
dleboro. Mr.. Ben Crump, constable
of Wayne county was in Webster We'd
nesday. . Miss Mildred Wilcoxen
spent Wednesday evening with her
grandmother, Mrs. Viola Wilcoxen. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Feasel of Rich
mond were calling on their daughter,
Mrs. Floyd Hunt. Wednesday. !. . Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Hunt and daughter,
Helen attended Paul Hunts public
sale near Centersville Wednesday. -.
Miss Lorena Bond spent. Sunday with
Miss Helen Hunt. .. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-24
INCREASE REWARD
OFFERED FOR THUGS
WHO BROKE SAFE

GREENSBORO, Ind, Feb. s4.-The
reward for the capture Of robbers who
broke into the Ffrst National Bank
here early Friday morning. was In
creased 800 today by the Maryland
Casualty company. This combined
with $50 offered by Wayne county and
$50 by bank officials makes total Of
5000 offered for the recovery Of $3.50.
After the officials had put In hard
afternoon and night getting books In
to shape and fixtures temporarily re-
paired, the bank was able to resume
business at the regular time this
morning.
At meeting of directors yesterday
afternoon, it was decided to replace
the wrecked safe with a modern arm
or plate, time lock safe with all latest
burglar proofing devices.
Sheriff Carr and Chief of Police
Goodwin trailed the bandits through
Muncie and into Indianapolis yester-
day They have been in indianapolis
today, working on clues.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-24
Court Records

William Feity, Pennsylvania engi-
reer, charged with assault and bat
terry with intent to commit murder,
will be tried before Jury in circuit
court, Monday morning, starting at 8
o'clock. 1t is alleged that the offense
was committed by Felty upon his wife.
Sheriff Carr will start next week
serving subpoenaes for the session of
the grand jury which starts March 5.
George Barton, charged with nom
support, was dismissed upon motion
of the prosecutor by Judge Fox in cir
cult court, today.
The estate of John e. Wolfe was
valued at $1,000 in the petition for the
appointment of an executor in circuit
court today. The widow is given a
life estate in all property, real and
personal.
County commissioners rejected the
proposition of Randolph county today
TO pay half the costs of the erection
of a new bridge across West river
which serves as a boundary line be-
tween Dalton township, Wayne coun-
ty, and Randolph county. The COM
missioners believe no bridge is need
ed at this place. This county's share
of the cost would be s1,400.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-24
ASHLEY ESTATE DECL AIRED INSOL VENT
IN PETITION OF ADMINISTRATOR

The estate Of the late Harvey Lee
Ashley is insolvent declares Henry G.
Starr. administrator, in a petition filed
in circuit court today for permission
to sell one-hundred and fifty-seven
shares of common stock in the Ameri-
can Seeding Machine company belong
ing to the estate and appraised at ST.
each.
The petition states that the Union
National Bank of Richmond offers to
purchase the stock at the full apprais-
ed value and apply the proceeds there
from upon loan of $4,000 and inter-
est for which the stock has been and
is attached as collateral security. The
petition was granted.
Judge Fox also granted the petition
of the administrator for permission to
sell one-hundred shares of common
stock in the American Seeding Ma
chine company at the appraised value,
ST. share, at private sale, part of the
proceeds to be used in payment of a
note executed by the decedent to the
First National Bank of Richmond in
the sum of $500. The shares are
attached to this note as collateral Sc
curity.
The other petition of the administra-
tor granted by Judge Fox was for per-
mission to sell two-hundre6 shares of
Warden-W hotel stock which
had been assigned by the decedent
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-24
GERMAN SUBS sink
TWO MORE VESSELS
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-Sinking
of two more vessels by German sub
marines, each with an American sailor
on board, was reported to the state
department today by American con-
suls. In both cases the vessels were
warned and the two Americans landed
safely. The vessels sunk were the
Norwegian steamer Skrim and the
Norwegian bark Blenheim.
Consul Osborn at Havre. said the
Skrim was sunk by bombs planted in
the ship after warning had been CIV
en-. The Skrim was unarmed. in bal
last, and bound from rapport to Car
diff, twenty miles from rapport. She
was sunk on Feb. 10. The crew, four
teen in number included Louis Pinto,
a Porto Rican. Thew We're rescued
after 20 hours in small boats.
The bark Blenheim, according to
consul Frost at Queenstown, was sunk
by shell fire after its crew had aban-
doned the ship and without injury to
any of the ships personnel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-24
BRITISH BLOCKADE
RULING ATTACKED
BY BERLIN PRESS

BERLIN, By wireless to Sayville,
Feb. 24.-The new British regulations
for tightening the naval blockade are
denounced as illegal by German news
papers. The Tageblatt says the British
order is "the re-establishment of pri-
vateer pratice against neutrals" and
an unprecedented violation Of inter-
national law. England is hunting for
tonnage" say the Voseische Zeitung.
'.Neutrals sailing the seas without call
ing at entente ports will be taken in,
the tonnage to be confiscated or I'M
justly tied up. If they call at entente
ports they expose themselves to the
same danger. The result is to re-estab-
lish privateering which England re-
CARDS as her natural privilege"
The Lokal Anzeiger says England is
laying hands not only on neutral car
goes, but on neutral ships, having es-
tablished legal basis for condemna-
ton of all ships and cargoes which do
not obey the orders.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-24
Early Risers
See Wild Geese

Here's sign Of spring that beats
the robins.
Early.riserg saw . flock Of wild
geese flying north yesterday morn.
Ing. Those who saw 'em said there
was quite flock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-24
Want PROPOSED H|cn SCHOOL
TO PROVIDE FARM INSTRUCTION

II plans OF patrons Of Wayne town.
ship school. number 10, which Il 10.
Gated Ia Faifviow, come true. and vo.
cational high school ID established In
connection with tho new grade school
building, which 10 q certainty, Wayne
county farmers and their wives will be
given an opportunity to attend night
school II established class rooms and
laboratories under the supervision Of
expert teachers. next year.
In petitioning school authorities for
the establishment Of the first vocation
al high school In Wayne county on the
old Sevastopol school site, patrons ask
that provision be made In the building
for night agricultural and domestic
science classes for persons past the
high school age.
A Community Center.
The patrons also ask that provision
be made for Kindergarten class. for
an office for the township agricultural
agent and for community center
hall where residents of the county may
get together to consider collectively
problems which confront them and
at the same time promote closer rela-
tionship between residents of the
county.
Under the state vocational law.
which enables the state to bear two
thirds Of the maintenance expenses Of
q township vocational high school.
farmers from all parts Of the county
are given the privilege to send their
children to any township vocational
high school. All residents OF the
county would likewise be entitled to
attend the night school. Transfers
are necessary, however
The patrons of school. number 10 ad-
vanced their claims for a vocational
high school one more step at a meet.
ing with school authorities and the
township advisory board in the county
superintendent's office last night.
1.-THE township advisory board will
consider the petition for the erection
Of q new grade school next Thursday
night" said County Superintendent
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-24
Big SHIPPING Loss
DEVELOPS A CRISIS,
WASHINGTON AYERS
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The ire
nendous destruction of Dutch shipping
during the last two days is regarded
here as the most acute phase of the
International situation.
1t is regarded even as bringing near
er the probability Of break In diplo-
matic relations between The Neither
lands and Germany. So far Holland
.lhas. ouly made protests against de-.
struction of her neutral ships by Ger.
man submarines, but the startling OPP
erations reported yesterday and today
nre expected to arouse a wave of popu-
lar Indignation in The Netherlands
which that government may find diff
cult to Withstand, even should it desire
to do so.
The situation for Holland in rela-
ton TO Germany as it is observed from
Washington is growing more and more
difficult. Officials and diplomats here
will be surprised II the government
does not take some action.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-24

Williams, today. 1.-THE petition to
have q vocational high school located
on the second floor Of the new grade
school building cannot be acted upon
until after March Is, when the new
state vocational school superintendent
takes office. All plans must meet his
approval
Three remonstrances, carrying sig.
natures Of 104 persons living In Wayne
township, outside OF the tenth school
district, were filed to the petition for
the establishment Of vocational high
school In connection with the new Sc.
vastopol grade school building. at the
meeting last night. Objections Of
fered are that 1t would not be central.
ly located: that children from other
districts would have to cross one or
more dangerous railroad crossings in
reaching the school and that probably
by the time the building would be paid
for, it would be taken into the city;
and that there is no demand for such
an enormous expenditure Of money at
present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-24

A. o. Boyd. Wayne township asses.
sor. made public the list Of deputies
who will assist him In the work this
spring Of finding the valuation Of per-
sonal property and improvements on
real estate belonging to residents Of
Richmond and Wayne township. The
list follows: Addie Parsons and Alice
Swain, office assistants; George
Maisch. George Minor, ]. E. Reid, Will
Ratliff, AL Brown, James P. Reid, ]. H.
Taylor, Perry Moss. A. E. Bonsall, e.
M. Byrely. R. L. Moore, Simpson Ok
endine, w. c. Murray. Dave L. Reid.
Howard J. Ridge, Harvey Danna, Will
liam ]. Hiatt.