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Admits He Was Informed.

Pursuant to this unholy confedera c,.
the Washington lawyer received from
his co-conspirator. as he himself has ad-
mitted. by word of mouth or sending
memorandum to Washin gton' a fund of
illegitimate knowledge amply sufficient
TO apprise the German embassy of the
concerns with which the Morgan firm
had placed orders. the tirne. approxi-
mately. Of deliveries. and also the date
Of proba bic shipments.
1T is matter of common knowledge
that this was the period during which
certain manufacturers OF munitions
encountered unusual and unexpected
difficulties. Strikes occurred, machinery
operated badly and there were nu-
merous mysterious explosions Sbtps
laden with war materials had sjnilar r
experiences. somehow il seemed TO be
known when they were to sail whittier
they were bound, as well as the char
scter OF the cargo.
This disquieting condition of affairs
continued until the close OF 1915 or the be-
ginning Of 1916 when the German ambas-
sador ~ populariy credited with having
prophesied a cessation. or. at least stis-
pension. Of the disturbances. and. strange
~ enough. they came TO an abrupt terrni-
nation about that time
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GRANTS HIGHER PENSIONS.
Pennsylvania Railway Increases to
EMPLOYEES Begin Present Month.

Increases in pension allowances for the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad will begin on the
lines of the road east of Pittsburgh and
Erie, to take effect with the payments
for this month. A minimum pension OF
SIS a month has been established.
At the present time, the pension list.
or roll of honor" of the Pennsylvania
railroad lines east of Pittsburgh and
Erie contains 3S13 names. Since January
J. 1900 when the department was estab-
i.shed. 1.5Os employees have been placed
on the ''roll of honor" to whom $40. 49,
;S2 Sy have been paid.
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Department Has Double Motive.
Sir Gilbert Parker in u. S.

NEW YORK. January 22.-Sir Gill
bert Parker. who has used his literary
talent since the war began in the
service Of the entente allies in the
neId of publicity. has arrived in New
York. SIR Gilbert said that he would
remain in the United States about ten
eeks. visiting Washington and other
large cities His trip is primarily a
vacation.
Evening star., 1917-01-22

naturalization of direct rights of
way under the general guarantee
which will assure the peace itself.
With a right comfy of arrange
ment no nation need be- shut
away from free access to the open
paths of the worlds commerce.
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Decorated by German Emperor

LONDON. January 22.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam
says Emperor William has conferred
on Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
Chancellor Won Bethmann Hollweg the
new decoration. similar to the iron
cross. which, emperor established last
month for civilians engaged in the
national auxiliary sertic4A
Evening star., 1917-01-22
Defended by Noted Lawyers.

In addressing the Supreme Court the
National Association; of Attorneys Cen
eral said the legislation was in re-
sponse to the increased fotation of
fraudulent securities during the last
twenty years. causing Loss OF S1vO,0Vo.
900 annually. The association asked the
court to uphold the legislation, par
ticularly as the meteoric value of stocks
due to the war has given new impetus
to issues and purchase by the pub
lie of fraudulent securities.
In all three cases the Investment
Bankers Association of America inter
vened as a friend Of the court" in ar
guments before the Supreme Court by
former Attorney General Wickersham
and Robert r. Reed, its counsel at
tacking the laws as interfering with
interstate commerce in normal trans
actions in securities.
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German Ambassadors Denial.

Count Won Bernstorn the German
ambassador. said: Il know nothing
whatever about any such thing as
that. when Informed of the contents
OF the brief filed in New York
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it," replied Senator Stone. that needs
to be considered in executive session"
'1f the senator is satisfied" said
Senator Gallinger, Il will raise no OBJ
lection. We have been 50 careful how
ever. and the suggestion has been made
so often that We be careful In matters
of foreign relations, that / wondered
about it,
Speculations After Hearing Letter.
Senator Stone. informed of reports
that the message might be related to
serious affairs. or to war dangers. said:
Nothing like that at all: it means
peace" In other quarters the view be-
| came well defined that 1t related to
the preservation of peace.
So many reports regarding the Presi-
dents purpose were prevalent that
Senator Stone finally announced that
President Wilson proposed to give the
senate an elaboration of subjects con-
tanned in his recent note to belliger-
ents asking for a statement Of posi- BILE
terms of peace
II was announced also that the Presi-
dent would discuss an outline of the
attitude of the United States toward fu-
ture arrangements for the permanent
maintenance of peace. 1t was said
positively that no pending questions be-
tween the United States and other ma
tons would be taken up.
The President divulged the purpose
of his appearance to no one. not even
TO his confidential secretaries. One
opinion generally current was that it
was concerned with the possibility of
with some international action to en-
force International law and treaties.
White House Force UNIFORMED.
Secretary Tumulty said he was en-.
tirely without information of the Pres.
ident's plans, and. so far as could be
learned. the President did not disclose
his purpose to Senator Stone, chairman
of the foreign relations committee. The
President himself was on the golf links
for his morning play when his action
became known. and all officials were
| in the dark as to the full purpose OF
the precedent announcement
The general lack of information or
the Presidents plans led to the wides,
degree of speculation at the Capito
and everywhere in official quarters.
Those who expected his appearance
to make the United States party to
some sort of international organization
| for preservation of peace based their
| opinion on the fact that the President
| Doth In public speeches and in his
notes to the European belligerents. has
pledged the United States. as far as he
| can do so, to such a principle. A great
difference of opinion has beGn aroused
| in Congress as to whether the Presi-
dent without sanction Of Congress. has
| power to commit the nation to such ar
action, and. indeed, as to whether Con-
| gress itself, unless empowered by ar
amendment to the Constitution, has
power to depart from Americas ira
ditional policy of isolation and free
dom of "entangling alliances"
Evening star., 1917-01-22
First Aid System.

An extensive first aid system will be
in force during the parade. il the plans
Of Mai. Raymond Pullman. superin-
tendent of police, are followed. There
will be placed in the patrol boxes va
norols small glass tubes filled with ab-
sorpent cotton, iodine and aromatic
snirirs of ammonia for exhaustion.
fainting or slight injuries, and rolls Of
absorbent cotton and surgical dressings
for th, first aiu work. Thus. many OF
Tho cases in which heretofore the am
balances were called can be dls
nosed of without delay. Every patrol
wagon win carry first aid medical
and surgical chest. and others VIII be
installed at all police stations.
.eiIcs OF lectures or FIRST AID ls
70 he started tomorrow by DIR. Matthew
+ Shields of the Red Cross Society for
the instruction of members of the po-
lice department.
These lectures will first be given 10
the class that was awarded diplomas
for efficiency, and then every member
of the force will be instructed by thee
me
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Capt. Alpheus Garrison Dead.

MoRGANTowN w. Va, January %.
Capt. AIpheus Garrison. aged eighty
four one of the last two surviving
members of the convention held in
wheeling in 1861, when West Virginia
seeded from Virginia. forming q sep
arate state. is dead at his home near
here
Evening star., 1917-01-22
Japanese Steamer Reported Sunk.

LONDON. January 22.-Lloyd's an
nounces that the Japanese steamer
Kisagata Maru III. 2,60s tons. has been
sunk. The British steamer Baron
Sempill. 1907 tons. is also believed to
have been destroyed.
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SENDS PLEA TO CARRANZA
TO SPARE PRIESTS LIVES
State Department Questions Truth
of Charges of Plot to Further
Villas Plans.

An earnest appeal to Gen. Carranza
TO spare the lives of two Roman Catho-
lie priests, arrested near Mexico CITY
la3t week. and charged with sedition.
has been made by the State DEPART
ment
The priests were to be tried today
under an old law giving the court the
right to impose the death penalty
without appeal
One is an archbishop. Mgr. Francisco
Orizco of GuadalaJara. and the other is
Bishop Miguel de la Mora of Zaca-
tecas- Both are Mexicans
Department Has Double Motive.
The department explained that it's
action was with the double motive of
humanitarianism and to prevent the de
facto government from sanctioning an
act whose character. ii was felt would
shock other nations.
The charges against the priests are
that they were implicated In plot to
further Villas plans for the over
received at tho State Department indi-
tied little basis for the charges and
the improbability Of their truth was
indicated by the known antipathy be-
tween the clergy and Villa.
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creased prices of supplies. The other
citizens have had their incomes In
creased to an extent sufficient to meet
the increased costs. but we have not
had increases, and are not sharine l"
the general prosperity.
Tax on Mineral Lands.
THE brief suggests that tax be
levied on the non-producing areas OF
coal and oil lands >If this were done,
il says, several hundred millions OF
revenue would result. aud the prices Oh
coal and oil products would be reduced.
because a greater percentage OF thesc
properties would be operated anu tne
supply of coal and oil produceu ~
creased An increased supply Wouia
necessarily cause a decrease IN pfice.
I'm conclusion. we ask that eact
member of the Senate consider ttie Ia.
that the deficit in the Treasury TOT tne
coming year must ana VIII os nd l'au ~
per cent for all employees OF the e., = h'tsu
states would cost only S2',ooo.o"o. a.,
increase of 3, 10 and 10 per cent woui"
cost only S3S.Oo0,OOo. TINS cos IL
cludes the increase for every employe
of the United States. nearly t"o'o''
This amount would not appreciaoiS ~
crease the appropriations, Whien
now believe will amount to ,o'ai VI
about 81. .50o,0o0,ooo.
Is Hopeful of Success.
The Federal Employees Union does
not believe that the petition OF thou
sands of the employees OF the uniteo
States, who are suffering from the iach
of sufficient money to buy the neees-
saries of life will be denied by the sem
ate of the United States when the mat
ter is up for action" says statement
of President McLarin in making pubiic
the brief sent to each senator
The Senate should certainly take
cogpizance of the fact that more 'hau
one-third of the employees or the
United States receive less than s'o
month" he says further; that the cost
of living has lately been advanced more
than 40 per cent, and that practicailg
all private concerns have increased
wages to enable their employees 70 HNe-
Shall the United States under the ao-
ministration of the democratic party,
which pledged itself at the st. Louis
convention to pay living wage 10 us
employees now refuse merely 10 1olloW
the lead of private concerns IN lnereas-
ing wages?
Evening star., 1917-01-22
BLUE SKY LAWSO.K K.
HIGH COURT DECIDES
Supreme Tribunal UphoIds
Fraudulent Securities Acts
of Three States.
WITHIN "POLICE POWERS"

Blue sky laws of three states.
Ohio. South Dakota and Michigan. as
designed to curb the sale of fraudulent
securities today were upheld as consti-
tutionai by the Supreme Court.
The court held that authority exercis-
ed is not in excess of the states police
powers" and that the law is not bur-
den upon interstate commerce in sale
of stocks and bonds.
In all cases the decision was by
vote of to /. Justice McReynolds dis
senting in all cases
Justice Mckenna did not announce
from the bench the reasons upon which
the court sustained the laws of the
three states. but only said the decisions
of the lower courts holding the laws
unconstitutional and enjoining their
enforcement were reversed.
Copied by Many States.
Blue sky laws,enacted first in Kansas
in 1911, with the purpose of protecting
credulous investors against sales of
worthless stocks and bonds, have been
copied in some measure in more than
half the states of the Union. Twenty
six states are said to have laws en-
bracing the fundamental principle of
endeavoring, by constitutional meth
DDS. to prevent sales of 'get-rich-
quick or Fly might" securities.
Two principal points upon which the
Ohio. South Dakota and Michigan acts
were declared void and non-enforci-
BILE in the lower courts were:
That they unduly burden interstate
commerce, of which stocks, bonds and
other securities were declared to be
instrumentalities. and that the laws
exceed the states police powers of local
supervision.
The states. however, contended that
the laws prevent fraud only and. un-
like the original Kansas type of blue
sky legislation. do not attempt to pre-
vent unwise investments. Also they
contended that the laws do not restrict
or burden interstate commerce apply
ing only to sales within the states, and
in preventing frauds upon their citi-
zens are a normal, wise and prevent
i've exercise of state police powers
Provisions of Laws.
Generally, the laws provide for ex-
aminations Of securities. prospectus and
other information by state security
commissions or other officials; licensing
of dealers and penalties of $1,000 fines
and ones years Imprisonment for vio-
lations. The Ohio law. however. ap
plies only to sales within the state of
securities on property outside of the
state, the South Dakota and Michigan
laws applying to both. Also the laws
generally exempt certain securities. in
cluding those listed on stock and other
exchanges, of national and state bank.
trust and building and loan company
securities; real estate transactions, in
Guiding mortgages; secured commercial
paper. including promissofy notes, and
are said not to restrict individual
transactions. The Ohio law also does
not prohibit mail order sales
The twenty-six states reported to
have blue sky restrictions are Arizona.
Arkansas. California. Connecticut, Flor
ida, Georgia, Idaho. Iowa. Kansas.
Louisiana, Maine. Michigan, Missouri.
Montana Nebraska North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon. South
Carolina, South Dakota. Tennessee.
Texas. Vermont, West Virginia and
Wisconsin.
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House, planning to return to his room
IN the Senate wing later in the day to
oIsSuss the general Legislative program
ate.
Evening star., 1917-01-22
Ban on Fancy Drum Majors.

Drum majors who perform all kinds
of fancy stunts with their batons will
not be permitted in the inaugural pa
rade. according to ruling by Maj Gen.
Hugh L. Scott, grand marshal. Neither
will giants. pygmies. bearded wonders
and other freaks of nature be allowed
to serve in the capacity of drum ma
jors. -. 80
In years gone by drum majors were
permitted to run wild, and as the re-
suit they attracted so much attention
that the parade proper was overlooked
on the occasion of the last two inaugu-
rations the bars were put up against
such antics, and Gen. Scott proposes to
observe the same rule on this occasion.
Arrangements also are to be made 10
nrevent the bands from playing the
same pieces whe nthey pass the Presl,
dent's reviewing stand. AS general
rule the bands play either Hail to the
chief" Marching Through Georgia or
"Dixie." and things are made very
monotonous for those in the Presl-
dents stand and other stands nearby
This time an effort is to be made TO
have variety of pieces played as the
parade passes through the court OF
honor
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13
GYRO COMPASS EXPERT
 GOES ON LONG TRIP

Bremerton, Feb. 13-Lieut. H. D. Mcclure, gyro compass expert, or duty at the navy yard, was detached today from his duties here and sent to Long Beach, where he will in- stall the compass of the L-boats re- gently launched by the California shipbuilding Company. From Long Beach he will go to Honolulu to lock after the cmpasses on the K-boats at Pearl Harbor and will return to Mare Island to insatll the ccmpasses on the F submarines, which have just been unlocked pre- Daratory to having new engines plaC ed. Then he will come north again to place the oompasses on the N- boats, now being built at the Seat tie Construction & Dry Dock Con- pany's plant.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13
SAVING RELICS OF
 NERDUN- -CATHREDAL

Paris-Among the war relics at the Petit Palais are remains of the choir of the cathedral or Yerdun, which the sub-prefect Grillon of Verdun is endeavoring to recon struct. Some of the panels have split, others caved in, by explosions and shell fragments, and pieces Of projectiIes are seen tmbedded in the ,canopies. The high Louis XIV chairs saved by Grillon during the bom- bardments, are nearly all intact. Along with the cathedral relics is the statute of the Virgin that was found undamaged among the ruins of the chapel of Saint Fine before Verdun, when the French drove the Germans out Of the village. Saint Fine marked the extreme point of the German advance toward the citadel. .,.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13
NEW LAND LAW
 PASSED SENATE

Washington, Feb. 13-The bill authorizing homestead entry to be made on public lands in Alaska passed the senate last night.
 A provision in the bill limits the patent to entrymen which reserves to the United States government all rig hts to coal, oil or gas, which may be found on the land prior to the issuance of patent, or subse- quent hereto
 This measure will aid in the set clement of the agricultural lands of the territory, in so far as it will not require examinations for coal, oil and gas before patent is issued as under the existing homestead law no entry can be made on land that has not been surveyed for oil, coal and gas, and if any of these are found upon such survey or examina- tion being made, patent could not be issued under the homestead laws.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13

Washington, Feb. 13-W, A. F.. Ekengren, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plentipotentiary to the United States from Sweden, acting for Germany, today served formal notice on Secretary of State Lansing of the intention of the Ger man Imperial government to detain in Germany seVenty-two American sailors who were captured in the South Atlantic by the German raid CT and brought to Germany on the captured steamship Yarrowdale,
 In sHeaking of the notification which had been given to the United States, Dr. Ritter minister to the United States from Switzeralnd, said that he had been informed that the German government had de cided to retain the Americans until that eC yernment had received defin- ite assurance that the German crews which had been taken off from the
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13
FULTON SCORES
 OVER WEINERT

New York, Feb. 1S-Freddy Full ton was given a decision over Charley Weinert in the second rount of their contest last night at Madi- son Square garden.
 Fulton scored a technical knock out over Weinert in the second round of their scheduled ten round bout the referee stopping the contest at that stage in order to prevent Fulton from knocking out his antagonist in reality, as it was plain to be seen that Weinert was no match for Fulton from the very start of the encounter.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13

Washington, Feb. 13-The Unit States has made a reply to the German note which was received through Dr. Ritter, the Swiss minister, in which proposal was made that the German and United States enter into a discussion over the submarine situation.
 In the note which is transmitted 70 Germany through the same chan nels that the note to the United States from that government was sent, this government declines to enter into any negotiations which might have a tendency bearing on
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13
FLIGHT WIZARD
 MAKES OFFER

New York, 12-OrVille Wright, who has done much toward per fecting the art of flying, announced today that in case of the United States becoming involved in war with Germany, that he would at once proceed to organize an aerial army to fight the enemy.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13
GERARD WILL SAIL SOON

Paris, Feb. 13-Ambassador Ger ard has arrived in this city, and will leave for Barcelona where he will take passage on a Spanish yes sel bound for the United States via Cuba.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13
.l3 LIVES LUST
 IN HOTEL FIRE

Minneapolis, Feb. 12-Fire broke Cut last night in the Kenwood ho- tel, which is situated just outside the business district of this city, and as result, thirteen guests lost their lives. Had it not been fer the heroic work of the firemen, the loss of life would have been considerably greater, but the men rushed into the burning building and brought out several persons who had been overcome by the fierce heat and smoke.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13

Mexico City, Feb. 13-ProVi- sional President Carranza, has is sued a note to each one of the neutral nations of the world, each note being indentical with the other, in which he proposes that the European war can be brought to an end by all neutral nations cut ting off the source of supplies to the belligerents.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13
SIGNAL SERVICE
 HAS NEW CHIEF

Advice was received this morning by Sergeant Sanford, officer in; charge of the local United States Signal office, operating the Alaska cable, that the United States sen ate had confirmed the appointment of Col. George o. Squire as Chief Signal Officer of the United States army, with headquarters at Wash ingtoa, D. e.
 Col. Squire relieves Brig. Gen scribea, who is retired from active service.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13
GERMANY MILL OBTAIN CAPTIVES
 TAKEN IN SOUTH ATLANTIC RAID

German ships now interned in the United States barbors would not be held CT imprisoned.
 This development has caused the greatest amazement in diplomatic circles here, and again makes the situation existing between the Ger man and the United States govern ments, which had begun to assume status which was thought might be made a means of patching up the difficulty, but this new tactic has dispelled all thought of the re- establishment of friendly relations between the two governmnts.
 It is the intention of the State Department to make another de- mand through Dr. Ritter on the German government for the imme- diate release of the Americans who are now being held captive on the high seas, and that they are being held against all international law.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13
MEXICO WOULD END WAR BY ClJT-
 TING OFF SUPPLIES ID NATIONS

In his note President Carranza states that it is his firm conviction, that if the neutral nations of the world are sincerely desirous of bringing about peace to the warning nations of Europe, this can only be accomplished by the neutral nations closing their ports against the i'm port or export of all supplies of whatsoever nature to nations who are now in a state of war.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13
ID
 BE SCREENED

Seattle, Feb. 12-Mrs. lola Beebe, one of the mothers s-in-law of Swiftwater Bill Gates, is in this city launching a moving picture ven ture.
 The film is the portrayal of the marriage career of Swiftwater Bill, and shows many scenes of the mans intense desire to figure in the spot light while spending his money.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13
LIMIT EXPIRES
 ON EXCEPTIONS

Washington, Feb. 13-Through Dr. Ritter, the Swiss Minister to the United States, the German gov ernment today announced that the time had expired for all exceptions In it's new policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, and that the blockade from this time on of all British, French and Italian ports would be prosecuted with the ut most fury. ....
The daily Alaskan., 1917-02-13
TONG WAR BREAKS OUT,
 ONE IS MURDERED

Seattle, Feb. 10-Harry Wong, the twenty-yeaT-old son of a pioneer Chinese family, was shot and killed here shortly after leav- ing his fa-her's place on King street near Seventh, early this morn ing. Wong was murdered by Tong gunmen.