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Arizona republican., 1913-03-18
W|CkENBURCERS
 WANT A BRIDGE
Big Delegation From Pros porous Mining Camp Visit Phoenix in Interest of Hassayampa Bridge-Ask Appropriation for It

Combining business with the pleas ure of sporting hunk of green rib bon on fair St Patrick's day. thir- ty Wickenburg Bridge Boosters ar rived in Phoenix yesterday morning tn petition the MaricOpa county board Of supervisors for a bridge across the Old HasSayampa right next the town and possibly because it was the day Of good St Pat and the hearts of the commissioners were tender to- ward Wearers of the green. steps, no long strides Were taken toward granting the request. The petitioners arrived early in the morning. and sessioned with Messrs Orme. Moeur and Luke at the court house. The
 main question was. Why can't We have a bit of a bridge, now? Just q mite of a bridge. not over | thunder n fifty feet acrass. Arrah. now. darlin's. be good and say We can have ut"
 This touching appeal got to the supervisors who are just now making Il noise like passel of tightwads for thoughts of big road improve lnentS made necessary bN the coming Of the harvest season with it's flocks and flocks of farm wa gons. heavily laden with the produce of the field. etc
 Ten thousand dollars is all the county will have to put up for a bridge across the HaSSaYampa at i Nlckenburg, for the toWnSDepple
 have agreed to subscribe any amount in excess of that figure Chairman Moeur thought that the county might be able to stand this drag on the official pocket book and bN agree ment with the other members of the board will order d survey of the bridge site made within ten days ith the survey made and some plans 1 drawn it will be possible to deter 1 mine what sort of structure is
 needed and how much it will set | the county back in financial way 1 State Engineer La mar Cobb. who ! was an interested spectator at the meeting until he was called on tO
 be present officially. announced that
 locating survey might be made l inside of ten days and promised to
 order it in that time
 1 The need of bridge over the 1 HaSSayampa at Wickenburg has beer 1 a question Cf long standing. Like | many another county road improve | ment scheme. we have the Wicken ! burg bridge matter always with us. l It is a coincidence that the leader 1 and spokesman of the Wickenbure 1 delegation was named with the name | of shannon, and that it was the i birthday of Ould St. Pathrick. and | that the green decked missioner> 1 were successful in their errand l Shure an it must be thot,
 1 MT. C. M. Shannon of the mine 1 town was an able pleader for the much needed improvement. It was | probably due to his blarneY elo- quence that the supervisors released the purse strings somewhat ant 1 promised 10 see about it.
 Ezra Thayer. of Phoenix mine
 owner in the Wickenburg region | spoke strongly for the bridge anC ! after some discussion on the part O the supervisors and visitors, it wa. | decided to appropriate the ten thou
 and let the work proceed. Erin gt ! bragh,
Arizona republican., 1913-03-18
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
 LEAVE FOR HOT SPRINGS
E. Alexander Powell and Party Spend Five Pleasant Days in Salt
 River Valley

With five wonderful Arizona days back of them. Mir. and Mrs E.. Alex
 ander Powell and Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Hoax, who are here In the in terests of the Sunset magazine. have arrived at separating point when the two latter are to return to Cali fOfnia and the author and his wife 10 Phoenix. The last few days the party has spent in the southern part of the state, visiting Florence and the state prison Tucson and San Xavier mission, Casa Grande and the great ruined house and other places of in tereSt to the writer and taker of pictures.
 Arriving this morning by train from the south, Mir. and Mrs Powell will spend short time here before Ieav- ing by motor for Castle Hot Springs. the famous bath resort in the noun tans to the north. This trip they are to make in company with Harry Welch. A day at the springs will satisfy the visitors with this part of the state and they will hie them north to the Grand Canyon. the last great attraction in the state
 In his short time here Mr Powell has gleaned impressions like a wax record. He has been so well enter taned and so nicely cared for that he declares he can't say too much for the new state. And that is just why he is here Aside from all thought of impressing him because he is to write for and of Arizona. Phoenicians and Tucsonians have been pleased to know Mr Powell for his own sake. He is q man of great approachability, not too free, but easy in his manner for one whose name is so hOnored. Hardly a day passes without it being found that he is something else of honor or distnc- tion in this and other countries Briefly Mir. Powell is this: author traveller naturalist. geOgrapher, one | Of the five American members of the ultra exclusive British Royal Geo. l graphic Society, the man who tramp l ed Africa with Theo Roosevelt 1 the maker of the only maps per
 mitted in the majority of the Euro pean technical schools and United States consul at Beyrut Syria.
Arizona republican., 1913-03-18
FRIENDLY SON OF. SAINT
 PATRICK GETS SHOT AT
Joe Monahan Objects to Being Made Target on St. Patrick's
 Day

While Joseph Monahan was seated on the veranda of his home on the Yuma road and while he was think ing of the doughty deeds of Saint Patrick and the soon-to-be re-illurl- ined glories of the Emerald Isle. he was startled to hear the report of firearms followed by the sound of shot pattering on the roof of the MOnahan domicile. With wild thoughts of possible invasion of Maricopa county by d horde of Orangemen. Mr Monahan proceeded to get into communication with the sheriff's office.
 Deputies Connors and Sears an- swered the call and proceeded to the scene of action, found the dis turbers of the peace, disarmed them and brought them into Judge John stones court.
 The youths. who said their names were Edwin Thdmas and sam Hal den. said that they did not intend to shoot at the house and in fact had become so excited at seeing an English sparrow perched on tree beside the road that they had un- lilIlDtI tt llitIl itdN ' StI lltitlN anu pro ceeded to annihiIate the ornithologic al specimen.
 After Judge Johnstoue had aXplai med to them the sacredneSs of human life and how easily they might have killed someone the prritei.t boys were allowed to return to theI' respective homes.
 Last year three persons were killed by inexperienced persons handling firearms and the next person who prOmiscuOusly fires gun near a human habitation will be dealth with more severely
 Mr. Monahan said that the 17th of ould Ireland was the worst day in the whole year for an lrshman to be shot on, but admitted that a large number of the sons of Erin would. before the day was ended, be half shot
Arizona republican., 1913-03-18
HOPPE AND MORNiNGSTAR.
ASSOCIATED PRESS pIspATCHl

PITTSBURG, Pa. March 17.Devotees of billiards are manifesting lively in- terest in the contest to be played here tomorrow night by Ora MOrningstar and Willie Hoppe. The match, which will be of 300 points. will be for the worlds championship at 1S.1 balkline. The title is now held by Morningstar, who won it from Hoppe something over q year ago and recently defended it successfully against George Sutton Hoppe, the present challenger, already holds the 1S.2 title and if he regains the 1S1 championship he will again have virtual monopoly of the premier titles in the green table sport.
Arizona republican., 1913-03-18
Metals

NEW YORK. March 11.-Copper, firm Electrolytic, sl5m15.12. Elk ports copper this month 2l,40S tons. London copper quiet.
Arizona republican., 1913-03-18
PERHAPS

Wife-I don't think your new suit is fast colored: Pm afraid it will fade dreadfullv in the sun
 Husband-H' perhaps I'd better go out at night then.-Flegende
Arizona republican., 1913-03-18

Parties having no objection to rent ing room to sick young man please communicate. With or without board Address box 327O Republican at once
Arizona republican., 1913-03-18
Stocks

Amalgamated, s9; Smelling. 69H; Santa Fe, 101; St Paul. 10S5s; New York Central. 1057s Pennsylvania, 119: Reading, 155Ha Southern Pa cific 9S5s: Union Pacific. 1419s; Steel, 597s: Steel Preferred. 107as; Silver, 57h.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
COxEY GOOD MARKET ROADS AT COST
Initiative Petition
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of the State Of Ohio. Amending

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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
Another Fighting
President

President-elect Wilson is starting of
we'll His statement upon hisreturn from
Bermuda, and again on the evening OF
the same day at the banquet in New York
City, in which he breathes defiance to the
tory element who would precipitate a
panic in order to thwart policies, evinces
that his square under jaw means just what
il looks.
We take it that the American Tpeople
have elected another fighting man to the
chief executiveship. And that is precise
ly the kind of a man for whom they have
been looking.
We have in this country a certain ele-
ment which stops at nothing save pro-
noting their own welfare. They would
plunge the nation into all sorts of distress
in order to carry out their netarious ends.
II panic was necessary tointimidate the
highest authority and cause him to hesi-
tate in carrying out the policies for which
the people had spoken in unmstakable
tones, they would not scruple to precipi-
tate it,
The president-elects seemed to have had
them squarely in his mind when he an
nounced his intention of driving them
out of business, or out of the country in
disgrace, when he stated that any attempt
on their part toward disturbing business
conditions when he took up his new du-
ties would meet with prompt and effica-
cious rebuke.
We indulge the hope that the new pres
ident will adhere firmly to his policy.
He may rest assured that in doing so he
will have the great bulk of the American
people behind him, not only passively,
but assertively and unmistakably.-O
homa City Oklahoman.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

energy and thought can be centered in
constructing the best market roads
that can be built. The commission
under this plan can have 400 contrac-
tors or supervisors at work in the va
rious counties of the state at the same
time and can construct 1000 miles Of
good market roads annually.
No Excuse For Inferior Materials,
Under the state system we can have
no excuse for using an inferior brick
for surfacing the road, as the manufac.
turing, inspection and disposal of the
brick and all materials will be under
the supervision of the highway com
mission, and they alone will be re.
ken up and used in the place of stone
in the concrete foundations, thus uti.
lizing the inferior products.
Many People Inquire.
"Why make the bonds bearing inter
est at all? Why not make them with.
out interest and save the one-half of
per cent per annump
For the reason tina. there is a federal
statute placing a tax of 10 per cent
upon state issues of currency BY
making these bonds bear one-half of
per cent interest per annum it makes
them interest bearing bonds and gets
around the federal statute of a tax of
10 per cent on state issues of currency.
Federal Duty Not National Aid.
The following is the proposed federal
plan:
We can work under the state plan
until such time as we may be able to
get a federal statute passed to adopt
the noninterest bond bill, which pro-
vides for the states, counties. town
ships, municipalities, towns and viii
lagos to deposit their twenty-five year
noninterest bond with the secretary
of the treasury of the United States;
that it shall be mandatory upon him
to issue the face value of the bonds in
full legal tender money, deducting
per cent to pay for engraving, printing
and distributing, the balance to be de-
livered to the state, county, township,
town or village that de-
posits its bonds in accordance there
with, each being required to levy tax
to return the principal at the rate of
4 per cent per annum, when such
shall be retired and Cancelled, |
but without interest. This is the |
original plan of federal duty not add !
that CoXey's army marched to Wash
ngton in 1894 petitioning congress to
pass. 1t is proposed in this amend
nent under the state plan for $100000,- |
700 bonds bearing one-half of l per
cent interest per annum, the least pos
sible rate, to save $4,000000 in inter-
est per annum to start with.
Additional Economics.
In addition, by doing the work under
he highway commission there will be |
1 saving Of 10 pc cent over the old |
method of letting to contractors and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31


Fifth Question and Answer.-Many city
nontaXpayers felt they had no right to
vote bonds upon taxpayers, and the ques-
ton Of roads did not concern them be-
cause they did not use them, forgetting
they pay their share OF the burden OF
taxes indirectly through rents and the
products they consume
Highway Commission Supervision.
The Ohio state highway commission.
er claims that in the roads he has con
tracted out he has found it difficult to
get the contractors to even read the
specifications" and he must keep an
engineer or superintendent on the job
all the time or else it will be sighted"
This being the case, there should be
state highway commission of three
organized with an engineering corps, un-
der their supervision, similar to those
the great railroad systems maintain.
called maintenance of way. This COM
mission should have full charge of all
bridge, structural, sewer pipe, brick,
stone, gravel, sand and cement mate
rails for state, intercounty, township
and village market roads, and the
state, counties, townships, municipali-
ties, towns and villages; their public
buildings, paving streets, sewer sys-
TENS and other public improvements;
also have charge of all the market
roadways Of the state, intercounty,
townships and villages, organized into
divisions and sections with the section
grar cir tp
to maintain the roads of the state, in
tercounty, townships and villages.
Bonus In Lieu of Graft.
Under this plan the highway COM
mission may, at its will, do the work |
Itself or else own the equipment to
build, as an illustration, say, ten miles |
of eighteen feet wide market roads in |
a season, and simply contract to one
contractor, giving him the use of the
equipment free, also furnishing all the
material and labor for ten miles at,
say, 10 per cent commission on actual
cost of material and labor furnished
and paid for, in the construction of
the said ten miles. This 10 per cent is
for the supervision of same by the
contractor In addition to the 10 per
cent commission there should be a
bonus of % per cent paid to said su-
pervisor or contractor upon the saving
Of maintenance of the said ten miles
Of road constructed by him for the
first ten years after completion, said
saving to be based upon the cost Of
the maintenance Of similar roads that
have been constructed under the pres
ent graft system for the same length
Of time after their completion This
bonus is in place of graft-a premium
upon honesty, skilled workmanship
and to construct as perfect market
road as can be built There will be no
Incentive to slight the roads with in.
ferior material and workmanship. The
contractor or supervisor will have no
money invested in equipment ma
Lerial or payrols. so that his entire
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

each, total. $14,000,O0O employing '32
men each; total. 1882 men, working
300 days per year, to produce l,GS9,-
100000 brick to build 1000 miles Of
eighteen foot road per year. for the
next twenty years, to complete the
good market road system of Ohio.
This would cost the state by produc-
ing the brick under this plan $171 ,0SS,-
200 against $513,2 600 under the pres
ent contract plan. saving of $342, 176,-
400 on brick alone on $1,000 miles Of
road.
Last, but not least, by increasing the
bond limit to $200,000,000 at the end
of the sixth year and to $300,000,000 at
the end of the twelfth year the taXpay-
ers would be saving the per cent in
terest per annum upon the total ex-
penditures for the 81 900 miles of road,
the bonds averaging twenty-five years
to run, which would amount to a say.
ing in interest alone of $371 100000 by
the time the bonds are matured and
paid. The total saving to the taXpay-
eIb VI OlllO tllOilG III llhplON lLS the Oh
600 miles Of unimproved roads will
amount to $7S1, 100000, the roads cost
ing under this system, including inter-
est at one-half of per cent per an
mum, $433, ,5S0,000, besides furnish brick
at So per thousand instead of $15. |
Bridge and structural materials, sewer
pipe, gravel, stone, sand and cement |
to the state, counties. townships. mu-
towns and villages Mt cost. |
Whereas If we continue under the pres
ent system Of paying 41a per cent in
terest on bonds for twenty-five years
and letting out our roads to contractors
in the end they viii cost the taxpay-
ers $1,215000,000 in principal and
1911 100000 in interest
This the Entering Wedge.
The foregoing statements are worthy !
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
GOOD MARKET
ROADS At COST
CONTINUED from Page ono)

den Of the payment Of both the princi.
pal and the interest on these bonds is
no greater than AZ per cent interest
per annum bond is now, but at the end
OF twenty-five years under the present
system you still owe the $lOO,OOO,OOO
The People Struck at Graft.
Second Question. 90 Judging from the
amount of graft recently exposed. they
voted against it, believing only the half
| OF 1t would go into roads, the other half
into the grafters pockets, thus gettinr
| only twenty-five millions worth of roads
for an outlay Of $lO0OJO,OOO
Second Answer: This overcomes tha
| graft by allowing the legislature of
Ohio TO enact n law for the state Ia
construct bridge, structural, sewer pine.
| brick, stone, gravel, sand and cement
plants, employ its convict labor TO pro
duce sewer pipe brick, stone. gravel.
sand and cement ut cost for state. in
tercounty, township and village mar.
ket roads. and for all the state, coun.
ties, townships municipalities. towns
and villages, for their public buildings.
sewer systems paving streets and 9th.
paying its C0nvicts the same rate OF
wages that is paid for similar labor
deducting for the maintenance of the
convict, the balance to go to his fam.
lily, and if no family, to be held in trust
by the state and turned over to him at
the expiration of his term. giving him
another chance with something to start
with; also doing away with graft and
contract labor. This system will bring
the state into competition with the
bridge. structural sewer pipe, brick, |
stone, gravel, sand and cement compa. |
MES if they are asking too high price
for their products.
Not Confined to lntercounty Roads.
Third Quesuon.-Many felt that the fifty
million of bonds being for an intercounty
system of roads, the township and village
roads would not be benefited thereby and
that It was simply for the benefit Of those
living in the city, owning automobiles
wanting to get from the cities to the vari.
Gus county seats.
Third Answer: This amendment over.
comes such objection, because it con
after constructing all of the
l
6et roads, that we will then construct
1900 miles of township and village
market roads, so that the farmers will
be able to get their products to market
at all seasons Of the year, thereby re-
1ucing the cost of transporting them
and maintaining a more uniform price
Of the same the year around. Janu.
lry, February, March and April of
each year there are plenty of eggs,
hay. corn and products on the. farm,
but the roads are not market roads
Turing that season, therefore products
,annot be marketed.
1t will keep the young men and wo,
nen on the farm, because the farm
will be accessible the year around. It
Will have the effect of taking out of
he cities that are now overcrowded
With labor and putting them on the
arms and making more farmers,
hereby lessening the competition in
labor lines and produc-
ng more farm products. AS it is now,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

Columbus, o. Jan. 30.-A liquor H.
cense bill has been prepared by Judge
A. z. Blair of Portsmouth, who dis
franchised 1000 Adams county vote
sellers. The bill provides for county
licensing boards appointed by a state
board appointed by the governor, the
three members of each board to be
chosen from the two dominant par.
ties.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

by condemnation proceedings and ac-
quiring or constructing up to date man.
ufacturing plants SO as to supply
bridge. structural, sewer pipe, brick,
stone. gravel. sand and cement mate
rails at cost. thus saving at least GO 2-3
per cent on materials furnished; also
there will be no sales commission. as
the materials will be manufactured by
the state for it and its subdivisions
own use without profit and not for
private use
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
He Surely Has

Washington society women are very
much peeved at Woodrow Wilson, the
mean old thing, who has eliminated the
inaugural ball and thus put quietus on
the one big quadrennial opportunity to
see bow much of the old mans money
they can spend on gowns, an opportun-
ity to show their costly linen, jewelry,
their shapely necks and shoulders and a
few other things both natural and artih-
cial. While a whine of disapproval may
go up from this class President-elect
Wilson has made new friends among the
people of the nation.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
Allened Murderer Inlled.

Akron, O., Jan. 2s.-Charles Ross,
saloonkeeper, Is under arrest, charged
with the murder Of Harry Hanna, 80,
who died at a hospital here, where he
had been rushed from a prison cell
According to the police Ross threw
Hanna out of his place, at the same
time striking him twice with a club.