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Arizona republican., 1915-03-12
REVISION BODY
 MAKES REPORT
Committee Named by City Commission Presents Re- suits of Work in Form of Proposed Changes to the City Charter

In special session yesterday after noon, the city commission received from the committee on charter revi- sion of which the commission is B part the report of the proposed amendments to the charter. This re- port sets forth the reasons which ap- rear to the commission to warrant the proposed changes. With the re- port was filed complete list of the amendments as proposed.
 On Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock the commission will again meet to canvas the vote at the recent pri- mary election and at that time will decide upon :he manner in which the proposed amendments will appear upon the ballot at the general city election It is possible that the amendments proposed will be pub lshed in the form of a commission resolution and that they will be sub mitted under title upon the ballots as a concrete question, a single yes" or mo vote being all that will be required to register the will of the voter The city attorney is expected to present an opinion as to the man ner in which the proposed amend nnets should be placed upon the bal lot. If it is found that the method referred to above is sufficient. it will mean a great saving of space upon the ballot and saving of time in casting the vote as well as in counting it.
 The commiSee after presenting it's report and the list of proposed amendments yesterday was dis charged with a vote of thanks from the commission. The city manager was instructed to receive it's bill of expense and to present same to the commission for approval
 Following IS the report in full as presented by the committee, this re-
 port being explanatory of the sub ! stance of the proposed amendments as well as giving the committed reasons for proposing them:
 The committee appointed by you
 to review the charter and to sug-
 sest to your honorable body amend
 ments has devoted much time. care and pains to the work. It invited suggestions and recommendations: il received a number from yourselves and the city attorney, some from the manager. some from the Trades l Council and number from the cti-
 zens of the city. All of these sug- gestions have been carefully con- sidered and your committee here with submits it's report together with a few brief reasons for the changes | it suggests.
 Chapter Three Sec. ?. is proposed | to be amended to permit the con sOlidation of offices whenever it can i properly be done. Chapter Three Sec. 4. and G. These sections are
 proposed to be amended so as to lodge with the appointing power the power of removal The commission now appoints for an indefinite period. q manager, an auditor. and ! for two years. a magistrate. None of these officers can now be remov
 ed except for cause. The commits
 sioners are elected by the people and | are responsible to the electors for tho
 selection and appointment of the of ficers of the city. but under the pro- visions of these sections as they now
 are, they are practically helpless ir | The administration of affairs of al
 large and successful corporations is
 as q rule delegated to those wh'
Arizona republican., 1915-03-12
JAP CRUISER STILL ASHORE
ASSOCIATED PRESS prspArcH1

 SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-The Japanese cruiser Asama is still on the rocks of Lower California, says Captain R. J. Paulson, of the steam CT Colon, here after a trip to Topo- lobampo. where it was ashore for five days until lowed off by two steamers. The cruiser Tennessee stood by awhile when the Colon was in danger of being broken in pieces would be much cheaper and just as effective as publication in q news paper Therefore section was changed in the interest of economy
 Respectfully submitted.
 F. A. JONES, Chairman.
 FRANK P TROTT. Sec
 J. P. LUDLAM.
 H. P. DeMUND,
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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-03


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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-03

While 1t was known the British
were landing on Lage Borgne their
exact location could not be deter
mined. Pickets were scattered over
the country. but when man has
an army OF only $500 men he can
not spare many piclSetsl !.
One OF these pickets stationed at
an Important location ON lake
Borgne was captured and from him
the British learned where the 9TH
er pickets were stationed. These
were picked up one by one. On
December 40 the British landed ut,
a'little fishers. Village on the shores
OF Lake Borgne. Their scouts had
been over q great deal of the: land
in the meantime and had decided
on their approach to New Orleans
From the fishers, village they
pushed on along the shores OF a
: bayou and entered a swamp. Skirt
ing plantation at the edge of the
swamp, they marched until they
arrived at the banks of the Missis-
sippi River shortly before noon Of
the same day. Jackson was COM
pletely surprised The cathedral
bells were rung In alarm and the
TROOPS hastily assembled to- give
battle.
The British paused to rest and
await tho rest Of the army. Jack
sons men were given supper and
then they moved on the British.
While the army mar hedl down on
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-03
into 7the hands % another.

into the hands OF another. ~
Mounted on his favorite white
h6fse he moved to New Orleans by
forced marches. & He reached there
to find the city almost Indifferent
TO its fate. They were loyal to the
United States and hated England.
but they did mot believe the Eng
lish would come in force large
enough to CONQUER them. The
British already had defeated the
American fiotilia Of six small yes
sells and had entered Lake Borgne
\ at the time Jackson arrived. Gov
ernor Claiborne had begged tne
legislature to declare martial law
and impress everybody into mill.
tary service. but the legislature did
not wish to act. jackson accom-
pIished what Claiborne could not do.
Troops were mustered and drilled
for the battle. Among the troops
was company Of free negroes and
another OF Choctaw Indians.
Jackson's enthusiasm fred the,
city and recruits offered themselves
for service. Women and chiidrenl
sang in the streets. For the most
part the inhabitants were French
creoles They sang "LaAfnrseil-
loise,', lie Chant du Depart. as
the soldiers drilled. Jackson's Dirty
Shirts from the backwoods taught
them how to sing Yankee Doodle
and soon the French Creoles were
singing not only their old French
songs. but were liberal with the
strains of Yankee Doodle.
While jackson was building forts
and throwing up breast works and
making plans against every centin-
eency a visitor came to his head
quarters one night and offered his
services.
II would like to fight" said the
visitor. "But am prescribed. In
New Orleans they call me a pirate.
My brother recently escaped from
jail there. They have hunted me
: in the swarnps and they have tried
to burn my ships in the channels
of the river. am John Latte OF
Barataria.,
If know you for hellish bandit"
said Old Hickory. You have
robbed from everybody and have
sold your booty In the markets of
New Orleans through your agents.
You ought to be hung. do know
that you are a fearless man, and
have a half notion to accept your
olfer for we need men who can
shoot In the battle which is COM
ing ~
.If / come will bring my brother
Pierre on whose head there Is a
reward .pf $1,000 Both of us would
fight for you and the only request
we have is that you pardon us our
past and permit US to live in peace
the rert OF our days. We viii on s
our part promise. to abide by tho I,
laws OF the United States no matter
how irksome they are to u.s. IS
JACKSON ACCEPTS OFFER
OF PIRATE BROTHERS.
Jackson agreed; TO accept the aid;
of the. pirates. but; he could not
promise them clemency after tho
battle. He said they would .be
, safe. however. until the British
were repelled and then sif the state
Of Louisiana saw Mt to punish chem
for their past deeds he would give
them a chance to get back to tho
bayous and swamps. However, II
they fought bravely he would rec
cmmend clemency for them. The
& brothers agreed. s.
Barataria was a pirate stronghold
: on one OF the sluggish channels of
the Mississippi River below New
Orleans The ffflia bitants had mafie
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-03

One hundred years ago on the
eighth of January the Americans
and British fought their last battle.
In the interim a great change has
come oyer the American people. In
stea d of the rough and ready men
OF the back woods who couldn't af-
ford to waste q bullet. there has
been developed. generation OF
americans who iiardly know how to
handle a rife. The men who
fought the British at New orleans
We're probably the best hand TO hand
lighters the world has ever seen
gathered together In one army
THESE men Were recruited from
Kentucky and Tennessee. from the
streets of New Orleans and from
the bandits OF the Gulf Coast. So
rough were these Kentucky and
Tennessee fighters that they were
referred to contemptuously by the
British as the Dirty Shirts.. This
aggregation OF militia men Andrew
Jackson assembled for the defense
Of New Orleans knew little ahoat
drill Their military drill knowledge
consisted of how to forward march,
charge and fire. There were 5000
In this army OF militia men. On
the British side there were 10000
trained. veterans who had fought
with Wellington. They were vet
Grams from the Spanish Peninsular
Campaign and from other great
battiefields of Europe.
The secret of the success OF An
drew Jackson's men was TINT they
knew how to shoot. Every man In
Old Hickcry's army took careful
sim before firing and when tho
day was done General Lambert,
the commander OF the shattered
British forces found 2,e1T of his
men were dead or wounded. Five
hundred were taken prisoner. Even
the commander owed his Office 10
the fortune of battle. for the British
chief commander Gen. Edward
faelkenham fell with his men.
On the American side the losses
We're only eight killed and thirteen
wounded. ~
historians generally discredit the
iiiapcrtancc OF the Battle OF New
Qrieans. It was fought month
after the treaty of peace between
the United States and England had
been signed at Client Had the
British won the day they doubt
less would have been forced to
draw as the terms OF the treaty
gave them no territory.
But in the days OF the War OF
1879 there were no cables under
the sea. There were no fast mail
ocean greyhounds to race across
The Atlantic with words of peace
~ America word from Washington
to New Orleans travelled by slow
post and Andrew jackson did not
know peace had been declared.
Neither did the British.
General Packenhain conceived
the idea of capturing New Orleans
and taking the whole of Louisiana
Tcrrit cry which had been coded to
AMER a by Napoleon only twelve
wears before. With an expedition
Of picked men he sailed into the
Gulf Of, Mexico for the attack.
General Jackson had been directed
by the War Department at Wash
iilgton6 to attack Pensacola. which
nt that time belonged to Spain. All
II Florida was Spanish territory in
those days. Spain was not at war
With the United States but the
spahiards in Florida had allowed
The English to violate their neu-
tfaiity with impuni:y, The English
used Pensacola as an ,outiitting sta
Hon from which naval and military
mopeii,ents wore made against Mo-
bile and against American shipping
coming down the Mississippi for
West Indian ports.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-03

:',Bout de only trouble dat lob
rnissed'' said IIneie Ebsn, ewas
r,,npin' fur Office AM hayin' friends
come aroun' dc mornin' after cleo
ton to tell him whur HE made his
mistake .,--Washinston Port
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-16
TRANSPORT SERVICE
ROASTED BY JOURNAL

London. Nov. From the point
Of view Of the shipping man. the whole
history Of the war as far as the trans
port service is concerned is a wicked
story Of ignorance. ineptitude and coli
ossal waste, declared the editor of
Syren and Shipping. the leading jour
nal Of the shipping trade. He adds
Costly and useful ships were used
for months as prison ships. Super
ships like the Aquitania were em-
ployed on scouting missions. their
magnificent passenger equipment gut
ted. Ships were allowed to load cargo
or to book fun passenger list and
then owners were informed that the
admiralty required these boats"
An instance is given OF 7.00O-ton
boat, which was an ready TO sail with
200 passengers when il was taken over
and sent empty To the west coast of
South America, although il might
have been loaded with coal and rea-
lized a small fortune Another case
is given Of a 6,000.-ton boat at Huelve
about to load with a cargo of iron ore
Tor England which was requistluned
suddenly and ent empty to the Pa
cific, altho1eh there should have been
plenty of merchant ships available
much nearer the desired destination.
How long" asks the journal, will
these methods be tolerated? In the
national interest, a committee of ship
ping men should have been selected to
organize the admiralty chartering..
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-16
TIM mRI1Isn "BLOCkADE.r

The strongest objections in the
United states to the British blockade
are based upon the British policy Of
Selling American merchant ships
Whenever found in European waters
and not destined 10 SOME port Of the
allies. taking them into British ports
whore they are sure 20 be detained
for many days, sometimes for many
months. ana assessing port charges
against them, even when they are
discharged from custody as having
no contruhand aboard. and upon the
further policy Of barring American
Cargocs from neutral ports when the
same sort Of cargoes In British yes
sells are allowed 10 land in those ports
No British newspaper, let alone tho
British foreign office, has attempted
to Justify either Of these outrages on
the rights OF tho United States Fur
thormorc, Il is certain that Great
Britain will either discontinue such
petty practices for filehing money and
trade from American shippers and
ship oWncrsf ar. when congress- meets.
"a bin will be passed prohibiting the
OF munitions OF war to any
belllgerout
What such act would mean to
Great Britain France ana Russia rs
TOO well known 10 doubt that England
win yield 10 the demands of the Unit
ed states and that at the earliest date
consistent with saving her face.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-16
rNrERING rHE KrssIANs.

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It Is stpted that in preparation for
the rigorous RUSSIAN winter the ears
armies are being supplied with pHper
shirts. following the custom set by the
clever Japanese IN the Manchurian
campaign
We might ass civilians do worse
than paper ourselves into warmth.
Paper IS bad conductor OF heat and
prevents the loss of body warmth. 1t
stops. too. the entrance of the cold,
outside air and If of good texture VIII
rcpel any wind or drafts Paper shirts
may not be advisable for us, but 1t Is
quite simple TO open the lining of a
coat or waigtcout--the latter for pref
erenco--and carefully insert and
stitch in. back and front "a paper lin
ing. The effect is really cNtraordi,
nary.
h. the coolest weather an oycreoat
Is quite unnecessary; in fact, 10 would
be a burden The soldiers shirts are
made OF special paper--mulberry tree
bark but brown paper OF medium
thickness aud softness does quite well,
or even ordinary newspaper A per
son extremely susceptible to colds and
chills would II he 'pampered' HIM
self and ate three Jumps Of sugar dat
ly. which supplies energy and warmth
he practically immune from winter
ailments
4 bcdqult made OF paper ana COW
cred with any cheap material, such as
crctonnc, would give more warmth
than The heaviest quilt or most eNpen-
siye eidcrdoNp So 'papering' Is not
only warm, but economical
Paper Yourself therefore,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-16
STORM TOSSED SHIP
REACHES PORT AT LAST

London, Nov. S.-The Russian bark
Bnltzar has safely anchored in
Queenstown harbor after "a stormy eN-
perieuce which it is the fortune of a
few ships TO survive Nearly two
months ago when approaching the
Irish coast With cargo Of timber for
Cork, she was hit by a storm which
carried off her masts and badly
wrecked her hull Her crew escaped
in their boats and landed in the west
OF Ireland
Afterwards the vessel encountered
another storm and was driven far out
into the Atlantic She turned turtle
and became menace 20 navigation.
A naval vessel was sent out to de-
stroy the derelict. but the commander
decided to try to tow il To port. After
various misadventures he reached
Berehaven, where q salvage con-
tractor succeeded in rishung the
wreck. The hun was temporarily re-
paired and the cargo which was found
10 he intact, has now been delivered
TO the original consignees I'm Cork.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-16
now N WORKS IN GERMANY

The Journal is In receipt Of a iet-
ter from 4 German American" OF
WlnMow. Aris., IN which We are in
formed that we know nothing about
the freedom enjoyed BY the people in
Germany far more real freedom
than ls had by the people Of this
country" otherwise we would not
have So much to say Of the prussian
people existing for the state instead
OF the state existing for the people.
Let AS see lust how little We know
about il. For example there is uni
versul manhood suffrage la the Ger
man empire for members ol The ian
pcrml parliament. This was equally
apportoncd half century ago With
ono representative 60 epch hundred
thousand population within the dts
tricts. But there has been no rcdis-
Wictlng since 1871 and the indus
triad conters have grown while the
agricultural ccntrrs have remained
ncarlH stationary Thus a city OF
thirty thousand hns Just as much
voice n the relchstag as many cities
of three hundred thousand. and more
have today IN twelve of the stand-
still cities Just as many members arc
elected by two hundred thousand
voters us are elected by two million
voters m twelve of the industrial
cities. The country towns are con-
sentative and the industrial towns
are socialist Hence. II has been
against the interest of the emperor
for suffrage, in proportion to popula-
tlon. To be accorded. IN ono extreme
example. seven thousand prussian
voters elect as many members ass half
Ia million voters elect Ia another Sec
ton of the same kingdom
Again. the imperial parliament has
ample powers Of debate but unim-
portant power of legislation The
administrative government can enact
laws as well AN execute them.
liow thcso laws are enforced is a
story told too often by American
travellers TO need rehearsing here
Suffice Il TO say that the German po-
lice has the hest citizen under closer
scrutiny than the American police
has the worst criminal and the po-
lice authority is exercised without
local court authority or sanction,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-16
PROHIBITION IN RUSSIA.

Bechtcrcw points out the economic
cal moral and physical Advantages
which the prohibition OF the sales Of
amy kind OF alcoholic beverages Is la
bic 10 bring. During the first eight
months of the prohibition in force the
number Of arrests and convictions
considerably decreased, while during
the seven months previous to the en-
actment OF the law putting an end to
the sale OF vodka. the number Of Jail
inmates had increased to 40 per cent,
and az other crimes by Ga TO "a per
cent In Petrograd and other cities.
prostitution Is also considerably on the
decrease. The favorable influence Of
the prohibition ON future generations
Il "a impossible to estimate az present.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-16
IuolMINC ruiKE1 IN.

Thruush lhe press dispatches. the
world les coming 90 know one Of the
reasons why the Grand Duke Niche
las wts transferred from command
of The liussian armies opposed Go thc
Austrlans and Germans and sent %
the Caucasus. For Sis weeks hc has
been moving steadily into northern
Persia. o. country oyerrun by the
Turks early in the war, aud he % now
approaching Tcherau. the capital Of
Persia
For many years it had been tie
purpose OF the Turkish government
Go make Persia dependency OF the
ottoman empire Against this both
the Russian and the British empires
have been set dotcrminedy Tor not
only docs Persia form u wide bound
ag 81 southern Russia ln Asia, but it
also touches the border Of British
India and commands the head Of the
Persian gulf
The British forces arc moving into
Turkey through the Euphratcs and
Tigrls valleys and are approaching
Bagdad, The Russians are moving
down through northern Persia, ana il
seems probable that the two forces
win have Turkey Ia Asia cut of CONF
plctoly from the rest OF Asia and iso-
lated. much as the central empires
are hemmod Ia in Europe
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-16
POLES STARVING;
URGE RE0PENING
OF FACTORIES
Strong Appeal Is Made by
Workingnen'8 Union to Gov
ernOr general Protective
Tariff Is Asked,
lAs.oclatea Pres. corre.pondrnce.l


Warsaw, Poland, oct. Pleading
that three million persons dependent
on the industries of Poland are starry
ing, the Workman's Union Of Poland
has sent TO the governor general, Herr
Won Bcseler, a memorial urging the
reopening of the factories. the adop-
ton OF % protective tariff and the re-
turn Of machines. mechanical fittings
and especially belts and gears, which
were taken out Of the factories and
work shops during the early days Of
German occupation
The memorial states that the work
Ing population of Poland include
100000 workmen in factories 10000
in the building trade, and $4,000 in
smaller industries Including the
families Of these workmen, this in
dustrial population reaches a total of
three million persons, with a normal
income of about S150,000,000 a year
People in Dire Want
A certain proportion of this popu-
lation. it is stated has been sent to
Germany, and another section are re-
Ceiving aid from their former en-
rluvers-where the latter are still able
to help them But there is still
great mass Of people who are actual
ly starving says the memorial, and
for the sake of these persons 1t is adj
visable 10 put at least some of the
factories into operation, especially the
sugar, vinegar and yeast factories,
mills. brcweries, sawmils, brick yards
and foundries.
The memorial deals briefly with the
question Of articles Communicated by
the German military authorities. stat
ing that the complete confiscation OF
all raw material would paralyze in