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BRITISH WOMAN m
foreign SERVICE
Miss Pressle Smith "a As-
sistant Secret etary lat
Christiana Legation.

LONDON; Nov. 1S.-The appoint.
ment of a prominent isuffragisti leader.
Miss Presley Smith, as an assistant
secretary in the British Legation at
,Christiania is "a departure In British
policy and a tribute to the work of
British women In. the war. When the
campaign for suffrage was being wag!
ed before the war, Sir Edward Grey
declared himself % supporter Of equal
rights for the sexes, and several mem.
bers Of Parliament asked II the Min;
lister OF Foreign Affairs would dare
to show the courage OF his convictions
by, appointing women to the diplo.
matte service. "A practical answer to
the question has now been given.
Norway itself was the pioneer nation
in this movement having q woman
secretary OF legation on its own dip;
lomatic roll. t., SIS 81,
Miss PRESLEY Smith has been the
organizer OF the National Union for
Suffrage in Edinburgh for the last two
and a half years, and since the war
began has shown fine organizing abllt-
ty2i the management of ocieties for
the relief OF soldiers and sailors, and
their families. Prominent advocates
Of the woman's movement have been
urging the government to- open the
higher branches Of the civil service
to university, women and have urged
the.r: suitability forHdiplomacy. There
is no doubt that Miss Smith will be
persona grata in Norway since that
Iiis a suffrage country, where women
are eligible to all branches OF tne
public service except the army and
the church. x \ y;
Miss Presley Smith was one Of a
band OF women who went into the
fields as berry.pickers to obtain first
hand knowledge of the conditions un-
der which women worked. The result
OF their experiences was to persuade
employers to raise wages, and to fur
nish. decent shelter and food for the
hundreds Of women and girls who are
drafted from the cities in summer by
the great canning firms. lsf
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Postoffice Inspectors are Organizing
the New Force and Gettingthe
Mails Moving
some DELIVERIES WERE made TO-DAY
Visiting Officials Say They Have Nothing tod With tn
Legal Aspects Of the Case Declare Matters Will
BelAll Right in FewlDays.

iwhatever in this department. The
sorting OF city mail seems to be where
the most trouble Is met with, as the
men doing the sorting do not know
the city and the routes.
Mall piled in large heaps waiting
to bc sorted and Mr.. Manleyg is still
looking for more experienced help TO
take care OF the work in this depart
ment. All eligible men that apply are
being hired and put to work as soon
as they have shown their ability In a
certain capacity. Parcel post is being
delivered as promptly as sorted, but
this also is still a mass of boxes and
packages which will take some time
to straighten out.
The money order window, in charge
Of Harry Owens, Of Grafton. is in ca.
pable hands, as, Mr.. Owens has beef
acknowledged as one of the most eff.
.cient men In the state in the line men,
toned. s.,.E,.
Congressman M. M. Neely was at
the postoifice early this morning look.
ing over the conditions in general. He
went from window to window and be,
hind the partitions he and Mr.. Manley
took in the situation He talked with
most OF the men that came here to
take tho strikers Jobs and left with
an eir4 OF satisfaction when IL seemed
that the lmenIwere able to handle the
work even though 1t was somewhat
slow.
Major Neely had nothing to say for
publication concerning the resigna.
itionss OF the postoffice force. 3
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.M0NQNGAH GLASS
ENLARG|NG Plant
New Building Will Be De-
voted to Deep Plate
Etching.

+ The Monongah Glass Company has
started work on an addition to its
plant. This addition viii be a build
ing 36x12O feet located ad Joining their
plant No. 2 between Eleventh ana
Twelfth streets, fronting on Minor
avenue. and Is to be used for deep
plate etching of glassware. q
This line Of work was taken up some
months ago and the business has de.
veloped to an extent requiring this
large! addition to. o.accommo odate this de.
partment. Several new designs are
being brought out, which are meeting
with great favor in the trade. 81 &
This department Is efficiently man
aged by ]. R. Truog, who has had
many years experience in the art of
deep plate etching on glass.
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Argentine Curtails
Cente NAL Plans
.lBy. Associated Press.l !

II. NY, ,hseOSldGGul IlIeob.I trt,
BUENos AIRES, Nov 1s.-Plans
for the elaborate celebration next July
Of the Tooth anniversary Of the estab.
lishment Of the Argentine Republic
have, been largely curtailed because Of
the world:crisis now prevailing. and
1t has even been suggested that the
celebration be postponed for several
years unless thereii early relief from
the general trade depression. Con.
gress has cut down considerably the
sum OF money which was deemed
necessary to carry out the original
plans. so there is little Likelihood that
the Centenary Of. the Constitution will
be observed on such an elaborate
scale as was the centenary of the
War Of Independe dence, which was eel:
ebrated in May, 1910.
Although q gradual recovery In
trade and commerce generally Is mo-
ticed, and the prospects for the com.
ing year are favorable, there Is wide.
spread protest against drawing heay:
lily from the national exchequer for
any patriotic celebration at this time.
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CRUDE OIL, REACHES ST.;
MIL LIOMSFOR w. VA.
Vast Quantity Of Oil Above
Ground in this State,
l(By Associated press.) }

tByl Associated Press.)
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 1S.-Twoi dol-
lar oil, the goal OF hundreds OF pro-
ducers throughout the country. was
reached this morning when the South
Penn Oil Company announced the Sec
ond advance In crude for the week an
follows:
Pennsylvania crude. s.; Mercer
black, New Castle. Corning, $50:
cabell. s1.55; Somerset. s1.4a; Rse.
land, 20!
This Is an advance of 10 cents =
barrel on each grnde except Ragland.
which Is unchanged.
Oil producers have for q long time
been waiting for the day when P6nn-
sylyania, the base OF the market,
would command 50 and they would
be able to sell their products for what
they believed It 10 be worth.
Last August the advance started
and. impelled by curtailment Of pro.
duction abroad and increased cons
sumption In this country, oil has been
going up ever since. Five cent? abar-
rel was added from time TO time BY
purchasing agencies, but not enough
oil came out to satisfy the demand
and this week is cents more was Of
fered.
This lnewtprice Is expected to bring
out the greater part OF several mil
lion barrels Of crude known to ho
above ground and TO stimulate dEil-
ing in hope OF Increasing production.
OF the amount known to be avail
able, competent authority says there
are o million or more barrels In the
West Virginia fields alone.
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SPIR|T. .0UTRA||INl||KS'I
FORM IN IGIV|CS
City Government Expert
Aptly Quotes Late
Carl Schurz.
nv Associated Pre,ss.)

~. 80 tBy ASSOClated BPreSS.D alf5,S
DAYTON o., Nov. 1s.-Thel need OF
t"actiye, organized, vigilant public
sentiment" assa foundation for efri;!
cient municipal government was em-
iphasized in the report which Clinton,
Rodgers Woodruff, secretary OF the
National Municipal League, made to,
the convention Sofs the organization
here last night. Throughout his
lengthy review Of the years work,
Secretary Woodruff urged that mere
form OF city government did not rep.
resent attainment of; an deal, but that
the thought and actions ot q given
Community was the proper standard
lbyswhichS to measure ucessy or failure.
! He said I'm part: Il
1.-THE ltendency;to regard the form as,
Of first importance, and as in itself
effective, Is a Characteristic OF the
older conception OF American city
government. There Is still a tendency
to place entirely too much depend
upon thu! law and the form OF govern.
,ment, and many are for substituting
statutes and sconstitutionall porvisions
for the selfgovernment instinct. The,
newer conception Of American munic:
,ipal government involves the sutiliiza-
ton OF the most effective forms of
government for the expression of a
sound public opinion, and the! idea of
the city ymanager has proved a popular
idea because st represents Just this
thought. B:i, q - i
q 81 have always felt a very strone
sympathy with the Thought of the
late Carl Schurz, who declared he
would rather have the laws made by,
Luciferi and executed by Gabriel, than
made by Gabriel aud executed by Lu.
;cifer. In Other, words, the first OBJ jects
Of all organizations like this league
and the National Civil Service Reform
League must be to create sound. solid,
substantial sentiment in favor Of eff.
cient, democratic government, and
then help guide that sentiment, along
sound lines. e
For years attention of Americans
has been directed to the efficiency of
the German cities, and we have mar.
yelled at the wonderful achievements
of administration there. But there,
efficient government lis given rather
asa gift from an overlord, !, than as the
outworking of the desires and aspira:
tions of the people themselves. The
problem before us to attain efficiency
through the education of the whole
electorate. Il, p { i.sS q. ll
There is a movement which calls
for attention In any liberation of
conceptions of American Municipal
government, and that is. the move:
ment popularly known as city plan.
ming, phrase much more often used
than defined. There was q time when
it was practically a / scheme for the
city beautiful; but now It has q much
richer and "a much more comprehen-
siye meaning. Its development has
been In accordance with the growth
Of the movement to place our cities
upon a more substantial, a more re.
spectacle, q; more useful sbasis."
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DOcu,1lentsl liz
the Il. o. Case

An interesting communication
from Wilbur Il ). Brand, containing
the charges on which he was dis
Srnissed from the position Of assist
ant postmaster, showing how two
oflthe charges had been dismissed
years az after being Investigated
BY a Democratic investigation
committee, and the third charge
Srepudlated by the testimony Of
Mayor Bowen, Democrat, Mr..
Brand'sl complete reply TO the let.
ter Of Mr. Knight, at Washington
containing the charges, and only re-
geelved here ln September Of this
year, together with some Interest
Ing facts on the postoffIeel case, has
been received. twill all appear In
itemorroW's West WralnIan. Be
sure to get q copy.
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Postoffice Inspector James b. NOD
ertsonl OF the Washing ton Division ar
rived in tFairmonts from the east at 10
O'clock this morning accompanied BY
Postoffice Inspector H. Cuni OF the
sams division. Mr.. Robertson took
charge of the affairs at the local post.
Office Immediately upon his arrival.
HeIisI In charge of hiring the new men
and instructing the employees in cues
tons that come before them.
Three new men reported to Mr.. Rob.
ertsoni for duty this morning and were
putt work after proving their ability.
Mr. Cuni is in charge of the ldistribu-
'tion of mails under the jurisdiction Of
Mr.. Robertson!
When notified that he was wanted
IN S5FairmontE Mr. n Robertson was en-.
ro,,te Ia New York TO be present at
lid friai sofT three men that have been
ynisasine sthe malls
Asked about the condition Of the
nosfoffices Mrj Robertson stated that
tfe @ sifairs ~ the office were In very
noorG no Gaisane INIT that ali should be well
inside ina day or two. .What action,
ifTanyI ia 10 lbe taken against the men
that resigned 70 he was asked.
aThafI lam unable 10 say. Il do not
even know IN whose hands the case
Sssts and further i am unable to say
whaf 'tbe 5rulinr i a an such cases."
He Estwsa .fojd etiat inc CITY has been
,,stsn,ne' - "a = rrmors for the past "a
ho,,ra wbich Sintimateds that the men
ri,n Who 'resi rned their Ipositions were lila.
~ In, snt IN ftbaYEedaral Court
san 'baS remained silent on the sub.
ieef. insistingF that 3his only duty
whi,e here Was 10 clear up the post
ntfise Ssl mass mas, and handle the situation
,,,tiI NH n rs,;, ms @ n Iits normal stage: 81
M Cnr,i came here for the purpose
ns;hainjnetMr,1 Robertsonl get the post.
osfics ~ I wnrk II I Nstraiehtenedt He also
tass nj ma Sis 10 sayI what action was to
III 4; fslsn rsinst n I the nleri. He knew
X X, M sssg ~ n N tha1poiitical situa.
tnn tha 4 hrom g,,t the chaotic scondi.
Am IN, ~ sttti,a Snnsfnffiee sabort. being Sun.
assars an ~ fI;a situaf m }f1ntii jig Parriy
81 ' 'hsrsp X Ia Ia la aetiiip In lthe "a pacity
n rrctors n ti,e new men. ss
saystsi X ecti inns in ftfe ieity received
mail ~ sc Il rrieE iris morning and TINS
attarnonns % = and collectors ofimail from
hnyass ;,ssus a ;gers @ Ion the I'd ali Sday. -
M M r obert sonSS homes to have the
carriarH aystam IN good shane early
Sa, Sa,t wesT 81 Tn the smeantime every
aS .sses, ass,,o = /, that "a HaortedN and cor.
psetS p.e., = ddrssssJ % I Will he 1eiiyerel fby
se,s .essss, sJn soT a. cases I certain sec.
Sss a., ,r,,, ~ racsiya % mail bnt once n
dsy denanding on the amount to be
sai,ysrad g and thaS number of houses
stse, saab.e r,oytsd ,sN I 1. ~ ~ y = :
sSSS po.,na M. a I A. .Man,ev was at the Office
~ ss 's.a aanna,ntinS % Mr. SRobertson
st III, ssS tSaA aSsSa ge.r and the svstem nsed
y MI tbs III 1Fa,rmont rTu Office Early in the
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C0MMERCECHAMBER
MAY DISCUSS 0.
Businessmen Feel They are
Vitally Interested in
the Situation.

1t is altogether probable that the
trouble at the office will come up
for informal discussion at the meet.
ing of the Chamber Of Commerce,
which Is scheduled to take place this
evening, and IL IS! among the possibili.
ties that action of some kind will be
taken. a
At all events, It was suggested on
the streets today that there Is no
matter before the commerce bod " that
more Immediately Affects the business
interests of the community than the
Generalization which has developed
in the postal service of Fairmont, and
that, In s the circumstances, It would
be entirely proper for some steps
pointing toward a solution Of the prob.
lem that Is presented be taken.
The business man went so far as to
say that 1t amounts! to a duty for both
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Business Mems Association to take
the post office matter up and press II
vigorously to a solution that will be
satisfactory in every way to the
business interests OF the city.
No plan OF action has been Suggest.
ed and 10 the matter goes beyond the
discussion stage tonight It probably
will stop at a movement to make rep.
resentations{ to the postofficeE depart
ment that what is wanted blythe busi-
ness men OF Fairmont is not q mere
patching up Of the present unpleas.
antness, but permanent settlement
Of the fundamental trouble in the
postoffice, which. according to some
OF the business men, Is too much at
tention to politics and too little to
the practical question of maintaining
the best possible mail service for the
city. &, 4 Z.
Just how this could be brought
about Is not quite clear; but q frank
discussion tonight by the business
men OF the purely business aspects OF
the matter might clear the s atmos:
pphere somewhat, and some of the men
who have been seriously ineorlye eri.
fenced by / the deye yelopme ents OF tile
past day or SO will, they adhere TO
expressed this morning,
bring such a discussion about.
aH#u
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r Re- REsassilroaders to Ask
AnEight Hour Day
WANT SAME AMOUNT or PAY
JHEY NOW GET IN e
TEN HOURS. sas /.
lRYI Associated press.l !

3 CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 16.-Tho
four Sbrotherh hoods including more than
10000 engineers. firemen, conduotqrB
and brakeman on all railroads. In the
Urited States are preparing % make
afermal demand about Marot ! tllet
the railroads grant tfom an 3 hour
day at the same pay they now get Tor
E10Ihotrs. ias
kFAction will be taken at a meeting
OF the executive committee Of the
lbrotherhoods In Chicago December Is.
when ballots for q referendum will bo
prepared.
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IBritishgSuc cess lin
Balkans Reported.
- S'ai3--- -
lBy Associated Press.l

"a by Associated 6PreSs.)
4 PARIS, Nov. 1S:-Important sue.
scesses, for, both the lFrenchfand British
forces In Serbia are reported by the
Athens corresp pondent Of the Hayis
agency! Il D
According to this Information which
the correspondent says Is unofficial.
the Bulgarians have lost the town Of
,Gasturino to the French and have
been defeated by the British on the
Valondovo. .Rabroyo front.
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CHING LAiNI BOOKS
IN THE POsTOF OFFICE CASE
Attorney General ! n. j a Gregory.
Appealed to By
Walker.
Especial pisp,aatteh.)1

49, fsl4ltSfSStat SioPabSItsJ1 u.slsft
WASHINGTON ID G., Nov. 1s.-At
Office of Daniel sC. Roper, first assist.
ant postmaster general, it was an.
nounced today that no official state.
ment in regard to Strike" Of Fair
mont postoffice employees would be
issued not until complete reports had
been received from two postoffice in.
inspectors.
Itwas admitted that Fairmont office
was in chaotic condition, but that 1t
was expected to get mails moving
through about normal speed by to.
night. Mr.. Roper had last night prom.
ised representatives OF the press to
give % formal stateme ent this morning,
but said he was unable to do so with.
out having more facts Of actual con.
ditions in the sFairmont Office.
i He! e!declined to! discuss the case even
informally, admitting 1t was an un-
usual situation without precedent in
Continued on page twelve
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Still arci'lh5!iinslg !.
For Burr Miner
..fnu !. 4 a,a,,n,eiatadA pre,sua q

& (By Associated Press.) III 4
SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 1s.-More
than 36 hours after the explosion
which wrecked the Northwestern
improvement Company coal mine at
Ravensdale with the loss of 81 lives,
squads OF srescuers are today digging
through the debris 1900 feet under
ground in search of 20 bodies still in
the mine. =. "A = 81
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Says Italy Shot
200 Socialists
fBv A Ass,tociated Z Pr,e,ss,s,.l ,,s,,.ll

BERLIN, Nov. 1S.--The famous So:
,cialist, DR.. Loyegren, q member Of the
Swedish parliament, described the re.
Imoyal from Florence i which he wit
messed, OF 200 italian Socialists. says
the Overseas News Agency. These
Socialists, who wore uniforms of the
army or navy, had refused to Join the
army and were transported to fArezzo
In order to be shot: sj III
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German Runaway
Caught by British.
tBy Associated 81 Press IS j

LONDON, Nov. 1S.-A German
naval Lieutenant from the German con:
.verted cruiser Prinz Eitel Frtederich
who broke his parole at Newport News,
Is now in the hands Of the British
naval authorities; according to ainfor.
nation Cleaned here today. u Z 4
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Morse Steamer
Strikes a Mine
l(By Associated Press,

s4 lBy Associated Press.)
AMSTERDAM, via london, Nov. i1s. \
According to newspape reports the
Norwegian steamer Ulriken, 1854 tons.
from New York for Rotterdam, has
been sunk with a loss Of five members,
of the crew.
The steamship Glenmore on arriy.!
Ing at Rotterdam from New York re-,
ported the Ulrikenj struck q mine near
,Galloper light.
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tconthinued Il on page twell,ye.)
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Hopper light. 4. 1
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-26
w. A. Richardson VS.. Ruby Mac

w. A. Richardson VS.. Ruby Mae
Richardson, No.
Removal of Disabilities IL Cobb
Superior Court, March Term, 1915.
Verdict for total divorce granted
March Term 1914.
Notice is hereby given to all con-
cerned that on the 18th day of Feb.
1915, filed with the Clerk of Cobb
Superior Court my petition address
ed 20 said court returnable to the
next term thereof to be held on the
second Monday in March 1915 for
the removal of the disabilities rest
ing upon me under the verdict in
the above stated case by reason OF
my intermarriage with Ruby Mae
Clay whicG application will be
heard at the July Term of said court
which begins on the third Monday
in July 1915 in the court house in
Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.
w. A. RICHARDSON,
FRED MORRIS,
Attorney at Law.
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mortgages on same for the purpose
of securing any money they may Dor
row.
Petitioners desire the right 20
have and use a common seal; to
adopt constitution and bylaws; TO
sue and be sued, and to have all the
rights and PRIVILEGES as are now, or
that may hereafter be conferred up
on corporation of like character by
the laws of Georgia.
49,
Petitioners further desire for said
corporation the power and authority
to apply for and accept amendments
to their charter, either of form or
substance, by vote of a majority Of
the stock outstanding at the time.
They also ask authority for said cor
poration to wind up it's affairs, liqui-
date and discontinue it's business at
any tine it may be SO determined by
vote of two-thirds of the stock
outstanding at the time.
WHEREFORE, petitioners pray
the court to pass an order incorpor-
ating them under the name and style
of T. L. WALLACE CLOTHING
COMPANY, and granting them the
powers and privileges herein set
out.
This the 10th day of February,
1915.
o. II. LANGFORD,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Filed in office, Feb. 10th, 1915.
]. E. DOBBS, Clerk.
State of Georgia, Cobb County.
|, J. E. Dobbs, Clerk of the Su-
perior Court of said County, do hero
by certify that the foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the applica-
ton for charter of the T. L. WAL
LACE CLOTHING COMPANY, as
the same appears on file in my Of
flee
Witness my hand and seal, this
the 10th day of February, 1915.
]. E. DOBBS,
Clerk Superior Court, Cobb County,
Georgia.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE

in THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE NOR
THERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
IN BANKRUPTCY.
In the matter of 2. T. Gam. hank.
rupt,
Notice is hereby given to the ere.
oltors of the above named BANKRUPT
OF Marietta, in the County of Cobb
SAD district of Georgia, that there
VIII be first meeting of the credi-
tors under said bankruptcy at the
justice Court Room in the Court
House at 10 O'Clock .. "a. on the 9Th
DAY OF March. 1916, at which time
creditorsSsnxy. atteRd, claims be uro.
Ven' the bankrupt examined and q
trustee elected,
This the 23rd day of February
1915.
GEO. ID. ANDERSON,
Heferee in Bankruptcy.
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GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.

GEORGlA, COBB COUNTY.
Court of Ordinary, March Term,
1915, No One.
In Re Probate Will of Warren r..
Crockett, in Solemn Form.
To Abbie Tubbs, Waterville, Maine.
To w. L. Crockett, Mineral Bluff,
Minnesota.
You, and each of you, as heir at
law of Warren E. Crockett, late of
Cobb County, Georgia, deceased, are
hereby notified that Allie S. Crockett
has applied to this court to have pro-
bated in Solemn Form a paper pur-
porting to be the last will and testa-
ment of said Warren E. Crockett, de-
ceased, and the same will be heard
at my office on the first Monday in
March, 1915, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Witness my official signature, this
Feb. 9th, 1915.
j. M. GAM,
Ordinary Cobb County, Ga.