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Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
A Violation of the Charter

If has been reported, the city commission has exacted from Robert A. Craig whom it has named city manager, his written resignation, ready be acted upon at the pleasure of the com mission, it has been guilty of plain and fragrant Violation of the charter With Mir. Crag's resigna- tion in it's hands it could him a ments notice with without when the charter provides that he is removable only for
 
 In such situation the commission would be the manager, occupying position the people did not intend it to occupy when the charter rati- fled when the commissioners elected We should have the spectacle a $5OGO the beck and call of five $SoO men who would in all probability be unable to agree among themselves the management of the city through their proxy The manager could undertake no administrative plan with assurance that he would finish it. Every in the employ of the city would be of his place only from day day This would be q remarkable incentive initiative and effort
 We would contrast such unlawful arrange ment with the orderly system which is in operation at Tucson. There manager was employed by the city council under contract for one year. Under the contract, there 3 reserved to the council the power of removing the manager for cause just as the manager may be removed under charter for
 The Tucson council then turned the agement of the city unreseIvedly, giving to the manager authority than charter fers. He told that he would be held responsi be only for results. The council would not itself with his methods. For year it's hands washed of the municipal administration It per forms it's legislative duties, such could delegate to the manager, and leaves the rest to him. There is no 'snooping around" by the mem herc af he no interference with the employment discharge of any city empoye, volunteered advice o sug- gestons concerning matters which the council sumes the manager better handle in his way
 Things running smoothly at Tucson. The citizens are satisfied with the counc the council is satisfied with the manager; all are intent upon the transaction of the business Of Tucson in business like
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
Vest Pocket Essays
NEW WORKS SKYLINE
By Ceor9e Fltch

When the American tourist has fin ished looking at the library of deceased notables in q European cathedral he climbs 465 steps upward through a dus- from the top window of a spire, 300 feet above the ground.
 This is a great attraction in Europe and no cathedral would think of allow ing visitors to attain this dizzy height for less than 25 cents admission. Out side of the Alps and the Eiffel tower the churches have a monopoly of height in Europe and they have made big di- vidends on every spire constructed However, the American traveller need not repine if he is deprived of the 1 chance to scramble up 100 yards of precarious stairs and ladders this sum- ,ner. He cannot see Paris from the spire of Notre Dame but he can step into an elevator in any one of two dozen New York buildings and go twice as high 1 for nothing.
 New York City has a dozen buildings which are higher than the Cologne spires which puncture the zenith more deeply than anything in Europe eX- | cept the Eiffel tower. It has buildings
 300 to 800 feet high. fitted up with all the comforts of home, including large easy chairs on the fifty-thrd story and express elevators which make the en-
 tire trip in one minute without stop |
 are many remarkable views produced i by man in various parts of the earth,
 the cost of reaching which varies from i S30J to $3,0o0 for an American. But
 the most remarkable man. made view on earth can be obtained by expending 1 the price of a ferry trip from Long Island to Hoboken, up North river, ] On this trip the tourist sees a five
 mile mountain range built by the steel ! workers and bricklayers' unions of
 America in the midst of which Singer | Peak, Nit. WoolwOrth the Dent du
 Metropolitan and the Sierra de City i Hall loom aloft in weird and peculiar grandeur.
 New York's artificial mountain peaks are not as beautiful as Europe's cathe-
 dral spires. But the view from them is | far more superb. No man who has 1 iourneyed to the fiftY-fifth story of a ] New York business building and has
 watched from there the ships of a hun i! dred countries creeping into port over 1 the sin kissed bay can ever be im-
 pressed henceforth by sticking his Uhead out of a church spire window and
 getting an eyeful of wind and house ! roofs.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
The American Dollar n Switzerland

Metropolitan papers in this country are carry ing financial advertisement of Swiss loan. issue of gold notes to the amount of s15,- 100000. This loan is made necessary by the which is raging the northern and western bor
 ders of Switzerland the interference with trade and suppose the cutting off of tourist travel which considerable of income. The loan in the general debt Switzerland to s5S,946,
 100, per capita of s5. increase of about 34 per cent There is a national railway debt of than $500 00O0 900 but the operation of the railways takes of the interest and sinking fund that the railway debt Is burden the people. But
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
W|NslOW COUNCIL HAS RATE FIGHT ON HAND

Formal complaint against the rates charged bv the Winslow Electric Light and Power company and it's alleged re- fusal to comply with the order of the mayor and council of that town was filed yesterday with the corporation commission.
 The complaint after giVlng tapie of the rates charged for electric serVice' states that the council on or about Jan uarv 1 ordered the company to run the street. lights only for certain hours each night. This, it is alleged the com ' panv refused to do, but has continued burning the lights all night long ana charging the town flat rate of $S.35 per light. The company has been gwen ten days in which to answer or sat'siy the order.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
Arizona Republicans Editorial Page

q $15 per capita debt is sufficient burden or would us, though the frugal Swiss vii, probably be able to bear it and maintain the high credit of the old well the new securities.
 An interesting statement of the advertisement is this: The purpose of this loan is provide funds to be applied to purchases of commodities Tn the United States In this connection, we are re- minded of a quotation have lately seen from a circular issued by the Bank Verein Suesse, stating that the American dollar has prepOndei- atng influence the tendency of exchange be the United States is today the greatest fur nsher of Europe of provisions and divers products" The is giving the dollar a place formerly cupied by the exchange units the pound the and the mark.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
RESTRICTIONS OF ALLIES
(Continued From Page One)

general regret among senators now
 that before the last congress ad
 journed, the power had not been
 gwen the president to declare an embargo on exports to the belligerents
 Officials who have studied the Bri-
 tish order in council in the text as
 transmitted by Ambassador Page and , then the British embassy found diff
 ferences in it from the version in the
 cable dispatches, but would not in
 dicate whether they were of an i'm
 portant character. Their displeasure
 at the contents of the order was evi-
 dent and they made no effort to
 conceal their disappointment at it's . faiktre to give American commerce relief from interference while in tran
 s:t to neutral countries.
 [ The British order will he made pub lie tomorrow by the state department. l together with the full text of the nctee to and from Great Britain and | Germany in which the United States sought to bring about an abandonment of submarine warfare and tte ship
 nen. of conditional contrabend t2 civilians. The deparlmer- also hnS arranged with the British foreign of-
 flee to make public late tomorrow the reply of the British government in
 the American note of inquiry asking | how the British embargo on commerce with Germany was to be carried out in practice This is understood to i contain the British order as well as additional memoranda in which the word blockade" appears for the first l time.
 It is believed that an explanation i is given of why a formal blockade
 was not instituted Great Britain is believed to have pointed out that to have done so would require confisca- | tion of all cargoes whereas under the present declaration the cargoes are sold and the exporters reimbursed. 1 The activity of submarines has made the maintenance of an effective blockade near the German coast a hazardous performance.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
SELLING MANY HORSES
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHl

KANSAS CITY, March 16.-LarSe sales of unbroken horses to the Uni ted States war department are ad-
 ding activity to stock men. Ihey
 said they have supplied agents or the belligerent countries since September l, with 60,000 horses and mules val ued at $12,0O0,000. and are now en-
 deavoring to supply the French gov
 ernment an additional 26,000 head.
 A Belgian contract for 10000 animals is pending, it is asserted.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
NEW WAR LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS
rAssocIATED PRESS DISPATCH

BERLIN. March 16-Addtional sub scriptions to the new war loan amounts to $S,625, 900. There have been received here reports from Athens that during the bom5ardment of the inner forts cf the Dardaneles, all the warships of the allies were hit. An army order found on captured English soldier in dicates that in last weeks the British offensive in Flanders AS British batal lons were opposed by three German ba- talions.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
GET ALLEGED coUNTERFEtTERs
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcH1

ASSVCIATED f'INFaS N1ST FfTNr' SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.-Se- cret service operatives arrested Mar tinsJ. Fillmore, son of l. Fillmore, and A. P Feeley, F'illmore's son. in law, in San Martin, on charges of
 conspiracy to make counterfeit i've dollar gold pieces. Fillmore's black
 smith shop was raided and a conn terfeiting outfit was seized, the off
 cers said.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
DECIDES ON ROUTE
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPArCH]

WASHINGTON, March 16.-The president has decided on the route for the Alaskan railway the building of which is to begin in the spring. but his announcement will await the outcome of negotiations with one of the two existing lines. which the government may buy. Secretary Lane said the announcement might be de- layed until after his return from San Francisco
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
LARGE BALANCE OF TRADE
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHl

WASHINGTON. March 16.-Secre- tary Redfield stated after cabinet meeting today that his preliminary report indicated the United States had a larger balance of trade last week than any previous week in the history of the country. The estimat- ed balance last week approximate more than S47,000,0
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
"MOVlE" AVIATOR KILLED
1AssocIArEn PRESS p1spArcH1


 LOS ANGELES, March 16.-Frank Sites, a local aviator. fell 300 feet in an lair well' at Motion Picture City, near here. Sites jumped from an aero plane when thirty feet from the gro .1d and died of his injuries shortly after ward.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
WORLD GETTING BETTER

Despite the cruel warfare in Europe, the world is getting better Individual and national freedom is becoming universal The spirit of the brother hood of be spreading everywhere. Education is becoming of the leading factors in a rapidly developing civilization. and Christianity is growing by leaps and bounds.-F;rownwood (Texas) Bulletin.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
GOVERNOR vET0ES
 0NE--s|GNs FOUR

House Bill 104, providing for an ap- propriation of s5,0OO for contingent eX- penses of the late legislature was Ve- toed yesterday by Gov. Hunt. The bill was passed, it is stated. to provide re- muneration for the attaches in case the session lasted ten days overtime, as it was then expected to do.
 Gov. Hunt yesterday signed Senate Bills 4 and 12S and House Bills 46 and G1, providing for state fair funds. regu lating the sale of stocks and commodi ties in bulk and providing that justices of the peace shall have exclusive juris- diction in cases when the amount in Volved does not exceed $500.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
Admiral w. B. Capertdh and battle
 ship Delaware.

Once more a small American fleet, this time in charge of Admiral w. B. Caperton, hovers near Vera Cruz, ready to protect the interests of Americans and other foreigners in Mexico. The fleet at or near Vera Cruz comprises six vessels: the bat tleships Delaware and Georgia, the Rrmored cruiser Washington, the protected cruiser Tacoma, the gur- beats Petrel and Sacramento. The cruiser Des Moines is doing patrol duty at Progresso harbor, where ex- port disturbances have complicated the Mexican situation Greatest care viii be exercised not to force the navy to a showdown, such as precipi- tated the occupation of Vera Cruz by marines last summer.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17

Mr. Gushington-Miss Goldilocks, Clara will you be mine.
 Miss Goidilicks-Mr. Gushington, no high minded, modern woman will ever consent to belong to any man. But will marry you, Percy.-Brooklyn Citizen
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17
WORK IN TORPEDO FACTORY
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1

NEWPORT, R. l., March 16.-Seven hundred and fifty civilians are work ing in the naval torpedo factory. Each week ten skilled machinists are ad- ded to the force, and it is expected 1000 will be on the rolls by summer.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17

Hire a little salesman at The Re publican office. A Want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-17

Hre a little salesman at The Re publican, office. 4 Want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07
DEFENSE PLANS
a4. ~ SssE4.zsss ~ Il ssTT99sssz5
ARE MADE KNOWN
FOR M|[|T Any

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 6.-An
outline of the army's part in the ma
tionaI defense program to be submit
ted to congress in December by the ad-
ministration was made public last
night by Secretary Garrison disclosing
officially for the first time details of
the plan to raise a great continental
CT citizen army to supplement the reg
ular establishment
In brief, it is proposed to increase
the regular army from 10S,00S to 141,-
S43 officers and men Changing the en-
listment term from four years with
the colors and three years on fur
Tough to two years with the colors and
four years on, furlough) to organize
federal citizen army of 100000 Ito be
enlisted $4,000 a year for three
years.; to strengthen the state militia
by increased app opriations and closer
co. operation; and to spend $20,O00,000
year for four years on coast de-
lenses, and $26,000,O00 year, for four
years in the accumulation of reserve
material for use by a force of 100000
men.
MIR. Garrison says that the trainers
of the new policy are fully conscious
Of the possibility of formulating mill
tary policies much better in theory,
but that "after concentrated consider
alton of existing legal and other con-
ditions they think it will be found that
almost insuperable objections and diff
culties arise in carrying into practical
operations suggestions that from the
military standpoint might otherwise be
very acceptable.
The statement reveals that in the
preparation of their plans, war depart
.neent officials have called into consul
tation specialists in various lines Of
private industry.
ut has been proposed" it says, etc
make available in time of need the ser.
vices of those in certain kinds of EN-.
ployment requiring special knowledge
and skill, such as railroad men, bridge
| builders, engineers of all descriptions
etc., and leading men in these line!
and professions have been collaborat
ing with the war department in an en-
deavor to formulate, by legislation o.
administrative action, an acceptable,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07
SOCIETY NEWS

Mrs. Hooper, the brides mother. was
gowned In black satin charmeuse trim
med with tulle and jet, and she wore
a corsage bouquet of orchids.
Mrs. Henry L. Collier, the groom'q
mother, wore turquoise blue with tulle
with corsage boquet of Killarney
roses.
MRS. Wade Langston was gowned in
brown chiffon over yellow satin, and
finish was given in corsage boquet OF
brown-eyed Susans. Mrs. Frank Shelf
field, of Americas, wore blue chiffon
and irridescents with corsage of
orchids.
The house had artistic decoration in
autumn foliage in all its richness of
2color,and in yellow and white chryas-
After the ceremony a buffet supper
vas served, A frieze of autumn leaves
formed a mural decoration in the din
Ing room and all about were baskets
and vases filled with bright yellow
chryasanthemums showing at intervals
vase filled with double white chrys-
anthemums. Trailing ivey vines fes-
TONED the connecting doorway and
the punch bowl was embedded in a
mould of snowy white ribbon.
Following the reception Mr.. and Mrs.
Collier left for a short wedding trip,
after which they will be at home in
Monticello, Ga.
Among the groom's relatives attend
ing the wedding were his grandfather,
Mr.. J. W. Sheffield, and his uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sheffield, OF
and Mrs. Wade Langston, OF
st. Louis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07
Notice, Sale of Land.
EORGIA, Sumter County.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
By virtue OF an order granted by the
Ordinary of said county at the Novem-
her term, 1915, there will be sold at
public outcry to the highest bidder on
the Whey Mitchell Place in the New
Sixteenth district of Sumter county,
Georgia, between the legal hours of
sale the following property of Whey
Mitchell, deceased, located in Sumter
county, Georgia:
One hundred and twenty-five ana
one-half acres, more or less.
100 acres more or less off of land lot
No. 4, % acres off of land lot No. 81,
in New Sixteenth district of Sumter
County, Ca, ard two houses and lots
located in Smithville, Lee county, Ga.
Terms of sale cash.
OSCAR MITCHELL, Administrator.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07
JOHN DOE NO. 104, NOW
NOW HEIR To COULD
MILLIONS

John Doe, No. 1O4, Abandoned child
aged four, whose parents, it is be-
ileyed, lived in Philadelphia, has be-
come an heir to millions because Mrs
Finley ]. Shepard, who was Miss
Helen Gould, worth perhaps 100000
600 from the fortune left by her fam
Gus father, has adopted him. The Shep-
ards have no children. John Doe was
found on the back steps of st.
Patrick's Cathedral in New York by a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07
WEDDING OF MISS HOOPER
AND MIR. HENRY COLLIER.

A beautiful wedding Wednesday night
was that of Miss Christine Hooper and
Mr. Henry Latimer Collier, which took
place at the home of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Arthur Hooper, on
Piedmont avenue, Atlanta, and form
erly residents of Americas.
The ceremony at $3.50 was performed
by Rev. A. H. Gordon, of Ponce de
Leon Avenue Baptist church, and the
only attendants were the brides sister
and cousin, Miss Laurie Hooper, maid
of honor, and Miss Ruth Reid, of Col
lege Park, bridesmaid; her little neph-
ew, Gordon Baker, train bearer; her
brother, Mr.. Frank A. Hooper, Jr.,
groomsman, and Mr.. Lamar Collier,
the groom's brother, best man.
The wedding company included only
the family party.
The wedding picture was beautiful
one, the bridal party grouped for the
ceremony at one end of the living room
before handsome massing of palms
and ferns Clusters of white chrysan-
h, off nc% fhn
green, and smilax, palms and white
flowers were used with taste to decor
ate the entire apartment
Miss Frances Stovall, of College
Park, cousin of the bride, played the
wedding march, and Miss Hooper en-
tered the room with her father.
In youthful charm and beauty, she
was the ideal bride, and her costume
was appropriately girlish and exquis-
lite. 1t was of chantilIy lace and tulle
over satin charmeuse, the corsage Of
lace and tulle embroidered in pearls,
and the court train of satin. Sprays
Of orange blossoms were caught in the
tulle veil, and the bridal bouquet was
a shower of valley lilies.
The maid of honor was gowned in
white chiffon and lace over white char
low satin charmeuse. Both carried
baskets of autumn foliage and golden
rod
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07

in and to the lands bounded as fol-
lows, on the South by public road
leading from Lumpkin to Dawson, Ga,
on the west by public road leading out
from Weston North and by lands be-
longing to W. J. Sims estate, Misses
Walker and ]. j. King on the North hy
lands of the Davis Warehouse Co., and
on the East by lands of said Davis
Warehouse Co., Mrs A. w. Elliott,
lands Of the Weston High School and
of S w. Adams, the above bounded
and described property lying and De-
ing in the town of Weston, Georgia,
and in the 10th land district of said
Webster County and containing %
acres, more or less, and is the lands
decided by A. X. Patterson to lis
children on the Goth day of Marcn,
1895, and recorded in deed book "E'"
Folio 1879 in the Office of the CLERK
of the Superior Court of said county.
Said property is levied on and will be
sold as the property of D. G. Patter-
son, under and by virtue of an Execu-
ton issued from the Superior Court OF
Webster County in favor of w. H..
King against said defendant D. G.
Patterson. Terms cash, and tenants
in possession notified in terms of the
law. This Nov. 3, 1915.
c. NJ. CHRISTIAN, Sheriff.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07
MISS HIXON HOSTESS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

Miss Mary Belle Hixon will enter
tain the Tuesday Afternoon club this
week, upon that date. The regular
meeting for the past week was annul-
led because of the absence of several
club members from the city, and that
for next Tuesday afternoon is antici-
pated with keenest interest by the
club members.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07
PRETTY PARTY GIVEN
AT LESLIE THURSDAY.

Among the social events of the past
week was a pretty sewing party given
Thursday afternoon by Miss Mary
Carter. After an enjoyable hour or
so, lovely salad course was served.
Among those present were Misses
Stella Wade, jamie Lee Gardner. Leola
and Jessie Ranew, Esta Carr, Clifford
Whaley, Bessie Summerford and
nellie Siddall.
Mrs. Frank Harold will return home
tomorrow or early in tn eweek, after
very delightful visit in, Atlanta, going
thence to Monroe, where she spent
several days at the home of her pa
rents, Col. and Mrs. B. l.. Walker.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-07
NATIONS CLUB
ENTERTAINED FRIDAY,

At her pretty home on Lee street,
Mrs. R. E. McNulty was hostess Friday
afternoon to the Matrons Club, enter
tanning charmingly at three tables of
auction bridge. Gorgeous chrysanthe-
NUNS and yellow roses in profusion
added beauty to this ever attractive
home, and amid these enchanting sur