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Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
REMOVE MINES SAY NOTES 0F
 UNITED STATES
It is Suggested Informally to Great Britain and Ger
 many That the Seas Be
 Made Safe for Humanity s l Sake
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The Unit ed States suggested informally to Great Britain and Germany that in the interests of humanity and the safe guarding of legitimate commerce, all mines be removed from the high seas except those directly necessary for the protection of coast defenses and har- bors. Intimations have come to the Washington government that until the British cabinet acts and the attitude of France and Russia is learned no reply can be given the American proposals contained in the latest notes to Great Britain and Germany. This may require several days. Germany has already manifested a willingness to make concessions, which give the officials here ground for hope that q conciliatory spirit be adopted by Great Britain.
 It can be stated authoritatively that in the American communication made indentically to Germany and Great Britain no mention was made by the United States of what course it would pursue in the event of the rejection 
 of its proposals. The United States has assumed rather the role of me- diator in an effort, secretly for the present. to reach an agreement with out the embarrassme of public dis cussion in the bellgerent countries where passions are thought likely to stimulate influences that would de- feat impartial consideration of the questions in volved.
 It is understood one of the argu- ments used is if the policy of star vation is put into effect by Great Britain the first to feel the pinch of hunger might he British. French and Russian prisoners Another sugges- tion is said to have been conveyed in the suffering forced upon the civilian population of Germany might produce an unwholesome effect on the attitude of the American people toward Great
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
FINAL FIGHT BEGINS ID SAVE
 LED FRANK FROM GALLONS

the militia commander and the chief of police. That demonstration was without parallel in the history of trials.
 Finally the court asked counsel to meet him privately, and upon his in sistence that the prisoner might be
 torn from the sanctuary of the court. and lynched by mob it he was pres ent when the verdict was returned counsel consented to his absence. The jury was left to return verdict to the prosecuting officer and the mob. They knew what that meant
 Justice Pitney inquired if the state supreme court had passed upon all these facts. whereupon Justice Holmes asked if Marshall did not mean that if these were facts and that it did not
 matter if twenty courts had passed upon them.
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
ELECTION OF MERCHANTS AND
 MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

By resolution, the members showed their appreciation of the determination of the Maricopa county board of su- pervisors to repair the Phoenix Wick enburg road in order to aid north and south travel and thus increase the at tractiveness of the stay-in-Arizona vacation.
 By getting back of a movement pro- posed last night by George Coffin of the Lightning Delivery company. the Merchants and Manufacturers hopes to induce one of the biggest packing companies in the world to install a branch cannery in Phoenix. Mir Cof- fin pointed out the chances for a cannery of the Libbey- McNeil- Libbey company here. He intimated that as President Vim. Swift of the company of that name has his two sons in the Evans school, and therefore must be well acquainted with the valley, it is not unlikely that he may be interested in the enterprise. 'The fruit canning industry will soon be a big considera- : tion here,' said MT. Coffin in part "To my personal knowledge. thou sands and thousands of young trees are being shipped in here. in addition to the other and greater thousands of homegrown treelings. Soon, the pro- duction of fruit is going to be suf- 'ficient to warrant canning operations on really great scale. Fruits. vege- tables and possibly meats could be canned here, and on the side. branch such as Swifts might establish. could handle chickens and eggs.
 The association learned that it now has 13O active members. and that its business affairs are in most flour ishing condition.
 After an excellent Arizona club din. ner, the members elected a new board
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
Another Session of Hear ing of Charges Against City Manager Finds All But One Accusation An SWered
THE END IS NOT
 YET IN SIGHT
Seems Likely Now Hear ings Will Continue Well into Next Week, as Many Witnesses Are to Be Called

Another session yesterday of the city commission sitting as trial court hearing the charges preferred against City Manager w. A. Parish, resulted only in a continuation of the eXamina- tion of the manager by counsel for the defense without developing anything of a startling nature. At the close of the day, counsel announced that the answer of Manager Parish to all the charges but one. that of the increased cost of the general city government had been submitted. This particular charge, it was said would require considerable time to consider. Accordingly adjourn ment was taken until this morning at 10 o'clock
 In the event that the questioning Of counsel for the defense should be com pleted before the noon hour, there is every indication that the cross exam- ination will consume at least the re- mainder of the day and may go well over into tomorrow. This means that the hearing can hardly be concluded before the middle of next week. not even ii counsel for the defense should conclude to eliminate many of the wit nesses it is now planned to call. At the conclusion of the defense each side will still have witnesses in rebuttal.
 When the hearing was resumed yes terday afternoon. MT. Parish was again called to the stand. He was asked to explain the changes made in the fire alarm system which it was charged was improperly installed both as to location Of boxes and the work performed.
 "The old system was a one loop pro- position" said Manager Parish "and did not meet with the requirements of the underwriters. I told the local rat ing representative that the first thing II intended to do was to install some new boxes in the congested district, and place the old boxes in some of the outlying districts. I explained that this Was to be but d temporary proposition, Ias I intended just as soon as the nee essary fire fighting equipment had been secured to figure out just how much money had available and to spend in installing as complete a system as the money available would buy.
 T thereupon gave him map of the city and told him to spot the forty or So boxes I,would have with the pur- chase of twenty-five new boxes. and so locate them as, in his judgment would give the best protection from the tenn porary system. Later, I explained, intended to cover every section of the city with fire alarm boxes"
 Manager Parish went on to explain that whereas there had been but one circuit previously there are now three, and that the burning out of. one would
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHl

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-The final fight for freedom for Leo M. Frank. sentenced to death for the murder of Mary Phagan, an Atlanta factory girl, was begun in the supreme court uf the United States. Franks counsel argued that mob violence prevailed and was tolerated to such an extent during the trial that Frank was "coerced' in- to absence from the court room when the verdict was rendered. The court is considering an appeal from the refusal of the Georgia federal district court to interfere in the case.
 Franks counsel told how the trial judge conferred with the chief of po- lice, and the commanding officer of the state militia in the presence of the jury, and finally persuaded Frank and his counsel to remain away. which he said amounted to coercion since their right to be present was conceded.
 When the point of mot violence was taken up Justice Holmes remark ed:
 T am free to confess that the point is one which impresses mo tery much"
 This court has held there must he g trial before competent tribunal Louis Marshal, Franks attorney. said "a competent tribunal is one that holds the scales of justice impartially. This trial was marked by prejudice. and hostility. There were jeers at the counsel when Frank lost point. A crowd hung over the jury box. and their whispers were heard through out the court room. Applause greet ed the solicitor general when he ap. peared. Then the judge conferred witt
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26

Reports of officers submitted at last nights delayed annual meeting of the members of the Merchants and Manufacturers association, showed the institution to be in the finest kind of shape. Increased and extended work is being done, and the associa- tion is cooperating splendidly with other commercial organizations for the unbuilding of Phoenix
 Although designed primarily as a rating office, the M. and M has suc- ceeded in doing much good work out side it's credit department. Matters of great public import are being handled by the institution. Two in stances were brought out in the re- ports and discussions last night
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
Apparently Having Found Russian Fortress Line on East Prussian Frontier Too Strong Are Now Moving Northwest HAVE CAPTU RED
 10000 PRISONERS Germans Also Claim to Have Had Some Sue cesses in Northern Poland. Russians Advance in Vii cinity of Bolimow
ASSOCIATED PRESS pIsrArcHl

LONDON, Feb. o5.-The Germans. apparently having found the Rus sian fortress line around the East Prussian frontier too strong for them an attempt to make their way to Warsaw from the northwest and starting from Mlawa, which has been the base of several previous of
 fensve operations. have penetrated as far as the important town Of Przasnysz which is almost directly
 north of the Polish capital. They claim to have captured there 10000
 prisoners and much war material. The Germans also claim to have some successes in Northern Poland, so they must have a very strong force in
 that territory. On the Bzura and Rawka rivers directly west of War
 saw, from which direction early in the year the Germans made such desperate attempts to rush Warsaw.
 the Russians are on the offensive. according to the German report, and have made a slight advance in the
 vicinity of Bolimow. In Western Ga -lica and along the Carpathian ranges, battles are still being fought without slackening thence through
 Eastern Galicia, and Bukowina the Russians and Austro- German forces are fighting stubbornly. Deep mud
 is checking the fighting in the west.
 Tn Galicia the Carpathians and
 Bukowina the temperatures remain
 unusually high for this time of the
 year. and the armies are contesting every foot of the ground under the most unfavorahle conditions. men.
 horses and guns sinking deep in the mud which is only coated with ice.
 Armies in the west face the same
 difficulties, and as far as the allies are concerned they are confining themselves to the bombardment of the German positions along the coast. and to offensive operations in Cham pagne and Argonne on the heights of the Mouse and in the Vosges, where the higher ground has not been so seriously affected by the thaw There has been further con-
 tact between the Russians ond Turks
 in the Caucasus, where both claim to have been successful.
 In the house of commons Sir Ed ward Grey. secretary of foreign ar fairs. made an important announce ment. received with cheers. that Great Britain sympathized with Russians as- piration to gain access to the open sea through Turkey. The American note. the contents of which remain secret but which in general seeks to bring about an understanding re- garding the war zone prescribed by
 Germany. and the shipment of food stuffs designed for the civilian popu lation of the belligerent countries.
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
THE BEST DRY BILL
 WILL PROBABLY NOT
 PLEASE FEDERATION
UPHOLDS LONG AND
 SHORT HAUL CLAUSE

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.- Judge Van Fleet of the federal dis trict court upheld the constitution ality of the long and short haul ana declared any violation of it by the railroad commission by suspen- sion of it's terms prior to its amend ment in 1911 is void. The opinion also affirmed the right of jurisdic- ton of courts of law over that of the railroad commission when damage resulted to the shippers in obeying orders of the commission.
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
More Than One Dollar ill Every Ten Government Spends Next Two Years for Agricultural Purposes Goes to Stamp Out Malady SENATE PASSES
 $23,0 100000 BILL House Begins Work on Gen eral Deficiency Bill and There is Still Hope of Passing Philippine Self Government Measure
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 - More than one dollar in every ten the government will spend the next two years for agricultural purposes will be devoted to a campaign agalnst the foot and mouth disease Two and one-h half millions were given to this purpose in the S23,000,0O0 agri- cultural bill passed by the Senate. It was the seventh big supply bill
 passed by the Senate. and seven others are pending. The house began
 work on the general deficiency bill which will finish it's appropriation bills. There is still hope of the pas sage of the Philippine self govern
 ment at this session, and admins
 tration leaders are seeking to find time.
 The president told visitors that
 he wished the measure to have the right of way over general legisla-
 tion. and be passed amidst the ap- propriation bills. Senator Hitchcock, chairman of the Philippine commit
 tee said he believed the bill will be l bill centered on amendments by the committee increasing the number of
 submarines.
 A farm credits bill, providing for government loans to farm owners
 was attached to the agricultural ap- proportion in it's hurried passage through the senate Presented by
 IA ,I,o,. aud
 ment, the provision was incorpor-
 ated in the supply bill without a record vote. at a time when but a few senators were in the chamber.
 The bill itself was passed short time later. is The NcCumber amendment would create bureau of farm credits in
 the treasury department. to make loans of government funds through national banks on farm mortgage notes These loans would run for ten years at five per cent interest and would not be less than three
 hundred nor more than ten thous- and to individuals. Issue of United States twenty year four and one holf per cent bonds on established permanent fund. ten million to cover such loans would be authorized. This and other changes increased the bills l total from s23. .00o 900 to about s36- 900 0O0
 Senator Hollis of New Hampshire made point of order against the rural credits amendment but with
 drew it with the understanding that the measure would be perfected in conference between the House and | Senate. There an effort will be
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
RObbey Murders Cashier But Fails
 To Make ESCQbe
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

STERLING Colo, Feb. 25.-John Brunke, assistant cashier of the Farm CTS State Bank of Haxtun. a village east of here, was shot and instantly killed by a robber The robber was captured near the town after a bat tie with posse of citizens. He gave his name as Jay Thompson.
 The robber entered the bank while the cashier was at luncheon. He GOV cred Brunke with a revolver. forcing him into the vault. Brunke attempted to snatch revolver from q shelf ir the vault, and the bandit fired. killing him. The robber then gathered up the cash in sight and fled. Leaping upor fCOntinued on Page Twol
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
GERMANS MAKING WAY TO POLISH CAPITAL BY
 THE NORTHERN ROUTE
NETTING PROTECTION
 FOR ZEPPELlNS

GENEVA, Feb. 25.-A dispatch from Constance says that two ae- roplanes of the allies were seen on Tuesday night from Constance fly ing southward. AS a result there was great excitement in F'riedrichs- hafen. The Zeppelins there, it is said. were covered with metal net ting, the lights in the town were eXtinguished and the people took to their cellars. The aeroplanes flew over Meersburg and later reached Belfast safely.
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
The More Political Theories
 The Poorer People Become

political theories, the poorer the people become. I urge relief from the fads fancies and 'isms' which have filled streets with unemployed
 "A booster lifts nothing higher than the level of his own teeth Sprouie said. "The trumpeter of prosperity beguiles only his own ears. Prosper ity is real or it doesl not exist. It comes when an employer resumes em- ployment It does not come until peo- pie generally discover their condition improves only as their employer. Un- employment begins only when an em- ployer becomes unemployed. As nat ural sequence he is followed by the employe."
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcH]

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
 PARIS. Feb. 25.-The following of ficial communication was issued by the war office tonight:
 Tn the region of Lombaertzyde our artillery has reduced to silence and severely damaged battery of the enemy.
 The day has been relatively calm on the front from the Lys as far as the Champagne district, in the region of the Souain and Beauzejour the op- erations continue under conditions ia vQrable for us
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
French Report Silencimg Of
 Batteries Of German Army

Notably, we. have captured Ger man work to the north of Mesnil. in flicted heavy losses on and dispersed to the southeast of Tahure. silenced the fire of the hostile battery and blown up several caissons,
 Tn the Argonne on the little stream of Mesurissons near Pour De- Paris, we destroyed block house. At Marie Theresa a German attack in an attempt to debouch. was re- piled to by our fire"
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26

of directors, as follows:
 P. J. Slayback. F. H. Ensign, Chas Korrick, w. w. Edwards H. A. Diehl w. L. Pinney, c. D. Doris, F. F Rich. F.. l.. OMalley. P. c. Gettins F.. Hackett, NJ. R. Murray, c. H. Pratt H. w.. Ashbury, Dave Goldberg. w. w Catlin, Geo. w Barrows. F. T. Alkire Henry George. Chas A. Stauffer. F. w Thayer. Hugh Marshall, J. c. Muder- bach. C. H. Akers, Peter Ryan,
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
ASSOCIATED PRESS DrspArcHl

CHICAGO. Feb. 25.-The country IS in the midst of period of unem- ployment and distress, ''the like Of which the nation has never heard before" William Sproule president Of the Pacific system of the Southern Pa cfic company said in an address at the annual dinner of the Traffic club. He attributed the condition to the long continued clamor against all sorts of businesses, and predicted an end when returning prosperity of employers per mitted prosperity for their employees
 rThe nation is full of political economists" he said, but the more
Arizona republican., 1915-02-26
RELGIANS CELEBRATE
 WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY

LONDON, Feb 25.-Belgians in Brussels observed Washington birthday as a holiday to demon strate their gratitude for the work of the American commission, writes d correspondent in Rotterdam. The burgomaster of Louvain has re- named three streets of that city in honor of the United States. One is called America street, the other Washington and the other Wilson.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13
BY Nj. KELLY

evenly. Old methods of spreading
manure must pass. 1t must be made
to go farther and policy should be to
cover every acre once during rota-
ton of crops.
There are two methods of doing
this economically. one Is to allow the
animals to scatter it when feeding
upon the land, a method which can
be adopted with only partial success,
the other by the use of the manure
spreader.
In common farm practice the use
Of the spreader enhances the value Oh
the manure one-third. The FARMER
who has 100 tons of manure worth
$3.50 per ton will receive direct
benefit of more than $50 through the
more economic use Of this plant food
if he applies his manure with
spreader.
This with the saving of labor and
considering that the machine will last
many years shows that manure
spreader costing 500 is an economic
utility.
Many farmers look upon the saving
of labor as the most important reason
for buying the spreader. 1t Is IN
reality the least important.
The modern manure spreader Is
built so as to give it capacity Tor
largo load and unless the land Is dry
and level it Is best to attach three OF
four horses to facilitate the work.
The Jugs on the wheels give traction
enough to carry a load and spread IT,
even when the land is very rough
and uneven. When buying ma
chine notice how strong 1T is bullt
at certain places where the wear Is
greatest when in operation.
It should distribute all kinds OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13
CEMENT FLOORS FOR DAIRY
BARNS.

When laying cement floors, cutters
should be laid first with slight fall
to one end. These should be four to
six inches deep and fifteen to eighteen
inches wide. The distance from gutter
to stanchion should be about feet
6 inches for ordinary cows. Large
COWS may need Feet 10 inches or
feet, while small heifers require only
a 4-foot stall. The floor should slope
to the gutter from each side. The
passage behind the cows should be at
least 8 feet wide to allow cows to pass
without crowdng. The floor should
be finished with wooden trowel
rather than a steel che, as the latter
makes smooth. slippery finish that
when wet is very difficult for the COWS
to walk on safely. If drains are to be
laid to carry off the liquid manure or
the water used in washing the floors.
they must be put in before the floor is
laid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13
Germs Like Girls
Better Than Boys

Fathers and mothers, lucky enough
to have both boys and girls, know now
clean the girls keep themselves ana
how the boys disregard dirt. From
earliest childhood the little girls
hands and face are washed, and she
evades dress stains, combs her hair,
and tries to look nice. But every nor
bal boy, up to the age of fourteen
revels in dirt, and looks forward to
the Saturday night bath with virtuous
contempt or dread. But boys do not
suffer infectious diseases as much as
girls. This was brought out in an
investigation made of $500 children
of all ages and sexes. We requested
the mothers themselves to report
what diseases their children had had.
Girls had had more infections than
boys of the same age. This goes to
support the modern view that dirt
and disease have no necessary rela-
ton. 1t is not the dirt boys revel in
that does harm. 1t is the germs in
other peoples bodies that should be
dreaded. The girls encounter infec-
ton more than the boys because they
are more sociable, meet other chill
dren more, and associate with them
more intimately than boys do."-Dr.
Hill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13

The surveys of the year 1913-14
show "a creameries, 20 cheese fac
tories, 80 Babcock milk testers In
schools, $50 silos, $50 acres Of alfalfa
on 325 farms, 391 rented farms,
go herds of pure bred cattle. 4o4 auto
NOODLES owned by farmers. 81 rural
social organizations, So electric and rs
gas-lighted farm homes, 227 bath
rooms. 270 kitchens supplied with
running water. and 635 farm homes
with pianos.
One township in the county, in 1913.
raised only one acre Of alfalfa. In
1914 it raised twelve acres. The town
ship that leads in the number of silos
Is low in the number Of acres Of al
falfa. In two townships having the
largest number Of rented farms-33
in each--one has eight automobiles
and the other has Sc. These town
ships differ in size. character of the
soil and distance from the railroad.
The township that stands first in the
number of rural organizations, also
excels in acres of alfalfa, number of
pianos herds of pure bred cattle. and
leads in the good roads movement.