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Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
EXCURSION ID AJO
 PROMISES ID BE 4
 LARGE PROPOSITION
Chamber of Commerce Committee Meets and Makes Plans. Date
 Postponed; Announced Later

The committee which has in it's care the planning of the chamber of com merce excursion to Ajo, thought they were up against rather hard prope- sition yesterday. Finally, after due de- liberation it was decided to postpone the excursion from the tenth of this month, to about two weeks later The exact date will be announced in a day or so. The completion of the new rail- road to Ajo has been held up by the floods, which in turn held up the de- livery of materials.
 AJo, the newest little brother in the big family, is certainly a camp with a future. The men who are putting in several millions in opening up and de- ve.opinS the camp and building a rail outlet, deserve all the support the bus mess men of the state and especially thls adjacent section, can give them. That Phoenix may be useful in help ing them to grow faster and be able to afford them d nearby source of supply Will of course not be overlooked, but most anyone will walk block further to do bushes with someone he knows and who has shown his good feeling and good will by trying to get ac- quainted.
 The committee which has the excur- Sioh to the new town in charge is do- ing everything possible to make it a success and to cooperate with the A io people to make it a celebration and get together worth while. When the com mlttee comes around tell them to save space for you
 The exact date will be published in a day or two. Phone the chamber of commerce for other information.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
REDMONDS STAGE
 MAN FROM HOME

A large and representative audience greeted the Redmond company last evening in the initial performance of "The Man From Home" An unusual treat had been promised the regular patrons of the Elks' in this play. The company did not fall down. It was a treat from certain standpOints. The action at times was a little slow, but this will be remedied before tonight. A good deal of this comes from this be- ing the first performance.
 The scenery as usual was superb. Minor Reed the artist of the company has kept up his usual high standard. George Eberle and his xylophone re- ceived several encores.
 Ben Erway and Earl Galpin a local boy were the hits of the evening. Ed Redmond is too well known to be de- scribed in his part, which happened this time to be the lead. Miss Higgins and Miss Blevins portrayed their parts in their usual pleasing manner. Eddie Mitchell as a Grand Duke of Russia carried his part off to perfection.
 The Man From Home" will be con- tinued the rest of the week.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
TRIANGLE
 FEATURE AT ARIZONA

Aloha De- the Triangle feature which will be shown at the Arizona to- night only with Willard Mack and Enid Markey in the title roles prom ises to be more than up to the Triangle standard.
 Aloha Oe" owes it's charm to the treatment Director Ince has given it, the story starts with trial for mur der, in which Mack appears as a dis sipated and talented attorney for the defense. Practically all of the scenes take place in the courtroom, but in tense interest is aroused and sustained until he wins his case. The characters are then practically all dropped and new set of stirring adventures set up on shipbOard.
 The Keystone comedy entitled "The Village Scandal" featuring Raymond Hitchcock and Roscoe Arbucllle prom ises to be some comedy.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

with the owner of the play and the widow of MT. Mansfield
 The director of "A Parisian Ro nance" used in many of the scenes valuable ancestral furniture imported from France. "The play has a French atmosphere" said the director, and everything possible should be done to make this atmosphere real Very we'll" said MT. Fox, after moments reflection Gable our Paris office to send the desired fittings" Because of the war, two months elapsed before the tapestries and other furnishings finally arrived.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

900 men. the very flower of the country died the first year of the civil war not by bullets, but by disease, which was absolutely unnecessary. because while the officers were good men in gen. eral way, they did not know anything about sanitation or how to take care of themselves or to show the men how to take care of themselves
 Even though We never have another war. the money spent on educating these cadets at West Point and Annap- oils is not thrown away. Within linn ited curriculum they get as fine an ed = ucation as any set of men on the face of the earth. In addition to doubling the number of these cadets, if had the ingenuity, I would draft a law to the effect that outside of cadets appointed by the president, by the senators and the representatives, any boy in the United States who had the qualifica- tions, should be permitted to go to these institutions and get an educa- tio1 at exact cost
 q am in favor of making it obliga- tory, not optional, with the secretary of war and the secretary of the navy. if need he, to detail one of these off cers. if we have a surplus. to any school. college or university that will furnish a minimum of 200 boys who will volunteer to drill.'
 Representative Kelley of Michigan, ana Representative Britten of Illinois, republicans, criticised Secretary Dan- iefs administration of the navy. MT Britten declared that even while Pres ident Wilson was seeking to arouse the nation to the dangers that surround it. the department had taken no step to- ward speeding up construction of the siXty-eight naval vessels now under construction. The five year building
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

Francis K Bushman, the favorite of thousands of patrons of filmiand, will make his next appearance on the screen in "Pennington's Choice" with Beverly Bayne.
 There is an unusually good support ing cast which includes Wellington Playter, Helen Dunbar, Lester Cuneo, William Farris, H. O'Dell, Morris Cy- tron and J. J. Jeffries, the latter being shown in a boxing scene with MT. Bushman.
 "Pennington's Choice" is in five acts and was produced for the Metro pro- gram by the Quality Pictures Corpora ton. It will be shown here for the first time at the Empress theater today and tOmOrrOW.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
Amuzu

The non arrival of the Lorelli Ma donna billed for the Amuzu was due to the failure of another house to ship it. Today the Amuzu offers sensa- tional film story under the rather am biguous caption of "413." That is the number of the engine which a society crook steals to make his get-a way from the scenes of many years of a double life With the "413" will be seen a sparkling ne-reel comedy. Tomor- row the biggest little show in the world will be offered at the Amuzu. Seven dancing Russels direct from the Hip podrome. Los Angeles in their act en- titled the Imperial Minstrels." Seven men and girls in colonial costumes in a | tabloid minstrel and with four reels of pictures
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
WILL
 bE PAVED NOW

Mayor George U. Young in ad- dressing the citizens and property owners who crowded into the com mission chambers yesterday after noon to join in protests against the extent of various paving districts, gave voice to what is probably the sentiment of the entire commission when he said that Phoenix should pave and Phoenix will pave.' He charged that the greater part of the opposition to paving was based upon a misapprehension or a misunder standing of the actual situation and undertook to clarify the atmosphere to the end that those who thought the time for paving inoppOrtune might be convinced that never was the time more propitious for begin ming the real work of improving the streets of this city.
 Protests against the extent of the assessment districts Nos ', 8, 6 and 1. were taken up in the order given. Attorney Alexander Baker appearing in behalf of the protestants in all the districts named except District No 1. The contention of the pro- testants was that their property be- ing so remote from the streets it is proposed to pave would receive no benefit and should not therefore be assessed any portion of the proposed improvement. It was pointed out that the assessment would be made only for the intersections, each property hn nati1 nl of o paving abutting on his or her front age. The commission in each in stance voted unanimously that the protests were insufficient.
 Protests were entered against the assessment of the cost of intersec tons in District No. l. against prop erty owners who have already paved and who have paid the entire cost of their intersections. A resolution was adopted that a nominal assessment be made against these properties and that the city manager be authorized to draw his warrant to pay the amount of such assessment.
 At the morning session a resOlu- tion evidently inspired by the poem printed in The Republican yesterday morning under the title of The Fireman's Retort,' was introduced and adopted commenting Chief Wright and the Phoenix Fire Depart ment particularly for it's efficient handling of the Gilbert House fire. and generally for the marked i'm provement the entire department has made under the direction of Chief Wright.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
JOHN D. MAKES
 BIG COLLEGE GIFT
tRepubIican A. Q. Leased Wire1

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-The general education board of the Rockefeller foundation announced today anpro- priations bring the total amount dis tributed by the board since it's or ednization thirteen years ago to $12,- 322, ,460
 Among the larger amounts donated are; Maryville College, Maryville, Tenn. $75,O00; Western College for women, Oxford, ohio s1OO,0OO: Mill Waukee-Downer College for women. Milwaukee $100,000; Consolidated Rural Schools $25,OOO to assist in building homes for principals and teachers
 Other appropriations are distributed among different schools for negroes in the south
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

program urged he said would be a ten year program in fact, unless such steps were taken
 Representative Britten. referring to a radiosram from Admiral Fletcher, commanding the Atlantic fleet, a copy of which he had produced in the naval committee earlier in the day, declared that the fleet was now short nearly 1909 men of it's enlisted personnel. Rear Admiral Blue, chief of the bureau of navigation had told the committee the fleet had nearly 200 men above it's al lowed complement in December when the message was sent. The reported shortages were in particular ratings the admiral said. which could be filled from lower grades in the fleet itself.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
E@gA44&!IMAIER
Hans Hanson

The sale of seats for the Hans Han son show which is to be housed at the Columbia for two nights and matinee Saturday, February 12, go on today at Elvey and Huletts drug store. The company will arrive from the coast on Saturday morning and a street parade and concert by their own band is announced for each day of the engagement.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
Local Y. w. c. A. Grows Fast
 Girls Institution Yields Good Results

five teams and this made a total of $500. eS She was simply sharing accord ing to her means, which happened to be large, but if everyone did the same, even with small sums, how much time and strength of workers and secretar ies could be put into service some other way,
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

Ir"ft"'ions, like men and trees, must
 be judged by their fruits. In the rapid
 du|an,e winch the city of Phoenix has
 made in the past few years, there has
 beer no improvement which has made
 good with so little outlay as the Young
 Women's Christian Association. Be-
 ginning in very small way, the third
 annual meeting, held few weeks ago
 clearly demonstrated the possibilities
 of the size and height to which this
 organization may grow. The years
 statistics show the ever growing de-
 mand which the community has felt
 for just such work, and the finest part
 of the work is that friendliness and
 sympathy ready for every girl of
 which no statistics are kept.
 Having no departments which at
 present bring in any income above ex-
 penses of the department itself, it is necessary to raise a certain amount
 each year hy subscription, and the as budget campaign A plea for the consideration of the merits of the as sociation set forth by one in close
 touch with the association, as secre-
 tary, is as follows:
 The Young Women's Christian asso-
 citation is an agency of the church. Very few churches can afford the cost and labor necessary for successful in stitutional work, and these lines of
 work can, very properly, be centered in
 the association. The normal girl makes the every day life religious in work,
 study and play, and to make the as sociation successful. this must .perme ate every department. not be thing set off apart by itself.
 The Y. w. c. A. is not only a place where girl can get, but place where she can give of herself-a place of ser vice. We are trying to make girls wiser and happier by richer opportuni- ties in physical, intellectual social and spiritual life.
 The physical life of a girl is taken care of in the Y w. c. A. through out door games, hikes and riding par ties.
 Through our educational classes Language study. millinery classes, Spanish and the Travel club-there is the chance for mental development. What shall be said of the associa- tior as a social center? The young woman away from home must have friends. Where shall she go? How shall she meet people? wonder if we in our homes realize how lonely it is for a girl in a strange city. One young woman made this statement. Why, l dndn't begin to get acquainted with the other girls till I began coming to the meet the other girls and speak to friends right and left
 Cur Bible classes offer to young wo- men a chance to study more carefully the lives of men and women whose characters cannot help but lift them out of the petty things of life to things worth while.
 Real Effort of the Campaign Just Beginning
 The final effort to get the finances l needed for the coming year began yes terday at the luncheon at the Rose Tree. Good advance has been made, but a few large gifts are greatly need ed In one association campaign, there happened to be a rainy day, and a WO man who was stopping in the city for the winter phoned in and said she knew | how discourage and blue the teams got on a day like this, and she wanted to give $100 to each team. There were
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
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than anything else will be officers. You can get all the volunteers you want in 20 days.
 If the fact should be ascertained. have no sort of doubt that at least 25,-
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
Coliseum

A wellfilled house enjoyed last nights performance at the Coliseum. Chuck full of good clean sparkling comedy and musical numbers, the new bill, Who Is Who" was greeted with more applause than is customary. The principals all have good parts and Nel- lie Harrison assisted by Lillian Dana well trained Rosebud chorus was the hit of the evening. Birdie Golden, the clever character woman of this com pany shows well in her part as usual
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08
The >"Siren's Song" at the Lion

The "Siren's Song" at the Lion
 Mmlle. Diane supported by Chas Trowbridge, Helen Weer and strong supporting cast is seen at the Lion theater today for the last time in the "SiRn's Song" This is a Shubert pro- duction in five acts
 There is a most gripping scene in The Sirens Song" when the hero is thrown overheard from an ocean going steamer, falling 75 feet into the sea
 Tomorrow the Lion will present Gail Cane in the Labyrinth" which is an exceptional attraction.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

Hire a little salesman at The Re publican office. want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

In order to produce the Richard Mansfield version of "A Parisian Ro- nance" at the Lamara the last time today it was necessary for the Fox Film corporation to make arrangements
Arizona republican., 1916-02-08

Why should ironing day'' be charac- terized by feeling of dread? True, old fashioned methods are to be dreaded by everyone, but why old fashioned methods?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-12
WATER PLAYED HAVOC IN
SECTIONS OF GEORGIA

ATLANTA, Ca, July 12.-Synopsis
os weather conditions in Georgia for
the week ending Tuesday, July II, 1916:
The past week was unfortunate for
agricultural interests over much Of
Georgia. 1t was characterized by
continuous rains, ranging in amount
from moderate near the coast and in
the southeastern portion of the state
to extremely heavy precipitation in
the Chattahoochee Valley; some sta
items reported from twelve to fifteen
irches of rainfall for the wek. Des-
tructive floods are now prevailing in
the rivers, with great damage to low
land crops and other property, the
extent of which can not as yet be es-
timated. Upland crops in several sec
tions were also damaged by the
washing rains and high local winds.
No farm work was possible. and crops
are generally becoming grassy. Ship
ments Of peaches and melons were
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-12
KAISER IS PRESENTED
VERY LARGE TAL|SMAN

VIENNA, July 12.-Representing
"the gratitude and admiration of all
Mohammedians, Mehidi Gassem of
Neschhed, Persia, resident of Vienna,
has presented Emperor William of
Germany with huge talisman fash
icned by himself out of turquois. In
return the emperor has given him a
stickpin containing his monogram in
diamonds.
For the tailsman Gassen chose one
of the three largest turquoise in exist
ence, a stone the size of an ostrichs
egg. This is mounted in gold, sur
mounted by crown and the letter
'W" and f1anked by the figures 1914"
and 1915" Below the huge turquoise
are four smaller stones, the Persian
sun and lion, and on the medallion on
which the stones are mounted is
Persian poem to the Kaiser engraved
in Arabic.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-12
TURKS INCREASING
DEATH PENAL TIES

ZURICH, Switzerland, July 49,
Private letters received here from Jer-
usalem state that the number of Lib
a1es and Syrians sentenced to death
by the Turkish authorities il constant
ly increasing.
In consequence of the rapid spread
oc spotted typhus, whooping cough and
smallpox, the Turkish government has
closed all the schools in Jerusalem.
Newspapers are appearing with black
bordered sheets and are filled With
death notices.
Despite the censorship the journals
published long articles sharply criti-
cizing the Turkish government for its
neglect to enforce the most elemen-
tary sanitary measures. Wounded
ard plague-stricken soldiers are
brought from the battlefields on the
Canal and transported in the most
primitive manner through inhabited
districts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-12
STORMREPORTED
To De On WAY To
Of SOUTH

ATLANTA, Ga, July 12.-Although
flood conditions in most of the south
ern districts in the path CT the tropi-
cal hurricane appeared to be in an i'm.
proved condition, Central Alabama is
still in serious condition.
The Alabama river has continued to
rise and many are endangered at Port
land and Kings Bend Relief workers
are doing their utmost. The govern
ments tug left Selma Wednesday
morning for Portland with provisions
and supplies. Three hundred people
are reported to be marooned on the
tops of small hills and many are re-
ported to be in danger of drowning at
Kings Bend by party which escaped.
Boats sent opposite Montgomery
found the Alabama seven miles wide
but the crest of the food was expected
to pass Wednesday.
The danger of further damage to
the crops and porperty in Georgia Is
believed to be past. The rivers are
falling.
Some uneasiness has been caused
by the weather bureaus report of an
other disturbance observed in the
extreme eastern part of the caribbean
sea. There is no indication of its di,-
rection or force.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-12
GOVERNMENT TAKES
OVER BUILDINGS To
HOUSE WORKERS

LONDON, July 2,-School-rooms or
moving picture palaces may be taken
over by the government as temporary
living quarters for women and girls
employed either in the munition fac
tories or in the ordinary business of
London and other large cities. 1t will
be one way of solving one if the ques-
tons forced into prominence by the
war namely the housing of thousands
of women workers. To this end wo.
men of the upper and middle class
whose age prevents them from enter
ing munition factories or taking SER
vice on the farm are urged to assist
the government in improvising a COM
prehensive scheme.
Scarcity Of labor has stopped build
ing and the small cottages in or near
the big centers Of population are n
unusual demand. The sudden in
crease in the number of munition
workers has involved great migrations
Of labor.
If there is scarcity, amounting al
most to a famine, of small houses. in
good many cases, though not in all,
large houses can be obtained. The
cost of living has led upper and mid
dle-class families to migrate from the
large house to the small one or fiat.
Many large houses are empty but the
women have yet to get together on a
plan to occupy them economically Or
in keeping with their incomes. An ap-
peal was recently made to landlords
tc allow the temporary occupation of
such dwellings, to be conducted as
hctels or shared out among women
At few women's hotels these women
obtain comfort and excellent meals at
an exceedingly modest price. Such a
result is possible only by combination
ard cooperation because alone in a
rooming house women could not live
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-12
City Fathers In
Dynamite Play
During Meeting

The city fathers played with dyna
mite Tuesday night at their regular
semi-monthly melting. Aldermen Bell
denied knowing anything about dyna-
mite. Aldermen Kalmon admitted his
ignorance. Aldermen Horton wanted
1t to be made a special exhibition.
1t all came about by request for
allowing dynamite to be exploded to
break up old iron for shipping pur-
poses. Pros and cons were fired, and
at times the dynamite fuse was burr
ing. Finally, permission was given to
set off the charge of seven sticks with
the consent of the property owners
and under the supervision of City En-
eineer Ansley.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-07-12
WOULD Be DIVORCEE
COMES To DEFENSE

ATLANTA, Ca, July 12.-Even
though Mrs. May Belle Williams
Standhardt has sued for divorce from
her husband, Otto E. Standhardt, lead
er of local orchestra, charging that
he beat her in an effort to force her to
smoke cigarettes as an anti-fat treat
ment-which, incidentally, Mr.. Stand
harddt denies-the young woman will
appear as the star witness for her
husband in damage suit against a
local physician. The case is set for
hearing before Judge Ellis Thurs
day.
The young wife says she doesn't feel
any particular i'll will against her hus-
band, and that she will carry out her
original plan to aid in the recovery
of damages. Standard some time
ago sued an Atlanta physician follow
ing a surgical operation.
Standhardt's denial of his wife's
charges and counter charge that, in
stead of trying to force her to smoke
cigarettes, he had sought to stop her
from smoking indicated that he will
fight her suit