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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
Rulers Whims Stirred Navy.

In all the essential points regarding
the creation Of the German hlgh seas
fleet | had to stand firm have not
Always been able to say everything I
thought during these constructive DAYS.
for various reasons which need not be
revived mere, put ! only poured out
pure vine FOR the kaiser He was at
al times making suggestions for the
naval construction program Some az
these were as fanciful as his moods
when he made them. These, of course,
We're forgotten as soon as he would
forget them,
But others were more serious, for
William kept q sharp eye on naval
progress all oyer the world. and he had
= positive genius for facts and figures
OF me navies Of the other powers--even
to the technical details OF types Of
new warships. This kept us In hot
water at times.
II he heard, or read, or saw ANYTHING
reEarding naval progress BY another
power ne stra lghtway would address
hlmsef toward creating In his not too
practical mind, Il German substitute or
means or surrounding 1t. On such oc-
castons, his skill with the pen. and his
knowledge of the main points Of naval
construction, made unpleasant times at
naval headquarters He constantly
mace suggestions regarding our fnrtifi.
SANiplts III AhplEIRbtlu, ana our COASTAL
forts engrossed him exceedingly. with
bWsdtngs, too, he addressed his energies.
but he was never SO busy as when he
set out to design QUA warships them
selves
The problems of how they would III
into the whole fleet. and the matter o.
the financial budget, then disappeared
into the backgrounds Knowing the for
eisn navies SO well, and viewing them
with the ewes Of a German, he was IN
clined TO see their ADVANTAGES more
strongly than their disadvantages ANY
body who. would come to him with some
tale Of distrust OF the equality Of our
own materials always found him eager
to lend a willing ear. He drew sketches
Of ships with some talent ana more
zeal, had them engraved and duplicated,
and distributed them broadcast IN Ger
man official circles, as is well known,
even to those who were members Of the
reichstag during his reign. This riech.
stag, cf course, received these sketches
with mixed feelings.
Scuttling of the Homunculus.
But without the kaiser, Germaay.s
estrangemant from the sea, and the
naval interests and tasks bound up
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
Outbreaks Tried His Aids.

There were none OF his sudden out
breaks Of nervous excitement such as
frequently occurred elsewhere, announc-
Ing themselves by certain wild rest
Of such symptoms used to put all i'm
frortant decisions silently under table.
This was however, not always practical
with questions which required haste. l
finally came TO the conclusion that the
kaiser's constitution was not equal to
the pressure OF his responsibility,
At such times he was task to his
subordinates. his marginal notes on their
REPORTS and Recommendation being Of
the most scathing character, but with
the passage OF these mad moods he
would be all urhanity once more, He
was very much astonished, therefore.
OF these notes, I handed to him my
resignation, He explained that he used
to tell his other ministers things with
out them taking Ms remarks to heart
or Avea literally, In order to appraise
the value or worthlessness OF these ana
similar eSnrsssens i was necessary 70
himsalf dismissed the matter Of my
not bind me TO my marginal hottest"
That he was not 50 bound, IL proved
by the archives OF the wiihelnnstrasse.
II he failed to conquer himself hts
ministers did the task for him. But
VINO klali say tnat the kalseF, POSSIBLY
better than anyone else. did not realize
his own weaknesses, and that he strove,
not always successfully, to master them
as well as he was able?
Synopsis OF Fifteenth Installment-~-
Won Tlrpits In his next installmsnt takes
up the part Of the kalser's marginal
notes OF criticism and reproach played
In Gerinany's ruin. He tells how the
cunning statesmen surrounding William
secretly made these notes indelihle with
chemicals. so that they would be com
slant drawback to his personal policy. |
The admiral also pays a tribute to the !!
empress, showing how che personally |
interviewed and prevented the kaiser |
from dismissing Gen. Won Hindenberg |
after the collapse OF the eastern cam-
palgn early In 1915,
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02

with it, would never have been over.
come, That is his historic merit. Also,
his suggestions, were Eef use In other
ways. His drawbaeks,' In the eyes OF
he laid upon our naval aims and sue.
cesses while at home, In domestic at.
fairs, there was the ever-recurring clash
between his personal impulses and the
real tasks Of the authorities OF the army
and navy. In addition to Its excess Of
normal work during this time, our ad.
miralty very often had to elaborate
the kaisers own plans, which often suf4
fered fro minternal contradictions.
For example, In the years Immediately
preceding the war, the kaiser knew the
concern which existed In naval quarters
throughout the world over the diff
Guilty Of torpedo boats and destroyets
approaching the enemy in battle by day.
The improvement Of gunnery at sea
and the invention Of the great ranged,
modern naval rifles OF high caliber,
made 1t so. 30 the kaiser Immediately
became enthusiastic about an ideal ship,
which he designed himself -heavily arr
mored, swift and reinforced with many
torpedo tubes, which would relieve the
torpedo boats OF their task.
Apart from the fact that speed and
armor complete against each
other in naval construction OF big ships,
his torpedo armament, which was to be
put below the waterline, would have
taken up the greater part of the en-.
gine and boiler space. However, at the
admiralty we set to work to comply
with the command we had received
Every hsip In course of designing or
construction had to have designating
name and, In view OF the isnpossibiiity
OF coming to any useful results the ad.
miralty secretly gave this project the
name of "Homuncuus."
Then I hided my time until had an
opportunity OF presenting and explaining
the draft of the plans, when the kaiser
Immediately abandoned his idea and ae-
oepted my explanation. AS my reward
received permission to shoot a stag
In the imperial hunting preserves. Thus
was able to telegraph this clearing OF
the atmosphere to my chief of the CEN
trail department at the admiralty, who
was anxiously awaiting In Berlin, these
words: Stag and Homuncuius both
dead"
1t became the custom that should
go to Rominten (the kaiser's favorite
hunting grounds near the Russian FROM
tiet) every year during the last days Of
September 10 make my report. The air
OF the forest and the comparative quiet
suited the kaiser we'll He was calmer
and more collected there than 1t was
possible for him to be In the hustle
Of Berlin or on his numerous journeys.
In Rominten I always found the kaiser
sons for whatever had to advocate.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02

Go Be Sontinued.l
Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-13
SOLDIER-CITIZENS.

A newspaper report of the election returns in
one of the states where the liquor traffic was an
issue, says:
voted exactly in the same proportion as other citi-
zens In wet territory the aority of soldiers vot-
ed wet, and likewise in dry territory the majority
of them voted dry
1t is exactly what might have been expected
Human nature is not changed by little war ex-
perence even in foreign lands Neither is the
American character or the American attitude to-
ward public affairs changed There is somewhat
broader view, but the fundamentals remain the
same The soldier is still member of his COM
munty feeling thinking and voting according to
his bringing up and the general community senti-
ment
1t is much the same with the feminine vote
There has been good deal of talk about sex
solidarity about women forming their own partv
and hanging together in politics. But nothing much
comes of it. When there is a practical test it is
found that the vote pretty much as the
men do, the majority of them voting the republican
ticket in strongly republican communities and the
democratic ticket in democratic communities, and
voting independently where independence is the
rule. They citizens first and womn afterward
just the veterans are citizens first and SOL
diers afterward
Public opinion, community sentiment vague
and intangible as it is proves to be the real thing
back of all the accidents of experience and sex.
and somehow it sct3 itself expressed unfaiIingly
Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-13
DEBAsING sIvLER COINS.

AS result of the sensational rise in the price
of silver bullion financial experts are considering
lire question of debasng silver coins. 1t is said
that in France and Italy it is now profitable to
melt silver coins and export them to the United
States, selling the bullion here at the market rate
and remitting the proceeds to those countries by
way OF the foreign money market. Rene Leon,
head of the bullion department of the Guaranty
Trust Company of New York, after discussing the
serious nature of the silver situation and several
ways of meeting it which would probably prove
such as the buying of more silver, the
withdrawal of silver coinage and substituting pa
per currency, advocates the debasing of the silver
currency. The buying of more silver he says,
would only give opportunity for increasing
boarding and melting" while "a further issue of
fiat money could serve only to send prices soar
ing and promote initiation. He comes, therefore
to this conclusion
There remains only one possibility, and that
is to reduce the amount of silver in the fractional
COINS, or in other words debase them. This is the
solution which is almost certainly being con-
sidered in France Indeed, we have just had a
cable on this very subject from Mr.. Breton, vice
president of this company, who is now in Paris in
which he says: Silver purchases will not solve
the problem and will lead to more unlawful trans
actions. The problem will probably be debated
among leading countries and debasng will proba-
bly, be discussed
Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-13
LET THE APPLAUSE CONTINUE.

You applaud now, gentlemen; we shall see
how long the applause will continue"
This the remark of Mayor Sheppard yester-
day at the special meeting of the city council as
the small group of citizens present ended their
mo8 hearty applause when the members of coun-
ell voted unanimously to acquire an adequate play
ground and community center property for the
ehy-before it was too late. Mayor Sheppard
smiled as he made the remark; he was with the
snosement. But he remembered the financial en-
bar1assment which his administration has passed
throngh this year and the care which must be ex-
srci4ed during the next several years to bring the
city cut of debt and he seemed to want it under
sbood that in yielding to popular demand in this
instance the public would be expected to recipro-
cate and subdue the common and human trait of
kicking when the city government found it neces-
ssEg to get the money for this and other expenses
by taxes-whatever may be necessary.
Mayor Sheppard and every member of the
eig council of Americus have the sincere and
he@;y thanks of the people of this city for their
willingness to find way % do this great service
for Americus They have taken long step for
III ioOklIlS toward greater, pfOuQeI, DGtCer
Annercus-a city which serves its people best.
They have added to the debts of the city some
$4,000, but in doing SO they have added inesti-
nably TO its moral and civic assets.
And right here The Times-Recorder desires
TO make suggestion. In a few days three men
~a1 be nominated by the city white primary for
aide1men to succeed Messrs Poole, Taylor and
H0Cton- Mir Horton, whose business keeps him
out OF the city practically all of the time has re-
fused to offer for reelection. The other two
have expressed desire to retire. But the public
sprit and vision shown by Messrs Poole and
Taylor. along with the other members in this
playground matter especially, in which they were
Interested from the first when it was brought tc
their attention to say nothing of their past excel
aeaz record for progressive thinking and acting
Eot only entities them to an endorsement of thei
action and record by denomination and reelection
cut makes it matter of importance to the public
to see that they retained in office. The cit,
can Ill afford to lose the services of such men
Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-13
UNHAPPY.

I WILL from this land depart with my gun and
carpet bag. when its customs break my heart
when they make my spirit sag, when our gov
ernments bore that has made me and
sore | will seek some other shore, where I'll
stand and chew the rag. When know some
other land that has got this country skinned,
be it on Asian strand, or some island of the
Ind vii take the quickest boat, with my cork
screw and my goat, for that paradise remote, and
this country may be timed. But while |
dwelling here, hanging out my minstrel sign,
it seems pretty plain and clear that | have no
right to whine; if I'm sore on Uncle Sam, and
would give his flag a slam, should move to Rot
terdam, for rotter soul is mine IF the time
should ever come when this country seems a
frost, all its buwarks on the bum and its laws
not worth the cost | will sail away. away to old
Russia Cathay, where I'll spend my little day
by some tinhorn tyrants bossed. But while on
this shore | roost, will bless its hallowed loan,
its palladiums I'll boost till the spangled cows
come home; will hand out sturdy blows to its
critics and its foes, and when | run out of prose
I'll embalm pome.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-13
THE FOOD GAMBLERS.

Some of the seIf-satished economists who
have been prating about the omnipotence of the
law of supply and demand have geen rather
discr edited by recent developments.
1t is true that this so-called law automatically
regulates prices and does it on the whole satisfac-
tsyiIy-when it is allowed to work unhindered. The
trouble comes when people insist on interfering
wath it. And this troublesome meddling is not
by any means confined to legislative bodies and ex-
erutive departments of government, as some of
the critics have maintained. There has been some
xery mischievous meddng done recently in a
manner not at all unusual, by spectators.
Herbert Hoover has called attention to this
fact. Testifying before congressional committee
he gave it as his opinion that one of the main
causes of high prices in this country has been the
cOrnerng of food by spectators who stored it in
expectation of big profit either abroad or at home
1t worked after the familiar manner These prof
teszing gamblers, protesting merely to hold the
stud for rise in price, by their very act of hoard
ing forced the rise, through the artificial scarcity
they created
There have been many revelations of late
corTOboratng this statement. Food has been found
stored in vast quantities along the eastern seaboard
especially in the vicinity of New York, includine
thousands of tons of the sugar for which the
American market has been starving
The gamblers should be forced to disgorge
these boards; then the economic law will do the
Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-13
What Other Editors Saw
HE WILL NOT PASS

Will the farmers return to cotton after the
boil weevil passes?" correspondent asks Ac-
cordng to the best information to be had the b. w.
does not pass. He stays People in the states
where he first appeared say there are about as
many weevils there ever, but the growers have
learned to produce cotton despite the weevil And
hat is what farmers in South Georgia must learn.
Greensboro Herald j ournal
Arizona republican., 1919-04-27
STANDARD SECOND
 MAY OUTWEAR TIRE
 IF FIRST QUALITY

The inVariable inquiry of the pros pective purchaser of a second tire is, What can 1 eXpect?" says L. H. McEllherren, manager of the Mack Tire Co, distributors for the Automobile Tire Co.,, Inc. With the average per son the word second" has a tendency to leave the impression of second hand or inferior goods. Such absolutely is not the case with seconds of any of the standard makes of tires. There are some manufacturers who inten- tionally make up second grade tires only and this tire should be stunned \ second. however of any of the standard makes was originally intended to come out 9 first and received identically the same inspection as all tires of that particular make. but through some slight defacement. which ! in ninety nine cases out of a hundred is not serious, it is laid aside as q second at a reduced price.
 i We aim to carry a stock of 'Tirsts as well as seconds of the prominent makes Of standard tires all at reduced prices, and to the pdospective user of standard make second tire, whether
 purchased from our branch or any other dealer in seconds I can con- scientiously say that he can reasonab- | ly expect to receive practically the same service as he would from first" of the same make, which statement can ] he corroborated by the thousands of users throughout the country.
 1 It really is not at all uncommon to l hear of Seconds" oUtwearing "firsts."
 We all know that the "firsts" of any of the standardmakes are not necessarily free from flaws, and in this connec- i ton, I want to say that any tire sold
 out of this branch. whether first" or second is guaranteed. The high priced tire is subjected to the same road conditions as the medium priced tire and the extremely low priced
 first or "second" of any of the stand
 ard makes has an edge on thtm all To those who have never used "esconds'
 feel confident in saying that by so
 doing your tire expense will show d
 marked improvement, and you will be
 more tahn satisfied with the results.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-27

an entire wing ~of the plant and are more than 1,J20 feet in length.
 The new equipment which has been installed is notable for it's complete ness and many new and exclusive ideas in engineering practice have been in corporated in it. The Hudson factory is one of the finest manufacturing plants in the industry, and to this perfection of detail and the ideal work ing conditions which have been pro- vided for the men is due much of the reputation for fine workmanship which has helped to make the Hudson the most popular fine car in theWorld.'
Arizona republican., 1919-04-27
Kninhts of PYthias

Phoenix lodge No. met last Fri day evening, and had a very large at tendance as the rank of Esquire was exemplified upon nine pages and the work was very well put on by the team.
 Several were reported on the sick list, Brothers Moss and Higginbotham are about the same.
 The committee reported on the chil- dren's Easter entertainment and it was certainly a great success as every child present had good time, and a vote of thanks was extended to the committee in charge
 The second reading of the bylaws came up under the regular order of business.
 Chancellor Commander Miller says he has Q surprise to spring before long, so brothers, look out, for 1 think it is going to be good.
 A letter was read from Brother Ruben R. O'Hara stating that he was in Russia with the army of occupation. We are certainly all glad to hear from Ruben and we certainly hope that he will be back soon and we know that he will bring that smile back with him.
 On next Friday evening the rank of knight will be conferred and you will also receive notice in regard to the third reading of the bylaws.
 Remember visiting knights you are always welcome in Phoenix Lodge No. ?. so be sure and pay us a visit
Arizona republican., 1919-04-27
556.000.0O0 IN CARS
 BE HUDSON OUTPUT

"A peep behind the scenes at the almost miraculous industrial progress made in Detroit, the automobile center Of the world, during the last few months would amaze the army of buy- CTS who are now impatiently awaiting the delivery of their cars said Cal Messner yesterday
 To realize conditions, it must be remembered that the production of automobiles had almost stopped six months ago when suddenly the ban was lifted. The result was that a period Of reconstruction was necessary before the production of passenger cars could return to normal. While this has not yet been accomplished still the nnber of cars turned out is increasing each day and by June l, production is expected to be in full swing
 The feats accomplished during the period Of preparation, however, from Une of the most notable pages in the history of American industry. Facili- ties which had been placed at the dis posM of the government had to be shalted back to a peace basis almost without warning
 Bat the nations third largest in-
 
 lie task and almost over night won ders of engineering skill were ac- compHshed, millions of dollars worth ot supplies and machinery were accumu lated and the steady flow of cars down the production chains was resumed.
 At the great plant of the Hudson Motor Car company, for instance more than 75,000 square feet were ad- ded to the million square feet of manu- featuring space, in preparation to turn ing out of 10000 cars, valued at fifty six million dollars during the year.
 Tn getting ready for the buildina of this number of cars. the greates in the history of the company, masses of supplies of all kinds had to be ac- cumulated so that the production line. could be continuously operated at theiI highest efficiency Today the value of material on hand alone is more than $6,00OlOO0. Every square incl of the plant. which covers 26 acres has been filled and the overflow ha. been stacked in great heaps in thu yards.
 At the same time more than s600, 0o0 worth of the latest machinery wa installed and is now in operation. Tn, great building. which we constructed |, turn out shells for the government, ha been converted into a machine shop cylinderand engine assembly and en zine test room for the exclusive us of the new Essex. The Essex. fina1 paint and body assembly lines occHp,
Arizona republican., 1919-04-27
Music

An extremely pleasing program of violin music was heard ac the School Of Music Friday evening when H. Kiln senfeld violin teacher of the school played 8 program Of great masters works, accompanied by Orley Hes, pi- anist. Alr NIingenfeld showed himself 10 be q master of his instrument, and his playing long will be remembered by the large audience present, MT. Hes playing Of the difficult accompa- niments was very sympathetic and ar tistic. the TWO requisites the ideal accompanies must possess
 Following is the splendid program given:
 Souvenir de Moscow two Russian
 airs ........-..... ...... WienieTski Romance in c. opus 40 Beethoven CEaconne in D minor ............ Bach
 tal Ave Maria .Schuart- Wilhelmj
 ,b) Invitation to the Czardas,
 IIeira Kati" Come on Kate)
 .......s. JlupdS
Arizona republican., 1919-04-27
Independent Order of Odd Fellows

With the return of the delegation from the Grand Lodge that represented Phoenix at Yuma for the Independent was chosen representative to the Sow in Baltimore, the original founding place of the order in America Phoe- nix also received the appointment for district deputy for the local jurisdic- ton, this honor falling on F.. E. Quick
 Tuesday night the lodge has engaged the exclusive right of Morley's Country club, and the program below will be given in addition to other forms of en- tertainment that have been worked out by the committee. All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are requested to make pro- vision for visitors and invited guests. Means will be furnished to all who have no way to get to and from the park, and autos will be at Odd Fellows hall to handle the members. The following program will be rendered.: Piano solo. Miss Charlotte La Tour cite.
 Quartet, Misses Smallhouse, Wright and Cornett.
 Address for the Odd Fellows, Rev. J. A. Wailes. Reading Miss Myrtle Smith. Song, Miss Jessie Welsh. Address for the Rebekahs, Frank Trott.
 Fancy dancing, Miss Viola Hart mann
 All visiting Odd Fellows and Rebek- 1 ahs arc cordially invited to attend.