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AKJE YOU A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF PHOENIX?
THE .ARIZONA: REPUBLIC.
AW INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1915
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REALLY OUSTED
says-Stanford
Superior Qourt Holds City
Commission Has Juris-
, diction to Remove Man
ager, and Affirms Its
Findings
EVIDENCE IS
. NOT REVIEWED
Night Session is Required
to Complete Hearing, and
Notice is Given of Ap
peal to State Supreme
Court
Judge Stanford in superior court last
evening held that the city commission
had Jurisdiction to hear charges pre
ferred against City Manager W. A.
Parish and affirmed the finding of the
commission in removing the manager.
Notice of an appeal from the decision
of the superior judge was immediately
1'ilejj by counsel for Mr. Farish and no
tice given that the case would be car
iled to the state supreme court. In
cidentally a supersedeas was asked and
the court announced he would consider
the request this morning.
The decision of Judge Stanford was
handed down within a minute after the
c onclusion of the argument of Attorney
J. L. B. Alexander of counsel for Man
ager Parish, it was brief and to the
point.
It was four o'clock when the court
took up the certiroari proceedings, giv
ing a recess to a damage suit that was
occupying its attention at that time.
Counsel for Mr. Farish presented an
amendment to the original petition
which set forth that whereas the ordi
nance under which the commission
proceeded was adopted four days before
the beginning of the hearing and did
not become operative until ten days
after its adoption or until it had been
printed ten days in the official paper
of the city.
Judge Sloan for the commission
urged that the amendment was a dis
tinct effort to raise a new point. Judge
Baker contended that an amendment
may lie made to any pleading or to any
proceeding at any time with the leave
of the court. Judge Stanford allowed
the amendment.
Captain Alexander announced that he
objected to the return because it did
not embrace the evidence which was
laken at the hearing. Judge Stanford
stated that the hearing would proceed
with the hearing of the return and not
wait the preparation of a certified
copy of the evidence.
Judge Eaker in .opening the case
called attention to the functions of the
city commission and of the manager
He said the power of removal was giv
en In the charter in general terms. He
said that none of the provisions of the
city charter were self-executing, that
in order to wield the power given it,
the commission must first pass an or
dinance or resolution and that none of
the powers may be exercised except
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Commandant In
Belgium Presents
Census Of Pigeons
(ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
BRUSSELS, March 25. Having ord
ers from the German governor-general
of Belgium to keep a close watch on
earner pigeons, a zealous German com
mandant of a commune near ordered
the civil authorities to provide a census
of all pigeons in the district. The bur
gomaster in a sense of humor, complied.
Not only was the number of birds giv
en but he provided each with a biog
raphy and an accident and health re
port. The names read like a roster of
the German Imperial family and lead
ing army officers.
Karri commune noted the number of
Its pigeons. The commandant was soon
snowed under with reports chronicling
the movements and conditions of the
pigeons but he declined to rescind the
order. i
WEATHER TODAY
WASHINGTON. March 25. For Ari
zona Snow in the north on Friday,
ami probably Saturday.
Warm Weather
Water Into
' The first hundred thousand acre feet
since the million mark was passed,
reached the Roosevelt reservoir last
evening, when the reading showed a
depth at the dam of 208.45 feet and a
content of 1,102,753 acre feet.
Increased warmness in the high
mountain valleys in causing a much
more rapid disintegration of the deeply
SUBMARINE NEMESIS
OF ALLIES' VESSELS IS
REPORTED DESTROYED
The U-29, Which Sunk the
Aboukir, Cress', Hogue
and Others, Reported
Sunk With Captain and
All Hands
ADMIRALTY GIVES
OUT NO DETAILS
This Makes the Sixth Ger
man Submarine So Far
the British Admiralty
Has Reported to Have
Been Sunk
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
LONDON, March . 25. News of the
sinking of the German submarine
C-20 following the reports that the
attack on the Dardannelles had been
resumed and the Russians had won
inmpoitant victories over the Aus-
trinne in Tnkntlrina o n.t at I'vuivL-
! Pass in tho ('amathians. cave the
people of the allied countries cause
for cheerfulness. The commander
of the submarine sunk is a man
looked upon as Germany's most dar
ing submarine navigator. It was his
vessel which was reported to have
sunk the Aboukir, Cressy," Hogue and
many other allied vessels.
The British admiralty tonight
stated they thought the German sub
marine U-29 which recently sank
four British and one French steam
er in the English Channel, and dam
aged three ather vessels, had been
sunk with ail hands.
The admiralty gave no details of
how and where the U-29 was sunk,
tut a report that she was disposed
iof was received in shipping circles
with a sigh of relief. It was this
vessel which just a fortnight ago
torpedoed six steamers in the British
channel and off the Scilly islands
within two days. Her commander,
who spoke English perfectly, treated
the crews of the torpedoed mer
chantmen with greatest considera
tion, and told one of the merchant
captains who was taken aboard the
submarine, that he was the comman
der of the submarine which tor
redoed the British cruisers Aboukir,
Cressy and Hogue.
This makes the sixth German sub
marine so far the British admiralty
has reported sunk, five of them
at least by British warships, since
the outbreak of the war, in only one
case has the British report been
denied by the Germans. Besides
these, a French warship recently
sank a submarine off the French
coast and three British merchant
captains pat in claims ior the re
ward offered by merchantmen for
ramming German underwater craft.
The reward was paid in one of these
claims.
News of the Russian victory and
tenewal of the attack on the Dar
dannelles lacks official confirmation
but comes from sources usually well
informed. The Russian victories
were announced in private telegrams
fiom Bucharest by way of Rome.
These state the Russians won a
great victory on the Austrian ex
tieme right in Bukowina and that
with their strong new forces they
have driven the Austrians back in
the Uzsok Pass of the Carpathians.
It is thought here the Russians,
by bringing up new forces may have
succeeded in turning the Austrian
right and in reaching the Sereth
river, thus getting behind the Aus-
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In an added blaze of lights, the Au
tomobile Industrial Exposition opened
its doors for a third big night last eve
ning. Dealers p.nd salesmen swarmed
about the bright new cars and made
heap big war talk to the numerous
prospects. As a stimulator of sales,
this show has everything of a like na
ture in the past, beaten by six lengths.
After the eerious business of inspect
ing and talking automobiles was over
last night, the dance enthusiasts had a
turn and to the strains of the orches
tra, did all the latest and most fash
ionable trots. It was demonstrated
that the large majority of motor car
Sends More
The Reservoir
packed snow beds, and the result is, a
greater daily run off. This run off sent
two and a half feet of water over the
intake weir last night, and the flow
showed little signs of decreasing. The
gain between six p. m. Wednesday and
S p. m. Inst evening was the greatest in
several weeks. It amounted to 10,553
acre feet.
BUSY HIS MARK THIRD
OF AUTO EXHIBIT
GIFFORD PINCHOT
j IS SPECIAL AGENT
j WASHINGTON, March 25. Gif-
ford Pinehot, former chief forester
of the United States, has become a
I special agent of the state depart-
ment in the European war zone.
The state department announced
ho had been made special agent for
j the distribution of food to indigent
French within the German lines.
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AHCAII FLAG
Starry Banner, Floating
from the McManus Home,
is Pulled from Pole Rep
aration for Insult Has
Been Asked
ASSOCIATED PRFSS DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, March 25. How
the American flag, which was flying
over the home of John McManus, a
citizen of the United States in Mex
ico City, was "torn and dragged half
way down the pole," by Zapata sol
diers when they murdered McManus
and looted his house two weeks ago
is told in dispatches from the Bra
zilian minister, made public tonight
by Secretary Bryan.
This incident was reported at the
time the death of McManus was be
ing investigated, but there had been
no announcement until today. Sec
retary Bryan said reparation for the
insult to the flag has been asked for
from the Zapata authorities, but that
so far no reply, has arrived.
In answer to inquiries Secretary
Bryan said there has been no demand
for a salute to the flag as in the
Tampico affair. One expression of
regret for killing McManus already
has been received from Gen. Pala
fox, the Zapata commander, with pro
mise of indemnity for the family, and
punishment for the slayers if appre
hended. It became known several
foreign flags has been violated re
cently at Manzanillo, among them
the American flag over the house of
an American ranchman. When the
matter was called to the attention of
Carranza, he denied the truth of the
reports of the American and British
consuls.
CITIES TO BE MONUMENTS
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
BRUSSELS, March 25 The BelgtaB
towns of Malines, Termonde and Lou
vain and Liege are never to be rebuilt
on their present sites if the undercur
rent discussion among prominent Bel
gians results in action when peace is
declared. It Is proposed that new cities
be built on Bites adjoining the ruins
which will be left as "monuments to the
sufferings of the Belgians."
NEUTRALITY TO BE ENFORCED
WASHINGTON, March 25. The de
stroyer Warrington has arrived at. San
Juan, Porto Rico to guard the neutral
ity of that port.
dealers can one-step around the turns
on two wheels about as successfully as
Barney Oldtield takes the bends in a
good race track.
Vocal golos by A. J. Kisselburg, J.
Westervelt and others added a sort of
a cabaret air to last night's show. A
feature was the accompaniments on the
player-piano, managed by Marvin of
the Kimball dealership.
More Babies
The baby show last evening was in
the class of fourteen months to two
years. Among the baby girls, these
were the prize winners.
Lloldine Delia Martin First prize
Evelyn Martha Shaw Second prize
Priscllla Dittmer Third prize
Male kldlets were judged as follows:
Robert C. Saufley First prize
Jack Thompkins Second prize
Franklin Odwlre Behr Third prize
Chalmers Gram Silver, a baby ent
ered day before yesterday, received the
first prize of a dollar deposit in the
Valley bank. The ladies attending the
show say they would like to have the
proud mamas of the winners attend
from four to four-thirty tomorrow af
ternoon. One of the judges was interviewed
last night and he deposed and said that
the show has proven beyond a doubt
the Salt River Valley has some of the
finest looking youngsters in the land.
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SPROOLE. GIVES
RAILROAD SIDE
TO CATTLEMEN
President of Southern Pa
cific Unexpected! v Ap
pears Before American j
National Livestock Asso
ciation in San Francisco
FOUR STATES IN .
INTERCHANG E PACT
Resolutions Are Adopted
Urging Protection for the
American Cattlemen in
Mexico and Opposing the
Freight Advances in West
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
SAN FRANCISCO. March 25 Wil
liam Sprou!e, president of the
Southern Pacific, unexpectedly ap
peared before the American National
Livestock Association, and present
ed the case of the railroads, after
he listened unobservedly to vigorous
attacks on the railroads by S. P.
Cowan, counsel for the Association.
Preceding the tilt, the association
adopted resolutions bearing on the
future of the cattle industry. These
C'ppose the placing of meats on the
free list, and oppose the importa
tion of meats or cattle from Argen
tina and other countries where the
foot and mouth disease is prevalent.
The resolutions also urge protec
tion for American cattlemen in Mexi
co, urge congressional aid to eradicate
tuberculosis in cattle, endorse the
work of agricultural colleges and
their extension, opposed the prohi
bitive tax on oleomargerine, opposed
freight advances on livestock by
western . railroads, and approved le
gislation for the extinction of preda
tory aninials in the west.
Four states, Texas, Arizona, New
Mexlca aud Colorado, entered into a
tentative agreement for the forma
tion of a federation for interchange
of. cattle without quarantine restric
tions now in force in those states.
The proposed agreement to be effec
tive April 15 if adopted by the sani
tary boards of the states and pro
claimed by the governors.
The agreement was made by re
presentatives of the state boards, Dr.
W. W. Yard from Colorado, A. H.
Avery from Texas, W. J. Linwood
from New Mexica and Dr. W. E.
Severn from Arizona.
A similar federation is being con
sidered by representatives of the
state board of California, Utah, Wa
shington, Oregon, Nevada and Idaho.
It was said the importation of Mexi
can cattle by California stood in the
way of a general federation of all
the states mentioned as the proposed
sanitary committee association on
Tuesday.
In his discussion of the railroad
rate problem Mr. Cowan said:
"Through a great publicity cam
paign the railroads are trying to
take the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to their bosoms. They
threaten the public with freight rate
advances that are not justified.
Stockmen are seriously threatened
by proposed advances in cattle. They
must make a fight for their lives."
When Mr. Sproule was seen by H.
A. Jnstro, president of Cue associa
tion he was given an opportunity to
reply to the attack.
"I came as a looker-on" he said. "I
like to keep in close touch with the
industrial and commercial move
ments. This is an important part
of a railroad executive's duty. I
have no cause to plead nor any
appeal to make."
BIG STRIKE IN KLONDYKE
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
NOME. March 25. A placer gold
strike of usual richness has been
reported made at Dexter Divide, four
miles from Nome. Many operators
said . they struck dirt paying three
dollars a pan. It is estimated $150,-
000 worth of dirt has already been
Dlocked out. The pay streak, ac
cording to reports is 12 feet deep
and 80 feet wide, extending a mile
east and west. It heads near Grass
Gulch, running toward Cooper and
Specimen gulch.
COTTON GOING UP
ASSOCIATED PHESS DISPATCH
NEW ORLEANS, March 25. Cot
ton has advanced more than a dollar
a bale here and reached new high
levels for the season. Active
months were up from 21 to 23 points
and the December option crossed the
ten cent mark. The close was 20
to 22 points.
BECKER CASE CONCLUDED
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
ALBANY, March 25. The fate of
former Police Lieutenant Becker,
twice sentenced to be electrocuted
for instigating the murder of Her
man Rosenthal, no wrests with the
court of appeals. The arguments on
appeal to the second judgment were
completed today.
FIElDht. W.FRENCH
CONFIDENT VICTORY IS
COMING TO THE ALLIES
SEVENTEEN BELGIANS
EXECUTED IN GHENT
LONDON, March 25. "Seventeen
Belgians, most of whom were
young peasants, were shot at day
break today in the Ghent barracks
after being found guilty by a Ger
man eourtmartial of espionage in
the interest of the allies," says a
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
from Amsterdam.
DETECTIVES IN
Two Officers Are Shot in
Philadelphia bv Jacob
Miller Whom They Had
Arrested on Fugitive War
rant from Princeton
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
PHILADELPHIA, March 25. James
Manesley, a central office detective,
was shot and killed and Harry Tucker,
another detective was mortally wound
ed tonight in a running revolver battle
with Jacob Miller, whom they had ar
rested on a fugitive warrant. Miller,
who was wanted in Princeton, N. J., es
caped and is not yet apprehended.
The two detectives arrested Miller
and started for a patrol box. Miller
made no resistance and was not
searched for weapons. Suddenly he
turned and shot Tucker twice in the
body. Tucker dropped and Miller ran
up an alley, turning to shoot and kill
Manesley, who pursued him. Author
aties say Miller is charged with the
theft of jewelry in Philadelphia valued
at $3000 and is also charged with a
burglary in Princeton where there is a
warrant for his arrest.
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NON-PARTISAN BILL PASSES
Administration Measure Goes Through
Keen Opposition Will Not Be
Defeated in Senate
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
SACRAMENTO, March 25. Speak
er Young's non-partisan bill, the
single big administration measure of
the session was passed by the as
sembly shortly before dawn after
sixteen hours of grilling debate, and
reported in the senate this afternoon
by a referred committee. There will
be no filibuster in the senate and no
attempt to defeat it.
MISSIONARIES IN DANGER
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, March 25. Con
tinued reports of the menace to the
lives of American missionaries and
refugees at Urumiah. Persia, have
aroused the activity of the state de
partment. Although but one official
communication on the subject was
received. Secretary Bryan stated the
diplomatic and consular officers in
Persia, Turkey and Russia were ap
praised of the reported circumstances
and appealed to for any available in
formation. ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, March 25. Rear
Admiral Caperton, commanding the
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BATTLESHIP GEORGIA TO ,11 !
DES MOINES NOW AT PROGRESSO!
American fleet in Aiexican waters more. It is untrue that there is
has ordered the battleship Georgia j rioting in Yucatan against foreign
from Vera Cruz to Progresso where j ers. Situation there is now normal.
there has been local troubles. His
dispatch reporting the movement of
the Georgia said the port of Pro
gresso was still open. The Georgia
will join the cruiser Des Moines now
at Progresso in guarding foreign in
terests and seeing to it the port is
kept open to commerce.
The presence of the Georgia and
Des Moines it is expected will aid
in the maintenance of quiet at Yu
catan, where the Sisal hemp growers
are trying to get out the crop need
ed by American Uyine manufacturers.
Bryan said there are assuring indi
cations of arrangements soon to be j Head this morning by German sub
completed for the shipment from ! marine U28. She carried a cargo of
Progresso and Merida of a 110,000
bales of sisal already contracted for
from the Yucatan government by
American interests. Details of the
plan, the secretary said, are being
concluded in the co-operation of
twine manufacturers. Admiral Ca
perton has reported to the navy de
partment the Alvarado government
of Carranza's faction in Yucatan has
taken over the Yucatan railroad.
Carranza has telegraphed his ag-
In an Interview With Fred
erick Palmer for the As
sociated Press, tho Commander-in-Chief
of Brit
ish Forces Talks Freely
SAYS WILL KEEP
AT IT CONTINUALLY
Looking Younger Than His"
Photographs Make Him
.Appear, Shows No Signs
of Strain of Past Eight
Months
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHl
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, in
France, via London, March 25.
Frederick Palmer, at the front for
the Associated Press, sends the fol
lowing: Field Marshal Sir John French,
commander-in-chief of the British
forces on the continent, received
your correspondent today and said,
"indeed there is no doubt of the
outcome of the war. I was never
so confident of victory as I am to
day. I am as confident as General
Grant was when he took command
of the Army of the Potomac. He
kept at it and so shall we."
On the table before the British
commander were maps and reports.
Otherwise the director of operations
appeared as completely disassociated
from the details of the different army
departments as the other officers
about town. The heads of the de
partments report to the field mar
shal upon telephone request. Look
ing younger than the photographs
make him appear, he shows no signs
of the strain of the last eight months
as he talks of the campaign and
war.
"What were the most important
contributing factors making the re
treat from Mons secure against over
whelming odds?" he was asked.
"The dogged tenacity of the little
regular army which contested every
foot of ground as it fell back," he
answered. "Not once did our sol
diers lose heart. They understood
that we were not defeated but were
making a strategic retreat before
heavy odds, and that all the punish
ment they could inflict upon the
enemy by stubborn resistance from
point to point, was ,no less valuable
to the ultimate object than an ad
vance. The alterness and aggressive
ness of our cavalry in preventing the
enemy's cavalry from getting around
us. was next in importance. Ours
established a decided superiority over
that of the enemy."
"What was the most critical mo
ment of all the campaign in France?"
One would not have been surprised
if Sir John had said it was when
his reserves-were practically exhaust
ed in the battles of Tpres and Ar
mentieres to save the channel ports.
The answer had his characteristic
promplness and decisiveness.
"On the retreat from Mons at Le
cateau we were in the open country
in a very dangerous position."
Few Americans are probably as
familiar with the campaigns o our
civil war as is Sir John. He made
a thorough study of them and
through them has drawn lessons
which he found helpful in France.
He mentioned Stonewall Jackson.
"To me General Jackson is more
like Cromwell than any other leader
of history." said the British com
mander. "His was an heroic and
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ents here: "Tuxpan is still in our
possession. Yesterday I sent rein
forcements to Tampica and will send
At Progresso export and shipping
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Dutch Steamer Is Sunk
By German Submarine
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
DOVER, March . 25. The Dutch
steamer Medea was sunk off Beachy
oranges, bound from Salonika for
London. The Medea was stopped
by the submarine, and the crew
given fifteen minutes to leave the
vessel. .
The crew left the vessel and the
subfnarine fired several shots at the
steamer, which remained afloat for
an hour. The crew rowed about in
boats until picked up by a destroy
er, which brought them to Dover.
The trawler Alprecht was attacked
U.S.SUB1RI
IS
BELIEVED LOST
The F-4 During Maneuvers
Off Honolulu Harbor is
Submerged in "Morning
and Does Not Reappear
After Many Hours
TWENTY-FIVE MEN
PROBABLY PERISHED
Three Other Submarines,
Naval Tug and Launches
Are Scouring the Ocean
About Harbor Entrance
Searching for .Vessel
(Special A, P. Bulletin)
HONOLULU, March 25.
Late tonight it was reported
the F-4 has been located, ly
ing at a depth of 120
fathoms. Attempts to bring
the vessel to the vessel to
the surface with grappling
hooks failed. No signal
bells had been heard from
the submerged craft, and
this fact led to fears that
the submarine's tanks had
burst, suffocating the crew
with sulphuric acid fumes.
It was pointed out the
submarine's bell had a wide
range and could be heard
readily if signals were given.
Rear-Admiral Moore, com
mander of the Honolulu sta
tion, said the men would be
in no danger of suffocation,
ordinarily, for at least twenty-four
hours and if the ves
sel's air apparatus remained
in good order the crew
might live a week submerg
ed. He said, however, the
vessel lacked food supplies.
HONOLULU, March 23.
The American submarine
F-4, which was submerged
at 9:15 o'clock this morning,
two miles off the Honolulu
harbor, had not reappeared
at nightfall, and grave fears
are expressed for its safety.
The F-4 carries a crew of
twenty-five, commanded by
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Blockade Note
Is Not To Be
Lengthy Document
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
WASHINGTON. March 25. Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan have
practically completed consideration of
the note to be transmitted to Great
Britain and France setting for the view
of the United States on the recently
proclaimed blockade of commerce be
tween Germany, and neutral countries.
Although it has been in preparation
several days, it is not a lengthy docu
ment. Those familiar with the con
tents do not refer to It as "protest" in
a technical sense but as an emphatic
representation against the unpreceden
ted action of the allies in disregarding
previously accepted principles of inter
national law.
by a submarine. A torpedo passed
within ten ftet of the fishing boat
while she was crossing the channel.
A British pilot boat was cased by
a submarine which however, disap
peared. Was Flying Dutch Flag
LONDON, March 25 The admiral
ty in reporting the sinkink of the
Medea says: "The ship was fliyng
the Dutch flag and had a Dutch
crew aboard. Mer name Medea, of
Amsterdam, was painted in large
letters on her sides. The ship's
papers were taken by the German's
who refused to return them."
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