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Williams news., 1907-02-09
Williams Fooled Republicans

~ Members of both houses of tha legislatures have not yet stopped talking about how cleverly Will Hams. of Coconino, fooled the re-. publican members with his reso- lution of sympathy for California, but which was really severe con- demnation of President Roosevelt and the republican congress.
 The action of the house in recon sidering the action was no surprise to Williams or any other democrat. As soon as his resolution had passed both houses, he ventured the prediction that as soon as the council woke up it would recon slider and probably refuse to sane. ton the slap at the president and his administration.
 While discussing the action of the council this morning Williams told story that well illustrates his now famous resolution, which fooled even the wisest of the council republicans. Williams said:
 1t reminds me of Flagstaff woman who. as she examined her Thanksgiving turkey, said to her little son: .-i
 ."Did the grocer tell you this turkey vas quite freshae
 !" Nn'm.' the boy answered. He just said to hurry home with it as fast as could.'"
 A Paris newspaper has been fined $20O for defaming Town Topics. Probably the exact word- ing of the defamation will come by freight. It is not likely it could get through the mails.
Williams news., 1907-02-09

It's about time all the boys were getting the girls in line for a nice ride or drive Sundays. See JO.
Williams news., 1907-02-09

Same old thing in the same old way is beer before breakfast and beer all day. JO.
Williams news., 1907-02-09
PHOENIX, Jan. 31. '07.

Gambling in the territory was left crime yesterday by the legis- lature and the governor, though it may be practiced where it is not otherwise prohibited by local ordi- nances until A pril l..
 When the final test came there was not dissenting vote against the Hunt bill. There were twenty three members of the house present and all voted so that gambling was killed by the gambler numbers" '23." Also by the number which signifies "skidoo." Another coinci dence of local significance is that the bill passed on the last day of the life of gambling in Phoenix.
 The final act of the legislature was completed at eleven o'clock in the morning. the bill was returned to the council and having been un- amended it needed no expressing and being reported back to the com mittee as being properly enrolled it was sent to the governor. Its transmission was quickly followed by a message from the executive announcing the approval of Coun- cil Bill Mo- 4 and for the first time since white men settled in this region gambling was officially tabooed.
 It was not until late on Wednes day night that the steering con- mittee of the house determined to bring the matter to an end at once and remove from the calendar a bill which might cause great and
 u0ruy. EvCu UrIuuU were trying to retain gambling had long since realized that sooner or later in this session the bill must become law. They had a slender hope that they might secure terms in the way of an extension of the time when the law should take effect. Their chance of doing that at once was better than week or a month later.
 Accordingly when the reports of committees were reached in the regular order Chairman Bunch of the special committee having charge of all bills on the subject of gambling reported favorably Coun cil Bill No. 4 ~.
 The report was adopted and MT. Burke moved the discharge of the committee. The motion was regu- lar but the friends of the bill were apprehensive of hidden motive and opposed it, but it was finally agreed that the committee should be dischargel from further con- sideration of the bill.
 MT. Davidson then moved the amendment of the bill postponing the operation of it until July 1. The amendment was. declared out of order and the last struggle was begun.
 MT. Bunch spoke briefly in be- half of the bill. He said he would not dwell upon the moral features involved but would speak of the bill as a good business measure, one calculated to increase the prosperity of the territory and to lesson the volume of poverty.
 The principal speech of the day was delivered by MT. Crenshaw. He said that in his course with regard to this bill he was not moved by prejudice against class of men or against any individual. He was moved against practice which the territory had long since outgrown and any further indulgence in it meant retarding of our growth.
 Oae bad feature of gambling in this community and one of it's most dangerous features was that it had come to assume the dignity of business. It was important that the growing generation should be relieved of contact with it. All territories and new states had gone through this struggle and all of |
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5 ARIZONA LEGISLATURE PROCEEDINGS Corre.p dence to the News


better growth. There was nothing to be said in favor of gambling from a moral point of view and all that had been said of it from a financial point was that it was a great aid to the schools. MT. Cren- shaw pointed out that it's aid was insignificant for while the school fund of the territory last year was $579, ,3S9, only $67 ,OOO had come from gambling licenses. Even if no more money could be raised for school purposes it would be better that the terms of the schools should be shortened by a month rather than that the games should be licensed by the year. At the close of his speech MT. Crenshaw was loudly cheered.
 MT. Pace, who had spoken on the bill at the the time of it's receipt from the council the day before, again briefly addressed the house. He said he was moved against gambling both by sentiment and by a desire for profit. He was proud to be member of the Ari , zona legislature which was about to put an end to it Speaking Of the arguments which had been made against the bill or for post ponement of the operation of it, he said that one afflicted with a cancer might as we'll protest against the immediate removal of it or be try ing to find the good points of the cancer and try to excuse it.
 MT. Williams said-he was in ia vor of the hill hut he was deslrou> of putting the legislature on record as unanimously opposed to gamb ling. He believed that most of the members were and would pass any kind of anti gambling bill. But he said there were some who thought that the gamblers ought to be given time to close up their affairs and that it had been suggested that the bill should be made operative on July 1. He believed that if the bill were so amended every mem- Der would vote for it.
 MT. Bell replying said that there were several objections to the amendment. For one thing, it meant delay and then the principle of gambling was involved. If gambling were to be permitted for three months it might as well be permitted for three years and for ever. He did not believe from the nature of the business that the gamblers would require any time to quit and wind up their affairs. They could do so with the facility of settler once described by Lincoln who in moving had only to pick up his saddle bags and whistle for the pup. After another effort by MT. Davidson to secure an amendment the bill went to roll call with the following result:
 Ayes-Bail, Bell, Bunch, Burke, Coleman, Crenshaw, Davidson. Day, Grosetta, Guild, Hampton, Hull, Krook, Martin, Mccormick, Morgan, w., Murphy. Pace, Slaugh- ter, Wallace, Whitesides, Williams, the speaker-23.
 Absent-David Morgan.
 MT: Grosetta desired to announce MT. Morgan's vote against the bill since under the arrangement in re. lation to the indefinite leave of Mir. Morgan he was prepared to execute pairs for him. Though he had not heard from him in relation to the vote about to be taken he knew how MT. Morgan would vote if he were present.
 The announcement of the vote was received with wild hand claf& ping and an adjournment was taken until two o'clock.
 Saturday, February 2, 'O7.
 Several bills were passed in each
Williams news., 1907-02-09

Saturday, February 2, 'O7.
 Several bills were passed in each of the houses and some of them having now been passed by the
Williams news., 1907-02-09

WILLIAMS, ARIZ. Population, 1000
 Elevation, 6,750 RESOURCES Lumbering Stockraising
 ....Mining....
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
Close aue.,,on,nr

In recalling Incidents connected With
Virginia politics, some years ago a
prominent virginian recently related to
Washington man an account of an
Investigation of election frauds in the
lower section of the State: In the
course of the proceedings 1t developed
that the ballots In an Important pre-
'cinct had not been sealed after the
final count, thereby being exposed to
fraudulent practices. The chairman Of
the investigating committee closely
questioned the election judge as to why
the prescribed duty of carefully secur
ing the ballots had been neglected.
Gould you not obtain any mucilage
in the town?"
"No, sir"
could you not procure some sealing
wax-some shoemaker's wax, If moth
ing else?"
mo, SIR"
well, then, sir, why didn't you q
out into the woods and get some resin;
Do you mean to tell me that there
We're no pine trees around there shed
ding tears at your Infamous rascal
ity?"-Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
LIVING Is CHEAP IN JAPAN.
How They Manage to Exist Comfort
ably on Small Amounts.

How They Manage to Exist Comfort
ably ON Small Amounts.
1t Is estimated that n professional
man In Japan can live with his wife in
comfort on the sum of $3.50. This
means one large Invisible apartment,
small kitchen, bathroom, q study
and storerOom, charming garden,
one servant and surroundings of great
refinement. Mats are the covering of
the floor Of course; pillows the seats
table linen is superfluous where lac
quered trays and paper napkins are
used; personal laundry is at Its mini
mum where two hot baths day are
the custom. The fagots used In cook
ing are not much larger than a man's
finger and fuel for ironing is unneces-
sary where clothes are stretched prop
erly upon frame. Perfect privacy is
one of the Injuries of this minute men,
age, for high bamboo fence shuts off
the view of strangers. Each article of
the house is carefully selected and
some of them are of rare beauty and of
durability that permits them to be
handed on from one generation to an
other. No waste takes place. for every
erumb of the food prepared is eaten.
| Flowers are the chief decoration and
the science of flowers is a part of the
house. The large room, with its sew
eral mats and its adjustable partitions,
becomes at night time the sleeping
place of the several members of the
house. but during the day quickly is
converted into n spacious, peaceful,
flower-decorated apartment, the bed
clothes being laid away neatly on the
shelf of the storeroom. Simplicity,
delicacy and refinement characterize
homes of these qualities-the homes of
the poor who feel no poverty-the
abodes of those who having little would
not complain had they even less.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
A HEROINE
of Necessity
.~~N~~~N


A way to the right, as far as eye
could see, stretched the shimmering
ocean, the sunlight dancing on the
waves and turning them into a carpet
of gold. To the left lay glorious
patches Of purple heather, broken here
and there by, big gorse bushes, covered
with golden blooms and soft green
spikes. Overhead the seagulls whirled
lazily across turquoise bay, uttering
their plaintive notes as they greeted
one another in passing.
And one, at least, of the millions of
created beings was thanking God at
that very moment, as she leaned her
hr1ns on the slight railing which formed
the only protection from the cruel shin
gle below the edge of the steep cliff.
Fate had been more than ordinarily
kind to Christabel Tredennis up to now.
She had never known single sorrow.
all her life through; twenty years of
unspotted peace lay behind her. She
was young, fair to look upon, wealthy
beyond the dreams of most women, and
dear! to a manly heart, now far away
in Western Africa. fighting his coun-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
CELTIC TONGUE IS DYING.

Preserved From Extinction Only by
Efforts of Patriotic Societies.
Repores from Wales forestadOw the
passing of the sole Celtic tongue which
has survived 20 the TWENTIETH century
without the entire loss of IT'S ancient
birthright. ,s
Gaelic Is well-nigh gone from the
Highlands and in Ireland lit Ks pre-
served from extinction only by the
efforts of patriotic societies Cornish
died in ITO with the venerable Mrs.
Dentreath, who alone could speak it.
Welsh has remained the native speech
Of considerable community and the
Eisteddfod has kept alive traditions
of the bards and rhapsodists.
But the dry rot Is at work. Accord
Ing to the testimony of Welsh clergy
men before the Westminster church
commission, English is fast replacing
Welsh as the habitual speech of the
children of Cardiff. All through South
Wales a similar tendency of the young
to abandon the paternal speech is not
ed. In the parish of the vicar, Of Trel-
lech, numbering TO souls, only three
aged persons speak the old vernacular.
When the children give up language
it is doomed.
The passing of the Welsh is merely
an episode in story of linguistic
deterioration and dissolution, which
Is one of the extraordinary things of
history. Though the Celts have at all
times stamped the Impress of Wig
orous personality on the worlds poll
tics, though they remain one of its
prominent peoples, with the extinction
of Welsh no living language worthy of
the name will exist as monument to
them.
They were the first to leave the old
Aryan home to invade Europe; they
overran 1t from Russia to the Irish
lakes; they established nations In
France, Spain, Italy, Bohemia and
Britain; they created great literatures,
but when conquered themselves they
have Invariably accepted the language
Of their conquerors us their own.--
New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29

Farmers are familiar with the vari-
GUS methods Of planting potatoes, for
they are grown not only In every sec
ton of this country, but over nearly
the whole civilized world. They are
one Of the best of all crops, yielding
largely, and also being among the
standard articles of food. So familiar
are farmers with the growing Of pota-
toes that they have been content to
put them into the ground with single
manurlng and good cultivation, trust
ing to chance Of favorable season
and proficiency of the manure for a
bountiful harvest. But the potato, like
everything else. has its choice Of foods
There is time In Its cultivation when
even manure will not make good
crop of potatoes. but that-is owing to
the quality and condition of the
manure. An application of fresh
manure may injure the tubers. 1t
must be we'll and thoroughly rotted. in
fine condition and carefully applied.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
bacteria in MIX bottles.

The host Of bacteria that may Turk in
supposedly clean milk bottle has been
the subject of Investigation by the Wis
consin Experiment Station. Bottles
which had been steamed for thirty sec
onds were found to contain relatively
few bacteria, possibly $4,000 to bottle.
However, when the steam was allowed
to condense and the water so produced
to remain In the bottle at room tenn
peratures for possibly twenty-four
hours, the number of bacteria multi
piled enormously and varied from
100000 to say 100000.
In series of steamed bottles exposed
to the air for twenty-four hours but
containing no condensed water the num-
Der of bacteria averaged 100000 per
bottle, while in similar series which
had undergone the same treatment in
all respects except they were covered
with a clean linen cloth, averaged about
the same as freshly steamed bottles,
ali Of which shows the very great i'm
portance of keeping milk bottles, either
empty or full, very carefully covered.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
To Make Kerosene Emul.lon.


Every farmer should prepare some
kerosene emulsion now and keep it ON
hand all the time. You will need it
as spring comes on. This emulsion Is
made as follows: Kerosene, two gal
Ions; common or whale oil soap, one
quarter Of pound; water one gallon.
Heat the solution Of soap and add 1t
boiling to the kerosene; then churn the
mixture for ten minutes.
Be sure to have the water boiling hot
when you add it to the kerosene, and
churn it thoroughly; otherwise you
will have trouble in making 1t a good
emulsion, which, when made right,
should have creamy appearance.
To. use this stock emulsion, dilute
| 1t with 20 gallons of water and apply
itfwith spray pump. If you are deal
ing with hogs and no spray pump is at
hand, put the animals in narrow
chute and apply 1t with common
sprinkling can.
Kerosene emulsion is one of the most
useful remedies against Insects, espe-
cially those that suck the sap from the
plants or blood from animals which
they attack and which therefore cannot
be combated by the use of stomach pol
sons like Paris green.
On the other hand, different plants
vary in their ability to withstand the
oil, SO that care must be used to make
the emulsion strong enough to be fatal
to the insects without hurting the
plants. The chief insect pests for
which 1t is used are the various species
of plant lice or aphids and the scale in
sects.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
THE PRIMROSE PATH.

s. II e.
The green fans of the chestnut trees
Are all unfolding one by one,
The breath of April's in the breeze,
The long streets glisten in the sun.
The tasseled lilacs in the square
Are full Of mods and whisperings,
While black-bolled poplars stir the air
With hints of happy secret things.
The town is all SO fair and fine,
The streets they make so brave show !;
And yet-and yet-Corinna mine,
IT'S now the pale primroses blow.
The woods are calling us to-day
Where grassy hills fall fold on fold:
Come, let us take the primrose way
And gather wealth of faery gold.
Put off your dainty silks and lace
For leathern shoon and homespun
gown;
Come. leave this bustling market place
To play the truant out of town.
For though in town the sun shines gay,
You cannot hear the sweet birds sing !;
Come, my Corinna, come away,
And let us go a-primrosing.
-Rosamund Marriott Watson.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
AT THE FACTORY GATE.

A pathetic little sketch from life,
given by Mr.. James Greenwood in his
Low Life Deeps," is particularly in
teresting just now, when the child-la-
Dor question is SO prominent. One
chilly, rainy day Mr.. Greenwood stood
by the door Of factory in England
and watched the laborers 20 In, It
was an establishment where high.grade
work was done. and in it two hundred
girls, from IS to 1G wears of age, we're
EMPLOYED. It was pretended that no
younger children were engaged, but
many of the poor little mites could not
have been more than 8 or 10.
They were sharp-shouldered little
things, shrunken and shrewd. with
hungry ewes. 1t was noontllne, and
therefore free hour. ThreesSelean.
tidy-halred little girls were looking out
Of the factory gate.
Here comes fatber!" cried one.
"Father" was a slouchine. lazy-look.
tinp man. with short black pipe in his
mouth. He had brought the children,s
dinner, It was NOT "a bulky affair.
"Here. catch hold y he called. "Its
a pretty day for me TO come Juggling
nj here. Make haste and eat It up and
cut. away, TO ycur work" ,sH
&, / saw the small parcel unfoldeds, 1t
contained three morsels. Of. fried fish
and three slices of bread. This being
fairly divided, the three sisters re-
traced their steps toward the factory,
eating as they went.
"Father" turned back, his great
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29
loved best on earth. A maniac! Well,
she would not be missed, she only mar
red Gods sunlit world! Let her go

red Gods sunlit world! Let her go
go
Then great revulsion of feeling
came over the girls soul. She saw the
hideous Temptations; she knew that,
Gene what might, think what she
would, she must save a fellow creature.
1t became no longer a matter of Volt
tion-it was matter of necessity, for
action and self-sacrifice, which comes
to every human being born into the
world, with his or her scare of respon-
sibilities with regard to another. Why
save lunatic? Why should sane wo-
man die for an insane one? Why? Be-
cause the instinct is there, whether she
will or Moan Instinct which dies
hard. OF necessity she must save her
sister, be. the exchange ever so I'M
equal, the result of, so little apparent
satisfaction! 81
All these thoughts surged momentar-
liz through Christabel Tredennis' mind
as she stood on the sunlit cliff and
then she wrestled and struggled as she
had never though to wrestle, with all
the luck of4.a long lineii of dend and
gone ancestors. wrestled till she felt
herself growing dizzy and faint; and
the edge Of the cliff drew ever nearer
and nearer, and ever that mad. mad
face, with those ferocious eyes, cleaned
into hers.
A strong hand thrust them apart; a
stern voice Numbered wrathful in
auiry. The woman sank trembling on
the heather. her whole figure shaken
with sobs. Christabel breathless, white.
faced, white-eyed, stood shaking In ev-
ery limb from her recent strain-but
safe-safe!
"Poor thingm The doctor looked
pityingly at the woman. "She has es-
capped again, but they never thought of
looking here, suppose. You have had
hard fight--yes-I underestimate
'Eor life" put in Christabel. with
lips that trembled, as shudder passed
through her frame.
The doctor whipped out flask and
Helu- IL W bEluh, lit
commanded. And when she had done
his bidding, he turned and spoke kindly
to the covering lunatic. Come home
now" he said. "Miss Lacy, do you know
it is nearly teatime, and Mason will
be wondering where you are. You
should not take such long walks alone
they are not good for you" The mat
ter=of-fact tones reached the poor dazed
brain; she still clutched the photo
graph. The doctor, raising his eyes,
saw Christabel looking ut it with a
queer expression on her pretty face
"Her lover" he supplied briefly in
low tones that reached only her ears.
Poor thing, he died of cholera in India
ten years ago, and that was what turn
ell her brain!"
Ellis name?" breathed Christabel.
Henry Blakiston. Did you know
| him-a lieutenant in the navy? She is
under delusion that he is calling for
her, and that we are keeping them
apart. 1t is getting damp on the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29


That is a very serious charge, made
by Congressman Waldo Of New York,
that ''warships built under contract by
private concerns and almost immediate
ly after their completion sent to the
Brooklyn navy yard for repairs have
been found to have rivet holes plugged
with wood, putty and soap instead Of
iron rivets being Inserted" As the
Navy Department has its own inspecto-
ors to oversee the building of warships,
the above defective construction could
not occur If the inspection officers in
charge were active, honest and intelli-
gent. AS this charge is made by a
Republican Congressman, 1t is undoubt-
edly true, for there can be no partisan
advantage to be gained by making it.
As Congressman Waldo does not give
tho name Of the ships upon which this
nefarious work was done, 1t is matter
of conjecture under what Secretary Of
the Navy the villainous grating was
accomplished, but one thing is certain,
the scandal is Republican in origin, for
that party has had entire control for
over ten years.
1t Is well known that the Cramps,
and doubtless other ship-builders who
have had government contracts, have
been large contributors to Republican
campaign funds, which would be like
ly to lead the administration to wink
at lax inspection in return for liberal
donations.
No more atrocious crime could be
committed than imperfect construction
Of warships, for 1t not only endangers
the lives of the crew, but in case of
war might lead to dlsgraceful and dis
astrous defeat. When shall we hear
the end of the corruption and grating
Of the Republican politicians, and why
does the present administration keep
silence about the discovery of this
scandal?