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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
PICTURING BIRDS
 IN THEIR HOMES

Pictures of birds in their native haunts are difficult to obtain, yet one man has secured large number of these films. In taking these pictures many devices have to be resOrted to. The home life of robin was obtained by film maker who secreted himself behind blind. Boats were used in talk ing pictures of pelicans in the water, while the land pictures were taken from behind an artificial blind. In this work England is far in advance of America.
 The rapid growth made by the motion pictures has not been without results on various other things. It is estimated that the decrease in attendance of the gallery of the regular theater has been 50 per cent. This has in another way helped the actors. It gives them great CT opportunities of employment, as the business of posing for the silent play is gradually rising to the level of rec ognized profession. The censorship of the moving picture houses has now be- come regular thing, and in this way the class of films shown is to a certain extent shaped in the same way as the regular drama.
 With the beginning of the moving picture craze the exhibitors bought their films outright, and were forced to pay large prces-usually about $40 per film. Today the country abounds with exchanges which furnish two films a day on the rental basis The price of this service varies from $l20 week for the best class of films, down to $30 a week for those which have been run ming for year or longer.
 A school for operators recently has been opened where beginners are taught the handling of the machine and given a knowledge of electricity and the cal cium light which is used in the produc- tion of the films upon the screen.
 As the demand for novelty increased the making of the moving picture films had to be ever on the lookout for suit able material for scenariOs' for the plays. Shakespeare, Tennyson, Longfel low and host of writers have had their works dramatized, while even the Bible has been called upon to give its share. "The Life of Christ" and "The Life of Moses' have been reproduced. A recent innovation which adds to the educational value of the films is fash ing a synopsis of the forthcoming scene upon the screen immediately before the projection of the play itself.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
WASHINGTON FRUIT
 CROP LARGE
Predicted That It Will Be Double the Production
 of Previous Year

SPOKANE, Wash, April 26.-Rep, resentatives of transportation compan' ies predict that the fruit crops in Wash ington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana and along the border in British Columbia this season will be double the produc- tion in 1908, the banner year in the history of the northwest. Estimates for the Inland empire alone range from 14,000 to l6,000 ears, of which it is expected that $500 will come from eastern and central Washington. Ship pers in the Yakima district place the yield there as from $500 to 4,00C cars, and the Wenachee valley looks for fully $500 ears. Crops in Spokane and other counties in the extreme east ern part of this state will also be heavy, Growers in the Lewiston district ex- pect to harvest from $l,500,000 to $2,. 100000 worth of fruit, and other parts of northern and southern Idaho also report the outlook bright for big yields, while indications are that Montana and Oregon will have larger crops than ever before. Fast train service between points in central Washington and St.
 Paul and Chicago is promised.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
ASSOCIATED PRESS HOLDS ANNUAL
 MEETING
Attendance Largest in His tory-Board of Direct
 ors Elected

NEW YORK, April 26.-MemDers of the Associated Press met at the Wal dorf- Astoria today for the eleventh an nual meeting. The attendance, in point of numbers, was the largest ever gath cred at a similar meeting.
 After reading the various committee reports, elections were held to fill seven vacancies on the board of directors as follows
 Clark Howell of the Atlanta Constitu- ton.
 Charles W. Knapp of the St. Louis Republic.
 V. s. McClatchy of the Sacramento Bee.
 Albert J. Barr of the Pittsburg Post.
 Charles Hopkins Clark of the Hart ford Courant.
 Frank B. Moves of the Washington Star.
 A. c. Welss of the Luluth Herald.
 In addition there was elected an ad- visory board of four 1lvisions, of which the following is the western division: W. H. Cowles of the Spokesman Review, chairman; R. A. Brothers of the San Francisco Bulletin, secretary; l. N. Stevens of the Pueblo Chieftan; E. T. Earl of the Los Angeles Express; w. w. Chapin of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
 New members elected in the west are: Charles w. Hornick of the San Francisco Gan; and Alden J. Blethen of the SeatlIe Times.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
A VETERAN METHODIST
Georgia W oman Member of One Church
 for Eighty-three Years

Ninety-eight years old, eighty-three years member of the Methodist church, the mother of fifteen children, nine of whom are still living, over five hundred descendants; these are some of the remarkable facts about wonder ful old woman who has lived at her present home in Morrow for seventy four years, says the Atlanta COnstitu tiOn.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell is one of the most striking figures in this section of Clayton county. Kknown throughout this entire part of the state for the won derful way she is preserved for one of her age, she is generally beloved by all who know her. Mrs. Mitchell has been blind for the past our or five years and her hearing is somewhat affected, but she is still mentally bright and alert and takes great interest in everything that goes on around her.
 An instance of the interest which she evidences in outside affairs is the earn estness with which she presses her claim to being the oldest member of the Methodist church in Georgia. Hearing recently of publications about old members of the Methodlst church in Georgia, Mrs. nIitchell promptly put them all to the bad Dy announcing that she joined the church eighty-three years ago. She has lived devout Christian life and up to the last few years has always been active in church work.
 Even after she had reached the nine ties, Mrs. Mitchell was the head of the
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
STEEL DIVIDEND |S
 ADVANCED Raise to Regular 5 Per Cent Announced in Meeting
 of Directors

NEW YORK, April 26.-At the meet ing of the United States Steel corpora ton today the directors declared the regular quarterly dividend of l 1-4 per cent on the common stock, thereby in creasing the rate from to per cent.
 In his statement to the directors, Chairman Gary announced that any ad- ditional disbursements, hereafter made on common stock will take the form of "extra dividends. I"
 The action of the directors is in line with popular expectations although quotations on Steel, common, in the market seemed to- reflect some uncer: tainty on this point.
 Earnings for the quarter ending May 31 amounted to $37,616,S76, with net returns of $31, ,5O3, ,194. These figures are likely to be some disappointment, as conservative forecasters had fixed the gross returns at not less than $39,OOO,- 000.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
Mining and Financial News
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METAL QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April 26.-Standard copper was weak today with spot, April and May at 1925 to 12.50; June, l2.45 to l2.55; July. 1250 to 12,60, The Eng fish market opened weak, but partly re covered, closing steady with spot at to6, 5s and futures f57, 5s, Cd. Arrivals 25O tons. Exports 1,267 tons, making 11.4O1 for the month. Local dealers quoted lake at 12.75 to 1900; electro lytic, 12.621a to 12.75; casting, l2.5O to 12.621a,
 Tin irregular with spot at 33.75 to 33.90; April, 32.S0 to 32.90; May, 32.l5 to 32.90; June and July, 32.75 to 32.S5. London firm with spot at fl49, IFS, Cd and futures at f150, IFS, Cd.
 Lead dull, with spot at 4.35 to 40 in New ork and APO to 4.25 in East St. Louis; London unchanged at fl2, l2s, Cd.
 spelter weak, with spot at 5.35 to 5.55 in New l ork, and 5.10 to 5.221a in East St. Louis. London lower at f22, 2s, 6d.
 Silver 53A; Mexicans A.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
JEFF GETS BUSY
 WITH NEW v|GOR
Spends Morning with Ap- paratus and in Afternoon
 Helps Fix Dam

BEN LOMOND, Cal, April 26.- Jeffries made up for his vacation of yesterday by training today with re- doubled energy. He declared he felt in a working mood and allowed him self little letup the entire day
 He worked indoors at strength build ing devices, with the exception of box ing, and it was noticed that he put a good deal of ginger into his tasks. His skin trouble is rapidly disappearing, and his trainers expect to eradicate it with in two days.
 Jeffries spent the afternoon hours working with laborers on the river dam, which sprung leak Saturday. Until the leak is stopped, boating and swimming are next to impossible, and these are among the ex-champion s fav- orite pastimes, he will put in much of his time helping in the repair.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
NORWE CLAN BARD GOES ID HIS
 FATHERS
Continued from Page D
 Directed Theater

For two years, from 1857 to 1859, Bjornson was director % the theater at .5ergen, and aiteI~ard he held the same position at Chtstiania, But his independence of Character was too great, his interest in stirring current questions was always too keen for him to hold over semi-official post for any considerable length of time. Though known abroad as a delightful novelist and poet, he was known better in Scan dinavia as a political reformer. A re- publican of republicans, he spent years in lodging jalls and writing problem books. Years ago he was given jail sentence for treason, but got out of Norway and lived in Germany until 1862. On his return to Christiania he at once resumed his nti-government agitation and his novel writing. He wrote tragedies, too, and won a wide fame as a writer and describer of Nor wegian life.
 Biornsen s first real literary success was, perhaps, his greatest and most abiding one. This was his "Synnove Solbakken'' (Synnove Sunny HilD 1, which was published in weekly period ical in 1S57 It has been translated into almost every language of Europe. It is simple, unpretending tale of peasant life, distinctly. Norwegian in coloring, tone and sentiment. Its Ian guage is the language of peasantry which Bjornsen refined and quickened and made his own, and which, thus quickened and refined, by the popular ity and influence of his writing, he made the language of the whole Norwegian people. Other tales of his scarcely less popular, equally strong and simple and equally characteristically Norwegian are "Arne'', a tale of country life; |" A Merry Lad", an exquisite tale of a country boy who is in love with a countyy girl; "The Fisher Maiden" tale of a fisherman s daughter who wished to become an actress and became one; and "The Bridal March, col lection of short stories. In 1883 ap- peared "The Heritage of the Kurts, ' Bjornsen s greatest novel and the most vigorous work of fiction yet produced in modern Scandinavian literature; a prose epic, depicting the fall, the deg relation and the final resurrection of family for generations cursed by an inherited tendency to evil doing.
 Bjornsen s dramatic work shows best on the stage. As literature, it does not rank so high as, his tales, and yet it is infinitely stronger and is much more intense and impressive. His first three dramas when originally produced were not so popular as they subsequently, be- came. These were ''Limping Hulda, v "Between the Battles" and "King Sverre". They are all concerned with events and personages of the saga or heroic age of Norway and together they have done much to reproduce that age for the modern Norwegians and make it real for them Bjornsen 's most dra-' matic production, "Sigurd Slembe' y, was an immediate and distinct success. Other of his later productions were equally successful and took rank with the masterpieces of modern literature.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
WIFE MURDERER
 WANTS ID HANG
Again Attempts Suicide by Plunging Headlong From
 Closet to Floor

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 26.- When arraigned today on the charge that he murdered his wife last Friday, Ernest Wirth, who kicked the woman to death, begged the court to hang him without delay.
 No penitentiary for me, judge" he said. ''I want to be hanged. And please have it done quick"
 Before he appeared in court Wirth made another attempt at suicide. He climbed to the top of the closet in the jail lavatory and dived head first to the cement floor. He was not seriously injured.
 Wirth pleaded guilty, and when the court asked him if he had considered the matter fully, he replied:
 "Yes, I want to die."
 Sentence will be pronounced Friday.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
A PEOPLES PALACE THAT
 WAS INSPIRED BY A NOVEL
In It the People Play and Across the Street in the Governing
 Church They Pray

The Peoples Palace of Jersey City shows the method of the up-to-d date church. It was built by a generous business man, Joseph Milbank, and planned and managed by the Rev. John L. Scudder, pastor of the First Congre. gational church, says The Delineator. Years ago Mr. Scudder read Sir Wal ter Besant 's novel, "All Sorts and Con- ditions of Men," in which the idea of a peoples palace was elucidated. MT. Scudder determined to build such pal ace. MT. Scudder not only makes his Peoples Palace self supporting, but he makes it earn money to expand. The first $75,000 the generous millionaire gave he frankly declared he expected to lose outright. Six months after the place was built Mir. Scudder informed him that the treasury was ahead $4,000.
 The People s Palace is essentially an anti-saloon expression. Most pool and billiard rooms have bar attachments, hence the People s Palace has the larg est pool and billiard rooms, with the best equipment, in Jersey City, and the players are charged less than the sa- loon rate. Bowling alleys are there for similar reasons. Lodges and trades unions, too, often hold their meetings over saloons.
 A most beautiful lodge room, perfect in its equipment, is attached to the in stituton. The rent is lower than is com monly paid for much poorer quarters. Every one knows the destructive and vicious influences surrounding the dance1 halls of great cities. In most places a social club can get hall rent free, the proprietor only standing out for the bar privileges The Peoples Palace has two large dancing halls with smooth and polished floors, music played by electricity, and side rooms for ice cream and light refreshments. It has one of the finest gymnasiums in the world, complete little theater, rifle and pistol ranges, library, indoor and outdoor tennis, and provision for all forms of legitimate recreation. Membership fees are so low that almost anybody can belong. The Palace is open to every body, men, women and children alike. And everybody comes. Across the street is the church, but no one is ex- pected to attend its services because he belongs to the Palace. "Play here, " says Mir. Scudder, Cor pray there, just as you choose, but anyhow keep away from your saloon and the gambling den. ''
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
# LABOR NOTES + + + + + + + 4 1. + + + 4 # + # 4 1.

The American Federation of Musi- elans will convene at Cincinnati on May II.
 The question of erecting a labor tenn pie IS being considered by the working nen ot Ottawa, Ont. Farmers in many counties of Cali. tornia are organizing against the em- plOyment of Japanese.
 During February there were 237 in dustrial accidents in Canada and forty one working people were killed
 Union plumbers in all parts of the country are voting on a proposition to establish home for aged and disabled members.
 Andrew Furuseth, secretary of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, will shortly leave for the east to obtain leg islation for sailors generally.
 In Chicago, the hammermen get from 50 to 60 cents an hour, blacksmiths from 40 to 60 cents, and helpers from 23 to 40 cents.
 The combined ages of sixteen weavers employed in the handloom shawl weaving department of Tilli- coultry, Scotland, firm, total 1,036 years.
 The total income of the Cigarmakers' International Union of America for the last year amounted to $S2S, ,49S.S7. The benefits paid for the year were $553,- S32.3I.
 In order to encourage the purchase of homes by married members, the Mar ble Workers union of San Francisco has decided to give each buyer $20 to- ward the price.
 The Tennessee federation of labor is a vigorous and progressive organization and has succeeded in obtaining the en- actment of many laws beneficial to the workers of that state.
 The new work hour scale of the leath- CT workers on horse goods all over the United States, Canada and Mexico is strong declaration in favor of the intro duction of the eight-hour workday.
 The labor temple committee of the. Vallejo, Cal, unions, which proposes to erect frst-class home for the labor unions of that city, announces that it is ready to issue stock in the temple as- sociation.
 A recent meeting of the Memphis, Tenn, trades and labor council took up and discussed the question of To- cal labor temple, and a building com mittee to go into the question was named by the council.
 The American Federation of Labor is sending to the central labor bodies and the various state federations an inter esting book giving an account of the l., trial education.
 The shortest union hours in the world are those established by Typographical union No. S3 of New York City. The members of this organization work five hours day and get minimum wage of $24 week. Their day was formerly only four hours in length, but the union voluntarily increased the limit to five.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27

house in winch she has lived for seven ty-three years.
 Nine of her fifteen children are still living and her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grand children bring the total number of her direct descendants in the neighborhood of five hundred.
 She is truly remarkable old woman and will probably live to pass the cen tury mark.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
QUARTER, POUND A WEEK

At least is what young baby ought to gain in weight. Does yours' If not, there's something wrong with its di- gestion. Give it McGee's Baby Elixir and it will begin gaining at once. Cures stomach and bowel troubles, aids diges- tion, stops fretfulness, good for teeth ing babies. Price 25c and soc. Sold by Palace Pharmacy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27

As q garniture to the commonplace scrambled eggs, add half dozen mush. rooms, cut into bits and cooked in teaspOOnful of butter with half a green pepper, minced fine.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27

Ham soaked in milk over night will be found exceedingly sweet and tender when used for breakfast the next morn ing.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27

A lump of charcoal kept in the draw CT with silver will absorb any chance moisture and keep the silver bright.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27

When packing, every delicate gar ment should be wrapped separately.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27

And gasoline. See Penn, Marx cig, stand or phone Red l5.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27

To freshen blue serge, sponge it in blue water and hang it in the air to dry.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
GREAT WESTERN OH

McElroy for wan paper.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
GREAT WESTERN OIL

And sgasoline. See Penn, Marx cigar stand or phone Red 15.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27
GREAT WESTERN OIL

And gasoline. See Penn, Marx cigar
 stand or phone Red 15.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-27

Washing the eyes morning and night with water as hot as can be borne is an excellent tonic for them,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-08
Steel Trust Fight
Carried to Taft
Labor Federation Asks President to
Investigate Legality of Big
Corporation.

WASHINGTON, Jan. THE American
Federation Of Labor, through a committee
headed by Samuel Gompers, James O'Con-
nell and other union leaders, today carried
it's fight against the United States Steel
corporation to President Taft.
The committee presented to the president
a formal paper in which the members set
forth fourteen different charges Of illegal
ity against the steel corporation and asked
for an immediate investigation of the So
called trust, which they claim is operating
in defiance of the United States statutes.
The president promised to take the matter
up with the secretary Of and la
Dor and with Labor Commissioner NELL.
The first charge against the steel corpor-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-08
WOOL GROWERS At OGDEN
Annual Session of National Associa-
ton Opens.
TARIFF AND FOREST RESERVES
President Cooling says These Are
Two Important Questions to BE
COnsidered-WOOI Ware
house a Success.

OGDEN, Utah, Jan. THE National AS
ISOLATION Of Wool Growers met in annual
session at 2 o'clock yesterday, Thedele-
gates were welcomed by Mayor Glassmann
and Governor Spry.
John Hart of Idaho replied on behalf of
the convention. The annual address of the
president and the western and eastern vice
president of the association were then
given.
Fred w. Gooding Of Shoshone, Idaho,
president of the association, In his annual
address said that the most important ques-
lions before the association were the tariff,
the administration of the national forest
reserves, the decentralization law for
the transportation of live stock and the ma
tional wool warehouse.
The establishment Of a national wool
warehouse, Mr.. Gooding said, had been a
notable success and had frustrated the buy
ers' trust.
He recommended a federal law providing
a decentralization minimum speed
limit for stock trains.
President Gooding said that a better In
derstanding was being brought about be-
tween the forestry bureau and stockmen,
and he suggested a law authorizing The
president of the United States to appoint
a COMMITTEES from the great live stock as
ISOLATION, whose judgment on national We
sources should be given equal weight with
that of the Forestry department.
A. j. KnoIlin OF Chicago, eastern vice
president, quoted many statistics showing
the capacity Of eastern and middle states
TO sustain a much larger number Of sheep
than at present.
THE stability of our sheep and wool in
dustry," said Mr.. Knollin, " can be main
tanned only by a permanent protective
tariff-a tariff that protects the cross-brcd
and lower grades Of wool, and unless sheep
are profitable, our farmers put them aside
for other things not requiring such aare-
full attention."