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Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-12

WASHINGTON, D. C., April ,. - Both houses listened today to the President brief message for the adoption of reciprocity with Canada. Then the senate adjourned and the house proceeded with the adoption of new rules which differ from those of the previous sessions: CD Depriving the speaker of the power to appoint committees: (2) Permitting the amendment of appropriation bills when they tend to reduce expenditures: (3) To perfect the rule for the discharge of committees to do away with stifiing legislation by committees.
 A special order limiting debate on the rules to four hours drew the cry of Gag from the Republicans but no serious fight was made on the rules. The speeches were mostly political
 Republican leader Mann charged insincerity and said the Democrats had no purpose to deprive themselves as the majority of the right to con troi legislation and characterized the rule for the discharge of committees as an utter absurdity, not to say idiotic'
 Chairman Henry of the Rules com mittee said the fault of the past was not so much house rules as bad ad- ministration rules.
 Cannon's speech was a feature. He said he was not going to eritieise the rules, as they were really the evolu- tion of over 100 years, because a ma iority of the house proposed to adopt them. Sometimes" he said, "ma- jorities and minorities tear with pas sion the rules into tatters and appeal from the standpoint of demagogy to people who would not know a rule if they met it in the middle of tne street,
 He further said: ..'.The gentleman from Kansas (Murdoek) in. his uplift of the magazines can now rejoice no longer as it was necessary for him, fguratively speaking, to crawl on his knees to ask the speaker for reeogni- tion by unanimous consent but when your unanimous consent calendar is called, if my judgment prompts me, I will object to the introduction of a bill. There is no doubt a man can change bill and come hands and knees, even as the gentleman from Kansas, in trying to convince a eo-member on the floor that the consideration of a | bill should not be objected to-"
 Mccall Reintroduces Bill
 Mccall of Massachusetts reintro- dueed his bill in the house today for the publicity of prior election cam paign contributions in congressional elections.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-12
SUDDENLY STRICKEN
From Sundays Daily.)

While coming on the train to the city yesterday afternoon from her home near Ash Fork with her hus- band and their children, Mrs. c. C. Reed was stricken suddenly i'll, near Jerome Junction, and for some time her condition was considered serious. On the arrival of the train in the city she was conveyed to the Mercy Hospital for medical attention, and was reported to be improved at a late hour last night. MT. Reed is a frequent visitor to the city and is one of the large livestock growers of the northern part of the county.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-12
By Associated Press.

by ASSOclalHO lreSc
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April A. The Sixty-seeond congress met in ex- traordinary session, today and the Democrats, who are in possession, put Champ Clark in the speakers chair. Throughout the day the shadow of the coming presidential fight lowered over the capitol and there is no ques- tion but maneuvers for political ad- vantage will play. an important part in the proceedings of the. session Bryan of Nebraska, Harmon of Ohio, were present leaving Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, the only one accepted among the Democratic possibilities not on hand.
 In the senate the absence of Aid rich, Hale and Beveridge marking the passing of the old and the be ginning of new regime was noted.
 The Presidents message dealing with Canadian reciprocity alone will be read tomorrow. The Democrats intend to make a fight on the import ant tariff schedules. The Republicans of the senate announce they will pre- vent any tariff legislation. A legisla- tive deadlock is expected to result The Democrats plan the wholesale in vestigstion of the executive branches of the government.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April A. Fne Democrats of the house have for mulsted an ambitious program which inelades revisioH of the schedules of the Payne-Aldrieh tariff laws. The Republican leaders of the senate have announced that there will be no tariff legislation They declare they arc not alarmed at the threat of the Democrats to hold back reciprocity until action is secured on the tariff bills: 4 legislative deadlock is pre- dieted and the length of the session seems to depend on how long the Democratic house can lombard, the Republican senate with general legis- lative bills -.. .-
 From a political standpoint one of the most important things of the BeHacratic house will do will be to order an investigation of the depart ments- and branches of the govern ment service. They claim there has been na such investigation in twenty years and that a saving to the people win result.
 The adoption of new rules was put over until tomorrow when the Repub- heans will make their first fight OF these and the recent action of the Democrats in increasing membership of the committees without increasing the percentage of the minority rep Tesentation.
 The Republican insurgents of the house indicated for the present that they will act independently by de- chning to vote for Mann for speaker giving their support to Cooper of Wisconsin.
 The insurgents gained member in Akin of New York who was elected as an Independent Democrat and here tofore. carried on the Democratic rolls. He east his lot with them and chose seat on the Republican side.
 Berger of Wisconsin, the only Socialist member of the house, voted
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-12
YOUNG PHOENIX REBEL CAPTURED
 BY UNCLE George Kirkland Takes Nephew Home From
 Mexico Catches Lad in Camp Of InSurrectos Near
 Douglas

PHOENIX, Ariz., April s.-George
 Kirkland of Phoenix, sc far as is
 known is the only nan in the world
 who single handed has captured a member of the Mexican insurreeto army, and to make this seemingly inn possible feat still a little but strong CT, Kirkland bundled his insurreeto up and brought him back to Phoenix with him. -.-... The insurreeto in question is liar old Smith. the I7-year-old nephew of MT. Kirkland, who disappeared from his home in Douglas about two weeks ago after giving. due warning that he was going to join the insurreetos.
 Kirkland left here four or five days ago for Douglas and upon his arrival there learned a number of things that eaused him to believe that the lad was with a band of rebels across the line, so armed with a quantity of that article known as American crust, the local man went across the line and took up the Sherlock Holmes stuff with remark able success.
 Young Smith was picked up one day near the border line, evidently being on his way to Douglas on some mission. He was heavily arm ed, carrying two revOlvers and a Mauser rife with ample ammunition for long siege. ... When Kirkland took him in tow young Smith seemed rather tired of the revolutionary game and stated that he had been close nerded with fifteen or sixteen other wouldbe in- surrectos. across the line near Agua Prieta. Smith originally set out to join General Red',,, Lopez, a Tomb stone Mexican, who is now second only to Francisco l. Madero in the rebel forces
 Young Smith stated that his sm- bitiona had been fired by letter from a son of A. F. Parsons, a mem her of the late constitutional eoAven- ton. Young Parsons, it seems, is captain under General "Red" and has written numerous letters back to- Douglas stating that recruits are paid s3 a day for their services in the rebel army and officers $5 day. In; addition to the money each recruit is promised 1sO acres of land in Mexico as soon as MaderO's efforts to Oust Diaz are crowned with success,
 Kirkland while searching for his nephew, visited federal camp south of Agua Prieta and states that it was the most motley crew he has ever seen outside of comic opera com pany. While Kirkland was in Douglas two cases of Springfield rifles with bayonets attached, which had been shipped into the smelter city from the east, were eoRfseated by the United States troops now quartered in that city.
 Insurreeto'' Smith returned to Phoenix with Mir. Kirkland and is now quartered in the latter's' home on North Third street, where he win probably remain until the war is over In the meantime, MT. Kirkland is hourly expecting a telegram from President Diaz, asking him to sally forth into Mexico and capture the bal anee of the insurreeto army.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-12
HIGHWAY TO GRAND
 CANYON IS CERTAIN
EFrom Sundays Daily.l

ttTom sunday . Dally.)
 That Yavapai county will repair the road between Prescott and Asi Fork, and Coeonino county will build : between Ash Fork and the Grand Canyon, was the important announce ment made yesterday evening after the return of Supervisors B. H. Smith and J. w. Stewart, together with H. A. Cheverton, F. W. Foster and D. NJ. Clark, who composed an auto party of investigation over the projected wagon road to the above railroad town. They inspected the route and are very enthusiastic over the feasi- bility of the undertaking.
 From road building standpoint, it is a very attractive route, they say, and with the exception of T few miles the expenditure of very small sum will, they declare, establish one of the best grades in the county. In addition to that desirable feature. the beauties of the landscape, the attractive caves near the route, which were undoubtedly occupied by some race in prehistoric times, offer pleas ure and research that will be most alluring. In short, as Hr. Clark stated yesterday, it will be a bOule- yard route, and the trip from Pres cott to Ash Fork should be made cas- fly in three hours.
 From Ash Fork to the Grand Can yon, the party inspected forty miles of the seventy that intervenes be tween Ash Fork and Fl Tovar.
 Favorable conditions also prevail along that stretch ond with a small outlay a new and interesting route from this city to the canyon will be open all the year, and which to tra- verse will not occupy more than six hours
 On the trip north from this city the party was joined by E. l.. Patter- son, at his ranch in Big Chino Valley, who acted as d guide. When point about twelve miles south of Asn Fork was reached, they were joined by many residents of Ash Fork on horseback, and who also provided nine saddle horses for an inspection of the caves three miles from the roadway Their observations in creased interest in the project, and the sight was thrilling and instructive. One large cave, seven hundred feet long 60 feet wide and 20 feet high was explored; another cave was SO deep that it was dangerous to vent ure into it, and a large boulder east into it. failed to determine its depth.
 The projected routs to the canyon was enthusiastically endorsed by every resident of Ash Fork and the generous manner in which the move meDt was supported, reflects the deep interest to have it constructed at the earliest date. After it is open ed, there will be an unprecedented influx of tourists to this city from the canyon while many residing here will visit periodically the worlds greatest wonder.
 With the completion of the Terri torial highway to Phoenix, this city and the north will be signal points of interest, from which beneficial re- suits will flow.
 Work will be authorized by the board of supervisors of this county immediately, and before the week ends, dirt will be flying on the new inter county highway.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-12
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, D. C., April g. - With the completion of it's organiza- tion it is understood the Ways and Means committee will pass up to the senate legislation in the order named: Popular election of United States sen ators, publicity before elections of campaign contributions, statehood for Arizona and New Mexico, Canadian reciprocity, and the revision of the wool and cotton schedules of the Payne-Aldrieh tariff act.
 Leading Democrats when asked what they would do should the senate immediately pass Canadian reciprocity and then indicate its readiness to ad- iourn, said the house would refuse to do so. They expressed confidence that the President would not exercise his authority to adjourn the extra ordinary session in the event of such a dispute.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-12
Especial to the Journel-Miner)

WASHINGION, ID. C., AprlI :. = It is generally conceded that Delegate Cameron's house joint resolution at taehed to Delegate Andrews house joint resolution for the express pur- pose of approving the constitutions of the respective states will be by unanimous vote reported favorably from the house committee on terri tories to the house at a meeting next week.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-12

"present at the speakership ballot ing and also chose a seat on the Re publican side.
 The drawing of seats attracted in- terest. 1t was necessary for thirty Democrats present to strip their seats from the Republican side When the Republicans found it necessary to in wade the Democratic side section known as the Cherokee strip Bur lesOn of Texas, today, ehristened the Democratic: se1iop on the. Republican side the Panhandle
 The minority leaders, Cannon of Illinois; Payne of New York and Dalzen of Pennsylvania, were seated in group on the floor with Leader Mann, short distance away.
 Murdoek of Kansas. radical insurg- ent, chose his seat, one removed from Dalzell and just back of Payne, which afforded much. amusement to the house members.
 Tariff Commission Postponed
 WASHINGTON. D. C., April 1. - President Taft indicated today that he will not attempt to secure per manent tariff commission at this ses- sion of Congress He believes by the opening of the regular session the present will prove it's worth
 To Discuss the Border Situation
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 1. - The situation on the Mexican border will be the subject of speech in the senate by Rsynor, Democrat of Mary land. The senator announced that he would consider the question not only as it involves Mexico but Japan. It is understood that ne will not at tack the Presidents course in sending troops to the border but take the posi- tion that he favors peace and that the Monroe doctrine is7 not applicable to the present situation.
 s. Want More Assignments
 It is believed. that some of the in surgents who voted for Cooper for speaker today win request assignments from the Dem6eratie leaders on =honse eommittees% without respect to the places accorded them by Mann.
 To Discuss Revision
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4. - The plain for tariff revision will be the subject for "a conference at the Democratic members of the Ways and Means committee tomorrow It is un- derstood the committee will be ready. if desired, to- report Thursday.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-12

F + + + + + + + + + ++ + + + + + + + + + + F Special O the Journal Miner). WASHINGTON, D. G. April 6Chairman Flood
 the Andrews resolution the constitution
 today joint
 
 Nebraska, on The Akers crowd arrived today. F Associated Press. WASHINGTON, D. C. April 6BurlesOn Texas introduced the house bills placing leather hde boots and shoes wire nails batting gunny cloth other sri the free list. a increasing of The majority of the Ways Means committee busy with the Canadian reciprocity bill. bill providing election United States the plurality legislatures introduced the today loot t t t t t t t t t t
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-12
Believes He Can Pass 1t in House Soon, Expects Fight in Senate But Action at White House Is Still in Doubt. -

Special to the Journal-Miner.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4---Delegate to Con- gress Ralph H. Cameron as he was sworn in member of the Sixty-Second Congress introduced in the House joint resolution approving the Arizona Constitution.
 Cameron believes he can pass it through the House soon It may be joined with New Mexico. The fight will be in the Senate whether to pass the resolution separately or jointly with New Mexico.
 Action at the White House is in doubt. Cameron secured good seat on the Republican side.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-12
To Discuss the Border Situation
want More Assignments

It. is believed that some of the in surgents who voted for Cooper for speaker today win request assignments from the Dem6trstie leaders on honse eOmmittees% without respect to the places accorded them by Mann.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-11-07
WRIGGLING SIGNS.
How the Movable Effect Is Obtained
In Electrical Designs.

How the Movable Effect Is Obtained
In Electrical Designs.
A great many electric signs are of
the moving type. Walk down most
any city street after dark and you
will see many illuminated signs of
novel and interesting design Here a
long red and blue snake seems TO be
wiggling from the street to the top of
a building On the other side wheel
IS rapidly revolving. below 1t yellow
smoke Is issuing in clouds from a huge
brown cigar. There is also a large
theater sign which suddenly flashes
into view. only TO disappear after an
interval long enough TO read it.
1t is quite puzzIing to the ordinary
pedestrian to explain the wonderful
light effects. It is apparent that the
light is obtained from electricity, but
this is about all that is understood. In
such signs as where snake seems to
be wriggling along. cat chases rat.
words that spell themselves letter by
letter and in all other similar signs the
effect Is produced by a mechanical
device called a flasher" which lights
the tiny electric sign lamps in the or
der required to produce the effect.
This flasher is driven by a tiny motor.
The flasher Is made up Of number
or fingers, and each finger drops in its
turn upon a metal plate that Is cleo
T1cally connected with certain letter
or series of letters, or. in the case of
the snake or rat chasers, with certain
bulbs. The flasher IS driven rapidly,
and In this way the snake can be
speeded around its course very swift
~. Where the only effect desired is a
sign In which one letter is Illuminated
at a time the flasher becomes a much
simpler device, but in all cases the un-
DERIVING principle Is the same.-New
York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-11-07
AN ECCENTRIC BUTCHER.
He Bills Were Queer, and So Were
Ais EATING and pravino

He Bills Were Queer, and So Wsrs
His Eating and Praying.
In 1729 there died at Romford, In
ESSEX. England, a well known butcher
Of that town named Wilson. Mr.. VII
BON, 1t appears, was notable for his In
tegrity In business and for the gen.
tleness Of his manners-two qualities
which, perhaps. would scarcely have
entitled him to the notice Of posteTfty
had he not also exhibited remarkable
addiction to psalmody. extraordinary
proficiency in penmanship and a high
~ peculiar manner of eating his din
ner.
Such butchers bills as he sent to his
customers had never been seen before
and have never been seen since. They
were all exquisitely written by his
own hand, but the top line would be,
perhaps. in German text. the second In
Roman letters. Stimulating the finest
print; beef would be In one style of
writing, mutton In another, lamb In
third, while each of these kinds of
meat would be still further distinguish
ed by different color of ink.
he was great friend to the church,
observing all its ordinances and a tri-
de more. Every Sunday he entertain
ed the congregation with a solo, sing
ing the psalms by himself until the
minister came into the desk. And on
every fast day. while all the rest of
the congregation went home to their
refreshment and rest, between morn
ing and evening service, he never
quilted the church, but went about
from pew to pew repeating the Lords
Prayer and singing appropriate psalms
until he had performed these favorite
devottons in every pew in the church.
He had large appetite and seemed
determined that all Romford should
know it; for, instead of sitting down
quietly to dinner In his back parlor, he
would usually sally forth into the
street with leg or shoulder Of lamb
in one hand, large knife in the 9TH
er. small loaf OF bread In his pocket
and handful Of salt In the bend of
the arm which carried the joint; and
thus equipped would perambulate the
town, eating as be went, until be had
consumed the whole of this very sub
stantial meal.-Chambers Journal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-11-07
OUR EARLY CURRENCY.

The First American Coins and the
seriss Struck at Boston.
The very earliest coinage that can
properly be said to be strictly Ameri-
cam was ordered by the original vir-
ginia company In the year 1912, only
i've years after the founding OF James
town. These coins were ninted at
Somers islands, now known a. the Ber-
mudas. For a period OF more than a
quarter Of century after this, how
ever, tobacco and beaver skins were
reckoned as lawful currency.
In 1645 the assembly Of Virginia
met and declared that it had mature
~ weighed and considered how ad-
vantageous a quoine (coin) would be
to this colony and how much better
It would be than sole dependency
upon tobacco and pelts." After this
they provided for the coinage Of cop
per coins Of the denominations Of two
pence, threepence, sixpence and nine
penc, but this resolution was never
carried into effect
The first coinage In America proper
was the series of coins struck" at
Boston under the order Of the general
court OF Massachusetts passed May
~, 1852, the coins being three. six and
twelve pence denomination I'm forme
fatt and stamped on one side with the
letters N. d. and on the other the
value Of the piece"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-11-07
One 4eloed the Other.

A lady was continually accusing her
servant Of extravaganza without any
real cause. The servant always bore
this accusation patiently.
One day the servant informed her
mistress that the coal had all been con
stunned. This was followed by the
usual remarks on the part Of the mis-
tress. who finished up by saying:
you evidently eat them"
The next day the candles were all
gone.
Candles gomez said the mistress.
Why, 1 bought half pound only a
fortnight ago"
: "Oh, WELL" rejoined the servant, who
could stand this sort OF thing no longer,
Il can tell you where the candles have
gone ate them to grease my throat
90 that could swallow the coal more
conveniently "-Pearson's Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-11-07
A MOUNTAIN RESCUE.
Prsssnes o. Mind That Stopped Slide
to Death.

Prsssnes Of Mind That Stopped Slide
to Death.
On entering central Asia after trip
across India Major r. L. Kennion
witnessed rescue which was due to
the quickness of decision and prompt
action of native. The story is given
In sport and Life In the Farther
Himalayas.' The party had started
10 climb over the pass called Mintaka
by moonlight. The cold was intense
and the way slippery and uncertain.
No one having crossed the pass that
year. the guide took a wrong line and
led us across an ice slope that was
concealed by snow. The first knew
Of It was seeing his dim figure begin
to slide downward, first slowly, then
more rapidly. We were not roped.
and as his pace increased 1t seemed
that nothing on earth could save him
Near the end of my line, however,
carrying load, was man Of Hunza.
whose quickness to grasp the situa-
ton was only equaled by his resource
Dropping his load, he sprang out on
to projecting point Of rock near
which the man would pass, and as he
slid. by with the point Of his native
made ice AK he gated him In his loose
clothing as you might salmon. 1t
WAS most cleverly and promptly done