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Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-26
WELCOME FUR
 PRESCOTT BOOSTERS

Governor Sloan said that the Pres colt excursion was a worthy mission He had been in every portion of tn, territory and could speak authorita lively. While some sections had al good a climate nine months and fai, climate for three months there wa one place that had an ideal climate for twelve months-Prescott.
 He urged the importance of spend ing the summer there from a bushes, standpoint.
 Every dollar spent in Prescott stay, in Arizona while it never gets bael when spent in California.
 R. \. Fredericks was another Pres colt speaker. He said his visit wa. three-fold:
 Frst-That the summer colony com mittee may present the advantage. of the project.
 Seeond-To lend support to a ter ritOrial good roads movement.
 Third-To visit the Marieopa Board of Trade and thereby cement the friendly feeling existing between the two organizations.
 Continuing Mir. Frederieks said that Marieopa county mad accomplished SC much that Yavapai concluded to emu. late its example.
 "Yavapsi county always sent larg CT delegations to the Territorial fair than any other county and there should be reciprocity"
 Dr. Finn then described the sum- mer colony site and the inducements that were offered and was followed by F. NJ. Murphy who created ap- plause when he announced that he hoped to get his mining interests in such condition that they would be helpful to the territory and remuner- ative to the men who had invested twelve million dollars in them.
 MT. Murphy said he favored the good roads movement and predicted that with a road to the Grand Can yon and through the Bradshaws that the movement would be the most helpful enterprise ever undertaken in Arizona and would call millions of dollars to the territory. He stated that the Point Lobos railroad would be built and probably would be the means of giving Phoenix terminal rates. Phoenix should also make an effort to get the Fl Paso and South western, he said.
 F. s. Clark was the last of the Prescott delegation to speak and ne eulogized the hospitality extended. As to the good roads movement it would benefit the farmer more than any other class.
 The banquet tables were decorated with pine cones brought from Pres colt and pithy circular letters were distributed by Secretary Fraser whose ability and energy called forth many enthusiastic compliments.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-26
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 PHOENIX, Ariz., April 21.-Pres colt owns Phoenix tonight, fgurative ly speaking. Never before has there been such a lavish display of nos pitality and such generous whole souled welcome. It broke out first at Glendale when a telegram was re ceived from Harry Welch, secretary of the Board of Trade, extending a rosy-colored welcome to the excursion- ists and rendering them the key to the city. Then a representative of the Phoenix Democrat boarded the train and distributed gratis the even ing edition containing on the front page in striking headlines a welcome and an account of the entertainment that had been prepared for the boosters.
 There were l25 excursionists left Prescott, eighty-nine of them being business men and at Wickenburg an other bpneh joined the crowd and promptly became attached to booster badges. Over 800 people at the depot greeted the visitors for whom auto mobiles had been provided. The h. dian school band was in evidence and gave melodious welcome and es- eorted the big parade up street to the business center where the machines seat tered conveying the excursionists either to hotels or residences of friends.
 Twenty minutes later the delegates to the Good Roads convention and officers and directors of the Chamber of Commerce went to a banquet given by the City club at the Board of Trade rooms while the other exeur- sionists were given free tickets to the Coliseum. In fact Prescott money is no good in Phoenix tonight and anyone wno attempts to spend a cent stands in fear of assassination.
 In view of the fact that the Good Roads convention meets tomorrow that subject was the main topic of speeches at the banquet at which J. H. Me Clintoek presided
 In the ehairman's opening remarks he evoked a storm of applause when he declared Prescott is the prettiest natural city in the entire southwest <" He commended the enterprise of its citizens and complimented the Yava- pai club and the social organizations of the city.
 T. G. Norris who was the father of the good roads movement in Ari- zona was the first speaker. He said that the Yavapai club was itself good roads commission and he defed anyone to point to any board of trade in the territory that had made such q splendid showing and declared that Yavspai county could always be count ed on to cooperate with Marieopa county for good roads between the two counties.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-26
OLD TIMERS TO MEET.

SASKATOON, Sask., April 2L - Two pugilists who formerly were rated near the top of their class are scheduled to meet tomorrow at the first big boxing bout to be pulled off in Saskatoon. They are Young Peter Jackson, the Baltimore heavyweight, and John Willie of Chicago. The agreement calls for a fifteen round bout,
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-26
BREAKERS AHEAD FOR
 STATEHOOD IN SENATE

| (By United States Press Association ] WASHINGTON, D. C., April 19.-
 There have been various rumors as to
 new features that have risen in con-
 neetiOn with the statehood contro-
 versy. One report is that the citi- zens' delegation from Arizona exact ed promise from President Taft to the effect that the enabling act may
 be so amended as to leave the approv- al of the constitution entirely in the hands of congress, but this condition
 has been changed by the latest letter of the President to Mir. Flood. Upon the cOnvening of congress the proper resolutions were introduced for both Arizona and New Mexico, providing for separate admission, but Chairman Flood of the committee on territories, took it upon himself to introduce smother resolution which provided for joint admission of the two territories. Ar. Floods action is in line with the expression of the Democratic majority of the house, and while there will un- occasionally be warm contest in the lower branch of congress, it ap- pears reasonable to suppose that the resolution will meet with favor, par tieularly upon the part of the ma IOrffV and Nhaf aftar GohA -r-,n be passed and sent to the senate, in which body the line of division is very strongly marked. It is in this branch of congress that the real fight will take place. The President will maintain a policy of "hands off." !" Just at present New Mexico is pas sive but what the position of the people in that territory, and their friends in the senate, will be here after, will depend upon future events. The question of the recall of judges has been so strongly discussed in the national capital that most of the best informed on-lookers who are general ly supposed to form disinterested opinions, generally believe that the United States senate will not approve of the Arizona constitution. There are those, however, who take the op- posite view, and assert that the house program as indicated in the resolu- tion of Chairman Flood, will prevail Tn the senate. It may be, however, noted that most of these people are thoroughly partisan. and are firm be- lievers in the disputed features of the constitution. There has been such . storm of objections, that the only feature in the whole controversy that has been clear since the big fight of March 4th, is the certainty that the whole question is going to be fought out to a definite finish in the halls of congress, independent of the ad- ministration. It is known that Presi- dent Taft and his cabinet have gone over the matter very thoroughly, and that there is absolute opposition to the Arizona constitution in that quar- ter. Whether the influence of Presi- dent Taft and his advisors will be used to finally settle the question in the senate, no man can say, but it is certain that the opposition from the Executive and his cabinet has not been and will not be changed. If the Arizona constitution is approved by the senate, most of the people in Washington who keep closely in tOuca with affairs, will be greatly surprised
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-26

Everything in the market Is to be had at Birch Bros Restaurant and Cafe ''
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-26

Mining location notices for sale at the Journal Miner office.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29
Midshipmen Being Trained for Japan

shipmen what to do In case of a war
with Japan. and the greatest possible
secrecy has been maintained while
the teaching was going on. In many
of the places and instructions the
name of Japan was not mentioned at
all. and tho author Of them simply
said. 'the navy of the strongest
Asiatic power"
Il was further stated by the in
former that he understood the IS
graduating cadets at West Point, N.
", had received the same instruc-
lions as to land fighting that the mid
shipmen had In naval warfare. The
member of the class upon promise
that his name should not be revealed,
said:
I'VE have been taught what to do
in a moments notice in case of war
with Japan. OF course some of the
papers. and, in fact, a majority of
them, did not mention Japan. They
said an island empire or an Asiatic
nation or something like that. We
have. in theory. fought a war on both
sides of the continent-namely: on
both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. {"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29

acid or a leap from a bridge. So
ciety girls In search of q new sensa-
ton take up the habit and drift down
to the under world. The drug evil
spreads its ravages in all classes Of
life.
The bureau of chemistry, under the
direction of its chief. DR.. H. w.
Wiley, which made a far-reaching in
vestigation Of the drug habit, was APP
palled BY the results of its inquiry.
It found. that the amount of opium be-
ing imported into the United States
has doubled within the last genera
ton. 1t discovered that hundreds Of
preparations for the cure Of head.
aches and the relief Of pain that are
being sold every day were filed with
alluring, enslaving agents that create
the drug users lotos land. 1t found
that over 10000 ounces of cocaine
were being consumed annually by the
drug users of the country.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29

WASHINGTON.-One million dol.
w lars day is the record that will
be established throughout the United
states as the expenditure for i'm
proving and maintaining public roads.
never before In the history of the
country has there been such interest
IN the Improvement of highways, and
with the legislatures of the states ap-
propriating millions of dollars for
THIS purpose, the good roads move
ment has received its greatest i'm
petus since the foundation of the re-
public.
The money that will be expended
on the roads of this country during
the next six months will be more
than ever before in the same period
or time. In 1904 the total expendi-
ture for the construction and main
taining OF roads and bridges in the
United States amounted to about
$SO,00O,000. but the expenditure for
this purpose in 1911 will aggregate
about $140.550. 900. Exclusive of Sun
days and legal holidays, the outlay for
roads will amount to $1,000,000 a day
during the present road building sea-
son. This includes all moneys raised
by local taxation, bond issue, state
appropriation and private subscrip-
lions.
Every state in the Union" said
Logan Waller Page. director of the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29

hay, silage, some corn fodder, some
corn and chopped food occasionally.
Oats are very good, but very expen-
sive food. In spring he may be turned
out on pasture during the day and
fed some hay at night and morning,
because grass at this time is very
washy. AS the grass gets older leave
on pasture, but be sure to have plenty
OF shade and water. A mule should
not be broken until he Is three years
old, although many are broken before
they are near that age.
With the proper handling he win be
found to be easier to manage than
horse colts. I. always work them be-
side a good steady horse. Do not
work mules together until thoroughly
broken. or you may have some trou-
BILE. After this time he may be found
to do more and better work than q
horse colt at the same age, that IL you
can work him harder. When at this
time you may say that . mule 10
easier raised and at less cost than
horse colts, In that they do not require
as much care and less food to keep
them in good condition. Mule colts
will bring more money than an aver
age horse colt, even though he may
be blemished In some way. He viii
sell when a blemished horse colt
would not sell.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29

The difference between a clean COW
and dirty one is strikingly shown in
the picture. The COW on the right
had been running on pasture ten days.
sleeping out at night, when the photo
graph was taken. Naturally a great
deal Of the filth she had accumulated
In a vile stable had been rubbed on
and washed on by the rains. but
enough remains to show that her milk
would carry poison to hundreds of
gallons when added to that of other
cows In the dairy. At the Illinois
station 1t was found that the milk
from the average. unwashed. un-
brushed COW contained many times
n much dirt - that from q perfectly
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29
Young "Hippo" for the Capital Zoo

4 FINE young female hippopotamus
IA from East Africa is the latest ad
dition to the national geological park
in Washington The hippopotamus is
about two years old. weighs $50
pounds, and Is an exceptionally fne
epecimen. The interest in the new
arrival was almost as great as it was
several years ago when former Pres
fdent Roosevelt received his famous
consignment of animals from Menelik
II Of Abyssinia. which he promptly
turned over to the national zoo.
The hippopotamus is Of the species
which inhabits the rivers and lakes
of Africa south of the Soudan. She
came direct from East Africa. via
Germany, and was not born in cap
tiyity. but in the jungle. on the bank
of some teeming African stream. She
was about the biggest piece OF five
freight that has arrived In Wash
lnxton in some time. Every prepare
tion. however, had been made for her
arrival. new cage and tank having
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29
Number of Dope Fiends Is Increasing

A CCORDING to statistics collected
"A by government investigators, we
are becoming nation of drug fiends.
The number of persons addicted to
this degrading and debasing habit is
placed at 100000. and the evil is
constantly growing. With the object
of warning the country, the United
States government has issued bull
1etin, cautioning the people against
what is known as the ''habit-forming'
compounds. The experts employed
by the government are certain that
new drug hends are being created
every year through the insidious pat
,ent medicine and the soft drink that
contain a trace Of the narcotic agents
which finally form the terrible drug
habit. There are 100 sanitaria
throughout the country for the cure
of this mind-wrecking habit and there
are hundreds of graves being filled
every year with unfortunate victims
of the drugs.
Never day goes by that some
murder, death. defalcation or suicide
because of the drug fails to occur
Tired workers driven to the ragged
edge Of human endurance learn to use
opium or cocaine or other seductive
drugs and sooner or later they depart
this life by means Of a rope. carbolic
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29
She Lost No Time In Selecting the
Bushes.

She Lost No Time In Selecting the
Bushes.
session. II the trespasser had delayed
q single day longer
And then she heard the chug of an
auto, and lost 1t as the machine
stopped at the gate. and there came
the sounds Of mems voices and ethe
barking Of dog. The buyer of Rose
lands was at hand! Should the girl
walk out with that bundle of cuttings
under her arm, and her chin held
high in defiance? No. of course not.
Should she 90 without the cuttings I?
Shodld she break her way to the
fields In the rear through the rank
grass and weeds! A shed with vines
climbing over 1t, and the door stand
Ing half open caught her. eye, and q
few seconds later she was concealed.
A good looking young man, talking
with his chauffeur. came up the path
and unlocked one of the doors and
entered. Half a dom trips were
made by the two. and when they
came to an end the hiding girl knew
that the chauffeur had driven avav
alone. and that the master and his
dog were seated on the doorsteps
within Is feet Of her. She scented
the smoke Of pipe. and she heard
the>man say to the dog:
We'll, old fellow, We are here at
last. Wonder II we are going to be
lonesome? Well put in few days
cleaning Up Roselands and then we
must to our canvasses."
AN artist, Ell? That's what Miss
May had thought as she peered at the
mans face through q crack in the
she'd He had brought the last of his
effects. and was going to stay right
there. Now. then. was she to get out
unseen?
No rain for week, and everything
around here wants water?" continued
the man. we must put the hose on
and wet down. You look out for
tramps and I'll take care Of the roses.
And say. Caxlo. be little careful a.
to the dogs you get acquainted with
around here. They must be up to the
mark They say man is judged by
his dog. Something In the shed there?
Go and see"
The dog had scented the trespasssr,
and now be ran down and stuck his
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29

1t was known to the Shefnelds. the
Durhams, the Chattertons and all
other country families for Eve miles
around that the little farm known as
Roselands had been sold to some one
In the city, but the name of the buyer
had not transpired. Roselands had
been owned and occupied by an old
recluse for years. His hobby was
growing roses, but he would never
sell or give one away. They simply
budded. bloomed and faded.
On two occasions Miss May Shelf
Held, who was by all odds the best
looking young woman who drove past
Roselands had stopped and tried to
melt the old mans heart, but It was
In vain Had she been red-headed
and cross-eyed, and had a big mouth
and nose tilted up at the end. he
could not have been more surly with
her. Neither praise. hattery, smiles
or cash would melt him. Red roses
pink roses white roses roses
enough for a dukes wedding, and yet
the passersby could not have one of
them.
When 1t was known for certain
that the old recluse had departed,
and that the buyer was coming down
from the city in few days to take
possession. Miss Mary put on deter
mined look and said:
Well I'm going right over there
tomorrow afternoon and get some
cuttings from those rose bushes. l
don't believe the buyer will care At
any rate I'll chance it."
He's probably a married man."
said the mother. "and you don't know
what his wife may say about it."
II she's mean enough to say any
thing I'll offer to pay. why, we've
given away cuttings and roots and
bulbs by the cart cload"
At two o'clock next afternoon, after
walk Of mile. Miss May arrived at
Roselands. She had brought q knife
along. and she lost no time selecting
the bushes and making her cuttings.
When she had bundled them up she
took look into the cottage through
a window. and was amazed to find
that lot of new furniture had been
moved in Weeds and grass had also
been cut down. and 1t was evident
that the buyer was ready to take pos
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29

The boy. like the tariff, the football
rules and the suffragette. is an eternal
problem. He il . never-ending source
Of discussion at teachers conventions.
family councils and sociological confer
ences. He il blamed for many things
which he has nothing to do with: and
is sometimes, though rarely, given
credit for things he does not do.
Usually, however. the criticism a the
boy Is adverse. Where there IL one
optimist to see his good points, there
are ten psssimists to bewafl his faults.
Perhaps the strongest and NEST IN
prejudiced adverse criticism Ut the
present time comes from the field of
business life. 1t IL very common for
a business man to complain about the
boys that come into his employment.
They can neither write neatly, spell
correctly, nor cipher accurately: their
personal habits are none too admira.
BILE, and they have little politeness or
respect for superiors. SO say many
large employers Of boy labor. II these
statements are all true, surely there
Is something wrong with our boys.-
William T. Miller in the Atlantic.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29

Mules, much abused and neglected
animals. are not generally understood
Dy farmers. A mule in the first place
must be of good stock. not an Off
spring of some scrubby mare, but a
mare with good breeding qualities.
writes Ed Mclaughlin in the Rural
New Yorker. A mule of the man.
moth stock is supposed to be the best
mule under all conditions. Mules are
cheaper than colts, for the service fee
Is not generally as high Many PEG
PIE make a mistake in working the
mare too soon after foaling. Never
work mare under ten days, then she
can do light work, but The mule must
be left In the barn.
When the mare is Thought In from
work never allow the mule to suck as
long as the mare is warm. After a
mule Is two or three weeks old turn
IT out In a lot away from the mare
especially at night, for a mule is very
hard on mare, much more than colts
When the mule is about two months
old he may be allowed to eat a few
oats. about a pint in the beginning.
increase as he grows older. or the
same amount of bran along with a lit
tie hay. alfalfa is preferred. AT The
age OF nine months mule should be
weaned, not gradually, but all at once
Take 1T away from the mare and
never let 1T suck afterwards. He
should be put by himself or tied nm.
At this time you can give an ear of
corn at meal and a small amount of
hay. The mule should be turned out
IN fair weather and not left to stand
in the stable
A mule should be made before he
is a year old. This can be done by
good breeding and the proper care.
1t IL not necessary to give a great
quantity of food to him during the
winter, but 1t must be of the kind to
keep him growing. such as alfalfa
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-29
Spending a Million a Day on Roads

United States ONCE of public roads
In telling of the results of the great
campaign for good roads, seems al
last to be thoroughly aroused to the
benefits derived from investments in
improved highways"
In California the state has issued
$1S.000.000 In bonds with which to
build a system of state highways.
This work will begin during the pres
ent season. In the state of Connect
cut about $2,500,0OO will be expended
this year out of the state treasury
for trunk line and state aid roads.
OF the $5,000.000 bond issue recently
authorized In Maryland more than
$1,250,000 will be available this year
for trunk line and state aid roads.
Massachusetts will expend from state
revenues over $1.000.000 for the con-
struction and maintenance of state
roads. 1t is expected that at least
100000 will be expended on state
aid roads and on trunk line systems
in the state of New York. in addition
to 100000 already raised by local
taxation. In 1910, thirty counties in
Ohio voted $2,500.000 In bonds to be
expended this year. Ohio will also
expend about 100000 from the state
revenues for road improvement In
Pennsylvania, the state-aid appropria-
ton will probably amount to over
$1.000.0o0, and s50,00O.000 bond is
cua 10 haipO coucidorod Vorio,o
counties in Tennessee will expenG
$1.500.000 from bond issues. In vir
ginio, s2.500.000 has been authorized
by various counties, to be expended
this year. while over s250,000 has
been appropriated in the state Of
Wisconsin, in accordance with the
state aid system.