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Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
URGES CHANGES
 IN COURTS NOT
 FABRIC OF LAW
Attorney General Mickey holds in First Report as Head of Law Department of Government Makes Few Recommendations
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WASHI\GTO\. Dec. 9-AttOrneN General McReynolds in his first re- port as head of the law department If the government submitted to con g-css today. makes few recommenda- tons for legislation. The changes he urges have more to d. with the ma chinery of courts than with the fabric of the law.
 on an anti-trust legislative pio- gram the attorney general was silent He asked congress for no amend mtnt to the sherman act the rod his d,uartment uses to bring trusts to terms. and he points out no fault in is operation
 President Wilson, however, intends to send special message on the trust question to congress in the near future and that undoubtedly l,:u embody some cl the attorney generals views
 Attornev General McReynolds made it clear however, that so long as he vas the head of the department he would oppose court recrees in anti trust suits where the combination was dissolved into parts under the control of the same stockholders. That plan. adopted in the Standard oil and tobacco cases, he calls a
  in the same connection, my fixed purpose is to oppose any plan of dis solution which would leave the sep arate parts of the unlawful combina- ton under the control of the same set Of men"
 The attorney general offers novel solution of the problem of superan- nuated federal judges. such judges under the constitution hold office during good behavior although they may retire at the age of seventy after ten years of service
 .I suggest" says the attorney gem eral. "an act providing that when any l jud2e below the supreme court fails 1 +o avail himself of the privilege of 1 retiring now granted by law. that | the president be required, with the | advice and consent of the senate. to appoint another judge. who shall pre- 1 side over the affairs cf the court and have precedence over the older one. 1 This will insure at all times the ] presence Of a judge sufficiently act i've to discharge promptly and ade- ddately the duties cr the court" l Mir. McReynolds suggests that clerks of United States courts should
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
AgaimSt Federal
 Aid M Building
 OfSmaHer Roads
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PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 9.-Federal aid for highways throughout the Unit cd States, unless upon some compre- hensive system, was not favored by those who addressed today the tenth annual conyentiOn of the American Road Builders association. session here. Several speakers declared that numer ous bills now before congress prOVid- ing for federal aid for good roads were designed more to open pork barrels" than to give states good. permanent highways.
 s. Percy Hooker. state superinten- dent of highways in New Hampshire said he did not favor federal aid under the present proposed schemes. If fed eral aid is to come, he said. there should be a federal department of roads and each state should have a similar department. He outlined how these departments should work to- gether.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
Grape FyuitKniUeS Among Stable Bills
 Of s. Senators
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-RaZors grape fruit knives. spools of red tape horseshoes. 5,05O pounds of Timothy hay. oats, meal. bran, straw, arnica, garlic, oil and liniment. are among the items for which expenditure was made out of the contingent fund of the sen ate for the period since last March up to the end Of the last fiscal wear. This condition is disclosed in the report of James NJ. Baker. secretary of the sen ate. which has just been sent to the public printer
 The Iiniment. horseshoes and hay were for the same stables in which are kept the horses to draw the senate messenger wagons Just what the grape fruit knives were used for is not explained. Among the other eXpendi- lures is S15O.12 for floss pillows and numerous items for bags of salt for the senators bathrooms, mineral water and taxi-cabs to convey senators from night sessions to their homes and items for dinners furnished to senate pages detained at the capitol by the late ses- SiOnS
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
Bride O-Be And
 Sister Are Dying
 FYONp Gas FMmeS
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 COLUMBUS, Dec. 9.-Mrs L. E. Hart, aged 75, of Worthington. a su- burb. is dead; Miss Rachael Hart. aged 22, of Charlottesville. Mo-, is in q dy ing condition and the latter's sister. Miss Barbara Hart. aged A, also of Charlottesville is in a critical condi- ton as a result of being accidentally overcome by gas fumes. at Mrs. Harts home early today. The young women, granddaughters of Mrs. Hart, had come to Worthington to prepare for the mar riage of Miss Rachael to pr. Edgar Al len in this city on December 27.
 Physicians tonight said they are hopeful Of the recovery of Miss Bar bara, but her hister's recovery is doubt fuI. The girls are reported to be veal thy, having been left a fortune by their grandfather, MT. Mason, of Los Ange- les
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
Charges Are Made by Sen ator Owen, Chairman of Banking and Currency Committee, Quorum De- mand is Subtcrfuge
MINORITY SLAMS
 BACK AT OWEN
Claim He Occupies Time Uselessly in Debate and That Democrats Repeat cdIy Absent Themselves. Delaying Senate
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w A s HI N GTON, December g. Charges by Senator Owen, chairman of the banking and currency commit tee that the republicans are trying to delay the currency bill. and waste time by insisting upon the presence of q quorum, interrupted the smooth progress of the currency debate to- night. For an hour and half a Wordy battle waged across the party dividing lire of the chamber threat ening at times to break the bonds of the senate proprieties.
 The republicans endeavored to show that owen himself occupied time useful in debate and that demo- crats repeatedly absented themselves from the senate and delayed business. Owen charged that the calls for q quorum were made purposely to cause a delay.
 Senator Works declared that for a period of fifty minutes a ten-minute interval count of the senate showed no quorum present and in most cases there were more republicans in their seats than democrats Actual con sideration of the currency reform was limited to speeches by Senators Me Lean and Crawford.
 All questions relating to the inVesti- gation of the MulhaU lobby charges were referred late today by the house to judiciary committee, This action followed a long debate over the re- port of the special Investigating com mittee arranging for lobbying actiVit- ies at the capitol and holding Repre- sentative McDermott of Illinois q democrat. guilty of "acts of grave impropriety. and unbecoming the dig nity of the position he occupies \ minority report was submitted by Representative Mcdonald. progressive. of Michigan, with resolutions propos- ing the expulsion of McDermott and contempt proceedings against the of ficers of the national association of manufacturers.
 The majority report made no rec concentrations and was signed by Chairman Garrett and all members of the committee except Mcdonald.
 An attempt to begin preliminary consideration of President Wilson's antitrust programme of the senate interstate commerce committee was blocked bv the rejublicans Chair man Newlands asked permission to hold sessions of the committee while the senate is meeting and Senators Bristow and Townsend strenuously objected. Senator Townsend. who is a member of the committee said if the senate will proceed with the cur rency bill in a normal way the com mittee will have plenty of time to meet without encroaching on the time -Of the senate.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
Must Make Decision

WASHINGTON. Dec 9-Judge AL drichs statement today that he will not pass upon the constitutional Ques- tions involved in the Thaw case, but would forward them promptly to the supreme court of the United States is not taken in supreme court circles as meaning the case would come to the highest court without at least a form of decision by Judge AldriCh on the pending habeas corpus appH
 cation. Only the federal circuit court of appeals. it is pointed out. may cer
 tify questions of law to the supreme court for answer before they have acted themselves. and this can be done only in cases where the de cisions of the circuit court of appeals are final The only way the Thaw
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
Membership Of Frisco Road
 SebaYuted FTOm Directorate

Lusk a retired banker of St. Paul. who previously had not been connected with the road, succeeded MT. West as re- Ceiver.
 Before the receivership. MT Nixon and MT. Riddle were vice presidents in charge respectively of operation and traffic. The resignation of MT West as receiver and the retirement of Re ceivers Nixon and Riddle were due to an investigation into the affairs of the road conducted by the interstate com- merce commission This was practi- cally stated in a letter of Judge San born yesterday in which he accepted the resignation of MT. West and in the joint letter of resignation sent today by Messrs. Nixon and Riddle.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
FOUR ARE KILLED
 IN MORENCi BLAST

CLIFTON. Dec. 9. - Bernardo Jacobi. Francisco Medina. Hives Carillo and r.. Orea are dead. and Toma Gauegos. NJ Landa and H A. Deyo were injured as the result of d premature explosion in the quarry which Chadwick x Deyo, contractors of Tucson, are eXcavating fo- the Arizona Copper company a. Morenci. On Monday afternoon Dey. a son of the contractor. was tJmping black powder irto d hole when the explosion occurred
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
MEXICAN CONGRESS
 NULLIFTES ELECTION
 AND CALLS ANOTHER
REDFIELD'S MOTHER
 WILLS HIM BIBLE

ST. PAUL. Dec. 9.-After Ieav- ing her homestead in Pittsfield, Mass. to her three daughters, Mrs. Mary A. RedfieId wills her Bible, the gift of my husband" and the stand on which it rests to her son. William C. Redfield. secretary of commerce. The will was probated here today owing to the fact that Mrs Redfield was possessed of St. Paul real estate. The estate is valued at S125.ooO. Mary w. Redfield is made ad- ministratriN without bonds.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
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WASHINGTON. Dee. 9.-Secretary Bryan declined to comment on the 1dbIished report that information had keen laid before the state department regarding the conduct of James M. Sullivan, of New York, the new min ister to the Dominican Republic
 Charles B. Curtis. fosmcr secretary of tre legation there was in the cap ital recently, and is said to have talked with officials about certain negotiations for concessions in Santo Domingo. Curtis also talked private
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
Refuses To Discuss
 Charges Against Ne1O Minister

ly with friends, but declined to per nit himself to be quoted.
 Assistant Secretary osborne, of the state department, who has charge ot the personnel. said that no charges lad been laid before the department and was inclined to discredit the statement regarding Minister Sulli- vans affairs Secretary Bryan. how ever. saying he had not seen all the published reports, refused flatly to drscuss the subject. The various re- ports however are being discussed in congressional and diplomatic circles.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
DECLARE SCHMIDT INSANE.
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 NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The aged father and sister of Hans Schmidt, the confessed slayer of Anna Aumuller, are on their way from Germany to New York to save Schmidt from the electric chair if possible. They will offer tes- timony that he has been insane for wears Announcement to this effect was made by Schmidt's attorneys at the opening today of the second day of Schmidts trial for murder
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
.THAW'S SANITY
 QUESTION FOR
 HIGHER COURT.
Judge Aldrich Rules That Mental Condition of Mat teaWan Fugitive Must Be Determined Before Can Entertain Plea for Bail
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CONCORD. Dec 9. - Judge Edgar Aldrich ruled today that the mental condition Of Harry K. Thaw must be determined by the federal courts. The courts announcement was made at the hearing of Thaws petition that he be admitted to bail
 The constitutional questions of this case added the judge, are of such importance 1 shall not pass on them myself. but shall forward them as promptly as possible to the supreme court of the United States.
 The constitutional questions con cern Thaw's eNtradition and his status in New York and NeW Hamp- shire
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
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ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.-The personnel of the receivership of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad was separated today from the directorate and officer ship of the road when w c. Nixon and w E. Riddle, receivers, resigned as president and vice president respective ly. They also resigned as directors.
 Thomas Fl. West, chairman of the board of directors of the st. Louis Un- ion Trust company, which financed many Frisco affairs before the receiv- ership and q director of the road, al- ready had vacated the office of re- ceiver. his resignation having been ac- cepted yesterday. Today Thomas w.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
GAILLARD MYSTERY SOLVED.

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 WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-MNSterN as to the cause of the fatal illness of the late Lieut.. Col GailIard. has been dis sipated by an official autopsy. the re- suit Of which was made public today by Colonel Taylor one of the assist ant chief engineers. Examination showed that Colonel Gaillard had been afflicted with an infiltrating tumor of the brain which from it's nature, could not be successfully treated by a surgical operation.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
MADIGAN FATALLY INJURED.
Especial to The Republican,

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 BISBEE, Dec. 9.-JOhn Madigan, an old time miner in this district, was fatally injured last night by the pre- mature explosion of a powder cap while fixing it to blast q charge in Holbrook mine He was taken to a hospital and is not expected to recover. Madigan was warned against the discharge of the blast by his fellow employees, but disregarded their warning.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
LOW RATES ON EXHIBITS.
All Live Stock at Frisco Show Will
 Be Returned Free of Charge.
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SAN FRANCISCO. December o. Officials of the Panama-Pacific In ternationaI Exposition announced to- day that the Transcontinental Freight Bureau has agreed upon special rates on all live stock to be exhibited at the exposition. The rates provide that all exhibits of animals on which the freight rate has been paid for shipment san Francisco shall be re turned free of charge in the event they are returned over the same route within ninty days after the close of the exposition.
 The rates also provide that on any animals which shall have been sold at the exposition q rebate of 2 per cent of the freight charges will be made by the lines over which the shipment was carried.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
FOR BRONZE DEFENDER
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BATH, Me, Dec. 9.-George Owen Newton, of Massachusetts, designer of the boat to be constructed here for the syndicate composed of New York, Philadelphia and Boston yacht men to compete for the defense of the America cup next fall. conferred with the builders today. The yacht will Ec built under cover and closely guarded No information is available except that the hull will be of bronze
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10

To try to fix the limit of land on which it is possible for a man to make a living in condemning him unheard to weary and profitless existence on bare necessities, when the limit is handled as it has been in the case of the homesteads in the Salt River valley-ail according to the remarks and later the resolutions passed at the meeting of over 200 holders of public land. at the water building yesterday. As the result of a short, snappy dis cussion of the case. the landholders formed an organization, elected off cers and put it's appeal on paper to be sent the secretary of the interior, the petition being that one presented above
 Following the passage of the resolu- ton, and the adoption of the text of a telegram of appeal to the Arizona members of the national legislature. the meeting accepted the offer of Dwight B. Heard of an automobile in which representatives might go about collecting the signatures of Outliving homesteaders on the petition. An other meeting will be held within forty eight hours.
 The finance committee then entered it's report. which was accepted dollar assessment was taken up to defrav immediate expenses of the or ganiZation.
 There was nothing impassioned or heroic about the way the farmers went about it. With a representative from every corner of the project men and women. too,-the meeting was singularly business like. It passed it's measures in rapid-fire order, and the conduct of affairs. under the lead ership of s. F. Webb as chairman. was machine-Iike. The women mem bers. no less than the men, were Tn action. and they took a good part in the organization. Every member signed on the roll is a bona -tide en- trvman. working in many eases on his only resource patch of Salt River valley land. The earnest et- forts of these people were all toward a quick settlement of the problem that has arisen
 There was not a sign of acrimonious spirit toward the administration. Everyone wished to give MT. Lane all the show in the world to demon strate his reasons-before condemn
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
CREST OF FLOOD.
Little Town of Richmond Now
 Threatened by Brazos River.
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 HOUSTON, December 9.-The crest of the Brazos river flood tonight is passing Richmond, town of twelve hundred. and threatens to overtOp the bluff which heretofore protected the little city. A further rise would cause great damage The surrounding low lands, some fifty miles from the Gulf of Mexico, are inundated. Re ports of additional lives lost through out the flood district today brought the total up to 165. Of this number the majority were negroes.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
AGAINST SYMPATHETIC STRIKES

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 LONDON. Dec. O. - The Trades Union Council rejected a resolution in favor of a sympathetic strike of trade uniOnists in the British Isles in support of the transport workers of Dublin. and instructed delegates in Dublin to resume negotiations with the employers with view of bring .ug about q satisfactory settlement of ,the dispute.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
Homestead Entrymen Or ganized Rapidly Yester- day Afternoon, Elect Of ficers and Then Invite Secretary Here
QUICK, BUSINESS
 LIK E AND ACCURATE
Is Work of FaImers-Wide Representation = Women as Well as Men Take Part-Ask Congress- As SiStance
DtC- ?. ITI5- To the Hon. Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, Washington D c
Dec. g. 1913.

lIlc 11OH FTdnhlln h- Lane,
 Secretary of the Interior,
 Washington, D. c.
 We. the undersigned, homestead entrNmen under the Salt River project, respectfully request that the policy outlined in your recent letter to MT. John P Orme, pres ident of the Salt River Valley Water Users association, approv- ing the limitation of homestead entries to forty acres within the Salt RVer project, be deferred in execution until you may have an opportunity to personally inves- tigate the conditions existing among us and under which we have made our permanent inn provements.
 We feel that this matter is so vital to our very existence, and have so strong belief in your sense Of justice. that we earnestly appeal to you to so arrange your affairs as to visit the Salt River valley at an early date
 Respectfully submitted,
 (Here will follow the signatures of practically all the homestead CTS in the valley)
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
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case can come from the district court to the supreme court is by way Of an appeal from a decision by Judge Al driCh.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-10

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-11
COMMISSIONERS GO OUT OF WAY
 TO SNUB LYNCH
Direct His Assistant To Report
 Health Law Violations Di- rect To Board

Openly and apparently going ouI o1 s,efr way to sn1b and cast sl1rs On he procedure of Inspector David w. t...n,-f,.- President David M. Trecartin and Commissioners Fred D. Ives, both Reput,licans. took unusual action at a special session of the Health Board yesterday afternoon in ordering Asslsl- ant Inspector James c. Grace to ignore his immediate superior and report Vao- latforss to the commissioners direct, or, preferably to the president They ig- nored him, excepting when up a tree regarding details. Spectators wondered that he was not called down because 1t was showing.
 The session was called especially to consider the new garbage contract with Contractor c. c. Fischer. It met with approval and was signed by the com E1issioners and MT Fischer Attorney b $. Day looked after the interests of the latter It was noted that it will probably become operative as soon as the mayor signs it, wlnacn was expect ed to be today. The clerk was directed to instruct Garbage Collector John T. Kings super ipftendent to begin deliv- ering garbage at the Asylum street plant tomorrow morning.
 Evidence indicating that a part of the ssbob veal underground railroad equipment comprises a counterfeit stamp 60 as to throw officials and some dealers off the track was introduced when John Sin1to of 67 Hamilton street and Hyman Friedman of 110 Reilly street appeared to explain a sbob' found and condemned by Assistant Ir- spector Grace It was reported that the carcass was properly stamped, but slaughter house officials denied stamp ing it and the stamp was apparently one about which there had previously been ignorance. The question of adopt ing a radical change in meat stamps will probably be taken up at the next meetings Conflicting testimony was given by Sinto and Friedman, the re- suit being that they were instructed to get together concerning the alleged sale and see how dbills and receipts faIIv 4--
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-11
American JudgesH HaveU UsurpedRights
 of the People
By THEODORE ROOSEVELT

of it is itself not merely judicial but & RGG AUTHORITY authority The right to annu the by judicial decision the fourteenth amendment eUnited bly is the RIGHT TO GOVERN
 Abra opposed doctrine laid down by the court ncoln theory opposition to the doctrne Each of them
 
 the Their ground of opposition ecuive legislative, that USURPED POWER BELONG PEOPLE FOR CENTURY NOW BEEN EXERCISED WITH WHAT FORCED SAY, SPEAKING eRAvELY- AND INExcUsABLEr RECKLESS BEHALF PRIVILEGE AGAINST THE INTER EsTs OF POWER GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE INVOKED,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-11
Moneu Mad. Our Struggle For Wealth Mau Result In 
 National Disaster

IT country of trouble the years
 will
 will , STUDY TONS WITH UNDERPAYNdENr THEIR PRESERVE PEACE PEOPLE WORK THEM
 money what God with piles of have acquired PRUSSIA SIMILARLY RICH, INSOLENT, LUXURY LOV- ING, N
 bitterly the the SPIRITUAL. MENTAL AND PATRIOTIC STIMULUS that vanished with poverty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-11
HEADACHY, BILIOUS, CONSTIPATED,
 CLEAN YOUR LIVER---DI A BOX

You're biliousI You have Q throb- ping sensation sin your head, a bad taste in. your mouth, your eyes hurt, your skin is yellow with dark rings under your eyes, your lips are parch- ed. No wonder you feel ugly, mean and il1-tempered. Your system is full of bile and constipated waste not properly passed off, and what you need is a cleaning up inside" Don't continue being al bilious, constipated nuisance to yourself and those who
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-11

love you, and don't resort to harsh physics that irritate and injure. Re member, that your sour, disordered stomach, lazy liver, and clogged bow els can be quickly cleaned and regu- lated by morning with gentle, thor ough Cascarets; a 10-cent box will keep your head clear and make you feel cheerful and bully for months Get Cascarets now-wake up refresh ed-feel like doing a good day,sEwork make yourself pleasant and useful. Clean up! Cheer up!