Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-11

Hall Is damned.
 Advertised by the wonderfully eff cicnt Boy Scouts the meeting called forth a crowd that packed the court room ram-jam full Judge F. W. Wells, who had presided in the after noon, again took the chair and called the meeting to order. Secretary Os- born read the minutes of the after noon meeting in order that all might know the nature of the preliminary work
 Chairman E. J. Mitchell of the cen tral committee, rendered his report:
 As to Organization.
 Units of 90 will be formed, because with raw recruits, that number has proven the easiest to handle..s Drill- masters of experience in regular and national guard tactics will be named by the committee, and these will con- stitute the company commanders. Until the companies are thoroughly drilled and the officers have their men in good shape, the central com- mittee will constitute the governing body of the organization.
 Captain Mitchell read the form oi oath approved by Judge F. O. Smith, and explained that it placed moral obligation on the member to serv, the home guard and its officers in any capacity that might be demanded. until he ceased to be a member. To those who wished to resign from the guard to enter some other line oi activity for the government in this war, the full liberty will be extended. Ii is the object of this guard to num- Der every able bodied man between the ages of IS and scnilc debility, for protection of the City of Prescott, its outlying utilities and all other things appurtenant thereto.
 Classification of the members of the home guard will be made on the basis of age and physical fitness. Those between the ages of IS and 70, not debarred by any infirmity, will be listed as active guards" Those above the age of 40, or not active enough to take on the more strenuous work, will be listed as reserves, and will be given enough of the regular army drill and tactics to set them up phy- sically and make them tractable as members of mobile units.
 The organization of the units will take place at once-today Headquar- ters will be established at the office of Captain Mitchell, where recruits w;ll be received, and instructions giv- cn as to duties. The drills at first, at least, will take place at the ball park. The office of Captain Mitchell will also be used for meetings of the com riittee and the company command CTS, in whipping their work into shape.
 Clark Lauds Scouts.
 Neil Clark in speaking on a motion to adopt the report of the organiza- ton committee said. II sincerely hope that this organization can be made as efficient as that of one of cur little organizations here l refer tO the Boy Scouts, whose canvass Of the city was a clean-cut example of what discipline can do.
 The afternoon meeting broke up about 1 o'clock. Scoutmaster Wester went to headquarters, where he found two scouts in attendance. In some mysterious way, within Is minutes, he had B scouts al work, canvassing the city to discover the status of Prescott as an armed town. One boy who spoke Mexican interviewed the Mexican citizens. Even Miller valley was covered There were but g or 30 homes where the ceusus takers found no one home.
 within two hours, the scouts had reported to Wester and tabulated report of their findings had been made out"
 Canvass Very Complete.
 Scoutmaster Wester reported the result of the canvass, which was very complete. It covered l27 rifles of various calibres and makes, with 3,o00 rounds of ammunition; 80 shotguns with 800 rounds; S7 siX-shooters with