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Grand Canyon Park.

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Grand Canyon Park.
Senator Flint, of California, has in
troduced a bill to create the Grand
Canyon National park, which will con-
tain that part Of the Grand canyon
now set aside as tie Grand canyon ma
tional monument, and the Coconino
national forest. The metes and bounds
of the proposed national park fill over
five pages of the regulation size page
on which all new bihs are printed.
The new park takes in the Grand can
yon and many Of the natural wonders
adjacent to it. All the land within the
described boundaries is Withdrawn
from settlement, occupancy or sale I'M
der the laws of the United States, ac-
cording to the bill, and is to be set
aside as a public park or pleasure
ground for the benefit and enjoyment
of the people. The secretary of the
interior is given exclusive control Of
the proposed park and is empowered
to make such rules and regulations as
he sees fit Intruders who kill game
or fish. commit injury or waste in any
form on the property or who violate
any Of the regulations may be fined
not more than $500 or be imprisoned
for a period of. not more than u
months, or suffer both fine and i'm
prisonment at the discretion Of the
court The bill was read twice and
then referred to the committee on pub
lie lands.
The Arizona Constitution.
Although both Arizona and New
Mexico are wrestling with the state
hood question. for some reason or an
other one hears much more about the
Arizona constitution here than the
other This in spite of the fact that
Arizona's application for action on
the constitution is not expected to
reach Washington before March 4.
while New Mexico's document is ex-
pected during the closing days Of the
session.
Most of the talk concerning Arizona
hinges on a current impression that
president Taft does not approve of the
constitution of that territory,
no one has been able to put
their finger on any certain interview N
which he so expressed himself. A
champion for the other side has lately |
come to the front in the person of |
governor elect Woodrow Wilson, of /
New Jersey, who has come cut with b !
strong Endorsement of the Oregon plan |
of government which is the basis of /
the Arizona constitution. On this sub /
ject DR.. Wilson says:
/
ular government laws has wrought a
fundamental reform of previous cor
ruption, and had brought 10 the people !
Of that state truly representative gov |
eminent, in the place CT fagrarrly /
government. be- /
ieve the system which has been evotv-
ed there contains the essentials Of a !
body Of law, and constitutional amend /
ments which the people OF other states /
should carefully study, with a view to /
procure fo- tbems 81 Jes the manifest |
benefits which have been derived for /
the. people of that state"
In this connection, senator Jonathan /
Bourne, Of Oregon. has proved him
self an able champion Of Arizona, and T
has praised the proposed constitution
IF the new state in che local press at
length.
Army Uniform Changes
General orders just issued by Maj.
Cen Leonard Wood state that it has
oee7 concluded that there are too
many articles in the various uniforms
If the United States army and with
the approval Of the secretary of war,
-adical changes have been prescribed.
Among other things, it is decreed that
service trousers of olive drab and /
cotton khaki no longer form a part of
he uniform and their use must be
discontinued The use of the khaki
ap is ordered stopped, and the olive
lrab cap used instead. The dress cap
S no longer to be worn, but the full
lress cap must be worn with the dress
inform. There are a number Of minor
TENS also regarding aiguillette, spurs
nd the kind of waistcoat to be worn
With the full dress uniform
RafOn's Population.
The census bureau has announced the
population Of Ration, n. NJ, for the
asst three decades as follows: 1910,
1888; 1900, 354O; 1890, 1853.
Arizona POstmasterS
The following Arizona postmasters
ave been named:
Martin A Grouse HoIbrook: Fred
rick W. Smith. Williams, Ariz, Gre
John Witherlay, Wicken-
urg; Ella G. Clark, Florence
The two last named have also been
aised to the rank of presidential Of
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