El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-23
HUNT ENDORSES
ROAD MOVEMENT
Douglas Chamber Of Com
merce Urges Continuing
Existing Road Law.

Douglas. Ariz., March PA letter to
the Douglas chamber Of commerce and
mines from governor G. W. p. Hunt,
states that the governor is in entire
sympathy with the movement to main
tain the good roads movement begun
BY the territorial government. He re-
fers the chamber to his message. The
expression in the letter was called Tor
by a set Of resolutions which were re-
Gently passed By the chamber of COM
merce and are now being forwarded to
officials and commercial organizations
in all parts Of Arizona. The resolutions
declare that while the existing law is
crude because of its neWness, the spirit
and intent of the law is right, and that
the state Of Arizona needs such q sys-
TEN of state highways as the present
law contemplated, and that the existing
law should be continued with such i'm
prOvements and corrections as the com
ing legislature may make in the way
Of amendments, Tor its more perfect
operation.
Two Deaths.
Mrs. Mary Dolores O'Brien, aged IS
years, died at the Watts hotel Of dropsy.
She came here only 8 few days ago from
Globe iOm her husband, who has been
here several weeks. Relatives have been
wired and are expected to notify local
friends as to disposition Of the remains.
Funeral services of C. Z. Taylor, aged Sc
years. who died after brief illness with
apopleXy, took place Thursday, the body
being sent to Pittsburg, Pa, Tor inter
meut. Services were conducted by the
Rev +. ". Simonson. under the auspices
of the Moose. members OF which acted
as pail bearers. The body was accom-
panied on its eastern trip by C. B. Bell
for 20 years q mining partner OF the
deceased.
Lieut.. Phillip heiffer, stationed here
with the fourth cavalry, has left for
Pittsburg Pa, having been summoned
BY a telegram telling him Of the serious
Illness OF his mother.
New Bank Law Planned.
After attending a gathering of the
executive committee OF the Arizona
Bankers association, which met in con
ference with the legislative COMMITTEES
and prepared a bill to govern banking in
the state, J. D. Marshall, of the Arizona
Bank and Trust company, has returned
to Douglas. Some extremely important
changes in the present banking laws are
contemplated by the new bin, Mr.. Mar
shall states.
''Te main features of the new bill are
the change from a single to a double
liability for stockholders of a bank"
said Mr.. Marshall. "The safeguards TO
be thrown around the organization Of
new banks The organization of a bank
ing department in the new state govern
ment. An increased efficiency in the
system OF state bank examination. "A
method Of hquidating insolvent banking
institutions under state supervision Be
side these there are a number of minor
details Of great Importance In them
selves, but Of little public interest.
"The bill embraces al the new vel
established and progressive features Of
the banking laws Of other states besides
the matters I have mentioned"
The members Of the executive commit
tee of the bankers association are: 7.
/. Pollock, Flagstaff; j. N. Ormsby,
Tucson; J. D. Marshall. Douglas; J. E
Cox, HolbroOk; P. N. Buckwalter, Bis
bee; P. P. Greer, Globe.
The law committee is composed of
T. G.. Spangler, Mesa; ". c. Foster,
Phoenix: n. Z. Plummer, Tucson; N. B.
Hazeltine, Prescott; n. j. Cunningham,
Bisbee.
After attending a gathering of county
superintendent of school from all parts
of Arizona, for the purpose of discussing
and preparing a bill including needed
school legislation, superintendent II. II.
HotchlIiss has returned to Douglas.
eve did not entirely complete our
work" said Mr. Hotchziss- "The bill was
gone over in most of It's details. An
other meeting viii be held next Satur-
day, at which the bill wiz be completed /
and made ready for presentation to the
Legislature -