Bisbee daily review., 1912-02-04
CELEBRATION WILL BE INFORMAL ONE
 IF ANY IS HELD
Mayor and President Of Chamber of Commerce
 in Conference
BILLIARDS OPINION APROPOS OF BIsBEE


 dent oI iha board Of trade J. NJ. OC0nnell. held a conference yester- day on the matter of a double cele- bration February l2. Lincoln's Birth day and Admission Day. News in yesterday mornings Review to the ef feet that the returns will not be started to Washington until today will make 1t a physical imposSibility for the returns 10 be sent to Wash ington and the proclamation of the president returned 10 Arizona by that date. so the tentative plans for a celebration on that date are of lt is said that it will take ten days for the messenger to go to Washing. ton and return to Arizona, even If he left Washington on the day that he arrived. and as there are but eight days until February l2. il is appar ent that it would be impossible for the president 10 grant statehood on February 12.
 That Arizona will not become state until the presidents signed, stamped and beribboned proclamation reaches Arizona's capital and is re proclaimed by the governor, is the opinion of Attorney General Bullard
 Celebration is Doubtful
 Owing to the uncertainty as to what date the president will select for issuing his proclamation, 1t is doubtful if any formal celebration will be arranged It is likely that the people of Arizona. and especially the elected officers of the new state, would prefer admission just as soon as possible. without regard to having the president delay his proclamation to some holiday. such as Lincoln's Birthday. or Washington's Birthday, February 22. Arizona is probably more concerned in getting itself "borned" as a state than in having it fall cn some other anniversary. No matter on what day of what month the proclamation is issued, that date will forever be a date 10 be observed by the people of Arizona.
 Is State Automatically
 That Arizona will become a state automatically, by virtue of the issu- ance of the presidents proclamation, is the opinion of some, the attorney general elect to the contrary not lnFg JASAA4s AhN4A opinion by the following, from the enabling act: The governor of the territory of Arizona shall certify the result of said election as canvassed and certified, as herein provided, to the President of the United States, who thereupon shall immediately is- sue his proclamation announcing the result Of said election so ascertained, and upon the issuance of said procla- nation by the president of the Unit ed States. the proposed state of Ari- zona shall be deemed admitted b. congress into the union by virtue Oi this Act. on an equal footing with the other states
 Is Knowledge Essential
 This would seem to justify the opinion that the issuance of the proc lamation carries admission. The point raised by the attorney general is that Arizona will not have official knowledge of the proclamation untB ths original proclamation itself ar rives and is in the hands of Governor Sloan.
 It will be noted that the president is directed by the act 70 immediate ly sue his proclamation" which vii dissipate tSe fears Of some that t.s president would delay his proclalsa tion until after New Mexico mas ected her two senators, so that heI senators, who will be republicans might get the longer terms of four and six years