The border vidette., 1914-12-05
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Called from Our
 Exchanges.

At the request of owners oI
 rent automobiles in Globe, the
 license for operating rent cars
 in the city has been increased
 from $2O to $25 a year. This
 was done to keep fly by night
 rent car owners out of the city.
 The Arizona Self Government
 League, an association of Ariz- l Ona business men, formed for
 the purpose of waging a state
 wide campaign against the pro-
 hibition amendment, has dis
 banded, according to Alfred
 Dopau of Tucson, the president.
 The organization has fought it's
 fight and has no furthur in
 terest in the prohibition ques-
 tiOn.
 w. E. Barnes, travelling freight agent of the Southern
 Pacific Company, reports the
 discovery of a large deposit of
 manaese ore on land owned by
 Senator George w. Norton near
 Mowhawk, Yuma county. Man anese is valuable mineral largely used in the manufacture of steel. It is the intention of the owner to mine and ship the ore.
 Thirteen Arizona counties in clude portions of national for ests within their boundaries. Ten per cent of the funds deriv- ed annually from the administra- ton of the forests go to the counties for maintenance of roads and schools. Arizona's total share for the last fiscal year has just been opportioned among the counties as follows: Apache $2, ,2O3.O6; Cochise, $1,- 321. .29; Coconino, $33, 165. .O7; Gila, S3, ,O49. .42. Graham, S1 ,316.- 49; Greenlee, 2,86O.17; Mari copa, $2, 2,O79. 94; Mohave, $592. IS; Navajo, S1, ,665. 50; Pima, S996. .55; Pinal, $718.6O; Santa Cruz, S1,- 165 95; Yavapai. S1O,165.15.
 For some reason or another, the belief has been general over the state that the length of terms of the members of the state su- preme court was dependant upon the vote received by the three successful aspirantS. Thus it was thought over the state that the judge receiving the highest vote served for six years, the next highest four years and the man with the low vote two years. This is entirely an CT roneous belief. The vote has nothing to do with the term. After the election the three judges draw lots for the six, four and two year terms, the judge the short term being named supreme judge during his tenure.
 The people of Arizona are un- duly excited over what some of them call "hard times" The is true Never in the history of our country have the farmers harvested such crops. We are at peace with the world and everything is moving along toward a remarkable period of The European war cannot but help this country-it will create a demand for every thing we grow, also our copper, coal and steel, and as soon as adjust themselves this entire nation will enter upon an era of unparalleled prosperity, so forgot the pre- sent and look smilingly toward the years 1915 and 1916.-Dun- bars Weekly.
 A representative of one of big corporations has stated that the first time an eff fort is made to enforce either the 80 per cent law or the anti blacklist law, the two recently | measures will be taken | into the courts on the ground | that they are unconstitutional | It is claimed that the 80 per cent | measure is in conflict with the | amendment to the | federal constitution, which states that no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty or prop erty without due process of law or deny to any person the equal protection of the law. The anti blacklist measure is said to be in contravention of that part of the state constitution, which 1 says that every person may freely speak, write and publish l On all SnbipctS beinO raSnnD-