Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-26
IN POLITICS
 Being Original And Culled Notes From Exchanges Up
 on Interesting Subjects
on Interesting Subjects

Morris Foley, an old timer of Tomb
 stone and of the Warren District, is
 lated for the position of sexton of
 Evergreen cemetery, in place of the
 present. incumbent, O. B. Thomas.
 Complete returns from Nogales Ari-
 .ona. show that the Republican vic
 ory in the border city is even more
 decisive than at first reported. Party
 eaders consider the result a stingins | ebuke to the Democratic party and
 indication of what may be expect d throughout the borderland this fall
 Tn the election Monday great excite
 nent prevailed and heavy vote was
 cast. In choosing, the members of
 ne city council where the Republican
 low have a majority for the first time n the history of the town, 616 votes were cast.
 The Republican party in Globe came to life with a bound Tuesday when candidates representing the c. O. P. wrested four offices from the i Democrats and boiled vote for the rest of the ticket that was surprise to everyone. Incidentally, the fact that Governor Hunt is not in favor with the members of his own party here was plainly demonstrated when Harry Houser, city clerk, was over whelmingly defeated for reelection by Joe Mayer, Republican. MT. May CT ran far ahead of his ticket and the inference was plain that MT. Houser was being punished by his fellow Dem ocrats for his loyalty to the governor. Without the support of the dissatis- fled Democrats, Mir Mayer would un- doubtedly have won, out he was able to roll up a much larger majority than normal through the fact that he was given the assistance of large faction of the Democrats.
 An amendment of the Arizona game laws shortening the seasons and de- creasing the bag limits on various sorts of game is the object of initia- tive petitions placed in circulation by the state game department. The am endments proposed would limit the deer and turkey season to the month of October, and would change the bag limit for the season to one deer and two turkeys. The game law relating to ducks and other waterfowl is ann ended to conform with the federal law and the season on doves and white wings reduced from seven months tc the period from July 15 to December 31. The bill as drawn reduces the bag limit on quail and doves, shorten ing the quail season one month. The license fee for residents is increased from 50 cents to S1.25 and for aliens and non-residents is fixed at S20 The bird license is to be s10 for aliens and non-residents under the proposed bill. Open season on all fish except trout is provided in the proposed amendment and the trout season is fixed from June l to September l.
 Initiation petitions for the submis- sion at the next general election of i'm portant amendments to the divorce laws of Arizona are being circulated n Phoenix. The proposed amend ments would add three grounds to the ist of cases in which divorce may be granted; insanity of either party, hab itual use of morphine, opium or CO caine. or affliction with an incurable infectious disease. The amendment providing for divorce in case either party is addicted to the drug habit specifically mentions opium, morphine and cocaine and any of their deriva tions. Divorce may be granted in case it is proven that either party had contracted or was afflicted with an incurable venereal disease or other ;ncurable, infectious or contagious disease without the knowledge of the other party at the time of marriage.