Arizona republican., 1917-01-30
WOMEN ] CLUBS
 WAGE VAR UPON
 WHITE Il S[AVER5

Believing that all possible means should, be employed to rid the state ot white slave traffic and maintain q high standard of morality, the Arizona Federation of WOmens clubs will pe- tition the legislature of Arizona to amend. Paragraphs 231, 2S5, 236. 239, PIP and 247 of Chapter 1, Title TX of the penal cGtie: to rci cal sub division l of Paragraph 25l, and to repeal all of Section 2S9 of said chapter in sub stance according to Bill No. 45 which was passed hY the senate of the lesis- lature Of 19lfs
 Mrs J. L. B. Alexander, chairman of the legislative department of tht state federation. placed the matter be fore the federation at its annual con Vention in .ElGhe and received the unanimoGs endorsement. She has been asked to outline the proposed legislation hefore the Arizona Congress of Mothers at its meeting on Monday and to review the resolutions adopted by the state federation at the meeting of the Arizona Central District Fede ration to be held at the Woman's clut today
 In addition to the white slave traffic law. the federation representing oVei 2,o00 club women, will petition the leg islature to raise the marriage age from fourteen to sixteen years
 Mrs. Alexander, with the co-opera tion of Miss Ruth Wright. librarian of the Tempe normal school has prepared a library extension bill which has the warm support of entire clubdom. It iS proposed tO amend the general l1N relating to the establi shment Of lib- raries, being Chapter YlIl. Title Mi Revised Statutes of Arizona. to include any incorporated city or town regard less of population. Under lnc present law a city must have 5000 popula tion before it can tax itself to rnain,ain d library and it is proposed that any ln corporated city be given the privilege The bill it is understood will be in-ro. duced in the senate by H. E. Wilkinson oi Al.ricopa
 h this connection the legislature will also he pctiti0ned to enact l-.'islatiOn creating an Arizona library commis- sion for the purpose of library eXten- sion work. The law hdS been I .rled after the commission law advanced ny the League of Library C0mmisS ions Section 4 of the law explains in full it's purpose and is as roliows:
 "The commission snail give assist ance, advice and counsel to all schools, state institutions, free and public lih ralleS. and to. all communities Tn the state which may propose to establish libraries, as to the best means of es tablishing and administering them se lectine and cataloging books. and oth CT details of library management. ana may send any Of it's members to aid in organizing such libraries or assist in the improvement of those already established IL may also receive gifts of money books or other property which may be used or held for the pur- pose or purposes given. may purchase or operate travelng libraries under such conditions and rules as the com mission deems necessary tO protect the interests of the state and best increase the efficiency of the service 1t Is ex- pccted tO render the public
 IL is proposed to have five members of the ,Ommiss on appointed by the governor. one to be a libraria one connected with school work, and Q