El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-08
MANUAL SCHOOLS
GIVEN $4,000.
Arizona Legislature APP
propriates Large Sum for
Institutions.

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appropriation bill is mysterious para
graph granting $4,000 during the next
two years. for vocational pursuits.
None Of the legislators seemed TO know
ANYTHING of the matter, which finally
has been run down in the office OF the
Superintendent Of public instruction 1t
Is a fund to be drawn upon by county
school superintendent for the benefit
of high schools that have manual or
technical training and may be used Tor
a ike purpose in the normal schools;
Last year a similar fund was provided
and drawn upon 10 the extent of over
To Introduce New Spelling
The state board OF education Is con-
siderine the introduction Of simplitled
smelling in the schools Of Arizona and l.
in correspondence with a national board
that has spelling reform especially IN
CHARGE. The list under consideration
embraces about 500 words
President Claridge OF the senate may
be responsible for fastening upon the
state the weird flag that flOated above
the dreadnaught Arizona when launched
The substitute bill, providing a dag
onaI division OF the field. at first was
passed bv a vote OF 10 TO 9, but the
president later reconsidered and the
house flag bill received favorable recon-
incubation from committee OF the whole.
New Office Created.
Con. Cronin one OF the chief clerks
OF the last legislature. had created for
him a new Office. that OF law and rel
erenee librarian. practically tlllmg the
place OF state librarian Named Tor the
place in the bill that created the posi-
lion. his appointment was questioned
by the board OF cuTatoTs OF the law
library. As he refused 10 TelInQmsh his
legislative appointment and to seek ap-
uointnent from the euratOrs. to the place
The board appointed Mark Dunbar, who
started quo warrentO proceedings IN ms
own behalf Decision in the Superior
court was for CrOnin and the case has
been III the state supreme court since
November 10. last. Now CTOnm has
come before the legislature with re-
quest that he be allowed $500 for the
payment of counsel and for court costs,
and a bill TO that effect has been INTRO
duced in the senate by 4lahOney-
Buy Old Governors Mansion.
Once more in the legislature has come
I'D the scheme for purchase by the state
OF the old log house IN West Prescott,
known as the governors mansion erected
in 1864 and still occupied as resi-
dence. though the pine logs, in bad state,
have had to be covered with boards Inc
newest bill comes from the house COM
mittee on education and carries an APP
preparation Of $1,000
May ReestabIsh Ranges.
Ii Is possible that something on the
order of the old state ranger force may
be reestabiished in Arizona. A bill Is
ho1 no
system OF county rangers and creating
a centrally controlled force, which shall
handle miscellaneous crimes, such as
violations of the prohibition laws. 1t
Is told that a couple Of such officers
on the seven main roads leading INTO
the state would cut of the main avenues
bv which liquor now Is introduced Inc
sfuff Is said to BE- smuggled from the |
west mainly through Parker and An
trade. ferrved across the Colorado BY |
night.
In The senate. Mattox offered a new 1
bill to replace the pres \
snt law. declared invalid by the SUI
Dreme court. The new measure would \
create five classes of counties and b
specifv salaries for state and county /
officials generally In the first class
would be Cochise; second. haricOpa,
ireenlee. Yavapai and ella; third,
PlIna ana Binal- lOuElns COCOHtups - q
nam, Mohave and Yuma; fifth. Apache.
Navajo. Santa Cruz The grading is |.
" taxable valuations last esta blished-
and the change OF grade is TO be auto
matte.
The house spent much Of the day
xrangling over parliamentary proce-
lure in a minimum wage war, which I
goes back to the committee of the
Fhole.
The Arizona Sunday School associa-
ion sent the house a letter OF ap-
,reciation over It's passage of morality
,ills.
New Bills.
New senate bills include By Whip
lie. making municipalities liable in
proceedings; Golfer. pro-
libiting stations from running a.
arge; MattOx. compelling the stop Of
III vehicles before crossing railway
racks; MahOney, reimbursing state
Librarian Cronin for legal expenses;
four bills amending the
ystem of bonding municipalities
Buchanan, for relief Of W J. Cor
ett. contractor; by Winsor to prevent
waste from artesian wells.
New house bills are: BY Goodwin. !
acilitating adjustment OF small es-
stes: Vaughn. placing transient in
iEents especially under the care OF the
tate board Of control; McGrath, call
ng for budgets from county school,
uperintendents; Davis, for relief Of
Irs- J. W Henderson.