Weekly journal-miner., 1917-02-07
TWO CLAIM THE JOB OF STATE
 EXAMINER
MAN APPOINTED SUNDAY PREVIOUS TO EXTRA TON OF HUNTS TERM HOLDS ON TO OFFICE.

PHOENIX, Feb. 3.-Thcre is trou- aminer, position that has to do with inspection of the accounts of State and county officials. It was held by Dave F. Johnson, now State treas urer. In order to make a vacancy within the undisputcd term of Gov ernor Hunt, he resigned December 30th. On the same date, but effective December 3lst (which happened to be Sunday,) Governor Hunt appointed to the vacated post Harry w. Roun- tree, Phoenix insurance man. It is told that since that time the new ap- pointee has been spending his time around the Maricopa county court house, acting as ono of the reprcscn- tatives for Hunt in the gubcrnatorial contest. It Is understood that this IS not denied by Rountrec, who states that he has been doing the work of his official position by the use of over time. At any event, one of the pay warrants presented Governor Camp bell for signature was in Rountree's favor, S20S.33 for January service. Thus far, 1t has not been paid. Con- sidcring all things, and especially the importance of the office as furnishing information concerning the real state of the public institutions, Governor Campbell has thought it best to make change in this elcventh-hour ap- pointment of his predecessor. To the place he has appointed George w. Smalley, an expert accountant, late auditor of the City of Tucson and Republican candidate in the last cam. paign for the place of tax commis- sioner MT. Smalley is "on the job" starting Tuesday with a gem cral inspection of the asylum for the insane, in company with the governor and board of control. Mir. Rountrec still hopes 10 retain his place and has been campaigning with members of the senate, before which body will come the question of Smallcy's con- 
 Bill Deserted.
 The dcscrtion of the Robcrts-kin- ! ncy anti-Mcxican bill was extended even to the senate committee on la Dor, which reported adversely, with only Senator Claypool dissenting. Even Chairman Mahoncy has aban- 1 loncd the scheme, as something that l would throw out of work few thou 1 sand fellow union men, simply because ! they arc not fluent in the use of En- ! ylish.
 Game Preserve a Fad. ,
 The game preserve idea struck a { Af 1nrr,gI1fNr~ aIA,,4 .imc. Senator Claridgc got through | Inc upper house bill making the l Mount Graham forest reserve a game | -cfugc, under the State game warden. | Then Roberts, of Cochisc, sought sim lar consideration for the Chiricuhua . orcst reserve, and lastly, Ferguson, of Santa Cruz, seeks to draw the same inc around the Huachuca mountains.
 State Shelter Doubtful.
 The State smclter bill, sponsored in he senate by Mahoncy and in the louse by Foster, seems to have been started on its way by Mrs. Represcn- ativc Mckay, of Bisbec, who says the measure hasn't union or any other save that of the small mine. owners, who now are unable to get heir ores treated in the big smcltcrs, which arc running on their own ores md take the outside product only when it happens to be of needed 1ux- ng sort. While the bill has little nance for passage, it is of interesting ort. The shelter proposed shall ost &5O,O00, of which half-mlIion hall be voted out-of-hand. It is to ,c under a board of five members. vho shall get Sl0 a day for actual crvicc and who shall charge 10 per ent more than actual cost, the money hus derived to go into a sinking fund nd to a development fund.