El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-13
To REORGANIzE
ARIZONA MILITIA
Bill Reorted by Military
Committee Provides for
Reserve Corps.

mas come a bill for reorganization Of
D the national guard of Arizona on the
/ lines prescribed by the national defence
act. II is said the Arizona military
code viii require fewer changes than
/ that Of any other state. Already in the
. local code is provision for a reserve
battalion which may be filled BY draft
upon the u-norsanlzed militia. Arizona
thus leading in the latter day idea OF
: compulsory military service
The new law provides for an enlist
ment Of three years IN the line and
4 three in the reserve. makes a neces-
I sary change in the oath. which must be
I to the nation as we'll as to the state.
and changes the ages in which commits
, sions may be issued to Officers.
Some opposition has appeared to
I CampbelTs senate bill, making military
training compulsory in Arizona high
schools. and a proposed amendment
would make the training optional with
the boys and would take from the
measure about all its military char
acter.
! Goodwin Finally Is Quieted.
Member Goodwin did his best on
/ Monday TO get the l~nwardness OF the
I method that has been adopted by the
! state tax commission in taxing Arizona
mining property Four times he was
ruled down by chairman Lines Of the
] committee of the whole. once was Tis-
tied by the sergeant at arms and fl
. nalIv was hit by q sustaining vote of
/ the chairs ruling. II was recognized
! that the member had a full right to the
/ Information sought. but il was denied
that an appropriation bill hearing was
The place to get IL
Speaker Urges Faster Work.
Speaker Johns is nervous over the
Z amount OF time wasted by the house
in discussion Of the items OF the appro-
| priation bill and has pleaded with the
members for more expedition. 10 the
! end that the bill shall 20 over to the
senate by Saturday 4 suggestion was
made that night sessions be held till
the bill had been completed. but this
was voted down. 4 compromise was
reached that the morning hou COM
mence at $50. instead Of 10. The bill
has been run through. though not COM
pleted. FOR many sections viii have TO
be referred 10 again.
RutherfOrd's New Bill.
Senator Rutherford has 4 new bill
providing that when the Pioneers home
is entered. the new inmate shall deed
20 the state board Of cOntrol all the real
Il personal property he has. 10 De
administered for him till his departure
from the home AZ his own request or
by death. In the latter case the prop
erty is TO be escheat 10 the state and
! proceeds from it shall be added TO the
( home funds.
4S6 COnvicts Out Under Parole.
Under the new order Of things in
the governors office publicity IS being
given to a large number Of very inter-
esting public features hitherto passed
over as possibly immateriaL. One OF
these items is from the state prison.
For instance. there now are at large no
less than ass ~convictS- paroled by gov
ernor Hunt Eighteen Of these were
liberated in January. under orders pre-
sumabiv issued in December Eighty
six had been liberated since June 81,
1916. The p~enitentiarv on February
I contained only 22S C0nVictS. Of these
ten received under sentence during the
previous month. Outside n road camps
are being held us men -Four men es-
capped from o gangs during the
month
May Drop Appropriation Effort.
II is probable that the Pima county
Representatives VIII drop the suggested
appropriation OF 100000 for buildings
for the state schoo for the deaf. dumb
and blind now being maintained as an
annex 10 the university. If the school
were given a separate entity. II is IN
GerstOcd that several localities that
now nave no share in the state pork
at once would make emphatic demand
for the building Of the new school
structure in their vicinity
Favored by Bar Association.
It has been discovered that q Dill
introduced by representative Mallory.
t request. providing that no cOrpora-
tion or trust company shall act as adj
minist-ator of an estate. is backed by
the Arizona Bar association One OF
the associations most prominent mem
hers states that the bill was favored
in a late session. TO curb the activities
of the trust companies. which, IL is
claimed. were reaching out after the
business OF the attorneys. even adVer-
Using that they VIII do all sorts OF le-
gal work in connection with the admin
~istration of estates. He added. They
are butting into the business Of attor-
neys and We propose 10 stop them
Much adverse editorial comment
already has appeared concerning the
bill. which passed through the house
judiciary committee before being given
10 Mallory for Introduction.
Only Two Get PeaceabIe Possession
With the exception of tax commits
siOner Kuchler and private secretary
Fraser. none of governor CampbeliS
appointments have been delivered
peaceahle possession OF the offices in
volved. Attorney general Jones is re-
ported to ave advised secretary Os-
burn. of the board Of control. that he
should not surrender until after the SEN
ate had confirmed his successor From
the senate committee to which the ap-
pointments have been referred has
come a rumOr that its chairman. Win
Sor. proposes to report only when the
superior court has finished the con-
test case. which may be later man the
session of the legislature.
New House Bills.
: half dozen new house bills were
introduced. The more important ones
We're
by McCormick. of ella. providing fo-
concurrent jurisdiction by police courts
and justice courts in incorporated
towns IN counties Of the first. second
and third classes.
BY Perkins. Of Navapat. appropriat- I
ing $4,000 TO bring the pay Of members f,
OF the national guard ND 10 that OF
federal soldiers.
BY Flake. OF Navajo. a proposed
amendment of the constitution to ma q,
BILE counties to he consolidated into jul
dicial districts. This amendment IS ,
designed to meet the needs OF Navajo
and Apache counties. 3
BY Flake, of Navajo. 10 amend the p
Initiated law permitting the state TO
Engage in industrial pursuits by pro-
viding for the letting OF contracts by
the state.
Many Reports and Special Bills. D.
In the senate today the session was
notable for the large number of re-
ports and in the house by the plethora
of special bills.
The senate agreed to accept no new
bills after February %.
The Snecial senate committee. TO