The Arizona copper camp., 1917-02-03
Germany Declares Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
CAMPBELL TAKES HIS SEAT
AS GOVERNOR Of ARIZONA,
BY SUPREME COURT DECISION.

The supreme court on last Saturday
handed down a decision to the effect
that Thomas E. Campbell is the .ie
is entitled to possession Of the go"-
ecnor's office, which had cen retained
for former Governor Hunt The court
cid not :ssue the write of mandamus
asked for by Campbell, OF. the ground
that it vas not necessary, believing
that when the decision of the supreme
court was made known to him that
Hunt would give up the office grace
fully and without making it necessary
to present a writ from the supreme
court. The courts views were borne
out by later developments, for the for
mer governor did not return to the
statehouse and the office was turned
morning by Leroy Ladd, secretary to
Hunt.
Governor Campbell was promptly
recognized by both branches of the
legislature, which met in joint session
on Monday afternoon and listened to
the reading of the governors message,
which was very brief as compared with
most executive communications of tht
nature. 1t expressed regret at the in
ability of the governor to report to the
legislature on the condition of the
state institutions, and recommended
several important changes in the state
government among which were the
adoption of the budget system, the re-
duction of the number of state en-
ployes and the consolidation of offices
in the interests of economy and eff
cheney whenever possible, and longer
hours and fewer holidays for state
employes, whom, the governor declared,
should be required to measure up to
the standard required by any business
corporation. On the question of labor
and capital the message presented a
recommendation for a better solution
of the workmens compensation plan
than now exists, and urged upon the
legislature the creation of an impartial
| tribunal to guarantee prompt payment
of damages to those who ara injured
in industrial work. The message also
recommended the passage Of bill
which would prevent the holding of
offices by relatives of state officers
in other words the abolishment OF
nepotism A bill which is said to be
one of the most drastic of this sort
ever framed had already been intro
duced in the senate, and has been fur
fther strengthened by amendments
making it very strict There is a good
possibility of it's passage it is said.
Another suggestion of the governor
which is in a fair way to be carried
out already is the recommendation for
the adoption of the budget system. A
bill has been introduced by the appro-
priations committee of the house to
abolish the continuing appropriations,
which have been one of the main OBJ
stacles to the adoption of a state bud
get system.
Few Appointments
So far the new governor has made
but few appointments, having let it be
known that the present occupants of
appointive offices will continue in Of
flee at least until the end of the legis-
lative session. This decision, in view
of the fact that the members Of the leg
islature are like at any time to desire
exact information as regards the busi-
ness of the various offices is one that
it meeting with unanimous approval.
The governor, however has made the
following appointments, some of which
have already been sent to the senate
for confirmation:
Tax Commissioner, Rudolph Kuchler,
succeeding Thos. E. G ,n'pbei..
Citizen Member Board OF Control,
Doane Merrill, succeeds Charles K Os-
kurn
State Examiner, George H Smalley,
succeeds Harry Rountree, who was ap-
pointed by Hunt December 80.
Members of Live Stock Sanitary
Board: Jas. A. Johnson of Coconino
and Frank P Moore of Cochise, sue
ceeding Norton and Brady, recent Hunt
,appointees.
Secretary to the Governor, Malcolm
Fraser, formerly secretary of Prescott
Chamber of Commerce.
Exit White Chariot
One of the first acts of Governor
Campbell was the ordering into storage
of the "White Elephant" the big whtts