Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-09
associated with war service.

associated with war service.
 Charles w. Barnett. the oldest city emplOye in the point of continuous service. rendered his resignation as city assessor of Phoenix late yester- day afternoon. to be effective as soon as successor Is appointed and quail fies for the office. Simultaneously with the announcement of NIT. Bar nett's resignation. City Manager V. A. Thompson announced the appointment of Frank P Baptist. well known busi- ness man of Phoenix. as the new as- sesSor. MT Baptist will assume his new duties as soon as he can qualify.
 Automobile licenses issued by the state of Arizona during the month Of January. 1918. almost doubled the number issued for the same period last year
 The office of the secretary of state has taken in a total Of SS9.S42 during the mcnth of January last. which amount includes fees from licenses. for autos. motorcycles. chauffeurs and extras Approximately 15.000 auto
 
 ditiOn 10 this. there were 800 licenses for motorcycles and 50 -or chsuffeurs.
 During the month of January. lSl1. a tctal of SSS7 motor licenses were issued. netting S56.S00 in fees. The enormous increase in this years business was handled without increaS- ing the quarters of the office or sec retary of state or being provided with additional funds. Assistant Secretary of State R. F.. McGillen. working with a corps of assistants. had charge Of the task.
 It has recently been annuoaced that some good friend of the University has again come to the'rescue and IS going to erect a flying cage on the University Of Arizona campus This in reality means bird cage on a large scale. cage of sufficient size to in- clude trees and tO include a consider able number of hirGS. Arizona has a variety of birGS numbering about two hundred and seventy-five. although Of course. all of them could not be placed in the same cage. Birds of veryg reat importance for study for bird eonser- vation and food conservation are prac- tically identical Birds do a great deal of good in the destruction Of in- sects on the crops and in pests on the cattle ranges. and are we'll worthy of a detailed study The bird cage win add greatly tO the attractiVeneSs of the campus and prove a consider able stimulant to the study of ornt- tholCgy.
 Isidor F. COlOdny former instrue- tor in English at the University or Arizona. rom which job he was sep arated hv the board Of regents Tor cause. has Come back on the payroll as director of vocational training for the state under the provisions ot the Smith-Hughes act. at a salary or SSOOO a year. The selection was made hy a committee consisting of c. O. Case. superintendent of public instruction: John n. LOper, super intendent of the Phoenix schools and T. W. Brown. superintendent Of the schools at St Johns. Their selec- tion was approved by Governor Hunt
 The first work of the new director will be to examine the schools Of the state Co determine which Of them will be permitted Co share in the benefits of the act which provides for an ap- of $lS.OO0 for the first year the state matching it dollar for dollar
 There were ten candidates for the job. The committee examined the candidates on the basis of their edu- caticnol stGnding