Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-25

of Phoenix against the New Cornelia
 Copper company of AjO. the claim be-
 ing based upon injuries alleged to
 have been received by the plaintiff
 while in the employ of the defendant
 company.
 Dr. R, C. Caldwell, an expert in fruit
 end veRetable drying of the United
 States department of agriculture, and
 Prof C. !. Crider. professor of horti-
 sulture of the University of Arizona,
 have been spending some time with
 club workers. home demonstration agents and volunteer fruit committee
 men O. the farm bureau of the Salt
 river valley, making preparations and
 giving explicit advice on methods Jf fruit and vegetable drying.
 Dr. Orville Brown of Phoenix was
 named by Governor Hunt as state superintendent of public health to sue ceed Dr. w O. Sweek, who recently resigned, having been commissioned first lieutenant in the United States army medical corps. The new state officer will accept his duties immedi- ately. Dr. Sweek having gone to San Francisco, from which city he expects soon to sail for France. pr. Brown was a partner of pr. Sweek. He was formerly a member of the faculties of the medical schools of the University of Chicago and the University of Mis- souri.
 Memper Whitney of the commis- sion of public instruction has written Lamar Cobb, former state engineer. demanding the return of S200 funds from the ''imprest" fund of the engi- neer's office. paid by Cobb to his at tOrnty. Thomas w. Nealon on the morning of the day that Cobb received a letter from Governor Hunt to make public retraction for certain newspaper observations or quit. The quitting took place that afternoon. The letter observes, We. take it that you are without the pale of the law when you attempt to enter suit against cer- tain departments of state and compen- sate your attorney with state money"
 Appeal papers in the case of the Arizona Printing company, appellant vs. Charles W. Harris. appellee, were filed in the court O. appeals yesterday. The case is an appeal from judgment rendered in the superior court of Mari copa county in favor of Col. Charles W. Harris. adiutant general. on ac- count of a publication in the Arizona Republican. The Republican printed an article on information said to have been obtained from Malcolm Frazer. secretary to the governor during the Campbell administration The adjutant general brought suit for libel and Ob- tained judgment for S4OOO
 The commission on state institu- tions has inaugurated a system for tho purchase of supplies for all state insti- tuticns which is expected tO effect srCat saving to the state by buying in large quantities at times when the market is advantageous for each par 'cular commodity needed. This sys- tenn is intended to include the depOrt- ment of the state engineer as we'll as other state departments. COmmis- sioner Charles R. Osborn has charge of the purchasing department and will set as state purchasing agent. in con lccticn with the commission. By the system inaugurated all departments must anticipate their wants and make not later than the fifth ,f one month for supplies needed dur ng the following month. By this sys- em of early acquisitions the purchas- ng system is enabled to secure the ,oods desired at the best advantage. Provision is made tor meeting emer- ,ency and situations that cannot b5 oreseen.