Arizona republican., 1920-02-17
Capitol Briefs
Mcbride Goes Astray.

McBride Goes Astray.
 Attorney General Wiley F. Jones was hotfooting through the sacred repub- lican fastnesses of the capitols fourth everybody if anybody had seen Joe, his trusted deputy, F. J. k. Mcbride The attorney general was hotfooting it so hot he had no time to tell any body what he wanted Joe so bad about and why he should be looking for Joe up there among the republicans. Of all places, land sakes, he scanned every corner of the adjutant generals department, but Joe wasn't there and neither was the adjutant general. Maybe they were taking a walk.
 Fat Job Awaits.
 Something of a shakeup happened at the capitol yesterday when the resig nation of State Examiner Lloyd F. christy was announced. Chief Clerk Doane Merrill of the highway depart Purchasing Agent W. R. Ingraham got Merrills old job Everybody is eX- cited about who gets the purchasing agent job. and no announcements are made. There are said to be several well known democrats who would like it.
 Took Their Chance.
 Why shouldn't the democrats de- clare a Roman holiday, as far as they could, on the occasion of the special legislature session on February 12? leading democrat asks that question, and says he is surprised that the re- publicans should have objected inas- much as the republicans have been having everything their own way for so long. He feels that the democrats did just right to enjoy their one day when they had it.
 Forgot New Wing
 Andrew Baumers Jr., secretary Of the state board of institutions, is az grieved because the democrats sighted him so at that special session. He says he had every reason to expect them to land on him somehow in connection with the newly completed wing of the capitol and that he really believes now that they must have forgotten all about it. They just slighted me" Andy declares.
 Finds His Bass Drum
 Governor Thomas F.. Campbell has found that old baSs-dr and all those other band tools he was looking for last Friday and that he accused the ad- iutant general of having. The noise outfit it seems, put in storage in a local warehouse when the states kaiser -chasers returned from the war and was reposing perfectly sale While waiting to be called for. The adJutant generals office promises to have the band outfit ready for inspection today. The governor hasn't said what he is going to do with that bass-drum. whether he will beat 1t with loud ta-rum- ta rum or whether he just wanted to make sure that it wasn't later made the object of some hunt
 Is Wise Boy
 Captain LaRue, newly appointed of ficer of the national guard and an overseas man at that and also rated kind or popular in some quarters when he has that snappy uniform on IS re puted the one man in the whole capltoi building who simply cannot run type writer at a pinch. The dashing captain always manages to find some girl who can spare the time to help him with his correspondence. Mrs. LaRue looked in at the capitol yesterday to see how he was getting on in his new job.
 Uses His Cuspidor Fred P. Rowlen, secretary to the ad- jutant general and incidentally a re- publican yesterday revived that rotten dispute between the third floor demo- crats and the fourth floor republicans concerning cuspidors. The dispute, never settled. is to the effect that the third floor barbarianS don't use GUS pidors. Rowlen yesterday fell over his 15-quart cuspidor and the democrats underneath admitted that he must have been using it.
 Capitol Sick Bay Chief Justice b. F.. Cunningham is resported recovering from the flu but still confined to his home. Chief Clerk A. +. Stelzer corporation com mission. went home again yesterday on sick report after recently returning to duty, this time because of an ear af- fectation resulting from his former ill., ness. Mrs. Shepherd Hiscock, livestock sanitary board, returned to duty yes terday after a light flu attack. Mrs. Alice Monette, recently i'll with a light attack of flu. was off duty yesterday on account of illness in her family.