Tombstone epitaph., 1921-01-30
HOUSE BLOCKS ACTION ON BILL TO PUT ARIZONA SCHOOL CON- TRoL IN STATE INSTEAD COUNTY

IO POV AHI<0NA SC6OOI CON- TRoL IN STATE INSTEAD COUNTY
 PHOENIX. Jan. 25-what was rA- sarded asya highly important action of the legislature was accomplished to- day when the house. meeting in com mittee of the whole. recommended for indefinite postponesment House bill No. S. by Mrs. C. l.. Boehringer. Yuma. This was 6 bill to centralize public education under state control. instead of county control. and provided an ap- propriation from tax revenues of $50 for each child of school age Since the last school census showed a total of approximately a1.O00 such children. the fund would he about sl.l10.000.
 Opposition developed chiefly on ;iIe ground of expense but there was some sentiment that the plan would Hd'" epie tii'uSu II t udu iio' '.H bodied in general revision of the public school system. Standing alone, however. it became a target for mem bers emphasizing opposition to ea lareed expenditures at time when conditions appeared to them to call for retrenchment
 The house this afternoon defeated two bills One provided for the estab lishment of a board of examiners 90 examine automobile mechanics. The other proposed to make the bogus check law more vigorous. The law as it stands provides for those who utter worthles checks wifully and with in tent to defraud The bill which the house killed today would have elimin- ated the fraud qualification. Defeat ground that mere negligence on the part of the maker of the check to be informed as to the exact status of his bank balance might subject him to the laws penalties
 \ bill was introduced this afternoon by Representative Burton. Yavapai. taking away from the corporation com mission the right to issue exclusive franchises to operate motor stages over state highways This was re- garded as another development of the controversy betweep the Jerome Cn- ion Stage Company and the Arizona Bus Company. dispute in which the corporation commission and the cour' 2 have been much concerned in the past several months.
 What was considered by some mem bers as a kind of blue law was placed before the lower house of the Arizona Legislature today when Repre- sentative | r. Frazier. Santa Cruz county. introduced bill making com pulsOry the observance oT one day each week as day of rest It pro vided also for punishment of persons engaged in secular business or work other than necessity or for public wei fare, mercy or charity. For violations. fines ranging from 8 to siI and i'm prisonment for 20 days were resic. mated.
 The senate spent practically all of the forenoon in consideration of the bil providing for double platoon fire department system.
 An amendement was adopted to change paragraph one of the bill So the bill would apply to fire depart ments in town of ..500 population VT AiOit' ppfidt'H iuii t4lIit llEt departments The original paragraph fixed the population at 5000.
 After an objection had been offered to the bill on the ground that the legislature had no right to interfere in fire department matters which con cern the city councils, un-ess it were shown that an injustice was being done to the firemen, sponsors of the bill declared that two Phoenix firemen had asked that such a bill be enacted and Senator C. M Stoddard. Maricop1. added that the firemen had represent ed to him that it was virtually impos- sible for married man to remain in the employ of fire department which required remaining on duty 24 hours day. The bill would provide for two platoons of firemen. one on duty while the other was off
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