Arizona republican., 1921-01-12

fest reluctance to keep step with prog ress by accepting what is new, pro- vided that careful and diligent inquiry shows that it is meritoriods and will serve the ends for which 1t is intended.
 Departmental Reports
 In accordance with the requirements of the statutes, reports have been sub- mitted to this office by the various departments and institutions of the state. These reports outline the ex- penditures and activities for the fiscal
 year ending June 30, 1920. and con- tain many uggestions-some of which possess merit. They are too extensive
 to permit of their being included in this
 message but use this means of trans
 hitting the same to your honorable
 body.
 Relief Bills
 | Your attention is directed to the
 claims of Bashford- -Burmister com pany s409.76, J. B. Lyman judgment
 for s2500, and Tovin &s Co. $72.50. for
 the payment of which relief bills are necessary. Complete data for your in formation is being submitted, showing
 that these claims are just and legal and should be met.
 l Brief Legislative Recommendation ! There are number of important matters to which I win briefly cal !your attention and invoke for them lyour thought and action, before discus : sing the two major subjects of thi:
 message. I would recommend: 4 Declaring cotton gins a public util. , ity.
 Amendment of the present divorc'
 law so as to effectuate its palpabl' lpurpose by providing for an interlocu' tory decree which does not becom' final until the expiration of one veal from the date of the original decree. Providing a site and new home fo juvenile girl delinquents, thus effectini a segregation of the sexes at the Stat [ Industrial school.
 Meeting the cooperative offer of tn f United States government for indus trial rehabilitation.
 ? Amending the law so that onl, ! American citizens are eligible for ad mission to the Pioneers Home an : limiting admission to those who hav : been residents of the state since tn n lyear 1885.
 Making provision for the care of or : lphans and half-orphans through home Q finding societies, which has bee proven by the experience of a grea fl many states to be the practical an h humanitarian way of meeting thi e problem.
 s Americanization Of our foreign pop : lulation by cooperation with the fed t eral government in such work throug n lthe state department of education. = The appointment of commission l. study and report back to your body d Workmen's Compensation Law. equal S lly fair to employer and employe. Fc r my view on this matter and my req : sons for recommending such action. v respectfully refer you to that poruo '- iof my message to the Fourth state leg
 1islature, which treats the subject ,e length.
 November 11th should be designate as Liberty Day and a legal holida y Although I hold the unalterable COT e viction that the legislature has bee I- too generous in this respect. my il l. clinations and conception of duty in l. pei such a recommendation. It wou ' not only be a fitting recognition of a ie outstanding event the signing Of u L. armistice which terminated the Wor 'o War, but an honor due to the men Si Arizona whose bravery and sacrific l are entitled to more substantial II 'o ward. The name carries its own si, s nificance and is broader in conce H. than the political division in which 1e would be observed. While our debt iS gratitude is local to some extent,
 reaches out to our defenders in tn Se and other nations, who fought tn " Liberty should not perish from | le earth.
 I0 Audit Is Needed The affairs Of our corporation, t !" state, in some ways are managed we Is loosely and in an unbusinesslike wa ,Le Hundreds of thousands of dollars a d. handled annually by certain executi lO llO officers, yet a check of their books h 'l- snever been made. To the auditor rS delegated this duty by law, but fun ,al for such purpose have never been pr ne vided by the legislature. No comme or cial enterprise would countenance su re negligence or risk the hazards involve 'ic In fairness to the officers and the ta
 payers I would again recommend tn
 a sufficient sum be appropriated f ne a thorough audit
 Ire Election Laws Defective of The need of change in our electi be laws is still existent Revision " ii- attempted during the last regular SC he sion. but did not offer proper reli th Experiment since statehood has doI ks onstrated that the machinery for l~-f,I zee tcring the will of the electorate is n ur only cumbersome and uuwicldy b IFS fails of its purpose. The same abus lat only aggravated. stit continue. b 1i- should be uCmCaio1 There Is offer