Nogales international., 1932-11-30

PHOENI-y. Nov. U.-Dr. B. B..
Moeur, newly elected governor of
Arizona, will clean house when he
takes office on January 2.
Resignation of every department
head, including the industrial and
highway commissioners, will be de-
manded by Moeur, according to
Dunbar's Weekly, edited by Sidney
P. Osborn, who was one of Moeur's
principal adherents during the pre-
primary campaign.
Cuts Own Salary
Dunbar's says that every appoin-
tive officer anG employe drawing
more than $3.50 a month must take
20 per cent cut in pay, and every
elective official will be strongly urg-
ed to do SO. The governor will him.
self set the example by informing
the state auditor that his checks
are to be for only $4,000 year in
stead of the $500 which the statu-
ties entitle him to draw.
All departments of state govern
nlent are to be reorganized and their
expenses cut to the bone.
Relative to the retrenchment in
expenditures Dunbar's goes on to
say:
80 far as those designations are
concerned, DR.. Moeur does not ex-
pect to have to demand them. He
eXpencts to find them lying on the
governors desk when it becomes his
desk.
IF there are any who hold out.
the first executive action will be to
call upon them to submit their
designations in writing. Those who
refuse will be Immediately removed
1.-THE sweep will be a clean one
or practically so. This paper is not
authorized to state that any of the
present appointees will be renamed
It can state, however, that the in
dustrial commissioners, highway
commissioners and secretary of the
Board of Directors of State 1nsti-
buttons will not be retained. A selec-
! ton to fill the latter place has al
ready been made, possibly the others
as well.
THE fact that the members OF
| the Industrial Commission and State
Highway Commission are appointed
for definite terms, and confirmed
by the senate, is not regarded By
DR.. Moeur as any obstacle to his
plan for declaring their places va
cant. Their terms are to expire with
! that of the governor to whom they
!. owe their appointments.
Fer certain reasons it is not be-
ieved that any of the commission
ers mentioned will go to court t.
resist eviction and hold on until thu
expiration of the terms for which
they were appointed. And there art
other reasons equally strong for be
lieving tf1at if such suits are brought
quick settlement will be reached
in favor of the new administration
Two Commissions May Be Abolished
although new highway and in.
duStrial commissioners are to bc
named Immediately, it is possible
that the legislature which meets 6
/ week after Governor Moeur takes
office will abolish both those bodies
A director of roads, Directly respon-
sible to the governor, has been sug-
gested to replace the Highway Com
mission. There is widespread senti-
ment in favor Of one industrial,
Commissioner instead of COM
mission of three.
Contrary to widespread i'm
preston, the legislature has power
to reorganize the commission OF
make completely different arrange
ments for administration of the
workmen's compensation law. The
commission operates under a legis-
Iative act, not a constitutional
amendment adopted by the people
1t was necessary for the people to
approve an amendment making the
act constitutional, but details are
entirely up to the legislature.
$50 far as can be learned, DR..
Moeur has not yet decided what
recommendation he will make to
the legislature in regard to those
two departments. That he will have