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Page Eigfct Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Saturday Morning, March's, 1941 Telephone Land Practice Report Made The Arizona House of Representatives committee appointed to investigate the state land department, and practices in connection with leasing and sale of state lands, yesterday submited a voluminous report which was incorporated in the journal of the house. The committee, composed of C. S. Goff of Final county, Roy A. Williams of Maricopa county, and Rob- ert Crable of Yavapai county, was discharged by the house from its duties.

Report Adopted The report was- adopted by the house, as a committee report I the purpose of the record, but no further action was taken regard- i tag it yesterday. 'The committee named individuals and companies which it said, in its opinion, had obtained control of state land under unwarrantedly favorable circumstances, but said it i found no evidence that such had teen done by collusion. It rather tended to the belief the etate land department had been at times at fault in not being fully aware of what uses were being made of state lands, on a basis of jetting a fair return for the state. I The committee recommended that the land department shoulc out new types of leases, an that the lessees should be require to furnish full reports annually 01 the condrtion of and the products of the land, this to be brough Bbout by a new statute if necessary Investigator Proposed It recommended also that th Etate land commissioner designat some official in his office to inves tigate tax rolls, with view to de termining what purchasers unde certificate of state lands are no paying tz-xes on them, and tha such purchasers be forced to mak payments when due on principa and interest, as well as taxes. "It probably would be mor agreeable and workable for al concerned," said the report, "if agricultural lands belonging to th state be classified into two or thre classes by independent boards appraisers or classifiers." In connection with leases It suggested they be divided as leases, development leases, and share leases, "the latter two types of which are probably better suited for equitable renting of agricultural lands." The committee further expressed It as its opinion that the state lane board "would be improved by removal therefrom of the state auditor and the attorney general." -The places of these officials on the board could well be taken by two appointees not connected with tile state government save through then- status as members of the hoard," the report continued, with the statement also that "It must be understood that these recommendations are made solely with reference to the two designated offices, and not to the incumbents." The committee said the other duties of these officials should not be hampered by their membership on the board.

Law Is Required Legislative action would be required to make that'change. It legislation to penalize persons who knowingly cultivate land leased as grazing land, thus depriving the state of revenue which would accrue if the lease were changed to an agricultural lease. can be and have been obtained by fraud, deceit and wilful misrepresentation," said the report, "and because of the cumbersome ambiguous provisions of the present law, litigation seeking cancellation inevitably is long drawn cut and often such an issue remains before the court for the full period of the lease's existence an Impractical, unwarranted situation "possible of correction only by amendment of the code to allow the state land commissioner to cite lessees where any of the above conditions existed in the issuance of the lease. "It is recognized that such change should stipulate the right of the lessee to appeal to the courts, but the action should be an appeal from the commissioner, and not, as at present, require that the commissioner be the moving party before both the state land department and the courts of the state." Firemen's Relief Fund Bill Becomes Law- Driver Suffers Leg Injuries Harold Weber, 37 years old, route 8, box 126, suffered a broken ankle and hip early yesterday when struck at 3800 East Van Buren Persons have been treated in Phoenix hospitals' since 1, for injuries suffered in motor vehicle accidents. street by a sedan driven by Merlin Catt, 30, 317 Willow avenue, highway patrolmen 1 reported.

Weber remained in St. Joseph's Hospital last night. Patrolmen said Weber was hit after he got out of his sedan to look at the damage caused when it struck the rear of a truck-trailer parked on the side of the road. Jury Indicts Rapist Killer NEW YORK, Mar. George Joseph Cvek was edged closer to the electric chair -this afternoon when the Bronx county jury named him in an indictment as the slayer of Mrs.

Catherine Papas. Bronx housewife whose hospitality brought her death by strangulation at Cvek's hands. climaxed attacks on which a score of other housewives during a hitch- hking tour of the EasCfollowing New York Monday night Thomtdlo Takes Post As Camp Supervisor THATCHER, Mar Thomallo took over his new" post da as camp supervisor of the National Youth Administration for cceed Charles to accept Mr. Thomallo will work under of Paul E. Legislative Log Of March? GOVERNOR OSBORN SIGNS: Members of the Phoenix and Tucson fire departments surrounded.

Governor Osborn's desk yesterday as the chief executive, with three pens, placed his signature on Senate Bill 72, thereby making it a law which will provide additional funds for firemen's relief and pension funds. The pens thereafter were distributed as souvenirs to the Phoenix Fire Department, the Tucson Fire Department, and the Arizona State Firemen's Association. Standing with the group ol firemen as the governor signs is Laura McRae, representative from Maricopa 1 who aided the measure's passage through the house. Seated at the left is Joe C. Haldiman, senator from Maricopa county, who with Paul C.

Keefe, senator from Yavapai county and president of the senate, Introduced the Staff Photo.) Measures Shuttled, Governor Gets Five A flurry of bills went from house to senate and senate to louse in the 15th Arizona Legislature yesterday, and the governor five, despite the fact that both spent part of the day in somewhat foofless argument. The senate put steam under an appropriation of $27,05050 for installation and repair of equipment at the Arizona State roduced only shot to the house. The bill includes also provision or reappropriation of $4,06856, residue of a capital investment appropriation made for the hospital ay the 14th legislature, to be ap- ilied to the operations account of the hospital. BUI Sent To Governor Also going through the senate nder forced draft was a house went from the senate Governor Osborn's permit the director of the state em- loyment service to serve as direc- or of the unemployment compen- ition commission, and establish at salaries of $1CO for members the unemployment compensa- on commission. Otherwise heading the list of measures to go to the governor the egg standardization bill, trongly desired by agricultural in- erests, which built a fire under the igislature Wednesday in regard it and others still buried in the egislative muck.

The senate slipped into the house ill to set a maximum motor ve- licle speed of 15 miles per hour grounds of state institutions an amendment to eliminate the 45- mfle speed limit for motor passen- er carriers, and the house agreed it, sending it to the governor's esk. The senate amendment vould put common carriers of pas- engers for hire on the same basis as private vehicles as concerns peed on the highways. Also goinff to the jjovernor's desk, without amendment from the senate, were house bills to make inmates of institutions maintained by fraternal or religious organizations on a nonprofit basis eligible for old-ace assistance, and to provide for- of sanitary districts and construction and operation of sewage systems. The house quit arguing about touse base assessments or tax purposes of agricultural ands on net income or rental rather than on appraised and with its tongue in its cheek ent it to the senate with numerous otes to spare. The tax measure had been the ubject of a nearly day-long battle Thursday during which' Claire W.

Tielps of Maricopa county, its ponsor, had dubbed as a "city slicker" Frank Mosshammer. also Maricopa county, who sought unsuccessfully to amend the bill to ap- ly to all real estate. The two Maricopa county repre- whose seats are side by ide on the house floor, shook hands the verbal barrage was over, nd yesterday Representative 'helps smilingly assured the house he "city slicker" cognomen had een all in fun. Fails To Get Flowers When, however, the Arizona ''arm Bureau Federation sent flowers to all the women members the house after the farm tax bill ad passed. Representative Moss- ammer, implying he was not as slick as he looked, demanded why did not get some, too.

The house sent back to the sen- te, with technical amendments re- uinng senate concurrence, the ills to reduce the interest on reg- stered state warrants from five three per cent and on registered ounty warrants from six to four cent, and transmitted to the enate also a series of relief- bills. The house bill designed to pro- ibit motor vehicles parking on he grounds of public institutions without express permission of the nsbtution heads, when it came ack from the senate to apply only the University of Arizona and Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind, both at Tuc- on, was deferred for action until oday. Other measures transmitted by the senate to the house included a eries of banking bills. Action Reconsidered The house spent most of its morning in reconsidering its action of the day before in referring House Bill 98 and House BUI 93, both relation, to elections and registration of voters, to the corn- noon, not having got to its committee of the whole calendar until the sun was deep in the west. "Do pass" recommendations were voted by the house in committee of the whole to measures which would: Allow granting of "good time' allowance to trusties within as well as without the walls of Arizona State Prison, retroactive if granted within a year after the effectiveness of the act.

Require licensing by. the state entomologist of distributors and processors of agricultural seeds, and set up an Arizona seed code, effective July 1. Objection Interposed In the senate, before the house bill to set up a nonpolitical administrative board for the state hospital went to second reading, Dan Angius of Cochise county renewed his objection to the governor being an ex qfficio member without vote. Previously he had been argued down, but this time he insisted, and an amendment was carried by close vote eliminating the governor as an ex officio board member. The.

senate revived, to the committee on enrollingrand engrossing to be prepared for third reading, a bill, indefinitely postponed the day before, to limit use of fireworks to experts and require licenses. William Coxon of Final county referring to "loss of life and property" that "goes on every year" succeeded in having the senate indefinite postponment action reconsidered. In committee of the whole, the senate voted "do pass" recommendations for bills which would: Recodify the citrus fruits standardization act. Authorize establishment of minimum prices by beauty culturists. Others Are Included Recodify the law relating to real estate brokers and salesmen, permitting a broker to become a salesman for another firm without examination for a license, and tighten the protection of brokers' bonds.

Require publication of budgets of of municipalities for expenditures in connection with each road, highway, street or bridge involved, bringing about a breakdown which Norman Fain of Yavapai county, the bill's sponsor, said was in effect in some counties, but not in all, including his. All are senate bills, and upon third reading will go to the house. Both house and senate will convene at 10 a. m. today.

i and elections. The bills finally were'-put back endar the committee the whole, at the bottom, and lad not been reached when the bouse adjourned laU. in ths after, August Clenard Commits Suicide August A. Clenard, 28 years old, an electrician, died yesterday morning in a local hospital of a shotgun wound, self-inflicted Monday after- room at 510 North .1, noon in his Sixth avenue. Harry Westfall, coroner, said it was a case of suicide and no inquest would be called.

Clenard, who had been despondent, shot himself through the abdomen with a shotgun, detectives said. He was found, still conscious, on the floor of his room. The body will be sent to San Francisco, for burial. Clenard's only known survivor is a sister, Mrs. Beatrice Caldwell of San Anselmo, Calif.

Church To Continue Lenten Observance MIAMI, Mar. Community Presbyterian Church will continue to observe the Lenten season with a program at 7:30 o'clock Sunday, evening. Colored' transparencies 'will be shown. The Rev F. Paul Hladky will speak on "Why the Cross?" A mixed quartet composed of Margaret Hladky, Muriel Lewis, M.

E. Taylor, and Cecil McGirr will sing. Gila Sheriff Goes To Return Suspect GLOBE, Mar. H. Richardson, Gila county sheriff, is in El Paso, where he went yesterday to return a woman who Is accused of.

stealing a car from her brother-in-law' in Miami recently. Three Measures Get Governor's Signature Three enactments of the loth Arizona Legislature became law yesterday by ernor Osborn. signature of Gov- Two of them had reached the chief executive's desk during the day. One re-enacts Arizona's egg putti Strongly backed by agricultural interests, it provides enforcement machinery which the superseded law lacked. Creates Inspector In addition to requiring candling grading, and stamping of all eggs sold as "fresh it creates a state egg inspector, to be appointed by the governor, authorizes deputies, and establishes a system of egg inspection to be financed by an initial stamp fee of two mills per dozen eggs.

An appropriation of $2,000 for first purchase of egg stamps and other preliminary expenses is refundable to the general fund from fee revenues, which sponsors of Ihe measure have estimated will be brought about within the first six months of operation. The new law is not designed to prevent importation of eggs, but to place imported eggs and Arizona-produced eggs on the same standard for protection of the consumer and the Arizona producer from misleading branding. It was put forward as a preventative of "dumping" in Arizona of refrigerated eggs from other states, to be sold as "fresh eggs," a contingency the old law prohibited, but could not prevent for lack of enforcement means. The law will not prevent sale, simply as "eggs," of either Arizona- produced or foreign eggs which do not meet the requirement for "fresh', eggs," but it will prevent their being sold as "fresh Osbnrn Signs Bill Surrounded by an enthusiastic contingent of Phoenix and Tucson firemen. Governor Osborn made a law of the bill to provide additional money for firemen's relief and pension funds.

The new law will require each incorporated city or town, or organized volunteer fire company, to match with its own funds per cent of each fireman's pay which under the law will be deducted for the relief and pension fund. Governor Osborn signed the measure with three pens, one oi which afterward was presented to the Phoenix Fire Department, another to the Tucson Fire Department, and the third to the Arizona State Firemen's Association. The third enactment to become law with the chief executive's signature makes inmates of nonprofit institutions operated by fraternal or religious organizations eligible for old-age assistance. Lodge Nominees Are Announced GLOBE, Mar. for year were nominated at last night's meeting of the Globe Elks odge, with election to be held on March 20.

Nominated were Ray Kempton and Warren W. Strom for exalted, ruler; Frank R. Sanders for esteemed leading knight; Frank E. Patricko, Lloyde C. Edmonson, and Charles I.

Matthews for esteemed loyal knight; Edmonson and Jack Waiter for esteemed lecturing: knight; Joseph F. Slayer for secretary; James A. Nash for treasurer; G. W. Huntzinger for tiler; J.

D. Matlock for three-year trustee; and K. J. Szypersld and W. M.

Geany lor alternate- representative to the grand lodge convention. It was announced that a dance will be given by the Globe Lady Elks at the Elks Hall March 29. Mr. Mayer reported 12 members of the local lodge were present in San Bernardino, for the second annual Arizona Night ceremonies held there two weeks ago. New Trial Asked In Death Case PRESCOTT, Mar.

josition of sentence on Wilson Myers, convicted of manslaughter this week by a superior court jury, vas postponed until March 13 when le filed a motion today for a new manslaughter conviction trial. The prew out of the death of Ralph J. Jrantham last December. The jury leld that Grantham died of in- uries received as the result of Myers striking him with his fist. -o Pr 11 Resident Since 1892 Succumbs PRESCOTT, Mar.

B. H. Brown, 85 years 'old, a Prescott resident since 1892, died today in a ocal hospital after a short illness. Brown had. worked as a butcher lere for many years.

He has no known relatives. Pair Obtains License GLOBE, Mar. marriage II- was issued here this morning Allyn Robertson, 33 years old, and Joan of Arc Norcross, 22, both if Miami Preacher Is Named For Globe Services GLOBE, Mar. Lucas, official of the Arizona Baptist Convention, will preach at services at the First Baptist Church of Globe both morning and evening Sunday, it was announced today. The Rev.

Clyde M. Brengle, who has been pastor for four years, resigned Wednesday to enter other employment in Globe. Car Hits Lake, Driver Suffers WILLIAMS, Mar. Cannon, Flagstaff, was recovering in the hospital here today from exposure and near-drowning suffered Tuesday afternoon when his coupe overturned in Davenport lake, seven miles east of Williams. Cannon and Buck Rogers, Cameron, were riding in the coupe when it skidded on the icy highway and landed upside down in four feet of water.

Rogers was able to extricate himself from the car, wade out, and stop two passing motorists who helped pull the unconscious Cannon from the car. Cannon regained consciousness after three hours of artificial respiration. Article Discussed Before Rotary Club FLORENCE, Mar. to by Rabbi Morris Lazaron, a recent magazine article, was discussed, by Charles E. Cohen of Coolidge at the Wednesday evening meeting of the Florence Rotary Club.

N. A. Randall, program chairman, presented Mr. Cohen. N.

E. King, acting president, presided. The basketball game' previously scheduled to be played after the meeting at Coolidge, was postponed at the request of the Coolidge team. Two membership proposals were read and approved. Charley Shoecraft was a guest.

L. C. Hill will be program chairman for the next meeting. Oak Creek District Resident Succumbs PRESCOTT, Mar. Sliger, 69 years old, Oak Creek district resident for many years, died this morning in a local hospital.

He was a native of Johnston City, Tenn. He is survived only by his wife. COLLOWINO li the Arizona dallj log of rewlDtloiw and memorials In the regular of the J5th Lerfilatore, Including tto Introduction, and action by the uoTtrnor. SjrmhoU: Senate. INTRODUCED House None.

Senate SB on appro appropriate $209.3. to pay the claim of Minnie C. Ben son, member of the state board nurse examiners, as the amoun paid from her money for claims against that board in excess funds available during the fisca year 1940. PROGRESS House To Senate HB (McDaniel and McGowan of Maricopa) To appropriate 52,500 to pay claims of Fayette Fentress, a minor, granted by the Maricopa County Superior Court for injuries suffered July 25, 1937 when struck by a patrol car belonging to and operated by th Arizona Highway Patrol. (Emer gency measure).

HB of appropriate $500 to pay claims Walter A. Orr arising from the death of Ollie Lewis Orr July.25 1937, struck by a car be longing to and operated by the Arizona Highway Patrol, as grant ed by the Maricopa County Superior" Court. (Emergency measure) HB of To appropriate $133.28 to pay Kor ricks Dry Goods Company of Phoe nix for linoleum furnished Jun 2, 1939, for Room 108 of the capi tol. (Emergency measure). HB of Maricopa by require assess ment on agricultural lands to be based on the net income or.

rental value of the land. HB of Marico appropriate 51,500 to pay the claim of H. S. Anderson fo rent and damages -to farms be longing to him, leased to and oc cupied by the board of public wel fare during 1934, 1935, and 1936 for which no rent was paid ani the occupants of which are al leged by him to have destroyec trees, irrigation ditches, and pumping equipment. SB of reduce the rate of interest on registered county warrants from six to four per cent.

(Emergency measure). (Returned' for senat concurrence in house amend ments). SB of reduce the rate of interest on registered state warrants from fivi to three per cent. (Emergency measure). (Returned for senate concurrence in house amend ments).

HB Senate To House of Mari prohibit vehicles stand ing on the grounds of the Univer sity of Arizona or the Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind unless specifically authorized the governing agency of the in stitution. (Returned for house con currence in senate amendmen making the bill apply only to twi public institutions). HB slOO-r-(Lockwood pf Mari prohibit motor vehicl speed in excess of 15 miles per hour on the grounds of any public institution and to eliminate the 45-mile-per-hour limit placed on vehicles operating as common carriers for passengers. (Returnei for house concurrence to senati amendment eliminating the pas senger vehicle speed limit). SB on banking and permit invest ment by minors in shares, share accounts, or investment certificates of building and loan or saving loan asociations, to be held by the association free from the contro or lien of all persons except credit irs.

SB on banking and grant federa savings and loan associations and investors.therein all of the rights powers and privileges, and all tht exemptions and immunities, -grant ed to state associations and invest ors therein. SB on banking and confirm past and authorize future acts b. building and loan associations other institutions to obtain Insurance under provisions of Title IV of the national housing" act approved June 27, 1934. SB on banking and permit domestic insurance companies to invest in securities pursuant to the federal Home Loan Bank act 1932 and the national housing'act of 1934, and in shares, share accounts, investment certificates or accounts of any building and loan association, savings and loan association, and other institutions insured through Title IV of the na- housing act. SB on finance and require distillers manufacturers of spirituous iquors who produce such liquors out of state to pay an annual license fee of $1,000 to the department of liquor licenses and con- rol and post with that body a iond of $10,000.

(Duplicate of HB 261). SB on appropriate $500 to 'he board of directors of state in- Transoarent Dental. Plates DR. HAWKINS 17S Credit Dentiil 18 E. RAI REREAD T4IAT'! stitutions to purchase and install a heating plant.

and gas burner in the state office building. (Emergency SB on appropriate. $27,05050 to the board of directors of state institutions to purchase, install, and'-repair equipment at the state hospital, and to reappropriate $4,068.56 to the hospital, representing an unexpended balance of a previous appropriation, to be added to the operations fund. (Emergency measure). To Governor HB Maricopa) -To require grading and candling of eggs sold as "fresh to create the office of state egg inspector, to be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate, to prescribe his duties, and to appropriate $2,000 for purchase of egg inspection stamps and for preliminary expenses, refundable from revenues.

HB of Maricopa, Goff of Final and McKinney of establish a flat salary of per month for members of the Arizona Unemployment Compensation Commission and to permit the director of the state employment service to serve as director of the unemployment compensation board. HB (Mitchell and Thompson of Maricopa. and Rosenbaum of make inmates of nonprofit institutions maintained by fraternal or religious organizations eligible for old-age assistance. HB of prohibit motor vehicle speed in excess of 15 miles per hour on the grounds of any public institution and to eliminate the 45- mile-an-hour limit placed on vehicles operating as common carriers for passengers. (House concurred in senate amendment)- of Maricopa, Goff.

and Ernst of Final, McKinney and McAleb of Cochise, Rosenbaum of Gila, Greenhalgh of Graham, and Chapman of provide for organization of sanitary districts and construction and operation of sewage systems. GOVERNOR'S ACTION Signed SB of Maricopa and Keefe of additional funds for the firemen's relief and pension fund by requiring each incorporated city or town or legally organized volunteer fire company to deduct per cent of each fireman's salary, matching it with an equal amount from its ojvn funds. HB of Maricopa) grad'ng and candling oi eggs sold as "fresh creating the office of state egg inspector, to be appointed by the governor with consent of the senate, prescribing his duties, and appropriating $2,000 for purchase of egg inspection stamps and for preliminary expenses, refundable from revenue. HB and Thompson of Maricopa and Rosenbaum of inmates of nonprofit institutions maintained by fraternal or religious organizations eligible for old-age assistance. Part of a wall of apartment house and building, apparently recent heavy rains, vuui terday afternoon, causin estimated at about Shipp, owner.

About 40 feet of west wall of the two- structure fell about 1 building, located on contains five apartmenter eery and a garage. The only tenants CA1 time of the collapse rhe F. H. Bratcher an her Y1 ters two and four years; ran from the building at ttS he of the cracking. Mrs.

ag apartment and another oiittA laval ond floor were damaged-to! nit said. 6 I The owner said the bm built in 1922 and had. i previous sign of weal tributed the collapse ening of the wall's recent rains. Workmen later taileo ports for the second-storsr and roof left suspended forced remainder of Rains Catf Wall Co Bulgaria American A' BUDAPEST, Mar. The Bulgarian governme ported tonight to have American assets in the vram-na occupied country in rsproan com, fmuter takeniTjtfJJbrtlv tttEl wu bu hwu i.if as if the much as Bulgarian lusso: the United States earBetil Ithiof week, according to advices Budapest tonight.

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