American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-05-07
|ESTICATION BY
| LAND BOARD
ion Of Register Church
Being Aired.
State Land Board Spending Many
Days in Session Probing
Into Carey Act
Deals.

fore the state land board the exam
On of William L. David was con-
ID as to his knowledge of the deal
of Register M. l. Church and
les J. Perkins, one of the promot-
the West End Twin Falls project
hIso promoter of one of the Du-
proiect, concerning which there is
ntest between his company and
is known as the Mason people
hing the same project, or nearly the
lands. The state land board has
ally requested the interior depart
to segregate 300, 900 acres of land
used by the state as Carey act
but the board has never yet de-
which of the two contesting
hants would receive the contract
rigating the land after its segrega-
e testimony of Mr.. David before
board was in part:
Veil, if you had gone away from
btate at that time you would have
away, would you not, with the i'm
sion that the register of the land
I here was making a business of
~ and frankly and without any
b or attempt to cover, engaging in
business of handing Carey act
ects?
answer to your questions, put
contract in my pocket and started
and entered a board of directors
trust company, and | presented
option although / might state that
is a renewal of the original option
ID presented the project to these
(lemen-explaining to them the
BY act, and then | took that piece
bper that | presented to you-the
Fact between Mr.. Shaw and myself
ID laid it before the five directors
hat company, who were each in
the presidents of five banks. |
There is a contract that | have
commission to be paid to NJ. \.
y, and | have every reason to be-
that upon the back of a copy or
es Of that contract is an endorse
It whereby Mr.. Shaw is to pay to
register of the state land board
part of that commission, the exact
punt don't recall" l thought they
At to be apprised of that, as they
apprised of every detail of this
ect, and inasmuch as these partic-
men had taken it, they expected
70 transact all their business in this
TRY, and these men have to pay this
mission, and it was their money that
to pay it, and | thought they were
fled to know where it was going,
might answer the query as to how
thing leaked originally-it might
leaked from that source. | made
oneealment of it at any time to any
who was connected with this dea
ny manner, shape or form in my
entation of it, and | stated to thest
tlemen back there the attitude o.
register and the fact that he claimed
ave legal right to do so, and an
med to agree with him, that legal!
robably had right, but the light
Shadows reflect in such a way tina
not pleasant position for a mai
eeupy.
T. Church, was going to ask i
sad anything about my intention t.
n to those people just as soon as
= and go into the active work?
DON'T recall, Mr.. Church, that
that, except that | did say tina
nao the reputation of understanding
W thoroughly these Carey &C
ects, and that you had prepared
papers and that what had beer
under this project was done unde
instructions, and that l had ever.
On to believe that it was ship shape
they would find everything ha'
uone in good shape, because yo'
naa a good deal of experience alonl
nhe, and | reiterated that you sal
Intended to resign and make spe
vi carey act projects, and tha
iau said something to me abou
eSenting these gentlemen in lega
and said to you that | expects
mat business myself.
'Vernor Brady-In fact Mr.. Churc
making business of telling peopl
ne was going to resign, was h
[@n answer that because the onl
L a