Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-04-28

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suspicious and also told him if such |
was the case, intended at once to
call the land board together and ask
for his dismissal He at that time
claimed that it was a mistake, and |
he was thinking of resigning and did
not intend to take up any matters be-
fore the board until he had severed
his connection with the same.
TO ASK IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Il told him l thought / would be
in possession of some additional in
formation during the day and that
when l received it l would not hesi-
tate to communicate it to him and
asked him to come back in the after
noon and l would further discuss the
matter. He returned Saturday even
ing and l told him that it was with
regret that l found these statements
to be true that his actions were in
no way justified and that l would ask
the board to at once take action.
Church then handed me his writ
ten resignation, which he had evident
/ ly prepared after his interview with
me in the morning He claimed that
he was not a member of the land
board and did not vote at meetings
l told him that ! thought if a man
were so disposed he could have more
power for good or evil in the position
which he held, where all the matters
of filing of papers, estimates and
minutes of meetings are under his
control than if he were a member of
the board.
Church claimed to me that he had
just as much right to profit from
his position as members of the land
board, who had profited by informa-
ton they received as members of
such board, and he made the state
ment that Secretary of State Lans-
don had made large sums of money
out of lands under Carey act pro-
iects. Church seemed to justify his
actions by this statement
"Mr. Church made the statement
that Mr.. Landsdon had 24O acres OF
choice desert entry land near Good
, ing, selected before the segregation
was made on that canal system, tha
he had 16O acres Of choice land neal
Jerome taken up at the time of the
opening and that he owned a fiftl
interest in a splendid piece of lane
near Richfeld. taken up by a frien,
+ under the Carey act. and referred t'
certain other matters in which h
. claimed Secretary Landsdon was in
terested.
e 81 told him that l, of course, per
!. sonally knew nothing about MI
= Landsdon's financial interests in thes
l. projects, but that it did not matte
on what standard Mr Landsdon base'
2 his action, that so far as / was con
v serned, this kind of business had t
is stop, and that it had to stop now.
r Il believe this a frank statemen
1t of what l know as to this unfortun
d ate occurrence. l regret exceedingl
it that it is necessary for me to max
Is this matter public However,
1t view of the statement which you hav
T. just read to me, made by Mr. Shaw
sr it seems to be my simple duty to lt
lie the people know just what my pos
10 tion is and what my actions hay
Sc been.
10 Il have Investigated Mr. David
lie connection with the matter thorough
ly, and l find that so far as he Wa
to concerned it was a straightforward
n business transaction, open and aboN
to board"
F. A. SHAW'S STATEMENT.
"a F. A. Shaw. explaining his COZ
at nection with the transaction, la
or night stated that he agreed to Pc
o. Register Smith one-half of the con
ut mission he was to receive from wi
no liam l.. David in the sum of $500
IN only after that official announced th
to the deal was ali off unless he wou
nd come through" Sooner than lo
Id all, he said he accepted the tern
he as proposed and contracts providiI
,r- for the split were drawn up.
n Il was in the land Office lookil
up some data on an irrigation pr
.p- iect, he said, when Mr. Church al