Arizona republican., 1917-08-11
ALI CLAIMS FUR
 KEMP PT|0N WILL bE PRObED DEEP
County Attorney Issues an
 Appeal to Citizens for Information Which Will
 Ferret Out False Claims

That some claims for eXtmption from service in the national army filed by Maricopa young men are going to be. spoiled is indicated in a statement this morning in The Republican by L. M. Laney, county attorney, before whom affidavitS for exemption must be made. Certain exemption claims are. to MT. Laney's knowledge, fraudulent, and he is confident others are likewise lie, therefore, calls upon the public to assist him in separating the good from the bad All information brought to him will be held confidential. MT. Laney's statement is as follows:
 To the Citizens of Maricopa County:
 The governor, pursuant to authorlZa- tion of the provost marshal general, has appointed the county attorney of Maricopa county as representative of the government for the purpose of scrutinizing exemptions from military service granted, because of dependents, by our local board, and appealing such granted claims of exemption to the dis trict board when the interests of the government may so require. 1 have accepted this trust and want to execute the same with as great degree of ac- curacy and fairness as it IS possible to attain.
 It is probable that in some instances claims to exemption will be allowed by the local board because supported by affidavits appearing regular on their face, when if other existing facts had been placed before the local board, such exemption would not have been al lowed. Whenever a man is exempted, of course another man must be called to take his place, and if such eXemp- tion is obtained under circumstances that do not warrant the same, then the result is unfairness to the person called in the place of the one exempted.
 Accordingly, invite the citizens of Maricopa county to bring to my at tention any instances in their knoWl- edge. in which exemptions have been granted on the grounds of dependents, when the facts appear not to warrant such exemption. The names of those furnishing any such information will be kept confidential if the informants so request.
 The names of those persons whose exemptions have been allowed will be published from time to time in our local newspapers.
 One instance has come to my atten- tion, in which a young man has claimed exemption on the ground that he is the sole support of his widowed mother, while l know the facts to be that now and for many years past, his mother and her property have furnished his sole support. In another instance, a man has claimed exemption on the grounds that he, by his labor, is the sole support of a wife and two chill dren, when as a matter of fact a pros ecution is now being handled by my office to make him support his wife and children, which the evidence seems to show he has not done for some two years. In another case a man has claimed exemption on the ground that he has wife dependent upon him for support, while l am informed his wife has separate property sufficient to support herself.
 In many instances no doubt exemp- tions will be properly and honorably claimed, but in cases such as those above mentioned, if the local board grants exemption because the claim and affidavits supporting the same ap pear reglar on their face, then such cases should be promptly appealed to the district board. and the real facts made known to the district boards by counter affidavits. It is in finding oI- these facts that l ask assistance. a Any information concerning eXemp- tions in Maricopa county thought to be not warranted, may be mailed to the county attorney, Walker building, Phoenix. Arizona, or the person having such information may call in person at that address
 L. M. LANEY,
 County Attorney.