Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-27
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HOUSE ADOPTS AMTl-JAP LAW
 FOREGOING LAND owNeRsn,r

the lower house of the Arizona legis. iature this afternoon. The bill had al ready been passed by the senate In considering the measure. which would bar from ownership or leasing of land senship. :he house considered one of nine petitions of protest signed by l09 hand owners who had leased land to Japanese. On the other hand. the honse also considered communication from American Legion posts disap- proving the measure.
 Senator Addresses House
 The privilege of the floor was given by the house to Senator C. M. Stod- dard. author of the bill. who recited what he declared was the experience of California. which state. he said, had been obliged to enact a bill like that now proposed in Arizona. The senator presented d mass of figures purpo-t- ing to show control which he said Jap anese had gained over various indus tries in the Pacific coast region.
 Phillips Opposes 6ui
 Representative ]. C. Phillips of Mar icopa. spoke in opposition 0. the b,i!. although he said he was aware it was unpopular to oppose the wishes of the American Legion. He asserted there was no ground for Japanese scare in Arizona and recalled tha, the state al ready had d law excluding such Asia tic land ownership. He said that the law limited lease of land to such aliens 10 a period of five years Rep resentative Phillips said conditions in Arizona were unlike those prevailing in California and asserted there were only llS Japanese farmers in Naric1- pa county. the chief agricultural coun- ty of the state.
 He said they were not only not :n competition with American tanners, but they had given employment 10 more than 100 agricultural workers other than Japanese in the past year. He also said their products were such as never had been produced successful ly inthe west except by Japanese. ani Chinese and added that these products had brought to Maricopa county more than s3.50O. 900. He concluded that the presence of Japanese was not men ace but was helpful.
 Only 500 in State.
 Representative D. P. Jones of Mar icopa also spoke in opposition to the bill. He asserted there were only about 800 Japanese farmers in the state and said the number was hart- ly sufficient to justify alarm.
 Leasing Amendment Loses
 Representative Phillips then offered an amendment allowing Asiatics 10 lease land but reducing the limit to two years and providing that no lease could be renewed during its life. The amendment was voted down.
 Old Attaehe Honored.
 During the afternoon proceedings in the house, w. H. Gibbons, an attache. was called to take chair in front of the speaker.
 Where were you last Thursday" Speaker Keefe asked rather sharply.
 .I was in Phoenix in person. sai:: MT. Gibbons after some hesitation, but by mind was not here. It was running back over a space of 50 years to the day. half a century ago. when I was married
 It then developed that the house at taches were preparing golden we'd ding celebration for Mir. Gibbons and the house presented fitting testi- moniaI.
 In the senate. on third reading was the measure prohibiting landlords hay ing houses or rooms for rent from sd- vertising mo children or enforcing such a restriction. This bill had been opposed strongly. chiefly on the ground that it afforded the owner no pratscei0 against subaetting- wheA the reading of the bill had been con cIuded Senator Saunders moved on amendment to protect landlords against undisciplined and destructive children. The bill was referred for the purpose of being so amended.
 Senate bill No. 3. providing a pen