Show HIGH COURT TO SPEED UP STAIN RULING Will Decide Within Next Two Weeks as to Who Is I Utah Treasurer PROCEEDINGS ARE FILED FILEC Hoge Takes Oath of Office Bond Is Ordered The state supreme court has promised promised prom prom- to decide within the next two weeks who is treasurer of Utah In so doing it will end a controversy over the office that has raged for more than a year and at the same time ime will rule on whether the state or the officeholder is required to secure secure secure se se- se- se cure the bond required of the treasurer These developments came Tuesday when Claude T. T Barnes attorney for Charles A A. A Stain who has been unable unable un un- un able to take office because of inability 1 lity ty ity to furnish bond filed quo warranto warranto war war- proceedings in the supreme court against A. A Edsel Christensen en who Iwho has been acting as state inca trea- surer even though his term expired December 31 31 and Enos Hoge appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed to the office Tu Tuesday Stain Demands Office I In the writ Stain demanded that Christensen and Hoge loge step aside and let ct him have the office to which he vas was elected a year ago He said he be was vas entitled to the office even though hough he was unable to furnish bond mad contending that it was the duty of f the state to furnish bond for lor its officials rather than the duty of the officials themselves Despite filing of the writ Hoge took the he oath of office from Frank Lees l secretary of state Wednesday nothing morning Bond Bon for him was was was' ordered from rom the U. U S. S Fidelity and Guaranty one of the bonding firms refused to bond Stain stam by E. E R. R Miles Mites executive secretary of the tate state insurance fund lund Have lIate 5 S Days to Answer Hoge and ChrIste Christensen en each have bave ive days in which to file answers to he the writ and after that time the su- su preme reme court will wilt set a date for the filing of ot briefs brie 5 and the hearing of oral arguments u The date will be an early earlyne one ne the court promised Quo warranto proceedings s are an unusual legal measure in Utah and the lie he only ones in which the supreme ourt court can call witnesses and hear bear tes tes- In filing flUng the writ with the court B Jarnes brought to the attention of he the justices the fact that it is no longer long- long T er r necessary to ask their permission to o 0 file such proceedings and they are areno areo no p o longer able to refuse attorneys the ight right to file such action Clause Was Omitted Barnes pointed out that in compU Ing ng the revised statutes of Utah InJune in rune June une the clause giving the supreme court ourt th this right was omitted Attorney General Joseph Chez who accepted service of the writ for Hoge aid said Deputy Attorney General S. S G G. Huffaker would represent Hoge at athe athe atthe he the hearing |