Show RENEW FARM BUREAU FIGHT FIGH- Amended Complaint In InI IW I w P Thomas Salary Case Is F Filed ed An amended com complaint was wasI flied today In to the th district t court Iby I by A G 0 Horn Ogden attorney naming Hyrum S Billie Batley Samuel Shaw and George A Burrow Burro T Weber county farmers farmer ai as plain plain- plaintiffs tift tiffs and County CI Clerk rk L L I A VanDyne Van Dyne and County Treasurer David DavidW DavidW W Evans defendants In which ho seeks ek to re restrain the th count offIcers from paying the th Utah Agricultural college the th sum um of 1260 1 20 tor for extensIon on work whIch I th the part Web Weber r county pay pays paya oth or of orthe the salary lary ot or W Proton Preston Thomas count COunty agent A similar complaint was oas tiled filed eral c se eral months ago io and a tem tem- temporary restraining order has baa ha been benIn In effect against t the th payment or of ortho the tho sum um Mr Horn was given n leave loave July 17 to tile file til an amended complaint when whon District Judge J JN JN JN N Kimball decided In favor or of ortho the tho county officers officer on the th original complaint are arc con con- Contained con contained In the amended complaint These declare decare that Mr Ir Thomas Thoma has devoted hi hIs urn time ana CHon CHonto to private privat enterprises enterprise some om tide out out out- outside out side aide Weber county and th the com com- complaint complaint complaint plaint contends that this Is un- un unlawful unlawful un unlawful lawful CLU CLUM t FILED I It Is alleged In the th amended complaint that in n Janu January ry 1923 1 2 the th Weber eber county board of com com- commissioner missioner entered enter d Into a a contract with the th Weber Count County bureau the th Utah Agricultural col- col college college le col-le lege and the th director of ot the United State Stale Stet extension en Ice through which Mr SIr Ir Thomas Thoma was WIlS appointed county agent tent and since has hae claimed to act a as such su h hIt It I 1 tho belief of th the plain plain- plaintiffs plaintiffs tiffs the th complaint sets seta ets i forth that t MI Ml Thomas did not do services Ices rv-Ices Icu ices such uch a IS as were acre contemplated II a by law or the th contract but on the has hu performed other which were ere mostly out out- outside outside tide out 4 side Weber count counti It Is alleged that within thin the thelast last It t 10 19 daS dais the Utah Agricultural college e has haa tiled flied a claim clam with the tho county commissioners commissioner claiming w 1210 to be duo due du under the th terms term term- of ot the contract confect that the th claim was aa allowed allo ed bv by tho commission commission- commissioners ers ora ra but not yet i paid ald Unless Un loss the k payment Ia ment Is ts enjoined by th the court It J It will lit be made within 30 day da ll she he he com complaint says avs 0 CHARGED CHAnGED The plaintiffs plaintiff further allege lle that the Utah Agricultural coll college ge gehas has not Incurred any field ex- ex exe o ex-o ine ue e for extension agent a cent en ems em- red In Weber county during t the Sh he term of the contract and that no 10 annual budget co the tho proposed expense of ot the th county Dg agent nt has ha ever er been submitted to the tho weber eber county count commissioners nor has haa ono anyone outlined d a county program of o extension work tor for teber eber county for tor the calendar I i ear a and further that no pro pro- program pro pro-eram gram Kram ot or work or or projects project IncludIng Including Ing Inc the th budget of the county time and work ork has e eer e er been submitted to the th director for tor his hia augg or al ll and thit the count agent has prepared no reports of work done b him as aa a required Mr Ir Thomas has his time to Interests it Is al al- al alleged al in buying dairy cattle and organizing private privat enterprises and lu hIlA entirely y failed to perform the tho of o his office as required b by Ill law lawHe He has not vIsited vl from farm to farm III as a instructor In on educational educational lines Unee line as ns contemplated b the he act creating the tb office It It Is charged That the Weber county farm bureau did not consist o of more than 00 members in Weber county ls Da and Box Elder Is la another II allegation That all of the act acts pertainIng to th the con contract con con- contract tract were thereby unAuthorized and attempt attempts to appropriate a funds o of Weber county under the th con con- contract con contract tract are arc simply mo moles moes es to appropriate pilat plate public money moncy to private uses Is charged charred i Mr hr Thomas has de demoted hIs time lime to building up the firm t rm bu- bu bureau bu bureau reau which claims claim to bo be a Weber eber county organization It tt is alleged and has hu done nothing for tor the farmer who are ar not members member Although the Weber eber farm bureau claims to be a Weber county or or- or atlon It at all times con contained tamed numerous residents resident of BoxElder Box BoxElder Elder and Da Dais counties who ho re- re r received the tho th sen of the tho county agent cent It Is 10 added G The complaint charge that prior to the making of the con con- contract con contract tract certain prot protestants stants asked 1 hearing before e the board of ot coun- coun county coun county I ty commissioners and were ere prom promo promised promised this coner conference nce But the board held a secret meeting mc lIng It ItIs I Is said and to allow and I make o the appropriation so o that the entire scheme of ot paling oa po lne Ing thee the I money and issuing warrants IS not the allowance allo ance of any claims caln t the count count counti but hut is imply an attempt full to appropriate funds runds to It schemes sch j mes and parties partle I In closing the th complaint t pray I that the county officers bu be restrained re- re strained from making ma th the pa- pa pa ment mont ment of 1250 and that the Ae restraining restraining re- re straining order sand until un the case is finally disposed dl posed of m l incourt court |