The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-10-01
TIMBER LANDS
ARE INVOLVED
INVESTIGATIONS nEiNo MADE
WHICH HAVE A POLITICAL
INCENTIVE ON THE
INSIDE RECEIVED VALUABLE
TIPS WHICH RESULTED IN
PERSONAL GAINS.

Investigations which have been
aud are hrina prosecuted Into IN"
records Bf the uuited states ithd
office la Seattle. TOT Use IN the es's
tuan county campaign have a'As
closed thar number OF the fufunf
emulatea at the state hand oftie' ~
OF, mpia took advantage Of thoif pc
aillans in that office Ia procure ia
formation nn which they nude W
inga en- valuable timber lands Ia
akasii county
Tho land ia question H. located
IN toe uahip 80. range :. aud e re-
ported to contain some of lhc fineai
standing timber ia the state A
section al d was recently sold By
The cknlaltrru O. the .Eagiish los
giur COMPANY for $4,000. aud II -
reported That the company nov
holds it a. 100000
on inside Tips.
When the township was thrown
open ZOE settlement a nnmhcr Of the
attaches af the state land nffiee
presumably acting ON the iniofmA
don regarding the land which had
been safhefcd BY The state cruisers
connected wiih the office. filed on
some II the mant valuable tracts In
the township. and after the yha4
made their selections. the stats land
commissioner filed on a iatse por
tioa Of shat remained
For a numher Of years IL has h,sen
customary for the state land corr
missioner to take the pick 81 the
uaW iaud thrown open Ca settlement
from tima "a time b the federal
land department In this cane u
appears ghag employees IA the state
land office we're permitted 20 eu
joy that arltileEe
Campaign starts laau.ry.
The campaign in San Juan county
this year il the hottest that county
has ever expofieuced For years
ihe county has bern under the dom
nation 81 Jahn = MsAillin. the
Roche harltor lime king. naw
member of the state railroad coin.
mission and oar Of the personal
managers ~ the states chief -
eenlite Bnl MrMiilln has ruled
things - radically 10 his own per
ssltai ana financial ADVANTAGE that
the whole county il up IN arms
against him In The recent eounfy
convention he sas practically IN
represented iint the loFoEs of the
opposition became divided and theirs
arose twa anti MeMlllin factions
MeMlllln threv his support 70 the
stronger u The two. uhich. uiih Ms
help esz able 10 muster se Of the
q delegates 70 the convention
The opposition led b. William
srbuifs. bottled the convention and
nominated IN Independent ticket.
I'm prisesi shiefiY - former hsneh
men of MeNill.n schultz him aeif
Naa nominated az the Independents
iof the legislature. The
regular candidate beins 4 0osla
Machine poslties
The independents have heen mak
inE vigorous campaign directed
chiefly against the evils of machine
politics Tho regulars instituted fhe
sud offlru Investigation which ~
Feals that there are stains on thn
asnss 81 several u ghe lnaepundrsf
rsnAidsies l. Aufray. the inae.
.tenA.nf candidate fnr county freaa
aFuF. waa formerly connected With
lhe slate land Office. his npnutni,
mHui having beca made AZ the IN.
siiKsiipn 81 MrNtliiu whsn the at
lef as ne whole Ehiug. politically
in Nan Juan county fie was nae ai
ne men Whn eaeufrd a Esluahin
timber claim IN che township g.
aasagton 30 flaffisou. he lhAs
pendent candidate fer assessor. f.
also laTalt 70 - are tvo % hsp
areihars Among others Who 80
euted claims IN the township an I
wsre connected with the Land office
are u Heeenhank. p W Dc Lori
mer " p Calvert and > = nene
tiet.