The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-12-27
REGISTER NOLl=I
ROASTS MOODY
SAYS He TRIED TO GRAB LANDS
Senator WhealdOn in the Deal AlsO-
No Whitewashing to BE Done If
Nolan Has His Say.

The Dalles Chronicle says that there
is no vacancy in The Dalles land
office and there is not likely to be un.
til the term of office OF the present
register and receiver expires. Peo-
pie who have been "nex," to politics
and given the matter any thought
have been satisfied that such was the
case all along. Those on the ins ide
knew it.
The resignation of Register Nolan
was Withdrawn by President Roose welt
pending investigation of the MATTER
which called 1t forth, which, In short,
was request for report In eonnec-
tion with the SheIaI land case involy-
ing water power on the Deschutes
river. The charges, which are against
The Dalles land office and not aga inst
any particular officer, will be thor
oughly Investigated by the govern
ment and until that investigation Ia
completed there will be no change.
People having a knowledge of politics
know that designations are not usual
ly accepted while charges are resting
against them. Mr.. Nolan will no
doubtk serve out his term no matter
| how the investigation turns out and
his successor will probably be j. S.
Fish, who has been recommended for
the place by Senator Fulton, but all
this is in the future and the numer-
Gus aspirants that have aIisen are a
tritle premature In their announce
ments. The recommendation of Mr..
Fish was without his know ledge and
mazda hu Gauatar L,,itnv ,,,ha, M,
| Nolan's resignation was received and
accepted by the department of the in
terror. While Mr.. Fish has not an
nounced his intention, it is altogeth-
or likely that he will announce his
position at the proper time.
The Chronicle was appraised of the
situation through Washington cor
respondent, and representative of
the Chronicle called on Register
Nolan, who promptly confirmed he
correspondents report. In the course
of the interview Nj. Nolan said:
81 would like to state In terms SO
plain that it would be understood by
some of the intellects that are run
ming 6x9 papers upon the proceeds of
land notices Issued by the iegister of
this Office, that have made no
charges against my. associate, that the
copy Of complaint, which made it
necessary that ask to be relieved be-
fore making o report on 1t, brings
charges against this Office and not
against the receiver, or any other rar-
ticular person In it. The spurious
dispatch from Washington, ID. c.,
published In the OIegonian of.Novem.
Der l3, 1906, contained In itself clear
evidence that the only part of IL
which could be relied on was that my
resignation had been rendered and
accepted. My resignation ives sent
from here on October q, and by a
letter dated November 6, 1876, was
informed by the secretary OF the in
terror that the president acoeped it,
to take effect when my successor was
elected and qualified. Under date of
December 6, 1906, In letter also
from the secretary, | have been in
formed thaY the letter of November
| 6, 1906, accepting my resignation,
was withdrawn by the president,
pending inquiry into the causes of it.
cit is my opinion, founded ON
the scheme to deprive Mr.. Sherar OF
his water power was concooted by Mr..
Moody and Mr.. Whealdon The scrip
was laid upon the land which was Or
dered by Mr.. Whesldon from dealer
in this city after letter from the
commissioner cancelling indemnity
school selection, under which Mr..
Sherar claims the land involved was
received in this Office aud 1t was
ready for filing before the clerk who
records such letters had even seen the
letter. was informed by Mr.. Moody
that q certain man would be at our
office at 9 a. m. on January 26, 1906,
to file scrip for him, and was re-
quested to be sure and be there tc
see that he, Moody, got none the
worst of 1t, as there might be other
filings for the land. | was there, the
man filed the scrip, there was 10
other person after it. | yet held some
confidence In Mr.. Moody's probity, |
was culpably careless in reference to
the filing of this scrip and did Tot
know the description of the land
affected until noon OF the day it was
fled, when | ascertained that the
land involved formed the important
part of the water power for which Mr..
Moody had offered Mr.. Sherar $50, 600
in December, 1905. When | realized
what was being attempted, lost the
vestige of friendship and respect,
which former attempt to wrong
person to whom | felt friendly had
left me for Mr.. Moody and since that
time l have used every possible effort
to protect Mr.. Sherar in the posses
sion Of his property.
"There will now, as indicated by
the secretary's letter of December 6,
1906, be thorough investigation of
the case, and 1t there is any attempt
at whitswash, may ask extensive
space from you for statement, that
may take IN the whitewasher,
81 wish to finish this statement
with the assertion that there was no
charge against my associate by the
complaint upon which renort was de-
manded by the commissioner of the
general Ind office by November l,
1906, by my letter of resignation, or
by the report which | commenced
Immediately after writing my resigna-
tion, that neither nor any one to
my knowledge, expect her to derive
any financial benefit from the plot
against Mr.. Sherar, If 1t proves sue
oessful. The concoctors of this plot
should come out from behind the
shelter of woman and Interior De-
velopment Co., II it has discovered
fatal flaw in Mr.. Sherar's title to his
land, and fight the case squarely and
fairly in the open."