Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-27
attorneys for Big Corporations
We're Subjected to Red Hot
Fire Today.
NOMINATING EVIDENCE.
Those Attempting to Prevent Its
Introduction Clashed With
Commissioner Clark.
so,lous Accusations Made Against Rail.
vay and Land Oificc Officials I'M
Gle sam After the Wrong Doors.


The opening session OF the investlga-
zion before Il. Z. Clark, Interstate COM
merce commissioner, appointed to probe
he coal land scandals OF Utah and
wyoming In the federal courtroom this
rorning proved to be decidedly inter-
estlng.
Attorneys for the big corporations
under fire In their attempt to stay the
food Of discriminating evidence on the
grounds that It was hearsay and there
for incompetent, got sat down upon
hard and just before the close OF this
mornings session Commissioner Clark
sharply called Atty. T.. NJ. Allison OF
4 the Utah Fuel company 10 order with
tie terse remark:
Il have lived is years in Utah and
you can't intlmidate me with any
threats"
The spectacle of corporation attor-
ney coming to the strenuous defense OF
the United States land office official OF
TIE ENdAt VI w gbIlliit ahu PtVeN't'hb
against his name being besmirched also
was not among the least interesting OF
the happenings.
LURlD LITERATURE.
But the real sensation was the read
Ing of what Atty. Farley l., Williams
sontemptuously termed "lurid litera-
Ere' before the commissioner. This
anne In the form OF statement made
BY one j. A. Smith Of Denver, who
spght 10 tear the mask from the
toAdltions existing In Wyoming under
separation sway and show how the
STATE was In the grasp of monopoly.
There was no minclng OF words about
this statement and some decidedly
1 grave charges were boldly made.
testimony also was introduced Show
Ing that the Union Pacific company
sooner than allow oil prospectors to
develop the oil lands of Wyoming in
one place dug, or caused TO be dug,
trench which was filled with powder
and a man placed in charge TO blow
into eternity any who attempted to
cross the dead line. All this happened
N Wyoming, barely 100 miles from
Salt Lake, as the crow flies.
BY the time the investigation adj
4 burned this morning Utah affairs had
Just begun TO be touched upon and
there were prospects that this after
Moons testimony and that for the next
| three days would be distinctly lively
and interesting from the viewpoint OF
The common people,"
There was quite an array of legal tall
sll and strenographers assembled at
" o'clock when the Investigation was
called by Commissioner Clark. For the
government were present NJ. G. Burch,
assistant attorney general of the u. s.;
\ Atiys. j, T, Marchand and r. e.
4 Thomas and U. s. Atty. II. f. Booth
4 Inc Union Pacific interests were repre-
4 senled by Attys p. l.. Williams and
smith, while Il. NJ. Allison played
lone hand for the Gould interests.
ToDAY's PROCEEDINGS.
Robert s. Spence, land attorney OF
htahston, Wyo., was the first witness
called by the commission at this morn
lngs session,
MT, Spence testified he was counsel
LOT A. J. Smith OF Denver. who filed
's'eral protests against the issuance
patents by L. S. land office on tracts
y lahd IN wyoming that bore coal, In
useemper, 1905, witness said he filed
uthslye protests on behalf OF his
yslt Whlch were In due season sent TO
W. general land Office, and for all he
'ssw they were there yet. He said he
wv TO the honorable secretary OF the
IUllof private letter. In due season
ssNas asked In response to file charges
sss'hst the Union Pacific Coal company
NV tue Union Pacific Railroad COM
Ssny. lie endeavored to file these
Muses with the land Office AT Evans
AZ Dut without result, beyond the fact
Sa' ne was notified that there would
nearing OF the protests In due
,~asVh When witness would be notified
h%appear with his client and witnesses
~ cate he nor his client had not
Al Al called upon to present their evil
e, lie went on to detail another
s s IN which he was AT work nm and
1.aled that while he was in Omaha no
NtFned that this investlghtion baJ
vvDme up. Upon his return 40 E,,a,s,n,,
myo, witness said the II ,es,star
senied that any lnvestIgat,on ,ad No.
he'd Subsequently Witness sta,ad no
eained that the case haa hsen ear,,ad,
~ W the Office of one ~ ,hs Ir,,,o,, o.
cnc attorneys. ~ ''''"
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Heys In Evanston ," asLaS NY. W
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All Of them yuoss axo.o.
esesponded witness 90 on o,,ai,, r,s III,
au'Iered around The oa,,,, auu,p,e s"'i'o
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AFFIDAVIT READ.
Nr. Marchand ,han
worn to and sent IN ,ba s gu an'ua'ts