The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-05-17
Saves Timber wolves
Dig STICK BRINGS RECESS in THE IDAHO Land
fraud INVESTIGATION.


special representative in Boise giving of the timber anc
fraud investigation, from which make following excerpts
The raid of the big Stick the Idaho timber wolves has
suddeny stopped just when assured few
hides aers of the pack nailed up Many of the
in the tolls but when the slaughter about begin the
arm swung TIE club became parayzed complaint
political necessity suddenly developed which take
months
rough Uncle SAM whose pocket has been picked OF
81 600 in timber lands Southern Idaho He Jared but little
Better Northern Idaho where prominent citizens under
Indictment for fng other thousands of of timber lands
The story of the robbery of the public domain Colorado Wyo
ming Utah and Oregon repeated here The difference that
Idaho ring has succeeded through political power wardng
off punishment until question whether the of n
aton intervene dmake punishment impossible This
plea up the individuals confronted by indictments
The Republican boss of the State Senatorelect William E.
Borah former officials and of minor satellites
are under Indictment conspiracy deraud the government
The Grand July adjourned until June H. but these indictments
have not been made public, for political reasons
Senator Borah special for the the proec
ton Meyer and Haywood and the department OF justice has
suppressed indictments until the against the Federation
officials is tried The men indicted Borah close personal
and political friends of Governor Frank Stenenbeg and gossip has
the government did not wish to prejudice the case OF the
State by making public the bills There no other theory
plausible for the adjournment of the jury and the OF the
indictments Especially this when appeal by the doml
nan political power of the made directly to Attorney
General Bonapare and the president when the indictments were
voted This appeal followed by summons OF DISTRICT
appear Washington with transcript OF te eVldee
taken by the grand jury
An influential friend Of the senator-eect first scrred to WASH
neton Borah and dispatches from this held OF Dotd
up news forth that the senator victim OF conspiracy OF
labor unions This ridiculous The miners have no union IN
Boise and the other unions passive They have taken no action
except to demand fair trial for the accused
After denudng Wisconsin and Michigan of hundreds OF bill
lions feet of timber the lumber barons began 0peraron IN m
Northwest The particular concern which has 10 90 WIN u
oson here the Lumber The parent company
Wisconsin coporaon with headquarters in Eau Claire James
II Barber is the president His reputation in Wisconsin Tor honesty
and integrity highest More than SIX years ago the company
began building mills and buying timber lands IN BOISE county
Realizing that political protection necessary the leaders ol
+ e Renblcan and Democratic parties on the pay
rolls of the Barber Lumber company as counsel Governor
Steunenberg, though not lawyer was enpoyeu III q
way as an agent for the Barber company ms was d ne
tired as state Senator-elect borah was enPoy ~
counsel Other noiicans power also taken care or
One hundred and fifty witnesses were examined oy m 3
rv and the evidence showed that the organized ra ol W
company on government lands was made during e yeas
20 1909 In ali about $4,000 Boise county were patee
M dummies and turned over lumber company Patents are
still pending on 10000 acres
d be law the person who files claim for timber and must
make cath that the transaction is bona hde ua nc ye
land with his own money limited to 16o acres and upon pay
f 60 20 an acre certificate for the quarter section is turned
~ evidence before the grand jury showed that the rePresen
taives of the lumber company induced huIuieu' - ~ -
as dummies to the timber lands OF DoiSe '' ~
t money furnished by lumber company and aer upon
f few hundred dollars for services to turn ule eS
over to the lumber company. -, ,.o ,.h;,c
Governor Steunenberg spent two winters III " e -, - p
patents through the land office for the Denel - o ~ -
g.. pab coonerated with Governor SteunenDerg' anu o
80 tbe lumber company had possession OF timber ianoS
aled bv experts at ST 100000 The men against "ho ~
ts have been returned did file on the lands
are charged with conspiracy in that they ~ - es of
nave e 'Hii
e d other scores Of middle men who are dreadmg the