The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-05
SECRETARY GARFIELD
TELLS OF FRAUDS.
CASES IN FEDERAL COURTS IN.
vOLvE LANDS VALUED AT
$114,000,000.

were pending In the federal courts or
under investigation by his department,
he has received information of still
more extensive frauds, says a Wash
ington dispatch to the Chicago Record
Herald. Secretary Garfield at first
asked for an appropriation Of $780, 900
to carry on the investigation, but the
reports reaching him show that the
frauds are SO numerous and of such a
character that the amount will not
suffice, and he now asks for $1,000, 900
to be used in the work.
The almost herculean task of I'M
earthing the gigantic frauds in the
public lands, which are alleged to ex-
list, is strikingly shown in a statement
of Chief of the Field Service Schwartz,
who reports to the secretary that
" combinations are frequently so well
organized and SO aided by defective
public land laws as to present an al
most impossible task in securing evil
dence, or recovering lands worth hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars.''
Some Northwest Gases.
In giving out summary of the
larger cases affected by charges of
fraud or llegality now pending, CLASH
fed by states or financial divisions, the
department. omits details of identif-
cation and names of parties in cases
still under investigation, for the rea-
son that the parties are entitled to such
protection until investigation develops
facts warranting their presentment to
a proper tribunal, and, on the other
hand, present publishing Of details
would, generally, embarrass further
inquiry in case.
Following are the cases in the north
west:
Washington and North Idaho.
In United States court
1. United States VS.. Flynn, to re-
cover 100 acres of improved lands,
$4,000.
2. United States VS.. Multnomah M.
& D. company, to recover 256 acres of
land, $4,000.
3. United States VS.. Barbee, to re-
cover $40 acres of coal lands, $4,000.
4. United States v. Kettenbach ct
al, to recover S481 acres of timbered
lands worth about $40 per acre,
$4,000.
S. United States VS.. Hope Lumber
company, timber trespass, $1,000.
6. United States VS.. Bunker Hill
Mining company, value not given.
In department-
1. To recover 5000 acres timber and
ervation, held on mining claims,
100000.
Oregon.
In United States court
1. United States VS.. Kribbs ct al, to
recover timber lands, having CONNER
cial value of 100000.
2. United States VS.. G. A. Smith,
two suits to recover timber lands, hav-
ing commercial value of $75O,OOO.
3. Twenty-one allied suits to can
Gel AZ entries of heavily timbered
lands, $235,OOo.
In department.
1. Case involving rs timber en-
tries, 100000.
2. Case involving block of pine,
heavy stand, 10000 acres, $25O,0OO.
8. Two unlawful enclosures of over
100000 acres Of vacant land; value not
given.
4. One lot of coal entries on timber
land in national forest, 100000.
Montana,
In the United States court
1. United States vs.. B. F. Howard
ct al, to recover value of timber lands
entered under the mining laws, $4O,-
900.
2. United States VS.. Anaconda Cop
per company, timber trespass, $64, 1884.
In department.
1. United States VS.. McCune ct al,
trespass of 100000 cords of wood,
stumpage value, 100000.
2. Eighty tracts of coal land, en-
tered under the timber and stone act;
actual value 800 per acre, $3.50, 900.
3. One lot 1000 acres, agricultural
land worth $25 per acre, acquired I'M
der the desert land act, 100000.
4. One case involving lands worth
100000.
S. Timber trespass in Missoula dis
trict, stumpage, 100000.
6. One railroad and lumber tres
pass case, Missoual district, 100000.
z. Timber trespass case, Billings
district, $4,000.
8. Land conspiracy, lands at S. per
acre, 100000.
9. Uni ed States VS.. Libbey Placer
Mining company, timber lands held
under mining locations. $250,o0o.
Gases Pending.
There are set for trial and hearing
1921 cases before local land Offices
upon reports by special agents and
forest officers, including the following
in the northwest: Oregon, al; Wash
ington, rs; Montana, 227; Idaho, 25.
There are also pending in the de-