The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-29
CLAWS FURNISHES
SOME SENSATIONS
Continued From Page One.

He told OF a visit to Washington In De-
cembcr, 1907, when he took UP WIN ON,
cials OF the land office the matter ol
He told Mr., Schwartz that people In
Seattle were saying there would he no
further investigation OF the claims IN
az said there was great danger or an
other big scandal equal to That IN Wyo-
ming and Colorado where the investlga-
tion OF coal land cases had peen sup"
pressed declared Claws om
"Who suppressed those inyestigationsT
demanded Senator Paynter U2em)
former Commissioner Richards dld-Mr
BaiIlnger had no connection with 1t In
any way s.n
they would get their patents?" asked
Mr. James Dem) , a.,
II do not know" replied Glayist & !
:'Who made these statements?" In
quired MT Omstead. "
"There were a number OF claimants in
the Hunt group l can't recall the
names.
Statement to Ballinger.
After his interview with Mr. Schwartz
Claws was conducted 10 Mr.. Ballinger's
office and as a result of his visit to
Washington and the story he told, was
placed IN charge OF all the Alaska cases,
What did you say to Commissioners
BallInger?"
81 told him we thought we could cam
col the Alaska entries, that lot OF prom
lnent people had formed pool and that
the evidence would prove it,
what did Mr.. Balllnser say TO your
"He said a number of the claimants
were friends and former business asso-
ciates of his and that there had been
lot of talk that they would get their pat
ents
back TO Seattle l want to let IL be pub
llcly known that you have started this
investigation and / want 10 be thorough,
no mater who II hurts. You are to go
right after them, whether they arc friends
OF mine or not
did he mention names OF his friends2"
Yes he spoke Of Fl; c. Henry and G.
j. Smith both OF whom were In the
Cunningham group"
Back to Work Happy.
CLAWS said he went back to work hap
py and satisfied there was to be q thor
ough investigation and that he had wor-
rIed unnecessarily about possible scan
dal
The following witnesses today were
subpoenaed to appear before the com
mlttee at the request OF the prosecution
Horace i. Jones special agent land
office. Portland, Or; Arthur R Bowman.
tie, Henry NJ. Hoyt. attorney general OF
Porto Rico; p c. Richardson. Seattle.
Claws declared it was December 13,
sioner BallInger. On January Z, 1908, less
than a month after he had been directed
to make the investigation. a letter was
addressed to him by Nh Ballinger, stat
ing that the Cunningham claims had been
clear listed" from the Investigating di-
vision for patent.
On January 22, 1905. Claws sent tele-
gram and letter protesting against the
clear listing OF the claims and they were
withdrawn and sent back to the tnvesti-
eating division.
Mr., Brandcis read further from the
printed record to show that the first order
TO clear list the Cunningham claims was
Issued by the mineral division on Decem-
Der 20. l9o7-.just thirteen days after the
CLAWS interview with Commissioner Ball
niger: The order, however, was held UP
by direction OF Schwartz.
One order for clear listing, so far as
the mineral division was concerned. had
been issued December s. 1907, prior to
Glavis's visit to Washington, but this
too. was held up by Mr., Schwartz.
Rebuke for Attorney.
In calling attention TO certain evidence
he wished 10 Introduce, Mr.. Brandeis
commented rather freely on 1t
Let me suggest that you avoid argu-
ment on the effect Of evidence" said
Senator Nelson sharply, Just state the
arguing about It, Your argument is not
Objectionable, but 1t delays the proceed
ings."
Al 1850 p. m. the luncheon recess to 2
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion. Attorney Brandeis offered in evil
denCe tne journal clarence cunning
ham of wallace, Ida. agent in all the
Cunningham claims. which contains the
entry:
in consideration for his services as at
torney. to carry him for one claim OF 16t
acres in the coal. free OF cost to him, and
he agrees to do all our legal work In
procuring the titles. etc"
The journal contained. under date ol
1903 an agreement among the Cunning
ham claimants 10 form a company. eacf
claimant TO give Cunningham one-eightf
of his stock in return for services rem
dered.
Claws told further of his investigation
into the alleged fraud OF the Cunning
ham group. and said when he first APP
preached Cunningham the latter declared
he had heard complaint had been made
that he represented the Guggenheims. He
denied this. and, to carry out the denial
submitted the journal TO Claws. who held
1t as evidence against Cunningham.
All Up to CLAWS.
About this time. CLAWS said he me-
Ex-Governor Miles c. Moore, one OF the
Cunningham claimants. and that Moore
told him he had seen all the papers lr
the land office; that there was nothing
to prevent the issuance of patents anG
that II 1t had not been for Glavis's pro-
tests the land would already have gone
to patent
The witness said that ii had always
been understood that reports TO the lane
office by special agents were coniiden-
tlal. and he believed there was a rule tc
that effect.
There was then offered in evidence q
letter from Clarence Cunningham. dated
at Seattle. January Is, 1905, addressed tc
the register of the land office, Juneau
Alaska. in which were these statements
II am glad to know you sent your OF
fee copies on to Washington, for l an
advised by Governor Moore he is as
sured by the department chiefs thai
patents will be issued you forthwith or
the arrival OF plats. unless some reason
for Withholding same is advanced by Spe-
cial Field Agent CLAWS. which is not ex-
pected.
The commissioner has furnished us
with copies OF all the correspondence anc
kilograms relating to our entries be-
tween the various special agents and also
with your office. Up to date everything
seems TO be approved by each special
agent and department chief. So now ouI
only delay viii be occasioned through
failure to receive plats, according &c
Judge Ballngers advice"
CLAWS testified to an interview he had
With Mr.. Balllnger in Seattle in the mid
die OF March. 1908. two weeks or so after
Mr.. BallInger had resigned rs commits
soner- A letter was introduced show
Ing that prior to April 1st. 1908, Mr.. Bal
linger had requested information regard
Ing some of the land claims from Fred