Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-21
HOME SEEKERS
WIRE PROTEST
TO BALLINGER
ASK INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
TO KEEP WORD
"FlRsT COME, FIRST SERVED" is
PLEA OF COMMITTEE
Rumor That Captain Dixon Had Fav-
cred Spanish War Veterans
in Distribution of Tick
cts Is Denied


Believing that the new order promul-
a great hardship on the women and
weaker persons who are trying to Sc
cure farms in the Yuma allotment and
will cause a crush at the place where
the applications are to be received on
the morning of March 1, which will
result in physical injury to many of
those endeavoring to register for
farms, the famous land line is still
holding the fort in its quarters at S1S
West Second street, patiently awaiting
further news from Washington.
G. c. Clark, treasurer of the "line"
and member of the committee on pub
licity, said THE question now is simply
this: viii the interior department live
up to its word and the information it
gave to inquiriers, that a line should
be formed, subject to police regula-
tons, and that allotments would be
made impartially, first come first
served"
To make their position clear to the
authorities at Washington. an assess
ment of 80 cents per number was
levied last night and turned over to
the treasurer to pay tolls on the fol-
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Flint and Secretary Ballinger:
Flint Appealed To
Los Angeles. Feb 20.
Senator F. p. Flint, Senate
Chamber, Washington. d. c.: We,
$50 citizens of the United States,
and bona fide land seekers, as
sembled in regular order and under
police protection awaiting with
good intentions the opening of the
Yuma land project March 10,
earnestly urge that you use your
best efforts and influence with
Secretary Ballinger to reinstate the
original order governing the dis
tribution of this land as advertised
by the department-viz.: first
come, first served"
We are here from all parts of
our nation, at great expense and
Inconvenience.
The deferring of the opening of
the land to March 10 and later will
work unnecessary hardships on the
applicants which the original order
does away with.
We court open investigation.
Signed, The First Come Mem
bers of the Prospective Yuma
Project Colony. H. H Bacon, C.
w. Johnson, A. II. Thomas, COM
mittee.
Wire to Balinger
Los Angeles, Feb 81.
Hon. r. A. Ballinger, Washing
ton, ID. c., Department of the In
terror; We, 150 citizens of the
United States, assembled here from
all parts of our nation en- masse,
awaiting the opening of the Yuma
project, are one and all bona fide
home seekers, and believing that
you have been unoficially misin-
formed $ to the conditions here
and the facts in our case, earnestly
pray that you have a committee
from your local Office here, or any
other source, investigate our quail
fication and our intentions indi-
vidually, and upon finding that we
are acting with good faith, to re-
consider your wired order Of Feb
ruary 10 and reinstate the original
order of first come, first served
as advertised by your department
and on the strength of which we
are here at great expense and in
convenience.
To defer the completion Of each
entrymans papers until March 10
and longer will also work an ex-
treme hardship on all of us. which
the original order does away with.
An answer through your repre-
sentative here will be appreciated.
signed, Inc come M6I1-
bers of the Prospective Yuma
w. Johnson. A. H. Thomas. land
Project Colony. II. II. Bacon, C.
seekers committee
Considerable excitement was caused
by a rumor that ticket No. A was be-
ing held by Police Captain c. e. Dixon
and that several tickets had been is
sued to members of the United States
Spanish war veterans before the line
had formed on Broadway at all. When
questioned over the telephone last
night regarding these charges Captain
Dixon said:
THAT any tickets were issued prior
to the forming of the line is untrue.
AS to the other matter, ticket No. A
was never issued for the reason that,
when / gave out tickets 36 to so on
Friday morning the man at A was
away eating his breakfast, and he has
not appeared since to claim his
ticket"
Captain Dixon is member of the
Pasadena camp of Spanish war vet
Grams.
Homeseekers Stand Firm
Although the uncertainty of their
position is trying in the extreme, no
defections were reported from their
ranks yesterday, and the homeseekers
maintained a cheerful front. In the
evening some spread blankets on the
clean-swept floor and slept, untroubled
save by dreams of "six crops of al
falfa" and uncounted f1ocks of spring
chickens.
Excellent discipline is maintained
under the officers elected by the home
seekers yesterday, and newcomers are
assigned their places the same as If
in the open air.