Evening journal., 1910-03-18
BALLINCER
REPORT In MAY
Investigation Committee May
Not Conclude its Work
Until Then
MAY HAVE TO
GO TO ALASKA

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, March s.--By the lat
ter part Of May the congressional COM
mittee hopes to complete its investigation
Of the Ba-linger-P -Plnehot squabble and be
ready TO submit its report to Congress,
provided It is found unnecessary-as 1t ap-
pears at present-to journey 70 a asiSa to
examine on the ground the Cunningham
claims.
There are sixteen known witnesses yet
to testify, including ten for whom sub
poenas have already been issued -Seere-
tary Ballinger is to be the star witness
for the defense" with Assistant Secretary
Pierce. Chief OF Field Service IA. il.
schwartz Ald Land Commissioner Den
nett as satellites In addition. Attorney
Nertrees has already subpoenaed A. Chris
tiansen. who succeeded CLAWS, G. w.
O'Neiu, assistant custodian Of the Seattle
federal bui ding and Special Agent Parks,
who will be called upon to testify as to the
alleged discovery Of certain letters, miss
ing. from Claws official files in box in
the federal building containing effects Of
the former chief Of field service. Miss
Ellen NJ shartell, a stenographer has
been called to tell about the making Of
certain affdavits by coal claimants. In
view Of the evidence as TO water power
sites given by Chief Engineer A. =. Davis
OF the Reclamation Service, it is prob
able that Attorney Mertress will also call
George Otis smith, director Of the Geo
logical Survey.
For the prosecution subpoenas have
been issued for special agent Bowman
and Messrs. Steele and Birch. the latter
two being officers of the Guggenheim
Alaskan syndicate who gave sensational
testimony as to the interest Of that COM
blne Ia Alaskan coal claims in a recent
hearing before the Senate committee on
territories. Special Agent Bowman is CALI
ed TO testify as to the letters which the
defense" alleges were found IN Claws
box at Seattle. In addition, Attorneys Pep
per and Brandeis are expected to call
former associate forester A. w. Price and
ex-law officer, A. w. Shaw. the Forest
Service officials, who with Pinohot were
DISCHARGED after the Dolliver letter, To-
morrow, when the committee resumes its
sessions it is expected that attorney Pep
per will have Director Newell Of the Re-
clamation Service on the stand He is call
ed in reference TO the restoration and re-
withdrawal OF water power sites, and to
corroborate Chief Engineer A. p. Davis.
1t is considered likely that the com-
mittee may on its own initiative ca ex-
! Governor Miles c. Moore of Washington,
one of the promoters for the Cunningham
claims. who has figured largely in the
hearings TO date to testify as 70 certain OF
his interviews with Secretary Ballinger
When the committee frst met, Chairman
Nelson addressed letter TO a number Of
magazine editors whose publications had
been muck raking'' the conservation sit
uation. inviting them to be present and
testify. Several have accepted. The de
fense" may call number OF newspaper
men who have written stories attacking
Secretary Ballinger with the idea OF
showing the animus Of the conservation
movement, as they term Il.
The committee viii probably permit
counsel 10 argue the case at tho close OF
the taking OF evidence. In this event at.
torneys Brandeis, Pepper and Smytho Will
sum for Claws, Pinchot. ct al, and Mer-
trees and Rasch for the Bauinger side.
Members Of the committee say they are
. anxious 70 report their findings at the
earliest possible date and there seems
to be little disposition to make the iunke'
to Alaska that was at first suggested a.
necessary.