The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-30

'Glavis has these coal cases on the hrain and can not see anything but | just one line. l have told him how IL looks to us and nave reminded him of everything that we have done for him and that it looks as if he was returning our favors by not standing by Us as he ought to- He has not acted as you or I would act under similar conditions. It looks little treacherous to me. this calling in the forestry"
 There was also introduced in this connection this telegram from Schwarz to Bennett, dated Washington, Jan uary 21:
 Department has letter from secre- tary of agriculture. originating in for est service, asking postponement of the Cunningham hearings until No vember. Shaw says Glavis wrote or wired him recently in matter Re Guire Glayis to show you copy his letter to Shaw, it being necessary to determine motive behind agriculture's request for such long delay"
 Glavis explained that he had asked Shaw by telegram to come to Seattle to cooperate with him on the Gun ningham claim. as several of them were in forest reserves. This was how the forestry bureau first came into the controversy officially Another letter read today was one from Secretary Ballinger to Mir Schwartz, dated Boise, Idaho, July 25, 1909, in which the secretary of the interior said, among other things: 1 ''I am just advised by Commission CT Dennett of your telegram in refer ence to the increase in the number of special agents in the excepted
 class. I desire that in making any
 of these appointments in addition to
 the president being consulted, Post
 master General Hitchcock be also
 consulted, provided the appointees are
 not directly suggested by the presi.
 dent"
 The last document read while
 Glavis was on the stand, called ous
 a great deal of laughter. It was
 telegram from MT Schwartz, dated
 Washington, August 12, 1909, at the
 time attacks were being made upon Secretary Ballinger and other Sne
 was addressed to M. B. McHenry, spe. clal agent at Denver Col, and read: l Get into scareheads tonight and Associated Press, if possible, that sec | retary and commissioner have secured evidence showing unlawful combina- tions of several hundred coal entries that general land office is assigning its best coal engineers to Seattle to assist in the coming trials.
 That commissioner general land office, while in Denver, has expressed confidence that several hundred en- tries would be cancelled; that govern. ment is making every effort to secure speedy action on these cases. as all coal entries in Alaska have TOW been suspended for over four years; that government Is anxious to clear these lands of bad entries that it may get coal for it's coaling stations in the Pacific.
 That special agents say coming hearings will reach some of largest interests yet uncovered and that Bal finger has made it paaint that he will stfnd behind them to the finish that several of ther ailroad corporations owned by eastern capital are making indirect efforts to delay the hearings; 1 hoping that next congress will pass further remedial legislation or permit ! greater concentration, but it Is the 1, position of the commissioner that the | entries are as fraudulent as the law now stands, should be cancelled at once and criminal liability developed before statute bars action. ~ TUiiOW SOIutWUtI dDDNE tutdS. understand slanderous newspaper at tacks about to be made on Commis- sioner Of the general land office sec retary of the interior and assistant Secretary of Interior Pierce. on Alas ks coal. I wis hto forestall Treat the source of your information secret as have consulted no one. After putting this out. until advised further avoid interviews in this matter.
 SCHWARTZ"
 Representative Madison had diff culty in getting direct answer from Glavis as to whether it was absolute ly essential that a field examination should be made before hearings were held.
 Now, Mir. Glavis," he said finally. q am trying in perfectly kindly and sympathetic way to ascertain your position in the natter