Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-11
bRANDE|S HAS
BALL|NGER
ON GRILL
SECRETARY FORCED To
DAMAGING ADMISSION
Was Barred From Appearing in
Land Office IN Similar Case
Before He Undertook to Re-
present CUNNINGHAM.

liI, Morning journal special Leased WreI
Washington MAY lo-The exist
epcc of rulings in the Interior depart
ment which Nr BalAngcr must nave
Violated IN appearing before the gen-
cral land office ia behalf OF the Cun-
ningham coal claimants after his re-
iirement as land commissioner was
brought ont by Attorney Blmdeis in
cross-oNamination OF the secretary OF
the interior ia the Bdlngcr Pnchot
Investigation today
Mr Brandeis secured an admission
from MI Ballinger today that he had
been barred from appearing before
tho land offlco 10y "a similar ruling IN
another caso subsequent TO his actiN-
it, n the Cunningham ease and prior
90 his becoming secretary of the intc-
rior. Ar Rallingcr said he had not
c1llod these rulings to the attention of
the president TO assist him in reaching
. conclusion on the CLAWS charge
because he did not think there was
ans nW TO sustain them.
The committee decided to grant the
request of Attorney Brandeis that Os-
car IaMlcr assistant attorney general
for the interior department, be asked
TO furnish the original or copies in his
No n,enarad fnr thc M nrosidant ,'',l'l, lost
Sontenber ana urbirh Nfr prandnie
h.. in,i,,.t.d 1.., ,.s.i,i',,, etttt,,,t'l
IN v,rifina his 1.,to, ,fndi,a,tn,. ~
I,llinon,. AMI ,ltsr,,,,,tn,. - 9i.,+,s
~ unanimous vote the committee rc-
fused to ask the president for similar
Information.
Attorney Erandeis had almost con-
,,u,,,'l ny l'"h - "
"ii''N' ",,'a ~, t"' noai1 1"T VS. 81"
l"u'lle HH.l 'iitl l7d"N ii' a'N"iro
nf"' '4SatN '"e iit4'' uHN |" .u' sun
i''' ., cleaf llsllhR oi IN" CuhnlhS.
h"ih Claims NY toln MISSIONER halllnEtf
M an ellort 70 snow th''t eNtiaolai-
h,lH music Ntd oe'n mace to rush inc
iteIated pfolests itlNile had caused MT
Halllnger L" nanse.
burins an eNchunee OF amenities pc
tween chairman Nelson and Attorney
ldandeis n the course of a weary ar
felnoon. ono oi the women spectators
r"buked the former because he UNI
dertnol; 90 discipline the inqulsltor for
Swapping at members OF the com
miitee
You can insult witnesses but YOU
can't insult the committee said MIR
Nolson hotly addressing Alr Bran
dcis.
You emit insult him either, in
lcrruptcd the lawyers fair feminine
defender whose identity was hidden
behind a solid row of chanticler hats.
senator Nelson was too surprised to
answer. So was Mr. Brandeis, ana
thus harmony was restored.
MIR Brandeis asked the secretary
about his connection with several
t4 4n f1fqg hat had hlfnTp the /
lana office. In all Of these cases Mr.
l'aliinger said he represented the
companies purely out OF hccommoda-
lion as it belonged to that class of |
business winch ms tlfm ana not care |
70 develop.
Heading letter written by Mr.
lialllnEer as the representative OF the /
irrigation company N which I
ne used the term We, Mr Brandels |
asked the witness what were his re-
latlons win that company.
nave no hesitation IN saving
1aid the secretary, 'that | had $4,000 T
worth OF stock in the company I
nave since disposed OF II.
why ana not YOU state that iact 4
iulng your direct examination. m
CURED Mf. brandels
'Because dld not think OF It, ana
iid not think 1t cut any figure, ana
ION thlnk SO now.
Returning again to the Cunningham
'hums. Mr.. Irandeis asked the secrc-
airy why he had appeared as coun-
cl for the claimants before the land
1fficc after ne had passed upon the
laims as commissioners Of the land Of
ice. Mr.. Ballingcr replied that he
lreW up the affidavit FOR Clarence
'unningham and presented It to Sec
etafy Garfield more as matter OF
ccommodation than anything else. lie
aid he had not appeared before
he land office i'm these cases as q