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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-02
Secretary Wilson's Denial.

He never got my consent to send
that letter to the Senate. There
are two things in it that would
have made 1t impossible for me to
have given my consent, He at
tempted to review and judge the
mental processes of the President.
He also assumed the authority that
was mine to discipline officers of
my department
MIR. Pinchot didn't tell me he
was going to send a letter of that
kind dealing with the President.
He said he was going to send some
thing to Senator Dolliver regarding
departmental matters. If he had
said he was going to pass upon
the President and to Judge the con-
fession made to him by Mr.. Price.
don't think he would have ever
sent that letter. They kept this
Shaw business from me. 1 didn't
know anything about it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-02

mine to discipline officers of my depart
ment. Mr. Pinchot says 1t was January
3 that we talked Of this matter. There
Is no use making point as to dates
did have the talk.
Ever since that order by the President
1t has been the custom when congress-
men ask for information from the officers
me that congressman wanted to know
this or that. l have always told them to
go ahead and give the necessary informa-
tion. Nobody ever came to me, however
general order to send in anything they
pleased. l don't remember ever HAVING
refused any officers request to give spe-
cific information as to departmental work
Mr.. Pinchot didn't tell me he was
going to send a letter of that kind deal
Ing with the President. He said he was
going to send something to Senator Dol
liver regarding departmental matters II
he had said he was going to pass upon
the President, and to Judge the confes-
sion made to him by Mr.. Price, 1 dom,
think he would have ever sent that let
ter. They kept this Shaw business from
me. didn't know anything about it,
Pinchot Delayed Report.
Secretary Wilson said he had tried for
two months or more to get a report from
Mr.. Pinchot concerning the alleged ac-
IlVlty OF the IOreSt service In the CLAWS
matter. He said Mr.. Pinchot kept de-
laying making a report to him.
And what did he finally bring me?"
the witness resumed. He set Shaw anG
Price to work to prepare report for
him, for some reason or other. This re-
port was nothing more than their opin-
ion on their own work.
Now. gentlemen. / know comparative
ly nothing Of what you are considering
here. l have read something about it
in the papers and know what the Presi-
dent has said. Mr.. Pinchot wants you
to believe that because / raised no OBJ
lection to him writing letters to Senator
Dolliver regarding departmental matters
that he had a right to write what he
did. He had no such authority from me.
knew nothing of it. The question be-
fore this committee is. Did he have my
consent to write that letter.
He did not. / never saw 1t. l never
heard Of 1t until I read 1t In the Con-
gressional Record"
The cross-examination of Secretary
Wilson was begun by Attorney Pepper.
but 1t was soon taken out of his hands
by the four democratic members of the
committee, who took turns about in ply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-02
for several years. That also was a mis-
take. wasn't it?'
II thought 1 had before seeing him at
Spokane last August. / knew Of him.
Mistakes Not Essential.

LnOuSnI L nau DelOTe seeing MIN at
Spokane last August. | knew of him.
Mistakes Not Essential.
Asked if the whole framework OF his
letter to the President was not inaccurate,
Mr.. Pinchot replied:
THE question whether / made mistakes
or not is not essential The President
would have seen CLAWS anyway
Mr.. Vertrees sought to draw out from
the witness the fact that there was a
general movement on foot to discredit
Secretary Ballinger.
II don't recognize a movement against
Secretary Ballinger.'' he said.
Are not you and Mr.. Garfield and
Shaw and Price and CLAWS and others in
a movement to cause the removal Of Mr..
Ballinger and to bring about his official
destruction7
IF you ask me II we are all in a
movement to conserve the natural re-
sources. no matter who the movement
hurts. I will reply yes.
And you say you regard Mr.. Ballinger
as one of the chief obstacles to the con-
servation movement and you are trying
to remove him?"
1--WE started in to reform him. re-
piled PinchOt, amid laughter.
Failing In that. you are going to try
to remove him. are yOu?
I'VE are going to try to place the facts
before the committee"
Asked as to what Mr.. Ballinger had
done to show himself an enemy to con-
seryation Mr. Pinchot declared that he
ranger sites on the public lands. that he
had restored water-power sites to entry
and that he had tried to force through
the Cunningham claims.
At this point adjournment was taken
until Friday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-02
ing the cabinet officer with questions
The republican members took practically
no part in the examination.
10 Haor

ing the cabinet officer with questions.
The republican members took practically
no part In the examination.
Shut Door to Hearing.
In replying to Attorney Pepper. Sec
rotary Wilson said he would have for
given Mr.. Pinchot for his assumption
Of authority to discipline subordinates
Of the forest service, but that he could
not forgive the aspersions on the Pres
ident
Mr.. Pinchot complains that he did
not get hearing by the President
added Secretary Wilson. He shut the
door himself when he sent that letter
to Senator Dolliver."
Did you tell Mr.. Pinchot regarding
the order of the President forbiddil.g
that you and he would have no trou-
BILE about it?"
THAT is all new to me. I don't say
that | refused to concur in Mr.. Pin
chot's request to send a letter regard
ing departmental affairs
Secretary Wilson was Intercepted by
the democratic members as to his recol-
lection of instructing Mr.. Pinchot to
strike out OF letter of transmittal all
reference to the Dolliver letter Tho
Secretary insisted that he did not re-
member this and that he did not re-
member whether or not Mr.. Pinchot
had dictated the letter over again in
his office.
Senator Purcell Of North Dakota, demo-
crat asked Secretary Wilson IL he had
not specifically talked over the DOlliver
letter with Mr.. Pinchot The Secretary
declared he had not.
do you think / would have agreed. .
he demanded, that he should insult the
President of the United States. and ex-
ercise my authority over subordinates?'
Secretary Wilson admitted. under per-
feet hail of interrogations. that he did
talk with Mr. Pinchot about letter to
Senator Dolliver, but insisted always
that he supposed the letter was TO be
simply about departmental affairs
Wanted It in Record.
"Of course, Mr.. Pinchot." he added,
''may have had things in his mind that
didn't. He was up in this work and
was not. He said he wanted to get some
thing in the Congressional Record at the
same time that the Presidents message
transmitting Attorney General Wicker
sham's findings in favor of Mr. Ballinger
was sent to the Senate"
Senator Purcell-What did you think
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-02
Gen. Woods Condition Improves.

Improvement is reported in the condi-
ton of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, L. S.
A, under treatment at the Johns Hop
kins Hospital, Baltimore. He took a
short walk in the corridors of the hos
pital yesterday. No doubt is entertained
of his ability to assume the duties of
chief of staff at the War Department
next month on the retirement of Mai
Gen. J. F. Bell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-02
The Similarity.

From Judge.
my husband is like . rooster In one
respect"
'Tndeed?'
Yes. When he gets up early he crows
over it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-02

do you think q college education
helps man In business?'
Sure. I've had two college boys here
workin' for me durin' the last year, and
was afraid to discharge either one of 'em
for fear they'd find fault with my gram
mar when I done it."-Chicago Record
Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-02

| Did Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
give former Forester Clifford Pinchot per.
| mission to write the letter to Senate,
| Doiliver. to be read in the Senate, the
| letter which resulted in the dismissal OF
! Mr.. Pinchot?'
| The endeavor of the Joint congressional
| committee that is investigating the Bal
| hnger-Pinchot controversy to get the true
answer to that question resulted in a dra-
matte clash between Secretary Wilson
and former Forester Pinchot before the
committee yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Pinchot declared that he had dis
cussed the matter at length with Secre-
tary Wilson, and that he understood the
Secretary. who was his superior officer.
had given him permission to write TO
Senator Dolliver.
Secretary Wilson said he had given
permission to Mr.. Pinchot to write to
Senator Dolliver concerning depart
mental affairs; he never did and never
would have given his permission to write
letter criticising the President of the
United States.
Mr.. Pinchot was reluctant to tell of
Secretary Wilson's connection with the
letter TO Senator Dolliver. and 1t was
only after the committee, by an express
vote, had instructed him to answer that
he did so.
Discussed Delivers Request.
We discussed at some length the right
of Senator Dolliver to get the informa-
ton from me-, said Mr. Pinchot. las
to the Presidents order forbidding subor-
dinates TO give information to Congress-
Secretary Wilson said, You and / will
have no trouble about that order or
words to that effect. l believed had his
consent. l described to him the situa-
ton as to the controversy between the
Interior Department and the forest serv-
ice. / told him of the intention of our
opponents to magnify what had been
done by Messrs. Price and Shaw. and
that l thought the only wise thing for
us to do was to lay our hand down on
| the table and admit what we had DONE
and force the congressional inquiry to
the points TO which il ought to devote
itself.
course. as he said such action would
really direct the inquiry toward the for
est service. He suggested that we might
| send the statements of Price and Shaw
direct TO the Vice President. instead of
to Senator Dolliver Afterward. however,
he declared it would be better to take
| them direct TO the President.
Il was convinced that Secretary Will
son favored my effort to defend Price
and Shaw. although he did not favor my
plan of getting publicity at the same
time. l felt l had. however, secured his
permission TO write to Senator Dolliver'
Unable to See Wilson.
| Mr.. Pinchot said he had endeavored to
see Secretary Wilson the morning that
his letter to Senator Dolliver was read
| in the Senate to submit to him his letter
| transmitting to the Secretary the reports
by Price and Shaw telling of their trans
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actions of CLAWS. He did not find the
Secretary until the afternoon. however.
In this letter of transmittal Mr.. Pinchot
said he had included clause referring
letter to Senator Dolliver. Secretary Will
son asked him what the clause meant,
Mr.. Pinchot said, and he told him that 1t
referred to the letter they had previously
discussed. The Secretary told him to
strike out all reference to the Dolliver
letter and to rewrite the letter of trans
initial. This he did. Mr.. Pinchot said
In the Secretary's office on Department
Of Agriculture paper.
The former forester ended his direct
testimony by saying:
III I had had ten minutes with Pres
ident Taft-if l had been accorded a
hearing-it would have been easier for me
to have convinced him that / had been
and thus could have avoided the neces-
sity which he felt Of relieving me of the
public service"
Secretary Was Agitated.
The cross-examination OF Mr.. Pinchot
was delayed until Secretary Wilson. who
desired to take the stand at once. could
be heard. The grizzled old official, who
holds the record for cabinet service, was
plainly a4itated when he took the oath as
a witness and when he began to testify
his voice was high-pitched and strained.
The Secretary proved impatient at some
of the questions put to him on cross-ex-
animation and became somewhat mixed
az to lust what letters were being re-
ferred to by his questioners and resentful
OF any interference other than his own
that they wished to draw from his testi-
mony.
Mr. Vertrees. counsel for Secretary Bal
finger. undertook the direct examination.
you have heard what Mr.. PinchOt has
said; have you any statement to maker"
he asked.
Some Of the things Mr.. Pinchot has
said here-a good many Of Them" began
Secretary Wilson, "are correct But there
are other things that are not correct"
The Secretary brought his fist down on
the table with a resoundtng whack. He
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Contents Barred Consent.

He never got my consent to send that
letter to the Senate. There are two
things In 1t that would have made it
impossible for me to have given my con-
sent. He attempted to review and judge
the mental processes Of the President.
He also assumed the authority that was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-02
Unable to See Wilson.

Mr.. Pinchot said he had endeavored to
see Secretary Wilson the morning that
his letter to Senator Doiliver was read
in the Senate to submit to him his letter
transmitting to the Secretary the reports
by Price and Shaw telling of their trans
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-11-27

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FROM $500 TO $3.50
The Globe-republican., 1910-02-24
FLOWER OF THE RANCH.
Popular Musical Play Has Been Secured for
Date Here.

At the opera house Friday, March
IL one Of the best musical comedies
of the season will be disclosed. It is
"The Flower Of the Ranch" which
was immensely successful last season
ard played only the largest cities Of
the east until il went into Chicago for
a summer run at the Garrick Theatre.
The work is from the pen OF Jos. E.
Howard, composer of the music Of
half score of successful musical
ploys, including "The Time, tie
Place and the Girl Question" How
ards happy faculty Of writing
whistleable music is we'll known, and
it is said that 1.-THE Flower of the
Ranch" is brimming over with musi-
cal hints. As its title suggests, the
play is Of the West, all three ats
having been laid in California. The
story has been declared to be sufiici-
emily consistent and interesting to
have been presented as comedy
drama without musical score. which
The Globe-republican., 1910-02-24
cordiug to Jobuuy's story, he knew that

cording to Johnny's story, he knew that
there was something doing. Now says
that before they reached Ford, he was
told to turn the car around, and that one
man stayed with him. The other three
went on taking the tools with them. He
Gays that be did not hear the explosion.
He waited there several hours and was
asleep part OF the time, though this does
not fl, exactly with the way he says he
was scared. The three men returned TO
th car about $3.50 with the coal bucket
OF silver and the car started on the re-
turn trip. Now says that when the car
stuck in the mud, he was told 10 90 - q
house near and get the man to pull the
car out The robbers had tried first to
pry 1t out. The men said they would
walk Oh and he could pick them up
again. He paid the man 10 for pulling
OUT the car and was accompanied by him
10 another bad place where he was
shown how TO get around the mud.
Now thinks that it was about mile
ahead wnere ne overlook the men. They
mad bad luck on the load breaking the
chain OF the car twice. The chain broke
near MullinviLe aud two of the men
walked Into town 10 see when there
would bs train out. They returned TO
the Ar for the other two men. Nov
was IOld to get tho cham fixed, then to
come through Mullinville, driving
past the depot. II they had not gotten a
train out, they wanted to oalch the auto
again. The train pulled 10 from the
west soon aflerward. Now says he saw
nothing more OF the men, and that he
did not 20 near the depot. He made the
run into Kingman. The story about hllA
stopping 10 Greeusburg for gasolene he
says WAS straight. He went to Hutchin-
son afterwards and saw Bear, and from
there went 10 Oklahoma City, where he
was arresleo on wire from Sheriff Bell
While The boy may not be telling the
truth, no one seems to think that he was
any more implicated in the robbery than
he says he was.
1t is claimed that Bear, the garage
man was at Manchester, Oklahoma, the
night Of the robbery, and that he can
prove first class alibi, nut there may
still be chance Of his knowing q good
deal about the affair.
The Globe-republican., 1910-02-24
Sheriff Bell, G. W. Tobie the detective

Sheriff Bell, G. W. Tobie the detective
sent from Kansas City by the Insurance
company, and Mr.. johnson postoffice
inspector have been making an investi-
CATION Of the matter tor the past week.
Whatever they may have learned outside
Of the capture OF Now and Bear has not
been made public, or what their next
step will be. They do not seem to be
discouraged on the case.
Bears bond, fiom what can be lear ned
today will be fixed at $2500, unless The
facts disclosed to the county attorney
should cause him to make the bond eveh
above that.
The four men who have been held here
since the day following the robbery, will
probably be released soon. Sheriff Bell
will have the NOW boy see them before
they are turned out.
The Globe-republican., 1910-02-24

adds so much to its popularity. With
exceptions the cast Of principals is
the same as when the play was pro
duced in New York and includes
Miss Nellie Waters, Jess Harris,
John E. Frank, ]. NJ. Clayton. Chas.
T. Mast, Harry Nelson, Alva D.
Simms, Mark Reed and Adelaide
O'Brien. A complete and pictur-
esque scenic production is promised.
The Globe-republican., 1910-02-24
JOHNNY NOW HERE.
Klngman Boy who Brought
Bank Robbers to.Fordis Is
in Dodge City
BEAR THE GARAGE MAN
Also Here and VIII no Doubt Have to Stand
Trial. His Father Will Fur
nlsh the Bond.

Johnny Now, who drove the bank rob-
bers to Ford City and took them away
again after the bank had been robbed,
arrived in Dodge City today. He was
brought In with j. Bear, the Kingman
garage man who owns the car used by
the robbers. Johnny Now Is a gulleless
looking lad. Hs says he is IS years of
age. When he made that famous trip
across country from Ford 10 Kingman be
was described by those who saw him as
a rather small man, some said he was
35, some thought he was % and from
that younger. This boy who report said
at the time had gone through Havi-
land drunk, shooting dogs that chased
his auto, and had lost his hat, says that
he had nothing to shoot with and that he
lost no hat. He says that he was the
worst scared boy that ever crossed the
country.
Jay Bear, the garage man, who hired
the Car 10 the bank robbers and who
probably saw the men in Hutchinson the
next day after the robbery was accom-
panied to Dodge City by his attorney,
Carr W. Taylor, Is under instructions to
not talk and he Is following his Instruct
ions. Bears father, who seems to be
very highly respected citizens OF King
man Is expected to arrive IN Dodge City
this evening. He wants to get his son {
examination continued, aud 10 get him
out on bond for the present. TLis ne is
entitled to do, providing he can give the
bond decided upon BY County Attorney
Van Riper. What that bond will be was
not settled this afternoon.
The alleged confessions of John ny
Now that have been printed in the daily
papers have been largely Imagination, 30
far as some Of the details are concerned.
sheriff B. Il has statement from the boy
but it has not been printed In the daily
papers.
The writer talked with the boy today.
Johnny Now says that he was informed
by Bear, whom he was working for, that
he had hired his car to some men to
make a trip to Pratt, and they would
call, and Nov was TO drive them where
the ywanted to 20. He was working on
the Car on Saturday preceding the bank
robbery. Two men came up and said
they were looking for John Now, land
1t was me they we're talking tor Now
said in telling mis- story, as though 1t was
something Of coincidence. The men
told him he was to drive them to Pratt,
and wanted to know when he would
have the car ready. He started from
Klngman with the two men at about
l 80 that afternoon. They showed him
the road aud they reached Pratt in the
evening stopping at hotel there. The
hotel man spoke to the men as though
they had been there before aud two
other men joined them at the hotel. Tne
whole party stayed at the hotel over
night and until Sunday afternoon. Then
they told Johnny NOW they wanted to
take ride, They left in the car telling
him wnere to drive all TOUR men going
IN the party At Buckliu two OF the men
LETT the Car and returned with crow
oar and some other tools, and then ac-
The Globe-republican., 1910-02-24

The Arkansas Valley Irrigation
company water rights will cost $40
per acre, supplying the amount nec-
essary to irrigation an acre Of land
up to one acre loot which is in the
opinion Of irrigate experts, really
in excess Of what would be required
to take care II the lands in Gray and
Ford county.
In the Northern Colorado Irriga-
ton Company's Canal, better known
as the High Line Ditch, and the An
tero and Lost Park Reservoir System,
water rights are now being sold out
side Of the bonded district, at $4,000
per acre foot.
Under the Castlewood Dam and
associate reservoirs, water rights
cost and are being sold at $4,000 per
acre foot.
The Farmers Reservoir and Ir
rigation Company, better known as
the Standley Lake project, are now
siguing contracts for water on the
basis Of $4,000 per acre foot.
In the Arkansas Valley and along
the Rocky Ford High Line and the
Catlin bitches, water rights are be-
ing cold for $125OO for IL acre feet,
or $S3.33 per acre foot.
Seven Lakes Reservoir in Northern
Colorado charged $65.91 per acre
foot.
Lake Loyeland, owned by the
Greeley and Loveland Irrigation Co.
charged, $58.66 per acre foot.
The Union Reservoir, in the same
District, charges $65.76 per acre
foot.
The Grand Valley Fruit & Water
Co., in Grand County, Colo, sells
water at.$57.OO per acre foot.
The Fort Lyon Canal Company
charges $5,0OO.OO for 80 acres, or
$62.50 per acre ofland irrigated.
The Consolidated Canal Company
charges $4,SOO.O0 for 80 acres, or
$4,000 per acre.
Under the Amity Canal prices
range about the same or higher.
Under the Bob Creek Canal the
water rights are now selling at $50.
90 per acre.
tits q fact, from the records in the
State Engineers Office OF Colorado,
that these Canals while selling water
at $4,000 per acre foot. do not deliver
the amount Of water agreed upon,
and in many cases they d 10 not receive
their supply Of water until May 18th
and are cut short sometimes as early
as Aug. lst. To 1908 one Of the
main Canals, with the Oldest rights
out Of the Arkansas River had run
Of but 13 days during the season it
supplied the water consumers. Yet
any owner OF water rights, in any Of
these systems, can sell his water
right at premium.
Throughout the Northern Colorado
region one acre foot Of water is con.
sidered as supplying one acre Of land.
10 actual practice, however, along
the largest Canals Of the Arkansas
River Z Of an acre foot OF water is all
the water the consumer requires