The Washington times., 1910-01-30
Attorneys for Prosecution
Confer in Ballinger
Case.
IMPORTANT LETTER
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Attorneys Hope for Opportunity
TO CroSS-EXan1ne
Secretary.

a conference was held today by the
attorneys representing the prosecution
in the BallinEer invessjzt ion 80 ceter-
mine what course shall be taken by
the friends OF clifford Pinchot during
the coming week.
Among those who participated n the
conference were Charles Pepper, Coun-
sci for Pinchot, Louis 8randeis and J.
E. Cotton, counsel for Louis G3a-is- Il
is not improbable that Mr.. Pinchot will
be called to the witness stand curing
the week
It was learned today that counsel for
Claws have no intention 10 cha rye that
the conduct Of Representative Moses P
Kinkaid Of Nebraska. was in any way
improper. \ search Of the records. Il
is stated. dis-Ioses the fact THAI Mr..
Kinkaid became an applicant for a
quarter section a month after :he bill
OF May IS. 1895, CT, ting new 4aV Tor
the Alaska coal lends. was passed IN
the House. and f-r which Mr. kiok3id
voted
Counsel for Claws ssid today that M
kiuksid had as much right a become
an applicant for a section o. the coal
lands - any other citizen or the Tnited
States The testimony involving TIE
two Representative. q Is learned. was
introduced solely for the purpose, IN ore
instance. Of showing rUat Secretary
BaIliuEer had called OF CLAWS whom he
intended 10 interview Mt. MCLach!an-
Of California, and in the other 20 dem
oustrate that instead Of having only
formal knowledge Of these cases. M
Ba.Iinger BY reason Of acting as coun-
sci for the two Representatives, must
have had fun knowledge OF the coal
land cases
Case Not Discussed.
NJ NcLachIau declined tods- TO dis
cuss his interests in the Green 1oup
Of coal lands and Mt. Kinkaid could
not be found AZ his apartments az the
Congress Hall Hotel, or AZ his room IN
the House Office building
One OF the letters introduced BY Nj.
Brsudeis as evidence yesterday but
which. At the suggestion Of Chsirman
Nelson was moi read. IS regarded as the
most important document yet presented
90 the committee The letter was sent
b- Secretary SaIIinge- 10 Commission
or bennett The paragraph which, j'
IS claimed. served 70 inti1idate field
agents making Investigations IS As fol-
lows
In al organizations such as YOU
hcld organization, the tendency Is n
extend the field OF operations beyond
what is reasonable and necessary in the
public iuteTeSL- Your officers. there
fore will have 10 justify themselvcs
completely IN the scope OF the investi-
cation which they undertake"
If present plans are carried out more
viii be heard about the manner IN
which Postmaster General IiiIChCOCk
was 20 be consulted IN the matter al
appointing special agents II Secre-
tary BallinEer takes the witness STAND
81 IS prOba bic thai counsel for Pinchot
VIII ask him 20 explain the NEAR ming Of
his letter to Schwartz. which says
Want Message Explained.
II an advised by Commissioner Den.
nett OF your telegram in reference 10
the increase IN number Of special agents
in the excepted class 1 desire that ir
making any Of these appointments, Do
addition to the President being consul
ted. Postmaster General Hitchcock. bt
also consulted. provided the apPointees
are not directly suggested by the PTesI
dent
Friends OF M P1uchot are immensely
pleased with the showing that has beer
made thus far in the investigation. Al.
though CLAWS has completed his direct
testimony. they are hopeful he Will be
subjected 10 q prolonged CrOsS-examina-
ton, being confident that such a course
would only serve TO en- fasiZe the testi-