The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-27

Ing that the GuggenheIrn an,or,r, 1tow 9s reel T.
Alaska mad been the subject OF 5.proes
aDuse ana inlsrepresentation" In neysna.
Of co cor rrcss .res sa%ihes and before committees
I've have heen accused OF gobbiinr IN
;,.llik alaSTa; closing the markets OF the
| WoTlu 10 Alaska and what not II Was
10 relute Misrepresentation OF this sor,
| that We asked permission TO bo hoard =
deSstaHd n SIeetS ,So said It was difficult to un-
heaped on the Guggenhcims Tbev mad
never tried 10 do a fraudulent thing. he
asserted. and had secured all their
| gave figures to show that tho Cuy-en
I helms were not IN control OF tho AI5sfsr
mSnerles: Iniai transportation facilities or
Only Bona Eide Railroad.
our railroad Is the only bona ide rail-
| road enterprise in Alaska we have
never tried To shut out competition" said
MIR Steele. ANY encotiraeenent thai
congress can give US ought to be given
o., NG2uIon other copper miners along
the copper river be at the mercy OF
your railway" asked Mr., Graham,
,,or ne rates are controlled by the inte-
And you would prefer 10 have ~ 70
main that way?''
Yes. we can get quicker action be-
tS, t6se inc interior department than before
And more favorable?'
N you mean that improper influence
Would be brought to bear I submit that
question is not n fair one"
Il take II you would rnther do busI-
ness with one man than with congress?"
should say so.' replied the witness
with enthusiasm.
Mr., Steele said a bill was pending in
congress eXempting the Copper River rail-
road from taxation for Ave years This
same relief had been granted other
roads.
I've no doubt your syndicate needs
help remarked Representative James.
On cross examination Mr.. Vertrees
asked the witness IL he considered the
option on the Cunningham property valid.
Mr. steele objected TO answering and
was sustained by the committee. He adj
mitted enforcement Of the contract would
be difficult. The witness also said the
GugGenheims never had received formal
notice from the committee Of claimants
that they considered the contract void.
Cunningham himself took the position,
however, in January. 1908 Mr.. Steel said
the Guggenheims had made no effort 10
enforce the contract--he did not see how
they could have done anything.
When Attorney Brandeis hogan his re-
direct examination Attorney Vertrees pro-
tested that the lawyer was dlstorting
answers by the witness,
Tilt Between Attorneys
I'm let you examine him further II you
desire, said Brandeis TO Vertrees.
Il shall have 10 insist unless you do IL
properly" retorted Vertrees
4 should be glad TO take instructions
llOn you.
''You need them" replied Vcrtrees.
Several members OF the committee OBJ
jected TO the attorneys cross firing" at
each other
here" said Vertrees. MIR. Brandeis sew
cral times has done these things, Only
this morning under the protest OF rul
ing by the committee, he INDUCED in
most malignant leprous and deliberate
lnslnuationS against the secretary OF the
Interior and L was not allowed To reply"
Proceed directed Chairman Nelson
TO Attorney Brandeis, who was examining
the witness
During the recess the rooms were
turned over to Commissioner McGee OF
the land office. who is taking testimony
looking TO the cancellation OF the Cum
ningham claims. and who had before him
today Messrs. Birch and Steels OF the
Morgan an-Guggenhelm syndicate.
torncy Brandeis made another attempt
to have Mr.. BallinGer take the witness
stand at once. He did not think the sec
retary should first put other witnesses
before the committee. Mr.. Brandeis also
said he could not say mis- case was closed
until after he had opportunity to ex-
anime Mr.. Ballingcr.
Mr.. Ncrtrees replied TO Mr. Brandcis at |
some length. He declared BIandeis and !
the other counsel were present and con-
Quoting what would ordinarily be con-
sidered the prosecution only by sufferance
OF the committee, and il was for the |
10 determine its course and |
not Mr.. Brandeis.
Vertrees Loses Temper
Mr. Nertrees declared that counsel for
Mr.. Baliinger had offered no objection to |
the methods OF the prosecution or of any
of the so-called evidence il had put in |
He asserted that 1.-THE other side" had |
come to the hearing with lips proving |
no charges; no charges; no charges: but |
with iGnguss lePrOgRSi With @ef@mqtory def
offered TO facts. inferences. insinuations
or anything else.
Mr.. Vertrees said not only the secretary |
OF the interior but the president had been |
assailed In the proceedings and he asked |
the poor privilege OF presenting our evil |
dence in that manner which would put |
most clearly TO the committee for final |
determination
The attorney asserted that the lawyers |
on the other side had by Labelling nor
sense as evidence" tried TO tire out ana |
vex the committee so 1t would call halt |
and they could set UP the cry OF having !
had no opportunity to present their case !
In full.
n miserable failure" shouted Mr.. Yer |
trees. This is their last chance-thelr |
last hopc-that they can get man Oh the |
stand who cannot by himself present the |
harass In the hope that sonnet thing may
be drawn from him to bolster up fail |
ing cause
At PAS p. m. the committee went into
executive session again TO consider |
Mr.. Ballinger would be called at
this time,
The committee decided. for the second |
time. against summonjng Secretary Bal |
linger in accordance with Mr.. Bran
deiss request,
Statement Of Vertrees.
Mr. Nertrees, in his preliminary state |
mcnt. asserted he would prove the testi- |
mony Of CLAWS. Jones, Barr and some |
others TO be deliberately fabricated and |
false" that CLAWS endcav |
ored TO have a government accounting |
officer deliberately falsify an account, !
and sought TO injurc Balinger by con- (
cealIng papers belonging TO the govern |
ment.
The vote against calling BalliEger was |
9 to 3. Mir. Nertrccs here called upon !
Mr.. Brandeis TO produce the copy OF the |
agreement between Louis CLAWS and W. |
W. Barr as to the taking UP Of timber |
lands In Washington. The existence OF |
this contract was brought out during the |
cross examination OF Barr. Brandcis /
declined TO give up the paper unless di-
rectcd 10 do so by the committee.
Il desire a ruling of the committee,
he insisted.
The committee tncrcupon ruled that |