Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-03-10
PEPPER HAS LIVED
UP TO HIS NAME
Pipchot Former Chief Forester, Has
Attorney That Suits the sena-
tOrial Taste

WASHINGTON Special. Clifford I
p,nchot's ease. as he has brought IL /
eat before the Investigating Commit 7
tee. pres nts two propositions.
4 The discharge OF Secretary Bal /
finger as az unfaithfui public servant /
who has deceived the President and
betrayed the public trust
g The reform OF land laws which,
he charged. now make II easy Tor
monopoly 90 Erao the coal mines anc
vrator power on the public domain, so
that the rights OF the public shall be
protested
Pinchot's opening statement startled
that packed committee The speeta-
table they forgot 20 take notes For
a few days the inquiry had dragged.
az the Bailinger parusans wanted u
20 de. IL hasn't dragged any since
The witnesses following Claws. who
corrOborated his testimony. had been
subjected 70 multitude OF questions
ever trivial details-Questions Intend
ed TO smother public interest and De-
fog the issue. Hour aiteF noor Nert-
reea attorney for Balnnger. draw Is
along as n he were conducting the de-
Tense IN criminal court case and
trying 20 pile up sS6 exceptions on
which 70 base an appeal.
YerIrees has got on the nerves OF
even RaIlinger'e champions on the
committee. Root has cut him short
several times Root, sutherland. Fhn'
and NeiRon all perform as IL they were
HalllnEer's attorneys. and when tne5
1eTe a. cage out OF Nertrees' hands
as they frequently do. II Is oecaus'
they believe they can help the de
Tense. Sutherland especially has de
velopcd a bullying manner towar'
Witnesses
This quartette sat up and took no
fice when Pinchot appeared. His ap
peal for the immediate protection o
the public against monopoly was
gnlvanic shock. Monopoly is not con
altered a nice word by Senators
The committee had expected TO fin
ft easy 20 whitewash Ballinger. An
sort OF a wishy-washy report woui
DO. But Finchot has emphasized lh
pOinf once that Ballngcr Is but "a
Incident tool-in big battle p
monopoly TO grab the pubhc's prog
erty. and that Congress can stop IN
grab and protect the public by ne
laws The Cunningham claims ~
not the whole issue. then, but mere
one illustration OF monopoly chor
10 grab public coal mines. The wat'
power sites thrown open 20 entry u
the wafer power trust by BalNnEer &
not constitute the whole case. but al
merely another Illustration
"Chanre the lawsi' cries Pinchot-
when Pinchot finished his preliW
nary statement the committee had a
other shock. George W. Pepper. a
torney far pinchot. furnished tn
George W. Pepper ts one OF the p
business lawyers ~ the United stat
The doctor OF sick corporation
they call him.
Pepper IS comparatively young.
man over six feet in height. well FL
body dark brown hair. stuhhy M
tache rer.--ar features and dark ey
lie r-ar-e ~ business suit and has
air az an cnerEctic man OF husine
When ne faced the committee
manner v,Hs one OF formal cOurte
bat that too. OF n busy lawyer eal
% hurry has case. Senator krute y
son took irrmediate occasion 20 sit
this new character in the play.
Counsel may sit down said \
son II r-asn't what he said. but
WAY he said IL that made Pepper IN
and strnighten up.
For a. instant Il seemed that
was about 90 leap rieht over
trisi table The silence in the 70
WAS thick enough 20 cut with
visible srort he controlled his No
and replied In tones OF icy courts
Thank Won: I viii avail myself
your ssnrtssY later. viii now 81
briefly eur ease"
Aud thsn. under the spur OF his
dignaHsA. Pepper started In wit
whiri There was an outline IN
tail o. tie general indictment AKA
RalIinssr Al every point evidt
was offered in proof, or promised.
the witnesses named. Garueld
officials or the land office were mar
You got the impression 81 seeing @
woven about Ballinger before
eyes. ret without frayed tn
in H. IL was an emotionless, de
performance. like "A Sherlock Hol
pursuit.
Nelson. sutherland. Flint and
didn't say word.