The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-08
BGLLINGER TO KILL SNAKES"
SAYS BFLL CLEAN 0JT an
THE DINIOYAL ONES
msSn.es 10 W-ntion Names. bot I's Pretty
sure Thai director Newell and Chlef
En8ineer DaNE Wn GS-sDectal
Agent HaFAee JoRss Raises = Fuss.

sure That ntrecior Newell and Chlei
EnHineer llaNE WIN GS-apeeiRl
Agent Hagace IOnss Raises = Fuss.
WASHINGTON Nav is--Secrstary Balm
nor to-day served uotiCs that II he con
tinues a. the had Of the Interior Depart
meng an ths "snakss' 10 tho Department
wHlibe killed neaRing thereby that he
fttends 70 weed out all subordinates who
ave not loval ro him. Thus 10 accepted a.
ronfirmsiion OF the report that has been IN
clrr7ilation for several " eeks that Director
Frsnk n Newell aud Chief Engineer
Davis Of the reclamation service. with
, numerous minor officials and employees,
are scharulrd ~ elimination nom the
public -.rNlu'
RI Mr. RalhneeI made this declaration
before the investigating COMMITTEES IN
Response to reference by Attorney
Bandels 20 the process Of snake killing
which Vas a phrase used by Interior
Department ofirials 10 characterize the
method OF eliminating those who were not
. loyal 70 the SECRETARY
When ~ comes To- snake killing.
want 20 sav hero and now that Il Continue
~ the head 81 the Department they will
all be killed. every one ~ them said
Secretary Balhnger. speaking with en-
phasis ! am going To administer that
Department with the loyal support 81
sverv man N n and want TO he under
stood 49, serving notiua now IN that
r@specl
Well said Mr Brandsis will you
make that notice move specific and tel ne
Who are 20 he killed.
THEY'LL N. enumerated IN due time.
Fptortei Mr. Ralhuger significantly.
Messrs Newell and Davis of the Recla-
NATION. Service we're witnesses against
Eecrrta-, Rallingrr and the Secretary
has nads no effort 20 conceal his hostility
toward Mr. Newell IN particular.
Another subordinate VI tho Interior
:. nepaTeIn-n' cla-srd a. snake is SPECIAL
Agent Horace Jones He was a wit
uess m support ~ l. Y. Claws ana he
furnished q sfir carly in the days hearing
Rising among the spectators ~ one SIDE
n The room Nr Jones challenged a
statement rr1dr nv Secretary Rallinger
from tn witness stand and implied that
the Secretary had deliberately lied IN AN
effort o. cast lisCrplit On him a. an Official.
III members II the committee were -
surprised A. the Interruption that there
was NOT a sound from around the table
until senator Root found his voice and
asked Hartman Nelson 10 admonish
Jones that any more such Interruptions
would hc regarded and treated as con-
tempt
- serrptarv Raillnger had said frequently
mat Jones' did not stand well IN the D.
n-.v.gN.ta A.ts.r.s.l
come time 20 an effort "a show that Jones
was NOT in bad With the department
until after 10 had lined up against Bal
ltnRer hat tho secretary insisted that he
had heard disparaging things ahoutJOnes
before thus investigation negan.
When and nv Whom we're these dis
paraPinR tbingg -aid7- ak "a Mr. BrAndsis
Weh replied Nlr Ballingor. I'm 1901.
think NJ MAYBE II was ln 1905. had
several talk Vith EDWARD " Dixon.
former special agent AZ Spok ane. IN " hich
Ne made statements ierogatory 70 JOne-
Befors Nlr Prandels could ask another
question Ione- arose
4 ant e. AK that Nlr niNon bs sub
ponand % sIh-tanfia'e that statement
u bsgan m a loud tone - voice. he ia
trend ~ mine ant Z don't betiSye he
ever said anything against me
Iouee subsided after senator Roots
adrnoninon and The tnciieRt was closed
Aside from this and a lew clashes between
Secretary Palinger amt Nr Brandels.
With an occasional passage AZ arms be
tween the attorney and Republican mem
bers NJ Tho cpnuii'tra. whose syn pa'hles
are obviously wfh Nr Ballingsr. there
vas little 81 interest Du the day season.
Mr. Btandeis pursued fhs matter " the
clearistiuC Of The Cunningham claims 10y
Mr. Bailnrer's order sndsavOring 10
show mat n" r'cord IN the rase consist
ing Of ne recommendations ~ tfe ~pecias
agents -houIi have called Tor further
inve-nS alton instead 81 0learlIsting aud
that irnporfIU' parts - the record were
not submitted 40 President Tat when
tho latter ra--ad judgement IN the CLAWS
chargeS hut NJ Balhngrr would make
NJ such admission
The investigating committee will Ut
four DAYS next week instead II three ~
haretofore the committee beng DESTROYS
~ making All possible speed IN bringing
The INJURY % a close The extra hear
ing wil he held IN TUESDAY. Mr. Brlndeis
vii continue his denomination IT
Secretary Ralinger and u NAV be Friday
or "a 1irdav heiure George " Pepper
attorney for Clifford llnChIt will take the
witness IN hand
No statement Wa received by the com
mite to-day from Attorney General
Wickersham explaining the date II the
preparation Of his review n the evidence
md record IN tho CLAWS charges although
4 wa reported yesterday that such
statement was forthcoming The Oppo-
aition has charged that this review was
predated several weeks 20 make II appear
that the President had II before him when
he made his decision supporting Secretary
RallnRer and Condemning Claws
II - UNDERWOOD that the opposition
through Attorney Brandeiz will raise the
Dclnt neTt week that ths President when
called on 70 transmit % the senate all the
records and documents upon which hs
based bi- finding sSnt In a copy II this
WckershAm report and omitted ths
resume Of memoranda prepared by As
zistAnt Attorney General LAWler u tbs
Interior Department which Mr.. BalhngsT
testifei yesterday Mr.. lAwlsr had pre-
pared and taken 70 tho President at Bsv-
erlv last September.
An effort will bs'nads, 10 n said. to have
the committee call for this document