The Washington times., 1910-04-02

Llalned that he thought perhaps that
Dudley had misunderstood the mat
ter, ana nnahy admitted that he didn't
know whether 10 believe him or not
Love then further explained that the
reason why he hadn't told Secretary
Balinger was first, because il was
none OF my business"
Ihe clash OF yes srday TODAY served
room.
II. 4. Love, former special agent Of
the Land Office, was on the stand for
lti tner cross-eNdminatiOn al the hands
OF Attorney Brandeis. ~, began i'm
niediately 10 ascertain the real reason
why Love was superseded as the agent
cations.
,Brandeis read letter. dated May l.
iHo. from r a BalliEger-then in
private life-tO Love, commenting on the
charges made against Love 10y Special
AEeht Jones, as to his up&tuess To
carry on the Alaska coal land work
Jones had complained tha Loves close
personal friendships with AIaskans
might warp his Judgment
Thinks Matter CLOSED Over.
The witness declared that ne did not
consider this letter an exoneration by
any means. He said Judge Baiiinger
probably CLOSED over things
DO you mean 10 say that Judge Bal
linGer would distort the truth?" demand
ed instantly.
"Oh. No" hastily corrected the wit
ness.
When BraHdeis finished his crOss-ex-
animation, Representative Graham took
the witness in hand for a while.
Are you an attorney-at-iawSs he
asked
oh. no. answered the witness non
chalantiy, Il ran for d lawyer once and
got beat
a little later, Graham having deveI-
oped the fact that the witness weS a
lawyer, he asked him how long ne
enjoyed practice IN South Dakota
I didn't enjoy it." said Love. tartfy.
You were I'm the Dakotas when X
was building up2'
No" answered Love. slowly, the
people were leaving IL them
Senator Purcell, who halls from North
Dakota took umbraSe al this apparent
slight upon his native heath
When did YOU say the people left
the Ddbotas2' he Quoried.
In ISS3 10 ISSq"
oh said Senator Purcell. with I'M
mense relief. they went north, into
North Dk0ta then 7''
Frank l. Spaulding. Of Cheyenne.
Nyo, was Attorney NertTees' next W.T.
ness. he said that he was clerk and
dISbursing agent At the Seattle Office.
Nertrees then presented a long penci!
memoranda OF expenses. which Spuld-
ing Identified as being iE CLAWS hand
writing lie said that CLAWS. then chier
Of the Seattle division. had handed Il 90
him TO Put into ryDeWTltten form, So
that he could swear 70 f. The total OF
S5s5.s3 comprised CLAWS expenses
Nertrfes then switched 90 CLAWS typ
eastward. through Chica go, New York.
. Boston, and Beverly, during August
lgi9 when the chief Of feld service laid
his charges against Secretary Of the In
terror BaUinEer before the President
The attorney then called attention 20 an
item Of so lu the account paid he
stated. % a steuoErapher al Chicago,
for preparation OF the report by Claws.
later submitted by him 20 The PRECEDENT.
Spaulding said that CLAWS received a
check for the whole OF the expense &C
cOunt-it included the SO for stenOEra-
piers fees. The check was produced
by Attorney Nertrees.
Change In Account.
Then. under questions from the Bal
linger attorney. the witness said thar
after this check had been given and
Claws had secured the money. some
time between september 10 and Is. he
came back 20 Spaulding. and asked that
this item of So 81 the expense account
be changed
He wanted me 10 make it appear as
r Il was an error IN addition 'r tho Wit
ness explained II didn't do It,"
Attorney Brandeis- on CrosS-eXamiua-
ton. took considerable Of the sting ont
of this testimony by securing the ad-
mission from the witness that what
CLAWS did say when he cane back and
Z talked about taking out the 80 item.
was thar he lGlavisJ wanted 10 keen all
the three copies made by the steuOgTa-
pher at Chicago. The witness said ne
understood that CLAWS said that II the
Government paid the So, they would
call on him for the copies The witness
said that Claws offered 10 reimburse the
Government for this SO