The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-30
Thought Him in League
With Ballinger to De-
fraud Government.
REVEALS ANIMUS
OF CONTkOVE
Last Day on Stand Shows Re.
sentiment Between Depart
ments - Witness Accuses
Representatives With Be-
ing Interested in Alas
kan CLAIMS.

Washington, u. c., January 2s.--
Louis II. Glavis concluded his testi-
mony before tho Ballinger- Pinchot
Congressional Investigating Commit
tee late to-day. lie Will be recalled
at the resumption of the hearing Mon.
day afternoon for cross eXa mination
by any Of the persons against whom
he has made charges.
Glavlsa last day on the stand was
full of interest. IT developed the ami
mus which long has existed between
rcau. and the resentment the Land Of
fee people fel. when CLAWS called in
1.-The Forestry as they termed it.
The witness also declared that Rep.
rescntative. NcLachlan. OF California,
and Representative Kinkaid, of Nebras-
ka, were interested In Alaskan claims,
and that Mr.. Ballinger, after being
Commissioner of the Land Office. had
acted as attorney for Mr.. Kinkaid
Claws asserted that Mr.. Ballinger had
suggested to him not to pursue an
Investigation against Congressman
McIachlan. saying there had been too
much OF that sort Of thing In the
past"
CLAWS said he did not sec Repre-
sentative McLachlan. Claws was
asked tho direct question If he thought
Secretary Ballinger and Commissioner
OF the Land Office bennett were In
league to do wrong in the Alaskan
cases; he replied:
Well, thought the cases would be
better protected with them out OF the
way"
Centres on bennett.
| C,layis's attack seemed to centre more
to-day upon Commissioner bennett. He
said he became convinced In the sum
MGR OF 1909 that bennett was crook
/ ed,' and took steps to secure carbon
copies of letters bennett was writing
back to Washington. Several of these
letters were introduced. One of those
introduced in evidence was from Com
missioner bennett to II. II. Schwartz,
chief OF the field service. 1t was dated
! July 20, 1909. at Seattle. and said
among other things:
| My Dear Schwartz,-The worst sit
lation on the line is the one l find here.
! our friend Claws regarded me with
! suspicion. and after talking while
| showed me your telegram assigning
the coal cases to Sheridan. Now / fig
| ure that CLAWS Is preparing to make
cushion for himself to fall back on,
and also putting himself in shape to
nave great story in case Sheridan
does not make good and succeed In
cancelins the Cunningham cases.
Whilc he looks innocently at me-
yet can see that his heart is bad
though why 1t should be / cannot tell
except mat he wanted to drag the case
out lie may be sincere of course, in
his idea that he has not been given
time and opportunity He asserts that
he will help Sheridan all he can, but
1t is not human nature, or at least his
human nature. The atmosphere is not
good at all.
That he is playing the forestry
there is no question. The innocent
! look he gave me when 1 told him he
was dragging in Shaw etc. when there
was no necessity was beautiful.
Ugly All Round.
He has also talked conservation
very strongly. CLAWS talking con-
servation---all round he is ugly. and
he is preparing to be as unpleasant
as he can; at least. that is my solu-
| ton of the situation.
CLAWS processes the greatest friend
ship TO you, ana think you know him
better than any one else. and TINS Is
lcertainly the worst situation we nave.
He will make about forty i LAY ,s,r 81
ports; the way things VIII commence
| to drop will be amusing.
| The morning session had not pro-
ceeded very far when senator nelson
mated that attempts had been made
to hinder him in the investigation OF
1.-The Alaska cases during the perioo
| from October, 1905, to March 1909.
I'm any of Your talks WITH Lane i!ll
| Commissioner bennett or others, was
there. ms matter of fact, any ATTEMPT
to hinder you in your work.? asked
/ the chairman. ,
CLAWS went into some detail about
the visit Of Fred bennett, Commits
| stones of the Land Office. to Seattle IN
July. 1909 Various letters We're read
| in this connection, in which Dennett
and CLAWS both spoke OF each olhet
4 AT ono point In his testimony. Claws
| said he had heard bennett was Writ
ling some "pcculiar" letters back to
Washington, md had made ,i,, an ORANGE 11sn
lnett's stenographer to save q copy OF
Thought Him Crooked.
II thought he was crooked, said
/ i asked the stenographer to take down
| all said and all bennett said to me-.
| CLAWS said he had also told Il. ]
I Hency of his suspicious regarding
One 81 the letters nut in in evidence 9, TO-
IDivision Schwartz TO CIV. woodruff
assistant Attorney General for the In
4 read letter. which. after making Ger
tain inquiries as to the Interpretation
of the Alaska coal land act OF May Is
4 1905, said:
\ II submit this inquiry in no spirit o
4 criticism of the reasons except that
/ feel that VIC need every ounce of powe
j to prevent Alaska frauds, which Will
\ by comparison mako past frauds ap
pear as petty larceny. We, have pend
i Ing about 500 coal entries. Every mai
Il on the cooast who knows anything
knows the Guggenheims do and vii
control the coal situation unless Q
once forestalled: the act Of May Is
1905. limits Its consolidation benefits t
entries already made (Guggenhein
I, and two or three other corporhtions)
land so shuts out future competition
i Exhibits show coal In from twenty Y
eighty feet widths OF clear coal Th'
500 entries have. say, 5000 acres. A
Il 10 cents q ton on a! tWen foot ven
q =