The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-10
Interesting Feature of the Bal
linger Pinehot Investigation
Was the Examination of
Expert Alfred H. Brooks.
CR0SS-ExAMINATI0N OF
CHIEF CHRISTENSEN
Frank Pierce, Assistant Secre-
tay Of the INTERIOR Backs
Up His Superior in the Mat
ter of Cunningham Claims.
ACTED ON ALL MATTERS

NyAsHINGTON, April a.-Frank
" Pierce, first assistant .eereta,-,-
or the interior, who began his
service under Secretary Garfield 5oot~
me witness stand at the BaIIiareT-
hehot inquiry late today and declared
mat aiter turning over the Cunningham
chses 20 him early ia 1908, Secrefnr,-
baIiinger had not attempted IN an. -,
10 interfere with hts control end dfree-
tion OF the cases and had not atfernnfe,I
20 influence his Judgment or action. Mr.
E'Ieree had but fairly begua hts fesfg-
n ms "hen adjournment was taken un-
I'll Friday next.
Efforts were made by Chnfruau Naf-
son today TO have the committee meet
three times each week, instead Of two.
several senators objected and the mat
ter went over.
Testimony regarding the "a missing
letters said 10 have been found In
CLAWS effects In Seattle was concluded
today. This testimony was Introduced
to impeach CLAWS.
Alfred II. Brooks, mineral expert Of
the geological survey, was on the
stand when adjournment was taken
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Brooks strOng-
" faVOrS the opening Of the AIaskan.
coal fields and declares the territory Il
fetrogressing as a result OF the gov
efnmsnts policy Of Withholding the
coal lands.
Before going into public session the
committee opened the famous CLAWS
box IRON Seattle and Andrew Christen-
sen explained where he found the
tWenty-tour missing letters.
MI. Brooks continued his testfnonv
he related that the United States con-
worlds visible supply Of coal ana fbef
at the present rate of consumDtion IN
would require 4.913 years to exhaust
the supply IN the United States.
witness said. Figured on a basis Of the
increased use of coal in the future az
the same rate OF increase Of the last
Two or three years, Mr.. Brooks said IL
had been estimated that the supply I'm
the United states would be exhausted fn
from 100 to $50 years. Somewhere he
tween the estimates Of 100 and 5000
years, he declared, the truth was to be
IF the supply will last 5000 wears
we don't need to bother about conser-
walton for two or three thousand
years" remarked Representative Madi-
son. but IL it viii only last ice years
we are up against f."
CLAWS Put Them There.
At the afternoon session Andrew
crOss-examination by Attorney Bran
deis. He declared IL was his conviction
that the letters were put in the box.
by your interrupted Brandies
mo, by CLAWS" retorted Chrisfen
sen. IAN the evidence indicates that
fact
Mr.. Braadeis wanted to know II the
witness did not think il was perfectly
absurd that a man OF Claws "un-
doubted ability" II he wanted to con
ceal the papers should have put them
in an uncovered box in the federal
building. Christensen said lie thought
CLAWS was capable OF most anything
You mean anything bad?" said
Brandeis, but did you ever hear Of his
that letter OF August IL 20 President
TaftP"
The witness could not think Of any
thing. The attorney asked q hundred
or more questions dealing with the wit
ness state Of mind until Representa-
tive Madison suggested that ne leave
that line Of inquiry and go into sOme-
thing else.
Representative Madison sought to
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