The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-30

cases, and that II the allegations made
be proven, patents cannot issue under the
act of April %, 1904
Mr. CLAWS. continuing his story, told
of a talk he had with Chief of Field d.
vision Schwartz subsequent to Attorney
General understands ruling in May,
1909.
'T told Schwartz that I thought Sec
rotary Ballinger had some Ill feeling
against me for going to the Attorney
General" said the witness, "but I felt
that after the Secretary came TO realize
all that the ruling by Assistant Secretary
Pierce meant and that good would come
from the Attorney Generals opinion, he
would like me better than ever before.
Schwartz said he knew some magazine
people and he thought 1t would be good
thing to get story printed telling all
that had been done in the Alaska coal
cases, and giving Mr.. Ballinger the credit
for investigation, and that the Secretary
would feel better disposed toward me-"
Many Letters Read.
More than an hour of the afternoon
session was spent by Mr.. Brandeis In
reading letters from the printers pub
lie document into the record of the in
quiry. The reading was interrupted once
to permit CLAWS to tell of an interview
he had with Ballinser In Seattle July
~, lSOo. 4 he fldShA coal lauuS were
discussed. Galvis spoke of the necessity
of making a field examination. Mr. Bal.
lnger said he thought the claimants
might stipulate to admit all that such
an examination would show.
What was Mr.. Ballinger's general at
titude at that time toward the Alaska
cases?' asked Senator Fletcher. How
did he impress your"
Personally he did not appear as
fria 20 rf
ment as to the Alaska case was about
the stipulations''
CLAWS then went into details about
the visit of Fred Dennet, commissioner
of the land office. to Seattle in July,
1909 Various letters were read in this
connection In which Dennet and CLAWS
both spoke of each other in anything
but complimentary terms.
At one point CLAWS in his testimony
said he had heard Dennet was writing
some peculiar" letters back to Wash
ngton and had made an arrangement
with the man acting as Dennet's stem
ographer to save a copy of all letters
for him.
II thought he was crooked" said Gla-
Wis, land when l went to see him
asked the stenosrapher to take down all
l said and all Dennet said to me-"
CLAWS said he had also told B. J.
net He told Heney that the land Of
fee at Washington was hurrying him
In the Alaska cases and expected him
to interview 600 or moro people in 90
days
I'm view of all had heard about Mr..
Dennot / thought something was wrong"
said CLAWS.
The witness then went on to tell about
having secured in July, 1909. an affi-
davit of Harry White of San Fran
cisco, former mayor of Seattle. telling
him that in addition to representing peo-
pie in the Cunningham group Mr.. Bal
lnger had represented congressman in
the Green group.
WAS that the same congressman you
mentioned this morningT'
NO"
who was itT'
Representative Kinkaid of Nebraska"
did Mr.. Ballinger act as attorney"
Tie attended to the work to secure a
coal claim for Mr.. Kinkaid and to bring
1t into q company. He examined the pa
pers in a claim Mr.. Kinkaid was to
buy and to consolidate with others"
WAS there anything wrong In that?"
asked Representative Madison.
mo; unless there had been some pre-
vious agreement"
There was nothing wrong that you
know Off,
mo; it was a part Of tho WORK he