The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-03

these lands was known ~ the ~. Francis
Levee Beard The question 81 the states
title Ca the lands was passed On ny Hoks
smith when he was Secretary Of the
interior and later by Secretary Hitch
cook % the same Department and In both
case- 70 WaS held that the lands belonged
/ to the stats OI Arkansas
The levee haard finally -old a large
quantity of this land. about SD.O0a acrcr.
az ~ ~ an acre Some of Mr. Davis =
fusnds were among the purchasers.
Meantime. according to SeRst tor Davis.
many people had h@Run to denude the
lands ot timber tInlawfully
The ~ Fusncis lcvee boa ri. said the
senator. employed the to assist the rrgu
larlv employed attorney. Mr. Robe-on.
To- hrlng STINT against the timber thieves
for the value ~ this timber We hro,sght
these suits m Polnsstt and Mississ ppi
counties and perhaps in me or two other
cnINtiss
senator Paws sad that the timber
grabl-ers challenged them To prove their
trie 20 'h- land and they had been unable
Ia Do that. ina -,nIch A. James u Garfield.
when he was S--re,r ~ of the Interior IN
IPg had reversed tho opinions OF Score
,sri-- smith and Hitchcock and had h~ld
that tho lands helon e~d to the Federal
Government
Senator DAVIS saId that ne had gone
with Eugene Williams one ~ his fTiends.
who had invest - IN the lands to President
Roosevelt Mr. Roosevelt. 80 the senator
said. agreed that Garfieid's decision was
wrong and gave Gs rfeld a lecture. Newer
theess the status of the litigation was not
changed
senator laws when se-n this afternoon
in regard TO the story that NJ was to get
a fee II the HOUSE hill 10 PASSED said
that the r~por, was absolutely false and
without foundation He mate q formal
statement saying.
THIS MI vas ,n'rodu-~i nv MIR O,dhsid
~ The request ~ senator Davis ana this u
AL NE interest that he iOldneld' has Ia Il.
II vas no, intended 20 disturb tho rights
" any hcaa ilds holders under he t'o, -TR-
men' since The rendering Of the GaInefi
optnton senator DAVIS stated 20 the com
mttss. that several wears ago before he Vas
-lss'"t IN tho senate n. Nas employed
nv 10. " Franci- ieVee hoard to assist
IT. attorney ~ collecting an amount dAas
for tunher depredat ions upon these lands
that the ~ FrARci- leVes board had sold
ih--s lands "a Forrest cav parties. giving
only q Guh "latm deed. and Vas no, inter
estsd IN ihi- hill ~ he exien, ~ on- tsrthing
v hen asked 10y he members Of the com
rhtee whether or not th,@ tilt would help
hi- -uit ior these timber depredation~
the senator -tatci that hs WAS not In =
IIsit ION - sta'e Wheih er ~ not that would
~ the ease. and this = all here - to the
story
II tho hill should heroine . lac u would
not Affect the ~ Fran,ts levee hear IN the
least neither would u anect hts fee or cru
ploym.n' With then against theSe timber
iepfeiations. He avs that this u seR-a .
rIonAl story got up nv hi- iea lOus polili-
al enemies To iniure him a. home that
there 10 not word Of truth IN u. and that
hs sands ready ~ all times to defend h,a
a,ftuu IN regard - the oil
In" Department Of the Interior. under
Secretary BAllinEer. has passsd unfSvOr-
ably upon this bill. recommending that
u be turned down. ... - ssaasa.s-