The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-03
III. X. LOVE ON
WITNESS STAND
Former keokuk Citizen Takes Hand
in the salIinser-Pinchos
Controversy at
Washington
HE WAS A ROUGH RIDER
Served as Trooper With Colonel
Roosevelt and Was Appointed
U. S. Marshal in
Alaska.
HE WAS A ROUGH RIDER

At last something really interesting
has been found in the long drawn out
Ballinger- Pinchot controversy about
which columns have appeared in all
of the newspaper for some time past.
Likewise a former Keokuk citizen has
appeared on the scene as is usual in
all great events. H. K. Love, form
er Keokuk citizen, has been called as
a witness before the congressional
committee and testified as to certain
phases OF the case. His testimony was
as follows on Friday:
When the committee resumed at
2.15 p. m. H. K. Love was called.
Mr.. Love formerly was special
agent of the land Office. working in
Alaska. He is now q. s. marshal for
the third district of Alaska. 1t is
claimed in behalf of Mr.. Ballinger that
he was acting on the reports of Love
in ordering the Cunningham claims
clear listed in January. 1908.
Prior TO meeting Louis r. CLAWS in
Seattle in July, 1907, Mr.. Love said
he had already made favorable re-
ports TO the register and receiver of
the land Office at Juneau on thirty
three Cunningham claims.
Mr. Vertrees read to the witness a
statement by Special Agent Jones to
the effect that Love had said he was
under obligations 10 number Of
Alaska claimants because of his cam
didacy for Z. s. marshal, and that he
was very anxious to be relieved of in
vestigating all the Alaska claims.
That statement is absolutely false"
said Mr. Love.
The witness then proceeded to de-
tail just what he had said to Jones.
He said he had told Jones he was a
candidate for marshal and would be
glad to be out of the interior depart
ment. He had asked Just sixty days
before Jones had reported the alleged
conversation. TO be transferred TO
Seattle during the winter in order to
better Investigate the coal claimants,
practically all OF whom lived in the
states.
The witness said his obligation TO
H. 3. Hartman, one of the claimants,
were entirely of a personal character
for services the Hartman family had
rendered to Mrs Love during period
of illness.
Jones was at my house and he
knew all these circumstances. Ii vas
for tire reason that when We struck
the Hartman group asked Jones to
take mp that group and would take
another
Did you rely on any influence in
Alaska or on what did you depend for
your appointment as marshall" asked
Mr. yertrees.
Il happened to be a trooper in Col
onel Rooseveit's regiment
You needn't 20 any further in
terjected Senator Flint.
Love stated that ne had been prom
fsed BIZ President Roosevelt the first
4 narshaiship vacant
i The witness then proceeded detail
by detail TO deny the truth of various
statements made By. Jones. These
1 had reference 10 me manner of TAX
ing affidayits as TO witness reasons
i for refusing 70 sign report with
Jones. etc.
1 Mr. Love said ne mas a little
sore" against Mr Ballinger for hay-
/ ing put MIN to work under Jones and
as he vas only an assistant he did
1 not feel it incumbent on him to sign
/ any reports made by Jones. Jones
said the witness had declined to sign
because of his association with the
claimants in Alaska.
/ AS to his protest IN letter to
!. Dennet that his report Of Aug. 2, 1901,
4 did not clear. list the Cunningham
claims, but raised a doubt az 10 their
validity, the witness said II vas the
first time he had heard the term
clear list" and he took 1T 70 mean an
freeing the claims from all question
as 10 fact and law
Az a matter of fact, the witness said
he had raised question in his report
of Aug. 2. based on a statement BY
Judge Bailinger that transfer even
after entry constituted fraud.
Il had never understood the law
that way and wrote to the department
TO say that if that was the right con
struction of the law. then there was
a question as to the Cunningham
claims
It's claimed that Mr.. Ballinger wal
wrong in his Interpretation Of the law
Love also contradicted Jones state
ment that Love mad denied ever hay
ing reported on the Cunningham
g claims prior to Aug. 2.
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