Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31

matter. Require CLAWS to show you a
copy of his letter to Shaw. it being
necessary to determine the motive be-
hind the agriculture's request for such
long delay
CLAWS explained that he telegraphe
Shaw to come to Seattle to cooperate
with him on the Cunningham claims, as
several of them were in the forest re-
serve. This is how the forestry bureau
came into the controversy officially.
Letter From BaIlinger
Another letter read was from Bal
linger to Schwartz last July, saying:
Il am just advised by bennett of
your telegram in reference to an in
crease in the number of special agents
in the excepted class. desire that
you, in making any of these appoint
ments, in addition to the president be-
ing consulted, Postmaster Hitchcock
be also consulted, provided the ap-
pointees are not directly suggested by
the president"
The last telegram read caused much
laughter 1t was from Schwartz, dated
Washington, Aug. 10, at the time the
attack was made upon Ballinger and
addressed to Special Agent McEniry,
at Denver. 1t reads:
Get into scareheads tonight and AS
sociated Press, if possible, that the
secretary and the commissioner have
secured evidence showing unlawful
combinations of several hundred coal
entries. That the general land office is
assigning it's best coal engineers and
lawyers to Seattle to assist in the
pa ir,er tv,;o ol~ -.
of the land office while in Denver. had
expressed confidence that several hun
dred entries would be cancelled; that
the government is making every effort
to secure speedy action in these cases,
as all coal entries in Alaska now have
been suspended over four years; that
the government is anxious to clear
these lands Of bad entries that it may
get coal for its coaling stations in the
Pacific; that special agents say the
coming hearing will reach some of the
largest interests yet uncovered; and
that Ballinger has made it plain he will
stand behind them to the finish; that
several railroad corporations owned by
eastern capital are making indirect eff
forts to delay the hearings, hoping the
next congress will pass further reme-
dial legislation or permit greater con-
solidation, but it is the position of the
commission that such entries as are
fraudulent, as the law now stands.
should be cancelled at once and Grim
inal liability developed before the stat
ute bars action.
To ForestalI Attacks.
"Follow somewhat the above idea.
I understand slanderous newspaper at
tacks are about to be made on the
commissioner of the land office, the
secretary of the interior and Assist
ant Secretary of the Interior Pierce,
in the Alaska coal. I wish to
forestall them. Treat the source of
your information as secret as have
consulted no one. After putting this
out, until advised further avoid in
terviews in this matter
In the course of his testimony Gra-
Wis said:
Is Schwartz said he knew some maga-
zine people; he thought it would be
a good thing to get a story printed
telling all that had been done in the
Alaska coal cases, and giving Ballin-
ger credit for the investigation that
the secretary would feel better dis
posed toward me-"
Thought bennett Crooked.
Concerning Dennett's visit to Seat
tie last July CLAWS said:
,'I thought he was crooked and ]
asked the stenographer to take down
all L said and all bennett said to
me-"
CLAWS said he told Attorney Henry
that the land office was hurrying him
in the Alaska cases, and expected
him to interview 900 people in sixty
days.
I'm view Of all I had heard about
bennett, I thought something was
wrong" said CLAWS.
CLAWS related how. in Spokane
during the conservation congress, he
told Pinchot his troubles in connection
with the coal land cases, and Pinchot
advised him to go to the president. He
accordingly prepared a report, took it
to Beverly, and presented it to Taft
He returned west from there and the
next thing he knew he was dismissed
from the service.