The daily Alaskan., 1911-07-21
AN ACCOUNT OF THE INQUIRY.
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a witness, probably will appear beror


 the committee Wednesday.
 The most important point brough, 5u. in DeuneuCs testimony was that che claimants represented by Richard $. Ryan. og New York, said to rep resent the Guggeuheim interests, had benefited by the omission of one pro vision su the final official papers.
 Deuueu said that when the eXeu- dive order opening the Controller Bay .aud to entry reached his office it contained a provision under which eu rymeu could not file on the land for sixty days after the order was is sued. In some way or other. he did aot know how, he said, this proyis- lon was lost or eliminated before the final promulgadou of the order
 Replying to the questions, he said the effect of the omission would be to give advantage to those on the ground who happened to know of the order.
 Dennett said that Che first draft which. in accordance with the usual custom, was prepared at the Depart meut of Agriculture, contained the 60 days provision, but that it was not in the order as finally signed by the President
 "Who struck out.
 "I do not know.
 Deunett testified the Cunningham coal land claims were under iuyestt gatsou before the Controller Bay land was opened to entry under executive order. This land had been with lrawu in 1907
 Just prior. then, to the start of the Cunningham case" said Feuuell. the Controller Bay lands had been withdrawn and were in the power of the Presidente"
 Yes" DenneJ replied.
 He declared that the executive or der opening the lands had mol. been held up by the Interior Department He said the proclamation was signed October 2S. printed copies received five days later and on the next day sent to the register of the general land office at Juneau. Alaska to be posted and made public there in the customary way.
 Deunett testified that he knew noth ing of a letter from Ryan to Ballin- ger. signed .Dick" and addressed to Dick" and relating to Charles P. Tafrs alleged appeal to the President in the Controller Bay matter. He eX- plaiued that the land commissioners office is distinct from the secretary's s office. and that such letter would not necessarily come to his attention.
 Chairman Graham, of the commit tee. asked Deunett to furnish copies of all telegrams and correspondence regarding the Controller Bay claims and the report dealing with the sur vey made there.
 Secretary Fisher of the Interior Department. issued a statement to- day concerning the interview attribut- ed to him by Miss Abbott in which she referred to a postscript to a let ter from Ryan to Secretary Balliuger.
 No references whatever" says Fisher. was made in this interview to what Miss Abbott yer. properly calls the amazing postscript which she says she found attached to a let ter to Secretary Ballinger from Mir. Ryan. nor was this postscript ever mentioned or referred to in any other interview which I have ever had with Miss Abbott or any one else prior to its publication in a Phil adelphia newspaper.
 T am told upon my return today that the most diHgent search of the records of this office has failed to disclose any such document, and eyery. one who has searched the rec ord says most emphadcally that he has never seen this postscript or any other writing of this character. This includes Mir. Brown, who was pri- vate secretary to Secretary. Bal finger
 It was stated at the White House today that a careful search of the files in the executive offices failed