The Washington times., 1911-07-09

plete monopoly and control of the out
let, both north and south, for all the
coal and mineral situated in the Cum
ninGham district in the Territory Of
Alaska;
Therefore, be it resolved, That II It
be not incompatible with public inter-
est, the President of the United States,
be, and he is hereby, requested to in
ali the facts and circumstances sur
rounding the issuing of his order dated
October Is, 1910, Withdrawing said land
from the National Forest Reserve and
restoring the same to the public domain,
why said order was issued, and that he
inform the House of Representatives
what representations were made to him,
II any, by the said Ryan, Ballinger, and
Charles P. Taft, as to why said order,
dated October 8, 1910. was issued, and
whether or not any representations thus
made to him by said parties induced
him in any way to sign said order, and
whether or not he has any evidence or
information in his possession that the
said Ryan is, or was, secretly or other
wise working in the interest of the
Guggenheim syndicate at that time, and
that he transmit to the House Of Rep
resentatives all letters, correspondence,
papers, documents. kilograms of every
description in his possession relating to
Controller Bay harbor, for the issuing
Of said order, dated October 2S, 1910, to-
gether with all facts and circumstances
now in his possession
The foregoing resolution was drafted
by Mr.. Cox after he had read in The
Times the story of Miss Abbotts expe-
riences during her investigation of
Alaska affairs II will probably be
pressed and passed, If any occasion
arises for forcing publicity of records
which the Interior Department may
mittee Otherwise 1t is likely not to
be urged.
Miss Abbott's Modesty.
Miss Abbott. the newspaper woman
whose revelations have stirred the
country from end to end, is about the
last person who would be suspected OF
getting involved in an affair OF Hch
character. She views her part in 1t
with all modesty. frankly confessing
that when she found and copied the
"Dick to Dick note, she was rather
amused than anything else. Familiar
with the long and involved record in
the matter, she was at work on a diff
ferent theory of the case. The idea of
a brother OF the President appearing
as the man who convinced the Presi-
dent that he ought to turn these lands
| over to the man she believed to be the
Guggenheim agent, had never occurred
10 neT, DuI Wnen SHe discovered Ine
note, and was impressed with the evil
| dent desire Of Secretary Brown to nre-
vent her seeing 1t, she lost no time
copying 1t. In the midst of the excite
ment she has created. Miss Abbott is
about the coolest person connected with
the whole transaction.
Girlish In Appearance.
That girlish- looking little woman of
maybe twenty-six years and ITO pounds
should have succeeded in getting to the
| sensational inwardness of a case that
has defled Congressional committees
and other Investigators, Is not so re-
| markable, after all. when Miss Abbott's
story is known, She is a Boston girl
and doesn't wear glasses, either. A
graduate OF Radcliffe, she became a
student of forestry and conservation
problems, won various prizes IT literary
and investigation work, especially one
offered by the Worlds Work magazine
When she was a mere girl, and in big
competition
Interest in forestry. and her studies OF
| 1t, brought her finally to an editorial
! position with American Forestry, which
she still retains. She has written ex-
| tensiVely on conservation, forestry
and related topics for various periodi-
calls, always, however. writing under
| the non-committal name OF m. F. Abb
Dott, ana being widely known among
people interested in these subjects. Few
of the hundreds of people with whom
| she has corresDonded or who have read
her writings have suspected that the
| author was woman.
Expert On the Question.
Her conservation studies naturally led
to investigation of Alaska affairs. and
there are few people who know this
subject so we'll She became inter.
ested long time ago in the Controller
Bay situation, and several weeks since
came from New York to Washington
determined to make the most thorough
| investigation nossible.
The rest of the story is the natural
| development from this work. She Sc
cured access to the files regarding
| Controller Bay, and there discovered
the matters that have caused so much
wondermept and inspired at least
three efforts for immediate Congress
sional inquiry.
Miss Abbott's friends; who have gone
| over her story in great detail, antici-
pate that she will prove a Tartar
when unfriendly lawyers attempt to
confuse her in her narrative. They
| predict that as a witness she will be
| another CLAWS.