Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-07-10
CONTROLLER BA\
LAND DEAL DIGS
UP STORY OF
A LETTER
Ii Is Asserted That Charles ?.
Taft Wrote to President
About Important Trminal
Missive Which is Missing.
DEPARTMENT FILES
SEARCHED IN VAIN
Ony E,snIng Israla 4. =. I.sa.sA Mo-


Washington. July 10 20 was stated
~ The White House that carotui
search of the nles IN rho executive
o'hco lailod 10 reveal uuy record of
o. letter io the president from Charles
y Tnu concerning RYAN o' bearing
.n any way upon the Controller andu
The most Important doyoloumcu. ~
The Investigation of The case n. fbv
house committee OF thc interior ds.
rutmcnt toda, Was rhy t,Hmo0. o'
Commissioner DsaucI or the genera,
band office thar rhc rIamuuts rop..
scented p Richard Ryan o' New
Noth said ro represent Inc Gu-gou.
helm interests had houoht,i uy fN'
omission ol one provision Zoo .ur uual
official papers
Nh pennru said lna. Nhor Ho as.
ocutiyc ordo. opouu .uo CouUoN.i
iluy land Too cnuN reached Hi. otnr.
90 contained provision uud,l which
,utJymcu could auf hl, ON 90. land
iiol ~iNl1 days altcu the oIH.u was ts.
sued ln som. wa, or otDrg g.. d1
un' SNOW how. he .u,I tWH provision
was losi oI eliminated npIu.. fht
huJl pIomulEaiiuI Dr th, p.#.r This
Dmi .sion hp admitted guyr eIc8l u}
NlptuGV 90 tho RH1u clal uyuia who
were ou the ground when rug nrdo.
reached Juneau
Mr. ponnori said that HE frs Aia.t
which, va eCcOrdanc. Win tUo usual
custom. was prepared az 'he depart.
mcnt Gl agriculture. contained the
sixty days provision. nu that % was
not "a the order as hualiy signed ul'
The president
Who struck /, out2'
80 NOS know
Secretary FISHER tplay fold prDsi
dent Tan that q careful search ui ihH
interior do laTtpant records oilcd fp
show fllp Dies io Di,L" letter m
which it Was alleged lhW CHARLES g.
Tan used MS Influence iu behalf ui
navigation nicrrH,s iu Alaska to so-
cnro control Ol tOnirullcl Bay
Secretary Fisher also tolt the proei.
dent iha he saw lhr article written
Hy Niss Ahuott NpiorC DO was printed
aui remembered no such loUoJ 100 thr
cuiCiC
Commissioner FiDI $ Douuou -,
The rracrai land Office and Miss "
A Abbott a writer both suhpnouao'
as Witnesses were present today
when ihr house committee on gNpoud
dturc4 IN The interior Department Dc.
gan an inquiry into charges OF an al
legged grab of valuable water unn'
lands on Controller BAY. Nlasfa. hy
the Guggenhcim interests
Published churgcs have been made
thar Richard $ RYAN of New York.
claimed 60 be secret agent Of th-
Gnggcnheim syndicate, wrote q lctre'
"a former Secretary o' the lntcrio:
Balllngcr declarna that ne Ryan
had asked Charlie T. Talt to SPEAK
10 mis- brother, President Tau, anou'
the Controller Bny claims ana tha,
following this the president made 'nu
further objection 90 mS claim
The land vs. said 20 hayc been War'
ed as ter minus 20 railroads 'inIa
the Guggenhcim mine properties.
COMMISSIONS Denucu wus sum
monrd 10 Ten what be snow of an or
der by the president BROWN" lho
land omen go entry Miss Nun0i
claimed to have made couy Ot th'
allcsed letter from RYAN tu lallius
I'm ueuiatelN tuliowlds his IcHWu a.,
Washington TODAY pr,Sldou' Tau s,
h's office force 60 Wurl, fo iuNestlgat,
the Controller Bay analr
AN tou of tho departments uc.
ottcd we're requested 90 WaEc iu,c-
featious and rr lorl an, Information
ma, might Dee found Inr Couuollol
Ray and Charles = rau lcuer Mo-
were searched .u. l"ttor 20 tfe prrs.
dent from hs brother ,n regard %
ihi matter thr report Ha such
letter had been written hayua lccr
brought 90 the president attention IoI
che tirsl time this mo,a.Ug
comnunicar ion has been sent q,
Charles l. Tai's secretary CO.. Ciu'u
matt asking hat VA inquiry 'or -ugI
irttC; bp nstiWtoG thtrc Nj. lsl
said That he had never discussed r =
RYAN on Controller BaN with ND
hrotho. ami had roa"iyod no lcitol
ial AS lc could remember
lf rs explained thar u $ RYAN rN
lcsyning The rCoGtroll, re, Na,g
iiun compau, secured Iontngc u
oighty rod nl the water front ON No,
hay, making the department cfncial
declare. q Monopol, Impossible TIL
matter was passed. upon by HE cahlnc
in REGULAR ioru. 10 was stated