The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-19
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there was submitted to the depart
ment of justice NOR, than year ago
evidence of an alleged bribing of a
United states district attorney by the
Katacla company. one Of the orgamsa-
tions in the Alaska syndicate. IL have
evidence" declared Delegate Wicker
sham, that sS,OO0 was used to bribe
a deputy district attorney"
To make matters worse clifford
Pinchot has issued statement sus-
tanning the charges. made by. Miss NJ.
r. Abbott. writer. that Vital re-
cords relating TO the Guggenhelm ac-
tivities in Aiasla have dlsapr cared
from the warsDepartmcnt.
said MIR. Pinchot. '"As soon as slim
son became Secretqry OF War | took
up this Controller Bay matter with
him. because J had nobo5 that thNfc
might set be time to save the pubic's
interest and the war department might
yet have power to block the proceed
ing gaIhf 4H!gNQ 1tff
MISS Abbott had flcoiio to me. told
of her invostiga lions, and stated that
she had seen this apparently predated
map. It's sigpihpance WIS apparent
to me- as it was to her.
81 went at once, at her request,
to the war department To see 1t for
mystelf Mr.. Stlmson went with me
To examine It. and NE will remember
1t. IL showed an amended location
of the railway across the tide fats
ground along the deepwater cdgo
which was taken for wharves. docks,
slips, tracks etc Tho map was lab
eled as approved by an Assistant Sec
retary. Mr.. Oliver as / rscollect It,"
The disappearance Of this map to-
gether with the disappearance Of an
alleged "DiclS 10 Dick" letter written
by Richard S, Ryan to Richard A..
Ballnger bringing President Tart
and Charles p, TAFT, his brother, into
the Controller Bay scandal, threw
doubt about the story of their exls-
tence told by Miss Abbott, XXX.
Mr. Pinchot's testimony as to the
existence Of the maj, IS conarmatory
in part of Miss Abbotts statements,
aud arouses renewed Interest in the
now famous Dick 70 Dick" letter,
II appears from TIE testimony or
Edward Hines that the adminlstra-
tion was anxious 70 have Lorimer
elected ~ the United States senate;
The administration needed friends, or
imagined it did, and was quite willing
that all efforts should he put forth
TO get the 100000 senator seated. Sem
ator Aldrlch and Pcnrose played tte
go-between in the unsavory scandal
that has placed lasting stigma on
the greatest legislative body in the
world. Lorimer's record was known.
He had been political boss ana wire
puller, like his champion, Senator
-Penrose, for years. There was no ex-
cuse for the administration To lend
It's moral support TO his entrance in
To the senate. leaving out of question
altogether a the questionable methods
employed TO that end.
Jovial John Henry Newman Is run
ming the state Library down In Co
lumbus. and there has lieen no cri-
ticism of him Notwithstanding his
predecessor Mr.. Galoreath sought to
create tb3 impression. that the state
LibrarSl wohld go ttoi the 'deninition
bow-w vows whenlbo left Z Governor
Harmon acted wisely when he APP
pointed Mr. Newman to this import
ami, position. Men are likely 10 get
in ruts when they, roost too long i'm
one place. MIR Newman will inject
new Ideas In the library work