The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-09
COMP PR0MISE IS URGED IN
 HALLUM SUITS

Letters have been sent out today to all creditors and iaborers wherein it is stated that 9 subscription has been made whereby 90 cents on the dollar can be paid to laborers and 30 cents on tho dollar paid to other creditors of the Noble claims. provided an croc itors consent
 Il is understood chat thc old inter esls refused Co pay anything alies ing chat neimly all of the presen.i indebtedness was unauthorized that the company had been imposed upon by interruptions undermonasement that purchases made for tho company had been diverted io the use of pri- vate individuals, that work was or. dered shut dowr long ago by reason of uniavorable reports by engineers on some of the properties. that this order was in part diregarded In or der to continue a system of graft that is soon to be disclosed that some of the men who favored the graft sys. tenn were given pet jobs at wages one and one.half times tho wages paid in other mines. that men were used reedlcasly and in an intellectual man ner to force this system, Chat some ol the men while employed by the company were used on private matters although drawing pay from the com pany that some of Che men had been shumelessly mulcted by the under management. that the Federal laws had been openly and notoriously yio- lated to nn the pockets of the sys- tenn and that an of this coming to the ears of the interested parties had caused them to lose confidence in the propect which brought about Che present situation
 It is also alleged that there were only six laborers holding unpaid liens that the other liens had been secured from some of the men and bartered to merchants about town.
 A reporter for The Empire asked ! Mir. M A. Barney to verify the above reports and he replied "I re-iterate what have always said. am not inc terested in the old company and have nothing to say know that certain adidavits have been made but can not discuss these matters because ! am not Interested"
 It was also learned that possession Of the Halium claims which Toby Hallum came from Seattle to take had not been denied to him but that be had not entered upon possession formally
 When asked fl Mr Hallum had been given possession, Mir Barney said. 'I do not know or care and have not the slightest interest ! do know he has been paid around S7oo00 for fa- nous claims that only one engineer has never reported favorably upon To my ms1d it is rather unilind for him Go rail at his benefactors-at those who have been foolish enough to pay him @ fortune without knowing whether his claims contained minerals or not # new company is formed to prospect these properties tho Hallum claims will certainly be left out fl have any thing to do with ,he matter unless a more satisfactory report is made on them However. am only speaking from the standpoint of justice. Per sonally ! have nothing to do with Mr. Hallum and have not seen him. ] am not interested at this time in his unpatented claims"
 Asked fl the report was true chat he had taken up the Howard claims Mr. Barney replied "I have had en- ] gineers making various examinations here but nothing has been decided Some of the Noble claims look very good but there are others that make a better showing on the surface. The whole matter is in state of general consideration at this time and what claims. if any. will be taken up is problematical Personally ] think, as ] ! have previously said that group of good claims can be gotten together in this vicinity and within few miles from here, that under competent di- rection, would make Q good invest ment"
 Mr. Hailum's Statement
 Under the terms of tbe forfeiture contract which had with the No ble interests | have taken possession of the Hallum group Of thirteen claims and the only way can see out of it is that the company which bought them from me, but failed to complete the payments, must yield the property said Toby C. Hallum this morning MT. Hallums partners in the Hallum group are his brother Peter Hallum. and A. O. voyer
 eve have filed suit in the King County Court. Seattle" he continued, ~to recover the deeds and other pa pers. and we are going to push the suit to trial The buyers of my claims did make terms of settlement, but they were such that ] couldn't accept them. as lt would be violation of our contract if did so." Mr. Hallum was asked as to how much was due him on the purchase price. "i cannot say at this time. he replied. "It would be unjust to my partners.
 'The company fen down on its con tract. and that is why filed suit" MT. Hallum continued q claim pos session now. because title is vested in me through the papers"
 Mr. Halium made no comment om the reported bankruptcy proceedingo of the Halium Construction Company, and the liens against the company. 'That is their aiiair and not mine, he said He said he intended as soon as the opportunity presented itself