Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-19

ten very interesting history oil Cn'sed States land office litsgat;on involving certain claims which the go srnment maintained.
 An ctcrt was made by the mart hefshlp according to testimony sub in ted m the case and cited bv the master in his findings. to secure cen Irot oi the Fl TiCre mines. locate1| Tn northeastern Sonora. This fight .oFsrSd TWO countries and the in terests involved uieG in both the Gnlted States and Mexico and is said to have interested no less personages than President Theodore RooseveIt shH President PorfiTio Diaz. The re- suit or the fight in the courts of Mexico cost the partnership of smith and Hovland a matter of sl25.OOe and seriously crippled the firm. Tn the trial of the suit, the defendant main ta1ned that the El- T gre venture was personal enterprise of Smith. The master found. however. that it was 2 partnership affa r and that How land was thoroughly acquainted with the details and was a full partner in its issue
 Government Brings Suit
 About that time the government sued the Warren Realty and Devel- orment company and endeavored to cancel the patents on those mining clGims. ma ntaining that there was no ore n nlace aud charging fraud in their issuance. Sn In was asked by his friends. who comprised the di- rectorate of the Warren Realty and Development company, to 20 to Wash fnston and fight the case. He did 90 and the result was the complete eXCrel ation of the company and consequently, himself from all charges of fraud and the making par- feet tiles of the patents One of the interesting exhibits offered in the trial oS the suit before the master was a letter from the department of justice practically apologizing for | the suits against the Warren Realty | and Development company It was n fighting these suits, according to the findings, that the first break in the relations between the partner shin first became strained. The same litigation involving the Warren Realty and Development company | had to be gone through with by i smith on account of the Rough Rid CT group.
 ! The | ersistance of Smith, who re- i mained in Washington for matter of three years. finally rescued that valuable holding. It was said that ! the department of the interior had 1. decided to cancel the patents, Smith { sought out President Taft at his summer home in Beverley Hills and just as the chief executive was leav- 1 ing the house. accompanied by Mrs. t. Taft. persuaded him to write tele- gram instructing the department of | the interior to hold the matter up until his return from Panama. Sub i sequently. and probably for the first time in the history Of such cases, President Taft held hearing on the case in the executive offices of the "Whie House" the result being in
 favor of Smith.
 Option on Live Oak
 One of the biggest holdings Of tho
 partnership was a matter of 11,OOC shares of Live Oak stock. which was
 subsequently, traded for two shares ! each. of Inspiration. According tC
 the findings in the suit. Hovland SC cured an option to purchase the Live
 Oak property This was sold to tht
 Live Oak Development company 1T 1908 and development started The mine was proved in 1909 and Hovlano came into possession Of l1.0O0 share:
 of Live Oak stock. It issarOund thi' 5 Live Oak stock that a large portloi of the litigation .revolved.
 l. q. HoVIsnd maintained that the part - rnership was dissolved in January , 1911. and that he had agreed to talk 2 over all of the assets of the partner r ship hquidating its indebtedness F and taking the notes Of Smith fo
 any unpaid balance. Smith denie ihis in full and the master found ' .- Smiths favor. The master ais n found that the partnership was dis solved in 1912 when Smith sent