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PACOi BXGHT. BAILiT EAST ORDOONIAIf. PEYDIJETOW, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE IS, ltlO. TEN FAGBC Power for Pumping, Irrigating and Manufacturing TTT THE undersigned companies are prepared to furnish JJ electrical power, under proper contracts, for pumping and irrigating throughout all territory now served by their present power lines, or by lines which are under construction or to be contructed. This district embraces the Yakima Val ley from North Yakima fo Kennewick, the Columbia Valley from Beverley to Wallula and the Walla Walla Valley from " Walla Walla to Wallula, together with adjoining areas. Power will also be furnished for domestic, manufacturing and industrial purposes. Write, telephone or call on represen tatives of these companies at North Yakima, Mabton, Sunny side, Kennewick, Pasco, Walla Walla, Freewater, Pendleton and Portland. COLUMBIA POWER LIGHT COMPANY YAKIMA-PASCO POWER COMPANY REVIEW OE THE BALLINGER-P1NCH0T 111 Washington, June. After many months of public discussion and fifty days of formal sessions, the congres sional committee appointed to Inves tigate the charges brought against Secretary of the Interior Ballinger at last is ready to begin work on Its opin ions. There will be two reports and perhaps three. The majority of the rommittee Is expected. beyond a doubt to declare the charges unsub stantiated. The minority will not ac cept the report. The division prob ably will be on party lines, with the exception that Representative Madi son, of Kansas, a republican insur gent, may return an opinion dissent ing from the majority. It Is esti mated that the investigation has cost about $45,000. The whole inquiry was to deter mine whether Ballinger was fit for his job. Briefly summarized the con tentions which the "prosecution" pre sented as tending to show Ballinger unfitness are as follows: That his association with special in terests and friendship with Alaskan claimants biased him In the coal cases. That he attempted to hasten the the Cunningham coal claims through to patent, both as commissioner of the land office and as secretary In the latter position acting through his subordinates while avoiding the ap pearance of acting himself. That he came into the secretary ship with the express Intention of overturning the Roosevelt-Garfield policy of withdrawing water power sites. That he restored vast areas of val uable power sites and when forced to undo his work by President Taft, re-withdrew the lands, but afforded inadequate protection to the sites. That he undermined the efficiency of the reclamation service, sought to replace Its director, F. H. Newell, and wanted to run the service on a political basis. That his hatred for Gifford Pin chot and the forest service led him to abrogate copoeratlve agreements between that division and the Indian reservations. That he terminated the Garfield co operative Irrigation certificates plan unjustly and upon a misconception of Us purpose and thus worked hard ship on settlers under government Ir rigation projects. That he countenanced a scheme of one of the reclamation service em ployes whereby the employe was to receive money from the Harriman railroads for lecturing in favor of Ir rigation projects along their lines. That he acted as legal adviser for several of the Alaska, coal claimants after his resignation as commission er, 1(08, In violation of the statute which prohibits a government offi cial from prosecuting claims against j the department within two years after quitting the service. Out of these accusations have grown additional charges, since the inception of the inquiry, in general, as follows: That Ballinger 'and Oscar Lawler, assistant attorney general for the in terior department conspired to mis lead and deceive President Taft as to the truth of the Glavis charges. That President Taft should have sent to congress, in response to a re quest for all papers, the so-called "Lawler draft." That Attorney Generay Wickersham deliberately ante-dated this "sum mary'' of the Glavis charges to lenil color to the statement that the pres ident had a legal opinion before him when he wrote the letter exonerating Ballinger. That the president really never read the date on the Glavis charges, pre pared by Ballinger and his associates and that he had Lawler write the draft of a letter "as if he were presi dent." That Lawler, who admits having written a draft, was personally biased as to Glavis and regarded him as a personal enemy. That Ballinger was guilty of false statements on the witness stand In regard to the Lawler draft. That George W. Perkins, of the X P. Morgan & Company, one of the partners In the Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate In Alaska, was on terms of Intimacy with Ballinger. That Ballinger and his subordinates deliberately attempted to suppress ma terial evidence and made false state ments when asked concerning cer tain documents. As against these charges, the "de fense" claims the following points: That Ballinger had absolutely no Interest In Alaska, and owed nothing to his friends who were Interested there. That the Cunningham coal cases were valid against the government, and should have been patented, there being no fraud, and that Ballinger acted with the utmost circumspection In handling them; while secretary being careful to orrter Assistant Sec retary Pierce to supervise the cases and refusing to have anything to do with them, because of his former le gal services, while a private citizen, to Clarence Cunningham. That he came Into secretaryship with the purpose of restoring the "reign of law, and not of man." That he restored the sweeping Oar field powersite withdrawals because they were illegal: and withdrew lands only pending action by congress. That he sought- to reorganize the reclamation service on a business-like plan. That the forest service-Indian bu reau cooperative logging agreement was Illegal, and that the forest ser vice had wasted money In chimerical schemes. That he did not agree ' to the scheme whereby a reclamation serv ice employe was to receive money from the Harriman Interests for lec tures In favor of Irrigation projects along their lines. That the latest legal opinion of the statute prohibiting government offi cials accepting and prosecuting claims against the interior department with in two years after their retirement was that it referred only to money claims. Of the charges which have devel oped since the hearings, the defense contends: That Taft himself aske.l Lawler to prepare a draft for a letter exoner ating Ballineer, having already arriv ed at the decision that Glavis1 charges were baseless, after a consideration of the evidence on h's own behalf. That Hallinser had nly personal friendship f"r George W. Perkins, of J. I'i' ri'Oiit Morgan & Co. P.al linger and his subordinates ad mit: That Lawler was prejudiced against Glavis. That Attorney General Wickersham antedated his summary of the Glavis charges. That Lawler wrote a draft of a let ter "as if he were president." The Kid and the Goat. "Where are you going with that goat, little boy?" "Down to the lake. Come along If you want to see. some fun. This here gnat has just et a crate of sponges an' I'm goin' down an' let him drink." Cleveland Leader. Job Printing, Tel. Main SEASONfOFP 9 1 01!NOW OPEN State cf Ohio, city of Toledo. Local Cons tT, W. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that h It enlor Dsrtoer of the firm of V. J. Cb ny A Co., doing boalncs In the City of Toledo, County and Bute afornald, sad hat Raid firm will pay the mm of ONK HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every use or catarrn trat eaanoc De cored Bjr tli dm or Hall s catarrn cor. FRANK 1. CHUNKY. 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Spe cial legislation will be required to this end. There may be opposition on the ground of federal regulation of man ufacturing Industry but It Is believed that authority exists under the inter state commerce law to enable con gress to bring about the reform. ' -L""" " "... ' j '"""raid -V !'V - WEN AH A SPRINGS THE POPULAR BLUE MOUNTAIN SUMMER RESORT WILL CELEBRATE July 3 and 4 Fine large orchestra has been secured for this occasion. Dancing and other amusements afternoon, and evening. Everybody invited to celebrate with us. Cool and Healthliil. An Ideal Place to Spend Your Summer Vacation Good fishing and hunting. Hot mineral water baths that will tone up your system. Swimming pool and other amusements. Tents and cottages rented furnished or unfurnished. Special Picnics, Parties and Banquets arranged on a few hours notice. SPECIAL RATES MADE TO FAMILIES Excursion rates to Gibbon, Oregon, and Wenaha Springs from all 0, It. & N. points in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Stage Line Connects With O. R. & N. at Gibbon. P. A. McPHEE, Manager