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THE MORNIXG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY SO, 191 P1NCH0T AGENTS BUSY AT HEARING PROGRESS OF BANK BILL IS CONTESTED DEAD MILLIONAIRE WHOSE STOMACH HAS BEEN EXAM INED TOR TRACES OF POISON. Forester's Men Publish Inter pretation of Inquiry Proceedings. Senators Fear Scheme to "Railroad" Measure and Enter Objection. PRI The $500 Jesse French Piano given as first prize in the Reed-French Piano Mfg. Co.'s Great Balloon Puzzle Contest y was awarded F. C. Baker, 353V2 2nd St., Portland - a? ti V X V. .i iS: GLAVIS STILL ON STAND COAL LAND BILL FAVORED Ballinger Requested Postponement Vntil After Election, Says Wit nessDennett Was Opposed to Criminal Prosecution. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Proceeding In the BalHiurer-Finchot inquiry, which, up to this time have consisted largely of yeadlnft into the record letters, telesrrams, etc., heretofore made public by President Taft. toolc a livelier aspect this after noon when Louis K. Glavis. oorrtlnuingr his testimony against Secretary Ballinger. told of various interviews he had with the Secretary when he wai In and out of the Government service. Glavis. declared that In one of these Interviews, in October, 190S, Mr. Ballingrer told him that he was having; a hard time trying to collect campaign contributions and that two men involved in the Con ningham claims, who had been liberal con tributors in the past, had declined to con tribute because they were angry because granted patents for Alaska coal lands were not given to them. Cases Held Pending Klectlon. Representative James of- Kentucky, .Democratic member of the commission, cross-examined the witness at length. Glavis said that Mr. Ballinger asked him to hold up on the Alaska caees until after election. He agreed to do this because he had his hands full with anoaher case. One of the most interesting develop ments of the day was the distribution at both the morning and afternoon ses sions of a quantity of press matter which purported to Interpret and point out the significance of the testimony thus far given at the inquiry. The morning mat ter oame in an envelope of the American Conservation Association, of which Gil ford Plnchot recently was chosen presl . dent. This afternoon"s instalment began: The important developments of the morning session today were," and then went on to recite that the proceedings had placed Secretary Ballinger in an ad verse light. It was said that this serv ice would continue through the Investiga tion. " Ciluvis Continues Story. . The morning session was devoted to sn endeavor by the "prosecution" to show the haste in which Mr. Ballinger, as Commissioner of the Land Office, had urged the Cunningham Alaska claims to clear listing for patent. Aside from documentary evidence read the after noon session was taken up almost wholly with Glavls' story of his in terviews with frlr. Ballinger concerning the Cunningham land cases. Secretary Ballinger was not present at the sessions, but Mr. Plnchot and his dismissed assistants were there, as also was Thomas K. Shlpp, press agent of the Bureau of Forestry under Plnchot. Hoyt had suggested to him in 1907 that he should take up the matter of the Alaska coal lands direct with Sec retary of the Interior Garfield. "But I did not think it would look well to go over, the head of my im mediate superiors," he added. Glavis said he did write to H. H'. Schwarts, then a chief of the Field division, say ing he was worried about the Alaskan situation and would like to confide In htm. "It will pain you as much as It has rained me," the letter ran, "but I am sure you will want to learn the true situation." What Alaska claims did you refer to in that letter?',' asked Representative- Olm stead. 900 Cases Involved. "All of them," replied the witness. "Some 900 in all?" "Yes." 'At this time Ballinger ' was Commis sioner of the Land Office.. Glavis told of a .visit to "Wash ington in December, 10T, when he took up with officials of the Land Office the matter of the Alaska claims. He told Mr. Schwartz that people in Seattle were saying there would be no further inves tigation of the claims' in Alaska and the patents would be granted. "I said there was1 great danger of an other big scandal, equal to that in "Wyom ing and Colorado, where, the Investiga tion of the coal land cases had been suppressed," declared Glavis. "Who suppressed those Investigations?" demanded Senator Paynter (Dem.) "It was testined at Salt Lake City that ex-Cominlssioner Richards did Mr. Ballinger had no connection with It in any way." After his interview with Schwartz, Gla vis was conducted to Ba Dinger's office nd as a result of his visit to Washing ton and the story he told, was immediate ly placed in charge of all the Alaska casea. "What did you say to Mr. Ballinger?" "I told him I thought we could cancel ell the Alaskan claims; that a lot of prominent people had formed a pool and that the evidence would prove it." Agent Told to Spare None. "What did Mr. Ballinger say to you?" "He said a number of the claimants were friends and former business asso , elates of his, and that there had been a lot of talk that they would get their pat ents. " 'Now. Glavis," he said, "when you get back to Seattle, I want you to let it be publicly known that you have started this investigation, and I want it to be thor-. ough. no matter who is hurt. Tou are to go right after them, whether they are friends of mine or not.' " "Did he mention names of his friends?" "Yes, he spoke of H. C. Henry and C. J. Smith, both of whom were in the Cun ningham group." Glavis declared It was on December 13. 1907. he had his interview with Commis sioner Ballinger. On January 7. 1908, less than a month after he had been directed to make the investigation, a letter was addressed to him by Mr. Ballinger stating that the Cunningham claims had been "clear listed," from the investigating di vision for patent. On January 22, 1908, Glavis sent a telegram and letter protest, ing against the clear-listing of the claims and they were withdrawn and sent back to the Investigating division. Jleybnm Declined Hewaril. At the opening of the afternoon ses sion. Attorney Brandels offered in evi dence the Journal of Clarence Cunning ham, of Wallace.- Idaho, agent in all the" Cunningham claims, which contained the entry: "Have agreed with W. B. Heyburn. In consideration for his services as attor ney, to carry him for one claim of 160 acres in tne coal, free of cost to him, and he agrees to do all our legal work In pro curing titles." etc In an affidavit made subsequent to t --fox J V i ' ' ' 35. J . l ' ' ' rrf 1 ; V , 1 I A t4&t , - Vr i b.ana I, AT 10 COLONEL THOMAS H. SWOI'E. the loss of his Journal Cunningham made public a letter from Senator W. B. Heyburn, of Idaho, In which the Sen ator said: 'I'do not desire to participate in or be interested in any manner, directly or indirectly, in acquiring public lands. Whatever services I may perform properly within my duty as a public official for yourself or any other con stituent I shall cheerfully perform, but not for any consideration, directly or Indirectly. I do not desire any Inter est to be carried for me or on my ac count with a view to any present or future profit to myself." Cunningham preceded this letter with the statement: "As soon as I became- aware that coal lands could not be taken in Alaska under the mineral laws. Mr. Heyburn Informed me In per son that he could not act under said agreement. The Journal contained, under date of 1903, an agreement among the Cunning ham claimants to form a company, each claimant to give Cunningham one-eighth of his stock in return for services ren dered. Cunningham Journal Submitted. ' Glavis told further of his Investigation Into the alleged fraud of the Cunningham group, and said that when he first ap proached Cunningham the latter declared he had heard complaint had been made that he represented the Guggenheims. He denied this and, to carry out the denial, submitted. the Journal to Glavis, who held it as evidence against Cunningham: About this time, Glavis said, he met ex- Governor Miles C. Moore, one of the Cun ningham claimants, who told Glavis he had seen all the papers in the land office: that there was nothing to prevent the issuance df patents, and that had it not been for Glavis' protest the land would already have gone to patent. The wit ness said, it had always been understood, that report to the Land Office, by the Special Agents, were confidential and he believed there was a rule to that effect. Glavis testified to an interview he had with Ballinger In Seattle In the middle of March,- 1908, two weeks or so after Ballinger had resigned as Commission er. A.- letter was Introduced showing that prior to April 1. 1908, Ballinger had requested Information regarding some of the land claims from Fred Dennett, his sucoessor. 1 "Mr. Ballinger told me," the witness continued, "there had been a lot of muckraking and that I ought to be careful before making specific charges against anyone. At a subsequent In terview with Mr. Ballinger I told him Cunningham was accusing me of hav ing stolen his Journal. He told me not to worry, that Cunningham evidently was spreading this story to square him self with his principals for doing such a silly thing as to give the Journal to me." Glavis raid that he was ordered on May 2, 1908. to discontinue- the Alaskan Inquiry a"nd took up the Oregon cases, when he had recommended that if some thing were not done at once the statute of limitations soon would prove a bar. "But I also said that the Alaska in vestigation should not be dropped at that time," added Glavis. Reading from At torney General Wlckersham's report on the Glavis charges. Attorney Brandeis quoted this statement: "He (Glavis) might have-added he has never taken any action whatever to bring those criminal prosecutions which he ad vised the land office must be brought before- October, 1908, to escape the bar of the statute of limitations." Prosecution AVas Discussed. "Is tflat true?" demanded Mr. Brandeis. "It is not," answered Glavis. "In May or April I took the Alaska cases up with "United States Attorney Todd at Seattle. He afterward wrote me saying that he had laid the matter before the depart ment of Justice, as there was some doubt in his mind whether he should lay the cases before the grand Jury in Seattle, where the claimants lived, or in Alaska, where the claims were located. "In June, 1908, I prepared a report on. this subject to Commissioner Dennett, but, learning that he was to be in Ore gon soon, 1 did not send it. When he came to Oregon we discussed the entire situation. Dennett said he did not think there should be any criminal prosecution that he thought it was sufficient if the claim could be canceled." "What criminal offense had - the claimants committed?" asked James. "Conspiracy to defraud the United States." "And that Involved perjury T' "Yes." "But Dennett took the view that. If they were kept out of the land, that was sufficient?" James persisted. "Yes." Glavis said that he was ordered back on the Alaska cases In November, 1908, but did not actually take them, up until March, 1909. He was busy on. other cases. He could have assigned one or two agents to the case, but he pre ferred to give It his personal atten tion, as it involved millions of dollars. If he had not been taken off the work In May, 1908. Glavis declared, he would have had final reports in the Land Office In the Fall of that year. SWOPE REPORT II Chemists Finish Examination of Stomach. FINDINGS ARE KEPT SECRET Attorneys In Case Refuse to Say Whether Poison Is Found or Not. Lawyer Going to Chicago to Receive Disclosures. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 28. Although findings of physicians who have been ex amining the stomach of the late Colonel Swope in Chicago for traces" of poison were made known to attorneys in the case here today, the nature of the report is not positively known to others than tose to whom it was returned. Attorneys held aconference with Henry L. Jost, First Assistant Prosecut ing Attorney, but refused to give out any statement. The report was made io John G. Pax-, ton. one of the Swope attorneys. It was only a short message-. saying the physi cians had completed their work, giving him a clew to their findings and asking him to come to Chicago. It is expected Mr. Paxton will leave for Chicago to morrow to receive the official report. Prosecutor Virgil Conkling is ill and was unable to attend the conference to day. After talking with Attorney Jost he said : "The official report of the physicians will be in our hands within 48 hours. Un til that time I shall not say whether poi son has been found in Jthe stomach." GENERAL DRAPER IS DEAD Ex-Ambassador to Italy Away at Age of 68. Passes Mondell's Measure to Permit Settle ment of Surface Agreed X7pon. i . Expenditures for War Meas ure Are Criticised. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. The Postal Savings Bank bill was favorably reported to the Senate today from the Senate Committee on Postofflces and Post Roads, virtually . In the form submitted by the sub-committee. Senator Carter, who will have charge of the measure, will seek an early opportunity to secure consideration, of It by the Senate. In reporting the measure. Senator Car ter said that on next Monday he would ask to have it made the "unfinished busi ness." and would press its consideration. Senator Gallinger, apparently Interpret ing this statement as an indication that there would be an efforts to "railroad" the measure through, gave notice that he would insist it should be considered in an orderly and deliberate manner. Bailey Will Object. An acrimonious discussion, between the two Senators followed. Senator Bailey said that at the last session, he had ob jected to the consideration of the bill, and added that he would object again "when it came up. He said, however, that he would not enter into a filibuster against it. The House committee on public lands voted today to report favorably the Mondell bill, admitting to entry the surface of coal lands in the United States. The measure affects about 80, 600,000 acres of land in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New - Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, "Washington and Idaho. Mining Rights Reserved. The bill makes it possible for actual settlers to make entry on the surface of coal lands under the homestead act or the desert land entry law and also makes possible withdrawals under the reclamation act. The United States would issue a patent to such lands, but would reserve all rights to coal on the land as well as the privilege of prospecting, mining and removing thej coal. Regarding the proposed law, Mr. Mondell said: "This bill. - if it becomes a' law, will open to settlement, cultivation and recla mation minions of acres of land, the sur face of which is now unoccupied except as it is used for grazing and on- a large portion of which coal will not be mined for many years, if at all, as the coal areas are extensive. "It is a conservative measure in the sense that It both protects and reserves Government coal deposits and one that has a bearing upon the high price of agricultural products as it will open fur ther areas to production." Military Costs Arraigned. Suggesting the creating of a commit tee on the budget to determine at the beginning of each session of Congress the list of appropriations by each com mittee of the House, Representative Douglas, of Ohio, today insisted that only by such a method could military expen ditures be kept down In the Interest of larger allowances for agriculture. In appropriating 71 per cent of the revenues for warlike purposes and only 2 per cent for agriculture, Douglas declared that Congress was not acting for the interests of the people. He proposed saving tlO, 000.000 by authorizing only one battleship and giving half the amount to agricul ture. Chairman Tawney. of the committee on appropriations, expressed sympathy with the purpose sought, which, he said, would be accomplished if all appropriation bills were considered by " a single committee. A general debate on the agricultural b?il was concluded. On a point of order the House elim inated a provision authorizing the Secre tary of Agriculture to purchose and de stroy animate surrering irom pleuropneumonia. The Senate spent more than two hours in an academic discussion of the tariff, with especial consideration of its effect on the present high prices of food prod uces. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2 8. General William F. Draper, ex-Ambassador to Italy, died tonight after a prolonged illness. He was 68 years old. General Draper was born in Lowell, Mass., April 9,-1842, and received only a common school and two years of academy education. At the beginning of the Civil War, one year after his first marriage. General Draper enlisted in the Twenty-fifth Massachusetts and served with distinction throughout the war, becoming Lieutenant-Colonel and later breveted Brigadier-General of volunteers. At the close of the strife. General Draper engaged in the manufacture of cotton machinery and made his fortune before his retirement from active busi ness cares a few years ago. General Draper had been president of the Home Market Club of Boston, a delegate to the National Republican Convention of 1876 and a member " of Congress for five years, from 1892 to 1897. At the close of his Congresslbnal career he was appointed Ambassador to Italy, which post he held for three years, till 1900. For the past few years. General Draper divided his time between his Summer homes, Hopedale, Mass., and his Winter residence on K street In this city. MINIMUM 'TARIFF GIVEN Seven More Countries Entitled to Most Favorable Rates. WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. The tariff of ficers of the Government today recom mended to the Government that procla mations be issued declaring the following countries as not being unduly discrimi native in their tariffs against the United States and therefore entitled to receive minimum rates of duty imposed by the Payne-Aldrich act: Denmark. The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Egypt and Persia. The proclamation likely will be issued tomorrow. Day's Bag Three Wildcats. ALBANY", Or., Jan. 28. (Special.) Three wildcats were killed In one day by W. H. Davis. Jr., of Sweet Home. He presented" the skins at the County Clerk's office today and collected the bounties. Davis and E. W. Story, who has been trapping and hunting with him. have killed many civet cats and coons near Sweet Home the past few weeks. HOOKWORM BREAKS 00T SEVERAL CASES OP TERRIBLE DISEASE IX WASHINGTON. State Board of Health Adds Hook worm and Pellagra to List of Infectious Plagues. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 28. (Special.) Several cases of hookworm have been found In Washington according to- a re port made to the State Board of Health at its annual meeting today by Secretary Elmer B. Heg. There have been no cases of pellagra, biit consumption is Increas ing, typhoid has been worse on the west side and less in' Eastern Washington. Spotted fever is not numerous, but scarlet fever Is quite general. Hook-worm and. pellagra were added to the list of communicable diseases which attending ' physicians must report to state officers, according to the new rules adopted. Others ordered added to day are spotted fever or cerebro spinal meningitis, anterior poliomyelitis or In fantile paralysis, and whooping cough. The old rules require, also reports on smallpox, bubonic plague, pulmonary tu berculosis, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, cholera, measles and diphtheria. The board members present were Pres ident Wilson Johnson of Spokane, who was re-elected today; Secretary Elmer E. Heg, of Seattle; E. L. Kimball, of Spo kane; J. R. Yokum, of Tacoma, and a Frank, of Ellensburg. Stat "Veterinarian S." B. Neteon. of Pullman, was the only absentee. x Portland, Or., January 27, 1910. This is to certify that "we, the jtidpes of the Reed-French Piano Mfg". Co.'s Balloon Puzzlfi Con test, have awarded the first prize, the $500 Jesse French piano, to F. C. Baker, 333V2 Second street, Portland, Or. ((Signed) O. F. MARTEST, Attornev. SAMUEL "WHITE, exJude Circuit Court. C. R. CURTIS, Manager Germania Life Ins. Co. The judges of this great contest are prominent men of Portland; one of them was for many years judge of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, and all who entered this contest are assured that each and every prize was awarded according to merit. The winners of the checks from the Krell-French Piano Co., of New Castle, Ind., the world's largest manufacturers of high grade pianos can apply them on any new piano or player-piano hi our store. A Few of the Well-Known Makes We Offer for Your Selection Krell-French, French & Sons Schiller Armstrong Jesse French Schubert R. S. Howard Logonda Lindeman Poole Stineback & Dreher Williard Notice to the Winners of Krell-French Checks These checks are made payable to the Reed-French Piano Mfg. Co., and will not be honored by Xrell-French Piano Co. unless presented at our store and properly indorsed by us. ; BEWARE of other piano firms that offer to accept these checks, as they are of no value to them without our indorsement. Checks taken as part pay ment, and terms on almost any piano of $4, $6, $8 and $10 per month. The Jesse French piano, given as first prize, and the winning answer to the balloon puzzle, on exhibition at our store. Call and see them. No pianos reserved; the first to bring in a check receives first choice of any piano in our store. . All prices marked in plain figures. Second-hand, slightly used and damaged pianos $50, $60, $68, $80, $97, etc. Reed-French Piano Mfg. Co. Cor. Sixth and Burnside, Portland, Or. member of the bar, Patrick has been able to fight his case for years, obtaining many reviews on -writ of habeas corpus and otherwise thwarting the sentence. As Patrick has been dlsbared. he can not now represent himself In future court proceedings. London has a trackl trolley. THE BROWN SHOE COMPAfrf BREAKS ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS The Brown Shoe So., of St. Louis, re ported that their shipments for. the year 1909 "were the largest in the his tory of the Company, they having added another link to the chain of consecutive gains for each of the last nine years, without any exception, during which time their volume of business has near ly trebled. Last year waa in every re spect a success, and they extended con gratulations to all their customers, friends and employees, and are facing the prospects of this year with confi dence of Increased optimism and gen eral expectancy for things much big ger and better. This Company operates eight mam moth shoe factories and turns out over six million pairs of shoes per year, con sisting of high-grade "White House" shoes for men and for women, "Buster Brown Blue Ribbon" shoes for boys and girls, and their other great specialty lines of medium grade shoes, all hav ing the trademark of the Com pany, which "means quality," stamped in the shank. The Brown Shoe Com pany employs 125 traveling salesmen, who cover the entire United States. PATRICK NOW DISBARRED Jjire Convict Con No Longer Repre sent Self In Courts: NEW TORK. Jan. 28. Albert J. Pat rick, who has been a prisoner for nearly ten years and who Is now serving a life sentence for the murder of. William Marsh Rice, was today formally dlsbared as a practicing lawyer by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. Taking advantage of his position as a CHILDREN'S HOUR Ten Volnmaa of the Beat Reading for Boys ana Girls. Ten Books That All Children Will Treasure, Read and Remember. 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