THE MORNING OKEGOXIAJT, FRIDAY. JMAY 20, 1910.
BALL1NGER PROBE
1! CLOSE TODAY
Ml
Departure of Root Likely to
Bring Taking of Testi
mony to End.
LAWLER DOUBTS GLAVIS
Newcll"s Desire to Make Ballinger
"the Goat" Is Told by E. T. Per- -kins.
Engineer In ; Service.
"Too Big Man," Heply.' "
WASHINGTON-, May 19. The BalHnger
Pinchot Investigation Is likely to end to
morrowso far, at least, as the taking of
evidence Is concerned.
"The defense" practically had rested
when the day's hearing- ended, and At
torney Brandels, for the "prosecution,"
tonight said his side would consume little
time in- the examination of witnesses in
rebuttal. Attorney Vertree, counsel for
the Ballinger "defense," will call one or
two more witnesses tomorrow, hut ex
pects their contributions to be brieC It
Is probable that the departure of Senator
Root, one of the leading Republican
members of the committee, who left to
day for The Hague arbitration tribunal,
had a great deal to do -with the decision
to bring the hearings to a close.
Testimony Xears End.
Brandeis concluded his cross-exam Ina
lion of Oscar Lawler. assistant Attorney
General for the Department of the In
terior and author of the now famous
tentative draft for the President of a
letter dismissing Special Agent I. R.
Glavis. Commissioner Fred Dennett, of
the general land office, also finished his
testimony. E. T. Perkins, a Chicago of
ficer of the reclamation service, was the
last witness of the day.
What was regarded by the "prosecu
tion" as an Important admission was ob
tained from Lawler. Brandeis was en
deavoring to show that Lawler retained
an old grudge against Glavis that un
fitted him for the preparation of a ju
dicial finding to assist the President in
passing upon the Glavis charges.
Lawler Accuses Glavis.
He was questioning Lawler along that
line when the latter unexpectedly volun
teered the allegation that Glavis had
"demonstrated" himself to be untruthful.
This, he said, was three years ago, when
Glavis had made complaint to the land
office that Lawler was not competent -to
conduct the Government's prosecution of
certain land fraud cases in Southern
California. j
Lawler was then United States attor
ney for the Southern District of Califor
nia, and Glavis was chief of the field
division at Oakland. Lawler said that
the charges were investigated by the
Department of Justice and were found
baseless. He - went to trial with, the
cases and obtained convictions. :i,
Collateral Inquiry Refused.
An attempt by, Brandeis to secure the
production of all papers and documents
relating to this question, on file at the
land office, was blocked by the commit
tee as involving a collateral investiga
tion. Brandeis said that he desired to
show whether Secretary Ballinger knew
that Lawler entertained such, a griev
ance against Glavis.
In the cross-examination of Dennett the
fact was brought out that the Interior
Department had employed two of its spe
. cial .agents on "detective work" in an
effort to connect forest service officials
with the preparation of the Glavis af
fidavit, and to trace the motives of other
critics of the department.
Xewell's Motive Shown.
A conversation E. T. Perkins said he
had had in Chicago on October 23 last
with F1. H. Newell, director of the
reclamation service, whom it has been
alleged Secretary Ballinger intended to
supplant with R. H. Thomson of Seattle,
was the most interesting feature' of Per
kins' testimony. Perkins detailed it as
follows:
"You should not try to vindicate Bal
linger in the 'black tent' matter," Newell
paid. "I want to make Ballinger the
'goat.' "
"You can't do it," Perkins replied.
"He's too big a man."
"Never mind." Newell replied, "I am
going to do it, anyhow."
Xewell's Friends Organized.
Perkins told of attending, at the re
quest of Glfford Pinchot, a conference
at the home of ex-Secretary Garfield in
Ohio on July 18. He said that Pinchot,
Garfield and Thomas R. Shipp were pres
ent at the conference, the purpose of
which was to Insure -the retention of
Newell in office. Perkins said he had
promised to work for Newell and had
done so to the extent, of inducing several
railroad officials to write to Ballinger in"
.Newell s behalf.
Attorney Vertrees introduced letters
and telegrams written by Shipp and Gar
field regarding a trip "our friend" (who
Perkins said was Pinchot) was to make
to Washington, to see Newell.
The evident purpose of the "defense"
was to show through the testimony of
Perkins and these documents that the
conspiracy which the "defense" charges
exists against Ballinger had its beginning
at the home of Garfield, and that Pinchot
came to Washington to try to induce
-.Newell and other subordinates of Ballm
ger to participate in it.
Black Tent Plan Explained.
Perkins contradicted much of the testi
mony of Newell and Davis as to the
"black tent" lectures. He said he him
self had initiated the idea of giving
tereopticon lectures throughout the Mid
dle West to encourage people to settle on
reclaimed lands.
He said all the Western trunk line rall-
Toads, excepting the Great Northern, had
contributed to the fund or carrying on
.mese lectures, and Tesment Hill, of the
Great Northern, had not complained his
road was discriminated against in these
lectures. As a matter of fact, Perkins
paid, most ot the projects advertised in
the lectures, were accessible exclusively
by the Great Northern. Perkins said both
Secretary Garfield and Receiver Newell
knew he was being paid for lectures
around Chicago and that he delivered
them in his own time. s
Perkins said he had a contract to de
liver six lectures a month at $50 each for
a period of eight months. He said he
had delivered lectures and had been paid
- for seven more when the matter was
brought to Secretary Ballinger's atten
tion by Davis.
Ballinger Dose Not Approve,
When he next saw Ballinger the latter
; told him he did not approve of his re
ceiving money for lectures from a rail
road with which the tGovemment did
business and he did not wish htm to de
liver any more. Perkins said he delivered
the seven remaining lectures paid - for
and then cancelled the contract. He said
Ballinger never gave his approval to his
lecturing.
During -the -four-mantha-eince-theji-
vestigatlon began on aJnuary 26 the com
mittee has taken an enormous amount of
testimony. The printed record covers
about 6000 pages and the committee has
weeks of hard work before it in going
over the testimony and formulating a re
port to Congress.
Loyal Legion Indorses Ballinger.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 19. The Wash
ington Commandery of the Loyal Le
gion, at its annual banquet last night
adopted a resolution indorsing Secretary
of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger and
characterizing the attack that has been
made upon him as malicious and unjust.
PAPERS FOUND IN ATTIC
Clerk Sentenced for Destroying. Doc-
uments Saved by Baby,.
CROOKSTON, Minn., May 19. (Special.)
When playing in the attic of his
mother's home this afternoon, the 1-year-old
son of Patrick J. Fearon fcftind five
filing papers which, it had been believed,
had been destroyed by Fearon, who for
merly was a Land Office clerk.
For the destruction of the papers,
Fearon. who is 22 years old, was sen
tenced to 18 months in the Federal Pen
itentiary at Fort Leavenworth. At his
trial Fearon maintained that he had not
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W. - G. Voliva, Successor of John
Alexander Dowie, Wno Is Try
Ins; to Resaln Control of zion
City.
destroyed the papers, but was unable to
say what had become of them. A petition
was prepared today asking President Taft
for the liberation of the young man:
POINDEXTER HOLDS ALOOF
Statesman Not In Caucus With. Other
Friends of Bank Bill.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, May 19. Representative Polndex
ter is continuing his "support" of the
Administration legislative programme. He
announced today that he would, not at
tend the Republican caucus to be held
next Wednesday to reach, an agreement
upon the postal savings bank bill.
His explanation is that leading Repub
licans are oposed to this bill and will in
fluence the caucus to take some action
that -will result in its defeat. He says
that he will not be bound by any caucus
that is inimical to this measure.
However, all regular Republicans and
insurgents who want this bill passed are
to attend the caucus.
STATE'S SHARE NOT INCREASED
House Opposition Defeats Senate
Amendment Concerning Reserves.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 19. Because of strong op
position in the House, the Senate today
abandoned its amendment to the agri
cultural appropriation bill, giving Western
states 85 per cent of the receipts from
forest reserves within their respective
boundaries.
Under the present law, the states get
25 per cent and this will continue. The
House maintained that states were not
entitled to more than one-fourth of these
receipts.
Representative Hawley voted in the
House to concur in the Senate amend
ment hut was defeated.
BOURNE, AMENDMENT 'TO FAIL
Senator Apparently Cannot Accom
plish Closing of Draws.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 19. The conference commit
tee in charge of the river and harbor bill
will meet again Monday, at which time
an effort will be made to reach a final
agreement upon the bill.
Unless there is a change of purpose, the
Bourne amendment closing the draws of
Portland bridges will on that day be for
mally eliminated from the bill.
No action was taken today.
Enumerator Overlooks Farmer.
OREGON CITY, Or.. May 19. (Special.)
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Paine, who reside
near the Redland road, northwest cor
ner of Maple Lane precinct, and what
is known as the William Myers place,
were in Oregon City this afternoon and
said there had been no enumerator at
their home, of which there are 11 peo
ple, including children and men em
ployed by them. Mr. Paine stated that
he was certain that there were other
families in his neighborhood who had
not been visited by the enumerators.
Right of Way Secured.
JACKSONVILLE, Or,. May 19. (Spe
cial.) The committee appointed by the
Commercial Club to secure a right of
way for an electric road to the Blue
Ledge mines has reported its work prac
tically finished. Property-owners along
the route were enthuslasticaly in favor of
the road and thase who did not at once
give right of way have promised to do
so. The only ground to be crossed for
which the right of way is not secured be
longs to the Government.
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ZION CITY IS TOBN
Voliva Now Seeks Control of
Million-Dollar Property.
OPPONENTS GO TO. COURT
lespotlsm and "Worse Fanaticism
Than In Days of Dowle" Threat
ened, Says Faction Contend-,
ing Against Change. '
CHICAGO, May 19. (Special. Zion
City, founded by John Alexander Dowie,
is again the center of a bitter factional
fig;ht with Overseer W. G. Voliva at
tempting, it is said, to obtain dismissal of
the receivership and gain control of more
than 6500 acres of city and farm land In
a deal aggregating $1,000,000.
War became open today, with a dele
gation of "lndependents'V visiting Chi
cago in an effort to obtain the sanction
of Judge K. M. Landis to thwart Voliva
in the proposed coup. They failed to
meet the Federal judge, owing to his
being in Madison, Wis.
'It would mean-a despotism and worse
fanaticism than In the days of Dowie
for Voliva to succeed in his project "
said JudKe V. V. Barnes, head of the
delegation, today. ""It would mean a
depreciation of the property and abro
gation of rights of citizens."
When it was found that they would
not be able to see Judge Landis, the
clerk was instructed to request the- Judge
to telegraph his permission or refusal.
"We must act quickly," it was explained.
COMBINE ON BILL TALKED
(Vontlnued from First Faxe.)
said a vote should be reached by the end
of next week.
Formally the railroad bill was before
the Senate throughout the day and Sen
ator Cummins of Iowa occupied the floor
from the beginning to the end of the
session. .
His amendment, requiring that before
going- into effect increases in railroad
rates shall have the approval of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, was
under immediate consideration.
Reviewing a wide range of argument
in behalf of the proposition, he charged
since January on the railroads have put
a large number of increases in force and
their activity in this respect was invited
by the provision of the pending bill.
Mr. Cummins said he did not charge
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the new rates were excessive, but he did
contend the old rates were established
by the railroads, and it is fair to assume
they were reasonable. He said there
should be supervision of increases by
some Oovernment board, and challenged
Senators to dispute that statement.
While not intended for that purpose,
the maneuvers of the Republican support
era of the Cummins amendment at one
time took on the appearance of a fili
buster. It proved to be a mere bit of
tactics to give the Iowa Senator an op
portunity -to proceed.
The Cummins amendment had not been
disposed of when the Senate adjourned.
Depraved Man Goes to Prison. -
CHEHALIS, Wash.. May 19. Special.)
The first man ever sent to the State
Penitentiary from Lewis County for liv
ing off the earnings of a fallen woman
gave the name of Ed Brown, when he
pleaded guilty in the Superior Court here
yesterday. Judge Rice sentenced him
to an indeterminate term at Walla Walla.
Dedication Date Set.
ALBANY, Or., May 19 (Special.) Al
bany's new JSO.000 High School (Building
will be formally dedicated Friday. May 27.
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