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I hip Louisiana to proceed with all possible1 haste to the aid of the
Xentucky, which is rportedto be sinking off Cape Henlopen. The
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J in J'O me Louisiana was sent uy wimcss. , 'r'. .j .. - ,
' IIL'Trancisco, Feb.. 4. The" local Merchant Exchange-has received a
'T. VL.nv Charleston, S. C, saying that a wireless message caught by
l ip(?Ticion wireless oince .rcporis-ine sicamcr ivrniucxy sinKing near
rspns on board, but no passengers. Assistance has been sent
BEN HOLM
TAKESABRIDE .
IN THE BAY C1TV
Divorced in . Portland, January
14, He Is Married to Miss
Edythe Luthene Lane With
in Three Days. ' :
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ANNOUNCEMENTS OF v
EVENT RECEIVED IN CITY
' Sfiucky ,was-Jurcha'scd by the Alaska-Pacific Steamship company
I'."" : rn 'petw'ecn Tacnma and Alaska. The vessel sailed ; January 23
MODERN iv Vork for lacoma in command ot Captain Moore,
line,. $2(entucky was built' at Bath, Maine, in 1897, and is of 532 tons net
Vrxir ' "Alaska-Pacific company, which recently bought the vessel esti
re: cer .value at about $200,000. She is fully insured. , ;s i ; , '
'aonabhe trip from New York the Kentucky carried no cargo, her onl
lv
.1?'; . - being coal. It was expected that she would make the voyage from
iV.. ork to an 1-rancisco m about 58 days.
',-onta ie is equipped with wireless and it was in this way that news of her
an I'jiHon was sent out. J he company nere had received -no word this
iVKMuooii except that the ship had sprung a leak and was supposed to be
rom Ws; danger,
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4. At the of-
. XJllfJlj-'V tli ;Alaitka Coast '"coni-pany in
, . thl, morning no word hud been
L of dlKaer to tli ateamer Ken-
T'lVII' lnth.r than that rrln.4 In t ha
UipatchB. . The Kentucky '
Tacoma from -New York via
vw,: h-re ah ntopped to
r ,Ph laknR -intake valve. .. It win
J "R)at tr, tm that the hall had
; .vy'aiJ .leak and ,h waa; placed on
. Vsikik frtr examination, i In , stating
; 'i. vrvta of thla exnmlnatloti a let-
tfl iP'i Captain4 Moore received -here
S: ' - f-i
. ?uperinth'den of . lUa .Xwport
,w . ipomiainn company announceo
ijV knd.pne of -the fittest that Uas
i'4-n rn the dock.:' r i "! V;
inrfcentuckj-iput out from Newport
' Vednedar of tlila. week., . y ,,i
fln hardly credit the report, that
P Intticky fcss foundered' ld K.
ettnniea, afent of . the Alaska Coast
: "J V. today. , "She, may he dlKabled
d calllnar for' help, but It doe
Ith'Jinrr--.
jCf tl. poslble to me that she could
The Kentucky la In charae of Can
tain' F. S. Moore of Seattle, formerly
marter of the el earner Portland, and
Chief Rna-lneer Robert Grant, formerly
of the Jeenie. in addition ahe carried
a crew f. 0 men. all. of. whom .were
shipped on the Atlantic." ' ? ,
She wa heavily loaded with coal for
her paaMae around the. Horn.
The Kentucky -wa purrhnsed from
t he Hartford New" Tork Tranaport
tion company December 1. and waa tn
tended to repiapv the! Berth on the rim
from riiget poond to eouthweatem Alas
ka 'porta. "-Sue- la' a' Bath,' Maine, 'built,
twin aorew wporfen steamer and haa
lhoenuin - lh--.4timtt0'eoarr' Jradft'r'tor
Bov-rfti year. Bne was launched .aa
nit Lincoln and on chanjtiiff. hands wae
rcik.,cd the Martinique when yhe waa
put -9a ,the Cuban ronhv; Her iHt tur-
i-imBBrjB.etiangea me name to the- ven-
; The ve"Pl la ai bla; paaaenver carrier
our not a neavy rreiarhter. ner net regis
ter being only; 62 tons Slur la 20S.4
feet .long, haa a beam of 3T. foet. and
12.8 feet depth ot. hold.V -1 ' . i i .i
Her erigmea hare an indicated horae
power, of 100. , , .jr.,v;v. A ,, ,
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Jill Sill OF
fl JT. TAMALPAIS
Jy and Clothing Indicate
Jjlarcr Was Fairly Well to
Af.J Officers Work on Mur-
Jf if or Suicide Theory.
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(Ah . Rafael, Cal., Feb. 4
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pBrty gf
Coroner
volunteer
8 woman tliHt was found by
Imbera -yesterday and uhlch
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it' is' believed will reveal a myaterioua
murder or suicide. .. ,'. ", "
The remains' were found by Alfred
Eckstein and William , Kuske. both of
8a Francisco, after they had missed the
trail and wandered upon an, unfre
quented slope of the mountain. t, -
Upon one wrist was : a gold bracelet
set with an Imitation amethyst VA gold
filled watch and chain lay in such a po
sition aa to indicate that It had been
worn upon the breast of the woman. :'
;.'-Acstrrfw hast had survived the effects
of the elements and gave signs of hav
ing been rather handsome. The particlea
of. clothing Indicated that the woman
wore a blue silk dress.
Strands of hair, showed that she waa
a, blonde and the skeleton Is that, of a
rather large woman.. The skeleton lay
at the crest of a, little knoll from which"
a far sweeping view of the tay and
snrrounding country; is obtained. The
picturesque spot and the mystery that
surrounds the identity, of the woman,
with the various conjectures as to how
she met ner death, have given a thrill
to tne work or the searchers, who are
prepared to reveal a shattered romance.
a dark crime, or, perhaps, a strange ae-
ciuent, ..;--. . .',- . ,.-
: The two men 'Who found the remains
failed to take accurate account of the
location, and. could not advise the offl-
Relatives in Portland Say They
. ; Know Nothing of the New'
Mrs. Holladay. ,
. Announcements of Benjamin Camp
bell Holladay's marriage to Miss Edythe
Liuthene Lane in Han Francisco, Janu
ary 17, have been received here. Aa
Ben Holladay was granted a decreo of
divorce from hla wife, who was Miss
fclspeth Andrewa of Mount Tabor, In
Portland, January 14, the announcement
has naturally been the occasion of much
surprise among those who know Holla
day. .
airs. Anarewa-HOiiaday when ques
tioned mis morning, stated that she did
not even know her divorced husband's
whereabouts, .much less any plans of
his to he married again. Neither had she
ever beard of Mtsi I.ane. None of Hoi
laday'g relatives or acquaintances here
bad, ever beard of Miss Ine.
Mrs. Holladay, since her separation
from her husband, has been making her
home wun ner mother, Mrs. George H.
Andrews, on Mount, Tabor. ' The divorce
was quietly granted January 14 by Clr
culV Judge. Morrow, Holladay making
an appearance and entering the simple
plea of desertion, which Mrs. Holladay
mane no errort to, contest. " ' ,
The peculiar feature of Holladay's
announced marriage to MJaaJLaneJtai
iirmpinirm Tjoiiijon or ine Oregon
law which requires that no divorcee
Be, remarried .within six months after
the decree has been granted. The-de
cree expressly stales that Holladay
must not remarry within six months.
Whether Holladay. would consider him
self amenable to the Oregon law after
going to-another state, 4s a question.
To have been married In Ran Francisco
on January 17. after having secured his
divorce - in , Portland : only three dava
previously would mean that Holladay
must have traveled aa rapidly aa pos
sible and to have - celebrated the
wedding with the least possible cere
mony. -
Holladay a last given address in Port
land "was 127 East Sixtieth street. He
never was engaged In business here and
lived, upon an Income from Invested
capital. He Is a son of Ben Holladay,
pioneer financier and after whom Holla
day avenue and Holladay Park are
named. '
TAFT'S SAG RULE
PRETTY GIRL WHO MADE
; TROUBLE FOR OFFICERS
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ALLEGED CRIM
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Body of Hatberg Found After
Authorities Had' Received
Tip That He Had Been Murdered.
HOFFMAN'S BODY MAY
' BE SOON DISCOVERED
Evidence Against Prisoner Is
Carefully Guarded by Ho
quiam Officers.
Miss Dorothy Hesler, tlto Chicago slrl, who jdoclart'il she, was ,Iie cause
of the roc"Mt quarrel at a; bnll given i liy.tiiC tifficors of ho lloston
naval station, which rpsultd in.,t!ipcourtmartlal of ,Past Assist
ant Surgeon A. II. Hobnctt, U. H. SJ,--nml Payniatr Auk! for an
; aljogrd nsnault pn Dr. K. Sj'Cowles. MJns Hosrer' said she rejected
the attention of Dr. Cowles, and that her friends chastised him
when lie attended a hall where she,!v'ae.peetel to lie present.
Her uncle, the Iter. H. J. Kllbourne "nf "Huston, said his niece had
been ."talking too much with her pretty moiilb,
(fleclal DltpilcB to Tht Journal.)
Hoqulam, " Feb. 4. William Gohl Is
still In Jail at Aberdeen charged with
the murder jf Charles' Hatberg, whose
body was found In Indian creek, welgUt-
ed down with an" anchor. Chief of Po
lice Dean . Is reticent concerning the evi
dence that he, has against Gohl, who Is
agent of the Sailors' union, but declares
that the evidence Is enough-to cdnvlct.
The murder Js said to have occurred
on the night of December 24, and John
Hotrman Is supposed to have been mur
dered the same night. According to
police, boasts made by- Gohl led to the
Investigation and discovery of Hat-
berg's body.
f-. Chief's tory.
Chief of Pillce Ivan says: "AVe se
cured a, 'tip 'j that Gohl .had tnurdered
these two men. Hatberg and Hoffman,
about iweka ago. - We set to. work
quietly, as 'we did. not care to arouse
GohVs suspicions. - About 10 days ago,
accompanied .by ., one of 'ray officers, I
took. s walk - to Indian . Creek., which
emptles-luta the south bay, just oppo
site Hoqulam. ; It I a amalMreek, per-
hPV 44.feet'wW..-WSAfound-aotbUg
here at - that time, . but"yeeterday we
went' down the bay in a amall- boat and
BUYLESSAHD
Tells American Housewife How
to Create Dinner. From 10
Cent Soup . BoneChides
Her for Wasting Leftovers.
MEAT BOYCOTT FOOLISH;
VEGETARIANISM FALSE
Advises That Dealers Be Held
to Percentage of Prof it,
as Usurers Are.'
(Continued on Page Sixteen.
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(Continued on Page sixteen.)
NGUES OP FIRE"
PULL NOSES AND
EAT HAY OV FLOOR
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j ,$"'fi oi coniaoinng tn tne langitngK
"it Jlom",-membera of the sect knovyn
longuea "of Firs'' restricted them
jA to .the vernacular In 'a meeting
si night at Ash street and Unwn
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re-i-
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' -Ague when epithets of unvarnished
' 1 1 yrtre fburled between them," dc
'S H. K. Nichols, a real estate man,
tt tended the meeting.- 'v
-iher 1. S. Winters, the leader,
-4v to t8lk-' In words I could easily
j! ;, rj-'nd be "said ' to Brother Frank
A tVouiowe three debta that you
pF' pay.'; . - ;
'.s are ft liar, black as hell, and
"v Mils mission," retorted Smith,
'if ". another," some one shrieked
., ,1, . j k. of the room. v
r,n?rVi "r-ray that is the only thing
ifci:ito do, pleaded an agitated
-etlng'a dismissed.' . thundered
'1 )I AV inters, descending from his
'.: w ,-. ti .
.'cWhwith.'"t pandemonium' ' ' raged,
itj T the dark ones, seemed present in
v" ," i fievehtV-flve , T exciter! neftnln
,ihn the floor and bruised each
i . . . . . - .
cuuiuenances, -. .t- r
srn't tlxe devil gotten Into vou?"
I 'I of a woman i knew who .wns
I ; aio another and pulling the
to -me a lialr in large ouarvtltles
I
tr head.
Tfa all coming out 'my. fingers,' she
gasped, going on with the hair sub-
iraction process. . '
"ft was a one round battle continued
through one hour. My. wife and I had
Rone jTrom curiosity. I- and two other
men Had our hands full trying to drive
away tne .spiatts and prewnt murder,
or mortal injury. ..The . place got too
pent up for-thelr passlppa and they
fought out onto the . street. ' There
wasn't a policeman", in sight and, of
course, mere weren't ;: anyu; arrests.
Brother Van Scoyk, 'who one time led
the mission; had oome to attend the
service, but the rest of the brethren and
sisters didn't like,, his method of using
the, fiery tonguee : and they , said in
unison: v;; ,'Get; out : br we'H throw you
."Last bight's meeting was a riot; It
was the worst of them all. and that's
saying a lot. ,' They meet every, night
and they bellow and cackle and swoon.
They froth at the mouth and separate
each other from ; each sther'a : hirsute
adornment.-;.; They eat hay on the floor
and pull noses. No one. preaches; tbey
alt preach, and each in a different gib-Ijevish,-
1 twaa -glad to get home alive.'
I S. , Winters, 'jUta leader of last
night, is nearly 80 years oid. He first
attained prominence through, the affec
tion, be lavished upon Sq actress In one
of the .north end variety shows. ' ubse-'
iiuently --.-he had several cases Ja court. '
There have' beii ,v various 5" leaders . of
ARE HELPLESS
i , mi m in "
President's Order Against
Talking Prevents Men in
Railway Mail Service From
Complaining If in Danger.
Tongues of 11 re." arid he is the la test.
Railway mail clerks of Oregon are
laying two serious charges at the door
of the . government. ,They cannot make
complaints openly , or. directly, they as
sert, becausa of the recent order from
President Taft forbidding railway mail
clerks to file complaints except with
the official next in authority above
them. This the clerks denominate as
the "gag rule," for unless their superin
tendent approves the complaint it will
never leave his hands to be forwarded
through Tarlous other officials to the
postmaster general. ; jv either are they al
lowed, as are other cltfsens, to lodge
wun tneir representative in , congress
tneir petitions tor better service. ,
; '. , Postal : Clerk Talks.
v "The evident : object pf this ruling Is
to cover up Intolerable conditions in tbe
railway 'mail service,"; declared a clerk
whose name, for .obvious reasons, cannot
be disclosed. r "It Is a, fact -with which
we are all familiar, that this movement,
to placate, the great j railroad system
of -the country, Is paying exorbitant
rents ' for miserable . accommodations
and ramshackle, life-endangering, cars
We are not allowed to i talk, because to
talk would result in laying bare a con
dltlon whicji every jear grows mors cor
rupt.' v
"Tli rents naid fo tha mall him
La Oregon alone would, If contributed oa
aa economic basis,' make it possible to
use. stel cars .exclusiTely, 'and to better
the serriee la a thousand otaer ways
where it is Beaded."' V
These are the ts-o principal charges
that the railway mall clerks affirm they
are, not allowed to make bv order'Of
President Taft and Postmaajter General
Hitchcock 'bertitise . of thev upheaval in
governmental affairs which they allege
would follow an official revelatloni-i'-!
First- That- although the incoming
(United Presa Leaied Wire.)
Boston, Miihw., x, Feb. 4. Ctmost pre
caution Is' being, taken today by the
officers who were detailed to carry to
Washington the verdict of the court
martial that ' tried Paymaster George
psrcival Auld, T?. S. N., on a charge of
"conduct unbecoming a gentleman," It
was announced that no Intimation of
the verdict would te given out, and the
officers wjre, commanded to let no de
tail become known.
Auld'n trial by courtmartlal followed
an attack he is alleged to hay made
upon Dr. r, Edward Spencer Cowles of
Boston during a dance at the home of
Medical Inspector :1L. E. Ames of the ,
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10 GREEK BORDER
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Relations Between Turkey and
Greece Becoming Strained
and War May' Result.
(Continued on Page Three.)
(United Prem Lealtd Wlre.l . ;
Constantinople, Feb. 4. Ten thousand
Turkish troops are en route to the bor
der of Greece to reinforce an army of
35,0ft0 soldiers already stationed there.
The troops were ordered to leave late
Wednesday from points In eastern Tur
key for various western gar(rlsons where
they will Be Immediately available in
case of need. , - .
Relations between Turkey and Greece
dally are becoming" more strained oVer
the Cretan 'affair, which has not been
settled arnica oiy, as was reponeu re
It la ' reported that Greece also Is
making military, prepartlons, and Unless
they cease, it is reported authoritative
ly, a dash will surely ensue..vV vV
From the dispatches received here in
dications are: that' tne."Greclan national
assembly,' backed by the Uragoumls cab
inet and the Military league, will decide
On war..r , , . .
" 1 ' III T- I H 4T !! LI .
BostoiR.yiiavy; yard. -.The charges that
were preferred against him resulted In
a sensation that stirred , the tavy and
drew Into-. the light, of publicity several
high, naval personages. . ' . , j .
Auld's alleged' attack upon i)r. Cowles
Is siUd.Jo have foIlowwi.CowlVs' refusal
to return" to Miss Oorothy 'ifesler of
Kvanlon,- 1H., a photograph of her,
which, she alleged, Cowles -had appro
printed. : . .-,
The. trial of.' Past Assistant.' Burgeon
A. II. .tohnett, U. H. N.. 'on a nlmllar
chargo, will be begun before the court
martial today.. Cliargea against Rob-
nett were preferred when Cowles al
leged, the surgeon, had been Auld's com
panion wbjm'tho Incident occurred.
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St. Paul Lumber King An
nounces That He Will Retire
From Active Participation in
V -rr.. , "... h .
Many Enterprises;
Widow of Morris K. Jessup,
v' Peary's Patron, Takes
Thereat $50,000.
ROSEBURGER'S NAP
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', -Myrtle -Creek,; Of., Feb. 4. The Rose-
burg -business, men's ; excursion, almost
terminated In . a. fatality '. yesterday.
Manage rTJarby Richardson of the-Rose
burg Commercial i. clubs retired to hla
room, in the Central hotel' early, in the
afternoon 'for. a-. short nap. M A kerosene
heating . stove- was left burning, rtoo
high,-, and RIebai-lson-na rrowly-esi'aped
dea t h- by . a sph y4a t loo,- The prerap t f
fori-of Dr. Seeloy restored him. . .
(t'lilted Pretm Leased Wlr?,)
New York, Feb. 4, It was learned
today' that Mrs. Robert Peary,; wife of
the Arctic explorer, has sold the three
meteors which Peary brought from the
north, to Mrs. Jessup, widow, of Morris
K. Jessup, wtfo helped finance Peary's
trip into the arctic, ft is understood
that Mrs. f Jessup paid approximately
159,000 for, the, meteors. They were Im
mediately given to the museum of nat
ural history. ' It , is said they -are
among th largest ever found.
FARMERS' UNION IS '
. ORGANIZED AT CLEM
(Specls! tJltteh to The Joarnsl.) "
St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 4. Frederick
Weyerhaeuser,' the St. Pftui lumber king,
reputed to be the world's wealthiest
man, announced this morning that he
Intended to retire from active participa
tion In many enterprises with which he
Is connected.
He has already withdrawn from the
directorate of the First National 'bank
of Chippewa Falls, Wis., and will with
draw from seven or eight banks and the
several mut'ual insurance companies of
which he Is now a director.
He wilt still supervise his vast lum
ber interests, but he ald this morning
that he Intends to leave the details to
his son, Frederick E. Weyerhaeuser.
Ha is T5 years old.
(United ITMS Leased WW, '
Washington. Feb. 4.The advice of
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the
bureau of chemistry, . department of
agriculture, to . the housekeper in the
present emergency due to the high cost
of living, is to abstain from worry and
buy everything she haa been buying
only not so muck of it. -
A 10 cent soup bone will flavor
half a bushel of potatoes," said Dr.
Wtloy today, "and will, if cooked right.
taste Just as good as a dollar steak.
With the addition of an onion, a carrot
and a sprig of parsley that soup bono
can be made, to produce' enough good,
nourishing soup for a big family; Then,
after the soup Is made, save a littlv of
the flui and bo ft It down In the kettln
with the meat. Then you'll have a 'pot
roast' which,- if made right, will be fit
to set before the president. .
"Canned " goods of all kinds are
cheaper than .ever before In our history.
Beans and peas have not risen appre
ciably In price, and make the best food
for man. Wheat flour. t,th price It
is, now selling..' Is.. Ibo cheapest fow ...
that -can be bought, - and cor n- men I
hasn't changed In price for the past 10
years. . .,' ;, ' . -
' Use Up tha X.ft Orsrs.
""If 'tHe American cook would study
the methods of the French cook, who
uses up all the 'left overs.' you .would
not hear so much about the increased
cost of living. The average American ,"
cook throws sway, or wastes enough to
keep the ordinary French family going.
Over there they save every scrsp of
fat and even' crumb of bread." and con
vert them, into appetizing dishes, They
know bow to make tho most Out ot
the cheaper cuts of ' meat. Over her
the average -cook turns - up his or her
nose at the coarser grades of meat.
"Of course, a great deal Of the added
cost in the price of meat products has
come about as a result of combination
of dealers. The farmer is not getting
much more for his cattle than he lid
10 or IS years ago. The government ,
or the state will have to step In one of
these days. If these combinations con-
Itinue to increase the prices, ami enact
laws prohibiting dealers from making
I more than a certain amount of profit.
Treat Trusts as Usurers. ,
"This nuggestlon, of course, will be
balled with cries of 'paternalism !t Well,
let it be paternalism, If you please. All
government Is paternal, when you come
right down to brass tacks It the gov
ernment can enact laws declaring the,
amount of interest or profit a dealer
in money aim 11 make -like-the statutes
relating to usurywhy should it not
be Justified in setting down the-lines
for the dealers in tho necessaries of
life? The men who roU the market
hnxket are more criminal than the men .
who extort. -money on illegal loans.
"A limit of eay 13 or 2rti per cent net r
profit a year might bo net down for
tbe butcher and grocer. The dry goods
merchant or the contractor -who builds
houses would le glad to make as much
and. If It worked out for the good of ,
the people tn the case of the grocer and
(Continued on Page Three.)
CHARGES BALLINGER ;
WITH AIDING FRAUD .
AGAINST UNCLE SAM
'(Special Dispatch-, to The Journal.)
Clem Or.,-Feb., 4 The Honorable C.
A. Hill, "state-organiser for the Farmers'
Educational -'and Cooperative union of
America, organized a farmers' union
here" .Wednesday night. Mr. ; Hill was
highly Vpleased with' the interest- taken
by ' the ; farmers, , Almost.-, the entire
community attended, -the 'meeting. -.M
The follow tn g officers were- elcted :
President; Sherman. Wade; vice presl
dent, .Charles ' Wflktbs'; : secretary and
treasurer.' Leonard ClfmmvOtti: iohanlln.
J. McEachra:. conductor, lC- J. N Mc
Pherson; doorkeeper,- V. - A. Riggs. i-fi '-;-,
It'was' 'arranged to hold the next
meet! n g on Sa t u rda y ni gh t Feb juary A 2,
wnett rthe iadies -wiir be .admitted ind
'more mettibeisj initiated ' - )
A direct charge of counseling and
aiding a fraud against the United States
government is made by the curront issue
of , Collier's against R. A. BaUinger,
present secretary of the interior. Speci
fications are given, and court ' records
cited In . " substantiation. The charge
grows out of the testimony gven by
U R. Glavts at the first day's hearing
before the Join, Investigating commit
tee. ' . ...
Waat Articls Says. ;
Declaring that a majority , of ihe'
members of the investigating, commits
tee are not acting as Judges, but as i
defenders of Ballinger, and Insisting
that a main effort is to smother the
facts , that BaUinger' a accusers have to
offer. Collier s says; ,
-In April, 1907, Glavis, in company
wltlr H. M. Hoyt, special agent of the
department of Justice, began to Investi
gate certain coal lands acquired by the
Wilson Coat company. " The promoter
of that, company Was one Watson Allen.
He gave to Glavis and to. Hoyt a state
ment ' in which .he said that ' in con
tracting for the; purchase of these -coal
Claims, be: had acted 'under- the advice
of Richard A. BaUinger, ,;; JJalHngec had
caused AUen,. to; make , an agreement
with the dumMy' entrymtn. b -'which,
as joon as'1 patents were lsSTied, ' thfy
would tonvey the. coal lands, to Allen.
In pirsnance of. this agrf-emcnt dcds
to - the ' lands were actuallv iwsBi-utk!
ij..:.:. 1: .. . .. .
uy in? nunmijr i-mrjnifii ami put in.u,
the. hands of Uallingcrr-w ho was;-, loj
hold them liueserow until thvpatents
were Issued and - then to ' deliver the
deeds to. Allen. , t
Statement Kot Signed,
"This statement of 'Allen's was made
tn the presence,- of both . Hoyt . and
Glavis. It was taken , down in typo.
writing, but was not signed. Ono copv
Of, the statement ,1a la the office of
the United . States attorney at Peattle,
Another copy la In th 'record of the
Wilson coal case in-tho Unitedi Ptatvs
couri at Seattle, and this 'ease, by a
dramatic coincidence, 'was ; decided, tli -very
day that Ola vis besan' his testi
mony in. Washington. The . statement
pacifically name Richard A. ial lin
ger as ..Allen's attorneyi v: -,
"The government, attacking tb-s"
patents as fraudulent, on. that d.iy wti
us suit. - in,: the course of this suit,
Allen made, a-deposition .entirely cn
firming' what' he said to uinvia an.1 .
Hoyt, - By. stipulations between l h t
torneys, the r.ame. of . Jiatllngr n
omitted, Richard .Achillea at !ht tl..,
being commissioner of tb land -orrjc-.
What does this' mean ll.meiiH si.f.t I
tnat BaUinger advised lii elwrH )u
commit a fraud oa the goverrinrit. ar. I
that this advice . Inv'olvrd p.-i jury u
the part uf thet'entrymen, aw tb.-i- .- j
trynien must -Iiave .awrn that ! - .
made, tha entre for their o ;,. -with.
th Jinent fti ot '-.. ! ..
lands "tot tin .-mselres.
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