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VOL. XXXVII.
M MISI.K 188.
* PRICE: 40' CENTS I>ER MONTH
'JOKER' IN ROAD
BUILDING RULES;
FAVORITISM SEEN
Highway Commission Vir
tually Puts Limit on
Competitors
ONLY TWO CAN BID
Companies Able to Fulfill
Contract Controlled by
Similar Interests
PEOPLE who know anything about
highway work In Los Angeles
have discovered a "Joker" In the
highway commission's latest specifica
tions for crushed stono contracts and
are beginning to comment or. it. Con
tractors and englneei-s who know a
great deal about the construction of
good roada and have some knowledge
of the highway commission's methods
believe favoritism in being shown.
The "joker" is tbjs—that in the spe
cifications recently advertised the
highway commission states "the bro
ken stone to be delivered under these
specifications shall he limestone," and
"the contractor shall be required to
begin the delivery of broken stone at
the rate of 800 tons per day within
fifteen days from and aftter the date
and award of the contract."
Chairman George H. Bixby of tho
highway commission, addressing the
board of supervisors relative to this
contract, explained it would give the
small contractors a chance to bid.
Under these specllications only two
companies, it is said, can bid with any
clmnce of fulfilling the terms of tho
contract, to wit, tho Riverside Port
land Cement company and the South
ern California Cement company, both
of which quarry Riverside limestone.
Competition Limited
These aro the only two companies
which can get out the stone in the
time set by the specifications. There
are limestone quarries in Los Angeles
county, but they cannot furnish broken
rock at tho rate of 500 tons a day fif
teen days after the award of the con
tract. Consequently the specifications
narrow the field of competition down
to two companies.
Tyler Hcnshaw, vice president 01
tho Southern California Cement com
pany, holds a controlling interest in
that company, the Riverside Portland
Cement company and the Riverside
limestone quarries.
Last July the board of supervisors,
on recommendation of the highway
commission, advertised for bidders on
crushed stone, specifying a total of
800,000 tons to be delivered within three
years and three months, the rates of
delivery a day varying according to
the class of rock dt-.sired. The Spauld
ing Rock company submitted a bid Au
gust 2, agreeing to begin delivery in
ninety days, the quantity not to ex
ceed 1800 tons a day, at 65 cents a
ton.
A second item of 400,000 tons, not to
eceed a delivery rate of 1200 tons dally,
the company agreeing to furnish under
the same time limits, at 67% cents a
ton. The third item for which the
company bid included 200,000 tons at
70 cents a ton, the rate of delivery not
to exceed 600 tons daily. The fourth
item included 100,000 tons to be de
livered in two years and three months
at 72 Vi cents a ton.
Only 20 Per Cent Waste Allowed
AU this rock was to be subjected to
a 20 per cent rattler test—that is, ouly
20 per cent should be waste.
The Spaulding Hock company de
posited a bond of jr. 8,000 with the
county In guaranty of good faith and
ability to fulfill the terms of the con
tract. That is the last anyone ever
heard of that bid so far as recom
mendations of the highway commis
sion wero concerned. No,action was
ever taken on it and the bond is still
with the county, the premiums on
which the rock company has paid.
Recently the commission, realizing
that inactivity would not build roads,
and furthermore that fifteen miles of
highway between Bassett and Pomona
and nine miles between Whittler and
I,os Angeles city limits were still un
constructed, proceeded to recognize
the bid of the Spaulding company and
get the work done.
Here is where the "joker" was born.
One of the members of the commis
sion offhandedly dropped something
about the intention of the commission
to Mr. Hefishaw, who took the mem
bers out to Riverside and showed them
a road there constructed of limestone.
By a strange coincidence just about
that time the commission informed
the Spaulding company it had decided
that company could not deliver the
material in time.
By another strange coincidence
"limestone" appears in the specifica
tions, as does the clause of quick de-
Excuse Is Given ,
Chairman Bixby was asked yester
day why the specifications called for
limestone. Hesreplied that trap rook,
to meet time requirements, could not
be had.
Fifteen minutea prior to that con
versation C. A. Thurston, secretary of
the Spaulding Rock company, had de
clared his company could fulfill the
specifications to a letter if trap rock
were called for Instead of limestone.
He said his company had not even
been asked if it could do it.
Mr. Bixby admitted trap rock can
not be excelled and said the commis
sion would rather pay a little more
for it than use limestone.
"Our engineer," said the chairman,
"says limestone is cheaper than trap
rock. Wo went over to Riverside and
saw the roads that are constructed
from it there. We believe they are
highly satisfactory." ■
Mr. Bixby's attention was called to
the fact that almost all engineers con
demn It, especially where It Is being
traversed by automobiles, and that in
the biggest cities in the east it has
been absolutely condemned.
"A difference of professional opin
ion " he characterized it. "There are
limestones and limestones," he argued.
"You will admit only two companies
can bid under the now specifications?"
he was asked.
"Yes," he replied, 'Taut circum
stances make It so."
Cares Nothing for Henshaw
His attention was called tc Mr. Hen
slniw's interests in the eligiblo bid
ders Tho chairman shook his head.
"I don't know anything about Mr.
(Cuiitlnund oa Pace Two) I
LOS ANGELES HERALD
INDEX OF
HERALD'S NEWS
TODAY
■ Fop Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Wednesday; heavy frost in the morn.
Ing if wind lulls; brisk north wind,
diminishing. Maximum temperature
63 degrees, minimum 46 degrees.
LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles lad Is youngest member of
American Woman's league and Will
be given an education. ■ TAGS 16
Judge Willis allows heavy ball of JlO,
--000 each for Mr. and Mrs. George A.
Stone. PAGE 9
No change made In rates of telephone
companies. PAOB 9
Mexican captured after long chase; ac
cused by i two young women of at
tacking them. PAGE D
Seven named to revise city -charter:'
commission appointed to undertake
great task. ; PAGE) 9
Keppel will urgo annexation of East 1;"'
Hollywood at big meeting to be
held tonight. PAGE 0
Two pleas of guttty to murder in the
second degree made In criminal
courts. PAGE) 5
Condemn supervisors for not appoint
ing Ralph Benton apiary Inspector.
-y PAGE 8
"Joker" in. specifications for crushed
rock for good roads Is said to hare
been discovered. PAGE 1
Chief of Police Galloway will make no
Immediate changes. PAGE) 8
President of city council (lay* "purity
squad" and Police. Captain IMxon for
unlawful arrests. PAGE 8
Dr. C. B. Zorflng Is chosen police sur
geon by city council. PAGE 5
Police commission, will deal fairly by
all liquor dealers as regards sale of
business or transfer of licenses. PAGE! 5
Couple accused of crime in connection
with, transferring lease unable to ob
' tain reduced bail. PAOB 5
Throe appointments made by mayor to
fill vacancies, confirmed by council.
PAGE 5
Jilted woman sues man she. Intended to
marry for J20.000. PAGE 5
Jury In case of Green and Conner, ac
cused of swindling, unable to agree,
PAGE' 1
Negro maid Is »tar witness for woman
accused of swearing. \ PAGE 7
I/os Angeles high students protest
against Increased prices charged i in
school lunch room. ."TO' PAGE 7
Dog license tag found In wiener wurst
bought by man at downtown market. PAGE 1
Baby heirs of big estate spirited away;
aunt recovers them at Riverside. PAGE 1
Aviation field near Los Angeles mode cer
tainty; contract for big course signed yes
terday. TAGS 1
Father and three sons accused of fraud In
connection with management of mining
company. >.-*. -tfJ \ PAGE 6
Insurance man's body found In hotel room;
coroner will make Investigation. PAGE 16
Horrors of czar's realm are exposed by
well known merchant. PAGE 11
Celtic club elects officers at animal banquet
PAGE 8
Editorial, Letter Box and Haskln'e letter.
PAGE 4
Society and music - PAGE 6
Theaters. * PAGE 8
Marriage licenses, births ana deaths. PAGE 14
News of the court*. , PAGE 5
Municipal affairs. PAGE 5
Markets and financial. .PAGE 13
Automobiles. PAGE 11
City brevities. PAGE 5
Classified advertising. . PAGES 14-15
SOUTH CALIFORNIA
Sheriff thinks he knows two men who
robbed bank of Highland; - descriptions
. sent out. PAGE 14
Couple worked ten years, then quit to have
good time in accord with old compact.
PAGB 14
Santa Monica planning to beautify grounds
of high school: manual training depart
ment suggested. PAGE) 14
COAST ;.
Two women In San Francisco arrested for
wearing aigrettes. PAOE 1
State agricultural society at Sacramento
eleots officers. PAOE 3
Widow of eußar king Spreckels dies at
San Francisco. PAGE 3
Tleup of U. P. trains In Wyoming due to
two operators celebrating. PAGE 3
Officers of U. S. tftrpedo boat destroyer
blamed for explosion on the Hopkins at
San Diego. PAOE 8
Rapid Transit company will give banquet
to members of Pasadena board of trade.
PAGE 14
Everett preacher denies wronKdolng; Rev.
McKumlree Casey writes letter from Los
Angeles. PAGE 16
EASTERN
Clergyman's liking for fancy hose and fash
ionable raiment costs him his pulpit In
La Jara, Colo. PAOE 1
Mackay companies to sell holdings In A. T.
& T. company to allay suspicions of com
bination. PAOHS 9
Pittsburg coal operators and miners fail to
reach agreement on "permissible powder"
question. PAQB 8
Naval tug Nina, missing since February 6,
reported to have been seen oft Long Island
by passing steamer. PAGE 1
Traffic Manager Stubbs of th» Harrl
man lines says H. P. road is Cali
fornia's baby. PAQB 3
Packers would disprove trust, says fed
eral prosecutor at hearing In Chi
cago. PAGE 2
GJavis acores another point at congres
sional Inquisition. PAGE 1
Solons at Albany, N. T., declared to
have been bribed by brldse building
company. PAGE 2
Lawyers In Swope poisoning case at Kansas
City clash over refusal of attorney for
estate to pro<lu4*«i»--tti>rs of specialist.
PAGE I
Tinman's son loses suit for custody of
cnlldren. PAOE 2
FOREIGN
French government plans great welcome for
former President Roosevelt. PAGE 3
British parliament opened and legislators
face difficult problems. PAOE 2
Madrlz troops recapture Matagalpa and
revolutionary forces retreat. PAOE 11
Irish Liberal leaders confer with Chancellor
Lloyd-George and an understanding Is
reached. PAOE 3
MINING AND OIL
Mining company operating near Morejiol
stops work and Invests In chickens.
PAGE 13
Commonwealth mine near Ooldneld
may soon bo In shipping class. PAGE 13
Associated Oil company reorganises,
giving active control to Southern Pa
clno. PAGE II
Company organises at Coalings, to tuko
over holdings of Edna Ooodrlch Con
solidated Oil company. PAGE 13
OH activity grows In Cat canyon. PAOE 13
SPORTING
Jeffries and Berber are on the way back to
Paelflo coast. PAGE 10
Boxing Is a business. Is opinion of Mem
,. phis Judge. , '■ PAGE 10
Memslo wins In hard fought battle of ten .
rounds with Powell. PAGE 10
National commission may fine ' Pitcher .".
Kline $1000. i I'AUE 10
American , league holds tarns session 'at
Chicago. , .„■ PAGE 10
Western league : will decide schedule for
: season's camel. , - . ' ' .PAGE 10
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10. 1910.
BABY HEIRS ARE
SPIRITED AWAY
IN A MOTOR CAR
Aunt Recovers the Little
Claimants of Rich
Barnard Estate
RELATIVES CONTEST
Prominent Persons In
volved in Attempt to Get
Custody of Tots
THE spiriting away of three little!
children from a beautiful home at
411 Palmetto drive, Pasadena; an
apparent race for the control and cus
tody of the youthful heirs to a $500,000 I
fortune, with a San Diego state senator |
acting for the dead mother's relatives
In the east, among them Mrs. Booth
Tarkington, wife of the well known
novelist and playwright, and the final
location and recapture of the little j
ones at the Glenwood inn. Riverside, j
and their return to Los Angeles in care j
of their father's sister, Miss Helen j
Barnard of 2711 Ellendale place, Los
Angeles, was brought to light by court
proceedings Monday afternoon and the
recovery of the children yesterday.
The struggle for the custody of the ;
children was the sudden sequence to
the death of Mrs. Julia Fletcher Bar
nard, who died at her home in Pasa
dena last Friday, leaving an estate
valued at $500,000 and a sick husband,
J A. Barnard, In Brookline, Mass.,
where ho had been undergoing treat
ment. The children Involved in the al
leged kidnaping are Hilda, 8 years old;
Julia, 6 years old, and Agnes, o years
old. The state senator who is said to
have taken them from their Pasadena
home to Riverside under instructions
from eastern relatives ■is Leroy A.
Wright of San Diego.
Had Visited Husband
Mrs. Barnard returned February 4
from Brookline. Mass., where she had
been visiting her husband, a letired
capitalist, and making arrangements
for his return to Pasadena. Mr. Bar
nard owing to sickness, was compelled
to go to Brookline for treatment, and
has been there for the last five months
Mrs Barnard had arranged for him
to leavo there February 20, which he
WA week after Mrs. Barnard's return
$££fe Sath dleM, FBraK
fn^med or the supposed intentions
of his wife's brother and sisters ln in
children. It I* supposed that they ar
rived in Pasadena yesterday. ■ -
Uoon receiving the information of
e^aWT && |c
an^reTett;^fO^ua rrdfa a nshai r pd 'for
%&££&:•&£
his Swlfe's relatives to gain possession
oiJr e wells made this' application
Ellendale place.
Learns of Escape
In possession of the papers -which
there about 3io clock
„,,(,. i a te Mrs. Barnard, t 111 Palmetto
drive where the children had been and
were supposed to be. under the care
of X French governess, pending the
arrival of their father. Much to Miss
Bra rrntrd's surprise * ? a a»ton£ h «nent
the children were not there, ana sne
wfs informed by the governess, who
that she was discharged and that he
vnrl taken the children away.
Mia^B "rnard then began a thorough
search for the missing children. She
inquired at the neighboring houses and
could learn nothing. as •to when the
children, had last. been seen or any
thing about them. It was feared that
the children- had been kidnaped and
that in that case they would be taken
to some nearby town until a tram
could be boarded taking them east
ward Miss Barnard at once notified
all the towns along the southern coast
of the missing children. It was not
until 11 o'clock Monday night that the
whereabouts of the children was
SS when at that time a message
was received from Riverside, saying
that the children were there, staying
at the Glenwood inn.
Found at Riverside
Miss Barnard Immediately left Los
Angeles for Riverside, where she found
the three children at the hotel and also
discovered that they had bee,n brought
there by Leßoy A. Wright, a Btato
senator from San Diego and who is
Eld to be the attorney for the eastern
relatives and acting under their in
structions. It was also revealed that
tho rartv did not reach.Rlverstde until
10 45 "clock? indicating that the chil
dren were secreted in Pasadena until
between the relatives of Mr. Barnard
'ml his wife. Although there were
Turing the last four years.
FRENCH SOLDIERS MASSACRED
PARIS Feb. 15.-A dispatch received
hv M Troilett, minister of eolonledf
French officers and 120 native soldiers
were massacred.
WILL INCORPORATE HIMSELF
ALBANY, N. V., Feb. 15.—Following
the example set by Mark Twain torn
years ago a New York restaurant
keeper has applied to Secretary of
State Koenig for papers Incorporating
hlmselt
New Scheme for Alaskan Land
Control Advanced by 'Interests'
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A LOOK AT THE PROPOSED "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL" FOR ALASKA
FINE HOSE COST
PASTOR HIS JOB
WORE HIS TROUSERS TURNED
UP, TOO, IS CHARGE
Colorado Minister Ousted for Appear.
ing in Modern Attire and
Going Skating with
Young Folks
LA JARA, Colo., Feb. 15.—1f a min
ister—a Methodist minister—wears
fancy hose, turned up trousers and
fashionable shirts Is he a sport and un
fit to lead his flock?
Apparently the official board of the
Methodist church of La Jara and
Bowen thinks such a mode of dressing
Indicates a "spot," for as a result of
charges brought against him, Rev. B.
F. Turner, pastor of the church, who
came to La Jara from the east three
months ago, has resigned and his resig
nation has been accepted.
When Rev. Mr. Turner came to La
Jara he was Immediately placed under
investigation. Mrs. Ella Hamilton, one
of the church stewards, finally ac
quainted the minister with the follow
ing belief 3:
That ho turned up his trousers.
That he wore a cap.
That his shirts were fashionable.
That his trousers were light-colored.
That he went skating with young;
people of the church.
Summarized, she believed him a
"man of the world."
Heated discussions before the board
resulted in the minister's resignation,
but failed to bring harmony, for the
church board also has resigned.
BURKE DECLARED MAN
WHO DYNAMITED TENT
Officers of Santa Rosa Say Chain of
Evidence Against Doctor
Is Complete
OKOVILLB, Cal., Feb. «.- The
chain of circumstantial evidence con
necting Dr. W. P. Burke with the at
tempt to kill Miss Luella Smith and
her baby by exploding dynamite under
their tent house at Burkes sanitar
ium near Santa Rosa is complete,
declared District Attorney Clarence b.
Lea of Sonoma county, upon returning
tonight from the Kanaka Peak mines
The district attorney, accompanied
by Sheriff J. K. Smith and a court re
porter, reached Oroville shortly after
11Bo'th ITthe district attorney and Sher
iff Smith stated they had obtained
depositions from employes at the mines
owned by Burke, fully corroborating
the reports that Dr. Burke came to
the mines on December 19 and took
away with him six sticks of dynamite,
fuse and caps.
The depositions were made by
Thomas Kiley, a miner, and James
Hedges, foreman of the mines.
District Attorney Lea states that on
arriving at the mines he and Sheriff
Smith found that Kiley had been dls
rlKirged yesterday on imperative orders
from Dr. Burke.
GRANTS STAY OF EXECUTION
COLUMBUS, 0., Feb. 15.-The state
supreme court today granted the mo
tion for a stay of execution in tho
Judgment of tne Franklin county cir
cuit court In the case of the Hocking
Valley Railroad company against John
M Sheets, attorney general. This
means the company will be unable to
continue to own stock Irf other cor
porations and to do other things of
Which the state complained, pending
Urn rovlow of the Judgment of the clr
«ul( court by the supreme court.
DOG LICENSE TAG IN
HOT 'WEINIE' TELLS
ITS OWN SAD STORY
MYSTERY OF MISSING CANINE
IS SOLVED
G. E. Sewbright Finds an Answer to
the Question Why Is Frank.
furter Sausage Called
a "Dog"
Why Is a wiener wurst called a "hot
dog?"—this time-honored query has
been answered by Q. E. Sewbright, 712
Solano avenue, who while eating his
favorite lunch-wagon delicacy found in
it the license tag of a dog that had- be
longed to Miss Anna Bell, 300 1-2 South
J_ios Angeles street.
The destiny that shaped the end of
the doggie that frisked to the name of
Sparker evidently had a long crank on
It and a sort of a hamburg steak ap
pliance on the Inside. Like all grue
some specters which haunt the dreams
of puips, this destiny was a line shaper.
It transformed Sparkor into a most an
gelic sausage, but the egregious blun
der of not putting wings on him to
distinguish him from the sausages of
earth.
If It had, Sewbright wouldn't have had
to put in a miserable hour in the den
tist's chair. Neither would he get so
peevish every time anybody whistles,
"Oh,. Where, Oh, Where, Has My Lit
tle Dog Gone?"
Mr. Sewbright doesn't know where the
whole of Sparker has gone and, what
Is more, he doesn't give a tinker's
darn, but he can't get away from the
fact that he knows where a part of her
wont. He is trying to forget, but every
time he passes a meat market he has
a feeling as if he had a jelly fish caught
in his throat.
The ghost of the sausage mill got
poor Sparkor's goat some time ago.
The mystery surrounding her tragi?
end will never be known, that is, no
body will ever make a confession
while Mr. Sewbright lives. Suffice it
that the little Scotch terrier never
came back to Miss Bell, from whose
home she strolled away one fine day
over a week ago.
Monday night Mr. Sewbright, who is,
or rather was, very fond of "welnien,"
went to a certain meat market in Los
Angeles and bought a string of them. If
there was anything that Mr. Sewbright
used to enjoy it was a few frankfurters
for his supper. That was before
Sparker and her long-handled destiny
""Yura-ra-m-m! Ah-h-h-h! Fine!"
gurgled Mr. Sewbright, as he maahed
up one after another of the "wienies."
His appetite egging him on, he closed
upon the last one. One bite and the
storm broke!
"Ouch!" he yelled, letting the man
gled sausage flop into his plate.
"Great ghost! what's that?"
From his teeth clattered a small piece
of brass. His eyea sticking out with
pain, Mr. Sewvrlght hung onto his jaw
a minute and then Inspected the tor
turing monstrosity. It was slightly
convex, like the badge on a conductor's
cap. He rubbed clean the convex side
and read:
"Dog License, No. 4413."
A sickly pallor spread over his face,
and he clapped his hands over his eyes
to shut out the awful spectacle that
lay, half oaten, on his plate.
"A-ugh, a-ugh, a-ugh!" he enthu
siastically exclaimed and then went
away from there.
He Is convalescing now. He took the
peice of brass up to the city hall yes
terday. Kd Lovle, in the city clerk's
otM-e, helped him look it up. It was
Anna Bell's dog all right.
"The next time I want to oat a dog,"
growled Mr. Sewbright, "I'll eat him
alive. It's bad enough to eat one dis
"gulsed as a sausage without having to
gulp down collar and all. By the way,
I wonder who got the rest of the
, collar?"
CTVPT 1? rTI"PTT?C • HAH-Y, 2ej SUNDAY," Be
»IJN (jLJiI J Jl.ks .ON THALVS, 6 t CENTS *
AVIATION FIELD
MADE CERTAINTY
CONTRACT FOR BIG COURSE IS
SIGNED
Arrangements for Year.Round Experi.
merits and Annual Contests
at Playa del Rey •
Completed
Los Angeles will have one of the
greatest aviation fields In the world
through an agreement reached last
night between the Los Angeles Mo
tordrome company and tl.e Aero club
of California. A flying course five
miles long, if necessary, buildings in
connection costing practically J7OOO and
all arrangements for year-round ex
periments and great annual contests
are all provided for the contract signed
last night by General Manager F. E.
Moskovics of the Motordrome company
and President H. La V. Twining of the
Aero club.
Work will be started this morning,
according to a statement made by
Manager Moskovics, on the long aero
plane shed. When completed they will
provide room for fourteen machines,
and will be equipped with a complete
machine shop for constructing and re
fitting aeroplanes.
A clubhouse exclusively for aerial
enthusiasts will be built near the aero
plane hangar. The course will be laid
out adjacent to the buildings and the
motordrome, utilizing the long reach of
Hat country east of Playa Del Hey, and
reaching up to Venice. If the Interna
tional Aeronautic federation rules re
quire it a course five miles in length
may be laid out here, but the first
course probably will cover not more
than three and one-half miles.
The Gill-Dosh aeroplane was the
first to try out on the new aviation
grounds, but the Smitli and Eaton-
Twining aeroplanes will follow. Plans
are being worked out by the Aero
club members to secure an aeronautical
engine, and in this Manager Moskovlcs
has promised his co-operation while in
New Tork later this month.
Howard W. Gill already has made
three flights with his machine, but
damaged it badly yesterday when he
attempted to fly with a strong wind.
The aeroplane hit the ground with one
of the planes, knacking off an aileron
and an end of the plane.
The big motordrome track 1s tuffi
ciently completed to allow a racing au
tomobile to be run on a section of tt,
and automobile and newspaper men
will go down to the track this fore
noon to see the feat attempted and to
learn Just how Jack Prince's plan for
making a mile In thirty-five seconds is
to be accomplished.
TWO ARRESTED ON CHARGE
OF POSSESSING AIGRETTES
Fashionable Milliner and Jeweler of
San Francisco Are Taken
Into Custody
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IB.—Charged
with having aigrettes in their posses-
Bion, Mrs. Jane Doe Bagnalls, a fash
ionable milliner of this city, and
Charles Isaacs, manager of a local jew
elry firm, were arrested today on war
rants Issued at the v Instance of Wil
liam Finley, secretary of the National
Association of Audubon societies.
Yesterday Finley seized an aigrette
decorated hat from the millinery store
In which Mrs. Bagnalls is Interested
and a Bhort time later he took some
of the feathers from the show window
of the Jewelry store managed by Isaacs.
These are the first arrests made since
the passage of the law naklng ft a
crime to have possession of aigrettes.
CENTS
GLAVIS SCORES
ANOTHER POINT
AT INQUISITION
Deposed Field Chief Told
to Answer Questions
as He Sees Fit
PUBLIC IS AROUSED
Exposure of Scheme to
Take Land Control from
Congress Criticised
ESpeclal to The Herald.]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—John J.
Vertrees, attorney for Secretary
Ballinger at the congressional
inquiry Into Ballinger's conduct of of
fice, today resorted to every possible
effort known to the legal profession to
confuse and belittle Louis Glavis, field
chief of the forestry bureau deposed
by President Taft for his activity in
exposing the questionable methods of
the department of tho interior and for
his friendship to Pinchot.
The efforts of Attorney Vertrees,
however, were unavailing, and 'as »a
climax to the strenuous fight made by
the defense to exclude certain testi
mony and conceal important facts by
limiting Mr. Glavis' replies to mono
syllabic admissions, the congressional
committee ruled in favor of the dt
posed Held chief, stating that he should
be allowed to answer each question
fully and as he deemed best, adher
ing, of course, to the main essentials
of the question.
As on every day previous, there was
a large- attendance at today's hearing,
the number of spectators undoubtedly
exceeding that of Monday. This was
due, perhaps, to the fact that the ex
posure yesterday of Ballinger's plan,
sanctioned by Prer'^nt Taft, to take
the control of the Alaskan public lands
away from congress and permit the
proposed Alaskan legislative council to
decide their disposition, called forth
much unfavorable comment and In
creased public interest in the inquiry.
Whitewash Expected
It is a common subject of contro
versy in Washington that the present
congressional inquiry, unless the Dem
ocratic and Republican insurgents can
assert their power, will result In a
whitewash for Ballinger, and that any
action taken by the congressional com
mittee in the matter will eventually
be invalidated. It is pointed out, on.
the other hand, however, that although
the "interests" have a powerful lobby
and have received the encouragement
of Taft and the "regulars," the evl
dence looks dark for Ballinger, and
the president may be forced to act di
rectly on the findings of the committee
If the latter reports unfavorably for
Bill linger.
Mr. Vertrees today examined the
witness almost wholly on the docu
mentary evidence, and it was neces
sary to read much of this anew that
he might properly frame his questions.
This required much time and made the
proceedings decidedly dull.
Counsel for Mr. Ballinger protested
once against Glavis' discoursiveness,
but Glavis appealed to the committee
and it was decided that he could make
his explanations however ho desired,
whether they were relevant' or not.
Mr. Glavis speaks with a decided
drawl and some hesitation, and his
long statements seemed greatly to ir
ritate Vertrees, while Attorney Bran
dels, representing the "prosecution,"
sat with a contented grin the whole
day long.
Subpoenas were Issued today for a
number of witnesses who, Mr. Ver
trees announced, would give testimony
as to the finding of twenty-four official
letters which had been missing, boxes
left by Mr. Glavis In the grand jury;
room o» the Seattle federal building.
Lawyer's Contention
Mr. Vertrees devoted a large part of
the day to bringing out the fact that
■when Mr. Glavis protested against the
clear-listing of the Cunningham claims
by telegram on January 22, 1908, tha
order for clear-listing was immediate
ly revoked without awaiting further
explanation from Glavis, and that this
state of affairs has continued down to
the present time.
The inquiry will be resumed tomor
row afternoon.
Mr. Vertrees questioned Mr. Glavis
about the memorandum he assisted In.
preparing on which Assistant Secre
tary Pierce rendered a construction of
the new coal lands law of May, 1905.
Mr. Glavis testified yesterday that this
opinion, to his mind, showed Mr. Pierc*
to be unfit for his office.
Mr. Vertrees sought to show the
Cunningham claimants, having decided
to stand for patents under the old law,
were specifically excluded from con
sideration in the Pierce opinion. The
attorney also sought to show that At
torney General Wickersham did not
overrule Mr. Pierce, but substantially
sustained him in every essential par
ticular.
All Mr. Glavis would admit In this
connection was that he certainly did
not intend to exclude the Cunninpham
claims from consideration, and that
while fihe attorney general may have
construed the law as Mr. Pierce did,
the witness did not think p-o.
"But you condemn Mr. Pierce on
your construction of the law?"
"Yes, sir."
The morning session had not pro
ceeded far when Vertress and the wli
ness had another clash. The attorney
wanted direct answers; Glavis wanted
to explain every answer by rsffriitiK
to reports, etc. Vertrees once ;.
with:
"If your honor please;" then he cor
rected himself by saying, "Mr. Chair
man."
The committee ruled to let Glavis
give as many and as long explanations
as he desired.
Alaskan Coal Cases
Vertrees then took up with Glavis
the character of his instructions as to
the investigation of the Alaska coal
cases. Glavis said it was his purpose
to examine all the 800 or 900 cases be
fore reporting on any.
Vertrees then road from the record
Balllnger's original instructions to
Glavls, which was to file separate re
ports from time to time, to the end
that quick action might be taken.
Vertrees sought to show that it was
Glavis' action In not submitting Bep
arate reports from time to time which
caused all the trouble. Glavis said he
deemed his way of conducting affairs
the best.
At one point of the examination
Brandeis answered for the witness.
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