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Probers Declare Ballinger Untrue to Trust Reposed in Him
CONGRESS REPORT
SCORES BALtINGER
Democrats Charge Secretary
with Having Forfeited Confi
dence Reposed by Public
SCANDAL IN COAL CLAIMS
Official Acts of Cabinet Officer
Severely Criticised, and
Pinchot Is Praised
(Continued from Far* Oast
voted to their work and conscientious
1n the discharge of their onerous
duties, and in the rendition of their
valuable services that their protests
and actions restrained the officers of
the interior department and prevented
the consummation of a great public
wrong, and that their conduct through
out was wholly In the interest of the
people.
"That in his statement of September
13, 1909, to the president, and In other
correspondence and communications to
tXe president, Mr. Ballinger has been
■frequently uncandld, that he has on a
mimber of occasions been guilty of
duplicity and that his conduct In the
premises was Intended to and did have
the effect of deceiving the president.
That after resigning as commission
er of the general land offico Mr. Bal
linger resumed the practice of the law
in Seattle; that he became interested
as an attorney in cases which wero
pending in the general land offlco
while lie was commissioner, and that
in at f*ast one case he received com
pensation for his services,. and that
such conduct was highly reprehen
sible.
FIND BALLINGER FALSE
While Secretary Ballinger claims
that because of his professional con
nection with some of the claimants
he turned the consideration and con
trol of all Alaska coal claims mutters
nver to Frank Pierce, his assistant, we
find from the evidence that hp did not
in fact do so, but on the contrary
improperly continued his connection
therewith.
That he aided fhc movement to
force the Cunningham claims to a
hearing before the government was
ready to proceed and properly produce
its evidence, and placed the manage
ment of cases in the hands < t an ex
perienced young attorney, with full
knowledge of the importance of the
cases.
That he encouraged insubordination
in the reclamation service by trying to
discredit the director or the head of
that service in a genera] way. and by
issuing orders direct to subordinates in
paid service, without either consulting
or communicating with the proper per
son or persons in charge of said ser
vice.
That he condoned highly improper
official conduct on the part of Mr.
Perkins, head of the Chicago office of
the reclamation service, and Instead of
reprimanding him or of asking for his
resignation, as recommended by the
director and chief engineer, he re
tained him In the same office with in
creased powers.
Under these circumstances and in
view of these findings, which are
forced upon us by a consideration of
the evidence, we are under the stern
necessity of making a further finding:
That .Mr. Hailinger has not been true
to the trust reposed in him as secre
tary of the Interior; that he is not
deserving of public confidence, and that
he should be requested by the proper
authorities to resign his office as secre
■ tary of the interior.
Mr. L,awler, assistant attorney gen
eral of the interior department, the re
port says, testified as only concerned
the so-called I.awler memorandum, pre
pared by him at the president's re
quest, under the direction that he
should write it "as if it were the pres
ident's."
As to Glfford Pinchot, the report
says:
Mr. Pinchot is so well known to the
American people that it is probably
unnecessary to refer to his standing,
but it cannot be out of place to cite a
few of the president's words concern
ing him.
Mr. Madison's report also was filed
with Mr. Sleman: A summary of It
follows:
MADISON'S CONCLUSIONS
Mr. Madison's conclusions are:
"That the charges made by L>, It.
Glavis against Secretary Ballinger
should be sustained; that in the matter
of the disposition of the Cunningham
coal lands Mr. Ballinger was not a
faithful trustee of the Interests of the
people and did not perform his duty
in such a manner as properly to pro
tect such Interests.
"That the charges made by Mr.
Pinchot should be sustained; that Mr.
Ballinger's course in the administration
of the department of the interior has
been characterized by a lack of fidelity
to the public interest; that this has
been shown in the treatment of the
Cunningham coal claims, the restora
tion of the water power sites to entry
without intention to rewithdraw, and
In his administration of the reclama
tion service, the latter resulting In un
necessary humiliation to the director
and tending toward the disintegration
of the service.
"He has not sho,wn himself to be that
character of friend to the policy of tho
conservation of our natural resources
that the man should be who occupies
the responsible position of secretary of
interior in our government, and ho
should not be retained in that office."
Bf.MM.VKY OF FINDINGS
A summary of Mr. Madison's findings
follows: "The investigation resolved
Itself into two branches, the Glavis and
the Pinchot.
"Glavis charged that Ballinger had
been an unfaithful trustee of the peo
ple's interests; that this was more par
ticularly demonstrated by his conduct
toward the Cunningham coal claims.
"Pinchot charged that Balllnger's
course as secretary of the Interior had
been characterized by a lack of fidelity
to the public interests; that he was
an enemy to the policy of conservation
of natural resources; tnat this was
particularly evidenced by his restora
tion to entry of the water power sited
withdrawn by Secretary Garfield, his
conduct toward the reclamation service
and the Alaska coal fields."
Mr. Madison then described Alaska
as "the last great natural storehouse
of natural resources that to a large
degree belongs to all the people of the
United States; that tho secretary of
the interior should guard them against
both fraud and monopoly."
The Cunningham coal land claims
were then described, Cunningham be
ing referred to as "the promoter of a
plan whereby he and his associates,
would prove up the land and then oc
cupy it a.s one mine by means of an
association or corporation; that he was
id have ono-elghth of each subscriber's
stock for his service in prospecting
land and managing the deal."
The findings declare: "That strong
evidence was produced that this plan
was adopted and acted upon by thn
subscribers; that the Cunningham
claims can be canceled for fraud If
vigorously prosecuted by the govern
ment; that the claims contain from 50,
--000,000 to 90,000,000 tons of coal."
The composition of the Morgan-
Guggenheim, or Alaskan syndicate Is
given and-declared to bo "an associa
tion organized t6 exploit Alaska."
The findings of Mr. Madison declare
thia syndicate entered into an option
agreement with the Cunningham claim
ants in 1907 whereby said claimants
were to organize a corporation capital
ized at $5,000,000 and convey one-half
the Btock to it for $250,000. The coal
lands of the Cunningham group were
to be deeded to Mid corporation.
"The evidence fairly shows that the
syndicate aimed at the monopolization
of the Behclng river coal fields," con^
tinuea the findings.
ORDERED CLAIMS TO PATENT
"In December, 1907, Mr. Ballinger, as
commissioner of the general land office,
at the request of ex-Governor Miles C.
Moore of Walla Walla, Wash., a Cun
ningham claimant, ordered the Cun
ningham claims to patent. Previous to
this order the Guggenheim option
agreement had been made. Claims had
gone to entry, but patents were being
delayed.
"All Alaska coal claims were under
suspicion of being fraudulent. The or
der under such circumstances was
wrongful. Glavis, who had a few days
before been instructed to Investigate all
Alaska claims, and who was given a
formal notice of the order, protested
against It, and the order was revoked.
"After resigning as commissioner Mr.
Ballinger acted as advisor and counsel
for the Cunningham claimants, in their
attempts to obtain patents. He pre
pared a lengthy affidavit for Clarence
Cunningham and presented it to the
secretary of the interior and commis
sioner of the general land office, in an
attempt to explain away'a former affi
davit of Cunningham and the entries In
the Cunningham journal, both of which
had been secured by Glavis and were
the most damaging pieces of evidence
against the claimants in possession of
the government. .
"Mr. Ballinger violated no statute in
i so doing, but he did violate the moral
. obligation which was upon him, not to
i attempt to embarrass the government
> in an effort to conceal the entries be
gun while he was commissioner, and
I which it was his duty to aid In good
i faith while in office.
GOOD FAITH INTENDED
"The act of May 28, 1908, permitted a
i consolidation of coal claims to the cx
i tent of 2560 acres, where the locations
had been made In good faith. The con
struction placed upon the act by
; Messrs. Pierce, Bennett, Finney and
i Clements, and seemingly by Mr. Bal
linger, would have condoned all agree
ments to combine in violation of the act
of April 28. 1904. The Pierce decision
I had that effect. Through the efforts of
i Glavls and Henry M. Hoyt this decision
| was reviewed by the attorney general
and reversed.
"In the summer of 1909 H. H.
Schwartz, chief of the field division of
the, general land office, endeavored to
1 force Glavls to report on the Cunning
ham coal claims and to go to trial
; or hearing in the proceeding to cancel
| the entries, without an examination of
the claims to ascertain If improve-
J! 1 ments were being made as prescribed
by law. This was an important cir
cumstance in the government's case.
"After Glavls was removed from
charge of the cape James M. Sheridan,
, who was sent to succeed him, re
, ported that he was right and the field
I examination was made prior to the
hearing."
Mr. Mndlson discusses the Pinchot
charges and the question of water
I power sites, and their withdrawal by
the government in order to prevent
monopoly. He says:
"Mr. Ballinger, soon after taking of
fice as secretary, declared such with
drawals were without authority of
law, although there was much author
i ity to uphold Mr. Garfleld's action,
and restored the lands to entry and
' exposed them to the danger of ulti
mately, without any restriction as to
| their use, falling Into the possession
' of those who would monopolize the
power. s
LANDS WITHDRAWS
"At the time of restoration he did
not intend to rewithdraw the lands,
but on account if protests from those
whom he said had an exaggerated
idea of the danger, he rewlthdrew the
lands in sufficient quantities to pro
-1 tect the sites. He made, to , Senator
I La Follette, in a letter, as the reason
for the restoring a large portion of
the land, the statement. that the re
clamation service had recommended
the restoration of the land to the pub
lic domain. This statement also was
I made In a letter to.jthe president. The
; evidence before the committee shows
the officers of the reclamation service
protested regainst the restorations.'
"Mr. Balllnger's course toward the
director of the reclamation service,
since he has been secretary, has been
such to destroy discipline and harmony
in the bureau. .
"It appears Glavis had been effective
in the accomplishment of results. He
protested against and prevented" the
patenting of the Cunningham claim
when ordered to patent by Commis
sioner Ballinger. He secured a re
versal of the Pierce decision constru
ing the act:of May 28, 1908, and he
prevented the commencement of hear
-1 ings to cancel the Cunningham entries
until a field examination had been had.
Glavis, Henry M. Hoyt, Horace Tlllard
Jones and Andrew Kennedy are de
serving of commendation by the peo
ple of the country."
FITNESS OF BAMJNGEB QUESTIONED
"The questions to be' determined In
the fitness of Mr. Ballinger as a public
servant were those which arose out of
the Cunningham claims and the restor
ation of the water power sites. These
had to do with the conservation of the
natural resources of the nation. Mr.
Ballinger on one side and Mr. Pinchot
and Mr. Garfleld on the other occupy
entirely opposite positions toward that
policy. ■
"Mr. Ballinger was willing the Cun
ningham claimants should obtain their
patents without Investigation, although
the signs were prominent, and he
should have been aware of them, that
they were traveling toward the Mor
gan-Guggenheim syndicate and monop
oly " *■"'■"•
Mr. Madison discusses conservation
and the necessity thereof, also declar
ing It a crime to permit national re
sources and water power sites "to fall
Into the hands of monopoly." He con
tl "Mr Pinchot believed the policy of
conservation was being attacked in the
i very place where i friend of conserva
tion was most needed, and < his acts
have been inspired by the. desire to
protect the policies to which he is de
voted. .. . .
"I regret that I am compelled to ar
rive at a conclusion different from the
, one which was arrived at by the preal-
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 10, 1910.
dent, for whom I have the highest
personal regard and respect. We have
had before us many witnesses and
have a vast amount of documentary
evidence and have had the opportunity
of testing the credibility of witnesses
in the most searching manner, and
after hearing 1 them I have arrived at
these conclusions."
ri-.V>S rpit CONFERENCE
On the asembllng of the committee,
Chairman Nelson said he desired to
inform them that Mr. Denby arrived
yesterday morning, that Mr. Olmstead
would arrive this evening and that he
had received word from Senator Root
that he could be here next Tuesday.
This, he said, would bring together
eleven of the twelve members of the
committee.
In view of this, he suggested either
of two alternatives: That they agree
to meet here next Tuesday, or as Sen
ator Root can reach Chicago on Mon
day, and as all but two members of
the committee will pass through Chi- I
cago on their way home, a meeting of
the committee be lveld in Chicago next
Monday
Mr. Nelson said he was exceedingly
anxious to dispose of the matter as
soon as possible.
A roll call disclosed no quorum, and
Senator Nelson said no business could
be transacted.
Mr. Madison pretested against the
action of the chairman as arbitrary
and unfair, and moved that the absent
committeemen be brought In. The four
Democrats and Mr. Madison voted for
it, Mr. Nelson not voting.
Mr. Nelson declined to put a mo
tion of Mr. James that Ivan Bowen
be appointed sergeant-nt-arms on the
ground that as a quorum was not
present the motion was out of order.
Mr. Nelson said Mr. Bowen had not
been and Is not acting as sergeant-at
arms of the committee.
THREATS OF ARREST MADE
Mr. Madison then moved that the
secretary of th€ ! committee be em
powered to notify the absentees to ap
pear at the committee room at once
and that upon their failure to come
he arrest and bring them in. The mo
tion was adopted by the five mem
bers— Democrats and one Repub
lican insurgent.
Secretary Slemann notified Messrs.
Sutherland and McCall and Denby to
appear at the commute room, but de
clined to execute the order that they
be arrested, as under the resolution
authorizing the investigation there
was no such authority. The three
gentlemen mentioned made the follow
ing: reply:
"In view of the refusal of the minor
ity of the committee on Wednesday to
postpone action until members of the
committee, known to be coming, could
arrive at Minneapolis, and their
evident purpose to attempt to make
the action of a minority the official ac
tion of the committee without consid
eration, and their refusal to discuss
the evidence at the former meeting,
and in view of the fact that at the
former meeting they promulgated
to the public their decision of the case,
which had no validity whatever as of
ficial action, and yet amounted to a
conclusive prejudgment of the case
as far as said minority. were con
cerned, we insist upon an opportunity
for the full membership of the commit
tee to decide the case which was com
mitted to them by law, and we must
therefore decline the invitation of the
gentlemen assembled to meet with
them today." /
I Mr. Madison offered the follow-
I ing resolution:
"That Mr. Slemman be Instructed to
communicate to Senator Sutherland
I and Representatives McCall and Denby
that the statement that any member or
members of the committee refused to
discuss the evidence at Issue is abso
lutely Incorrect. If Messrs. Suther
land, McCall and Denby had remained
In the committee room, as was their
duty, we would have then discussed the
evidence and today would bo discussing
the evidence if they desired and were
willing now to discuss it.
INVITATION TO INSURGENTS
"That in view of the fact that they
left the room without any request to
discuss the evidence, and In view of
the fact that the chairman's stand that
discussion was in order, and they did
not attempt to discuss the case, or in
dicate a desire to do so, we feel it is
their duty now to come into the meet
ing and discuss the evidence, and the
members present will gladly discuss
with them any matter pending before
the committee. 'i '->-;*], P! ■"■
"No report has been formulated, and
the question of what the report shall
contain is a matter now up for deliber
ation and discussion."
Senator Nelson said he was of the
opinion that a3 a quorum was not pres
ent the only motion that could be en
tertained was either a motion to ad
journ or motions to secure the attend
ance of the committee. He said that
inasmuch as the motion just offered re
lated to the matter of securing the at
tendance of members of the committee,
the chair would put the motion. The
five members voted for It.
Mr. Madison moved to take a recess
until 2:30 p. m., and the motion was
seconded by Mr. James. The chair
man repeated there was no quorum and
that the motion therefore was not in
order". Mr. Madison asked if the chair
held that only a motion to adjourn sine
die 'could be considered. Mr. Nelson
said he would not object to someone
else putting the motion, but he thought
it was not in order and he would not
put it. He based his refusal on the
ground that, a quorum not being pres
ent, the only motions that could be en
tertained were motidns to adjourn ana
to compel the attendance of absentees.
" ' The discussion revolved about parli
amentary usage, In which the members
sought to commit the chairman to an
expression of opinion. Mr. Nelson said
he would not commit himself until he
had consulted the rules as to his pow
ers. think I shall retire," he said.
"I think I shall retire," he said.
Mr Nelson remained until the sec
retary could deliver the contents of the
Madison resolution. The three ab
sentees refused to modify their former
communication. Thereupon Mr. Nelson
left the room.
; CHICAGO SESSION CAULED
The notification of the chairman that
a meeting would be held in Chicago
next Tuesday, and request, for attend
ance were sent to all the members
here. The five-members, continued their
deliberations. , , , '-.'
Secretary Slemman remained In the
room. Senator Fletcher of Florida was
made chairman pro tern. The reso
lution offered by Senator Purcell was
then adopted by the five members. It
follows:
"Whereas, this committee, pursuant
to adjournment, met at 10 o'clock of
this day, with Chairman Nelson in
the chair, and six members present,
including the chairman:
"Whereas there are three other mem
bers of . the committee, to wit Sena
tor Sutherland and Representatives
McCall and Denby, in the city, and
the building in which. the committee
is meeting; and .
"Whereas, all possible effort has
been made, without effect, to Induce
said 'members to 'attend the session
of the committee; and,
\ "Whereas, ; the z chairman withdrew
from the '• committee : room and ■ failed
and neglected to return after : more
than four hours' absence, and has
abandoned any connection with the
committee at this meeting, and his
arbitrarily and without any authority
under the resolution creating the com
mittee, or vote of the committee, giv
en notice <5f a meeting of the commit
tee in the distant city of Chicago, on
Tuesday, September 13. and is at
tempting to force an adjournment to
said city, now therefore, he It
"Resolved, that, under such circum
stances, it li the duty of those present
to make reports to congress of their
findings in the matters submitted to
the committee; that all members of
the committee be authorized at any
time before the convening of the next
session of congress,. to prepare and
file such reports and findings as they
desire."
Mr. Graham then moved that the
members of the committee authorize
that the findings be given out. Mr.
Graham presented the report of the
Democrats, nnd it was adopted by a
viva voce vote.
SEPARATE REPORT OFFERED
Mr. Madison asked leave to file a
separate report and findings, which
was agreed to. Mr. Madison then
moved that both reports be filed with
Secretary Sleman, with instructions
to have the same printed and copies
filed with the secretary of the senate
and the clerk of the house. Pursuant
thereto, copies of the Democratic re
port and the report of Mr. Madison
were filed with Mr. Sleman. Mr.
Purcell moved that if Secretary Slem
mon did not file the reports he would
return them to Senator Fletcher, who
will have them printed and filed.
The members then adjourned to
meet In Washington December 3.
Representative Madison, speaking
for himself nnd the" four Democratic
members, said:
"The committee at Its last session in
Washington adjourned to meet in
Minneapolis September 5 for the pur
pose of formulating reports to con
gress. The committee met in pur
suance of this adjournment.
"There were eight members present,
constituting 1 a majority. At the re
quest of the chairman, we adjourned
t,o meet September 7. We met in pur
suance to the adjournment, eight
members of the committee being pres
ent. Later Senator Sutherland and
Representative McCall withdrew. The
committee after the transaction of
certain business then voted without
objection on the part of any member
to take a recess until today at 10
o'clock.
SECOND SESSION ORDERED
"At 10 o'clock we convened, Chair
man Nelson in the chair. There were
six members present, also the secre
tary of the committee; Mr. Sleman.
"Immediately after calling the com
mittee together the chairman read a
statement, the substance of which
was thsft certain members were not in
the city and that one of them, Sen
ator Root, could not be here until
Tuesday, and said there was one of
two alternatives for us to adopt—to
adjourn either until Tuesday in Min
neapolis or Monday in Chicago.
"The chairman stated he would en
tertain no other motion evcept to ad
journ, to which protest was made as
arbitrary and unfair and a motion
was made to instruct and empower the
secretary of the committee, Mr. Sle
man, we being without a regular ser
geant-at-arms, to bring Senator Suth
erland, Representative Denby and Rep
resentative McCall at once to the com
mittee.
"The chairman said he would en
tertain that motion because he felt
there were two things we could do,
adjourn or do what we could to secure
the attendance of absent members.
"We have been doing what he could
to secure the attendance of absent
members. We have Insisted they
should come to the meeting and engage
in deliberations on the committee re
port.
"They have so far refused. Tl^re
has been no attempt to transact other
business so far except that a motion
was made to take a recess at 2:30 p.
m., which the chairman refused to
put, but said he would let some other
member put it if he desired. He re
peated again that the only thing we
could do was to adjourn or use such
efforts as we could to compel the at
tendance of a quorum.
COMMITTEE STTLL MEETS
"About 11:30 he stated he desired
to leave the room on an errand and
would be back in a minute. The
committee has not voted to adjourn. It
Is legally in session. The chairman
has been here proslding over its de
liberations and retired with the state
ment that he would soon return.
"Instead, he has sent us, through
the secretary of the committee, this
notice: "You are hereby notified that
a meeting of the joint committee of
congress to Investigate the department
of the Interior and its several bureaus,
officers and employes and of the
bureau of forestry in the department
of agriculture and its officers and em
ployes, is hereby called to be held at
the Auditorium Annex hotel In Chi
cago, Tuesday, September 13, at 10
o'clock, and you are hereby request
ed to be In attendance."
"Of course the chairman has no
authority under the resolution under
■which the committee has acted to ad
journ the committee to any time or
place and his action in this respect Is
unaccountable and absolutely without
authority. We want it made plain to
the country that we had a quorum and
met In the place to which the com
mittee was legally adjourned.
"The only thing that we have In
sisted on Is that all tho members
should be present and discharge the
duty incumbent upon us under the
resolution authorizing the creation of
a committee.
• "We object to being hauled about
the countyy and object to unreason
able delays to secure the presence of
absent members. It was as much
their duty to be here on the morning
of September 5 as ours."
TOO LATE FOR MEETING
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—Word was
received at the department of tho In
terior today from Secretary Ballinger
that he expected to arrive here on Sep
tember 24. It is understood that Pres
ident Taft intends to call his cabinet
together here September 21, in which
event his secretary of the interior will
be unable to attend.
GOVERNMENT DISMISSES
MAN NAMED IN SCANDAL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—Frank M.
Couden, cashier in the office of the
surveyor of customs at Cincinnati,
whose name was prominently men
tioned in the Warriner embezzlement
scandal In the Big Four railroad, was
discharged from the government ser
vice today
The temporary suspension of Couden
was announced several weeks ago, and
the order making it permanent came
from Secretary MacVeagh at Dublin,
N. H., to Assistant Secretary Hilles
today.
Couden's removal is ordered on a
specific charge of insubordination, in
that he absented himself without leave
from his office.
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NEW YORKERS MAY BUILD
$9,000,000 POWER PLANT
Head of Electric Bond and Share
Company Now Investigat
ing Seattle Project
SEATTLE, Sept. 9.— S. Z. Mitchell,
president of the Electric Bond and
Share company and chairman of the
board of supervisors of the Pacific
Light and Power company of New
York, arrived in Seattle yesterday. It
is said his visit is for financial negotia
tions for the consolidation of the Han
ford and Strahorn irrigation canals and
power plants on Priest Rapids, involv
ing an expenditure of $90,000,000 in
northwestern power development.
Mr. Mitchell declined to admit that
the deal had been closed, declaring
many obstacles might intervene.
Michael Earles, president of the Han
ford company, and Mr. Mitchell held a
private conference last night. The Han
ford owns one of the best sites on the
river, and at one time the Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound railroad
made an effort to secure it.
Back of the Strahorn company, it is
declared, are the Harrlman interests,
building the North Coast railway and
endeavoring to acquire desirable power
sites. , ,
Mr. Mitchell, with other officials of
the pacific Light and Power company,
last week made a tour of inspection of
Priest Rapids, and -spent two days
looking over the Hanford power plant
and irrigation canal and the Star Stra
horn project.
It is reported that when the consoli
dation plan is carried out the line from
Priest Rapids will be connected with
the Yakima system at Pasco and Sun
nyside, supplying another link in the
system of the Washington Water Pow
er company of Spokane. It is esti
mated there is more power available
along the Priest Rapids site than at
any other site In the country except
Niagara falls.
MONEY IN BANK, BOARD
IS FORCED TO BORROW
New Jersey Schools Receive 2
Per Cent and Pay 4
_
ORANGE, N. J., Sept. 9.—School
boards of New Jersey frequently have
to pay 4 per cent a year for the use of
their own money, according to testi
mony given here before a senate com
mittee, by the Orange board of educa
tion.
Acocrding to board members money
could not be borrowed for any other
purpose than education. In Orange
county, therefore, with $110,000 on de
posit in bank as a fund for the erec
tion of schools, the board of educa
tion has been , compelled to borrow
$50 000 from the same bank, for current
expenses. On the deposit of $110,000
the board drew interest at the rate of
2 per cent a year, and on the loan it
paid 4V 2 to 5 per cent. >
There appears no remedy for this
state of affairs, except for the munici
pal boards to strive to catch up with
their revenue and reduce their loans
to a minimum.
COLORADO PROHIBITIONISTS
HOLD STATE CONVENTION
DENVER, Sept. 9.—The Prohibition
state convention met here today, ef
fected permanent organization, ap
pointed committees and adjourned un
til tomorrow to wait the reports.
J. M. Glass of California, national
lecturer of the Prohibition party, de
livered an address in which he said the
disintegration of both the old parties
through corruption was the principal
hope of success of the Prohibitionists.
SIXTEEN-WORD WILL FILED
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 9.—The
shortest will on record in Connecticut
has just been filed In the surrogates
office at South Manchester, Conn. It
contains exactly sixteen words, leav
istf tho $50,000 estate of the late
Kuight D Cheney, jr., to his wife.
The will is us follows: "I give and
devise all of my property, real ;md
personal, to my wife, Ruth Lambert
Cheney
LEPER LEAVES ON TRAIN
AND ALARMS AUTHORITIES
Patient Hurried Eastward After
County Refuses Charge
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 9.—John
Kokas, a leper, Is a passenger on an
east bound train, with his former
home in Greece as his destination.
Kokas wears no yellow flag or other
mark of identification save the tell
tale marks on hla skin of the terrible
disease.
His departure from Salt Lake City
last night was taken with the utmost
secrecy. Provided with a purse by
friends who were anxious to escape
the responsibility of caring for him,
he deserted the tent in which he has
been quarantined and became one of
the crowd of east bound tourists that
moves through Salt Lake at this sea
son of the year.
Since the diagnosis of his disease
three months ago, Kokas has been a
white elephant for the authorities.
The city attempted to interest the
county in the case, but the county
refused to admit liability; the Immi
gration authorities could find no law
under which he could be deported, and
he finally was placed In quarantine
In a tent, where he was maintained
at the cost of his friends.
When the case was first, observed
it had not reached the Infectious
stage and Kokas was allowed consid
erable freedom on that account. Sub
sequently the disease made rapid
progress, and exposure at this time
may not be without danger.
CHAMP CLARK TO WHACK
MULES IF HE IS ELECTED
Promises to Drive Long-Eared
Animals Through Washington
MOBERLT, Mo., Sept. 9.—"lf I am
elected to the next house of representa
tives I will drive a team of Missouri
mules down Pennsylvania avenue."
The foregoing is the promise Con
gressman Champ Clark made to a
crowd of visitors at the homecoming
celebration here In the course of an
address. The promise pleased the
crowd, and for several minutes the
speaker was unable to proceed with
his speech on account of the cheering
and yelling.
It was Mr. Clark's assigned duty to
welcome home many Missourlans who
had strayed from the borders of the
"Show Me" state. He welcomed them
all risht, but was inclined to ask why
they ever went away in the first place.
Mr. Clark also reproached his hearers
for permitting Missouri to take a back
seat, as he said it had done.
"Missouri has taken a back seat too
long-," he said. "We have done the
work and the other fellows have got
the glory. Missouri has never had a
president, a vice president, a justice of
the supreme court or a speaker of the
house. It Is time we had all of these
offices, and I'm going to see to it that
we get one of them right away."
GOVERNMENT WILL SAVE
IN COUNTING OF SHEETS
51 Clerks in Treasury Depart
ment to Change Positions
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—Another
economy, this time the saving of
$33,000 a year, will be shortly effected
at the treasury. It has cost that much
to count the sheets of paper upon
which money, postage stamps and rev
enue stamps aig printed. Each sheet
l.s regarded as having the value of the
money or stamps to be printed upon it,
and the accounting has been very close.
Hereafter the millions of sheets will
be stored at the bureau of engraving
and printing instead of at the treasury,
and one counting operation can thus
be obviated. Fifty-one clerks thrown
out of employment by the change prob
ably will find employment in other de
partments. •
RAILROAD MEN DROWN
MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan, Sept.
9.—Joseph Laing, aged 23, a bollermak
er, and John Montgomery, aged 30, a
fireman, employes of the Canadian Pa
cific railroad, were drowned in Moose
Jaw river today when their boat over
turned.
RATTLESNAKE VENOM
MAY BE CURE FOR FITS
Remedy Accidentally Discovered
When Man Afflicted Bitten
by Snake in Texas
NEW YORK, Sept. 9.—The use of
rattlesnake venom as a cure for epi
lepsy is being tested by New York and
Philadelphia surgeons. Reports show
the venom has resulted in marked ben
efit to all of the patients so far treated.
Epilepsy is classed among the incura
ble diseases, and requires the most per
sistent treatment to ameliorate the
condition of those afflicted.
A preliminary report of the results
of the venom treatment, which was
discovered acceidentally as a result of
a snake bite suffered by an eplieptic In
Texas two years ago, has just been
made to a local medical society by Dr.
Ralph Spangler of Philadelphia.
"The venom when given hypodermic
ally," he says, "makes a profound Im
pression on the nervous system. I am
convinced from my limited experience
with its use in epilepsy that there is a
distinct possibility of our having in
this therapeutic agent a drug which,
upon further medical Investigation and
study, may be the means of modifying
the convulsions in epileptic attacks and
possibly lessening their frequency, if
not ultimately effecting a cure In many
cases." ,
ASSERTS NOTE TO POPE
AVOIDS DOGMA QUESTION
MADRID, Sept. 9.—Premier Canalejas
is quoted as saying that Spain's reply
to the Vatican's latest note contains
little beyond generalities and assur
ances that the question of church dog
ma is not involved.
The premier expects the negotiations
between Madrid and the Vatican will
remain stationary until the cortes
meets, when, he rays, the "padlock
bill," instead of being withdrawn, will
be adopted.
The padlock bill prohibits the crea
tion of further religious establishments
until the revision of the concordat has
been completed or a definite law on the
subject has been passed.
AWAIT t CORTES ASSEMBLY
ROME, Sept. 9.—The Vatican will
now await the meeting of the cortes,
when, if Canalejas does not fall, a com
plete rupture between Rome and Mad
rid Is considered almost inevitable.
INSURANCE COMPANY TO
FIGHT TAXATION BY STATE
ANACONDA, Mont., Sept. 9.—Main
taining its business is interstate com
merce and not subject to tax by the
state, the New York Life Insurance
company filed suit against Deer Lodge
county yesterday for refund of taxes
amounting to $209.79, paid under pro
test.
The complaint that all con
tracts for policies issued to Montana
residents are made, modified and dis
charged in the New York office, and
that any local taxation Is a burden
on interstate commerce, contrary to
the constitution.
Attorneys for the company say this
Is a test suit brought with the inten
tion of carrying it to the United States
supreme court to determine the right's
of the company In every state.
GOVERNOR HUGHES MUST
AWAIT HIGHEST HONORS
WASHINGTON. S*pt. 9.—lf Gov
ernor Hughes is to be made chief jus
tice of the supreme court of the Unit
ed States he will be promoted from
an assistant justiceship. Reports that
the nomination of the governor as an
associate justice would be withdrawn
and his name sent to the senate as
chief justice have been put to rest by
arrangements that the New York ex
ecutive lias been making to take up
his duties on the bencn the secona
Monday in October.
As congress does not convene until
December, the new associate Justice
will have at least two months to serve
tn a subordinate position on the
bench.
"What caused the separation?"
"Oh, he thought as aiucii of himself
as sho thought of herself and as little
of her as she did of him."— Life.
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