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One Week From Tomorrow
"THE DAYQF SOULS"
Begins in The Sunday Call
VOLUME CVin.— NO. 137.
CORONER WILL
START HIS OWN
TIMES INQUIRY
Different Committees Will Be
Disregarded at Official In=
vestigation Into Disaster
"Contributory Cause" Is to Be a
a Feature of the Jury
Hearing
Dhpckh lo The Call]
LOS-- AXGELE?, Oct. 14. — Thorough
Investigation of the Times explosion
entirely independent of that made by
the committee of experts appointed by
the mayor will be' begun next Tuesday
\u25a0when a coroner's jury will be called to
decide what caused the death of the
score of employes who •were killed in
the destruction of the building.
The first session wilj be taken up
frith the rstablifhmcnt of the individ
ual death? and the making out of death
certificates. To this end relatives of
«&ch of the men killed will be sum
moned as witnesses and on their evi
dence the record will be completed.'
Following this the jury will take up
the question of "contributory cause" of
the tragedy. The manner in which this
Will be done will be left entirely to the
jury itself. If the members of the Jury
decide upon further time for investiga
tion or for the unearthing of evidence
ample opportunity willbe given them.
The report of the investigating com
mittee v. r ill not be considered in the evi
rienc?. but thei ndlvfdnal members of
the corimitt«?e will be called as expert
\u25a0witnesses. Among others to be exam
ined will be those who \tere in the vi
cinity of the explosion, employes at
there and others familiar with
the geenral plan of the different de
partments.
Police Take Grips
Finkerton men employed by General
Harrison Gray Otis, proprietor and ed
itor of the Los Angeles Times, yester
day took up the trail of the three men
Fuepectcd of destroying the Times
binding wJth dynamite and - supposed"
to be in hiding in the vicinity of this
city. The search was based upon the
information supplied by Mrs. D. H. In
ir^rEoll and Mrs. James B. Lavin. the
•women at •whose houses Bryce and
Smithy, alias Morris or Perry, lodged
while they were hatching the plot to
purchase tlie explosive.
Efforts were made to maintain "great
er secrecy than ever with respect to the
movements of the detectives and "Will
sam J. Burns did not appear at. head
quarters to confer with Chief of Police
Seymour until after the day's work
had been completed.
TWO CHIPS DISCOVERED '
Two grips belonging to Bryce have.
5t is believed, fallen into the hands of
the police, having been left by him at
a local storehouse. Seymour admitted
that the character of the baggage -was
known, but Burns insisted that it had
contributed nothing to the chain of
evidence.
Detective Browne of the district at
torney's office of Los Angeles, who is
working with Burns, visited the Argo
naut hotel in Fourth street and secured
from the ol<*rk a list of all telephone
calls made by Brice while lie Jived at
the place.
The home of P. C. Kettle. 1247 Leav
rnworth street, was visited in follow
ing a clew offered at the telephone
board of the Argonaut. The number
"Franklin 4342" was thought to/^be
among tho?<» called by Bryce, but the
Kettles insist that they know no such
a. person and that -at the time the call
\u25a0was supposed to have been made their
phone was out of order.
3IOTORMAX STARTS CHASE
D. H. Insrersoll, the husband of Mrs.
Ingersoll. who made the firft state
ments to the police, went to the Mis
sion police station yesterday afternoon 1
end said that he had seen Bryce in the
neighborhood of his home. Police Ser
scant Lionel Shaw went to the prem
ises with him and later reported that
he believed Ingersoll was mentally in
competent.
At police headquarters Ingersoll de
clared that he did not, remember going
to the Mission station and insisted that
he had not seen Bryce and that he
never doubted for a moment his wife's
innocence in the. matter. He said that
he left his home because of his. hours
of -work as motorman for the United
Railroads. . .
Mrs. Ingersoll has been attempting tp
dispose. of the furniture at her flat in.
Twentieth street and admits that she
has planned a. trip east, but " ridicules
the suggestion that she and Bryce were
to meet in St. Louis. So does "her hus
bsnd. ;k" (
Detectives working from the Mission
station made a canvass of the ne!gh- (
borhood In which Bryce, and Smithy
lived In an atterppt to locate Eome:per
sons who might know something about
them, but nothing material "was-dis
covered.
POLICE WATCH WOMAX
Mrs. Lavin, at -whose* place j Smithy
lodged, left the city Thursday night
and is across the 'bay under ? the sur
veillance of the police. She is believed
to have the most important lnfbrma-,
t ion and the detectives- think that; she
has not told all- that she might. ;.=; .= /
The following, report, was •,'• filed b>-
Ccstlaued on' Pa'afe" 4i^ColuJtnS7x^
The San Francisco Call.
The Calls Fund '
For the Orphans;'
:\u25a0 Near $5,000 Mark
; The fund for the relief of the
children v>ho lost their home when
Mount St. Joseph's orphan] asylum
was burned last Sunday morning is
steadily increasing toward- the]
$5 ,000 marl?. Following are the \
subscriptions received by The . Call '
yesterday: \u25a0 ,_ !
iPreiiously Acknowledged. $4535.10'
I PRINCESS THEATEK AU- , ;
DIE.XCE ....:.... J 55.21:
J. J. CARROLL, Xewnian:; 25.00 '
JOHX STILSIPF CO3IPAM' 25.00 j
A FRIE>D...., 25JH0
3TIGH AEL CASEY ., 20.00
ABLER & C0H3f .'.::.. : . . . 15.00
DR. J. G. MELL. . . . ...... 10.00 1
JAMES J. Do> 0 VA>' ...... 10.00 J
SOUTH SAX FRANCISCO \
PHARMACY COMPA>'Y. 10i)0!
JOHX J. CAFFREY:. 10.00]
MRS. WILLIAM MUXDER. 5.00^
MRS. S. LO VERICH ...... 5.00 i
MISS LOTTIE LOYERICH 5.00 !
SOUTH PARK MOTHERS' |
CLUB 5.00!
T. J. C * 2.50!
GEE SING 5AM.......... 2.00 !
A. 8.8. 1.50|
A FRIEM) 1.50!
A FR1EXD....!.... .1.00!
A FR1EM)...............; 1.00;
EILEEX 3IAGEE, Oakland. L 00;
AL'STIX 1.00!
TOTAL ...... ..... .....$4777.81;
In yesterday's list "Ko Name" should J
have been credited -with £0 cents instead of <
$5. and Mrs. Martin Carrick should ! have !
been credited -with $5 instead of $1. ]
AEROPLANE LANDS AT SIDE
DOOR OF THE WHITE BOUSE
White Accomplishes Difficult Feat, but Meets With Two
Mishaps in Flights at the Bennington Racetrack
WASHINGTON." Oct. 14.— Claude Gra
_bame.J\ r hiie. the English aviator, today '
dropped his aeroplane'- at '.the^ side "door
of the White House after a' flight :-ot
six miles. \u25a0> On "the way he circled the
dome .- of -ithercapitol and passed" the'
lofty Washington monumentlevef with
the apex. He landed where the slight
est deviation from lilf course would
have impaled him upon the -spikes of
an iron fence at his right or smashed
him against granite walls at his left. ;
Admiral Dewey was. on the spot to
offer congratulations. Other officials
of the army and navy,^including 1 Act
ing Secretary of War Oliver and Major "
General Wood, added their words of
commendation. ' ; « . •
An. hour- later White descended from
the spot' where he had been landed and
GOLDEN SHOWERS FALL FROM LIPS
OF LABORER HELD FOR THEFT
Ramon Avaro — perambnlating mmt —
was booked at the central station last
night by Policeman Kaufman -ona
charge of grand larceny,: all because
Ramon, who labors by day and becomes
Ingenious by night. couldn't swallow $50.
For every time the accused- man at
tempted to answer a -question put- to
him by night Captain~of Detectives
Ryan, a 10 dollar gold- piece fell from
his guilty lips, and all are now marked
people's exhibit. A. 'B.C. 'etc.
Avaro was arrested.a t the Instance
of Venea Mendoza; a fisherman who met
him Thursday night in. Washington
LESLIE MOROSCO AND DOROTHY HOLMES
MARRY WHEN THEY MEET SECOND TIME
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
NEW YORK. .-Oct. 34— When* Leslie
Moro'sco, the well known . actor from
Los Angeles?, embraced -Dorothy
Holme?,, a Broadway show girl at the
managerial tryout of their vaudeville
skit., "The Million Dollar Kid." in a
Harle mtheater last Monday they., met
for the first time. They had rehearsed
their,' roles separately— she in -New
York and he "in 'L.os . Angeles'- at the
Burbank theater, of .which .he,- is': part
owner.
Monday's, rehearsal seemed to 'satisfy
them, and - they, parted*- to' meet' again
next Monday : to, begin . their -regular
run. Booking Agent: Cupid, however,
secretly^fixed an earlier date. ; i- Morbsco
RENO JUDGES MAY TIGHTEN UP ON
AFFINITIES BY DELAYING DIVORCES
'.' {Special Dispatch to The ' Call}
• RENO, .Ney., Otft 14.— Judges^W.'.H. 1
A: JPlkeV and^ John ; R. ; Orr "of \ the dis^
trict court . have ; under, consideration . a
p^opoEal by. which they 'stipulates that
decrees of c divorce-. i granted-, in' their
courts •will; not be signed for at. least
30 ' days after ,the : decree is granted.
This i is f to'be: taken to prevent
the* immediate of
which- has ; of Mate ' bec6me"*qulte com
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SAN: ERANG^^I^
ONE WAIF LOST
LIFE TRYING TO
SAVE HER DOLL
Remains of 10 Year Old Lola
• Simmons, Are Uncovered in
Orphanage Ruins
Fragments of Playchild Are
Found Beside Little Girl's
Remains in Debris
• V - \u25a0
An added and deeper grief came yes
terday to*the sisters of charity of the
Roman Catholic .orphan -asylum, when
it was found that little Lola Simmons,
one of the inmates *of the orphanage;
had -lost her life in the fire which de
stroyed the building, on Sunday, morn
ing last. > ' * \u25a0 " ' r
Particularly sad and touching are
the . circumstances surrounding the
death, of the child. In the brief .five
minutes intervening between the first
alarm of fire and the final flight from
the building there was little time for
any thought save that of self-preser
vatioh. ', •
Down the long stairways -fled the lit
tle bands of children, each guarded by
a sister, to be gathered'together in'the
gray dawn, safely out , of : ' the burning
building. » v .
Went After Doll
A hasty roll call seemed to account
for each of the little ones;
BaCk Into the flames - and :; smoke,
however, had crepf one child, ' willing
Continued on Page 5, Column 1
returned to his starting point-7-rteh Ben- v
•Jnings racetrack— without 'mishap. .-.' . .
, V.;r.TCbito'' starttnij'soon J af ter /lliu 2 ' m."7and '
the flight" tOj.the.JW^lilte 'House occupied
-only 10 '.minutes'.';? - ' /v* ; A \-/f:..
;^ r ,T7hile giving a^n- exhibition flight ?at
\u25a0 'Bennings "VVhitei met with an accldentl
He 3 had gone up" 2oo -feet , when a pipe
between his motor /and the /gasoline
. tank .became ''.* detached.. ":The' : motor
stopped and White was .compelled; 1 to
glide to 4 the ground.- As lie descended a
breeze . caught .the biplane and. tilted .] it
so that the , left bottomV- plane i struck
. the.groun and the framework was bad
ly broken.- White was not injured, ; ;
An hour later when starting an ex
hibition-flight in- his Bleriot monoplane
p the breeze caught it and swerved it
into a fence. It then, dashed across the
racetrack and through the' fence. on the
other, side, shooting; off '.2oo yards ' into
a field. White was badly shaken up.
street ana. after vlsitinfe > a number ,of
places in the tenderloin, repaired with
his guest to the'Mendoza apartment'in
a Washington'; street' hotel^ According
to Mendoza,.when he awoke in the morn
gtiest Avaro was absent— also $80. .
"When: Avaro was arrested last night
he denied all knowledge of the matter
and . willingly went to/ ;. police head
quarters . but; remained , very- uncom
municative. To questions puV he, shook
his head and mumbled. When-the golden
shower of. eagles fell from his mouth,*
where he had.secreted them, he. became
almost garrulous explaining his bank
in g v method s.'.. _. _„ if *.' • . 1
went- shopping in a big downtown
store .for furhitufe'tb flt" out his new
flat. . Miss Holmes went to the same
store on a like errand. They met for
the second time.
"Let's shop together." they said with
one: voice, and .together theyj moved
about for, an hour bnVrnore., .Finally
their gaze fell, upon just the set of \u25a0fur
niture for two. He whispered some
thing In her ear. ; She blushed, /smiled,
hesitated— and nodded."* ' They phoned
for two close personal friends i^and 1
pledged them to secrecy. The/four took'
the t first ferry .boat to -'Jersey City, 11
where .Justice of ahe 'Peace' Seymour
did > the ' rest." '. 4 \u25a0 - 4. -;
It Is ; the^ first- restriction to be placed:
on 'affinities; -by the divorce courts.;, *
:\u25a0; ;.Attor*rieys; figure /now; that fitiwin^fe^" 1
quire aVperson seeking divorce iJnfßeno
to^ |iye \u25a0 at % leaJsti 10 '.months --in r ttfef city.*
Residence '.Yequlre.ment^isSßixVnionths;
40^dayjB^m^t^a^^^fore; service rby"
Pvb 1 i ca t ion\ is \ effect! ye • and * the^i' Ja|de'i
lay; xoniing Q"to* trial generally \u25a0 Stakes
Place,? af^norr(3of days j additional fii^
required before lthe\ decree ; is^ signed, •<" \u25a0
POSTCARD STOCK IS ON THE WING
TWO MILLION MISSIVES MAILED
: ;\u25a0 . WoTnenJworliers^foriexposition at " their i stands during sale "of postcards] yesterday : *.' Toprow^StandmgiUH
to right,; Ms^AlbatPj Booths
toiri)^ /fn ; the /middle, Missl Georgia \u25a0Flammpn, Miss- A Ima Thame andjMrs: George Sioddard(are' shown' selling
postcards Jo a* passerby. '.\« ". r \ ""-'- a \u0084v_\ v (( \ ¥ •-- ,--< :*r \ - •,' r-.^v • ', ;i; :.,v: K 'v -', " -
WOMEN PUT AN
END TO THE
GREAT SUPPLY
Brilliant Day, qf|Biergetic; Sell*
ing^Winds^UpiFive;l)a^Ex» ;J
v position] Campaign i ;: |
RECORD OF EXPOSITION
POSTCARD CHAMPAIGN
\\ - -' -\u25a0 '> TESTERDAYS;,WORK . • .. •\u25a0\u25a0 .
'< ' San - ; ' Fronolnco \u25a0 ijWomen'n ~ , : ; '
;vV.'iDaV*V.*: ".'.'\u25a0"•\u25a0•': ':'/\u25a0\u25a0; ?':.: . . : \u25a0:> 222,050 {
\Natlve!Sqri»^la*» Meeting ',20,000
! iMl»cellan'ei>n»<V.".*; . .J . . . .,* 10,802
Total for Friday ..\ .". ... . ; 202,842
I SAN FRANCISCO'S TOTAL -FOR i
: •.-. \u25a0•-,_ . toek -'•;•..;• /'_ -\- :,-;.•,'\u25a0\u25a0
', Women \ot ' San '« Franclsop': 222,oso
. Jtflacellaneoußt" *f ve days .*. '<\u25a0 180,902 '
\ . V School ChJWren -.' .... X V 1 10,000
: .i; Fraternnl^ OO r ff anlaatlons : . f ] 07,r»53
', Soiatt . ..;.'. . :~. . '. . *.v ; : 20,000 <
Total forFiye-Dnyii:!: . -.' . «50,4i>5;
'.'\u25a0 -^CAIiIFORNiA'Sr* TOTAL'; FOR"'
v . : :_v \u25a0 - ..:-'- t
• San- Francisco;- ; '. ... ..?.". 650,405
' -liOB *An*ele« \u25a0 . • -V. ... .'. ; ; 225,000
! Oakland . .'•'. ..... . . .v:. I .v- 200,000 •
, Other Cities ••'• \u25a0• '• ••• ... s 021,505 •
Tcrfai* .;/.-•;.••;-• v ;2»ooo.ooo; 2»ooo.ooo
\u25a0 \u0084 Postcard last', orily.% five J
days.V^What^was \, planried ; as; a;islx ; day,
campaign f of '-':' missives £-J boosting: ;^ the
Panama^ Paci fie V- \u25a0>\u25a0 J n t e rnati orial c vexposi-^
: tlon^b^foTe^ongres3 icouldV,:not4'jlast i
liiore^thanj five '. 'days/Abecause^ _tjieis'up>*
ply ;^ o f fcardsAwas v exhau«te<f^iaWtTnlgh^.
atsthe7end(pfJthe]flft^|day^^T^^mii?
•llon!^aTdß?«were|sen^
Vuf i n arTthe^fiy e'^ days^r to*/niake^f r'i ends
$olsta^btl^|a^sHoo^v?.o I sta^btl^|a^sHoo^v?. vr^ g|. P{g# :
jTbf ¥thej2,ooo.ooj»?caris|^ent¥out>San'',
'FYancisco % 65 0395,f and ttoi
~C*ntlime«foli^"p«sw'^^Ooi«Ba^a~>
\ Assis{antsiohMrs:,A I
j 1 \u25a0?\u25a0 > J '.' lVMiam^Setombef'Mrs^Normah^W ? rightlmjd7Mrs^:JßufusiSteele'^.'^ \*
INCENDIARY IN A FOREST
COMBATS FIRE FIGHTERS
Revenge :of :Old vSeUlerjSupposedG^serpf
i Blazes *in "Colorado i Which-^ Eiidanger -fcii^s
; /-DENVER,"^ Opt,'. 1 4.— Mounted upon ; I
fleet-* horse : a hd '\u25a0-', moving -. rapid 1 y'v f ro n
place <to-* placed a"mysierious{incendiayj
off set ; for - a 'time ;^ the^ combined-, efforts
of the largre force ofjfire'fighters,work
inpf; -;in*;.the'^ vicinity., of -Miram.onte^ tt
subdue ithe : fire? yhich. star ted Un;lieayj
timber of that. section several^daVs'ago
.been "evading cap
ture that i it''becam"e:riecessary/ today tc
organize a patrol; :\%-hose "only- duty ; "wil.
beit6"capture;the'firebug.]Revenge;am
spite .form ". the; only "excuse^ for "t" t his ; ac
tion. t according to ;federaH forestry y6f
flcials.: iTheMistrjcVirir which /the; fifes
burned? has ;V rapidly* .Inr-}re
cent j months < and :.th is sis i. supposed -.*tc
haye^stirfed .the anger 'of several^of ,th«
old" settlers^ v;., ! v;^V^.'; ; vw^V^-t"^
Zy. More ;t'han 60 'small ] fires ' started', t.o'day
but "\u2666the}'roaln'>biakei'co"vered fan* area Zpi
?ii)R^ m a rtin; releXs c p I $$-?:
. wa?7reieased - from ? the., county, jail -to-J
'that'; the writ'of habe&sjcprpushadibeen
fgl^ntedfb;^
psllo6o>r^Quircd^waß '\u25a0* f uiv
t'nlshed^ by.; b usinessmen, V ' r-j "~ I—-i^}1 — -i^}
TWENTY -PAGES— PRICE FIVE: CENTS.
iV- 1.5 miles.. . : -"U"ithin 500 'feet of
r'"}vhefe^one:forVe ; of'ftghtVr3'^efe''workr
r ,- injc "at fire; sprung \u25a0up^frprrnno apparent
5 cause; * leading ~ .the 'fg'overn
- :• rnent':representatives;:on tthe-'ground to
) • belleveitliatit.must.have .been ;theiwork
r : of a daringf. Incendiary. " •". T "\u25a0*'
. .-Narrow.,: escapes Vfromt 'death", in the
•'^flames have '.occurred.. :"A*7p'arty-'of .10
>', flghters.'.becarne, entrapped, in a J gulch
1 .and .were: held prisoners: for. -two. hours:
1 \u25a0.;-;' Eighty - r fire ; : figHters^reached .Denver
: v.; ;ton leht^brrrtging-';. yrprd ; tjtHat'.tHej; flame's
;".' on : Sheep '.arrd ,"Blg 7 Chief, i mduntalns : had
ij"b^en-;extlngdishVd:r:'T.Ke^/rahsM i b^were
- /a}ded'ln"tHeijr*6oUidurl battle by a-lieavy
> "'rain * t whichY fell < this \u25a0!- -.-.
'\u25a0' I r A;foVce»oft2Q meniwel^erleft^tojpatrol
>y,thatiregijon\to;se4r^h,fbr^the rßUspectedr BUspected
%v^nc€n3larles'arid7guard*againstVan*lbut-
L '-. b'reak fot 'thWsub"duSi?'flr€s .*= t-f "f ' -
| ..£ L.ITB - SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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Tsinara.* from? ?an« Fraiiclsco.''^-.«i\' ii. - ; \u25a0 » v
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\u25a004 THEWEATHER
iYESTERDAY-~-Maximum temperature 76»
*) ; minfmuTnisß.' v •\u0084 ; \u25a0„ : -..-..
'FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair; not so
_ ;\u25a0 Warm; light : north I winds* ' changing to mod
i'Xtiaic west; \u25a0-,- '- . v
LAND FRAUD
CHARGED IN
ALASKA
Two Groups of Locators In
dicted by Federal Grand
Jury atTacoma
RICH DEPOSITS OF COAL
NEAR CUNNINGHAiM MINES
1 *
Dummies Alleged to Be Used as
Eotrymen Under Agree
' ments to Sell Property
OTHER CASES INVOLVED
IN SPOKANE INQUIRY
WASHINGTON. Oct. J4.— After
montts of secret effort and pa
tient waiting, officials of the
general land office were able to an
nounce today the indictment of a num
ber of claimants to valuable lands in
Alaska.
The entries involved number 134 and
cover almost 20,000 acres of land, all
of which lies in the Bering strait dis
trict, in which the Cunningham, claims
are located. They are what are known
as 'the English or Stracey and the
Christopher Simmond3 groups, the
former .containing SO and the latter
74 claims of 150 acres each.
The deposits covered by these claims
are believed to be as rich as those of
the Cunningham mines, which cut a
conspicuous flgnre in the Ballinger
pAchot controversy.
Two Groups Indicted
The in-aictments were handed down
in the United States district court sit
ting at Tacoma; Wash., and -the Infor
mation that they had been returned
irrai ; conveyed in two .tele.^ams re
ceived today by Commissioner Dennett
from . Special -Ag-ent Christensen. in
charge of Alaskan to whose
efforts the findings are especially due.
The first telegTam contained the an
nouncement of the action against thß
English Kroup and stated that indict
ments, had been returned against C. F.
Munday. A. H. Stracey. Archie 'W.
Shields and E. E. Siegley.
A few minutes later came the sec
ond telegrram tellln? of the Indict
ments of Cornellu3 Christopher. Georjje
Sifnnio'nds. and Mortimer C. Sweeney
of the second grroup. Dennett added
that, warrants would b<? issued as soon
the indicted men could be located.
Entries Made by Dummies
-The first group of defendants takes
'Its name from the fact that a number
of persons in western Canada are sup
posed to be Interested In the claims
taken up by this party.
Stracey is a resident of Vancouver
and Is charged with being Instrumental
in making? some of the locations.
Munday Is a prominent attorney of
Seattle.,:
The charge against the Indicted men
Is that the* entries ."were made In the
names of "dummies." Most of the
entrymen were 'residents of "Washing
ton and their claims are said to have
been located with an agreement that
the claims should be^assigned or deed
ed to others as soon as persons -willinar
to become interested could be found
by the locator. There Is said, to have
been a further understanding that tha
locator should receive a large" percent
age of. the sales , prices.
Unlike Cunningham Case *
t The charge differs from the- charge
in' the Cunningham claims, in which
there were no allegations that the en
trymen took the' claims for persons
other than themselves, but rather that
they had a previous agreement to work
or dispose of their claims as a unit.
It" is, aaid that few of the claimants
In the new cases ever saw the land on
which their names ;were used for loca
tions.
.Both groups of claims figured to a
considerable extent in . connection .with
the Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry. Charges
of fraud in connection with the entries
were, made two "years ago. and It was
asserted that Investigation had been
stayed yb the land office, supposedly
for sinister purposes. -
More Indictments -Expected, -
Meeting this allegation -with the
statement that the services of the land'
office force were needed elsewhere and
that there was no statute of limitations
to > runs against these cases, it- was con
ceded that they were" not pressed tor *
period? Since last llay. however.
Christensen has been giving "tha major
portion of hts time to them. wtth. a re
sult, over which the land office and the
entire Interior department proteases
much " gratification. -\u25a0
\u25a0 It i 3 /known that another . federal
grand {jury,* sitting at \u25a0\u25a0 Spokane, is con
sidering \u25a0; other charges of* fraudulent
coal entries in Alaska and thaKr^ults
are ..expected from the Investigations
similar :to those obtained at Tacomal •-"
.Warrants have also been issued for
'the '-arrest of Algernon S. Stracey.* a a
Englislimaii: ; Archie "W. Shields and
Eairl ' E. -. Siegley. Siegrley was private
secretary to Michael J, lieney^ the cqc-