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Show GARFIELD IN THE BATTLE Son of Martyred President and a Friend of Roosevelt. Testifies for Pinchot. Washington. James R. Garfield, son of the martyred president, former member of Roosevelt's cabinet the tennis and the real thing got into the Ballinger-Pinchot row a few days ago and his testimony before the con- i gressional investigating committee wasn't complimentary to Mr. Ballinger. Mr. Garfield held the portfolio of secretary of the interior before the ' duties of the office fell upon the shoulders of Mr. Ballinger. He knows James R. Garfield. something about land claims and such j things, and was regarded as an Important Im-portant witness. Mr. Garfield described the three measures relating to Alaskan coal locations lo-cations pending in congress In 1908. The Cale bill permitted combinations up to four sections at $10 an acre. "What was the difference between your position as secretary of the interior in-terior and that of Mr. Ballinger?" asked Mr. Olmsted. "Mr. Ballinger," said Mr. Garfield, "believed that the existing locations In Alaska should be permitted to consolidate con-solidate up to four sections." ' "Would the Cunningham claims j come under Mr. Ballinger's proposed j amendment?" asked Representative ' Graham. "They would," replied the witness. Mr. Garfield said Ballinger met him at his home in Ohio on September 17, 1908, and presented to him the Cunningham Cun-ningham affidavit. I "I told him," said Mr. Garfield, "that the information the department had from the Glavis report on the Cunningham Cun-ningham journal satisfied me the claims were Illegal." j "Did Mr. Ballinger state to you that ' he was appearing as counsel for Cun- ; ningham?" asked Mr. Brandeis. j "He did not." Garfield said Ballinger had told him nothing about any option which the Guggenheims had on the Cunningham , claims dated December 7, 1907, as j their representatives testified before I the senate committee on territories I last month. Mr. Garfield said Mr. Glavis was one of the cleanest and ablest officers In the service. He especially commended his record in the land office. , ( |