Show COUNSEL EL EMPLOYED BY THE SECRETARY NOT THROUGH WITH GlAVIS Man Who Brought Charges Against Ballinger Dennett and Schwartz Will Be Ex Examined Examined Examined by Good Attorneys PRESIDENT TAKING AN INTEREST IN INQUIRY John J Vertrees of Nashville Tenn Assisted By Carl Rasch of Helena Mont Will Represent the Official Offic ab abI WEEKS DELAY NECESSARY I j I Washington Feb 4 rIn order to permit the arrival in in the city of oe counsel for Secretary Ballinger and to allow counsel to become familiar with the case the investigating committee its hearings today until next Friday February 11 I IJohn John J J Vertrees of Nashville Tenn and Carl Rasch formerly I United States district attorney for forI Montana have been selected to rep represent represent represent I resent Secretary Ballinger land LandI Commissioner Bennett Dennett and find Field FieldI I I Agent Schwartz in the Ballinger Pinchot controversy Louis Loui R H Glans the ilu til star f r f the prosecution Is to stay in the until full opportunity for croe eui nation is given Members of the i mittle have questioned in a fashion but hut owing to a lack of fari fa a with the subject they ha bai hae e b l 1 considerably limited In their quest o a othan athan than what Glavis Giavia lisa has voluntarily gien gln in response to questions framed h b I t i counsel representing presenting himself and i j a backers Glavis has hall concluded all of hi hinal hll n nal nat testimony President Interested I President Taft has lias shown his hi a interest in the investigation of controversy contro ers He lie has ha insisted on t 1 retention of counsel to represent administration ion officers officer Secretary i 1 I linger Unger Land Commissioner Bloner Dennett u t 1 Chief Field Agent Schwartz Today Toda Secretary Dickinson bri brito t tto to the White hite House John J Vert Verti i et A 1 lawyer of Nashville Tenn They The talk tal k 1 i with the President J for half an hour 1 then Ballinger Bailinger joined 1 conference which lasted for hour hourAt hourAt hourAt At its it conclusion Secretary Balling k accompanied by b Mr Vertrees left White House although the cabinet t v just about to assemble as emble arid and pro proto proto 1 to the interior department to om if i with Dennett and The secretary refused to make flunk a statement such as all he had promised i publish earlier in the week declare that whatever he had to say Bay in re regal reg di 1 f to the charges made against him L Mr lr Glavis would be made under unde ri a aL i before the committee Mr Vertrees Vertlee was recommended Secretary Dickinson who ho vouched his bis special abilities Action of Committee It developed d at the brief public t SF slon sion of the committee today tocla that un lei date of February 2 Senator Nel NL chairman of the time joint committee r to Secretary Ballinger saying he ii h 1 la 11 t t been directed by the members member to tU s y gest geat to him the importance of PI e represented by b counsel to examine at i witnesses and to pi pu pIP PI PIto i t r tto to the committee in orderly faI fi I I k Continued on Page Ten COUNSEl EMPlOYED Bill BY THE SECRETARY Continued From Page One such evidence as a would be material to the time other side Replying to t this letter under date datI of February 31 Mr r Ballinger said lie he had followed the suggestion of the committee but that it I would require several days dR S for his attorney to reach Washington and some Iome additional time timeto timeto to familiarize himself with wih the case Mr 11 said Haiti Mal he had been boon of 01 the opinion that by not having haing counsel cansel present he would be assisting the com corn committee or at least WOI not be bl ham liani hampering it I in making a full inquiry of its It own In view Ie of the suggestion eston by the chairman however he could cold tb do noth nothing big ing In but hut follow Collow the recommendation of the committee He lEe II asked ake that the fur further further ther thor hearings be postponed postpone until Mon Monday Monta day ta February 14 U Letters Leters Were Read Following an executive session which I lasted Ia ted nearly an hour the letters letter wore vere pre read rad to t the tIme public and the adjourn adjournment adJournment ment meat until February l bruun 11 H ordered It I is said sid there had hd been iteen a pretty lively discussion in the executive sos ses session se Ion den over the question of the postpone postponement ment mont some of the members of the com corn committee strenuously opposing any an delay at itt this time Attorney Brandeis Bra representing j jC I Claris C la vis made midI a pome what heated com corn complaint complaint plaint to the committee over ovet the delay I of the interior department in furnish furnishIng furnishIng furnishing Ing the documentary evidence called for bv by b the prosecution Mr rr Ir Ballinger might have good and sufficient reasons ret ons for fo withholding this evidence from examination by counsel representing Olavis Giavis but in view of his statements that he lie wanted a free and full ful investigation he thought it incumbent incumbent bent upon him to furnish the evidence e ein in installments as lS fast as it could be collected Chairman Nelson said aid it had been de decided at the executive session se llon to 10 re rp request request quest Secretary Ballinger to furnish the evidence in installments and amId that he would send him hini a letter leUr to that ef effect effect feet and send it by hy special messenger i today t oda I Paul an attorney of If this city has been appointed secretary of a the th In Investigating investigating I committee n I |