Show GREAT INTEREST INTERESTS I S IN WASHINGTON t Public land Frauds General Gener l Topic of Conversation n nI I I INTERVIEW WITH HEYBURN C IDAHO SENATOR SAYS HIS HANDS ARE CLEAN 5 0 TU land frauds constItuted a 1 toPIc toi of r serious at the tho WhIte Houst today Th The sit fn Oregon and the the last day or two concerning tIle at al alleged frauds In Idaho both Were din dis discussed cussed Secretary Hitchcock was an earlY caller g with the president how however however ever only a snort short time Ume It IS known that Some phases ot of ie land cases were discussed the secretary did not care to sa say anything at U this ls time Ume for publication Senator Fulton or of Oregon also had a abr br brief ef chat with the tho president about the Oregon cases s He is sincerely resentful of the tho action taken against his colleague Senator Mitchell Says Mitchell Is Innocent Senator said he Is as In of an any base or criminal connection connection tion with the tho land frauds In our state as any mar man In Oregon Mitchell H has been identified with the great Interests of our state stale for tor nearly a quarter of a cen H He has worked ably insistently and honorably to advance their interests Toda Today he s a poor man living In a couple ot of little rOOms OJ og a side street I ant am Quite positive that his of the thc charges against hint him will be satisfactorily to all tine world Senator Heburn or Idaho talked to the thc president about the bill lie he has prepared 1 provIdIng for the federal ot of companies and concerns doing rn n inter interstate state business He said sald also that thal he pro proposed proposed posed to try to obtain consideration In the senate f for r tood If po would have It ma the thE senate Heyburn T Talks Big BigAs BigAs As Senator Heyburn left the White WhiteHouse House Inc he was asked had tosa regarding the land raud ud in his own state stateS S 1 always s select m my own Those who mo to combat would better be pretty pr tt careful what they do The efforts con connect fleet sue me with the frauds have no basiS whatever A l year car ago in the course of ofa a speech concerning the Northern Pacific land grants I called the senates att n tion to the land frauds being In Idaho I stood ready then and I 1 stand ready now to assist the ol 01 the government In ferreting out the criminals and securing their punishment No continued tile the senator In re response spouse to further Inquiry I never neve acted as attorney for any of the pe people plc who are alleged to be connected wit with the IdahO frauds I am frIend or theIrs and they are no friends or of mine We Vo will wUl set get to the bottom or of frauds 1 if I can bring about such a result |