Show PROBE NOW NO IS Spectators Attending Sessions of the Committee Investigating ing Unable Un ble bleto to Keep Their Eyes Open NELSON AND OTHER MEMBERS ABSENT April 10 E C WASHINGTON 1 assistant to the see sec secretary seer r talT of or the interior occupied the stand throughout both sessions in inthe Inthe Inthe the investigating committee today Most t of the time wax was H taken up ut In by At Attorney Attorney Attorney torney representing Louis n R and n a tl ii Attorney Pepper chief conn coun counsel set sel for Mr Because of his Ills long service in the in interior interior I a atenor tenor department Mr Finney FInne proved to tobe tolie be lie n a prolific witness in that Mr Ir Bran Dr n was enabled to get into the record much technical testimony as nit to the gen general scat eral course of business in the laud of ot office ottice lice fice This line of ot questioning proved ather uther tedious In fact an n attack of spring fever appeared to strike every one con connected connected connected with the Investigation Chairman Nelson waS absent and Vice Chairman McCall had difficulty in keeping a quorum together Several spectators fell asleep The absence of or so many members of the committee prevented a ruling on the re request request request quest of ot Mr Brandeis Brandos that he be allowed to defer of subordinate officials of the interior department until he has had opportunity to question Mr 1117 Ballinger himself A decision probably will be reached when the tile sessions arc are re ro resumed resumed next Friday Mr Brandeis drew from Mr Finney the statement that in the memorandum sub submitted submitted muted to the tle attorney general with a re request r r quest for an interpretation Inter of the new Alaskan coal lands law of IMS 1908 the Cun Cunningham Cunningham claims already were excepted Mistake Corrected Then why asked tho attorney does Secretary Ballinger say in a letter to Miles C Moore one of the Cunningham claimants that he is referring the matter to the attorney general generalI I write that letter replied the witness But you say yesterday that you vou wrote it itI ItI itI I said I wrote two of the letters that Continued on Page Seven PROBE NOVIS NO I DEADLY DULL Continued from Page Page One were ware to Governor Moore MOON I was wa mistaken as 55 to W this It is not pot the one I N NIr Mr Ir Pinney Finney does the t e attorn i lUal arai in his report to 10 the President mention mentton th ti fact fa t that Mr Hoyt special counsel for the government int called call d on op him at Mr Ur Glavis Fuse n In with the import naG of this opinion 7 rt 11 I 1 dont Ion t believe hellev he does Attorney Pepper P had concluded his oro c s when the committee ad jJ L He Hf asked the witness p ar arv v ornit t Ballinger replies to letters written b fi fl aster LaFollette asking for forn fin 10 n of ot certain restoration of Tat r toner power by Mr Ballinger No Specific Consultation C n nr r 1 Finny Finn said eaul he h wrote these letters ii 11 i i l ni d that he te h had d specifically s con cons consI s sI i i wili S ere tar aa as to what 1 1 2 Ji i sad Mr Ir Pepper why wh l no Au jU cOLi ou od aa it in m your our replies that the i a aA 1 fu CUi fur ii restorations was the tho that h Ballinger er did not bo both b th tb had a bo b bon n l legal legall l l i re t 6 had ha ad been a conference at att Ii t li hs I si und iad Mr ir had hadj j u iJ J l i i w the lands 1 Ln n M l Z t C d to make your replies Lari i il wit with it t tie e differences Xo No it wa vas tot rot that exactly An Jn 4 effit eft eff t was nas made mad to get John W V Dud il ny connected with the land oUk at on the stand late today Dudl y y ha hal beon bep be n brought all the way fre Alaska to testify as to 10 o an alleged alleg d doffer offer of i rh CO from fresh Colliers Comer Weekly We e kly to come to o Washington to testify against Mr When hen the opportunity r imp ime to tn Dudley in while whilo Mr Ir Finny excused the wit witness ness ns tad had I ft the room and his bis examina examination examination tion was put over until next week |