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Show Wsfim CHARGES 106 WASHINGTON ' Shccpinen Believe Idaho ; ;Jka- May MaKe Serious ,; V ;:'Axciatlons When He Ap- Mart Gam of St. Anthony, Ida., has i v accepted an invitation from President , rvBoooovelt to appear before a commis-1 commis-1 . sioa In Washington, prior to action by M '! Congress on the Burkett bill, which pro-' pro-' vides for the assumption of control and I ' management by the national Govern-I Govern-I : ment of the immense grazing lands of ' the Western country. Tha invitation of the President to t tha ahaepmen was given at the recent - . convention in this city. Later a aimi-i aimi-i lar invitation was extended to the cat-i cat-i tlemon at a convention in Denver. Both invitations were accepted. Gam , will bo remembered aa tha Idaho man who, on the last day of the Salt Lake City convention, arose and started to say a i fow words about a resolution that had been introduced. Before ha could get , far with his speech the resolution was . tabled. It was believed at that time, and is still believed, that Garn was , about to make sensational charges -.against some of the big sheep owners. Sheepmen are now asking if he will ' make the charges which, it Js believed, ha was about to make here. ) WTbo invitation from the President V f1 The American Live-Stock associa-wfei associa-wfei and National Wool-Growers' asso-CiLiion asso-CiLiion at the recant conventions in Denver and Salt Lake asked that I se lect-a eommiteo of stockmen to confer with tha pHbbe Land commission ss to tha moat equitable and -effective method of controlling, protecting and improving tha public range. Will you act as a member of that committee and meet , ' tha land Ctommisaioners at Washington, ?. February lit 4 THEODOBE ROOSEVELT." |