Show SIN IK PIERCE WITH WIT BALLINGER WITNESS IK BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE COMTE D. D C. C April 11 Pierce of Salt Lake assistant try kry of the interior declared behe behe bohe be- be he Pinchot Ballinger-Pinchot Pinchot er-Pinchot committee t that Secretary Ballinger er If sou sought ht to interfere with him JJ way in in the conduct o of the tho ham coal cases that the sec sec- nover never spoke to him bim abow after fter ter Mr Pierce Tierce took charge of f Balling ers er's request until they area r ed Glavis's charges es together in Ito to prepare the statement not re- re rey t i by y President Taft in reply to toA toa A tree m m ma a very verp positive man said saide e If rand and and I do not like to be bo ind in- in d with when a matter has bas been lover over o to me to decide Tierce erce was on the stand about minutes He proved an inter- inter witness He did not con conclude lude timon y and will win continue when resumes next nest Friday Told Governor Moore fierce Pj m e said that he told ex p. p Moore Moore of Washington one ot of claimants at the first w that the claims could not on the showing of the thet t I Mr Pierce created some amuse- amuse I hen recounting the variety of public business that came under the direction ion of the secretary of the tho interior interior inte inte- he ho mentioned bird preserves and members of the committee appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap surprised to learn that such things existed Where are these bird preserves preserves' f inquired Chairman Nelson In the tho townsite of Nelson Alaska su suggested Representative Ollie OUie James Tames whereupon the laugh was on Mr Nelson Nel Nel- son Mr Pierce said that President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose velt established the bird preserves and aud that one ono of them was was- in Wyoming for Representative Mondell 0 of that state who had protested against its it establishment as belD being without warrant warrant war war- rant of law How Christensen Broke In Iii Special Agent Christensen who succeeded succeeded suc Glavis in office was on the stand Ho told toM the committee he was I from O Ogden den Utah and was put into the land office office through the tho kindly p pf- pf flees of President Roosevelt who waived the civil il service rules at the suggestion of Land Commissioner Bennett Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett in order to appoint him Prior tc to his appointment he had been in the postoffice department Ho He later practiced Heed land law be before ore the interior deI de de- I |