Show UI u. SI REFUSES Ef U To 10 GRANT GHANI PATENT Utah Man Loses in Appeal to Supreme Court for Title to to La Land d' d Near Storrs WASHINGTON Nov 8 The S.-The The vv right of f th the secretary of interior to to exercise c c equitable jur jur- in d controversies deciding c ding c rov n over public lands nd was upheld today toI today to to- day by the tho District of Col Columbia court courtot I of ot appeals The Tho decision the tho decree of the district supreme I court in granting a mandamus against Secretary Payne to compel him to toI grant ant a patent to William F. F Olson I for coal lands In Utah The interior department decided that Olson was vas entitled only to the tho mineral content and that the surface I of the land belonged to the state of Utah Olson declined to accept tho the thoI departments department's s 's decision and sought Bought I mandamus for the whole title claiming claiming claiming claim claim- ing that the d decision was was arbitrary and beyond the jurisdiction of ot the secretary of ot the interior The case is one that has extended over several years and involves coal lands near Storrs Storre The state originally originally originally nally sold the rights on forty forty- acres of lands to the Spring C Canyon nyon Coal company but declined to protect the title Then Olson filed on the coal the Spring Canyon company holding the su surface tace rights and Olson claiming claiming claiming claim claim- ing the coal coal- The Spring Canyon compa company y had made valuable improvements improvements improve Improve- ments on the lands which Olson de declined declined de- de I dined to purchase The appeal to toI I the department followed |