Show I ANY IDAHOANS UNDER A CLOUD GLOUD States Grand Jury Probing Great Western Sugar Scandal V VILL ILL APPEAL BARBER CASE Creek reel Case Cae Before Defore Supreme Court Gov Brady Plays Santa luu for Dolse Special Correspondence Corre OISH OISE OIS Idaho Dec 23 It Is 11 stated stat cd on authority that the probe now being con conducted conducted ducted by IW the United States and Jury In this city will result In Inome joine ome very verj sensational developments have already been re Burned against u a number of prominent I dalto citizens who were sere formerly former in oed In tile the Great Western estern Beet lugar ugar company compan of oC MountaInhome concern recently went Into among whom are arc John Garrett W Y V C Howe Howie Fred E J Colthorp Coltharp and anti C J The charges charge upon which ich ch was Indicted and the position nci oc nc held lire are as follows John II Garrett Ganen present residence ngo Former manager Great western Ye tern Beet Sugar company com pan Moun charged with conspiracy to t defraud ud the government of oC land In hat he entered Into collusion with paying thorn them for filing and Liking their alignments at times n blank which were turned over to 10 titers In III connection with their pur liase hase of oC water vater rights from Crom Garretts AV w r C t Howie Howle States commissioner well attorney charged with being pait lIt aut to land laud conspiracy In having permitted IllIng of papers as commis ioner with the knowledge that fraud fraudS fraudus us as S being practiced Fred Daniel Mountainhome ember of oC the real state Estate linn that handled han lcd some of tho the theand and Involved as charged making hem according to the allegations a Il arty art to 0 the conspiracy C E EJ J Colthorp Mountainhome ember of firm same hargo harg C C J Griffiths employed by b hrop company compan same ame charge sIt Jit It is alleged that Garrett Induced nany lany countrymen to come to Idaho rom torn the thc middle western states slates and ike ake up land under the tho desert entry they were wele not entitled to tonder tonder the law taw It Il Is hI stated that such were ero passed upon by b Com Commission ComiSsion mission Howie the tho then telling Ills his entry for a consideration of t f from to to the company at Is II the company would buy bu them Vcr ver leaving the name In blank anti and then thuu th n transfer them to bona bone bonaMe Me ditle settlers selling them at tho same sarno toe Ime a water right In tho Garrett ir lr system Garrett Is now now supposed to be In Mr Howie was yesterday ked for or a u statement and ho replied t follows After my mr appointment as United tales tates commissioner I 1 studied the tho statutes but did not give gio ad adIco adIce adico Ico Ice to anybody nn about land matters subsequent sub to that time except In Ina Ina Ina a casual way wa I 1 received no consideration I tion Lion for such services from Mr Garrett the tho Great Western Vestern Sugar Beet company com pan or anyone else When rhen a aman aman man would come Into my m office and ask my m advice about something If It I 1 knew I would tell him Just jUHt the tho same as Re I would tell anybody WILL APPEAL A BARBER CASE What was announced yesterday as a athe the end of tho the long lone Ira trial tr of the Barber Barbei Lumber company cases appears now to be only the beginning of oi more trouble According to 10 the tho decision eel lon of ot Judge Bean Dean of ot the tho Oregon district called to hear the Indictments In lit this district practically all con concerned concerned concerned considered the tho case would never come to trial there being but two charges OS practically practical under which the case ease might cornu come to trial and one of these was partially annulled by b the de decision decision decision Out of four counts returned three were dismissed by b Judge Dietrich at ut a n former hearing Judge Beans decision was on the fourth count in which he sustained tho the demurrer and pleas In abatement By agreement of counsel the first three counts were thrown out With lith this apparently weak framework to stand on tho the gov government go goI I I has hus ordered an appeal frotH from frotHI I Judge Beans decision on the tho fourth count which charges the Barber Lum Lumber Lumbar bar ber company compan or more particularly James T Barber and Sumner G O Moon I with conspiracy with Intent to de defraud defraud defraud fraud tho the government out of or valuable timber lands hands lan s The fhe fourth count Involves between CO GO and 70 alleged Illegal entries but was barred by Judge Ju ge Wood lood who up upheld upheld upheld held tho the statute of limitations Ills Big ruling was favorable to tho the govern government government ment mont on tho the first and third counts and the second count was Immaterial This case has hus a n very Interesting his history hi hito tory to It R Includes In its chapters tho the arraignment of oC a United States Slates cone sena senator tor the ousting of a n United States district attorney tho the Indictment of ot a former state attorney general and the tho prosecution of numerous prominent citizens and the tho last chapter Is not I yet et written I THE MARBLE CREEK CASE i The Tho supreme court heard arguments I on Tuesday on the tho writ of ot prohibition I submitted by William Balderston to prevent tho the relinquishment by b tho the state of or school lands lying In Shoshone county count valued at from to 1099 1000 This Is the already famous Mar Marble Marble Marbie ble bie Crook Creek case about which so much comment commont pro and con Is s heard at atthe atthe atthe the present time In all parts of the tho state especially northern part recommended by an nn act net of or the legisla legislature legislature legislature ture which appointed a committee to Investigate and report the conditions This committee has haJ executed its duty In this respect and an submitted a report rec recommending recommending the tho relinquishment to tho the settlers of oC timber lands valued In the tho mini lium above stated The Tho contention of tho attorneys for forIr Mr Ir Balderston and the tho Is that the tho tate state is merely a ti trustee for Cor forthe Corthe forthe the public schools and anti educational In Institutions institutions of oC the state and that the tho land board therefore has Ims no power to exor exorcise else cise such authority as the resolution at nt attempts tempts to confer that the state cannot make a gift to the settlers of or tho the lands i In question The states attorneys s argued that the tho title to the lands lends had h l not passed to the state and the resolution by the tho legislature Is la recommendatory to the state slate land board and therefore any action taken by tho board Is In exercise of Its administrative rl discretion and not subject to judicial control Attorneys for the Ule were Iere granted 14 days In which to file lie briefs EO so the case ease cannot be decided until after tho the expiration of that time GOY COY BRADY DRADY FLAYS PLAYS SANTA SA TA OLAUS Gov Brady acted as QS Santa Claus to tho the great orphan asylums In Chicago anti and was wo the means mana of oC providing a a rare I treat for tho the thousands of cheerless ch lit little little littIe tle tIe Inmates He purchased the tho Idaho fIrst apples at nt the recent Chicago land congress and presented them to Mayor Busso Bucco BUt for distribution among orphans FOR BOISE Boise Is to have hove a Chautauqua A contract was definitely entered into yesterday under which more than 2000 worth of ot the tho best beRt talent obtainable Is III scheduled to appear r In this city at the tho Riverside park from July JuI 2 to 9 1910 The course cours will Include such Euch talent as Gov GO Folk of oC Missouri Col Bain of ot Kentucky Kentuck Saddlers of ot Chicago Rush Bush the Great Grent the magician Father Clear Clea Cleary and Rev |