| Show washington CLAIM AGENTS the san francisco examiner establishes a claim agency in washington the san francisco 1 is frequently in receipt of complaints from if its subscribers to in all parts of the coat coast states and territories that legitimate clat claims ins aga against list tho government for indian depris lations and und land postal and pension claims in trusted to tho the care of various attorney and claim bleats agents havo have not bee beau properly prosecuted or if it so that the charges of the agents or attorn attorney for fees and alleged expenses have bolh been 0 o great 1 M as to lea leao e little or nothing for t the cf 1 in ants wo bavo havo been frequently urged to t 0 make war mar upon these rapacious attorneys but for many reasons it Is s almost blo to do so in euch such a manner as to benefit our subscriber subscribers wo we might possibly succeed lu ia ill dilvin iving a dishonest disho neit or over greedy attorney out butof of the field but his place would be immediately taken by another and tho the tight light would bo be endless and itt its results practically useless we wo have therefore af decided as the best means of curing the evil to establish in washington a bureau of claims which will take chari charge of all such matters and push them to a ue speedy eedy and in all cases where it is coial possible successful kesao mr john wedderburn our washington correspondent and up to the time of bis his death secretary to the lato late senator hear hearst in which position be has had much in presenting aad and pushing such claims will 1 I hare have charge of this bureau and will employ all necessary legal and clerical assistance of the first grade making only such charge for their services as will cover the actual ceat and pay bim a re anable price for the time devoted to the work mr wedderburn burn Is known to every member of the pacific coast congressional delegation to whom inquiries as to his standi standing stan dinc nir and reliability can be addressed tho necessity for the establishment of euch a bureau is well shown by the following petition which has been extensively circulated i in northern california to the uon the senate of the united states in fit congress assembled the undersigned petitioners would most respectfully represent that we are claimants mants against ast tho the government for losses cuate suate aed by indian depredations committed in humboldt county california at different times since esuo that we me were induced to employ an attorney hero to properly prepare such claims and another at washington by power of attorney to prosecute them there that we h have paid our attorney here hele for making out all paper ra in said claim ijes beside ides being at considerable sid erable ble expends onena in attending with witnesses the government mm commission mission here that examined dour our claims that now pur attorneys at washington are asking us to sign a contract giving 1 v them one third of whatever mav ab be e r re s covered from the government as their fee besides requiring us to pay all accruing costs for prosecuting said claims this ia we e consider an extravagant and unreasonable charge therefore we pray bour honorable body to so amend the bill now pending before you for settling these c alms that it byl wilf gu embody a clause allowing attorneys such fees and commissions fer attending said claims AS Ps shall be deemed lust just and equitable and your peti will ever be most thankful persons having claims of any kind galt agala the government will address all letters letters tu the examiner bureau of claims 71 U corcoran building washington D a where mr wedderburn may also be consulted in person A djuan texas juryman waa was fined VW rw fur for stepping into a saloon without inviting the deputy sheriff and the other eleven |
