Show ANDERSON DROPPED I FROM LAND BOARD Clerk Resigns as Soon as-Soon Soon as Condemning Condemning Condemning Con Con- Committee Report Report Report Re Re- port Is Read to Him FINDS CHARGES ARE TRUE Commissioners Censured and I. I Changes in Laws and andRules andRules andRules Rules Recommended 4 Points in ill Committee Report t tAfter 4 After reviewing the tho evl- evl 1 leUce the special senate com com- makes the tho following f report f That Harry HarlY S. S Anderson f clerk clell of or the tho land board hoard Is f of or the tile f gui guilty charges charses preferred against him f That It I Is a violation of off f 4 public dut duty for a member or orf f 4 o of the land lan board to 44 4 4 enter entel land or 01 give out 4 tion tiomi ton from his 4 4 That a law be bo b passed to compel com com- 4 4 pel the tIme land board to date lato all al 4 applications 4 4 That Thal for fOl 4 provision punish punish- 4 ment should be made 4 I 4 That hat state land board hOd should 4 4 4 4 accept no relinquishments 4 ii 4 y TT r r Harry S. S Anderson clerk cleric of the tile state land board has resigned This Tills action came caine last night after the state land board had reat read the report of or the special Investigating In committee of or the senate which found Cound that the tile charges of or interference with the tile rights of citizens in the filing Illing of application for Cor lands arc are true As there is no law la against doin doing what Anderson did Inthe In tho the Sorensen and Cam Garn eases cases which are arc reviewed e in the tile committee report but hut he Is accused of a breach of or ethics and a a violation of public tUlY duty When the state land lane board hoard received a R CO copy of tho tim report it was tas read to the clerk and ant he voluntarily resigned tile the position which he has held for years The resignation was accepted to take effect at once The state stale land board will wH meet again this morning to take talc further acton action on the report and It Is understood under under- stood that certain rules suggested Inthe in the he report will wi be adopted 1 by the tho board oar I The committee report which was outlined generally In The Republican yesterday finds tho the char charges es against t Anderson on sustained and recommends changes in fn the time law governing gO the time In pro of the land Jand board Though hough no bill hi has b been cn drafted by byan an any senate olat member conforming to the sUg suggestions made h by the tile committee itis It Its I Is s understood tood that thal the state land board will wi be bl grilled In ill o executive ses- ses loii when Jle he lie governors governor's monts come coln In for COl The rile o of the tile committee upon he tile land board lo to the extent that no tn e investIgation of the tile charges was held although the evidence showed that at athe atthe atthe the he time the senate started to lo probe the he Anderson charges there was pend gation gatlon gaton In tog ing before the land board an I esl Report of Committee The report of the tile committee when wilen read to the tile senate yesterday was approved and the committee dis dis- charged The text of tile the report follows fol- fol lows ys lo Your special committee on state lands appointed under resolution of February 27 17 1007 1507 0 beg beS leave It e to report that under the authority of said sll resolution they timey have ha e examined Into the charges made and sub sub- sul- sul U witnesses and taken testimony under oath and we wc now find the tile following follow follow- in ing facts That on th the of July 1903 1901 part of section 31 U. U township 2 north range 1 east east was wa unoccupied e government land lund and anil subject to selection by any citizen through the state land office oce to be le purchased as provided by law This Pills property will wi b be hereafter referred to as the label lahd It I appears appear from rom the evidence that this tills land had been surveyed and was open Olen and subject to entry for Cor several years prior to this timis date late That a few rew days previous to July 20 0 20 1903 1303 on one Muller examined the plats hi iii lt the time state land office orce for COl or the purpose pur pose poso of ascertaining whether this land was open for purchase and that he was shown the time plats plat by an aim of ot the theoffice orce office one Harry Anderson I H It t further r appears from the tile evidence that Frank IJ B. Stephens acting as attorney for Muller uler on the day of oC July isoa again In Inspected In- In the plats plate for the purpose e of oC ascertaining as as- u- u whether the same tame could coull be le se selected selected se- se and purchased as al provided by l b law and that thal he was shown the plats vIall I b by said ald Anderson un and so tar far as the time records of or orthe the state stale land laud office were concerned the same was open for selection That thereupon thereupon there there- said Stephens secured from Crom the state stat upon ail land office forms for contracts of purchase pur chase chast and had the Uie same executed by byone byone one ono Doscher who was acting for tor Muller in tn matting malting the selection The application with a check accompanying the same was sent to lo time the tw state slate land office orce on the or d of or July 1 1505 1900 It Curt further her appears from the tile evidence that I one ono P. P A. A A A. Sor Sorensen who Is lI a I broth broth- law er lw In of or said Anderson Andson executed before before be be- fore rore said Anderson on as a notary nowry public on the o of July 1906 an application to purchase part of at the time same land applied for by Doscher It I appears from the evidence evi- evi deuce dence that the a of ot both hoth parties parties par par- ties came Into the time hands handl of said suld Anderson Ander Ander- son tel and arid that It was th the usual sal practice of ot said office orce that said applications would be bo placed In his hands There Is no record rec roe ord on either of or said sule applications showIng show- show ore lag Ing which WI was received recel first nor showing I when either of the time same Rame was received The records of tho time office however show that the money on the application tion Hon was accounted for or on the oCI of oC July and that on the Doscher application I on the of July 1003 1506 11 The only record I of or the tile filing of or the Sorensen application Is on Oil 01 July th The Doscher application was returned with wih an endorsement thereon there there- on to the effect that the land had already been applied for fol It I appears appear that bothof both of or the applications came Into the hands of or Anderson That he took the same to the time United States land office oree as us was the custom and thorp found that list there were no filings In said office affecting the time right lo to select and he so Indicated ted on each of tho the applications It I further appears that thal on the Sit d of ot July 1906 19 Sorensen O filed 1 his application for a ad upon the time same al ulon property In th the United States State land office oree It further appears that an applicant to li purchase lands lamI through state stat selection sl may b be defeated In acquiring the lands landS landSI by a person or filing a aI I I desert entry upon the same lands and that a person can protect nis flis right of selection by imy so doing or can caim defeat lefeat t the lbs right of oC selection by a person prior In time ii J It It I. I Andersen denies he informed So So- rensen hl his law in of or the time inquiries that had been been ma made mado e In reference to this tillS I selection Sorensen denies that he re received re- re an In any Information from Crom Anderson although he he no admits that Anderson swore him to his application and exhibited to him the maps of the land at the time of oC making the same came Sorensen owned tm no other land In this vicinity and stated that he in applied to purchase the tue same for tor an Investment In However Howe time the following ap appears ars to i be sustained b by the evidence of o o compete witnesses That shortly shorty after Sorensen homesteaded time the tt land In time United State Stat land office Inquiry was WS made by hy Mr M Dunn of that office from rom Anderson Ir In reference to a deficiency In the fees fee wilim which had been left IC with wih tho the homestead colt entry and that Anderson referred Dunn to n n telephone number where Sorensen W wa found foune That a 1 few days ay afterward wh whet il Dunn advised And Anderson that monc money had hal been paid lall to complete ti the homestead entry and that a receipt in had hac been sent ent to Sorensen Anderson Anderon Dunn not nol lo to say sa anything further abo the mater matter It I further appears appear from ti the evidence of or Mr 11 Ir Woolcy Wooley an o othe at atthe the United States land office oree that short shorty after the tho homestead entry of or Sorensen Ai An derson told during a cO conversation with wih him at nt tile the United State Slates land office offic In substance that he had 1151 hal put his brother law In-law Sorensen on to lo the land and th that he Sorensen would have to divvy t up with him In view of the relationship of or time the partes parties par par- ties tes and the tho fact that this land had hall ri re remained remained re- re open for fOI selection for or a long lime hi and Hilt that time the same was as flied filed tc on by Sorensen Sorensen Soren Sorer sen the da day after the Inquiry had been bee leen made at the state land office orce of oC A Aderson An Anderson n a le derson ln and In view of the statements statement made by br Ander Anderson on to Dunn and Wooley the committee are aI forced to the conclusion Anderson disclosed to Sorensen en the fact that parties Intended to lo select sal salland said Kald land and ha had Sorensen make the selection for fot the purpose of or Interfering with wih a abona bonn bona bon Tide ide ide applicant and md for his verson personal profit and advantage ad Tim fun I Gurn Ell Entry I What hat Is known as the Garn entry was we Investigated b by your committee and I it H appears from Crom the thC evidence that some om tim In the spring of J lOG 1900 one Thomas who rii was an of the state land Inn hoard board at that time wrote to Cam Garn a C letter leter a of Inquiry In reference to lot 23 21 section 3 township 21 1 south ran range e IG 10 east cast In th the vicinity of which Garn lived J That Thomas Thom Thom- as wrote to Garn Jam for the purpose of or acquiring acquiring acquiring ac ac- quiring Information In reference to sal salland said sall land and that If IC the same was desira ne hie he Iw and Anderson Intended to select the same Carn srn arn did not reply to the tho letor letter letter let let- ter or but bu on or about the da day o of ot March 1 1900 he hp forwarded his application to purchase o through the state said lo lot 23 and paid a a part of th time the purchase price pric It H further fUther appears from the evidence that Anderson for the time purpose of or preventing pre pre- vomiting venting Garn from Cram obtaining the lie advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of his application to select on or the time of oC December lO attempted to homestead the seine same cne In liI hl his own name namn and for his own benefit but that thai haIn barIng bar hav having ha In ing exhausted his rights to lo homestead an and still tn with wih the time intention of oC defeating defeat ing Ing the Cacti Garn entry he lie applied to ant and obtained one of his personal friends SOC one Pascoe to file fe a homes homestead lead entry upon the tile same That time the same was lone done by ly Pascoe wholly In the of oC Anderson Anderson furnishing ant and paying the time fees required to make malc said sak homestead entry and that he obtained and md caused said saIl entry to be made for foi forthe forthe the express purpose of defeating the till Garn arn entry and acquiring the time land him him- self sel ei f. f II It I further appears appeals from Crom time the evl evidence ence that hat in the tire Doscher en entry Anderson was Wa accused of giving 1 his in brother Sorensen lim Information formation In reference thereto and anti causing him to make the till theon on try and this accusation was brought to a time the notice of or William J J. J Lynch the tin president of the time state land board orr on or onor onor or r about tint 1st day of oC August AUgust 1900 19 by y ono GIbbs who vimo stated slated In iii substance ce the he facts acts to said sale Lynch and that till claim laim was made lint Hint Anderson hat had l h. Paused caused tire the entry to be be mod filed based upon his Information that oth other r parties partes were about aboul to apply for Cor th the land and It I appears from Crom Iho tiro evidence e that lint Lynch had a n conversatIon con with wih Anderson In reference to the matter mater Anderson denied nil all al connection therewith herewith and ammi 11 that Lynch did not miot lot la In lay laythe the lie matter mater before the land board hoard or oi make lake any aimy oilier or om further examination examina examina- ion tion or Investigation whatsoever ton In tn I In reference to the time Garn entry It appears ap ap- pears ears from flom the time evidence c that tha t on or em bout about tho of or January Januar 1 1007 1907 Judg IV r. r C. C huh n acting ne a for ar Guru Oarn undo madO n a complaint to V D. D a x member of tim board In regard to tc In Interference In the tue matter mailer In iii unbalance substance and ind Unit that Anderson admi- admi ted led d to Candland that he had made the entry for fO the tim purpose of oC defeating Garn That the tue complaint was referred re- re erred to lo In a a. t meeting o of time the state slate land landl oard hoard l on or about the time of DC ar ry 1907 but bul that lint no action acton was tk taken n at that time tim or al' an any other oilier I me That after Judge Hall Ian lal laid the time Garn before the time board on en the time if oC f February 1907 Anderson se secured rom from rem th the parties partes making time the homestead upon the tile Garn land humid a of tho the same and that the th same ame was delivered to Judge Hall hail Hal l by Mr lr Senior the time attorney for Anderson who ho testified that it was not d delivered H upon poil condition that thai the time charges charSes would bC be C withdrawn b 1 by Judge Hall Hal It further appears from tho the evidence that thai I both loth of oC these complaints were wert laid before three members of the board on onor onor or r about February 16 19 1907 and that the board agreed to call cal a meeting to consider con COIl sider ider the same Rame and that thai they did on Oi the lC of February 1907 call cl a metIn meeting meet met made In ing ig but that no Investigation was and said meeting was adjourned fo lot lotic the ic reason meeting that a a member of or the time board loard adjournment was was as absent and that had ad until the nt day of or March 1907 Hm and nd there is no evidence o before the time committee that the tile board at an army any time has lias as Investigated or acted upon either cither of r these char charges es So far Car as the tile committee Is advised there Lucre iere Is nothing In ill the law prohibiting a member or of oC the board loard of oC land nid commissioners from acquiring lant tate state lands In the time ordinary and usual way But In our opinion It 11 Is a serIous serious ser ser- ser ser- ious US violation of ot public dut duty and conary contrary con con- ary to tho time dut duty and trust owing by and officers of the public that lat an flU of officer or an of the time Ul stat Late land board bOrd should use or disclose Information received by ly him as to the Intentions of oC citizens to make selections tons oils lons or 01 purchase public |