Show MAKE MAI HARRIMAN LANDS Government to Bring Suit Stilt for Violation of Contract to Sell Grants DECLARE RIGHT FORFEITED Department of Justice Soon Ready Jp o File Suits Involving In- In Millions Washington Jan The Tho United d States government Is planning a new attack upon E. E II B and Iii his hie hien n associates who control the Southern Pacific railroad oal ibid and Its subsidiary lutes lines The department of or Justice Isto Isto Is la lato to bring suit to o force Corco the Oregon Short Line Railroad company compan to return to the government go thousands of or acres of ot land upon hion the Pacific c coast which It obtained In land grants grante from congress at the tile time tilDe the road waa wM projected This suit I Is h to he ho based upon the charge charo that the company has broken Its agreement nt with the government in refusing to sell sail acre 1150 plots to homesteaders hOD at tho the rate of or 50 an acre anti and further that much of the tile theland land already dy sold b bj by the Harriman In Int In j t rests yas sold Bold for more moro than 2 SO I n acre a as at stipulated in the act allow allow- In inthe Ins the original grants Attorney General Bonaparte has hUll b been en at kr upon the mattei matter for tor some time anil ani hopes hopeR to be in a position to L begin gln suit sut In tn the tue Immediate future He lie a Tracey y C C. Becker of ot Buffalo ns 4 b. a assistant sl tant attorney general I etal verai D ago to devote all alt his hi 1 to to an Investigation atlon of or the ques- ques Lieu tr Rocker Becker Is now In Oregon hoto he lie has concluded his inquiry ILa to leave for tOl Washing Washing- ash Ing- Ing in a a. da CA a or two As soon noon as n he lie hern rn Mi lUr h Becker Decker will confer contel with the list attorney general and plans for tor the tho spit suit will be completed S Matter Hatter L G. G In lu Semite Scuttle S These facts were brought out today lOday In discussion which followed the In Introduction introduction In- In of ot a Q r resolution ol by IlY Senator Tillman Tiliman calling Cor for a Q congressional inquiry Into the charges against the thu South Southern rn Pacific and the Northern Pa- Pa tile also Sc resolution tion celled called attention to to the Tho fact tact the con contract u under tinder Wh which leh the railroads obtained this la 1 laud 1 from lI Ug D. D g mont required ll the mt to fo nd plots at nt ncI mix more than titan 2 2 00 roo an nn and anti that companies anle aro oro refusing to rell tho lana lanti ut Lt any price 1 ot of a n considerable tI Lub portion at nt morn norol than th the in-hee in b by y cOngress cUntro Tho Th resolutIon t for tor n froni tit the tho a dc t u or tIt Ui c i 11 n. n l. l c C. C t f 7 f rl r r ool e of or New V Tl CJ Oh 1 fc F oC of Oregon Oleson HUI suggested that a adela delay dela of or a a. dl dio or vo i would do 10 no harm hurm is as h he understood th the d department of or ju Justice had the l under consideration con con- erA S pHun Im I'm nrc S or Inquiry Personally Personal I jam ahti in mavor 1 of oC Imm unto Imme- action by the government said sl Senator Fulton Pulton which will wiG force the tho Short t Line to comply with the tho terms of the grant or will ft fOrce rc them I to return the tho lan land to the tho government I so ho that homes tend cm will win ho boo able to obtain it H. This company Is I holding I I large so sections lIons of the grant ant refUsing to ISO dispose of It at nt fill any reason reasonable terms term S I S I I I r- r Is It that holds holdst i Mj Ml understanding now lion ow it of or tho the original grant 1 at Jt t lens leant one half I It It Is IN my understanding that the depal de- de I pal nt of or Justice will wUI a ask aak k congress to J tc a n resolution r within a few tew days I authorizing suits EUIt which will have hate this I I effect and arid tot for that reason I do not riot notI I think It will win do nn any harm to o have the go o oVAl I I S Senator n tor that his his- I hi p. p sed II 11 lie said ho he had 1 I tl r k lie mutter matter r over with the attorney attorney ne ney general and th that t tho tile department department- of or Justice approved approve l of or th tho provisions provisions' ci of or th tho Senator Keeno In Insisted In- In aisted upon his objection however howl arid and l II went I over O S 5 5 |