Show I HAS HASi i fW FEW LETTERS I 4 Sensational Documents Showing e i Displeasure of Land Office In Introduced Introduced Introduced in Evidence r SCHWARTZ ARTZ WANTED TALE I PUT INTO SCARE HEADS 0 1 d Witness Declares De l re Became Convinced Dennett Was Vac Crooked Thought Ballinger WaR Wan In Way Washington W Jan 29 Louis R It Gla GIl Glavis GIlIs vis Is concluded his Ws testimony before I I the congressional in investigation Int t committee late into today Ho HoI will bo ho recalled at tho resumption oi ol I the hearing Monday afternoon for tor 1 by any an persons I against whom he be has rde charges harge GlaUs Glans last Jast day on tho the stand was full of oC It developed that animus long Ions existed between tho land ancI I office and the forestry bureau and the resentment the land office felt when Glavis called In the forestry as I they termed it Tho witness also declared that Rep I KIncaid ld ot of Nebraska and I McLachlan o of California were Inter Interested interested Interested ested In land Jand claims dainis and that Mr Ballinger after being be In I commissioner of oC the Ule land had acted OK at 1 attorney attorney attorney ney for tor Mr KIncaid Dennett Waa Wa Crooked S Glavis asserted Mr Ballinger had suggested sugg to him Wm not to pursue an In Investigation atlon against Congressman Con eisman Mc McLachlan Ic Lachlan La saying thero had been beon too much of oC that sort of thing in the past When Glavis was asked ns cd tho the direct question ston if Jt ho thought Secretary Bal Hal Hallinger linger and Commissioner Donnett Dennett were In league to do wrong in tho the Alaska cases he ho replied Well We I thought tho cases would bo ho bettor protected with them out of or the way Claris Glavis attack seemed to center more moro today tod upon Commissioner Den Dennett DenneLL neLL nett He said he hA h became convinced in tho summer of ot 1909 that Dennett tt was vms crooked and took steps to got gotI I carbon arhon copies of ot letters Dennett was writing back to Washington Several of oC these theRe letters lotters were introduced in introduced traduced In evidence One from Dennett to H lL R Schwartz chief of the field service errico It was WM dated July 1908 at Seattle and said among other things Those Thom Innocent Looks Looke IM My Thor Doer Schwartz The worst sit sil situation situation on the tho line Une is the tho find here Our friend Glavis regarded me with suspicion ion and after aCter talking awhIle showed me your telegram tole gram assigning the coal conI cases to Sheridan Now I figure that Glavis is preparing to make mako a n cushion for Tor himself to fall an back iback on and also putting himself in shape shapo to have a great story in Ia caso case Hermann does docs not make good and succeed in cancelling the Cunningham cases While he lie looks innocently at mo moet yet et I r can see that his heart Is bad though why wh it should be bo I cannot tell except that he wanted to drag the case ou out Ho may ma bo sincere of course in his Idea that he lie has not nol been heen given time tImo and opportunity He asserts that he will be all ull he can but it if is human nature or at least his limn fin nature The atmosphere is not good loO at all aU That he ho is playing tho tim forestry there Is 18 no question the innocent look he gave me when I told him he was wag dragging in Shaw etc when j there was no necessity was beautiful Glavis Is Ugly lie ife has bas also talked conservation t very aery Cr strongly Glavis GlaTts talking conser cornier all around ho is ugly and lie he is preparing to bo be as unpleasant Continued on Page Six I I GLAVIS GLA VIS HAS MANY LETTERS Continued from Page pase One Oneas as he can at least that Is my m solution tion of tho the situation 51 Claris professes the greatest friendship to you and 1 I think him hotter better than any nn one ODO else and this is certainly the tho situation wo we have He Hc will make about forty favorable and anti about live hundred unfavorable re reo reports reports ports the way wn things will still commence to drop will be he amusing In a n second letter from Dennett to Schwartz Schart dated Seattle July Jul 22 2 1909 occurs this paragraph Glaris has these theae coal cases on tho the brain and cannot see nee R e anything but Just one line 1 have hao told him how howit it looks to 10 us and have hwo reminded him of everything that we have hac done for him and that It loops looks as RR If he were re returning returning turning our OUI favors by h not standing by hy byus byus us as he ought alight to He has not acted as you ou or I would act under similar circumstances It looks n a little treacherous to me this calling In tho the forestry There was also introduced In this connection this telegram from Schwartz to Dennett dated Washing Washington ton July Tul 21 n Department has latter hotter from Secretary Secre Secretary tary of Agriculture originated In for forest forest est esl service asking postponement of the Cunningham hearings until No November o oember ember vember Shaw says BUrS Glaris wrote or wired him recently In matter Ro Re Glavis Glaris to show you ou copy COllY his let letter lettel letter ter tel to Shaw it being necessary to determine motive motie behind agricultures requirement for such long delay dela Glaris explained ho he had bad asked Shaw by b telegram to come to Seattle to co cooperate cooperate operate with him on the Cunningham claims as ns several were wore In forest re roo resen reserves sen serves os s Another letter was from Sec See 1 V 1 I rotary Ballinger to Mr Schwartz dat dated dated ed od Boise Idaho July holy 25 1009 The secretary of oC the Interior said among other things 1 I am Just advised by h Commission CommIssioner er or Dennett of your our telegram in refer reference reference reference ence to the increase In the number of special agents In tho the excepted except cd class classI I 1 desire that you ou In making any an o of oC these appointments In addition to the thc president being consulted Postmaster General Hitchcock bo be also consulted provided the tho appointees arc are not directly dl di suggested by b the president Tho The last aut document nad read while GIn Gla Glavis GInIs via vis Is was on the stand called out a great groat deal of laughter It ll was a tele tole telegram telegram gram front from Mr Schwartz dated Wash WashIngton Ington In ton August 12 1 1909 ID 9 at the tune tImo attacks wore wel being b mr o e upon Serre Secre Secretary tary Ballinger and others and was ad addressed addressed dressed to M l B special agent at nl Denver Demol It read road Get Into Got Get into scare heads tonight and ntH Associated Press if IC possible that Sec Secretary Secretary retno and commissioner have hao secured secured secured ed evidence showing unlawful una com combination combination of seven hundred coal on en entries tries that general land aull office Is as assigning assigning signing its best beat coal engineers ant and lawyers to Lo Seattle to assist In the coming conning trials trinh That Comm General In nd Office White Whito in Don Den Demel Denver vor ver el had expressed express cd confidence that soy sev several 50 eral hundred entries would be can cancelled cancelled cancelled celled that government Is IB malting making ev every e every ery err effort to secure speedy speed action on these cases as all a coal entries In Alas Alaska Alaska ka have now been heen suspended for over oyer four years that government is mix anxious ious iou to clear these lands of bad en entries entries entries tries that It ft may got coal for tor its coal conI coalIng conIIng coaling Ing stations In the Pacific that spec special specIal special ial agents say coming Hearings will reach somo some of the largest Interests yet uncovered that Hunt Ballinger has hag It plain that he ho will wll stand be behind behind behind hind them to the finish that several of the railroad corporations owned by b eastern eastorn capital are aro making Indirect ef of efforts efforts forts to delay the tho hearings bearings hoping that the tho next congress will pass fur Cur further further ther remedial legislation or permit greater consolidation but it Is IB the position of oC the commissioner that such entries as Ill are arc fraudulent as thin tho I law stands should be bo cancelled at nt once and criminal liabilities develop developed I ed before statute bars action Follow Follo somewhat above ahOe ideas I understand newspaper attacks about to be made on commissioner of or son gen general eral oral laud land office secretary of the in tenor and Assistant Secretary of the tho Interior PIerce In Alaska coal I wish to forestall Treat the tho source oC of the Information tion secret as a I have consulted no noone noone noone one After putting this out until ad advised advIsed advised further avoid using this mat matter matter ter Signed SCHWARTZ ARTZ |