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Show In? Secxetarr Balllnger to appear and present facts in their possession. Thus far two of the publishers hare definitely declined, sayinK they had no information of first band. ln the matter,, mat-ter,, while a third has ulatod that he thought Mr. Glavls and Mr: Plnehot would give the committee more than he himself could produce,, although he was willing to Appear, If requested. Tho hetrlngroom this morning held Its largest crowd, ahoat 90 per cent of ihe spectators being women, who wero deeply disappointed at the adjournment. EDITORS ARE TO APPEAR Have Eeen Invited Into the Ballinger.Pinchot Investigation Washington. Feb. 11. After a session ses-sion lasting le?s than an hour, during which the future conduct of the case was Informally discussed, the Ballln-ger-Plnchot congressional Investlgat-lng Investlgat-lng committee todoy granted the request re-quest of Attorney Louis D. Brandels for an adjournment uutll Mondav morning next. Louis R. Glavls, chlof witness for the proseUon, was not present when the committee met. Mr. Brandels had telegraphed from Sprlnglleld. 111., re-questing re-questing the' adjournment, tnd It was known before hand that it would be granted. George W Pepper, attorney for A. C. Shaw and Overton W. Prico, who were dismissed from the forest ser- j vice with Glfford Plnehot, requested that a letter written by them to Mr Plnehot be received as their testi- ' mony and that they be excused, to permit of their leaving the city. The committee decided to accept tho letter let-ter Informally nnd to decide on Mon-ray Mon-ray whether either Price or Shaw shall be called nfa witness. Several witnesses summoned from far western polntB have arrived and the delays ln the hearing are causing them great Incouvenlencc. ' Oue of the wltnefcfloa' present todav was Henrv M Hoyt. attorney general of Porto itlco, w-ho has Just reached the city from the Island, In response to a request from tho committee. Mr. Hoyt has-lcen mentioned several sev-eral limes by Qlavls as having given him advice cm matters affecting the Alaska coal land cases, Mr. Hoyt al that time being ossinttnt secretary. The committee has Invited the editors edi-tors and publishers of all the magazines maga-zines that have rw,n,1 tUtk- |