The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

tlon with land frauds, and makes
new ones.
Ex-oov John n. Mcoraw alao
breaks into print again In the
charges OF today,
Extracts from the Golfers article
follow.
Fred bennett, the present com.
missioner of the general land office,
who figures actively In the Gun.
bingham caHch. was "a former pri.
yata secretary OF Senator Hans.
brough. az was IIansbrough who
defended Alec Mckenzie OF Alaska.
who was sent to jail from Frisco)
The Present Onslaught.
IL there another Alaska con.
Epiracy. this time 20 control the
copper and coal7 WIN the public.
remembering the past be satisfied
with star-chambcr answers 10 this
question:
II Is common knowledge through.
out Alaska and the West generally
that the Morgan interests are
al'leds with the Guggenheim min.
Ing interests. and that the same
financial forces are allied with the
Hlll railroad interests when bal
linger was nominated and elected
mayor OF Seattle be was put for.
ward By the nm political man.
ayers. ostenalbly TO put down Ger.
tain local evils. but really 70 put
the Hill forces In control OF local
politics Baiiinser supported levi
Ankeny. the railroad candidate
who VIGOROUSLY bought his scat in
the United States senate. An I'm.
portant detail OF BalllnFer's record
10 remember ~ his grant, aa eeere-
tRry OF the interior. of the railroad
right-of way along the Des Chutes
river. Ia Oregon. Balilnger him.
sef was an incorporation OF the
original pes chvtes railroad. and
was IFS vice president and counsel
lie IL said 70 have disposed OF his
interest In this road TO hia partner
al the time Of his resent appoint.
msut as secretary of the interior
In the concession OF 3. A. ID.
Puter. king o. the Oregon land
fraud ring. convicted by neney.
Pater charged that during Ballin.
gers short term as commissioner
Of the general land office. North.
srn Pacific land patents by the
Wholesale werr ISSUED. lie also
stated that the general land office.
under the Ballinger and Dcnncti
administration. shut It's eyes 10
glarfnE land frauds In Oregon.
Tho ooaasnhsir Connection.
A. far back IA August 10. 1907.
Special Agent r. Jones reported
10 Richard A. Baiiinger. commir
stoner OF the general land office.
FeYrd among the papers In the
posseexien Of former Bpeeisi Agent
n. 4. Love. on whose fssorsbis re-
pcrt eaiiIncsr sought 20 have the
Cunningham claims patented, was
the following statement In an ur.
signed letter. dated Juneau, Alaska
March 10. 1908. ard addressed 10
Hon. Oscar Foots Of Seattle: ii
have Iost received a copy Of Mr..
Gales coal bill. n seera all that
kstsiis interests could possibly
Wish. IN fact, I think " was drsssed
By Judge Mckenzie. who. with 40.
socistss. have acquired large hol q.
inas tbere. II seems 20 open tho
whole proposition fer corporate
holdings. The papers ssy that en-.
Commissioner Bsllinper urged be
fore the COMMITTEES the same Bit;
sshether this tIs true) or not, !
don't know"
Mckenzie. like his nanesake and
rrosotyps In the placer story, 10 .
~esl-kno~n Washington lobbyist
and an oidtirne political supporter
81 Senator Plies OF Washington, Bal.
fingers friend. He 10 one OF the
benefIciaries OF q town.sfse Of two
thousand acres on cordova BAY,
Alaska. the terminus Of the cuq-
asnhein railroad. This townslte
was granted, through the efforts OF
Senator Piles OF Washington. BY the
Goth congress. 10 Mckenzie and two
others. one Of whom 10 Ex-Governor
John n. Mccrsw Of Washington.
former political manager for sens.
tor Piles. and one OF the commit.
tee Of the Seattle Chamber OF Com.
usree which recently, IN answer 70
CLAWS article In this paper, gave
sailinaer glowing certificate Of
character and spoke OF him as "a
serupulousiy honest mar"
Baiiinner's Many Clients.
When Ballingcr represented Cum.
ningham. he represented all the
Cunningham claims. Not only thia
but the record ls quick with the
evidence Of hls employment BY
other Alaska coal claimants az dlf-
ferent tlmea Under date Of De.
cember %, tsoe. little over two
months before he took office az
secretary OF the interior, BallInoer
wrote to the register and receiver
Of the United States land office AZ
Juneau, Alasks. saying that he
represented W. @. Whorf, v.hose
entry was known as coal survey
No. 3t5. On January 2, 1909, Iess
than 60 days before Balllnuer be.
came secretary Of the interior, M.
a. Green, who represents another
Alaska coal syndicate. wrote 70
John w. Dudley, register OF the
Juneau, Alaska, land office: ~
submitted this scrip 10 Judge BAL
finger as my lawyer. and he has
approved the same, saying II was
regular IN every way, so ! bought
II and paid for Il. and am sendlno
IL forward TO you at thls time"
John Dallinger. a nephew OF
Achilles. now represents these in
terests Under date Of April 10.
i909--sis weeks after Ballinaer
took the oath Of office as secretary
of the interior--Watter M. French,