The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-18
RAI[|NGER ASKED
THOMSON TO ACT
fORCUGGENHE|MS
u,,Or Miller Also Breaks Into Famous Case-Sen-
,ahonal Letters From Seattle's City Engineer Are
Read at Hearing at Capital - Perkins, Morgan's
Agent to Be Called to Stand
(By United Press.)


WASHINGTON d. C.. May ls-The prediction that
Geuyt W. Perkins, OF the ]. p Morgan company would be
utd As witness feature OF the Bainger investigation
rdsy Letters marked personal and Confidential record
hu the committee show that Ballinger after he be-
as secretary the interior department communion
su with Perkins concerning the plans Perkins and H.
Thonson city engineer Of Seattle had made for trip
Asska That Thomson also viii be called the
asad Is considered probable.
The correspondence which brought out by Frederick
Ksrhs steuographer for the interior department
shows that Balnger personal letter Thomson May
40. telling Of a visit Of the secretary 20 Perkins
was guest Of Perkins at Yonkers last Sunday Balm
or Perkins is the head Of the Morgan company
Perkins told he had arranged for special boa, to take
himself and his party, including his family Alaska TO in
gaie the feasibility Of exploiting Alaska in railroad
srtou and other lines which he deeply interested lie
VII sail from Seattle about the middle Of July
WANTED AN ENGINEER RECOMMENDED
Perkins is insistent that ! recommend an engineer to
accompany him who IS connected in way with any Alaskan
zrss railroad other private which might in
aasnes his Judgment could think Of one well equipped
s1u and as the trip Of importance great pleasure and
@ occurred to you might enjoy THIS form Of vacation
ape you will noi understand by this suggestion have in
ny sense abandoned hope about securing your in the
nisr about which conferred Seattle anticipate that
sx later than September will be able formally to present that
n1ter 70 YOU
Thomson replied in personal letter to BaHnger:
J have just wired, Can arrange northern trip bur may
nsrre with Spokane congress
The Spokane congress which he referred was the rri-
Ehon congress held in the Washington cityl
JOHN F. MILLER VERY CURIOUS.
On receipt Of your letter Thomsons answer continued.
course the mayor with reference to possible
s absence said to him that you had asked make
mp 10 an unknown purpose with unknown parties
f&rfo ~ Al.
'h . my surprise this worked upon his hono curiosity
most wonderful way For two DAYS he tried to see II he
W. lead me to tell something that would reveal the purpose
s mp lie said TO late this afternoon he had made mp
" mnd that you wanted catch bunch Of thieves and he
a IKE to help, and would ike to know who they were lie
I iou wire Judge Ballnger you 90 but will miss the
4'ssuon congress- Under these conditions Judge please
.As me blind letter which show him satisfy his
su not his curiosity. confess that considerable
pHtment and curiosity have been manifested II You will
y have been chosen 70 be taken vacation trip
mayor"
iasons letter said that he expected visit various
'sAucn works in a day or two
On June 1909 Bainger wrote Tbomson asking him TO find
asrss 70 accompany Perkins who. after learning Of the in
ss o. our going quite insent that assist him
ass1 probably win about July a.
vs ss.as eondentaly Ills York
~ Any further Information that you want from him he viii
paat snasS hesitation have him he could place i'm
1enee IN any statement you may be willing to make
n Also in Confidence.
ser ended his saying q am sending you
knsv cover also IN confidence copy opinion by
eneI "iekersham recently rendered request in
h po WIN the reclamation work. which fully susains
Taeu have heretofore taken"
nnson replying this letter. said
& arssa, "iung Perkins 10 will a ready upon
ma am perfectly clear as yet whom send
IN nave somebody ready him"
~ lsO5 BalnRcr thanking him and
one ~ ~ Tor the Invitation extended Bangers Edward
nHalor @ party on the Alaskan trip Balnger declined the
sumner SAYING he had planned study during
- -'n'ns 10 keep UP his college work