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Show BALLINGER KNOWS OF NO NEW INVESTIGATION By Associated Press. WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. If there Is Imminent another investigation of Alaskan Alas-kan land cases, as reported from Spokane, Spo-kane, Wash.. Secretary Balllnger eays he has not been Informed concerning it. The secretary arrived In Washington today to-day from a long stay In tho west, and at or.co plunged Into the work of the Interior In-terior department, familiarizing himself with what was done in his absence and preparing for the series of cabinet meetings meet-ings which will begin Monday. The report from the northwest was that he was tho Instigator of another investigation in-vestigation which would be greater in scope than that had In connection with the Cunningham claims, and prominent citizens of Washington would be involved in-volved In an exposure of extensive frauds. There may be such an Inquiry" In prospect, pros-pect, so far as tho secretary knows, but it lias not yet been brought to his attention. at-tention. He said. "I know abeolutely nothing of the details de-tails of any Alaskan cases which may arise Jn Spokane. That matter rests with the chief of the field division out there." |