Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-06-07 | Page 4 | R. A. Ballinger, Former Cabinet Member, Passes

H. A. BALL1NGER, FORMER CABINET MEMBER, - PASSES - Death Claims Interior Of-; Of-; ficial Under President J Taft; Had Controversy With Gifford Pinchot HKATTI.K. Waeh, June 7 With ltl drain of .lurtan Hlihard A. Itnl- lOT here yeelerdiijr thir. paam-a "no if rkattl'a mn.t prominent rlll"n. jinnee contribution In WmhliiKlon Jeu-tapruilence wrrg rei'OgnUfd a Man- j nVrd. ami a future at one time run-aplcnoti.ly run-aplcnoti.ly liefore the pul'llc aa n rah- I Ifiet irrtHH In the edmlnlatriition of Wialdii T.ifl. Hoon after hla appointment aa wr-try wr-try of the Interior in lii. Judge Itu I -lbirr ait alwiul decldlm till In th X'aakan coal land claim.. Umla II. Olavla. chief o the lkt field dlu-akm dlu-akm of in Kenernl lund olflce, be. j mine Involved In a controvrray with Mrorelary Hulllmier. alli-jln tint Ihr eyrretary aa friendly to the -unnlnu-lytm Inlereala In AUaaj. lilffoid I'ln-ciitit. I'ln-ciitit. chief of the forcelry arrvioe, teok up the riajlit fur (llavla, tttucklntl Bulllnurr I'rv.Mint Taft aided with Halllnirer ajid removed l'lnchot frnm office, hut rkcrclary llulltnarr relieved the president presi-dent of further rmhiirraeement hy re-j rtlinln hla iuat In 1111 on the pica ot ill health. 'Judge H'ltllnifir hud leen ft realdetit o) the elate of Waahlnumn lnre tlio early' 'Sue. comlnif to I'ort Tornend, Waah., to practice Inw aoon after Hrnd-imtltiff Hrnd-imtltiff from Wtlllama college. He hud been a realdetit of He.iltle alnce !. afrvlne; the city aa limwir from Ot. He waa author of liallllmer'a An-restated An-restated t'oile and Htatutea of Wuah-lailon. Wuah-lailon. and lUlllnn.11 on Community Hroperty. ' He waa aenior member of the law firm ot llalllnirer, llnttle, llnrll.urt A ' Hhorte a,nd held mcmber.hlp In the HaJnler club ot He.ittle.