Show BALLINGER ISSUES OFFICIAL STATEMENT WASHINGTON Feb 25 Various S various statements made in th the tho debate In tho the house houM Thursday on the Alaskan an coal land bill were denied In an official statement statement statement state state- ment Issued b by Secretary of or tho the Interior Ballinger Frida Friday The Tho secretary denied d the statement that tho the local land office office- In Alaska had since January 19 19 1910 InO been Issuing pat pat- tent tents to coal claims and final receipts for the same and that more than 10 of or the these claims In its the tho Katalla field neld alone alono havo o b been en proved up In that time Ho He also declared to be erroneous tho the table printed in the record purporting to Bho show a list of or the coal claims In Alaska upon which final Tl payment of or purchase price had been ma mado o and final receipts Issued After explaining that no title has passed to any Individual or corporation to an acre of or Ala Alaska ka coal land the tho sec eec n tarv continues that an an attempt to tomake tomake make present capital out of or the situation in Alaska and ml misleading statements re- re regarding re rt regarding garding tho situation there not only do doa of a manifest Injustice to tho the officers of ot the tho department of ot the Int Interior who are endeavoring to do their dut duty but al also o operate to retard tho the development of or Alaska The secretary says that lt It It Is 11 absurd to say ray that the to leasing bill proposed ed would have havo ave no effect upon tho the coal cool lands of Alaska since they arc are all under of ot claims claim as tho the cancellation an any would r result Bult In the land reverting to the the- government and would with the other coal conI lands become subject to entry or lease under the terms of such legislation as congress provides |