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Show COMPLETE Last of the Ballinger Gang Is Now Out of Office Washington, April 24. With the resignation today of Edward C Finney as chief law officer of the reclamation reclama-tion service, to take effect Mav 1st, practically all of the officials of the interior department wheso names figures fig-ures prominently during the Ballinger-Plnchot Ballinger-Plnchot Investigation have now severed sev-ered connection with tho government service. Shortly after the conclusion of tho investigation, H. H. Schwartz, forme chief of the field division of tho general gen-eral land office, resignod to go west to practice law. Then came tho resignation resig-nation of Secretary Balllnger shortly after the adjounrnment of the last congress, followed by the announcement announce-ment of tho resignation of Oscar Law-' lor, author of tho famous Lawlbr draft' of the President's letter exonerating Secretary BalHacer of the chiirges against him.""1" ' " Frank Pierco, first assistant secretary, secre-tary, announced his resignation last, Saturday to tako effect within thrrty days, and today brought the announcement an-nouncement of Mr: Finney's resignation. resigna-tion. All of these officials have resigned re-signed to engage In the practice of law. some in tho west and others remaining re-maining In Washington. Jesso E. Wilson, Wil-son, former assistant secretary, left tho department on March 4. |
