The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
CHARGES AGENT
WAS SUBSIDIZED
Government Employee Said
to Have Drawn Salary From
Hartman
SECRETARY BALLlNGER
COGNlZANT OF FACT
Nevertheless Cabinet Officer Still
Retained Subordinate in Ser
vice-Hot Shots Fired at
Defence"

WASHINGTON. D. c.. March t.
That special agent and lecturer en-.
gagged In the publicity work of tbs
Reclamation service in the West. re-
ce:ved $500 = month from the Harr'
man railroads In addition to his Gov
eminent sGfkry Wig u fsaturs OF I'M
testimony to-day Of Arthur p. Davis
chief engineer Of the service. at the
BaIiirger- Pinchot inquiry.
5 The publicity work, the witness
sasd he understood. was first au-
thorised by Secretary Bailinger. with.
out the knowledge OF Director Newell
OF the reclamation service.
MI. K. r. Perkins. who was In
charge Of the Chicago once Of ,tn'
service. was the lecturer In question
Davis declared that 1t finally came
TO tire attention Of tho oflicfais ut tns
service here that Perkins, besides hi
saiAfy OF tc,300 year from the gov.
ornament, was getting SOC q month
frrns the Hartman railroad lines
Davis said that he took the repor,
Of the assnt that first looked into TIM
matter OF Perkins connection. Il
Secretary HAlltngor. Meanwhi.s Dl-
rector Newell had ordered aaothol
man ont to Investigates further and
In q. letter 70 Perkins practically
lHEkec his resignation ON the bash
of tho first report.
Then, In nay presence" Davis de-
clai ed. Secretary Bailinger raori.
manded Newell for interfering N 4
matter that he knew he. the secre.
tary. was handling personally"
A..o1ney reppeI Hen p1esen.eu
puncn q correspondence. prlncipaiIS
coMpiHAnt ny iresiueh. =. Till
OF the sIeat Nortnelhs ana the Nortn'
- - oaass - 20 s ~
ru.on "a p M pIo1eees s'onk us
Acuon Not Autnori1ed.
think ought 10 say. DAVIS de-
caared. IN justice 70 the secretaIy
mi ne aio hot auLnor.e - tn.'
-kerklns old. noewltnetanoing the NJ
Ter assertion thnt thin was 20. l aoa
mean 90 intimate tnat tnere nas peen
aAy wreng 40 01 1880 u - = - - Z l
6er--I donI tnsnk tnese nave W."
any wrong acts
"Porkins wrong-doing cohunueu
DAVIS, came N accepune oney
from the rafiroads ana "a oense.Ins
lectures discriminating against certain
r2nIoaus. 49,. D.
After all these things ABOUT Ter
ninn .cnll,ns .o.nkh ss.19 ~hi..g =. ~
hhke. stu Ie." nm..nt
asked senator ranaas Da,,,.
4. - 81 si.. As .-1s.
me wttness u 81.
PERKINS hao always ns s.s .hS
was only undsr tne Jurlsoioaon "a sns
secretary OF tne An.er,or na no.
OF the head OF the RECLAMATION scr
vice.
The reclamation service snsineer
related @urther interviews with 1es-
rotary Baihnger. wherein. ne testi-
fed. he had defended me service
against the latter's criticism. one
fact that struck him. ne Bald. was
the persistent reiteration In the press
of rumors that Director r. H. Newell.
OF the reclamation service. was to be
dismissed. Secretary Bailingsr. the
witness said. frequently told him that
the salaries paid men IN the service
vera too high. and that he intended
10 reduce the pay scale Mr.. Davts
maid Secretary BaIAnger had last told
Rim, his about one week ago.
- torney Pepper then introduced In
evidences \ number of newspaper clip
,,srgs containinr articles to the effect
sn.e Newell was slated for dismiss
~ "a,
r,... xs,..s.s~r,~nt Char~ed.
.-,~. -. -. 1870.