The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13
ATTORNEY PEPPER
REALLY PEPPERT
BaEIingel,P Hearing En-
iiyensd by Clash of Counsel
and Chairman.
DAVIS CONTINUES. HIS
CRITICISM or SECRETARY
Sheds Seine Light on Alleged
Graft of Government Agent
Perkins.

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WASHINGTON. March IA sharp
clash occurred bctvceu Senator Nelson,
chairman of the Ballipecr PiuchoL com.
miitee aud Attorney Pepper, counsel
for Clifford Pinchot, near the close Of
today's session Of the ;nquiry when
Mr.. Nelson charged The lawyer with
"trifliug'' with the committee
White with anger M Pepper de.
mandcd to know if that was the iudg
ment of The committee aud when sew
eral members exclaimed ''Lct il pass -
he said a reflection which he resented
had ben cast upon him and be ques
toned the senator S right TO make such
an accusation.
r. Mr. Pepper was referring to several
letters in the record in an endeavor TO
have Chief Engineer Davis OF tho
reclamation service, who was on the
stand refutc several statements attrib
uted 20 Secretary Ballinger to the eff
feet that rcstorations of certain lands
in the west to public entry after they
hsd been withdrawn under Secretary
Ballinger, bad been made on recommen-
dations of the reclamation service.
Chairman Nelson thought it WAS n
waste of time 10 go over ground already
covered ard objected TO the reading Of
the letters. 10 each instance iu which
the question was put, the witness re-
phcd that Mr.. Ballipger had made a
misststome1t.
Pepper Makes His Point
NOW, have come to the point
was after, said Attorney Pepper. 4" At
the conclusion Of your direct eXamiua-
tou this morning YOU said
"'I want 1t understood that ] do
not wish TO ipsinuate in anything that
[ have said that Secretary Balliuger
has Intentionally or consciously done a
wrong. | don believe he has Will
YOU explain your statement moro
fullylr
Mr. Davis said he merely meant to
disclair any intimation that Mr Balliu-
gcr had done wrong lie referred only
TO his acts, be continued and not his
statements. for many of them were
wrong. He did not indicate whether
he thought Mr.. Ballinger had "'inten-
tionally or consciously made a mis-
statement
Mr. Davis concluded his testimony
before the committee today and was
excused al the end of the afternoon 3
session.
He fIatly contradicted Secretary Bal
linger In several statements and said
the two did not agree on many reeIs.
nation matters, although both had been
and he hoped still were, good friends
The so.called "black tent" affair
figured conspicuousIy in. Mr.. Davis
testimony. He said that T.. T. Perkins,
purchasing agent of the reclamation
service AT Chicago, went through the
west lecturing in black tent to sd-
vertse reclams tiop work under orders
of Secretary Ballinger. The officials
of the service were subsequently in
formed, be said that Perkins was get
ing an allowance of $500 a month from
the Hartman railway lines in addition
to his $4,000 salary.
Mr., Davis said Perkins proved his
fidelity TO the Hartman lines by ship
ping 80 per cent Of material from Chi
cago to Mcxa, ATiz.. where the recla-
nation has been engaged in project,
by WAY of their lines which made the
longest and most expensive route.
The committee VIII be in session next
FRIDAY or Saturday, 1t is expected that
Director Newell Of the reclamation
service, will be called as the next wit
ness.