The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-13
Mr.. PEPPER
GETS /" HOT"
Sharp Clash Between Attorneys
at Close of Ballinger-Pinc
Hearing.
LAWYERS "TRIFLING" SAYS
SENATOR, CAUSING WOE
Chief pavle elatly contradicts State
r1cnts of Former Secretary
Concluding Testimony.

Washington. March IA SHARP
clash occurred between Senator Mel
son. Chairman of the BallInger.Pln-
chot committee ard Attorney Pepper
counsel fer Clifford Pinohot, near the
close OF tcdays session of the inquiry
when Mr, Nelson accused the law
yer with 'trifling" v:,h The commit
tee. White with anger Mr.. Pepper
demanded to know If that was the
judgment OF the committee and when
several members exclaimed "let 1t
pass" he said n reflection which no
resented had been case upon him aud
he Gue1tioned the senator's right TO
make such an accusation.
Mr Pepper was referred TO several
letters in the records and endeavored
to have Chief Engineer Eayis. OF tho
reclamation service. who w6s on the
stand refute several statements at.
tributcd 10 Secretary Rollinger 10 the
effect that reservations OF cerain lands
In he west TO public entry after they
had been withdrawn under Secretary
Ballinger. had been made on recon-
mendations OF the reclamation ser
vice Chairman Nelson thought 1t
~ eNo Il " hol' va Alllic ~ HO bhtA 6lNuhu
elresdy covered and objected 10 the
stance in which the question was put.
The witness replied tha, Mr. Bslllngi
CT had made' miS-statement
Now I have come to the point
was after" said Attorney Pepper.
AT the CONCLUSION of your direct
examination this afternoon YOU said:
II want 1t understood that ] do
not wish TO Insiaustc m anything that
! have said that Secretary BallInger
has Intentionally or consciously dono
= wrong. | don't believe no had F"
will you explain ycr1r statement
more fully
NIr. Davis said he merely meant 10
| disclaim any intention that Mr. Bal
liuEey had done wrong He referred
only To his actions, he continued, and
nor his statements. for many OF them
were wrong He did ne Indicate
whether 10 thought ia BaIlinger
had Intentionally or consciously
made mIs-statement.
Mr. Davis continued his testimony
before the committee today and was
excused al tho end of the afternoon
session He flatly centralized Mr.
Ballingcr in sveral statements and
said tho two did not agree on many
reclamation matters, although both
had been and he hoped still were
| good friends The So-called BLACK
tent affair f1gIrcd co1spicuouSly in
Mr. Davis testimony He said that
E T Perkins. purchasing agent of the
reclamation service at Chicago. went
through the west lecturing In n black
tent to advertise reclamation work
under orders OF Secretary Ballinger.
The officials OF the service were sub
sequently informed. he said that Per
Llns was getting on allowance OF S50J
a month from the Hartman railway
lines In addition 10 his $500 salary.
Washington. March 12.-Chief En-"
gineer Arthur p Davis, of the recla-
nation service. who yesterday i,atly
denied The truth of many statements
made by Secretary Ballinger and Pres
ident Taft and others. continued today
as the witness before the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigating committee. Mr..
I Davis was questioned further as TO
interviews with Secretary Bailinger.
He declared that the head OF the
interior department had continued
! constantly TO critlcise thc teclainatiosi
service. and that within the last week
had told the witness he thought sala-
ries paid in the service were 100 high.
and that he proposed a new salary
scale MI Davis said the rumor had
persisted that Director Newell was
slated 10 go.
The witness referred further TO the
enmity against the service In some
communities in The west
Senator Sutherland sought TO show
that much of the dissatisfaction was
due to the fact that on some projects
the original estimate of the cost OF
water had been increased from 500 TO
final charge OF $50 an acre. Mr..
Davis admitted that this might be the
cause of some of the discomfort.
Mr. Davis said the engineers OF the
reclamation service, in order to sue
coed in their work and in their rela-
tions with land owners, ought tc have
The earnest support OF the secretary OF
the interior He did not feel that Sec
retary Bnllinger had given his support
10 this.