Show 1 I 1 BRANDS a AS fALSE FAtSE r A. A b tie 1 Reclamation Service Su Supervising i pet vis- vis tr in ing mg Engineer Is Exonerated 3 1 by Secretary r- r rNO N NO 0 DISCRIMINATION SHOWN SHO o 1 l j i a Attempts to Oust Government i- i Followed b by is i Y Yf f f Salary In rea es esir ir r r Special Service r Washington a April 4 1 13 Secretary Secretary Z Garfield today todar Issued i a statement In ht i which he t s says ys that after careful c gunt con consideration gun gun- nj n- n j both personally iHl and through h t a aboard board of en engineers of or all nil facts fact he by dismisses charges cs made mad against Douga Dou Doug Doug- a lass V. W. y no Ross supervision engineer cn inthe In fn Inthe the reclamation service in relation to hl has hia conduct of oC th the work worle on Payette- Payette Bolso Irrigation project In Idaho The Thc i secretary nl also o states that F P. C C C. Horn constructing engineer In the reclamation ion tion service and en engaged Rg d on the thc same project was vas in a n men measure un referred toi to but that the evidences evidence i T in the charges es I s 1 clearly shows that there ha has been heen no nu Improper action on his part H He lie says say I that charges against t Ross's Ross Ier personal onal au- au J integrity were shown hown to be absolutely I t. t without foundation and that th the lie lier r char charges s 's against t his hii official conduct cO a as supervising engineer III I were submitted to tn a u board of engineers which found foum the eh charges to be entirely un ulI t cd 11 and antt In III this finding the secretary 1 A says h he fUll fully concurs concur I I Secretary Garfield It directed that tha t Ih Ross's 8 salary be Increased from per pct JCl annum to and Horns Horn's from t to r I 53 COO in accor accordance ance with a r recommendation made maclo by hy Director were wre made Newell c before the charges l' l the Tho chal charges c were Wll of ur discriminating 11 In Inthe Inthe E the flit interest of one mine firm rm of contractors Hubbard Carlson also that there tl war wan grafting being done Director d Nowell Issued a 0 statement In re regard r to the matter toda today in which he lic thinks i-hargos i M were attributable to r financially Interested In discrediting J rJ t the engineers ir Cans l c for fot Attack c The Thc recent attacks were made in I nn un endeavor ul to tt intimidate engineers 1 u. u and to coerce them Item into taking less cs r positive In the tho Interest t These men mn government jj i u e I ho sa says s have hoa boasted tc 1 that thc they could I 1 bring influence to compel compol the i removal ul of engineers who stood between be be- i tween them item and th the payment of doubtful doubt doubt- i f J ful fill claims against the government So 1 r Newell also ulso s says s 's that some of or the yellow yellow yel yel- low Journals have ha taken the thC opportunity ti J r t afforded by br the attack to tu In Intimate In- In that the entire service lc a was in inI In- In I L but the papers on the Hie d do not contain an any basis basi b for fOl such broad broadI I l t charges I r |