Show ENGINEER ROSS IS t i HIGHLY INDIGNANT Resents Wide Publicity of ol Charges Made Against Him Hinl by Greene HE DECLINES STATEMENT S Friends Say Trouble Arises From Opposition of bf Aggrieved Aggrieved Ag- Ag Aggrieved grieved Local Parties Palies Boise Boise- March torch 1 15 D. G.-D. D. D V. W. Ross chief of the United States Geological Survey Reclamation service enIce for for Idaho was shown the Washington reports re- re ports to io the effect that formal charges have lave been preferred against him by Sp SPecial Agent Greene of or the lie Depart Depart- m nt of or the Interior and declined to tomake tomake make nake any formal statement He lie te said ard that he hc had hal not nOl been untitled notified formally of or the charges He lie was highly Indignant Indignant Indig Indig- nant however IH because of or ortho tho the tho fact that wide publicity has hns been given ghen the charges before an nn investigation has been made as to the merits of hl his case Cl C. C l I. I IH Not Vot Public Ill i The exact nature e of or the char charges s I I 1 against Hoss Is not noten given en to 10 the p pub pub- b- b lie Hc hilt it Jt I is generally all understood I here that thal y charge him hini wilh being J I 1 In construction companies which have havo contracts for ork orl on un the thC project Fi of Ross HOR J say MY y that thai the thc matter has arisen fi rom the tho fact act that thal there 1 has hns been opposition Ilion to him on nit the tho part tl of ot local parties who are ale connected with irrigation atlon tIn companies ol and that thai It Il was l' l h by their feelings ocra oc- oc ra by ly the fact that nOM has hils so conducted his affairs l as os lu ti 1051 conI con con- sei II 1 p tt- the inlet ps ls of Pt time the I I |