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Show C H ! E F DAV 3 S Washington. Mor., 11. With Arthur P. D.uls, chief engineer of the reclamation re-clamation service on the stand the at-! at-! tack upon Sreretary Ballingor enn-! enn-! tlnuid today before the congrexslonal ' investigation committee. Mr. Davis I was called as a witness by GI(Y.,rJ Plnchot and was examined by Mr. Tinehot's attorney. Although reluctant to testify, Mr. Davis proved lo be weM fortified with maps, date), data. etc. and in many wys was oue of th- most Important ; v.itiiesies ko far lilroJuced by the , "precatlon." j He coiiiratjlcted f.atly many statements state-ments made by Secretary Ballinger to Pre.sbleut Ti'.P tevealed In detail arious interviews he had from time t time with Secretary Ballinger and 'nded today by declaring that the reclamation re-clamation service is still In danger oi disintegration as a result of Mr. Ballinger attitude toward U. Mr. Davis declared "in language as utrong as poMtene-i i nd pmper respect would permit" be had told Secretary Ballinger Bal-linger hltn"!f. that his entire course Ind tended t" i'fnorallzatlon of tho tervlee. ! Referring i-.i n slnirment Vr Mr. 1 Ballinger to t' e prehldent that In- I rcf-tored miny Iimi wljdrafn Lv t Secretary Garflelr'. on tin- strength of recotumr nditlonr. trori t'ae rec'.aiua-j rec'.aiua-j I ion service, a ther lands wei.. no ' longer n'ojoj ( r pr'ammion pur-I pur-I poses, Mr. DavU declared that all tho I rains mn0 by tae reelamml n seiviev were In resvoce to direct orders issued is-sued by Mr. Ballinger. These-orders wire repealed, he said. many times, but were never put la writing. Director Newell of tbo reclamation re-clamation service protested rigorous ly against the secretary's action. Mr. Davis said Secretary Ballinger had written a letter to Dr. Thomas E. Will oi ibis city, repeating the stateinnti that land had been restored restor-ed upo.i recommendation of the act-In act-In ,t director of the reclamation service that Uiey were m longer needed. Tii witness faid was acting directo"-referred directo"-referred to, that he had never made any such recommendation. Mr. Davis declared that early In the present administration he had found Mr. Ballinger deeply prej idlced against the reclamation mervlce. He asserted that Mr. Ballinger had tol l him to prepare the lint of lands for restoration slowly, no as to not attract public attention. Washington. March n.Arthur P. Davis, chief engineer of the reclamation reclama-tion service, testified heforw the Bal---"--Plnchot Investigating committee commit-tee t- ;.- tint. U Preparing lints of !aiii3-4 to be rofctored to the publ.c do-n do-n :in b Stcrrtary Ballinger. he fert that h:- was . acting under the man-daloi-v order- of the secretary. These lace:-; had been withdrawn, tho witness wit-ness said, by former Secretary Garfield Gar-field for th conservation 0f " Waler I power bites. |