The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-08
TAFT FIRES
 MR. PINCHOT PRESIDENT TIRES OF INsUBoRDI- NATION OF UNDER-EMPLoY- Es OF GOVERNMENT. Puts the skids Under the Man Who Started Muck Rakns Business
 in the Forestry De-
 partment.

Washington. Jan. 7.-Gifford Pin chot, chief forester and the intimate friend of Theodore Roosevelt, tonight was dismissed from the service of the United States by President Taft for insubordination.
 Associate Forester Overton w Price and Assistsnt Law officer Alex ander c. Shaw, Pinchots intimate as sistanta in the forestry bureau, fol lowed their chief out of the govern ment employ.
 Thoroughly indignant over the act of Mir. Pinchot in inducing Senator Deliver to read letter from him in the senate yesterday, President Taft today would listen to no advice that the forester's violation of executive orders be overlooked, pending the in quiry soon 10 be undertaken by con gross.
 He declared that the dignity of the office he had been chosen by the peo- pie to fill was being attacked and he would be unfaithful to his trust if he submitted longer.
 Mir. Taft undoubtedly realizes fully what the dismissal of Forester Pin. chot means in a political way.
 He has been convinced for some time that the so-called insurgents and other critics of his administra- tion had enlisted the services of Mir Pinchot and practically were defying him to separate Mr. Pinchot from his office.
 The latter's letter of yesterday, without doubs, was written with the direct purpose of putting it squarely up to the president"
 The president sought to avoid the threatened war as long as he could, but declared today that patience had ceased to be virtue. He picked up the gage of battle thrown down by Mr. Pinohot in the letter read by Sen ator Deliver in the senate and with the administration supporters is ready for the fray which is certain to en- sue.
 Political observers in Washington declare that the situation created by today's developments is the most tense of many years What the out. come will be no one is willing to pro phecy.
 In the house of representatives to-. day. Speaker Cannon lost his first fight to the insurgents, who. combln. ing with the Democrats, caused to be adopted an amendment to the Bal. finger inquiry resolution so as 10 take from the speaker the power to ap. point the house members of the joint special committee of investigation.
 The margin of victory was a narrow one of three votes, but the insurgents and Democrats alike are jubilant to- night
 The dismissal of Pinchot has lent fuel to the flame of their celebration and they are venturing all manner of predictions as to what is to happen in the future
 Three Republicans, iot classed as insurgents, but who profess their Friendship for Pinchot. voted with the insurgents and Democrats for the amendment, which calls for the selec- ton of the house investigators by election tomorrow
 The two incidents at the capitol and White House kept Washington in a political ferment all day.
 The cabinet was in special cabinet session practically the entire after. noon, following fhe regular session of the morning.
 Secretary Ballinger. cognizant of the action that was about to be taken, re- mained away from the afternoon ses. sion.