The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-25

Mr. Dalzell's primaries and the remark
Of Dalzell's chairman that no congress-
man Is safe sent a shiver down many
congressional spines and increased the
aforesaid desire to get through and 60
home. Now we may expect hurry
up finish. Rapid agreement may be
looked for on the railroad bill. the post
al savings bank measure will be rush.
ed through the house, the conservation
and statehood matters will be disposed
Of as speedily as possible. and the re-
naming appropriations and odds and
ends of legislation will be cleaned up
with dispatch II not with neatness. In
their hearts the members are singing
do they miss me at home. do they
miss me?" and are wondering II the
home folks have any designs of max
ing them miss on coming back to
Washington. These are trOublous and
changeable times in politics. and no
man can tell what day. especially If
it be election day. may bring forth.
The DalZell election Is regarded as
one more straw revealing the direc-
ton of the political wind. Following
the Massachusetts and New York spe-
cial elections. its significance has not
escaped the sharp eyes of the political
leaders in Washington. The congress
sional primaries in Maine. in which
Colonel Hale. son of Senator Eugene
unlo se ok n6
upon as sign of troubled conditions.
Another candidate before these same
primaries is Asher c. Kinds. the par
liamentary clerk of the speaker. and
Kinds seems rather to be getting the
better OF Hale Even Senator John
Kean of New Jersey is having his
tribulations. Ex-Governor Franklin
Murphy and several other ambitious
gentlemen being evidently anxious for
Kean's job. The Iowa primaries have
also added to the excitement. as has
the meeting of La Follette's enemies
over. there appears abundant reason
for the nervousness Of representatives
and senators seeking reelection.
When Henry s. Graves was appoint
ed forester in place of Clifford Pinchot
it was generally understood that they
were the warmest friends. and that
this friendship has not cooled was re-
Gently attested by Graves In an ad-
dress that has excited no little COM
ment
ITO carry on this forestry work"
he said. II consider 1t Of the greatest
importance that there be no lessening
of that spirit of individual initiative,
personal responsibility and expression
of honest conviction which has char
acterized the members Of the service
under the inspiration Of our great lead
er. Clifford Pinchot.''
The government clerks recently had
the scare of their lives. The report
was that the president and cabinet
had decided to apply the eight hour
day. Now. In most cases the workers
seek eight hours because they are
working nine. fen or twelve. The
government clerk Is different. Nobody
knows just how long or short a time
he does work: but. at any rate. 1t IL
not as much as eight hours: hence
the scare. According to the rumors
which begot CONSERVATION from the
tension Office TO the treasury depart
ment and from Secretary Wilson's
agriculturists and bugologists to the
patent Office squad. the hours were 70
be from $50 to 8. with thirty minutes
for lunch. The prospect of that much
labor Is enough to give the average
government clerk nervous proStration
The fight over the proposed narionai
health department has been eniivened
by sundry and vociferous charges
concerning a doctors trust Accord
ing to the opponents of the measure
there Is soinebody who wants To gel
au official strange ii"id IN all ihe d's