The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-16
WOMEN SHOW
DECIDED INTEREST
IN the BaIlinger-Pinchot Controversy as
II Comes Up at tho Public
Hearings.

Washington, D. G., May a. IF the
Balhnger Pincbot controversy we're BE-
ing tried before the audience which Fegu-
larly attends Gle hearings instead Of .
sedste congressional committee, the
chances are that there would be rare
hairpulling
Halrpullng il the correct term, for
fully 20 pct cent. Of the regulars at
TIE hearing are women. They are the
most violent Of pafisaus, and do net
bait II expressing their opinions sadibly
Wherefore Chairman Nelson has been
dragged into a feminine fuss.
Aies Ballinger wife Of tie secretary
has been fairly regular attendant at
the hearings, occupying seat In the
front row Just next to the press table.
Mrs pinchot. mother % the former f0F-
ester, who IS 81 course on the opposite
side Of the controversy. generally oceu-
pies q seat III the row Just behind Mrs.
Baiineef Each 81 these ladies & sur
rounded by q group 81 aaheFents
ore day recently Mrs. Humphrey
wife of the Congressman from Wash
iuRt0n and 8 personal friend Of Mrs.
Balllnger went t. Chairman Nelson with
lie complaint that the comments Of the
women il the Pinchot camp were per-
feetiy disgusting and dreadfuiiy annoy
ing to Mfs BalliHeer. Not fifteen min
utas after this complaint Senator Nell
san bad 4 visit from one 81 Mrs. Pins
ehot's friends declaring that the andi-
BE comments 81 those with Mrs. B8i-
linner were ahhorrent aud annoying
10 The mother 0i the former forester.
Senator Nelson had to admit that he
ealdn't control the ladies' and that lie had
couldn't control tbe ladies aud he bad
committee as X was
SO It happens that the new spaper men.
who SIT al d table lust at Che end 81
the two rows occupied 81 the rival,
camps bear the brant of the hostile
feeling The wife 81 smother cabinet
officer was with Mrs Ballinger one day
recently She vas anxious that the
newspaper men shuld chronicle tile facs
that she was present aud as 4 devoted
adherent of tile Hailineer cause She
transmitted that message to THE nearest
news paper men should chronicle THE fact
portefs glared and sneeraa They bad
no cabinet officers wife with them, and,
consequently, were greatly unified
Butt when the said cabinet officers wife
insisted npon eritieiziue the newspaper
men because they whispered occasional
lY There was great iog among The Pin
ehotites One Of Tie newspapefuen II
etarad audibly ii reply thai ha had q
be present, but The lady didn't The
wife Of The cabinet officer threatened the
newspa permen with THE name Of her hus
band but Il didn't work
But it was the Baliinger supporters
tnrn Ia grin when one Of The piHchot
adherents persisted ID whispering 60 one
harassed newspaper worker, eritieiziHg
bis stories as being eeleTed to suit
The Railiuger side
SO far the honors are even, but the
feeling is intense There may BE- a hair.
pulling contest almost any day Senator
Nekan + worried by complaints fr0in
both Sides II was suggested hv one
member Of the committee that the thing
70 do would Be 70 range one group OH
one side 81 the room and the other safely
on the further side Senator Nelson said
he would take the matter under advise
ment.