East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-21

the engineers are to find what it will
cost the government to construct and
maintain the Improvement there. At
the same time a survey is planned for
points on San Francisco bay.
All the newspaper men around the
capitol have been watching the Tom
Fox postmastership case. since the
Sacramento county chairman alleged
political boss of thousands of tender
loin votes and manipulation of city
government, began haunting the cor
ridors about the senate chamber,
seeking confirmation. From sub
ject for California two-line specials,
Fox has risen to the dignity of regu-
lar dispatches in all the telegraphic
press associations. He is seen riding
with the postmaster general. He
causes a straight party alignment of
the progressive republicans of the
senate against the Taft republicans
and democrats. He is maker of all
sorts of party gossip, He and his
postoffice scrap have become nation
al.
Fox did not court all this fame He
sat quietly in committee rooms, wait
ing to read his character testimonials
to all senators who would lend a SYM
pathetic ear, but he did not challenge
Senator Works or Senator La Toilette
to Join the debate. He brought
shoals of prominent members of "the
organization" to the capitol to pull
votes his way, but he did it without
a brass hand. He considers himself
misunderstood. that's all
Senator MARITIME, of New Jersey, i'm
patient of criticisms of party machine
organization, waved his hand largely
when Tom had patted him on the
shoulder for the fourth time.
These charges are all rot" said
MARITIME, "they don't reflect on the
character of the man"
Colonel Harris Weinstock of Sacra-
mento will not be confidmed as q
member of the national industrial
commission right off, if Senator Hoke
Smith of Georgia can prevent it AND
Smith is chairman of the senate com
mittee which has in charge the re-
port on the nominations in this case
Smith wants a farmer named OF
the industrial commission. The fac
that President Wilson has filled thu
list. and there's no place for a farm
er without crowding off someone al
ready there. cuts no figure with th'
10
ator Hughes of New Jersey. is ia
from pleased. Hughes is the onl.
trade union senator, and he want
this commission to get to work ol
the problem of prevention of strikes
Smiths reason for insisting on
farmer is said to be the fact that hi
chief political enemy. Joe Brown
wants to beat him for the senatorial
honor next time. Brown is stron
} with the Farmers Union in the south
I Smith is trying to checkmate hin
, The Industrial situation meanwhil
l will have to take care of itself.
j Government timber in the Olym pi
national forest in Washington Is abou
9 to be advertised for sale, the cut
involve 70,45O,O board feet and &C
dar poles to the amount of s2S6,0O
linear feet. All will be sold to on
bidder On the Little River watei
shed Douglas fir is the principal iten
the minimum price being set at SIG
a thousand feet Red cedar at 81 an
western hemlock at so cents thot
sand are also found there. On tn
watershed of Ennis and Lake creel
' the Douglas fir is worth at least Sis
red cedar 50 so and hemlock and an
abilis fir 80 cents.
/ Five years time will be allowed
get the timber out.