| Show TOYING WITH THE IDE TRUTH TRill Members of California Congressional Delegation Disagree on the Pinchot Scandal Washington April 2 An An echo of the charge harge by bJ M Mr Smith of California made last ast Monday that Gifford Pinchot the chief of or the forestry forestI bureau had acted Improperly with reference to the water rights of the Owens river California l was heard leard in the house today when Mr Mc McLachlan McLachlan McLachlan Lachlan Cal Ca rose rosc to refute the state statements statements ments The forestry bureau he declared mil had been placed in a false light He Ho declared that every member of the California delegation except Needham Smith and Kahn Kalm had written ritten the ic president asking that the reserva resena reservation ion Uon be made and that Pinchot was as act acting ing IlIg ng in III accordance with the tho request and andie an anthe the ie demand of the Ute people of or Los An Angeles geles gele cles and the request and the th demand I of f the majority of the California delegation delegation tion on Mr McLachlan explained that when the ie matter mattel was presented to the president Mr Kahn was as abroad and that was as why Iw his lis name did not appear in connection with It itIl Mr Il Smith denied that Mr Ir statement was in accordance with the facts acts The paper sent to the president he ie declared contained no reference to tony any ny particular tract and the signers were not ot led to believe that it fl had reference to o the Owens river valley |
