Show Pinchot's Fish Story S When Gifford Pinchot returned to Washington from the west he was visited by a score or more mor of anxious correspondents They all nil expected tome some expression from the chief for for- ester ster on the Pinchot Pinchot-Ballinger row Nothing of the sort was forthcoming however Finally one of the correspondents corre corre- noticed that Mr Pinchot had bad a finger bandaged S What happened to tx your finger he asked I f Oh that big fish flak bit it itS it'S replied Pinchot S You mean can replied the facetious one that Balinger bit It when you S offered to shake hands with him at Salt Bait Lake But Pinchot stuck to his fish story |