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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

adjournment of the special session.
Johnson was a Republican. Thompson
is a Democrat His appointment to
fill he vacancy was made Nov. 10 by
Governor Burke. who is a Democrat
Thompson is one OF the leaders of his
party in his state. but his officehoding
has been confined to county offices In
the lower house a new representative
will take the place of William LorImer
of Chicago. who was elected United
States senator last spring by the ILL.,
nois Legislature. However. the Rcpub-
licans will continue to have a ma
jority In both branches
Practically a new face in the lower
house will be James H Cassidy, 'lcct-
ed last April to succeed theodore E
Burton, who was elected United States
senate from Ohio last winter Burton
had represented the district in Ohio
comprised of the city of Cleveland
Cassidy was elected to succeed him
last April He was present during a
part of the special session and had the
distinction os being the youngest rep
resentatiVe
The reelection of Speaker Cannon
at the beginning of the special session
IL
esting event that usually comes before
the lower house OF new congress.
The now executive Offices will be the
most spacious yet provided for a chief
magistrate of the United States. Since
August workmen have been adding to
the old executive offices of the White
House proper. The new addition Is
built over the old Roosevelt tennis
lot ,rf Aes, 4. 80
the old presidential Offices, and II was
there that President Roosevelt and his
so called tennis cabinet" composed of
the younger members of the admins
tration. took their exercise The cost
of the new offices. combined with the
cost of tho offices erected during the
administration of President Roose-
welt. VIII represent an actual outlay of
about 100000. exclusive of the cost of
tearing down the old building prepara-
tory to erecting the new addition.
Three new men in the administration
circle VIII be Mr. Lee McClung. re-
Gently appointed treasurer of the
united States by President Taft: C. D
Norton. late accession to the treasury
department. as an assistant secretary.
and Professor A. p. Andrews. director
of the mint
For number of years multimil-
lionaires OF the land have been gravi-
tating toward Washington as a resi-
Dental city during the winter and
early spring. Every year it has been
becoming more and more city Of
magnificent homes, Moro than $50
mansions of imposing architecture.
with furnishings in accord with the
eNteriors. have added TO the beauty OF
the capital In the last few years. One
approaching completion is that of Mrs.
. 5. Wyeth on Massachusetts, avenue
It's style Is of Louis XVI design, and the
interior decorations are most elaborate
and unique. 1t is only one OF many
me broad avenues that radiate from
the capitol building are miles of man.
sions such as few cities can present
HOMER RIVERS.
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Governors Called to Washington
Hueof by WlHamG Jordan

W N his speech at Memphis. Tenn.
Oct &c. while he was en- route to
New Orleans President Taft eN-
IA tended an invitation to the twen-
ty-two governors who were accom-
panying him down the river to attend
third conference of governors at
Washington in December of this year
The first conference of governors oc-
CURED at tho national capital May 13.
1908 or the number invited thirty
two reported New Mexico Arizona
Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico were
also represented Others came In later
The second conference was held in
Washington. Dec. s. 1908 Mr Taft as
president elect was there. as wero also
representatives from Canada
The conference next month is for the
purpose of taking up the questions dis
cussed at the previous conferences
conserving the natural resources of the
country by preserving the forests. irri-
eating arid lands and improving the
waterways. In referring to the omls-
sion OF congress to make any appro-
priatiop for the meeting of the gov
ernors President Taft told the govern
ors at Memphis that they need not
stay away ON that account, as the
White House latchstrlng would be
where every governor could put his
hand on II.
The National Civic federation will be
In session next month in Washington.
and the president said he would Ike
the governors to meet the civics and
get acquainted
The idea of a conference of governors
did not originate with President Roosc-
welt. but was the aftermath of n promo
sition made by William George Jordan
formerly editor of the Saturday Even
ing Post. In 1907. The Jordan Idea
was more farreaching than the con-
ferences already mentioned. and II Is
not to be confounded with the mcet
ings held IL Washington Mr. Jordan
communicated his idea to President
Roosevelt. who soon thereafter called
the conferences held during his admin
istration The Jordan suggestion was
Tor q house or governors. and Il is so
denominated In tho pamphlet issued by
MIN In 190I The scope of the instItu
ton proposed by MIR Jordan is stated
conciscly I'm his pamphlet as follows:
IL is proposed that the governors of
the forty-siX states meet annually for
a session of two or three weeks 10 dis
cuss. consult and confer on vital oues-
tions affecting the welfare of the states
the unifying OF state laws and the
closer unity of the states as nation
The house of governors would have no
lawmaking power. nor should II evor
aspire to such power Its force would
bo In initiative. In inspiration and In
influence. The governors would seok
TO unite on general basis OF action
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on great questions to be submitted to
the legislatures OF the respective states
In the governors messages. 1t would
seem that an august. dignifled body OF
forty-siX governors representing their
states. with the lawmaking power of
forty-six legislatures behind them.
should in time become an inherent
part In the American idea of self gov
ernment and a powerful factor for good
In the nation"
1t Is also the Jordan idea that the
meetings of the house OF governors
snail be annual and that the place OF
the meeting shall not be in Washing
ton but successfully in state capitals
selected by vote OF the house or by
decision or committee 1t also sur-
9ests that the president OF the United
states have no part In the meetings
Mr.. Jordan's proposition was re-
ierred to an executive committee of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

Census taking every ten years is a
tremendous task. 1t Is the greatest
single operation undertaken by Uncle
Sam, with the exception of the Pana-
ma canal work and the assembling of
an army In time of war. The American
census is the largest costlieSt and most
accurate of any taken by the civilized
nations. Its methods are the most
modern and its equipment the most
complete. The census bureau force
comprises. first, Director E. Dana Du-
rand of Michigan. who. although only
thirty-eight years old. is older than
most of the generals commanding the
forces In the civil war and who is. too,
a statistically SCARED hero, veteran
in government service and likely to
prove the most practical and efficient
director connected with any of the past
censuses. Then there Is the assistant
director, William F. Willoughby of
Washington. former secretary OF state
of Porto Rico. Next in rank are the
five chief statisticians - William c..
Hunt. in charge of the population d.
vision. LIE Grand Powers. heading the
agricultural division: William NJ. Steu-
art. overseeing the manufactures di-
vision: Dr. Cressy L. Wilbur the vital
statistics work. and DR.. Joseph Adna
Hill. the division Of revision and re-
suits. Charles S. Sloane Is the geogra-
pher. Alburtus II. Baldwin is the chief
clerk. Voler V. Viles is chief o. the
publication division. Hugh NJ. Brown Is
private secretary to the director. Rob-
ert NJ. P.ndell. Jr.. is the appointment
clerk. George Johannes is tho disburs-
Ing officer and G. w. Spicer is the me-
chanical expert In addition to thes.
are the chiefs of tho divisions under
the chief statisticians.
There are about $50 perm1n
clerks. and there will be 5000 tempo
rary clerks. etc. The supervisors will
number $50. and they Will employ and
direct the $4,000 enumerators Twenty
expert special agents will exercise an
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pended Will be Washington's share,
and the remainder will be distributed
all over the country. Washington
needs the money and is preparing to
absorb the millions into its circulatory
system.
Congress has limited the thirteenth
census to four general subjects-popu-
lation. agriculture. manufactures and
mines and Quarries The director IS
authorized to determine the form and
subdivision of inquiries, The inquiry
as tn population relates to April Is,
1910; that as to agriculture concerns
the farm operations during 1909 and
calls for an inventory of farm equip
ment April Is. 1910: that relative to
manufactures and mines and quarries
is for 1909
An Army to Get the Facts.
Tho enumerators will carry only the
population and agriculture schedules
April is. 1910. Special agents will be
sent out with the schedules for the
manufactures. mines and quarries data
There will be fully $4,000 enumerators.
OF whom about $4,000 Will carry both
the population and agriculture sched-
ules. as IT is estimated that there are
now fully 100000 separate farms in
America, with farmers numbering well
up into a score of millions, In 1900
there were mary more billions of dol
lars Of fixed capital invested in agri-
culture than there were in manufac-
lures. strange as it may SEEM And
the farmer is getting better off all the
time; his mortgage Indebtedness is do
creasing fast, his taxation Is small as
compared with the urbanite's burden.
and he has taken to automlbile riding
on a large scale.
This is the heyday of the farmer, and
old DR.. U. s. Census Is going to dag
nose him pretty carefully for fear that
with ease comes evil-that is. the neg
lect of those essentials which have
made his prosperity possible
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SEr1LAUTonATYc IsLScTRfCiak fNBUi.ATCH, J9V BOX
ATTAcHMEMT AND .s7ACf Of'CaRpS AsY<fi2fNG -
"a aTf(JS

Grande and eastward through the re-
gion drained by the Ohio and its tribu-
tarics. It's northern limit east of the
Mississippi was the great lakes. The
bison was not found south of the Ten
nessee river and only to limited ex-
tent east OF the Allcghenies. By 1900 1t
had disappeared east of the Missis-
sippi: by 1850 1t had been confined to
the dry plains region; by 1875 1t had
been swept away from the central
plains and limited to the region Of
northwest Texas and western Kansas
in the south and In the north to Mon
tana, where isolated herds survived
with rapid diminution until 1888. when
the last remnant of the southern herd
was nearly eXtinguished in the Pan
handle of Texas. The last specimen
there was captured by C. ]. Jones. aft
erward known as Buffalo Jones be-
cause of his interest in the animal.
By the end OF the last century not one
was in freedom south of the North Sas-
katchewan.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

tlve- consisting of Governors Augustus
\ Wilson of Kentucky. Claude T..
swanson of Virginia. Charles E.
Hughes of New York Edmunl F.
Noel or Mississippi and James N Gil
lett or California Governor Swan
sons term as governor Of Virginia ex-
pir"s mex: year
Inc conference of governors In WASH
ington n"Ht month has no connection.
II should be understood With the
proposition of Mr., Jordan. They will
discuss the conservation propositions
which the other conferences consider
ed. and especially the deep waterway
question that was considered at New
Orleans Chief among the interested
governors on this question are Gov
ernor Deneen of illinois. Governor
ouinby of New Hampshire and possf-
bly, Ex-Governor Blanchard of Louisi-
ana SANFORD OWENS.
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Artificial Rubics In Paris.

manufactured in a little factory In
Paris The successful commercial pro-
duction of the artificial ruby Is said
by some enthusiasts to have made In
evitable the doom of the ruby mine.
These artificial ruby gems are In glow
ing beauty of color. hardness. durabil-
ity and chemical composition identical
with the natural ruby of the mine. So
absolute is this identity that. the as
sertion is made, the usurers of great
cities now refuse to take rubieS in
pawn because they cannot distinguish
between natural rubies and the arti-
fetal Their use in jewelry is wide
spread.
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of tho presidents party face to face
While President Taft is of a sunny and
optimistic temperament. he is an ever
lasting worker and will doubtless show
tha' he can be as vigilant as was the
late President Cleveland
In ADDITION to recommendations to
congress. President Taft will have
other important matters to consider
Appointments that concern the country
are to be considered very soon. but 1t
is intimated that they will not be made
before the new year A minister to
China Will probably come first, grow
Ing out Of the recall of Charles R.
Crane. A successor to the late Asso-
ciate Justice OF the Supreme Court Ru-
fus Wheeler Pcckham is to be selected
In all probability an ambassador to
the court of St James will be named
before long to succeed Ambassador
Whitelaw Reic. An assistant secre-
tary in the department of commerce
and labor Is to be named
Tho Republican majority in the sem
atc will be reduced by one on account
of the appointment of Fountain L.
Thompson OF North Dakota to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Martin
L. johnson, which occurred after the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11

~ LID Dr. U. S. Census will be-
gin making his thirteenth
diagnosis of the condition of
~ Uncle Sam and his family
April Is next he made the first In
1880 and has been repeating 1t every
ten years since. Uncle Sam has footed
the bills. to date amounting to about
$47.000000. Our venerable dad has
calculated that the thirteenth investi-
cation will cost about $4,000, 900, so
that when old DR.. u. s. Census finishes
his current work there will have been
spent about s60.000.000 for this purpose
since 1890
The twelfth census cost about S13.-
100000. and as Uncle Sans landed
possessions have increased since then
and his family gained about $4,000, 900
moro members than b longed to 1t in
1900 1t would be considered no more
than fair II the present diagnosis were
to call for the spending of about s1s,-
100000. which would be the sum If the
rate Of increase of expense ut each
census up to the twelfth were to be
maintained for the thirteenth.
census expert has estimated that
Of the s13.0000oo the headquarters Of
fee force will earn S4.s00.000 the emu
merators. s4.500.0o0: the supervisors
$4,000. and the special agents. $780,
600. The administrative cost will be
100000: the stationery. $1,000 rent,
s125,000; tabulating machines. $780,
600: cards for tabulation processes.
100000; printing. sS00.0Oo: Alaska,
$4,000: Porto Rico. 100000. Total,
s12.930.000.
II that Is all the expense It is cheap
The late General Francis A Walker,
who was a census authority greater
than any other. living or dead. once
wrote that "the people of the United
States can well afford to pay for the
very best census they can get" He
penned this in connection with a frank
confession OF his own shortsightedness
In Understanding the cost OF the
tenth census
It's the old story. When you are Ill.
get the best doctor you N afford.
The comparative chcapness with
which the thirteenth. census will be
taken will be largely due to Director e.
Dana Durands economical methods. to
the introduction of semiautomatic cleo
trical card punching. tabulating and
sorting machines and to the inherit
ance of wisdom from he experience
gained by the permanent census bu-
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aHE congress that m vet. M,

HE congress that m >et. Mon
day. Dec. :. f-art VIA. - the
first regular session of the
Sixty-first congress The ses-
sion that met Nc 1day. March Is. was
a special one. called by President Taft
to consider the tariff.
The session will be unusually active
II It undertakes to carry out the ex-
pectations of the president. who re-
turned from the record presidential
5aunt Nov. 10. Some of the things
outlined by him arc the following:
OF first consideration arc the con-
servation Of the country's resources
and the reclamation of arid lands The
president was evidently impressed in
his journey with tho earnestncss of the
west on the7o prop ositions.
He will recommend that the govern
ment shall reserve some control on tho
water power sites and the coal lands
anC phosphates of the country in order
that they may not come into the con-
troll OF any one corporation.
He will ask for legislation for a
more rigid enforcement of the anti
trust law that it may be more effective.
He will also ask an amendment to
the Interstate commerce law in order
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
Cross Ties In the United States.

During the year 1908 the steam and
electric railroads of the United States
purchased more than 100000 900 cross
ties. costing at the point OF purchase
over S56.OOO.OOo. an average of so cents
per tie, according to statistics just
made public by the bureau of census
in cooperation with the United States
forest service. This was some 40 000,-
600 ties less than the quantity pur-
chased in 1907, when the total was ap-
proXimately 153,700.000. the highest
ever recorded
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
Where the Bison Used to Roam.

The story of the bison is an old
one. but 1t retains. as it always will. a
fascinating interest. Its habitat en-
braced the great area west of the
Rocky mountains from Oregon to Tex
as, East Of the Rockies the range ex-
tended southwark beyond the Rio
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H2Ozra1 10Y.

OF the maps ard tables TO accompany
the analyses and then. finally. the Is
sue of the printed bulletins and re-
ports Befo-e July 1, 1912. the work
must be over and tn, thirteenth census
gone TO JOIN its scientific ancestors.
PHILIP DARWIN.
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r N his speech at Memphis. Tenn. ,
Oct &c. while he was en- route to
New Orleans. President Taft eX-
"a tended an invitation to the twen-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-28
New Ticket For Western Roads

\ Chicago dispatch says: A feeling
Of relief has been experienced by the
western railroads over the way that the
question which for more than four years
has batfled all attempts to solution at
last appears to he approaching IL settle
ment throughout the country and has
just been finally disposed of, as far as
the Western Passenger association lines
are concerned.
The difficulty which had SO long
proved insurmountable was presented
by the Inability of the railroads to
arrive ut IN agreement on standard
form of ticket contract to cover all con-
tingencies. The roads Of the Western
Passenger association have finally
slgnifled th9ir acquiesence TO the revised
report of the committee on standard
ticket contract and steps will begin i'm.
III ediatcly for the gradual substitution
OF the new forms of tickets. 1t is
understood that the Central Passenger
association roads have also taken
affirmative hction in the matter
The new ticket will be conspicuous
by its simplicity Efforts will be made
toward eliminating every useless word
and making the ticket 50 plain and
brief ~ Il ID, understood by any
passenger. II Is proposed to cut out
nearly all stppvver p rivileges nov per-
mitted and make the ticket a. plain
contract by the railroad and it's Gohnec
tions to carry the passenger from one
point to certain other points for d
certain sum " money within a certaifi
time.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-28
Whose portals we call Death.

Judge NJ. y. Murphy was born in
the state OF New York Sept. 20, 1887.
Shortly after his birth the family NOV
cd TO McHenry County, Illinois, where
he attended the public schools until he
was sixteen years of age, when he
crossed the plains in the mad rnSh that
followed the gold discovery in Cali
fornia. He arrived in Trinity county,
California. in 1858, and joined his
brother WHO had preceded him.
He soon engaged in mining ard
various other pursuits, meeting with
little success. He resided there for II
number of years coming to Nevada
in 1SG:; where he successfully engaged
il mining in Esmeralda county, in the
mcantim" studying law, a profession
h. hal in view from his infancy. He
made money sufficient to enable him to
further pursue the legal profession and
on the 2Dth day of February, 1872, was
admitted to practice before the Supreme
Court of This STATE. His ability, honesty
and Integrity were soon noticed in this
! was elected Dirtrict Attorney of the
same county. and reelected to the same
position in 1874, and again in 1876. He
was subsequently promoted to the At
torney Generals Office, defeating the
| eloquent AMI distinguished Kittrell by
| q large majority. Again he was called
to IL higher position, being elected ii
member of the Supreme Court of the
state lie was afterwards elected
District Judge of this Judicial District.
In all OF the various elective positions
he held, he acquitted himself with
credit and honor to those who elected
him. He was always loyal to Esmeralda
county, where he often said he spent
! many of the happiest days of his life,
and never gave up his residence there,
but always returned to cast his vote in
| the state and it was there he cast his
! last.
| Republican and was loyal to the prin-
ciples in which he believed.
He WAS married on the 22d day of
September, 1859, to Miss Matilda j.
| Myers Of Red Bluff, Tchama county,
| California, and leaves to morn his loss,
one son, Frank Murphy, and "a daughter
Miss Martha Murphy, both VI whom
reside in this city.
The funeral arrangements have not
vt been made, but will probably be
held under the auspices of the Ma
sDnic lodge of which he had long been
an hOnOred member.
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For Sale by S. Jacobs Co.
Elko, Nevada
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Furni 81 4 room 10 rent in Il good To-
cation ami suitable for IL gentleman. In
quire at this office.
Save those natural teeth, thereby re-
tain your facial expression. DR.. Gill
land ''thc dentist" Office over the Drug
Store. Elllo
House for rent or for sale. Good
location; city water; opposite Com
mercial Hotel The !. D. Able property.
Inquire on the premises.
The d pr:as Society of the Presby
terrain church will give Halloween
Box Social on the evening of October
30th.
The Palace Restaurant is now open
all night. The best steaks. chops,
oysters, spring chicken, chop suey,
China noodles, or anything to be had
in Il first class restaurant, will be
served our patrons. Give us a
trial. On & Co.
Drop into the Bakery saloon and try
our oyster cocktails.
Just received Ladies' hair nets and
switches, ut Englers.
Just received Ladies Tailored white
Linen waists latest styles. Size 80 to
As, at Engler Co.'S.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-28
Golf and the Amatnur

Inc abolition of the amateur defni.
tion would not alter anything that is
Oh any value to golf 1t reed not even
mean the abolition Of the amateur
championship If clubs simply excluded
rom their membership those who
were or had h~en professional players,
ana IL would certainly clear the game
OF many iLjus'ices, abuses and mFscon.
cep'ions 10 which the definition gives
rise.-Chamb>. ) Journal.