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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-02-20
CATHOLICISM
SHOWS MOST
STEADY GROWTH
CHURCH SHOWS AN INCREASE
OF TEN PER CENT DURING
PAST THREE YEARS.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb 20
The Wiltzius official Catholic di-
rectory for the churches in the
United States issued recently shows
a 10 per cent increase in member
ship for the past three years.
The statistics for the diocese of
Sacramento follow
Bishops /, secular clergy 60, re-
ligious 3, total clergy &C.
Churches with priests AZ, mis-
sions so, total churches II.
Colleges for boys 1, academies
for girls Z, parishes with schools
8, children attending 61S9, orphan
asylums 2, orphans 210, homes for
aged 1, total children in Catholic
institutions 1909.
Catholic population 46,500.
There are at present 14,61S,761
Roman Catholics in the United
States. The figures given do not
include Catholics in Philippines,
Porto Rico or Hawaiian islands,
for if these were added the stars
and stripes would be nearly 23,-
100000 Catholics.
Although the United States reli-
gious census of 1906 credits the
Roman Catholic faith with only 12,-
O79,142, the Wiltzius figures are
not exaggerated, as the census bu-
reau deducted fifteen per cent of its
total count for children, counting
only communicates. According to
the directory, there are in the
United States 1904 Catholic priests
and 13,461 Catholic churches.
Catholics also control 1872 paro-
chial schools, with an attendance
of 1,270,131. In addition to this
there are 225 colleges for boys and
696 academies for girls, and SO
ecclesiastical seminaries.
According to the Wiltzius pub.
lication the states of the Union hav.
ing the largest number of Catholics
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-02-20

bar that has been received within
less than ten days, bearing a total
value of almost 100000. With the
value of pure gold" but $20.67
an ounce, bar that brings SIS an
ounce should speak volumes for the
property from which it is mined
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-02-20

J. V. Priest and wife of Manhat-
tan registered at the Mizpah Sunday.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-02-20

New York, 2,75S,171; Pennsyl-
vania, 1,527,239; Illinois, 1,446,-
400; Massachusetts, 1,3S0,492 Ohio
694,271; Wisconsin, 540,956; Mis-
souri,, 452,703; Minnesota, 441,0S1;
California, 391, 500; Texas, 295, ,917;
Iowa, 242,109 New Mexico, 127,-
700; Nebraska, 122,510 Kansas,
110,10S; Colorado, 99,4S5.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
Roof Garden Parties at White House, Midnight Automobile
Rides Lawn Fetes, Horseback Rides Yachting
and Golf Are Leading Recreation Features
of MIR. Taft's Programme.

ing car by its rear guard--the inevita BILE
Secret Service men who are directed to
follow the Executive equipage wherever
and whenever it stirs up the stagnanr
atmosphere. There have been published
stories of the glee with which the Presi-
dent. from his tonneau. has viewed the
discontinue OF these guards, stuck in
the mud while trying to keep up with
his touring car. but these are echoes Of
past times.
Until the return of cool weather the
White House garage will hide the glossy
surface Of the great limousine car in
variably used in winter by the first au-
tomobile loving President-or, rather.
the first Executive TO chance the voting
farmers displeasure by driving sans
Dobbin. Through the ten miles Of Rock
Creek Park and back. or out over the
new bridge Of Lions TO Chevy Chase and
around home by the Tenallytown road
perhaps the Brightwood or over the Con-
duit road to the famed Cabin John
Bridge-the great car steams. with a
careful chauffeur at the wheel. one who
thoroughly realizes that he holds in his
hands the life Of the head of state.
Only once has the Presidential auto
mobile figured in an unhappy accident.
Last summer. at Beverly. the Presidents
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

tho Cherokee Nation in 1886. will not allow
NJ excessive individual wealth nor its sure
attendant-excessive poverty-for which let
us give special thanks and hold fast TO that
which is good
The Cherokces. through Senator owen. or
Oconostota, their hereditary chief, ana MS
democratic federation, have been trans
mitted and introduced into current events.
The mother OF Senator owen was edu-
Gated at mission schools In Indian Ter
ritorv and at academies in Arkansas ana
Indiana. and became teacher OF music AT
Jonesboro. Tenn, having her own piano.
She met Robert Latham owen IN Jones'
boro and they were married. Al that tiiile
no was engaged in surveying route Tor
tbe East Tennessee x Virginia Railroad
now known as the Norfolk x Western.
senator owen grew up in Lynchburg. on
the banks Of the James River. Speaking
of his boyhood, he said:
My grandfather. Or. owen, practised
medicine in Virginia for sixty years. lie
WAS beloved by all who knew him. being a
clean man. bodily and mentally. He never
talked scandal and never listened 10 IT, Ny
uncle gave me spending money, which was
q had practice and distressed my mother.
who believed that every cent | spent shoul
he earned 10y some task az school or al
home. when my father died-he was then
president Of the railroad he had helped 20
suryey-his estate was in great confusion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
Already These Means of Forgetting the Ascent of the Me
curry Have Been Put in Use by the Chief Executive
Who Believes Firmly That Some Diversion
Is Needed in Life of Toll.

the Blue Room. where on state occasions
the Chief Magistrate receives his Official
guests. This porch commands view or
Potomac Park. the Washington Monu-
ment. the Potomac and the Virginia
hills. and is a safe retreat from the try
ing gaze Of the curious. who would noe
hesitate TO reach up and clip the Presi-
Dental shoestrings for souvenirs did the
tenant of the Executive Mansion dare 10
sit out upon his north portico.
Sometimes President Taft goes out 10
the new ball park 10 see the NatiohaIs
play the visiting teams. He makes IL
rule TO attend the opening game and TOSS
ont the first ball to be pitched At these
and all other entertainments he Is IN
yariablv accompanied by his companion
and military aid. Major Archibald Butt
who takes an unusual interest in the
game when his boyhood friend and fell
low townsman, "Ty" Cobb, is playing
with the visitors.
A pass engraved upon solid Plate or
silver will admit the President and his
PARTY 10 a box at any game which lie de-
sires 10 witness at Boston during his
summer trip TO Beverly.
A horseback ride is now and then en-
joyed by the President and Major Butt
after hard days work. for. despite the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
Oconostota Chief of Seven Vanished Clans Is Senator Owen

. ing him Eighteen members OF the House
Of Rep esentatives are on the committee
as are Charles W. Bryan. the peerless
leaders," brother. and Richard l.. Metcalf.
editor Of The commoner."
The owen movement is officially called
the Democratic Federation. Its purpose Is
to restore the peoples rule" While if *
especially busy with organized farmers and
organized wage earners. any Democrat IS
eligible 10 enjoy all the privileges and SUI
fer all the penalties of the combination.
The three movements are similar in pur-
pose. Each is laboring to establish the
initiative. or legislation AT the ballot box
the referendum. the veto Of laws enacted
by legislatures. and the recall. or the GUST
i ing from office Of any man who betrays the
neonIe 70 tho special interests or is other
wise faitbless to the commonwealth.
Tstulating his reformatory conclusions
&, n . string OF sixteen items. Senator owen
demands a secret ballot. the registration Of
voters: the nomination Of candidates ny
o. direct primaries the election OF United
states senators by the people; tie printing
of PAMPHLETS at public expense. giving A
history Of the mon running for office and
ordinations of their personal platforms:
| the instruction ny Inv N"'''' W ~
dent oe the United states, Of the members
of Congress. OF governors and of the dele
/ gates 10 national conventions: the initiative,
of course. also the referendum ana the re-
call and several other incidental measures
restoring 10 the people the rule that has
|hcen taken from them by rg business and
|refarious Interests Furthermore. Senator
Owen would begin next year To question
Inv mail" all the Democrats VINO nope 10
Ia. nominated and elected Ia serve IN the
United States Senate or the House of Rep
.resentatives. He would interrogate them
ana pledge them and then have the fed
eration elect them II 1t can.
The pligh, OF the people, as Senator owen
l,ictures IL is very bad. Their government
local state and natiOnal-nas been usurrcd
nv strong and predatory hands. organ
ized monopoly." he says. controls the re-
,au prices of beef mutton. pork and ever
other Kind Of meat. Organized MONOPOLY
fixes the selling prices of bread pies. cakes
candles and preserves; of canned vegetables
ond ,ruits of china and glassware, aud the
hreakfast table itself: Of furniture, carpets
dr,ue,ios and rugs: of coats. dresses. hats
and shoes. Of lumber. iron. steel, Dicks
,las,or marble. stone, tile, slate ana
.ror,.n,. of pans. pots and kettles on the
,o,,r, sbelyes and Of milk. butter and
cboose organized monopolies. he eX-
claimed IN finishing his picture OF woe
.,optrol everything needed by man. IRON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
He Sees This Country "ln an
Awful Plight" and Offers
His Democratic Fed
Grafton as a Sure
Panacea.
FRESCO OHM ERS

tho cradle which receives the baby and tho
toys with which the child PLAYS. 10 the
casket and the cerements of the grave"
still. owen himself is a capitalist and the
owner Of FIVE Thousand acres of land. As a
lawyer among the Indians he received three
fees aggregating $1,000 He organized
national bank in the town of Muskogee,
where he lives He is an Episcopalian,
3ed degree Mason. a doctor of law and lit
erature and a Master of Arts. When he
lectures in Boston or New lorF reporters
describe him as being a young man, al
though he was born in February 1881. He
is tall. athletic and erect His hair Is
black. his eyes are dark and his skin Is
a modified red and brown. The elder owen.
Vireinian ana civil engineer. had blond
hair and a lex blond heard. Physically.
therefor. Senator owen is a Cherokee. He
dresses in the best Of clothing and rides 10
the Senate in an automobile.
There are three Indians in cOngress-Cur-
lis. the Senator from Kansas: Carter. a
member of the House OF Representatives,
from Oklahoma, and owen. Curtis - Il
Kaw. I'm part and looks ike modern
Indian. being small featured. round and
cornpact Carter is Seven-siXteenths Chick
asaw and Cherokee and .nine-sixteenths
Scotch-l Irish. so ne says. But owen, less CT
an Indian than the rest-reserved. except
when making "A speech: slender. alert and
graceful on his feet; big jawed and large
mouthed: handsome man, IN fact-could
instantly fit into war party If he had a
bow and arrow some paint. headdress OF
feathers and a horse
is the disappearance Of the American
Indian one of the tragedies of history /
asked him.
No" he Immediately replied. lit H. Il
pleasant domestic comedy He marries a
white womah and is happy for the rest OF
his life" Thus speaking. he looked and
smiled at his wife.
The inspiration for his political ideas came
to Senator owen probably from two sour IS
Thomas Jefferson and the Cherokees
themselves. our system Of society and
government" Governor -. W. Bushyhead
wrote in his Thanksgiving proclamation 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

My mother surrendered her dover. saying
that the debts of husband were the hon.
orabe debts of his wife. She taught music
and supported her two sons. With her help
and by means OF scholarships. my brother
and myself got through college William q.
owen, my brother, studied medicine and
entered the army as a surgeon. ! read law.
and. accompanied by my mother. who was
a member of the Cherokee Nation, emf
grated 10 Oklahoma, where both OF us
taught school and where | practised law
and edited The Indian Chieftain.' weekly
newspaper. Later / was made Indian agent
of the Five Civilized Tribes. When okla
homa was admitted to. the Union became
a candidate for Senator and won the nomi-
nation at statewide primary. receiving .
plurality OF about 1900 votes"
who" asked, was the greatest OF all
the Cherokees?"
"Oh. Sequoyah, or George Guess. as he
was called in English" Senator Owen
answered He was a half-breed and tho
inventor OF the Cherokee alphabet Born
I'm l770. he died in Northern Mexico in lsil
He had owned a small farm in Georgia and
was known a. a silvergmlth OF unusual
taste and ability. When he was ffty-six
years old he invented a syllable alphabet
In elghty-hve characters. each character
| representing a sound. The alphabet 10 said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
Nv roHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
cAINST the semi-tropical

CAINST the semi-tropical siz-
4 cards of the national capital
~ whose thermometers mounted to
os degrees even in the fore part of May
-. president of these United States.
,.fotisahle servant Of one hundred
Nu,,or exacting masters. must fortify
.,,sa,f while feud ridden Senate fill
~,.,ers and haggles over unwelcome leg
,-,,.,on showed at it by hostile House
Of representatives
Although handing over a goodly sum
..or,hly 10 the landlord Of Paramatta.
"a. newly leased summer cottage at Bev-
~ the first citizen of the realm must
to-aso its comforts. perhaps until late
,,,nmer. and be content with life as he
ends it-and helps TO improve it-150
lilies 10 the southwark. by the way the
ala crow flies. Understrappers of the
axacutive departments will spend their
vacation in the balmy breezes Of noun
,oin and lake. forest and seashore. while
,he head Of their establishment tolls and
sweats in the oven breath of city whose
ssphalted streets have sometimes even
haen used as a griddle for frying eggs
Ia maitre d'h6tel Lincoln. Garfield
and Cleveland fed TO the cool uplands
hack OF the federal city TO escape its
simmer scorch. but the present Chief
MAGISTRATE will remain only a few feet
above river level. in the least altitude
nous section Of the city of magnificent
temperatures.
Inasmuch. however. as the Taft philos-
ophy declares that no day is really too
hot or too cold unless fretting makes It
50. Taft. the arch foe Of worry, whose
laughter wrecks Uncle Sans stanchest
chairs and who breaches the gospel that
"humor is a shock absorber," may be de-
pended upon 10 make the best Of the
sultriest sizzard that his Weather Bu-
reau can brew out Of the sluggish
zephyrs from Virginia's verdant hills.
Roof garden parties. midnight auto
mobile rides, lawn fetes. river excur-
sions horseback rides and golfing parties
IN the late afternoon will be the chief
means Of recreation upon the summer
programme Of the President, who in
sists upon the truth Of the old saw that
AL work and no play make Jack a
dull boy" and who rengiously devotes a
part Of every circuit of the clock 10 some
means of diversion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

eldest son, Robert. while driving the
touring car himself struck an Italian
laborer. whom Mrs. Taft visited in the
hospital, and who after his recovery
from his wounds received from the
President $500 in money, besides his
travelling expenses back to Italy.
The Presidents head chauffeur re-
ceives a salary of 500 a month and has
an assistant, who works at lower wage.
Between them they care for three cars
the black limousine and dark green,
pleasant weather steamer, each of which
bears the official coat-of-arms OF the
United States upon each door: also Mrs.
Taft's little electric buggy which is her
own personal property. The two official
cars were purchased out Of an appropri-
alton of $4,000 made by Congress in
lieu Of the usual allowance for horses
and carriages.
The most frequent afternoon trip OF the
Presidential touring car is made 10 the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
How President Will Defy the Heat While Congress Haggs This Summer

/ always at his disposal the little Sylph. d
relic OF the Spanish war auxiliary navy
| which he uses for daylight and moon
| light sails up and down the Potomac.
and the larger Mayhower. former private
yacht Of ogden Goelet. built at Clyde for
| $SOOOO. sold to our navy during the
brush with the dons. and refitted during
the Roosevelt regime as the Presidential
yacht. BY virtue Of their rank rs COM
mander in chief. Presidents are entitled
to these naval vessels, just as they are
to orderlies to attend their riding horses
and military surgeons to give them medi-
| cal attention. But all eatabcs and re-
freshments used by the Presidential
party while aboard these crai; they pay
| for privately. unless distinguished for
eign guests are being officially enter
tanned aboard, in which case the hospi-
tally is paid for out of the 'neutralit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
His Ancestors Were Kings
Among Pristine Americans
and He Hopes To Be
President of the
Republic.
By James II. Morrow.

TINE Indian name OF Robert Latham
owen. Senator in Congress from
Oklahoma. is Oconostota. BY right
OF hood he is the head chief Of the seven
vanishing clans Of the Cherokees
Without any serious attempt at the
miracle Of heart searching. II may nave
occurred 70 some persons that Oconostota'
hereditary prince Of his lost tribe hopes
some day 10 be President Of the United
States His ancestors through his talented
and extraordinary mother, were minor
kings Of America. BY his own gifts OF
speech and by the peculiarities OF his own
thinking he has become an active leader
o. Democratic radicals and a rhetorical and
agitatioral understudy OF William }.
Bryan
As Mckinley specialized with protection.
Reed with parliamentary rules Blaine with
reciprocity and Bryan with free silver.
80 owen sDeciaIizes with the people. Every
speech Of OconostOta, whether IT be pitched
10 the tariff. the Postofiice or cost OF liv-
ing. burns with expressions Of love for the
electorate as a whole.
While in Washington Senator owen lives
az a fashiona BE apartment house. on the
table Of his library. which is hung with red
draperes and contains a painting OF
Psyche by his mother. are all the muck
raking periodicals. Of the day and also a
handy collection OF other progressive lit
eIature
Three concurrent movements among
WOgressives" are now in operation. a
number OF magazine editors and writer's
assisted by doctors. professional farmers.
single takers and miscellaneous reformers,
are running a "nonpartisan progressive
federation" and are calling for freedom
- Hiz and declaring that the people are
atainst the special interests The second
nov ment is diligently at work among
Republicans, and is headed by Jonathan
"o'fne. the Senator from oregon Demo-
cauc 'progressiyes' AT the same time are
bens organized By committee Of thirty
i'ui members. with Senator owen as chair
man Chamberlain. Of Oregon. and New
'"H1s' Of Nevada. also Senator'S. are assist
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
ROOF GARDEN DINNERS.

Al tresco dinners upon the roof garden
of the west terrace. which joins the
White House proper TO the Presidents
recently enlarged Office annex, are an in
vention Of Mr.. Tafts, and will be en-.
;cyed by his guests now and then on hot
nights.
These open air feasts begin at 5
o'clock and the globular electric lamps.
whose pillars flank the rectangular
space. throw a soft, red light upon the
diners who are partly hidden BY the
rows OF bay trees in their little tubs
For the storing Of these trees alone. the
White House is provided with a special
greenhouse. 10 feet long. Ordinarily
the globes IN the terrace lamps are OF
dazzling yellow, and the substitution Of
the ruby globes was Mr.. Taft's own idea.
Guests al these al fresco dinners are
usually received on the semi-circular
south portico overlooking the river, and
after the coffee has been discussed the
responding roof garden, over the
east terrace-opposite the Treasury-to
smoke. Thirty-fve guests have been en-
. tertained in this Oriental fashion at one
time.
Almost any hot night the Washington
suburbanite. lolling late upon his grassy
lawn. is somewhere surprised by the
passing Of a monstrous. droning shadow,
within which are a half dozen appari-
tons and behind which snort two motor
cycles bearing men in sombre garb.
There goes Taft" observes the sub
nrbanite, for even though the night be
dark he recognizes the Presidential tour
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

The pillows rock the Chief Executive
to sleep in a brass bedstead, and when
he and his family rise they may take
their morning dips in any of four bath
tubs. each cut from solid block or
white marble
The smoking room, never put 10 fuil
use by Taft or Roosevelt-neither OF
whom uses the weed-occupies the after
portion of the spar deck. and is cosey
lounging space with inlad floor. cane
chairs and cane sofas.
When the Presidential party eat
aboard they sit at table surrounded by
Louis XIV appointments, in white and
gold The light falls upon them through
mahogany trimmed skylights, and their
figures are reflected by a large gold
framed mirror which stretches Its oval
above the carved mantel of Italian mar
BILE. The food which they eat has been
stored in modern refriSerating plant.
near which is a wine room for use on
state occasions. After the repast, which
the President-always a good sailor
TOYS WIN the Same ItllSli p'sAoN'N
upon his meals ashore he adjourns his
party to a reception room. finished In
the same white and gold and adjoining
a library. whose shelves of flemish oak
arc well stocked with books Of the kind
that help one to forget the heat of the
city left behind.
Lawn parties have become a summer
hobby of the Tafts and through April
and May of this year three were given.
These take place on the large semi
elIiptical rear lawn originally intended
for the Presidential front yard by tho
designers Of Washington. who seem to
have set both Capitol and White House
back end foremost. With its great foun-
tain. it's rolling knobs and historic shade
trees-some planted by distinguished
guests of the nation-this little park is
an ideal spot for these entertainments
and is a peaceful picture for the Presi-
dental family to rest their eyes upon in
the evenings spent at home upon their
private balcony opening southwark from
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TINE Indian name OF Robert Latham
owen. Senator in Congress from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
MR. TAFT ON THE CHEVY CHASE LINKS.

wealthy and exclusive Chevy Chase Club,
which is now erecting a handsome new
clubhouse-a massive structure Quilt or
stone This is the favorite playground
Of the President. and when he is out on
the links there is strict enforcement Of
the rule that no gallery shall follow
him from hole to hole.
Mr.. Taft's usual gofing costume con-
sists of dark gray outing trousers,
gray flannel shirt. worn without a tie,
and a cap of the same general color
This May he presented a handsome sill
yer cup. which was played for in tourna-
r1ent and won by Champion Travis. one
of his favorite golfng companions.
Another Presidents cup" purchased
by Mr. Taft. is a handsome silver trophy
which will be competed for late in the
summer by the fleet of sailing yachts at
Beverly. and the President will per-
sonally award it 10 the victor.
Yachting is one of the chief summer