The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-03-04
GOOD JOB FOR
NEWSPAPER NAN
(By F. J. Dyer.)
Special to the Record

OAN, MAJ Sh . OhuooDe
y it had to come sometime, and
therefore little surprise was felt in
Washington when President Taft in
augurated full tledged press bureau
to give out official news from the
White house 1t had been rumored
that in the reorganization Of the
clerical staff incident to the retire
ment of c. d. Norton as private sec
rotary to the president, that a news
paper man was to be taken care Of. .
Gus j. Kargar, who was generally un
derstood to have been under consid
Grafton for Norton's place. turned
out to be the newspaper man referred
to.At least Karger has been given
charge of the responsible and some
what delicate task of distributing Of
ficial news for the administration. He
is we'll known in Wash ,ngton as the
correspondent of the Cincinnati Tim
ident Taft's brother; Of the Cleve-
land News, and the Columbus Dis
patch. He has as his assistant R. Fl.
E.alzald, wl.o was loEp Il member if
the Washington staff of the United
Press association covering the White
house. Both Mr. Karger and Mr.. Haz-
ard are held in high esteem by their
newspaper associates as well as in Of
ficial circles, and they are particu-
ly well equipped on account of their
professional experience, their close
relations with the White house, and
their personal qualifications for the
important work that has been assign
I'd to them.
The fact that the president has
seen fit to appoint representatives
who will make known in an official
way such things as he wishes to COM
municate to the public direct through
the press, probably will not prevent
the Washington correspondents from
enjoying the same degree of freedom
in visiting the White house for in
formation which may be of especial
interest to the papers they represent
as they have had heretofore. The
however, ought to be
productive of good results from the
standpoint of the administration as
well as that of the newspaper world,
while the public, perhaps, will profit
as much as either. 1t may seem like
a very radical innovation to many
people for the White house to be
equipped with press agent, but there
is now no department of the govern
ment which has not it's publicity
bureau or recognized press agent, and
the White house is only following in
line by recognizing the need for an
official channel for information Here
tofore the difficulty of securing ad
| equate and reliable information re
garding such matters as might prop
erly be discussed or announced II
the press has been due less, perhaps
to disposition to secrecy than tc
the lack of some person authorized
and properly qualified for giving GU
such news. Members of the press, IL
particular, will feel interested to Sc,
how the new system works out.
PRESIDENT NATURE LOVER
There was short time during tn,
! fall of 1909 when the president o
the United States disappeared from
/ public view and to all intents an,
purposes, as far as the world knew
the nation was left without chic
executive. This was when, on hi
i great swing ound-the-circle, tn
i president reached California and wit
| his immediate encourage disappeare
into the great Yosemite Valley, b.
many considered the most beautifu
spot in the world. Here the president
who adores nature In her familia
moods, reveled in the charms of tn
sylvan wilds and relaxed from tn
strain af travel and speechmakins
The party stopped one day beside
beautiful trout stream at a spot Gale
MONDAY, and there they fuond read
for their refreshment deliciou
lspread on the messy bank, with he
chicken, fresh hot rolls and othe
delicacies. Then one of the guide
dropped his fly in the water an
ALMOST Immediately brought out
trout, and then another, and the
another; and as fast as they wer
landed the cook prepared them an
broiled them to a delicious brown
when they were served in all thei
iainty freshness. After luncheon tn
president, according to his custom
played few rubbers at bridge whis
with Congressman Duncan e. McKil
lay, of California, as his partner, th
other hands being held by Governc
Gillette, of California, and the pres
] dents military aiGe, Capt Archihal
Butt. Frequently while on his jour-
eyings the president relaxes from
tiresome day by playing few hand
at cards. 1t takes his mind from hi
cares and smoothes his pillow for RI
freshing sleep He has even bee
known to keep social engagement
waiting the issue of two or thre
more rubbers.
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