The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-01-11
PRESIDENTIAL CAM
DIDATES DISCUSSED
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! Washington by the annual meeting Of
I the American Association for the Ad.
/ vaneement Of Science were the an
thropologists, who met at the New Ma
| tional museum and discussed many
matters affecting the study Of the hui
man race. They expressed much inter
/ est, privately, over the plan to assem-
/ bic at San Diego on the occasion of
! the great Panama California Interna-
] tional exposition an exhibit, consist
! ing of representatives of as many
aboriginal peoples as it would be posi-
BILE to get together. Here and there
scattered about the continent are the
remnants of one-time powerful tribes
and Indian nations; lonely men and
women who have seen the last Of their
kindred die of pestilence, disease or
hunger, like the ancient woman found,
many years ago, who alone survived
! her race on San Cemente island, not
/ far off the coast of California and
nearly east Of San Diego.
I One of the most famous of these
men was Albert Ernest jerks, Phi. D.,
professor of anthropology at the Uni
versity of Minnesota. Professor jerks
was the man who brought over to the
/ st. Lonis exposition whole villages of
/ Filipinos, and colonized them for the
period of the exposition under condi-
/ tions almost exactly Stimulating those
of their native country.
Your idea of creating an anthro-
biological exhibit at San Diego,D said
Professor jerks to the Washington
commission of the Panama California
exposition, "seems to me the only
| logical one. We did the same thing,
as applied only to the Fiiipnos, at St
Louis. Your plan is so ambitious and
viii be so valuable to scientific men.
not to mention the general public,
that | feel keen interest in it. Ger
tainly, ! expect to visit the exposition
and study il with care. -
Interest in Indians.
/ One of the foremost authorities in
/ the world on the Indians, f. S. Curtis.
/ is touring the country under the aus
piees of the Archaeological Institute
of America. of which President D. c.
. Collier of the San Diego exposition is
life member, presenting his cele
brated lecture, illustrated with photo.
graphs by himself, on GA Vanishing
Race In Washington a large mum
ber Of celebrated persons, headed by
President Taft, Ambassador Jusserand,
Ambassador Bryce, Ambassador Won
/ Bernstorff, John Barrett, Alexander
Graham Bell, Miss Mabel Boardman,
Senator Burton, Speaker Clark, Justice
/ Hughes and many others, were pat
rons. Mr.. Curtis is ardently in sym
pathy with the plan to hold at San
/ Diego a great congress Of aborigines
Building an Organization.
I n Al
ma California exposition is rapidly,
but carefully, building up a great or
ganization for the exposition There
was considerable surprise manifested
when he succeeded in getting John A.
Fox to leave the National Rivers and
/ liarbors congress and east the weight
Of his acquaintance and energy with
the exposition Mr.. Fox for FIVE and
one-half years was special director of
the Rivers and Harbors congress,
where his technical skill as civil en-
gineer was a great help to him in his
work. II is said that on the shoulders
of Mr.. Fox, more perhaps than on
those If any other man, rested the re-
sponsibilitv of working up and main
tanning interest in the waterways pro-
gram. He is native of Louisiana,
and his acquaintance throughout the
south has often proved of great aid in
the working out Of his plans. He win
be in Washington for some weeks in
close consultation with President Col
lier Together they will map out a
program which will engage the undi-
vided attention of the new commits
sioner at large.
Chinese Republic.
It may be permissible TO remark
that this paper had what proved TO be
advance news through direct London
sources regarding the formation of the
Chinese republic, the election of DIR.
Sun to the presidency and an epitome
of what he would declare to be the
policy of the new government. 1t was
lpredicted that the new government
would make Shanghai its capital
Reasons that could not be foreseen
made this impracticable; but the Chi
nese republic is an accomplished fact,
aud although good reasons of internal
Ipolicy have caused this country to bar
cheap Oriental labor from our shores
the United States takes broader.
more unseldsh interest in China than
any other country does,and it will wei
come China TO the ranks of republican
nations.
Political Prospects.
It seems pretty certain now that
Col. Roosevelt viii be candidate for
the presidential nomination. President
Taft will not strike his coors in al
vance of the convention it is said. $,
there will be a pretty trial Of streueh
etwcen the two. 1t seems Just now
as II the one who viii suffer the ma,
~ the reerudescence Of Rocseyel4is
win be LaFollette. As for either cpe
lidates, there are few worth mention
ing at present in the ranks of the Re
publican party.
Among the Democrats the situation
Is still unchanged, Wilson, Clark and
Harmon continue to be the most dis
eussed Bryan has very strong in
flucnee aud it seems TO be felt that
wit hout his ipdorsempnt no man can