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brand-new job has just come into being
and a brand-new man has been appointed
to fill it. This job is one of considerable
proportions in that it has as its object no
less thing than an improvement Of the
conditions under which dwell all those
people of the farms who furnish the food
supply for themselves and the TO per cent
who dwell in the cities well.
This new activity in the Department of
Agriculture is known as the rural or
ganiZation service. 1t has as its director
DIR. I. y. Carver, professor of economics
at Harvard. DIR. Carver is the nation s
recognized best authority upon the sub
ject of rural economics. He has written
a number of books upon this subject that
are regarded as standard. He takes up
his present work upon an indefinite leave
of absence from Harvard. He brings with
him other men of similar standing to CO.
opera te in lying the foundation for what
is intended to be one of the most directly
useful movements toward the betterment
of farm conditions that the country has
ever known.
The rural organization service is large
ly financed through the national educa-
ton board endowed by John d. Rocke-
Teller. The Department of Agriculture
has co-operated with this board for
number of years in farm demonstration
work In the south and is highly pleased
with the practical results obtained.
*
Inc HiSl Worh Oh tHe Iurdl oTsdihAdIoh
service will be a thorough and systematic
survey of the entire country to determine
what already exists in the way of CO.
operation among the farm population. An
exhaustive report upon what has already
been accomplished viii make available
those lessons that have already been de-
veloped through the experience of isolat-
ed organizations seeking improvement.
This information will be widely dissent
mated. From II lessons he
learned. To it will be added coordinate
information gathered from other coun-
tries. With all this data In hand the
service will probably be in a position to
draw very accurate conclusions as to the
sorts Of organization that should be en-
couraged and the manner in which they
may be worked out. After these conclu-
sions have been drawn the actual con-
structive work Of the service will begin.
There is likewise a new commissioner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13
Our French.

MRS TAFT. seated in the saloon OF
AVA the Rotterdam. spoke French SO
fiuently that Chicago woman ventured
to congratulate her.
TT is a fact" said Mrs Taft. that
we Americans. as a rule. either speak no
French at all. or else we speak II very
badly.
".Where did you learn FrenchT q Pa
risian asked a New York woman.
From a native was the proud an
swer.
"'Ah- said the French woman, ~
native Of whstr~
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Some time ago gun at an army
proving ground was aimed a little too
high and a solid shot, flying over the
range, hit q puddle and let loose some
mud which put out a cows eye.
You pay me for my cows eye or I'll
put out somebody else's blamed soon,'
the outraged owner Of the COW wrote
the department.
Having worked in the newspaper
game" said Secretary of the Navy
Daniels. crank letters do not excite or
even interest me. In the newspaper game
we meet queer characters every day
OF the week and every week Of the
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many moons arrived late this session and
was addressed to the Entire House OF
Representatives.
This brochure covering siXty-eight
closely typewriter pages. recounts the
writer's difficulties i'm keeping cool. He
quotes extensively from the Constitution
and the Bible to prove that a band Of
wicked enemies are engaged in con-
spiracy TO set him on fire.
I have tried all means" he complains.
Ito convince the government that it
should give me an official guard, so that
may be properly protected. But in
spite of evidence which l have shown to
be beyond dispute. they have constantly
declined TO have anything to do with me.
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government service in Washington that
have just been filed by the new admins
tration These big jobs nearly every one
Of which has TO do with the weli-Delng OF
millions of the people and carries with II
greater responsibility than all civil HE
can parallel pay on the average. 5000
wear Quite naturally five-thousand-
dollar man is not big enough for such
Job So the appointive power throws out
the dragnet for men big enough for the
given task who place public service above
profit or who regard the distinction of
federal Office as compensation, or VINO are
men of parts, despite the fact that they
may not have yet gained such financial
standing as to make a hundred dollars a
week look unattractive Have look at
some of these jobs
Take. for instance. the commissioner Of
Indian affairs. That official is in reality
the administrator of a great estate. This
estate is valued at S900.Ou.oOo- 1t is the
biggest estate in the world. There are
3,O.up heirs TO it. They are mostly. in
the eyes of the law. minor heirs. and the
estate must be managed for them. their
moneys must be collected, must be taken
care of. must be distributed. Not only
this but each of the individuals in the
3op.s-s, must be carefully looked after.
He must be kept healthy. He must be
given tnt advantages OF SCnbDllHs.
must be led toward self-supporting man
hood He must be given the rights of
manhood whenever he proves himself fit.
The commissioner OF Indian affairs has
In his possession S15OOo.OUO in cash that
belongs TO these heirs. 1t is his business
TO so bank the money as to get the best
possible returns from II and to guard ii
S2crod1v until Sr1ch time aS hea
distributed These Indian wards are in
all sorts of business. There are whole
tribes down in Oklahoma every member
of which receives $1,000 every year as
return for leases on oil lands they own.
There are others who own the choicest
irrigated farms In the west, good coal
lands. many herds of livestock. They are
in all manner of businesses and are en-
couraged in them all. cared for and
guided.
The man who is responsible for the adj
ninistration of so huge an estate should
be a man of unimpeachable character
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President,

Senator Kern Re-
quested for Copyright
on the Bible-Base Ball
Bugs Missive to Sena-
tor Overman = Secre-
tary Lane Asked for
Patent on Scheme to
Draw Powe From
Earth's Center-Sena-
tor Nelson's Nominal
ton as a Matrimonial
Agent-Senator Swan
son Hears From a Vic
lilil VI hyp1lOllC res
sure ~ Mon But
tons or Onion But
tons 2 Asks Postmaster
General = John Sharp
Williams We'll Edi-
Gated" Correspondent.
Speaker Clark's Offer of
Hounds and a Mule.
Victim of Heat.
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know what they are doing. Please an
SWer."
Below this was score which read:
New York ..O o 0 0 0 o 0 O
Washington ......O o o 0 o y o D
'Shut-out. Bases, 1OS.'
This note was sandwiched between a
set of resolutions adopted by chamber
of commerce and tariff memorial petit
ton from some manufacturers.
I'll bet" Senator Overman commented,
that the heavy hitter of that mans
home team struck out with three men on
bases in the ninth inning and two runs
needed to tie the score.
No cabinet officer receives more atten-
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l appeal to the great House OF Repre-
sentatives to keep these persons from
burning me up
This document, the strangest memorial
which was ever presented to the lower
legislative body, was filed with all due
formalfty and now reposes somewhere in
the musty archives of the Capitol
Secretary Garrison, as head Of the War
Department, IS the recipient of many
freak letters.
Men not :nfrequently write to me-"
said lie. asking that I give up the plan
Of military defense which this nation now
Is following. Others have patent ex-
piosives- Still others have new-fashioned
guns.
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Il have talked with a number of peo-
pie. but they all tell me am crazy"
From a citizen of his state Postmaster
General Burleson some time ago received
a frantic appeal for a Crop of buttons.
in describing which he forgot to close UP
his initial 90 In the word Onion" This
open-faced 20 gave the appearance of
a request for union buttons, and the
theory that this was what was wanted.
He directed his secretary to go forth and
find out what union buttons were and
buy a couple Of dozen for the constituent.
The nearest thing the secretary could
find were some suSpender buttons that
fastened to the trousers without the use
of thread and needle.
These were sent to the correspondent.
and for awhile silence issued from his
section of Texas. But in time the irate
gentleman wrote back these lines:
ANY man that cant read the english
langwige amt got no bushes in the cab
met.
when 1 wrote you for onion buttons
I meant onion buttons because l thought
that every darn fool knew you couldn't
grow pants Good bye"
1t took an almighty supply of onion
sprouts and a big bunch of explanations
to quell this gentleman's Indignation.
II think" said Senator Thomas Of Colo
missves have received was from a man
in the southwest, who apparently had
been persuaded to buy a parcel of land
whose purchase he had since regretted.
Protesting to me, he saids
My dear sir:
II see you are fixing up this water
power business for the country. Now,
why in thunder can't 1 have q little OF
hot fol
planted out in a desert where they won't
nothing grow but the grace Of God and
that grows SLOW
"Now 1 want you to quit fddling
around and let me have some of that
water. l need 1t in my business. and If
l don't get it soon I'm going to vote re-
publican to the end Of my life"
Senator Thomas wrote this irate cor
respondent an elaborate note, explaining
that much as he would like to assist him
he could not do so until he had attained
a more supernatural power than he now
possessed.
note. received by John Sharp Williams,
senior senator from Mississippi:
ITO the Senator Frum Mississippi: Ho
Mush All want COB. as postmaster.
/ EN- well edicated in schOlS where the
best is tort. Coming from west am abbel
to luke out for postmaster work. DO
not forgit. All kin furnish proofs OF
kwility."
his collea gues-always answers his freak
correspondents. unless the evidence over
whelmingly favors the presumption that
a writer is considerably more than erratic.
And he gets some notes that demand OF
him very delicate tact.
For example, he received in the mails
last autumn the following offer:
Understanding your fondness Tor
hound dogs I place any number of mine
at your disposal. l have 120 now. !
breed them"
The Speaker with much haste thank
fully declined this generous offer, lest
the writer. In a burst Of enthusiasm.
should insist upon forwarding part OF
the pack without awaiting a reply.
Another man wrote to the Speaker
asking II he didn't want q fine Missouri
mule that can pull anything on EARTH"
The Speaker. who lives in an apart
ment house. replied that he did not.
The most yoluminouS letter of a freak
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of the general land Office, man who has
6s3.Ooo.OO acres of land for sale. Sales OF
land are now running on pretty smoothly.
and amount to about S1O,OOO.OOO a year.
There have been better years. and there
have been worse. There was the banner
year of the sales through this office away
back in 1886 when the land-hungry
Anglo-Saxons had reached that choice
tier Of states including Michigan. Illinois.
Indiana, Mississippi and Alabama, and
We're buying fast.
But today there are good lands for sale
throughout the west. There are gold
lands and coal lands and oil lands and
farming lands. Alaska has a wealth of
Kansas, Missouri, Michigan and Florida,
in the east. still have federal lands for
sale and they are selling.
The,new man who has just taken charge
of this monster real estate business is
Clay Tallman,. young lawyer from Ne
vada, in the far west, where the chief
activity OF the people is land booming.
In this Office there are 500 employees in
Washington. There are 125 branch Offices
in as many localities and these and the
field force are responsible for an addi-
tiOnal 1,OoO men.
Mr. Tallman is not Yet forty years of
age. He grew up in Michigan, was edu-
Gated at the State University and went
to Nevada when he was ready for prac-
tice. term in the state senate. an I'M
successful but closely contested candi-
dacy for representative to Congress and
other political stepping stones led to his
appointment to one of the big posts in
the federal executive service.
Rear Admiral Victor Blue, under ap-
pointment by the new Secretary Of the
Navy. sits at the head of the premier
branch of the Navy Department, the bu-
reau Of navigation. Some months ago
this young naval officer held the rank of
commander, and was in service on the
Pacific. being chief Of staff of the Pacific
fleet. Then he was called to Washington
for service on the general board. and be-
fore long he found himself the head of
that bureau, which has offices Immediate
ly adjoining the Secretary. with the rank
of rear admiral and authority to officiate
as acting secretary when Mr.. Daniels
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note into the mali pll6 Oh the interior De-
partments head.
II will get used to it In time" said
Secretary Lane smflingly, although It
will take some training to reach the point
where 1 can read one Of these dazzling
missives without growing giddy. For ex
ample, here is one man who writes:
~ can draw the power from the CEN
ter of the earth. and this can be used
in good effeat by persons needing energy.
This is of value, but / have not yet got
patent. Kindly mail me a patent. so
that | may accomplish the achievement
Of drawing the earth power from the
center. This is necessary and vital to
the welfare of humanity. and l can show
that 1T is a fact.
when I visited Senator Knute Nelson
found him pacing the floor and yanking
yiciously at his little stubble of chin
heard. He seemed to be deeply impressed
by something he held in his hand.
.sWhat has occurred?' l asked.
"I,ook at this" he urged. pressing an
envelope into my hand.
II was an ordinary envelope, but in lieu
Of an address, this clipping from q publi-
cation called Cuptd's Column was pasted
on the front:
widow twenty-five years of age. No chill
dren. b-6, 13O pounds. blonde hair, gray
ewes. very good form, good disposition,
French. Methodist; have a small income;
like both city and country life. Would
like TO correspond with some young man
matrimonially inclined. See my photo'
TO the right Of this touching missive
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all other
thrills in life fail
[ h G persistent
plant of the freak
letter writer would
be sufficient to
furnish all of the
interest that men
in public life could
desire. This the
writer found after
a tour of the gov
eminent depart
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He position 81 sen
eral manager of
the biggest railroad
IN the country. or
the biggest manu-
featuring plant, or
the biggest mer-
camille establish
uent would sink
into insignificance
when compared 10
any of a score of
positions I'm the
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NEW MEN WHO ARE HOLDING DOWN MONSTER GOVERNMENT

One Man Governs
Nine Million People,
While Another Admin
listers a Billion-Dollar
Estate How the
Greatest Real Estate
Business on Earth Is
Operated = Govern
ment Lands Always for
Sale-The Man Who
Knows All A bout
Treaties.
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appear against these feudists as they
are sorcerers and will use the same
charms against them that they have
against me-"
declarations:
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ments and the Capitol; tour which rel
vealed the fact that freak correspondents
are demanding that Congressman and
cabinet officials perform about everything
performable. from organizing a matri-
monial bureau TO abolishing the army
Of course, the President is the chief VIC
tim Of these epistolary freaks: but he
rarely enjoys the pleasure OF perusing
them. Patient Joseph Tumulty, his man
Friday. examines the White House mail
and carefully tucks away those missives
which bear the hall mark of fanaticism
or foolish fancy
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Among the demands made upon the
President by correspondents has been
the abolition Of certain religions. the Is
sue OF a life pension to q talented in
dividual who announces himself as the
inventor OF a principle for storing cleo
tricity in the brain and the extermina-
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-08-21
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
PASSES FREE SUGAR BILL

President Wilson program for free
sugar in 1916 carried the day in the
senate Tuesday when Democrats rail
lied to the support of the tariff bill
and defeated all amendments to the
sugar schedule. With all but Senators
Ransdell and Thornton of Louisiana
standing firmly for the administration
the Democrats defeated the Bristow
amendment for compromise duty
the Norris amendment against free
sugar, and the Gallinger amendment
against free maple sugar.
An amendment to abolish immedi-
ately the Dutch standard color test for
sugar was adopted during the fight.
1t was proposed by Senator Bristow,
Republican, and accepted by Senators
Simmons and Williams, the Demo
cratic managers of the bill Under its
provisions the Dutch standard, against
which consistent fight has been
waged since 1909. will be abolished
as soon as the tariff bill becomes law,
instead of next March, as the measure
would otherwise have provided.
The decision on the sugar schedule
came at the end of a debate devoid of
much of the bitterness that had been
expocted in connection with this fight
in which masterful address by Sen
ator Smoot was a feature. The two
Louisiana senator had made clear
early in the consideration of the bill
that they would vote with the Repub-
licans in favor of duty on sugar,
but there were no other waverings in
the ranks of the Democrats.
Senator Bristow's amendment would
have established gradual reduction
in duty from the present tariff of $1.90
hundred pounds, until in six years
the tariff would have been $1.27A.
Under the Cuban treaty this would
have established 81 per cent tariff
on Cuban sugar, which constitutes the
bulk of the imports into the United
States
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-08-21
BATTLESHIP NEVADA NOT
TO BE READY IN OCTOBER

Direct word has been received here
from Charles NJ Schwab, steel mag
nate and part owner in the Fore River
shipbulding works, where the U. s. 8.
Nevada is under construction, that the
Nevada will not be ready for launch
ing until after the first of the year,
SAYS the Gazette.
1t had been expected that the Ne
vada would be launched soon after Oc-
tober 1, advices from the navy de-
partment being to that effect. Fred
j. Siebert. father of Miss Eleanor
Anne Siebert, who is to christen the
battleship, wrote directly to Mr..
Schwab and in reply received the let
ter saying that the builders will not
have the vessel ready this fall.
Mr.. Schwab is well l-known in Ne
vada mining circles, having had inter
ests at Tonopah.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-08-21
OKLAHOMA RANCH
Wild WEST SHOW

The Oklahoma Ranch Wild West
show is coming to Winnemucca. The
date has been definitely fixed for Fri
day, August Goth, and one of the most
pieturesquely interesting exhibitions
OF its kind ever seen in this city NAV
be looked for with confidence. The
Oklahoma Ranch Wild West show, il
is announced, has all the best fea.
lures of the most famous among the
old-time border exhibitions. together
with many novelties that give it a
character distinctively it's own. It
illustrates the old life on the plains
with a wealth of detail and with what
is declared to be absolute fidelity to
historic trpth; its Indians are real In
dians, and they have been selected
from the great Sioux, Cheyenne, Ar
rapahoe and other tribes that have
figured so thrillingly in the frontier
history of the United States It's old
scouts and trappers have actually Hv-
ed the lives which they reproduce in
the arena; the stagecoach drivers are
among the last of that recklessly -dar-
ing race of men who crossed the plains
and mountains, with the reins in one
hand and six-shooter in the other:
the cowboys are the real chap-wear-
ing, short-vamp, high-heeled ropers of
the cattle ranges; the cowgirls are to
the manner born; the Mexicans have
been recruited from the great Span
ish ranches in Central Mexico or from
the bull-rings of the oldest of rebel
lion-swept old Mexico; and even the
fro Of b. n
ca, who contrast the riding of the
Russion Steppes with that of the
American cattle ranch, are declared to
be among the most Overwhelming of
their race.
Among the border dramas to be Civ
en- in the great arena when the big
show exhibits here will be a thrilling
battle between Indians led by the
great Sioux Chief, Mighty Thunder,
and company of scouts, frontiersmen
and cowboys, under the direction of
Col. Zaek Mulhall, the famous ranch
man and surest-shot of Oklahoma.
There will be a picturesque attack
upon the old stage coach by Mexican
bandits; Indians will illustrate the
old-time method of surrounding and
destroying an overland caravan, and
there will be other dramatic pictures
of former, strenuous days on the
plains of the great west. Cowboys.
cowgirls and other clever people, to
the manner born, will present the
sports and pastimes of the modern
ranch. Marvellous riding and roping
feats will be given by Lucille and
George Mulhall. An especially thrill
ing feature that will undoubtedly
create a sensation here will be an ex-
citing auto polo game. This great con-
test will be seen at every perform
ance.
Wild West day will be inaugurated
with new and novel street parade,
in which the resources of the Oklaho-
ma Wild West show will be gener-
ously exploited upon the streets.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-08-21
MILLER'S UNDERTAKING
PARLORS SOLD YESTERDAY

Yesterday w. w. Gorham purchas-
ed Miller's undertaking parlors. TAX
ing immediate possession. The new
owner is an experienced embalmer.
having praetieed his profession in San
Francisco for the past Is years.
f. G. Miller and family will reside
in their present quarters for the pres
ent, and will shortly begin the erec-
tion of a two-story building on their
lot adjoining the hosehouse on Bridge
street, the lower floor to be fitted up
for undertaking parlors and the upper
story for a hall.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-08-21
COL. PLACE GOES
TO JORDAN VALLEY

Col. f. X. Place, general manager
of the Wfnnemucca Northern railroad,
left this morning by auto for Jordan
Valley. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Place and daughter, Eunice. and H..
w. Duncan, the latter going on private
business
Before starting, Col. Place informed
the Silver State that while he could
give out nothing for publication this
morning concerning the building of
the road, upon his return in about a
week, he would probably be in a posi-
tion to make an important announce
mpnt
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-08-21
OF L. H.
PLACE TAKEN TO IOWA

At 4:30 o'clock last evening, short
out impressive funeral services were
held at Miller's undertaking parlors
over the remains of l.. H. Place, who
passed away Monday evening, at the
residence of his nephew, Col. f. R.
Place. The obsequies were in charge
of Humboldt Lodge, No. 16, /. 0. 0. F.,
and the burial service of the order was
conducted by DR.. C. f. Swezy, Noble
Grand, and Chaplain Walter Wilkin-
son.
The remains were then taken to the
Southern Pacific station, escorted by
the Odd Fellows present, and were
taken east ON No. 10, accompanied by
A. NJ. Williams. The funeral will be
held at Elkader, Iowa, on Saturday of
this week, under the auspices of the
Odd Fellows lodge of that elty.