Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-01-02

season. There are, of course, q great
number OF routine letters from the
departments which maintain a fairly
steady flow; then there are the let
ters brought IN by extraordinary
events. After the signing Of the
the tariff bill, for example, thousands
OF letters were received relating to
that alone; BESIDES, there were nearly
ooo kilograms. Some were c%ongratu-
latory. others critical, the list includ-
Ing requests for information or Jobs,
predictions of hard times and observa-
tons OF varied character.
All of the presidents mail passes
through the hands Of one clerk, who
opens and sorts 1t. A small number
OF the letters go directly to the presi-
dents desk. Those relating to impor-
tant appointments and OF q political
character generally go to the desk of
Private Secretary Tumulty. Hxecu-
tive Clerk Rudolph Forster gets those
from the executive departments of
the government, and many others of
importance. Chief Clerk Thomas Bra
hany gets the requests for interviews
with the president and those which
relate to him in a personal or social
way. Brahany gets the freak letters,
too. Each letter, however unimpor-
tant, 10 briefed In q few words and
the daily list Of briefs sent TO the
president.
MI. Brahany, perhaps, has the most
interesting batch Of all, for his letters
constantly reveal the odd quirks
which human Imagination takes, as
well az all sorts of human interest
stories, from the naming of a little
Eskimo baby Woodrow" to appeals
by mothers for the release Of impris-
oned Sons.
The presidents mail at
times impressive evidences OF ignor-
ance as to what the presidents Job
really 10. Not long ago there came
from a cashier of a national bank a
large batch Of old paper money he
desired the president 70 take in ex-
change for aew bills. The clerks
marveled that a man could have at
tanned cashiershp Of q national bank
without learning that 1t was the func.
ton OF the treasury department and
not tho White House to redeem such
money.
1t Is estimated that TOO young
Americans lave been christens6
Woodrow Wilson within the last year.
Information as to the christening of
practically every one of thase has
Q conveyed TO the president In a
letter. NJ. Bahany has written a
nice little neto to the parents in each
cas- expressing the presidents pleas
ure at the honor which has been con-
ferrsd on him. Some of the young
sters were born on election day, some
on the day OF the Inauguration. some
on tho presidents birthday, some on
the day the tariff bill was signed, but
many Of them had no excuse at nj!
for being named after the president.
The letters which their parents have
received will be treasured up for
them, however, and passed down to
their children's children with as much
satisfaction as II they were evidence
OF an intimacy with the president of
the United States. Young Woodrows
have Q Q the light of day in
tically every quarter Of the globe.
Accounts Of such c~hristenings have
come from Africa, Europe, China and
Alaska. An Eskimo mother wrote
not long 6 hat although doubtleas
many babies had been named Wood.
row, her son could lay claim TO the
distinction OF being farther north than
any other member of the clan.
Along with these accounts OF cbris.
Jennings come letters from people who
want prizes for large families or who
announce the birth of triplets. These.
doubtless, are echoes from President
f~oosevelts administration. Mr..
Roosevelt's frequent declarations
against race suicide started these LET.
ters n they have been pouring in
ever ainnA.