Show It IS ISIt T LIE VED or Of KEYS S 5 Post of Chief ClerK to Census s Supervisor for One Day v r. r t I 7 S POPULATION PLACED A AT McMillin MaKes MaRes f Charges but b Suspends H ti I Subordinate unofficial estimate of tho pop pop- Ira of Salt Lake 01 City w was pu published the u Herald under a Ii ton date lino Uno this mor of the population of ot the the from the tho census to come I MB in n Washington and placed the Uon tion at Inhabitants The Theas I as u if it it written in the tho of the hyphenated a or or H. H P P. Myton prominent Bep Rep Re- Re p p politician a former fonner deputy in fc of the United States marshal ad ad id B served as a special agent in bureau until Ma May 31 and I relieved of that duty on that niI who was appointed as clerk those duties yesterday morn- morn U relieved I Ire re eved of his keys this moro moro- 7 7 Supervisor Hugh McMillin A McMillin told that his services were notI not I 3 din in the office i telegram am was sent by Super Super- 1 r to Director DuY Du- Du 4 Y of the ces census c W 1 rca tins 4 4 m tiff in n which Supervisor 4 4 him said that estimates of 4 4 population had been pub pub- 3 d Micro to to come 4 t the office of tho director 4 4 1 hinson The telegram am 4 4 d that Major Myton had 4 4 4 p I traction issued to the 4 Ui facials Fe regarding lc letters t n m is one 4 that one but K r t f th shall h U Ue Ve he e treated in a 4 t telegram am amr or r r letter 4 public p may nav draw its own con- con said S Supervisor pervis r McMillin a aImo almo Imo Inic after the 1 telegram cle am had bad icon his biB chief in Washington ton ako no charges charul's against anyone McMillin H J i relieved relie of his keys when ho be entered effice this mornin morning The fi figures r s seh fahed eh d in the Republican Herald arel aro are l 1 lately and unofficial e eo's eos S 'S Oath of Secrecy the publication of these figures j res rIfle ne in the tho Ii light ht of bein being any anything thins The Herad M 5 me the the goat goat I will not stand that I Mv positive instructions 4 J from Washington ton are to give tive out 4 ao so figures of f anY any kind kind That 4 4 lause is contained in tho oath 4 to which employees and officials 4 4 in ill the census bureau subscribe 4 4 when hen they got et their appoint- appoint 4 Bents ments I have obeyed that reg- reg 4 Bl mUon ton absolutely Major My- My 4 4 t ton took tho the same oath 4 4 Director Durand is in the same po po- po He is not Tin out any i Anything that would him would be official I. I tt t was was was' necessary n nt at the end of May fa educe the local office force and as two special a agents and clerk elerk in this office were relieved he b authority of the director in in orto orto or or- to cu cut down the expenses Their had hd been satisfactory Major My- My was 1118 one of tho the special agents red red red re re- re d d' d dat at th that t time timo My hEy chief clerk Prank Frank M M. Eldredge Eldrede me yesterday that ho had a 1 nent position that ho ne wished to 0 I told him to go so ahead and I 1 led him luck 1 ted Only Yesterday I I looked about at once for some one i NUmb Humo mo a part of the clerical work of e. e I made a a. tender to 1 Major jar I In n n. n The position was t satisfactory r m and he hc came camo into the office yes yos I Ithe he e C clerks in the office have havo access the records record and f figures g Tie e Republican Herald published alleged ed c estimate this morn morning in IbI came to th tho office this mornin morning Myton ler was here her and I took his Jand wired to Washington that I l If upended him I have bave no state state- f to make as ns to why I suspended suspend cd i to to the tho director at 4 r Washington ashington bin on that estimates of 4 b we be 1 population opu tion of the dt city had 4 IIII en n published here purporting 4 w ki W. W one from the director at 4 WI Washington ton i I also algo stated that 4 l had ad suspended Agent M Myton ton 4 4 l k i Among tho the orders under 4 bleh bieh I 1 work is ono one instructing 4 J JEto to treat of only onh one ono subject 4 Eto fleach x each letter or Dr telegram ram ii 4 i g g No Charges I i am not making an any charge 1 It Ur Myton I have authority to appoint or remove remo fly V pleasure My actions action have havo nil all in the past the he mon men relieved of duty May 3 31 Frank M. M f. f Eldredge chief derk 11 Po POp special agent and II P. P r ei v 44 i 11 lip eels agent Mr Eldredge's Eldredge a Jk Io has baa been invaluable to to me e J Agent Rock M M. Pope gave ave f naty sat nat ry y service in m every wa way Fr My Myton ton did good work as agent 1 lId ad given iv n th those figures out I X been u een subject to instant dis- dis and J ud I would havo deserved it Maken ft k D tho the active which I have havo P 0 4 the thu office omeo and my own wn ion us I fully exonerate every cry cat cm- orin n office service to k the no- no reliability of the fi figures uros t The lne man who gave L them ou out doesn't know what the population population pop pop- population of this I city t v is is H Even Even though h that alleged cd estimate was published in tho the organ of my partY it doesn't cut a damned bit of ice it h t was t dirty newspaper work T If the Republican Herald It man were hero bero now a as ho was invited to be I would say this 41 4 That the local census office 4 b 4 got more moro from froIn each of the tho other 4 v I 1 I- I three papers than from the tho Her- Her Herf f 4 4 aid T J can prove pro it 4 4 T- T from fram the files flics of the tho papers 4 ii i I 1 I called up tho Republican Herald and the Tribune when tho time timo allotted for tho the was becoming short and asked for displays urging the people to tobe tobe tobe be enumerated at nt once onro The rhe men in charge chargo in each cach case caso said it il would be le hea a good od thin thing Tho The Tribune gave us a anaro flare naro head bead across tho the top of the tho front page Tho The Republican Herald gave us on only the coupon which had bad been running running run run- nin ning and that on the tho inside THE and tho News also helped us to awaken the l people cople to the import- import anco of prompt action I appreciate the tho assistance of ot the tho newspapers and had hoped that I could report to Washington ton that I had had full co operation by all aU tho the papers It was a picco of newspaper work wark If HI it had been in the heat beat of a apolitical apolitical political campaign n one might expect some Ome somes raw work I play the game amo of politics as hard at anyone and expect something nil an the lime time But to get a n adeal adeal deal like liko that an and from Crom tho the or organ an of my IllY own party is is about tho worst I had bad over ever heard hear ot of |