The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21

disbursing agent OF the United States Com
mission to the Paris Exposition, is in st.
Louis on invitation Of the officials of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company.
Major Bracket is. a candidate for the po-
stfon of Auditor and Paymaster of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company.
He spent yesterday in conference with Sec
rotary Stevens and President Francis, dis
cussing the disbursing end OF the company's
finances. Major Bracket took luncheon
with President Francis at the MONDAY Club
and there met seveSal prominent st. Louis
ans. among them Mayor Rolla Wells.
Major Bracket first came prominently be-
through a letter in which he attracted the
attention Of the Exposition officials to the
fact that the entire $l0,O00,0 600 raised by the
citizens OF st. Louis and by the city of St
Louis would have to be accounted for to
the satisfaction OF thu United States Treas
ury officials before the 100000 appropri-
ated by the Federal Government would be-
como available.
Major Bracket, before he became con-
nected with the expositions. was Chief
Clerk in the Office of the Secretary Of the
Treasury. He was in charge. for the United
States Government. of interpreting the Gus
toms regulations made for the entrance of
exhibits to the Columbian. Exposition at
Chicago.
Z Eum inc IepOTtS VI lOEiueT eAposlliOuos
he said yesterday, cit is possible to draw
With some accuracy an empirical formula
enunciating the proper apportionment Of
revenues to the departments. That formula
shows that the allotment for buildings at a
$15 10000 exposition like that at St. Louis
should be about 100000"
ARCHITECT LINK IS
HOME FROM THE EAST.
Theodore c. Link. a member OF the COM
vyI,E Eu~ fho RI
of the Commission of Architects. returned TO
st. Louis yesterday morning. The commit
tee held four meetings, two at Buffalo and
two at New York.
"The arrangement Of the grounds which
was evolved at the meetings held up to the
present Is now being put into shape in New
York by Charles Howard Walker in the Of
fees Of Cass Gilbert" he says. "It will be
ready for the next meeting OF the archi-
tects."
Chairman Isaac 8. Taylor OF the Com.
mission Of Architects has issued call to
the members Of the commission to meet at
the Planters Hotel at noon next Wednes-
day.
Howard J. Rogers. formerly State Super
intendSnt Of Education of New York. has
been unanimously recommended as chief for
the Worlds Fair educational exhibit by the
Advisory Board. appointed at the meeting
of the National Educational Association at
Detroit The board IL composed Of Doctor
william T. Harris. United States Commits
sionsr Of Education: President Harper Of
the Chicago University, President Schurman
Of Cornell University, President David
Starr Jordan Of Leland Stanford University,
President James McAllister Of Drexel Insti-
tute, Professor Nicholas Murray Butler of
Columbia College Professor c. II. Wood
ward of Washington University, Professor
Halsey C. Ives OF the School of Fine Arts.
Superintendent w. T. Darlington of Mis-
souri,, Superintendent J. M. Greenwood of
Kansas City, Superintendent C. G. Pearse
Of Omaha, Superintendent Aaron Cove of
Denver, Superintendent c. n. Jordan OF
Minneapolis, Superintendent L. H. Jones
Of Cleveland. Daniel G. Gilman Of Johns
HOPKINS University, Superintendent r. Louis
Sedan of st. Louis, President A. S. Draper
Of the University OF Illinois, Superintendent
William H. Maxwell of New York City.
Superintendent N. c. Dougherty of Peoria
and President Alderman OF Tulane Uni
yersity.
WILL ASK ssSO.OO0 rOR
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.
81 have placed myself n correspondence
with Mr. Rogers" says Director Schroers
There IL much likelihood that the COM
mittee will approve the selection OF Mr.
Rogers. II satisfactory arrangements can De
made with him"
Chairman schroers will ask that, In the
coming apportionment Of revenues. at least
S5o.O00 be set aside for an educational ex-
hibit. go &
Director General Buchanan OF the PAN
American Exposition will reach st Louis at
40 p m. to-day. He win be entertained BY
Governor Francis and other ofiiciais OF the
at. Louis Worlds Fair.
Director General Buchanan goes to st.
r.nr,,s IN invitntfun Of preaiies1t rranoIa