The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
BAKER IN Big OFFICE
New YOrk'S TreaSurer-elect
of Humble Descent.
HAUSER CAME UP FROM RANKS
Said to Have Made n Small Fortune
Since Coming TO This COuntry-WfU
Sell BakeshOp and Devote His Time
10 Oalce-wiII Run 1t on Business
Principles just Like HIS Bakery.

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On spring morning twenty years
ago n black-haired German, with twink
4 ling small gray eyes set deep in a low
and heavy brow. got OFF a train at Say
vile, Long Island, says the New York
World.
My name is YuIius Hauser," he said
to the station agent. Il come to bake
tie bread by Moss's bakery. / come by
train by New Jork. Please tell me how l
shall Main street find"
The bread baker was Julius Hauser.
who, on January l next, viii become the
custodian Of the millions in the treasury
OF the State Of New York His Teutonic
tongue seldom picks up "" for -
or q 80 for a ~ now, and only oc-
casionally do his verbs and propositions
get to brawling
Hauser found Moss bakery without any
( trouble, and the station agent passed the
word around that there was a new dough
mixer" in the village. But Sayville had 70
discover for itself Just how good dough
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take long. The oystermen. who gathered
around the bar Of the village tavern. said
Moss had never had such a good baker.
and most every housewife, who wanted a
store cake or pie for company. pronounced
Hauser master Of his trade
Starts Business; WEEDS.
Moss had never been successful in keep
ing baker long; nor in making money,
and after two or three years Moss had no
more credit with the -four men and had
to quit. Sayville was without a bakery.
'Yulius" had saved a few dollars out
of his earnings. and his eye was cast 10
catch pretty Dora JedIicka. He wanted
the bakery. and the village wanted him.
too. Finally Hauser convinced Lou"
Rocks that ne was capable Of reopeniug
Moss bakery. and making a success OF IL.
and enough money to satisfy the flour
men and start "Yuhus" in business was
subscribed.
Not many months after becoming a
master baker, ''Yulius" married Dora
Jediicka, and instead Of having a boy 20
drive his delivery wagon. the young wife
went forth. When she was not on the
delivery wagon she was in the store. tax
Ing In and counting up the pennies and
'Gulius' was down In the cellar making
bread and baking pies for all that was IN
him. With this arrangement. the bakery
still kept adding and adding to its balance.
ana prosperity took Julius HauScr bV
both hands and danced him along
Answers Mail by Circular.
Where's the State treasurer" repeat-
ed the bartender at the village tavern
when inquiry was made for the dough
mixing hnancier. Just gone around the
corner 20 the post-office. Then he's going
down to the printing shop in John Ed
wards place 20 get a letter printed what
viii answer all the mail he's been get
ting since this election. The Postmaster's
Just after telling me he's counted most
500 letters that have come for julie
HauSer."
And while this Information was being
impaired a square-built man-souare a
to head and jaw and brow and shoulders
standing about five feet five inches
came out Of an Office on the opposite side
or the street and started across. His an
pearance was signal for the opening
of every door Of the nine or ten stores
the bank, the post-ofice. and the single
residence in view. Each door gave forth
a man, who started for the square built
man. with hand stretched out.
Bakery Wan Disconcerted.
It's sure now. Julius" and srm
mighty glad you're elected" and wen
show EN- AT Albany, won't we Mr.
tiauser?' ran the greetings. and with
ringer for this one or whole hand or
two fingers for others. Hauser stood and
received congratulations He was very
serious about it all. pitiably serious. lie
was not at his ease, but he tried 20 be.
Perhaps it was the sight of strangers
that disappeared him; maybe he v,ss
shy or the cameras two Of the strangers
carried but, anyway, he didn't have that
polse which the best politician in Suf-
folk County should have had and
good many shrewd men in that part Of
Long island call him that. He was g1r
shy Tor man serving his second fern,
as county supervisor, and who before
that put in nearly fourteen years. co7-
secutve service as Islip townships clerk
what am 1 going to do in AlDaDva''
repeated Hauser cautiously. What DO
you mean? What am / going - ID abopt
cleaning hOuse?"
The politician in Hauser WIS djsco,s.od
IN That query. The tone in which il WIS
cast answered IL No man need be .
prophet to predict that 4 Republican eu-
ploye viii not last very long in the STATE
treasurer department under tie HaJscr
regime.
just Like My Bakery
Policy. policy in office? Why business
OF course Yes, the office shan go inst
like my bakery. But say 1 have baen
trying to sell the bakery out. Ever since
my wife went away from me last Feb-
ruafy l have not wanted the bakery. and
guess before 1 go to Albany ! viii not
bake any more for Sayville. For : long
time now, nearly ten years, I have not
baked myself"
The small gray eyes of Hauser hiG7en
away under the bushy brows grew moist
for an instant and there was a sort of
choke in his voice
You See" went on the baker, Il am
hfty-two years old now and I am all
alone. The wife is gone and we never lad
a child. So
Hello, there, Yuler' shouted an Old
German in overalls, who went by On 4
wagon as shaky as himself.
Hello, Chorge," called back Hauser.
Come this way again. would say some
thing to you. At the bakery. yes
Put in the interview" said the baker
when he turned away. that 1 am not 4
director in banks. l nave onIr business