Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-24
H. c. shaub, Of Denison, Relates
Incidents In Life of Former
Treasury Secretary
LESLIE MS FIRST TROUSERS
Were Given to Shaw by Mr.. Laub in
correctionviIle When Future Gov
ernor Wore Only "Pants"-AIso Got
Hin, His First Job in Congressman
Corners Office.
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Correctionville Aug 24.-When Les
lie NJ Shaw, of Denison. president VI
the Carnegie Trust Company OF Ne"
York. whilom governor of Iowa erst-
while secretary of the United states
treasury, and just now caretaker OF
puny presidential bee, was "plncneo
for overspeeding his automobile IN
Gotham, the news of it stirred the
memory of II. C. Laub, of Denison,
who gave Leslie NJ. his first pair OF
pants"
The pants were purchased and
donned in Correctionville and as MI.
Laub has been here this week looking
after his property interests. the two
widely separated incidents were asso-
ciate6,. Along with the gift OF the
pants which cost SIS and were really
entitled to the dignity of being classed
as trousers. Mr.. Shaw received his first
fee as a. lawyer, $40, and this was for
driving Mr. Laub's team from Denison
TO IQlS pace anu paSh ooeiAA'
Laub tells it this way:
Shaw came to me and wanted me TO
get HIM into the office of j. Z. Conner,
now congressman from the Tenth Iowa
district. Leslie was a comlcal looking
chap and poorly clad. l asked what
inducements he could offer Conner. He
replied that he had some abstract
books which had value, and that he
would take care of the office sweep
out etc, and Conner could do all the
practtcing in court. l wanted to help
him, so 1 went to Conner.
Shaw Sweeps Out.
"'You are working too hard, Con-
ner,' said to him. You ought to take
a partner He laughed and wanted to
know who. That country jake, Shaw
said He thought l was joking, but
when ! told him I wasn't and that
Shaw would sweep out and carry out
the ashes, Conner who didn't like to
do that, decided to take him in.
"Shaws first fee was for driving me
to this town. I came to see man. but
he was away and l followed him, hav-
ing Shay take the team back. 1t was
cold February day and noticing Les
to get a pair. They cost Sc and / gave
him $40 bill Smart fellow, Shaw,
and his advancement has shown it.
why, he's getting $4,000 as pres
ident of the Carnegie company instead
of $4,000, as first announced. He
writes to us, Denison folks, that when
he took hold five months ago the COM
pany had but 300 customers and a
capital stock of $5.oOO,00o. Now there
are over 1900 customers and the
stock: has been increased to 100000
OO0" I
will Shaw ever be president of the
United states?" Mr. Laub was asked.
Denison Produces Notables.
eff it wasn't for the fact that Deni-
! son, Iowa, is the most wonderful town
politically, in the whole country,
should ay no, but let me tell you what
Denison has turned out, and remember
we only have $500 population.
First we elected Colonel Alternately,
state superintendent of schools. Then
]. P. Conner went from county attor-
ney 10 district judge of the big district
then embracing Council Bluffs and af-
ter four years there and the district
was divided he had four years in his
home district. Conner is now serving
his fourth term in congress. Leslie M.
Shaw, who they say, had to be intro
duce'1 to nearly everyone in the conven-
ton that nominated him governor, be-
cause they hadn't heard of him before,
served two terms and was picked by
President Roosevelt for a cabinet po-
sition. DR.. j. I. Gibson, state veterin-
arian, is from Denison, and William A.
McHenry, who was given the medal at
the st IOuis eDpOsitinn for being the