Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-08-27
NOTES OF NOTABLEs.


III European universities. pom his re-
turn to America he became lecturer
and writer on zoology and biology and
soon established for himself Il high repu-
tation among scientists. For a number
of years Mr. Brown has been vice-pre.si-
dent and curator of the Academy Of
Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and
manager Of the Wistar Institute of Ana
tony. In 1907 the University of Penn
sylvania conferred upon him the hon
orary degree of Doctor of Science.
RT.-REV. ALFRED HARDING.
bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Wash
ingt0n. ID. c.. was born in I4isburn. Ire
land, August Is, 1852. He was edu-
Gated ut Pypus academy in Belfast and
in the public schools of Dublin. Coming
to the United States he entered Trinity
college at Hartford, Conn, from which
he was graduated in 1879. lie studied
theology at Berkeley Divinity school and
was ordained deacon in 1882 by the
late Bishop Littlejohn of Long Island.
His first charge was as curate of Trim
ity church at GeneSco, y. Y. He be-
came curate of St Paufs church. Bal
timore. and remained there until 1887.
when he accepted a call TO become rec
tor of St. Paul's church in Washington.
Last November he was elected to sue
coed the late Bishop Satterlee.
CHARLES ID. CARTER, representa-
five In Congress of the Fourth district
of Oklahoma. was born near old Fort
Towson, in the Choctaw territory Au-
gust rs, 1863. On his mothers side he
was descended from the Shawnee In
dams. The early education of the future
congressman was limited TO n brief term
at the old Miss Crook log school. Be
fore he was Il he was working on his
fathers ranch as Il cowboy He con-
tinued life rs a COW herder until his
twenty-hrst year, when he became Il
clerk in store in Ardmore. His nights
were spent i'll study. and when he en-
tered politics in 1892 he was equipped
with a good education that had been ac-
quired wholly through his own efforts.
When Oklahoma was admitted to the
statehood Mr.. Carter was selected OH
the Democratic ticket as Il representa-
tive to the Sixtieth Congress and a year
ago he was reelected by an increased
majority.
RICHMOND PEARSON HOBSON.
representative in Congress from the
Sixth alabama district, was born in
Greensboro. Ala, August II. 1870. Aft
er 81 three years course at the Southern
university he entered the United States
Naval academy and was graduated in
1889. In 1898 he was promoted to the
was on active duty with the North At
lantic squadron ut the beginning of the
war with Spain. 1t was during this Pc
riod that he rendered efficient service III
the bombardment Of MatanZas and in the
expedition against San Juan, Porto Rico.
Shortly afterWard he gained wide fame
by his heroic feat in sinking the collier
Merrimac in the harbor of Santiago to
stop the egress of the Spanish fleet COM
manded by Admiral Cervera. After the
war Capt Hobson served Il period in the
east and upon his return to the United
States in 1903 he resigned from the navy
to 90 ON the lecture platform. Shortly
afterward he was nominated and elected
TO Congress on the Democratic ticket.
REAR ADMIRAL ROBLEY ID.
EVANS, Z. $. ~, retired one Of the
best known officers of the United States
navy, was born in Floyd county. Vir-
ginia, August 1S, 1916. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools of Washing
ton and appointed to the United States
naval academy from Utah in 1860. He
graduated from the academy in 1868,
was promoted to the grade of lieutenant
III 1866, lieutenant commander in 1878,
captain in 1893. and rear admiral in
1901. In the Civil war he participated
in the two attacks on Fort Fisher. and
was severely wounded. In 1891 he
earned the tltle 81 Fl2ntlnS BOP Wnlle
in command of the cruiser Yorktown at
Valparaiso. Chill. In the war with
Spain in 1898 he commanded the battle
ship Iowa and took an active part in
the destruction of Admiral Cervera'S
fleet off the harbor of Santiago. After
the Spanish war he commanded the Ash
attic fleet for three years, and upon his
return home he was given command of
the North Atlantic fleet. In the famous
world cruise of American battleships
Rear Admiral Evans was in command
from the time of departure from Hamp-
ton Roads until the arrival of the fleet ut
San Francisco. 4 year ago he was
placed on the retired list on account of
age.
FRANK A. LEACH. who has re-
signed the dictatorship of the United
States mint 10 accept the presidency OF
the People Water company of Oakland,
Cal. was born in Auburn ~ Y. AN
gust 49, 1916. and received his early
education in the public schools of his
native place. At the age of 20 he be-
gan his business career as II newspaper
publisher in Napa, Cal. Later he estab-
and the Oakland Enquirer, both Of
which papers he sold. In 1897 he was
appointed superintendent of the United
States mint at San Francisco. His eff
cient work i'll the position attracted the
favorable notice of the secretary of the
treasury and in 1907. after service of
ten years in San Francisco, Mr.. Leach
was transferred to Washington as di-
rector of the United States mint.
OTTO u. TITTMANN. the lannon's
geodesiSt, who is the United States
representative on the international com
mission TO resurvey the boundary line
between the United States and Canada.
was born in Belleville. H.. August 20.
1880. and received his education in the
public schools Of ST. Louis. In 1867 he
Joined the United States coast and
geodetic survey. In 1874 he was assist
ant astronomer TO the transit of Venus
expedition to Japan and since that time
he has been engaged in numerous sur
veying expedition on both the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts of the United States.
He was sent to Paris in 1890 to bring
TO the United States the national stand
ard meter ana to inspect the weights and
measures Offices in London, Paris and
other capitals of Europe. Prof Tit
mann also represented the United States
nj the international geodetic conference