The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-10
SOLICITOR GENERAL
BOWERS SUCCUMBS
Continued from PgEe one.

and Timothy Dwight, Congregational min
lister, and az one time president OF Yale.
Therefore # was but natural he should
have had college uaining. though his
father was poor, and could not afford
the expense.
NBy living cheaply and winning scholar
ships. Mr.. Bowers managed 20 get through
Yale when nineteen years old. being the
youngest and the highest scholar IN his
class A crisis In his lie then arose,
His family and teachers. employed every
influence 10 keep him at Yale as a pro-
fessor. but he felt that such a life was
narrow and pedagogic.
He wanted to expand. 10 plunge into
the thick OF things. and so. a year later.
he entered the Columbia Law School at
New York, graduating with honQrs in his
twenty-third year.
When admitted 10 the bar in 1852. ne
became a junior partner in the firm OF
Chamberlain. Carter. & Hornblower, but
In a short time through overwork hts
health broke down and he went to Mime
sofa 10 recuperate. While IN ST. Paul he
met Thomas Wilson. former chief justice
settled in Winona, Mimi. as his partner
Mr. Wilson Is now eighty-three years Old
and is general counsel OF the Chicago. ST
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Company
After nine years In Winona. President
Hughitt, Of the Chicago and Northwest
ern Railroad. induced Mr.. Bowers 70
come 20 Chicago as the general counsel
Of the road. which position he held when.
in 1902. President Taft offered him the
Office Of Solicitor General, which he ac-
cepted. and. by doing so. lost 5000 a
month in salary. but gained national
reputation as a lawyer. II was sense
OF public duty and a personal friendship
FOR President Taft which caused Mr
Bowers TO take this step.
In regard to this point. N1r. Bowers
said that he came to Washington because
ne felt that he had an opportunity TO
widen his view and further equip himself
with new experiences in the law. lie
thought the change would benefit him
personally and professionally, and he
said. though expressin an unwillingness
to speak Of It, that ne would be willing
20 do anything In the world asked him
by the President. whom he had known
at Yale. being members Of the same So
cieties. and who for thirty years had
been his affectionate and benehcent
friend
Mr.. Bowers belonged 10 the intellectual
aristocracy OF America. and IN his men
tality strongly showed the strain OF his
ancestors. who had marked themselves
powerfully in the affairs OF their day.
His fsther once said If he had $4,000 ne
would put II in his sons head and not
in his pocket Such environment neces-
sarily affected Mr.. Bowers, especially as
his inclination followed the same lines.
A long walk or ride into the country,
he once said. was his favorite recreation,
and music his pastime which he loved
better than any other. Prints and old
engravings held his interest for mauy
years, and his collection was considered
the second best in Chicago. but he was
forced through lack Of money. 10 give
up this form OF entertainment when he
entered the government service. He al
ways hoped. however, to continue his
collection when he should be able TO az
ford H.