The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

| Years ago w. C. Brown, the present head of the railroad lines of which Chauncey w. Depew was once president
 was a farmer boy In Iowa. After he had
 achieved wealth and high rank in the rail-
 road world. Brown bought 7o0-acre farm | in Iowa. near Clarinda, and gave notice | that the farm was his legal home and voting residence. It was matter of sen- timent for rich and powerful man to buy a farm where he was once a poor
 struggling lad. and the neighbors did not
 attach any political significance to the purchase and improvement Now comes the ultimatum that by establishing a | legal voting residence In the state Brown
 had in mind the possibility of coming to the Senate as the successor of Senator Kenyon, who was chosen for the unex-
 pired Deliver term Of course, the actual Iowa residents will be little startled at first. but they are used to all sorts Of political moves in that state, and even one of the millionaire class may make a favorable impression before an actual sem
 atorial campaign is concluded. It will be the argument of the Brown packers that other eminent railroad presidents have made mighty good senators, and Depew
 will be cited as an example.
 As several republicans of the state
 besides Senator Kenyon will be can didates for the full term. including I.afe Young, the coming into the con test of the New York railroad presi- dent will make the situation all the more interesting. It Is recalled that railroad presidents in the Senate were
 many in other days, and Senator Brice was very notable one. He was also one of the ablest and most active senators on his side of the chamber. The late Senator s. B. Elkins had large railroad holdings as had his father-in- law. Henry c. Davis. When Davis
 Elkins who was appointed the sue cessor of his father, has long been president of a short railroad up In West, Virginia.
 A meeting of the trustees of the
 Lying in hospital. founded by J. Pier pont Morgan, was scheduled for at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co.. for one of the hottest days of the season, but J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr., went to the board room of the firm, palm leaf fan in hand, to- await the coming of the
 other trustees An hour elapsed and
 none of then, appeared. Finally when MT. Morganss .pa atiepce was exhausted.
 one of the doctors from the hospital rushed in. r4 Ry1F
 Am I late, MT. Morgan?" he ex- claimed out of breath.
 No" said MT. Morgan. you are just in time Move We adjourn"
  cian And they gratefully shook hands. Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet of this city has solved the mystery of the
 missing Confederate seal about which
 there has been much controversy.
 Dr. Emmet says: 'In the autumn of 1865 I had given me. by the late MT. Thomas Semmes, 8 noted lawyer of New Orleans. the original pencil draw ing made for this seal and a dupli- cate electrotype reproduction. In his letter he stated that he was mem-
 Der of the Confederate congress and chairman of committee formed to l have prepared in England a seal TOT the war department.
 | The design was approved. but an electrotype was directed to be made | from the mold and sent for approval before tho die should be cast. A few | days before the surrender of General
 Lee several of these electrotypes were | received in Richmond. The one given | to me had just been sent to MT. Semmes
 as chairman of the committee, one to
 Mir. Davis and the other, I believe. to
 the speaker of the house. The electro | tyne was an exact reproduction of the
 drawing, but about one-third larger.
 MT. Mallory, then Secretary of the Navy
 and Mir. Benjamin, the Secretary of State,
 were with Mr. Davis when he was ar
 rested in Georgia, but managed to escape
 directlv to Florida, and were not in South | Carolina On the passage of the gentle men from Florida to Cuba the vessel was
 wrecked. and, with their effects the seal | Of their respective departments was lost Previous to the surrender the same seal
 had been used in the army and navy de-
 nortnlnents, each waiting for special
 seal to be made in England. and this one | ,or tho army was the first.
 In the Metropolitan Museum of Art is ore of these electrotypes on exhibition.
 er. the card 1t Is stated to have been
 ,lesirned by John Henry Foley, the Irish
 sculptor. and the figure in the center to