Semi-weekly herald., 1913-03-10
PARTIAL LIST OF PERSONNEL
OF WILSON'S NEW CABINET


fARTIAL LIST OF PERSONNEL
OF WILSON'S NEW! CABINET
ST. LOUIS-D. F. Houston, for
msr chancellor Of Washington uni ,tr-
sity, who became secretary Of agri-
culture in President Wilson's cabinet,
Is ~ years old. He had been at the
hsad Of Washington university since
1908, coming here from the University
Of Texas where he was president for
ten years. He has spent many years
studying matters related to agricul-
ture, holding a chair in the Agricul-
tural and Mercantile college Of Texas
from 1904 until 1906. He was presi-
dent Of the college during his last four
years.
In Austin, Texas, he married Miss
Hslen Beall in 1898. They have two
children. DR.. Houston was born in
Monroe, N. c. He attended st. Jo-
seph academy At Darlington, 8. c.,
and graduated from South Carolina
college at Columbia in 1885. He at
tended Harvard university graduate
school from 1891 to 1894, Tulane uni
versity in 1903 and the University Of
Wisconsin in 1906 conferred upon him
the degree of doctor of law.
He is trustee of the Missouri bo-
tanical board, member of the south
srn education board, the Slater board
ard the Rockefeller sanitary commits
sion. He has membership in the
American Economic association, Psi
Beta Kappa, an honorary fraternity
and Psi Delta Theta. DR.. Houston
wrote one book, "A Critical Study Of
Notifications in North Carolina
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--James Clarke
McReynolds, the new attorney genera
is 81 years old and is a product Of
Ksntucky although for years he has
claimed Tennessee MS his home. He
graduated from the University of Vir.
rinia in 1884 where he was a class
mate of Oscar Underwood, leader Of
the majority in the house. He was
assistant U. s. attorney general from
1908 to 1907 when he entered thu
firm of Cravath, Henderson and d.
Gregroff, New York. McReynolds spe
sialized in corporation law and wa!
retained as special counsel in the to
bacco and anthracite trust busting
eases by the government. He Rnall.
resigned from the government service
in January, 1912, and has since prac
ticsd law in New York city. He il
Q bachelor.
TRENTON, N. jim calling Vic
Chancellor LindleysM. Garrison of hi
own state of New Jersey to the cab
met President Wilson secured the ma
who has been generally characterize
as having the most brilliant lega
brain in the state. Garrison was bor
in Camden, Nov. 28, 1864, and lik
the president himself, wns the son o
minister. His brother, Charles {
Garrison, is q justice Of the New Jer
ssy supreme court.
The new secretary was admitted t
the bar in 1886 and in 1904 was name
vice chancellor. AS jurist, he ha
been one of the best in the stat,
Secretary Garrison is a lifelong Dem
scrat, has no entangling alliances an
is generally considered progressiv,
NEW William C. Redfiel
il best known as the human ency
clopsdia. He was born in Alban,
June 1S, 1858, and came to New Yor
city in 1888, engaging in the bushes
of manufacturing iron and steel tool
forgings, etc. He is now vice pres
dent Of the American Blower conlar
Of Detroit, and Troy, N Y. Redfiel
was turned down for a renoimnatio
to congress last fall by John Nj
Cooey, boss Of the Kings county DE-
MOCToCy, VIII ULlcTeu niil LIE iVIhiiis
Hon in district which was considere
certain Republican, instead of the eas
enc in which he lived.
PITTSBURG William Bsucho
Wilson is so years old and practiai
miner. He was born in Blantyr'
Scotland, and came TO America whe
years old. One year later at til
age of he went down into 4 min
In the anthracite fields in Pennsy
vania and worked as a mule drive
and breaker boy, acquiring commo
school education st odd times. II
was elected president of district c
the United Mine Workers in 1888 an
later became secretary {
the mine workers. Wilson was ais
general master workman of the Ind
pendent Knights of Labor and at pres
sAt is q member of the American Fec
GRAFTON of Labor which enthusiastics
" supported him for the position I
which he was named Wednesday. Wi
soa served in congress from 1907 t
March when his term expired.