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himself. reached the cabinet, TWO served
In the SENATE. four sat in the House of
Representatives, one became governor.
two were secretaries to Presidents. two
were Judges. three were soldiers. two
were naval officers. one was postmaster
OF New forE. one was a clergyman and
one British official. None at the time
ul his marriage. was puite so much a
a:+n % affairs as is the distinguished
III eici who, within few days, will be-
"~.@a the husband Of Miss Eleanor Ran
L'.5h Wilson.
''W ,.rst President nad no son-in law
v .'lr holding his laSh office. but was
p.csScl by one before his death This
W.. Lawrence Lewis. vino married Gen.
Nashinston's legally adopted daughter,
Eleanor G'Ne!lie'D Custis. during the ad-
nlinistration of Jchu Adams The fair
Nellie. who by blood was Mrs Wash
lngton's granddaughter had said nay
70 host OF suitors-among them Charles
Carroll of Carrol!ton-beforc she gave her
hand 10 the immortal Georges favorite
nephew.
Young Lewis was the son OF Elizabeth
washington. the generals sister, and had
resided at Mount Vernon since his uncle's
retirement from the presidency. After
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CONTIANDER
HARm IAION SMITH USA

their marriage he and his bride continued
to live there until Mrs. Washington s
death. when they removed to his planta-
ton at Audley, Clarke county, Virginia,
where Lawrence Lewis lived until his
death. He spent his entire life as a
farmer and never held public office.
The only son-in-law of John Adams
the husband of his daughter Abigail-was
Col William $. Smith of New York city.
who had served in the revolution on La
fayettes staff and as aid-de-camp to Gen.
Washington He accompanied his father
in-law on his mission to London, and act
ed as his secretary of legation there. Sub
sequently he was appointed United States
marshal of the district of New York and
later surveyor of the port of New York.
He served in Congress during the admin
istration of Madison.
The next President Jefferson, had two
Sons-in-law. The husband of his eldest
daughter. Martha. was Thomas Mann
Randolph. whose father had been fos-
ter-brother of jefferson As a youth
Randolph had been educated at Edin-
burgh University. and later Sir John
Leslie had tutored him and his brothers
in their Virginia home. He first met
Martha jefferson in Paris during her
fathers mission there, and when they
married at Monticello a year and half
later. Jefferson described his son-in-law
as "a man of science, sense, virtue and
While jefferson was Presi-
dent Randolph was elected to Congress,
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SHE is DESCENDED FROM TECUM0SEH, THE lNTREl

mention of any one having Indian blood
in his veins more often than not con-
jures up picture of the blanket In
dian"
Mrs. Davenport herself admits that she
is very often regarded as different" But
ii does not annoy her; in fact it is a
source of considerable enjoyment to her.
For. among other qualities, she possesses
to a marked degree a sense of humor.
More than once she has been the ''ob
served of all observers; the center of
an awe-stricker. circle who. pop-eyed, re
garded her intently-for she is an In
dian.
Nor does Mrs. Davenport seek to hide
the truth about her Indian blood. Low
toned gossip at an afternoon tea would
never include this fact as a choice It'd
bit. This, principally for the reason that
the most casually interested has but TO
glance in the Congressional Directory,
where included in the biography of her
husband is ample substantiation of the
fact. Or, ask Mrs. Davenport herself;
she willingly admits it.
You know" she said the other day.
"as a matter of strict fact the class
distinctions among the Indians are as
closely drawn as with any other race.
/ come from the Shawnee tribe. recog-
nized as one of the most advanced of
Indian tribes, and I know from expert
ence that we look down upon the lower
class as much any one could. Be
cause" .and here Mrs Davenport's eyes
twinkled mischievousiy ''wc are really
Just about like YOU Americans"
At the same time Mrs. Davenport ad-
rits that because the commonly accepted
idea OF an Indian extends no farther than
the poor specimen. others OF Indian blood
suffer to 4 certain extent. To illustrate
her point she told story.
In my state practically every one has
scme Indian blood in his veins. and none
would think Of being ashamed of it. But
most of US nevertheless realize the atti-
tude OF people in other states where
fewer Indians live a friend Of mine who
vas moving from Oklahoma 10 California
told her two little girls before leaving
that they must stop boasting Of their In
dian blood. Carefully she explained that.
while il was something to be proud of
others might not understand and, hence
class them with the lower types. for In
dians in California are not as they are in
Oklahoma
such state Of affairs had never en-
tered the childrens minds. but obedently
they refrained from saying anything of
their parentaSe. They entered the public
schools, and one morning the teacher
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feat for the intrenched foe. safe. as he
thought. behind unassailable defenses.

feat for the 1ntrenched Zoe. sale, as Ie
thought. behind unassailable defenses.
y *
Just what was done in Nicaragua can
and possibly may have to be done IN
Mexico. and if you doubted before how
well our fighting web feet" We're ftted
for their task, keep now in mind the rec
ord of their line showing III Central
America. But should the marines have 10
push on to the capital to relieve Amer-
cans and other peaceful foreigners IN
danger then the task will be a desperate
one indeed. 1t is hard enough to fight in
the, open or through the country but the
bloodiest kind of warfare is that house-to-
house struggle in which every wall be-
comes a defense and every window or
loosened brick a possible loophole for the
gun of a recklessly determined sniper.
Well may the recruiting officer of the
Marine Corps be particular, and well may
the accepted applicant be proud. True.
the recruit will have a lot learn before
he measures up to the readiness OF the
men just described. but when he is
turned over for duty by the drill sergeant
he will be quite justified in holding his
head a bit higher For then he will be
one of the regulars of whom the song is
sung:
Our flags unfuried to every breeze
From dawn To setting sun,
We have fought in. every cline anu place
Where coild take gun:
In the snow Of far-on northern lands
lr.plc scenes
You VIII find US always on the job
1he United States Marines.
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Circulation.

A PRoPOS of the French governmental
"A crisis caused by the assassination of
CASTOR Calmette. editor of Figaro. Arthur
Brisbane said at dinner in New York:
THE four biggest newspapers in the
world are in Paris-the Matin, Journal
Petit Journal and Petit Partisan. They
have between them a circulation OF
100000.
I'VE wouldn't consider them good news
papers over here. An American journalist,
after studying the Petit journal, once
said.
"a successful French newspaper. evil
IDENTIFY, is one with the date of tomorrow
and the news of day before yesterday"
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Continued from Fourth Page1
entanglements OF barbed wire. the col
umn silently marched on until from q
hah-sunken road the hill bore in a direc-
tion almost opposite that from which we
had viewed il during the preceding day.
when our guns We're shelling its trenches.
The wire fence was speedily C7it and the
companies passed through and rapidly
deployed, e Company on the right of the
TALON. depioying 10 the left and the
biuejackets from the California. under
lieut.. Commander Steele. acting as sup
Icrt.
While the foot Of the hill was still
wrapped III the misty shadows of the
early morning the crest was clearly out
lined against the Frightening sky 'Ad-
-ance.' was the command given to the
Sat,alion commanders. and Advance"
was the command passed by them to
the shadowy lines and thence along in
Quiet undertones by the company officers.
and the line moved forward toward the
bottom OF the slope
Fully twenty PAGES had been covered
before our presence was discovered, when
suddenly shot rang out from the top
Of the hill, and the figure of man. evil
IDENTIFY a much surprised and startled Of
fcer, appeared. He waved a sword. and
Il dozen heads appeared above the line
Of the trenches, but figure and heads al
most Immediately disappeared. for a
crackle of fire in answer TO the chelleng-
ing shot rang along our line: and this
return fire was such as to reflect credit
on the training Of the Marine Corps on
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Mrs. James S. Daven-
port, Wife of Repre-
sentative From Okla
homa, Boasts of Her
Indian She Ex-
plains the Matter of
Caste Among Indians
Conditions in Okla
homa = Indian Cere-
monials. .....
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where he remained four years, dwelling
all of this while at the White House. He
was an officer in the war of 1912, and
became Governor of Virginia In 1919. 1t
is related that he lost his life through
an act of sacrifice. While riding in the
country he gave his cloak to thinly
clad. aged man whom he met on the
roadside, and as the result of the chill
he suffered while returning home he
died soon afterward.
The other son-in-law Of Jefferson-the
husband of his younger daughter. Mary
C.Polly'0-was John Wayles Eppes, a son
of Mrs. JefferSon'S half-Sster. He was
handsome and magnetic young Vlrginian.
who aspired to a public career. but who
was beaten for Congress by John Ran
dlph of Roanoke.
The elder daughter of Monroe-EliZa-
married George Hay of Richmond, who
had been member of the Virginia legis-
lature and for many years United States
attorney. in which latter capacity he
was the prosecutor of Aaron Burr at the
famous treason trial. He was subse-
quently a federal Judge for the eastern
district of Virginia and gained celebrity
through his political writings, signed
''Hortensius.'
Monroe's other son-in Law. Samuel Law
renee Gouverneur. married Mrs. Hays
younger sister, Maria Hester. in the
White House This young man had been
graduated three years before from Co
lumbia, and for time after his marriage
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band. Agernon Sartoris. deputy nsutsnr
ant OF Caermarthonshira whose fathey
was a member of parliament, and whoDa
mother. nee Adelaide Kemble, vas d
and sister OF Fanny KemhlA Sha
actress. He married Miss Grant tn ths
White House when she was ninetsen ana
he was twenty-three. but after he had
taken her to his English estate he sab
jected her to abuse which resulted tn O
separation While America was efi0
wrought up over her treatment Ae very
considerably died.
The next three Presidents did not ffvs
TO know their sons-in-iew. Garhei6-s
only daughter, '"Mollia" some tine after
his assassination married his former pr
vate secretary, Stanley Brown. He was
the second presidential son-in-iaw who
served as secretary to his wtfe's father,
Samuel Gouvcrneur having been tho 9th
er. as noted. Fanny" the only daughter
of President HAYES, four years after his
death married her fellow-townsman. En-
sign Harry Eaton Smith OF Fremont.
Ohio who had graduated at the Navs
Academy during the Harrison sdrnfnistra
ton. They lived In Washington during
his service at the navy yard hero at tho
time OF the Spanish-American war. fIn
is now a commander and has served a.
professor of mathematics at the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, during the past
eleven years. He is the author OF the
text book for midshipmen used at the
academy
Seventeen years after his death, or In
1908, President Arthur's only daughter,
Ellen Herndor. married Charles A. Pink
erton. wealthy New York society man
They have a summer homo, Culpeper
farm. at Mount Kisco.
These three White House girls. Fanny
Hayes, Mollie Garfield and Ellen Arthur.
were al children when They left the
White House. Presidents Harrison and
Cleveland also died leaving daughters
who We're vet children. and who are onlH
now reaching marliageahle aEr.
The fifth son-in-law Of a President -
sit in Congress was Nicholas Bongworth.
who married Miss Alice Roosevelt while
her father was an occupant OF the White
House But inasmuch as Mr. L.onsworth
had won his seat in Congress before ne
even knew the Princess Alice, IL cannot
be said that his marriage in any way
aided his political career. In truth. qu.te
the contrary was the case. Tor Il was IN"
bull moose movement of ms lath'r-ln
law that lost him his seat. when =" hoPes
to regain this fall.
4 large fortune will be inherited by Nir
Longworth when his mother de- h"th
wealth and position are also thr - ~
right of DR.. Richard Derby, Mn0 mar
ried Col Roosevelt younger uafs'iS.-l'-
Ethel. And the last White siouet -p!!-
in-law Francis kowcs S4rre. VII = !
rich man some day. Ills late 'atAtt ot3
l1p both the Leilign Valley railroad al
case OF Mr. Longworth. he has a widowed
mother.
Summing UP. orr Presidents sons-!i-
law have been good. Lad and mediocre
mostly good. only one black sneep seer .s
to have broken into the fold. and he was
,f Unmarried stock Seven of them appear
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brought up the subject Of Indians gen
orally, discussed the filth in which they
lived, their lack of education. and in
every way painted thoroughly repugant
picture.
THE children were Mortified. Slurs were
being cast upon their blood. Yet, they
must not dsobey their mother. Finally
one of them, unable TO stand 1t any longer,
sought permission to speak. Eagerly she
stood up: Please ma'am, | know lot
of Indians, she said in a fearful voice.
and they aren't like that at ALL That
ended the discourse on Indians.
Il recall another incident, too contin-
ued Mrs. Davenport, which illustrates
the same point: In one of the eastern
schools private institution of repute,
a boy from my state who was part In
dian was approached by one of the teach
ers who wanted to know about his life.
DO You live in tents?' he asked. And
do you use horses or buffalo as a mode Of
transportation? The boy, who was well
educated and used to the best OF every
thing, was nonplused, for such question
had never been asked him before. The
only answer he gave was Why, / live in
oklahoma.
Pride in their Indian blood is a family
trait with Mrs. Davenport's people. Her
great-grandfather.' Robert Ironside. was
a native of Aberdeen. Scotland. ..e came
10 this country and was with the Hudson
Bay Fur Trading Company. Later he was
made commissioner of Indian affairs In
Canada, and it was while holding this Of
flee that he won both his bride and a nick
name.
AS commissioner Of Indian affairs he
was brought in close touch with the In
dams and because he always Wore 4
large white Stetson hat they gave him
the name of whitehall Shortly after
his marriage to the daughter of Tecum
sch he took his bride back to Scotland
to visit his people. and she wore her ma
tive costume, much to the qualification of
her proud husband. One OF their boys
became a physician.
Educated abroad he spent much time on
the other side, and during visit to Ire
land met and wed daughter of the En-
erald Isle. which fact may account for
Mrs Davenport's pronounced Irish char
acteristics The son of this couple mar
ried a Miss Elizabeth Coiley, a descend
ant of the Duke of Wellington, whom he
met while she was living on a reserva-
ton as a teacher.
My mother has often laughed. says
Mrs Davenport, land declared that she
started out to teach in an Indian school,
but found it was easier to educate them
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standing erect in the face of the
scorching fire as calmly as if on drill,
as if he were showing how such a JOB
should be done. he cut the way through
the last Of the baibed wire entanglements
that barred our advance to the goal, the
summit of the heretofore unassailable
Coyotepe. He finished his task and laid
down his life for the success of his COM
rades and his flag. Let us hope that he
knew, as he must have known, that
his deed of valor was not In vain. and
that his work added another page to the
bright history of the corps of which he
was a shining ornament"
The victory at Coyotepe Hill was the
climax OF other work in which the ma
rines showed their adaptability and the
manner in which they have taken to heart
the lessons learned in time of peace. They
took the locomotives and the battered
rolling stock which the revolutionists had
tumbled into the bitches and got them
back upon the rails. which the marines
also repaired
With this done il was but short task
for these shfty men to get up steam in
the funny looking engines. Then, with
the cars loaded with field guns and am
munition and the men anxious for action,
the train staggered along the sinuous
track and over an uncertain roadbed,
carrying to the front certainty OF de-
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~ y CO. "a llAc
Treasury. William
Gibbs McAdoo, will
be the twenty
fourth gentleman
able to boast of
the honor of being
a son in la W OF a
President of the
nited States. OF
his twenty three
predecessors In the
category, one. like
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IRE one asked to
classify Mrs. James
s. Davenport, wife
. + Representative
Davenport of Vim
! t a, o X ! "a. TIL e
classification would
most lik ely be
Irish. Certain it IS.
at least. that she
possesses many OF
the characteristics
" hicl have made
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on the Texas side Of the Rio Grande
April - and the first blood of the war
was shed.
The month Of April came and Went
peaceably for fifteen years. Then the
growing dissensions between the men
Of the north and south took actual eN-
preston in the attack Oh Fort Sumter
in Charleston harbor. which lasted
thirty six hours. from the morning of
April 13 to April IA. The result was
that President Lincoln the 18th of April
called for $1,000 men to volunteer to
suppress the insurrection. Then began
the great civil war.
Nor did the Nemesis lose sight OF
ner victim. But April retreated into
thirtv-four years of silence. Then,
April -, 1898. Congress declared war
with Spain. making the declaration
that war had existed since April II. The
Maine had been sunk ia the harbor of
Havana the country was incensed At
the methods employed by Spain in deal
ing with the rebellion in Cuba, and the
plan of intervention was decided upon.
But the strangely significant point was
that April happened to be the mouth
when hostilities were formally declared.
And now comes another conflict. The
actual display of arms began April IL.
1914
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One, Like Him,
Reached the Cabinet.
Two the Senate and
Four the House - One
Became a Governor.
Two " ere Secretaries
to Presidents. Two
Judges. One a British
Official and One a
Clergyman - None at
Time of His Marriage
Was as Distinguished
as w hite House Bride
groom-Elect-Jef Da-
Wis as President Tay-
lor's .Son-in-Law.
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girls Proudly Mrs. Davenport shows
their pictures. One. a girl Of eighteen, Is
dark. and of decided Indian features
The other sixteen, is a blonde and like
her father IN appearance Mrs. Daven-
port has no children. More than this. she
has a large enough sense OF justice 10
admit that it is better so.
Mr.. Davenport's girls she said. ARE
one of my deepest interests. | DO not
claim to love them with the same devo-
tion of an own mother. because now can
a woman love even her husbands own
children when they are not hers as she
would her very own. ] think that to
make claim Of that kind would have
been to start out on false footing.
But the girls are very dear to me. and
they know as does their father, that
their interests and ambitions are as
much to me as 10 him. | am sure that
] am as ambitious for them as If they
were my own. And | have never found
that being a stepmother stood for uii-
pleasantness or quarreis or anything like
that. When we are all together 1t would
be hard to find more congenial, happs
family"
Mrs. Davenport is an Episcopalian. and
one of the very few interests she has out
side her home is charity. Born but
few miles from Vinita, that little corner
of Oklahoma is very dear to Mrs. Daven-
port She has spent most of her lie
there AS for her charity work, she is
inclined to pass ii by with few words
But she did admit that last Christmas
exc, and il was a cold snowy one out
there in Vinita, She spent the evening on
4 great drag piled with fuel and food
which were distributed from house to
hnt,Se o,nopp Iinita's po0r.
While not speaking the language OF her
PEOPLE. nor ever having lived Indian as
she expresses il. Mrs. Davenport is never
,heless keenly interested in all things
pertaining to them, their customs. cere-
monials, L: and ambitions
I'm Oklahoma" she said. "intermar-
riage between the whites and Indians
has almost eliminated the 'full-blood In
dian The customs are dying out Nor
is that the only reason. The Indian in
his native traits is primari y a hunts
man. While at first the mountains and
plains We're his to roam at will, he was
gradually put to the necessity of restrict
ing his hunting to more limited areas.
And recently shis has been practically
done away with, because of the game
laws and the need of a permit to shoot
on preserves
".rhere are two ceremonials. however,
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Here fell McGil and Pollard. and here
Martin Sherburn. Lunder and Harvey
We're severely wounded, while several
more We're injured. And here, too. brave
Durham. the third of our comrades.
showed the stuff of which our soldiers
are made.
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Neither Mrs. Davenport nor her father
speaks the Indian language. MI IRON
side, who has several times represented
the Cherokee nation in Washington,
where he has sought legislation in their
behalf has in all his dealings with them
used an interpreter.
In commenting upon Indians, Mrs Dav-
export said:
"As far as the ordinary Indians which
the majority of people regard as typi-
cal are concerned, they are quite the
sight to me that they are TO the most
untraveled easterner. ] remember one
time out west hearing a remark that
some blanket" Indians were walking
down the street, and there was none in
the crowd who followed more Interested
ly than l..
There is one way, however, in which
Mrs Davenport's Indian blood makes
itself noticeable. and that is in her ar
dent love for the outdoors and outdoor
sports. Best of all. she loves horseback
riding, although camping and living close
to nature has charm for her II pos
sesses for perhaps few people
In many of her ldeas Mrs. Davenport
is conservative She is not interested in
suffrage, for instance.
The women of Oklahoma" she de-
clared, have not taken up the question
to any extent so far as ! know. For
myself, am deeply interested in Mr.
Davenport's work and follow his career
with the keenest pleasure: but as for
making politics 4 personal matter, !
have not the slightest desire. ] am per-
fectiy willing to let him do all the voting
for the family.
Mr.. Davenport is a native Of Alabama.
but moved to Arkansas with his parents
when he was fifteen years old. 1t was
not until 1890 that he moved to Indian
Territory making his home in inita
few Years later. where he has SINCE re-
sided. He has been married twice, his
first wife being Cherokee. 1t was be-
cause of this that he became member
of the lower house of the Cherokee legis-
lature and served for one term as speak
er of that body, being the only inter-
u4rried white man to hold this office
Mr. Davenport has two daughters, chill
dren by his first wife -
Rut a short conversation with Mrs
Davenport is necessary to realize that
she is a woman not only with keen
insight, but an unusual sense or Justice
as well. Particularly is this noticeabie
in connection with Mr.. Davenports two
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tSGt she doesn't, On the contrary, It
IS far different strain from which she
claims descent-nor only claims. if you
Please. but bSst4 of. For Mrs. Dayen-
port is direct descendant Of one of the
.~ost ramous Indian chieftains this coun-
q i.as ever known. Her great-sreat-
g andfather was that intrepid old war
chief. Tecumseh.
In this day and generation one might
euppose that knowledge regarding In
Clans generally would be widespread. Yet
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her type famous in song and story. First
OF all she has the big blue eyes and dark.
wavy hair that have long stamped their
p0ssessors as daughters Of Erin. Nor
Is the fresh complexion missing Added
TO this is q ready wit. and charming per
sonalitv. which surely is enough TO prove
MIS-. Daveuport's claim 10 Irish birth
r IL, chose To make il