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The Detroit times., 1915-12-09
.NOTICE-STREET Paw
ASSESSMENT \
BOARD OF Assessors ofE|
Detroit. December Z. Wt|
Paving Notice No. I91G
ROOSEVELT AVENUE

To Warren Capsule Coz MI
shuttle: Geo. O. Newkirk, Sam ~
ker; William Christie. Hermsi
a: Ortman, A. p. Schultz.
Wolf. John schmidt, Mary ~
William Daley. #. Newman. |7}
Kent, A. Lutticke, j. r. Pad
Ghas Richer. G; 3. Beadle. Esfdl
Aug. Mertsch. NJ. Brock. KS7
Adrejewski. Adam Darmansisi,
thony Kosuskins, Albert Tal9Vf
Geo. Lodeman. william HeinS3
II. Kruetzler, 8. f. Bullock. C. III
man. Paul Kastei. JOS. .Suelitx.
Johnson. A: Lewandowski, wan
Kastl. A. Burk.- James GAa(oV5
Frank Walden. NJ Gruezcynskf. ~
Steckbauer. Juliana Pompcit, CNH
tine Robson, Fred Pohi lot
william Seidier, John Felirath,
to all other persons owning. oceun
ing, or otherwise interested IN r
OF the lots and premises frontin9
Roosevelt avenue. in said city OF, T.
troit within the limits hereinat(
mentioned y
The Common Council of the city
Detroit, having ordered SO much
Roosevelt avenue, from M. q. n
to the south line of Michigan ~
nue.. to. be graded and paved. DofI
has been made upon all the lots, "a
premises fronting said Roosevelt ~
nue. and liable to he assessed
said Improvement under the n
visions of the City Charter, and u
roll OF said assessment IL "a
completed. and will remain ut q
Assessor Office. in the City Of q
troit from the date hereof M
December 81. 1915. for the iuep1
ton of all persons concerned thGk
BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
BY GUSTAyE J. ALBRECHT.
B-474 Presidents
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DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS
Detroit. December z. 1874
FOR CONSTRUCTING
WTRIFiED CROCK
LATERAL SEWERS /

Sealed proposals VIII be received
the H. % SfGe Of bs the pep Mics e
day. Dec -. 1915. at 10 o'clock q 70
Eastern standard time. at which IT,
and place they will be opened. fo6
furnishing all the labor and 49,
terial. except manhole rings ana coSS1
ers. which VIII be furnished by CO..
city. at city yards. and building a..
finishing complete. together with IT,
back nlllng. according TO the pIn1
fee. Vltrihcd crock lateral sewers 0<
the following described alleys: d.
Lateral Sewer No. 2113, in bioom
bounded nv Greer. Ewcrs. ST. Joh6
Lateral sewer No. ara. In bicet'l
bounded by Martin and second al16V
east, MERCER avenue and alley MORT
Lateral Sewer No 27T5. ir bio
bounded by Clark. scotch, Fort a
spring streets.
zach bidder must deposit In 49,
arate' envelope with his bid certIH
fed bank check payable To the ord(
Of the department OF Public Wort
OF the city Of Detroit for the sum
two hundred dollars Cs2Oe) for e.
sewer bid upon. which will he q
feitcd 20 the Department fr>tast q
bidder fails To enter into con(r1
within i've days after the accepts NJ
OF his tender. Contracts 10 be suN1
tect 10 the approval Of the ConmC1
Council The bidder whose tender ~
accepted Will he required TO fTrniGv
with hs contract an approved ho0l
20 the City OF Detroit in the fill
amount or the contract. conditiooo1.
on the faithful performances OF Gee
tract ~
The contractor shall he paid e.
bonds or the proceeds thereof, IL so<
bonds are purchased by the Stnkiu
Fund Commission according TO law
No bids VIII be accepted from a
person or firm who is IN .-reara
default TO the city % Detroit ~
debt. contract, or obligation 10 q
city. -
the above work may be had on
plicntiOn TO thS Secretary.
The Department OF Public w
reserves thcs right to reject an
eissSl GEO n. FENKEx1
B-tso Commtn0>0
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CANNOT PROVE
MAN is DEAD

DENVER. Dec. 9.-For the first
time in the history OF the Denver
county court the Will OF man OF
whose death there Is no record has
been lodged with the clerk Of the
court. II may become necessary to
have the makcr-George T. Sheets
declared legally dead before the in
strument is offered for probate.
Sheets, a contractor, mace the will
in 1893. He was then - years old
A year later he disappeared. The
family did not know of the existence
OF the will until a few days ago,
when Attorney Edwin Parke, dis
covered the document IN his safe.
Parke turned il over to the clerk OF
the court.
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F., with his hand--thcn with the same
hani shaded is mouth.
Land ho" he cried, land ho!"
Neal heard him and hurried to the
pilots side. Cant be Lost Isle" he
exclaimed.
Must be- said the pilot, we're
headed straight for her--straight as
the crow flies. sir. But | can't un-
derstand it, either-blest II l."
The sentence was unfinished. With
a terrific shock the vessel crashed
into az unseen reef--an unknown
ieef, for they had ventured into un-
cbartcd seas
Neal understood the danger. The
shock aas too terrific 10 be ignored.
II meant a wresk-it would be a mat
ter OF minutes only before she filled
Man the boats" he cried order
Al on deck Make haste"
He rushed IL person To Aunctte's
ioor an threw II open. In person
be lifted Annette and her mother in.
- the first boat Incz also was in
cluded II was lowered safely. Neal
ri ned to his crew. Get the iaZaT-
cite prisoner" he commanded. drag
him into this boat here BE about
1t now"
hernandez. in a frenzy OF fear, had
Teen beating with his chains uron
the barred door OF the lazarette.
They dragged him forth, his face
working with fear and rage, and
Bundled him mo the second joat--
the Brute leapins in behind. Half
way down the side something hap
pened-the gear broke. The boat
cloppod--its one end still held TO
tie tackle aid plunged It's human
burden into tho sea %eneaih.
Hernandez, heavy with his irons,
Clung TO the Brute. The Brute was
stlll a paragon OF strength. With
both Hernandez hands upon his
brawny shoulders--with the dragging
weigh. of Hernandez irons upon him
he SWAMI with even. steady strokes,
toward the shore-swam for an hour.
tirelessly. like some huge dog.
Suddenly his feet touched sand q.
Neal and Annette stood upon a
strip OF beach. staring all about
taem '"rhis," said Annette, must
be Lost lsle--and the admiral was
right--it is deserted. Unless We find
a Rol inson Crusoe here--possibly--
my father"
Neal shook his head "Tm not
sure it's Lost Isle" he commented,
and I'm not sure it's deserted. See
Tint turn IN the. shore line--let's
round the corner and have better
look"
Around tho corner, some three
quarters OF "A mile away. group OF
naked natives clustered greedily
about a FIRE. Above the fire some.
thing--horribly gruesome-turned
and turned upon a slowly-reyoiving
spit. Scattered about upon the
ground, were human skulls.
One OF the natives held up his
arms, uttering cultural sounds and
pointed OF tho shore. The whole
crowd broke into reached the
shore and waited
Two men staggered from the wa
ter toward the beach
The group OF natives set up veil
Of triumph here, then, were
1.-TWO more human skulls--two more
gruesome forms to lie turned upon a
The Detroit times., 1915-12-09
N0TICE-STREET PAVING
ASSESSMENT
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit. December !. 1918.
Paving Notice No. 1888.
KING AVENUE.

To George r. Phillips. George w
ingram, Charles Morchead, William,
Duchene, Fred w Clifford, w. u. Pat
terson, John Hodges, James II, shaw.
Rudolph Pohl. Sarah b. Morris
Theresa Patterson, Herman Marohn.
George a. Krausmann, NJ. s. Gregg.
Joseph Baumgartner, Thomas Hook,
Pietro Romanello. Minnie smith. VIII
liam A. Atwood. William j. Nausea.
Albert =. De Forest. John Don.
lgnace Koss. Thomas Lealan. Alexan-
Ella NJ, BUTLER. William -. Hawley,
Mary NJ. Lewis, EdweTd Franklin.
William &. White. William Koehr.
MAJ -Schnell, -JeAH-R4- Wood end
10 all other persons owning. occupy
ing, or otherwise interested in any
King avenue, in said city of Detroit
within the limits hereinafter mem
toned
The Common Council OF the City OF
Detroit. having ordered so much of
King avenue. from the east line OF
Oakland avenue To the west curb line
of Cameron avenue. to be graded and
an assessment has been made upon
all the lots and premises fronting on
said King avenue. and liable to he
assessed for said Improvement un-
der the provisions OF the City Char
ter. and that roll OF said assess
ment Is now completed. and Will re-
main at the Assessors Office. in the
RAty OF Detroit. from the date here
of until December 81, 1915. for the
inspection of all persons concerned
therein.
BOARD or ASSESSORS.
BY GUSTAvE J. ALBRIGHT.
BAGS. President.
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SYNOPSIS


on the day OF the eruption Of Mt.
iclce Capt. John Hardin. OF the
steamer Princess, reScues ive-year-
old Annette ilingtou from an open
her father and his companions. IL.
inRton ~ assaulted by fernando and
Ponto In vain attempt TO get papers
which ilington has managed to send
ter, papers proving his title TO ana
telling the whereabouts OF the lost
Island or Cinnabar. Ilington's injury
causes his mind 10 become blank.
Thirteen years elapses. Hernandez.
now an opium smugglcr. with Pom
to. lnez. "A female accomplice. and the
mindless brute that once was ling
ton. come TO seaport, where the Wild
ow OF Capt Hardin is livinE with her
son Neal and Annette llington, ana
plot TO steal the papers left TO An
nctte by her father, Neal tries for
admission TO the naval academy, but
or IN defeated hy Joey and disRraCed.
Neal enlists In the navy. lncz sets
trap for joey and tho conspiraturs
get him In their power. I'm strug-
gle for possession OF the map Hern-
andez. Annette and Neal each secure
portion. Annette sails on the Cor
onado In search OF her father. In
Martinique Annette and Neal are cap
tured, but are rescued by q sponge
diver. inez forges Identification pa
pers for herself as Annette. In an
insurrcctlon NCal ana Annette are
again captured carried To the sun
City and Annette Is offered as sac
rifice 10 the sun god They are res
cued by marines from the Albany.
Landed I'm Tortuga, Annette and Neal
are captured and exposed To yellow
fever infection by Hernandez. but are
rescued by sailors from the Albany.
1nez tries 10 rob Annette and escapes.
On her way TO Chantillo Annette "
captured Neal Is promoted and leads
y party Of transferred men toward
Chantillo. but Is caught In a train
wreck on the way, Hernandez and
Incz present the false idcnti fication
papers to Brother Anselmo at Santa
Maria mission. ponto Is caught and
killed in his own trap, set FOR An
nette.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-09
DIES
IN PENITENTIARY

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Dec p
When George Z. Jackson, of Detroit.
was sentenced recently in federal
court 10 serve two years in federal
prison for .mpersonating a federal
officer, he said he would never serve
the sentence. Jackson was right. He
died al the Flower mission of tuber-
culosls. Jackson posed as revenue
officer in Lake county.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-09
NOTICE-STREETP AvI
ASSESSMENT
BOARD OF AssEssoRo on
Detroit. December Z. ~
Paving Notice No. 1871
PRESTON STREET "a

To Church OF the Covenant. "A
L. Swsles, Board of Educaf fon
ern High ScbooD. and to a1}sS
persons owning, occupying ~ ~
wise Interested In any OF thX&
and premises fronting on ~
stEeat, Ia said Gity-ef- betse$t
the limits hereinafter mention1
The Common Council u ea1l}2
of Detroit. having ordered ooel
of Preston street. from the e0D@
OF East Grand Boulevard to u
curb line OF Field avenue. to III
ed and paved. notice Ia hereG1t
that an assessment has bo48<,
upon all the lots. and premises
ing on said Preston street, 6nH
to be assessed for said irnpr8l
under the provisions Of 1h0
Charter. and that roll Of CT
scssment il now completed. ~
ren,ain st the Assessors' Offl06
City of Detroit, from the datSs
until Dec. 81. 1915. fer the ln6T
of all persons concerned therG1x "
BOARD OF ASSESSOB3 NJ
n By dus1AvE J. ALBR er.cs
sri - 77F<1
The Detroit times., 1915-12-09
PAVING
ASSESSMENT
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit. December Z, 1918.
Paving Notice No. 1927.
BEECHWOOD AVENUE.

To l.; w. Hanniger. w. A. Ransom.
n4fsrH.F Barton, Haiti !. r
Stenz. H.. j. Parker, Dorothy Carton.
der. Thomas Dooley. C. r, Patterson.
Wallace Rein. Fred Stein. George
Carnes. w. G. McL.ane. Ida I'ruschu-
sky, ~. A.; Richard. G. Bewba, J. r.
Huso +. Brander. g. + Russ. John
Kay, y. L. Kay. Fred Plans. J.
MH dI,ssh GiaId L. kniffen; los;
Mcilta, ". A. Howard, c. K. Drink. j.
4. Pearsall. George Charbonneau, C..
r. Bielmap. Carlton w. Moore.
Kurkowski, N. Teasan. Stephen VIII.
liams. Ia J. Lipsett. Fred Stokes. III.
w. Cowes, Vernon Kerwin.' Charles
T.. Vollmer, A. N. Widman, John 7.
Park. j. z. Kramer. Isabella Taylor.
Dennis, Thomas n. Loody. Rev. d.
Barry. John u. Murphy. Burr Hart.
J: w. Morrison, Theodore y. Coddy,
ski. w. O'Connell. l.. +. strong. Puri-
tan Bldg. Co. and to all other per-
sons owning, occupying, or otherwise
interested in any of the lots and
avenue in said City of Detroit with
in the limits hereinafter mentioned.
The Common Council of the City OF
Detroit, having ordered so much or
curb line OF Warren avenue to tho
south curb line of fireman avenue.
to be graded and paved, notice Is
hereby given that an assessment has
PREMISES fronting on said Beech
wood avenue and liable to be asses
sed for said Improvement under the
provisions of the City Charter. and
that n roll Of said assessment lis
now completed. and viii remain AZ
the Assessors office, I'm the City OF
Detroit. from the date hereof unit
December 81, 1915. for the inspection
OF all persons concerned therein.
BOARD OF ASS ESSORS.
BY GUSTAVEJ. ALBRECHT,
B-fG2 President
The Detroit times., 1915-12-09

Jehovah. but Jehovah never forsook
Israel. Hear the heartbreak in the
cry, II drew them with the cords
IT a man, with bands of love. How
shall I give thee up, Ephraimy How
shall cast thee off, Israel? The
cry OF Hosea went forth when the
nation was facing exile; yet beyond
the desert wastes, beyond the period
OF punishment, the Prophet foresaw
the better day for the Chosen
People,
For the love or God is broader
Than the measure OF mans mind;
And the heart OF the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind"
The Detroit times., 1915-12-09
PLANT HUGE FIG
ORCHARD IN SOUTH

MOBILE. Ala, Dec. 9.-That the
largest fig orchard in the south is
being planted In George county
Miss. along the route OF the New
Orleans. Mobile e. Chicago railroad.
is the opinion OF n. H. Bolton, i'm
migration agent al Mobile. The or
chard is being financed by Boston,
New York, Pittsburgh and Philadel-
phia capitalists and now has $4,000
trees set out. with plans for $4,000
more
The Detroit times., 1915-12-09
The Faithless wife.

No bitterer experience can come
TO man than that which befeii
Hosea. His wife was faithless: yet
he remained faithful. The earlier
chapters OF the Book OF Hosea tell
the tremendous story. We should
read I'm its tragic light the fippant
tales OF marital inHdelity which are
daily aired in our divorce courts. In
some circles all sense Of the holm
business OF adultery has been lost.
The Book OF Hosea reveals II as
II Is.
Dean Stanley has. with great deli
cacy, recounted the life tragedy oil
Hosea
I'm his own personal history, he
shared in the misery brought on hts
country by the profiigacy OF the
age. In early youth he had /beep
united in marriage witb-aTomsn
who had fallen into th9/vicN which
surrounded her. H& Mad loved
her with tender love. She had
borne to him two sons and a daugh-
ter: she had then deserted him.
wandered from her home. fallen
again into wild RIGHTEOUSNESS. and
had been carried OF as a slave.
From this wretcned state. with all
the tenderness or his nature. he
bought her, and gave ner one more
chance OF recovery by living with
him, though apart. In his own grief
for his own great calamity--the
greatest that Gan befall d tender
human soul--he was taught TO feel
for the Divine grief over the lost
opportunities Of the nation. once SO
full OF hope"
Why Boys Leave Home.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-09
NOTICE. STREET PAVING
ASSESSMENT
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE.
Detroit. December :. 1915.
Paving Notice No. 1890.
EUCLID AVENUE.

To Modern Home builders. NJ. Slo.
Su '" F6 ~ cJ ~ + S Rnsh n mSwrii
and Mack ~ a. Conc. Charles \
Tmngren. william g. futvoye. John
prutow. Louis e Butler. Gordon Kill
VI. NJ Meier. c. \. Potter. \. g. Pot
tor. 4 r. Gardner, H. Henwood, y. VI.
Norris j. 7. Mahon. Mary HeIber.
Nrbert Daubly Howard Dodge, Flor
epre stating. q. NJ. Flynn. Durham
& cellars, Fred T. Atcheson Albert
The Detroit times., 1915-12-09

An ORDINANCE -
u0nee ontoe1e0 -
amend ~ eeGouooUD
eraonaneo q QWeo1 ~
Chaotsv ~ - 11e O.
ssnces Fer The (1ev "
sss sear. 1914 sppsexr
rf f 3 sra sFsn ssE 9S,EPR4
DETROIT: 1
tilted iisS''. aAn or dnss e g
ordinance entitled An ord
amend Section I'm Of C6aU
the Compiled ordinances ~
OF Detroit for the wear 161
proved April Is. 1919. Is
same Is hereby amended ~
Sec. In. The IRE limits % y
OF Detroit shall aiao incl11Q
section Of the city bounA1
east by the center line q
street extended. on the 49,
center line OF Crawford U(x
the north~oy line running
north OF the north line thAr<
on the south by a line PuuSxf
allel with Fort street and
distant south from the ooG
thereof: excepting lots I and. ~
tons sub of south part NJ ~
Of Crawford's subdiv ision on
26s and 370 situated on tN1<
side of Fort street between CvU
and Artillery avenues. ~
Sec. 2. This ordinances shnQ
immediate effect. IA
Approved Dec. 7th. 1915. q,
OSCAR b. Nal
Attest: ~
RICHARD LINDSAY.
Bats City Clerk
The Detroit times., 1915-12-09
CITY OF DETROIT-OFFICE
OF CITY TREASURER
Detroit. Dec. .. 10,

Notice is hereby given 60 all per-
sons interested that there have been
filed In this of ce the following
named assessment rolls.
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notice. PAVING
ASSESSMENT
BOARD OF ASSESSORS OFFICE.
Detroit. December 7. 1915
Paving Notice No. 1910.
TWELFTH STREET.

To Whitney Realty Co, A. Bofsky.
Howard Bliss. VIM. u. Henigen, A. T.
Laurencelle, j Il. McEvoy, G. +. Wind.
Mary Iferber, j. II. McGill. Henry N
Norton, William j. O'Boyie, Joseph l..
cunningham. James NJ Hall. Sarah
alker walter w Brary. Philip r
Teats, Frank a. Sporer. Jennie Tobias,
l--14---l-lN - lFstet4e,-4f.-p.--Bt ma IT.
Henry stephens George Hopcroft, A.
W. Lind, Louis Stoll. John~Tait, Lii
nan Van Amberg, Adeline Totten, j.
NJ LeSZynski. John Devlin, and 20
all other persons owning. occupying
or Othet wise Interested In any OF the
lots and premises fronting on Twelfth
street in said City of Detroit within
the units hereinafter mentioned
The Common Council OF the City of
1ctfolt having ordered so much of
twelfth street. from the south curb
line or Bethune avenue on east TO the
north line OF City Limits on west, TO
be graded and paved. notice is here
by given that an assessment has been
made upon all the lots and premises
fronting on said Twelfth street, and
nabie 10 be assessed for said inn
proVemcnt under the provisions OF the
CITY Charter, and that n roll OF said
assessment is now completed, and
viii remain at the Assessors office
in the city OF Detroit, from the date
hereof until Dee. 81. 1915, for the
Inspection OF all persons concerned
therein.
BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
Mary Herber, ]. T. McGiil, Henry N.
h'f'o President.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-09
N0TICE-STREET PAVING
ASSESSMENT
RoARo OF ASSESSORS OFFICE.
Detroit. december 4, 1915.
Paving Notice No. 1896.
NORTHWESTERN AVENUE.

TO william II. Potter. Rose smith.
j. NJ McLennoN. Florence Nicely. Ed
mund Paul, John A. Reynolds. W. J.
Couch. William Paul a n Duane.
Cell9 Sportz. ~. a. Stecher. Oscar J.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-09
FOR PAVING STREETS AND
ALLEYS

Roll No. 1906. For grading and
paving Alexandrine avenue, from the
east line OF H9tings street TO the
west line OF ID. O. Al. * NJ. Il. X.
Kohl No. 1907. For grading and
paving Dillon avenue, from the north
line Of Holden avenue To the south
line of West Grand Boulevard.
Roll No. 1903. For grading and
paving Edmonton avenue, from the
west line OF Grand River avenue 10
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-09
SHRIYER TALKS
OF SMOKES SLUMP
sArs HE II DucouEAaED
wrrE n SHOWING or
Ii TEAN


NoN that Pop has returned 90
Nheeling. Nth his team % ball fass.rs.
the nans are Wantinr 60 kno1 Jasf ~hat
sAed them on their road trip. Ihe man
H&T HaiG last evening that Ne wa~ not
~ ne least ~discouraEed Nifh Ms aEEr.-
cation and that with a change Or tWo in
the lineup and the Injecting Of some
@adi,ionsl hirtnE ABILITY they would
citmb the ladder before many days.
WOW. Pop l. one OF those fellows
ma zoe. Nery nttlc taking and Uh~n
ne does he usually knows whereof he
spcaks Kyle ne ss!d. Nss released Tor
10 cher reason than the fact thar he
need~d q man IN the field with a Iittl@
NOR weight with the stick. He SAID
mar the breaks had been going had Tor
he boys and with a change from for
'lrn % home grounds he thought the
links would leave.
mat there Will b. more changes made
on The team j. In All probability a corr
r.ct guess. but JUS what thesr will b.
Manager Shriy-r WCuid not say last eve
ming " the sentiment OF the fans -
Answered. however. he would put Her
pfrt Hunter on short stop. ~Pop' IL
wise and the only thing that could be
gotten y Of hin last vening- FOR sue
vas that We wili begin 10 climb soon.
Vow n yesterdays has anv-
thtnF 70 do with a. We have aircady
started Tor the top OF the ladder.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-09
CAREER OF BRYAN
tconunued Prom first Pags.)

though instructed IS n delegate for
Champ Clark. Mr.. Bryan caused an
other sensation at the Baltimore con-
%vention In 1912. by his fight on the
Tammanv leaders in the New York
delegation. He switched his support
TO Mr.. Wilson. At a critical moment.
a circumstance to which has peen
ascribed Mr.. Wilson's nomination as
well as the birth Of a personal feud
with Champ Clark.
During the national campaign or
1912. Mr.. Bryan made many speeches
for Mr.. Wilson. principally in the far
west. The two met for the first time
during the campaign at Lincoln. Neb..
when they spoke from the same plat
form eyera times and received a ire
mendouf ovation. Later Colonel r..
NJ. House, a mutual personal friend.
brought them together on the subject
OF the secretaryship Of state. a place
which Mr.. Wilson felt he owed TO Mr..
Bryan because Of the latter's posi-
ton in he Democratic party.
While holding the portfolio Of Sec
rotary Of state. Mr.. Bryan has con-
tinued in the public eve. not alone
through his official acts. but his devo-
ton TO two thinEs-lecturing and poll
tics.
Much Political Gossip.
His editorials in his newspaper. Tho
Commoner. on prohibition and woman
suffrage. the signing Of thousands OF
pledges in temperance meetings where
he spoke and his advocacy of these il
sues irrespective OF the attitude of
silence Of President Wilson have fur
nished political gossip over his plans
and ambitions.
Members of the cabinet who nov
Mr.. Bryan most Intimately declare.
however. that he has always been the
least ambitious man at the cabinet
table. and answering in his political
support Of the President. He Used his
influence in congress TO keep the ranks
OF the administration Democrats solid
for the tarin and currency bills.
The secretary handled personally
the negotiation Of nearly thirty peace
treaties between the United States
and foreign nations. by which all dis
putes were 10 be submitted to an i'm
partial investigation commission for a
year before hostilities could begin.
The delicate negotiations in the jap
anese-Chinese situation recently were
directly In the hands Of Mr. BRYAN.
who consulted with the President con.
stantly.
The numerous questions involved in
the dealings Of the United States with
The factional leaders in Mexico also
absorbed his attention al all hours OF
the day and night.
Mr. Bryan's home life In the capital
has won the admiration OF officials
and d~iplomatists He and Mrs. BRYAN
have entertained lavishly. giving a
series OF iuncheons. dinners and
garden parties during the last two
years.
Secretary Bryan plans 10 return 10
his lectures and editorials.