The Dolores star., 1916-01-28

| characteristic ia concerned. but there
are times when the fires break loose
ami expend their flames on the head
OF the offender. II 10 said that one
or two such things have happened In
the career Of Joseph r. Davies. There
are Q good many men In public lie
and In business lifo who are likely to
become offenders against the proper
ties of government and business. and
on such as these the Celtic temper
sometimes breaks.
There is one thing that 10 certain.
Joseph q. Davies loves his home state
and he has an abiding affection for his
educational alma mater. He attended
the public schools Of Watertowu. WIS.,.
graduated from the high school In
1894 with a class Of which he was the
valedictorian. He at once entered the
University Of wisconsin and was
chosen president Of the freshman
class. On graduation he was both
class day and commencement orator.
While he was attending the university
he was made athletic instructor. He
was one Of the winning team In the
Illinois Wisconsin intercollegiate de-
bate. He graduated In law In 1901.
and in the year following he was made
temporary chairman Of the Democrat
ic state convention.
At the beginning Of his administra-
ton President Wilson gave Mr.. Davies
an opportunity to accept Or decline
two high ofices Of government, the
assistant secretaryship Of war and
the governor generalship Of the Phil
ippines. Both Of these oflces the Wis
consin man declined. Later, however.
he accepted the position Of commits
sioner of corporations. plass which
his record in tho law made him seem
peculiarly nt
Into the campaign Of 1912 In behalf
Of Woodrow Wilson Mr.. Davies en-
tered a. . battling figure He was -
prominent in the Wilson movement
in the middle West and the West -
was the Princeton man. william Il.
McCombs. In the East. Mr.. Davies
was q Wilson follower prior 70 the
nomination Of the present president
at Baltimore. At the convention h0
Joined forces with Mr.. McCombs IN The
tEuk8Ao "AlCA Ak4AAAy Wo8 oOS&SDSeS1
in securing the presidents nomination.
During the election campaign Mr..
Davies directed the Democratic forces
in virtually all the western and mid
die western states.
Here 10 Mr.. Davies definition Of the
government body over which he Pre-
sides as chairman:
I'VE might put It this way" hs
said. The trade commission II tho
tramc police force to sec that the
rules of the road ON what We may
term the industrial highways Of the
nation are maintained. Il II TO oom-
pei the big touring car. I'm the uss q
those highways. not to disregard the
rights Of the little one, but to accord
It it's due share Of the road"
Washington men have characterised
this as q rather striking charactefiaa-
ton of the functions Of the trade com
mission. OF course the big touring
caf is big business" and the small
touring car 10 little business"
The government. ever since men
began to think progressively, has
been trying to get fair trade oondi-
tons. Joseph q. Davies Of Wisconsin
today 10 ut the head Of the commits
sion which has this work In large part
| in hand. He has not BEEN long In
the present once. The future 70 ahead
Of him and It II up to him to make -
good in his new ONCE a. the records
show beyong cavil that he has made
good in other walks Of life.