Douglas Island news., 1920-07-16
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 JOHN B. PAYNE
Secretary of Interior Who Was m Juneau Tuesday Once Drove
 Turkeys

ANAaNIH
 .Gohblo. eobblo'" A dock or iur- teu coming aloue lhc road BOO rmr Behind ttcm young white man. Virginia negro and a ma.l boy helping to drive Che birds
 Tho mau boy twelve years old. was John Bar,oF Payne. who. now @ man of Gy-ayc. has become scrc- my ol Che interior n President Wilson's ubno.
 The day hc hordcd turkeys was tlo occasion ol hIa 1mt visit Go Washington and hc icw dollars he earned by driving those turkeys on ho wa, from thc vIlagc of Orleans Va were spent for shotgun. pose
 .ou of which was his car'ict mm- huor Th. young man whom he accompanied 0n tho drive was his rhool teacher and tho tukcya wore Ono property ol m Orleans merchant
 Uut Uho 0ut money over earned by One boy nas gained by chickens HIs a.hor was hc vlaeo doctor and incidentally mrmor Uo gave Co mole Joun whom Che latter was ten yoa-. o.d. rooster and two outlets uH which to start a 0ork of his own The yome..ar had D separate crrEm house %. ha own and sold 10 u. Iocn merchants h.s eggs and hroIer
 John VII. one ol a hIs lumly he had four bio.lor and five sisters When his school lay- at Orleans wore o,.r he studied law and later prac- tcu uat profession u Chicago whore Ie became Iudec of thc su. pr.or Court During tHo late war he uas general ..m.oI .o Che United Stat. s.mn. Board and tho uil- rUl administration Uc bcamo chairman or Che shipping board nearly n yo.r ago and held that iob mu appointed secretary Of Che u- .ror
 Jmeo Payne brought into tho cab- m.I n now and worry breezy element I...nr che whater. Inc .a other. wis. reminder ol "uneie Jerry m.k. e.WhH. .r.ary of arricui- mc m .o tae brm with tho mmo .or.o.dly hm~ and a chronic robe. aunl convention. uc oails a
 Iic nd. and about him thorc mo "Ioe
 Ordinarily .he anom or a mem b.r %. m. oab.ro. H vigorously mdm aumI nrulc-a and Go ohun aIm. or .o thc presence U Ummu . "n i'm private uEo n h.aoIne UuIm whIo his ante. uoom nr~m. melancholy scene .ue "u.H. h.ne usually content to ohum each Tn hs um a word with Ia. mr.ta e.ro...y
 WM trr new secretary or One .u- tuIor t .s dI.r.rt The door of In. nrw.c oU.e s wide open al tne umc Anybody ou walk right i'm Groups ot people eo In and out .mIrue abor he desk while ho .uUs Io .l.m Ho av that hc can do m.n. much me.or chat way
 \ couple ol days al,cr hc was ina det.I into h's now o0Icc tho Iude. happened fo aoH.. a couple Of negro me.nrcr I'm mo hal outside hs artmoom "Waat do you do2' ho asked
 .Us m.e" replied one Of Che . .sarueI ueuo.. .ammune 'Wc ia ho. for .mereon..oa uh.'
 Thuo umt any merrcucic. around h.r.." .a.d thc secretary "Go .to Mr. Hmt.y my private secretary and tcI l.m to get you some work .ta da."
 0re day a high oI'c.al Of thc de- uament speaking of nu expected visitor who had made am appoint mn. bv phone. said to Che judge. "I dmt think you want to sec that mm Ue sa crook"
 "C.oos che" vaa Che rop'y ." donf give damn Ifhoa tho crook. eIe crook ba side Of Hadc h, can zoe me"
 Whon hc sathar his chief men to. eo.her form conference hc does mol attempt fo Iomaate. but tries to ec. .et u. r.H y..w. ol cach onc "Wha' do you think abo1, thlse" he win ay Recently much consideration Inns haI to bc given Co Che lmd Iens aw which governs coal lands. ou ard. e.c. on tho nuhl, domain. mostly m lho West n, asked the eorornor of the states tc pick ouf representative mon ac 1uautcI wien rbac matters and .mJ them .o Washington to talk Co him and hrch Che business out Practical working regulations ar,