The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-24
There Are Many Distinguished
Sons of Distinguished Fathers

him to the United states supreme
court In 1902. Justice Holmes owns
many OF his fathers priceless manu-
scripts, and has rare collection OF
books and manuscripts from his
fathers library.
Judge Days Career.
Another member Of the United
States supreme court. William r..
Day, Is the son OF noted Iurist,
Judge Luther Day. OF the supreme
court OF Ohio. Judge Luther Day
was a legal uminary Of his day. and
the younger Day, who now sits on
the bench Of the greatest tribunal In
America, was trained In law almost
from hts cradle.
a wave OF tenderness sweeps over
Washington when they read I'm the
social and official lists the name
Col. Theodore Roosevelt. For the
city has not forgotten the big
hearted American who once lived
here as civil service commissioner,
assistant secretary Of the navy and
president. II seems coincidence
peculiarly apt that his son, Theodore
Roosevelt, jr., today Is assistant
secretary OF the navy.
Like the elder Roosevelt, the Theo-
dore OF today is kecnly interested in
naval affairs, particularly IN avi-
alton. with the Roosevelt auickness
he has grasped the need for naval
aviation and was one Of the most
ardent and effective advocates ~ "A
bigger aviation program for the
navy. Whether or not Colonel Thco-
doro jr., follows his father on and
up the path of fame to tho white
house time alone will tell. but mean
while his career IL watched with
moro than usual interest, not only for
his father's sake but because Wash
ington remembers him as one of tn"
white House boys" during tho stir
ring days OF his fathers administra-
ton.
Roosevelt and Lincoln.
Although only "a years old, MT
Roosevelt has had an active career.
He was engaged In business when
the war broke out. and Immediately
went into service via Plattsburg Of
which he was one Of the earliest and
most earnest advocates. Overseas he
had brilliant record. was wounded.
rose 10 the rank Of colonel. was deco
rated and helped to organize the
American Legion after the armistic"
He is also kcenly Interested I'm the
Boy Scouts of America, OF which ne
is national executive commissioner.
lie has become an author, with one
volume, Average Americans" 20 his
credit.
Another presidents son also lives
in Washington. though he is not In
the service Of the government. This
IL Robert Todd Lincoln. son OF the
martyrcd president. Young az he was
at the time of the civil war, Robert
Lincoln left Harvard law school and
entered the union army. At the end
Of the war he was a captain on Gem
eral Grants staff.
He was n great chum OF his dis
tnguished father. After tho war he
began the practice OF law in Illinois.
Two presidents. Garfield and Arthur,
honored him by making him secre-
tary OF war in their cab nets. He
also served az United States minister
TO Grcat Britain. For many years
he was president of the Pullman
company, but he resigned this post
in 1911. Recently Mr.. Lincoln came
to Washington, whore he now makes
his winter hfme in a delightful old
mansion IN Georgetown, 30l4 y
street northwest.
Dcnby's Road to Fame.
A member of the president official
/ family who became acquainted with
/ official life while a boy Is Secretary
/ OF the Navy Edwin DENLY. whose
| father, the Hon. Charles DENLY, was
| United States minister TO China.
] ~. L III. 10,
/ DENLY lived in China with his par
cnts, and when a young man he
served for ten years in the customs
service OF China under Sir Robert
Hart. He had an eventful career aft
erward as enlisted man in the navy
during the Spanish American war
enlisted man and officer in the ma
rines during the world war. and row
the big boss Of the navy and marine
corps. a coincidence Of his present
service is that many OF the naval Of
ficers now holding high command he
met while boy in China when his
father was American representative
thare. Secretary DENLY was also n
member Of the Fitty-ninth, SiXtieth
and Sixty-flrst congresses.
Tho heroic name Of tho doughty
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the navy of today by his grandson
Col David X. Porter. OF the United
States marine corps, aid to Secretary
Denby. Colonel Porter has only faint
reColleCtions OF his distingIishe ed
graHdsathcr, but is said 10 resemble
him somewhat. The congressional
circles present an unusually large
number OF famous sons of dIstin-
guished fathers or distinguished sons
of famous fathers as the case may be
Sons Succeed Fathers.
Seated in the senate at the present
time are two men who occupy the
seats and toGas Of their sircs-Sen
ator Davis Elkins Of West Virginia
and Senator Frederick Hale, of
Maine. sturdy Old stephen Il. Elk
ins OF West Virginia, a republican
landmark in the senate for many
terms, had not been dead many dayf
when the governor OF West Virginia
'appointed hls son David 90 succeed
him. During the war Senator Dave
Elkins as he is generally known, was
nominated and elected TO succeed
himself. while serving overseas as
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