Evening star., 1924-06-13

counter Of Don Cameron. where food
OF excellence and abundance unbe-
lteVable in these days was dispensed.
Two of the greatest of these men are
Charles g. Dawes and Gen. John J.
Pershing, who likewise began his
career in Lincoln, having gone there
On his first detail from West Point
to drill cadets of the Nebraska State
University. The lifelong intimate
friendship between the two began in
never let Pershing forget it. In his
journal of the Great War. Dawes
records his first meeting with the
commander-in-c chief of the A. e. F..
in the beautiful house lent Pershing
for a Paris residence by Ogden Mills.
Spoofs Gen. PerxhinE.
John said Dawes solemnly. roll
ing his eyes around the stately draw :
ing room in which they sat, when l
contrast these barren surroundings
with the luxuriousnesS of our early
life in Lincoln, Neb., it does seem that
a good man has no real chance in the
world And Pershing replied char
acteristically: Don't it beat hell?'
The command in-chief was more
sion when he was host at dinner
party in the Paris residence. Dawes
leaned across the table and begged
him to give the lady on his right, a
parsonage in Paris society, some rem
iniscenses of the splendid old Span
whom in their early days they had
so often dined."
Launched Legal Career.
At Lincoln, however, Dawes
launched successfully into his legal
career, leaving the Don Cameron
lunchroom days behind, and becom- :
ing, as a partner in the law nrm OF
Dawes, Coffroth < Cunningham,
leader among public utility counselors
in the state. He later acquired IN
terests in gas plants throughout the
west, developing large holdings IN
several states. =;
Dawes was personally popular IN
Lincoln. although he hotly opposed
the towns idol, William Jennings
Bryan. then at the apex Of his fame
as boy orator. of the Platte and
aDostle of the free-silver movement
These two men debated pupncly on
the free-silver question, and out o.
Dawes books, The Banking system
of the United States" in 1894
Moved to Wisconsin.
Moving to Wisconsin in 1894. he be-
came president of the La Crosse Gas
Light Company, and later move to
the south brought him to- the presi1
dency of the Northwestern Gas. Light
and Coke Company of Evanston, ILL.,.
which eventually was merged into
the Peoples Gas Light and Coke
Company, supplying Chicago.
Following his activity on behalf OF
President Mckinley in Illinois during
the campaign of 1896, and partly on
account Of that activity and his book
on the Ranking System OF the United
States" Dawes was named controller
Of the currency, which post he held
from 1888 to 1901. after which Gin
1902 he organized the Central Trust
Company of Illinois. He was the ac-
tive head of this enterprise until Jan
uary, 1921, when he accepted the
Craftsmanship of the board of direc-
tors. relinquishing personal direction
of affairs to a new chief executive.
In France, 1917-19I9.
In 19l7-1919 he served in France.
most of the time as chairman of the
general purchasing board. which han
died the supplies for the American
forces. In 1922 he served as the
first director of the budget in the
administration of President Harding
In the two fatter posts his battle
cry was coordination. and in both