The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-21

, must have been the first impress
sions Of me Of those splendid Off.
GERS and dear friends--so used to
conventional military methods OF
statement and address - when
breathing fire and birthstone, made
my incursions into the system after
results, my mind fixed upon the
red-hot poker of dire necessity
pressed against the lower part of
my back and oblivious to nicely of
expression or conventional forms of
military salutation."
knowing that "the general" plays
the piano, the violin and the flute
and has written several compost
tons, l asked him about his love
for music. This recalled the famil-
lar story that his parents, fearing
he would growupto be a poorly paid
musician. had forbidden him to play
and that he had sneaked upstairs
with . flute under his coat-choos-
ing the flute because it was easily
concealed and because the notes
could not be heard outside his room
HALF Of that story is true and
half Of it is untrue" Dawes replied.
while my father wouldn't let me
take music lessons for fear l might
choose music rs q career, he didn't
object to me playing. So l never
took . music lesson in my life."
Enjoys Music
Music has given him solace
throughout life. When comptroller
Of the currency in his early days
he used to 60 to the White House
and play the piano for the invalid
wife Of President Mckinley. While
chief Of the A. E. F. supply forces
in France he kept a piano in his
bedroom ut his Paris hotel to af-
ford relaxation after a hard days
work. While head of the Dawes
commission to Europe he once be-
came 50 interested while playing
the piano at the home of an Amer
lean consul that he forgot all about
an important session with gold
braided diplomats. In Washington
now he spends many Of his even
ings with his family in the music
room Of his home.
Born In Ohio in 1865
Charles Gates Dawes was born
April ~, 1865, at Marietta, O., the
son Of General Rufus r. Dawes,
commander of the famous "Iron
Brigade" Of the Civil War. He was
graduated from Marietta College
and Cincinnati Law School and in
1887 went to Lincoln, Neb., to live
with m uncle and begin the prac-
tice Of law.
After seven years that produced
little law practice-but 4 friend
ship that was later to shape his
whole career-he began investing
in public utilities with borrowed
money. Then he moved to Evans
ton, m. This was the dawn Of the
era Of public utilities; he induced
John Walsh, the famous Chicago
utilities nagnate, to back him, and
success followed success. When, II
80, he became McKinley's Illinois
campaign manager, he was already
wealthy. After election, Mckinley
appointed Dawes comptroller Of cur
yency.
The Lorimer Scandal
Then came the "Lorimer bank
scandal"
Dawes met Mckinley through
William Lorimer, . Chicago bank
er and politician. Lorimer was
Dawes political friend for years. II
1912 Lorimer's bank was in trouble.
Dawes, head Of . big bank in Chi
cago, was appealed to for hid. With
ont consulting his directors, Dawes
eloaned" Lorimer's bank 81 ,25O, 900
The mony really never changed
hands. ]. was merely shown to the
bank examiner, and it satisfied him
But Lotimer's bank later failed and
the story came out. Dawes bank
wes SOD By Lorimer's depoeitors
and > 5u1gment for u ,4O0, 900 OBJ
tanned. After - years "a IL courta
this - finally whit&JAd down to
Tiiss1s 4 nowss ~ ~ ~ IN.
| noc1ntiy trying y aid "a Old friend,
TIT - ~ guilty o1 ~ eopscicus
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