New Britain herald., 1928-02-25

fession at the age of 5S. He has also made his mark in the political world. having been governor Of Alaska during the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt, who | was an intimate friend.
 Although he was not native of this city, he has many relatives here. Among them are l.. s. Sheldon of Kensington, with whom he lived | during his two-year term at the normal school. The Sheldon family home was on Main street at that time, however. Other relatives are Mir. Sheldon's two daughters, Miss Eva Sheldon of Kensington and Miss Lena Sheldon, who is m Pawtucket, R. !. Mis- Marian Sheldon. a teach CT in the schools of this city for many years. Mrs. A. r. Futile and Kenneth R. Futile are also relatives.
 MT. Clark lived in Ashford, Conn.,. his native home for many years. In 1885 he came to this city to com plete his education for teachers career. He attended school at the old Normal school building which Is now the Walnut HNl school. He went to Wesleyan college after being principal of a school in South Manchester for a time. He was grad uated from the institution and then went to Washington, D. C., where he soon became a writer. For a | time he was political writer for New York papers. It was while he was working in that capacity that 1 he became acquainted with the late President Roosevelt. He was as signed to accompany the president on q 'stumping tour" They soon became friendly and the president | named Mir. Clark to the governor ship of Alaska.
 Four years of success featured his term in Alaska. He proved to be able and was lauded on several occasions for administrative moves that aided the country. His popu- larity with the people in Alaska was unquestionable.
 When the late President Wilson l was elected in 1912. Mir. Clark re- signed and rsentered the newspaper field. this time as publisher. He bought the Charleston Daily News. which at that time was in the sec ond rate class. and raised it from ohscurity to a place hs one of the leading papers in that section of tho south.
 1 Mir. Clark had a severe handicap 1 from the beginning. In the first place the paper Was to follow poll cies which were new to that part , Of the country. It was to be a repub- lican paper. Through his progress sive spirit he brought the paper through it's most trying years and now it is considered model for other papers. l Nothing was spared in the effort 10 advance the paper. Machinery h the best money can buy, the offices are equipped with the best of fur niture in a new building which was constructed about six months ago. It has a large circulation and reaches people for hundreds of miles about 1 CnaEleSloH.
 Success has not made MT. Clark forget his old friends and relatives in this city or the city itself. Recent lv he met a New Britainite in Charleston and spent much time dis cussins New Britain and his friends, He visits this city at intervals ana in the summer he sees his mother at her summer home at Crescent Beach.
 He retains a high regard for I. S. Sheldon, with whom he lived M this city, and had planned to DC present at the latter's s0th birthday party last summer. but pressure or
 business prevented him from mak- ing the trip. He is planning trip to come here soon at which time he
 will make an effort to become bet
 ter acquainted with his former
 home he. said.