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secretary to the President. After
holding this job for six years he
became Collector of the Port OF
New York and now is a vice
president of the American Smelt'
ing and Refining Company.
Once Treasury Aide
Charles Dewey Hilles, born in
Ohio, secretary to President Taft,
started his career as an officer
and superintendent of boys in
dustrial school. Then, from the
time he was appointed Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, his
life became insolubly intertwined
in both business and politics. He
is now Republican national COM
mitteeman from the State OF
New York and director and resi-.
dent manager of many COM
panies.
George G. Christian, of Ohio
secretary to President Harding,
was a business man from the
rich Buckeye" State. He came
to Washington with Mr.. Harding
when he was Senator, as his Sec
retary and remained with him
in that capacity until his death.
Then he went to the Shipping
Board and it is now reported
that he is with an association of
diStillerS.
Clark in Washington
Edward T. Clark, of Massa-
chusetts, secretary to President
Coolidge, is vice president Of the
United States Drug Company,
with an office in washington.
George Akerson, of Minnesota,
one of President Hoover's secre-
taries, was washington correspon-
dent for the Minneapolis Tribune.
He allied himself with Mr.. Hoover,
when the latter was Secretary of
Commerce, and stayed with him
part of the time he was in the
White House. Then Mr.. Akerson
accepted a fine offer with NOV
ing picture company. Now, he has
turned down an offer to serve on
the Veterans Bureau, and it is
said that he is one Of the code au'
thorities for a paper association.
The five lawyers are Carmi
Alderman Thompson, now OF Ohio,
secretary to Taft, who practices
law and has numerous business IN.
terests in Cleveland; Joseph Pat
rick Tumulty, of New Jersey:
picturesque secretary to President
Wilson, who, it is told, could al
ways evade repertorial questions
with rollicking stories. He has a
law office in washington and
practices both here and in Jersey
City; Everett Sanders, Hoosier
lawyer, politician and secretary to
President Coolidge, practices here;
C. Bascom Slemp, Of Virginia, Sec
retary to President Coolidge,
politician, coal operator and real
tor, has an office in Washington:
Walter Hughes Newton, of Mime
sofa, secretary to President
Hoover, lawyer, politician and
public servant, is back in Wash.
ington, working once more at law.
Three In Secretariat
Today there are three men who
represent the White House Sec
retariat. First comes Louis Nc
Henry Howe, born in Indiana,
who has been with Mr.. Roosevelt
since 1915. He worked up from
being secretary to the Assistant
Secretary to the job Of personal
secretary. There he has re-
manned and, if rumor is to be
believes, will stay, as long as he
lives.
The other two are Stephen
Tyre Early, assistant secretary
to the President since 1888,
on e-time newspaperman a d
representative Of Paramount
News. captain of infantry in the
World War and Baptist, and Mar.
vim Hunter Mcintyre. The latter
was special assistant to the Sec
retary of the Navy in charge Of
public relations when and after
the time Mr.. Roosevelt was AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy. He
also was a Washington represen-
tative of newsreel companies. He
came back into the political field
in 1882 as publicity representa-
tive of Governor Roosevelt'S
presidential campaign.
What these men will do when
the time comes for another
President is problematical. In
the back of their minds this
question must always be simmer
ing.