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Show CHARGES GRAFT IN CANAL ZONE mt!vwiljUUit!j'it;jUttWtifHtkm Henry Y. llalnoy, Illinois congressman who alHHaiHSN'Hnl It 9 litf spent clfiht ilnys on tho Isthmus of Pannmn nnd jHrnPaBKOH fl S returned with n story of graft In the commlsnury tSjj3 ! tt& doimrtmcnt nnd tainted meat Borved to tho men Mi" $tiPl nt cxtortlonnto prices, Is famous In Washington ftf ilij for tho biography hu wroto of himself for the con- Spvlfe'"4 lni Kresslonat directory of tho Flfty-clghth congres. 8fvn 11 wnB "1'H m0Ht n,oa(-'Bt 8ctc'' Ibnt Hon i3l Homy lirought with him to Washington from his SPIW"'yslllfP Illinois home. Twixb this ho had written tho night rHStliHllli tho yol"'a Wuro c0,,ntct, Aml tl,ls 8kctc'1 l' OTHU'HrVtt pented only once., It wns In only one Issue. Hon WTOSAjWi' Mj Henry got wise. Ho rowroto It. W''!577 "Hunry T. Uaincy, Democrat," says tho orlg ,!Wm4 llml slu1'0'1 of Hon. Henry, 'was born at Cnrroll "i WIfMrA ton in ' August 20, I860, nnd has resided In tht VfflfflwA plnco of his birth nit his life. Ho was educated In tho public hchools of his native town, nt Knox neademy nnd at Knox col lege, nnd nt Amherst college, from which latter Institution ho wns grnduated with honors In with the degree of A. 11." "Three yenrs Inter Amherst collego conferred on 'him tho degreo of A. M for post-grndunto work. Studied law for two yenrs hftor his graduutlon from Amhoist college In Union College of Law, Chlcngo, graduating 11. L. In 1885 being tho valedictorian In n class of over CO. "In tho earlier part of his career as a lawyer ho was master In chnnccr of Grccno county for six years, resigning that position on account of hit rapidly lncrenslng lnw practice. "Mr. Hnlncy Is a closo student, n thorough lawyer and enjoys n largt practice In Grccno and adjoining counties. His cases can bo found In nlmost every volumo of tho supremo and appellate court reports for tho Inst ten years, during which tlmo he has contributed as much as any Inwycr In his part of tho stnto toward shnplng the case lnw of his state. "Ho belongs to tho Knights of Pythias, tho Independent Order of Oda Follows, tho Modern Woodmen, tho Mutual Protcctlvo Lcnguo nnd tho Elks. Ho hns nlways been an active party worker and his sorvlccs havo always ieon freely given to his pnrty. "Ho wns nominated by tho Democratic convention at Jacksonville August 20, 1902, the forty-second nnnlversary of his birth. There Is more, but what's tho uso? This most rcmnrknblo of all con gresslonnl blogrnphles disappeared after ono Issue. Later directories give no hint of Hon. Halncy's extraordinary rlso and wonderful qualifications. MAY BE PRESIDENT OF CUBA Joso Miguel Momex, leader In tho Liberal $)Utl()ffiHnMn,4$H4ftffl) party, may bo tho next president of Culm, .a fact iliilil which may complicate mnttcrs for tho United tgj minill States. Tho Liberal pnrty Is mnilo up of tho lll mnsscs, tho negroes, tho Uliterntcs. Reports from ijjffiBK Sli! tho Interior of Cuba say that as tho cano harvest HHpWj fiiiill ends tho blacks aro growing restless. They aro itHi ?y Av.y . . Itutffil gathering rifles nnd machetes for tho next rcvo- VyAW aBilll Jose Miguel Gomez comes from tho province jjpP . VhBhI of Snnta Splrltu, Is n ranchman nnd tho son of X yajBBIw a ranchman. Ho hns been In tho cnttlo .business , tVra MMW all his life except when ho has been busy carrying IIIlOTVi on revolutions against tho government. Ho has OSwKXttx comparntlvely llttlo education, but has natural ViNKIMCvHU ability, great force of character and qualities for WviW'V leadership. Ho has been In three wnrs and wears I vvSV' N tho stars of a major general, confer! ed upon himself by himself In token of Ida supremo nuthorlly In the Llberul party and his rank as commander-in-chief In tho last revolution, although ho saw no fighting. Gomez was In tho United States when tho revolution was being organized organ-ized by other Liberal leaders after IiIh defeat for tho presidency, and upon his" return was nrrested and sent to prison as n conspirator. Secretary Taft ordered his release and since then ho has been trying to reorganize his admirers ad-mirers with a view of securing another nomination for president. During tho war for independence ho fought under Garcia, but abandoned him twice becauso of dissatisfaction or Jealousy and returned to his homo. Ho wat accused of temporizing with tho Spanlnrds, but tho charge was never proven. For threo or four years prior to tho recent presidential election ho was superintendent of tho sugar estates of Cobollos & Co. of Now York and Sllvora, their agent in Havana, who recently failed for several millions ol dollars and dragged them down with him. Gomez was n member of tho Modcrato party until ho had a quarrel with President Pal ma about two years ago, when ho went over to tho Liberals, and theyimndo him their candldnto for president becauso ho was tho political boss of tho stnto of Santa Clara. WILL WED A ROCKEFELLER HHJHJJBJHJHHHJffl Murccllus Hartley Dodgo, at 2G a director in jjjffllfM some of tho country's most poworful corporations, liliHiBMiiiiill 1b a b'cy young man. When his classmates at tJl4SSijj Columbia voted him ono of tho threo luckiest men tjjljB' jByiili C0"CB 'n 19"3, as much for his personality at '111 for n,s 'nncr'tance of $C0,000,000 from his ma-llwSfc ma-llwSfc terna' grandfather, Marcollus Hartley, young -vr Jwjjj Dodgo was vastly pleased. Now comes his en-Sil en-Sil ILL) M II sagemont to Miss Etjiel Rockefeller, daughter ol gl2l Mil William G. Rockefeller. They aro tho richest ilfflflKS? JfillL llliii young couplo in tho United States. liliifl6 ii Whllo at Columbia, young Dodgo was elected iiiiiSPtatt head of tho college Y. M. C. A. and president of sSjBr' AMMmik '''8 clnss. Ho was a member of tho track team jUflfla M WmVlM' alul C0XBWnln of b'B class crew quite a bit for lmM fMlIfffim nny young man to achlovo in his college course Ho decided to return the compliment that his Columbia classmates had paid him by doing something worth while. So with his aunt, Mrs. Helen Hartley Jenkins, ho presented a $300,000 dormitory to Columbia on his graduation, grad-uation, as a momorlal to his grandfather, More luck camo thick and fast oven beforo tho young man loft college. His grandfather was dead and his directorate in tho Kqultnblo Life, In which ho wns ono of tho lurgost stockholders, was vacant. Tho othor directors promptly put tho college boy In his place. Ho snld good-by to his classmates and wont down to work In tho big Uroadwny ofllcos of his grnndfathor's great concern, tho Hnrtley Arms com 'pany. Thoro ho Is working to this day. Tho big factory Is at Hrldgoport, Conn., and tho young man is a familiar figure up thero, going over tho business busi-ness founded by his grandfather so many years ago. Ho has becomo so busy n man that ho has glvpn up all outdoor sports, although athlotlcs had boon his forte. TRAINED TO SUCCEED FATHER Louis W. Hill, who has beoa elected presl- rxmmmnmm,ntn dont of tho Groat Northern railroad, has been co ljSJffilmi m 1 prcsldont of tho road. Ho Is tho elder son of J. fSvlM 6 I. Hill, who has trained both his sons for rail- :tg0jK5::f road work, Hoth Louis und James ao graduates 1P IwMSilt of Yalo, and both havo gono through every do- tf Mapi: partnient of tho Great, Northern road, from tho $ffl&-. vyU5 construction work to tho executive offices, spend S-VJJS WfRj In six months or a year In fanilllarlislng thorn- SifS' xs? solves with each, and obtaining a practical know- Spmfe f y3jfcjtf odgo of tho mothods which havo been used with SMlfe'HSv such enormous success by their fathor- II WlMPlBkAlMlii I Tho votoran railroad chief has been appoint i?wli1BBtlrtffi:aK cd chairman of tho board of dircctois, a position It! ffjfWro?BBjr I' carrying oven greater authority than that of pros- !&fM!HSp .Awii Idont, without its burden of detail work. ' Frank II. McGulgnn has been olccted first vice prtsldont. Mr. McGulgar will havo direct charge of tho operating department. Tho other ofllcors ol Mio hoard remain ns at present, Tho company'o business has doubled In Mio last flvd or six yeais. Louis Warren Hill pobscbsob many of tho traits Df hln mthor. Ho 1b a persistent vorkor, and, chlofly thiough his own offorta, vorktfd up to tho presidency of tho ICaotorn Railroad company of Minnesota and Inter to tho vice presidency of his futher'u road. About flvo years ago ho married Meudw Vaa Cortlimdt Taylor, daughter I of Cortlaudt M. Tavlor of Now Yrir |