Show SHAW TAKES THE OATH N Secretary of the Treasury Takes Possession and Assumes Duties of His Offico Washjngton Feb 1Jt1030 oclock this inornlhg j In the presence of the chief officials of the Treasury department depart-ment Senator Dolllvcr and nearly all of Iowas delegation In the lower house of Congress and other friends former Gov Leslie M SHaw of Iowa took the prescribed oath or office as Secretary of the Treasury succeeding Lyman J Gage Tho oath was administered by Jus tice Shlras of the United States Supreme Su-preme court in the largest of tho Sec retarys officerooms In the treasury building Secretary Shaw was warmly congratulated by each person present upon his accession to his high office Tho retiring Secretary was among the first to grasp his hand and as he did so said Mr Secretary I congratulate you and wish for your administration the highest possible degree of success Secretary Shaw responded I thank you air most sincerely and IC my suc cess shall be anything like that of my predecessor shall he fully satisfied The new and retiring Secretaries then received all of the officials and clerks In the treasury building to the number of 2000 Secretary Gage has the love and respcctof the ofllclala and clerks ot tho department to a remarkable degree as was shown In their leavotaklng |