Show r rr E. E r r T. T E MEREDITH SUCCEEDS HO HOUSTON STO N-I N Edwin T. T Meredith of Des Moines Iowa portrait herewith has become a member of the Wilson cabinet succeeding suc sue f. f reeding n David F. F t Houston as serve serves serve's secretary secretary secre secre- s a t tary of agriculture Mr Houston was wan t sworn In as secretary of the treasury rl replacing Carter Glass who took his U f seat sCat at In the senate to fill out the un- un expired term terra of the late Senator Marr Martin Martin Mar Mar- r tin of Virginia r v r y b 3 These changes leave only four of yi y 1 2 the orl original inal members o ig of President 4 fl Wilsons Wilson's official famil family and n one n nSf of Sf these Franklin K Lane secretary of ot the interior department has announced an that he will retire to private life Ufe fe The others are fire Secretary of the tha fr l r Navy Daniels t Postmaster General Genera Burleson and Mr Houston 4 Mr Meredith the new agricultural i li tural department head is the editor l of Successful Farming and president resident yd of the Associated Advertising Clubs Cluba of the World He also is a director of the Chicago Federal Reserve bank and was one of the excess profits advisers adviser's advisers ad ad- of the treasury department Reduce the number of middlemen eliminate useless employees and nd encourage encourage en en- courage their return to the farms to help Increase production of food That was the message brought to the capital by the new nev secretary of agriculture |