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Show ASSUMES TREASURY POSITION. Beekman Wlnthrop Made Assistant to Cortelyou. Washington. Ueokmnn Wlnthrop, of Now York, formorly governor of Porto Rico, has assumed tho posltlou (New Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.) of assistant Bcorotnry of tho troasury, for which ho was rccommondod by Socrotnry of tho Tronsury Cortolyou. Mr. Wlnthrop Is about 32 years old, a Harvard grnduato and a' personal friend of Presldont Roosovolt. Ho wont to tho Philippines sovoral years ngo as assistant cxocutlvo secretary to tho Philippine commission, nnd during dur-ing that tlmo ho sorvod as socrotary to William II. Taft. |