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Show I NEWTON D. BAKER, SELECTED FOR WAR OFFICL, I PACIFIST AND FRIEND OF MR. WILSON BHHWHBBBL -S BSr$-N'l'V"YaHBVBBBBHHHk V'--BHBHBBBHHHHMI? I tl kkBtHP'?, "' ,v l ' " ' . kr kkS f H 'A wivL .?''' li-- ' !N-J-.feii .?& 1 I H ii-vr ci, 4BkBB-irv . ' i vsifcsA j, !& I !i 'i Wtm yMZH:sr W ' ""kBlK I V I . NEWTON D.BAKER. AND HIS CHILDREN ' . j I Newton D. Haker of Cleveland O., selected by President Wilson for the position of secretary of ..'or, will u the younKt H member of the cabinet. He was forty-four jenrs old In December. Thu next youngest member Is David 'K. Houston, see- retary of agriculture, who was fifty on Feb 17. When President Wilson was forniliiK his cabinet Just prior to his In-B In-B auguratlon three years ngo, ho twice offered tho secretaryship of the Intel lor to Mr. linker, who declined. Ilotween the president and Mr. Haker a deep feeling of mutual friendship und ndmlration exists. Tho president haa followed, Mr. Ha- kcr's public career closely and Is credited with ngreelnK with the Ideals of the former mayor of Cleveland. It Is under-I under-I stood that Mr. Maker Is a strong pacifist. The president Is anxious to obtain as secretary of war an experienced lawyer on account of tho many questions of law with which the head of th war department Is called upon to deal. Mr. I Haker filled that requirement. After cnm'asslni; many names therefore tho president came back to Mr. Haker nnd of- fercd him the portfolio. Mr. Daker was not nnxlaus to take public olllcn again. Ho had been city solicitor nnd mayor of A Cleveland for fourteen years and wanted to resume Ids law pinctlco. He la married nnd has three children, shown In ths L accompanying picture Hetty, Jack nnd Peggy, the baby.) 6. ) ' |