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THE WASHINGTON POST, SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1906. MEN WHO ARE DOING THINGS SHERBURN M. BECKER The Mayor of Milwaukee. Milwaukee's Millionaire Mayor Milwaukee, has the proud distinction of being governed by the youngest Mayor in the world. He is other things besides being young.

He is a millionaire, ex-cowboy, a fighter from wayback and a real man among men. His name is Sherburn M. Becker. And who is this Sherburn M. Be'ckor the people have placed at the head of that municipality? He is a native ot Milwaukee, born about 29 years ago.

He attended the public (schools of the city, and later went to' Boston where he took a course preparatory to entering Harvard. After leading the latter institution of learning he traveled abroad, visiting nearly all tliu countries of Europe. On his return to Milwaukee he entered the "Marine National Bunk, which his father, Washington Becker, is president, and obtained a general knowledge of the Ho then went west, entered into the sp'rit of the country, became a horseman, a Ufle shot and learned to rops a atebr with the best of them, taking part in a celebrated roping contest at Cheyenne. Back to Milwaukee, in 1902. he decided to try hand in politics, announcing himself as a candidate for Supervisor in the Ward, went out after the secured-iu As a of the Board of Supervisors he started a series of investigations which in unearthing a vast amount of fraud, and saved the county about a year In tho single item of printing.

Ho is the president of the Harsen-Schmitt Tobacco Company. Mr. Becker married Miss Irene Smith, of Ira B. Smith and they hnvej two children. -They have a home 'on Prospect Avenue.

Mayor-elect Becker is but following in the footsteps of his forbears. Who among the oldest generation of Milwaukee does not remember his grandfather, the late Sherburn S. Merrill, a man of indomitable Snergy; a'man who came 'to -Milwaukee in 1850 t.boss a gang of men engaged in building a section of the Milwaukee Mississippi Railroad; who was promoted by step up the railroad ladder until he became the general manager of chn great system, the Chicago, St. Paul Railway, with its thousands of miles of roadway. His srandfatiier on his father's side, Abraham Becker was an able and distinguished man, a lawyer with a large practice, residing in South Worcester, Otsego County, N.

Y. This is the stock from which Sherburn M. Becker It it wonder then that hus overcome, what appeared to be insurmountable obstacles that appalled the older and more experienced members of his party? And what a campaign he put up. He every issue fairly and squarely. There was no dodging, no attempt to curry favor with either of the factions in the Republican party.

Not a dollar was spent by Mr. Becker or agers for other than legitimate campaign expenses. The "touchers" and the "ward healers," 'and the man with the hundred or two votes lingering around in his vest pocket were turned down regardless.of consequences. There was no "grafting" of any T.he campaign was conducted on a lib- eial plan; out it'was alons legitimate lines. Printer's Ir.k was used without There were bands of music, and banners, and a little red fire, but that was all.

The city was traversed-from end to end nightly, and the people sat up and waited hour after' hour unt'1 the hours grew small as midnight faded away, to see and hear the intrepid leivl- er of the new dispensation in Milwaukee Republicanism. It was a red hot campaign alor.g gentlemanly lines. On one occasion when Mr. Becker and his press agent, W. Hooker, were leaving a political meeting in the northwest part -jf the city, as they were journeying along in a hack, an umbrella caught flre and bltzed up so that it had to be thrown out of the hack.

"Who says this is not a red-hot cam- paign'!" remarked Mr. Beckeji "when our umbrellas catch fire airtrroreaten to burn us up." "I have 500 votes that I can turn over tp you," hiccoughed a man with an unshaven face p.iid beautifully discolored eyes, addressing Candidate Becker "ai his headquarters. "Glad to hear it!" "It will take a little-money to hold the feHows in 1 'Better let ranks then!" retorted the candidate, who never seemed to waver jfor a sentence Jti which to express himself. The man with the black eye and the unshaven face volunteered to. give nis figures and.then dropped a.time' until his price was down to SO cents "just to buy himself and another fellow a drink." Another well-drfissed young fellow an advanced stage of intoxication came in with the Information: "I can speak Polish and Gaxman.

I'm a power in south side wards and have been doing a lot of good work down there, but I can't afford to use any more of my own money. It's expensive business" "Just cut out the expense and make your appeals on good citizenship to those susceptible people, 1 Answered Mr. Becker. "Where are the man, mentioning Becker's rival. Mr.

Becker told him. The young millionaire has demonstrated what a rich young man who takes up the cause of the people is able to do. The 61d-fashionaB virtue -of honesty is not played out in It needs only to be mixed with e. little Yankee shrewdness and plenty of per slstence. THE SEPARATE ETON.

Continued from Page 6. day to copy some of the fine models exhibited the fashionable salons. The writer knows several women, even of wealth, who' have tried It and while they have not told the secret of their WORLD'S BEAUTY Baroness Von Sternberg, Wife, of the German Ambassador to America and a Washington Society Leader. wardrobe construction, they took no pains to deny that they were not the creations of world's famous dressmakers. Nothing more fascinating than the French voile 1 gowns, have been shown by the eontourieres this season.

A model In Alice blue Introduces the tunic skirt, which crops up ever and anon. The followers of Dame Fashion are wondering if the coming of another season she will meet with the success that she won with the prin-- cessse frocks which struggled along for four or live seasons before it. created a furore. costume 'in question is Stitched with very narrow soutache braid in a darker shade of blue, the 'trimming forming'a border around the tunic and the skirt proper. The loose little coat is plaited on either having the front finished with narrow revers, rounded off at the top and ornamented with large metal buttons.

The collar: and cuffs are of dark blue taffetas, finished with narrow plaitings of Alice blue silk. Under the coat is worn' at blouse of French net embellished with'heavy cream lace and linen. This Is cer-: tainly the climax of incongruous combinations, but it is impossible to tell how well they look together. The linen is as coarse as the net is fine and bands of outline; the finely tucked yoke, form straps over the shoulders and cuffs for, the elbow sleeves. The net Is white and the linen blue, with handsome embroidered designs worked all over' It The principal feature of another costume noted with the confection In Alice blue voile was the Eton coat of silk and lace.

The model is almost half and half, 'for it is difficult to tell" where the silk leaves and the" lace Bands of taffeta, cross each other at the front over a vest of lace and these are trimmed; with narrow strips of embroidered lace 'that meander around the edge of the jacket tar. The sleeves: are formed overlapping bands of each strap finished with a handsome button, vail falling over cuffs of'elegant Nothing succeeds like success, says the adage and this is no better illustrated than in the growing 'lingerie in. the delicate fabrics of season, linen in particular: The cannot improve upon the material, t-Kerefore are adding subtleties' of Jts A rather, bold, idea an' at-, te'rnoon i gown of linen. The' skirt is'tucked around the below the tucks is bands 'of chifEeii 'all the way around 1 from either.side of the front. T.hls is a continuation' of' two.

panel 1 plaits stitched on of the front which widen suddenly at th'e bottom to form the band and accommodate a trimming of silk covered buttons. There, is a deep girdle of the linen abova which the bodice, shirred to a center piece of lake falls in blouse effect. The handsome vest.of tucked linen lace has opening over It revers of silk trimmed with buttons and the -of course, 1 elbow length with the decorative idea of the bodice repeated in the cuffs. WONDERFUL BALANCE ROCK GARDEN OF THE GO.L An Idea if the Size of this Rock and Its Small Base May Be Had by Comparing It with the Figure Near It. iNEWSPAPERr MRS.

JAMES G. ELAINE The Secon'd-Wife of the Son of the Late James G. Blame, the Daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Hichborn, Whom Rumor Says Is Going to Dakota to Secure a Divorce. NEWSPAPERRCH1 VE.