. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . s L. L. was received from Washington and LeeUniversity. On July 5, 1902 he was married to Miss ElizabethLeopold, of Pottstown, Pa. During 1896 and 1897Mr. Baker served as private secretary to Post-master General Wilson. He began to practicelaw at Martinsburg in 1897. He became city soli-citor of Cleveland, Ohio in 1902 and served in thiscapacity for ten years. He was mayor of Clevelandfor the terms 1912-1914 and 1914-1916. On March7, 1916 he was appointed Secretary of War by Presi-dent Wilson ; in this capacity he served until March4, 1921. In


. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . s L. L. was received from Washington and LeeUniversity. On July 5, 1902 he was married to Miss ElizabethLeopold, of Pottstown, Pa. During 1896 and 1897Mr. Baker served as private secretary to Post-master General Wilson. He began to practicelaw at Martinsburg in 1897. He became city soli-citor of Cleveland, Ohio in 1902 and served in thiscapacity for ten years. He was mayor of Clevelandfor the terms 1912-1914 and 1914-1916. On March7, 1916 he was appointed Secretary of War by Presi-dent Wilson ; in this capacity he served until March4, 1921. In March, 1921 he was appointed com-manding colonel. Officers Reserve Corps. Mr. Baker is now a member of the law firm ofBaker, Hostetler and Sidlo, of Cleveland, is known personally by many of our employesin Martinsburg and by other men in our train ser-vice who have met him on his frequent trips overthe Baltimore and Ohio. M British and French are now talkingin the open. The Pope is interestedand the League of Nations grows daily. stronger because of its successin lesser matters, Lord RobertCecil now represents Englandin the League—all these thingsare li<)i)eful; but as yet no worldbrain or world heart has gener-ated an idea or a pity bigenough to .save the can only watch and pray. Friends Everywhere R. ERNEST KEMP isa member of the build-ers supply firm ofKemp and in Balti-more. He knows many Balti-more and Ohio people andalways routes his freightBaltimore and Ohio, if he likes the people and theservice. Recently one of his manu-facturers came to Baltimorefrom Chicago via competingroad and expected to returnthat way. But he did Kemp told him about theCapitol Limited and severaldays later he received a letterfrom the man in Chicago, withthe following postscript: You can tell your Baltimore andOhio friends that the Capitol Limitedis a very good train and that it equalsanything I have ridden on in theJnited States. As a Baltimore


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