ALDRICH, MILDRED

(853), author: b. Providence, R. I. A resident of France. Her recent works relate to the World War in that country and include Hillio on the Marne (1915); Told in a Frenci Garden (1916): On the Bdge of the Zone (1917); Peak of the War Load (1918): and When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1919). (1841-1915), an American legislator; in bd. Foster, R. I. As the son of a poor farmer, he had very little early education and from the age of 12 to 16 served as _a clerk in a countr y store. By his own efforts he then manag ed to enter Green wich Acade my, from which he graduated in 1857. He then entered largé a wholesale house, in Providence, later becoming in teres ted in local politic s. In 1869 he was elected to the Commo Council n of the city, where he quickl y attracted attention as an authority on € and especially on finances. In 1875 he was elected to the State Legislature, where he was speaker of the House during 1876. In that same year he was elected to Congre , to fill a vacancy. In 1881 he was re-elected, but soon after resigned to represent his state in the U. 8S. Senate. Here he served for nearly twenty-five years, finally refusing to accept renomination after his last term had ended, in 1911. For over twenty years he was Republican leader in the Senate. His name stands forth prominently as a great authority on national banking and finance and is especially a ociated with the pa ing of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill, in 1910. He was an ardent protectionist, the leader of conservative elements.