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WALLACE 275 WALLACE "Geographical Distribution of Animals"; "Natural Selection" (1870) ; "Miracles and Modern Spiritualism" (1874) ; •Australasia" (1879); "Island Life" ALFRED RUSSELL WALLACE (1880) ; "Land Nationalization" (1882) ; "Bad Times" (1885) ; "Darwinism" (1889); "The Wonderful Century" (1898) ; and many scientific and popular papers. He died in 1913. WALLACE, HENRY CANTWELL, an American editor and public official, born in Rock Island, 111., in 1866. After graduating from Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1892, he engaged in farming and in the breed- ing of pure-bred live stock. He was also professor of dairjdng at the Iowa State College, from 1893 to 1895. After hav- ing been connected with several farm papers, he became, in 1895, manager and assistant editor of "Wallace's Farmer," and from 1916 was editor of this paper. He was a member of the executive com- mittee of the United States Live Stock Industrial Commission. During the World War he was a member of the Na- tional War Work Council of the Y. M. C. A., chairman of the Iowa War Work Council. He became Secretary of Agriculture in the cabinet of President Harding, assuming office on March 4, 1921. WALLACE, HUGH CAMPBELL, an American diplomat, born at Lexington^ Mo., in 1863. He was educated in public and private schools of his native town, and under private tutors. He was a member of the Democratic National Committee in 1892, 1896, and 1916; a delegate-at-large from the State of Washington to the Democratic National conventions of 1896 and 1912; and took a prominent part in the national cam- paigns of 1892, 1912, and 1916. In Feb- ruary, 1919, President Wilson appointed him United States Ambassador to France. WALLACE, JOHN FINDLEY, an American civil engineer, born at Fall River, Mass., in 1852. He was educated at Monmouth (111.) College and at the University of Wooster, and received honorary degrees from Monmouth Col- lege and from Armour Institute. From 1871 to 1876 he was assistant United States engineer on the upper Mississippi river, and in connection with the im- provements of the Rock Island rapids. Beginning with 1878 and until 1904 he was connected in various capacities with several mid-Western railroads, the greater part of this time being spent in the service of the Illinois Central rail- road, of which he was general manager from 1901 to 1904. In the latter year he became the first American chief engineer of the Panama Canal. In 1905 he was made an Isthmian Canal Com- missioner and vice-president and general HUGH C. WALLACE manager of the Panama Railroad and Steamship Company. From 1906 to 1917 he was president and chairman of the board of directors of Westinghousej