Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1919 — Queer Turn of Fate’s Wheel. [ARTICLE]

Queer Turn of Fate’s Wheel.

An announcement on the cables from Paris a few days ago showed a queer turn in the wheel of fate. It said that James Hazen Hyde had been made an assistant to Harvey D. Gibson. with the American Red Cross in Paris. Only a few years ago Mr. Hyde was an outstanding figure in American finance, and Mr. Gibson at the same time was an express clerk earning less than SBO a month. Mr. Hyde was the son of the founder of the Equitable Life and inherited his father’s vast wealth. He was a striking figure for a time. Then came the Hughes investigation of the insurance business, and Mr. Hyde fled to Paris, where he became an ornament of, the boulevard cases. Mr. Gibson tn the meanwhile had gone steadily upward, became very •wealthy, and because of his business ability was selected by Henry P. Davison to become general manager of the American Red Cross. It is said that Mr. Hyde is no longer the social butterfly he became after landing in Paris, and may again rise to great heights.