Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1906 — PEOPLE OF THE DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PEOPLE OF THE DAY

Notable Church Dignitary. The international policy holders’ committee, which will nominate tickets of trustees for the Mutual and New York Life insurance companies, Is made up of citizens distinguished In many walks of life. Through the trustees to be named the policy holders

will have opportunity, on Dec. 18 next, to take charge of the management of the two institutions. One of the most notable members of the committee is Cardinal Gibbons, primate of the Roman Catholic church in America. The fact that Cardinal Gibbons joined the committee is regarded in itself as the strongest i Feasible evidence of the importance he attaches to the matter at issue—the safety of the savings of the 1.10U.b00 policy holders. James Cardinal Gibbons was born in Baltimore iu 1834. He became bishop coadjutor of Baltimore in 1877 and succeeded to the see in the same year. He was nominated to be cardinal and Invested iu the princely insignia iu 1880 and since then has been the head of the Roman Catholic church in the United States.

Smart Shopirirl Rebaked. Because a woman wears a last season’s bonnet and a shirt waist suit of washable material It does not argue that she does not know good lace when she sees it. A shopgirl in a Washington store learned this lesson a few days ago when she tried to palm off some roughly finished brussels on .Mrs. John B. Henderson of Boundary Castle, lately known to fame for having inundated the gutters of the Capital City with costly wine.’ Mrs. Henderson Is plain in her raiment, and when she ordered brussels point the girl looked supercilious and got some <><ld pieces, which she said were marked down and might answer her purpose. “Have you nothing better?” asked Mrs. Henderson. "Oh, yes,” answered the girl, "but I thought this was about as fine as you could afford.” Then and there Mrs. Henderson gave the lecture on the impropriety of judging by appearances, and after buying yards of the finest lace in the store she asked the salesgirl to come to her home and see her collection of Inces.—New York Press. Standard Oil Rebatinic Suite. In the criminal suits to be brought by the government against the Standard OU company for engaging In rebating several of Uncle Sam’s ablest prosecutors will be called upon to show their skill. Sults will probably be Instituted at Buffalo, Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Cleveland. The counsel for the government Include C. B. Morrison, district attorney at Chicago, who has been appointed special counsel in the prosecution ; District Attorneys Brown of Ke fling of Indianapolis, Dyer of St Louis and Sullivan of Cleveland, Special Counsel Frank B. Kellogg of St. Paul anfl Assistant Attorney General Purfly.

'Chanes BTHSffIRHI, Who “Bolds ffe post of United States district attorney for the northern district of Dlinol*, conducted the inquiry Into the ao called beef trust, which resulted in the wholesale indictment of packers la»t

yean Mr Morrison‘was born Tn TSe east, but has lived in Illinois since boyhood. He was graduated from Union College of Law, Chicago, In 1878, began practice at Dixon. 111., and was thrice elected state attorney for I,ee county. In 1898 he was appointed assistant United States district attorney, a position that he filled so creditably that last year he was advanced to hla present office.

CARDINAL GIBBONS.

CHARLES B. MORRISON.