Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1908 — PEOPLE OP THE DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PEOPLE OP THE DAY

A Fearless Pee Of Graft. Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkburst, whs recently resigned as bead of the Society For the Prevention of Crime, has long waged a determined fight against Immorality and crime in New York. The son of a schoolteacher and farmer in Sonth Framingham, Mass., Dr. Parkhnrst was born in 1842. He was called to New York in 1880 to become , pastor of the Madison Square Preaby-1 terlan church, a pastorate be still retains. He began to look into the moral condition of the city when he found that'he was having tronble in holding hla young men in the church. Dr. Croaby, then head of tbe society, enlisted tbe minister as a member of tbe board of directors of tbe

Society For the Prevention of Crime and then started the crusade against police graft which ended in disclosures which startled the world. In the coarse of his crusade Dr. Parkhurst secured evidence on which the grand jury found indictments and a presentment charging the police with collecting blackmail in New York amounting to $7,000,000 a year. The reform fight went on, and the chamber of commerce finally took a hand, passing a resolution calling for a legislative investigation of conditions. The Lexow committee was the result. The culmination of this activity was the defeat of Tammany in 1804. It Ran Ahead. Oscar Hammerstein was talking in Philadelphia about the wonderful success that he has bad with opera. “And yet at first,” he said, “success came very slowly—as slowly as the trains oh that southern line. Yon know tse one. It doesn’t advertise. “I was waiting for the train In Nola Chucky one morning. One hour, two hours, three hours, passed. The train was three hours late. I was indignant. "After awhile the ticket agent sauntered out of the office and lighted a cigarette. “ ‘Look here,’ I said, ‘won’t that train he along soon?’ "The agent looked down the track and yawned. ' “‘Ah, yes,’ he said, *she’ll soon be here how. Here comes the conductor’s dog.’" To Wed ■ Real Prince. Miss Katherine Elkins, who. rumor says, is to become the bride of the Duke of the Abruzzl, is the daughter of Stephen B. Elkins, United States senator from West Virginia. Miss Elkina made her bow to society In Washington three years ago and is one of the most popular girls of the younger

s«t St the capital. She is fond of outdoor sports and is s noted horsewoman, having begun this exercise on a pony st the age of five. Miss Elkins is described as tall and handsome, with a brilliant outdoor complexion I and fair hair. The Duke of the Abruzzl Is the third son of the late Prince Amedeo, duke of Aosta, younger brother of King Humbert. He Is therefore s cousin at King Victor of Italy. His father was for four years king of Spain. The Abruzzl is thirty-five years old and bolds the rank of rear admiral in the Italian navy. He Is a man of scientific and scholarly attainments and an Interesting writer. The duke has wan considerable tame as an explorer.

CHARES H. PARKHURST.

KATHERINE ELKINS.