Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-17
MEN OF PROMINENCE.

lng over the thirty-ifth anniversary of
the King. \ addresses Of Congra mlatiun
were received from citir> and town,
throughout Norway and to these We're
added the Fluctuations of ali the soy
ereignS of Europe. The greetings of the
latter were conveyed to the royal palace
10y the diplomatic representatives who
We're received in person by the King.
The popular festivities in honor of the
hlngS birthday afford bur another proof
81 the strong hold lac has secured on the
affections of lis subjects The sincere
regard of the Norwegians for their King
and Queen is all the more remarkable
Siuce II Is not yet two years that the
young Danish prince and his English
princess were invited To assume the soy
ertlgntS. In the modern history of Eu-
rope no parallel is 70 he found King
Haakon's uncle. Prince George of Den
mark. accepted the throne of Greece and
has occupied ii nearly forty-fvc years.
\ et the people of Greece entertain no
real affection for him And the same
may hc said of the German princes who
have become the rulers of Roumania and
bulgaria. The ease of King lIaakou.
la tact, affords the only example of an
ailen ruler who has been accepted with
genuine loyalty and taken into the hearts
OF his new subjects,
II il hut natural that the strong char
acterlStiCS of King Haakou should win
the attachment of his people And the
winning personality of Queen Maud and
the charm of the little Prince Olaf. heir
To the throne. have further vudeared the
royal couple Ia the Norwegian people
BUT there is one trait possessed 10y the
King thar, perhaps more than any other.
has pleased the NorweganS. This is his
love for the sea. Like the famed Morse
kings of old King Haaknn il a Veritnhle
son of the sea.
AS II child he was set apart for a nay
al career. To this end he was educated
lay his father until he was II years
old, when lie passed the eNami-
nation foi admission intu the Danish
naval academy. There he spent the reg
uation four years, faring just as his
comrades of non-roya blood Jared. no
better, no worse.
On leaving the academy he began his
active career rs a midShipman. That
was in 1890. In the years that followed
he slowly mounted to the throne of Nor
way. When ut sea he was Il hard work
er. and he demanded hard work from
all under him. Yet he was well liked by
his officers, and the common sailors were
known to hold him in high regard
70 this day his favoritc associates are
men of the navy, and much of his time
Is spent in the study of naval problems
On returning from "a visit to Copenha-
gen or a sojonrn in England Queen
Maud'S home. his first task is to call in
some of the high officials of the NorNNc-
glan navy aud engage in loul talks with
them. Giyen his way, his one subject of
conversation is always the sea and the
things that appertain thereto.
And. ms before stated. this love for the
sea pleaScs the NorWegiauS immensely.
for the men who have made their his
tory have been men Of the sea. largely.
LORD PEEL, who may be said to be
the originator of the Temperance Iegis-
ation le.gue in England. WAS born Au-
gust :, 1929. the youngest son of the
vEe--t+ SSsssssvybbt ebert Peel, who was finally
responsible for the adoption by England
of the policy of free trade Lord Peel
vas educated Mt Elton and Batftu+ col
ege, Oxford. On leaving the university
he travelled a good deal, aud did not en-
Ter Parliament until he was 81 years Of
age. This was in 1865. During the
next few years he filled number of inn
portant official positions among them
secretary To the board of trade patron
age secretary 10 the treasury. and under
secretary To the home department. ON
the retirement Of Sir" Henry Brand in
1881. Mr. Peel was elected speaker. ANA
continued to hold the post until 1893.
amid general expressions of good will
from all parties. In 1898 he was elr-
waited to the peerage. During late years
Lord Peel has given much of his time
and attention to the cause of temper
ancc, of which he is an ardent advocate.
He * a man of magnificent presence.
great dignity Of bearing, and fine com
mand of persuasive eloqucncc.
GEORGE NJ CONAN. the Young
American actor aud playwright whose
success in the past few years be-. been
little less than phenomenal, wax born in
Providence. r. l.. Aug t. ISIS He
made his stage dehnt when ten years old
in Il litt'1 sketch written by his father
During the next six or eight years he
appeared successfully in vaudeville as
a member Of The Four Cohaus." the
others being iIls father. mother ami sis
ter. About eight years ago he abandoned
vaudeville and has since been conspic-
'uonsly successful with plays Of III. own
writing. including such musical comedies
as Little. .Iol!nuy ZONES" "Fh6 Gov
ernor's S1l. 'Fortyefiyc Minutes From
Broadway. and George Washington.
Ir. He has written number Of
sketches and plays for other actors and
actresses and SIS writer of popular
songs he has also earned AN cnviIhlc
reputation. So successful has he been
from a financial point of view. if ia said
within the past four years hc has earned
million dollars or NOR" through royal
ties from his plays and songs.
REV. DIR. MARCUS DODS. who re-
Gently succeeded the late Dr Rainy az
was born in Northumberland August J.
1874 Educated i'm E,diuburrb ne Wa