The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-11
THE HUMAN PROCESSION


 From hired hand to Senator epf-
 tomizes the career of George William Norris, United States Senator from Nebraska, who was born on an Ohio farm fifty-two years. ago today. He worked out" for farmers to earn the
 money to educate himself, became a school teacher, then a lawyer, judge, congressman and senator.
 Prince Tokugawa Iyesato, for ten years the president of the Japanese House of Peers, was born fifty years ago today. He lived several years in England, and has also visited Amer been prominent in Nippon for many centuries, and has included many great statesmen and warriors
 Mark Twainfs sBosweu,'' Albert BigeIow Paine, whose biography of MT Clemens has been one of the literary events of the year, was born in New Bedford, Mass, fifty-two years ago. He was educated in Illinois, and was a business man in Kansas before he discovered that he could write, and sell what he wrote.
 Adolphus Busch, of St. Louis, the worlds wealthiest brewer, was born in Germany seventy-one years ago. He recently became the tep-great-grand- father. of three charming children when his grandson, Adolphus 3rd, married 8 divorcee several years his senior. MT. Busch is one of the most public spirit ed citizens of the Missouri metropolis, and contributed most of the money for the famous memorial statue, "The Naked Truth" which was so shocking to St. Louis sensibilities.
 In carrying the blessings of civiliza.- tion the heather of the Congo, it was formerly the white mans pleasant cus- tom to lash the heather until he fainted, chop off his hands, feet, and other useful members, rub salt in his wounds, and commit other atrocities in the name of necessary discip1ine.' The Congo is filled with pitifuI proofs Of the ferocity and rapacity of the white man when freed from restraint The man who put a stop to these out rages is Edward D. Morel, editor of the African Mail, and founder of the Con- go Reform association. One of the most representative gatherings of Eng Hshmen ever assembled, including Sir Conan Doyle, Sir Gilbert Parker, the Earl of Cromer, Anthony Hope, and many others. recently met to honor the brave journalist who headed 8 crusade that aroused international pub lie opinion, forced the doors of six of the worlds parialments, and put an end to the heartless exploitation of the black men of the Congo.
 Chfcago's ttI Told-You-So C1ub'' ce1e-. .brated 'Doo1ey Day. yesterday, this being the forty-sixth anniversary of the birth of the distinguished hunor- ist, Finley Peter Dunne. The clubs membership Is confined to those who knew Dunpe before he became fam ous, and who predicted that he would make a. name for himself. The roll of prophets includes everybody who knew the creator of MT. Dooley'' when he was reporter and editor on the Chfca- go Evening Post, Times-Hera1d and Journal MT. Dunne was born in Chi cago, July 10, 1867, and began his news paper career at eighteen. From the very first day his associates including even the notoriously grouchy city edi- tor, began saying to each other, 'FThis cub Dunne has got the goods Such universal appreciation was a terrible handicap, but Mir. Dunne won out in spite of it, and now all the prophets celebrate his birthday and say, in uni- son, ftI told you so." Some years ago ''Ndr. Dooley'' left the Windy City to live in New York, but Chicagoans have forgiven him even that, and are as proud of him as Of their other emil