The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-31
THE HUMAN PROCESSION

If William Rockefeller had been q ball player instead of an oil magnate, the fans would have dubbed him Noisy Bill,' because of his deep- seat ed prejudice against Ioquacfties. The president of the Standard Oil Com pany of New York is the younger brother of the great John D., although not so very young at that, since he will celebrate his seventy-second birthday to-day. Brother William has always disliked the limelight, and us- ually managed to keep out of it until recently, when he was cast for the role of subpoena dodger in the stirring drammer of "Jeky1 Island and MT. Hide" While his nephew, John D. Jr., believes in the efficacy of prayer
 Uncle William puts his trust in human ingenuity, bound1ess wealth, and back doors, and managed to e1ude the un- welcome attentions of the sleuths for forty days and forty nights. William was 9 produce commission merchant before he Joined Brother John in the oil business, and since 1865 he has been the head of the New York busi- ness, and has long been a power in the street. William has untold wealth, and acidulous disposition, the ability to remain silent in a dozen different languages, and a fondness for specu- lation. In most ways he is the exact opposite of Brother John, and, while they agree on the dssirabiIity of an- nexing everything that is not nailed down, they long ago agreed to dis agree on everything else. William has two sons and two daughters and
 five grand children to inherit his for tune when he is called to his reward.
 In the list of speakers for the great Presbyterian Congress opening to-day in Toronto, appears the name of Rev. sav.Na ,F PTHI, is the really, truly'' name of Ralph Connor," famous throughout the Eng lish-spea.king world as the author of Black Rock,' ''The Sky Pilot" and
 other novels. The Rev. MT. Gordon commenced his career as a mission ary among the miners and lumber jacks of Western Canada, and his eK- periences provided the material for many thrilling tales. For nearly twenty years he has been minister of Winnipeg church.
 A number of prominent EngIishmen whose fame has extended across the Atlantic will be the recipients of birthday congratulations to-day. The Duke of Devonshire passed his forty fifth milestone to-day. He Is one of the richest men in England, and owns a large part of London, several mag nificent residences, and 196,o0O acres of land. Lorr, Arthur Hugh Grosve- nor, uncle and heir r-presumptive to the Duke of Westminster, Is ffty-three to- day. The Duke of Westminster, who owns 600 acres in the heart of Lon don and 30,000 acres elsewhere, lost his heir, a boy of seven, about two years ago. Col. Rt. Hon. John Ed ward Bernard Seely, British secfetary of state for war, is forty-five to-day. He has been a leader in the movement for increasing Britain's aerial navy, and believes that the sky craft will play on important part in the next great war. Lord CSlenconner, who as Sir Edward Tenant, was long a distinguished member of Commons, is dfty-four to-daM His Iordship is a brother-ir1-lav of Premier Asquith. He is enormously wealthy and a liberal contributor to the Liberal party $ latxanx box but a1 Late he haa-eynbar-