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Show PROMINENT PEOPLE I t . I "TRUST BUSTER" FOR BENCH I ' 1 f I 1 Milton D. Purely, assistant to tho attorney- gcnoral, Iiob boon nominated by tho president for " mtms&m. United States judgo at Minneapolis, and It ro- ' ! JA ninlns to bo seen whother tho local political lnflu- i f once 'nnt ',aa uocn 80 liostllo to .him In tho past (- lib- ., 'B will bo ablo to defoat him now. It was strong j )K??$55 enough to provont his bolng appolntod district at- ' rap Sii torney for a full torm, after ho had servod tho un- ' . iFTK m expired term of his dead chiof, but his abilities Wf' Z wore not forgotten at tho White House. Whon ttjiu I congress passed an act providing for an assistant fxS?J I to tho attorney-general at $7,000 a year, In addl- NSg-i, tJt?s t'n t0 tho soven assistants at $5,000, Purdy was jKffigg' appointed to tho offl.ee. Jf 11 ls Bomowliat remarkable that a man who I , has made so brilliant a record as a lawyer ohould havo been an lndolont. unambitious pupil at school. His father was a potter; ho learned tho trade himself. He had no ambition to bo anything elso and would havo remained a potter all Ills life but for his mothor, who Inslatod on his going through tho high school and then to the University of Minnesota. When ho finished his courso ho was glad to tako a position at $24 a month, although IiIb board cost him $5 a week. For a year ho was perfectly miserable and often wondered If It was worth whllo keoplng up tho struggle Ho was forced to walk to savo car faro and had to deny himself every enjoyment. Then came the happlost moment of his life. Ho was appolntod assistant city attorney of Minneapolis nl tho magnificent snlary of $25 a week. Ho folt that ho wijs Indeed woalthy now, and ns soon as ho could save enough for his wedding clothes ho was mnrrlod. Then ho was appointed assistant United States district attorney and succeeded lilo chief on tho lntter's death. His first 19 cases constituted nn unbroken list of successes, and he Is alleged al-leged to havo saved the government over $10,000,00. Among othor tilings ho brought the Minnesota timber thloves to book and helped "bust" tho Northorn Socurltlos merger to tho great dollght of tho president. Since he has been assistant to tho attorney-goncral ho has been making wnr upon tho Standard OH, tho fertilizer, 'ho drug, the tobacco and other trusts and has dono valuablo work for tho government. |