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Show 1 1 PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT ll , ;.jAi 1 WINS LAETARE MEDAL I I Dr. James Charles Monnghan, well known bb Mn a lectin or In Catholic circles, has been chosen as HSK? the recipient for 1908 of tho Lactaro medal, award- pBBjr 0(- nnminlly by Notro Damo university to Bomo m V-- prominent Roman Catholic layman as a mark of 'B L Vr Vr. Monnghan wns born In Boston In 1857. BjJKM jJJSy. Ho acted as consul to Mannheim, Germany, from BPVI if' 1385 to 18S9, and as consul to Chemnitz from 1893 B M to 1897' In 1839 110 wns lo,Rato to 1110 world's AtPvm. iMl commorclnl congress nnd In 1903 editor of tho fltQjw4ttV reports of tho bureau of foreign commerce In tho BklAflfr Bt. department of comniorco and labor. jBWjjB As nn educator Dr. Monnghan has been In- JWf ABBj structor nt both Wisconsin and Notro Dame. LBB9 BBH From September to December, 1907, ho was dean of tho course of history nnd economics nt tho latter Institution, having to abandon tho position to tho disappointment of both students and faculty In order to fill engagements on tho lecture platform. Dr. Monaghnn was graduated from Drown university, and upon his roturn to tho United States in 1890 took up tho study of law and nowspapor work. At present ho Is engaged on ti lecturo tour throughout tho United States. Tho history of tho Lactaro medal dates back to 1883, when It was conferred con-ferred upon John Gllmnry Shea. Tho medal Is of gold and tho bar from which tho disk is suspended Is lettered "Lactaro medal," tho fnco of tho dlBk bearing bear-ing tho Inscription In Latin, "Truth Is mighty nnd shall prevail." Tho rovorso side bears tho namo of tho university nnd tho recipient. Tho mcdnl takes Its nntno from tho Sunday upon which Its recipient is announced Lactaro Sun-day. Sun-day. Tho particular Sunday was chosen becnuso on that day for tho last six centuries the popes havo conferred a golden roso upon ono who has performed per-formed marked service to religion and humanity. It la probablo that tho bestowal will tako placo at Notro Damo May 17, upon which day It Is hoped to hold a reunion of all tho living Lactaro medalists medal-ists horo. Others to whom tho modal has been awarded aro Attorney Gonornl Bonaparte, Bourko Cockran nnd Gen. William KosccraiiB. f BRITAIN'S NEW PREMIER I 1 Tho Ulght Honorablo H. II. Asqulth, tho now Jl British premier, appointed to succeed Sir Honry Cnnipbcll-Bannormnn, who resigned on nccount MET of ill health, was born In Yorkshire of n non- Br im conformist family. His father died when tho flit- W Bg uro premier was only six years old, and tho yf 6Sf WBr boy's llfo wns guided by his mother, a strict Or ' M Puritan. His first schooling was received at tho M fm Moravian school at Kulncck, where tho homo in- fluences wero reinforced by tho religious atmos-V atmos-V J phoro of tho Moravian community. Leaving Ful- jTL neck, young Asqulth went to tho City of Lon-BWBWB Lon-BWBWB don school, where he was a brilliant pupil. Then BBCMBBB ho went up to Oxford and won tho Balllol scholar- IIl-JlBWJB At Balllol ho under tho Influonco Jewctt. Tho lato master of Balllol had many distinguished pupils, but nono nmong all of thoso who looked up to him with reverence and affection were more absolutely under his Influenco than Henry Asqulth. When ho left college ho went straight into tho practlco of law and begnn to win recognition In tho world. His first political victory was scored In 188C, when ho wns elected to tho commons from East Fife It was only six years after his entrance Into political llfo when Mr. Asqulth was selected as a cabinet otucor, ho becoming homo secretary in 1892. Ho retained this position until 1895, when tho fall of Lord nosebery's government brought about his resignation. With tho rise of Campbell-Bannerman to tho leadership of tho liberals, Asqulth becamo chief lioutenant. Ho did not seek this advancement, and, In fact, wns called cold-blooded by somo of hU followers becauso ho did not attempt to push himself over tho head of "C.-B." Lator Asqulth was mado chancellof of the exchequer, which offlco ho had administered well. MISSED SENATORIAL TOGA I Congressman Asbury Francis Lover of Lex- yjtfjSSBB. Ington, S. C, who was mentioned as a posslblo BBB successor to tho lato Senator Latimer, but failed f wSA to 'am' now serving his fourth term In tho BBl lowor hoiiBO. Ho is so prominent In working for I BjBf tho Appalachian forest reservo and in othor mat- x0fQ& BtiPBVa tor8 tllat '10 's no 'onKr mistaken for ono of tho m HfHB floor messengers. In his first term his boyish vt vA and unaffccte(1 ,ooIc and llls small, wiry flguro V mado many of his collcaguos take him for a page. A IIe waB nakcd by them to "tako theso papers to 1 V "Bff the desk." Ho took tho treatment with great. 1 VA humor and the embarrassment was all with thei v'BVBB. "1ors when thoy found thoy had asked a fellow jBVV-''2BBBk nu3mkr of conKrcss to wait on them. 1 SLBBBBBI Mr. Levor Is descended from tho South Caro lina Germans or early days, a sterling population which Inhabited the central counties of tho stato. Tho ancestral namo was Lie-bor. Lie-bor. Tho given names and surnames of the South Carolina delegation show plainly how the state has largo German and Irish-American oloments and also plenty of Methodists In faith. For both tho lato senator and Mr. Levor bear tho name of Bishop Asbury. Liko vory few who over reach congressional honors, Mr. Lover was nominated nom-inated and elected before he had reached tho ago of 25. He taught school until Congressman J. William Stokes, the Farmers' Alliance workor, selected htm as his prlvato secretary. He entered Into sympathy with tho farmers' Ideals In legislation, and in 1900 ho was eloctcd a member of tho legislature, though stl)l serving Mr. Stokes as secretary. When his chief dlod tho private pri-vate secretary naturally succeeded him. Ho was re-olocted over six opponents and has been twlco re-elected since VICTIM OF KAISER'S TONGUE 1 Lord Eshor, to whom Kaiser Wilhelm re- aE&w ferred so contemptuously In his prlvato letter to Lord Tweodmouth, tho lottor that raised a mj hornot nest about tho ears of tho British govern- ABf ment, la a person of consldorablo ability. He Is BS 0 not by any meana a politician; far from It; ho BB was Pressed to enter tho cablnot ns secretary of Bj A war, but refused in ordor that ho might bo loft freo to effect n thorough sanitary reform of J 1 BrV w,n(lsor cnBtle, of which ho was deputy governor. 1 HRL 11 ls t0 tn'B 1,10 kalsor referred when ho said L 7 that Eshor should stick to drain pipes and keep Jj? J his hands off tho navy. raNBjgMMfC If Lord Eshor had had political ambitions BBBk- 'jmfe&tvBfc ho might havo been prlmn minister to-day, ror ho BBBHfe3Eu4flBi has considerable tact and great family Influenco In addition to his pecullnr abilities. But ho is absolutely without political aspirations, as ho Is without a party, for noithor sldo 1b qulto suro of him. If ho wore to accept a portfolio ho would havo to Idontlfy himself actively ac-tively with tho party In power, and this Is probably tho reason why ho ro-fuses. ro-fuses. Ho prefers to he ablo to retlro when ho chooses to his charming houso In Windsor forest, as ho did when Gladstono passed his Irish homo rule bill In tho commons. To show his dlsplcasuro Usher gavo up what llttlo connection ho hnd with politics and spent tho noxt fow years Burroundotl by his books, his flowors and hla family, breodlng n foW race horses and entertaining enter-taining friends. It Is with difficulty ho wns induced to glvo up this Ideal ex-istonco ex-istonco and return to hard work In London. Ho was ono of tho commission of thrco to reorganize tho British army, which had broken down In tho Boor war. Ho was also appointed on tho commission to rcorgnnlzo tho war department, depart-ment, nnd this is whore ho begnn tQ lay his hands on tho navy, to tho disgust of tho knlsor, who probably does not know what a very useful man Eshor Is in his own peculiar way. Lord Eshor, too, was entrusted with tho task of arranging tho paperu of tho late Quoou Victoria, a task of consldorablo delicacy. |