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Show PLUMBER IS MADE A PRUSSIAN LORD Harry Plate the First Artisan Ever Raised to that Dignity by Kalter. Berlin, Feb. 24. Harry Plate, a plumber of Hanovor, who was raised to tho dignity of life membership of the Prussian House of Lords om tho (emperor's birthday,, is the first artisan arti-san who ever attained such a position. posi-tion. Tho now member of this most exclusive ex-clusive body Is not a mero theorist, but a man who has had to work at his trade for his living, and ho has passed through every grade. Makes Success of His Trade. Ho eervod tho usual four years' apprenticeship, ap-prenticeship, then packed his tools ! nnd for soveral years tramped through tho various Oerman statos, Switzerland, Switzer-land, Italy and France, working whoro-ever whoro-ever ho could find a Job. Ho settled In Hanovor, where he eventually sot up Indopondontly and became prominent In tho plumbing business and presided nt Borurul artisans' congresses. Tho upper houso of tho Prussian paillament has consisted hitherto exclusively ex-clusively of members of tho nobility, 6i eat scientists, and educators, manufacturers manu-facturers and commercial men, prominent prom-inent bankors, mayors of cities and retired mllltnry nnd naval offlccirs. Choice of Artisan's Congress. In selecting Harry Plato to Join their councils his majosty carried out a request formulated in a petition from tho last artisans' congress for iepreaontation In tho lawmaking bodies bod-ies of Prussia, and his self-mado man was indicated to him ns tho best possible pos-sible choice ho could make for tho honor. |