| Show A CABINET MEMBER or Of the members of President Tafts cabinet Charles Nagol Nagel agel Is worst in need of ot an nn introduction to IA the Amen Ameri American can people He IB is to bo hO secretary of or Commerce and Labor Jabor He Is 15 hotter bettor known among lawyers llers and educators according to advices from tram Washington than to the public at large although ho be served as a member r of or the Missouri house of or representatives and is a memo mem member ber ben of ot the Republican national com coal committee He is a native westerner hay hav hayIng Ing been born in Colorado county count I Texas in 1849 He comes of at ancestors his father rather Dr Her Herman Herman man Nagel being ono one of ot a n family o or of four brothers of ot whom three are arc phy physicians and his maternal grandfather and wore were clergy clergymen men In the height of or the tho civil war tho tue pronounced union sentiments o of Dr Nagel compelled him to remove from Texas to St SU Louis Here Hero Charles Nagel soon noon entered tho the St Louis high school Graduating from there ho took a two years course In the St StLouis StLouis StLouis Louis law school and then thea wont went w to the University of Berlin where he tool took toola tooka I a n special course courso In law and economy Returning to St S1 Louis In 1873 1373 he was admitted to the bar am and soon took an fin active part In munIcipal affairs In addition to being a mem mom member her ber of the tho lower house bouso of state legisla legislature legislature ture turc he v Was wag a for four years president ot of o the city council of St S1 Louis Al AI though he ho has bas taken an active part In politics and has bas extended law lass practice he be has hRS found time to give much atton allen tion to educational matters He fills illis Hilsa a professorship In the tho St StLouis Louis law school Is l a member of or the board boar of or trustees of ot the public library of ol tho the board of trustees of or Washington Uni University University and a member of oC the tile board of or control of ot the St Louis Museum of or Fine Arts Mr Nagol Nagel as a the tho Missouri member of ot the Republican national committee served during durin the recent campaign as a member executive committee and was in charge of or tho the I western headquarters Socially he has been active In his native city be being beIng being ing a member of oC the club the Commercial club the St Sl Lous club dub the tho Round Table and Country clubs and also of the Metropolitan I club In Washington City CIt |
