The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-09
"WHERE DIRT GATHERS, WASTE RULES"
GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE or
SAPOL|O

Idency or one OF the largest institutions
OF its kind, with a capital OF a million,
surplus OF The same con Portable figure.
and deposits sggregating 10000" Yet
tbs Is the present position OF the ooyish
looking hRanc!er who ten years ago wss
a struggling lawyer In ottawa III. and
!s proud OF Il. lie was born November
- lS5s IN Princeton. and received bis ed
ucst!or at the high school Ia that thriving
city. lie graduated from the law school
In Albany. y. Y, in 1Ss0. and the follow
ing year began the practice Of law In OF
taws. where he remained until ne came
here as Controller OF the Currency.
His appointment % the position OF Con-
troller OF the Currency was not the least
OF the singular things In this young mans
career 1t was one Of thOse political sur
prises which cause people 10 become candi-
dates FOR Office simply 90 take chances.
While a law student In Albany Mr.. EckeA
became acquainted with Grover Cleveland.
then governor They had many frisnfs
IN common. Including Lamont. Tracy.
Falrchiit, ara Others OF the Cleveland CO.
terie. Hence IN $50. when the young OF
taVa lawyer became a delegate 20 the
Democrats convention. ne naturally
1hooped y up in a dignihsd way for Gro
q
Mr. Ecksls put n a. appearance IN wash
gtOn. he had some idea OF applying for
The place Of district attorney al Chicago.
but on looking over the ground came
10 the conclusion that MS prospects would
be better u ne remained IN Ottawa Dan
Lamont snf the president both sgEges,si
that a place N Washington n CIR bs
proyiced. but the young man had seen
enough % politics. and zas sssrr0fsG 81
the law he DECIDED 70 return 70 limos
a private citizen. bat put in q few days
see.bs the sights % me cspitsE
IN ccurauy vita Ben Cable ere unccn-
scIoua pyoieze % Tire president stxoiIsd
into the capitol JUST after the session hal
bezun. They were me; by ar ANXIOUS
ntuspspsr mar. 1ho asked Cable. ''Who
IN thun9sr - thls man Ecssls from I'LL
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scta Gable ara Ecksis. who we're rot con-
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