Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-08

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position of First Assistant Pure Food
Commissioner. When 1t became known
that he was to be appointed members
OF the Dairymen's Association began
to circulate a protest. They claim that
under the law this place must he filed
by an expert in the buttermnking bust.
ness.
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Governor Yates appears to have ap.
pointed another relative to office Tues.
day. The way the Offices and the rela.
tives hold out suggests the Inference
that there must be a good many of
both.
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II have received many letters from
men who think they can win my $1,000
but am not afraid that will ever
have to pay 1t. No man can succeed
in business and be- honest under the
conditions that prevail to-day"
In these words before the Social Eco.
Monies Club. Tuesday. Mrs. Nancy H.
Irving. reformer and publisher. re-.
peated her challenge of the commercial
honor of the day. Among others who
had written her were two bank prcsi.
dents.
II am going to take these men at
their word" continued the speaker
"and see how they appear after an
investigation. ! am going to look NJ
their tax receipts for last year. and
then ascertain the value of their prop
crty and see how their sworn state
ments in regard to their wealth com
pare with the facts In the case. I will
bring the matter TO the attention of
the Board of Assessors and see whether
they are as truthful us they would have
the world believe"
Mrs. Irving had been asked by the
members of the Economics Club tn
state her reasons for the belief that
10 business man of the day could con-
duct his affairs one month without ~
ing. and instantly she declared that
1.-THE dollar had become the god of the
business man."
II have received letters from two Chi
cago bank presidents. and they are
amusing TO mo. One says that am II
hysterical woman seeking advertise
ment. The other says that am wrong
In my estimate of men In commercial
life and that u large majority are real.
~ honest"
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Congressman George =. Foster rep.
resents the old Third District. His new
district Is called the Fourth. ana II Is
now more heavily Democratic than he.
fore. a large number of Congressman
Fosters constituents live IN the lcver.
because his old district took In the
First Ward. and the Congressman had
unusual opportunities to get acuuaint.
ed with the people of the lcvcc during
the years when he was Police Magis.
trate at the Harrison Street Police
Court. lie Is now serving his second
term. having won his seat by defeat.
Ing Congressman Hugh II. Belkin,p IN
1898.
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The new County officials whom Pres.
i,lent Hnnberg of the County Board mp.
pointed Monday will not wait until
July I before taking possession of
their offices. Edwin W. Sims walked
into the County Attorneys Office at :
o'clock Tuesday afternoon ami intro
duced himself TO County Attorney Ju
Illus ~. johnson rs his successor.
The first task the new County At.
tOrncy will have To decide IL the cues
ton whether the newly created posi-
tons of Assistant Superintendent u,
Cunning and Assistant Warden Of til,
County Hospital are appointive or civil
service positions. President Hanbcrp
of the County Board holds that they
are clearly administrative offices. Ru,
II the County Attorney decides tina,
they must he filed by civil.servlcc rule,
President llanberg says he will obj,
the ruling without question. Daniel ID
llealy, the newly appointed Warden
was not inclined to talk about his ap
pointmcnt. He said simply that II h,
accepted the office he would br Wnrdcl
In fact rs well us In name AMI that h,
would do his utmost tn lend credit (,
the administration of President Han
berg. His friends say that he vii
take the position. although II involve,
II loss of Sl,2G0 from his present sal
AIRY rs County Superintendent of Pub
lie Service, ana that he will take tn,
place about June Ii.
The day Superintendent Healy sue
cceds James II. Graham as Warden OF
the County Hospital will Inc the sam,
day on which william McLarcn vii
succeed Mr.. Healy as County Supcrin
tendent of Public Service. Mr.. Ne
lnren Is now President of the County
Civil-Scrvice Commission and his sue
cessor hi that position will bc appoint
ed by President Hanberg nj the Mex
meeting of the County Board ON Mon
day. Politicians cOmplimcnted Prcsi
dent Ilanberg on his appointment OF
lIealy and McI.aren. There Is genera
agreement that the long connection OF
Mr.. Healy with the administration OF
County affairs Is certain to give him /,
splendid acquaintance with the need,
of the County Hospital ana the re-
quircments of II Warden. The selection
Of President Hanberg'S close personal
and political friend. Mr. McIaren, rs
County superintendent, Is read by III,
politicians as declaration of the
Presidents intention 10 keep close