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legislative reforms in connection with the
tax collectors Office.

legislative reforms in connection with the
tax collectors Office.
During the three years that he has
served at the head of the local govern
ment. Commissioner Rudolph has estab-
lished the reputation of being a hard
worker. He seldom reaches his office
later than o'clock in the morning and
rarely leaves it before o'clock in the
afternoon. Like President Taft, he Is an
enthusiastic golfer, but he finds little time
in which to indulge in this sport;
Mr.. Rudolph has become Well known
for his business-like procedure in official
matters, and he disposes of much bust
ness in day. He evnces confidence In
his heads Of departments and encourages
individuality in suggestion and practice
In 1891. Commissioner Rudolph and Miss
Amy Edna Merz were married. Their
home is in the Dresden apartment house.
degree of doctor of letters.
Career Of Maj. Chester Harding.
Maj Chester Harding, Corps of
Engineers. who has been selected as
Engineer Commissioner of the District
of Columbia, to succeed Col. Judson.
has taken an important part in the
building of the Panama canal He was
born in the town of Enterprise, Miss.
December 81, 1866, and received his
early education in private schools.
Taking naturally to engineering work
he went to the University of Alabama,
and was graduated in 1884, with the
degree of bachelor of engineering. He
then was appointed from Alabama to
the United States Military Academy,
and on his graduation in June, 1889.
was commissioned an additional second
lieutenant in the Corps Of Engineers.
In River and Harbor Improvement.
He subsequently took a course of in
struction at the United States Engineer
School of Application, then at Willet's
Point, N. Y.
charge Of river and harbor improvements
in the Chicago district for two years
from May, 1892, and in the following two
years he was an assistant to the officer
In charge OF the Improvement OF the
Mississippi river from its mouth to Cairo,
Ill.
For three months in the summer of 1896
he was on duty in the Office of the chief
of engineers at the War Department.
and from August. 1896, to February. 1899.
Military Academy as instructor in civil
and military engineering. During a por-
ton of that period he was an assistant
to the officer in charge OF the submarine
mines defenses Of Narragensett bay.
From February, 1899. to March, 1901.
he was stationed at Grand Rapids. Mich.
in charge of river and harbor works on
the east shore of Lake Michigan.
Familiar With the District.
That he is thoroughly familiar with
conditions in the District Of Columbia is
indicated by the fact that he served as as
sistant to the Engineer Commissioner of
the District from May 4, 1901, to October
1. 1906. little over five years. During
that period he had direct supervision of
the construction of the new Municipal
building. On his relief from duty with
the District government in the fall of
1905, he was assigned to duty at the En-
gineer School at Washington barracks,
acting as instructor in the department of
civil engineering.
About a year later he was chosen by
Col. Goethals. chief engineer of the PAN
anna canal, as one of the engineer Off
GERS to assist him in the construction of
that waterway.
Since then he has served under Col
Sibert in charge of important works in
the Atlantic division of the canal, being
that section from deep water in the Ca
locks and dam at Gatun.
He has been an indefatigable worker
and will find his greatest satisfaction in
knowing that his part Of the great enter
prise has had his best efforts at all times.
Maj. Harding reached his present grade
through gradual promotion, June %, 1903.
He was married July ID. 1895, to Miss
Flora krum, at st. Louis, Mo-, and thew
have three children-Horace, aged seven.
Chester, aged six, and Katherine, aged
five.