The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-06-26

| 'i''"a""u' hdhy ull1alf critics clam
that 1t was thru his pull with this or.
ganization that he became prosperous !:
this last is not so as we know that
Bob - not only created the uniform
rank but in doing so he created a posi-.
ton which he used as stepping stone
to other success.
In 1912, the Major was elected to
the House of Representatives aud
filled his position with such credit
that he was twice reelected. filling
three successive terms and during that
time made one of the mott brilliant
records in the Illinois General Assem-.
~.
He was in the post office twenty
one years and during tGat time h.
never had a mark against his cfclit,
and only resigned thru business nee
essity as the printing company he had
organized had grown to such proper
lions that it required all Of his per.
sonal attention, and at tho present
writing is the largest printing comp.
amy operated by the race in the eouu-
try. The printing orders are not sole.
ly confined to the race as many orders
come from the Government, State, and
private corporations as the work done
by this firm is considered to be Of the
very highest type.
Soldering was Dob - hobby, and
he was known as one Of the greatest
drill masters in the State. many old
timers will no doubt remcmbcs cemp-
any d was better known rs "Jackson 5
Zouaveso; this company carried OIL
more drill trophies than any similar
organization in the country.
While in his ''teens" he worked
his wa" thru school by selling news.
papers and burning leather, this
last is better known to the oldtimcr
as shining shoes. In his spare time he
practiced On the mandolin until he be
came proficient and in the summer
evenings together with the Riley boys
- who were accomplished musicians.
they would 90 over on the Avenue and
give screnadcs in front of the palatial
homes of the ultra rich, and the boys
would be rewarded with substantial
sums Of money which Robert put TO
e.,cellant use.
In April Of 1918 he was elected Al
dcrmau of the Second Ward and filled
the position with such credit that he
was reelected in February of 1920, the
daily papers claiming that he made
one of the cleanest records Of any
member of the City Council. He is
married man and has fathercd seven
h7.,de stiir tucceeoed ii-iarefaE Jr4y =
wo of the seven, one boy and a girl. }
he girl was named Naomi aud died u q
ew months ago, George f. Jackson,
he son. better known as "Zowie"
olds Il good position in the employ of e
he L. : Government and bids fair >
o follow in his fathers foot steps. i
Tie race has received much benefit
rom such men as "Bob" Jackson,
nd il viii be thru the untiring efforts
mployed by this man that We shall be
flied out of the "depths Of obscnr
ty" and industrial success that we :
spire to. The best thing and the
torst thing that his enemies can say
bout him IS that he has been honest
nd on the square with his people. for,
ot one word Of suggestion has ever /
zen given of his putting over sha
y deal"
When asked the question as 10 how
e acquired his hustling ability. he i
els the following story:
"Oncc upon time Il frog lived
n pond near 63rd Street and Micbi-
.an Avenue wandered over 70 a freight
epot in Grand Crossing; he jumped
Ip on the platform on which were
,ilcd some cans Of milk One of the
ans were opened hearing n man
.9ming down the platform he became
frightened and jumped into the ean;
lortly after he was in the can an.
,ther frog jumped IN. The man com
ny np the platform saw the open can
# milk and closed j. The can was
hen placed ON the ears and started on
Is Journey. The frog number one
iaked frog number two where he came
from. Frog number two replied that he
aas from Philadelphia, they then grew
silent After short time frog mum
Der two said: I am drowning. Frog |
One said: Hustle, hustle hustle. After
2 long time frog two two was silent |
and a man came, took the can from
the ear, out on the platform and re
moved the cover, when he looked in |
he saw a frog setting on an island of |
butter. and when she reached in the |
frog jumped out and got away. He
poured the milk from the can and
found a dead frog at the bottom. The
frog that got away was the Chicago
frog who had worked so fast that he
churned the island of butter and rest
ed upon It. The Phladelphia frog did
not hustle but perished. Moral: Hustle.