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politician in .Washington demanded of Hinton G. Clabaugh that he do something that was wrong, he looked him in the eye and politely told him to go to hell. · "You ought to be fired !" roared the' official. "Then why don't you fire me?" asked, ~labaugh quietly... :'Because I cant, bawled the pohtJctan. 1 know that three times Hinton G. of Clabaugh r · · into ·the offices h' th 1 dl walked e or Y .Po th.ctans. m. as. mgton and flung hts restgnat10n m thetr faces oecause they demanded him to do · chmgs that he thought was not right~nd three times they refused to accept It. I know that he remained in the employ of his government for years at $4,500 a year when private interests had a standing offer for his services at $20,000 a year-stuck because his country needed him. I know that when a crisis came and the attorney-general of the ·United States and the United States District Attorney of Chicago were to he investigated that Clabaugh, then out of government service, was recalled to help. I know, too, that Clabaugh left the government service in debt. I am not recording this as propaganda for Clabaugh or for or against Governor SmaJI or to build up or tear down any man. I am writing it because it is an important . story to Illinois. I do not know Clabaugh's politics. I suspect he has none-in a partisan way. Not a Politician None of the hve presidents he worked under. I am sure, ever knew his politics. Neither does Governor Small today, I would wager. The nearest Clabaugh ever came to telling me his politics was when he said: "I never attended ~ political meeting of any kind in my life." Furthermore, he told me, up to the w time Governor Small called him on' the I was busy and I did · Jet him w· a it be'phone to invite him to take the job, he cause I thought it was some joker. had never seen Len Small. With a "I answered in a minute or two and twinkle in his eye Mr. CJa·baugh rela- another voice said, 'This is Len Small.' ted to me a humorous incident. He I was much surprised." said : Something of the story of governor "My 'phone rang one day and a man's Small's arguments in getting Clabaugh voice said, 'The governor wants to see to take the post, filled with grief as you. He is waiting.' it is bound to be, will be told later. The argument ac"I kid sometimes a bit myself. If tion was this : that finally ·brought . the voice had said President Coolidge "People hold me accountable for evils is waiting or the Prince of Wales or that grow up. If I go to men like you, ' . . men who could remedy them, men I the former Katser or Kemal Pasha ts t t d t d 11 · · , h . . can rus , an you a urn me 1 wa1hng, I d probab y ave rephed JUSt one after the other then can you own, hold as I did. I said, 'Well, let him wait.' I me, the governor, t~ blame?" Little Suanne Co.... inWra~~~ ' Little Miss Suzanne Lyon of 1504 to TeD Ua We're Elmwood avenue, seventh prize winner in the Wilmette Children's parade, collected a fine lot of children's phonograph records at the Wilmette Music shqp this week when she "cashed in" in her award. Miss Lyon entered her trusty scooter bike in the procession and she was quite put out when· the list of winners placed her in the Washington avenue delegation of entrants. She wants it distinctly understood that she belongs on Elmwood avenue. BUY MONTHL, Y TICKETS and get the NEW REDUCED RATES Monthly tickels at the recently reduced rates are now on sale at the following prices: STA.TIOXS Chicago Roosevelt Rd·Adams k Wabash-Grand Ave. lO·Ride !o·Ride 80·Rfde · HAPPY, ACTIVE LITTLE TOTS Are they . . . who in this ~arm weather . . . · get all their little "tummies" can hold of our pure milk! It's nourishing, health gtvtng quality gives them the tireless energy their playing desires. 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