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Show Was Roosevelt's RigM Hand Han Reporter Who Helped Make a President Presi-dent Arrives Here to I Lccturo. Jacob R. Rils, who has done as much, if not more than any other man to bring about decent conditions in New York city's tenements and among Its police force, la at the Kenyon. Mr. Rlis is to lecturo at Barratt hall Tuesday evening even-ing and will travel through other Western West-ern cities on the same business. He Is enthusiastic over the West and finds many things to surprise him. He spoke of newspaper conditions In New York city, where ho was for many years before be-fore ho attained his present position, a police reporter, and talked of Roosevelt's Roose-velt's election. "This way a tribute to Theodore Roosevelt," he said In speaking of the election. "It was not so much a vindication vin-dication of protective tariff or of this Nation's present policy; It was a tribute to the man at the head of the ticket. I am happier over tho result of this election elec-tion than I have been over anything In years. "And the next morning the President came out with that statement of his that he would not be a candidate for reelection. re-election. This was an act typical of the man. He above all others had a right to 3uch an election If anyone had1, for he had Just received' a majority bigger big-ger than any in our history. "His retirement from the Presidential chair will not end Theodore Roosevelt's career. He Is Just at the beginning and 111 serve his people during many years to come, "Newspaper conditions have changed greatly since I have been In the business. busi-ness. Twenty-five years ago the old Bohemian set comprised the newspaper men. Today the young college graduates, gradu-ates, preparing themselves for other professions, are In the great majority. But I have been much Interested In watching different young men make their ways upward In spite of lack of a collegiate education. Now, as always, the man who has the ability can rise In New York city." On both topics which ho discussed Jncob A. Rils Is belter fitted, probably, than any man in American to speak. He made his way to the top among New York city's reporters by sheer hard work and ability. When Roosevelt was Police Po-lice Commissioner In the same city Rils was his right-hand man. The deep familiarity which the latter had acquired ac-quired concerning every detail of the department enabled him to be of wonderful won-derful assistance to the man who Is now President, and the two have ever since been close friends. At the request of the bureau In charge of tho Rils lecture. Governor II. M. Wells has consented to act as chairman of the evening and to Introduce tho noted speaker. The subject on which Mr. Rlis speaks here is that in which most of his work has been done the fight for better conditions in slum life of great cities. After tho lecture Tuesday evening It Is probable that an Informal reception will be tendered Mr. Rlis by the members mem-bers of the M. I. A. bureau. |