. Notable men of Illinois & their state. f the jail at the end of two years. He was ap-pointed jailer on May 1, 1895, and during twelve years of work in thatcapacity the methods which he followed in dealing with the thousandsof prisoners under his care attracted to him a national recognition. On June 1, 1907, he was appointed superintendent of the house of cor-rection, an institution that averages nearly 2,000 inmates daily. knowledge of crime and its causes made him a particularlyvaluable member of the Chicago vice commission which was appointed byMayor Busse in 1910. Mr. Whitman
. Notable men of Illinois & their state. f the jail at the end of two years. He was ap-pointed jailer on May 1, 1895, and during twelve years of work in thatcapacity the methods which he followed in dealing with the thousandsof prisoners under his care attracted to him a national recognition. On June 1, 1907, he was appointed superintendent of the house of cor-rection, an institution that averages nearly 2,000 inmates daily. knowledge of crime and its causes made him a particularlyvaluable member of the Chicago vice commission which was appointed byMayor Busse in 1910. Mr. Whitman is the author of several works on the discipline of mankind,principal among them being Tamer of Men, Perfecting the Work ofCorrection, and Correctional Discipline. He is a member of the Illinois, City and Hamilton clubs, the ChicagoAssociation of Commerce, the National Union, the Modern Woodmen ofAmerica, the Central Howard Association, the Chicago Mens Allianceand the Knights of Pythias. His address is House of Correction, Chicago. 240.
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