Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-09-06
Chicago. Sept. 1. 1902.

CnlcUEO, sept. i. lUs.
To the Editor Chicago Eagle:
Dear Sir-On the corner of Elm ana
Clark streets there is an establish.
ment In which Chinese games are
said to be operated upstairs, while
the ''rcnl thing" In the shape of draw
poker and other gambling devices, Is
conducted downstairs.
The proximity Of this place, which.
by the way, is known as the House
of Blazes." has rendered one of the
incest residence districts of the city,
namely Dearborn avenue, wcll-nigh I'M
inhabitable.
Now Inspector Campbell Is the police
official In charge of this district. and
he has the reputation of being n strict
and uncompromising police official, n
man who will do his duty always fair.
ly, fully and impartlally. would ask
The Eagle, now that 1t has taken up
the question of gambling and handled
1t In such q forcible manner. to find out,
for the benefit OF some of It's readers
on the North Side, why Inspector
Campbell tOlerates this sort OF thing.
Hoping The Eagle will not throw this
communication into the waste.paper
basket, yours very truly,
A RESIDENT OF DEARBORN
AVENUE.
('rhis II not the only communication
that has reached us In regard to the
particular gambling resort known IA
"thc House OF Blnxes." There arc n
number Of letters In our possession
which have reached this Office during
the week relating to gambling resorts
Oh the North Side. not only In Inspector
Campbcll's immediate neighborlOOd,
hut also In the district directly under
the supervision and command Of Cap.
tain Schuettler further north. The
Eagle has investigated the matter, and
1t has found that neither Inspector
Campbell nor Captain Schucttler are
responsible for the trouble. These Of.
ficers are powerlcss In the matter. The
proprietor Of The Eagle has personally
interviewed both officers and has found
that neither the one nor the other IL
permitted to interfere with poker play.
Ing In saloons or any other resort.
Inspector Campbell said: "Pokel
playing IL permitted In my district be-
cause we have orders from the Chief
OF Police not to interfere with It."
Captain Schuettler said: "Our or
ders from headquarters are not to In
| tort. 1stl, mol MI
North Side citizens who are up IN
arms about "the House of Blaxes' and
other similar resorts will find the true
explanation Of the condition OF affairs
complained of In these brief interviews
with the two principal police officials
Of the district.-Ed)
Sept. 2, 1902.
Editor Chicago Eagle:
Sir--I notice that between the city
and the county over $3.OOO,OOO will bt
added to the public funds next year
as a result of horizontal" and Other
increases In the tax levy.
Now, 1t Ia all very well to talk abou,
increasing the public funds, ana sc
forth, but think pertinent question
In this connection IL, What benefit vii
the taxpayers derive from this increase
In the tax levy?
There was an increase In the taxa
tiOn Of certain corporate property last
year, but, as was very properly pointed
out In your columns, 1t has been nj
gObbled up or tied up In court by tax
eaters.
am very much In doubt that the In
crease OF 81 1,OO0,O0O In the city revenues
will be of any benefit whatever to tht
taxpayers.
There seems to be hole with M
bottom to 1t over I'm the City Hall into
which all the money that the taxpayers
can be fieeced out of through the in
genuity OF the Board of Review cal
be dropped and never be again heart
OF. No wonder the late Governor Alt
geld said that we haven't an admin
istratiOn nor even political party II
the City Hall under existing conditions
but simply an organized appetite. II
the impOst of $1,OOO,O0O additional tax
alton on the property owners of Chi
cagO Is to result In nothing more than
an increase of fodder In the public crib
then the sooner the people realize thu
true facts of the case the better. lie
us hope this will occur some time neal
the close of next spring.
Yours truly,
"OVER-TAXED."