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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22

the argument on color. The only COM
plant they now Offer Is against the
imitation of creamery butter by the
Use of the same coloring matter. Just
how the laws of the United states are
to remedy this Is difficult to determine.
Has the butter trust patent on the
coloring matter used i'm butter? Is It
TO become a settled principle in this
country that u new imitation which is
as good as the original Is To he for
hidden because II intcrfercs with the
vested rights of the old? 1t Is easy to
see to what this would lead.
The position of the supporters of the
Grout hill is absolutely untcnnblc I'M.
less 1t is assumed that Congress has
| the right aud the power to interfere he.
tween two domestic productions which
are in competition. and for the benefit
| of one tax the other out of existence.
This power we do not think is pos
sessed by any legislative body under
the constitution. Should the Circuit
bill pass the Senate 1t will live only 81
long as 1t takes to secure n decision
from the Supreme Court of the United
! States. Such legislation Is cleurl,
against public policy and dangerous u,
Il precedent II is class legislation ear
ricd TO the supcrlative degree.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22
THE FALL ELECTIONS.

The following offices as to be filed
by the voters this year:
Sheriff. Salary ana pcrlulsitcs $40,
600 per year.
County Treasurer. Salary and per
quisltes $2OO.OOO n year.
County Clerk. Salary and pcrIuisltet
$?5!OOO per year.
Clerk of the Probate Court.
Clerk of the Criminal Court.
One member of the Board of Review
Two members of the Board Of Assess
Ors.
One Judge of the Probate Court.
One Judge of the County Court.
Five Judges of the Superior Court to
succeed incumbents. Salary, $4,000
each per year.
Three additional Judges of the Su
periOr Court, salary $4,000 each pei
year.
Three additional Judges of the Cir
cult Court, salary $4,000 each per year
One President Of the County Board.
Fifteen County Commissioners.
Ten Congressman.
sixteen State Senators.
Fifty-sevcn Representatives In the
Legislature.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22
QUEER CIWL SERVICE BOOK
KEEPING.

IT the firm Of Haskins T. Sells, who
SO industrlously examined the books
of all the city departments, had eX-
amined the account books of the Civil
Service Commission, they would have
discovered what Is common gossip
throughout the entire City Habitat
they are In such chaotic condition
that neither head nor tail can be made
out of them. So muddled are they that
the President of the board was asked
how much uneypended balance there
was to the credit of the board, he threw
up both hands and confessed his or
anybody's inability to learn from the
books. Is it not singular that n body
like the Civil Service Commission, who
are expected to ill all positions In the
City Hall by competent employees
through competitive examination,
should not be able to find better book
keeper for their own simple set of
books?
A member Of the commission might
explain why the books have not been
better kept,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22
SPEER AND the "BOOK TRUST.'

The Board of Education very properly
dropped Mr. W. w Speer from the list
Of assistant superintendent Wcdnes-
day night.
1t would have pleased the people just
rs well, and perhaps better. If Mr..
Spcer had been dropped years ago.
Ever since he began writing school
books himself we have been hearing
of some book trust" or other every
time that the Board failed to adopt
Spccr's product.
The Board of Education should make
il II rule tn demand the resignation of
every pcdagoguc who writes Il "schOOl
book" Then we would hear less about
book trusts
Some of the very best school books
ever used in the schools have been
thrown ont on the ground that they
were published by a trust" aud tn,
inferior books of some "pcculinr'' com
binaiion pnt In their place.
People want the best books. no mat.
ter who makes them.
The moment the Board talked OF
dropping the man Spccr there was Il
loud yell that the trust" was agains;
him.
What Trust?
Spccr himself has been against near.
~ everything since he arrived here. but
has held a good job just the same.
lie Is Il good radiance.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22
n this edition in reference to the sub.

in this edition in reference to the sub.
ject.
The following. which we take from
the Chicago Inter Ocean. will also help
to throw some light on the matter.
Because 1t has been threatened that
the law forbdding the crowding of
theater asles and the sale of standing
room is to be lifted from the dcad-letter
list it has so long adorned, the theatre
cal manager is worried.
ut Is a sensitive time in the career
of the theatrical manager. His blood
has been heated with the fever of
money making. and lie has found the
sensation SO agreeable that he declares
he will not brook the interference of
the legal physicians who wish to re.
duce his temperature.
"The theatrical managcr-save i'm cx.
| ceptional cascs-is not u man of firm
| principle nor of intirm hobbies. lie
rides with an eye on the grand stand
and a finger on the pulse of his particu.
lar public. His one aim In life is to
break the weekly receipt record of the
attraction which preceded his own. IL
he could accomplish this by hanging
swings in the auditorium he would he
only too glad to do it. lie wants all
there is: he wants it ms soon as ever he
can lay his fingers on it. and he Is never
completely happy until he gets It,"
Whether the non-cnforcement of the
| law is due to the carelessncss. Or
worse. of the city authorities. the GU.
pidity of the theatrical managers or
both. the agitation for the protection
of the lives of the people In places of
public assemblage will be kept up until
the spirit and the letter of the ordi.
nance are lived up to.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22
HARD ON THE GREAT DAILiES.

The new letter boxes installed in Chi.
cngo have cost the great daily papers
over 100000 In their Sunday circula.
ton.
People can no longer mail newspa.
pers under the latest system.
The new boxes are attached to the
end Of short Iron posts ana do not
lean up against II lamp post or any
thing else which would support II pa.
per or n package. People who were In
the habit of mailing their sunday news.
papers To friends In other cities can do
so no longer without going downtown
to the postOflice. or hunting all over
Chicago for II newspaper and pack
age" box.
These latter boxes have been taken
out of the residence districts pretty
generally and the result Is n disguised
lot of people and the loss Of 100000 cir
culntiOn to the newspapers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22
BRUTALITY ON II" ROADS.

Does the city of Chicago exercise any
supervision whatever over the North.
western Elevated Road. or see tn Il
that this concern obrys the provisions
of the law and the ordinance under
which that corporation operates It's
franchise!
Iudglngby appearances. the city does
not dO anything of the kind. although
II maintains u force of corporation In
spcctors," whose duty II Is to attend tn
such matters. but who never do any.
thing except procure free tiTnsporta.
iion for city Hail graftcrs.
II Is said that the guards on this road
are brutal and insolcnt in their treat
mcnt Of the public. and there IL u story
well authenticated that not long ago Il
woman In delicate state of health was
50 treated by one of these employees ut
one of the stations that she gave birth
to u child on the platform.
The city authorities should make Il
their business to see that rufiianism on
Ii" Northwestern ~" Road shall DO
brought to an end, and that speedily.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22
NATURALIZATION" or school
TEACHERS.

Instead of lowering Assistant super
intcndent a. Il. Sabin to the position of
a principal. the Board of Education
should have discharged him from its
service.
Sabin Is the man who discovered that
cover 100 of the school teachers were
not naturalized." and made u great
howl over 1t.
Just as II II made the slightest differ.
encc whether a good teacher was a
voter or not!
Many of the lnlics picked out fol
slaughter by Sabin's discovery were
among the very best teachers In tn,
schools.
Sabin would. evidently. build n ston,
wall around the country and keep on,
all intelligent and wcll-cducated PEG
pie until they had declared their In
tentions."
We cannot get too many wcll.cdu
Gated school teachers. whether the,
come from Norway or Ireland. from
England or Italy.
Education IL one thing that the Amer
lean people do not believe In putting
any import duty on. whether II De IL
the way of naturalization papers OF
anything else.
Many Of the greatest men who ar,
teaching In American universities to
day are not American citizens.
They have been brought here Mt grca
expense to give our American student,
the benefit Of their ability aud thci
researches.
Small.mInded men of the SabIn strip,
have no place In our American sclloO
system, so long as the schools stand fol
education and not for Cross Roads poll
tics,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22
our DANGEROUS THEATERS.
Clear the theater aisles.

SIear the tneater alsles.
This demand has been made In the
name Of the public by The Chicago
Eagle, and with such force and effect
that the greedy theatrical manager has
been forced TO realize that he must
obey the law
The note OF warning sounded by this
journal has been taken up and repeated
by every newspaper In Chicago, and it
Ii now n certainty that the ordinance
governing this matter will be enforced.
Usually first in advocating all public
reforms, The Eagle is always ready to
share the credit Of winning them with
Its contemporaries, and bears willing
testimony 10 the good work done in
this crusade by most Of the dailies.
Especially Is this so of the Chicago
Tribune, from which we take pleasure
In reproducing the following:
III the ordinance on obstructed alsles
and passages in theaters could be re-
suscitated, 1t would accomplish great
deal OF good, II was an excellent Ordi-
nance and was universally admired
even If not universally respected. 1t
provided that mo persons shall be al
lowed to stand in or occupy any of the
aisles or passageways during any per-
Torrance, service, exhibition lecture,
concert, ball, or any public assemblage,
nor shall there be any chairs, settees
camp stools, or other Instructions of
any kind In the lobby, aisles, or pas.
sageways in any theater hail. or other
public building when the same is occu-
pied by the public" An ordinance of
this kind deserves something better
than memorial tablet, 1t ought TO
be in court rather than in the grave.
For some time now the theaters and
the vaudeville houses have been pack
ing their passageways, IL not their
aisles, with Standing room" admls-
sions, and have been endangerlng the
lives Of their patrons with complete
success and impunity. a few months
ago an effort was made to enforce this
ordinance. II was a mere spasmodlc
effort, however. OF late the ordinance
has been dead letter. The breath of
life should be breathed into 1t before
some accident happens because Of dis.
regard Of IL.
II the Tribune or the public desires
10 know one reason why this ordinance
is not enforced, they will find 1t in
certain observations elsewhere printed
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22
THE CITY SEALER'S OFFICE.

Now that the City Sealer's depart
ment has been made a salarlcd office,
the people are wondering whether the
change will be for the better or worse.
Many are inclined to the opinion that
it will be for the worse.
When the place was fee office, ana
the amount of the incumbcnt's remun-
Grafton depended entirely upon the
number Of measures he examined and
stamped and the number of wagon
loads of material he weighed or meas
ured, there was one thing that the pub
lie could always depend upon, ana that
was that there would be full ana
proper inspection Of weights ana meas.
ures.
Now, however, there may be differ
ent tale to tell.
Everybody who has any knowledge
Of municipal affairs knows that city
employees do as little work as possible
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22
HAT BUTTER IRUST.

Political principles, like opinions on
economic and social questions, are us,,,
ally cOlorcd, IL not dictated. by per,
sonal interests. A man Is n protection
list because he believes that the con
summation of that theory In practlc,
Will benefit him In Il financial way
The ultimate results on the community
nj large IL too remote for his consld
Grafton. Trusts and combinations ar,
opposed because 1t Is believed tina,
they VIII In some way affect. delete
rlously of course, all those who are no,
In the deal. The average human be
Ing opposed to monOpOlics becomes a
mOnOpOlist Of the first water the mo-
ment he Is admitted into the charmed
circle Of profit.
or this general principle we have q
striking example In the attempt Ia
form u butter trust. Frantic efforts
were made last year to pass the GrOut
bill and nothing but the shortness of
the session ana the determination of
the administration to block the appro.
priatlOn bill kept 1t from becoming u
law. This year, however. the advo.
Gates of the butter trust have taken
time by the fOrelOck and propose to
force their monopoly upon the public
or know the reason why. The GrOut
bin has passed the House ana the
trading stock arranged for immediate
business.
And Vet these men who are bent
upon forcing upon the statute books n
law creating one of the most bare,
faced monOpOlies are all committed to
antitrust legislation. For their atti.
tudc toward this butter trust they of,
fer no excuse except the time hon,
ored political gag that their constt,
uents demand 1t.
The avowed object of the Grout bill
Is to drive out of the market OlcOmar.
garlne, a cheap and wholesome food
because 1t interferes with the mOnOp
oily OF the butter trade. The people
must have butter and If cheap sub
stltute can he kept out of the market
the price of the real article can be
maintained. A more barefaced attempt
TO secure government aid in the forma-
ton Of trust, never was known.
There Is no claim that Oleomargarine
Is unhealthful. 1t Is admitted that the
poorer classes must have something of
that sort or 90 without butter. Ii is
admitted that Oleomargarine Is supe-
rior as a food, 10 the lower grades
Of dairy butter. 1t Is further admitted
that when colored the same as cream
cry Dutter-when the same colOring
matter Is used in both-people will pre-
FER oleOmargarine to creamery butter
at the present prices. For these rea.
sons the dairy interests boldly ask
Congress TO legislate one industry out
OF existence because 1t will have ten
dency 10 furnish to the poorer class Of
people a cheap and wholesome food
which will come in competition with
and possibly drive out their own I'M
wholesome product.
The advocates of the Grout bill have
been driven from one defense to an
other until they have nothing left but
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22


In all directions steadily and surely
the world Is getting better. 1t Is get
ting better morally, physically, social.
ly, industrially-in every direction.
Some social developments are tempo
rarily discOuraglng and some are hard
to understandable, as In the growth of
a child from feeble infancy to mature
manhood, the tendency Is constantly
to a better state. Mumps, measles and
whoopng cough correspond to revolu-
tlons. strikes and trust formations In
society. Many of the most important
agencies for Improvement are ignored
and misunderstood. The earth-wOrms
that the boy digs up when he goes fish
Ing are absolutely essential to the agri-
cultural growth Of this nation. How
many realize the Importance OF these
little wriggling worms? How many
people know that the dust In the air
gives color to the sunlight, cOlOrs the
clouds, makes the fruitful rainfall pos
sible? How many have thought of the
extraordinary good which comes into
the world because of the universal
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22

Miss Susan b. Anthony's remark that
women will qait getting married as
they become more intelligent. looks like
an indirect drive at that comparatively
insignificant but withal useful creature,
man. The plain Inference is that as
woman's intellectual powers are devel-
oped she will be able to judge the biped
In trousers more accurately, very much
to his disadvantage, ana will naturally
want to have less to do with him.
Doubtless Miss Anthony il willing to
be pointed out as living evidence of the
truth of her statement; and there could
not be more shining example. Still,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22

In return for their salaries. Now that
the City Sealcr's office is on salary
as formerly in that department?
II Is an important question for the
thousands of retail dealers in Chicago,
and for their customers also.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22
EA0LETS.

]. ii. Parkinson, a man of great abili-
ty, an excellent citizen and splendid
and successful lawyer, is prominently
mentioned for Alderman In the Thir-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22

Emperor William may conclude to be
his own j. PierpOnt Morgan and buy
up the German steamship lines to pre-
vent them from falling into the hands
of the AMERICAN.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22
1el

ON the day that the steel trust an
nounced that Its earnings the past yeai
were $Si,OOO,OOO the census bureau
gave 1t out that this country has II pop
ulatiOn of SI,OOO,OOO.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22

II a young man Is In love with Gill
and she refuses to marry him 1t may
break his heart; II she does marry him
the chances are it will break bis pock.
etb0Ok.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22

Carnegie's intense desire to die poor
will not prevent him from defending
the title to his $2,00O,O0O island of the
Coast of Georgia which the sea isl.
and cotton king claims to own.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-22

tecnth Ward. Mr.. Parkinson has the
Endorsement of the Municipal Voters
League, and would, IL he made the
race, receive the support of Rcpubli-
cans and Democrats alike. lie was born
in Salem. Wis. forty-one years ago, AMI
is consequently i'm the prime of life.
Mr.. Parkinson has resided in the Thir-
teenth Ward for the past twelve years,
and knows all of its needs intimately.
~cGA
Mr.. T.. a. Hines, the wcll-known at
torncy. is prominently mentioned as a
strong candidate for Alderman in tho
Fifth Ward. Mr. Hines Is Il man Of
fine standing in the community. II first
class lawyer and sterling Democrat.
He would make u most useful Alder
man. His nomination would. of course.
mean his election. but Mr.. Hines hosts
of friends believe that he could be
elected on his own merits under any
circumstances.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-19
CAPT, BARNESON HONORED

San Francisco, April 9.-Thlrty Off.
GERS OF the Army transport service
called upon, Captain John Barneson I'M
cXpectedly last evening at mis- home,
i56 Central avenue, and presented him
with magnificent loving cup. saiu to
he the finest ever turned out on this
Coast. 1t bears decorations of silver
block and tackle, the transport flag in
enamel, and fine engraved picture
of the transport Hancock. speediest
u the fleet. and formerly the steamer
Arizona, OF which Captain Barneson
was once in command with the low,
ms cup was finely engraved silver
CGrd in velvet case, with the following
, inscription:
ITO Captain John Barneson, marine
superintendent of the United States
Army transport service: The officers
of the United States Army transport
service, whose privilege and pleasure
II has been to serve with you during
! your most able administration as ma
rine superintendent, desire to express
their hearty appreciation of your many
sterling qualities and uniform kindness
and courtesy to ali, and present you
with this cup as a token of their good
will and sincere wishes for your III
tCre success"
The presentation was made by Cap
tain Lyman, and the response was il
Captain Barneson's happiest vein
General and Mrs. Oscar +. Long wer,
among the guests at the presentation
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-19
Republicans Name
Congress Committee

Washington, April 9.-The Republi.
can Congressional Committee. at a
meeting tonight at which representa-
ives Mercer Of Nebraska presided,
unanimously elected the old officers,
IS follows Representative Babcock,
Ut Wisconsin. chairman; Representa-
tive Sherman Of New York vice chair
man; Representative Overstrcet OF
Indiana, secretary; Colonel w. b.
Thompson of this city, treasurer.
The chairman was authorized 10 ap
point an executive committee of nine
members and to FIJI any vacancy eX
listing in the membership of the com
L.ittee. The only vacancy now exist
iIg Is that of the member from Ore
son. The meeting was unanimous anC
harmonious.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-19
REPORTS FROM HAWAII.
boston Herald

Reports have come from Hawaii to
the effect that those representing the
industries of that island have grown
sceptiCal as to the advantage OF the
political change they made a few
years ago in anneXing their republic
to the United States. II is said that
the labor question is becoming Sc
rIous one. The owners of large sugar
palntations are prevented by the i'm.
migration laws of the United states
from obtaining the labor from China
tn which they have had tolerably free
access in the past and cannot find In
the United States those who are well
fitted to take the place OF these Asiat.
20 wage earners. The readers OF The
| Fcrald will. perhaps, recall the circum.
stance that we pointed out at the time
the pressure was made to annex Ha'
vail. that the change was one of eX'
cecdingly doubtful eXpediency. The
| Industries on the islands mad been de-
,e.oped under political and social sys
tens quite different from those which
Obtain in this country. The govern
n cnt was that of an oligarchy, con
ststing Of the brains and wealth Of the
community. while the great mass OF
the population was made up OF those
who represented relatively low type
of civilization. This government was
ldObably as well fitted as any that
could be devised for the well.being OF
III, islands. and the revolutionary
change made in 1t by introducing the
tolitical. industrial and social meth
DDS of the United States seemed ia
Ms to seriously threaten the prosperity
vt the archipelago. Apparently, those
who were promoting this scheme OF
annexation believed that annexation
could take place with no material
change in these peculiar conditions,
I'm opinon which indicated an entire
arsencc of knowledge Of the funda'
II entail requirements of American citi
2, nship. If they are now financially
suffering il is because Of past blind
ness on their part. for which there
vas really little or no excuse.