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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-27
POLITICAL "H0T AIR."

II Is really amusing TO observe the
calm equanimity with which the
"policy" writers, who pretend To do"
politics on some of our daily contem-
poraries dish up for the delectation Of
their readers daily "lnspired' articles
based upon office tips" or the know
ing pointers of the wise ''gazaboos,"
who have political axes 10 grind and
think they are In position 10 pull the
wool over the eyes of the public
through the medium Of green on com
PLEASANT political reporters.
For instance, we would like to draw
attention to the following bunch Of
hot air" with which an evening con
temporary RECALLED It's readers on Tues
day last:
clarence :. barrow l. to be put for
ward by Mayor IIarrlsons friends In
the Legislature as the Democratic
leader in the House Of Representa-
tiyes aud he has indicated TO the
Mayor that he would regard his selec-
ton as an honor he could not consist
emily refuse"
Now this Is lie made ont Of whole
cloth, and the source from which the
INSPIRED yarn emanates knows IL.
In the first place, Mr.. Darrow Is not Il
candidate for the office OF minority
leader because he was not elected as
Democrat, but as an independent
candidate representing certain Ideas
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-27
MORE POWER 10 MUSHAM.

The Eagle notes with satisfaction
that the City Council proposes to add
more powers to those already vested In
the fire marshalship. In the hands OF
that peerless aud veteran fire fighter,
Chief william Musham, all power IL
sure to be well and discreetly welded.
The matter referred to IL explained
In the following communication recelv-
cd by the City Council last Monday
night, ana referred to the judiciary
committees:
Under the ordinances as they now
stand there IL Il divided responsibility
between the building department nnd
, the fire department In reference to the
placing Of fire escapes on buildings. 1t
IL suggested that your committee on
Judiciary be instructed to take up the
question of so amending the snid or
dinances that the fire department shall
be the sole Judge as to the necessity Of
fire escapes on buildings within the city
| limits.
"rhc committee should also be in
structed to report on an ordinance to
this effect ut an early enough date for
the finance committee In presenting the
annual appropriation bill to be able to
transfer the fire escape Inspector and
other city employees looking after the
question of placing fire escapes upon
buildings from the building department
and to place them under the sole juiis-
dlctiOn of the fire marshal"
This places the responsibility for
fire protection on the outside of build
ings In the proper hands, ana It Is n
responsibility that will be properly
horne.
With Musham in charge of the plac-
Ing of fire escapes 1t Is safe to predict
that fire horrors in Chicago will be of
much rarer occurrence than In the past,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-27
ROUND ROBIN CANDIDATES.

1t was announced during the last
week that the principal jack-in-office
and his political side partner, willy
Warbler" are to be petitioner by
ground robin" to stand once more for
II denomination to their respective
offices.
The ground robin" we are told, Is to
he signed by the siXty-One political
papsuckers who voted for the "City
Hail. slate at the recent organization
of the Democratic Central Committee.
This would he cOmical II 1t did not
possess "A certain feature of pathOs.
The last straw as 1t floats past the
drowning man must bear n strong re-
semblancc to this political "r0und rob
In" scheme, as 1t whirls down the cur
rent that Is bearing the principal Jack
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-27

against the sheriff. This decision re-
verses the judgment Of the Criminal
Court. from which an appeal was TAX
en- by the Sheriff. and in itself Is not
material to the charges which were
brought against the Democratic leader
The victory for Burke comes In the re.
fusal of the Appellate Court to inquire
into whether or not his discharge by
Judges Brentano, Kavanagh and
Dunno. sitting en- banc mt the habeas
corpus hearing. was correct or not.
"Says the decision: 1T Is even urged
upon the court by counsel for the np-
pellees that the inquiry. on this APP
peal. should he broadcned so as to re-
view the question as to whether the
fees Of the office of Oil Inspector,
which office was held by the relator.
belonged to him. We cannot yield as
sent to this claim. notwithstanding the
consent of appellee's counsel and their
request that we do So
Immediately after the decision At.
tOrney a. =. Trude. representing
Burke. served notice upon the state of
n motion to quash the second indict.
ment still pending against his client.
THE motion to quash will come up
Dec. 81 said Assistant States AttOr-
ney Barnes. and will doubtless he
granted. The state Is without rem
cdy: under the law a man cannot be
tried for an alleged offense after he has
been released on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings pertaining to the charge"
So that after all the miserable con.
spiracy against the Democratic leader
has come to naught. and there will he
additional reasons for congratulate
Ing him when he takes his seat as the
newly elected Secretary Of the County
Democracy on New Years day.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-27
MERRY CHRiSTMAS.

The Chicago Eagle takes pleasure In
extending to Its readers to-day the
time-hOnOred greetings Of the season.
II wishes to all n Merry Christmas
and many happy returns.
However we may differ on the multi
farious questions that are ever aris-
ing to veX, torment and disturb or ex-
ercise the thoughts and the judgments
of mankind, there Is one season ut
which all Chrlstendom at least can be
and Is M peace-Christmasti
Through all the ages 1t has come down
and still remains with us AS of yore,
an oasis of rest in the desert of llfe's
weary strugglc-thc period of peace
on earth To men of goodwill"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-27
"RULE.OF.THREE" CiIY GOVERN.
NEWT WON'T 90.

When the Harrison administration,
which has failed to pave. clean or light
the streets, got tired Of endeavoring
to cover up Its shortcomings by ex-
plotting the Civil Service fad, It turned
over to a new hobby In the hope of
capturing "the gallery"
This was the fad of placing the run.
ming of departments mt the disposal of
firms OF bookkeeping experts. and of
abdlcating all official authority and re-
spOnsibility to irresponsible outsiders
In the apparent hope that It would look
like an effort to run the city affairs
ION business principles"
Now this latest foxy move has re-.
celved disastrous check and indeed
appears to have turned out to be moth.
ing better than clumsy blunder.
The first check to this policy which
involved the privilege by outside par
ties Of discharging city employees os.
tenslbly to>reduce expenses came on
Tuesday last when Judge Dunno grant.
ed mandamus compelling the city to
put back on TIE payroll nine time.
Keepers In the Water Pipe Extension
Department wi b were dismissed OH
Aug. 10 last upon the request Of an
accounting firm. The men were Civil
Service employees and Judge Dunno dc
ciied that the merit law was violated
by their dismissal.
The timekeepers will not only &c
back to work for the city. under thlt
decision. but each will also receive q
Christmas present In the shape OF
nearly $3.50 back pay. The city EN-
ployes who scored this victory mr.,
W. J. Phalen. Dennis Il. Byrne. J. II
Lockwood. A. W. Nelson. John d. An
glini. James J. Cunningham. ID. ]
Short. Joseph +. Ryan and Anton
PfOhl.
Three points were depended upon b,
the counsel for the timekeepers. tend
Ing to show that the Civil, Servic,
law had been infringed by the dis
charge Of their clients: that the apprO
priatiOn for the payment Of the time
keepers was not exhausted: that Their
was no lack Of work. lack OF funds O
other necessary cause for their dis
charge: and that their dismissal was ,
detriment to the service. On all tire,
81 these points Judge Dunno decide,
In favor OF the tlmckeepers.
80 the "rule-Of.three" gallery pla!
has also turned out failure. Thes
be sad times for the Harrison admins
trntiOn
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-27

in-Ofiice and "Willy-the- WARBLER to
the sea of political oblivion.
VIII they clutch at It?
Possibly. and with the usual result,
of course.
And. by the way. why "round rob.
in" may we ask?
Wouldn't straight petition with the
names in the order in which they are
signed do?
b. Or is It possible that even among the
sixty-onc satraps there Is not even one
who wouldn't dislike to he the first to
sign such a thing?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-27
VOTERS LEAGUE IS TAU0HT SOME
LAW.

At last the impertincnt ana metidlc.
some Voters League. which has 90 long
been getting its finger into everybOdy's
pie. has received a well.tleservel rap
on the knuckles, and the Eagle Is frank
to say It is glad Of It.
This gratifying occurrence took place
the other day. when County Judge Car.
ter threw II wet blanket on the plan
Of George r. Cole, president Of the
league. to include In the proposed re-.
count Of the votes as to the shrievnlty
County Commissioners ana Second
Congressional elections, a second enum.
Grafton Of the ballots cast for Repre-.
sentative In the Second. Nineteenth
and Twenty.seventh Districts. Mr..
Coles purpose was to make trouble for
Representatives Charles W. KOpf. Ben.
jnmin Grecnebaum of the Second Dis.
trict. A. W. Nohe Of the Nineteenth
District and Albert Glade Of the Tween
ty.seventh District.
In replying to Mr.. Coles letter Of
Dec. 1S, requesting permission to scru.
tinize the returns In the districts nam.
cd, Judge Carter said In part:
"a contest for members Of the leg.
islature cannot be brought into the
County Court or any other court Of this
State.
III the ballots rs to the legislative
candidates cannot be opened In the
direct contest In my court, would It
not be a very unreasonable construc.
ton Of the law to allow the same re-.
suit to he reached by counting those
ballots In my court In another contest? !
II we should be justified In doing that
as to legislative candidates, then every
candidate on the ballot would have
the right to ask the same privilege"
This IL sound law and logic, nni
demonstrates fully that the interests Of
the people are safe In the hands Of
this able. unprecedented ana just Judge
The various important election con
tests now pending before Judge Car
ter will he handled fairly ana properly
and without any assistance from inter
rnetldling outsiders.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-27

practical and thorough teacher. Evil
becomes positive benefit and bless.
Ing to us only when we have been
by it-have fully felt all it's
llurements-and then have rejected
II. To all who experience It otherwise
than this II Is but an unmixed curse. A
man cannot call himself honest until
he has been situated where, he could.
II he would, steal and cheat and lie.
The chief part Of mans moral energy
Is developed and employed In resist.
ance. We may Judge his energies when
they are directed In aggressive action,
but we cannot measure the immense
expenditure Of power In simple resist.
ance. The cannon that does not burst,
the piston.rod that neither bends nor
breaks. perform their active offices be-
cause Of their unseen but potent energy
Of resistance. To stand against sc.
cret temptation may take more force
than to face an open foe, and may
develop more power. The will Is the
man, and our moral character Is the
sum Of our moral choices.
~9
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
says that from the founding Of the
government down to 1900 $4,000. 1000
was spent In subdulng and controlling
the Indians aud $2lO,O0O.OOO for tho
education and care Of their children.
This Is a large bin, though Il Is not to
be compared with that for the Civil
War. The Commissioners figures do
not give the full cost Of the subjugatiOn
Of the Indians. So that white men
might occupy this continent In peace,
Indian wars began soon after colonies
were founded In Virginia and New
England. and were carried ON at inter.
walls during a century and half Of
colonial existence. To find out what II
really cost to get rid of the Indians II
will be necessary to add to the expendl.
lures OF the national government those
Of the colonies and also those Of the
British government prior to the dec.
larati0n Of Independence. Allowance
must he made also for the fact that the
purchasing power Of money was great
or two and half centuries ago than
II IL now, and that an expenditure Of
$1,000 In King Philips war meant
much more than an expenditure Of
1000 In a modern Indian war. From
first to last the Indians have cost the
whites a sum out Of all proportion to
their numbers. 1t has been no simple
matter to make this country an abode
for civilized men.
~6
The surprising announcement Is made
that out Of 500 graduates from
Scotch colleges for women In recent
years, only 0 per cent have married.
This Ii claimed to be further evidence
that education units women for mar.
riage. 1t Is contended that higher edu.
cation Is a dull process that for the most
part produces dull women. This reas.
Oning IL bad, for two very manifest
reasons. The woman who continues In
a college until graduation generally
does It because she Ia determined tn
,naka hor nwu UNIV II, tho u,Orlh Tim
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-27
EAoLEEs.

MOOern society,", OF LONDON, won
dcrs how the American women can DO
content to be the wives Of mere dollar
sharks" "What kind Of home IL It,"
asks the pnper, "where the man IL ut
tho daily grind by y a. m. and hardly
sees his home In his haste to get dol.
iarS?" "IOw does the American man."
1t asks further, accumulate money as
fast as his wife spends IT." These
questions must make any American
smile. particularly the last one. No
doubt, Modern Society would be pleas
cd to be able to tell Its readers how to
make money as fast as the American
does. But 1t would be Of no advantage
to them to know the recipe. Tho ell.
cacy IL not In that, but In the spirit and
the conditions. As q matter OF fnct,
and Notwithstanding the European DC.
lief to the contrary, the man In tins
country strives no hhrder to make
money than do the men Of Europe. The
average European works lifetime. ~
hard aud as effectively as no knows
how, for competence. We put more
intelligence and enthusiasm Into the
strife than they do and our industrial
conditions and resources IRE more fa.
vOrable than theirs, but the longing for
money IL no stronger here than else
where. 1t Is doubtful II 1t is rs strong.
All things IRE planned and executed
on large scale In this country
wealth.creating among the rest. Eu.
paV N inns nj mn N N.
tense life narrowed down to the one
aim Of getting rich. but they imagine
wrongly. We take our business affairs
no more seriously than they do their
own. Ours are larger and broader
than theirs. but SO are our men larger
and broader than their men. We car.
~ the big load quite as lightly and Il
good, deal more jOyfully than they do
the light one. And American women
do not suffer neglect. Money opens the
way to broader social life for the
average American woman than Is even
dreamed of by the average woman OF
Europe. The American wife, even
among the less well-to.do classes, has
Il home OF her own to look after ana
to take pride In. She does not drudge
and dree her life away In small shop
or In the field, rs unnumbered thou.
sands of her European sisters do. She
has time ana means for as broad an
outlook as that of her husband. She
Is not merely his wife. but his equal
and his cOmrade.
%6
Not often has the public had so good
an exhibition of the characteristic ut.
titude of the medical profession
which includes the profession of sur
gery-its feeling of responsibility, Its
unseltishness and its fidelity, as has
been afforded by the great Austrian
surgeon who has lately been operating
In this country. He was called to Chi
cagO to attend child who had suf-
fered since birth from q dislOcatiOn OF
the hip. The child's father, u man of
large wealth, brought him, Mt great
expense, to Chicago, because he was
considered one of the greatest special
lists In the world In cases of the kind,
No sooner was the operation COM
pleted that the surgeon sought the hos
pitfalls of Chicago, st. Louis aud other
cities, and there, entirely without pay
ment, he treated the children OF the
poor. Other physicians came to wit
ness the operations, SO that not only
has the skill Of this man changed the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-27

unmarried woman Is not as a rule, the
dull woman. The uneducated woman
has no choice. She must marry or be
without occupation that Is congenlal
and supporting. Single, she Is hope
lessly at a disadvantage. But the wo.
man with education Is Independent.
Brain Is sexless, and In the intellectual
arena all have equal standing and op.
pOrtunity. Many Of the best living
scientists, historians, lltteratcurs, ply.
slclans, teachers and leaders In social
and moral reforms are women. and
their sex Is not counted against them
Unlike her less fortunate sister, who
Is without education, she Is not forced
to marry to secure support and main.
tain standing. She Ii free to marry
or not, just as she chooses. II she re.
mains single. II is not that she has
no suitors, but from choice. Being In
a position to choose, her opportunities
for suitable marriage are infinitely
greater than those Of the uneducated
woman, who has no alternative but to
be chosen. And yet her field Of choice
Is greatly narrowed down. The same
spirit that has led her to higher educa.
ton has given her the leaven Of pride
and ambition, and she could never be
content to accept as husband a man
who Ia merely rich or merely good"
or both. The man for her must be
man, indeed. One Of the strongest wo.
man instincts Is that which requires
her to look up to the man she loves.
She must be able to recognize him as
superior to herself, not morally, per.
haps. but certainly physically and In.
tellectually. This natural yearning IN
not weakened by education, bur
strengthened by II.
The sales Of some modern American
novels have reached into the hundreds
Of thousands. and two. one Of which
IL modern. the other classic. hive
passed the million mark. Webstcrs
old spelling Book" may not have
been as exciting as these novels. but
as q "seller" It surpassed them all 40
far as to be In class by itself. The
history. recently published. Of the arm
which printed the Spelling Book"
for great many years contains some
interesting figures. The smallest mum.
Der sold during any one year was more
than u third Of a million. In 1862; the
largest. more than million and q
half. In 1896; and during the entire
thirty.f years when the firm In Ques.
ton published the books more than
thirty.one million copies were sold. 1t
II doubtful II any book except the
Bible ever equaled or even approached
this record.
Emperor william, on his recent visit
to England. led the First Royal Dra.
gOOns In cheering for the king. and did
It. the papers say, with snap and gust0.
The American boy will appreciate the
difficulties under which mOnarchs 10.
Dor when he remembers that the call
was ''Three cheers for His Majesty
King Edward" not 'Rah, 'rah. 'rah,
E.d.W IN .r.dw
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-15
Ernternal Societies. Etc.

Independent. Order Good Templnrs meets at
Good Tsmplars' hall, Mower court every Tues
day evening
WauwatoSa Lodge No. 2G7 f. and A. NJ
meets first and third Saturdays of each month
NJ Masonic hall, Dlttmar building.
Royal Arcanum meets first and third Tuesday
IN each month at Arcanum hall, over Lefcber
bres' Company store.
0ermania Veren meets second and fourth
saturday evenings of each month ut hail in
smith and Lefeber block.
Wanwntosa ana No 2137 Modern Wood.
luen America, meets second and last Thursday
~ aneh month at NJ. ". A. hail, Smith & Lefc.
her block.
Independent Order Of Foresters meets second
and fourth Mondays In month at the hall on
bird moor of Smith & Lefeber building.
wauwatosR WomRn's Club-Meets twice each
,sonth At WRuwatosa Public Library building.
T. c, T. Cluh-Meets twice each month at
hnmes Of memb ers.
Churches.
EGugrea ationRl- A. r THAN.
BA ptist Rev. p W. Longfellow
Mcthodist--Rev. G. f.. Goldthorpe.
Eplseopal-~Rev. ], Otis Ward.
1t Johns Lathe ran-Wm. RAIDER, pastor
Frteden's Lutheran-A. T. SiegIer. pastor.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-15
Badger Clubs Card.

The card which the matchmaker Of
the Badger club has arranged for the
next show to be given on Tuesday.
Feb. Is, promises to be among the best
of the season. In addition to a star
double-windup, three other good bouts
are on the program. In the windup
Spike" Sullivan, the crack eastern
lightweight, will make his debut in the
West, meeting Otto Sieloff. the aggres-
sive Chicagoan Following is the com
plete list of events:
spike" Sullivan VS. otto sieioff, rounds.
i3S pounds.
Walter Herrick VS.. Charles Neary, rounds,
i2S pounds.
pounds.
George House VS.. Otto Kaestner, rounds,
100 pounds.
Con Doyle V. BILLY Murphy, 8 rounds. 1870
pounds.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-15
COMMON COUNCIL.

To be continued.

THE COMMON COUNCIL met in spec
ial session at the City Hall on
Tuesday evening of this week, Mayor
Hoyt presiding. Present, Aldermen
Breed, Baumbach, Jones, Decker,
Bark, Lefeber, Thomas and Hamme
The special committee appointed on
Thursday evening, Feb. 6, 1902, to con-
fer with the street railway company
relative to the operation of the Wan
watosa end of the so called Wells
street railway line, reported as toll
lows:
To THE COMMON COUNCIL, CRY OF WAUwAPosA :
The Undersigned special committee, appoiu-
ted by the Common Council of the city, at an
adjourned meeting held on Thursday evening,
February 0, 1902, to confer with the street rail-
way officials and ascertain, If possible, the
reasons why the street railway company is
failing to operate it's cars on that portion OF
the so-called Wells street line within the city
of WauwatosR, respectfully report:
That your committee called upon the general
manager of the street railway company on
Friday afternoon, Februarya7, 1902 and after
stating TO him the object of their appointment
your committee informed by the general
manager that his company could not at pres.
ent operate that portion of the so-called Wells
street Street-raliWay line WITHIN the city of
Wauwatosa, because of an induction which
prevents the company from passing its ears
over that portion of Wells street east OF, the
city of Wauwatosa, and through She frart ri
land in the town of Waawatosa, known as
Murray HILL which is the only track connect
ing with the said line in the city of Wauw atosa
Your committee was further informed, by
said general manager, that it would be praeti-
cally Impossible to operate the WanwatOsa
city end of said Wells street liue at present
for the reason that said street railway com
pany has no car or cars on that end of the line
! has no place on its line in the city of Wauwa-
! tosa to store n car or during the night
/ time when not i'll use and that to attempt to
operate the said Wauwatosa City end OF the
| so-ealled Wells street line while the injunction
prevents the passage of cars, snow plows ard
would be, as before stated. practically impos-
| sible, as business proposition. likely to be an
I annoyance TO all parties, and that during the
continuance of the injunction here In before
mentioned in its present form, said street rail-
way company could not and would not at
| tempt to operate it's cars on the Wauwatosa
! end of said street railway line.
| Dated this 18th day of February, 1902.
WIN. Won BAUMBAcH,
5. j. DECKER,
| JAMES LEFEBER,
! Special Committee of the Common Council
The report was ordered filed in the
clerk office.
No further business being suggested
the council adjourned.