Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-02-19

there are too many lawyers in Con.
gress and too few business men.
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Alderman Ernest Bill, who has rep.
resented the Thirty.third ward In the
City Council for eight years, Tuesday
night announced that he would not be
candidate for reelection. His deci.
sion was brought about by facti0nal
dissension.
The Chicago lodge OF Elks will give
minstrel performance at the Garrick
Theater April 3. Old time Ministries,
such as Colonel Charles Young, VIII:
lam Sharp. Harry Armstrong and
Charles E. Scofeld. will appear. About
sixty Elks, including double quartet,
will perform. This will be the first
minstrel show that the Chicago Elks
have given In ten years. The com.
mittee in charge Of the entertainment
Is composed of Arthur W. Johnson,
chairman; Fred G. Schaefer. julie Alt.
man, Edward Biegler and Gustav
Glickauf.
Gustav Berkes, the genial manager
OF the North Side Turner Hall. has
earned the success he has made by
his honest and straightforward bust.
ness methods. He is liked and respect.
ed by all who come into contact with
him.
Every one OF the big army OF friends
and admirers Of James 8. Hopkins. the
able lawyer and master.in.chancery
would like to see him on the bench.
Urey Woodson. Of Kentucky, secre'
tary OF the Democratic National com.
mittee. was In Chicago Tuesday on
business. He spent part Of his time
with National Committeeman Roger
G. Sullivan.
Judge Willard NJ. McEwen Wednes
day sent to Governor Deneen his res
ignation from the bench OF the Su
perior Court OF Cook County In &C
cordance with his announced intention
that he would enter the practice Of
law In the near future. II Is not known
who will I'LL the vacancy or when the
resignation Is to take effect.
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Commissioner OF Public Works John
]. Hanberg has appointed Colonel Hen
ry A. Allen consulting engineer Of the
department of public works and Geo
F. Samuel city engineer.
The appointments were under the
sixty day rule and are to fill the
places OF City Engineer Ericsson and
Consulting Engineer william 8. Nc
Harg. who are now on leaves of alb
sence.
Democratic aldermanic primaries
will be held on Thursday. March Sd.
Alderman Herman j. Bauler, OF thu
Twenty.second ward. on last Monda,
saved a. number Of school children
from serious injury at the risk OF hi
life by stopping q runaway horse II
front of the Manierre school,
The animal, frightened by an auto
mobile. was boiling toward group o.
youngsters at Blackhawk street ant
Hudson avenue. The children fled t.
the sidewalk and the horse also turned
on to the sidewalk behind them jus
as the alderman seized the bride ant
swung his weight OH the bits.
The horse fell on the icy pavement
and Mr.. Bauler fell over him and wal
dragged along on the ice. He wal
helped up by men who saw the run
away and taken home While no
serious, his injuries were sufficient!
painful to keep him away from tn
council meeting Monday evening.
Thomas W. Gilmore Is the kind of
man the people of the Twenty.fiftl
Ward want to represent them In thu
City Council. His nomination by thu
Republicans will be popular one al
over the ward
Alderman Anton j. Cermsk of tn
Twelfth Ward ON Wednesday answer
ed the attack of the Municipal Voters
League. which body, In it's prelim
nary report OF Feb. 7. censured Cel
max because of his failure to resig
as a member OF the Legislature TO
lowing his election as an alderman
In his reply Cermak acknowledge
that he promised to resign from tn
Legislature previous to his election a
an Alderman, but says he failed to d
SO because Governor Deneen advise