Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-10-14

t0rney for the election board, that 1t
had been chopped out Of the election
laws. The Provine act, which was
passed last winter, caused Mr..
Mitchell's apprehensions. 1t amends
the election law 30 that names Of can.
didates shall appear on the ballot in
the order Of the vote each receives
at the primaries. In quoting from the
original law it says that constitutional
amendments and other policy Ques.
lions shall 60 on the ballot after the
names of candidates.
At first glance II appeared that this
knocked out the separate little ballot"
until Mr.. Stead issued an opinion In
Springfield that the new law does not
affect the small ballot.
"The provision for the printing Of
public policy questions at the bottom
of the list of candidates found in the
act Of 1911" he said, lis word for
word like that found in the act Of
1891 in section IA. In amending the
act Of 1891 the drafters of the act
Of 1911 simply copied, section IA Of
the act Of 1891 and inserted some new
matter. The new act makes no change
in the existing law as regards the lit
tie ballot. The act of 1899 amending
section 10 Of the Australian ballot act
provided for separate ballots for pub.
lie policy questions. That section was
not amended or changed or touched
In any way"
Judge Hickman Seaman Is admired
and respected by oil classes Of people.
He Is an able Judge, honest and fear.
less.
Judges Of the Superior Court met
in the courtroom Of Chief Justice vii.
liam H. McSurely Tuesday and dis.
cussed plans for suggested changes In
the certificate Of good moral character
which Is used by law students in max.
ing their application for admission to
the bar.
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Judge John ]. Rooney Is making the
fine record on the Municipal Court
bench that every one Of his friends
knew he would make.
Judge Harry p. Dolan Is daily add.
ing to his big army Of friends and ad.
mirers by his good record on the Mu.
nicipal Court bench.
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At conference Of Municipal Judges
and the Council committee on police
and the bridewell It was decided to
begin a campaign for better court.
rooms in the police stations. A Coun.
ell subcommittee will plan with the
Judges the Encouragement of the po-
lice districts. At present, 1t Is said,
some courts are overcrowded, while
others have practically nothing to do.
City Engineer John Eriscon, James
]. Reynolds and F. G. shankland, com.
posing the subway commission, held
a conference with Mayor Harrison.
The Mayor announced later that their
work would probably be in such shape
In o month that q definite plan of
subways could be taken to the City
Council.
| Alderman Henry d. Captain Ia
making one Of the best representa-
tives the Twenty.fifth Ward ever had
In the City Council. He Is q consci
entious, wide.awake public official
The West Chicago Park Commits
sioners at a meeting Tuesday accept
ed plans for an addition to their Of
fees to cost approximately $4,000. A
four.acre tract of land bounded by
Good, South Aberdeen and South May
streets, extending to an alley JUS
north of West Taylor street, was &C
cepted as the site Of new small park
How many aldermen are fixed" OF
this telephone robbery?
Permanent bridges over the rive
would do wonders for Chicago.
The double boulevard idea hobs VI
again.
To divide automobile and CONNER
cial traffic using the Rush stree
bridge by the erection OF two-leve
structure is the solution to the trafH
problem between the downtown dis
trict and the north side Of the river
according to the Chicago plan CON
mission.
Walter ID. Moody. managing directo
of the commission, In bulletin issue
advocated the erection of two-leve
structure.
II This Is not plan to benefit tn
owners of automobiles" said MI
Moody, "but to help ell interest In tn