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

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partment for presentation when the
city council reconvenes Sept. 26.
The amendment was drafted BY
Alderman Fred A. Britten and Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Hoover.
THE nickel nrst telephone" said
Alderman Britten, fought to be pro.
hibited. why, with such an instru.
ment In the house, . person couldn't
get the operator to give q police or
flre alarm unless he had q nickel. A
burglar could put such telephone out
Of business simply by removing the
loose nickels that might be lying on
top Of the instrument"
The telephone company has won it,
point, It is said. Did It cost as much
here a. It did in San Francisco?
We take the following from page
~ Of the Report on the Causes Of
Municipal Corruption in San Fran.
cisco as disclosed by the investiga-
tions Of the Oliver grand Jury and the
prosecution Of certain persons for
bribery and other ofIenses against the
state" made By . committee appoint
ed By the mayor Of that city and pub.
lished BY order Of the board Of %.
pervisors, city and county Of San
Francisco, January s, 1910:
"The Pacifi- Telephone and Tele.
graph Company bribed the Supervis.
ors to prevent the Home Telephone
Company Or any other organisation
from obtaining telephone franchise
In San Francisco. No attack Of any
kind on the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Company was threatened
by the Supervisors, and the sole pur.
pose Of the crime was to maintain q
profit which might be cut by the
competition Of business rivals. The
Supervisors were paid In all over
$4,000. The managing committee Of
the board Of directors Of the company
swore before the Grand Jury that they
did not know how the funds were
procured for the bribery"
This report was signed by william
Kent, formerly q we'll known alder.
man and reformer of Chicago and six
other members Of the committee ap.
pointed by the mayor Of San Francis.
co, Oct. ~, 1908.
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Following the plan outlined by
Peter Bartzen and himself, County At.
torney Francis 8. Wilson appeared
with Assistant States Attorney Peter
Schmitz on Tuesday before the State
Board of Equalization at Springfield,
In an effort to have the valuation of
all property in Cook County increased.
This is the first time in the history
Of the county that such an effort has
been attempted. and, In explanation.
the States Attorney pointed out to
the board the enormous expenses
which will fall on the county in the
near future, owing to the building of
new hospitals, the expense of main.
tanning judicial positions which 1t is
proposed to create. the building of
the new Appellate Courts, and the ex.
pense entailed by the new amendment
to the juvenile act.
I'VE do not want to hit the purses
Of the poor people," said County At.
torney Wilson, "but we are demand.
ing q radical increase on the taxes of
all corporations and further assess.
ments on their capital stock, which,
in short, means that the prosperous
railroads and public utility companies
are the ones that will have to pay II
our efforts are successful. We have
no reason to think that they will be
otherwise, as we were given splen-
did hearing"
A better man could not be elected
Superior Court Judge than Hugo Pam.
No mistake will be made In elect.
ing Denis e. Sullivan to the Superior
Court bench.
Andrew J. Redmond's nomination
by the Republicans for Superior Court
Judge was n popular and deserving
one.
A better man could not be placed on
the Circuit Court bench than Thomas
Taylor, Jr. ygIa
John ]. Coburn's candidacy for Su.
perlor Court Judge Is arousing enthu.
siasm all over the county. His cleo.
tion by big plurality looks certain.
Daniel L. Cruice has worked con.
scientiously and honestly In behalf of
the cause Of the laboring man and his
candidacy for Superior Court Judge
deserves the support Of everyone who
believes In an honest and fearless ju.
dietary.
Judge Joseph H. Fitch has made q
fine record on the Superior Court