Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-11-04

istration. Convictions in burglary |
and robbery cases have been SO per
cent, and there have been more con.
victions In murder cases than under |
any other prosecutor"
Mr.. wayman gives these records Of
convictions obtained under him and
other states attorneys:
J. J. Kern, LIS; c. 8. Deneen. l..
e57; Deneen, second term, 1871; ]. j.
Healy, 1885; J. e. w. wayman, 1889.
The county board held Its meeting
Monday night and transacted the fol. |
owing business.
Motion to transfer $4,000 from the
oridewell dieting fund to the miscel.
!aneous fund for salary use passed.
Resolution to appropriate $500 for
purchasing uniforms for elevator con.
iuctors, asked by Sheriff. thinner,
lost.
Motion to pay 1925 for extra work
70 Z. A. Cummings, chief examiner for
the civil service commission, passed.
Motion to pay $4,000 to Paul Ger
hardt, county architect, for preparing
preliminary plans for new county
hospital passed.
The Cook County Progressive Re.
publican League and the Illinois
league Of the same name have con.
solidated and opened new headquar.
tiers In the Temple Court building.
21l South Dearborn street. Window
decorations will be used to attract
the attention Of the passing voter.
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Thomas Taylor Jr.'s fourteen
years experience as master In
chancery makes him especially we'll
qualified for seat on the bench. His
candidacy for Judge OF the circuit
Court is a fitting one.
One Of the best judges In the
Municipal Court is John r. Caverly.
He Is conscientious, able and fair
minded.
The legality Of the forthcoming is.
sue of Chicago City bonds. to BIO
day, will be attested In all respects
by a private law firm recognized as
an authority on such questions. This
Is a new departure taken by City
Comptroller Traeger to prevent re.
currence of such thing as the re.
lection Of the bonds by the success.
full bidder, the last previous city Is.
sue having been refused by the bank.
ers on the ground that there were
technical flaws In the notice to vot.
ers.
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Vote no on the propositions next
Tuesday.
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Consolidation of the City Fuel Com
pany and the Lill-Robinson Coal Com.
pany. forming the largest corporation
| for the retailing coal business In eX-
! istence, was perfected Tuesday at a
/ meeting OF officers of the two con.
Germs.
! uc COuScIu, WHICH Will uc Cullcu
the City Fuel Company of Illinois,
will have total capital stock Of s4,-
900, 900, half of which Is preferred and
half common.
The consolidation was effected
solely for the purpose of economizing
deliveries" said Fred w. Upham
The officers of the company as an
nounced will be Fred w. Upham, pres.
ent president of the City Fuel Com
pany, president; Thomas Fl. McInery
vice president and treasurer; Milton
Il. Robinson and George II. Lii, vice
presidents; +. II. Pearson, secretary;
Francis S. Peabody, chairman of the
board of directors, and George r..
Goetz, vice chairman,
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A better man could not be elected
to the Superior Court bench next
Tuesday than NJ. l.. Mckinley. His
fine record as lawyer and as a
member of the Legislature commends
his candidacy to the voter,
Edward A. Dicker has made a
grand record on the Municipal Court
bench, and he Is deserving of an cleo
ton to the Superior Court bench next
Tuesday. No mistake will be made
in voting for him.
Hugo Pam, Republican candidate
for Judge of the Superior court, was
born in Chicago. Jan. 90. 1870 and
has lived here ever since. His par
ents, Alexander Pam and Cecilie
| (Oesterreicherl pam came from Ro.