Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-11-18

urer Ernest A. Hamill. Directors for
three years, Miss Jane Adams, Mrs.
Emmons Blaine, J. J. Dau, DR.. Henry
b. Favill. Mrs. Potter Palmer, Julius
Rosenwald, Howard Shaw, William r.
Stirling, Leverett Thompson. Z. H.
Valentine, Charles II. Wacker and
Harry A. Wheeler.
Charles II. Wacker addressed the
Chicago Turngemeinde on Wednesday
night at the North Side Turner Hall.
Mr.. Wacker, who is president Of the
Chicago Plan Commission, explained
to the members of the big society the
workings Of the commission.
An investigation was started Tues.
day into certain expenditures Of the
special park commission, which has
under 1t the small parks, the city play.
grounds and the city forestry depart.
ment.
Alderman Albert w. Beilfuss, chair.
man of the commission, declared that
he knew Of no specific irregularities or
accounts that had been questioned, but
that he had told Controller Traeger,
who has the investigation In charge,
that II there were such he wished q
complete investigation made.
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The State Republican Editorial As.
ISOLATION will meet in Springfield on
Nov. %, and 1t Is expected large
number Of Republican politicians and
candidates will be found lowering
near the capital ut about that time.
State Auditor Mccullough has dis.
covered that there Is still remaining
an uneXpended balance Of $4,000 In
the contingent fund of the last regu.
lar session, from which portion Of
the pay roll OF the employees Of the
special session, which closed on Tues.
day without making an appropriation,
may DO paid. The leftover pay roll
amounts to $4,000. This will be com.
forting to some.
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The only trees In city small parks
are Carolina poplars that small boys
can plant and that take care Of them.
selves. Yet the city pays $4,000 q
year to "city forester" whose main
duty Is to collect fees from citizens
who plant their own trees, for the
privilege Of trimming them.
How many people have been bought
by the telephone crowd?
This Is a good time to begin look.
ing up your Alderman's record and
see II he deserves reelection.
Thomas A. Smyth IL not losing any
friends among the people by the fear.
less performance of his duties as
President Of the Sanitary District.
Aldermen who respect their con.
stituents should have that City For.
ester ordinance amended SO as to per.
NIT property owners to trim their
own trees without paying the City
Forester fee for permission to do
90.
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Judge John r. Caverly Is one of the
most painstaking men on the bench.
Chicago needs more like him In the
Municipal Court.
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The taxpayers have in President
Thomas A. Smyth Of the Sanitary
Board an honest and faithful public
official who is not afraid to do his
duty.
William Schumacher, the popular
ner, stands in the front ranks of Chi.
Cages leading business men.
Col. James Hamilton Lewis will be
the next Democratic nominee for
United States Senator.
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Albert j. Hopkins for Vice Presi.
dent In 1912 is popular slogan among
Republicans throughout Illinois.
Judge John R. Caverly Is one Of the
ablest, hardest working and best liked
men on the Municipal Court bench.
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Dunno for Governor Is the Dem.
ocratic battle cry.
Judge Edward Osgood Brown has
earned. by his long and honorable
service, the confidence and highest
esteem Of all Chicagoans.
President Thomas A. Smyth, OF the
Sanitary Board. has plenty Of back.