Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-09

V. Freeman. James l. Ennis. Judge
Joseph II. Fitch: to succeed George
r. Barrett. John II. Hume. Judge
Charles NJ. Foell. Charles J. Trainor.
Judge william T.. Dever. Charles T.
Mason. Judge Hugo Pam. John j.
Sullivan. Judge Clarence N. Goodwin.
Sidney 8. Pollock, Judge Denis f. Sui.
Ivan. Charles G. Stilwell. Judge vii.
liam Fenimore Cooper. A departure
from the usual procedure was made
yesterday when the judges selected
Judge Cooper to be general emer.
gency Judge to handle all cases re.
curing quick action. All common law
emergency business will be taken up
by Judge Cooper daily, beginning to.
morrow morning. Judge Ben NJ.
Smith was chosen Chief Justice Of
the Court for the ensuing year.
Chicago Is proud at all times to
claim Clayton r. Crafts as one Of her
leading attorneys and public-spirited
citizens.
In Judge John r. Caverly the peo-
pie OF Chicago have on the Municipal
Court bench an able. painstaking and
upright Judge.
James 8. Hopkins has won the high
place he holds ut the bar by his abil.
ity, force OF character and splendid
energy.
Among Chicago's financial and bust.
ness leaders no man stands higher In
the estimation Of the people than Al.
bert G. Wheeler.
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Thomas A. Fitzgerald, the well.
known coal merchant and loyal friend
Of Mayor Harrison, would prove q
strong candidate for State Treasurer
| next year.
Judge Richard e. Burke Is daily
adding to his popularity by his fine
record on the Superior Court bench
Frank A. Vogler, the popular Re
publican leader and Chief Clerk OF
the Board OF Review, Is being urget
by many for the Republican nomina
ton for President Of the County
Board
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william Richie, the wellknown ant
highly respected lawyer. would serve
the people well as Judge Of the United
States Circuit Court.
Judge Edward Osgood Brown hal
earned by his brilliant record on the
bench a widespread popularity II
Cook County.
County Judge John r. Owens |,
proving the honest and fearless pub
lie official everybody expected h,
would. A cleaner man never hell
office.
Six hundred and fifty members o
the Chicago Title and Trust Compan,
Mutual Benefit association wer
guests of the officials of the compan.
at banquet at the Hotel Sherman
last Saturday night, The toasts wer
informal and the speakers were Mis-
Jean Pierson, Walter b. Smith, Mis-
Susie NJ, Barber, William p. Preble ant
Harrison B. Riley. Miss Barber spok
of women in the Office" and sal,
they should be given an equal chanc
with men employees.
Fred Eberhardt, of the Twenty-sec
ond Ward, has announced his cand
dacy for the Democratic nomnatio
for Alderman. Mr. Eberhardt Is /
the plumbing business.
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What the City Council did at it
meeting Monday night:
Passed Mayor Harrison's ordinanc
authorizing the commission of sui
way engineers to assume charge G
the construction OF the outer harbO
as we'll as the subway.
Passed the ordnance redistrictin
the thirty-five wards of the city in
manner that gives an average populs
ton of 10000 to o ward.
Passed Alderman Donahoe's ord
nance requiring that potatoes, apple
and other food supplies be sold b.
weight In stores and from peddlers
wagons.
Adopted by a rising vote set O
resolutions expressing sorrow for tn
death OF Alderman Herman J. Baule
and extolling his services to the CON
munity.
| Adopted a resolution directing tn
Finance Committee to consider wheth