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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Men Who Are Candidates and
Men Who Are Not and What
People Say.

Judge Edward Osgood Brown is
strongly mentioned for Attorney Gen.
eral in President Wilson's cabinet.
His appointment would prove a pop.
ular one in Illinois.
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Candidates for city treasurer will
be now making their appearance.
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Chicago is pie for the Phone Trust.
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The proposition to elect aldermen |
for four years IL . bad one. Coed |
aldermen can be reelected every two
years. While four years 10 too long
to wait to get crack at q man who
betrays the peoples interests.
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The net earnings Of the Telephone
Trust increased from 3l,270,S09 IN
1900 to $23,095,3S9 in 1910.
And yet the Trust wants to squeeze
more money out Of Chicago people.
The manner in which the capital
stock Of the Chicago Telephone Com.
pany has been increased should b
Investigated by the Aldermen.
The crop Of aldermanic aspirants
for next spring promises to be un-
usually large.
The appointment Of Albert J. Hop.
kins to the seat in the United States
Senate that he was 80 unjustly de.
prived Of would meet with the hearty
approval of all Illinoisans.
~eM
Beat the Telephone Trust.
II would only be common Justice for
the Governor to appoint Albert J. Hop.
kins to fill the vacancy existing In the
United States Senatorship from I'LL.
nois. He was the choice Of his party
at the primary and was betrayed.
The city Is entitled to per cent Of
the gross receipts Of the company.
Does 1t get It?
| Aldermen who believe In working
for the best interests Of the people
will demand lower telephone rates.
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Are aldermen elected by the people
OF Chicago to look after their interests
going to help the Telephone Trust,
whom the whole country 10 moving
against It?
Judge Charles A. williams 10 making
q good record on the Municipal bench.
The Chicago Eagle. in common with
all users Of the telephone. 10 anxious
to secure better service and lower
rates and 10 fighting along that line.
The Phone Trust wants the City
Council to maintain its high rates.
The telephone trust contemplates
another big public improvement II
10 going to raise ito dividend.
Every time you 90 to the telephone
you feel like voting against man
who favors the Phone Trust.
What are the aldermen going to do
In the matter Of telephone tariff re-
duction?
The number of aspirants for City
Treasurer promises to be unusually
large.
ADVERTISEMENT
Il THE AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE.
For good many years the Chicago
public had ample opportunity to OBJ
serve what telephone monopoly meant
In the way Of service.
The rates had been raised several
times-and threats of another raise
were being made There was talk ol
abolishing certain forms of residence
service. The public was treated with
scant courtesy. There were intermin
able delays in changing old phones
and installing new ones.
Then came the automatic telephone
bringing with It the much needed
spur OF competition.
What happened?
Immediately the utmost efforts tc
improve the manual service were
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21

An Involuntary Petition iB bank r,rptey was filed yesterday in tine fed erai court at Trenton, N. J., against the United States Moter company, hav- ing offices in Jersey City, Tn the peti- tien it is alleged that the concern owes more than t12. ,000 and has assets that will net exceed se,o0o.ooo.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
MISS DYE TESTiFIES
 IN DYNAMITE CASE
MoNafnara Forced Entrance to Her
 Room to Look for Papers.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 2O-Miss Mary c. Dye, a stenographeF who wit nesSeS had said was marked for mur- der by James B. AfcNamara, the Los Angeles Times dynamiter, because she worked for the Iron Workers union and "kneW too much" testified at the dynamite conspiracy trial today. She asserted she had been followed by de- tectiyes and on one occasion another of the McNamaFa brothers forced an entrance to her room at a hotel to search for papers which he designed to destroy.
 Soon after I left a boy at the door of my hotel at midnight called out that he had telegram" said Miss Dye, but when l opened the door John J. MeNamara, much excited forced himself in. He demanded cer- tain papers of which I knew nothing. Then he searched my baggage and departed. In going over letters at the office l had seen letter in which it was stated that somebody was going to 'snitch' or give away information unless money was forthcoming" The government contends that the informant referred to was Herbert s. Hockin, who is nOw on trial, and that Hockin already had told of the hiding of nitro glyceTiRe at Rochester. Pa, and at Muh0ie, lad,
 On his flight back from Los Angeles after causing the explosion thare
 James B. planned to have Miss Dye 1 put to death and wanted Frank Eek | hOR of Cincinnati to de it, accerdine | te Eckhoffs testimony,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
NO cARELEsSNESS fN
 WRECK AT GREENS FARMS.
Raiiroad Men Testify Before inter-
 state Commerce inspectors

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 20.--A score of witnesses were examined before the interstate commerce commission in epectors here this afternoon in the probe into the cause of the derail- 1nent of the Merchants Limited ex- press at Greens Farms Last Saturday, and all the testimony went to show that there was no careaessneSs, the accident in all probability being caused by the dropping of an equalizer bar into a trailing switch.
 Officials from the various mechani- cal branches of the road testified that the train was thoroughly inspected be- fore leaving Boston and twice before reaching New Haven. At New Haven another inspection was made. Here some trouble was found with small dynamo on the dining car and the mat ter remedied. This was the car from which the equalizer bar dropped, and at the time of the inspection nothing seemed to be wrong with the car.
 G. W. Wildin, superintendent of the mechanical department, testified that he found marks on the ties for a dis tance of 1880 feet this side of the wreck which indicated to him that the equalizer bar had been dragging on the ties for a considerable distance before the trailing switch was reached.
 Other road mechanics said that the trouble in question could not possibly have been located unless the trucks had been taken from the car.
 The inspectors closed their hearing this afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
A WOMAN NEAR SCENE
 OF HACKETT MURDER.
One Witness Formed Impression 1t
 Was Mrs. Raymond.

Augusta, Maine, Nov. 20-A woman in dark clothes was seen by a number of persons hurrying along the road toward the spot where Matte Hackett was murdered in the evening of Au- gust II, 1905, according to testimony given by several witnesses at today's session of the supreme court trial of Mrs. Elsie Hobbs Raymond, charged with the murder. One of these wit nesses, Mrs. Lillian Manter of Read field, testified that she formed the inn pression'' that this woman was Mrs. Raymond.
 Mrs. Rose Milliken, who lived in the same house as MT. and Mrs. Raymond, swofe that on the night of the murder her husband, physician was sum- moned to the Hackett home, and that Mrs. Raymond was not in the house at the time. Bert Raymond, she tes- t1ied began a search for his wife, and late in the evening MT. and Mrs. Ray mond and Raymond's brother Nathan. entered the house. Mrs. Raymond. the witness said, wore dark clothes. and was crying. Footprints made by a Wornan's shoe in a cornfield near the Hackett home and discovered the morning after the murder, were described by other witnesses A dep- uty sheriff said that he measured the tracks and compared them with Mrs. Raynohds shoes, but they did not correspond. Mrs. Milliken in her tes- tineAy said that Mrs. Raymond chang ed her shoes on the night of the crime.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
JUSTICE GOFF PRESIDES
 AT THE TRIAL OF HYDE.
Jury Completed to Hear Case of New
 York City Chamberlain.

New York. Nov. 2s-A jury for the long delayed trial of former City Chamberlain Charles H. Hyde on charges of bribery in connection with the Carnegie Trust company financial scandals nearly two years ago was completed at the opening session of the trial today.
 Justice John ". Golf started the trial with all the despatch which characterized his conduct of the trials of former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker and the four gunmen in the Rosenthal murder, just concluded. The justice refused to entertain motions for further postponement of this long standing case and ordered the irnmedi- ate examination of the panel of gee talesmen summoned for the trial.
 The charge against Hyde is that while city chamberlain he forced Jo- seph c. Robin of the Northern bank to lend s130,ooe to the Carnegie Trust company, which was then close to dis aSter
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
SAW GIBSON STRUGGLE
 WITH MRS. SZABo IN BOAT.
Witness Gives Important Testimony at - Lawyers friai.

Goshen, N. Y. Nov. 2e-Dr. George King, official physician of / Hudson county, N. J.. testified for the state today in tbe trial of Burton w. Gibson for the murder of Mrs. Rosa Menschik Szabo that Mrs. Szalb0 met death on Greenwood lake July IS last from stran gulation, and no other cause. Of this he was positive. he said He was equally sure he continued, that stran- gulation was caused by compression on the throat above the Adams apple.
 Earlier in the day John Minturn, an eyewitness of the tragedy, swore that he saw Gibson place an arm around Mrs. Szabo's neck and thrust his hand to her throat. This was while Gibson and his client were in the boat 700 yards from the shore, where Min turn stood watching them. They both fell out, MintHFn said, and Gibson swam to the boat, overturned it and then apparently tried to pull the shirt of his bathing suit over his head. The defense maintains that the drowning woman tore the shirt from Gibson $ back
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
FLAGMAN PLACED
 ToRPEDoEs ON TRACK
Engineer Testifies at Coroner's In-
 quest on Putnam Wreck.
(Special to The Bulletin. l


 Putnam, Nov. 20-Coroner Arthur G. Bill of Danielson came here We'd nesday and conducted his inquest rel ative to the big railroad wreck last Saturday night. The coroner was oc- cupied with the inquest from Il to 3.30 o'clock. The members of the crews of both trains that figured in the ac- cident testified as to what they knew about it. The testimony of Engineer Walter Forbes of Boston, who was driving the locomotive of Extra 40, which crashed into Extra 412. was of special interest.
 Engineer Forbes related that he first saw white light on the track ahead Of him and later the faint gleam of red light. He put on his brakes. Later, when he got the signal clearer, he answered by blowing the locomotive whistle and put on his emergency brakes. Engineer Forbes ran by flag man Gallagher, who has disappeared, quarter of a. mile above the wreck. According to the rules. Gallagher should have been back mile from where his train was hit.
 Engineer Forbes told of running ! over two torpedoes before they came to Gallagher, which would indicate that the latter had started back to- wards his train after putting them on the track. Engineer Forbes estimated the reduced speed of his train at from 15 to 20 miles an hour, at the time 1 the accident occurred. Fireman Hur- ley, who was in the cab with Forbes l did not claim to have seen any other lights than a white light.
 Inspectors Duffy, Lyon and Bromley | of the United States interstate com meTee commission, attended the in- quest and asked some questions of the 1 crew. Their inquiries relating espe- cialiy to the rules of the road and the speed of the trains. Coroner Bill said 1 Wednesday night that his finding will not be made until he has an oppor- tHnity to interview the engineer of . west bound freight train that passed by the scene of the wreck, just few moments before it occurred.
 The crews examined at the inaues here left immediately for Hartford where they will again be examined today at a hearing before the inspec- tors of the United States interstate 1 commerce commission.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
JACK JOHNSON WILL
 BE ARRAIGNED TODAY.
Will Plead to Five indictments Under
 "White Slave" Law.

Chicago, Nov. 20.-Jaek Johnson, negro pugilist, under federal indict- ment for alleged violation of the Mann act, will be arraigned before Federal Judge Carpenter tomorrow morning. He will be called upon to enter pleas to each of five indictments recently re- turned against him charging that be caused the transportation of Belle Schreiber from Chicago to cities in other states for purposes prohibited by the federal statute.
 An indictment against Johnson for the alleged smuggling of a diamond necklace for his late white wife, Ethel Duryea Jackson, who committed sui eide, is held in abeyance. He will be tried on the criminal charges of vielat ing the Mann act first.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
IDLE WOMEN CAUSE OF
 HIGH COST OF LIVING.
Novel Explanation Offered at Meeting
 of Merchants.

St. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 2e.-Delegates to the first annual convention of the Ma tionaI Federation of Retail Merchants were warned today against making false statements in advertisements and against cutting retail prices until the profits are absorbed by H. D. Robbins of New York, chairman of the vigil ance committee Of National Ad clubs.
 ''Too many idle women in the world'' was the cause assigned for the high cost of living by Mrs. Nellie Hencke of St. Louis, one of the two women delegates to the convention.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
Granite State Railroad Commissioners
 at Washington.

Washington, Nov. 20-New Hamp- shire's state officials today joined with Massachusetts and Rhode Island in protesting to the department of jus tice against the alleged traffic agree ment between the Grand Trunk rail- way of Canada and the New York, New Haven & Hartford, petitioning the federal government to interpose under the Sherman antitrust law, with the purpose of preserving railway competition in New England.
 John E. Benton and Edward c. Niles of the New Hampshire railroad con- mission. held a long conference with Jesse c. Adkins. assistant attorney general, who has direct charge of the investigation. F. J. Mcleod and George ". Bishop of the Massachu- sets railroad commission, participat- ed in the discussion. snpplementing the information they gave the depart ment yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
CHICAGO HOTEL VICTIM
 WAS CINCINNATI WOMAN,
Man Suspected of the Crime Prominent
 In That City.


 Cincinnati, O., Nov. 2O.-That Mrv. Emma Kraft of this city was the wom- an who was killed in a Chicago hotel last Thursday; that the police knew the name of a man who was formerly engaged to marry Mrs Kraft, and who is known to have borrowed $500 from her, and whom they suspect of having killed, her, and that every policeman and detective in this city has been or dered to watch for this man, were to- days developments in the mystery that for six days had puzzled the police of Chicago.
 Mrs. Kraft who was SO years old, was known to have recently sold prop city in this city amounting to $4,S70, and the police are convinced that she had a large part of this sum in her possession just previous to her death. This leads to the theory of robbery as a motive, according to the police,though they claim that 1t is possible that the man got rid of Mrs. Kraft because she had threatened to prosecute him for money she claimed to have ioan- cd him when the two were engaged.
 The man the police have in mind is prominent in this city and was seen here last election day. His where abouts since that time is unknown to the police. but Chief of Detectives Crawford of this city in a statement today said it was only matter of hours before the authorities would lay their hands on the man.
 Recognition of Mrs Kraft's umbrella led to the positive Identification of her clothes by a niece and the latter s daughter.
 The police tonight sent out a request fo rthe arrest of John B. Koettsrs. in connection with the staying. Chicago detectives state that Koetters had been paying some attention to Mrs. Kraft, who recently had sold some property for nearly ss,0o0 and had later disappeared from her home studied telegraphy and was formeEly nelevator operator in Cincinnati.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
To Fix Terms
 Of ArmistiCe
PLENIPoTENTIARIES TO HOLD
 MEETING TODAY
MAKE STONG DEMANDS
Allies Reported to Have Called For Sweeping concessions-Turks Con- vert the Mosque Into a Pesthouse.

London, Nov. 20-The war has shift ed for a time from the field of arms to that of diplomacy. It may be that tn war is near an end. Plenpoten- tiaries for the belligerent powers will meet tomorrow at the village of Hademkeui a few miles outside the capital, for preliminary discussion of the terms of an armistice.
 Cessation of HostiIities.
 In the meantime the Turkish. Bull garian and Servian commanders have ordered a cessation of hostilities, al- though cannOnading which Nazim Pasha reports as unimportant, oc- cured this morning.
 Allies Name Sweeping Terms.
 The sweeping terms which the allies were said to have demanded yester- day as basis fo rthe armistice appear not to have been advised, but the plenipotentiaries may not know the levels of the platform until they meet for the discussion, and it is almost cer- tain that it will be on the basis of the Balkan states holding all the conquer ed country until a permanent treaty Of peace is signed.
 Mosque Used as Pcsthouse. HOW many 'Vestiges of his former power they are prepared to concede the Turk depends largely upon two factors-the strength and supplies of the allied army threatening the gates of Constantinople and the extent tc which the cholera spectre has em- barrassed their plans. It is certain that great transport difficulties hamp- CT the Bulgarian army on account ot the distance from it's base and the rough roads. The cholera is counted ! on by the Turks to weaken the Bull garian ambition for triumphal marcf into the capital and the celebration o1 mass in St. Sophia. But to make as- surance doubly sure the Turk ha! resorted to the amazing plan of trans forming the mosque into a pesthoust and has crowded 1000 cholera stricl1el l patients within it's walls
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
COMPULSORY STUDY OF
 BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS
Plan Advocated at State Congregation
 al Convention.

Hartford, Conn, Nov. e6-The Con- necticut states Sunday School assecia- tion closed it sthree days session to- night with a discussion of a plan ad- vocated, by Dr. George Dawson of the Hartford school of religious pedagogy, which called for the compulsory study of the bible in the public schools. After considerable argument pro and con, committee was named to in- vestigate the matter and report at the next convention
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
Subpoenas Served on New Haven Roads Officers and Directors Have Been Recalled
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO MAKE INQUIRY
Facts Warrant It, Grand Jury Investigation Will Be Resum edPresidents of Both Roads Offer Full Access to All of Their rRecords-TwentyFve Year Proposition Presented by Mellen-New Hampshire Joins in the Protest.

Washington, Nov. 20.-t was an- nounced tonight that the department of justice had postponed the proposed grand jury investigation in New York of the alleged unlawful traffic agree ment between the Grand Trunk rail- way of Canada and the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad pend ing a further inquiry by the depart ment itself.
 Free Access to All Records.
 Assistant Attorney General Jesse c. Atkins said tonight that the presl- dents of both of the railroads had of fered to give full access to the rec ords of their companies, and that At torney General WickerSham decided that a full and carefni examination of facts offered by the railroads as well as by the protesting Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire officials should be made before put ting the case into the hands of grand jury.
 Grand Jury Probe if Necessary.
 MT. Atkins emphasized the depart ment's determination to conduct a rigid inquiry, and to have a grand fury probe later if facts to warrant it are disclosed
 He said the attorney general had written to the railway presidents for an explanation of the rumored agree ment before any protest was filed
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
Grand Trunk Considering.

Montreal. Nov. 29.-E- J. Cha1nberlin, president of the Grand Trunk railway, said this afternoon that he had re- ceaved a copy of the proposed traffic agreement with the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad and stated that 1t was under consideration. The agreement had been forwarded to London, MT. Chanberlin added, all though it had not yet been received by the Grand Trunk board there. He would make no further statement.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
RULeARIANs FALL BACK.
Turks Gain First Advantage of War
 at Hademkeu.


 London, Nov. 21-Martin H. Dono- hue, telegraphing to The Chronicle from Hademkeui under date of No vember IS, says:
 'Fhe fortunes of war, proverbialiy variable, have now turned decidedly in favor of the Turks, who have gained the first advantage in the conflict at their last stand
 The Bulgarians were unable to hold the advanced positions they had storm ed at much cost the previous day and having failed to make any impression on the forts at Hademkeui have now fallen back with their heavy artillery. As the enemy retreated the Turks shel1ed them, thus reversing all pre- vfous experiences in the campaign.
 The fighting was very severe. The Bulgarian loss, especially while re- treating, was considerable"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
HICKEY INDICTED
 FOR BOYS MURDER.
Charged With Strangiine Lad to
 Death at Lackawanna.

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 20.-J. Frank Hickey is charged with strangling Jo- seph Joseph to death at Lackawanna on Nov. 12. 1911. in a special report made by the grand jury to Justice preme court here today. The indict- ment contains two counts, charging wilful and deliberate killing with malice aforethought, constituting mur- der in the first degree.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
Reporter Prevents Jail Delivery.

Columbus. O. Nov. 2o-A reporter for a morning paper in this city who had himself arrested on a fake charge of being an expert pickpocket from Cincinnati, tonight prevented the es- cape of five men from the city prison. One of the men in the escape plot is Harry Basl1ette, wanted in St Louis for forgery. He will be returned there tomorrow. The four others are local men arrested on minor charges,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
Steamship Arrivals

At Liverpool: Nov 20. Saxonia, from New York and Boston.
 At Queenstown; Nov. 20, Merton, from Philadelphia for Liverpool.
 At Gibraltar: Nov. 20, Canopic, from Boston and New York for Naples.
 At Leghorn: Nov. 20, Perugia, from New York via Naples.
 At New York: Nov. 20, Oceania, from Naples.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
TIDAL WAVE WIPES OUT
 TWO TOWNS IN JAMAICA.
Steamer Brings Report of AZ Deaths
 at Monteeo Bay.

Kingston, Jamaica, Nov 2e.-The western end of the island of Jamaica has been devastated by a hurricane lasting for five days. A great tidal wave has swept over both the north and south coasts, practically wiping out the towns of Savanna la Mar and Lucea, both towns of considerable inn portance.
 According to a report brought in by steamer, 42 persons were killed at MontegO bay.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
Latest California Returns

San Francisco, Nov. 20.-With the canvass of s4 out of 5S counties in, the state completed by the statistfcians in the office of the secretary of state, Roosevelt maintains a margin over Wilson of 65 votes This Is on the face of unofficial returns from the counties not canvassed
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
Double Murder at Worcester

Worcester, Mass, Nov. 2e.-John Wood, a grocery clerk. killed his wife and four months old baby last night with chloroform and then ended his life in the same manner. A note found by 13 year old daughter, Gladys, when she awoke this morning, told of the crime and led to the discovery of the bodies.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
General Roias Killed.

Mexico City, Nov. 20.-Gen. Antonio Rojas, one of the most influential of the rebel leaders and a strong sup porter of General Orozco, has been killed in an encounter with rural guards, according to unofficial advfces to the government.