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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-07
The CHICAGO <AvLE.

give pensions to its employees. Judg.
ing from itS past, Just before the EN-.
ployes are old enough to get q pen.
sion they will be discharged without
one.
The majority Of Illinois Republi.
can legislators favor Albert j. Hop.
kins for United States Senator.
The Telephone Trust in order to
throw dust in the eyes Of the public
has announced that It has set aside
ten millions for pensions to its EN-.
ployes in all the companies that It
owns.
II the Telephone Trust can AFFORD
to divide ten millions Of dollars as
pensions to its employees after paying
eight per cent dividends to its stock.
holders, then the city council ought
to be convinced that 1t can start q
big reduction in telephone rates.
All Of these millions come out Of
the pockets Of the people and the
victims Of monopoly are not apt to
feel their burdens Mghtened by honied
talk about pensions for employees.
The people demand relief from the
telephone burdens.
They will keep on demanding re.
lief until they get It.
The head Of the principal part Of
the Chicago end Of the trust 10 quoted
in daily paper as saying:
THE five Bell Telephone Com.
panies, with headquarters in Chicago
the Chicago Telephone Company,
Central Union Telephone Company,
the Cleveland Telephone Company,
Michigan State Telephone Company
and Wisconsin Telephone Company
will adopt the pension, disability ben.
efits and insurance plan In behalf Of
their employees.
THE approximate number Of EN-.
ployes in the FIVE companies operat.
ing in the five states Of Illinois, Wis.
consin, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, 10
$4,000"
The trust claims to have over $780,
600 customers in Chicago alone.
Why doesn't 1t do something for
It's customers?
People will keep on asking why.
On page 81 Of the annual report Of
the Bell Telephone system for 1912
we find the following ingenious state.
ment excusing the raising Of rates:
Wherever these rates have been
increased It has been done by and
with the consent Of the subscribers
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ing that better service could be oh.
tanned from dual telephone service
than from q single one.
I'm every instance that have been
personally informed Of" he said, "the
two systems have been about as cheap
to the consumer as one. Competition
seems to produce better service.
really believe that better service can
be expected from two companies than
from one"
The Telephone Trust has a new
scheme. It has its employs call up
aldermen and tell them that II they
lower rates to an honest figure the
employees will lose their Jobs. The
aldermen can easily figure who have
the most votes-telephone employees
or the people who pay too much for
telephones.
The appointment Of Andrew J.
Ryan, the we'll known Chicago lawyer,
as United States circuit Judge, r'ou,d
be a popular one in Illinois.
~
Colonel James Hamilton Lewis has
opened headquarters in behalf Of his
candidacy for United States Senator
at Springfield.
The people are watching their al.
dermen in this telephone matter. They
know that they can lower the rates II
they want to.
What bunk the telephone trust IL
giving the public! Owning the tele.
graph az we'll as the telephone sys.
TENS Of the country, It promises o
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-07
THE WEEKS GOSSIP
Personal Mention Is Heard
Around Town About Men
Who Arc Prominent In
Public Affairs.
TAX That = @sing the Rounds
~ to the Doings Of Lead.
ing People.

The honest and clean administra.
ton of the election board In Cook
county has reflected credit upon the
popular County Judge, John e.
Owens.
In Judge John r. Caverly the people
have an able, honest and conscien.
tious main on the Municipal Court
bench.
John J. Mclaughlin would make q
fine speaker Of the House. He Is a
man Of ability and force whose whole
public record has been one Of honesty
and usefulness.
When the Ben monopoiy was work.
ing overtime 70 get the city council
to knock out the Illinois Tunnel Tele.
phone Company's franchise Mayor
Harrison expressed himself as believ.
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No imported beer on the market to-
day has met with greater success than
that handled by August Luchow. The
Original Pilsener, from Pllsen, Bo-
hemia. is sold by this big concern, -
10 also the famous Wurzburger Hof.
brau from Wursburg, Bavaria. These
beers are the favorites at Chicago's
leading clubs, restaurants and buffets.
They are without peer. Tho Chicago
offices of August Luchow are located
in the Stock Exchange building. 80
North Lasalle street and are under
the management Of Hans Luchow. Mr..
Luchow has made a splendid record
for tho business In the West and hs
enjoys q widespread popularity among
Chicago's leading business men and
Observation-Disclosures
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inside was type written and on Il single.
unfolded sheet OF paper. III Mr.. Tyler
will come this evening" II read. Ito the
saloon on thesnorthwest corner OF Sew
enth avenue and Fifth street. and
carry a book under his arm for identi-
fcation. he will meet some one who
Will tell him. for a consideration, the
present whereabouts OF Oscar Slater"
There was no signature.
What do you think OF that?"
asked. as l passed II to the hotel clerk.
lie glanced II over and laughed.
II think" ne said. that II Is a pal
pable fake. It's from some crook who
probably makes his living by answer
ing Just such advertisements as yours.
He L. at the other end OF this thing
and without the slightest information.
is going to take flyer at trimmin Y
you. Who IL this Slater, anyhow
There isn't anything mysterious about
him. Is there?"
mysterious? No." I said. SLATER In
a man who till six weeks ago kept a
laundry on PARK avenue. and. AZ /
couldn't ind him there. 1 adver tised
for him: but there is nothing mystic
rious about him or his disappearance,
as far as | know"
WELL said the clerk. that about
settles It, This Johnny who wrote the
note evidently thinks that there Is
something mysterious, and has an
swered in kind; which proves that in
the first place he doesn't know any
thing about It. and In the second place
that he Ia a crook. So that lets him
out"
"oh. ] don't know" I replied; II be-
iieve I'll CO.
Well. II you're only looking to got
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d,sxust had had small hopes OF
learning anything really valuable' ana
vet I was disappointed and vaguely
troubled; for not only had l learned
absolutely nothing. but there was
very fair chance that i had peeh
watched, or at least recognised. and
that tho people who had taken Nancy
away from me would know before
morning what methods I was taking to
md her.
] paused at tho door TO give ono last
glance about the griny little place
had pushed back my chair noisily. yet
no one had taken thu trouble to watch
my leave-taking. The bartender was
hopping spilled beer with n dirty rag.
Some nondescript was leaning against
tho bars farther end. and the two mon
who had been there since my coming
still hunched together like two dreary
Ocareorows
l lot the door swing behind me, ana
took . long thankful breath OF tho
clean night air. Seventh avenue seemed
fresh and sweetly fragrant after tho
stale noisomeness that I had left be-
hind.
What impulse II was that made mo
turn around l can not say. We all
of US. I suppose. retain "a few primal
creature instincts. Man has been IA
hunter for too few centuries to for
As turned half the empty block
back I saw two men swsrve into tho
shadow OF a doorway.
At least II seemed to me that my
turning had 30 made them swerva
And although ! had got but = glimpse
of them, and that . none too we'll
lighted half block away. yet l thought
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{ a Great Sum mer(
! StOru of NetU YORK. (

questioned him. he must of course recog-
MIC me. and. finding me In New York
instead OF MIrbury. might guess Nam
"S's disappearance, or, at any ratio,
through my presence. have q secret
worth tho selling.
AS | sat waiting for my anonymous
correspondent. II seemed to me more and
more probable that this meeting had not
been "A chance one. as time passed and
my correspondent did not appear. the
thought took ON "a certainty. But by
whom. ! wondered. had he been ein-
plOyed, II he had been employed at all.
had met him IA the creature OF Eph-
raim Bond. but IL that tricky old gem
tlcman had sent him here. then Bond
himself must have been party to Nan
cy's dsapp-artncc. which was shser
confusion, for Stevens had not followed
me into the bar. but had been there
upon my arrival. which meant other
that he was there by chance. or could
only mean that my advertisement for
oscar slater had fallen into the hands
OF the man in the brown derby. Who re-
memberlng the clues that he had left In
mine. had thought of this possibility In
my search. and. ON the chance. had ar
ranged This tended meeting.
From time 10 time the scarlet-far ID
bartender would refill their glasses with
beer. but IN all tho fun hour | waited.
the men who had been Stevens's drink
ing companions scarcely shifted their po-
sitions, nor did either OF them turn 20
that could see hts face. They were
men. I noticed. OF r1uch tho same pat
term young men. l thought. whose non
descrtpt old clothes covered bodies that
drink had not yet begun to weaken.
At tho end Of an hour l got up In
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your throat curt" the clerk laughed,
go right along: don't let me stop you.
But as for little Rufus. the brass
horses OF Xerxes couldn't drag me
down there. sim. I'll lend you u gun
II you must go"
NO. said. Il don't want a gun.
But you can lend me book II you
want to-"
Better take one" the clerk pro-
tested. But as l shook my head. I
saw him glance down. half uncon-
sciOusly. at my gloved hands.
That's It," 1 said: Il think I can
take care OF myself"
The clerk flushed uncomfortably.
Il suppose you can" he said come
on out. and III give you the book"
So 1t was with a copy OF the Ameri-
can Hotel Directory under my arm that
4 started out for seventh avenue.
As / half expected, my rendezvous
WAS a dirty one. Only three men were
IN the place as came in, and | sank
down glngerly into sprung chair, by
. little. grimy. wet-topped table. At
the creah of my chair the bartender
turned from rummaging shelf behind
the bar and brought his small, watery
eyes to bear upon me. He was an un-
pleasant bartender. who evidently drank
much OF the liquor he dispensed, and
whose great and dubious nose was Ike
some poisonous fire, which had broken
out in the lurid Enolder Of tho wrecked
face.
Whats yours" ne asked. m a hon rise
whisper that was evidently his natural
voice.
l pondered. II II were true. as the
clerk thought. that was brought herc
on tho chance that I might be worth
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the plucRing. 1t behooved me TO go
warily. Even this droary wreck with
a drop or two or choral could make
the strength tina. / relied upon useless.
I'm take n small bottle OF claret. II
you have IT," I replied at length.
Wine has the advantage Of coming
sealed, whiskcy or beer IN the open
glass may be druggcd behlnd the bar.
sure. we got it, whispered the bar
tender; and. Indeed, To my surprise,
found the clarct amazingly good.
Thus far. save for the bartender, no
one had taken the slightest notice Of
either my entrance or my order. The
three men at tac bar stood leaning over
their drinks with their backs toward
me.
Now, as | set down my glass. ono 1s
them turned and glanced at me hastily.
lie found my eyes upon HIN. and his
glance only hlckercd over me for a
second. Then again he turned his
back upon me, with his head bent low
and his shoulders hunched about his
ears / thought I heard a mutterel
word or SO, then. stlll without turning
his face toward me, he lrft the utur"
two. and half skunk, half slouched ont
OF tho bar. Whether or Eut h" mai
recognized me | could not tell. but
had known him on the instant
There could not be the least doubt It.
The washed-out pimply face. the waYar-
Ing blue eyes and the long neck with
It's disproportlopate. gupinS Adam \
apple had been too wildly Impressed
upon my memory ever IN life 70 bs for-
gotten. what he did here, | ala rot
know; whether chance or design had
brought him. But this was the Rev
erend Mr.. Stevens. tho man whom
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Y By Wells Hastings ,

I recognized them as the comrades of
the Rev. Mr.. Stevens. II was beins
followed I determined that the chase
should not be an easy one. 1 turned
briskly at the first corner In the
direction OF sixth avenue. and when
had gone u little way. stepped. my
self. into a convenient shadow.
As I half expected. my two men
turned the corner after me. but
evidently they were not to be fooled
into passing me. The street. as FAR
hs they could see. was empty; but
they knew that l could not have gone
FAR, and they stood together on me
corner like two drunken companions
saying an interminabls and garrulous
goodnight suppose that 1 should
have gone back to them: instead. I
stole along as far as the shadow
shielded me. and then. taking to my
heels. ran at top speed for Sixth
avenue.
Az turned into Sixth avenue hea I'd
tho crescendo roar of tho uptown eie-
waited train behind me. II was faint
and stu In the distance. but l made
tho best OF my speed for the interven-
ing block and took the stairs three at
a time. Even as I bought my ticket.
the train hammered into the station. IL
was the work OF second. howeves. to
drop tho ticket in the box and en-
sconce myself In the train.
All trains. I find, are perverys: but
elevated trains are psrversity persons
fed. II You approach them IN Q lei
surely manner. they slam their gates In
your face. II you are In q hurry. they
dawdle. gaping for q tardy ARRIVAL. AZ
soon as had taken my Nat pesrsd
out upon tho platform.
CTo lie Con ttnued)
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,copyr.a., 1911. by hobbs Merrill CO..
n SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
. Mason Ellsworth. a young New Yorker cInot
eet WORK because Of blood red blrthmars that
FOYER his hands. So he consents, for large m
come 10 marry Nancy Bond, whose Uncle fph
Palm wants to get rid OF her. Ephrsim has l,al
her father put in an asylum, where ne a., nJ
died and las kent Marcy a prisoner, Mason ann
: Nancy 90 10 renn,yvania farm. There they Ia,
genuinely in love with each other They are spiod
on nv a mysterious man who wears brown ustpy
Dcubtug that their marIi'ge wa, pcHorhea ~
regular clergyman, they plan second cere
srusny. Mason soc, 10 tne nearest town 70 g.,
ins an Apparently forged letter OF farewell, MA
s.c~i ii, traces her 10 buckingham, where
~ and an older woman and a man lodsed iof
~ niaht at the house OF Mrs. Lathrop. There
Ssnsy has lett note telling Mason she Is n sh.
tscr1{ OF A man who calls himself 'Dr: MnTiSn,
~ who il taking her 10 New York Mrs.
iSfhfop says the man and the Older woman .rs-
,eS6Sd Nancy was insane and that they were tax.
Ia Der 10 an G.yium. Mason hurts 70 ~.
M IN the fugitives' wake. lie advertise, Tor
= isundr,man whose mark l. on the collier
'trenchei from the neck OF the brown dcrb, !
vesrer The CLERK at the Gloria liote, brings
Mason q reply 10 the Advertisement
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perhaps FOR money, OF. falling that. tn
save his stringy neck. That he was IN
reality an ordained minister, with the
right to perform the marriage cerr-
mony, / had doubted from tho very
first.
Nevertheless. there was always the
bare possibility that he was some rene
gade OF the cloth. fallen from what
small grace ne might once have pos
sesscd, yet still IN his dchasemcnt re-
tanning the power OF his ordination. to
misuse In any shady transaction to
which fear or cupidity might lead him.
And IL he was a minister. the proba-
bility was that our marriage was legal.
that Nancy was really mine. ana the
power Of law my right and able ally.
Above all things ! should have liked 10
know whether could claim her openly.
IA was my right, or must take her
back. ~ she had been taken from me.
hy sheer force and by the right OF love
alone
And yet dd not follow him. There
was n chnncc-a hnre chance-that he
had not rccosnihod mo. and tina, hls
presence I'm this low dive was simply a
fortultous happening on his weak ana
shameful road, II J followed him and
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PASSING THE CHARGE ALONG

'They stiil insist that the Legislature
was improperly Influenced when you
were made Senator"
"Well." replied the imperturbable poll
tician. there is no escaping SANDER.
They say the same thing about some OF
the voters who elected members OF the
-Washington Star.
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BUMPER CROP.

Uncle 1Ilram came through his neigh
boris barnyard on his way homo and
stopped to ask the hired man II crops
were good
"Massa. sah." was the answer. I'VE
had so much dat we put what we could
out-of-doors and the rest we put In dc
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THEN THEY DID.

"wiil the ladies move up front.
please" said the conductor on car
crowded with matinee girls.
There was little response. SO he spoke
again.
,.r Move forward. please. ladies'; the
q motorman Is n great deal better look
ing man than ! am"
Smiling. the ladies moved up.-Boston
Transcript.
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ALL HIS WORK.

81 really don't see how Henpeck can
put up with his wife"
''Ohi she doesn't help him."
Help him7 How do you meant"
why. during tho preserving season.
she makes Hun do tho putting up by
hluseif."-The Catholic Standard and
Times.
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SeHd9
$Ss

Tamplady. would mind eIosns that Window feel
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ton him, but as soon as l had receipted
for It and turned my back q moment 10
get some one his room key the little imp
slipped out. ] am sorry was so care
less"
well, It can't he helped" said.
and tore open the envelope. Tho note
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CHAPTER XIII.
(Cont'nued.)
The Rendezvous.

OW did this comeT l asked
him,
by messenger" he told
me. Il meant to keep the
kid so that YOU could ques-
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CHAPTER XIV.
MEf0rtune!

\TUltALLY, my first impulse
was Ia follow him. There
were many things that
should have liked to ask him.
many questions hc might
naNn an.Ncrnl nlllinnlu nr
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
HumOrist,

Merchant Ito clerk )-"This won't do
Every time you see a 6 YOU call it a 2.
What is the matter with you-nearsisht-
ed?"
Clerk-No sir; it's matter of habit.
| used to work in ladies' shoe shop
lid Bits.
Great dinner, ell ?"
Yep"
You are missing some of the brilliant
repartee al the end of the table"
Never Mind Pm getting my share of
the turkey, Washington Herald.
Village Grocer-What are you running
for sonny?
Boy-Im trying to keep two fellcrs
/ from fightin'
Village Grocer-Who are the fellows?
Boy-Bill Perkins and me!-Puck
BlobbS-Your wife suffers from nervous
prostration, does she not?
Slobbs-Well, some times | think that
she suffers and some times | think that
she positively enjoys it, Philadelphia
Record.
Mrs. EXe-Does your husband ever
refuse you when you ask him for a little
money?
Mrs Wye--I never asked him for a
little money; asked him for lot, and
what | get is httle.-Boston Tran
script.
Papa, you know that George, who
proposed to me last night, is coming for
his answer this evening, don't you2''
YES
"Oh, thank, you, papal That is the
answer that | was going to give him
anyway
Father" said the small boy, what
is a dinosaurs?
1T is a large, prehistoric animal.
'How did it become extinct"
Il don't know. Maybe il was over
worked as a political party problem. =
Washington Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27

4 woman and her home were burned up
recently in Springfield, Mass. through
her ignorance Of the quite commonly
known pair OF facts that gasoline left
open will quickly fiji a closed room with
a gas some times more dangerous than
gunpowder. and that by rubbing silk one
NAV produce static electricity, or in
other words, a spark
The woman left a silk waist soaking
in gasoline in a bowl in bath room to
clean it. After a time she went back
and began rubbing the silk between her
hands, producing a spark which ignited
the gasoline fumes and blew up the
place. Had she only known-but what
is the use2 Some times it is ignorance
AT other times it is thoughtlessness or
carelessness. The resulting fatality is
the same,-Insurance and Engineering
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
Church Bell Repaired

The placing Of one Of the bells /, ii
tower OF Saint Johns Church ,le
Second street, this city, was com,l .-'' !
on Monday last, December Tx 1'gQ
Contractor Martin C. Kemp and L y
force OF hands; For some years ps y
tower has been out of service X .oe
cracked. The pastor, Rev. Father Wig
!. Kane has Just had the beII rl,,, w ~;
by having it recast at the N.eSII".asa
Foundry, in Baltimore, and an '' ,Ji.
tional weight of I25 pounds added a ~; 7,
The bell formerly weighed ,aa NAM, u
and with the addition will Wick 15,' y
pounds, The tone Of the b-u bSs a Il-5
been made to harmonic with tba. oa ,I,No
two bells, and it was rung for .1e f.s.
time on Christmas Eve. Deremb.r , '.,h'
at s O'Clock. The tone Of The I,raa ( \ \
is F, the second A flat, and The ym.I Iel.
{ sharp
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
Hairpin Box.

One may obtain the most charming
and at once the most useful hairpin
box which has been shown for many
a day. 1t is made entirely of dark
tortois shell and stands about three
inches high and five inches long. The
little top opens to hold one size hair
pins, and, without closing this, there
may be opened at the same time two
lower trays, in the manner of bureau
drawers. 1t will distinctly appeal to
the woman who must dress in a hurry
and for whom attractive toilet arti
Giles have q strong claim.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
Many Want Pearre's Place.

The expected refusal OF the Senate 10
confirm the nomination OF Charles III.
Hoffman for postmaster at Cumberland
in place Of Wm Pearre, removed, NAV
make interesting complications and
oblige Congressman David J. Lewis to
recommend a successor 10 Mr. Pearre
two years sooner than he expected.
Democrats prominently mentioned for
the place are former Sheriff George T.
Deneen, Philn Smith, Franklin B. Beau.
!. Thursfon Boyd, lanes A. Young and
Iohn T. Edwards
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
Seven States Have Mountains
Above ID ZOO Feet.

There are three States which can boast
OF mountain peaks exceeding $4,000 feet
in height above sea level according to
the United States Geographical Survey.
They are California, with Mount Whit
ney, II, sol feet-the highest mountain in
the United States, exclusive of Alaska
Colorado, with Mount Massive and Mount
Ebert, each ID, 4o2 feet; and Washing
ton, with Mount Rainier, 1865 feet
Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and Ne
vada, all have mountain peaks exceeding
Il ooo feet in height.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
Howard Road Work Goes On.

Chairman Weller and Chief Engineer
Shirley, of the State Roads Commission.
have made an agreement with Hunter
Sykes, road superintendent OF Howard
county, to supply the road department
with crushed stone from the State crush
er, which is now in operation on the
Frederick road, about two miles west of
ElIicoG CRY The work will be started
the first part Of next week, bv which time
the construction of the new State road as
far as The entrance to Doughoregan
Manor. The estate Of Charles Carroll. will
be suspended for the winter months.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
Another Wants a Divorce

Gertie Shane, through her attorney,
Samuel A. Lewis has applied for a
divorce from her husband, William
Shane. The bill cites that the two were
married on June 25th, 1903, and that
they sreslded together until about four
months ago. Adultery IS charged. The
wife asks the right to resume her maiden
name, Gertrude Wetzel.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
Progressive Leaders to Meet.

+. E. Darlington, Jr, national commit
teeman Of the Progressive party for
MARYLAND, issued call Tor conference
OF the leaders of that part Of Baltimore on
February Il, Lincon's birthday At the
same time Mr.. Darlington expressed his
willingness to retire as the Progressive
leader of this State