Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-21
THE CH,CAcO EAGLE.
ITEMS Of INTEREST
Gathered from All Quarters
About Men Talked About
In tho Walks Of
Politics.

Men Who Are Candidates and |
Men Who Are Not and What
People Say.
who is the chief beneficiary Of the |
plumbing graft in the city hall?
William Eisfeldt is being urged by |
Twenty.fourth ward Republicans to
run for Alderman next spring. MIR.
Eisfeldt served in the City Council be.
fore and Is known from one end Of
the ward to the otner.
Peter M. Hoffman's great victory for
reelection as Coroner has started a
full.fiedged boom for him for Mayor
Of Chicago In 1916.
A cent . call OF ct the most ~
cents . cali would yield the telephone
company . profit and save money for
the people.
In big Advertisements printed IN
Chicago daily newspapers April Is.
1919. the concern Offering $4,000. 900
Of telephone bonds for sale. quotes .
letter from the president Of the com.
pany In which Il 10 stated that tels'
phone
Earnings have shown Q steady and
substantial growth, having increased
from 93,129,238 In 1900 to 912,670..
390.67 In 1911, or an increase Of over
800 per cent In the past eleven years"
Why not give the public the bsns0t
Of this prosperity
County Judge John e. owens clean
and honest administration Of affairs
In the County Court has gained for
him the admiration Of all Chicagoans.
Are the people to be sold out again
in the matter Of fixing telephone
rates? The situation at present looks
very funny. Expert Bemis' report
was far from satisfactory to telephone
in the matter Of rate reduction. But
the trust possibly to throw dust in
the eyes Of the public and, of the al.
dermen, pretend to fight BemiS re.
port. One thing 10 sure, the people
are aroused and the adoption Of
scheme favorable to the trust will
only fan the flames Of indignation
now beginning to blaze.
Both as lawyer and citizen James
8. Hopkins IL liked and respected by
all who come in contact with him.
Several of the Aldermen have ex.
pressed wondermcnt that the big Tele'
phone Trust. which 10 fighting %
hard to maintain high rates, does not
adopt the automatic system which has
lowered rates and given satisfaction
wherever tried.
One alderman asserts that II 10 Dos
sible to supply local telephone service
In cities at two cents per call. plus
rental charge 20 low that every
household could have service.
This would help the company's long
distance business.
Over capitalization and antique
methods are what make telephone
service between cities far removed
% high 90 to be prohibitive.
Talk Of Judge Edward Osgood
Brown for Attorney General In Presi'
dent Wilson's cabinet continues to
grow.
The telephone trust could make
money II it, service was limited Ia
three classes Of the measured Va
riety at 90. 312 and $40 per year
But It wouldn't pay eight per cent
dividends.
Andrew J. Ryan would grace seat
ON the United States bench.
ADVERTISEMENT
THE AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE.
For . good many years the Chicag'
public had ample opportunity to oh
serve what telephone monopoly mean
In the way Of service.
The rates had been raised severa
times-and threats Of another rais'
were being made. There was talk o
abolishing certain forms Of residence
service. The public was treated will
scant courtesy. There were intermin
able delays in changing old phonel
and installing new ones.
Then came the automatic telephone
bringing with It the much needle,
spur Of competition.
What happened?
Immediately the utmost efforts h
improve the manual service wer'
made.
But It 10 a cold, hard fact that thes
efforts have been to a large degree
unsuccessful. It IL simply q physica
impossibility to make manual servic
come anywhere near the remarkabl
| nWctouov ~ thu automotiC