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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16
City Architect.

S'ty Aron1SeoS'
FOnth d0or South end.
Board Of Election Commissioners.
Third floor. South end.
Charles H. Kellerman.
Anthony Czarnecki.
Howard 8. Taylor.
William H. Stuart, chief clerk.
Charles H. Mitchell, attorney.
Board Of examlnsrs.
Motor vehicle operators. 10th floor.
North end.
Moving picture operators. 10th door.
North end.
Plumbers. 10th door. North end.
Stationary engineers. 10th door.
North end.
Board Of inspectors of public ve.
hicles, Sd floor. North end.
Board Of Local improvements.
General Offices, I'd floor. South end.
Public hearing rooms. 1st door.
North end.
Law department. I'd floor. South
end.
Boiler inspection.
Sixth floor. South end.
Building Department
Seventh floor. North end.
Bridge Division.
Fourth floor. North end.
Business Agent.
Vault door. North end.
City Attorney.
Sixth door. North end.
City Clerk.
First door. South end.
City Collector.
First floor. South end.
City Comptroller.
General office, 5th floor. North end.
Auditor, 9Th floor. North end.
Paymaster, 9Th floor. North end.
Real estate agent, 9Th floor. North
end.
City Council.
Council chamber, I'd floor. North
end.
General committee.rooms. I'd floor.
North end.
Commute on finance. I'd floor. North
end.
Committee on local transportation.
Sd floor.
Special park commission. 10th floor.
North end.
City Electrician.
Sixth floor. Center.
City Hall.
Superintendent, Sd floor. North end.
Chief janitor, Sd floor. North end.
City eealer.
Vault floor. South end.
City statistleian.
Tenth floor. North end.
City Treasurer.
Second floor. Center.
Civil Service Commission.
General Offices, 9Th floor. South end.
Examining-room, 10th floor. Center.
Bureau Of Compensation.
Vault floor. South end.
Corporation Counsel.
Fifth floor. South end.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16
SOAKING THE TAXPAYER.

The water meter graft Is bobbing
its head up again.
II is proposed to tax every lot in
Chicago from 5000 to $500 for water
meters, besides the great expense 1t
will entail upon all users Of water.
Chicago has an immense water
fund. II part Of 1t was devoted to
wards building pumping stations at
the lake end OF every section line In
Chicago there would be no water fam.
Inc anywhere.
II is astonishing what men the
water meter people can influence to
their way OF thinking.
Some men who ought to know bet.
ter are talking for water meters.
More than that the "high pressure"
scheme is up again.
According to some advocates 1t will
only cost thirty or forty millions OF
dollars to install meters and high
pressure" system. The poor will have
to pay the cost.
With half this sum additional pump.
ing stations could be built which
would more than supply the demand.
A we'll known engineer who was ad.
vocating "high pressure" and water
meters said the other day, according
10 daily papers, that one Of the chief
troubles in Chicago was the very high
consumption OF water, which averaged
about 1000 gallons per capita daily,
caused largely by waste and under
ground leakage from broken connec-
tons. As remedy for waste he
recommended water meters. The test
OF the water pressure made in the
loop shows an insufficient pressure,
but he said that the city was install
ing a large number Of water mains,
none under eight inches, and these
would materially improve the pres.
sure.
The health OF the city demands
plenty OF water for everybody.
The installation of meters would
limit the consumption OF water and
raise the price OF living on the poor.
Higher rates would have to be
charged In the residence districts and
tenants would have to pay the water
rates after the landlords had paid an
exorhitant rate for installing water
meters.
This form OF graft Is particularly
Objectionable to Chicago people. They
will not stand for II.
II hits everybody and II is unneces-
Eary
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16

the trust and they have come 70 the
position where they are not going to
stand for 1t any longer.
The one thing that will put stop
to the high rates and poor service.
from which the people Of Chicago
have suffered for years. 10 telephone
competition.
Chicago demands phone compstt
ton.
The extent to which the American
people are worked to maze money H.
dividends for the owners Of the telo
phone monopoly 10 shown In the o.
nual report Of the Bell system for
1912 from which we take the follow.
ing extracts:
THE gross revenue collected from
the public In 1911 for telephone serv.
ice by the Bell system--not includ.
Ing the connected Independent com
panies-was @l7s.600.000: an increase
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16

Of nearly $14,O0O.000 over last year.
OF this. operation consumed 100000
900; taxes. 100000 or IN per cent
on the outstanding capital; current
maintenance. $30.200.00A; and pro.
vision for depreciation. 32s.700.000.
The surplus was S51.eoo.0o0. Of
which $13.600.000 was paid In inter
est and nearly S26.000.000 was paid
In dividends"
A telephone company that PAN
eight per cent dividends on twenty.
nine millions Of stock 10 making toe
much money. The people are paying
too much for telephone service.
The city ought to get what 10 com.
Ing to II out Of the telephone COM
pany's gross receipts. Does IT.
The psvpls demand cheaper tsls.
phones.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16
CHICAGO, NOVEMBER 10, 1912.
GOVERNOR dunno MEANS DEM.
OCRATlC UNITY.

The election Of Governor Edward
F. Dunno means much to the Demo
cratic party Of Illinois.
He is the one man In the state who
can unite the great Democracy under
one flag and pilot 1t through to vic.
tory.
Always patriotic and unselfish, ne
has never been allied with faction
either to curry favor or to accumulate
gain.
He has the good will Of all Of the
people and under his wise guidance
the Democratic party can surely win.
because 1t will be united and because
Il will be right.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16
PRECEDENT THOMAS A. sMYTH.

President Thomas A. Smyth Of the
Sanitary District Of Chicago 10 to be
congratulated upon having . majority
of members In the board who are In
sympathy with his plans for good
government.
President Smyth has been ham.
pered to o great extent In the past
and many Of the useful reforms he
intended to inaugurate we're thwarted
by o hostile majority.
In electing Mr.. Smyth to the presi.
dency Of the Sanitary District two
years ago the people showed their
eonddencs In this public spirited
citizen. He has fulfilled the expecta.
ton Of the voters and shown that he
was worthy Of the confidence they
bestowed on him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16

pecentage Of nickel telephones in
Chicago increased 80 per cent In 1905
and l2 per cent In 1911. The com.
pany reports increased earnings In
the suburban division, which Offset
the losses in Chicago"
The Telephone Trust doesn't want
much from the City Council.
Il ealy wants the phone rates raised
Q tribe. They are not high enough at
present 70 swell the dividends Of the
local and the parent company.
e only wants permission to install
pay.in-advance slot machines all over
the city. because people are not losing
enough nickels already.
Il wants The people 70 bear more Of
~ earning expenses than they do now.
Il wants them to deposit . nickel
before they can get police or Ore pro.
lection on IN emergency call.
II wants the city 10 give II free
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16

rein 70 carry out it, designs on the
public.
Il wants . great deal more.
What aldermen will sell out their
constituents 70 help this monopoly
Telephone rates are entirely too
high In Chicago. The Aldermen have
Q chance 70 lower them. VIII they
do IT.
Telephone competition In Chicago In
needed and needed badly.
The people are sick and tired Of be-
Ing forced to submit to the demands
Of the phone trust. They resent the
gall of the trust in wanting the city
to give It monopoly and they are not
going to stand for any such action by
The city.
For years they have suffered pa
tiently the wrongs put upon them BY
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16
Topics, with Some
Men of the Day.

pany is getting more for its money"
suggested Aid. Stanley 8. Walkowiak.
Isn't 1t fact that the demands are
SO much greater that the company has
to give the girls rest rooms?" asked
Aid. Kearns.
"If there were no rest rooms q girl
operating $50 keys would be killed In
twenty.four hours" insisted Aid. Wal.
kowiak.
Possibly It 10 we'll for the profes.
sor to be sympathetic with the com.
pany in some portions Of his report"
suggested Aid. Cermak with smile.
I'm not taking the ground that
wages should not be increased or that
efficiency should be impaired" pro-
tested Mr.. Bemis.
you say the cost Of these rest
rooms and restaurants averages 70
cents a year for each telephone" con.
tinued Aid. Cermak, referring to the
report. THAT would be more than
100000 a year."
The discussion again became fast
and furious when the subject Of the
charge exacted for moving telephones
was reached. Aldermen insisted that
IS was charged when no wiring is
done, and even when new tenant
finds an instrument already in the
apartment.
There is some justification in It,
as the company does not give the
same number to anybody else in six
months" declared Mr.. Bemis.
did you flnd the charge 10 IS for
moving an instrument from one side
Of the room to another?" asked Aid.
Walkowiak.
II didn't look into that" replied Mr..
Bemis. again jotting in his notebook.
Reduction Of rates on the two and
four party, nickel prepaid residence
telephones, comprising more than half
Of the 100000 subscribers Of the Chi.
cago Telephone Company, was sug.
| gested. Aldermen Cermak and Bow.
Ter secured the passing Of motion
I that e. w. Bemis, the expert for the
committee, secure figures to show how
such reduction would affect the com.
pany's service.
Aid. Kearns suggested such a reduc.
ton at previous session Of the com.
mittee. The ngufes suggested by Aid.
Cermak were to cut the $3.50 monthly
guaranty Of the four party line drawn
down to 81 and the 80 guaranty Of the
two party line to 81.
Such a reduction, say the aldermen
would be more impressive than real
They contend that most residence tel
ephones now accumulate more than
$3.50 worth Of nickels in q month, %
that even II the guaranty were re-
duced to 81 the company would con
tinue nearly the same revenue from
calls at cents each.
Figures which Mr.. Bemis made pub
lie at the close OF the meeting showed
that In April, when the company had
275,000 telephones In Chicago. there
were 117,11S four party lines and 20.
500 two party subscribers. The com
pany now has close to 100000 and
these two most popular classes Of
service have increased proportion
ately.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16

A couple Of members Of the City
Council have aroused the indignation
Of o number Of. their brother aldermen
by declaring that they would insist
upon fixing telephone rates so that the
telephone company could contine to
declare dividends Of eight per cent.
per annum on the immense capital
stock of twenty.seven million dollars.
Every cent Of this immense divi.
dend comes from the pockets Of the
people Of Chicago.
1t represents the net earnings Of the
local Bell Company after 1t has paid
all Of It's expenses, including high
official salaries and its regular contri.
button to its owner, the Bell monop.
oily. or, as 1t is known, the American
Telegraph & Telephone Company,
which controls the various big tele.
phone systems Of the whole country.
Mr.. Bemis, the expert" who has
been employed at $50 day to find
out the condition Of things for the
alderman, has proven to be o disap.
pointment.
The experts report reads, to some
people. like very able effort to save
all the money 1t can for the telephone
company.
The people do not appear to figure
In It very extensively. and the argu.
ment appears to be that any reduc.
ton, II any. should be made SO as not
to disturb the great big annual divi.
dend Of eight per cent. on twenty.
seven millions of capital stock.
This capital stock, by the way, has
increased from 100000 to 27.000, 900,
and the dividend Of eight per cent. Is
the largest paid by any corporation in
the country.
The people of Chicago evidently are
soft marks and must be worked for all
there is In 1t.
At the meeting of the gas, oil and
electric light committee, Interruptions
Of Expert Bemis by the aldermen be.
came more frequent, as they differed
with his conclusions while his expla.
nations progressed, until when the
subject of the wages of the girl opera.
tors was reached all the aldermen
plunged into the debate. The report
stated that the number Of girls in.
creased from 1000 at an average
monthly wage of $31.17 in 1907, to
BIG at an average wage of $35.23 in
1911, an average pay increase of 13
per cent. Aid. James A. Kearns
wanted more details on the pay ques-
ton.
The report also showed the total
employees of all classes to have in
creased from 6,S43 at a monthly aver
age of $43.97 in 1907. to S.475 at an
average Of $51.S1 in 1911, an increase
of 23.s in number and 44.5 in pay.
1.-THE increase Is probably in the In.
terest Of civilization, SO the company
possibly should not be criticized for
that expenditure" declared Mr.. Bemis.
They are higher than the usual rate
east of the Rockies"
Haven't the operators been made
to work so much harder In the last
five years that there is really no in
crease in wages, while the efficiency
OF the service has suffered?" demand.
ed Aid. Bowler.
IF the girls are compelled to do
more work the report of 10 per cent.
increase is misstatement-the com.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16

Aldermen who retire next April:
LIST ward-Michael Kenna, Dem.
End ward-George F. Harding, Rep.
3rd ward-A. r. Tearney, Dem.
4th ward--Joseph F. Ryan, Dem.
5th ward-P. ]. Carr, Dem.
9Th ward-Theodore X. Long, Rep.
sth ward-John r. Emerson, Dem.
9th ward-Chas. e. Reading, Dem.
10th ward-Frank Klaus. Dem.
18th ward-E. F. Cullerton, Dem.
18th ward-W. F. Schultz, Dem.
18th ward--T. ]. Ahern, Dem.
14th ward-J. II. Lawley. Rep.
18th ward-Henry Utpatel, Rep.
18th ward--Stanly H. Kunx, Dem.
18th ward-Lewis d. Sits, Rep.
18th ward-John Brennan. Dem.
18th ward-J. P. Stewart, Rep.
10th ward-John Powers, Dem.
goth ward-D. ]. Egan, Dem.
21st ward--Ellis Geiger. Dem.
22nd ward-v. J. Schaeffer, Dem.
23rd ward-Jacob A. Hey, Rep.
Path ward-August Krumholz, Dem.
25th ward-Henry d. Captain. Rep.
10Th ward-W. F. Lipps, Rep.
eth ward. N. Hyldahl, Dem.
2Sth ward-H. q. Lttler, Rep.
10Th ward-F. B. Janovsky, Dem.
SOth wsrd-Michael McInerney, Dem
31st ward-J. A. Kearns, Rep.
32nd ward-H. p. Bergen, Dem.
33rd ward-Irwin r. Hazen, Rep.
34th ward-W. F. Ryan, Dem.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16

In Judge John r. Caverly the peo.
pie have an honest, painstaking and
just man on the Municipal Court
bench.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16

The Eagle, In common with a great
number of people in Chicago. are
anxiously waiting for the City Council
to so regulate the affairs of the Tele.
phone Trust that they may secure
lower rates and other much needed
reforms.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16

10y oFFices-NEw CITY NALL
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16
EDITORIAL and PERSONAL NOTES
Pun6ent Paragraphs
Comment on the
on Live
Leadin6

hartley BURG. Democrat
DANIEL J. HARRIS. .......D Democrat
STANLEY KUFLEwsK1. Democrat
A. A. MCCORMICK. ..... Republican
ALBERT NOwAK. .........D Democrat
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
COUNTRY, 81
AVERY COONLEY ............P Prog.
HARLEY E. MITCHELL. .... Prog.
ELLSWORTH M. BOARD. go. Prog.
JOHN J. GARD. ...............Pr Prog.
A. N. ANDERSON. ...........P Prog.
CLERK OF MUNICIPAL COURT.
FRANK P. DAN1SCH. Democrat
BAILIFF MUNICIPAL COURT.
ANTON ]. CERMAK. .... Democrat
CHIEF JUSTICE MUNICIPAL COURT
MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES.
JOHN X. PR1NDIvILLE. d.. Democrat
HARRY NJ. FISHER. ..... Democrat
JOHN A. MAHONEY. 80. Democrat
JOHN COURTNEY. Democrat
EDWARD T. WADE. ...... Democrat
JOSEPH p. RAFFERTY,. :. Democrat
JOSEPH 8. LA Buy. Democrat
STEPHEN A. MALATO. :. Democrat
JOHN ]. SULLIVAN. go. Democrat
MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES.
(UNDER CITY ORDINANCE)
1.-TWO YEAR TERM.)
FRANK H. GRAHAM. 80. Democrat
(FOUR YEAR TERM.)
DAVID SULLIVAN. ..... Democrat
(S1X YEAR TERM.)
HUGH ]. KEARNS. ..... Democrat
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16
EAGlETs.

Chicago Ia pie for the Phone Trust.
Peter Bartzen, retiring president OF
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-08
LAST LETTER WRITTEN BY CHRIST

County papers throughout the
United States are printing what is
alleged to be letter written by Christ.
In this letter was injunction that it
should be published to the world by
whoever found it, together with the
statement that misfortune and bad
luck would follow the person having
possession of it--in the event that it
was not given publicity. There was
likewise a promise that whoever may
have 9 copy of this in his or her pos,
session win prosper and be followed
by good fortune.
Denver Weekly Post has received
some hundreds Of thousands Of letters
to print this letter, so II it will relieve
the superstitious fears of any one, here
ii Is: According to the history OF the
letter it was written by Christ just
after his crucifxion, signed by the
angel Gabriel. ninety-nine years after
the Savior's birth. and presumably de-
posted by Him under stone at the
foot of the cross. On this stone APP
peared the legend. BLESSED is he who
shall turn me over"
No one knew what the inscription
meant, or seemed to have sufficient
curiosity to investigate until the stone
was turned over by child, and the
letter which follows was discovered:
"Whosoever works on the Sabbath
day shall be cursed. command you
to go to church and keep holy the
Lords day without any manner OF
work. You shall not idle or mis-
spend your time in bedecking your
self in superAuities of costly apparel
and vain dressing, for have ordered
il a day of rest. will have that day
kept holy that your sins may be for
given you. You will not break my
commandments, but observe and keep
them, they being written by my hand
and spoken from my mouth. You
shall not only 60 to church yourselves
but also your manservant. Observe
My work and My Commandments.
"You shall finish your work every
Saturday at 6 o'clock in the afternoon
at which hour the preparation for the
Sabbath begins. ! advise you to fast
FIVE days in the years, beginning on
Good Friday and continuing the FIVE
days following, in remembrance OF
the Ave bloody wounds received for
you and mankind.
"You shall love one another and
cause them that are not baptized to
come to church and receive the holy
sacrament, that is to say, BAPTISM
and then the supper of the Lord. and
be made a member thereof, and in sc
doing l will give you long life and
many blessings. Your land be re
plenished and bring forth abundance
"a T-sNa ~rsv,fort voa, IN the creates
temptation and surely he that doetf
to the contrary shall be cursed.
II will also send hardness OF thu
h~--t on them and especially OF
ha.dsn.d ard yn?srti.ns uateEsve-s
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-08

He that hath given to the poor shall
find It profitable. Remember to keep
the Sabbath day, for the seventh day
have taken as resting day for
Myself.
"And he that hath copy of this
letter written by Ny own hand and
spoken by My own mouth and keep
eth It without publishing it to others,
shall not proser, but he that publisheth
it to others, shall be blessed by Me,
and If their sins be as many as the
stars by night. and if they truly be-
lieve not this writing and My COM
mandments will have My plaques upon
you, and you will be consumed with
your children, goods and cattle and
all other worldly goods that ! have
given to you. Do but once think of
what have suffered for you. If you
do it will be well for you in this world
and in the world which is to come.
whatsoever shall have copy of
this letter and keep il in their house
nothing shall hurt them, neither pest
| Hence. thunder nor lightning, and if
any woman be in birth and put her
trust in Me she shall be delivered of
her child. You shall hear no more
| news of Me except through the Holy
| Scriptures, until the day of Judgment
All goodness and prosperity shall be in
the house where copy shall be
found"
The story goes that the little child
who found it passed it to one who be-
| came a convert to the Christian faith.
He failed to have the letter published.
He kept it, however, as sacred
memento of Christ, and it passed
down to different generations of his
family for more than one thousand
years. During this period the family
suffered repeated misfortunes. Migrat-
ed to different countries until finally
one of them came to America, bring
ing with him the letter. They settled
in Virginia, then moved further south
still followed misfortune, when finally
the last member, daughter, approach.
ed her death and called neighbor
Mrs. Thompson, giving her the letter
and related its history for more thar
one thousand years. The Thompson
woman began the attempt to have il
Rome, Ga, Tribune. on October 81
1891. It then appeared in the Dalton
Ga, Citizen and Mrs. Workman, nov
living in Marion, Ind, clipped it ant
kept it in her possession for many
years, without any effort to have j
published. She was followed by mis-
fortune. which she attributed to he
neglect in trying to have the lettel
published. Mrs. Ruby Crutchfeld, o
Treyarant. Tenn. is also said to have ;
copy and failed to make any effort t.
have it published for three years. an,
was followed by a varied lot of mis-
l's~-t"-~e wt;cA she attrihrtrd to thi
-. y I, n ! q Z, &c --s-cct.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-11-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Serial No. O372i.)

Reclamation.
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office,
Boise, Idaho. October 9, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Grant
r. Lee, of Caldwell, Idaho, who, on
November 8, 1905. made homestead
entry No. 1858, serial No. 0372l. for
SWN NW14, NWA SWA, section "A;
NEH seq, seq NEA, section IS,
township 3 north, range 8 west, Boise
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-13
NEW LAW PROVIDES THAT CON.
DEMNED MAN BE RLlNDFoLp;
ED, PLACED IN CHAIR AND
THAT FIVE MEN WiTHHRlFLEs
SHOOT HIM. @ VA
FOUR RIFLES TO BE LOADED
WITH ONE BLANK : GUNS so,
sAuFFLED NO ONE KNOWS
WHO FIRES BLANK-No APPLl.
cANTs HAVE COME FORWARD
AT LATEST REPORTS.

RENO. New, Aug. -. = Warden
Cowins. of the Nevada state prison.
wants five men willing to shoot down
a man in cold blood sometime this
morning. Cowing has made an oIfer
to secure men for this gruesome Job,
but has failed, up 10 latest reports.
Audrl Mirjovick, Of Tonopah. the
first man convicted of murder since
the new state law has gone into Of
feet, granting him the privilege OF
either death by shooting or%hanglns,
has selected death by shooting.
The lazy requires that the eondemn'
ed man be blindfolded, placed In II
chair, a target hung over his heart,
and five men armed with rifles shoot
him.
-Four Of the rifles are loaded with
ball cartridges, while one rifle Ia
merely blank. The rifles are shut
fled, and no one knows who fires ths
blank