Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14
EDITORIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES
Pun9ent Paragraphs ON Live Topics, with Some
Comment ON the Leading Men of the Day.

Comment
issued an order in which he said that
a remedy must be enforced. The
states attorney, in his order to all the
assistants. also declared that the prac.
tice of subpoenaing policemen to the
Criminal Court building when the
cases in which they are interested are
to be continued must cease.
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Is the city hall plumbing given out
by contract or is it pay roll Job?
II is too fat thing to escape notice
entirely.
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Jacob Lindheimer. assistant City
Treasurer is much talkeu of by Demo-
Gratis for City Treasurer.
The Illinois Manufacturers Asso.
citation held its annual banquet Tues.
day night at the Hotel La Sale. Over
SOC members of the organization at.
tended. The election of officers re.
suited in the selection of the following
for terms of two years:
President-Charles Piez, Chicago.
First vice.presdent-H. G.. Herget,
Pekin.
Second e.president-E N. Hur.
ley, Chicago.
Treasurer-S. NJ. Hastings. Chicago.
Directors 1.-TWO years)-John T..
Wilder Chicago: John +. Wolff. Chi.
cago; Emile J. Rose. Chicago; William
Butterworth, Moline; w. c. Thrasher,
East st. Louis, w. w. Buchanan, Chi.
cago. Col. George Harvey, of New
York. made the chief address at the
banquet.
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Who Is the chief beneficiary of the
plumbing graft in the city hall?
The Jefferson Club will hold its first
annual entertainment and dance at
their club house, corner Dearborn
avenue and Maple street. next Thurs.
day. December 10. The Jefferson
Club Is a red hot Democratic organi.
cation, and 1t can be depended upon
to give an affair that will be par excel.
lence. The officers Of this big club are
as follows: Joseph p. Mahoney, presi.
dent; James ). Townsend, vice.presi.
dent; John McGillen. second vice.
president; John NJ. O'Connor, record.
ing secretary; John J. Berriman,
financial secretary; Thomas ]. O'Hare,
treasurer.
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George Keegan Of the Twenty. fourth
ward was one Of Clerk OF the Munich.
pal Court Danisch's first appoint.
ments. keegan Is a staunch friend of
George McHale, one of the Democratic
leaders In the Twenty.fourth ward.
Judge Harry = Dolan Is making the
fine record on the Municipal Court
bench that everyone OF his big army
Of friends knew he would make.
Corporation Counsel Sexton has an.
nounced a saving Of $4,000 In his of.
fee. He has done away with one
position. having that amount, by his
changes made since the departure OF
Maclay Hoyne. John w. Beckwith.
who became first assistant to Mr.. Sex.
ton, will be given salary of $1,000,
while Mr.. Hoyne drew $500. Bryan
w. Craig will receive $4,000. and the
next position, which drew $4,000, will
be dropped from the list.
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Lynden Evans, whose brilliant rec.
ord In Congress has reflected credit
upon himself and upon the Democratic
party. is much talked Of for a seat on
the Federal bench.
In Judge Joseph Y. Uhlir the people
have on the Municipal Court bench al
able. honest and conscientious man.
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Frank S. Ryan, deputy county
comptroller. has recommended to
President Mccormick, of the County
| Board, that one of the assistant county
attorneys be delegated to keep an eye
on the coming session Of the Legis
lature. He said the last assembly
passed laws which have proved expen
sive to the county treasury. Two OF
these, he said, were the mothers pen
sion act and the law providing assist
ance to juvenile homes. Ryan points
out that the pensioning of poor
mothers will cost the county $4,000
this year, and expresses the fear that
the figure will go to 100000 next
year. The law aiding industrial schools
was passed without expert advice or
the subject from representatives OF
the county, according to Ryan.
Albert ]. Hopkins appointment to
| the vacancy In the United States Sen.
| at f"~m illinois Is urged by all fair,
minded men.
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NJ, ]. Faherty would make an excel.
lent City Treasurer.
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The Clark Street Business Mems
Association was organized at the
Hotel Sherman to secure better light.
ing and business publicity for the