Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-19

Judge Caverly is earning many en-. |
comiums by his work on the Municipal |
bench.
Modesty, thy name is Toner.
Chicago. ILL.,, July Is, 1913.-The
Chicago Eagle: Gentlemen-At din.
ner given in honor of Henry J. Toner
at Hotel La Sale his friends prevail.
ed upon him to become a candidate
for County Judge. While Mr.. Toner
would not commit himself, the insist.
ence of his many associates will prob.
ably result in his making the race
owing to the very excellent showing
he made in his campaign for Chief
Justice.
Yours very truly.
Robert McAllister.
~
Home rule in big cities is a great
thing for enemies Of union labor.
Read this:
ST. LOUIS.-The house Of delegates,
the lower chamber of the municipal
assembly, appointed a special strike
committee to look into the grievances
of the striking telephone girls.
Charges that the police are favoring
employers and using uncalled for VIC.
lence against the strikers will be In.
| vestigated.
The committee was given power to
subpoena employers, strikers and
police ofiicials.
The searchlight, the bright monthly
published at Grayslake, ILL.,, by vii.
liam Ellis, Is advocating reorganiza.
ton Of the Republican party by
means Of q delegate convention, so
devised as to represent what Is now
the Republican party and the radical
and conservative wings that have
fallen asunder and still maintain es.
sential Republican principles.
I 40
Attorneys c. Helmer johnson and
william C. Hartray are going to tour
the Yellowstone National Park during
their summer vacation.
Il ~
Juuke EuWdTu Ob6OOu DlVWh
, friends are hopeful Of his appointment
l to q position on the Federal bench.
II Judge Adelor J. Petit was agree
, ably surprised on his birthday BY {
. large number Of friends. who pre-
sented him with fine watch ant
D chain besides bouquets and othe
c tokens of esteem.
81 There Is q growing movement 70
Albert ]. Hopkins for United State
Senator to succeed Sherman.
u ~6
John J. Geraghty. the popular an
/. energetic president Of the Ancien
Order of Hibernians of Cook Count,
n has submitted his report on the re
q ceipts and expenses Of the late Iris
a Fair. The showing Is very credit
: able one. With number of division
A still to hear from, the receipts wer
;. $12.616.14 and the expenses $3,688.4i
7 leaving net balance Of $S,927.67.
i 1ONCEuOI Duuuo oCoCtVCo tu
8 thanks of all good citizens for hi
r veto of the bill intended to turn Oh
g cago parks into a local political ms
9 | chine.
VI The Governor also has the thank
; Of the people for signing the publ
!. utilities bill, which puts an end I
the nefarious system which farme
|. out the people Of Chicago to tell
t phone and other corporations.
81 Why a citizen Of Illinois living
O the center Of the state should pa
!. one.tenth tho amount for utility ser'
z ice that a Chicago resident wa
e obliged to pay by his "home rulers
n we never could understand.
e Until we have the recall terms {
. offices should stay the way they arr
Give us a referendum on telephon
matters.
- There is still little grass an
some trees left in Lincoln Park. Thes
: will be removed in time to make ROOF
= for more auto speedways.
e ~lc1aA
Taxes will be Is per cent highe
y next year, thanks to the alderme
Ia who believe in soaking the public
u ~GoA
2 Chicago people have been sold OF
" to the telephone trust by some {
Of the Chicago aldermen.
At This fact Is proved by the Counc
is records for the past year.
An expert" showed that abo,
100000 should be divided among te
p. ephone users and rent payers In Ch
TO cago.
ty Then the Company pleaded that
was going to raise the salaries I
se It's employees and pension them.
That would eat up most of this su
In plus.
re A number of the Aldermen b
ly lieved this, or pretended to bel.e'
Mt It.
Chicago people will get no phoI
n. reduction.
And now comes rue telephone tru