Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-21
Gathered from All Quartsss
About Men Talked About
In the Walks Of
Politics.
Men Who Are Candidates and
Men Who Are Not and What
People Say.

the throat Of Chicago by wiping out
competition.
A merger of the two companies into
one operating system Is contemplated,
and II realized will mean the end Of
two separate lines within the city.
The combine, It is declared, will mean
the abolition Of the automatic system
and the taking over Of its subscribers
by the Bell company.
This was announced following an
attempt to effect the revision Of the
telephone ordinance, which at present
prohibits the amalgamation of the II.
linois company with any other locally
operated concern.
It has the aid of several alderpen
In this new move.
Should the Trust be successful Chi.
cago will be at its mercy forever.
Owing to the belief that the instru.
ments and plant operated by the au.
tomato company could not be used
by the purchasing company, rumor
has It that the purchase Of the or.
ganization Is mainly for the purpose
Of overcoming competition and estab.
fishing universal telephone system
in Chicago.
Because Of a clause in the ordinance
passed in 1899, prohibiting the sale Of
the company to any telephone cor.
poration operating in the city, It 10
impossible without legislation to ef.
feet the sale.
The step to overcome this obstacle
was taken when an amendment to the
present ordinance was presented to
the gas, oil and electric light commit.
tee Of the city council. The ordinance
provides that II the company makes
any agreement (which would tend to
make competition imperative the
franchise would be forfeited. This
clause Is eliminated in the proposed
amendment. Alderman Charles q.
Merriam urged the committee to pro.
coed with caution in taking action.
I'm case the automatic company
disposes Of its properties to the Chi
cago Telephone company" he said,
''the latter concern probably will add
to its capitalization 100000 or &c..
100000. which amount would repre-.
sent the purchase price,"
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Dancing In so.called respectable
down town restaurants 10 disgrace
to Chicago. The Cabaret Is arousing
national attention. The tremendous
growth Of wealth, with its consequent
increase in the number Of idle rich.
Is producing q class Of criminals IN
this country almost faster than the
police can cope with It. according to
Representative Borland Of Missouri,
who addressed the convention Of the
International Association Of Chiefs Of
Police. Mr.. Borland declared that the
idle rich" set q pernicious example
In their search for amusement and
aroused q desire of emulation In the
minds OF persons Of small means. The
result Of such an example, he said.
was to tempt poorer folk into indis.
cretions and crime to obtain money
with which to crafty newly acquired
tastes. The cabaret show he declared
to be one of the main causes for the
spread Of the social evil.
Republicans Of Chicago and Cook
county will get together on Aug. O..
when the Republican Club of Illinois
will hold it's first annual picnic and
field day at Kolze's Electric park, Gath
aveneue and Irving Park boulevard.
The event will continue all after.
noon and far into the evening. during
which time some sound Republican
doctrine will be expounded by the ora.
tors Of the day. Among these already
invited are Joseph @. Cannon, Frank
o. Lowden. ]. Adam Bede Of Min.
nesota, James e. Watson of Indiana.
William Lorimer and william Hale
Thompson. Mr.. Lowden said before
sailing for Europe last week that he
expected to be back in time for the
reunion.
The Republicans who are behind the
movement expect that not less than
10000 Republicans from Chicago and
Cook county and many sections
throughout the state will attend.
The committees now ct work and
the chairman of each are as follows:
william H. Reid.
Finance-WilMam Hale Thompson.
Athletic Games-Albert H. Miller.
Commissary and Privileges-Johr
G. Righeimer.
Program and Printing-James L
Monaghan.
Prizes-James NJ. Kittelman.
Speakers-Percy b. Coffin.
Transportation-David T. Alexander
Sale of Tickets--Virtus c. Rohm.
Publicity and Promotion--William
J. McKenna.
Included on the committee Of ath
letic games are Edward c. Racey
president Of the Central association
Of the A. A. u; Representative Franz
]. McNichols, one of the we'll known
baseball promoters in Chicago. ant
Charles J. Peters, known locally o.
baseball and athletic enthusiast ant
as an umpire.
| The committees will arrange fol
music and dancing and will offer al
attractive list of prizes for the con
testants In all the events. The com
I mittee ON transportation has made ar
rangements with the traction com
panies for extra service ON that day
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| The Chicago Federal League ball
club 10 playing fine ball. The game
at Sheffield and Webster avenues ar
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