Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-04-26


fee rather than fee Office is de.
clared unconstitutional.
This is the opinion Of close per.
sonal friends. They say Mr.. Wayman
carried $42,5OO life and accident In.
surance. OF this amount 100000 was
fully paid up and unincumbered, and
the companies have declared their In.
tentions Of paying 1t to Mrs. Wayman
without contest. There Is a ques.
ton raised over the payment Of the
s12,5O0 accident insurance.
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James 8. Hopkins, the able and
highly respected attorney, would make
a splendid Judge.
One Of the most popular public Off.
Gals in Cook County is County Com.
missioner John E. Maloney.
The Urion teachers pension bill
was rejected by the teachers Of Chi.
cago by vote Of 1853 to 1897. There
are about $500 contributors to the
pension fund, and of these only 1880
voted.
among Chicago's ablest and most sue.
cessful lawyers
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The all.around college.bred man has
great advantage in life II he gets q
good start after leaving college, &C.
cording to Alexander H. Revell Of Chi.
cago, who spoke on commencing
Right" at the dedication exercises OF
the new commerce building of the
University of Illinois. The hunting
after irrational, mountaineering and
trouble.producing pleasures holds
many young men out Of successful
life by bringing them In contact with
the wrong class Of friends, he said.
The many friends Of william d.
Munhall would like to see him up.
pointed United States District At.
torney. He is the right man for the
position.
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Inspired by the assertion Of Health
Commissioner George b. Young that
there are violations Of the sanitary
code in the very building where the
Health Department quarters are 10
Gated, Deputy Commissioner Of Public
Works Joseph Kostner began an In
vestigation Of all city buildings. City
officials In close touch with the situa
ton say that very few municipal
buildings, In their construction, com
ply with the regulations.
The name Of John L. Pickering Of
Springfield for internal revenue col
lector at Springfield, will be sent e
the Senate. Pickering qualities undel
the Treasury Departments patronage
rule.
The fact 70 dawning upon the pub
lie that the Phone Trust hangs on 4
Its antique and out.of.date equipment
Just to keep prices up. The older thu
kind Of instrument In use the easiel
1t 10 to pile up lot Of figures. prov
Ing the great cost Of maintenance
and this great cost has to be addet
to the telephone bill Of the subscriber
The only reason why the telephone
Trust will not use the automatic sys
tenn 10 because 1t can make NOR,
money out Of the public with its anti
quated service. England has adoptet
the automatic service, and 80 has far
away Australia and New Zealand.
The Trust 10 80 busy garnerinl
a great fortune from the people o
Chicago that all that It wants 10 ,
number Of friendly aldermen, and "th'
people be ID"
Every effort is being made by tn
Trust to cloud the real situation an,
get away with another schedule o
high prices. Every subject except tn
real one-overcharge Of telephone
rates-is brought up by the company,
agents at Council Committee meet
ings. The rates should be cut In hal
to begin with. and the compan!
should be obliged to install automatic
secret service.
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Walter r. Schmidt as County As
SCISSOR made one OF the best publ,
officials Cook County has ever had
He would make fine Country Treas
urer.
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William Richie would make {
splendid Federal Judge.
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James s. Hopkins stands high IL
the estimation of Chicagoans both a,
a lawyer and as a citizen.
Daniel l.. Cruice has won by hi,
clean and brilliant record as a lawyer
the confidence and highest esteem O
the people of Chicago.
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Charles b. Pavlicek, the popular
lawyer and attorney for the Yves
Park Board, is in line for seat OF
the bench.
Brother Bemis has queer way O
figuring things. The Expert" appar
emily sympathizes with the poo
Phone Trust, because his recommen
| GatiOn IL adODted will keen the Duhlll