Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-28
TIT cHlCA0O EA0LE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Men Who Are Candidates and
Men Who Are. Not and What
People Say.
The way Of the reformer Is hard
Especially when he wants to get all
the graft himself.
It Is hard to make people see tho
difference between being sold out by
a State Commission and being sold
out by City Council.
Michigan avenue, with its autos
parked in the middle, looks like q hay.
market in Q small town.
The Chicago Federal League ball.
club 10 playing fine ball. The games
at Sheffield and Webster avenues are
close and spirited and are full Of snap
and ginger. That the new league has
caught on with North Side fans IL a
certainty.
A four.year term FOR aldermen
makes It harder for the people to get
at them.
Three out OF every four autos VIC.
late the tail light and number law.
Many Republicans want to see AL.
bert J. Hopkins succeed Sherman In
the United States Senate from ILL.,
nois.
States Attorney Hoyne filed quo
| warranto proceedings against the
South Side. Metropolitan and Union
Elevated Railroad companies. .
| A similar move was made against
the Northwestern several weeks ago.
80 that all the elevated roads now
must defend themselves against the
attack Of the prosecutor. He asserts
they are overburdened with stocks
and outstanding liabilities and that
he desires to squeeze out any watered
stock he may find.
Hoyne's purpose. announced in o
formal statement, IL to get more com.
Portable, convenient and rapid trans.
portation." He says that at any time
the suits appear to be q hindrance to
the acquisition Of these results the
suits can be dismissed.
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Members Of the harbor and subway
commission met with George Weston,
the city's representative on the board
Of supervising engineers, and A. L.
Drum, representing the elevated rail
roads. for the purpose Of drawing up
. tentative set Of figures on the cost
Of downtown subways. - contem
plated. and the expense Of operation
From these figures, Il was announced.
the commission would prepare fore
cast % to what the city will ask "a
the way Of rental for the use Of the
subways. The plan under considers
tion contemplates Q scheme to amor
tie the original cost Of the subwaya
out Of the earnings.
"The figures are not yet complet
ed" James ]. Reynolds. member oi
the subway commission. said. I'VE
have taken from the merger scheme
such figures 20 relate to subway cosl
and have submitted them to the repre-
sentative Of the elevated companies
They are being checked up and VI
hope that within short time we shall
be able to reach an agreement OF
the various items"
Lincoln Park West! What q chanc,
there 10 here for q legislative investi
cation. A Park Commissioner secures
q big piece Of land ON North Parl
Avenue. facing Lincoln Park. HI
erected . great series Of apartment
on the land. Then the park boar
paved the street out Of the park fund
after first declaring It Q boulevard
Then the name was changed to Liz
coin Park West. to further enhanc
things. Why 10 not North Clirl
Street called Lincoln Park Southwest
or North Avenue Lincoln Park South
or Lake View Avenue Lincoln Parl
Northwest? 10 Il because NO Parl
Commissioner owns apartment build
ings on them?
Chicago people have been sold GU
to the telephone trust BY some Q
the Chicago aldermen.
This fact 10 proved BY the Counc
records for the past year.
II An expert" showed that abou
100000 should be divided among to
ephone users and rent payers In Oh
cago.
| Then the Company pleaded that
was going to raise the salaries q
Ito employees and pension them.
! That would eat up most Of this gu
plus.
/ A number Of the Aldermen b.
/ lieved this. or pretended to believ
It.
| Chicago people will get no phon
reduction.
| And now comes me telephone trui
| In it, annual report Just printed. an
says that after deducting nearly min
millions Of dollars from it, profit
! for the purpose Of raising salaries an
pensions. It has net profit Of nearl
one hundred and three million dollar
| left. The Chicago Company 10 mer