Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-17

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the commission, together with control
over the issuing Of stocks and bonds
or the mourning Of other forms Of in
debtedness. capitalization Of fran.
chises Is prohibited, and stock issued
without the approval Of the commits.
sion IL declared to be void.
Authority 10 given any city council
to investigate the affairs Of any Of it,
public service corporations, and any
Circuit court 10 authorized to compel
the attendance Of witnesses and force
any company to bring all its records
into court for q hearing.
The state commission IL empowered
to make any sort Of investigations, and
where accommodations are considered
inadequate. or any property Of com.
pany Is deemed unsafe or dangerous,
o full hearing may be had, and the
commission may order any sort Of i'm.
provements It deems necessary.
Cities are empowered to appoint To-
cal commissions to investigate the af.
fairs Of any public utility concern
and by order or resolution, any city
may call upon the state commission
for any information desired relative
to It's local companies.
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BY his fine record as lawyer James
8. Hopkins has won the confidence and
admiration Of both bench and bar in
Cook County.
No man in Chicago stands higher
in the estimation Of the people than
Judge George Kersten.
Robert 8. lies stands foremost
among Chicago's leading lawyers and
public.spirited citizens.
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Judge Thomas c. Clark IL MAXI. s
a grand record on the Superior Court
bench and his many friends are talk.
ing of him for a seat on the Federal
bench.
John M. Duffy. the well.known and
highly respected lawyer. would make
o splendid United States Attorney.
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Judge Edward Osgood Brown would
prove worthy member of the Fed
eral bench.
The Recall IL growing in favor oil
over the country. A Los Angeles,
CAL, dispatch says:
Primaries for the municipal election
next month, which will see the city's
third change Of administration in al
many years, will be held Tuesday
The recent victory by q heavy ma
jority Of the proposition "Shall the
tenure Of the present city administra
ton be terminated In July?" acted
virtually as recall Of Mayor Alexan
der and his fellow officials. although
no charges Of any kind have beer
made against the present administra
ton.
The Council did the right thing II
ordering all the gum and weighing
machines and other articles off the
elevated platforms.
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Professional reformers are fighting
the referendum.
Arson H. Brown stands foremos,
among Chicago's ablest and most sue
cessful lawyers.
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James 8. Hopkins, the able and
highly respected attorney. would make
splendid Judge.
Judge Denis e. Sullivan IL making
the fine record on the Superior Court
bench that every one of his big army
Of friends knew he would make.
Walter e. Schmidt would make q
splendid County Treasurer.
Thomas Taylor. Jr.. 10 q man Cook
County is proud to claim as one Of her
leading lawyers and public spirited
men.
Give us q referendum on phone
rates.
The water meter graft Is bobbine
Its head up again.
1t Is proposed to tax every lot In
Chicago from 5000 to $500 for water
meters, besides the great expense II
will entail upon all users Of water.
Chicago has an immense water
fund. II part Of It was devoted to
wards building pumping stations AT
the lake end OF every section line In
Chicago there would be no water fam.
Inc anywhere.
It is astonishing what men the
water meter people can influence To
their way Of thinking.
Some men who ought to know bet
ter are talking for water meters.
More than that the high pressure
scheme Is up again.
According to some advocates It will
only cost thirty or forty millions OF
dollars to install meters and a high
pressure" system. The poor will have
to pay the cost.
With half this sum additional pump.
Ing stations could be built which
would more than supply the demand
A well known engineer who Waa al.