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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-03

The next Big fight commences right
away. Petitions for all the big coun.
ty offlces to be filled next year must
be filed within nine months. This in.
cludes congressman, legislators, sher.
IN, county treasurer, county clerk, Pro
bate, County and other Judges, and
clerks Of their courts.
~0
Walter E. Schmidt, the popular
former County Assessor, Is being
strongly talked Of by Republicans for
County Treasurer. A better man
could not be had for that position. As
q public ofiicial Mr.. Schmidt proved
himself to be at all times an honest
and faithful servant Of the people.
North Side elevated service Is a
joke.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-03

Bauler, Hey, Freund, Trebing, McDer.
mott, Swift
Local ndustries--Fisher, Mayer,
Carr, Klaus, Cullerton, Novak, Law.
ley, Czekala, Sits, Schaeffer, Krum.
holz, Pretzel. Wilson, McDermott,
Bergen.
Judiciary, state legislation, elections
and rules-Donahoe, Coughlin. Hell
wig, Bewersdorf, Kerner, Ahern, Clan.
cy. Utpatel, Walkowiak, Powers, Bau.
Ter, HIGHLANDER, Captain, Swift, Hold.
ing. Hazen. Held.
Streets and alleys, taxations and
street nomenclature-Healy (1sth),
Coughlin, Norris. Cross, Klaus, Nc.
Donald, Utpatel, Kunz, Abrahams,
Burns. HIGHLANDER. Haderlein, McDer-
mott, Swift, Toman.
License-Fitte. Norris. Ryan, Mer-
RAM. Cross. Vavricek, Novak, Ahern.
Utpatel. Bowler. Hey. Haderlein, Jan.
ovsky, Bradshaw. Held.
Buildings and city hall--Clancy,
Nash, Carr. Cross. Vanderbilt, Klaus.
Bewersdorf, Walkowiak. Powers,
Schaeffer, Pretzel. Trebing, Litter,
Latchford, Healy (S5th).
Schools. fire. police and civil service
Ryan, Harding, Mayer. Richert, Mar
tin. Helwig. Block. vavricek. Bowers.
dorf, Geiger. HIGHLANDER. Bergen,
Bradshaw, Held, Healy (S5th).
Health-Nance, Nash, Martin, Mer.
RAM. Vanderbilt. Cullerton, Ahern.
Lawley, Kunz. Gazzolo. Abrahams.
Freund, Pretzel, Littler, Latchford.
Water-Toman, Kenna. Ryan, Mar.
tin, Helwig. Vanderbilt, Kerner, Kunz,
Gazzolo. Powers. Abrahams, schaeffer,
Freund. Latchford, Hazen.
Railway terminals-Geiger, Kenna,
Harding. Richert. Helwig. Bewersdorf,
Mcdonald. Utpatel. Healy (lsth).
Bowler. Schaeffer, Captain, Littler,
Fisher, Donahoe.
The select committees named by
Mayor Harrison in accordance with
council resolutions were:
Track elevation-Janovsky. chair.
man; Fisher, Emerson, Kearns. Bau-
Ter, Nance. Czekala, Trebing and
Nash.
Compensation--IIarding chairman:
Beilfuss. Lips, Krumholz. Holding.
Pitte.
Bathing beaches and recreation
piers-Norris, chairman; Bowler, No.
yak. Cross and Burns.
Special park Observation-Disclosures
Beilfuss. chairman; Captain, cough.
lin, Cullerton and Mcdonald, and Os.
car F. Mayer, Jens Jensen. Cyril Fiala.
Paul Drzymalski. Peter s. Goodman,
+. A. Lindstrand, Charles Book,
George Landau. Samuel J. Rosenblatt
and the Rev. julius Rappaport.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-03

Chicago there would be no water fam.
Inc anywhere.
II IL 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 IL up again.
According to some advocates II will
only cost thirty or forty millions Of
dollars to install meters and q 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 we'll known engineer who was ad.
vocating high pressure" and water
meters said the other day, according
to daily papers, that one Of the chief
troubles in Chicago was the very high
consumption Of water, which averaged
about 2.O0G gallons per capita daily,
caused largely by waste and under.
ground leakage from broken connec.
lions. As remedy for waste he
recommended water meters. The test
Of the water pressure made In the
loop shows an insufficient pressure.
but he said that the city was install.
Ing large number Of water mains,
none under eight inches, and these
would materially improve the pres
sure.
The health OF the city demands
plenty Of water for everybody.
The instal'":...,n Of meters would
limit the consumption Of water and
rails .Ae price of living on the poor.
-1fgher rates would have to be
charged in the residence districts and
tenants would have to pay the water
rates after the landlords had paid an
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-03

The Chicago Railways Company IL
giving the public the worst possible
traction service. City Traction Elk.
pert Buckley has made formal com.
plant Of the awful service given the
public by this concern.
In his report he summarizes con.
ditions on some Of the lines % fol.
lows:
Clark Street Line-Through route
cars only; north and south bound cars
crowded far beyond capacity between
1850 a. m. and 500 p. m.
North Avenue-10:39 Q. m. to 1850,
cars with Q capacity to carry forty
carrying from forty.three to sixty pas
sengers.
Madison Street-Loaded far beyond
capacity when many more cars could
be run. Ventilation poor; cars we'll
heated.
Kedzie Avenue-Throush route No.
II, cars operating twelve minutes
apart and crowded.
Halsted Street-Tifty.eight to nine.
ty passengers 10:30 to 1854 q. m.
Not enough cars at other times.
Milwaukee Avenue Line - Over.
crowding because not enough cars
are run.
Chicago Avenue Line--Forty.hve to
sixty-five passengers cllnging to
straps or herded on platforms in cars,
beside forty in seats, 9:25 to II q. m.
ana 1850 TO 1880 p. m.
Lake Street Line-Long intervals
between cars; eighty.ive to 40 pas.
sengers crowded into them in middle
forenoon, midafternoon and evening.
Conditions bad at all hours.
Grand Avenue Line-Forty passen.
gers seated; forty.flve to sixty stand.
ing, some holding to straps, $3.50 O..
m. to 1880 p. N.
Twelfth Street Line-Long inter-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-03

exorbitant rate for installing water
meters.
This form Of graft is particularly
Objectionable to Chicago people. They
will not stand for It.
II hits everybody and II 10 unneces.
sary.
The Telephone Trust is a wonder.
full friend Of labor. That is, II you
believe Phone Trust Aldermen and
professional Phone Trust labor
skates. You will recollect that the
main reason that telephone rates
were not reduced in Chicago was be.
cause the Phone Trust declared that
IL needed its surplus to raise the
wages Of its employees. Right on the
heels Of this came the strike Of 1900
employees Of the Phone Trust in Boa.
ton, Mass. The Chicago branch Of
the Trust Is reported to have sent on
900 Of it's employees from here to
break the strike. Over 1000 emer.
gency workers were brought from
other cities to Boston hotels and this
fact broke the strike. Yet some Chi.
cago Aldermen who claim to be the
friends Of labor still claim that the
Phone Trust IL 80 good to labor that
the people must continue to pay ex.
orbitant rates for phone service on
that account.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-03
MUNICIPAL NEWS
Some Items of Interest From the
Public Offices About Occur
rances of the Week.
nat the City Council did Monday

What the City Council did Monday
night:
Passed ordinance prohibiting exhibit.
ton Of nude pictures except in edu.
cational and art institutions.
Referred to judiciary committee or.
dinance prohibiting smut songs in pub.
lie.
Referred to judiciary committee or.
dinance to make garages responsible
for employing unlicensed chauffeurs.
Referred ordinance to require red
and green lights on autos in front.
Referred ordinance to require fen.
ders on auto trucks.
Referred to committee on streets
order to distribute vehicle taxes &C.
cording to mileage of paved streets
in each ward.
Referred to building committee or.
dinance to permit Enclosure of rear
porches.
Directed transportation committee
to Investigate contract for advertising
Of Chicago Railways company.
Deferred action of condemnation of
site for contagious disease hospital.
Endorsed the American Olympic
games in Grant park June 20 to July 6.
Two measures relating to the oper.
alton of motor vehicles were recon.
mended for passage by the Council
Judiciary Committee Tuesday. One
prohibits the use Of red and green
lights on the forward part of an
automobile. The other measure
makes 1t unlawful for any one to
employ an unlicensed chauffeur to
drive motor vehicles for hire.
Democratic workers are getting It
In the neck.
The standing committees as recon-.
mended by the nonpartisan organiza.
tfon committee, the first named on
each being chairman, and adopted by
the council are:
Finance-Ricnert, Harding, Lone,
Emerson. Lawley. Beilfuss, Sits,
Pitte. Geiger, Krumholz. Lipps. vii.
son. Twigg. Kearns, Holding.
Local transportation-Block, Mayer,
Richert. Carr. Long, Mcdonald, Clan.
cy, Healy (1sth). Captain Lips, vii.
son. Twigg. Bergen. Fisher, Hazen,
Toman, Donahoe.
Gas. oil and electric light-Sitts,
Ryan, Long. Merriam, Block, vavri.
eek. Beilfuss. Walkowiak. Bowler,
Burns. Hey, Haderleln. Twigg, Janov.
sky, kearns. Bradshaw, Healy (35th).
Harbors. wharves and bridges--Lit.
tier, Kenna, Morris, Nance, Emerson,
kerner, Czekala. Gazzolo. Geiger,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-03
BAD CAR SERVICE
The Chicago Railways Company Is Either
Badly Managed or 1t Is Cul pably
and Wilfully Inefficient.

walls between cars; fifty to sixty pas.
sengefs standing besides those In
seats, at all hours Of forenoon, aft
ernoon and evening.
Evanston Avenue Line - Schedule
disregarded and cars run infrequent.
~; from forty to nifty passengers
standing at hours before and after the
morning and evening rush.
Wells-Shef{ield Line-Cars run at
infrequent intervals; from forty.hve
to seventy persons standing at hours
between the so.called rush periods.
my complaints against the com.
panies apply to the service outside
Of the rush hours" said Expert Buck.
ley. Everyone knows that the con.
ditions during the rush hours are
appalling, but during those hours, the
companies are probably running all
the cars they can.
1T IL q shameful breach Of faith
with the public. however, when the
companies between the rush hours
leave cars standing in the barns be-
cause they are too mean to hire mo-
tormen and conductors to run them.
and subject the public to long waits
and excessive overcrowding at hours
Of the day and night when no pas.
senger need be o straphanger, and
when all could be accommodated with
seats"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-03

George X. Schmidt, the we'll known
and we'll liked former County Commits.
sioner and Alderman, is talked of by
many for County Treasurer.
Charles 8. Thornton, the we'll known
attorney who made one of the best
Corporation Counsels Chicago ever
had, would make splendid Federal
Judge.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-03

The water meter graft IL bobbing
It's head up again.
II 10 proposed to tax every lot In
Chicago from 5000 to $500 for water
meters, besides the great expense It
will entail upon all users Of water.
Chicago has an immense water
fund. II part Of 1t was devoted to
wards building pumping stations at
the lake end Of every section line in
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-31
SPORT.

Mizzou park, the home of the Sioux
City baseball club Of the Western
League, was consumed by fire.
Nj. Chambeners, an aviator, was
killed near Toulouse, France, when
hydro-aeroplane he was driving fell.
President Jones of the Lincoln club
of the Western League announced the
unconditional release of Paul Cobb,
outfielder, and Tom Tuckey, pitcher.
George Kaiserling of the Indianapo-
lis American Association Club pitching
staff, has been sold to the San Fran
cisco Coast team, according to Man
ager Mike Kelley of Indianapolis.
Carl Norris, the Oklahoma heavy
weight, knocked out Al Benedict of
Oklahoma in the fifth round of a
scheduled fifteen-round fight at Joplin,
Mo. Morris was not forced to exert
himself, Benedict being at his mercy
at all times and clInching whenever
possible.
Another flight across the Alps was
made by the French aviator Oscar b.
der. He flew from Milan to Basel,
Switzerland. about 100 miles, in three
hours and forty-five minutes He made
one brief halt, at Licstal, to replenish
his fuel. The greatest height attained
was 10000 feet
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-31
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EiCN CoUNTRiEA
IN late DISPATCHES
ooiMos AND hAPPENiNes THAT
MARK the PRooREss
OF THE AGE.
Western Newspaper Union News ssrvssA
WESTERN.

Mrs. Gertrude b. BIackwelder vas
the first woman in Cook county. ILL.,.
10 cast a vote under the new woman
suffrage act.
The Teamsters' Union of Cincinnati
declared = strike against the Fedora
tion Of Team Owners. The strike will
affect about 1000 drivers.
Denver men will take a prominent
part In the annual meeting of the Wy
Oming Bankers Association at Sheri-
dan, Wyo.. August 18th and 18th.
The beautiful Swiss home. built on
the shores OF Jackson's lake in the
shadow Of the Teton mountains in
western Wyoming by the late Robert
Ray Hamilton. New York clubman, has
claimed a third victim.
Mrs. Adela Missikaltis. president OF
the Lithuanian Women's Club, of Chi
cago, was the first woman in Cook
county to take out naturalization pa
pers since the limited woman suf
frage law went into effect in Illinois,
Attended by thousands of mourners,
many of them relatives or close
friends of the victims. the funeral OF
twenty-one unidentified dead. who lost
their lives in the Binghamton Clothing
Company fire, took place at Bingham
ton. N. Y.
Linden NJ. Garrison, secretary of
war. and party, including Major Cen
eral Leonard Wood, chief of staff, and
Major General James E. Aleshire. quar-
termaster general. arrived in Los An
seles on tour of inspection of army
posts along the Mexican border.
Fred Buchanan of the Yankee Rob
inson show, stated, at Des Moines, Ia,
that he expects within few days to
buy all OF the horses and most of the
equipment of the stranded Buffalo Bill
show, now at Denver Buchanan said
the consideration would be about $780,
900.
Jesse Root Grant. youngest son of
former President U. $. Grant, filed suit
for divorce at Goldfield, New, from
Elizabeth Chapman Grant Desertioh
was the only allegation. They have
two grown children. Mr.. Grant has
made Goidfield his home for the last
six months
Thousands of cattle taken from
ranches OF General Luis Terraces and
other prominent Mexicans. were
brought from Chihuahua and sold in
the United States by the Constitution
alists. according to information re-
ceived at Douglas, Ariz. One herd Of
1000 head. coming by way of Bavispe,
is due here in few days.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-31
WASHINGTON.

The postoffice at Akron. Colo, has
been designated a postal savings de-
pository. effective September End
President Wilson has an antitrust
policy of his own, it became known,
but he will not broach it until the De
cember session OF Congress.
The first payment of $25O0OO to
Panama for the annual rental of the
canal zone has been made. The pay
ments are in accordance with the $10,-
100000 paid IN cash to Panama nine
Years ago.
Adjt Gen. E. A Wedgewood of
Utah has been appointed by the War
Department. a member of the National
Militia board, to succeed Brig Gen
Charles r. Boardman OF Wisconsin,
resigned.
Consul Letcher at Chihuahua has
been instructed to demand the imme-
diate release of Charles Bissel and
Bernard Mcdonald, held by the Mexi-
can federals in prison under SEN
tence of death.
Concerted opposition has developed
in Congress to Postmaster General
Burleson's order reducing parcel post
rates and increasing the maximum
size of packages to be handled In the
service.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has further suspended from July
26th to January 26th next advanced
freight rates on lumber and shingles
from Pacific coast points to points in
Colorado, Wyoming and Texas.
David Lamar, the wolf of Wall
Street who is under Indictment in
New York on two counts of imperson-
ating public officials, refused to take
the indictments seriously and intimat-
ed that he had no immediate intention
OF returning to New York.
Official circles OF the capital were
startled by information that more
than 100000 Japanese men are now
quartered throughout Mexico, and
that 10000 of them are in and about
Mexico City in position to be concen
trated within three days for any "en
terprise" which may seem desirable
to the Japanese ministry at Mexico's
capital
President Wilson has received fur
ther assurances from leaders in Con
gress that his program of currency re
form Will receive favorable action a,
this session of Congress.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-31
GEN ERAL.

Cleveland. Ohio. Is III years old.
Francis B. Sayre, fiance of Miss Jes.
sic Wilson, daughter of President VIII
son. was appointed head OF the federal
abandonment bureau at New York.
Baby Paul, hero of the much-dis-
cussed Three Weeks" known in New
York as Paul Allen" and in London
as Clairmont Jocelyn Preston Arnot, ia
to be married
Practically complete returns show
that Judge George w. Hays, Demo
cratic candidate for governor of Ar
kansas, won by about 10000 majority.
The Republican, Progressive and So
cialist candidates finished in order.
Four hundred dollars expended In
enclosing the stairways of the Bing-
hamton clothing factory. destroyed by
fire at Blnghamton, N. V, would have
saved the fifty-eight operatives-near-
ly all girls-who lost their lives in the
holocaust The fire loss is estimated
at 100000.
Better that women should go entire.
ly naked than to dress in the suggest
i've fashion now popular, is the pro
posal made by the Rev. Stephen A.
Nettles, editor of the Southern Chris
tian Advocate, at Spartansburg, S. c.,
in bold editorial on "Sensuality in
Womans Dress"
AS a sequel to the exposure of the
double life of Wilfred B. Frost at the
time of his death in Chicago hospital
on February 2sth, the Chicago widow
OF Frost went to La Crosse, effected a
reconciliation with the La Crosse wild.
ow, and went with her and the latter's
children to Chicago, the two women
having agreed to make their home to-
gether for the rest Of their lives
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dan.
iels told the women of the San Fran
cisco Civic League that whatever the
opinion of individuals about the wis
dom of woman suffrage, I'VE may as
well get ready for the Inevitable, for
women are going to vote
The greatest political sensation
Nashville, Tenn, has known in a
decade, was sprung when Ex-Governor
Malcolm r. Patterson was trapped and
arrested In a raid on the house of
Madame Ruth Ray, in the redlight dis.
trict, because he was interfering with
local politics.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-31
BADLY BURNED ON BACK

is North Ash st.. SPOKANE. Wssh.-
"Ay baby was sick and I had to give
him baths and rub him with alcohol
and one evening BY mistake In the
dark I grabbed the bottle that con
tanned carbolic acid and rubbed some
on before l noticed ny mistake. Baby
was burned on the back from shoul.
ders to the ankles. The skin was red
and blistered. He suffered quite .
little. A neighbor told mo about the
Cuticura Ointment. 70 purchased .
box at once. Just put the Cuticura
Ointment on twice a day and the
burnt skin all came OF and left no
scar. 1t was only two weeks before
he was cured" (Signed) Mrs. ]. H.
Langlot. Mar. %. 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. on.''-Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-31
FokSnM.

Some Of the leading nevepanesu II
Toxic accuse the japanese Cahinst a
lack OF diplomatic adr0itness il the n,
gotiations connected with The califee.
MIA alien ownership legisiatioa.
Emperor Nicholas has approved a
the decision Of the holy synod 70 d.
stroy the three posthunoas work. of
Count Leo TolstOy. on the ground that
they are unorthOdox comnsats a the
Old Testament.
Several Americans aHA other fer-
eigners are guarding the approachss To
the mountain town of ku-linS. vhsre
thousands Of foreigners. mostly An>ri-
can and British women anA ehiIdrsu.
have taken refuge from tie heat Of
the Chinese summer moaths.
Direct wireless communicatioa ~
tween America and Asia b nov a %.
compiished fact. the UniteA State
army signal corps station at Nona.
Alaska. having been in communicates
with the Russian station 1t AnaAyr.
Siberia, 500 miles west OF Nome.
Sylvia Pankhurst. the militant s,sf.
fragette. who was out on license under
the .'cat and mouse" Law. was the
leader of suffrasette demoastratioo
In London which surpassed all previ.
Gus Sunday affairs OF the sort. In the
rioting which followed. Miss Psnk-
hurst was rearrested and taken to
Holloway Jail. where she smashed tvs
windows.
The entire population of Nome
went to the peach to say good
bye 10 Vilhjalmur Stefenson, who
embarked on the steamer Cor
win for Port Clarence, where he
will take command OF the Canadian
polar exploring fleet. composed of the
whaler karluk. the power schooner
Mary f. Sachs and the power boat
Alaska. 1t is expected that on his ar
rival at Port Clarence the vessels will
be ready to sail for the Arctic.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-31
TIRED OF MS PeEyisnNEss
Was Net Aioas Ia Quest Of
the MissiaO liak.

A western millionaire OF the newly
rich" variety recently came to Nev
York and one of his Arst extravagAat
purchases was . pair of diamon4.
crusted cuf1links. for which he paid
$3.50.
But the pride OF possession laste1
oaly two days. for one Of the nnks
became lost. High and Low the nil
lionaire hunted for 1t. turning tie
whole hotel upside down In Tie
search. but II vas not recovered. Bat
he would not give up the search.
One evening . week later. While giv-
ing 4 dinner party to . few frtenAS'
and business associates. he rscosate1
the circumstances Of his loes s.A COO,
eiu4ed BY saying:
''Confound It: ] aoa't unAerstaAA 4
Here I've spent . whole week hust
ing for that there nissing link. AMI
still. BY cracksy. I can't and it!"
''Oh. cheer up" advised ono Of ths
men who vas bored BY the recital
Charles Darwin spent . whole life
time In the same quest. but he wasat
half - peevish ~ you ars!"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-31
Wreck on Switzerland Traiw Train

Denver-Packed by Sunday excur
sionists. four passenger coaches OF
Colorado & Southern train turned
completely over at the town of Eldora,
northwest of Boulder, on the Denver,
Boulder & Western railroad. One
hundred and twenty-five passengers
were piled upon each other inside the
overturned cars. from which they at
first could not escape. Six persons
were injured, perhaps fatally. Thirteen
others were injured less severely.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-31
Poison Sprayed Cherries Fata, to Boy,

Ordway, Colo.-Poisoned cherries
from trees that had been sprayed may
have been responsible for the death OF
John Carpenter, eleven-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carpenter, living
about mile and half from this city.
The boy died after brief Illness He
said he had eaten six cherries and ply
sicians believe that the fruit may have
contained some OF the chemicals
sprayed onto trees in this vicinity to
kill the insect pests which have been
destroying the trees and fruit.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-07-31
Had s11,o2o; Lets Family starvs.

Colorado Springs. z>-Joseph Miller,
Austrian Gipsy. and King" of band
of twenty living on the outskirts OF
Colorado City, was arrested on COM
plant of his wife, who declared that
he threatened to kill her and her seven
children. Miller was taken to Jail. and.
when searched, $11.02O In bills was
found in his pockets. He had failed to
provide for his family