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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02

Adequate powers of home rule for
Chicago can also best be secured by
this. Statewide method.
For forty years proposed amend.
ments have killed each other off. One.
third of the membership Of either
house has been able effectually to
block any desired change In the Con.
stitution. The irksome restrictions
imposed by the present Constitution
bear down upon Chicago with almost
crushing force. Because Of them Chi.
cago is compelled to maintain, at O
vast unnecessary expense, three sep.
arate and distinct governmental
bodies covering practically the same
territory; viz: the City, County and
Sanitary District. In cur opinion the
time 10 ripe now for holding q Con.
stltutionai Convention In. illinois a.
the best means Of affordIns adequate
relief to the people Of the City and
State. Al the next session o. the Leg.
lslature we will do everything In our
power to bring about the calling Of
such q Convention, which this Asso.
citation has favored for many years"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02
WARD BOUNDARIES.


Following are the wara boundaries
In Chicago:
1. Chicago, river west and south to
Wallace, south to w. 25th, east to
Princeton, south to w. 2Sth pl.. east
TO 8. 9Th ave., south to w. 30th. east
to wentworth ave-. south to w. 3lst.
east to Lake Shore right OF way.
north to W. goth, east to 8. Michigan
ave-, north to r 25th. east to Indiana
ave-. south to q. Goth. east to South
Park ave., south to d. 81st. east to
Lake Michigan. north to river. ao,,fr:
2. Lake Michigan and S1st It..
west to South. Park ave-. north 10 n.
2eth, west to indiana Sye.. north TO
ID. 25th, west to 8. Michigan ave-.
south to =. 2eth. west TO Lake Shore
rjgit efoveU. south 70 ", l1st 1w>gt
to wentworth ave-. north % W. Soth.
vest To 8. 6th eve, soSth to w. s3rd.
west to StewaFt -avso eouth to W.
seth. east to Cottage Grove svs..
north eocsetha - tsiEahs Aashlsan.
s"Lsks MiehIsan ana 47th.: SSss
to 81. Lawreats ute., south to q. 4sth.
west to 9. stste. north to W. %s.d.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1914.
COMPTROLLER RvAN's REPORT

Deputy County Comptroller Frank
s. Ryan has submitted q very inter.
esting report to County Clerk SWEET.
ger. on the county's financial condi.
ton. 'gs.t,F. .n-,N
Included in the report there was a
comparative statement of actual rev.
enue and corporate expense for the
last seven years. 1t showed the com.
parative spending abilities Of the past
administrations in this manner:
In 1907. with decreased revenue.
the expenses ran s193,O99 above re.
sources. .f.. -.
In 1908 there was a saving Of 1885,.
7S5.
In 1909 $146,S15 was saved.
The year 1910 shows a saving OF
$547,OS9.
The section OF the report showing
itemized expenditures in different de-
partments was created for the pur.
pose Of showing taxpayers exactly
where their money went.
The taxpayers may learn that the
various officials departments paid the
following sums for the rubber bands
used:
County treasurer. S332.O3. ==
Recorder Of deeds. $12I54. ra..v .,
Probate Court clerk, $122.47. 81
Board OF assessors. $116.5S.' 80
Circuit Court clerk, $S7.9S.
Supreme Court clerk, oS69.39.
County clerk, $44.S7. 1,3aG
County Court clerk. tSS.1s.
Criminal Court clerk. $3.50.
Board of review, 1850. ron
Among the other revelations in the
report Is the showing that the county
makes as O smoker. At the Oak
Forest infirmary the years bill for to-
bacco was 33,s23.Ss. At the county
hospital only S4l.35 worth was curled
up in smoke.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02
FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL coNvEN'
e-is 1lON. nH.IfsT

The Citizens Association of Chi
cage is on the right track in advocat.
ing a revision of our State COnstitu.
ton. The annual report of the associ.
alton.
Last December our Executive Com.
mittee adopted resolutions favoring
the calling of convention to revise
the Constitution of Illinois and tried
to promote discussion OF the matter.
In June, when it had become apparent
that the Legislature would not vote
to submit to. the people any OF the
constitutional amendments which had
been proposed, we made an eleventh
hour effort TO induce the. members Of
the. House to pass the joint resolution
for a constitutional convention which
had already been adopted by the Sen
ATE under the leadership OF Senator
Curtis In spite of the confusion con.
nected with the. last night OF the SEES.
sion and the large number of alb
senteSs, this resolution received
eighty votes in the House.
II ID universally admitted that the
present Constitution OF Illinois, adopt
cd forty.thrse years ago has long
been cptgrown; and that the slow and
difIicult- pEocess required TO amend 1t
has for many years seriously retarded
the progress of the people OF the State
by deprivfrg them of the power TO
properly meet new governmental
needs arising from the changed condi-
tons. The accumulated evils arising
from this situation have now become
% numerous and acute that adequate
relieflean be obtained only BY revising
the Constitution in such q way that 1t
will cease to be htndrance to good
sovergmen,. Such necessary reforms
as the abolition Of the system at MI
nority representation In the Legisla'
ture REVISION OF the texation system;
consolidation OF local governing and
taxing bodies 9 and reduction in the
number of elective officers can only be
secured with0ut intolerabie Asiay by
modernizing the State Constitution.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02
DR.. FRANK eANoUETEp.

Colonel Jacob Frank. Surgeon Glen
eral OF the Illinois National Guard
and one of the most distinguished
surgeons of the city, was the guest OF
honor at a banquet at the Hotel In
Sale Tuesday evening. DR.. Charles
p. Caldwell, president OF the Chicago
Medical Society, presided as toast
master. and the speakers included DR.
]. B. Murphy, DR.. Charles J. Whalen
DR.. A. NJ. CROWN and DR., p. J. H.
Farrell. There were l25i doctors pres
ent.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02
MADE CONVERTS WITH FISTS

"Tony" Biddle OF Philadelphia.
society pugilist and Bible class or.
ganizer. is back from trip to Canada
with his boxing gloves, snow shoes
and q bundle Of papers bearing the
names Of several DrexelBiddle Bi.
BILE classes enrolled in the land Of the
lumberjacks. Behind him Biddle left
stack of Bibles and three perfectly
sound front teeth. ''''.
The Canadian lumber region had
heard Of Biddle and recently there
came call from one Of the camps In
the Northwest to see the young dude
who could box" Biddle packed his
Bibles. his snowshoes and his boxing
gloves and started north. As soon 40
he got over the United States border
he found a wide impression that he
was some sort OF white hope"
As fast a. he could issue invita-.
tons to join the Bible class, he re.
ceived challenges to fight. He fought.
The camps would pick out q husky
and when meeting organized the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02
+ wEAL1HIEsT PERSON IN GERMANY

When the German princes unani.
mously refused to contribute to q
$25O.0O0.000 war fund recently, EN-
peror william recognized that they
were perfectly correct from a legal
standpoint, but asked them individual.
ly to pay something to the fund. so
that the people would not be enabled
to say that the richest men in Ger.
many--the princes--were the only
ones exempt from paying anything
for the safeguard OF the country
The German princes consented to
that, out OF patriotism. but now that
they are called upon to perform the
very act Of putting their hands into
their pockets they feel quite sad and
reluctant. According to Rudolph Mar
tin. an authority on German finance.
the grand total OF the wealth of Ger.
man rulers and their families reaches
the figure Of $4,000. 900, and should
the present war tax on wealth be ex.
tended to the princes the German ex-
-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02
/ HONEYMOON vPsETs OFFICIAL ROUTINE

Little did Mrs, Mark Thistlewaite.
bride OF Mark Thistlewaite. secretary
to vice.President Marshall. dream
Willie on her honeymoon recently that
she had upset the daily routine of
the second officer of the great gov
eminent of the United States.
But she did-7tbe vice-president,
secretaryless and messengerless. the
last mentioned being stricken with
the German measles while Mr.. This
tlewaite was honeym0oning, had TO
shift for himself. Not only that. but
he could not find the vice-presidential
date book. So every hour passed with
the uneasy feeling that he was due
somewhere or othsr to deliver q
speech, or eat luncheon or dinner.
Oficial Washington took pity on
the vice. president when his plight be-
came known through the medium Of
the newspapers. and telephoned In 70
minding him OF his engagements. q
The first question the vice-prssi-
dent asked Mr.. Thtstlewaite, WHEN
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02

outfit
Africa before nexplored Nairob
attire undertaking She would
describe dcut distinguish
the
talking machine
country Hi' hahtafuo5 o1lot c.t ..s ..,
world
large friends the pier her off, /.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02
WH0BNH0.
AN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
LADY MACKENZIE ON WAY TO JUNGLE

Iou Bound for East Africa, where she
says she will shoot big game and at.
tempt to record on Photographic
cylinders the jargon Of the natives
and the chatter Of large apes, Lady
Grace Mackenzie left New York the
other day. She was enthusiastic over
the prospects Of penetrating the Jun.
gle, and declared she would go where
no white woman was ever before
seen. ~, y yitt.
I'm fact, I will 60 to far more
remote and interesting parts Of the
Jungle than did Mr.. Roosevelt or 'Buf.
falO' Jones. I can shoot as we'll AZ
either of them and am % strong and
hearty a. any man you know.''dI11 On
.3ia Lady Mackenzie looked the part
indeed. She is large woman. well.
proportioned, and has the carriage OF
one with self.confldence. She 10 about
thirty years old, but despite, her ad-
imitted courage, she retreated q few
feet when asked her age. u.saIJl %
- a~RA ~
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02

these intended yield
than requisite the
relieve obligation paying anything
The richest himself whose
100000 s5OO0OO
richest the
He ranks NTH In the list Of Gmays masnaes The whest
the is Bertha Krupp Bohen Hbach
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02
EAGLETS.

George X. Schmidt, former alder.
man and former County Commits.
sioner. is being urged by his many
friends to become candidate for
sheriff on the Republican ticket. He
would certainly be hard man to
beat. as he has always polled a big
vote outside Of party lines and has
always won by large nsaiorities. -
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02


ay his husky opponents listening ringside
visited his
discuss athletic
admit rather gudgngy didn't
Der '''.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02

Nicholas NJ. Blumenthal. the popular
North Side real estate man. 10 being
urged BY his friends to become can.
didate for President Of the County
pOard
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02
'E0eA

Albert G. Clark, the we'll known
State Senator, has an army Of friends
who want to see him elected County
Treasurer. On 80 9lRLIfA.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02

dents under 81. Using the same multi
pie which proved our estimate accur
ate In 1910, we computed Chicagos
population to be 1881. 100. s wv
"Chicago's growth since has been
tremendous. as the spread of real
estate improvements and that pres.
sing demand for larger school accom-.
modations plainly show. Therefore
am confident that the coming enum.
Grafton will show 2,5OO,OO0.'
Chicago Lodge No. 4. b. p. o. Elks,
announce that all arrangements have
been completed for German Dinner,
rendered to its Past Exalted Ruler, Dr.
w. 8. Royce, Saturday evening, the
ninth day Of May, at the New Fort
Dearborn Hotel, La Sale and Van
Buren, streets, at six-thirty o'clock.
The following committee has charge
Of the affair: Harry A. Beals, chair
man; Clayton ID. Heyes, secretary
J. +. Mccarthy, treasurer; NJ. 8. Hy'
land, DIR. Robert A. Smith, Mark A.
Devine, Jr., Rudolph Noel, Fred A.
Schaefer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02
o - ~ .

The Illinois Improvement and Bal.
last Company has removed its gen.
eral Offices to rooms 1873, 1876 and
1877 In the new Continental and Com
mercial bank building, 2OS South La
Sale street. The new telephones OF
the company are Wabash 5544.5.6.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02


interesting colony In Washington
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02

Patrick +. Haynes, the popular
former alderman OF the twenty.sixth
ward. who il prominently mentioned
for the Office Of Sanitary Trustee, Is
working hard for q new, boulevard
along the new North Sanitary Chan.
mel, from Lawrence avenue to vii.
Inette. This new boulevard and park.
way. II built, will be $40 feet wide
and s miles long, and will be one Of
the grandest, roadways In the world.
'i'l-a y Aee@A
Wallace. q. Clark. as he calls him.
self, may be q candidate for reelection
this year to the sanitary board. In
view Of this, contingency the Chicago
Eagle would like to hear from real
estate dealers, contractors and citi.
sens. generally all that they know
about this person. All comnnnhica-
tions will be regarded as confidential.
People who know anything about him
In connection with the following are
especially invited to communicate,
Cragin Brothers 4 Co.. hardware
dealers. ODAgTI9
~. ". SIuTk q w., COutTdCtOTSs
Loverin & Brown, wholesale grocers.
Clark & Trainer, real estate. - Hn'''
We would also like to. hear from
people who have done business with
this present public official when he
is alleged to have been exploiting
Clarkdale,
Worlds Fair Concessions, U
,Brookdale. and that ~ -ta
Jackson Park subdivision.
Write early and avoid the rush.
~ uuiun .gnh gliu2
Granville w. Browning, the popular
and highly respected MASTERING Chan.
Gerry. would make q good Federal
Judge. Vo'9." 7aetI
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02

Peter V. Vroom, the bright young
newspaper man who made many
friends and fine record on the Trib.
une staff, has resigned from the Trib.
une to become field secretary for the
National Business League In America.
The league numbers in its member.
ship some Of the most prominent men
In the commercial life in Chicago, In.
Guiding Philatus w. Gates, Benjamin
j.. Rosenthal, George w. Dixon, Z.
Allen Frost. Samuel insult. Frederick
w. Upham, and Elliott Durand. 1t
intends pushing organization work in
the interest of national legislation for
the benefit of commerce. The main
office Is at 507 Stock Exchange Build.
Ing.
ti~4A ,SN
Patrick J. O'Keeffe and David G.
Einstein, the well.known lawyers,
have removed their offices to the new
Continental Bank Building. .LaSalle
and Adams streets.
Frank N. Moore, assistant attorney
for the Sanitary District, Is candi.
date for municipal Judge, to succeed
Judge Fake,
Wallace G. CLARK, as he calls him.
self, ought 10 write q book on that
Worlds Fair steamboat scheme Of
his and present 1t to his fellow SAM
tary trustees as an example of what
could be made out of the Drainage
Canal by people with the right sort
of ability. .at
John A. Cervenka has made a good
record as clerk of the Probate court.
he is popular with the people and will
he renominated and reelected.
Charles c. Breyer would make an
ideal sanitary district trustee.
'egt i%G AlaioT
4 Judge John r. Caverly Is daily
adding to his popularity IN Chicago
by his splendid record on the Mu.
nicipal Court bench. ,Es
~>
The first complete and searching
census Of Chicago since the govern.
ment count in 1910 will be started
next week by the public school au-
thoritiesss.W Lester Bodine. superin-
tendent Of compulsory education, pre-.
diets thai it will prove Chicago has
a population Of 100000 90 e"f' }
II believe the actual count OF heads
in this city will ,demenstr rate that Chi
cago is d bigger metropolis than the
government hguSes acknowledge it
to be-" said Mr.. Bodine, Two years
ago we took coust OF minors and
found that there were SS2,516 resi-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02
l|llA

Wallace G. Clark, as he calls him.
self, has drawn $27,5OO from the
public for serving on the Sanitary
Board as a trustee. This is of rec.
ord. What he might have made out
OF the job that is not of record, we
are not asking about at the present
time.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02

Isaac n, Powell will make an ides
member OF the Board Of Review. Z"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02

Roger c. Sullivan Is popular with
all classes Of Democrats because he
is always on the square. ,.r
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02

Patrick J. O'Keeffe and David G.
Einstein, the well.known lawyers,
have removed their Offices to the new
Continental Bank Building, .LaSalle
and Adams streets
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-02

Frank N. Moore. assistant .attorne,
for the Sanitary District, Is a candl
date for municipal Judge, to succeed
Judge Fake.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-22

committee employed a firm OF chartered
accountants TO make an exhaustive report
about the financial condition OF the New
Haven and its subordinate companies.
This work is not yet completed.
Mr.. Elliott added that the company
will continue 10 cooperate with the
commission in the future as Il has done
in the past in furnishing any and al
information within it's possession
The preliminary report Of earnings
for April submitted 10 the board show
ed a gain in net earnings OF s5i'oOV'
though maintenance charges increased
$4,000, showing that while transporta-
ton expenses are being cut, gains in net
are not being secured by skimping IN
the upkeep Of the physical property OF
the company. This reduction in trans
portation expenses rejects the cutting
out of trains found not TO be necessary
and IL is expected that still greater
economies in this regard Will lie shown
as the year advances.
In connection with the dissolution the
directors approved Of a letter from Nr
chusetts, asking that he recommend 10
the legislature such changes in the law
of that state as will permit the Boston
Holding Company. formed Ia take over
the Boston K Maine stock or the New
Haven, TO dispose OF that stock and
vest the title in trustees 10 be named IN
accordance with the terms OF the dlsso-
luton programme.
II was also announced that OF the
s45, 00O, 900 notes, which wers due May
the proceeds OF the 3S0.o00.000 in notes
recently sold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-22

merce Commission. in permitting Charles
;. Mellen to testify against the advice ~
the Attorney General has given a thor.
oush immunity bath to the former pres,-
dent OF the system. and has placed hin,
forever beyond the reach of prosecution
Tor MS part In the financial operations OF
the New Haven system.
Governor Folk played directly into IN.
hands OF the railroad lawyers when bs
summoned Mellen and thereby extended
Immunity to him." said Department o.,
Justice Official to-day Nothing has baen
developed by the examination OF Mellen
that was not already known TO the A.
torney General and his assistants nh
have been handling the case for IN. AZ.
partment.
Considerable publicity for Folk and
immunity for Mellen are the only resnI,.
thus far. but further immunity NAV h.
extended by the summoning OF o,h.r.
closely connected with the trausact,ons
which have been the subject Of inquiry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-22
|MELLEN SAYS ROOSEVELT
CHECKMATED c. W. MORSE
New Havens Retention of Steamship Lines on Presd.r
Advice Prevented Monopoly and Deal Wa,
Omitted from United States Suit

taken advantage OF his corfdence N =.
Quire something additional, and o..
was contrary TO tho undc-stans,r~
pressed at the interview. I wants. :.
Herbert Knox Smith there % confirm .,,..
statements as might make. and bs 80 -
frmed 1t and Mr.. Roosevelt was 80
fed. "
Tho sharp practice referred N
where Mr.. Roosevelt thought 4 had ,...'
advantage OF his confidence, was n ~
acquisition Of the interest IN the w,n1...
Line and the Merchants and Nine.
Transportation Company. II was bsc,r..
OF Mr.. Herbert Knox Smiths mer,o,..
DUN. which. so far as know, was "A.
only memorandum made. that dep.ra.a
perhaps. upon the question OF the Va,
acity between tia President OF the un,,.1
States and myself could not stand y
In the previous interview I learned IA,
the President thought had been a.
fresh; that had gone further than "a.
interview warranted"
Ships Left Out Of Suit.
do you know" asked Mr.. Folk "ysv
the steamship lines were left out OF nj,
bill Of equity?''
IT do not know why, except that IN.
agine Mr. Roosevelt kept faith with me-
replied Mr.. Mellen. He said that u 4
did not sell 10 Mr.. Morse I should ex.
perience no trouble with his admlnistrs.
ton for any holdings OF steamships That
was the substance OF It. And think he
acted wisely, from public standpoint
have always admired him for his frank.
ness and the way he kept faith vita
me-"
And this report gotten up by Herbert
Knox Smith, what was that?'
That was not a report gotten up by
Herbert Knox Smith, 1t was a memoran-
dun dictated by him Immediately after
the interview. and it was the only record
that I had TO depend upon. was very
much exercised that Mr.. Roosevelt should
think that / would deceive him in any
way. IL might have developed into a
question OF veracity between the Presi
dent and myself. which 1 should have oe.
plored.
Herbert Knox Smith was a method
cal man. He went back TO mis- office AM
transcribed or dictated what had oc
CURED at this interview. II was God
providence that he did. FOR was who'll
dependent upon what he had written
learned the fact that he had the memo
randum from Mr. auckland. who was on,
representative In Washington at tha
time. 1t was because OF that that urge
Mr.. Buckland 20 have Mr.. Smith NEE
me at the Presidents Office and see wha
he had written down as a result OF thu
interview. That cleared the whole mat
ter
so the steamships did not go into IN
bill"
II assumed that was the reason. l hon
il was the reason. have always al
mired Mr.. Roosevelt. but he was very he
at the time, no doubt. and you know h
used TO get hot once in a while. l al
mired him very much. that, with all N
heat he was under and the pressure =
was under, he observed his obligation
which / should never have said one "of
about if he had 6isregarded."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-22
General Brayton on Salary.

The former New Haven president
also said that there was not one half
the attempts by the railroads TO have
relations with legislators that there
were By legislators TO have relations
with railroad officials.
He told Of General Brayton. the blind
politician Of Rhode Island, who he said
received $4,000 or $1,000 year from the
New Haven. General Brayton received
this money. he explained. not SO much
for what he did hut to prevent him
from doing lot Of things he might
have done. The New Haven wanted no
legislation, he said; 1t simply wanted to
he left alone. In response 10 Mr.. Folks
the legislative agent Of any one else
Mr.. Mellen exclaimed in a surprised
manner:
why, he was the boss; he was
everybody's legislative agent who want
cd TO get anything"
Mellcn did not believe much money
was paid to legislators. What was
done was in the way Of campaign con-
tributions.
You know" he added. gratitude is
the lively expectation Of favors yet to
come"
lie also said that J. Henry Rohrbach,
chairman OF the Connecticut Republi-
can Committee, was the legislative
agent of the New Haven at Hartford,
and that he received approximately
$4,000 for each session. He always
charged for his services. Mellen testi-
fed. and put in his bills in the regular
way. Mr.. Mellen also had some pro-
nounced views on interlocking direc-
torates lie said: