Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-07
BAD CAR SERVICE
Some Chicago Railway Employees
Treat Chicago People Like
Dogs and Keep Their Jobs.
The Service Itself on Most West
Side Lines 10 More Rotten
Than Ever.

Either the Chicago Railways Com,
pany has no control over its subor.,
dinates, or 1t encourages them to mis-.
treat the public. Ruffianism and
worse are the rule on some Of its
lines. Last summer we witnessed an:
incident on north.bound Halsted.
Grace surface car that was only one
OF many to be witnessed every day.
A lady and gentleman who were rid.
ing in the car wished to get of at
Corneiia street, touched the button
and the car stopped When they got
to the front platform the exit door
was closed and motOfman 1917 vas
too busy talking with friends to- open
1t. The gentlemen touched him On
the shoulder and asked him II he was
not going to open the door. No 1877
hared up at once, Cant you talk?"
he yelled at the passenger. The pas.
senger said that he had given the sig.
nal; the car had stopped and he want.
ed to get out. The fnotorman became
very abusive and after opening the
door followed the passenger and used
all kinds Of violent language towards
him. The passenger did not report
the outrage because the management
Of the Chicago Railways Company
would have paid no attention to It.
Helpless women and women with
children are daily victims. 90
What are you butting In for?"
Biff, and Municipal Judge Harry NJ,
Fisher found himself falling of a
kedzie avenue street car at Van Blu.
rem street. His momentum was in.
duced by a blow on his shoulder de.
livered by Conductor Edward. ,Caul.
field. Judge Fisher landed on his feet,
but sprained an ankle. ,,.
1t happened October 10 as Judge
Fisher and Attorney Bernard. J. Brown
were on their way to their offices. 1t
had been their custom to take north.
bound Kedzie avenue car to the Chi.
cago & Oak Park H." where they
change and ride to the loop on the
elevated. bod, ......,, -,
On this day. however. the car stop.
ped at Van Buren, street, where the
conductor ordered everybody of, say.
Ing the car was going to. the barns
Mr.. Brown asked for transfers. There
was argument. .,.p
Then interposed," said Judge
Fisher. II asked the conductor. why
he didn't talk like q gentleman and
he said: What are you buttin' in fol? ?
and struck me on the shoulder, knock.
Ing me from the car. did not lose
my balance and landed on my feet.
My ankle was slightly sprained.
Il never heard Of such treatment
and the people Of Chicago are entitled
to better treatment from the car com.
panies. Mr.. Brown will ask for Q
warrant against the man in the Des.
PLANES street court and II he doesn't
get one there I will issue one myself
against the conductor"
The average Chicago Railways mo.
torman takes delight in running by
poorly dressed people who are wait.
Ing for q car to 60 to work. A con.
ductor Of the Halsted street line was
highly pleased the other morning
when he carried q poor delicate girl
two blocks out Of her way because
she could only work her way to the
platform in time to see the conductor
give the signal to start. I'VE never
stop after we start once" said the
conductor. OF course not. Not II II
Is for a poorly dressed woman. 3
The election Of one person as clerk
OF all courts In the, county. as, q
means Of eliminating unnecessary OK.
pense and Of systematizing the work
was declared needed reform by
County Clerk Robert NJ. Sweitzer. He
spoke at the weekly luncheon Of the
Cook County Real Estate Board at the
Hotel Sherman.
Among other reforms advocated by
Mr.. Sweitzer was the consolidation oi
the taxing bodies In the county, the
short ballot and the consolidation oil
the city. county and sanitary district
governments into one compact and
up.to.date businesslike body. He also
asserted that the Offices Of county
treasurer and sheriff should be ap
pointive instead Of elective positions
Mr.. Sweitzer rcharacte the pres
ent revenue or taxation law as made
quate and obsolete. asserting the Law
which was acceptable for early Chica
60 had become practically useless. Hs
deplored the, fact that some levyine
bodies in this county levy an amount
that is more than sufficient to conduct
their affairs.
w~6 =
Judge Kickham Seaman is makinl
a record on the bench that is com
mended by everybody.
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Judge Joseph s. Lar'uy has made
a grand record as Judge OF the Munic
ipal court.
Thousands of Republicans and 9th
ers have signed requests to william
Hale Thompson asking him to be. 6
candidate for Mayor.
| 'i' ~eSA .,-r
Judge John p. McGoorty continues
to gain the appreciation of everybody
for his work In the Circuit court.
Henry Stuckart made good rec0rt
as City Treasurer, a good record al
South Town assessor and a good rec
ord as alderman. He certainly will
make good record as county treas
urer.