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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-03

Taft, speaking before the Bar Associa-
ton Of Boston at its seventeenth tri.
ennial banquet.
1T would revolutionize the Ma
tional Government" he said. 1T would
put on the shoulders Of the Govern.
ment the duty of sweeping the door.
steps Of every home in the land. II
national prohibition legislation 10
passed, local government will be dc.
stroyed.
"And II you destroy local govern
ment you destroy one Of the things
that 60 to make for healthy condi.
ton Of the National Government.
National prohibition is non.enforce-
able; It Is confession on the part OF
the state government Of inability to
control and regulate their own "a.
pecial business and duty; II the mat.
ter were placed under Federal control
ID would result In creation Of Q ma.
chinery Of government ofiicials large
enough to nominate any president"
Following are the officers of the
Illinois Brewers Association for 1916.
1915:
President-Ernest Fecker, Jr.. DAN
Vile.
First vice president George Reisch.
Springfield.
Second vice resident-Edward G.
Leisy, Peoria.
easurer-Peter 8. Theurer, Chi.
cago.
Secretary - William Legner, Chi.
cago.
Trustees-Robert Bethmann. East
st. Louis: A. G. Radeke, Kankakee;
Ernest Kunde, Chicago; H. F. Pie.
penbrink, Joliet; H. A. Berthold, Au.
rora.
National Councillor and delegate to
the National Council Of the Chamber
Of Commerce Of the United States
Thomas F. Kelley, Chicago.
Representative on the Interstate
Conference Committee Of the United
States Brewers Association,-Austin
J. Doyle. Chicago.
Nationwide prohibition would mean
that our exemplary and effective sys.
tenn for the collection Of an enormous
internal revenue would be extin.
guished and the revenue itself lost
to the government. Taxes in endless
variety. national. state and municipal.
would be inflicted on numerous occu.
pations and on many forms Of prop.
erty TO replace the liquor revenues
which are now collected without DIFF.
Aculty and without complaint.-The
Western Brewer.
The leading members Of every %.
ciety and club in Chicago read The
Eagle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-03
NO DOUBLE PLATOON
Chicago Firemen Are Almost
Unanimously A against the
Proposition to Install
System in Chicago.
viii Upset the Men, Destroy oisei.
pline and Impair the Efficiency Of
the Fire Department.

Members of the Chicago Fire De.
partment have issued an appeal to
the voters setting forth the following
facts against the proposed two pla.
toon system:
Present Third.Day.Off System in
the Chicago Fire Department:
i. Twenty four hours of every third
day.
2. Two meals on each Of the two
days between offs.
3. Privilege Of trading offs and get.
ting forty.eight or seventy.two hours
at one time.
L. Full pay when sick or injured
for one year.
5. Is days vacation with full pay
every year.
6. Special time off with full pay
when serious sickness or death oc.
ours to immediate members Of fire.
mans family.
Z. Three days of with full pay when
being married.
s. Truckmen, pipemen and Drivers
receive salary Of $1371.00 per year
Q. There is more harmony and good
feeling in the present system than
there ever was in any other system
OF offs.
Harmony and good feeling means
Efficiency.
The Two Platoon System:
Members Of the Fire Department
shall work ten hours day, and four.
teen hours at night.
Shift changing every one or two
weeks from night to day or at the
discretion Of the Chief of Fire De.
partment.
No provisions are made for sick
benefits.
No provisions are made for fifteen
day furloughs.
No provisions are made for twenty
four hour offs in the entire year.
No provisions are made for sala
ries remaining the same.
No special leave OF absence In case
of death, sickness or any unforeseen
occurrences, because only enough
men are provided for to run the sys
TEN.
A man will never be of In the true
sense OF being off, because they will
have to keep track of the operations
OF the Fire Department, and repor,
on all big fires that their compan,
goes to.
In compliance with an order of thu
Federal authorities the two platoon
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-03
TO ENFORCE GAMBLING RULE
Manager Branch Hickey Of q. Louie
erowns Plans to BE Hard Bose
Ban on Card Games.

II am going to offer no new rules.
The players will not be permitted to
gamble. That's an old rule. but wasn't
enforced last season." said Manager
Branch Hickey Of the st. Louis
Browns, the other day. by gambling.
mean that the men must not wager
for any sums that they cannot az.
ford.
mo gambling will be permitted In
the hotels. The players may promise
to break up their games at eleven
o'clock, but they seldom do that. So
the ban is on gambling in the hotels,
no matter what the promise is for
calling the contest earlier, or Of lin.
tied stakes.
"A little session on the train, under
my observation, will be permitted. ]
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-03

Couldn't Stand kidding" After Win
ming One oame-Went Back and
Won Another.

A recent report from Williamsport,
Pa. had "Lurid Lew" Richie. the for.
mer Cub pitcher, In very bad condi.
ton.
Dave Landreth, q director Of the Bal.
timore Feds. tells an interesting story
about Richie just before he Joined the
Big Show. Landreth hired Richie to
pitch the morning game of holiday
bill for the county championship In
Bristol, Pa. and after winning and
tanning IS men. all for five dollars,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-03
How Hopper Was insulted.

Hopper, the pitcher who was traded
for a bird dog, lives In small town
In Kansas. A few days following the
recent agitation concerning his case
the ball player was arrested on com.
plant of neighbOr, who charged that
Hopper had assaulted him. why did
you attack the man?" asked the jus.
tice of the peace. "He insulted me-"
replied Hopper. what did he say to
you?" persisted the guardian of the
law. "Say!" shouted Hopper. almost
beside himself with indignation. He
said Bow VOW"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-03
Honus Warner At First.

Pittsburgh writer's declare that Hans
Wagner will be seen at first base with
the Pirates this year. Clarke has
found Gerber a most promising short.
stop. The veteran Wagner, who has
had experience at first, is by far the
best candidate for the place.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-03
Robinson Hopeful Of Coombs.

Wilbert Robinson, manager OF the
Brooklyn Dodgers. is confident that
Jack Coombs. the former Iron Man
Of the Athletics, will be of big help
to the Dodgers the coming season.
Coombs has signed a contract with
Brooklyn, the continuance OF which
will depend upon his ability to deliver
the goods. Jack Is the kind OF man
who doesn't want any money II he
isn't able to earn 1t. He says. how.
ever, that he has fully recovered from
the operation that kept him out Of
the game most OF last season.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-03

Richie came back In the afternoon
and insisted upon hurting that game,
too, for nothing.
Somebody "kidded" him about win
ming the morning game on fiuke. and
Lew wanted to show them-and he
did
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-03

was installed on the FIVE fire boats
on the Goth day of December II then
made life SO monotonous for the
crews that they appealed TO the Chief
Of the Chicago Fire Department on
the 18th day of February TO gran,
them an additional "a hours of every
seventh day. A good practical reason
why you should vote NO on the two
platoon.
The installation will cost about one
million dollars per year In addition
to the present cost Of maintenance Of
the Fire Department and thereby In.
creases your taxes.
A petition has been signed By
majority Of the firemen against the
installation Of this system.
Spokane. Wash. tried the two pla.
toon system for about eight months
and were glad TO 60 back to their
old plan of twenty.four hours off in
every five days, a system not nearly
as good as Chicago has at the pres
ent time.
The firemen would like to have you
investigate these conditions Mr.. Voter,
and we know that after you have done
SO you will oppose this system that
will throw the Fire Department Of
Chicago back forty years.
German.A american Democrats, in.
Guiding nearly all those who support
ed Mayor Harrison, are making
campaign for Mr.. Sweitzer indepen.
dent of that conducted by the general
committee. Their executive commit.
tee Is headed by Joseph Hopp as
president, and John Buringer as sec.
Rotary. They will raise their own
campaign funds through committee.
of which Henry P. Runkle Is chair.
man. He has as associates Joseph
Meyer, William Legner. John Trebes,
J. H. Schneider, Frank Trenkhorst,
Fred c. Ewert, Joseph Hopp, August
PfafY. Oscar Meyer, John Il. Traeger,
DR.. MAMMALIAN Herzog. Michael Elm.
mer. Ernst Hummel, August Lueders,
Simon Fish, Harry Waldering, Peter
Ellert, Bernard Weber, william Frank
ell, Jacob NJ. Loeb and Rudolph Sci
fert.
No Democrat In the Fifteenth Ward
Is working harder for the success OF
Robert NJ. Sweitzer and the rest Of
the ticket than A. J. Conrad. Mr.. Con
rad Is one Of the most popular lead
ers In the ward and he Is deserving
of something good from the party In
the future.
Fortune Bros. Brewing Company's
Topaz. the High Grade Beer. is pop
ular with everybody. Telephones Mon
roe 40 and 41.-Advertisement.
~9A
For washing hannsis DoeelNe
ELECTRIC SOAP 10 marvellous. Blan
kets and woolens washed with It lool
like new, and there 10 absolutely NJ
shrinking. No other soap In the worlt
will do such perfect work. Give It ,
trial noW.-Adv.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-03

No Democrat In the Fifteenth Ward
Is working harder for the success Of
Robert NJ. Sweitzer and the rest Of
the ticket than A. ]. Conrad. Mr.. Con.
rad Is one Of the most popular lead.
ers In the ward and he Is deserving
of something good from the party In
the future.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-03

Fortune Bros. Brewing Company's
Topaz. the High Grade Beer, is pop
ular with everybody. Telephones Mon.
roe 40 and 41.-Advertisement.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-03

For washing nannsis DoeelNe'
ELECTRIC SOAP 10 marvellous. Blan.
kets and woolens washed with It look
like new, and there 10 absolutely no
shrinking. No other soap In the world
will do such perfect work. Give II .
trial now.-Adv.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-03

National prohibition Is a dangerous
proposition, said former President
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
REPUBLICANS HAVE
 SELECTED CHICAGO
1916, Six Days in Advance of Democratic Convention.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-Chica- go was selected as the Republican National Convention city by the Re- publican committeeman in session here yesterday Chicago was select ed on the first ballot, much to the disappointment of. the delegations, which were working in the interests of other cities. The convention is called for June 2, 1916, six days be- fore the date of the Democratic con- vention.
 All state committeeman were pres ent in person or by proxy, Alaska be- ing represented by W. B. Hoggatt, former governor of the territory. He had been instructed to favor Chicago as the convention city.
 It was believed that many of the would oppose holding the National convention in Chicago owing to what took place there in 1912, but the word had evidently been passed along that the leaders preferred to hold the convention in the same city where it is hoped the break which occurred four years ago will be healed and the party again united :.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
COTTON TRUST
 WILL QU|T TEXAS
Big Packers Will Pay Fine of Forty Thousand Dollars and Relin-
 quish Ownership of Mills.

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec 15--A com. promise has been effected between State government and the cotton gin syndicate representing the Swift, Ar, mour & Morris packing companies, whereby the latter agree to pay fine of forty thousand dollars and to re- linquish all ownership in cotton mills and gins in the state.
 The case has been before the court for years and was brought under the Sherman antitrust law to compel dissolution of the syndicate on the grounds that it was seeking a mon- opoly in restraint in trade and was forcing independent operators out of business by unfair competition.
 The syndicate, with immense wealth back of it, was enabled to pay cotton growers high prices for their products by reason of their mills be- ing equipped with modern appliances, and those who are best informed as to the cotton trade predict that the withdrawal of the syndicate from the field will result in growers receiving lower prices for their cotton and pay ing higher prices for ginning it.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
ROUGH WEATHER IS
 REPORTED OUTSIDE BAY

The launch Shamrock returned to Valdez last night from her regular trip to Port Wells and Capt. Marcum reports encountering some of the toughest weather ever experienced in Prince William Sound. He states that many small boats have been held up for weeks outside the narrows as the storm never sabsided for an hour.
 Capt. Marcum states that Billy Hogan and Pete Black who left Val deg three weeks ago for Bettles bay. are camped at Sawmill bay where they have been held by the storm. Several other camps were noticed on the beach where miners were fore ed to seek shelter while coming to Valdez from down-Sound points in small boats.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
MORE ARRESTS
 FOR CONSPIRACY
Louis smith Furnished Grand Jury with Information Against VOn
 l;rimcken and Crowley.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.-Bar- on Von Brincken and Detective Crow. ley, against whom indictments were returned by the federal grand jury yesterday. have been arrested on charges of having used the mails to incite Louis Smith of Detroit to de- lstroy munition factories.
 Smith testified before the grand jury and offered photographic copies |of letters to show that Baron Von Brincken had offered him large sum of money to burn the Illinois Chemi- cal company's plant at Aetna, Illinois, and the plant of the Aetna Munition factory at Ishpeming, Michigan.
 The witness stated that he had been summoned to the Pacific Coast where he met Detective Crowley. who was introduced to him by the Aus trian official. Crowley, acting as the agent for Won Brincken, had offered to make him wealthy if he destroyed the explosive plants.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
REPORTS MYSTERIOUS STRIKE
 IN THE NOTAK DISTRICT.

Word has been brought to Nome of some mysterious creek in the
 Noatak district that the natives are talking about. which is said to con- tain streak of nuggets rich beyond anything before heard of Some natives arrived with nuggets at Kotzebue from this new Elderado, and the Augusta c. took north some natives who are going to try their luck at the mysterious strike. Natives were loath to give particulars and dwelt in generalities. They spoke as though the river or creek was yell low with gold and their stories are said to have all the fables of lost mines backed off the map. The fact that some of the nativs had gold lent some color to the story, but so far none of the whites were taking much stock in the yarn, and were awaiting more particulars as to where the bonanza was located. There are those in Nome who would not be surprised if there should come from the north the story of gold galore which will fade the Klondike and the Nome beach into the withered category of second class things" as the Industrial Worker puts it.
 -Iditarod Pioneer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
JOURNAL STARTS
 NEW SENSATION
Californian Makes Affidavit Incrimi. mating TeutOnic Officials in
 the COnspiraciess

PROVIDENCE, Dec. 15.-The
 Providence Journal, which created g sensation by publishing the alleged confessions of Dr. Goricar, former Austrian consul at San Francisco, has again furnished another sensation ir connection with the reported destruc. tion of Canadian Pacific railroad tun. 'nels and bridges.
 i The Journal has published affida. wits from Johannes Koolberger, Cal. ifornian. in which he states that Con. sul-General Bopp and Baron Won Brincken engaged him to go to Can ada to dynamite the Canadian Pacific railroad tunnel in the Rocky noun tains. with the object of preventing munitions reaching the coast from the eastern provinces.
 Koolburger says that he revealed the whole conspiracy to the Canadian government and followed plans laid out by the Dominion officials to trap the Teutonic conspirators. The Can adian government caused fake dis patches to be sent broadcast indicat- ling that the bridges had been actu- ally dynamited. On the strength of these false reports Koolberger collect ed several thousand dollars from the |Teutonic conspirators in San Fran cisco. It was upon information furn- ished by Koolberger that the San Francisco issued additional indict- ments against Baron Won Brincken.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
HEROES ARE NOT ALL
 ON EUROPE'S BAFTLEFIEI.DS.

In mine back of Juneau a ma chine man and helper drilled four teen holes in the wall or face of solid rock. The holes were loaded and the machine man lit the fuses while the helper was clearing away some tools. Just as they. were all burning a slab of rock fell from above and pinioned the machine man against the face where they had been drilling He could not escape. In a moment the terrible blasts would complete the tale. The helper seeing the predic- ament opened his pocket knife and began cutting the fuses. When about one-half through a second rock fell and broke his arm. He took the knife in his other hand and finished cutting the fuses, and then called for help to extricate the machine man. That was an example of real bravery and presence of mind-Doug- las Island News.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
MANY TRAINS ARE
 STUCK IN DRIFTS
Worst Blizzard and Gold Spell Since 1888 Is Raging Over Atlantic Coast States at Present.

POUGHKEEPSIE. x. Y., Dec. IS. The worst blizzard since the winter 1888 is raging over the Atlantic coast states and has demoralized all branches of business. The public schools have been suspended as the snow is nearly three feet deep on the streets. Street cars have been out of commission for more than thirty hours. Business houses have been forced to discontinue deliveries of orders and the residents are begin ming to feel the pinch of hunger.
 Trains are stalled in all directions. Twenty-Five passenger trains which were dispatched during the earlier stages of the storm are stuck in snow drifts, with hundreds of passengers. Dispatchers report that a majority of the trains are stalled at points where provisions can be secured and that the passengers and crews are in no danger although many of them are undoubtedly suffering from the intense cold. In some instances the passengers have sought the safety of hotels until the tracks have been cleared.
 The city governments are doing alIs in their power to relieve the, suffer- ings which the sudden cold spell iss causing the poor and illy-provideds ! for. In this city hundreds of mens have been engaged to carry coal to- scores of families who were in dan- ger of perishing before their plightsi became known to the charitable or.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
DRIVING PRIESTS
 FROM MEXICO
1ishop Kelly In Washington to ASK Investigation of Conditions iRCentral Mexico.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 15.- Bishop Kelly, of Chicago, is in the saprtal to confer with President Will san regarding the prosecutions to which Catholics in Mexico are being subjected by President Carfanza and the officials of his government.
 Bishop Kelly says that for many aaonths prior to Carranza's recogni- ton by President Wilson that Car sanza's followers had shown no re- Apect for the lives of Catholic priests ar church property in territory under his cont trol. General Carranza had fursz,a ' ciests from central Mexican s4assss 0, gtrumped up charges that they were conspiring to lend assis- xanee to General Villa, and confiscat- sdf the church property.
 It is reported that failing to con vince President Wilson that he should warn Carranza against prosecutions af she Catholics that Bishop Kelly will secure the assistance of repre- sen,atives to 9..-.g the matter before Congress in order that an investiga- eson of conditions in Mexico may be npStse
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
WILL ||hPEACH
 THE PROSECUTOR Illinois Representative to Start Pro- ceedings Against Man Who
 Conducted New York Cases.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Repre- sentative Buchanan, of Illinois, on the floor of the house today stated that he would start proceedings for against Prosecutor
 Marshal, of New York, who conduct ed the prosecution of the cases which
 resulted in the conviction of the Ham, ,burg-American Steamship officials. The Illinois representative charges
 that Marshal has failed to prosecute representatives of the Allies govern |ments who have violated American neutrality even to a greater extent than the Germans who were convict ed. It is also charged that the fed eral prosecutor in his zeal to find fla
 vor in the eyes of the criminal trusts, has libeled innocent persons and has prostituted his office.
 Buchanan has announced that he
 will offer resolution for the crea-
 tion of an investigation board to in |quire into the many untemperate charges which are being indiscrimi- nately made against German and Austrian citizens of high standing, be-
 lieving that a great injustice is be- ing done by permitting them to rest under the cloud of not being true Americans at heart
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
NATIONAL TREASURY
 FACES BIG DEFICIT.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 15.-- The Information was diyulged yes terday during the discussion on the extension of the war tax to the end
 of 1916, that the estimates of the rev.
 enues and expenditures of the nation for the coming year show that there
 will be deficit of more than eighty
 million dollars. It was on the strength
 of the estimates as furnished by the Treasury department that the reso-
 lution extending the war tax was passed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15

LONDON, Dec. 15.-Oficial ad- vices from Saloniki are to the effect that the Greek troops are being with drawn from the Saloniki neighbor- hood, the Greek ministry having been forced to grant the demands of the Allies that they be permitted to hold that city as base for their op- erations against Bulgaria. It is also reported that the German troops are on the border of Greece and are de- termined that no further concessions shall be made by the Greek ministry to the Allies. It is not apparent at this time whether the Bulgars will at tempt to follow the Allies across the Greek frontier.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT DUE
 SOUTHBOUND TOMORROW

Advices from Seward this after noon state that the steamship Admi- ral Farragut, which passed to the westward yesterday afternoon will return to Valdez at noon tomorrow, The steamer carried quantity of freight for the Granite mine at Hobo Bay, and for the Thomas mine at Culcross island, and it is not known if she called at these points on her way to the westward or will call there on the return trip. .'#
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
Claim Cure for IIeprosy.

x@hicago:-If the news that comes from Manila be true, then cure for seprosy has been discovered and an. other of the dread terrors of human kind has been vanquished. It is re. ported that twenty-three patients Nrom neighboring leper colony have been subjected to final expert ex- animation at Manila and discharg- cd as wholly free from the disease They had been treated by new me- thpd in which chaulmoogra oil is the essential factor.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-12-15
CREW AT FIDALGO
 MINE IS ENLARGED.

The launch Shamrock. Capt Tim Marcum, left this morning for Tidal go and Landlock bays, with number of passengers and a capacity load of freight. E. D. Reiter, manager of the Alaska Mines Corporation. oper- ating at Fidalgo bay, was a passen- ger accompanied by crew of six men who will be added to the force at the mine It required several trips of the S. Blum & Co. delivery rig to deliver the supplies to the boat.