Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-11-13

'hofen erewins Company.
Chicago caused by the decision in |
the Sergel case.
w. 8. Tothill would get big vote
II he ran for mayor, Governor or
President. His name il a house.
hold word, made dear to children and
their parents by the playground ap.
paratus and useful outdoor appliances
for play, pleasure and health that his
big factory turns out.
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Government by advertising agency
makes II easy for corporations with
money to come II over the people.
But the idea Of city administration
allowing the Traction Company to
dictate the city's policy through an ad.
vertising agency in the ad. columns Of
the daily press is too much. And to
think that the public has to pay for
this Ad. Mems advice out Of its IS per
cent Of the Traction receipts!
II Captain Percy Coffin Of the City
Civil Service Commission can stand
for the free lunch destroying buns on
the payrolls OF his office, who do the
heavy work for official organs, II will
be hard on the public to stand Captain
Percy Coffin much longer,
cap" Streeter has the sympathy of
everybody In his fight for his rights. He
has as much call, II not more, to his
lake front holdings as the Fairbanks
gang or the First Cavalry.
The collection Of antique buns kept
on the City Civil Service Commission
, payroll, should be sent to Hobo Hall.
San Francisco. before the exposition
| closes.
Conditions are very bad in the Grim.
inal Court and County Building. A
change Is necessary. Will the County
Board act or must some citizen go into
court with It?
I Mr.. o. Ostenrieder, long and favor.
ably connected with the great Peter
Schoenhofen Brewing Company, has
opened a big advertising agency at
Room 500 Harvester Building. COG s.
Michigan avenue. Mr.. Ostenrieder Is
a square man who deserves the sup.
port OF the liberal element who want
good advertising.
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John b. Knight OF ~ West Wash.
ington street is one OF the leaders in
the real estate world.
John l.. FOrch, AZ a business man.
citizen and leading Republican
has an upright record to be proud Of
The Chicago Advertising Associa'
ton has started campaign to close
the saloons and fill the churches. The
saloons pay $1,000 a year license and
1000 Of them pay the $7,O00.00O which
maintains the police force. The ad
vertising agencies pay no license and
as a rule, no taxes. Their advertising
customers are generally tax.dodging
daily newspaper contracting concerns
In the loop. Make each ad. agency
pay license of $1,000 year. II IL
little enough for them to pay.
Charging that the board of educa
ton has paid its employees more thar
$4,000 In violation of the civil service
law since Jan. !, 1912, the City Clul
committee on public expenditures sem
the board a demand that its approva
, OF the more recent of these payment.
be rescinded,
In one case, says the committee
payment to an employe who has beer
dead for more than year has beer
approved by the school trustees.
The committee calls particular at
tention to the boards approval, OF
Sept. Is, of payments amounting t.
l,453.09 to certain employees In add
ton to their regular salaries as pro
vided by the civil service law.
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There Is growing impression tina
this city administration Is run in tn,
interest of the Traction Company
The late Corporation Counsel was aid
!, ing Counsel for the Traction COmpan!
,, to prevent the Public Utilities Com
mission from forcing the Traction
,, Company to provide seats for every
! body.
But there is something more seri
Gus brewing,
Several city officials may face indict
ment II they permit the Traction Com
pany to pay thousands of dollars on
: OF the city's So per cent of it's gross
: receipts to Lord & Thomas, the ad
3 vertising agents, for lectures to tn,
city, printed in the daily papers for tn