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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-03
THE LEGISLATIVE
VOTERS LEAGUE.

The Legislative Voters League did
much good work in the legislature
which has just adjourned.
or 1880 bills introduced during the
session Of the general assembly the
legislative reference bureau aided In
the preparation, amendment or altera.
ton Of more than 1880.
The bureau was created by the 1918
legislature and had its first test dur.
ing the sessions just ended. That the
bureau proved success was Indicated
by the fact that there was no opposi.
ton to an appropriation Of more than
$4,000 for its continuance during the
next two years.
Under the act by which It was ere.
ated the bureau Ia under the direction
of board composed Of Governor
Dunno and the chairman Of the appro.
priations and judiciary committees OF
the two houses. Finley F. Bell has
served as secretary and executive ON.
Ger since organization. although there
has been q change in the political
complexion Of the board during that
period.
The present members are Senators
Edward C. Curtis and Richard J. Barr.
chairmen OF the senate committees on
appropriations and judiciary. and Rep.
resentatives Edward J. Smejkal and
w. p. Holiday, chairman Of the house
appropriations and judiciary commit.
tees. Governor Dunno Is .ex.ofiicio
chairman.
Throughout the last session the le.
gal department Of the bureau has
been in charge OF former Senator
Neils JUL, Chicago. many years chair.
man OF the. senate judiciary commit.
tee. Joseph J. Thompson. a former
assistant corporation counsel OF Chi.
cago, is chief of the bill.drafting de.
partment.
When the legislature convened six
months ago the bureau had prepared
for each member a budget OF 236
pages, containing the itemized request
OF every department Of the state gov
eminent for appropriations, together
with a detailed comparison with the
appropriations OF the previous session.
As soon as the legislative work be-
gan the bureau started the publica'
ton OF weekly digest OF proceedings
showing each week the position OF
every bill pending In both houses. The
digest of June IL contained AGO pages
with synopsis OF every bill and also
an index which made 1t easy to 10.
cate any particular measure.
During the last week while Cover
nor Dunno has been engaged In sign
ing bills he has been in daily consul
tation with those connected with the
bureau.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-03
BOUGHT WINDOW DISPLAY

An interesting story ID being told
In Washington about Mr.. John r. Nc.
Lean. Mr.. Mclean IL very fond Of
taking walks downtown in the bust.
ness district. disdaining the use u
any automobile or carriage. as rule.
when he wishes to 90 from one place
to another, or to take the air in
saunter along the crowded thorough.
fares. The other day he was strolling
down F street and happened to see
In photographers display window
q complete collection Of photographs
OF all the prominent persons who have
been identified with the controversy
between the Riggs National bank and
officials Of the treasury department.
A fancy struck Mr. Mclean to have
the collection. and he marched him.
self into the photographers and
bought the collection outright, hav-
ing It sent home, and thus breaking
up one OF the most interesting win.
dow displays on F street.
Intimate friends Of Mr.. Mclean are
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-03
HEIR TO GREEK THRONE

Should death be the result OF the
illness Of King Constantine Of Greece,
II will bring to the throne one Of the
most soldierly young princes Of Eu.
ropes young royalty. Crown Prince
George, the Oldest son Of King Con.
staDtine and Queen Sophia, saw serv.
Ice in the two Balkan wars and gained
a reputation for bravery and valorous
performance. He was wounded in
action at Janina. Until the present
war he enjoyed the distinction Of be-
ing the only heir to European throne
who bore the scars Of battle. He IL
twenty-five years old.
Reports conflict az to the stand
Prince George takes concerning the
great European war now going on. One
has II that the heir apparent has been
identified with the war party and IL
an intimate friend Of ex.Premier
Eleutherios Venizelos. who resigned
recently as head OF the Greek cabinet
because the king was not In sympathy
with the allies. This report also car.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-03

Once there was an eager little
German girl. Of whom, perhaps, you
could find traces In the brave, forceful
face of Emma Steghagen. labor lead.
er. delegate to the recent convention
OF the National Women's Trade Union
league at New York. You might find
suggestion OF the thin. emotional
child In the figure. bowed by factory
labor, yet energetic with the spirit Of
protest.
This little girl lived before woman
suffrage had become a national issue.
before the serious magazines were pro.
ducing special suffrage issues, even
before the cartoons were exploiting
the "suffragette"-yet In her own mind
she had evolved the theory that
women had right to suffrage and to
labor organization. She was only
fourteen when the time came for her
to stop school and go to work In the
factory.
u was miserable at the time"
said Miss Steghagen, In telling the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-03

Richard J. Reynolds made good
record as purchasing agent for the
city and his popularity assures him
good place on the democratic ticket in
the future.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-03
Pointer for the Worker.

II a clock goes fitfully nobody knows
the time of Jay; and II your allotted
task Is a necessary link In the chain
of another mans work, you are his
clock anG he ought to be able to rely
on you.-John Stuart Blackie.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-03
Guard Against Infection.

The Argentine national health d.
partment has posted signs along the
principal streets of Buenos Aires tell.
ing what animals and insects should
be avoided to lessen the dangers Of
infectious diseases.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-03
An Essential.

A good, strong, able.todied ladder is
quite essential to successful elope.
ment. This Is now well appreciated
by the young lady in the East end who
fell out of window and landed In q
hospital instead of the arms of q hus.
band Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-03

ried the prediction that
would at summon Vezeos form cabinet which
would be tantamoun to the Of Greece
the other
from the his kinship
training His mother the
also educated received military
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-03
rAE CHICAGO EAcLE,
SUPERSTITION OF Mr.. MORTON

Levi p. Morton, vice.president un-
der the second President Harrison.
who has just celebrated his ninety.
first birthday, has successfully wealth.
cred superstition, over which he is
congratulating himself as much as over
the fact that he is well on the way to
q full century of life. When eighty
nine years old he wanted to live In
a new house in Washington. which he
had determined upon as his winter
residence. giving up New York city.
where he had lived. He also wished
to have the house on the site of the
one he had occupied while vice.presi.
dent and which he owned. He was
aware. however. of the superstition
that when a man pulls down an old
home of his and displaces It with
new house he Is likely to die In 1t In
the course of the first year of his &C.
cupation of It. Nevertheless he was
determined to have the new house.
and to get around the superstition
used some of the old walls in the new
Evening star., 1915-12-10

to probate and letters testamentary
granted to Alfred c. Fisher and Amer
ican Security and Trust Company:
bond. $500; attorney. A. B. Leet.
In re John J. Mahoney; order reim-
bursting guardian; attorneys, c. b. {.
West and P. Y. Waters.
In re Henry Isemann: order of al
lowance; attorneys, Dismer and Esher.
Estate of John r. Sturges: letters of
administration granted to Clyde d.
Garrett; bond, 5000; attorney. c. d.
Garrett.
In re Clarence F. Vogel ct al; order
of allowance: attorneys, A. H. Bell and
+. J. Rice.
Estate of James A.. Twohey: order to
sell warrant to subscribe for stock; at
torney, Frank Stetson.
In re Elsie FeuSahrens: order of al
lowance; attorneys, Haven & Hawken.
Estate of Agnes l. A. Bishop: VIII
admitted to probate and letters tesla
mentary granted to Irene A. Thrush;
bond, $500; attorney, b. w. Parker.
Estate of William II. Rookstool; VIII
dated March 8. 1890 filed.
Estate of Charles S. Miles: petition
to amend original petition filed: -,
Estate of Cynthia E. Dowell: VIII
dated June IL. 1910. filed. with petition
for probate: attorney. J. c. Dowell
plified copy of will filed and order
granting ancillary letters to Barbara
Kampfe; bond. $4,000.
Estate of Edward H. Thomas; will
dated November Is, 1906, filed.
Estate of John R. Sturges; petition
for letters of administration filed; at
torney, c. d. Garrett
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came up they found this man stretched
out upon a shed door. He had been
crucified there by the Germans.
The Canadians Revenge.
1--WE all saw it," said the major.
Did you see it," the other man
asked.
Yes" said the major. 81 saw it."
Then these battered, half starved,
half maddened Canadians fairly went
out of their minds, the major said.
They had suffered losses in that battle
of Ypres that few civilized troops have
ever been called on to sustain and yet
keep on fighting. They had been
regarded as a contrivance of the devil.
1t was unsettling to the mind. They
were in retreat. The Germans were
pressing upon them not far away.
ground the Canadians held. And be-
fore their eyes was this stark body of
a brave man, crucifled.
I'VE had some prisoners" said the
major. "Twenty-three, I think. The
boys killed them. and cut their bodies
along which the Germans must come.
On some of them we pinned the Cana
dian emblems from the uniforms of
our dead, just so they would know
now Canada taxes revenge. Ever since
then the Germans have been afraid of
US. They believe that we do that Oft
en- They think we are savages"
The other man preserved an attitude
of conservatism He did not say that
he doubted the story. He merely want
ed to know how men who in civilian
life are kindly, good hearted, gentle
hammered fellows could take part in
such an act He did not see how it was
possible for such men to kill prisoners
or to mutilate their bodies in the man.
ner described by the major.
"You have never seen a friend who
had been crucifed,' said the major,
grimly.
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THE COURTS.
United States Court of Claims.

Present: Chief Justice Edward 4.
Campbell, Judge Fenton w. Booth,
Judge Samuel s. Barney. Judge George
w. Atkinson and Judge George E.
Downey.
Francis c. Grifis agt. United States.
Mr.. w. E. Harvey was heard further
for plaintiff; Mr.. George NJ. Anderson,
with whom was Mr.. William Hftz, for
defendants.
a. H. Appel, Frank B. Mccoy. James
S. Greene and Jerome w. Howe agt.
United States. Submitted on argume mt
in Griffis case.
NJ c. Rea agt. United States ct al.
Mr. W.. q. Harvey was heard for plain
tiff and Mr.. G. T. Stormont for defend
ants. Continued to be heard with law
calendar No. g
Charles Nelson Company agt. United
states. Argument begun by Mr.. s. B.
Crandall for plaintiff and concluded by
Mr.. George H. Thorne for defendants.
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RATES ARE REDUCED
BY WAR RISK BUREAU
Atlantic Premiums Drop From 25 to
5 Cents and Pacific From
10 to 5.

The federal war risk bureau has re-
duced the rates on cargo. freight and
advances between ports In the United
States, its possessions and between
acknowledgement ports in the western
hemisphere from 25 cents to cents
per 500, and between ports on the west
coast of the United States and japan
or China from 10 cents to 5 cents per
3100 A new rate has been made of Is
cents per 800 between ports of the
United States and belligerent ports OF
the western hemisphere.
The voyage risk" rate between ports
o( the United States. its possessions and
non-belligerent ports in the western
hemisphere has been reduced from one
quarter per cent to one-eighth per cent.
Paragraph 2 has been amended SO as to
include United States ports and belliger-
ent ports in the western hemisphere in a
one-quarter per cent voyage risk rate.
Under Time Risks on Vessels a new
rate has been made of three-quarter per
cent II the vessel uses only ports in the
western hemisphere. Under the arrange
ment that the vessels use only non-bellig-
erent ports in the western hemisphere the
rate has been reduced from fve-eighths
per cent to three-eighths per cent.
Evening star., 1915-12-10
CAIRO CASE CONTINUED.
Excise Board viii Hear Further Tes-
timony Tomorrow.

Testimony on the new application OF
the Cairo apartment house for license
to sell intoxicating liquors was given
before the excise board today and will
be continued at another session sched-
uled for Monday afternoon T. Frank
lin Schneider. president of the Cairo
Apartment House Company. Inc: r.
H. Muir. manager. and p. J. Roche.
formerly proprietor Of the Cairo bar,
which was refused license Novem-
Der /. were the only witnesses called
today. It was stated that the building
has sixty seven rooms, in addition to
apartments. which are used In its hotel
business. In response to questions by
Chairman Smith and A. e. Shoemaker.
who appeared for the Anti-Saloon
League, Mr.. Roche said that he had
served drinks to men in the hotel
rooms, but never to women. He said
he had always refused to serve drinks
in the apartments. Attorney Leo T.
Harlow appeared for the applicant.
Evening star., 1915-12-10
Cosmopolitan

Get it and read ''IKe Woman Giues.''
(Johnson's Great Story.)
Learn more about "7He 7ru61ers.''
Samuel Merwin tells it.)
The Girl Philppa'-gets to be little less gir-a
little woman, and good deal more Phppa herself
in this issue-by the help of Robert w. Chambers.
Any of these three would be counted enough to
entitle the ordinary magazine to advertise Feature
Number
Yet, on top of these Cosmopolitan offers than
magazine full of stories and articles and pictures by this
all-star cast of writer's and illustrators:
Booth Harrington Arthur D. Reeve
Justus Miles Forman Jack London
Ella Wheeler Wilcox Worth Brehm
Isaac F. Marcosson Frank Craig
Howard Chandler Christy George Gibbs
James Montgomery F!agg Will Foster
Harrison Fisher
Evening star., 1915-12-10
U. S. Court of Customs Appeals.
Friday, December 10, 1915.

Friday, December 10, 1915.
Present: Associate Judges Smith, Bar
Der. De Vries and Martin
No. 1900. Austin agt. United States;
validity of reappraisement: argument
commenced by Mr.. Albert H. Washburn
for the appellant, continued by Mr.. Bert
Hanson for the appellee.
Proceedings yesterday afternoon:
Nos. 1901 and 1919. American Bead
Company agt. United States, and Violin
agt United States; bead necklaces
jewelry: continued by Mr.. Charles D.
Lawrence for the appellee, and con-
cluded by Mr.. Allan r. Brown and Mr..
Albert H. Washburn for the appellants.
parts of jewelry; argument commenced
by Mr.. Albert H. Washburn for the ap-
pellant. continued by Mr.. Charles D.
Lawrence for the appellee, and con-
cluded by Mr.. Albert H. Washburn for
the appellant.
Evening star., 1915-12-10
Court Of Appeals.

Present: The Chief Justice. Mr.. JUS
tice Robb and Mr.. Justice Van Orsdel.
Martin Conboy was admitted to prac-
tice.
No. 2s43. Capital Traction Company
agt. King; on motion Of Mr.. F. r.
Whippler of counsel for appellee. leave
granted to file addition to record.
No. 1851. Kinney agt. McNabb: mo-
tion to enlarge time of assignment
overruled.
No. 1858. West Disinfecting Company
agt Plummer; argument continued by
Mr.. II. r. Burton for appellant, con-
tinued by Mr.. D. w. Baker for appellee
and concluded by Mr.. H. r. Burton for
appellant
No. 1859. Wills agt. Maddox; argu-
ment commenced by Mr.. Martin Con-
boy for appellant. continued by Mr..
H. Prescott Galley and Mr.. A. S. Worth
ington for appellee and concluded by
Mr.. Martin Conboy for appellant.
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District Supreme Court.

EQUITY DIVISION 1-Justice Ander.
son.
Meetze agt. Meetze; rule returnable
December II; plaintiffs attorney. E. L
Gies.
Christiani agt. Bowie: decree pro con.
fesso: plaintiffs attorneys, J. A. Maedel
and G. +. Williams.
United States agt. Littleheld. Alvord
& Co.: time to file answer extended
plaintiffs attorney. H. H. Classic; de-
fendant's attorneys, F. 8. Bright, Leon
Tobriner and Hoehling. Peelle & Ogilby
Stewart agt. Canty; rule returnable
December II; petitioners attorney. M
]. Colbert.
Hillman agt. Virginia Life Insurance
Company; hearing on rule continued tc
December "a; plaintiffs attorneys, John
Ridout and Thomas L. Jones.
In re Southern Fruit and Produce
Company; order to sell personal prop.
erty; attorneys. v. L. Toomey and ]. e
Potbury.
EQUITY DIVISION NO. s-Just,ce
Lynn agt. Lynn; rule as to injunction
returnable December II; PLAINTIFFS at.
torney. L. H. David.
Moran agt. eraser; commission or
dered to issue; plaintiffs attorney, a
Butt agt. HouEh;. auditors report
ratified; plaintin's attorneys. Fred s
Swindell and L. H. David: DEFENDANT q
attorney, J. P. Schick.
Mitchell agt. Mitchell; rule dis
charged; plaintiffs attorney, George W.
offutt; defendants attorney, T. L. JET
fords.
Smith agt. Lady Fairfax Candy Com
pany: hearing of petition continued to
December II, plaintiffs attorneys. L. H
David and L. L. Handy: defendant'e
attorneys, J. c. Sheehy, M. A. Kaufman
and NJ D. Rosenberg.
Neubeck agt. Seller; rule as to the
in5un returnable January II. 1916;
plaintiffs attorneys. 3. l. Neubeck and
]. B. Carter.
CIRCUIT DIVISION Justice Gould.
Bentheim agt. Palmer; cause dis
missed for failure to give security for
costs: plaintiffs attorneys, Fulton q
Cabell; defendants attorneys, HAM
ilton, Yerkes g. Hamilton.
Doyle agt. District OF Columbia and
Washington Railway Electric Company
q cases): jury respited until Monday:
plaintiffs attorneys, e. Hilton Jackson
and B. r. Doyle.
CIRCUIT DIVISION 2-Justice STAT
ford.
Keys agt. Bowie: verdict for defend
ant: plaintiffs attorneys. d. w. Baker,
H. A. Grant and ]. W. Staggers; de-
fendant's attorney. Zeph p. Moore.
. Castle agt. Downer; on trial. plain
tiff's attorneys. J. s. Easily Smith and
r. B. Fleharty; defendants attorney,
N s. Bowles.
Harrison agt. Townsend: motion to
amend Judgment granted; plaintiffs
Evening star., 1915-12-10
CONSTANTINOPLE.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

With the allies striking at it by
and the Germans hammering their way
toward it across Serbia in order to ef-
feet junction with the Turks, Con-
stantinople is one of the great strate-
gic points of the war. Built at the
natural entrance to the orient. stand
ing between the Moslem and Christian
civilizations. Constantinople has been
an objective In every world war since
Emperor Constantine built it to be the
Rome of the east.
What will be the fate of Constanti-
nople in the present struggle is an
especially interesting question because
of the great changes that have taken
place in that city as the center of the
Turkish empire during the last seven
years. After centuries of oriental SOM
nolence, untouched by the mighty
changes that swept over the west.
Constantinople has at last awakened
to the new spirit of liberty, and, under
the leadership of the Young Turks. is
working out her own destiny along
modern lines. That destiny may be
greatly changed by the events of the
both Constantinople and Bagdad are re-
sisting invasion with vitality and
success that have astonished the world.
This new oriental efficiency is I'M
bued with the spirit of the Young
Turk, which has possessed Constanti-
nople since the revolution of 1905.
Prior to that time Constantinople
was the city of the Arabian Nights.
place of mystery and dirt. of beauty
and squalor, the seat of govern
ment by stealth and oppression and ex-
tortion. Its ruler was the sick man
of the east: its people lived still in
the middle ages.
At that time Turkey was an absolute
monarchy. with the sultan as its tenn
pora1 head. Being recognized as the
chief successor of the prophet, he was
also its spiritual head. In effect, Tur-
key was not a nation at all, but simply
races. held in check by the all-power-
full Moslems.
Evening star., 1915-12-10

Estate Of Euphemia H. Macleod; will
dated February 10, 1911, filed.
Estate Of George Marsh: will dated
April %, 1908. died.
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attorney. r. B. Dickey; defendants
attorney. r.. e. Walker.

CIRCUIT DIVISION 2-Justice Stafford.
Castle agt. Douner: plaintiff takes
non-suit and jury discharged; plaintiff $
attorneys, J. s. Easby-Smith and r. B.
Fleharty; defendants attorney, N. 8.
Bowles.
Straus agt Riley: judgment by default
against Emma e. Riley for $1,255.g
plaintiffs attorneys, Darr Peyser and
Koenigsberger.
Cain agt. Cantwell ct al; on trial
plaintiffs attorneys, Shinn & Owen; de-
fendant's attorneys, j. ]. Darlington, w.
|C. Sullivan and NJ. F. Mangan.
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BANKRUPTCY DIvISION-Justice An
derson.
[ In re Isaac Miller; rule returna Bile
December II.
In re H. c. Grimes; reference to spe-
cial master.
In re Isidor Snitzer; order discharg-
ing receivers.

PROBATE DIvISION-Justice Mccoy.
Estate of Elizabeth Barnes: petition
for probate of will filed: attorneys. f.
Edward Mitchell and Lawrence Hufty
Estate of Abbie A. Emery: motion for
rehearing fled attorney, c. H. Merillat.
In re Albert G. Keen; petition for al
lowance filed and rule to show cause;
attorneys, Darr & Peyser.
Estate Of Charles M. Catlin; order for
certain payments; attorneys, Hamilton,
Yerkes & Hamilton.
In re William c. H. Needham: order
appointing Carrie E. Needham guar
dian of the person: attorneys, Hamil-
ton, Yerkes & Hamilton.
Estate of Charles w. II. Needham
petition for probate of will filed: attor-
neys, Hamilton, Yerkes & Hamilton
Estate of Robert II. Hill; will dated
September 13, 1918, filed
Estate of Mary Fisher; will admitted
Evening star., 1915-12-10

About 2.750,000 acres of land in Great
Britain are devoted to woods and for
ests.