Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-23

Judge Foell Monday. The Judge ruled
that some Of the employees Of the coun-
ty would receive no benefit from the
fund and that deducting 81 monthly
from their salaries would be the same
as reducing their pay.
Arthur F. Manning of Circuit Court
Clerk Rainey's official staff is one Of the
rising young men of the Democratic
party. A good lawyer and a loyal
friend, he has a fine start and is 60
ing to finish well.
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THE battle for members Of the Leg
islature at the primaries next Septem.
Der will be a straight fight between
the drys and the VETS" said Superin.
tendent Mcbride of the Illinois Anti.
Saloon League at Aurora last night.
I'VE expect to get control Of both
branches of the General Assembly at
the election and will then get all the
bills we want in the effort to abolish
the saloons"
Louis G. Rocca, Of the well known
North Side undertaking firm Of Roc.
ca Brothers, at 23S West Division
street, is respected by all who know
him. He Is popular with everybody
IN and out Of politics, and he Is gener-
ally regarded as q coming man.
The Central Barber Shop, at the
southwest corner Of Clark and Madi.
son streets, is one Of the finest barber
shops in the United States. The pro.
prietors, John F. Cattle and James
H. Pye, are doing a big business. The
establishment boasts twelve chairs
and the finest baths in Chicago.
Honorable state Legislators, and
there are many Of them, we are pleas.
ed to state, never permit graft to inter.
fere with their loyalty to their oath
of Office. Grating legislators-and
there are some, according to rumor-
must feel sad when they think that
one Of their number easily outgrafts
them and gets more plumber on &C.
count Of his outside" connections.
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Louis b. Clarke, popular vice presi.
dent Of the Hibernian Bank, Is one of
the greatest trap shooters in Amer.
leu. In spite OF the rain about thirty.
five members Of the Evanston Gun
Club turned out Sunday to compete in
the Shogren Handicap. l.. B. Clarke,
victor In the Grand American, was
one Of the stars Of the day. The match
was shot In five events of twenty.
five targets at sixteen yards. The
three high men in each event were
given ducks for prizes.
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Col. Frank L. Smith of Dwight,
who hopes to have the backing Of the
Deneen forces, came to Chicago for
q few hours from the Monmouth cele.
bration and was there when Mr.. Der.
ry tossed his hat in the ring Col.
Smith was not inclined to look upon
Mr.. Berry further than as o near
candidate" p. ]. Brundage, the
Sherman Cook county manager. said
the Berry move was surprise to him.
Like other political weather men, Mr..
Brundage said he knew the Hancock
man had been looking toward the gov.
errors chair for some time.
In bidding to the "drys" to take him
up as candidate, Mr.. Berry points to
his fight for the local option bill as
cause for support.
Men closely allied with Senator
Sherman are actively prosecuting can.
didacies for most of the state Offices.
Here Is the grouping as politicians
see 1t:
Governor-Former State Senator
Berry, Carthage.
Treasurer-Georse Keys. Spring.
Held.
Auditor-Homer J. Tice. Greenview.
Secretary OF State-Louis Emuer.
son. Mount Vernon.
Attorney General-Samuel A. ct.
telson, Chicago.
Forty Jobs" will be Topped of the
pay rolls Of the Municipal courts and
taxpayers will be saved $l05.6S0 Q
year II recommendation by the ef.
ficiency. division Of the civil service
commission made to the council COM
mittee on finance are carried out.
Technically the report Ia a system Of
regarding and Reconsideration Of posi-.
lions In the Offices of Chief Bailiff
Cermak and Chief Clerk Danisch. It
was prepared under direction Of F. H.
Cenfeld.
Argument was begun before Judge
Lands In the United States District
Court on motion OF attorneys repre-.
senting the Bureau OF Public Ell.
ficiency and the city of Chicago to
make the board of election commits.
sioners and the Fidelity and Deposit
Company of Maryland parties to a
suit for the price of 800 voting ma
chimes, contracted for by the election
board with the Empire Voting Ma.
chine Company of jamestown, N. ",
In 1911 at cost Of $942.5O each. The
voting machine company seeks to
force the city of Chicago to abide
by a contract entered into July 81,
1911, for the delivery of 500 voting
machines. 200 of which have been
paid for by the city at total cost OF