Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-02


them spent for giving children de-
cent education along real educational
lines.
The Daily Press is receiving its well
deserved reward for settling the street
car strike and taking such good care
Of the Traction Company. The Trac.
ton Company Is spending 100000 in
advertising its many good qualities in
the dailies. II Is not advertising any
Of its bad qualities.
A license of $1,000 year from ad.
vertising agencies would help the city
treasury immensely.
Joseph I. Novax has always made
q good record in public life.
Margaret Haley, business agent Of
the Teachers Federation, was chosen
a member of the legislative committee
of the Chicago Federation of Labor at
the annual election by the largest vote
of any person who has opposition for
the Office sought. Miss Mary O'Reilly,
another member of the Teachers Fed.
Grafton, was chosen on the executive
board. The following officers were re.
elected without opposition, President
Fitzpatrick being chosen for the elev.
enth consecutive time:
President-John Fitzpatrick.
Vice.president--Oscar Nelson.
Secretary-Ed. N. Nockels.
Financial Secretary-F. @. Hopp.
Treasurer-Thomas F. Kennedy.
Sergeant ut Arms--E. A. Schroeder.
Reading Clerk-William 8. McClen.
athan.
These positions were filed by bal.
loting:
Finance Committee Elizabeth Ma.
loney, NJ. B. Phillips and Gertrude Sto.
etZel.
Legislative Margaret A.
Haley, A. c. Anderson, John Bruce, 10.
seph W. Morton, Steven Sumner.
Executive Board - Mrs. Raymond
Robins, Mary O'Reilly, Harry Hanson.
Charles II. Grassel and j. A. Kahn.
Delegates to Illinois State Fedora.
ton of Labor. II. Hopp. Fred A.
Lohn and John Werlik.
Delegate to American Federation Of
Labor-T. F. Neary.
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or Chicago's 5000 advertising agen.
cies not a half dozen pay any taxes.
Make them all pay license Of $1,000
a year or get out OF town.
Frank J. Harrington, who made
such u fine race for alderman OF the
Twenty.third ward last spring, Is much
talked Of for good place on the Dem.
ocratic County Ticket next year.
Five complaints against the Chica.
60 Surface Lines and Its officials with
the state utilities commission were
dropped when Commissioner Owen p.
Thompson announced that he had re.
ceived communication from the
complainant advising such action. At.
torneys w. w. Gurley and John ].
Herrick, appearing for the defendants,
said they also had been informed the
action would be dropped.
MY understanding is" said Mr..
Gurley, that J. b. Hogarth has an.
nounced that he Is tired OF pursuing
his course against the company and
officials and that he wanted to quit.
There are five other cases pending
which 1t was announced would also be
dropped"
H0garth was not present. Attorney
Seymour Stedman said later that his
services In the fight which Hogarth
was making had been entirely gratui.
tous and that he neither was prom.
ised nor expected pay.
Mr.. HOgarth told me yesterday"
said Mr.. Stedman. that he desired
to consolidate his complaints. ! know
nothing Of his action In having the
complaints withdrawn"
The complaints made by Hogarth
were against the $4,000 salary paid
John M. Roach as an adviser to Presi.
dent l.. A. Busby; against the com.
pany carrying items of paving expen.
ditures In the joint capital account
with the city; against the application
Of the company for authority to issue
$3,145.00O first mortgage bonds;
against the system of accounting ap.
piled by the company and as to i'm.
proper payment of dividends.
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Advertising agencies as a rule rep.
resent nobody but themselves. Many
OF them blackmail or SANDER newspa.
pers which will not grant them low
rates SO that they can gouge more out
of their customers for themselves. A
city license fee Of $1,000 year would
regulate those fellows.
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