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Evening journal., 1916-08-23

Last Saturdays game was the first
one Of the season that White failed
to get hit. He injured his finger
in the early part of the game and
that took the pep out of him. White
promises to tear things up at Mid
! d'etown.
Evening journal., 1916-08-23

Buck Ennis started for the lake
boys, but had TO retire in favor OF
Lewis, brother of the one-time famous
Fred.
Evening journal., 1916-08-23

The Middletown boys will have to
watch the Port Penn wrecking crew
next Saturday afternoon, because the
boys have been hitting the pill lately
at rate that is almost marvellous.
There isn't a weak hitter on the team
and this is what Middletown has to
go up against.
Evening journal., 1916-08-23

"Bub" Yearsley smashed a triple
out in left field that would have
netted any other man a homer, but
"Bub" had already been to third on
a long drive to left field, but which
was foul. Brainard has been hit
ting the pill at a terrific pace and
Middletown better watch out
Evening journal., 1916-08-23

All right. Port Penn. 10 you win on
Saturday, well call you a ball team,
but II you get beat--watch out.
Evening journal., 1916-08-23

Sympathies. Sam. You won't even
get lone Off Finn. We wish you
would play, Just to see you strike out
with the rest OF the boobtown rubes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
DEMOCRATIC State
CONVENTION
It Will Be Held at Springfield on
April Fl, with Complications
in Sight.

The Democrats, through Chairman
Charles, have called the Democratic
state convention to be held in Spring.
field on April 81 The call Is based on
one delegate to every 400 votes cast
for the Wilson presidential electors
in 1912. The convention will contain
1929 delegates, Of whom 343 will be
from Cook County.
This year the state convention
comes several months ahead of the
primaries for state officers, and re-
ports have been current that a propo
sition to indorse slate Of state can
didates might be considered by the
delegates.
Efforts are expected to be made
to get through series Of indorse
ments, which may result In throwing
down the bars for the recommends
tion Of candidates for all the bic
offices.
The e.Harrison.Lewis group Is
expected to be ready with resolutions
indorsing Senator James Hamilton
Lewis for the Democratic nomination
for Vice President Another resolu
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
THE CHiCA 90 EACLE.
BLAME THE
'' PERFORMERS"
The Fad Leaders and Sob Sisters
Constantly Suggesting New
Methods of Robbing
Taxpayers.

The law ought to be amended so
that professional reformers could be
Jailed without trial every time they
discovered new fad.
Professional reformers are behind
the robbery Of the taxpayers of Chi.
cago
Taxes were never SO high as they
are now and are still going up.
Reformers are still flocking to Chi.
cago to pluck the industrious people
and to fill high salaried but unneces.
sary jobs created for them.
Public Welfare!
Public morals!!
Civil service!!!
What extortion and robbery of tax.
payers is committed in those names.
Jobs for women reformers.
Jobs for male reformers.
Jobs for professional reformers.
And the Chicago taxpayer pays the
freight.
The City Council Is full Of useless
men. It Is useless body. It does no
good and is responsible for the Great.
ing Of costly jobs to crafty fads.
It is time the people woke up and
called halt on this saturnalia Of ex.
travagance.
Ten million dollars year could be
saved to the city by the abolition of
useless Jobs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01

paying women superintendent $4,000
q year to assist them; paying female
stenographers $3.50 per month while
capable men and heads of families are
tramping the streets looking for work.
Is part Of the net result Of the work
of reforms" In the City Council for
the past five years. The other net re.
suit and the one that hurts the most,
Is the increase of the number Of EN-.
ployes and the increase Of the money
coming from the people and spent on
salaries for city employees. from
twenty.four millions to over thirty.five
millions.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01

than required by the law. Among the
names attached to the petition were
those Of IS OF the most prominent
men engaged In business In South
Water street. Is Of the most active.
energetic young members Of the Board
Of Trade were also among the sign.
ers; 600 well known German residents
Of the North Side also signed.
Among those who signed the peti.
ton were: Chas. H. Kellerman. Har-
ry r. Gibbons. Joseph Grein, Edward
J. Kelly. Daniel J. Coyne. Aid. JOIN
Haderlein. Frank Roeder. Gustav See.
dorf. George Mayer. Thomas p. Keane.
James Whalen. John Denney. Thomas
O'Hearn, A. j. Caveney, John ]. Leon.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01

ard, Daniel j. Mcmahon, james v.
Cunningham, VIM. H. Dram, Stanley
II. Kunz, Joseph Gill. Col. Daniel Mo.
riarty, County Commissioner Daniel
Ryan, John p. Dougherty, John A. Ha.
ney, Edward J. Novak, Chas. A. Muir.
ply. Chas. s. Thornton, James A.
Long, and a host Of other equally we'll
known Democrats. Many of those
prominently identified in the labor
movement including Simon O'Donnell,
Joseph Morton, Stephen G. Sumner,
George p. Grove, Martin McGraw, NJ.
G. Buckley, John Cleary, Robert Nc.
Cauley and many other officers and
members connected with labor organi.
cations were also signers
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01

As soon as the Aldermanic Prima.
ries which occur February Goth are
over, the committee on organization.
Of which Daniel ]. O'ConnOr Is chair.
man. and James v. Cunningham IL
secretary. will be called together for
the purpose OF prosecuting vigorous
campaign in the interest Of Mr.. Burke.
Dobbins' Soap Mfg. Co.. Of Phila..
the manufacturers Of 0ooolNo'
ELECTRIC SOAP, say they would
rather close up their immense works
than to put one grain Of adultsratlen
In their oobblns' Electric Soap. Would
that all were as honese-AdV
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
GLENN IN THE FIELD
Secretary of the Manufacturers
Association Is a Republican
Candidate for National
Delegate.

John M. Glenn, secretary of the iii.
nois Manufacturers Association, an
nounced his intention of filing a petit
ton as a candidate for delegate to the
Republican national convention. He
will run unpledged from the Tenth
District. Senator Sherman Is a boy
hood friend of Mr.. Glenn, who said he
admired the Senator as man Of great
ability.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
council TAKES CHARGE
Efficiency Bureau Transferred
from Civil Service Commission
to the Finance Committee.

The city's efficiency bureau was di.
vorced from the civil service commits
sion and assigned to the council
finance committee. At the same time
seven examiners of efficiency" APP
pointed under temporary authority
were discharged. These changes are
the outcome Of the passage of the 1916
budget.
The efficiency corps which now will
conduct Investigations under the di.
rection of the finance committee in.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
MAYER IS TREASURER
Prominent Business Man Will
Care for Finances of the For
est Preserve Commission.

Final steps in the contamination Of
the legal organization necessary to
proceed at once with the creation of
the forest preserve district were taken
at meeting of the commissioners in
the Office o. President Peter Reinberg
of the county board.
Oscar +. Mayer, 5727 Sheridan road,
was elected permanent treasurer and
Peter Ellert permanent secretary.
1T was necessary" said President
Reinberg, ito have permanent officers
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01

cludes Maj. James Miles. r. II. Can
field. A. B. Segur, J. s. Reid, Jr., and
Mrs. l.. l.. Bentz. There is $4,000
available for the bureau and the force
will be enlarged.
The temporary appOintees VINO lost
their positions were L. II. Davenport,
Edgar T. Davies, +. A. Becker, Her.
bert Beifeld, william Mccarthy. Vic.
tor Boring and Clarence darius.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
PIKE WILL WIN
Popular Republican Will Beat
Oscar Hebel for Committee
man in the Twenty-first.

Eugene II. Pike will be elected com.
mitteeman Of the Twenty.first ward
over Oscar Hebel in the opinion Of
good political judges. Pike is popular
with everybody and has the respect
of the Republican voters. He has few,
II any, personal enemies, and has al.
ways been noted for his broad and
liberal minded views. He has always
been loyal to his friends, a trait that
everybody likes in a man.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
BURKE'S Big petition
Popular Democratic Candidate for
Delegate at Large Is Strong
ly Backed.

The petition Of Robert E. Burke.
candidate for Delegate at Large to the
Democratic National Convention. to
be held at st. Louis on June 14th, 1916,
was fled at Springfield on Friday last
by Mr.. Burke personally. 1t contained
the names Of 1880 signers or $50 more
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
WILLIAM E. BURNS
Popular Republican Candidate fol-
Committeeman in the Thirty
Fourth Ward.

William e Burns will be elected Re-
publican Committeeman In tine Thir.
ty.f0urth ward. He is able. honest
and industrious and will do more tor
his party in day than some Of the
candidates could do In year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
elect GEORGE
--'' ''"'B BRENNAN
Democratic Voters of the Tenth
District Will Send This Popu-
lar and Able Business Man to
National Convention.

George L. Brennan, one Of the ablest
and most popular Democrats in iii.
nois, is a candidate for delegate to the
National Convention in the Tenth Dis.
trict.
Mr. Brennan will be elected and his
knowledge of men and conditions, not
only in Illinois, but in the country,
will make him one of the most valu-
able members Of the National Conven-
ton.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01

for the commission SO they could sign
the 100000 bond issue. With this
done we are now ready to proceed
with the work of preserving some Of
the more desirable natural forests
around ChiagO."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
GIBBONS WILL WIN
Popular Box Manufactures Will
Be Elected Democratic Com
mitteeman in the Twenty
Fifth Ward.

Harry r. Gibbons. the most extern.
sive box manufacturer In the county
and popular Democratic leader. will
be elected Democratic ward commit.
teeman In the Twenty.flfth ward this
spring beyond any doubt. All he has
to do IL to stay In the race.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
VOTE FOR Manner
Nineteenth Ward Republicans
Should Re-elect Honest Chris
Manner Committeeman.

Chris Manner, one of the ablest Re.
publicans on the party managing com.
mittee, should be reelected in the
Nineteenth Ward.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
CoBURN FOR JUDGE
Able Lawyer Is Strong Demo-
cratic Candidate for Superior
Court Election in June.

John ]. Coburn, one Of the most
popular Democrats In Chicago. slo-
Quent and learned. Is strongly backed
for the Democratic nomination for
Judge of the Superior Court.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
DEMOCRATIC LIST
Candidates for Delegate at Large
Who Have Filed Petitions.

Following are the Democratic
Candidates for Delegates at
Large:
Edward f. Dunno, $500 Beacon
street.
Michael thinner. 1856 West Twenty.
first street.
John w. Eckhart, 1903 Monroe
street.
Carter II. Harrison, $3.50 Sheridan
road.
Roger G. Sullivan, 1850 Washington
boulevard.
Robert M. Sweitxer. 295S West Jack.
son boulevard.
Jacob r. Creighton. Fairfield.
Reed Green, Cairo.
Henry T. Rainey. Carrollton.
Jackson r. Pearce, Quincy.
Robert Emmett Burke, 1882 N. La
Sale street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01
TAXED TO DEATH
People of Chicago Taxed to the
Limit to Provide Places
for Reformers.

Giving women salaries Of $1,000 a
year to preside over fad departments:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01

The Republican factions are hard ct
It. The great fight over the control Of
the party organisation will center in
the election Of the ward committee.
men. Following are the candidates:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-01

ton will indorse Governor DUNES
administration and may endeavor to
put an O. X. on the governor for re.
nomination.
Party leaders who look for the In.
PRODUCTION Of such resolutions like.
wise discern a fine chance for q fight
between the Sullivan group and the
Harrison.D unne.Lewis combination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-22
PUBLIC UTILITIES.

s,iiaries Of The CITY servic. company is
shown by the fact that the gross earnings
f.r tho twel.c. months ended April 90,
1915. we're. s25.I03,ll0, compared with
si97E7.SS for the preceding tvels'
months.
The CITY ScrNic" Company reports that
It's earnings for tho period ended MAY 81,
l9's, were the lArgcs' on record. Gross
earnings for May We're s7oa,os5, an In
deuds was s6+tS51, A r,'n ~ HI:.s7s.
and the balance for the common stock was
si73 iss. ar increase Of s3Te.l5s
The Republic Railway and Light COM
pany's gros. earning. for May were s5ed.-
Of sleG 7o6 showed an increase OF ses.5to.
Tho balance was &3l 500, an increase az
slt7Ie. For the hvr months ended MAY
81 tho gross earnings were sl,si:,S?t. n
s99!9 % '.oassS; Ard IN" n:t earning
esisnce was siso''s6, an increase OF
Tho Cumberland Telephone and rel.-
graph operating income for April shows
months ended April, 1915. u showed an
Increase Of 7 per cent, over the correspond
ing period of 1915, The operating ex-
penses for 1915 wsr. '.ao.a7l, compared
1915.
The Wisconsin Edison Company. Inc.
reports operating. revenue TOR the month
end"d May a. isls;, Of 'sio.s7s. which
tho corresponding period Of IN. prccedins
year Operating expenses were 1905. o9o,
an Increase OF lo2s nor cent, The net
earnings were sSo5,ts5. an increase NJ
tl7oSss, showing an increase amounting
to 81 Is per cent,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-22
THE METAL MARKET
Copper Les Heavy on Foreign In
quiries-Tin Weak and Lower

Copper IL unsettled. Rumors that sew
cral substantial inquiries have been re-
for n less heavy feeling yesterday and prod:
ucers were said to have declined offers OF
.6i2 y &c. for spot e.ectrolytic, but sales
Of July were made by dealers at esS and
n~ecticut Valley, with more offered a, these
prices. Casting copper is offered at ?5c.
and could probably he bought at :tisc.
spo:. The London market for electrolvtLc
equivalent. to abou, 271c here. while
standard broke IS in spot. with sales OF
% tons at t9S, futures dropped Il 20
1876 without sale. Exports from New York
to France and ! ton wire TO Brazil. since
Tune I foreign shipments have been 90.
o2i tons. Imports reportea yesterday were
300 tons pig and 400 tons matte from
Chile.
TIN was again heavy. weak and lower.
Straits TO f174 and standard fell 90 lis.
70 ilIs IS. spo, and ti7S log ,or tutures
TO fl7s los. with sales Of go tons re-
ported The local market was largely
nominal. with spot quotahle A. S9a. 4 ioc.
jun at ss'a. july At S2t.. S.,ptent., At
were no further arrivals az United states
ports yesterday. buy three ships are du.
Saturday with 100 tons.
spelter Is weak and lower to eel, wi.h
at l:Tlei.cr July az ~. pi2c; Angus,
fourth quarter at lie. per lb. East -
Louis London declin,d II on sno' to fs7
Lead was dull and heavy spot v's
held at ca. June at go and July az e.ssc,
at New York and 4. offered soc. FOR sppt.
eiac. for June and sl5c for July at Eas'
to f3l. futures declined IS 70 $50 LIS sd.
while English lead was held at IS: SIS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-22
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Tn. International Bank announces tbs,
on and after June 80 all checks drawn on
Il will he payable through tn. New York
Clearing House.
John G. Van C,eaf. vice president Of tins
National Park Rank, was appointed q Al.
rector. succeeding the late John C. Me.
Keon nm the board.
Ralph s. Stubhs, many years genera
Eastern freight agent Of tho Southern
Pacific Lines, has resigned. effective July
I, to become tranic manager of the Ameri.
can Sugar Refining Company.
Albert ". Marckwald and Albert A. Til-
ney Of tho bankers Trust Company have
been elected ce.presidents, Under thsir
direction the company will organize and
develop a new department for the pur
chase and distribution OF securities. Harold
r. Thorne resigned rs vice-president
The scovili Manufacturing Company ha'
declared an extra dividend Of 10 per cent
IN addition to the regular quarterly divi,
dend o. . per cent, both payable July
80 per cent. which the company has paid
In dividends thus far this year, In Apri
and May extra dividends OF 10 per cent
each were paid. In March the extra was
3 per cent, and In January and February
2 per cent. each.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-22
DEATH THREAT FOR LOYALTY.
Anonymous Letter IL Answer TO
Plea by william Lustgarten.

A threat of death has been received by
william Lustgarten. president Of the
Loyal American League. for his state
ment printed in Tuesday mornings news
papers in which he denounced the So
called hyphenated leaders for their posi-
ton toward American politics and up
held the acts Of President Wilson.
Mr.. Lustsarten received the threaten
ing anonymous letter in yesterdays mail
and he has sent IL 10 the Police Com
missioner. The letter says that the
statement Shows sour low life charac-
ter to the fullest extent" and continues :
eff you believe same will bring more
hatred among the citizens OF this city
you are greatly mistaken. 1t only helps
TO Increase the membership OF all
hyphenated. who are much better citi-
Gems han you scoundrel ever could be.
1.-THE blood money you receive as a
hireling to accuse our real good citi-
gems. remember, will not make you
happy. and in a short time you will re-
gret Of ever accusing law abiding citizen.
1.-THE writer does not know II you are
married and father OF children, but II
you continue in your dirty. contemplate
tactics your time for publishing will
fully falsehoods will be al an end.
This is sent by an American born
citizen, who will keep the promise. no
matter what the consequences will be.
"Rememoer.
"Stop your low life accusations"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-22
IRON AND STEEL X
Export Business Keeps Life in the
Trade al Present.

Export business. present and prospec-
tive, continues To bc the life of the steel
trade. Local agcu,s for France. Great
Britain and Russia in the last three days
placed orders for about 10000 tons OF
large steel round and square bars in
small OTIS for direct export and " dcrs
for 10000 TO 10000 tons additional are
available If American mills can make
shipment ovcr ;hC remainder of this year.
Some large %puuagcs are Offered for
ip17. but Europe wants only 1915 ship
mcnts for the time being Japan wants
10000 tons more marine plates.
Domestic udcrs have fallen on
heavily. but there was some improve
men: noted in the demand for tslip
plates aud for structural bars. plates
and shapes yesterday. Hoops and bands
are also in good demand. but mill ca
paci;y for this year il well sold.
Railroads are placing only a few or
delS Tor rails and locomotives. but there
is "A far demand for cars and some large
foreign orders are about TO be placed
witch Will require several hundred thou
sand tons Of steel,
domestic buyins OF pig iron has fallen off
sharply III the last few days in the Eastern
territory after sales OF 1900 tons. In the
central West the American steel Fouldries
has closed for 1900 tons base for delivery
a, the sharon. IA" and Alliance ONO. plants
- ' hlifr wv WV
The fon Apc says:
The steel trade IL Quic,er. but the quiet
ri~~ If not undermining prices. Only recpn,ly
connective bidding OF foreign and domestic
buyers was forcing prices up steadily now
the stage Is reached when EXPORT demand
Is OF more consequence than that AZ horne
The fact that more steel III certain forms Is
available for early shipment is attracting
attention. There Is some reselliug OF struc.
,nral steel by fabrtcators who bought specu.
latiyely IN part Added to this are offerings
OF bcssemcr bara and shapes at csc. Pitts.
l,tp1 Too agr1r Ia. - aud th - 81 p ~
considerable quantities OF rejected munition
At the same tire the falling off in new
inquiry has restricted the market for steel
al premium prices.
Some new contracts for war ~forelngs have
heeu made, including le. 100 Q? inch AMI
about ?4.coO tons of stool. II bessemer steel
Is taken the early deliveries wanted on the
secord half OF the $4,000 tons of rails Russia
set out to buy can he had. Some stiff prices
were realized on the part OF this business
already placed.
The deadlock between implement makers
and bar mills over contracts for the first
half of 1917 is stlll on. OF no little concern
to smaller implement companies is the very
conservative attitude OF their LARGER com
petitors toward advances on their products
The Mesaha range iron miners strike can't
TO little, on the question OF ability 20 get
down enough lake ore there have been cNac.
sera,ed scare reports. Record shi Iments are
being made. and alarm l. at least premature. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-22
FORECLOSURES SAILS.

NEW YORK SUPREME COUKI. CO,
Of New York.-CATHAlilNE h. WlLIS'y
sole sutyi..ng Trns,se under the iasi II
ceased. Piain.in. against sigmuud L...
hardt and others. Defendants. "'
In pursuance Of a Judsmeni OF fore OIL.
the above entitled action ana bearing
the b,h day OF June. 1915. l. the ls...''
named. will sell at public auction a ~.
Exchange Salesroom, No. lt.is W.
street. in the Borough Of Manhattan.
1915. at i2 o'clock noon on that daS.
Joseph r; Day Auc,ioneer' The premise,
a ihereis d Sy tfss 'S as fSiTsu 80 be AL la ~, ,.a
certain lot. piece. or parcel Of land viz
the buildings and improvements there ~
the city. County and State o. New Yo-pn
bounded and ds,eribed as In possession, ~
he sou,heriy. side Of Monroe stree, O dI,,. =;
southwesterly corner Of Monroe and Jacs..
son streets; running thence .southerly ana
and partly through = party wall eighty.
eight feet and ten and three.quatt.,
nearly 90 with Monroe street two inch.,,'
thence Northerly ona diagonal line ,ss
feet and 81; inches theme. again we.,.ry
i iMi"sy theme. Sorthsrls along tho Que r a.t
T fTly n mSnd Gs 'a ana .is,s ssGNn e e:s. SSu Nas'
roe street seventy-seven feet four and ons.
half inches to the southerly side OF Mon.
roe street and thence Easterly alonr IN.
southcrly side OF Monroe street twenty.
nvc feet to the point or place ~ berln.
ming. be the said several defiance, and
dimensions more or less. said premissc
being also known by the Stree. Slrb.,
Two hundred and seventy C?70l Mon-a
street. L. being expressly understood al
agreed BY and between the parties h.r.a
that all the appliances and renewaIs th.-..
Of and additions thereto now in or unou o,
which shall he hereafter placed IN o. upon
the above described premises sdsr'AI "a
and necessary for the proper use sul On.
joyment OF the same shall and are hA-ahy
declared 10 be part Of the freehold and
covered by this mortgage and suh'.c, "a
the same laws and limitations appirabl
TO real property.
Dated New York. Jun. s'h Iaft
JOHN c COLEMAN. R.'.-..
Dewitt. Iockman 4. De Witt. ATTORNEYS -,
Plaintiff, No. So Nassau stree. Boroush
~ Manhattan. city Of New yory
The following H. n diagram ~ ~. r-op.
erty to be sold the street number I, Va
40 Monroe Street.
Monroe s.,