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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
SANITARY oisTS'cT Or CHICAGO

President THOMAS A. 6mytA.
Clerk. John No0illsn.
Comptroller. Francis D. Conery.
Treasurer. John A. Mccormick
Trustees:
Thomas A. smyth.
James N. Daley.
Charles d. Reading.
Edward Kane.
Patrick J. Carr.
Fred D. Brett.
Thomas N. Sullivan.
George W. Paallia.
wallace q. Clerk.
Facts about the Sanitary District
and drainage canal:
The main and water power chan
mel 10 20 miles long.
Length Of river. lake to Robsy
street. 8 miles.
Length river diversion channel. -
miles.
Width main channel. Robey street
to Summit: ~
Bottom. 40 fset; top. 1sS.
Width main channel. Summit to
Willow 5pTluks'
Bottom, 202 feet: top. 200.
Width main channel. Willow Springs
to Lockport brock section): Bottom.
100 feet; top. 1872.
Width river diversion channel: Bot
tom. 200 feet.
Minimum depth Of water In main
channel. % feet.
Current in earth sections. II miles
per hour. Inv
Current in rock sections. 10 miles
per hour.
Present capacity of canal. 100000
cubic feet per minute.
Total amount.o excavation. l2.229..
ss6 cubic yards,
The north shore channel. extending
from Lawrence avenue to Lake Michi'
gan, in the village Of Wilmette. ID
about 8 miles long with water depth
Of 1876 feet.
Construction Of the Sag canal ia
drain the Calumet region was begun
In the summer Of 1911.
Sag channel will be - miles long
when work 10 finished.
-
Colonel N. M. Kaufman. Of the Con
gress Hotel. 10 one OF the most popu
lar hotel keepers In the United States
His success attests the fact.
~
Home Brewery beer 10 appreciated
and extolled Oy ill who have used It
| Humbold s310.-Advertisement.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29

William L. O'Connell, Chairman
Of the Public Utilities Com
mission, PSomulgates Or
der on Traction Com.
pany.

Chairman William L. O'Connell pro.
mulgated the order Of the Board Of
Public Utilities On the Chicago trac.
ton lines compelling them to provide
seats for all passengers and to install
trailers whenevcG necessary to carry
this order out. -,i7 ~
The traction company refused to
obey this order and appear to be aid.
ed and abetted In their apparent de.
termination to discommode the pub.
lie, by certain members of the city
administration.
The following extract from the ON.
cial proceedings Of the Public Utilities
Commission and the City Council
Committee may enlighten the public
to some extent Dc to the attitude Of
the traction companies.
Before the State Public Utilities
Commission:
Commissioner Walter A. shaw-You
believe. Mr.. Busby. 40 practical rail.
road man, that, In view Of the develop.
ment and improvement effected In
cars. II would be q practical PROPOSE.
ton to operate trailersi"
President Leonard A. Busby, Of the
Chicago Surface Lines-Yes, and !
think Il would be help. i,
Commissionerv Walter A. Shaw
"Then you believe. Mr.. Busby. % q
practical railroad man. that In view Of
the development and improvement
effected In cars Il would bea practical
proposition TO operate trailers?" Pres
ident Busby-"Yes. and ! think II
would be . help" ~.
From indications II would seem 81
though the letter sent to the city
council by President Leonard A. Bus
by Of the Surface Lines asking the
city to define its position toward the
states ruling was q step in q care
fully worked out plan Of legal strateg,
by which the aldermen will be used
to pull the traction magnates' chest
nuts from the fire.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
TIE CHISA.GO EAOLE..
.HOYNE'S FAME Ma.
TlONAL
The Courageous States Attorney
Would Make an Ideal Candi-
date for Vice President.

Maclay Hoyne Is the one Democrat
in the West who has attracted the
attention OF the country on account of
his fearless administration of his great
office.
The New York states attorney has
frequently attracted nationwide at.
tention by his attacks on grafters.
Chicago, the central metropolis Of
the country, holds the attention Of the
American people to a greater extent
than any other city.
That Is why Maclay Hoyne is today
a National Character.
His fearless prosecution of crooked
policemen, who believed themselves
to be all powerful, has won for him
a place in American politics that will
grow with time.
This was only one of hundred vic.
tories won by him for the cause of
right and Justice.
Illinois could have no stronger can.
didate for National honors to offer
to the Democratic party at st. Louis
next summer.
There Is no IllinOisan named In any
party for high national preferment
now, whose record can at all compare
with that Of Hoyne.
He has done things.
And what he has done has been for
the public good.
Wilson and Hoyne would be an In.
vincible combination. b.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29

TO ExcHANoE-A 32oaers Clark
county, Wisconsin, farm, with good
new buildings, 7 horses, 90 head Of
cattle and all Implements and crop.
viii take 5000 In cash and 5000
worth Of Chicago property. Leave
balance At per cent to suit buyer.
CHARLES scHLoTE,
20o7 Irving Park Blvd.
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to exhibit to the stranger within his
gates" the wonderful efficiency Of Chi.
Cages police department.
He needed but one look at the
middle.aged. rotund man who stepped
up to his desk to classify him In q
category far above that Of the aver.
age complainant.
I'm william schauer." said the
visitor, stroking his mustache. You
don't know me. I'm from Minnesota.
may say" he added. smiling as he
elias nad Iarrv'a hand In n COuvin or q
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29

cestOrs probably underwent the same
experience with the great God Pan or
Orpheus. were alternately aroused and
soothed. excited and Gained In quite
shameful manner by the stranger. BY
means Of q violin. which skillfully i'm.
itated the cries Of birds and beasts. .
The musician, who described him.
self as Roy Young. "violinist and ma.
ture poet" secured permission from
the zoo officials to experiment on the
animals with his violin. For two
ho,ira ha "flddled." causing shrieks Of
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the scale o
Indeed the biggest the of plate
which shell Of
vaults thick except the the DOORS where
nerlockng
applied
joints wedges
around the vaults Of the doors Then
which Of
the
They
round
the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
Chicago Police Entertain Future Senator

Nssan the Desanes street station
happy
nothing delights
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
Why Jefferson City Mans Car Refused to Start

JEFFERSON CITYAssiant Attorney General Thomas
y a
O ne
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
Modern 0rpheus Plays in the Philadelphia Zoo

DHILADEIPHA-The
bon Philadelphia the myse
their The animals whose
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29

Some days ago a distinguished
member Of the Kansas City bar went
riding with Higgs. The weather was
fine. the road In splendid condition,
and the assistant attorney general
started to make the "33.mile run" via
Wardsville and Taos.
About twenty miles out there was
tire trouble. Higgs lacked up" the
back end of the car. and in about half
an hour had fixed things up. But when
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29

starting the refused bulge
do His guest anxious get back
I'm dinged know what s the matter with the dadbamed
said Higgs
mister" said to like
that machine would took
s. Il Hggs had forgotten all the Jacks.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29

years 10 DUI1u anu COst over SDVV'VVV'
In reality they consist Of two huge
steel boxes. placed one above the 9th.
err. The lower one is $50 feet long.
81 feet wide and 10 feet high. and the
upper one IS feet long. 20 feet wide
and 10 feet high.
They are built Of the best Har-
veyized nickel steel armOr plate, and
about $4,000 tons of this material was
used-a greater quantity than goes
into the making of modern warship.
None of these plates of which the
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WARD Committeeman

7--E F. Brennan, D.
s--M. P. Byrne, H.
9-M. Wilson, II.
1O-Frank Sima, H.
TIA. j. SABBATH, H.
PA. J. Cermak, H.
13--M. J. OBrien, 8.
i'm. F. Maher. 8.
15--T. P. Keane, 8.
16-J. Truschxe, H.
It's. Kielcsynski, H.
49,. J. Murray, H. e
19--J. Powers. H.
20-M. ]. Preib. n.
21-J. A. Quinn, H.
CIV. schaeffer. H.
23-J. L. Gill, 8.
24-F. r. Roeder, 8.
25--P. J. McKenna, H.
26-H. A. Gender, H.
27-Neil Murley. 8.
2S-r. Paschen, H.
29-J. Downey, H.
30-L. o. Milford, H.
31--M. X. Sheridan. 8. Is
&C. 8. Kelly, H.
ST. J. Grove, 8.
S4-Jos. Kostner, H.
35-W. p. Feeney. 8.
The full membership Of the Repub.
lican county central committee from
he city wards Is a. follows:
r. p. Brady.
IF. p. Madden.
Or. R. Levy.
"a. ]. Feser.
Sc. r. Ltzinger.
'6-Roy O. West.
david Matchett.
s-w. e. Schmidt.
9-E. e. Erstman.
10-Thomas Curran. y -
lie. B. Barrett.
t.....12-A. w. Miller.
I'D. w. Clark.
III. A. Painter.
Isl. J. McComb.
l5-J. p. Kinsella.
i'll D. Sits.
lS-L 8. Rapp. .....
19-Chris Manner.
20-Morris Elier.
21-s. A. Bertrand. @ = =
"2-Arthur Josetti. -
.s-E. J. Brundaga
5S-L A. BvsntaSo
25-Lewis Rinaker
26-J. c. Cannon.
sT-v 2. Arnold.
2S-J. F. Haas.
29-E. Withall.
S0-T. J. Healy.
SIC. 8. Deneen.
SC. A. williams.
So. Hitsman.
sc. vavrek.
Sc. L. Todd.
The full membership Of the Pro
gressive county central committed
from the city wards ID - follows:
I'M. H. Drake.
Is. p. Gary.
sc. H. sergsl.
I'll. G. Dobler.
6-H. A. Brouillet.
Ct. d. knight.
Nv. d. Cousin.
S-E. Christianson.
9-T. G. Bendle.
10-John Siman.
11-W. w. Haupt. q.
l2-s. 8. Schmidt.
81. @. Ross.
14-W. r. Calling. .,
16-C. F. Thoms.
16-W. Gieldxinski. '
17-C. ]. Ryberg.
18-J. r. Swift.
ls-Guy c. Crapple.
20-Samuel Heller.
at. J. Graydon.
CIV. A. Burmeister.
2S-Jacob A. Hey.
24--J. M. Mueller.
26-E. A. Zimmerman.
ga. w. Stanmeyer.
&C. r. Bechtel.
2S-M. J. Dempsey.
29-B. J. Wach.
80. T. Simpson.
31-Henry Knaus.
32-W. n. Thorne.
SIS. J. Beckwith.
Str. r. Kolb.
S6-C. H. Janke.
Use the S1e.000,000 City Traction
fund for starting good city.owned aut
bus lines. Lord 4 Thomas coul
praise the present traction companie
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
TABLE ORNAMENT.

bowl broken goblet Wet flannel
naxseed will stick Set this
q table
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Use the Sie.oo0.0oo City Traction
fund for starting good city.owned auto
bus lines. Lord 4 Thomas could
praise the present traction companies
all they wanted then and the dailies
could suppress all complaints In con.
sequence. But the people Of Chicago
would then have good transportation
that they could boss themselves.
The Home brewery 70 not only Chi.
Cages youngest brewery. but Il 10 one
OF her most successful. No brewery
In the United States ever achieved
success In such . short time % the
Home Brewery. Ito besr already has
. reputation among the lovers At good
beer % being par excelleuco. The
Home Brewery also bottles ito beer
and Q case can DO had By calling ~
Humboldt s11o.-AdvsStissneDG.
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PRoPlNouiTv DRggos piscoNTGNT.

philosopher has said that they
and violently love- i've together for ten with
darling hobbies
times the instrument Of slow torture BY which murders his
men, portable and takes VI
little
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
Palesef GOTHAM
aid 4 d z6H 4 g
New York Building Has Worlds Strongest Rooms

NEW YORKn the basement Of this cs latest
being world they
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-27
Burrowers===Beware

Gophers and prairie dogs are the
bane Of western farmers, while in the
east w~oodchucks are the type Of bur
rowing animals that cause the tillers
Of the soil to forget some of the things
the dominic tells them on Sundays.
Don Leonardo Ruiz. a California
rancher. says dynamite is the proper
medicine to give ground squirrels. 60
piers. prairie dogs. etc."
Take an inch and a half or two
inches of dynamite. Put it in a bit of
cloth or several thicknesses of paper
to form a small round cartridge. Tie
the cloth or paper firmly about one
end of a piece of fuse twelve or four
teen inches long. but do not use a cap.
Insert one of these charges well into
the mouth of every hole and pack
loose dirt around the fuse, leaving
enough of the end outside to light cas-
lily. Light the fuse and 60 on to the
next hole. There will be no explosion.
There being no cap or other deto-
nator, the dynamite will simply burn.
filing the hole with dense, poisonous
fumes that will almost instantly stile
and then kill every living thing inside.
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In loosening shale and rock to facili-
ate hand or steam shovel work dyna-
mite is also very effective. while stumps
may be blasted from the roadbed just
as though they were being removed
from a field to be cleared and cultivated.
Boulders also are easily shattered by
suitable loading and when of hard rock
may be crushed into s%urfacing stone.
The side bitches as well as the long
outfall bitches can also be blasted in
keeping with the nature of the ground.
In fact. there are no limits practically
to the many uses and advantages Of
dynamite for road building when care
full and thoughtful attention is given
to the work.
Incidentally the planting of shade
trees for roadside improvement and at
tractiveness is greatly facilitated by
the judicious use Of 4 little dynamite.
1t is 4 recognized fact that trees plant.
ed in blasted holes grow much morn
rapidly and progress more favorably
than those planted In the average spade
dug ground.
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their flow. Numerous irregularities
cause them to meander about in ap-
parently wasteful ways, and mans
carelessness has added to these trou-
bles by allowing driftwood and loose
earth to form dams and sandbars.
All of these things help to hold the
food of waters back and cause either
flooding Or swamps, which not only oc
cupy land that could be more probably
used for farming. but also form fine
breeding places for mosquitoes and
other obnoxious pests. incidentally
they cause an annual loss running into
millions Of dollars per year.
In this day of enlightenment such
things are both wasteful and, one
might add, criminal, especially SO in
view of the fact that almost instant
relief may be had by a few well placed
charges of dynamite. Not only will
these blasts straighten out the kinks
and bends and remove lodges and
sand bars, but they will deepen and i'm
prove the channels as nature has real
ly intended. incidentally by straight
ening the winding course Of a creek
much are Of tillable land can be oh
tanned and farm operation in many in
stances made much easier.
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Deepening the Farm For Bigger Crops
y A
Factor to Greater
The Third Il Dimension 81 the Farm an important
Crops and Bigger Dividends.

Of the lower soils Z released ana
utilized. a reservoir for tho storage q
water y created, and I good home tor
the roots = produced. Good roots
are essential to good plants. Men
who look below the surface realize
these facts. They know also that .
plant produces only In proportion p
the extent Of air, water md nourisht-
ment given it, roots. Thus Is the new
or method Of vertical farming both
logical and profitable.
This method Of farming vertically y
in itself easy, simple and labor "a wing.
A half cartridge charge Of farm pow
der placed well down into the tight
subsoil 1T intervals Of about J rod.
tamped properly and fred carefully
will do the work quickly and econom-.
ically. Subsoil blasting, however. Z
be done successfully only when the
subsoil is dry.
Few tools are required for tho WORK.
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in a cartridge of dynamite in the mid
die hole Of the line Of charged holes aud
fred will do the work.
A single row Of holes q usually DO
depended upon to excavate q ditch from
seven to nine feet wide and about thir-
ty to forty inches deep. Where larger
bitches are required the holes can be
made deeper and loaded heavier. or
two or more lines Of holes. spaced from
three to four feet apart, can be used.
Incidentally the holes can b made in
the toughest kind Of swamp or in food
muck beds. where other methods q
ditching are practically impossible.
When the soil is dry or the weather
is too cold to 9 the propagated meth
cd of blasting described above low
freezing farm or stamping powder II
used in holes spread farther apart,
often In large bitches as far as four
or five feet In this cas each hole
must be primed with an electric cap.
as the explosive shock will not propa-
gate in dry ground.
The cheapest lineaI foot OF small
ditch Is obtained by using the electric
firing method and farm or stumping
powder.
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taking care Of increased horizontal OF
surface acreage are all right In their
way. but to 90 deeper into the farm.
to increase its fertility and productive
ness BY increasing It's depth, is Z mat
ter that the practice Of vertical farm
ing accomplishes quickly and econom
ically. and very often q single car
fridge Of explosive will convert several
yards Of otherwise useless subsoil into
half an acre Of new DOT feeding u
face. Thus. instead Of spreading out
aud embracing more territory, vertical
farming enables the farmer to really
concentrate and by intensive methods
In both labor and expense.
At the same time the resulting in
crease in crops emphasizes the profit
able features Of the process.
And there is a practical reason for
this. BY breaking up the subsoil oxy-
gen is admitted into the ground. and
the pent up natural fertilizing elements
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-27
Digging a Ditch In a Flash

Things move quickly nowadays. The
village Of yesterday is tomorrow's
metropolis. Speed is a requisite, and
newer methods that smack of rapid
ty and labor and money saving are in
demand.
bitches that once consumed many
days of hand or machine labor are now
being blasted out in almost the twin.
king Of an eye. By degrees man is
learning to adopt some of natures sim
pie. but mighty forces. And the gull
lies and valleys that old Mother Earth
has created by her natural upheavals
md eruptions are being duplicated in
u smaller way by some of the more
progressive and up to date farmers.
Digging bitches with dynamite is
simply q W. and more improved
method Of trench building. The meth
sod employed in wet work is simply to
punch holes from eighteen to twenty
-four inches deep along the line desired
to ditch and then load each hole with
"a charge of so per cent straight dyna.
mite.
Long stretches Of ditch can be loaded
and fred at one time. One cap placed
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Getting the Dollar From Under the Stump
How Up to Date Farmers Are Easily and Economically
on Land Hitherto Impossible Of Cultivation.

the stump out Of the ground. TO se-
cure best results the charge should be
placed in the soil well under the base
Of the stump at the point where the
resistance offered to the force Of the
explosion will be equal on all sides.
Where the soil Is Of a heavy clay or
plastic nature a slow acting powder is
preferable. such as farm powder or
stumping powder. Where the earth is
sandy or loose and is apt to permit
the easy escape Of gases a fast explo-
sive, such al 40 to 60 per cent dyna.
mite should be used. The condition Of
the soil with respect to moisture also
has a great influence upon the amount
Of work that a certain quantity Of pow
der will do. After heavy rains when
the soil is saturated to the base of the
stump and the subsoil is just damp is
a most favorable condition.
No set rules as to the amount Of
powder necessary to blast q certain
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kind OF size Of stump IAN be given.
since different conditions govern all
cases. Two stumps Of the same size.
kind and age Of cut, when one is grown
on well drained soil where the roots
must penetrate a great depth for water
and the other is grown on soil where
there is always water near the surface,
will demand different treatment for
extraction. The older stumps, especial
ly II from timber free from resin, re
quire less powder. The exact amount
necessary for set conditions can. how
ever. be readily determined with q lit
tie experimenting.
Few tools and supplies are required.
A one and one-half inch wood auger
with a shank about four and one-half
feet long. a medium sized crowbar. a
round pointed shovel and a wooden
tamping stick, together with the pow
der. fuse and caps. will serve to I'll
the bill.
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Explosives In Road Building

One Of the methods Of road
building that is fast winning the In
dorsement of the better versed contrac-
tor Is that of employing dynamite for
reducing the heavy work.
Grading through hard ground or rock,
for instance. is tedious and requires
time and labor. The use Of dynamite
for blasting such material is a welcome
relief. Both rock and hard clay may
be loosened in the cut by well placed
charges Of explosives If holes are drill
ed into the ground a little way up the
bank and loaded. Careful spacing and
loading for electrically fired blasts will
result in bringing down both classes Of
materials in the best possible manner.
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ABOUT 4oo.ooo.ooo acres Of land
included in farms throughout
A the United States are unim.
proved. Figuring that each
acre could be made to produce at least
$5 worth Of produce per year. there
70 approximately SOC 100000 pro
duction being lost annually. Quite q
ddy figure. And when we take into
consideration that in many cases 1t re-
Quires only the removal OF sundry
stumps and boulders to make this land
profitable, it certainly looks as though
something might be done to save the
waste. "Stumping with dynamite" is
both IN economical, quick and labor
saving method as we'll a. one that is
growing in popularity daily.
The method involved In the blasting
Of Il stump is to conflne q quantity of
explosive In such a manner that when
exploded The expanding gases will lift
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-27

TATlsE farmers are beginning, to
wv realize that ! farm goes
w farther than length and
breadth. Depth u q vital
factor. and incidentally this third di.
mension has 4 clearly identified infu-
ence upon the producing value Of the
earth's surface.
Thus vertical farming 4 newer
method Of agriculture. lie rapidly de.
%veloping. Merely to scrape the bris
ties from 4 hogs hide is not enough.
Deeper cutting Is essential in order to
reach the bacon. And experience has
shown that 10 simply plow or turn the
top soil is very often only the scratch.
ing Of the surface when It m to
bumper crops.
Often the productivity Of Z farm is
limited by the tight clay or hard pan
underlying the top soil. Costly nipple
ments for filling this upper soil and
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Blasting Ground For Tree Planting

Blasting for tree planting is best done
In the fall. because at this time of the
year it is easier to catch the subsoil
in dry condition. Blasting in the spring
for spring planting. however. is much
better than planting in dug holes. not
w~ithStanding the fact that the subsoil
is apt to be wet or damp.
If the holes are blasted in advance OF
the time of setting the trees they are
left without further attention until
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-01-27

Much has been written on how to
plant a tree or trees, but If the expert
ences Of scores of famous orchardists
have any weight on the topic, then the
practice Of using dynamite preliminary
to planting young trees has fully
proved its merits.
The writer has personally seen yspe-
cific examples Of the value and excel
lence of tree planting with dynamite
on a private orchard in Delaware, the