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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
SAYS SENATE is WAsTEFUl.

The House saves; the Senate
wastes"
With this comparison between the
two bodies OF the Illinois General AS
sembly, the Legislative Voters League
today issued its report on outgoing
Legislators. II condemned the prod
igality OF public funds" scoring affairs
In the State Senate particularly.
II says the personnel OF the House
was the best In years, while the per-
sonnet OF the Senate showed retrogres-
sion. Speaker David T.. Shanahan is
highly complimented in the report.
THE House pay roll under the eff
Gent handling OF Speaker Shanahan
was the smallest In a decade, while
the Senate pay roll was the highest In
many years, exceeding that OF the
House by more than % per cent" the
report says The total pay roll fig
ures OF the House for the regular SEES
sion were about $4,000, while those
OF the Senate approached $4,000.
THE House reduced the 1913 pay
roll "a per cent. The Senate raised Its
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
THE FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU

Every day the Illinois free employ.
ment bureau connects workers with
jobs, and nearly every day Of late It
has published tale of places waiting
for men and women whose capital lies
In brain and muscle. rather than In
bank accounts. The latest call OF this
sort was for farm help. at wages run.
ming from $35 to $45 per month. How
strange, by the way, tariff barons
must find II that American farmers.
though paying such wages. are still
able to sell their products In London
and Liverpool in competition with
crops grown by the 'pauper labor" Of
less developed lands!
The record OF the employment bu.
reau shows that the state Is prosper.
Gus. Also, II gives some notion OF the
enormous benefit which Gov. Dunno
conferred on workers when he secured
the creation OF this bureau, whose
free and unselfish service Is saving
thousands Of men and women from
the extortions formerly practiced upon
them. The time has passed in Illinois
when a man wanting work has to pay
for a job. Chicago Journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
SWIFT COMPANY PENSIONS EN-
PloveS.

Employees Of Swift & Co.. packers.
have become the beneficiaries Of
100000 pension fund. to which they
have not contributed o cent, nor will
they be required to pay anything into
the fund hereafter.
Some features Of the pension plan
are these:
Men OF SO years and women Of 80
years. who have been in the employ
Of the company for twenty-five years.
may be pensioned; but retirement on
q pension becomes obligatory when
the man reaches IS and the woman
s..
Employees In service fifteen years
and up to twenty-five years, who are
permanently incapacitated for work,
may be pensioned.
No pension shall be less than $40 q
year.
No pension shall be in excess OF
$4,000 year.
The widow and children of an eli.
gible employee shall receive one.half
OF the pension to which the employe
shall be entitled at the time OF his
death.
The pension board will consist OF
five members who are officers or EN-.
ployes of the company, to be appoint
ed annually by the board of directors
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05

1913 figures 81 per cent. The number
of House employees ranged from 100 to
log, while the Senate employees va.
ried from lis to 1876. The statute fixes
the number Of house officers and EN-.
ployes at ninety.one and prescribes
sixty workers for the Senate.
In a full discussion Of the deadlocks
in both houses and the measures en-.
acted during the session, constructive
and otherwise, the league says the Sen.
ate affairs were in the hands OF small
coterie led by Senators Ettelson. Daily
and Barr.
1T is not believed that any legisla.
ton opposed by this trio was allowed
to pass the Senate" says the report.
"They are to be given credit for per.
hitting constructive laws to be en-.
acted. They also must bear the chief
responsibility for the plethoric Senate
pay roll and shameless waste Of com.
mittee funds. They explained the
large number Of Senate employees was
necessary for harmony purposes"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
IGNORING THE GERMANS.

The gang Of bosses who are ruin.
ing the Democratic party In Chicago
have decided that they can set along
without the German vote. They have
put up county ticket without Ger.
man name on It and openly boast that
they don't need the Germans" This
sort Of Know Nothingism may be pop.
ular with the gang. but It il not popu.
lar with the people. Fair play 10 q
Jewel and in this cosmopolitan com
munity every nationality deserves to
be recognised on q big county ticket.
The Germans are not the only people
prescribed. There ID not one man
named on the gang county ticket who
had q native American grandfather.
Native Americans are tabooed. Irish
Democrats all over Chicago are indig.
nant at this action Of gang OF Newly
Rich Contractors and Graft Hunters
for using methods which bring mon
of other nationalities into the belief
that the Irish want all the offices. This
Is not true. The Irish.American ia
the most generous Of men and he be-
lieves in the elevation Of worthy tel
low citizens regardless Of the place OF
their birth. This noble sentiment does
not appear to have taken root In the
small minority Of Irishmen who com
pose the ONCE Holders Union and
the Contract Extractors' Political As
sociation. These fellows, intoxicated
with success, drunk with power, and
proud OF newly acquired wealth. be
lieve In putting no man into ONCE who
will not agree beforehand to do theil
bidding.
The Germans Of Chicago are to be
congratulated upon the fact that the
Gang Machine has wilfully ignored
them.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
DEMOCRATS FOR
REVENUE ONLY
Real Democrats Are Tired Of
Bunch that Gets Mad at Presi.
dent When II Doesn't Get
Everything in Sight.

Democrats Tor revenue only are
losing their grip In Chicago.
The people are firing Of them.
Men who are Democrats when the
Democrats have anything to give
And who are Republicans when the
Republican party has the doing out
Of the spoils
Have played their game too long.
8. Carl Whistler. the popular secre.
tary Of the Akron Tire q Vulcanising
Company. at s32 w. Jackson boule.
ward. reports . steady demand and
Increasing business for this great tire
company. The mohawk Quality
tires. sold by this concern. have Q
high reputation and have given great
and genuine satisfaction to oil who
have used them. They are open oil
night. at 932 Jackson boulevard. and
guarantee quick service.
8. p. Melander. the we'll known pho.
tographer at 81 West Ohio street. has
been 80 years In business and 33 years
In the same place. A pretty good rec.
ord.
Illinois never nad . better United
States Senator than Albert J. Hop.
kins.
Judge John NJ. O'Connor plsasss his
thousands Of friends BY his Ans REQ
ord In the Superior Court.
Judge Thomas r. scully has shown
since his election to the County
bench that he 10 the right man In the
right place. He has met every ques.
ton raised concerning the election ma.
chinery with ability and nrmness.
The people are proud Of him.
William NJ. Morrison. the we'll
known photographer. whose studio
is located In the Schiller building. 10
one Of the substantial and highly 70
spected residents of the North Side.
He 10 much talked OF for Alderman OF
the Twenty.nrst ward.
Mr. o. Ostenrieder, long and favor.
ably connected with the great Peter
Schoenhofen Brewing Company. has
opened q big advertising agency at
Room 500 Harvester Building. 606 8.
Michigan avenue. Mr.. Ostenrieder 10
q square man who deserves the sup
port Of the liberal element who want
good advertising.
Louis G. Rooos. OF the well known
North Side undertaking. arm OF Roo.
ca Brothers. ct 13S West Division
street, 10 respected By oil who know
him. He 10 popular with everybody
In and out OF politics. and hs 10 sensr.
ally regarded % . coming man.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
WHRHNHD
NOW u
new SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

John Hessin Clarke Of Cleveland
o., whom President Wilson has MP.
pointed an associate Justice Of the Su-
preme court of the United States, Is
fifty.nine years old and n bachelor. lie
was born ut Lisbon, o.. WIS graduated
from the Western Reserve university
In 1877 and admitted to the bar In
1873. Up to the time he was made Il
district Judge by President Wilson In
1914 he had practlced law in Ohio md
had also edited a newspaper mt YOungs-
town. Ills newspaper, the Youngstown
vindicatOr. has long been one of the
prominent Democratic organs In the
state.
In 1908 Judge Clarke was the
Democratic nominee for United States
senator, but was beaten by the late
Mark Hanna. who was reelected.
In Cleveland, Judge Clarke for a
long time was associated In politics
with the late Mayor Tom Johnson and
Secretary Baker. He hns been classe,l
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
HAS FUN WITH HIS FACE

Representative Simeon d. Tess Of
Ohio IL proud Of the fact that he In. rs
he himself declares. ''absurdly unpre.
possessing"
III were really q handsome
man." says Tess, II would not have
half the fun with myself that I now
do"
Whenever he goes anywhere to
lecture, as he does frequently, Fess
likes to sneak of the train and keep
away from reception committees until
the hour Of his lecture. The commit.
tee IL usually half incredul0us, when It
sees HIN, about his being the real lee
turer, and the why the members ex.
change disappointed glances with one
another gives Tess much quiet sport.
When he was special lecturer In
history for the University Of Chicago.
Fess went to town In Pennsylvania
to speak one night, and while waiting
for his turn he sat next to q fashion.
ably dressed woman, who talked to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
MRS. lANsINe's SUCCESS

Washington society, following the
appointment Of Robert Lansing as
secretary of state, expressed keen In
terest In the part his wife would play
In social activity there. Mrs. Lansing
has proved to be one Of the ablest
social leaders Washington has seen In
years. She Is we'll equipped for her
duties, which are next to those of
"the first lady Of the administration"
for rs Miss Eleanor, Foster, daughter
of John w. Foster, secretary of state
under President Harrison, she was
given an early training In Washing.
toms social activities.
Mrs. Lansing Is one Of the most
striking looking women In administra.
ton circles. Although as wife Of the
secretary of state she takes precedence
over many older women, her charm Of
manner ard rare tact have gained
great popularity for her.
Much of Mr.. Lanslng's success Is
attributed To the aid of his wife. She
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05

being enjoyed by his company. which
is patronized by the best people, all
of whom are loud in its praise.
Joe Roussel, proprietor Of the
French Restaurant at 51S South Wa.
bash avenue, caters to the best trade
and his customers always 60 away
happy and satisfied.
william NJ. Carr Of 342O Colorado
avenue, one Of the most popular young
Democrats on the West Side, 10
strongly supported for the short term
vacancy on the Board Of Assessors.
He is an honest and an able man.
Morrison. the great photographer
whose studio is in the Schiller Build.
Ing. 10 the favorite Of many Of the
leading people Of, Chicago.
Blame for the delay in the payment
Of salaries to families Of city employees
who are members Of the Illinois troops
on duty at the border was placed on
the adjutant generals ONCE by City
Comptroller Eugene r. Pike and City
Paymaster John ]. Healy.
John J. Sweeney, the popular mana.
ger OF the big Randolph Grocery 4
Market Company, 10 public spirited
and progressive and IL highly respect.
ed In the business world.
Dick Townsend, the popular gen.
eral manager Of the Great Northern
Hotel, and who succeeded John G.
Roth In that position. 10 making many
new friends for the hotel and himself
every day. The Great Northern IL q
busy place at oil times. This presi.
DENTAL year finds II busier than ever.
as It Is the headquarters Of the iii.
nois state Republican organisation.
Everybody knows that finer rooms and
finer appointments than those at the
Great Northern cannot be found any.
where on earth. The house special.
Ices In It's grill rooms. which are cele.
brated for the fine cuisine. George
r. Wolf, formerly Of the La Sale, Is
Mr.. Townsend's able and popular as.
sistant.
The Balfour tombstone Civil Serv.
ice and Preparatory School enjoys a
we'll deserved reputation for thorough.
ness and ability.
H. p. Roger & Co., Of 81 w. Ran.
dolph street, who make u speciality OF
good heating and plumbing work,
stand we'll with their customers.
The Norman Institute at II West
Washington street Is Justly celebrated
for the efficiency of its massage and
physical culture system.
G. 8. Wheeler. the president and
treasurer of the Standard Concrete
Construction Co. at 1903 South La
Sale street. stands high In the bust
ness community.
John T. O'Malley Of 1922 North
Wells street. the popular proprietor
Of the big Wells Boarding Stables, IL
one OF the best liked Democrats In
Chicago. He Is one Of the coming
men of the party and should he ever
run for Office would be certain win
ner
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
film NOTES

Chicago's newest producing organ.
izatiOn, the Emerald Motion Picture
Company, is to enter the feature field
within the coming month. Under the
direction of Frederick j. Ireland the
company has just completed the TON
and Jerry" series of comedies, released
in two reels by the American Standard
Film Company.
With Dolores Cassinelli as the star
supreme. the first feature, entitled "A
Song Of Romany," will be ready for
release about Aug. IL.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

New Zealand has an annual death
rate OF less than l per cent.
Argentina has the longest piece Of
straight railroad track In the world,
a stretch OF liz miles.
Scarcely any articles Of ammunition
are made complete and entire In any
one establishment.
Jordan, N. y, has doctor In Adam
Miller, who. ut ninety-six, Is still
actively engaged In the practice Of
medicine.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05

Automatic feeding apparatus for
chickens that Is governed by an alarm
clock has been invented by u Pennsyl.
vania farmer.
Brazil owes Its wealth In coffee to o
monk who planted two seeds In mOI.-
astery garden ut Rio de JaneirO In
1854, whence the plants spread through.
out the country.
In few years more than century
for which records have been kept
Michlgnn's copper production has l'een
about 30 per cent Of that of the entire
United States.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
gsrADLIsHgo 1870.
State Bank Of CHICAGO

OFFICERS.
L A. Goddard. President.
Henry 4. Haugan. Vice, President.
Frank l. Packard. Asst. Cashier.
G. Edward Carlson. Asst. Cashier.
M Waiter sc Cox: Asst, Cashier rs:h,.r
William G. Miller. Asst. Secretary.
Board Of Directors.
David N. Barker.
- ]. J. Dau. Chairman Reid. Murdoch &
J.. A. Goddard, President.
Henry A. Hangar. Vice President.
h q. q: Ha9ME a Retired; p., r...
"A. Lanauist. President Lanquist &
VIM. K. Peterson. Proprietor Peterson
;. Geo. r. Rickcords. Chicago Title G.
Moses !. Wentworth. Capitalist.
Interest allowed On Demand Certificates
Of Deposit for $1,000 and larger amounts;
THREE PER CENT
on Certificates Of Deposit running four
mo"'"S q sA sS"Hss; an %ScSSeovNrs.
the These so gan be opened at any time with
posnSed . JANUARY ist and jury ist. '0
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
Of individuals. firms and corporations are
solicited. Loans made on approved names
or collaterals.
WILLS AND TRUSTS.
This banks Trust Department 10 equipped
to handle with skill and experience it's
clients wills. estates. agencies trustee
ships. etc., and 10 authorized by law to-
act In such matters
INVESTMENTS.
Clients wishing to avail themselves Of
the banks experience In selecting safe
Investments are. invited to call on or
write our Bond Department or Real
bonds and mortgages yielding 8 and ~
per cent interest. These can be had In
amounts Of $500 and upwards.
INTEREsr ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS,
YOUR suslNgss INVITED.
Our Record, rhlrty.ssvsn Years Of Con-.
eervatlve Banking.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
ALDERMEN m BUFFALO

Thirteen members Of the Chicago
board Of aldermen and seven friends
motored into Buffalo and were met by
G. Arthur Spaulding, division manager
Of the New York Telephone company.
who acted 40 host during the day.
The Chicagoans were taken to the
Buffalo Automobile club at Clarence
for luncheon and later went through
BufRalo's parks and afterward to Nj.
agara Falls.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
LINKS SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

American business men agree that
applied science and industry must be
linked together in this country by
stronger bonds than have heretofore
existed II American industry Is to meet
the new conditions ind to take full
advantage Of the new opportunity ere.
ated by the war.
"But that thought Is not new"
said DR.. Samuel w. StrattOn, father,
creator and director Of the bureau Of
standards, when he was drawn into q
conversation on the subject. I'm fact,
we have been getting ready for ten
years for just such conditions as exist,
and we were doing so without any
thought Of war, either"
In other words, for ten years q
large part Of the efforts Of the bureau
Of standards has been directed toward
being helpful to industry and com.
merce. "For," said Doctor Stratton,
"there 10 hardly a branch Of industry
that u not tied up In some way with
N0nslS1o pn tl0ns NJ uto ns1u eS1a "
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
sIrIsnEADSC COMMITTEE

Alderman Lewis d. Sits. a veteran
campaigner In the local G.. o. p, has
been named chairman of the commit
tee which is to manage the campaign
of the Deneen Cook County slate. Or
ganization of a working force has been
completed, with the following other
officials and committee chairmen:
Assistant Secretary-Chas. l.. Binns.
Organization Committee-JOseph F.
Haas.
Halls and Speakers-John G. Can
non.
Press-Thomas ]. Healy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
PUoH DESERVES CREDIT.

The first man to suggest the new
Municipal Pier was James A. Pugh.
He gave his active talents to that
wonderful creation and had plans for
II drawn at his own expense years
ago.
He should not be forgotten by the
people now that his dream has been
realized.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
MORE WARDS,
fewer ALDERMEN
Alderman Captain Of the TWEEN
ty-6fth Ward Believes the City
Council Too Large and Un-
wieldy and Advocates q
Change.

Because he believes the present
city council composed Of seventy
members too unwieldy. and also that
two aldermen from q ward causes
duplication Of effort, Alderman Henry
d. Captain Of the Twenty.hfth ward
announced that he will ask the coun-
Gil itself to recommend . change.
IT would enable the city to redis-
trict itself into nifty districts, each to.
be represented BY one alderman with
at least $4,000 salary" said the alder
man.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
EAGLETS.

NJ. II. McGOvern, the great and sue
cessful contractor, has contributed
greatly to the upbuilding of Chicago
The vast amount of public work con-
structed by him has been well and
honestly done.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
EXTENDING
WEST SIDE a.
Progressive Metropolitan COM
pany Will Soon Extend ItG
Lines to Berwyn.

Efforts are being made BY the citi-
sens Of Berwyn. which adjolns Chi
cago on the southwest. to obtain an
extension Of tho Douglas Park branch
Of the Metropolitan IL" to and
through the town. The plans call for.
. line paralleling West Twenty.sec..
ond street and extending to the west
line Of Berwyn at Harlem avenue.
with . branch extending south near
Oak Park avenue through the center
OF the town TO Ogden avenue, andi
then southwest to Harlem avenue.
Joseph d. Flanagan 10 q Democratic.
leader Of force and character.
Thomas n. Sullivan has made D
grand record % Sanitary Trustee.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
THE Lake BELONGS
TO THE PEOPLE
Why Should the People of Edge
water Be Fenced Of From
Its Shore?

Lake Michigan belongs to the peo.
pie.
Edgewater residents are not includ-
ed, however.
The waters of the lake are being
barred from all. rich and poor alike.
No wonder there Is feeling OF in
dignatiOn over the matter.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
STEADMAN HEADS IT

The socialist party State ticket was
filed with the secretary Of state. It is
as follows:
For Governor, Kari F. Sandberg,
Chicago.
For Secretary of State, John M.
Feigh, chicago.
For Auditor, Frank o. Anderson,
Chicago.
For Attorney General, Clarence C.
Brooks, Dixon.
For Treasurer, Bert w. Newton,
Rock Island.
For Congressman.at.large. J. Louis
Engdahl and Walter Higgins, Chi.
cago.
go >aa.-a
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05

native Nhned Ill., born 49, 1851 Doctor strattOn took his
In mechanical the University Of Illinois 1884 and
promptly attached to the teaching staff that institution where he
malned until University Chicago
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05


husbands international law with interest
with his
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05

him
anything nothing
commanding personality
his place PLATFORM
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05
EDCEWATER LAKE.
SHORE CLOSED

Great indignation is felt in Edge
water over the action of certain peo-
pie in shutting the public off from
the lake shore. The park board is
blamed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05


a q
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05

+. Lyle Orr, the manager for John
II. Powers & Co., 20 East Jackson
boulevard, is one of the most highly
esteemed men in the commercial and
financial world of Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05

J. c. Conley, general passenger
agent for the Northern Michigan
Transportation Company, Ia one of
the most popular men on the chain of
lakes. A very prosperous season Is
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05

Louis g. Roccs. OF the well known
North Side undertaking. drm OF Roc.
ca Brothers. ct 33S West Division
street, 10 respected BY Ill who know
him. He 10 popular with everybody
In and out OF politics. and hs 10 gsnsr'
ally regarded 90 Q coming man.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-05

John T. O'Malley Of 1929 North
Wells street. the popular proprietor
Of the big Wells Boarding Stables, is
one OF the best liked Democrats In
Chicago. He Is one of the coming
men of the party and should he ever
run for Office would be q certain win
ner.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-11
DEMAND FOR TONNAGE VESSELS

While the top notch has been reached in prices offered fo second hand tonnage the who months decided that he wished to build steamship and put it off unt the present. is lamentng his fate The cost of constructing steamships has gone up with the price of second hand tonnage that steamship built in 1914 would cost double to build at the present time.
 From various parts of the country announcements that new spyars to be established but these shpyar not having made advance contracts for steel and other tua material finding that it is easy matter to take for ship, but is difficult task to get the material Lack of material is the principal factor in raising the cost of new construction which is added the other ncreas ing costs three years ago
 The American Hawaiian Steamship Company sold two of it's vessels recently for 50000 each which advance from $50O000 first of each without deducting many wears depreciation which would have represented anywhere from 30 per cent This company having the largest fleet
 der the American flag could have sold its entire fleet dur ing the last thirty days at advance said to be high $15000000 which, added to depreciation would have meant the most remarkable net profits recorded for such a transaction