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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
DfNEEN BACKS WATSON
Progressive Alderman Has Sup
port Of Former Governor in
the Twenty-seventh Ward.

Deneen Republicans of the Twenty
seventh ward have pledged their sup.
port to the candidacy of Alderman
Oliver J.. Watson for denomination in
the primaries. Alderman Watson
was elected as nonpartisan two
years ago with Progressives as his
chief hackers. Judge Victor p. Ar
mold, Republican committeeman of the
ward, was in attendance at meet.
ing of all elements at Myrtle Ma.
sonic Hall, at which Watson's candi.
dacy was indorsed Charles Rioch.
who was the Republican nominee for
alderman last year. presided.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
ROOSEVELT HAS THEM
The Former President Backed by
Solid Progressive and Deneen
Forces Controls Illinois
Republicans.

Roosevelt will be nominated on the
first ballot by the Republicans. All
signs point that way.
The subcommittee of the National
Committee which was here arranging
for the Convention was very much
against Roosevelt. It represented the
present national organization which
only carried two states - Utah and
Vermont - for Taft.
The Deneen men are for Roose.
welt.
The Progressives are for Roose.
welt.
The Progressive state committee
met at the Hotel La Sale and picked
a slate of delegates. at. large and al.
| ternates.at.large to the Progressive
national convention to be held June
at the Auditorium Theater.
The delegates-at.large are: Ray.
mond Robins, Chicago; Frank II.
Funk. Bloomington; J. X. Campbell.
McLeansboro: Harold L. Ickes, Ev.
anston.
Alternates.at.large: DIR. w. T.. Shal.
lenberger. Canton: James r. Stepina,
Chicago: J. Frank Deuel.. Rockford I:
J. L. Houghteling. Jr.. Chicago.
The committee also adopted a state.
ment that follows the policy outlined
In the recent action Of the Progress.
sive national committee. In part II
| says.
THE recent action of the Progress
sive national committee has made II
possible for the Progressive and Re
publican parties to choose the same
leaders In the campaign for 1916 for
those principles to which our allie
glance is unfalteringly pledged. VIVA,
the Progressives are prepared to dc
In the nation We are prepared to dc
In Illinois-to subordinate personal
and partisan consideration of our pa
triotic duty to our country in a time
| Of national trial"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
-

People do not discover It until toe
late, that the 20 called wash.
Ing powders not only eat up their
clothes. but ruin their skin, and cause
rheumatism. Use nothing but DOB.
sins ELECTRIC SOAP. Have your
grocer keep it-Adv.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
Drummer FOR COUNCIL
Two Hundred Twenty-first Ward
Business Men Indorse Him
for Alderman.

Two hundred solid business men
met at Thomas J. Savermann's, Ohio
and North Clark streets. and endorsed
Emanuel Drummer. the popular assist.
ant manager Of Old Quincy No. Q. for
Alderman OF the Twenty.hrst ward
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
mcKENNA vs.. SABBATH
Report that War Is on Already
Between These Two Harrison
Leaders for Chairman,

1t Is reported that there is bitter
rivalry between the forces of Phil Nc.
Kenna and Dolly SABBATH In the Har.
rison organization. Each Is said to
aspire to the craftsmanship this year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
J. {. PAUL FOR
ALDERMAN
Twenty-Third Ward People Be-
lieve That the Well-Known
Business Man Will Win.

With the Republicans torn asunder
by HIGHLANDER and Kline, the Demo
Gratis of the Twenty.third ward stand
an excellent chance of electing that
sterling Democrat and highly.respect.
ed business man, John c. Paul. to the
City Council.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
THE COMMON COUNCIL
Full List of Aldermen Compos.
ing the Governing Body Of
the City of Chicago.

Following are the, names of:the al.
dermen composing the City Council:
Ward.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
WOLFF FOR TREASURER
Big Paper Box Manufacturer Is
Much Talked of For I'm
portant Office.

Frederick II. Wolf Of 1855 West
Ohio street. the well known paper
box manufacturer. would make a good
City Treasurer. He has host of
friends and his nomination would
mean his election.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-29
GIBBONS WILL WIN
Popular Box Manufacturer Will
Be Elected Democratic Com
mitteeman in the Twenty.
Fifth Ward.

Harry Il. Gibbons, the most exten.
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 is to stay In the race.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29

stiff Joint. and struck out with the best
of them.
The ghosts of dozen 7ths Of other
DAYS marched with them. Their align
ment was as even and their backs were
as straight as those of the present day
7th itself as they straw-footed past
the stand. With Governor Whitman in
the stand, standing rigidly at attention
as the leading band came abreast, were
Major General Leonard Wood, AdJu-
tant General Stotesbury, Major Cen
eral Barry, Brigadier General Dyer, ex-
Governor Odell, Joseph II. Choate, Cen
eral Horace Porter, George K. Sheldon,
Samuel W. Fairchild, the Rev DR.. Will
lam T. Manning, George I. Wilson,
Robert Bacon and Dock Commissioner
r. A. c. Smith, the latter Mayor
Nitchelg personal representative.
At the rate of travel forced by the
oujck-steps of the bands 1t wasn't q
long parade.
There was no pause at the review
inc stand. That was just an incident
of the march. 1t was the armory and
the people there the bronze regiment
was aiming for. So on they swept, as
impersonally as they have moved on
their hikes along the Rio Grande's
northern bank, up the Avenue to Sixty
seventh Street, and then east to the
goal.
For blocks around the armory the
streets were clogged with motor cars.
Within, the galleries were damned with
friends and relatives, mostly women
folk.
Arms at Rcst-At Last
The entrance OF the regiment was
as business-like as the march. with
the field music leading the way, they
climbed the stone steps in column OF
squads and shouldered through the
doors. The music quit in the middle
of bar, but the tramping Of two thou
sand-odd heavy army shoes on the
board floor continued as the companies
found their places. Then came thump
as l.O73 rifles that have seen service
only on the Hidalgo County ranges
struck the floor as one.
That was the end Of IL. One sharp
cut word-"S missed! "-resolved the
regiment Of able soldiers In 1,o7S civil
ian units, and the petticoated horde de-
scendine from the galleries, took com
mand.
Save for an armory guard. the men
were permitted TO go TO their homes,
there TO spend the night. As was the
routine under the Presidents call hao
come. last June, they will report at 8
o'clock this morning. The business Of
mastering them out of Uncle Sans SER
vice will occupy the day. Although
there will be a halt over Thanksgiving
Dav that the men may enjoy unmo
Tested the turkey they almost missed
out on, Colonel Fisk believes the reg
ment may be officially handed back to
the ktata By noon Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29

and when a few discrepancies were dis
covered they began to take note Of
Loeflers shirts and diamonds. Last
Monday they confronted him with their
suspicious. and Loeffler bowed his head
on his desk and admitted everything.
Pleads Guilty to Charge
He was arrested by Detective McCon-
vile and, after pleading guilty, he was
held without bail yesterday by Mapis-
trate Marsh in Jefferson Market court.
If | could only have held out for
another year | would have been inde-
pendently rich, for was making money
In my cigar business" he said. "My
wife knew nothing about what was
doing. She thought | got my money
for our high living from the cigar
stands"
Loefner said he wanted to make resti-
tuition, and when McConville took him
10 his apartments. Mrs. Loeffier drew
from little safe about $1,000 worth of
lewelry, a check on the Broadway
Trust Company for 500, and sI,14O in
cash. In addition Loeffler said he
wished TO turn over all his personal
property, including his $4,000 house
furnishings, his limousine and his $751;
600 life insurance policy.
I'm all. he has probably turned over
about 100000, but until we can make a
complete examination Of the books, we
cannot tell just how much more Loef-
fer owes the company" said Mr.. Ryt-
tenber1.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
Silk Shirts Prove Down
fall of Man Who Forged
Freight Bills
HAD THREE AUTOS,
LIVERIED CHAUFFEUR
Leggett & Co., Grocers,
Recover 100000 Through
Mans Restitution

II the heads Of Francis Fl. Leggett
& Co. had not concluded few days
ago that it was bit extraordinary that
Adolf ]. Loeffler, one Of their s2o week
export shipping clerks, could afford to
wear $40 silk shirts and big sparkler
in his cravat Loefier might still be
robbing the frm at the rate Of $500
day instead Of being a prisoner
charged with grand larceny or forgery.
Loefler confessed yesterday to As
sistant District Attorney Ryttenberg
In two years he has robbed the whole
sale grocers of about $4,000 by rails
ing audited export freight bills and
then getting Leggett's freight brokers
to make a check payable to him for
the difference. He explained to the
brokers that this was a confidential
commission for somebody in England
through whom the company was able
TO get new business.
Loefier said he saved $4,000 working
for a big jobbing concern in Chicago
but lost it all in Brazilian coffee specu-
lations. He came to New York IN
1914. got work with Laggett & Co. as
export clerk at s12 a week. lie mar
ried one Of the employees of the COM
pany after he was raised to s25
uaak and lived In a $50 a month apart
ment at 916 Southern Boulevard, The
Bronx. Almost from the day he went
to work he began his peculations'
amounting at first to SIS and $50 day.
Has Three Automobiles
In a short time he moved to a seven
room apartment at 156 West Eighty
sixth Street which cost him $3.50
month. He spent $4,000 furnishing it,
which included two Oriental rugs at
81 coo each. and hired three servants.
Then he bought three automobiles, two
of which he rented to Bronx garage.
The other, a handsome limousine, he
rode in himself with a liveried chauf-
feur. He bought 5000 worth Of jewelry,
most of which he lsvished on his wife.
Finally he took out . $4,000 life In
surance policy.
Up TO last June Losfier kept his
booty In q little safe In the auditors
department Of Leggstt's. He had the
exclusive use Of It, and said he never
worried about It being discovered. Last
May he opened cigar stand in the
Prince Hotel at Arverne and closed it
in September. Then he opened one
with a $4,000 stock in the Printing
Crafts Building, in Eighth Avenue. He
made money there and began to buy
EXPENSIVE silk shirts by the dozen and
added diamond to his scarfpin and
watch fob.
About that time the firm began to
notice that, although the volume Of its
foreign business seemed to be increas-
ing, the profits were not keeping pace.
They set auditors to work on the books,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
High Cost of Living
Blamed for $4,000 Theft

The high cost Of high living" was
given yesterday by Melvin f. Graham,
Of Springfield, Long Island, as the
cause of thefts amounting to $4,000
which he, as head of the claims de-
partment Of the United States Fidelity
and Guaranty Company, of 40 Cedar
Street, had perpetrated on his employ
ers during the last two years. After
making a full confession Graham was
held in $4,000 bail by Magistrate
Brough in the T6mbs court.
Graham said he was paid s2,400 a
year and was married, but had no chill
dren. His method of robbery was to
report fake accidents occurring on the
blanket policies taken out by employ
ers and merchants. On December 81,
1915, he reported that Mrs. Sarah NJ
Hendrickson, a widowed dressmaker, Of
10 Glenada Place, Brooklyn, fell
through an iron sidewalk covering in
front of the store of Edward 2. Fisher,
1875 Seventh Avenue. He settled the
claim for $3.50. Mrs. Hendrickson made
an affidavit last week, in which she
said she never fell through Fishers
iron grating and never received any
money from Graham.
The fact that cases were accumu-
lating in which Graham had not pro-
duced signed releases from indemnity
claims caused suspicion in the COM
pany, and after an examination Leon
idas Dennis, counsel for the company,
laid the matter before District Attor-
ney Swami. According TO Assistant
District Attorney Weller. more arrests
are expected among Graham's accom-
plices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
Cake, Kisses and Steaks,
WOmen'S Welcome to 9TH
Hampers and Hug, Mingled in Annoy When Guardsmen
Break Ranks-Severa Babies, Carried by Proud
Mothers. Get First Glimpse of Fathers

frst birthday away from home; but
she'd get even by bringing their birth
day cake right on down TO the armory
They but she turned her back on
you suddenly and ran into the arms
of her soldier boys.
Over there in that corner Helen
Marie Bensel, four months old, waited
with some alarm to greet Herbert 1.
Bensel, OF Company +. What did they
mean-a daddy? And why had no one
applied for the Job before? Gracious.
Was this a father? Wasn't it big, and
wasn't its face scratchy, and didn't II
look at her funny? But she decided
to adopt him when he tossed her into
the air. A good sport, this father
person.
Jack Sllger, three years old and
very fat, his father a sergeant in Com,
pany d, was impatient of the paternal
caresses. He wanted to know at once
what pocket his alligator was in, the
one his dad had promised, and wept
when he found II wasn't there.
Four-year-old Madelyn Haight, her
father another sergeant in Company
d, pressed two sticky, crumbly cookies
into his hand the minute she saw him.
81 got a soldiers hair cut like yours,
Uncle DAM" exclaimed fve-year-old
Jack Kemp, as his uncle, Daniel Thomas
Jerman, of Company ID, a grandson OF
the Civil War fighter of the same name,
picked him up.
War Brides Welcome
Young Mrs. Weeks, of Cleveland
Park, Washington, rushed up TO greet
the husband she had married the night
he marched away to the border Harry
Grant, the young colorbearer, held
his big flag proudly, as he caught the
eye of his aunt, Mrs. J. T. Stephens.
Young Tod Daniels, automatically kiss
ing a string of cousins, went right on
to kiss a girl who didn't belong to the
party at all, perfect stranger, and
seemed TO mind a great deal more than
she did.
Suddenly the smiles left the faces
of the women in one corner OF the
room, and they fell to sobbing, softly:
Mrs. Stanley van Note, whose husband
belongs to the commissioned men
Of the regiment, had mentioned the
three women who weren't happy yester-
day. They were the three whose hus-
bands came home before the regiment
did. No one could quite forget that
First Sergeant Chichester, of Company
II; Private Boldtman, Of Company, l.,
and Private Vasser, Of Company Z, had
died at the border.
Private Vassar's sister was outside,
unwilling to face the Joy In the armory,
unable to leave it. Her brothers flu
neral had taken place just week be-
fore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
BY BLANCHE BRACE

With the big chocolate cakes and
the porterhouse steaks they had car
ried from home, as we'll as with the
cheers and the tears that they just
couldn't keep in any longer, $500 rela.
tives and friends welcomed the 9TH to
the armory yesterday.
Mothers and wives and sweethearts,
sisters and daughters, little wsr-brides
OF last June, the solitaire sisterhood
the babies with brand new teeth-they
were the ones who counted yesterday
when the 7th New York Regiment came
back.
The only woman among the whole
$500 in the screeching, fearful bal
cony who didn't really belong there was
l. Ever since / had yawned myself to
the Armory at 9 o'clock yesterday
morning, to find hundreds of women
already there, I had been wondering
what the excitement was all about
There followed four long hours, dur
ing which | got sleeper and sleeper
and hungrier and hungrier, but nobody
else seemed to mind. Captain Wether..
spoon, of the depot battalion, came and
apologized for the tantslizing smell OF
onions that drifted down from the mess
room. A woman came in with four
broiled steaks and several bottles OF
beer in the basket on her arm; I'D mad
written her that the first thing he
wanted when he hit New York would be
q good square, and she just couldn
wait TO get him homo.
Four hours like that, and then the
doors were thrown open and the boys
came marching In. The big balcony
all of a sudden was one squeaky, COM
posite screech Of welcome. For ten
minutes they kept up their queer duet
of tears and cheers.
Balcony Scenes Seen
The Guardsmen drilled like wooden
men, with their eyes searching out the
familiar faces on the balcony. In the
intervals they staged Romeo and
Juliet scenes, nodded to the white
haired women and blew kisses TO the
babies. Meanwhile, the women just
waited.
over there on that side Mrs. Haao,
with white hair and face all young
and eager, was waiting to KISS her
three sons of Company C-Harry ana
Arthur and Albert-the best boys In
the world. And, just think! those big
twins of hers, Arthur and Albert, mad
stolen a march by having their twenty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
URGES UNIVERSAL
TRAINING TO FILL
GAPSM u. S. ARMS
Senator Chamberlain Plans to
Offset Failure of Army and
Navy Recruiting Campaigns

Washington. Nov. 2s.-Universal
military training in soms form as the
solution Of the recruiting problem for
the army and navy will be placed
formally before Congress during the
coming session, II Chairman Cham
bsrlain Of he Senate Military Oem-
mittss 10 suseessful In carrying Out
his announced programme.
On bis return to Washongton to-
day Senator Chamberlain said he
would press vigorously ais own bill
for such training inLr oduced last year.
1t is now before his committee. which
is expected to approve a modified form
OF the plan, although the Senate it.
self is not Likely to act at this session.
Senator Chamberlain said the virtu-
al impossibility Of recruiting the
army up TO the peace strength su.
thorized in the National Defence act
already had bssn demonstrated Both
army and navy recruiting services are
combing the country for men, he de-
clared, with little success. The army
has been unable to obtain even the
10000 additional msn provided for
when the Mexican situation became
acute, and the navy Is making such
slow progress with its increases that
officials are perplexed.
The Chamberlain bill would require
military training Of all boys between
twelve and twenty-three years Of age,
except those especially exempted. Tho
active division composed Of those be-
tween eighteen and twsnty-thres years
would be known as the citizen amy
and the younger corps a. the citizen
cadet corps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
SUPPLY PROBLEMS
VITAL TO BRITAIN,
CUNARD HEAD SAYS
Eggs 81 a Dozen, Bread Fl
Cents a Loaf, Sir Alfred
A. Booth Asserts

Economic problems in England now
receive an equal consideration with war
problems" said Sir Alfred A. Booth.
chairman of the Cunard Line, on his
arrival on the Laconia yesterday. q
believe that Great Britain is more con-
cerned about placing food on a rea-
sonable basis than about the war. The
people Of the British nation have
brought themselves 20 consider the war
as one Of long durah9a. or until Allied
armies have gained . decisive victory.
"The present vital questions Of ma
tionel life are domestic. Strictly fresh
eggs now cost 81 dozen IN London,
while 9 large loaf Of bread sells for
.2l cents. Potatoes and other vege
tables have doubled, trebled and quad
ruplod in value, so that none except
the well-to-do can afford TO purchase
them.
a food dictator is an absolute ne
cessity, not so much because OF
scarcity Of provisions, but because un-
scrupulous individuals, who are intent
only upou making money out Of their
couEtry's misfortune, are storing pro-
visions awaiting higher prices.
"The British government plans TO
seize all the wheat and -four entering
me British Isles and sell it 10 the pop
ulation at a fair profit TO the owner,
thus lowering the price Of bread Thou
sands Of cold storage warehouses, now
packed with the necesSaries Of life, are
10 be opened by government order, and
the contsnts distributed to the people,
thus eliminating all the middleman's
profits.
Tho tremendous waste now notice
able in British economic life must be
stopped before greater difficulties arise.
Rich and poor. in the face of great
necessity, must stand on the same
economic level, sharing their crusts OF
bread as they share one another's sor-
rows occasioned by the war"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
U. S. FEEDS TROOPS
ON u CENTS A DAY

San Antonio. Tex. Nov. e.
While the Chicago Health
Department |, STRIVING to hold
the cost Of food for members
of the diet squad within the
limit of 40 cents a day a per-
son. the government is feed
ing the thousands of soldiers
on the border at a daily per
capita cost II cents.
The allowance provides
the best Of ration, and usu-
ally leave, a surplus at the
end of the month to be spent
for delicacies. according to
commissay officers Of the
Southern Department.
Prices the government i,
paying for some OF the SOL
diers principal foods are as
follows:
Fresh beef, ll.4l cents a
pounds; beans. l0.5 cent,
pound; bacon 1.-TWO grade,).
l8.47 and 1859 cent, a
pound; -four, $4.02 a hum
bred pounds; rice. 4.57 cent,
a pound; potatoes. 3.23 cents
a pound; coffee, us cents
pound; butter. 37.5 cents
pound. and salmon, l4.R
cents per pound.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
STYLISH GIRLS NOT INSANE
Kansas City Commission Approves silk
Stockings and Low-Cut Gowns
tBy Telegraph 10 rns Tribunal

tBy Telegraph 10 rhs Tribunal
Kansas City. Mo-, Nov. ga sanity
commission in Kansas City. Kan, re-
fused TO find Mrs. Margaret Wagner,
seventeen years old. Of unsound mind
to-day merely because she dressed &C
cording to the prevailing fashions.
The complaint was made by Mrs
Wagner's mother, with whom Mrs.
Wagner and her husband Of two months
live. Mrs. Wagner had been held in
the county Jail since Saturday. Her
mother said that she based her belief
that her daughter was deranged on the
fact that she went out without enough
clothes.
"She does not wear enough to keep
her warm these cold days." said her
mother.
The daughter said that her mother
objected to decollets gowns and silk
stockings.
CAL the other girls dress the Same
way" she said.
1T all the young women who follow
the dictates of fashion were declared
insane there would be few outside the
asylums," said a member Of the COM
mission as Mrs. Wagner was dis
charged.