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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
ty; and broader charter powers for
Chicago that are necessary to the
city's welfare"
IGNORING THE GERMANS.

The gang Of bosses who are ruin.
Ing the Democratic party in Chicago
have decided that they can get along
without the German vote. They have
put up q county ticket without q 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 is not popu.
lar with the people. Fair play 10 Q
Jewel and in this cosmopolitan com.
munity every nationality deserves to
be recognized on a big county ticket.
The Germans are not the only people
prescribed. There Is 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 or Newly
Rich Contractors and Graft Hunters
for using methods which bring men
Of other nationalities into the belief
that the Irish want all the ohices. This
ID not true. The Irish-American 10
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 Az.
ISOLATION. 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 their
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??, 1916-08-26

Oh replied Mr. Madden
beauty and how the birds
the
the shmeng stream beOwn
At this point Zeke Gambler
hat the Tosbee was stricken from the I'LL could
rs that so? sud Jim Manu. "We
where this
know whether
Becky,
"Even dignity
IF body Of Idiots
Of the Tombigee because did
United
the records made by this
1T this o R to II
out Of the bill there would he
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
ESTHER CLEVELAND AIDS The BLIND

Miss Esther Cleveland, daughter
of the late Grover Cleveland ind
known In her early childhood as the
"White House Baby" has been assO.
clated with Red Cross work and Is now
aiding the work Of the allies In the
care of the blind vt st. Dunstan's col
lege, Regents park, London.
Miss Cleveland was born In Wash
ingtOn during her fathers term as
president and there have been many
false reports of her engagement since
she was presented to society.
Before going abroad to MD In car.
Ing for the blind she devoted several
months to studying the system In use
In the Pennsylvania Institute for the
Instruction of the Blind, so when she
was ready to offer her services she
was qualified to render service. Miss
Cleveland had previously been gradu.
nted ut u training school of nurses und
would hive been efficient In that kind
of aid, hut so many men were being
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
CHAMPION OF KANSAS

Representative Joseph Taggart OF
Kansas IL quick to resent any slam ut
the SunhOwer state and bristles up
whenever one seeks to revive bewhis.
kered Kansas jokes which were pop.
ular (Outside Ut Kansas) a quarter Of
Q century ago. Knowing Taggart's re.
gard for the dignity Of his home state,
several Of his colleagues on the house
judiciary committee planned bit Of
fun.
There was meeting before the
committee, which Taggart was unable
to attend, on the woman suffrage resO-
luton. A New York lawyer appeared
in behalf OF the "antis" and presented
an argument against national enfran.
chisement Of the gentler sex. He spoke
generally ana did not refer to any
state now bOasting equal rights. Tag.
CARTS colleagues. however, told him
the lawyer had lambasted Kansas. At
the next meeting Of the committee the
lawyer reappeared. Taggart was on
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
NOT AN "oFFlciAL ORGAN"

The Chicago Eagle Is not an "ofii.
cial organ
II is not the organ Of any political
party.
II is not the organ OF any faction.
II is not the organ Of any boss or
set of bosses.
II is not the organ Of any Office.
holder or set Of ofiiceholders.
Anyone. claiming that The Eagle Is
an official organ" should be reported
to this office or turned over to the
police.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CON
vgNTloN.

Illinois needs new constitution.
The Citizens Association Of Chicago.
In Its forty.frst annual report. has the
following to say on the subject. which
voices the sentiments Of many good
citizens:
Greatly to our regret the General
Assembly failed to submit to the peo-
pie of the state the question Of hold.
ing q constitutional convention. The
convention Joint resolution introduced
by Senator Edward G. Curtis was
adopted by the Senate on March 18th
by an almost unanimous vote. But
when the matter came to q vote In
the House on March 31st. the vote on
the Joint resolution was 90 In favor
and 80 opposed, with 20 members alb.
sent or not voting. Thus the meas.
ure failed by the narrow margin Of ten
votes to receive the 102 votes con.
stituting the two-thirds required by
law.
I'VE are informed by the officers OF
the Constitutional Convention League,
which had the convention campaign
III udhu, tuut thc acoSuo hou aCSc''So
assurances from los members Of the
House that they favored the submis.
sion of the convention question to the
people; and that most Of these were
In the form OF written pledges to vote
for the necessary Joint resolution. Ac.
cording to the league, II representa-.
tives who had given such assurances
either opposed the resolution or failed
to vote on 1t. Fourteen OF these, nine
Of whom represent Cook county dis.
tricts, had given unqualified written
pledges.
"Our belief in the necessity Of hold.
ing a constitutional convention has
not been shaken by this temporary de-
feat. Sooner or later-and certainly
before very long-the small minority
of the legislature which has had the
temerity to refuse to allow the PEG.
pie of Illinois to decide whether they
desired a constitutional convention
will have to give way.
I'VE shall continue to do our ut.
most to bring about the calling Of q
constitutional convention because we
are convinced that the convention
plan affords the most practicable
means of securing a shorter ballot;
better and more economical local gov.
eminent through needed consolidation
OF the city, county. Sanitary District
and other taxing bodies Of Cook coun.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
s1eADmAN HEADS It

The socialist party state ticket was
filed with the secretary Of state. II 10
% follows:
For 0overnor---seymour Stedman.
Chicago.
For Lieutenant Governor-Karl F.
Sandberg, Chicago.
For Secretary Of State, John M.
Feigh, chicago.
For Auditor. Frank o. Anderson.
Chicago.
For Attorney General. Clarence G.
Brooks. Dixon.
For Treasurer. Bert w. Newton.
Rock Island.
For Congressman.at.large, J. Louis
Engdahl and Walter Higgins, Chi.
caso.
Charles McEugh, the genial propri.
stor Of the Lexington Hotel, 10. doing
good work In improving conditions In
the First ward.
On the recent reliability run OF
motor trucks from Los Angeles to
San Diego. the Little Giant Model IL
worm drive truck made q perfect
score. carrying q capacity load.
This IL one Of the most successful
demonstrations Of commercial vehicle
eficiency in the history Of the in.
dustry.
At the close Of the gruelling run
Of 142 miles rigid tests were made
at the grounds Of the Panama. Call.
fornia Exposition. and all parts found
In perfect condition.
The two-day grind proved that the
modern motor truck 10 equal to the
severest test. and It further demon.
strated the phenomenal progress
that has been made In the design and
construction Of the freight.carryins
machine.
Carrying q capacity load. the
Model IL Little Giant truck finished
the trip In good condition. and was
not tardy at any Of the three con.
trolls.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
WHQBMfD
NOW ~
TOMBlGBEE GAMBLER

Zeke Gambler, representative from
Mississippi, worships the TombIgbee
river so fervently that in Washington
he IL known as Tomblgbee Gambler and
the stream IL called the Gambler Tom.
bigbee.
Each year the treasury opens and
pOurs mellow stream Of gold into the
TOmbigbee for improvement purposes.
and each year, In praise Of this gra.
ciOus act on the part Of Uncle Sum.
TOmbigbee Zeke arises In his place on
the floor Of the house and sings song
Of praise.
TOmbigbee Gambler made no speech
this year. Consequently when the item
was reached In the rivers and harbOrs
bill Representative Madden rolled q
Chicago stone crusher into the house
and endeavOred to smash the TO,nbig.
bees $4,000.
This Is an unimportnnt river" ne
said with a grin.
But 1t Is q very beautiful One?"
1nnOootau Nlu1 1nnUsu1o%1,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
EAoLETS.

The New Roma restaurant at 1T
North Clark street, Of which I. Pelle.
GRIM is the popular manager, grows
In favor with the public every day.
Wheeler & Company, the we'll
known credit clothiers at 1856 South
Clark street. make lasting friends
out Of everybody they do business
with.
John G. Oglesby, after giving the
country districts thorough securing
in his hunt for Republican votes for
his candidacy for the nomination for
Lieutenant Governor. has switched
his activities to Chicago. He began
with a speech at the Hamilton Club.
Edward T. B0issy, the popular dep
uty sheriff. Is a strong candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the
State Board OF Equalization In the
Sixth Congressional District.
A. Cheney, the we'll known team
ing contractor, Is building up a great
business through his careful atten.
ton to his customers.
Reflect Judge John r. Caverly to
the Municipal bench.
49,
Judge Harry p. Dolan of the Mu.
nicipal Court deserves reelection.
80
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 Office by City
Comptroller Eugene r. Pike and City
Paymaster John J. Healy.
-
s. 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.
~
Jones & Jacoby of 42G Plymouth
court have splendid name In the
business and building world. Their
reputation as plumbers Is like the
work they turn out-frst class.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26


best he could under the
When the meeting adjourned the lawyer asked
The eoted that he would
beie Kansas The insisted
the of the state.
Yorker but awaiting practical
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
THE FREE eMPCovHeMr svaeA.

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 It 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 blu.
reau shows that the state IL prosper.
GUS. Also, It 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 man wanting work has to pay
for a job.-Chicago Journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

Of nnd " the pride feel that from the frat
all Americans"
The und Called lnlan
given them declared:
"The his tha when the smile
and the he will not starve."
u
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
LANE AND the SIOUX

Secretary Lane In nearly always
dramatic nnl some times a little the.
ntrical IN his dealing with the copper.
cOlOred Inhabitants Of the western pnr,
1T the United States. Recently h.
and a rnrty went to YanktOn. 8. D.. T.
confer citizenship on 1855 Sioux IN.
dams. lie invented u brand new crrp
mOnial and did things up brown. ND Il,
speak.
Secretary Lane told the Indian,
that the great White F'ntler had sent
him to speak II serious mnd solemn
word. Then each chosen Indian wiz
called from the crowd by his white
mime. handed u bow and arrow nn,'
directed to shoot 1t. The secrrtnr!
then said:
"YOu have shot your lust arrow
That means TINT you are no longer Il
live the life Of an Indian. You mr.
from this dry forward to live the lIf'
Of u white mum. But you may keel
TINT urrq,w, II will be 10 YOU n ay,uhO.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
OBITUARY
CAPTAIN CHARLES FFReNcH.

In the death OF Captain Charles
French. who was buried in Calvary
on Tuesday. Chicago loses an honored
useful and esteemed citizen, the city
Board Of Education one of its best
members, and his family an ideal hus
band and father.
The Chicago Eagle joins with the
community In mourning his taking of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
EsTAOllsHgo 1910.
State l1lk Of Chicago

otfiesrs.
]. A. Goddard. President.
Henry 4. Haugan: Vice; President.
Frank-I Packard. Asst. Cashier.
G; Edward Carlson. Asst: Cashier.
Walter j. Cox. Asst Cashier,
William g. Miller. Asst. Secretary.
Board Of Directors.
David N. Barker.
J. J. Dau. Chairman Reid. Murdoch 4
T. A. Goddard. President.
Henry A. Haugan. Vice. President.
II. @. Haugan, Retired.
, Oscar II. Haugan. Manager Real Estate
ma, A: 1Snauist. President Lanquist q
WIN. K. Peterson. Proprietor Peterson
Geo. r. Rickcords. Chicago Title q
Moses J. T T%e sts e cse''s'i'''
u pepost S or ana larger
THRGg PER- CENT
on Certificates Of Deposit running four
months Or sH 'S"iHssS; a %ses e
These can be opened at any time with
one dollar or more; Interest 70 cons
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
solicited. Loans made on approved names
or c0llaterals.
WILLS AND TRUSTS.
This banks Trust Department 10 equipped
to handle with skill and experience its
clients wills. estates agencies. trustee.
ships. ETC., and 10 authorised by law TO
INvs:TmsMrs.
Clients wishing to avail themselves Of
the banks experience IL Sslscting safe
write our Bond Department or Real
bonds and mortgages yielding 3 and Sh
per cent interest These can be had In
amounts OF $500 and upwards.
iNTERgsT ALLOWED ON pEPosirs.
YOUR DusiNgss INVITED.
Our Record: T.!rsy' ;s.sr xsar' Of Con-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

opened q big ADVERTISING agency 1t
Room 500 Harvester Building. coo 3.
Michigan avenue. Mr.. Ostenrisder 10
. square man who deserves the sup.
port Of the liberal element who want
good sdvertising.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26
z. J. eRUNpAoe PLATFORM.

Campaign managers for Edward J.
Brundage, candidate for the Republi.
can nomination for attorney-general,
gave out his platform. These items
are emphasized:
II. will give the state of Illinois
thoroughgoing and efficient admin.
istration Of the office Of attorney.gen.
eral.
"2. That Interpretation Of all law,
when I become Encouragement, will
hew to one line-namely, nothing not
intended to be covered by the law
will be read into II. nor will anything
comprehended by its text be elm.
mated.
"3. II will be my constant aim,
after reference to supreme court de.
cisions and the acts Of the legislature,
to divine the meaning Of all laws and
enforce them.
"a. I will engage as my assistants
the ablest lawyers available.
80. Litigation will be brought to a
conclusion as rapidly as possible, in.
stead Of being permitted to drag in.
definitely for the sole purpose Of pay.
Ing fees from state funds"
fAG FREE GMol 0vMk MI aliaeAl
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

Mr.. o. Ostenrisder. long and favor.
ably connected with the great Peter
schoenhofen Brewing Company. has
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

YOUR DusiNges INVITED.
Our R0eordi Thlrty.esve vearo Of Con.
Oervatlvo Banking.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

Wheeler & Company. the well
known credit clothiers at 1856 South
Clark street, make lasting friends
out Of everybody they do business
with.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-26

The New Roma restaurant at 1T
North Clark street, OF which I. Pelle.
GRIM is the popular manager, grows
In favor with the public every day.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-31
SAY RUSSIAN
ATTACKS HAVE
BEEN HALTED

Continued from Page One)
and $4,000 men were French. 9.019 Of
ficers and l,2O2000 men We're Russian
and 81 officers and 10000 men were
British.
The war booty brought to Germany
IN addition TO that utilized Immediately
az the front comprised 1l.03G cannon.
4 zoo. 900 shells 1850 machine guns
and $4,000 rifles.
According to the list of statistics
~ German wounded soldiers 90.2 per
cent returned 10 the front. IA per cent
died. and the rest were unfit for SER
vice or We're released. The military
measures Of the central powers. in
consequence Of vaccinations. were new
er disturbed by epidemics"
When the Zeppelin airship raided
the English coast on the night of July
-. "A statement issued by the German
admiralty today asserts. bombs were
dropped on the British naval bases OF
Grimsby and birmingham. Despite
the fire Of anti-aircraft guns. all the
airships returned home unchanged
The statement reads:
"Dn the night OF the 2Sth. our nava
eirship squadron attacked the English
east coast Bombs We're dropped OF
the railway plants at Lincoln. on in
dustrial establishments near Norwich
on the naval bases at Grimsby and I'm
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-31

ATLANTA. July 29.-Thomas Edgar
Stripping, who under an assumed name
acted as chief Of police of Danville, Va,
while a fugitive from justice from
Georgia on a murder charge, was par
doned Saturday by Gov. Nat Harris.
after serving five years of life SEN
tence in the state penitentiary. Broken
in health he will join his family which
has lived near the prison farm at Mil
ledgeville since he was sent there His
case attracted considerable attention
about year ago when his young
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-31
German Attacks Repulsed

PARIS, July 30.-tNia London)-
German attacks launched last night
against the French reduobt in the ra-
vine south of Fleury, three miles north
east of Nerdun, were repulsed, says the
official statement issued today by the
French war department In the region
of the river Somme, French forces dis
persed German accommodating party
to the south of Lyons
The French in the Somme region
near Hardecourt have captured German
trenches between Hardecourt and Hill
1879 on a depth varying from 800 to
500 meters, according to the official
communication issuou this evening
Gains were also made by the French
near the villages or Maurepas and
Hem, which We're hcsG against power
full German attacks.
After a pause. the French echelon.
north of the Somme, resumed opera
tons today, giving further proof of the
perfection of the new method by max
ing a clean sweep of the German po-
sitions along a three and a half mile
front from Harlecourt to the river.
The French troops in Picardy had been
awaiting until the British carried out
the operation assigned to them. That
having been satisfactorily completed
move forward against the German
trenches on the eastern slopes of the
ravine through which light railroad
runs from Combles to Clery and Per
onne.
Every detail of the advance had been
worked out with mathematical preci-
sion beforehand, and the operation was
completed well within the time limit
set. The attacking troops met with a
more than usual amount of resistance
from the Germans, who had foreseen
the move and had made every prepare :
ton in their power to Illustrate it. The
positions had been strengthened as well
as the ncessant rain of projectiles
from the French artillery permitted and
a large force of reserves were called in
to support the rear.
The German reserves were hurled
forward as soon as the French dash
slackened, and especially at the south
ern end OF the line where the nature OF
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The Italian Statement

ROME July 3O.-(Nia London) The
text of the official statement issued to-
day follows:
In the Lagarina valley there. was
considerable artillery activity on both
sides and we shelled railway stations
with good results.
ION the TonesZa plateau our infan-
try after artillery preparation attacked
the enemy's line north of Monte CT
none. The fighting was very fierce in
this rough, thickly wooded country, but
our troops succeeded in gaining some
ground.
In the Tofana region our Alpine
troops carried Porcella wood and be-
gan an advance in the Travenanzes
valley.
I'm the Reinz valley an enemy attack
against our position on Monte Piana
was easily defeated.
Our heavy artillery shelled the rail-
way station of Sillian in the brave
valley"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-31

BERLIN. July 30, via Sayville-Re-
ports Of a great conflagration at Petro-
grad. in which bridge across the river
Neva. twelve large steamers, including
several trans Atlantic liners and the
Putiloff guns works and other estab-
lishments were destroyed, are printed
in the Lokal Anzeiger
In its account of the fire the news
paper says:
"On Tuesday the wooden palace
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every water right in the Salt River
valley. The decree is a pioneer and
the basis of many subsequent ones,
setting out water rights in many parts
of the west.
Was Republican Delegate
Judge Kent was one of the republi-
can delegates to the recent Chicago
convention, being chosen here by the
Maricopa county delegates before their
appearance in the state convention at
Tucson.
At Harvard. Judge Kent became a
close friend of Colonel Roosevelt. who
graduated the same year the former
finished as a freshman. At Columbia
Law school. Judge Kent met and be-
came a friend of Charles f. Hughes.
Word of the death in Chicago of
Judge Edward Kent, was first re-
ceived here in n telegram from Mrs.
a. r. Kent. his mother. to FLOYD NJ
St.hl of the finn of Kent. Chalmers
and Stahl. L. II Chalmers, another
partner, is in Berkeley, California. and
has peen notified
Judge Kent was accompanying his
mother to Denver, where she was to
have remained for the balance of the
summer and he was TO have come On
10 Phoenix. 1t is understood that the
body VIII be aiken to Mount Auburn
cemetery near Boston, for interment.
but no announcement of funeral ar
engagements has been made.
Judge Kent was prominent in
| church work here. having been a
member of the vestry of Trinity Pro
| Cathedral for eight years He was
closely identified with the St Luke
/ Home of which he was an incor-
porator and 4 trustee DR.. John w.
Eoss. who died here less than two
weeks ago was also a member of the
| board of trustees
Expressions of deep regret were
heard on every hand when the news
of Judge Kent's death was given our.
/ While not formally announced. il is
/ understood the Bar Association. If
which he was a prominent member
viii meet shortly to make fitting ex
Iression of its keen regret over his
/ loss.
He is survived by his widow who
I is an invalid.