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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24

the end of each lease all rights should
return to the people who gave them.
(4) In order to protect the con-
sumer against extortion, rates and
service should be regulated by Fed
eral authority when state or local au-
thorities fail to do so.
90 Reasonably prompt and COM
plete development and continuous
operation. subject to market condi.
lions, should be required. Already mil.
lions of water horsepower are held
out of use to further monopoly by
private corporations.
(6) Corporations or individuals who
make money out of rights granted by
the people should share their profits
with the people.
ca The public has a right to COM
plete information about every bust
ness based on the use Of public prop
erty.
These are the principles for which
the friends of conservation have been
contending. Many waterpower men
believe them to be fair and sound.
They will, I hope, commend them
selves to you as wise and reasonable.
/ am writing to ask your support for
immediate legislation, based upon
them, when Congress meets.
This is no time to give away pub.
lie assets necessary for the welfare
Of our people both in the war and
after the war; and we should no long.
er tolerate the selfishness of private
interests which take the dog-in.the-
manger position that they must have
these waterpowers on their own terms
or no one shall use them at all.
AS the President has said: "The
supreme test Of the nation has come.
We must all speak, act, and serve
together"
Sincerely yours,
CLIFFORD PINCHOT.
p. s. II you care to print this let
ter, please wait until Nov. 10.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24

Charles Levy, the best known news
paper circulator in Chicago, is one of
the most popular men in town. Self
made, he started as newsboy at the
corner of La Sale and Monroe streets
from which he graduated into the de-
livery business, increasing it until to.
day he is at the head OF the largest
single individual newspaper circulat-
ing system in the United States. He
handles all Of the daily papers on
the a." Milwaukee Electric and Chi.
cago surface lines. He handles prac-
tically all of the magazines including
the Saturday Evening Post and Col
lier's as we'll as Hearst's, Munseys,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN STATESMAN

Have you ever been In South AZ
RIGA? Have you ever lain ut anchor
in Table bay and looked at the red
roofs of Cape Town standing by the
fortress walls of Table mount? Have
you ever felt the soft, warm earth of
the veldt under your feet? Have you
ever watched the OK wagons winding
down pass. or heard the moan of the
ostrich In the darkness, or listened to
the sudden rush of the torrent over
the dry river bed, or smiled at the
simple jokes of the country folk? If
you have, you know "Jannie" SHUTS,
as he is aifectionately called In South
Africa; "Jannie" who was born within
80 miles Of Cape Town. You know all
about him without being told, for he is
part of the whole scheme of nature
and things there.
There Is theory that man finds
his best impetus in the country in
which he Is born. South Africa can
certainly boast Of one such great man
in General SHUTS, minister of defense
of the prlvy council, minister of aerial
a -. n,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
CLIFFORD PINCHOT
WRlTESTO THE EAGLE
Calling for the Development and
Use Of the Nations Water
Power.

CLIFFORD PINCHOT
MILFORD, PIKE CO., PA.
November ~, 1917.
Col. Henry +. Donovan, Editor,
The Eagle,
Chicago, III.
Dear Mr.. Donovan:
The Great War in which our Ma.
ton is engaged will be won not alone
by food and men, but by mechanical
power as well. without mechanical
power we could not make or move
the weapons with which we fight
guns, ammunition, ships, and supplies.
Our national resources of power,
whether from coal, oil, or waterpower,
are national war necessities. We need
them to win the war.
In this gigantic struggle our secur.
ity requires us to use all these great
resources, and to use them wisely and
well. The people of the United States
own some fifty million undeveloped
water horsepower. or about enough
to run every train, trolley. factory,
mill, mine. and electric power plant
we have.
For ten years the friends of conser.
walton have urged the development
of public waterpowers In the public
interest. But development has been
held back by a little group of water.
power magnates and their friends
in Congress who have blocked all
legislation which would not give them
these valuable properties forever and
for nothing.
Today, when the nation needs all
its resources, the same men who have
been blocking reasonable waterpower
| legislation own and are holding mil
lions of water horsepower unde-
veloped and out of use while clamor-
ing for more.
The time has come when such OBJ
struction threatens the nations safe
| ty and success. We need the develop
ment of these powers in war even
more than In peace. At the coming
session Of Congress sound waterpower
legislation should be enacted as q
war measure, based upon principles
fair to all sides. These principles l
believe to be briefly as follows:
| "a The thing to do with water
power is to develop 1t. Whatever re-
tards or restricts the development of
public waterpowers on terms fair to
the public is against public policy and
hostile to the general welfare.
(2) Waterpower belongs to the peo-
pie. The sites where 1t is produced
should always be held in public hands,
for only so can effective control in
the general interest be secured.
90 Where public development is
not desired, the right to use water
power sites should be leased for Pc
RODS long enough to permit sound,
attractive, and profitable investment,
but never longer than fifty years. At
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
CHICAGO CENSORSHIP AND THE
MOVIES.

Put the moving picture industry
on its honor in Chicago and its re.
sponsible heads will guarantee to
prosecute to the limit of the law any
producer who puts on an immoral or
obscene picture
William A. Brady, one of the big
moving picture producers, made this
offer to a special subcommittee Of
the council judiciary committee in
the drive made by the moving picture
interests to take the movie censor
ship out of the hands of Major NJ. l..
c. Funkhouser. Mr.. Brady asserted
that the present moving picture GEN.
sorship in Chicago is arbitrary and
autocratic. causing the industry to
lose great amounts of money without
just cause.
Personally" he declared. Il am
against censorship, but ! recognize
that sentiment in Chicago and local
conditions may make It inadvisable to
try to do away with 1t altogether.
But the one.man power now per-
mitted in Chicago is a great wrong to
one of the greatest industries in the
country. The president has called
upon us to send moving pictures to
the battle lines In Russia to show
the Russian soldiers this country is
actually coming to the aid of their
democratic hopes II they will throw
over German intrigue and lies. We
are sending moving pictures to
France and Italy and we are gather
ing films to cheer our own soldiers at
the battle front. The big men Of the
industry are doing this at tremen-
dous personal sacrifice In order to
aid the country, and these same men
are not at the same time going to
try to corrupt the youth Of the ma.
ton. Put us on our honor as the
| president has, and we will clean out
| the bad spots in the industry"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
EAGLETS.

William +. Krahl, President Of the
Krahl Construction Company at $50
North Clark street, is one Of the most
highly respected builders In the coun-
try. Among the many great struc-
lures erected by him in Chicago may
be mentioned the new Thompson
Block at the southwest corner of
Clark and Kinzie streets-one Of the
most beautiful buildings in the west.
~
Henry L. Hertz, pioneer Chi
cagoan, celebrated his SEVENTEEN
birthday anniversary Sunday as the
guest of honor at dinner to be given
at the Hotel Atlantic. He was born
In Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1S47, and
came to Chicago in 1869.
He started here as clerk in bank
ing house. Then he became teller In
the Commercial Loan company bank
and In 1872 was appointed clerk in
the recorders Office. From 1899 to
1901 he was chief clerk of the board
of review.
President Mckinley appointed him
collector of internal revenue in 1901.
He was reappointed to the position by
President Roosevelt and served until
1910.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
HEAD OF ARMY TRANSPORTATION

The subject of army transporta-
ton is so vast that in this article only
transportation by rail can be consid-
cred. This is the backbone Of our
modern transportation system, yet IL
dates no further back in army history
than the time of the Crimean war.
The army officer now in charge Of
transportation, Brig. Gen. Chauncey
y. Baker. became deeply impressed
with the Importance Of this branch of
the service during the Spanlsh-Amer-
lean war. when he was chief quarter
master of the Second division of the
Seventh Army corps and acting chief
quartcrmaster of the Seventh Army
corps. He has served three times In
placing the army in foreign territory
twice In Cuba and once In Vera Cruz
and last summer served us senior
member I'm charge of the American
military mission to France and Eng
land.
He has struggled against inertia.
and sometimes opposition, during ain
branch of the service to Il point wher,
time of war.
II must be remembered that this {
tation Of material and the mobilization
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24

The wet fiat lands of Ecuador pro-
duce vine yielding a fruit which,
when dried, forms sponge superior
to animal sponges.
Breaking the glass Of a new fire
alarm box intended for hotel or office
building rooms permits the alarm to
be sounded and frees fire escape
rope and harness.
To aid men to carry heavy burdens
on their backs N. EEglishman has in
vented pneumatic shoulder pads, the
air they contain being equalized by a
central reservoir.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

During 1915 Las persons We're
killed by wild animals in British india,
or 0 per cent more than in 1914.
Sixty thousand horses have been
purchased in Canada by the allied gov
ernments since the outbreak of the
war.
The Chilean Indians make drink
from maize. The grain is first baked,
then stepped in water for certain
period, AFTER which 1t Is boiled and
put into bottles.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
ITALIAN PREMIER HAS HARD TASK

Orlando, the new Italian premier.
is by no means the strongest man In
the country. His cabinet record as
minister of the interior was not reas-
surfing from the point of view Of those
who want to subordinate everything
to the winning of the war. He did not
handle the food supply situation with
very great success, and he lacked force
In dealing with paclfists, socialists, and
the German prOpagandlsts.
But at the present moment there
Is all the reinsurance that Is needed
In the fact that SonninO Is to stay In
the cabinet as minister of foreign nf-
fairs. SOnninO Is the strongest man
In Italy and the most inileyible. lie
Is for everything that will make for
success for the armies and bitterly
opposed to anything that looks to Il
discOntlnuance of the fighting until
Germany and Austria are defeated.
He would not stay In the new Or
lnndO cabinet unless he was sure of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24

all the big publications. In 1908 Mr..
Levy was married to Miss Bertha
Friend, daughter of Henry Friend the
well known Chicago merchant. They
have two children, Judith aged seven,
and Charles, Jr., aged four.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER "a, 1917.
THOMAS c. MAC MILAN. CLERK
OF THE v. s. DISTRICT COURT.

Thomas c. Macmillan, the popu.
lar and able clerk of the United
States District Court in Chicago, has
this city. He was connected with
the daily press for long time, both
in a reportorial and editorial capac-
ity. In 1876 he greatly distinguished
himself in the big Sioux Indian war.
during which Custer and his Seventh
Cavalry were wiped out. Mr.. Mac
MILAN accompanied General Crooks
command as war correspondent for
the lnter.Ocean. the late Colonel John
F. Finerty being with the same COM
mand as war correspondent for the
Chicago Times. The whole outfit,
soldiers and war correspondents. did
much fighting, every man contribut-
ing his share. Macmillan greatly dis.
tinguished himself at the Battle of
Rosebud, June II, 1876, in which he
was mentioned for bravery. Colonel
Finerty, although on rival paper,
wrote as follows about Mr.. MacMil.
Ian In his dispatch to the Times, CIV
ing an account of the battle:
Il am bound to add, for the honor
Of the journalistic profession, that
Mr.. Macmillan, who accompanied
our battalion, showed great gallantry
throughout the affair, which lasted
from o'clock In the morning until .
o'clock In the afternoon"
Mr.. Macmillan was for years a
member of the County Board of Edu-
cation and was an able and honored
member OF the Illinois State Senate
for a long time. He always did his
duty well. Macmillan was one of the
organizers, as we'll as one of the char
ter members of the Press Club OF
Chicago In 1850, and in these days,
when some men who have not been in
Chicago for twenty years are claim.
ing TO have been charter members
Of that organization list OF the
twenty-five charter members may
prove interesting reading.
Here are the names of the twenty
FIVE charter members Of the Press
Club OF Chicago:
Franc B. Wilkie.
Melville z. Stone.
Rodney WEIGH.
w. x. Sullivan.
II. c. Macmillan.
John E. Wilkie.
Henry +. Donovan.
W. B. Sullivan.
F. o. Bennett.
Joseph r. Dunlop.
Theo. Gestefeld.
William T. Hall.
John J. Finn.
Elwyn 4. Barron,
W. T. Collins.
James Maitland.
Plat Lewis.
Thomas T. Burnside.
G. A. Snowden.
Lawrence Hardy.
W. P. Hanscom.
Guy Magee,
" II. Hicks.
Sam Y. steele, and
John F. Ballantyne.
~eSA
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
I'm 1E[EZ[Z lLU[MILZLlQ6z]1n
COL. GARDNER DESERvEDLY POPULAR

Col. Augustus T.. Gardner, former.
ly representative in congress from the
Sixth Massachusetts district, and the
man who started the preparedness
movement IN congress. is the adjutant
general of the Thirty-first division. M.
tional Guard, now at Camp Wheeler,
Ga, six miles from Macon. This di.
vision. now commanded BY Brig. Gen
J. l.. Hayden, in the absence of Maj
Gen. +. l.. Herman, is composed of the
National Guard forces of Georgia,
Florida and Alabama.
A one-time Massachusetts member
of congress as one of the ranking Off
GERS in a strictly Southern division is
rather unique situation, but Colonel
Gardner is one of the most popular
officers in the camp. lie Is held in the
highest esteem by all the National
Guard officers and especially by the
residents of Macon.
After making an effort for two
years, Dpparpntly without much sue
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24

awaken
and offered his services %
Having
of his lie study military affairs the colonel
military Baker
being service by giving him
with residents
idol
ape meme
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
EAGLETS.

Isaac n. Powell. president of Pow
ELL Garard q Co, was elected vice.
president of the South Side State
bank at the November meeting of
directors to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of c. H. Randle. Guy ID.
Randle was elected director to
take his fathers place.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24

policy his himself
not the best for the premiership He is flexible enough He
foreign minister which
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24

will have to go before the state utili.
ties commission with our figures be-
fore we can do anything. For one
thing, the custom of paying the same
fare, no matter what the length of his
trip, is fnequitable. A passenger
should pay according to the distance
he rides, just as he does on the
steam railroad"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24
~

President Walter ]. Fried of the
Illinois Merchants Protective League
was formerly in the Federal Service
and was for some time Deputy City
Collector of Chicago. He is well
known attorney and has been pres.
ident of the League since March 80,
1916. The League is reported to have
added LOO new members to its list
which embraces some of the best
known firms in the city. President
Fried has surrounded himself with
the best staff obtainable thus assur-
ing highly efficient service for men,
bers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24


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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24

The Golden Leaf Athletic Club COM
posed Of some of the best known
young athletes In Chicago will give
its eleventh grand reception and ball
at the new East End Hall on Thanks.
giving Eve, Wednesday, November 2S.
Tickets can be had of the members
for 25 cents and at the door for 35
cents. The famous Golden Leaf
Orchestra will furnish the music and
there will be plenty of refreshments.
The officers of the club are Frank
DeBert, President: Joseph Rosasco,
Vice President; Edward Sbertoli, Sec
rotary; John Garibaldi, Treasurer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24


p, II, Hebron, president of the
Richeleu Wine Company, is not only
progressive and high-minded citi-
zen, but he is one of the upbuilders
of Chicago. Possessed of ample
means, he has spent his money for
the beautiying and enlargement Of
this city. Several of the fine build
ings within the loop were erected
with his money. He was the original
builder and owner of the Atlantic
Hotel, formerly the Gore, and after
ward the Kaiserhof and the Atlantic.
The Richeleu Wine Company is one
of the greatest concerns of its kind
In America, and has an army of
friends who testify to the great quail
ity of its output Mr.. Heffron Is very
happily married and lives in a beau
tiful and we'll appointed home in
Wilmette.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-24

John p. Dougherty the popular and
wide.awake secretary of the Twenty
fifth ward Democratic Organization
would make an ideal president of the
County Board.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-17
Red Cross Contributions.

Treasurer Ben Bear of the local
Red Cross received a number Of sub
stantial contributions the past week
One was a check for $1673 from
st. Johns German Lutheran church
proceeds Of picnic held.
Miss Anna Ziegelmeier, of this
city, through her own efforts on sales
of an article, contributed $11.50.
The Canoe Ridge church young
peoples society from an ice cream
sociable $15.76.
The Nordness creamery sent a
check for $3.50.
The Gle1wood congregation of the
Lutheran church from a dinner ar
ranged by Mrs Gust Johnson contri-
buted S22.72.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-17
Rev. Grant Pleases.

Rev. A. r. Grant the new Metho-
dist minister has moved with his
family to DEBORAH and is settled in
the parsonage. The Rev. gentleman
comes to the local church from Dun
lap, Iowa. He is said to be fine
preacher and is also a very pleasant
gentleman to meet. We hope the fam
lily may be pleased with DEBORAH and
that our people may be pleased with
them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-17

anything of the kind. We doa't lay
awake nights and study out plan
by which we can charge high prices
for our goods. Plainly speaking, we
have advanced but few articles n our
entire store, Some few things, such
as overalls, work shirts, some GER
tain lines of underwear. we were
compelled to charge little more,
hut as to cur suits and Overcoats, ev-
cry dollar of them which were bought
before the enormous advance are be-
ing sold, so long as these goods last
at the exact price they are marked at
We enjoy to have customers tell us.
and il happens every day, that quail
ity considered your goods are cheap"
that's why we do the business and
that is why people come To this store
now, just as they have been doing
the past forty-two years. Strictly
solfare dealing-not once in a while
but alw ays-has made this store
what il is, -"The Store of the Peo-
pie" BEAR D
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-17
THE w. X. C. CONVENTION.
Big Crowd in Attendance Here Last
Week.

The first district convention of the
w. r. c. met in convention in Decor
ali last Thursday, at Haugel's hall,
with an attendance of about IS mem
bers. Most of the ten corps in the
first district were represented, but
owing to inclement weather the at
tendance was not as large as usual.
The morning was spent in registra-
ton and giving reports and discus
sions on Relief Corps work, which
showed the different corps were doing
a Grand work over the state in con-
junction with the Red Cross units
At twelve o'clock an adjournment
was taken to the w. r. c. hall where
a fine dinner was served. At $50 the
convention reconvered AID the ritual
work was exemplified by the enter
tanning corps. The department presi-
dent was il attendance end inspect
ed the work. She complimented the
corps on their efficient work, and
gave a very interesting and instruc-
tive talk on corps aId corps work.
After that invitations for the 1915
convention were in order Cresco in
vited the next convention to meet
there and it was accepted.
The press and resolution commit
tees then gave their reports, which
were accepted, after which the conveI-
ton adjourned for supper, and then
most of the members attended a pfc
ture show at the Lyric.
Mrs. Babcock, of New Hampton,
before the convention adjourned gave
very interesting talk on the war.
The convention proved a most m
terest.ng one and all went home with
the feeling that they had most en-
joyable and profitable time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-17
GEO. PAINE WRITES
FROM CAMP MILLS
DEBORAH Soldier Boy, Member Co. f..
16Sth Infantry Stationed at
Hampstead, N. Y. Writes
His Parents.
GETTING LOTS OF
DRILLING EVERY DAY
Expected Soldier Boys Would Pass i'm
Review Before President Will
son the Day He. Wrote.
Hampstead, N. Y.
Oct. z, 1917.


Oct. Z, 1917.
Dear Folks:
1t has been some time since l heard
from you. Maybe you did not get my
last letter. Did you get my package?
l sent an album some time ago, also
my old LIST Iowa buttons. | hope they
are not lost. Last night I sent my
chest by express, and three other
boys sent stuff in it. as l didn't have
enough to near fill it. Our mail is
supposed to be censored now, and we
are not to put out anything that
could be classed as Information. We
are getting pretty we'll in line now,
are having lots of bayonet drill and
hikes, also lots of setting up exercise
and it makes a fellow tough as nails.
l still weigh about $50 pounds. OF
course everything is pretty strict
here and is getting more so all the
time. 1t don't take much to put a
fellow in the guard house. have
contrived to see quite a bit of the
interesting sights. The coast was
some sight. But everything sure is
different here than in Iowa.
Saloons or cafes are connected
with cabarets and everybody drinks.
There are some tough places in New
York, or all over this island Road
houses are only two or three miles
apart between towns, and Chinatown
sure is quaint OF course soldiers
are thicker here than civilians at
home. Hampstead is our nearest
town, of any size, and soldiers are so
thick you can hardly do anything.
Everything is crowded and they stick
soldier for all there is in il.
/ sure wish the Kaiser would get
cholera morbus and keep it till he
said peace
We are to have review this after
noon by President Wilson and others,
I guess. 1t will be some sight. We
have passed in review for Secretary
of War Baker and Ex-President Theo.
Roosevelt and also Gov. Harding, of
Iowa.
How is Eugene in school? This ar
my life makes me remember school
days, as we get eight hours a day OF
it. l wish you could see this camp.
There are three more on the island
besides ours, although ours is the
biggest
So hoping you are all well and
feeling fine l remain as ever,
With love, your son,
GEORGE.
Co. E 16S U. S. Inf
Saith Brigade, AID Div.
Hampstead, N. Y.