Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-09-13
PUBLIC SERVICE BUNK
The Tooth Extracting and Smoke
Consuming Department in the
City Hall Makes People
Laugh.


Laugh.
Why doesn't the alleged city de.
partment of Public Service get after
the fraudulent weighing machines,
with which the city is infested?
Can you guess why 1t doesn't?
There are 102,641 of these machines
scattered all over the city on city
sidewalks.
1t is safe to say that 100000 Of them
are out Of order most Of the time.
They yield an immense revenue, as
each patron is obliged to give up one
cent for the privilege of finding out
how much he does not weigh.
Another fraud on the public is the
counterfeit gum vending cent.in-the
slot machine, which in the majority Of
cases, takes the cent but yields no
gum.
why is 1t that the City Department
of Public Service permits these frauds
to exist?
William White of 2644 Pine Grove
avenue may be the next state sena-
tor from the 31st district. He is very
popular Chicago.born like his father
and mother, has plenty of money and
stands high with all of his fellow
Republicans. The young men of the
district are for him IL he will consent
| to make the race.
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II. II. Merrick is one Of the leaders
in the civic life Of Chicago. AS presi.
dent of the Association of Commerce
he has done great work for the city,
its present and future. Mr.. Merricl
is president of the Great Lakes Trust
Company, Chicago's new big bank
which started in with capital OF
100000, and a surplus of 100000
All Of the stock was oversubscribed
for.
| c. A. Beckett, the we'll known and
highly respected president OF the
Beckett Coal and Coke Company. al
though still young man, has led
very active life and has been po
tent figure in the business world fol
many years. Whether as president
OF the Chicago Bearing Metal Com
pany, the Beckett Coal and Coke
Company, or as director OF the For
Dearborn National Bank, he has wor
the high regard of the business public
s. p. Messenger has done much fo
Chicago in furnishing the people will
q fine lot of first.class restaurants.
Leo Oppenheimer, vice.president o
the famous Messenger lunch rooms
Ia one of the coming men Of Chi
cago. He is popular, able and pre-
gressive.
Samuel r. Kaufman the popula
president Of the famous Congress
Hotel Company and head Of the grea
} Congress Hotel, Is one Of the mos
public spirited citizens Of Chicag
who is always keenly alive on every
thing uplifting the city and q broa
; miaded man of affairs who make
! everyone who pstronizes his hot<
happy.
Judge Frank Johnston, Jr., n NAL
Ing fine record on the Circuit Cour
bench.
. Judge George B. Holmes Is crafty
ing his many friends with the I'm
!, record he is making on the Municipa
court bench.
Oscar Deis, American pianist, vo
unteered his services at Fort Sher
dan and Great Lakes on Monday.
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Judge Charles A. Mcdonald ha
made a fine record as Superior cour
Judge.
| Oscar F. Mayer, as business ma
| and a citizen, does credit to Chicago
| He stands for progress and is one 9
the men who have helped make tn
| city great.
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Mayor Thompson should be give
| chance to fire lot of deadwoo
| among the city hall clerks. Some {
| them thinking themselves safe unde
| the civil service law, are impuden
| insubordinate and useless.
Sheriff Charles w. Peters is mai
| ing a good record.
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Andrew B. Boughan, the we'll know
| Chicago lawyer, with Offices at
| North La Sale street, is frequentl,
| mentioned for judicial honors. HI
would make a good Judge. MI
i Boughan Is Chicago product, borl
and raised in the city, and his recor,
at the bar has been successful an
creditable one.