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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03
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Willingness to cooperate in any
movement that will better the trans.
portation system Of Chicago was ex.
pressed by Leonard A. Busby. presi.
dent Of the Chicago Surface Lines, in
a statement to the city council COM
mittee on local transportation. The
aldermen were considering Mayor
Thompson's recommendation that for.
felture proceedings be brought be.
cause Of alleged failure Of the surface
line companies to comply with the
terms Of the 1907 ordinances. The
mayors contentious were riddled by
Walter L. Fisher, traction counsel for
the city, and Mr.. Busby.
Tho service is now the best which
It is practical to maintain under exist.
ing physical conditions, and separate
ownership and operation of the sur.
face and elevated lines,' said Mr.
Busby.
THE reason we cannot get better
service during the rush hours and
carry more people with greater speed
and comfort is that It is physically i'm.
possible to operate more cars during
the rush hours in or through the con.
gested down town district. These con.
ditions in the down town district i'm.
pose limitations on the service out.
side this district, for the reason that
the main trunk lines from the outlying
sections OF the city nearly all run into
or through this congested territory.
THE congestion in the territory
from Chicago avenue to 22d street.
and from Halsted street to the lake
is increasing every year, and trafiic
conditions are growing worse.
The only solution practicable Is the
unification of the surface and elevated
lines. and the construction OF subways
through the congested territory. We
cannot stop where We are. A solution
Of the problem must be found.
II wish to make It plain that the
surface line companies will cooperate
with the city In any plan which will
furnish better conditions"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03
LEGAL" BLACKMAIL
The So-Called Legal Fraternity
Rotten With Alleged Lawyers,
Who Live Upon the Sorrows
of Others.

The Chicago legal fraternity needs
purgative. Il is too full of crooks
and blackmailers who are living upon
the misfortunes Of others. Fellows
who have given up all sorts of Jobs
where they had an opportunity to get
hold of other peoples troubles, like
discharged and discredited former
assistant public attorneys, and other
vermin Of that ilk are reported to be
thriving just now. One long.haired,
spindle.shanked scoundrel. who held
an official job long enough to get on
both sides Of a certain divorce case,
is reported to have quite a meal
ticket working both sides of II. He
Is only one of many. This class Of
vermin is boosted and aided by Ger.
tain reform" associations, some Of
which are paid out of the public
funds and are authorized" black.
mailers.
The exposure Of these frauds is GER.
tain to come, and will shake the
daylights out Of the legal crooks,
who now fatten on human misery.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03

to organize purely humanitarian committee for the provisioning Of Russia
no
wholly nonpoita order devoted
o human life"
raise question o political
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03
LIN 1E[HZE lLUNZ[LZLlG[l11
LLOYD GEORGE vs.. NORTHCLIFFE

1t looks like war to the knife be.
tween Lloyd George and Northcliire.
The British premier turned on the
newspaper man viciously, and gave
him scarifying that left nothing to
be said. The viscount was pictured az
a disappointed seeker after glory and
power, whose failure to achieve his
ambition as dictator in war and peace
had left him suffering from injured
pride. Diseased vanity" was the d.
agnosis of Lloyd George-diseased
vanity that sought to avenge itself by
creating discord and suspicion among
the allies.
The premier has challenged pow
erful foe. but challenged him boldly.
Lloyd George and Lord Northcliffe
probably are the two most influential
personal forces In British politics, and
now that they are fercely and publicly
NJ war, the effect on Mr.. Lloyd
Georges political fortunes and the test
OF the influence of the Northcliffe press
which Is expected to follow, will mark
the developments of which are being {
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1919.
THE LUXURY TAX.

The Luxury tax went into effect this
week.
While the luxury tax hits women's
finery, beautifiers, and many things
that they might exist without, 1t finds
a way into the pocketbooks of nearly
every man, woman and child.
Ice cream, soda water, and candy do
not escape. Sodas, sundaes, lemon
AIDES. and the like that today and to-
morrow may be had for Is cents, on
and after Thursday will cost II cents
The new tax adds cent for every 10
cents or part of 10 cents such refresh
ments cost.
Then the items OF druggists sun
dries, patent medicines and things like
that. Your % cent tube Of tooth paste
will cost you 26 cents beginning
druggist sells that now costs quar-
ter. The new tax adds / penny for
every 25 cents OF an articles cost, and
this includes patent medicines, cos
metics, tale powder, and everything
else. Candy, chewing gum, kodak
films fall In the same class when II
comes to garnering the war tax pen
MES.
The following are some Of the ar
ticles upon which the government Is
preparing to collect tax of 10 per
cent:
Handbags, on the amount in excess
of $3.50 each.
House or smoking coats or jackets
and bath or lounging robes, on the
amount in excess OF $3.50 each.
Mems waistcoats, sold separately
from suits, on the amount in excess
OF IS each.
Womens and misses hats, bonnets
and hoods, on the amount in excess OF
SIS each.
Mems and boys hats on the amount
in excess OF IS each.
Mems and boys caps on the amount
in excess OF SO each.
Mems, women's, misses, and boys
boots, shoes. pumps, and slippers, not
including shoes or appliances made to
order or for any person having q
crippled or deformed foot or ankle, or
the amount in excess of $40 a pair.
Mems and boys neckties and neck
wear, on the amount in excess of s.
each.
Women's and misses silk stockings
or hose, on the amount In excess of 5.
pair.
Mems, women's, misses, and boys
pajamas, night gowns, and underwear
on the amount in excess OF IS each.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03
Reforming CHICAGO

A big fight Is being made at Spring.
field for the passage Of the following
laws affecting Chicago:
Non'partisan elections for aldermen
and mayor.
Reducing the number OF aldermen
from seventy to fifty.
Increasing the number Of city
wards from thirty.five to fifty. with
one alderman representing each ward.
Recall for aldermen and mayor.
Eliminating the Offices of city
clerk and city treasurer from the
elective Offices and making them ap-
pointive by the council.
The bills. If successfully pushed
through the state legislature, must 60
to the people for ratification on ref.
erendum vote.
The city manager plan of govern.
ment, which was also submitted to
the city council, was put in the dis
card. Only few voiced their senti-
ments in favor Of the city manager
plan, and there were many enemies.
The majority of the aldermen did not
feel that the council be trusted with
the selection of a mayor and others
raised the objection that the people
would thereby have no voice in the
selection Of their executive.
The contemplated change in the
aldermanic system was first brought
to the council in bill providing for
four years instead of two-year terms
for the city fathers and provided for
one alderman from each of thirty
five wards. 1t lost by a vote Of 80
to 81 and was then amended to pro-
vide for fifty wards, with an alder
man from each.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03
AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN SIBERIA

American troops In Siberia were
withheld from assisting the japanese
detachment which was nearly annihi-
lated In an engagement with Russians
at Habarovsk on February 20 last. be-
cause japanese troops had shot down
Russian women and children.
This reason has been reported to
the war department by Maj. Gen. Will
liam Sidney Graves, commanding Off
Ger of the American expeditionary
forces based on VladivOstok.
General Graves assigns also as a
reason for refusing American partici-
nation that he did not recognize as a
real enemy the Russians against whom
the Japanese were sent to fight.
On account of its importance and
it's possible bearing on American rela-
tons with the Japanese government,
the war department has RETAINED from
making public General Graves report.
Army officials have remained ST.
lent under allegations, out of which
the japanese press has been making
forces had permitted a japanese fore
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03
NANSEN TO FEED STARVING RUSSIA

DIR. FridtjOf Nansen Of Norway,
head Of the commission appointed BY
the peace conference to feed Russia,
Is famous by reason Of his arctic ex-
plOratiOns and experiences. His Far.
thest North" (lS07). which tells of his
drifting for two years on the Fran, Is
his best-knOwn book. Doctor Nansen's
letter to Wilson, Lloyd George, Gle
inenceau and Orlando. suggesting the
commission. reads In part:
"The present food situation In
Russia, where hundreds of thousands
Of people are dying monthly from sheer
starvation and disease, is one of the
problems now uppermOst In all mems
minds. As It appears that no solution
of this food question has so far been
reached In any delegation, would like
to make suggestion from a neutral
point of view for the benefit Of this
gigantic misery, on purely humans.
tartan grounds.
al. -,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03
THE FIFTH LOAN.

This, it is pointed out by the Gov
eminent authorities, Is fortunate, for
Uncle Sam will have to ask for very
large amount in order to meet his re.
naming military outlays. The pro.
ceeds OF the Fourth Liberty Loan were
all exhausted by December /, and
since then the Government has been
borrowing money from the banks to
meet its current bills. These have
been heavier since the signing OF the
armistice than before, as the liquidat-
ing OF the war machine necessarily
entailed q considerable augmentation.
The American people In the first
three Government loans, furnished the
money with which to construct the
war machine The Fourth loan saw
II we'll into the victorious drive that
ended the war. But the concluding
battles, the weeks of expensive delay
since the amistice, the bringing home
OF the men who are to be discharged,
and the liquidating of the war con-
o tracts must all be paid for with money
10 be rasied in a fifth great popular
appeal.
The record Of business failures in
the United States for the year 1918
shows that American business men
are in splendid shape to make large
subscriptions to the Fifth Loan. The
twelve months just closed say only
1852 failures. This compares with
1856 in 1917, 1898 in 1916 and 22,-
1856 in 1915. This shows, for 1918, a
$50 decrease. The total Is the
smallest since 1899, when there were
1897 failures BY reason OF the
great increase in the number Of bust,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03

ness houses in the country since
1899, the 1918 failures are relatively
even much smaller than then.
Farmers everywhere are making
the greatest returns in history.
Wheat is pegged at $500 and the
Government is also practically guar.
anteeing the price of hogs and corn.
Among wage earners, despite the
high cost of living, there is a marked
general prosperity. The average
yearly wage of the United States
Steel Company employees IL now ST..
574, against 1905 in 1913 and 1868 in
1902, a 100 percent increase. The in.
crease in the last five years is 7495.
Common labor, receiving 80 a day be.
fore the war, now gets from $3.50 to
IS. Skilled men now get on the
average from So to $50 day and few
get as much as SIS day. In the
Seattle shipyards men are getting SIS
a day.
Railway wages have been advanced
$700,000,000 per annum in the last
year, following a s10o,000,oO0 advance
given by the Adamson law. The fol.
lowing table shows the relative pay,
in 1914 and now and may be taken
as a minimum Of the advances in
nearly all fields Of employment.
Office boy, per week. s 500 1910
Minor station agent,
per month. ......... 74.75 1890
Baggage man, per
Hiontn ............. i2.oO l4i.4O
Drawbridge deck hand 5000 1928
Car repairer or black.
smith, per day. ...... $40 9.52
Plain carman. per day. 400 S.12
Ticket clerk, per month 1880 1911
Ticket clerk and tele-
phone operator. per
mOntn ..........,.. 1888 1S2.OO
Out In the country. farm hands who
used to be happy over $50 month
with board, are now getting as much
as So a day.
The cost of living has. obviously,
taken up much Of the gain in wages
and profits everywhere, but there is
still left handsome margin. The
public, in 1914, could have bought
bonds In tremendous amounts and
since then, taking the country by and
large, profits and wages have mounted
more than living costs. When the
Fifth Loan is offered to the public In
the spring. Uncle Sam will be de.
cidedly unwilling to accept any plea
Of inability to subscribe.
~
Thomas J. Ssuerman OF Ohio and
Clark streets and proprietor Of he
Oldest saloon and restaurant In Chi
cago has tho finest bar fixtures In
America. They we're made over nfty
years ago. and the carving was an
done BY hand. The German Historical
soeis,y has taken photographs Of
tAen.
~eA
Matt Aller would make q good City
Treasurer. He 10 . sterling Democrat
and has worked hard to put many good
men into public once.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03
FROM LOT Line
INV" ~ 70 '' LOT Line
As City Owns All of Street II
Should Clean Sidewalks
Itself.

The city claims the ownership OF
the streets from lot line to lot line
and all distractions on the sidewalks
from news stands to snow are there
with its permission. II rents space on
sidewalks at its own sweet will. II
should, therefore, keep the sidewalks
as we'll az the rest of the streets clean.
But It does not. The money that the
city should spend ON the cleaning Of
dirty sidewalks is wasted on $4,000. 900
worth of unnecessary Job holders.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03

Balassinos Grand Opera Restaurant
at 524 South Wabash avenue, is very
popular with the Chicago public, We
have heard its bill of fare and high
class singing and entertainment
praised by excellent judges.
Emil Longhi. the popular proprie.
tor of the Justly famous Italian 4
Greek Products Company at 1880
South Wabash avenue. has built up .
great reputation In the business world
on account of the excellence OF the
olive oil and fine imported wines
handled by his house.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03
LOUIS J. STASKO, DOUGH" BOY

The United States army points
with prlde-though individual soldiers
ut times viewed with alarm-tO Private
Louis J. Stnsko. champion crap shooter,
A. Il. +. He has been nine months In
the army and now he IL going to Joliet
with $1,000 In his clothes. all Of II
won ut craps. No: not to the penl-
tentiary-JOliet. H., II his home.
And no man can win $1,000 with
'phOny' dice In the A. Il. f.; there
are too many Qulck.eyed and hard.
listed players ", the game. -a-.. &.
Wei. Private Stask0 was born
twenty-elght years ago In Joliet Of
Slav parents. He was earning $40 Il
week as u fnachInlst In n rolling mill
when Uncle Sam put him on his pay
roll at $50 month. StaskO had
''rolled the bones" mt home; after en-
listment he spent his leisure and the
other doughboys spent their money
shooting craps.
From Joliet StnskO went to Jeffer-
son barracks. Missouri. His first two
weeks ut Fort LenvenwOrth yielded al
embnrkntiOn camp on the edge of Ne,
nings were large. AT Havrc, France,
Knotty Ash, Liverpool, England, u dist
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03
ISHHS DEPARTURE MEANS WHAT7

Conflicting versions Of the impend-
Ing return of Viscount Ishii. the Jap
anese ambassador, to Tokyo, an
nounced by the japanese embassy. are
the subject of animated speculation In
American official and diplomatic cir
cles.
According to the embassy, the am.
bassador is going home on leave to
consult with his government on vari.
Gus questions relating to the relations
of the United States and japan, and
Is expected to return to Washington to
resume his duties. The embassy was
Mt pains to emphasize that there IL no
friction between the American and
japanese governments which might ac-
count for II.
The other version Of the incident
Is that the ambassador has been re-
called by his government, Is taking his
family with him, and will not return to
Washington.
ViscOunt Ishii was sent to WASH
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-05-03
NEED HOUSE NUMBERS
Over Half the Residences, Stores,
Apartment Buildings and Other
Structures in Chicago Are
Without Them.

The casual observer cannot fail to
notice that one Of the crying needs
of Chicago is street numbers on the
buildings.
Since the passage Of the new street
car ordinance, which provides for
the stopping Of the cars at even
numbered corners only, the absence
Of the numbers is painfully notice.
able, and much annoyance Is felt in
consequence.
Letter carriers and others who have
long suffered from this fragrant dis
regard Of the law requiring numbers
on every house, have grown tired Of
uttering complaints. No attention
was paid to them.
Whole blocks all over Chicago are
without numbers, and no one in AL.
thority appears to care about the
fact.
Chester A. Philips & Co., the we'll.
known sales engineers, in the Old
Colony Building, have national repu.
tation for efficiency and square deal.
ing and no concern in the country
furnishes better locomotives, steam
shovels, excavators, locomotive cranes
railway cars, steel rails, railroad
power, mining, shipbuilders and con,
tractors equipment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-09
BERR1EN SPRINGS. MICH.

0tBAs o.
Mrs. Ada Dore of Bridgeport.
Conn. was a guest Of Mrs. Mary
Rodgers last week
T. H Lohr and family left Friday
for their home in St Louis, Mo. af-
ter two months visit at their farm
home.
The Afternoon Card club was en-
tertained Friday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs. w r. WetmOre.
Miss Harriet Wilson OF Mishawa-
ka. former teacher in the village
schools, was a week end guest of
Mr. f. A Ford.
The annual reception for the vii
lage teachers was held Friday even
ing at the Methodist church, with
over 100 in attendance. A most in
teresting program of musical num-
bers and contests was enjoyed. after
which refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served.
VIM. ShuItz and Mrs. Clara BIZ
shop were married Saturday after
noon. They will make their home
with the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs ]. d. Caldwell
Hiram Crum died Friday at his
home in Hinchman He was 90
years old. The funeral service was
held at the Methodist church in
Hinchinan. Sunday afternoon, con-
Quoted by Rev. J. II. Bancroft.
Major Murdoch Circle will meet
Thursday afternoon, Sept IL, in the
c. A. r. hall.
Mrs. c. II. Kavanagh has returned
from a weeks visit with friends in
Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs J. Howard Taylor
returned Sunday to their home in
Chicago after a few days visit with
the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
w f. Wetmore.
The community picnic given by the
Red Cross association and the Amer
lean Legion win be held in the
grove Wednesday. Sept 10. An in
teresting program has been arranged
for the afternoon. including an ad-
dress by Lieut.. Wilbur Cunningham
Of Benton Harbor. A picnic supper
will be served at 500 o'clock.
Miss Edna Knase returned Sun
day TO her home in Chicago after
a weeks visit with Mrs. Jennie B.
Helm.
Miss BeuIah McOmber OF South
Bend was a week end guest at the
Geo. Il. Dean home.
Mrs Miller. wife OF Charles Mn
Ter. superintendent Of the County
farm, died Sunday morning She
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-09
Revelations of a Wife
Their Second honeymoon
ADELE GARRISON

got. He'd never object 10 your
lunching with me"
His tone and manner spelled alb
solute conviction. at which ! mar
yelled Was it possible that he had
no conception OF the aversion with
which Dicky regarded sim because
Of his caddish desertion OF Lillian.
Dickys lifelong friend and mentor?
Evidently not. for he began TO talk
OF Dicky as il he had just left him
around the corner.
was glad indeed when our en-
trance into the Fleur de Lis stopped
his flow Of "reminiscences. ! saw
his brilliant black eyes rowing critic
ally over every appointment Of the
attractive little tea room. as the man
ager. stately. gray-haired woman.
came Smilingly toward us.
Would you like 10 sit near the
window" she asked. "or will you
take your favorite table?"
fancied that she gave an almost
imperceptible glance Of curiosity at
my imposing looking escort. and
was thankful that she didn't know
my name. or in fact anything about
me save the ract that I had lunched
quite frequently at her tea room.
Il would like my usual table"
answered, and she stepped aside TO
greet other corners while l led the
way to the table ! had liked when
had lunched at the tea room in the
winter. the one nearest the immense
open fireplace, which was one of the
charms Of the tea room.
Now. on this May day, there was
no need for a fire. and some ones
discriminating taste had put an i'm
mense bunch OF pussy willows in the
copper kettle which swung from the
crane. But the Ia - was one so far
back in the room that it was ad
mirably adapted 10 afford us the
freedom from intrusion necessary
TO our talk.
by JOve. this isn't a bad looking
dump at ALL" Mr.. Underwood said.
looking at the quaint patterns and
colorings or the chintz-covered
chairs. the really gRod pictures on
the wall. and the <ainty china and
linens with which the tables were
appointed.
But what a gloomy looking wait
reSs;" he lowered his voice discreet
~ as the girl, the one who always
took my order, placed two glasses Of
water on the table. laid the menu
card before US, and stepped aside for
a moment to answer the imperious
demand OF woman at a neighbor-
ing table, who was evidently dis
satisfied with some portion OF the
food placed before her. Shed give
me the jim-jams if 1 had TO have
her serve my meals very often. She
looks exactly as If she were about
10 say, Mourners will pass on this
side, please.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-09

The Horoscope
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 10.


The sidereai forces for this day
WELD an influence that must be in
terpreted as adverse. For while the
positions Of the planets are not ad
verse. on the other hand they may
be considered propitiOus- Those
who are in the employment Of 9TH
ers are enjoined to be careful Of
their positions and others are ad-
monished TO refrain from seeking
favors of prefermert from those in
authority or superiors Likewise
there is danger from fraud. treach-
cry or deception Money matters
are also in jeopardy. litigation is to
be Stunned. and new acquaintance
selected with discrimination. In
domestic and affectional realm, also
matters are under inharmonious vi
brations, and these should be zeal
ously guarded lest affliction or be
reavement manifest.
Those whose birthday it Is are ad-
vised TO be careful in the use Of
money. 10 shun litigations, to make
acqusintances carefully. and TO pro
tect their home and heart affairs
child born on this day viii be
pround. extravagaht impetuous and
careless
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-09

motor truck, and taking them some
four or five miles outside the city
for distribution. Whole hogsheads
of wine were rolled out of the city
in this way and distributed
1t seemed as if the mobs had de-
signated for them the stores to be
looted. There were apparently the
most systematic pillaging Of those
accused Of war profiteering. Mer-
chants known TO have violated gov
ernmental regulations by selling
prohibited articles during the war
were treated In the same way.
Say Soldiers Took Gifts.
Soldiers went TO restore order in
some cases were charged with ac-
cepting gifts from the rioters and
at other times filing their pockets
with eatables including biscuits
fruits, nuts and chocolate.
The new situation created by the
arbitrary communicating and fix
ing of prices is now beginning to re-
act. Storekeepers are refusing to
run their businesses on the new basis
while there is evidently a general
shortage throughout the various
cities affected by the new economic
changes Many well-to-do families