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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01
PUNJAB BAMBOO FORESTS
Trees Mature Five Years. Producing Large Reveue 400
Employed During Telling Season.
Selected

deal of damage may be done to other shoots
in the clump. The bamboos, having been
felled, are next roughly dressed of their side
shoots and tops, and are then tied into bun
dies of five, ten or twenty, according to size.
For the time being these bundles are thrown
out on the compartment lines, but at the
close of the days work are collected to-
gether and carried on the coolies heads to
the forest depots. Here those which are to
be manufactured, that is, fired and straight
ened, are put on one side, while the others
which are to be marketed green are loaded
into carts and sent off to the sale depot at the
railhead.
Making up the green bamboos into,
maybe tent poles or lance slaves is by far
the most interesting part of the work in
these bamboo forests. The first stage in
making up is carefully to clean off all the
knots. This is usually done by gang of
small boys armed with sharp adzes. They
soon become clever at this work and rarely
spoil bamboo by making bad shot and
damaging the skin. The poles are then cut
to length, according to the purpose for
which they are required, and handed over to
the skilled workmen, known as kamaggars,
for strengthening. Each pole is now put
through hot wood fire. This not only
makes it supple, but also gives it rich brown
color, and by melting the dirty waxy cover
ing gives it clean and highly polished ap-
pearance. After this all curves are removed
by bending the stem with some force in an
opposite direction. The instruments used
for this are either an upright pole planted
in the ground, with slanting holes bored
through it to take the bamboos, or small
implement held in the hand, which is used
only for small stems and delicate work, such
as lance slaves.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01

Wartime restrictions on travel to Great
Britain in effect since 1914 have been re-
moved. Passports may now be vised in a
few minutes where heretofore. it required a
notice of from three to 10 days. 1t is no
longer necessary for the traveller to show
that he is on business or emergency trip.
-Exchange.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01
lighted by our remote ancestors to celebrate
the arrival of spring.

Just how the rabbits managed to get
into the Easter celebration nobody seems to
be able to find out with any certainty. Any
way, they are not properly rabbits; they are
hares. Undoubtedly the association of the
hare with Easter and its eggs was introduced
here by the Germans, but where they got
the idea is what none of the antiquarians
have been able to learn to their satisfaction.
As far as they have gone they figure this
way: The relation between the moon and
the hare is fairly close. The relation of the
moon to Easter is very lose Gradually in
ancient times the hare seems to have become
associated with Easter and with Easter eggs.
Easter without eggs-fresh laid, dyed
and sugar-would be like Christmas without
Santa Claus, the stocking and the tree. And
the association of the egg with Easter is
easily explained. Many of the old peoples
of earth have used the egg from time i'm
memorial as the symbol of the germ of life.
The wise men of old taught that the world
was hatched from an egg. All over the pagan
world it signifed fertility and potential life.
The place of the egg was therefore firmly
fixed In the spring celebrations that long
antedated Christ and the Christian Easter.
The Christian church found the egg so firm
ly established as an Easter symbol that it
could not be dislodged. Therefore the
church adopted the egg and adopted it as a
symbol of the resurrection. In the transi-
tion of Easter from heather to Christian
festival the tradition of the egg stands un-
broken. When the coloring of eggs began,
to the Christian the white stood for the i'm
maculate conception; the red for the blood
of the redemption, and the yellow for the
dawn of the resurrection morn.
1t is natural that many queer relics of
ancient egg customs should have survived,
while many have died on the way. For in
stance, the rulers of earth no longer indulge
in Easter eggs wholesale. After the Easter
celebration found its way into France every
hen roost in the country was searched for the
Adl SCOl CSSS, WHASl4 WCAC ldACAA do a lAAOutC
to the king. And after the Easter high mass
in the chapel of the Louvre there were
brought into the royal cabinet pyramids of
gilded eggs decked with verdure. The
chaplain, after blessing them, distributed
them among the persons of the court in the
presence of his most Christian majesty.
In the time of Henry l, eggs were in
great demand on Easter morn. In the tower
is an old royal roll with an account of entry,
"18d for 400 eggs to be used for ornamental
purposes for Easter"
That the whole world associates the egg
with Easter is shown by the fact that the
Christian children in Mesopotamia play the
same game at Easter of picking" eggs that
American boys do. In England in many
places the boys and girls "roll" their colored
eggs, just as the Washington children do on
the White House grounds. This White
House egg-rolling, by the way, is quite a
celebration and as curious spectacle is
worth seeing.
There are many curious customs that
obtain at Easter that have nothing to do with
the day.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01

VEN IN distracted Russia Easter
will be observed, for the Greek
Catholic church makes much of
fhe ce1ehra+,oy, and Eac%er oheer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01

lNE OF the greatest drawbacks of a
forester's profession is that he rare
ly lives long enough to see the re-
suits of his labors. This is parti-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18
CHICAOGANS KICK
ON TELEPHONE TOLLS
IN CRECAGO'S OUT
LYING DISTRICTS

In the matter of telephone service
Chicago is very provincial.
Provincial with a yengence
The Chicago Telephone Company
serves a million of Chicago people
who do not live within the municipal
limits of Chicago.
They live in the provinces.
Forty thousand of them live in the
province of Oak Park, which is only
third the distance from the main
Chicago telephone exchange that
majority of the residents of Hyde Park
and Lake (within the city limits) are.
Forty thousand more live in the
province of Evanston.
$4,000 more live in provinces like
Lagrange, Riverside, Berwyn, Forest
Park, Melrose Park, haywood, Broad
view, Bellwood, Harvey, West Ham
mond, Chicago Heights, Chicago
Ridge, Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park,
Mount Greenwood, Homewood, River
Forest, Burr Oak, Riverdale, Cicero,
Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth,
Hubbard Woods, Glen Ellyn and so on
ad infinitum.
These provinces pay exchange rates
to the Chicago Telephone Company, in
addition to which they pay Toll.
Now 95 per cent of the calls sent
or received in the above named prov
inces and others not named are to or
from Chicago.
And the toll bills mount up as
everybody who has experienced them
knows.
Everything in the provinces is
charged for-and such charges.
For instance, a party in Oak Park
desired to talk to Garfield 1888. By
mistake the party calling gave the
wrong exchange and was given Ked-
zie 1888. The party at Kedzie 1888
promptly answered and told the party
calling that they had the wrong ex-
change. Only a minutes time con-
sumed
Then the right exchange Garfield
S2S3-was called for and the right
number, strange to say, came to the
phone at the first tap of the bell.
The Oak Park party received the
following toll bill on October /:
Kedzie 1888, toll So cents, war tax
10 cents.
Garfield 1888, toll 10 cents.
This is plain, truthful sample of the
kind of toll expenses Chicago people
| in the provinces pay to the Chicago
Telephone Company.
| All tolls for telephone within TWEEN,
| ty miles of the Chicago City Hall
should be abolished.
| There are progressive and intelli-
gent men at the head of the Chicago
| Telephone Company and they can
easily see that the abolition of tolls
/ will popularize their service and great
ly increase their receipts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1920.
INCREASED FARES HAVE NOT
HELPED al" ROADS.

Increased fares have not helped the
elevated railroads financially, as wage
increases and other expenses have
eaten up the profits. This is shown
by the October report filed with the
public utilities commission.
At the 10 cent basis, S6,24S more
people used the elevated roads in
October this year than they did a year
ago yet the net income dropped from
500. 11O.0S TO $41, SS3.S2.
The cause for this drop, according
10 II. E. Bartlett, engineer for the
commission, is the increase in the
wage scale. THE elevated roads pay
a higher scale than any other trac-
ton line in the eastern half of the
United States, with the exception OF
the New York subway" said Mr.. Bart
lett
Operating expenses show an in
crease of $241, 1863 over last Oc-
tober.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18
FEDERATION OF LABOR

The Chicago Federation of Labor
reelected John Fitzpatrick president
for the fourth consecutive term, and
Edward n. Nockels was chosen. sec
rotary for the eighteenth time. Other
officers elected were:
Oscar Nelson, vice president: F. G.
Hoop, financial secretary; Thomas f.
Kennedy treasurer; Charles H. PIow-
right, reading clerk; Richard NJ. OIL
sen, ergeant-at-arms.
Elizabeth Maloney, NJ. B. Philip and
Gertrude Stoetzel were elected mem
berS of the finance committee. A
legislative committee was appointed,
consisting of Joseph w. Norton, Harry
E. Sebeck, Steve Sumner, Henry Van
Arisen and T. G. Vance
The executive board is composed
of Emil Arnold, Charles bold, J. A.
Kahn, Tim Meary and Robert Weber
Ben F. Parker, Agnes Johnson and
Ben Ferris were appointed delegates
to attend the convention of the Hi
nois State Federation of Labor next
month
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18

The Chicago Eagle numbers among
Its subscribers the most influential,
most prosperous and most respected
men in Chicago.
1t reaches nearly every man OF
standing in the community and all
men who are molders Of public opin-
ion or directors of public affairs.
It is the guide, mentor and friend
of every political leader Of every
shade of opinion.
1t is read by Government, State,
County and City officials.
1t is read by a big percentage OF
the legal fraternity, including bench
and bar.
It is the favorite of Chicago's lead
ing business men.
It reaches all classes in their
homes.
1t is in every public office and ev-
cry public library.
It is a paper that Is read by people
of standing and influence.
The Eagle goes into every pre-
cinct in Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18

The City Club has taken up the
housing problem and is investigating.
conditions.
Not only the labor. phase but--vir--
tually every other factor that might
be conceived as possibly contributing
to the ills for which relief is sought
will be investigated.
I'VE hope to go into the sociological
aspects of the housing question" ex-
planned a member of the general COM
mittee. "in an endeavor to find out
whether the shortage is general, city
wide, in all classes of houses, or
whether it is caused by more or less
increased demand for modern and
better type homes and apartments.
Then there is to be a study of pro-.
posed and existing legislation on hous-
ing. We want TO know definitely just
what restrictions there are, or are
proposed, which touch the matter of
construction.
There is also the question whether
the City Club of Chicago can en-
courage building through promotion
OF a financing or housing corporation.
We may undertake this.
I'VE want to know something about
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18

Charles Krutckon Is one OF the
most popular members of the Board
Of Assessors. He always looks after
the people q interests.
Dennis j. Egan has made a fine
record in every official position he
has held. He is pleasing everybody
as Chief Bailiff of the Municipal
Court.
~8&A
John u. Smyth, the we'll known real
estate and insurance man, is always
a booster for the west side.
Coroner Peter M. hoffman Is one
of the most popular public officials In
Illinois.
Judge William E. Dever Is making
a splendid record on the Appellate
bench.
~
S. P. Messenger has done much for
Chicago in furnishing the people with
a fine lot OF flrst-class restaurants.
%R5sA.
Judge Frank Johnston, Jr., ia max
ing a fine record on the Circuit Court
bench.
%eSe
John r. Caverfy's record on the
Municipal bench is worthy Of al
praise.
~GA
Albert G. Keller, the we'll known
and popular president of the Keller
Elliott Company, is one of the most
highly respected of that class of able
and progressive men who have helped
make this city great.
~A
Edward w Everett, the we'll known
Chicago lawyer, is frequently men
toned for judicial honors, although
he has never indicated any desire to
seek a position on the bench. He is
very popular with all who know him
and his connections, professional and
otherwise, are all of that high class
which instflls respect and confidence.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18
cHIcAoo's NEW TAX RATE.

AS completed by the board of re-
view the assessed valuations, repre-
senting one half of the total valua-
tions for the various tax districts in
the city, of real estate and personal
property show $1,154, 419,O9S of the
former and 1878, 1885, 4S6 of the latter.
For the country towns the total for
real estate is $1C7,7S2,179 and for
personal property $25 ,639, 260. The
railroad valuations, which it is the
province Of the board of review to fix,
amounted to $9,7O2,294 of real estate
and s7,S07,S43 of personally. The
grand totals for the county were real
estate 1921, 900, $50 and personal prop
erty Sab, 1884.
Values as distributed through the
various towns in the city were as fol
lows.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18
EAGLETS.

Otto Kerner, the well known lawyer
and popular master in chancery is so
mentioned for Judge of
the Municipal Court that his friends
who are legion are hoping that he
will make the race No man is bet
ter equipped for the place. either by
training or ability. His proven cour-
age, uniform courtesy and judicial
temperament fit him for the bench
Ben ]. Short, the popular lawyer,
would make a great Judge.
><g
Clarence S. Piggott stands high at
the Bar and is respected by the peo-
pie. He will be a Judge some day and
in the near future at that
%g
Dixon G. Williams has high honors
awaiting him at the hands of the
people.
~ses8AA
Adam Ortseifen, one OF the best OF
Chicago's City Treasurers, would
make good State Treasurer
eaA
The leading members or every SO
ciety and club in Chicago read The
Eagle.
AGassssaa
George L. Schein is one of the ablest
and most highly respected members
of the Chicago bar His many friends
would like to see him on the bench.
AD
Carl Appel the owner of the justly
famous North Side Turner Hall, and
restaurant, is a wide awake citizen
of whom Chicago is proud.
@e@
Frank Johnston, Jr, able judge OF
the Circuit court, would make a
| great governor of Illinois.
RsEA
| A. J. Kowalski, cashier of the big
Northwestern Trust and Savings
bank is frequently mentioned fol
state treasurer of Illinois. He is very
popular and would be elected if he
| permitted the use of his name. Mr.
Kowalski is a Democrat and leading
member of the Iroquois club.
Alfred B. Horder, the well know
stationer, is a veteran of the Spanish
American war and one of the veter
ans OF Chicago's crack First Reg
mont He 10 popular in the business
world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18

Samuel r. Kaufman the popular
president of the famous Congress
Hotel Company and head Of the. great
Congress Hotel, is one of the most
public spirited citizens OF Chicago
who is always keenly alive on every
thing uplifting the city and a broad
minded man of affairs who makes
everyone who patronizes his hotel
happy.
Charles e. Ummach, president Of
the well known r. Williamson Com
pany, Is one of Chicagos progressive
citizens who Is always working hard
for the upbuilding of the city, and
the advancement of its interests He
stands high with everybody who
knows him.
James M. Whalen is making a splen-
did record as county civil service
commissioner. He deserves well at
the hands of the people, as he has
always been faithful to every public
trust imposed on him.
~
William F. QuIn1an, the faCher OF
Edgewater," has a host of friends all
over Chicago.
49,
Emmett Whealan Is making splen.
did record as a member of the County
Board of Commissioners. He is 8
veteran Chicago printer who stands
high with everybody in the trade and
as a public official is winning friends
everywhere.
49,
Oscar F. Mayer, as business man
and citizen, does credit to Chicago.
He stands for progress and is one of
the men who have helped make the
city great.
40
Dominick Marubio is a leader in
the teaming and transfer business of
Chicago. He has built up his big
business by strict attention to the
needs and wishes of his many pat
rons.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18
EAGLETS.

The Mechan1cs & Traders State
Bank is making splendid record and
is gaining new customers and deposi-
tors every day. 1t has an ideal To-
cation in the heart of the great west
side at the corner Of Washington and
Desplaines street.
JuGge JOnn Il. CaVerly gives gen.
eraI satisfa ction to the public in the
VA un1cIpaI Court and grows more
,,opular every dry
Sanitary Trustee William J. Hea1y
is the father of the Orleans street
bridge = the greatest improvement
ever made by the city of Chicago on
the Chicago river Mr.. Healy, while
Alderman from the Eighteenth ward,
fought week in and week out until he
secured the passage of an ordinance
and appropriation for this much need
ed structure.
John T. Driscon has done much to-
wards the upbuilding Of Chicago and
especially of the great West Side.
An extensive property owner himself,
he has always been foremost in every
movement tending to further the in
terests of the city or of his fellow citi-
zens. No man is more respected and
no man asks for less.
40
Adam Wolf 10 one or the most pops-
lar men In Chicago. You can't best
him
Judge Kicknam Seaman fulf1lls the
expectations of his friends. His rec
ord on the bench Is a good one.
The city department OF gas and cleo
tricity never was in better hands than
it is now. William G. Keith, the
commissioner, is an able, honest, and
progressive man.
The county clerks office under
Robert M. SweitZer has never known
a scandal 1t in clean, efficient and
ably managed.
William c. Assay, the distinguished
| Chicago lawyer and former Attorney
| for the City and for the Sanitary Dis
| trict, is frequently mentioned for judi
| cial honors
~
| Joseph A O-Donne1l, former legis
lator and park commissioner, is one
OF the most popular memters CT TIL
| Chicago Bar.
~6@
Joseph F. Haas is making a splen
did record as recorder of deeds His
office is conducted along lines thai
give great satisfaction to the public
~0
Charles Krutckcr always made /,
good public record
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18

how tenants are treated Do they en-
joy the heat and services to which
their leases entitle them? If they re-
fuse to pay when rent is raised, they
are evicted Can this be prevented?
We hope to find out"
In all, eight subcommittee were
provided for by the housing commit
tee report.
There are about forty-fve members
on the housing committee, including
Leroy X. Sherman, formerly presi-
dent of the United States housing
commission; E. l.. Schwab, North
western university professor, who
also was a member of the government
commission, and many others known
as experts.
G1
If the Chicago Telephone Company
would use the Automatic system
which it now owns it's really able and
efficient officers would be saved from
the numerous complaints about
wrong numbers"-and other things.
John U. Smyth, the well known in
surance man, with Offices at TIC West
Madison street, is one of the rising
young men of Chicago. He is popular.
able and energetic and is a booster
for everything that makes for the bet.
terment of this, his native city.
Many of the friends of Harry +.
Gibbons, popular County Treasurer,
are already talking about him as the
Democratic candidate for mayor at the
next city election.
Gibbons is very popular in the Dem
ocratic party and has great number
of admirers in the Republican camps.
He is very strong with all classes
aud has some of the biggest business
men in Chicago among his boosters
%GA
sidney Adler, me well known law
yer, ID In the front .ank of soomer,
r mis- native city-Chicago-
| Peter Reinberg has made a splendid
record as president OF the count!
board.
~
John H. Mack, the chief deput.
county clerk, is a credit to Count.
| Clerk Sweitzer and an efficient Office
of whom the people are proud.
~xE
Judge Hickman Seaman, the abb
jurist and popular orator, is oftel
spoken of for high political honors.
~SA
Fred w. Upham is always ON han
when Chicago wants him, whether
is to bring national convention t
the city, or to win anything big TO
the town, Upham Is always the leade
In the movement.
%ee
william H. Lyman, the popular Co.
msr senator and alderman, 10 at tn
head of the big public contractin
Arm OF w. II. Lyman 4 Co.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18

The Chicago Eagle, a newspaper
for an classes of readers, is devoted
TO National, State and Local Pol
tics; 70 the publication of Mu-
nicipal, State, County and San
tary District news; TO comment
on people in public life; to clean
baseball and sports, and to the
publication Of General information
Of Public Interest, Financial, Conn.,
merciai and Political.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18

These figures include revenue from
carried in Evanston and
other stations north of the city linn
its on the Northwestern lines.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18

Edward A. Cudahy stands foremost
among the men who have helped make
Chicago the great city she is today.
George w. Paul1in, the great FUR
rier, has made a business record for
honesty AID integrity that wins for
him hosts Of friends.
%e
William o. Hawkins, manager for
the big coal company of Richards &
Sons, is one Of the most popular and
wide awake business men of the city.
He is a leader in the trade and all
who have bad business dealings with
him respect him.
a01A
Andrew ]. Ryan is one of the ablest
and most highly respected lawyers
in Chicago.
e
B. H. Rubenzik, auditor of the
Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank is
one of the coming men of Chicago. He
is very popular in the business world
Jacob Levy, the well known TWEEN
ty-frst ward Democratic leader, would
make a good county commissioner.
1884,
H. H 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.. Merrick
is president of the Great Lakes Trust
Company. Chicago's new big bank
which stan ted in with a capital OF
! S3,O00.00O, and a surplus Of 100000
All of the stock was oversubscribed
for.
Captain T. T. Barry, the popular
general manager of the Globe Mutua
Life Insurance Company of Chicago
is one of the most popular under
writer's in the state, as we'll as pro
gressive citizen whose views are al
ways popular with men who love jus
tice and honesty.
w. F. Cummings, the we'll known
engineer and contractor, has made
fine record. His work is praised al
over the country.
Fletcher Dobyns, the popular mas
ter in chancery, is at the forefron
in every movement for the better
ment of Chicago
George L. Schein, the able lawyer
would make fine Judge.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-18

The valuations as fixed for Evanston
we're SIC, 463,S77 on real estate and
s4.6O9, 1923 for personal property. The
totals for all of the other country
towns amount TO $91,31S,30 of real
estate and $21,O29,537 of personally.
CITY CLUB TAKES UP HOUSING
PROBLEM.