Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-09-17

CelNeu l. NOtoSy Willie OI AeOoIOO
Pound received six, Elihu Root two
and Prof. Jones Brown Scott two.
Hold Up Mandate Question.
Decision not to intervene in the man.
date question pending the result OF
negotiations between the principal
mandatory powers and the United
States was reached by the special
commission of the League of Nations
recently named in connection with a
resolution presented to the league as
sembly by Lord Robert Cecil, repre-
sentative of the Union Of South AT
rica. Lord Roberts motion expressed
the desire that the two principal
classes of mandates for former Ger
man colonies be Immediately defined
and expressed regret for the delay in
their definition.
When the commission met Herbert
A. L. Fisher of Great Britain told the
members that negotiations were at the
moment in progress between the chief
mandatory powers and the Washing
ton government and that it would
therefore :e inopportune for the COM
tiations had been concluded.
Moore Accepts Election.
New York, Sept. 15.-John Bassett
Moore announced that he would ac-
cept election to the international
court of justice. He is in his sixty
first year. Elihu Root, who has de-
clined election because of age, is sew
enty-six.
Mr. Moore has been professor of in
ternational law and diplomacy at Co
lumbia university for 20 years, and
has had a varied public service in
volving international relations.
He was a law clerk of the Depart
ment of State in 1885, third assistant
secretary Of state from 1886 to 1891,
assistant secretary of state In 189S
secretary and counsel of the Spanish
American peace commission in 1898,
counsellor of the State department in
1914 He has been a member of the
permanent court of The Hague since
1911, and Is vice chairman of the in
ternational high commission organized
at the Pan-American financial con-
books dealing with international rela-
tiOns.
Charles H. German, popular and
valued member of the legal staff of
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
in Milwaukee and Omaha for many
years, has gone into private practice
and opened a Chicago office at 29
South LaSalle street with former AS
sistant States Attorney Robert E.
Hogan as partner They are good
| lawyers, good fellows, and hard work
ers and success is theirs from the
start.
Fred F. Hagel of the Briggs House
is very popular with men in public
life as we'll as with the leaders in
the commercial world II he wished
to go into politics he would be a
winner for anything he went after
Lieutenant John Norton, Acting
| Chief of Detectives continues to prove
himself the great policeman that he
always was. He is a never-failing foe
| of criminals and wonderful aid in
| bringing them to justice. The same
may be said of Chief of Detectives
| Michael Hughes.
s.
! Colonel B. A. Eckhart the great
| Master Miller, is one of the men who
are looked upon as the real upbuild
ers of Chicago from every standpoint
| Isaac N. Powell, banker, fnancier
Republican leader and good citizen
never looks for public honors fol
himself. He is always boosting some
body else.
John M. Naghten, the insurance
leader, is often talked of for politica
| honors.
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With the city's demand for a re
storation of scent street car fares IL
| Chicago in a prominent place on it.