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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

Police Makes No Effort to Get at Real
Cause Of Loop Congestion.
Pedestrians to Blame

The Chicago police make no effort
whatsoever to get at the real cause of
down town congestion.
Pedestrians are to blame for most
of it.
Instead of Obeying the crossing pO-
hceman's whistle they cross State
street and other intersections at all
times; crowd into the middle of the
street and tie up traffic for blocks.
In Detroit, Cleveland and other
large cities pedestrians who cross the
streets at the wrong time are arrested
and fined.
In Chicago they often stop to gossip
with the crossing cop, who regards
auto and other drivers as his natural
prey and doesn't waste a thought on
keeping the crossing clear.
Another thing that needs regulating
is the way some pedestrians tie things
up on the sidewalks.
All pedestrians should be obliged to
keep to the right PickpOcketS and
some foreigners keep to the left So
do some careless people who do not
smell badly.
By Furnishing people who deliberate
ly walk on the wrong side of the
sidewalk the House of Correction can
be made self supporting. 81
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01
HANSON ON
SCHOOL BOILERS

School Trustee Hart Hanson is
quoted as speaking of another phase
of the recent school board scandal in
volving purchase of twenty-fOur boil
ers from the Fitzgerald Boiler works
in 1920 and 1921
Instead of buying these boilers from
the United States Shipping Board at
prices ranging from $3.50 to $3.50
each, Mr.. Hanson charges, the board
threw away approximately $232,000 by
buying them from the Fitzgerald con-
Germ for $500 each. or $9,75725 each
completely installed. John Howatt,
chief engineer of the board, told AS
sistant States Attorney Ernest S.
Hodges that his attention was called
to the possibility of purchasing the
boilers from the Fitzgerald concern
by President Edwin S. Davis and Vice
President Albert H. Severinghaus.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

The Chicago Eagle has time and
again decried the attitude of people
who, denOuncing politicians, forget
that as politics is the science of gov
ernment and as the people are the
government in this country, it is their
duty to take an active part in politics.
The burden belongs on their shOul-
ders. They should not leave it to a
few when they themselves are to
blame for wrongs that creep in.
Colonel B. A. Eckhart, former state
senator and progressive citizen, de-
livered fine talk along these lines to
the graduate class at the Lewis In
stitute of which he is Vice President
of the Board of Trustees. Colonel
Eckhart drew a lesson from the condi-
ton of things in Russia, and said that
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01
HARRISON IS BACK
Given A Grand Welcome
Home Dinner at the Congress

Former Mayor Carter H. Harrison
was welcomed home from his trip
around the world by a thousand
friends at a big dinner at the Con
gress Hotel, Thursday evening. He is
in fine health
Questioned regarding whether he
would again run for mayor of Chi
cago, Mr.. Harrison said:
THE next mayoralty race in Chica-
go is the farthest thing in the world
from my mind. | do not know
whether | shall be candidate or not,
because it has been fourteen months
since l left Chicago, and a great many
things can happen during such a long
period especially in politics.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01
APPLY POLITICS
Colonel B. A. Eckhart Tells Students
That All Good Citizens Should Take
An Interest In Government

dent at Ashburne field showed the
need for periodic inspection of both
planes and pilots.
Establishment of landing field on
the lake front and small emergency
fields in the parks and forest pre-
serves was advocated
A field day will be held at Checker
board field on July "a under auspices
of the club. 1t is planned to have the
seven congressman from the Chicago
district fly to Washington as a feature
of the days festivities.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

Some members of the present school
board could not pass an examination
for dog catcher if they had to write
the answers in plain English. Others,
it is alleged, are SO busy in keeping
in touch with 'hootch" and moonshine
that they have little time for anything
of benefit to the public.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

1t is hard to keep a good school
superintendent in Chicago. The cheap
school boards heckle them to death.
Mrs. Young, Mr.. Shoop are dead De-
votion to duty under the strain of
bad school board interference killed
them. Many are surprised that Mr..
Mortenson, the present able incum-
bent, has held on as long as he has.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01
H. |. KAUFMAN
HEADS CONGRESS
HOTEL COMPANY
John Burke Is Reelected Manag-
ing Director of the Great
Hotel.

The new president of Chicago's ia
nous Congress Hotel Company is H.
L. Kaufman, the we'll known New
York banker and financier. He sue
ceeds the late S. R. Kaufman in that
position.
The other officials are U. L. Kauf-
man, vice president; G. d. Edwards,
secretary-treasurer, who succeeds him.
self, and the following board of direc-
tors: John Irwin and James Irwin,
Chicago; E. J. Hudson Marquette,
Mich, and John Burke, who also sue
ceeds himself as managing director of
the hotel. Mr.. Kaufman, who assumed
his official duties as president, de-
clared that he would endeavor to get
the best ideas in the hotel world,
whether they came from New York or
Europe to give to the patrons of the
Congress the best in service and en-
tertainment. Music is to be one of
the features
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Commanding officers performed the
duties of their subordinates when 800
firemen took examinations for lieu
tenancies at Wendell Phillips High
School Monday.
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The milk companies are pretty fair
with the public A denial was issued
by the Bowman Milk Company in re-
sponse to a charge by Russell J.
Poole, city cost expert, that cent in
crease in the price of milk is being
planned.
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A Pneumatic" race track would
not last long in Chicago
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On Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day three thousand candidates for
positions as teachers and principals
took examinations at Hyde Park High
School.
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The Florida, formerly owned by the
Goodrich Transportation company, has
been purchased by the Western Trans
portation Company of Chicago and is
the biggest boat sailing from the city
on shore trips.
The Florida was re-christened be-
fore her first trip, the bottle being
broken over the bow of the boat by
Mrs. Marvin Haskell, 822 Leland ave-
nue., daughter of H w. Cochrane, pres
ldent of the Western Transportation
Company. Many public officials took
part in the ceremony.
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William H. Stocker, popular city
sealer, has placed that Office on a
paying basis. 1t showed a net profit
of $3.50 for the past fiscal year-the
first time in years the office has shown
a financial gain for the city.
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Thomas j. Webb, "the Coffee King"
would make a good mayor of Chi
cago in the opinion of his many
friends
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William r. Skidmore always played
fair as a Democratic leader. That is
why he has so many friends.
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Congressman A. J. SABBATH has
made a fine public record. His votes
in Congress have always been on the
side of the people.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01
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The Pneumatic Jockey Club. which
is going to bring back horse racing
to Chicago, had list of it's mem.
bers printed in one of the dailies late
ly. A few live men were in the bunch.
The rest of the list looked as if some
one had been copying the names on
the headstones in Chicago cemeteries.
None of the dispatches from Latonia.
where the club was last week said
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

1t is too bad to see the management
of the public schools given over to the
control of men who are unpopular
with the people and unmindful of the
greatness of their office. If the posi-
ton of school board member was
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

ed Civil Service reform to keep Re
publicans in Office when Cleveland
headed the payroll and it has stuck
to it ever since. The Democratic par
ty used to be mans party.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

The law has some funny agnles.
For instance: Charges that an auto
mobile is being used by a constable
to decoy travellers into speeding on
Telegraph road near Lake Forest are
being investigated
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01
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Edgar A. Jonas, first assistant
states attorney, has been chosen by
Mayor Thompson to succeed DR.. John
Dill Robertson as president of the
board of directors of the municipal
tuberculosis sanitarium, position
which carries with it the spending of
$1,500,000 of tax moneys annually. A
better selection could not have been
made
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01
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Woodrow Wilson was the one great
national Democrat since James K.
Polk. Compared with Grover Cleve-
land his record as a president, as a
Democrat, and as a man is like the
Eiffel Tower compared to fire plug
Grover Cleveland was elected as a
Democrat. He became the tool Of
political sissys and embraced their
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

The school boards of the past were
largely composed of men who regard
ed membership on such a body as a
sacred trust. When one recalls
Thomas Brennan, D. R. Cameron, John
M. Smyth, w. K. Sullivan, James A
Sexton, Daniel Corkery, and the scores
of big men like them who served on
the school boards of the past feeling
Of disgust overcomes every. other SEN
sation over the way board member
ship has retrOgradeG
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

of the people,, the result may be dis
necessary horrible example of un-
stable, ill conceived government-in
Russia.
The bolshevik government took
from the farmer most of his wheat.
1t gave to the farmer money that was
worthless. The net result was that
the farmer quit raising wheat in eX-
cess of his family's needs.
"This lack of production of wheat
in Russia, the great wheat exporting
country, caused the awful famine and
the pitiful spectacle of Russia begging
for bread
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

made elective special grand juries
would be in session all the time to
keep up with the school board work
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01
VOTE ON new
CONSTITUTION
DECEMBER Y

Illinois voters will ballot Tuesday,
up by the "con con-" the convention
has decided The document will be
voted on as a whole, despite the adj
vice of many civic organizations to
submit it piecemeal and thus avoid the
maSsing OF opposition to certain sec
tiOns of the instrument.
An election for another justice of
the state Supreme court will be held
in Cook county the same day If the
new constitution is ratified the new
Supreme court justice will take his
seat in June, 1924. Nominations for
this place will be made by the county
committees of political parties.
The judicial article of the constitu-
ton was left in tangle by the adop-
tion of an amendment extending the
term of Justice Cartwright to 1927.
This conflicts with the provisions of
the article fixing the number of mem
bers of the Supreme court, and further
action by the convention will be nee
essary.
~
We are sorry to see Mr. Alexander
H. Reveu absent in Europe while
the State Constitutional Convention of
which he is member was wrestling
with some momentous problems that
needed his keen attention
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Timothy J. Grove, chief clerk in
the County Treasurers office, and a
Democratic candidate for Sanitary
Trustee, has sold fine piece of prop
erty on West Washington boulevard,
to Joseph E. Bidwill, Sr., the we'll
known Republican leader, for $25, 500.
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Regulation of aircraft by municipal
ordinance and the setting up of a bu-
reau with power to inspect planes and
certify pilots was advocated by ]. J
O'Malley, secretary of the Aviation
Club of Illinois, at a meeting with
the aviation committee of the city
council
Mr.. O'Malley said the recent acci-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01
TRACTION PLAN In
HANDS OF ALDERMEN

The new traction plan is now in the
hands of the City Council and if it is
adopted by the aldermen it will be
submitted to the people at the Novem-
ber election.
The plan has been prepared after
conferences with the All Chicago
Council representing more than 100
business organizations. The draft pro-
vides for the acquisition, either by
purchase or by condemnation, of the
existing surface and elevated lines of
the city, and the building of extensions
to meet the needs of the people resid-
ing in different sections
The plan makes no provision for
the operation of the system. It's finan-
cial and legal features follow the
Schwartz plan and the property is to
be acquired and extended through the
issuance of public utility certificates
under the authority vested in the city
by the municipal ownership act of
1913 and the Mueller act of 1903
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01
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TABBING LOOP TRAFFIC

The busiest corner in the world,
State and Madison streets was tabled
and its traffic record shown graphical
~ in a chart completed by traffic
experts in the municipal public service
department.
Maj r. F. Kelker, Jr., and his as
sistant, Thomas E. Flanagan, made the
bus traffic check from 2:30 to 5:45
p. m. Thursday Some of the con-
clusions forced by the facts and fig
ures are the following:
At $40 p. m. there were seven
motor busses on the east side of the
street between Madison and Monroe
streets. The block is 440 feet long.
The combined length of the busses
was estimated at 210 feet. This, Of
course, was in addition to automobiles,
street cars, and other street traffic.
In the 195 minutes covered by the
check, 109 busses used the street Of
these 79 were busses of the Depot
Motor Bus Company. They arrived
approximately every three minutes.
The depot busses parked at the curb
from three to four minutes each,
State street, there are no cab stands
allowed on that street.
These busses continued to park on
State street from A p. m. to 5:45 p. m,
though the no-parking period under
the city parking ordinance begins at
4 p. m.
Starters for the depot bus line add
further snarls to the traffic tangle by
informing motorists who attempt to
park there before p. m. that this
space is for busses only" causing
much confusion.
Most of the time there were at
least four busses on the east side of
the street." one of the checkers said.
THAT deprives vehicles of about one
fourth of the street. When street
cars are considered there is very lit
tie space left for the public"
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The, North Side is going to have five
new boulevards. They are badly need
ed for through motor traffic and will
do much to save human life by oblig-
ing all traffic to come to a stop be-
fore crossing them. Addison street
and La Sale avenue, among the new
ones, should have been boulevarded
long ago. The West Side needs sew
eral north and south boulevards. But
as most of the West Side aldermen
are more interested in other things
than the lives of their constituents,
nothing as usual, will be done for the
West Side
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

We are opposed to voting on any
traction ordinance at the November
election when the main ballot is three
feet wide and four feet long. 1t would
pay to hold a special election for the
people to decide upon such an inn
pOrtant matter
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

nauseating doctrine of Civil Service
can electorate lost the power which it
had always possessed before of kick
ing out public employees by it's votes
at the polls. The result of the Cleve-
land mush is apparent today. Our
government has become a bureau
cracy. The heads OF departments at
Washington are so secure in their life
jobs that they can now defy the Pres
ident himself That is why there is
such a howl over President Harding's
action in kicking out a bunch of of
flee holding aristocracy. Of course,
the mush mouth Democratic mug
wumps criticize him for doing this.
We believe that "to the victors belong
the spOilS." That is the sort of stuff
that keeps up the interest of the peo-
pie in elections. That's what makes
votes count.
Samuel insult will leave next week
for tour of a month or more in Eu-
rope The trip will be entirely for
FdCdIiOu anu IC0L, WI 1H0uI1 odlu NE
will be accompanied by his son, Sam
uel insult, Jr. Mr. insult denied re-
ports that he would take part, while
abroad, in closing contracts for some
of the opera stars who are to appear
in Chicago opera next fall.
No fixed itinerary for the trip has
been made out, it was stated at Mr..
Insults Office in the Commonwealth
Edison building. Passports permitting
him to visit a number of European
countries will be secured, but the ex-
tent to which he makes use of
them will depend on his wishes after
he crosses the ocean.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

Wisconsin Democrats have nOmin-
ated a woman for United States Sen
ator. This is very kind of the lady
like old party which is so gentle
towards it's opponents that it invent
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01
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The talk Of electing members of
the school board by popular vote is
dangerous bunk The present school
board about which much has been
said, plenty written and much more
still uncovered is an angelic body
compared with what the popular cleo
torate of Chicago would choose at
the polls.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

A school board selected by the
judges might meet the demands of
decency and good men might then be
chosen to fill the responsible require
ments
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

The enormous graft limited at in
school board disclosures has infiamed
the imaginatiOns and whetted the ap-
petites of numerous grafters who
have had no chance to satisfy their
appetites at the public trough.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

On Friday one hundred delegates
were sent by the Illinois State Teach
ers' Association to the National Edu
cation Association convention at Bos
ton.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

to be going in body to see the big
arrival, either collectively or individ-
ually. The public demands fresh
bunk and a new supply of bunk art
lists. 1t is tired of the old conologists
and pneumatic performers
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01
l

AS it is the Aurora prize ring is
more highly respected among all
classes of people than the Chicago
school board. The Aurora prize ring
is believed to be honestly conducted
That is the reason for the difference
of opinion as to their respective mer
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

Commanding officers performed the
duties of their subordinates when 500
firemen took examinations for lieu
tenancies at Wendell Phillips High
School Monday.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

The milk companies are pretty fair
with the public. A denial was issued
by the Bowman Milk Company in re-
sponse to charge by Russell J.
Poole, city cost expert, that cent in
crease in the price of milk is being
planned.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-07-01

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day three thousand candidates for
took examinations at Hyde Park High
School.
The Washington times., 1922-08-04
FOREIGN WAR ].
VETS ARRANGE
I. BEACH OUTING
Sug-of-War, With Cold Bath
for Losers, One Of Many
,. Stunts on Program.

A tug-of-war between National
Capital Post and Equality-W alter
Reed Post OF the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the District will be the out
standing feature of the. annual out
Ing of the organization next Thurs
day at Chesapeake Beach.
i. Nine war veterans will be on each
side. The losers will be drawn
through a pond at the end of a rope
by the victors while 1000 persons
look on.
other events will be a 5O-yard
dash for boys under twelve, a 90
yard dash. for girls under IL, 80
yard dash for women, 100-yard
dash for men, a 220-yard dash for
men, an obstacle race, a potato race,
Q mixed potato race, and a baseball
game between the Walter Reed Hos
nital and Veterans of Foreign Wars
teamsl Prizes will be awarded win
ners by Brig. Gen. Anton Stephen,
commander OF the District National
Guard =,
Col. George l.. TAFT is chairman Of
the arrangements committee.
Two organizations are holding out
ings at the beach today-Oriental
Council No. 312, Royal Arcanum.
and the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing branch of the International
Association of Machinists' Helpers.
Two thousand persons are attend
ing. G. w. Smith is in charge for
the Royal Arcanum and A. c. Neu-
man for the Bureau employees.
The Washington times., 1922-08-04

cinct. Instead OF turning north
when We reached Ninth street and
Maryland avenue Henson drove the
car east on the latter thoroughfare.
shouted to Henson to stop the
car. but, instead, he climbed over
the seat, and attacked me. Before
the car could be brought to a stop
II crashed into an electric pole and
smashed down a tree in front of
1927 Maryland avenue. Henson
then leaped from the car and at
tempted to escape, but not before
he struck me several times. Pedcs-
trians had seen us struggling in the
car and. they apprehended the negro
when he tried to get away. In the
crash the negro received several
cuts on the head as the result of
being struck by shattered glass. I
had him removed to Casualty Hos
pitaE He was not zadly hurt"
Henson is also charged with as
sault and making threats.
The Washington times., 1922-08-04
.DR|VERF|GHTS
ARRESTIN AUTO
UNTIL WRECKED
Leaves Wheel Of Running Car
to Attack Policeman on
Rear Seat. ,~.'

Rather than submit last night to
arrest. James Henson. colorsd, twen-
ty-three years Old, 124o wyve street
northeast, risked his life when he
deserted the steering wheel Of his
automobile and went to the rear OF
the car to battle with Police E. d.
Healy. OF the Ninth precinct. The
car was travelling at approximately
forty miles an hour at the time. II
was not until the machine had
smashed an electric pole and crashed
down a tree that 1t was brought to
halt. .a
IT arrested Henson last night"
Healy said today, ION the charge Of
having no operators permit and
having dead numbers on his car.
entered the car and Instructed
Henson to drive to the, Ninth pre-