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DAILY COMMENT ON FEOPLg AND THINGS j Mayor Woodruff of Peoria is quoted as saying that Lieut-Gov. O'Hara is a liar. What peeved Peoria's mayor was O'Hara's talk about vice conditions in Peoria. Our observation is that the man who answers a charge by calling the fellow who makes it a liar has a darned poor answer. However, Peoria is noted for the manufacture of the stuff that in flames the human imagination. "" Judging from the political war be tween Borne of the Illinois suffragists, 'that special suffrage edition pf the Examiner is coming home to roost. ' This has been a bad year for Hearst special editions. In order to get that special trades union edition out Willie had to put false whiskers on it. Now there's a kick because the elevated roads are not keeping their promise as to Service. Street car companies don't know how to keep promises. Their game Is to tarry as many people on as few cars as possible and make the hang ing straps earn more money than the Beats. They need the people's money to pay interest on watered bonds and dividends on watered stock. And the people fall for it because city councils as a rule pay no atten tion to the people except when an election is on. Between elections too many alder men represent, the street railway companies. Now that the women can vote we'll see whether they will stand for all that the men have stood for, all these long, weary, strap-hanging years. There's only one way the people will ever get service, and that is though municipal ownership. When we get that, street cars will be run for the comfort and conven ience of the people who don't ride in autos. Of course, most of the politician say they favor municipal ownership But that's as far as they go. They; don't do anything to get it except t favor it when they need votes. Now they tell us that Roger Sulii-r van is out of Ogden Gas and all otheij public utilities. Good start for the senate, Roger old boy. Now turn your knowledge of these people-grinding utilities to the public benefit and help the people win a few of their rights. A man like Sullivan Would be a power for good If he would turn hla great ability to the public benefit And such a man would be really happy in serving the people, if he once understood the joy of service Hold-up men should not be so rude to our policemen. Knocking a cop down and taking his star from him is no nice way to treat a Chicago com A lobster weighing 27 pounds an rived at Boston. Would make salad; for twenty-five persons. Snothing, we know of a fat chef who Is commonly known as a "lob- ster," who makes salad for several hundred people every night. John A. Ojttinger of Chattanooga, Tenn., sued wife for divorce. Both are deaf mutes, which kills one of the big reasons a lot of men go to Reno. Partiality is being shown the slit skirt. Cabs, flowers and tango music were barred at the big University of Illinois dance. Our 'little friend, the slit, was there, however. We mention it as "our little friend,' from the man's point of view. Percy! leave the room! You're out of order! Two little cousins had quarreled, and the mother of one of them tried to make peace. "Amy," she said, "why did you tell Bobbie you wouldn't be his little sweetheart?" '"Cos he didn't ask me," replied In dignantly, "till he knowed I had a new penny!"