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MERELY COMMENT Ho, Ho, 'smater now? Is the H-H combine busted? Anyhow, why haye the Hearst pa pers laid down on "Harrison? Are they playing the game with Lawson? Call that war off. Neither side can lick the other bad enough to put it out of business. Been enough good men killed on both Bides now to suit the most blood thirsty. We're for calling it a draw. In the meantime, let Uncle Sam refuse to ship anything to anybody in the war zone. If they're going to starve each other for war, let's starve 'em all into peace. Anyhow, the money we get for arms, ammunition, etc., Is blood money. Of the street railway situation, the Daily News says: "The public is in command of the situation and knows it." Gee whiz, Vic, how do you figure that out? If the public is in command of the situation, whyn thunder does it strap-hang? Might as well say the cattle at the yards are in command of the situa tion. Or that pedestrians on crowded streets are in command of the auto situation. j Or that the man in jail Has the cops at his mercy. Why, doggone it, Vic, the strap hanger hasn't even got command of footroom. By the way, how long has it been, Friend Lawson, since YOU rode in a street car? Guess you're sore at Harrison be cause he's for jitney busses. 'Smarter, anyhow? Do YOU own street railway stock? Afraid of the tney bus? f o o AT LAST! SPEAKER ELECTED Springfield, III., Feb. 16, David E. Shanahan, Republican, through a combination of "wet" Republicans and Democrats, was elected speaker of the Illinois house of representa tives this afternoon. The switch to Shanahan started when Browne Democrats lined up with "wet" Republicans, Shanahan receiving 57 votes. On a subsequent ballot enough legislators Joined the bipartisan alignment to break the seven weeks' deadlock. vgountho,i. .- and an dandluaoinaoi o o B. & O. WORK DELAYED City council deferred action on B. & 0. arid Chicago & Western In diana terminal ordinances till Friday. Local Industries committee to hold hearings. Anti-Harrison -alien jockeying to hold back action irk won't open up. . They figure ewer jobs in Chicago the lower the Harrison vote. Letter from Pres. Turner, Union Terminal Co., said work begins when agreement is reached between the city and rail of ficials. Said rail officials wil lcall on city officials soon. Chicago Federa tion of Labor etter urged city have surface and elevated railways buy cars made in Chicago. This would get more work for Chicago men. Asked national government to pre vent industrial depressions. Asked state government to start free em ployment agencies. Nothing doing on the proposition to have the city start public works and employ surplus now on the labor market o o OAK PARK HAS JITNEY BUS A motor bus with a seating: ca pacity of 20 people will begin to run in OakPark on next Monday morning. The route used will be on Oak Park av. between Thomas and Twelfth sts. The fare will be five cents. The dis tance is 2 miles. o o St. Louis. East St," Louis national stockyards again quarantined, by-order of federal government mmmmmmmmmmm