HP'SSV''ww'-' ONE eENT-ii-ONE CENT ALL TODAY'S NEWS IN A NUTSHELL EASY TO READ ON CAR GOING HOME THE DAY BOOK An Adless Newspaper, Daily Except Sunday VOL 5, NO. 123 Chicago, Monday, February 21, 1916 398c DEAL FOR AUTOMATIC PHONE GETS JAMMED Judge Windes Hearing Arguments on Suit Which Would Enjoin Council and Mayor Making Sale Alleged City Would Lose $4,000,000. Judge Windes opened chancery hearing at 2 o'clock this afternoon to decide whether an injunction shall be issued to stop Mayor Thompson and "certain aldermen" of the city coun w cil from passing the automatic phone ordinance. Courts hearing started at 2 p". m., the same time the city council opened a session at which the phone ordi nance had been slated for vote. Att'y Charles P. Schwartz, who brought theinjuiiction'BUlWor.JolDx. Fitzpatrick, taxpayer and officer of Public Ownership league, said: "If the city council passes the or dinance while the injunction suit is being heard before Judge Windes and before Judge Windes has announced a decision, such action of the city council would be illegal. Mayor Thompson and city officials were served with notices to appear in cir cuit court. "As a courtesy to the city Judge Windes delayed the hearing from morning till afternoon-in order to rt id .m m c juajust - um&&&-i-ii aMktxiiUH "Aj-w WV V fJ WflW