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iTgDBOQKj N. D. COCHRAN EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. BOO S. PEORIA ST. CHICAGO, ILL. Circulation, Monroe 3S26 SUBSCRIPTION By Carrier In Chi cago. 30 cents a Month. By Mail, United States and Canada, $3.00 a Entered as second-class matter April 21, 1914. at the postoffice at Chicago. III. under the Act of March J. 1879. ELIHU'S GALL Elihu Root has served Special Privilege ever since the days of Boss Tweed so it isn't surprising that he doesn't think Louis Brandeis is fit for a job on the supreme court bench. Wm. H. Taft has fatly, lazily and faithfully served the same reactionary interest ever since he entered political life so it isn't surprising that he doesn't want Brandeis on the bench. Nor is it surprising tha the selfish and reactionary interests that both Root and Taft have long served would go the limit to prevent the confirmation of Brandeis. And they certainly did go the limit when they made Root and Taft take part in the fight on Brandeis. The interests that Root and Taft represent would be tickled to death to load the supreme court up with Tafts and Roots. But it wouldn't do Justice any good. "IN ANY WAY." Henry Siegel says he is after "big money" in order p to pay the people what he owes, i "Why shouldn't I earn ten millions?" Mr. Siegekasks. 'I was worth half that much a few years ago, and what was my experience then to what it is . now? I don't expect to confine my self to the dry goods business. Any thing that pays big returns, will serve." We read between the lines, if not in the text, of the above that Mr. Sie gel proposes to nail the flag of the skull and cross-bones to the mast t and start on a fresh voyage of com- mercial piracy. The vaster experi ence he boasts of would be of little use to him in piling up ten million i plunks, plunk at a time. I He wants to get it quick in "any way which pays big returns." Noting this frank declaration of ; purposes and principles from a con victed bank-wrecker, we are led to . opine that the eastern public will scramble for a share in Mr. Siegel's future enterprises with the same de gree of eagerness an allied merchant vessel chases a German U boat. GROWING OLD. Officers of the Philadelphia navy yard assert that the battleships Alabama, Ohio and Georgia are worn out and must be stricken from the navy roster. The Alabama was launched in 1900, the Ohio in 1903 and the Georgia in 1905. Sixteen more battleships are either older or only a year or so newer than the ones mentioned above, and at the same average period of usefulness are due to be scap-heaped shortly. As our proposed naval building pro gram extends over a period of ten years it doesn't take an expert in mathematics to figure just when the final finish of Uncle Sam's navy may be looked for. "GRAY WOLVES." No, Vic Law son's Daily News doesn't call 'em "gray wolves" when they take their orders from that quarter and vote the way Lawson tells 'em to. When they DON'T obey orders they are gray wolves. When they DO obey orders they are patriotic aldermen. War being formally declared, we'd bet 10 cents that Germany can lick Portugal, if nobody interferes. We are strong as a prophet in instancat like this. - -. - AfcAat