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for newspapers' but I remember when I did not think anything of paying five xents a copy for a daily , newspaper. There was some busi ness to be a newsboy then, let me tell you. How can newsboys make anything off 1-cent newspaper sales? They can't make" enough to. buy shoes, let alone all other necessary things to live. I repeat, I will cheerfully pay the 2 cents for each copy of The Day Book from the start That is, from next Monday. August Olson, 3216 Osgood St. THE PEOPLE'S PRIVILEGE. 'I notice 'your article, "How Would You Like to Sere CoL Roosevelt Chief of Police of Chicago?" under date of Nov. 13, and I shall endeavor to open the eyes of the people and all con cerned. Why should Mayor Wm.- H. Thompson, or, for that matter, any mayor of Chicago, have the-privilege of selecting the chief of police ? Has Wm. H. Thompson given up hope that there are men in Chicago who can qualify for that position? If so, then it is for the people to act They will find one. The office of .chief of police is as responsible, or, in fact, more so than any other, for the welfare of all the people. Why is it Hot an office that the people can "elect"? Perhaps at the election thfe mayor will be, of a different political faction .than that of the" clilef of police and this is what is necessary and will prove more of an asset to the public. And this has already been proven during the past few weeks. The United States government does not permit a foreigner to run for president or vice president or for any other office unless he has resided In this country a certain length of tinie. This must also apply with our city government Why shall -we allow Mayor Thompson to choose a man out of our .district when "there ARB ijien who qualify just ss-.much. as Col. Roosevelt living among us. If Mr. Roosevelt gets a position it must be to rule, and Mayor Thompson knows this, and, this being the case, he will dictate to Mayor Thompson. Now let us, be fiank, and I trust Mayor Thompson gets a .copy of this. If he is not capable of holding down the office of mayor himself it is time for him to get out, and I am sure this expresses public sentiment We want to elect a chief of police. We elect a clerk of a court, although there' Is a judge there. There are men now on the force who have far better qualifications and are more familiar with the pres ent circumstances than either Pres ent Chief of Police Healey, whom, the mayor has appointed, tor CoL Roose velt, and I trust at the next election of mayor we will have the privilege of electing a chief of police. R. E. Louston, 1T0O S. Hermitage Av. FRIEND COCHRAN. I have read your notice to The Day Book readers with reference to the increase of price for The Day Book from 1 to 2 cents'. 1 agree with you that this is the only thing that can be done in order to maintain a paper that will give the truth to its readers. However, under the present high cost of living, I fear that some of your readers may, against their will, discontinue reading The Day Book so they may save about $3.00 a year. Being a regular reader of your valu able paper, and realising the import ance of such a paper to the working class and even to the small business man, I harve decided to help .to keep up this paper of truth, especially for the sake of the union men, for whose interest you are the first ready to fight Here is my proposition: If any reader of The Day Book feels that he or she can not continue to read The Day Book on account of the increase, let them come in my store and buy anything he or she needs in my line and for a purchase of $1 1 will issue a check payable to