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2 c THE DAY BOOK An Adless Newspaper, Daily Except Sunday ALD. LITTLER CALLS ILLINOIS CENTRAL DEAL A STEAL Illinois Central lake front ordi nance came before harbors commit tee pf city council today in complete printed form, sq everybody can read how much and what it is the L C. is asking people of Chicago to hand over free gratis. People from organ izations which refuse to approve the land contract between the L C. and the South Park board were in the committee room. Among these were George Hooker, civic secretary of the City club; Lessing Rosenthal, former president of the Municipal Voters' league; Amelia Sears, civic director Woman's City club; George Hyers of the South Side Improve ment ass'n. Theexciting part of the ordinance the joker that trades away land running into million-dollar values the clause in the ordinance that will be under attack is in Sec. 41 and says "the city hereby ratifies, approves and confirms all the singular and pro visions, stipulations and agreements contained in two certain contracts made between the Illinois Gentral Co. and the. South Park Commissioners, dated, respectively. March 20, 1912, and June 26, 1912." Presence of George Hooker and Lessing Rosenthal at the committee hearing was considered significant None of the big downtown daily pa pers' has backed up the City club m its position that there ought to be changes in the contract between the I. C. and the South Park board be fore it is approved by the city. A quiet, persistent campaign operated from the Chicago Plan com'n and like organizations with railroad and bank connections has been going on since 1912, directed' at Rosenthal, Hooker and others to make them look like knockers, hagglers, ob structionists and cheap killjoys. ' Gh airman Littler of harbors com mittee and other aldermen,' ho wevers have taken more and more the view that the .contract is crooked, and Aid. Littler now declares not merely that the trade is "unsatisfactory," but designates it "a steaL" o o LAWSON ASKED TO TELL WHAT HE KNOWS ABOUT LEAKS Washington, Dec. 29. R. L Henry, chairman of the house com mittee on rules, wired "Thomas W. Lawson today asking him. to come to Washington immediately for a con ference if he has any information re garding leaks to Wall street on Pres ident Wilson's ''peace note." ANNOUNCEMENTS A. M. Lewis lectures for Young American Br. 227, W. C, Fri., 8 p. m., at Douglas-Park auditorium, Ogden and Kedzie avs. Subject: "The In tellectual Bankruptcy of Philosoph ical Anarchism." Northwest Side Y. P. S. L. meets Fri., 7:30 p. m., 2725 Division st Elec tion of officers and committees. Englewood S. E. C. meets Sun., 8 p. m., at 64th and Yale av. J. T. Graves on "Preparedness After Peace." WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and probably Satur day; continued cold tonight with low est temperature near zero; slowly rising temperature Satuday; gentre variable winds. Temperature Thurs daysHigh, 21; low, 3 --'