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dent of the latter, sent out a letter yesterday urging business men to co-operate with the war department in recruiting. He added comment that we are now at the point where "compulsory service" is. the thing needed for everybody rather than "military training." "What we face in this crisis Is the need of a regular army," said O'Leary. "Sooner or later and it will be soon universal service will be demanded, so why not face the matter right at the start "and get to gether for a big, trained, regular army?" o o TRANSPORTATION BODY HAS CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING The local, transportation commit tee last night was given two chances to do something for the people who elected its members to the city coun cil. Two resolutions were introduced by Aid. Kennedy. One directed the local transporta tion committee -to do everything "in its power to improve present service conditions on the city's traction lines. The other instructed the city law department to recover approximately $40,000 spent illegally by the street car companies for advertising. Most of the money went to the loop press. Kennedy insists, and he is well backed in this, that the advertising charges are laid against the wrong accounts in the car companies' books, so that the people pay 55 per cent of the charges because that part of the payment is diverted from the traction fund which goes to the city. The worst feature is that the ad vertisements are used to push-the 50 year franchise that the majority al dermen in the council are now fight ing. o o East Chicago av. policemen col lected purse for Mre. Agnes Phelos, 314 W. Locust and 3-year old child, abandoned by Geo.v Phelos. CHICAGO BRIEFS Sunrise, 5:41; sunset, 6:10. "Mike de Pike" Heitler, arrested in gambling raid, threatened to "get the police." Judge Mahoney fined him $10 for contempt Six men to be tried Monday for the murder of Policeman Bruno Fred erick in Nov., 1916. Mrs. Stella Cooley, 2045 N. Lin coln, got second divorce from Wm. Cooley, whom she remarried year ago. Named another woman. Thos Smith, 60, 42 N. Western av.f hit by street car. May die. Mrs. Carrie Dunning, 6258 Black stone av., wants divorce from Earl R. Dunning. Cruelty charged. Pete Gentleman freed of pickpock et charge. Mrs. Ellen Downey, 6316 Lowe av., got divorce from Michael Downey. Cruelty. Fire damaged Landers station, on Wabash railroad, 76th and Colum bia av. Mr3. Margaret Hauge, 7706 East Lake ter., divorced from Norbert Hauge. Cruelty. Mrs. Mabel Smith, manicure, 249 W. 25th, got divorce from Wallace Smith, cabaret pianist. Desertion. State's att'y's office reports finding no vote frauds in 9th and 12th wards. Auto bandits got $50 and gold watch in holdup of saloon of Otto Wittenberg, 1901 Cleveland av. Wom an said to have driven auto. Case against Blue Goose cafe for 1 a. m. violation dropped by city. Mary Lanersman, 7, 5120 Granville av., probably fatally injured when hit by auto of Wm. P. Hodges, 2419 Lin coln av. Jas. Koziel, 7781 W. 62d, temporar ily insane, leaped to death.from 4th floor of St. Anthony's hospital, 19th and Marshall blvd. J Six negroes testified to paying mo ney to Billy Skidmore before grand jury. Howard G. Hetzler elected presi dent of Union League club.