w LIGHT AMD POWER TRUST DEAF TO ALDERMAN'S REQUEST (Before reading this story say "Sh sh sh" three times just like this: "Sh sh sh.") Commonwealth Edison Co. spends thousands of dollars month to tell women of Chicago to use electric service but Commonwealth Edison won't spend a two-cent stamp to tell an alderman elected by the people of Chicago a few simple facts politely asked for as information that ought to be made public. Aid. Wm. E. Rodriguez, member council public ownership committee, has written four letters since "July 19 to the electric light and power trust, which operates under franchise from counciL Not only do Sam Insull and his office refuse to send along the In formation. They won't even answer the letters. On July 19, 21 and 23 Aid. Rodri guez wrote asking for a copy of the annual report of the company, as submitted to the state public utilities commission, figures on total of kilo watt hours sold surface and elevated lines and the item of fuel for steam. Nothing doing. The silent treat ment. Stygian darkness. Again and again the password is "Hush." So on Aug. 2 Rodriguez wrote 'em that three letters got no answer. Said lie would appreciate "at least an acknowledgement of the letters" if the company didn't want to furnish the information. And again sitence. Says Rodriguez: "If Sam Insull, the Edison head, thinks he can maintain a policy of secrecy with the council public own ership committee he is welcome to a trial of strength along this line. "As an alderman I shall tell the people of my ward and I shall tell council members from the floor what I think of a public service corpora tion, enfranchised by the city, slam ming the door in the face of public officials who property and decently ask for information. "I am told the coal bill of Mr. In sull's monopoly for one year is $2, 573,583.12. The item is designated 'fuel for steam.' Nobody except Mr. Insull and men close to him know what it means. It may be proper. Wo don't know. "If there Is collusion and graft of any sort In the coal buying of Mr. In sull it is perfectly protected by his policy of secrecy. I don't say I have seen any evidence of collusion and graft But from my viewpoint se crecy in a case of this kind is just as vicious as collusion and graft We have a right to know how and whera Mr. Insull buys coaL" o o CORONER WILL INVESTIGATE TWO ABORTIONS Indictments may result if the cor oner's inquest over the body of Mrs. Stella Samis of 6316 Dorchester av., shows who is guilty of performing a criminal operation on her. Her death, according to the coroner's physician resulted from an abortion. Dr Thomas Balhatchett, 6303 Ken wood av., and Dr. C. W. Clark, 301 E. 61st st, who treated Mrs. Samis will be called at the inquest to tell what they know about her illness. Another abortion case resulted in the arrest of Mrs. Mary Dausch, 1321 Wells st. She is accused by Charles Oliver of 5852 Normal blvd., of caus ing the illness of his wife, who may not recover. Mrs. Oliver backs his charges. o o THREE CHILDREN DIE IN SUM MER COTTAGE FIRE Trapped In a room on the second floor, Helen Bryant, 6, and her sis ters Lucy, 7, and Mary, 9, were burn ed to death in the Bryant cottage at Delevan Lake, near Janesville, Wis., last night HundredB of Chlcagoans, summer ing at the resort, were forced to stand by and see the children perish one by one because they were too frightened to jump, from a window. iMiiiMMiiiilMiiiiiiiililiMMMMiMiiiMMIMii