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the people for use of the city streets.
"But I don't think they will get
away with this."
The report of City Comptroller
Pike was forwarded to the transpor
tation committee at Aid. Kennedy's
request. Here it will be considered.
The list handed the council by
Pike follows:
Lord & Thomas Adv. Agy. $35,454.88
(For all loop papers.)
Chicago Daily News $ 521.41
Calumet Index ' 300.00
The Suburban 120.00
Chicago Eagle , 200.00
Abendpost 1,470.00
III. Staats Zeitung 1,470.00
Das Wochenblatt 980.00
Am. Ass'n Foreign Lang. . 1.5',283.60
Nels. Lambert, Treas. 500.00
Chi. Nat Lg. Ball Club.. 150.00
Chicago Post, Spcl. Acc't. 6.50
J. Manz Engr. Co.., 2,250.00
Thos. Cusack Co 2,304.17
Preparedness Committee . 19.40
Moody Manual 770.00
White Sox Concess. Co... 50.00
Chicago Tribune 12.25
Cent Pr. & Eng. Co 245.00
Allied Bazaar 1,100.00
(Advertising and tickets.)
Economist Pub. Co 200.0Q
Chi. Real Estate Index... 25.00
REJECT CARRANZA PEACE PLAN
URGE CO-OPERATION
Washington, March 20. While re
jecting Gen. Carranza's peace plan
and proposal for an embargo off ship
ments to the allies, President Wilson
in his note to Mexico made public to
day, renews his suggestion for co-operation
among neutrals for halting
the war.
At the outset of his note President
Wilson called attention to the break
in relations with Germany and em
phasized the German-Mexican-Japanese
plot recently uncovered. The
reason for mentioning this affair is
taken to mean that Carranza, despite
several requests, has never disavow
ed his sympathy with or knowledge
pf the .plot, ,
TO ASK CONGRESS TO INCREASE
FREIGHT AND PASS'N'R RATES
Washington, March 20. Congress
at the coming extra session will be
asked to pass a law granting in
creased freight and passenger rates
to the railroads to reimburse them
for increased wages they will be
compelled to pay under the Adamson
8-hour law, prominent railroad heads
and officials of the interstate com
merce com'n told the United Press
today.
"Since the supreme court has de
cided that congress has the plenary
power to fix wages for the trainmen,
then applying the same rule, it has
the right to legislate railroad rates,
a prominent government official saicL
The fact that congress can dispose
of the increased rate problem in a
more speedy and satisfactory man
ner than the interstate commerce
com'n is said to be the reason why
the matter will be put up to congress.
The 8-hour com'n created by the
Adamson act to investigate the effect
of the 8-hour law on the railroads is
powerless to grant increased rates.
The only power this com'n lias is to
determine how much the railroads
will have to pay out in increased
wages and the general effect that it
will have on the roads.
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CONSIDER IRISH QUESTION
London, March 20. Chancellor of
the Exchequer Bonar Law an
nounced to the house of commons
this afternoon that the government
was considering the best means of
settling the Irish question, including
the suggestion that he preside over
a conference of dominion delegates
at an imperial conference.
Birmingham, Ala. David Overton,
convicted of murder of Probate
Judge W. T. Lawler of Madison
county and under death sentence,
escaped prison with six others.
Lynn, Mass. $10,000,000 worth of
shells for U. S. navy ordered from
General Electric Co,
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