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fBBgt V- entered ns Second Class Matter October 11. 1889, at the Post Office at Chlcaao, Illinois, under Act ot March 3, 1879. INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS, NEUTRAL IN NONE. E itered ni Secord C'iss Mitter Offire .it Chici'", IMitif s in Octrter v der Act c' it s P st TWKtfTY-EH.IITII VKAH, (). 1. 5. CLIROAGO, SATURDAY, Dl-Clttl l.KH l!!., 1 !M (. Sixteen Pages. SNCU.I! COPY nvtcuvis WIICXLI-: XUMlSKIt 1,1 is Vw' ssssscas---- BRUNDAGE LEADS Popular New Attorney General is Now the Main Controlling Force in Cook County Republican Politics. IMwurd .1. lriiiulim Is the control ling power In Huiuilillcnn Cook Coun ty politics. Ills followers nnil friends have Ktiltioil control of tlio Cook county central committee, IiiivIiik majority vole ocr tins Dcneen mill Thompson forces combined. Thin vnn disclosed when the llrst lest volt- was rceotiled by (lit' county 'oiiituU(c( since thn recent election on the reolutloti to iluiup nil the county, tit, mul state patronage into one basket. Cutler the prluniry law the wuril eoiniiiltteoinun Iiiih :i IoIiiI voting strength on the coiiuiy connulitee oi me vote lor each llfty votes cant for governor anil one aililitlonul vote lor each precinct In the ward. The big vole thai Louden polled In the wards where Hie neutrals elected thulr committeemen, the Una) olllclal llgures show, gives tlio neutrals a inn Jorlty of sixty of the voUiik stiengtli of the entire coiiuiy: The levised figures ale: Nun I nils :!s - Thonipsou i'.:!"! Deneen 1 .!' I Necessary to choice '',"S2 Neutral majority (il The illxtt tctf controlled by the neu trals In m living al tlio total are the six country town districts mid the following wards: Third. Klghth. Kleventh, Klghtcenlh, Tweni -llrst. Twenty-second. Twenty llllnl. Tvventy-lnillth. Twelll.vllflb. Twellt -sixth. Tw cut -seventh. Tvven-ly-nlnth. and Thliiysecond. The Thompson wauls me rirst. Second. I'ouiih. Ninth. Tenth. Twelfth. Thirteenth. PoiirtoenHi. Nine teenth. Twentieth. Thlii.v-llrst, ThlHy third. Thln.N-fimith. and Thlrt.v-lliih. The Pelieen wards: I'lflb. Sixth, Seenth. Sixteenth. Seventeenth. i'woiit.v-i'lghth. and i'hlr- lletll. Tlie icxulutliin providing tor tin Jack-potting'' ill the patronage was adopted hv a vote nl L".i In '!. Count Itecoidei Haas was not present and K. It. I.lt.lllgor. member of the liiilild of levlew, did not vole. The other six Heiieeil meli conteUiled tlllit mole time should In- given In consider the matter. The lesolutlon was drawn l llmiiuhigc. Iloiuei K. (iulpln, Wlillani W. Weber, and V II. Held. Hie hitler lepreseiitlnu ihe city hall. This committee was aiithni ied n wall on all ihe new Itepubllcan conn ly ollklals and asieilalu wlieiher thev will put ihelr puiinuiigo inlo one pot lor a dlvl-lnn cipiliiilil" among all faction) Mr Haas will mil u-tinn beioie the forepart ol in t miiuih MONEY FOR ALDERMEN Appiiipiliiiiiu- mi (ouucll commit lees have lii i II i Ul apprei labl , while Ille $l'.i,ni'ii whlili Hie Chit ago plull commission got this ear and the S'Jl.omi which li nuked lor neM ear Ihe conunltiee lias Used for I'.Hi at JlO.IIIIU. A llhi is almost certain to come up In ihe council when the limine! Is considered oer the question ol alilel manic salaries. Il a bale maJoilt Ihe council last spilim oted thai al lieimell sliould rucelMi the lillill at lowed b the stale law. which is $:i,."iiill a cm Theil plesent salar Is $:!,lli)ii. When Hie council consider the IiiiiIkcI one M'l of aldelllieu Is likely to try to boost Ihe aldei manic pay to f:i,:.uu, wlille another set will tr to lubclml the $."iiiii sularj raise null mince of last spring. OPEN THESE STREETS AND HELP CHICAGO Klglit million dollars of new street extensions, widening and connections mo In prospect lor the great West Side district of Chicago as a result of action laken by lliu Chicago Plan Commission. Tlio wink will uimk tlio lli-bt unlohling of the Plan of Chicago In its aim for belter tiallic coiullilons throughout the West Side. If tho plans oillclally brought for- FOUNDED 1889 Largest Weekly Circulation Among People of Influence and Standing ward for prompt action by the city authorities prevail, the following no table street projects will be carried out: OKilen avenue will be extended from 1'nlon Park on the West Side to Lincoln Park on the North .Side, at a width of Ins feet. The new diag onal thoioughliire will terminate at Lincoln Park at (lie root of Lincoln avenue. Kstlmated cost, $l,rl!i.iinO. North Ashland avenue will be opened ns a through tralllc way con necting tlio Ninth anil West Sides by a new viaduct and bridge connection across the north brunch of the river. It will lieiome a luo-foot stieet be tween Cortland street mul l-'ullurtou UNflitlo. The estimated cost, includ ing the bridge, Is $l,-7r.,ono. In addition the plan commission directed Its olllcers and technical stmT to complete plans for opening, widening and extending both Itobey street mul Western avenue through out the city. Ashland avenue Is to lie opened, alini, on the South Side through to the city limits. These tbiee thoroughfuics are planned to provide much u led new connections between the North, West ami South Sides. The estimated cost or the itoliey stieet connections, using subways at the tlvcr crossings, Is $:,,7nu,(M'u tmlng viaducts and bridges. JB.I'IS.s.-Vmi NO DRY PRIMARY NEXT SPRING Political h-aileiH wlihoiii reganl to Ihell lemiings on the saloon question have awakened to the tact that sub mission of tin- Hr Chicago Cedent linn's proposition In the Mitels In the spilng ot I'iin might seilously inter feie with It'gular politics. Therelol'e the aie liacMuu iiwiij from the Idea, which previously hail round much fimir, ol iiiImiiii lug the prlmaiy lor state and county olllies Horn Scptcm Imi 10 prll Thc, tear to IiimiIvo the Culled States scuntoi ship and Hid legislative iioinlnailoiis In a "wet" and ' di ' campaign ANYTHING BUT STUDY l llll-1lll.il IVII. 1111' lll''ll "I'll- llf ,ilfllll- . il in Hue with the suggestion of .la nh vl. I.oeh, lii Ills Inaugural ad ill 1 s :s pioHlilcni ol the hoaid iif udu i .11 101 . The. are. .lohu W. Kilihaii. chilli man ; .MaJ. Abel Davis. I'liht lul'auiry, Illinois national guaid. ('apt Itaymonil Hhel- lini. I'. S. A.. M11J. Pi oil lllnyuo., ihlef nuiucou. Seciuiil lulatitry. Illi nois national guaid; In. Ihull (!. llliKiii, lilshop Samuel l-'allnvvs, Den nis P. ImIIv. IMuanl .1 Piggolt, ICr ne-t I Kiuelgeii. Chmles S I'l'leisoil. .lollli D lioop and Pie-ldilit l.neb, 1 uMii u ALDERMEN SAVED POOR CITY EM PLOYES SOAKED More Mian a fouilll ol Chicago's policemen and llreiuen may have to he laid oil nest uiiiuih, Complioller lilie said, wlille a huge number of stieet lights i haw to lie aban doned iluiitig .luuiinr.v. The city conn ill will have lo amend meeting Us retrenchment nidluauce adopted In onler to movent a I'ouiih of the alder men from Joining the tank of unem ployed city olllcials (lining the mouth of .luuiinr.v .Mr Pike told .Mayor Thompson that he called upon Chuirmmi Iticheit of iho Iluance committee lo ask him whether oue-l'outth of the alderiiieii or whether all of them should be laid oil' without pay uoxt mouth for a week. "Tho oiillmiucc passed last Wednes day plainly provided thai ouc-fouith of tlio expenditures In every blanch of the city government must bo saved next mouth, the saving to be based on tho amount spent by the various branches last .laiiuai)," explained Comptroller Pike. "Thereforo it cer tainly applied to the aldermen tliem hulveH, Aid. lllcheit ni timidly In formed me that (lie council will have lo adopt mi amendment at Its next session exempting 'ihleimeu, the mayor, tlio city clurk, the. city treas urer, municipal Judges and all other elective ollicors of the city govern ment." "That means then that civil service employes and others of the more poorly paid men and women working for the clt.v must lie laid off In even greater numbers In order to permit elective olllcers who are more highly paid, to get their full salaries," in terposed .Mayor Thompson. COOK COUNTY IN 1916 County Agent William II. IChe inann repot Is tlio county gave rolluf to :i!t,(!(Mi poor persons and to lo.onn poor families during tho jour; $2in,uon was expended on outdoor tellef, SiMH.OOo paid to vvldovvs with largo families and $LM,miO to tho blind. Jury Commissioners During the year :',fi,:iir men were drawn for Jury service. Of these 17,'JHi served, Illinois ILL' Id were, excused, L',17," made no answer, I '.hi weto not summoned, 1,110 weie not louiid and 77," proved lo be exempt. County Court Clerk Hubert M. Sweller repoits mi lnciea.-e of nearly ::iiii Insanity cases, :i.17 applications lor help by the blind, deaf and dumb and the feehle-mimled, and a deciease of !M pauper and suppoit cases during lit Hi. County Civil Service Commission notes a marked decrease in Hie iiuiu her of applicants for pnMHotis of com moil giades, owing lo larger demand for such labor ami higher 111 ices nahl thcicfor In Iho competing commercial sei vlie. It asks for a comprehensive civil service act for the count. County Treasurer Henry Stitckart leports Ihe rnuiity'H revenue from Ills ollico In the way of interest leturued was $7l':i,uOO, whereas the total ap pioprhitlous by the county hoard for the maintenance of the olllce for tho year was $111,1)11 TO APPOINT TREASURER AND CITY CLERK radical tcnrg.illllitmtl if the c it . financial linn hllien w,i tei nmiiii iiiIkI to ih" council finance (nmmiHie i AM. II. I). Capital!!' subcommittee on cdiimdld.itliiii. The proposed program a worked out h.v the iluance committee talf litovldes for creating tho elective nlllce of city auditor ami making the ollices of city treasurer and city clerk appointive Instead of elective. I'll der this scheme the auditor would serve as a check on the treasiiier, who would bo appointed by the mayor and have charge of nil llnmiclal depart ments, Including the controller's olllce and the collector's olllce. Aid. Capitaln, who is pushing the scluuue, sa It will niaUe for econo my and a shorter ballot. HOYNE WILL ENFORCE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS Slate's Attorn llo.vne made mi announcement In keeping with one of his campaign plcd'T. It has to do with honest administration of the city civil service law. The county ptosectttor says he has assigned Charles C. Case, one of his assistants, to look after prosecutions of criminal violations of the city civil service. .Mr. Case lias headquarters on the fifth floor of the county building, where complaints of violations of (he municipal civil service may lie lodged. 'it has been the policy of .Mr. Iloyne to promote elllcleuey by as signing cases of a similar natiite to the same assistant Ktato'a attorney," EDWARD J BRUNDAGE, New Attorney General and Republican said .Mr. I'ttm1 "In Mils connection, however, il should he understood that the olllclal duties of the state's attor ney relate oul.v to violations ol the criminal code. o. although 1 shall ho glad to lihteu to ,111. complaints made. el 1 must coulllio 111. service.- to those cases In which the evidence show tlie iiiuimisslnu ol a cilme." PITY THE POOR TAXPAYER All taxable pi open. in Cook county Is valued at $.i.:il.Vill,7,.)l, according to figures iei elved by the county hoard through the count. v clerk from the vat Ion.- lax levying and tax extending bodies. On the basis of an average lax rate of $ii.:!u on each $H)0 of assessed valuation, which N one third the full value, taxpa.vurs next 1 111 will pa.v taxes approximating $i;ii,'ion,s.:o, LOWDEN (xovernor-Elect Will Recommend Consol idation of a Large Number of State Departments for Better Efficiency. Ciovcinor-elect Prank (). Lnwdrn proposes to gioup all of the agencies of the slate government Into ilepail incuts. "I am having outlines of consolida tion bills prepared." said Colonel l-owdon. "This does not menu that all the detnlls will he winked out by the time the leglslatuie convenes. Hut the day utter I am Inaugurated thete will lie leady bills which will serve as a starting point for detailed discussion. "My plan is to have one uem'ial bill that will provide for a moupluu of all the agendo of state government tu pervised by the governor Into seven, eight or nine department. ThN bill will be geneial In IN nature. "Then I shall have as ninnv up plemetital bills ax thete are depart ments In the main hill. Thoe bills will provide for the organl.atlou In detail of the various ilcpuitmcnt." Colonel l.ovvdeu is going rlulii at Leader. the needs nl the slate in his Inaugural tin sbage as governor of Illinois. The greater pan of the uiobsnge will ho devoted to the governor elect's piournm for the consolidation of over lapping state bureaus ami commis sion:.. He has served notice that other legislation must wait lis turn. Pollowiug out this idea, Colonel Lowdeii piiihahl.v will touch lightly mi various other (impositions to which tlie Itepubllcan administration Is pledged. In Hue with Colonel Low den's an uollliceiueut that tile 1 onsoliihitlon hills in preparation under his direc tion will he iiialul.v outlines of what he desires accomplished, the me.-sago will not attempt to set forth in arbi trary manner bow all the changes in the governmental slrui'tille should he made. Some of Colonel Low den's friend regret that lie does not Intend to have all details worked out boiort the m slon convenes The liar that Mun will be so ninn.v points in dispute that i tin confetences of legislators planned I by the goveruorelei t will drag along through the entire M-ssion mid that In the tush of the tl llill weeks the bills will be slaughtered. I Thai some of the llepubllcans will i not shed nn tears If the proposed consolidation Is not eireetod, thus avoiding tin' elimination of numerous Jobs. Is well known. The Democrats 111 the legislature piedlcl posltlvelv that Hie Itepubllcan organization will J go to pieces and that Detinicratlc voles will he needed to pass the ad ministration measures Coventor Dunne Is piepailng .1 far- ' well messaue for in.iimiit.itiiiii d,i Tills lilfsN.lgi- will In !,iui j review of thi 1.11 tour vi, im .mil will lint attempt to make tn.inv rci mtiietiil.i Mull- lot Mn rutiifi GOV. DUNNE FOR JUDGE A dispatch fiom Washington. D. c. sa.s Moveiiior Diiinie ol lliluols. wlio will letlie from olllce eail. In .lauii ary, and Atioiue.v K. C, Kramer of Hast Si. I.ouls me olated for federal Judgeship It Cougiess passes the pending hill iiiithotiliic the president to appoint additional Jud-cn to as.d.t then' over T" enr who lefuse to take ndviintage of die retlr-nent clause in tin' I'Xlsling statute Mov Dunne, according lo rcpoit lu-re. will be named b the President IIS the colleague '! Illillle Knlils.l.lt f (iilrauo. while Mr Kramer will l appointeil to aid .Indue Wiinlit in 1 li' Danville dlsirli't I'tflorth .in in) beiiiu ninde i) Sen .iter I., wis .md oMi.'t members a tin III1110U ib'b liatli'ii to Ii.ivi- an .nidi Mi tail I. ib lal 1 In-ill' i-H.itfil In -n.itli 'in lllinol- whli h wmhIiI pinMili tin 1 iiidu)' .11 Ka-l St lini.r in ,nliii.iiii i mi, i' ,11 Danv ille I' tile III-W tli I -llu'lbl b. . t . . 1 . '.-li"d Mr Kr.im 1. It I- umb i-iuni will be 111 1- I 11- ,1 1.1 w i'idt;i I ul n not In- w 'II In I., mi ii , lull il .1- ml 1.1 lu.lv;. Wiliiht GEORGE A. BABBITT . FOR SECRETARY lllllnt t I :: I ,1 .1- III I.. 1. 1 1.1 A II ll bill l!i. ii. an 111 w -.i,i,i'i 1 man. .Hi bopini' 1b.1t b. 'v ill I., ,ip 1 pe nli d 1 1 let. 11 ot 'I.. 1 it 1 i il Sirvlie Comiiii ion iiinvei-iiv i.idu.il' and 11 man ol wide pe 1 eace ami iiilluii' he would inaUi an ul. nl nltb 1.1I Tin' list ol I'lliifbli mi tin i.i i- mid. r tin rulcK ut tin imi! Mli' ivpiii.l .iiii 1 1 1.1 1 1 ,il Vi ml. i ill' r I1.1v iuu bi en II lib In. t .t ii i be o, b I- all Mleiie Iv ili'l .1 t ill one ' ( apt riittiu s.ibl. .imi .111 alisloii- lo till ,1 H -pnii-lbh 111. 1. 1 do not liiii. i-t bum m ni.iv iii I Tbeic .lit ,1 nillnbi I ill mhi I men oti tlie obi llr-l an, Mn 1 Ii-i iiiav tall on one 01 iln 111 m w - in iv deem It w isi lo bold .1 in it lit 1 - Viinlii.i lion.' The ollli HIO- I- It . II, lilt .1 Ii w davs ago on the le-iun.iMon ol Arthur M Swau.-oii lii-i'.iiiM- oi ill In.ilili The piitinii p.t v 1- ? " ,1 vi, 11 mid Is regal tied .1- one nl the 1 IV ll I v Ii 1 plum- CITY TO OWN ALL CARS Pitlille- leiMidllit: llll.illil.il alld ollli I' phase- ol the Wl-t problem nl Ihe building ot Chicago- siibwa.v -u t fin ami tlie animation and lecou strucllon ol the -urlace and elevated Hues have been Wol'kiil out Willi gloat caie h.v tile lit.v's espelt sllbw.i.v and traction ciiiuuiission Thc,v lorm the basis ol Hie eiiiire plan ol the clt.v 's experts, which is to go before the illv to, nnil next Weilnesda.v, anil will, in detailed lorm, constitute an appeu lilX to Ille lepnll cconling lo the espeils' estimates if their ptoposals ami plans are tal lied Ihlough. h.v tlie lime Ihe $Ji;n. 1 ,111111 is cpnndcil lor Hie cnrr.viug out of tlie siihwii and transportation pioblein lu ID III, the 1 11 'k Invt-t uient of lis ''- per 1 cut Income 1 1 inn Hie tiactioii properties plus the 111 dime 110111 iuietest dining the pi rind up In that vein will amount to $11 ji.l ni 0 lin- wiih Mn $jn Him mo ni tin tl.it 1 li-ii timl 'o It pul iiiin Mn PLANS prop riles in lari.vlut: out the new plan will make thr iitvv investment at that Mine $n. 1 GOV. ELECT LOW DEN AND THE JOBS tioveinot eb'i t Prank t Louden made It plain to the lob hunters tb.it the pat lounge pies will not be dp until the consolidation and ecououiv bills me in tho oven at Sprlngilcld liofoii' departing for Slnlsslppl. hi countl.v estate, til1 colonel Issued a formal statement that so far he has temleied appointments to only two men. whose names are withheld lot the picxent, and Mint he will not con -Ider jobs ami appointments until tlie constructive program of the fj. (). P Pool In platform lilts tlio homestretch lie siv- tlie people me moro toll eel lied in leorgauiatloli of lilt1 state muchlnct, than In tlie distribution 01 tlie political plums So ventolin. be went to his fnnn for the purpose f mapping out (lie details 01 the Itepubllcan legislative piogiaiii JAIL FOR SPEAKEASY'S pnssiiiiiitv ni ,1 pi niii ml. 11 v -. 1 1 1 In i- tn -ab 11 1I1 k. en 1 - Iiii I,- . , tin il d. 11 1 1- np.'li Suiiil iv - 1- tin 1 - iii lo that nil- ti-i M mo Thuii 1 -I'll del lilted iin le ha- bee. 1 tn s.l.i 1 I' e!l lii 111 t 1 nliv 11 Molls iiinhT Mn- pi---law. If -aid It inUIn imt I . .1 h.ii 1., in 1 1 . . Hi..iikIi. iii , ;, iiu 11 I I I I I . til ll It till ,11111 lit I II I 1 1 ' h.iv . pli I I 1 i.iKiiiv tin nl'. 'i plllli-ll.ll I- I v p 'I I 'l 1 it v l ti'i ti VM . ,i,i ', ,1 - 1 1 1 II 11. hi, ut '1 -lu'i V., I ' NORTH SIDE "L" SERVICE IMPROVED liniiiiv 1 li iu ill Sep 1. i-i N n . tl.nl. 'Vi'i't S.ituiilavs . 1 11 1 1 Suinl iv i"t Mn- evening rush hoiir-, was .n iiiiiiiu 1 il i;.iv en-wood trains win 1 pit -ti'niii Chii'iiKn avinue 1 - tbnn avt'lllle between , nl hi. p -i Hvaiiston trains lei.n ' up In tvveeii I v ami -. I - 1 1 II in slop between 1 In- ,t.- 1 . 11 Al'liVle Street dililloial -ei v 11 1 w ill i, 1 1' no . Ilom tile nrlll Wal e stlt -1 I ti 1 llllll.il u hi- li 111 be opt 1 1 I "" to ' -'" 1 11 I!, 1 , 1 li-vv .nit li .1 1 ' lull iln -t il. ill -tup ,il lll . 'I'll t b ' 1. ' . Iiu Piillel I ll 11 1'' I III, '11 1 1 . 11 . II, ,i I V 1 V mul li Iln '1 ' ll lull- TONY WILL HELP HIS MEN u iiu 1 1 n ii -' ii.- vi, 11. . 1 1 in 1 11 uiiip.iii.i 1 - -1 ,ii in- hi - l' vv 11 1I1I ill ,nv I ' "li o il 1 ,1 I, In pav hi- I'lnpbiv 1 - vvili ,11, ul 1 I lii-n.il tit 1 laiaiioii 1 liai ib an I le 1 It v vv ill 11W 1 his "Ml- - I, n . v 1 1 -lal 1 x. 'p; mil il,,,! 1,, 1- u.iiii. 1 w ilhhiibl III- li 1 - iililll 1 ' -iplitli up The It 1 1 1, li hi nihil applnMlil.itc $1"' lu ni 'I !n i" an iiioii Mum I"" i-inpl" -III U ollli e vvliii m I'd their Iln In ami I am going in ad value 'n n enough oil then salaries to t-i, il HielU lo elljov a lll'll'V liirisllut saitl .Mr. t'i'i'tuiilv "M.v einplo.ve- h.iv been compelled In stall maml.i im. proceeiliugs to trv to senile then - 1I.1 lies, and I am going to give the 111 ,1 It 1 1 It- ill its own nii'dltiiii' iiv Ion in I: 10 .-tart slmllai proceeiimis it, i tile lees I etillei 1 illnl vv bit ll I biv. l.tt'll in Ihe ll.lbll ol turilllli, 1" 1 l.iolllli'v althoutih there is iinlhiio. 1 the law that snvs I -lit m 1 1 1 luin 1 ., ovt 1 1 v t 1 v month FOUNDED 1889 Largest Weekly Circulation Among People of Influence and Standing