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THIRTY-FIRST YEAR,
NEW
But When It Is Built It Should
Located in the Heart of
the West Side
Where Car Lines Carry People North and South,
East and West, to All Sec
tions of City
Chicago needs a now postofflco
building and needs It badly right
away.
Tho now building should bo located
In tho center of the great West SIdo
whoro car Hues aro direct routes to
north and south, cast and west dis
tricts of tho city.
It should not bo located at Canal
street or any other strcot that Is
moroly a dumping ground for a few
railroad lines and their attendant
fruit stands and lunch counters.
A pamphlet sotting forth Chicago's
immcdlato need for a now postofllco
was Issued by u pomnultcu bunded by
Postmaster W. B. Cnrlllc, Mayor
Thompson, Charles II. Wackcr, and
othors. It has been prepared for
presentation to congress and for tho
Information of tho commercial and
business IntorostR of Chicago.
"In tho derado between tho occu
pancy of tho temporary postolllco on
tho lake front and tho roturu to tho
presont building nt Clark and Adams
streets, in October, 1005," tho pamph
let reads, "tho postolllco business In
creased in volumo equivalent to tho
combined postofllco business of Baltl
nioro, Jorsoy City, and Omaha in tho
fiscal yoar 1919.
"In tho fourtoon years oinco thon
tho postofllco business has Increased
in volumo equivalent to tho combined
businoss of Doston, Jorsoy City, De
troit, Kansas City, and Cincinnati in
1919.
"Now, If a postofllco Inadequate for
Chicago In 1905 is supposed fourteen
years later to houso and handlo mail
equivalent to tho entire mall of thoso
flvo great cities in 1919, it needs no
argumont to provo that a now post
ofllco is an absoluto necessity.
"Tho exact figures of Chicago's in
crcaso In rocolpts from tho salo of
stamps In thoso fourtoon yoars aro
$25,893,892.95, or 211 per cent; and in
mail, 200,008 tons, or 278 por cent.
"Evpn whon tho present building
was decupled tho postofllco had out
grown its facilities. Two years later
tho movement for a now building was
begun.
"Slnco thon tho interior has boon
remodeled for mora spaco, machinery
has boon introduced for handling mall,
additional stations and buildings woro
routed in tho contrnl part of tho city,
and tormlnal stations established in
tho railway depots; but tho conges
COUNTY OFFICES
Items of Interest Concerning Men
and Measures in the
County Building
Cook county, It Is certain now, is
to havo a herd of goats roaming over
Its forost prosorvo. Tho purchaso of
tho animals to supply nourishment
for tuborcular patients was decided
FOUNDED 1889
Largest Weeklj' Circuhtion Among
Paeple ef Influence and Standing
NO. 24.
Subscription Hate.
W Per Year In Advance.
P. 0. NEE
tion at tho postofllco has gono on in
creasing until tho scrvico has slowed
up to n point which detrimentally af
fects tho commercial and financial in
terests of Chicago and tho mlddlo
west.
"Wo need a slto and wo need a
building, and there should bo no doluy
in taking action in tho matter."
ALL HONOR KRAUS
Great Chicago Citizen is Ban-
queued at the Hotel LaSalle
By 500 of His Legion of
Friends.
Former President Tnft Leads In
Telling the Feelings, of His Ad
mirers and His Wonderful
Career.
Thoro aro few men in Chicago
whoso names Imvo been entwined to
a greater oxtont with tho growth
and advancement of tho city morally
and materially than Adolf Kraus. It
was with plcasuro thoroforo, that
many cltlzons who had not hoard of
tho Intended honor paid to Mr. Kraus
by some of his frlonds read tho fol
lowing record of tho event in tho
Trlbuno of February 27:
"Fifty years ago Adolf Kraus camo
to Chicago friotidlcss and penniless.
Ho found work as a clerk in a cloth
ing storo on S. Halstcd st.
"Yesterday Mr. Kraus was 70 yearB
old. And In colohratlon of tho day,
500 of his frlonds, Jow and goutilo
alike, mot at Hotel La Sallo to do
honor to him. Among his guosts
woro somo of tho wealthiest citizens
of Chicago. And thoro woro thoso
whom ho had helped from tho gutter.
Business mon, Judges, public figures,
and an ox-prcsldont of tho United
States took part in tho oxorclsos
which brought tears to tho oyos of
tho onco friendless Jow.
"'IIo has not dedicated his lifo to
tho accumulation of inonoy,' said Wil
liam Howard Tuft, long frlond of Mr.
Kraus. 'Ho is not one of those ablo
to cioato big foundations and to mako
groat donations. IIo has boon not n
glvor, but a doer. I am proud that
ono In our profession of law has dono
so much for others without compen
sation. " 'Horn in Bohemia, ho camo to this
country to cscapo tho rigors of Aus
trian militarism. His early ox
Iiorlonco in seeking a llvollhood was
not encouraging, Ills flugors could
not mako cigars that would soil and
ho did not And nt onco that easo of
oppoi Utility of which this country
llkos to boast. But umlor tho spur of
necessity nud with a tonaclty of pur
poso ho slowly won his way over ob
stacles along tho road to success nud
on at tho last mlnuto by tho county
board at its meeting Monday. Tho
plan, which was proposed somo tlmo
ago, had about boon forgotton by tho
board on account of tho scarcity of
funds, but for sovoral wooks It had
bcon occupying tho attention of In
fluential porsoim who woro anxious to
sco it roallzod. Among thoso woro
Jamos A. Patten, John Q. Shodd,
Oeorgo A. Marcy and Mrs. Ira Couch
Wood. Commissioner Robert W. Mc
Klnlay niado a strong stand for tho
purchaso of tho goats and won in tho
last mlnuto.
CHICAGO
DED
Be
fitted himself for tho profession ot
law.'
"It was with tho older Carter Har
rison that Mr. Kraus becamo Identi
fied with Chicago politics. Thoy
woro closo frlonds. Yoars later ho
helped tho young Carter in his first
campaign for tho mayoralty.
"Mr. Kraus becamo corporation
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Leading Chicago Lawyer, Former
counsol undor tho oldor Hanlson and
roports of his olllco showed ho did
not loso a caso during his term. IIo
served six yoars on tho board of edu
cation, and was president of tho
board for four years. Lator ho be
camo prosldout of tho civil servlco
commlslon.
"Mr. Kraus and tho first Cartor
Harrison nt ono tlmo owned tho Chi
cago Tlraos. Of lato years ho has
devoted his tlmo to tho B'nal B'rlth,
of which ho Is both local and na
tional president. Tho dinner last
night was given undor tho auspices
of that wolfaro organization.
"Mr. Kraus received scores of tolo
grams from ovory part of tho coun
try and cablograms from Europe con
gratulating him on his sovontloth
birthday. Many woro read at tho din
ner. "Simon Wolf was toastmastor.''
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SATURDAY, MARCH
CLIFFORD ARRICK
GOES TO NA
TIONAL CITY BANK
Popular Director of Publicity of
Chicago Telephone Company
Becomes Vice President of
Big Financial Institution.
David II. Forgan, president of tho Na
tional City bank, announces that Clif
ford Arrlck has been mado a vlco
president of that great financial In
stitution. Mr. Arrlck will assumo his now
duties April 1.
For tho past ton years Clifford
Arrlck has boon director of publicity
for tho Chicago Tolophono company.
How well ho porformed his duties Is
attested by ovcrybody.
"Clifford Arrlck started his busi
ness career at tho ago of 15 as a pago
in tho United States senate," said
Mr. Forgan in announcing tho ap
pointment. "Later ho was associated with tho
topographic corps of tho United
States Geographical Survey, and loft
that organization to accept tho posi
tion of prlvato secretary to W. II.
ADOLF KRAUS
Corporation Counsel, President of the
Who Was Banqueted by Friends.
11. Miller, uttornoy general of tho
United States during tho Hanlson
administration.
"During tho Spanlsh-Amorlcan war,
Mr. Arrlck sorved as major and pay
master of voluntoors, and nt tho closo
of tho war filled managerial positions
with tho Union and Marlon Trust
companies of Indianapolis.
"Lator ho ontorod tho bond busi
ness and whllo so engaged formed n
connection with tho Boll Tolophono
Rystom. In 1912 ho camo to Chicago
as director of publicity for tho con
tral group of tolophono companies,
which was organized, with B. E. Sun
ny at Its head to oporato with tho
Chicago Tolophono company, tho
Cleveland Tolophono company, tho
Wisconsin, Michigan mid Contral
Union Tolophono companlos.
"Mr. Arrlck should glvo added
strength to tho National -City bank."
G, 1920.
FOR MORi LIGHT
Chicago Streets Should Be Better
Lighted Than They Are at Present
and Bonds Are Needed
City Council Should Ask for Permission to Issue
Bonds for Lighting and for
More Bridges
Chicago needs more street lights
and more bridges ulso.
Voters at tho election of April 13
may bo asked to approvo bond Issues
amounting to $30,000,000 for Im
proved street lighting, a convontlon
hall and tho completion of tho 1911
B'nal D'rlth and Progressive Citizen
and 191C brldgo building progiams.
Tho council flnanco commltteo is
on tho brink of recommending tho
big oxpcndlturo In splto of tho fact
that tho city Is bonded ulmo3t to Us
limit.
Argumonts by Aldermon Schwartz,
Capltnln and Wollaco caused tho com
mlttoo to defer action. Briefly thoir
vlctv was:
To spond $30,000,000 in building
now would bo to diminish tho supply
of labor and materials, increaso al
ready high prices and wages, thus
hamporlng tho construction of homes
and apartments for which their Is
dlro ncod.
It Is proposed that tho $30,000,000
bo spent as follows:
LIGHTING, $15,000,000 To bo
sinolk oomr
TEN OHltT
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spent nt tho rato of $3,000,000 a year
for flvo years.
BRIDGES, $10,000,000 For con
struction of bridges at tho following
streets: Ono Hundredth, Fuller,
Weed, Clark, One Hundred and Sixth,
La Sallo, Carponter, Polk, Van Burcn
and South Crawford avenuo.
CONVENTION HALL, $5,000,000
For a combination memorial and con
vention hall. No slto has been se
lected. DESERVE BETTER PAY
Tho overworked letter carriers and
postofllco clerks- v;lll- have to sigh
in vain for moro money.
No moro desorvlng class of men can
bo found in tho country.
Moro than that, becauso of lnsufll
clcnt funds tho postal scrvico Is far
from being efllclont.
Moro men and bettor paid men aro
needed.
If necessary tho rato of letter pos
tago should bo raised.
No ono complained when tho letter
postago was raised from 2 cents to
3 cents for letters outsldo tho city.
This temporary ralso nottcd Undo
Sam $119,000,000 in ono year.
No ono was pleased when tho rato
was reduced to 2 cents.
Now tho overworked lottor carriers
aro to havo their work increased ho-
IN THE CITY HALL
What the City Officials and Men
of Affairs Are Doing for the
Chicago Public
Radical changes in tho methods of
budget mnkiug nud inonoy raising
aro planned by Aid. Clayton F. Smith
of tho Twonty-olglith ward, who an
nounced his intention to nsk tho coun
cil to reorganize tho flimnco commit
too so that it will consist only of
chairmen of othor conimlttcos.
His puposo Is to glvo this com
mlttoo authority to collect compen
sations for special privileges, rents,
licenses, Inspection fecs'and all othor
matters now handled by other coun
cil conimlttcos.
"Tho ldoa," said Aid. Smith, "Is to
mako it a commltteo on rovenuo and
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Talk About Men and Matters
Connected With Public Affairs
in All the Different Camps
Roger C. Sullivan Is In Washington
transacting business and conferring
with tho national leaders of his party.
Thoro was a tlmo sovoral wooks bo
foro Mr. Sullivan loft for Florida
whon his health was not good. Now
it is said that ho is in flnor physical
condition than for a long tlmo.
IIo will go from Washington to Hot
Springs, which Is according to his
yoaily program. Whon ho loft Chi
cago ho announced that ho would bo
In Hot Springs March 5, so that his
political frlonds might go thoro and
koop him company, as has been their
wont. Tho stop at Hot Springs Is
mado to break tho transition from
tho sunny south to tho cold and somo
times treacherous March wcathor of
Chicago.
WHOLE HTJIUKEIi 1585
cause, nccordlng to n Washington dis
patch, fnvorablo report on tho annual
postofllco appropriation bill, with an
amendment providing for a 1 cent drop
lottor rato was ordorod by tho scnato
postofllco committee
This benefits tho circular flond and
Injures tho postal service.
FOR JUST TAXES
Property Owners Outside of the
Loop Resent What They
Call a Very Unjust
Discrimination.
Homo owners and owners of realty
outsldo of tho looparo loud In, thoir
jlrotest ngall''wIla'nho'coriHldorlln
fair taxation.
Thoy nro raised over .'11 por cont
on thoir valuation while tho loop dis
trict escapes ns usual with tho sanio
perccntago ns tho littlo fellow.
All business Is driven to tho loop
by ovcry bit of city legislation.
Rents in tho loop havo bcon raised
exorbitantly. Tho loop taxos on in
camo property should bo raised accord
ingly. Vincent E. Guarno, tho well known
real cstato man, Is talked of for
county commissioner. IIo would
mako an Ideal public otllclal as ho
Is honest and painstaking and thor
oughly conversant with tho needs of
tho public.
expenditures, rathor than moroly a
flnanco commlttoo that spends monoy,
raised In ways unknown to tho com
mltteo. What big business could sur
vivo If ono boaid was empowered to
spond monoy, whllo anothor had to
ralso it.
"Thoro Is no reason wo cannot havo
a business administration for tho
city If wo try for It. For Instnnco,
wo do all sorts of Inspection work,
for which tho cltlzons pay. Much of
this work might bo mado to pay for
Itsolf. Thus, If wo cannot lowor
taxos, wo may at least piovont thorn
from Increasing."
"Thoro Is no political significance
In tho fact that n number of Dem
ocratic lcadors wont to Florida to
visit Mr. Sullivan and that othors
aro going to Hot Springs," said
County Cloik Robert M. Swoltzor.
"Thoy go to koop him company as
much as anything olse, as Mr. Sulli
van Is a man who always llkos to bo
surrounded with friends. Ills health
has Improved wonderfully."
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