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.QUESTIONS RIGHT_ _ OF HOTELS TO FIX PHONE SERVICE FEE have. been indirectly advited that some of the hotels in Chicago of the higher class even make a fifteen cent charge out o{ottn.' rooms®. If this is a fact, said ele ucorflqfi' would be getting eléven cents fot ir very minof part of the service and the tele phone company but four cents. in Galesburg. He said that it was so ercessive that ho raured to pay same and instructed the botel to transfer the charge to his phove 1t home. Up on arrival there he checked vp on the bill and informs me that the roal amount which he was required to pay un (wo calls, Iinquiry at the botel de veloped the fact that a specified charge per minute is made on such calls going ont of the city. In other words, the "service charge" as made by the hotel depends upon the langth the conversation, the hotel thereby, to my way of thinking. baving arbt trarily Axed a rate on a utility. -- Fol lowing complaint of this incident 1 made inquiry of the l!linois Bell Tele-- phone company and found this to be the fact> The lilinois Bell Telephone company owns the lines running into the hotel clear to the switchbord and the on'y part the hotel has in the ser-- vice is the Installation of the condualts running to the rooms. The hotels pay for the condults but the wires run ming to the rooms, --the telephomne in the roomse and the tvhchmw to the lllinols Bell Telephone com-- pany. 1 was informed further that the talephons company in Chicago for er-- ample allows the hote!l one cent on each 'fire cent calls made out of the reoms«. Now then, the hboteis as a whole charge five cents addit which they call "service chargea" mak-- ing meumru.e-nncu?:o out of a hotel room tem cents. Of this ten cents the phone company with its va«t and expensive service over the citr really gets but four cents for its part of the service. Furthermore, lJ (Oma of the complaints. registered wich me in this matter éame from Scate Treasuter Omar Caster, who ad-- vised me that in ora instance in a (Chicago botel poet iorg ago he was charged an exrcessi;e amount for a cal} made from bis room to his bome «1 am writing you in furtberance of & comversation ! had in SpringNeld lnst week with one of your assistants Pelativre to the right of.the botels in Chicago, and elsewbere in the state, making a service charge to guests for: use of telephones from roswms out into the cHties over the lines of the Ilitnots Belit and other telephone companies. 1 with you would advise me whether you think they are making this charge in a proper manmer and whether by €oing .so they hare aptomatically made themselves a public utility, which should rightfully come under the jurisdiction of the !ilinots Com-- herce --Commission. -- @pens up a big question which has weve: before been ralsed bhefore the gommission and practicalily every res Ment of the state is interested in the Ogtcome because every bote! patron has 2t some tims or another pald the hoteis this "room service charge" on top o( the reguiar telephone rates which are Ared by the commisston. Mr Smiths letter to Mr. Caristrom foi lows April 27, 1926 Mon. usear E. Carlstrom., ~ Attorney Genera!, SpringReld, 111. * Opens Up Big Question. Commissioner Smith's letter to A+-- torney--General Caristrom is quite sel(-- explanatory and is given below. It It should be determined by the state As to whether that «pecified charge is too great so far as giving service to the public is concerned. The further point is made that the phone compan-- fes own all the phone eqwipment is the big Chicago bot--ls excrepting met» Iy condult through which the wirs pass to the the rooms --these condults were put in by the botels whéen they were erected. \~ln a letter printed 'below, the com--| _ Kenneth G. Hogue, 20, siayer of his sufzystoner has pointed out that -- Stepmother . surprised -- suthorities at 4# an outstanding possibility that the| "Bt. Clairsvilie, O.,. when called for hot!s, by arbitrarily fAxing a definite| triad by pleading gullty to second de-- wate for the room phone setyice have} . ET%* murder-- and accepting a life pois Commerce Commission, _ -- * Waukegan Case as Basis. __I! develops that the experience of & Waukegan man who siopped at a Cht-- #ag~ hote} and made two phone calis from therte to his home in Waukegan, 4s one of the specific instances on which the inquiry originates. Jt de-- weloped in that experience that the bowe! has a specified charge pet t6in-- ut for use of the conduit in their hot»! and that therefore the question #s pertinent as to whether they thus And therefore should be regulated by tha regulatory bodyf which it the H:{ ~« Believing that the bhotels in Chi-- #ag> and elsewhere in the state have Wnjustly imposed upon the public for years by charging five cents on each phone call which guests make OuC of Ab¥r rooms, W. J. Smith, Commission-- #r of the IWlinois Commerce Commis-- r:n and editor ~of the Waukegan Daily Sun, has taken the matter up with Attorney General -- Oscar Cari-- strom to M.?'IQ the legal rights of Ahe hotels in 'Tollowing this practice and .1 the bope of forcing, on behak :1 the public, cecéssion of the prac-- lte. _ . WOLUME XXXIV--NUMBER 17 HOTEL PHONES A UTILITY? Commissioner W. J. Smi Raises Important Question Affecting Public Generally. For example, in a Chicago hote! re LAKE COUNTY INDEPENDENT | Lake County's Big Weekly | wAUKEGAN WEEKLY SUN The mind by being engaged in a task beyond its atrength, like the body Strained by lifting at a weight too heary, has often its force broken, and Chereby gets an unaptness or an aver-- on the call was $240 less than the hotel tried to charge him. In other words, according to Mr. Custer, it ap pers as though the particular hotel was endearoring to make a proft of over $1200 on one call from Chicago to Galesburg, but was willing to drop the matter when Mr. Custer positively Tefused to pay it This fact, together with similar complaints that I have heard, in{icates that hotels apparent ly feel as though they are treading on thin ice and are exacting these #o-- called "service charges" when they can get them, but when complaints aro made by guests they are willing to refrain from trying to force collec-- bas servred in the position for 4Bree termse. Control of tha Lake County Genera} hospital and the duties of a public physician are vested in the office. WJ#H The board of superviaars Woednes day roted to reappoint Iw. Cbartes Lieber,. as countr physictan, for the ensuing year . The petition of Dr. Lieber _(for reappoiftment was th» only one presented in the mesting and his reelection to the post was practically unanimo®s Dr. _ Ljeber I would appreciate your giving me, as soon ar"Pu¥fible, your opinion in this matter as to whether our Com-- mission would have a right to go into this matter by a citation of the hoteis or otherwise in an effort to determine the public's right in the premises, _Your very traly, WILIILIJAM J SMITH, DR. LIEBER RENAMED At ome time he was manager o( the restaurant in the Claytom botel. Attormey Haro!d Hansen _ signed the complaint befors Justice Harry Hoyt Apri! 11 He said Clow bad gtres an $490 check fpor a down pay-- ment on 100 acres is Newport towa-- ship that had been sold at a special master in chancery sale. Hansen was tbe special master and Clapy, with Chicago, who was termed4 a "big butter apd egzg man" by Miss Anna Fleig, with whom be was speeding when deputies arrested hiln three weeks ago mear Fire Poinis with the woman and a tew cBolca botties of bigh voltaged refreshments, is back in jall today. > Just receatiy Clow appeared before Coulson on a $15 check giren tp PA Martin of Millburn. 1t was made He bas a case pending in county court, where hbe is tha¥ged with violating the prohibitory law a bid of $4.999, had been low. The check was drawn on a Chicago bank. The sale was April 1%. On April 11 according to Hanses, the check came back marked pot sufficient unds The warrant followed Clow was arrested early today by DépGNf Boea Nee!ly on Washington street on a charge of issuingy a bad check. Clow insisted on haring a warrant read to him, but Neely de clined as the warrant was in the sherif!'s office. A brief argument conrinced Clow that be should ao company the deputy, and he did. HE RESISTS DEPUTY The "Big Butter and Eggs for 100 Acres | CLOW BUYS FARM WITH WOOD CHECK: Leste? F Clow to Overtaring the Mind any vigorous attempt ever ENDS IN BASTILE P d w ols Posia.. y hn L m laget 3 .. : .. S c t e E Ts UR Neanes " 0o 4 aena s T e i S t k * s s uy «L2 3y 1907 ."wuj:f . * & # ' ' y j 27. Coen P x . o *Wt " C k « h ' e ' ' s f , & w < 'a * wb + .m'*fi" 2;;;. * =--a h p k oi c ue n ermnxeast i f f _ h e l V s j iss faws siccey im ageer * omm "» # -- +s# . > l e > se s pcmmntulil < srewe weckigpane CGags % Leicuy. m on ce h: + ns uen Ni n C Waukegan and BECTION TWO 'LIBERTYVILLE, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 19026 Commissioner @Ct The train was approaching at a rapid rate of apeed as it doca n# stop at North Chieago. The anei neer perceived the stailed automobile and did all in bis power to bring his train to a stop wut the brakes failed to halt the momentum. I will a Ihere to the counsels of good men, although misfortume and desath should be the consequence,--Cicerd, The machine was being driven by Mies Ketherine Putnam. nlece of the Hinkleyse. and a dabutante member of Chicago's "400." Pau! Schneider, a chauffour, eat in the comt beaide her Sohneider dragged Miss Putnam from the machine a few moments before # was hit by the train -- Miss Putnam wuse driving cast at the time of the accident As the car started ap the incoline that leade to the railroad tracks the engine died The machine was equard®4y acrose the tracks at the time. Efforts by the girl to start the engina were uneue Mc:tcor perceired that a collwion was avoidable, and ammisted Miss Putnam out of the machine. A feow moment« later the crash cccured. The biea car. badly damolished, was burled A Packard sedan, owne«! by F O Hinckley of 410 Wioncin «arenue Lake Porest, was comp--:»ir demol-- ished when it wase hi ny a porth bound fiyer on the Chicamm and North Wentern raflroad at the Twantyaec ond street crosming in North Chicago Tuesday afternoon about fout o'clock againe:t the gate Two to three do¥are -- la Salle 1141. Champaign,. $2 1750 Moomouth. §276,. Urbmna. $561; Lincoin, $3 57 M Carmel, $1120; Jaommonville $12 +4 Rock Islan', $2.40. Eveanston. $136 Centrailla, $13%, Eldoredo $:225; Ne ur, $1.33; Mt. Verpon. 12 15. Mus lefand4. 31 0@, and Lawrencerille $2 %% _ Theee to four doklars --Paris, $1%6 Pokin. $23.467; COarlinville, 11 44. Relie ville. $134; Streator, 11 27. Charles wied . $3 * Four to fire dollare HertisBr ire §41.68) Joliet, $428; Madiaon }11¢ and Wondatook, $4 a1 OCCURS IN NORTH CHICAGO #1-- fFava s90; Beividere, 3%c, 1. Information was filed today in :t Greange 2%9¢), FEdwardatrille 50¢, Hills | county court against Walter Thoma "C 9P + | North Chicago youth, chareing hi Valley, T5¢; Cicero. T8¢e, West Framk with assault with a dtady weapo: fort. 7%¢, Pontiac, §%%-- Berwyn. §7¢. | The action, takem by States A'to Freeport. #1c; .ani Moline, #5¢ ney A. V. Smith, had Its birth i Cities with per capite loas of mors automobile '.r.rmeng in which than $5-- Benton. $17 Marteo, 316 29. | truck drtvea' by Thomas ran int Chicago Heights, $1)65: North Chi% Thomas Brownlee, 6%, Normth Ch Oago. $11.79, Ottawa,. $!1;1, Peoria | cago. « The -- collision _ resulted | §10 7%; _ Calumet Cify, $7.65. Cair~.| Brownlee's death §737; Alton, $7.20; Granite City, §6.40 Col Smith di4 _ ant javror th Cities with per capite loas of mor than $5-- Benton. 317 ; Marteo, $16 28 Chicago Heights, $1565: North Chi oago. $11.79, Ottawa, $!1;1, Peoria §10 7%; Calumet Cify, $1.66 Cairs e O 1 O o Pit', UAmnxzetlHy, se.10} / LOL Bmith (gid ant lavror the Springfleld. 36 20; Bloomington, $5 60-- ° charge o' manoslaughter over as Baust 8t. Louls, 367. and Melrose|sagit with a deadiy weapon in the l'l:t. $5.%. . cqse because he (o't that he would Theee to four dokiars -- Pokin. $2.467; Cartinville ville, $434; Streator, 11 tom, $1.%, Sterling, $ 0 Packard Sedan of F. 0. Hinck-- ley of Lake Forest Stails on Tracks. -- Awrom, #t.31; Kigio, $1.9i olis, $1.30; Peru, $1.4%; Dt Galeaburg, 1$1.86; Maitoon, $1%5; Saranns. $1¢67; Ds Ka®Kb. 11.6!; Ens Moline. $1.58; Higbland Park, $150; Clinten, $1 50; Litchfeld, $113; Ke wunee. $1.40,;, Winnetka, $119; Car-- bondale. $1 3 ; Quincy, 1121; Nogma! $1.#; Teforrille. §1.19;: Zion, $11%. Porest Parkt, }$+ 15. Kankakee, $110, Murpl.y®oro, $1 10; RocKkforé. $106 Canton, $10%; and Staun(ou. 11 Per rapita losses of other cities of 5.000 population or more were: One to two doMare -- Cotlineriile, $1.93; TWO IN CLOSE CALL AS TR Valley, T5¢; Cicero. T8¢, West Fram) fort. 7%¢, Pontiac, %% Berwyn. %7¢ Freeport. #1c; .ani Moline. #5¢ chiefs of the respective cities, excu salve of Chicegq. _ _ .'+ * Belvidere and l'dmnae. with a per capka loss of 39 cents each, crowded Pana for honaere, while Merton, wirh a per capita lo«s of $16.29 was not f1r bahind Benton among Bigh loss cities The average per capwa Bre locs in the Upited States is something ovar Pana, with a per capits fire loss of only thirty cents, made the best show-- ing of all cities of 5.000 population or in the state, according to a com pila-- tion just made and announced: by State Fire Marghall John G. Gamber. The per capita loas by fire in North Chicago last year, it is shown. Was §11.79.. The bigheet fier capita loss was at BHenton, 1])., 'icre the rate was $17 per persom. m At Highland Park ¥§e per capita loss but $1.50. In Zion it was even lower, the rate being $1.18. The rate for Waukegand is--not given in the an-- ' Figured on the basis of population the city© of North Carcago la#t year had one of 'the highest fire loss rates weor wrre made by reports from --fige OTHER CITIES AR® LISsTED NORTH CHICAGO'S _ "PER CAPITA FIRE Zion Has Per Capita Fire Loss of But $1.18; Hightand-- Park $1.50. Class ation is as followe: with per <capita l--as 300 ; Belridere, 3%c o) FCdwurdetrille 53 LOSS IS $11.79 AR fls on nmmarlh o in cooee ie nc tA -- mere en mmeamnene ennannee .__ _ So far superior in fine six-- . : cylinder performance--so _ beautiful inside and out--so sound and good in its recog-- nized Hupmobile quality -- that it seems downright extravagance to pay more for any six Col. Smith Feels Manstaughter Too Severe in Face of Age of North Chicago Youth. CHARGE S C H ANGE D THOMAS CASE IS * CARRIED BY STATE . INTO COUNTY COURT Information was The town of Nilands, in the Imperial Nalley of California has golden streets--and this isn't a California booster yarn. either ~Heavy rain« washed gold--bearing siit down on the streets, and this picture shows Alex ander McLaughiin; old time prospector. panring some of the dust in the * > _ main street ' The Streets Are Paved With Gold 325 N Milwaukee Ave. the a% HUPMOBILE 1 formeriy used for avins eut with your -1.dl' ort money. pay up |, The allusion is to the sheli--money of !,_ certain countries, for Iinstance, the |, coweries, certain smaii shells used | , once in southerh Asia and on the coast l: of Guisea in Africa as a comtmon cur-- | , rency or medium of excbange. In the l n I'hilippine islands other sheiis were | o «»3uFy that" a person to the penitentiary #o 1 did the next bes: thing and !iled the i aformation changing the charge," Col. Squth said. charge, (Col. Squ.'h said. Thomas, accortng to what in'or mation thai has been gathered was not aware at firs;. of fle a&ncident. William -- Schuman discovered the body and nott'ted Paro'man Joseph Potocky of Notrth Chicazro BA k o not be. able to get @&. penally on account of Thomas' youth. The lad is 19 years old. * --_"I did not believe that I could get nation thal has been gathe: 0t aware at firsi. of. tle i William -- Schuman _ discove ody and nott'ted Puasro'man "otocky of North Chicago hese'men wil. be u--ed as w chen the case comes to th The erpression. "sheil out." means REE MOTOR SALES "Shell Out" Phone No 8 a The cheapa«t possible constriction for factory purpose@®. (If7ls a mee «helU and while the fire looked to be terribly destractive, there was bittle "»t the roof to bui's and this did not generate enough beat to bad!ly dam-- ake the machinery, Most of it is heavy machinery and we looked it over this morning and »rpect to hare some of the machinpes working under "»¥004 avenue until eaftly thus mgin T: ~Ar--S0ve mefubert ht the Ts 'Tire Anllartinani Karbs silil _Lhiewina Tire dapartment FKete sill throwing screams of water into the smouldering r uin s. *~ -- 5 & F. A. Headson. general manager of the Muuvilie company here. drclared that a rigid investigution is upder aay iv determine the origit of the fire. Hlames broke out just outside of the laborratory in the textile department in a.towering pile of wooden packing North Chicago, Greal Lakes an batoled dfre flames until 7 J moining and succeeded Ta cor uo fire to she ore building. Hu: o. Waukegan people fooked »~ene of the blaze despite the and -- ecores . of _ auromw>{les parked on the long hillside o( \ «pectacular fire of unknown*ort gin flashed into the aky and was acen [oc mules around shorcy after mid nmight Wednesday and did da mage e#timated at about $100,000 t« the main byuilding of the Johne Mauxile Ctmpall) plant at Asbestos «taiion on the Nortbwesteru line north of Wau-- SPECTACULAR FIRE -- | TC1s oNE BOILDING OF MANVILLE PLANT WILL _ SAVE MACHINERY F.A. Headson Puts Damage at . _About $100,000 Despite Apparent Destruction. LIBERTYVILLE, ILE Great lakes and Zion mment t reached moment b« W i. 240 this conflaing Hundreds + er 1uk® $a Greep ) _the hour, $1.50 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE,) pany's, plant at Manville, N. J , and Alling ordemu}d continuing --theic Wed nee da fAilling ordens and continuing their work of supplying.the populace .with Wr uple'!hh. . -- was repogo-l that the detomationg lreard at intervels during the fr3 were erplosions of ga@s0line drums, but .Mr, Headson dectar8d that. thers ras but little gasoline in the ba:ild. mmg wad the reports hbeard --were causedl by water getting on the electric bus bars and A(u'rkm' to the floor, Despite the-- fect that throntm o people swarmed around the buildiax and that fAremen were inside of the burning building Aighting the Namés, American Peculiarity We are queer people, and if a mee announces a cure for etisting evile we call him a nut --San Francisco Chroup cle & wh 1c tign may start immediately. Mr. Hea+-- son stated this morning that ag rapit-- ly as the ruin ts cléared away, work ot a new butliing will be carried With the excoption of a few gira employed in the department, al oft the 200 workers were back on the job this-- morning,. working in other departments and heiping to cleac awuy the debris so that reconstruc-- [ The destroyed bullding housed ts packing and texcile departiments whils ' in the front part of the building tha: was not damaged to any greatr ec tepnt, are docate! the generai offices and cafeteria of the plant The part deetroyodwas where the-- automabi's brake buird Iintogs were malb*alon« with ?{Hng materials aod other t--1 thes a slow burning mat--ral. There was very litle stock in +ha building asd this burning did }vls« damage . -- "orward ~Alt ortere ~tor the matertats madte in the plant were transfered by 'teio-- pbone early this morning to the com-- pany's, plant at Manville, N. J , and neg in C + Nce y N6 $ 14 L1 +A Agpi t 1 Lise . Sig ts3 + bers of the Waukegaa,. North Ch{-- cago, Great Lakes, and Zion fire d partments for their wonderful asai-- tance It was a marvel that th--, kept the.fire trom epremding to t» > garage and they certainly did mo 4 than could be. experted o¥ them ~ . The destroyed bullding housed i+ packing and textile departanents whils in the front part of the puildtug tha: & ten i temporary shelter within two or hree davs. 1® BiMex ywa Caose o@ 1100.000 fre,