Graft Rumors in Chicago Draft Probed by Officials
Maj. Chiperfield and Maj. Irons lead probes into graft and favoritism at Chicago draft boards after rumors of exemptions for influence. They audit boards, count examined and classified results, and vow action against inefficient members. Aliens' duty noted. appeals rise. Clearing-house plans promise simpler payments. Coal price debate surfaces with operator profits questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Chicago
Maj
B. M. Chiperfield
Crowder
E. E. Irons
Maj. Chiperfield
Chiperfield
Lloyd Wheaton
Congress
Northern Illinois
Springfield
New Clearing House Plan Adopted by Chicago Committee
A new plan for clearing house balances was adopted by the Chicago clearing house committee and will take effect September 1. Banks will pay their daily clearings under the new arrangement.
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Chicago Clearing House Committee
Taxi chiefs clash as city fights tip trust control
Alderman Capitain denounces a group selling parking space on public streets after the city council granted taxi firms favored downtown corners for garages. Lieut Coles orders the tip grabbers off Grace street and warns of trouble if they return. Eitel brothers of the Bismarck deny any agreement with the tip trust.
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Ald
Capitain
Chicago
William Coles
Town Hall
Tip Trust” Panhandlers
Grace Street
Eitel Brothers
Bismarck
Tip Trust
Judge Stelk Orders Hard Labor for Domestic Relations Defendants
Municipal Judge Stelk declares that convicted wife beaters and deserters must perform hard labor. He has arranged with Superintendent Siman of the house of correction for prisoners from his court to work in the clayhole and quarries. The judge notes some may expect a summer resort but will instead face pick and shovel work.
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Stelk
Siman
House of Correction
Carter to Settle Coal Price
Judge Orrin N. Carter of the Illinois Supreme Court was chosen by Governor Lowden to adjudicate coal price disputes between the state council and operators. The council asserts coal pricing is excessive with profits seen as unfair, while operators contest the figures and terms presented.
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Orrin N. Carter
Supreme Court of Illinois
Lowden
Carter
State Council
Illinois
Supreme Court
NO MORE LAWYERS A CALL FOR JUDICIAL ELECTION REFORM
The text argues voters favor reelecting good judges while resisting lifelong tenure. It urges the people to elect lawyers who are not judges and those who are judges, to reward deserving judges and defeat others. It emphasizes voter control and a fair field without favoritism.
Mrs Lowden Presents Red Cross Flag at Petersburg
Walter D. Thurber, director of the Red Cross state drive, reports Mrs. Lowden wife of the governor presented the Red Cross flag to Menard county at Petersburg Tuesday afternoon. The county won the recognition in the drive.
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Walter D. Thurber
Red Cross
Chicago
Lowden
Menard County
Petersburg
Election graft rumors and reform backlash amid pay notices
The piece rails at election graft, ward boss ballots, and reform failures while listing job openings with dates in 1917. It notes alleged corruption in ballot handling and calls for attention to taxpayers while detailing county postings and wages for various positions.
Judge Carter Faces Coal Price Dispute Over Ruin Risk
State defense counsel insists they have full data to back their report and will present it to coal directors. Judge Carter must decide who is right, with operators warning ruin if prices rise, while defense members argue the proposed rates are indefensible. Six thousand people watched as the flag was raised atop the courthouse after H M Levering and Petersburg chapter officials observed the ceremony and Gov. Lowden urged war service.
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Thurber
H. M. Levering
Petersburg
Lowden
Draft printing bids questioned by reader
To the Editor a reader asks who solicited bids for printing the draft registration lists. The letter questions if the city county or Board of Election Commissioners sought bids and whether any competition existed for this large contract.
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Board of Election Commissioners
Straight Tickets Rally Against Boss Control in Judges Race
The piece accuses political bosses of getting a law passed in Springfield to strip voters of judge naming power and place it in bosses hands. It calls for a primary to restore voter choice and urges straight tickets in the upcoming election.
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Springfield
Government Urges Public Awareness Amid Agitation
The statement signals an imminent disclosure intended to inform the public before the ongoing agitation subsides. Officials emphasize transparency and expect public reaction as details are released.
Petey Ballots and Political Bosses in River Wards
Reports claim political bosses in river wards kept regular official ballots to use as they wished on election and primary days. The notes allege ongoing manipulation and prior scandals prompting warnings that such conduct would stop. Public records and files are referenced for further detail.
Civil Service Examinations Announced in Cook County
The Cook County Civil Service Commission schedules exams at 547 County Court House with noon deadline for forms. Positions include Attending nurse at juvenile detention home and contagious hospital, junior physician, houseman, laborer, janitress, housemaid at Oak Forest institutions. Pay ranges from 27.50 to 125.00 monthly with maintenance, exam dates in August 1917.
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Oak Forest
Department of Gynecology
Baker
County
Cook County
T. B
T. A
Houseman
Milling Interests Co Operate With National Food Board
Milling interests named a committee to cooperate with the food administration in negotiating voluntary regulation of the milling industry. The committee includes James F. Bell of Minneapolis as chairman and members from Chicago, Nashville, Toledo, Portland, St. Louis, and other hubs, spanning the northwest to the Pacific coast.
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National Food Board
The
Food Administration
James F. Bell
Minneapolis
A. P. Husband
Chicago
Albert C. Loring
Northwest
Andrew J. Hunt
Arkansas City
Kas
Southwest
EK. M. Kelly
Nashville
Tenn
Southeast
Mark I
Insulting Soldiers Term Used Across Nations
A wartime note decries Cockney taunts of soldiers as Sam mies and Tommies. It contrasts British derision of regulars with American usage of Sammies for American servicemen bravely serving the nation.
Taxi nuisance spurs protests in Chicago over taxi monopoly
Union labor denounces the taxi monopoly amid accidents and assaults by chauffeurs. Sheridan Road near Balmoral is said to be blockaded nightly by taxis and downtown stores complain that taxi forces crowd sidewalks.
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Chicago
Sheridan Road
Balmoral
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Federal Reserve System
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Illinois Operators’ Association
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Petey
Civil Service Examinations
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