Hungry Judges Scarce Funds for Outside Court Hires
Chicago taxpayers face a sharp rise in costs as Cook County pays outside judges for the year ending December 1, 1919. Salaries jumped from 1917 and 1918 to about 20,160, with hotel costs boosting expenses. Downstate judges now earn 15 per day, and total outside-judge days reached roughly 1,700 in both the County and Circuit courts. The issue ties to calls for a unified court system and financing methods amid county finances debates.
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Circuit
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Crowe
Sheriff’s Office
Peters
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Supreme Court
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Republicans Set to Control Illinois Constitutional Convention
A Mooseheart gathering of Republicans shows a majority plan to organize and run the forthcoming Illinois constitutional convention as a party institution. Five more than a majority of 85 Republican delegates support a caucus to name presiding officer and secretary, despite Chicago delegates opposing partisan control. Downstate leaders urge a caucus to prevent bipartisan deals with Democrats. leaders named include Trautman, Kerrick, Deitz, Gale, Rinaker, and Green, with Green's remarks winning backing from Cook County delegates.
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Springfield
Frank Smith
Dwight
Republican State Committee
Chicago
Sullivan
Downstate
Joseph W. Fifer
Bloomington
William K. Trautman
East St. Louis
Thomas C. Kerrick
Cyrus BE. Deitz
Moline
George C. Gale
Galesburg
Thomas Rinaker
Carlinville
Henry I. Green
Urbana
Green
Cook County
Col
Abel Davis
William H. Beekman
Geo. A. Dupuy
William Ganshow
Edward H. Morris
Rufus C. Dawes
William H. Cruden
Douglas
Juvenile Court Delinquency Figures Decline or Rise?
Police control over youthful crooks has shifted to reformers, influencing juvenile crime. Read of two year figures from the Juvenile Court showing 192? delinquent boys brought before it in 1918 and 1919.
Soak Business Men Plan to Make Up Booze Loss
A city council subcommittee proposes to recover saloon license revenue losses in 1920 by raising license fees for about twenty businesses and extending a license system to previously unlicensed firms. The subcommittee members are Ald Cermak Louis D. Anderson and Scott M. Hogan.
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Louis D. Anderson
Scott M. Hogan
Fusion Talk By Colonel Lewis Marks A National Warning
Colonel James Hamilton Lewis warns that Republicans and Democrats may fuse in some states to safeguard the nation. He argues unAmerican voting by foreign birth or sentiment could tilt national offices to new or radical parties, threatening institutions and the nation. He urges a nonpartisan rise to curb crime and cleanse Chicago by appointing a nonpolitical police chief and freezing salaries for honest officers.
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United States
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New York
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America
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Republican Party
Wilson
Mr. Lewis
Boston
Col. Clinnin
Chicago
Moose Dinner and North Shore Bridle Path Plans
Loyal Order of Moose figures host a turkey dinner for wards of the Moose as H Brandon supports a North Shore canal bridle path, with riders including Evanston Mayor Pearsons and historian Caroline Mellvaine among many. Prohibition loss prompts a 1920 license schedule raising fees across canneries to coal yards, and a political forecast cites Harrison Riley and party realignments impacting the next election.
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The
Loyal Order of Moose
Aurora
Moose
William J. Healy
Sanitary District
North Shore
North Shore Canal
Edward Hines
H. P. Pearsons
Evanston
Carleton L. Elmes
James A. Patten
William B. Requa
Samuel T. Chase
Caroline M. Mellvaine
Chicago Historical Society
Leonard A. Busby
A. W. Shaw
Charles Piez
William H. Hill
Robert A. Parkinson
F. William Koppler
F. K. Stockton
Morals graft rattles Chicago reform push
A sharp critique lampoons Chicago reform, arguing graft corrodes official programs. The author targets the Morals Department and Social Service units, claiming public payrolls fleece taxpayers and calling for their exposure and removal from public funds.
Card Index of Protected Crooks Suggested by Col Clinnin
Col John V Clinnin blasts Chicago as a crooks boarding house and urges a card index of protected criminals. He criticizes politicized police promotions and warns that old patronage favors would undermine civil service law, urging scrutiny by the police aldermanic committee.
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Col
John V. Clinnin
Chicago
Crooks
Col. Clinnin
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Mooney
Police Aldermanic Committee
Alderman Fetzer Heads Health Panel Urges Federal Action
The city health committee seeks a Washington delegation to press Congress for penalties against profiteers to curb the high cost of living. Health Commissioner Robertson proposed the trip after a report from city food director Russell J Poole on measures to ease living costs. The council plans ward reapportionment but no law takes effect before spring elections. Doe Reid finds vacant lots for skating ponds as city collector Wesley H Weshey earns praise for courteous service.
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William R. Fetzer
City Council
Health Committee
Washington
Congress
Robertson
Russell J. Poole
City considers taxi driver registration and rate reform
Regulation of taxicab service was proposed by the city council after the police committee recommended registering all chauffeurs with the police department following a full investigation of their character and fitness. Violations could lead to suspension or license cancellation. Another ordinance aims to unify the three current Chicago taxi rates into a single rate.
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Chicago
Police oppose abolishing detective bureau and precincts
Chief of Police Garrity argues against dissolving the detective bureau saying Chicago would suffer without it. He contends the city needs more precinct stations, not fewer, and calls for 5,000 patrolmen as the force grows daily.
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Garrity
Chicago
Alders
John H. Mack Praised as Efficient County Deputy Clerk
John H. Mack is the chief deputy county clerk, praised as a credit to County Clerk Sweitzer and an efficient officer the people are proud of.
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John H. Mack
Sweitzer
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