City Council Debates Enforcing Liquor Laws and Cabaret Bans
The Chicago city council debated strict liquor law enforcement with Alderman Toman pushing an order to direct Chief Schuettler to enforce all ordinances. A four-fifths rule was not met, sending the measure back to committees while the mayor planned talks with the chief. The councilblacklist lists and proposed abolition of special bar permits, and a milk municipal enterprise proposal was considered. A court fight with the old school board looms as lawyers prepare for the state Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Toman
Schuettler
Committee On Schools, Fire, Police, and Civil Service
Ald. A. A. McCormick
Ald
Toman
Ald. Toman
Nance
Vice
Ing
John C. Kennedy
Peter Wojtalewicz
West Eighteenth Place
Chicago
France
Otto Kerner
Larson
Akron
School Board
Old School Board
Supreme Court of
Angus Roy Shannon
Thompson
Supreme Court
Samuel A. Ettelson
Circuit Court
The Milk Question
City health authorities invited to join the milk investigation as Food Administrator Wheeler urges participation. The City club gathers data for consumers and argues a single delivery system could cut prices. Prof. E H Hibbard of Wisconsin conducts experimental city deliveries to show many wagons could be dispensed with.
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Wheeler
E. H. Hibbard
University of Wisconsin
Elks Set 3000 Christmas Baskets With Relief Stations
Chicago Elks lodge No. 4 announces more than 3000 Christmas baskets to be distributed. Relief stations will be opened at 4437 North Clark Street, 1254 North Ashland Avenue, Archer and Halsted, 200 North Jefferson Street, 1726 West Twelfth Street, 3535 West Twelfth Street, 9213 Baltimore Avenue, and Exchange Avenue west of Halsted. Dr. Robert A. Smith, exalted ruler, said basket contents will be larger than last year.
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Chicago Elks
North
Clark Street
Ashland Avenue
Archer Avenue
Halsted Street
Jefferson Street
West
Twelfth Street
West Twelfth Street
Baltimore Avenue
Exchange Avenue
Robert A. Smith
Lodge No. 4
Secretary Baker halts packing house walkout in multiple cities
Secretary of War Baker intervened to prevent a threatened strike by packing house workers in Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, and other meat centers. After meeting with Chicago Federation of Labor and International union leaders, he began mediation aiming to convene top executives of the five major packing companies with union representatives. The workers said they had not been granted a hearing.
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Washington
Baker
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Chicago Federation of Labor
Thompson Wins Again In School Board Fight Victory
Mayor Thompson scores in court victory as appellate decision upholds the nine Thompson appointees as duly and legally appointed to the school board. The court also rules the secretary to the board is a civil service job, placing Albert H. Miller in that post while raising questions about the ousted secretary Lewis E. Larson and potential court action to resolve who holds the civil service seat.
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Thompson
Circuit Court
Albert H. Miller
Lewis E. Larson
Carter Harrison Jr Aviator Joins Aviation Corps
Carter H Harrison Jr son of the former mayor passed physical and mental exams at the cons headquarters in the Consumer building and will be sent to Officers Training School at South San Antonio Tex. First Lieutenant Paul Wilder son of Edward Wilder Elmhurst appeared at aviation corps headquarters and was congratulated by Capt EB Merrow. He ranked third in a list of sixty for commissions in the nonflying corps and has been named adjutant of the 3d provisional regiment aviation section signal corps, returning to duties at South San Antonio.
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Carter H. Harrison, Jr
Signal Division
Aviation
Cons
Consumere
Officers’ Training School
South San Antonio
Tex
Paul Wilder
Edward Wilder
Elmhurst
Officers
Aviation Corps
EB. R. Merrow
3D Provisional Regiment
Signal Corps
Income tax plan adopted by regional collectors
Definite plans for income tax collection were adopted at a conference of internal revenue collectors from several nearby states held in Chicago. One hundred men will be trained to enforce the tax in department stores and factories, to learn salaries, and to issue instructions. The school starts immediately and will run the rest of the year, with instructors including Harry Mayer and Charles Arndt.
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Internal Revenue Collectors
Julius F. Smietanka
Internal Revenue Collector
Chicago
Federal Building
Harry Mayer
Income Tax Department
Charles Arndt
Oil Stock Fraud In Chicago Faces Blue Sky Law Scrutiny
Chicago police uncover a wave of oil, gas and mining stock schemes run by crooks and ex convicts. Illinois moves to enforce Blue Sky regulations while warning that many offerings may evade oversight. A representative bogus exchange shows backers with minimal capital and a cashier as sole spokesperson. Meanwhile Chicago plans cutbacks in police stations to save funds.
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Chicago
Banko
Illinois
Court party discusses board actions and staffing issues
The court sustained Charles 8. Francis as attorney for the board and Percy Coffin as business manager. The secretary’s adverse decision remains. The new board cannot be bound by old appointments, though this is under study. Mr. Miller may need to step out or take a civil service exam. The conference included Iowa officials and federal revenue representatives amid blue sky law discussions.
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Louis L. Emmerson
Secretary of State
Illinois
Department of Trade and Commerce
Public Service Commissions
Bogun “Exchange
Banko
Exchange
Publc
Charles 8. Francis
Percy Coffin
Miller
Chief Schuttler Right as Usual Forces Police Recall
Chief Schuettler orders recall of patrolmen from nonbeat duties to boost city police coverage. Juvenile court, city and county offices affected. protest anticipated led by Peter Hoffman. Detective Sergeant George Scrivner to be recalled as part of the shift. All patrols back on active duty by December 31 as a council subcommittee probes police methods after visiting twenty stations.
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Schuettler
Peter Hoffman
George Scrivner
City Council Committee On Schools, Fire, Police and Civil Service
City orders two hundred big lights out for nights
CityWide plan to extinguish 200 large lights while leaving 200000 small ones burning aims to save coal and power. Theater and store signs will go dark on Sundays as safety lighting remains. Estimates of overall savings are not provided, but enforcement will be strict.
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City
William J. Keith
Broadway
New York City
Taxicab drivers warned on refusal to carry single passenger
The city law department stated that drivers who refuse calls unless two or more passengers are guaranteed risk losing their city licenses. The license ordinance gives the city control over drivers and would prompt a revocation recommendation if a substantiated complaint is filed.
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City Law Department
Law Department
Exemption Board Notice Urges Address Updates for Registrants
Local exemption boards call for wide publicity of the rule that registered men who moved since June 5 must notify their local boards of new addresses. Questionnaires will be mailed starting December 15 and boards urge that none be misrouted. Failure to report changes may forfeit exemption.
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Washington Porter
John L. Herts
Internal Revenue
Daniel J. Mahany
Louis Murphy
Iowa
Daniel C. Roper
Hall Hemmy
Peter J. Kruger
Indiana
W. A. Debo
Michigan
Fiftieth General Assembly
Chief Schuettler
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