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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1917
Page
1
The Eagle exposes graft concerns with pink ballot cadets and threats to silence witnesses. A go-between linked to grafters is rumored to be hired to target informers, while editorials urge action and public scrutiny. The piece notes an arbitration board for actors and managers to resolve disputes.
A veteran Chicago printer accuses city, county, and school printing officials of favoritism and bid rigging spanning decades. He asserts master printers will expose culprits linked to county drainage park boards and city offices, invoking Boss Tweed as a warning and praising the Eagle for prompting reform.
County officials dispute a purported Cook County Clerks Association picnic announced with 5000 printed cards on September 22. Clerk Robert M. Sweitzer says there is no such organization and no picnic, calling for possible civil service action against involved clerks. The event was said to be at Brand's Park with tickets priced at one dollar per couple.
In Circuit Court an injunction seeks to stop the city from letting a South Wabash avenue paving contract from Congress Street to Twelfth Street. Plaintiffs Frederick B. Fish and Henry Schoellkopf, property owners taxed for the improvement, say the $85,000 project requires a patented creosoting oil. They allege the contract would fix a distillate owned by Republic Creosoting Company, granting it exclusive bid rights and restricting competition.
The Actors' Equity Association met at the Hotel Sherman to hear officers report on concessions granted by Chicago managers. A standard contract abolishes half salaries during Christmas and Easter vacations, requires two weeks notice before discharge, and regulates free rehearsals. The maximum time a player may be?
County Agent William E. Ehrmann filed an official statement with Peter Reinberg, president of the county board, noting that the $215,000 appropriation for supplies for the poor was exhausted on August 1 and that he was already overdrawn by $5,000.
Chairman John Toman of the License Committee says the city council may adopt an ordinance creating a special commission to supervise saloons. The plan would limit the mayor's jurisdiction and assign license authority to a council-appointed body with final rulings. Boston is cited as a model with regulated saloons under a similar commission system.
Charles G. Dawes, president of the Central Trust Company of Illinois, volunteered for military service in France. As Lieutenant Colonel of the Seventh United States Reserve Engineers, he is in Atlanta guiding mobilization and prepares to join the first engineer corps to aid European railway rehabilitation. He is noted for vast experience in financing and development.
Albert J. Hopkins of Aurora is viewed as a strong Senate candidate next year while Attorney General Brundage has broad support. Congressman George Edmund Foss plans to seek the Republican nomination in the U S senatorial race and Richard Yates of Springfield enters as candidate for congressman at large. The opening numbers signal September politics next week as Illinois moves toward the nominating contests a year ahead of the election. Foss previously helped in the effort that sent William Lorimer to the Senate and sparked a senatorial scandal. The legislature then acted.
In a broad briefing, Dawes spoke of his readiness to go to France as Colonel of the Seventh United States Reserve Engineers while remaining president of the Central Trust on leave. The move accompanies a wider push by political and business figures, with Felton backing engineer recruitment and a busy state fair schedule drawing Republican leaders to Kankakee and Springfield.
The county board cut a judicial election printing bill by 4000 dollars but paid over 20000 dollars. It is alleged the entire job could have been done for 4000 dollars or less. Much discussion occurred as ballots for judicial elections contain little printing.
The Ragen A C amateur bike race in Chicago area will run fifteen miles from the Ragen Club at Fifty second and Halsted to Calumet Grove Blue Island on Sunday September 2 in connection with a club picnic. Phil Elwell has over 100 riders entered and more entries keep arriving. Prizes are said to be substantial and a program of other races will accompany the event.
Chicago milk producers warn cows may be sent to slaughter if the food administration and city health committee do not permit a reasonable profit amid a planned 50 percent price rise. H C Potter, chair of the Chicago Milk Producers Association, told Alderman Willis O Nance that the industry expects government intervention similar to the coal case. Weather conditions have favored production, underscoring the argument against the higher prices.
City engineers map the proposed 4 million dollar Ogden avenue extension from Union Park to Lincoln Park as part of the Michigan boulevard link. President Faherty says preliminary work will start soon after finalizing current tasks. The plan extends northeast from West Randolph street to North Clark street with plazas at Union Park and Lincoln Park ends.
The state board of equalization organized for the year's work with State Auditor Andrew Russells as ex officio chairman and O. C. Moore of Ridgeway elected secretary. After committee appointments the board recessed for two weeks as counties have not yet reported their assessments.
The article lists appointed chairmen for committees including Personal Property John E Shackelton Cornell towns and city lots Harry T Nightingale Evanston lands Herbert B Williams Harvard railroads Louis D Hirsheimer Pittsfield capital stock Joseph Bunn Springfield general equalization William H Malone Park Ridge resolutions Hez G Henry Camp Point organization Thomas B F Smith Carbondale rules George S Faxon Plano conference H T Nightingale Evanston.
John L. Whitman former bridewell superintendent discovered platinum points in 20 000 obsolete lamps stored four years. Scrapyard offer of 15 per hundred lamps rejected. Dismantling yielded $9 392 50 in platinum sold to precious metal dealers at 90 per ounce while the metal was repurchased by the government for war munition use.
The people favor re election of good judges and oppose life tenure. They want officials to feel the people elect them and grow distrustful of judges who court trust press offices. Voters will pick tickets with both lawyers and judges, rewarding those deserving re election and defeating others, since the people pay the freight for a fair field and no favors.
To the Editor, asking who awarded the contract for printing draft registration lists and whether bids were invited by the city or county or by the Board of Election Commissioners. Is there any evidence of competitive bidding for this large printing contract? Printer asks for clarity.
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