Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-09
HAS kERFOOT LAID DOWN.

Business Men and Citizens Generally
Are Wondering Over the Com.
piacency of the Comptroller In the
Matter of the Sharks.
1t Is only a few months since the
sharks went into court and tied up the
pay of the whole police force Of Chi
.cagO for weeks, because 800 policemen
had made assignment of their salaries
to them, and they insisted on having
these assignments recognized by the
authorities or the sharks would not per-
nit the city to do business.
The sharks really think that they own
the city government.
After this action of the sharks In ty.
ing up the pay rolls, Comptroller Ker-
foot came out In a grandilOquent an.
nouncement to the effect that assign.
ments of salaries and other paper in the
hands Of sharks and scalpers would not
be recognized by the city.
But the sharks are doing n bigger
business ut the City Hall than ever. and
everybody II talking about Kerfoot.
People are surprised at Kerfoot.
Has he laid down?
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n the chattel mortgage people who
were never noted for their popularity
can escape their just taxes, how long
will the people stand Il?
II the United states Internal Rev.
enue Office would look up some Of these
men 1t might make some big hauls.
Very few Of them put stamps on the
documents until they deliver the inter.
est note paid over and over again to
the victim.
The Eagle Is having the victims in
the public offices tabulated and will
publish them.
It will also publish the names of the
protectors In the water office, the water
pipe extension, the county comptrol-
1er's, city comptroller's, school teachers
and other departments of the city and
county governments.
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The sharks OF Chicago claim to have
a combination which divides up 5000.
900 a year with city and county OIL.
clals.
The Eagles espionage corps Is pick.
ing up some rare facts about 10 per
cent. sharks.
ords show up facts enough about Rich.
ardson.
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Who in the County Comptroller's
Office gets rake-off from the 10-per.
centers?
Who In the City Comptroller's Office
gets a rake.of from the 10-per-centers?
The 1O-per-centers are the leeches
who charge 10 per cent. n month for
Fl, money loaned to city and county en-
ployes and school teachers.
They recently tied up the pay Of the
whole police force Of Chicago, simply
because 800 out Of 1000 men had rs.
signed their salaries to them.
The County Comptroller. It Is alleged,
kindly pays these assignments and
.puts the assignments" In the employ.
es' envelopes.
A similar system obtains In the city
government.
Now, how much IL there In this for
city or county officials?
Surely they would not help to skin
the poor employees gratuitously.
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In the meantime the sale of police
helmets and uniforms. combined with
the loaning Of money to policemen and
tiremen, continues mt Jake Weber'i
pawnsiOp with undated vigor.
The Eagle has the names and mum
bers Of ffty.two policemen who patron
lied this Joint last week, and when !,
gets the full records of these officers OF
the law 1t will publish oil Of the facts
How many cities In the county woult
stand Jake Weber deal ON their 20
iice force?
II you want a policeman real bat
just drop into Weber 4 Co.'S. on SOut'
Clark street, near Harrison. You cnI
always find copper there making I
''tOuch."
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Jake Weber feels his oats since th
"force" was obliged to flock to hl
pawnsh0p for salary advances.
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Jake Weber's grip on the police fore
is u strong one.
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II Chief Ripley wishes to ascertain
why porch climbers have an easy time
let him count the number of his officer
who are under obligations to the none,
sharks.
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How much does the Union TractiO
Company pay the city for the waite
used by Its big sprlnkling tanks?
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Who helps the sharks skin the fire
men!
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Many policemen who have to give u
10 per cent. month for loan to
shark are not likely to refuse one 10
nothing from porch climber.
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