Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-11-13
OFFICIAL" GRAFT
Bogus Official Organ" Draws Attention
to Long Record Of Grabs for Coin
on Official Connections.


1915:
The alleged Official organ for
which the notorious Berg.Gray.Burns
gang did so much special work Is
still doing business.
A number of articles which appeared
in The Eagle in the issue Of Septem-
Der Is. 1915. were stolen bodily and
reprinted verbatum ad literatum with.
out credit In the September 25, 1915,
edition of this unwieldly mass Of clip.
pings and dead ads. which is alleged
to prey upon part OF the public as
an official organ"
We have nailed down our doormat
because 1t Is not safe from the preda'
tory wanderers attached to this al.
legged representative Of Senatorial,
Aldermanic. Shrievalty, Park, City
Civil Service and other official con.
nections.
We do not miss the stolen para
graphs which are plainly discernible
In the September 20 issue Of this al.
legged champion Of graft, but we do
not permit our patrons to be bothered
without going to their assistance.
Our attention and the attention OF
a portion OF the public taken up with
politics has. for some time, been called
TO the appearance OF an untidy collec.
ton of white paper, formed and
printed like a shapeless newspaper
only larger than the average. This
curiosity filled with pages Of dead ads
and edited with a pastepot and q pair
OF shears has been likened In appear
ance to a newspaper cemetery. An
ad in It achieves Immortality, as 1t is
never taken out no matter whether
the alleged advertiser is dead, out OF
business or in parts unknown.
This remarkable product OF the
shears, pastepot and printing press has
been calling itself an official organ"
1t Is said, because of its success In
boosting a lot OF touching talent con.
nected with 1t into political jobs and,
incidentally, into some notoriety.
Aside from the alleged Senatorial,
Legislative, Bailiffry, Park Official,
Aldermanic and Civil Service aid ex.
plotted by the junk referred to, 1t has
other interesting attributes.
One OF these is to steal as much
from the columns of The Eagle as
possible in order to give some life to
the load OF pulp.
This is not to be wondered at when
one ascertains the character and rec.
ord of some of the solicitors and 9th.
ers who are, or have been, connected
with II, One OF the latest ornaments
on the soliciting staff of the Official
Touch Is said to be gentleman long
schooled in the art OF passing bogus
checks. He is an artist In more ways
than one in his particular line.
When the late Fred Busse was
elected mayor this recent addition
TO the staff OF the Dead Ad Blanket
conceived brilliant idea.
Mayor Busse was treasurer Of the
Republican County Committee.
Believing that number OF people
would like TO contribute to Mr.. Buses
campaign fund, he started out to col.
lect the contributions-and keep them
himself.
Unfortunately this man with monu.
mental gall and infinitesimal princi'
Pile walked into the wrong place one
day. He was detained until the police
arrived when he was arrested. Pull
got him out OF jail and, while he never
got over his check passing habit he
fell lower and lower until he secured
. job 70 lie for the official organ"
Well, let him lie-for awhile.
There are others with records on
the waste paper junk, but one exam
pie Is enough at present.
The heads and scissors work on the
thing are done by a veteran free
luRcher, il is said who holds down a
chair between bites, on the pay roll Of
the City Civil Service Commission.
Its brilliant society gossip, collec'
tions and incidentals are alleged to
have been long taken care Of by one
Of Sheriff Traeger's underlings, who
was much prouder OF his joint official
and editorial connection a few years
ago than he Is now.
An eX.Representative In the Legis-
lature and we'll known iackpotter, who
used 10 attend the meetings OF "all
committees" for business reasons, is
said 10 be the star on corporation
work and informing utility people how