Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-11-27
"OfFICIAL" GRAFT
Bogus Official Organ" Draws Attention
to Long Record Of Grabs for Coin
on Official Connections.

From the chicago Eagle, Octoper z,
1915:
The alleged Official organ" for
which the notorious BERG. Gray.Burns
gang did so much special work 10
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 rs, 1915.
edition OF this unwieldly mass Of clip.
pings and dead ads. which is alleged
to prey upon part Of the public a.
an official organ"
We have nailed down our doormat
because It Is not safe from the preda'
tory wanderers attached to this al.
legged representative Of Senatorial,
Aldermanic, Shrievalty, Park. City
Civil Service and other "offlcial" con.
nections.
We do not miss the stolen para.
graphs which are plainly discernible
In the September 25 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 q shapeless Newspaper
only larger than the average. This
curiosity filled with pages Of dead ads
and edited with q pastepot and pair
OF shears has been likened in appear.
ance to a newspaper cemetery. An
ad in It achieves Immortality, as It 10
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 Odicial
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 al
possible in order to give some life tt
the load OF pulp.
This Is not to be wondered at wher
one ascertains the character and rec
ord of some OF the solicitors and 9th
ers who are, or have been, connected
with it, One OF the latest ornaments
on the soliciting stan Of the Omcia
Touch is said to be a gentleman Ions
schooled in the art Of passing bogus
checks. He is an artist In more wayi
than one in his particular line.
When the late Fred Busse wal
elected mayor this recent addition
TO the staff OF the Dead Ad Blanke
conceived a brilliant idea.
Mayor Busse was treasurer OF tn
Republican County Committee.
Believing that a number OF peopl'
would like to contribute to Mr.. Busse'
CduIpdiSh iuhu, hC StoaSCo ouS W WI
lect the contributions-andk keep then
himself
Unfortunately this man with monu
mental gall and infinitesimal princl
pie, walked into the wrong place on
day. He was detained until the polio
arrived when he was arrested. Pull
got him out Of Jail and, while he neve
got over his check passing habit, b
fell lower and lower until he secure
4 job TO lie for the Official organ.
Well, let him lie-for awhile.
There are others with records OF
the waste paper junk, but one exam
pie is enough at present.
The heads and scissors work on tn
thing are done by veteran fire.
!uncher, IL is said, who holds down
chair between bites, on the pay roll O
the City Civil Service Commission.
Many pay rolls squeak for 1t, an
In the meantime, because Of judiciou
distribution Of its forces in publ
Jobs, the Thing is alleged to be abb
10 make Touching appeals with marx
ed official" accents.
An ex.Representative in the Legi:
lature and well known jackpotter, VIII
used 10 attend the meetings OF "a
committees" for business reasons,
said TO be the star on corporation
work and informing utility people hoy