The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-23
School Board Row Has Reac-
ton Among City Fathers.
Recall Nine New Members of
Chicago School Board.
ORDER MAYOR TO RESIGN
States Attorney Threatens NAL
feasance Proceedings.
Police Guard School Board Of
fees Against Violence.

Chicago, June 23.-The city hall
and the Tribune building were prac-
tically under martial law today.
Scores of policemen were guarding the
sc DOL board offices in both places to
prevent forcible ousting of Mayor
Thompson's appointees, the latest Of
whom were repudiated by the city
council late yesterday.
Thompson faces two proceedings
that may cost him his job-impeach-
ment by the council. or malfeasance
in office charges threatened by States
Attorney Hoyne.
The mayor had not returned to the
late yesterday, just after book hurled
at him by an unidentified alderman
missed his head by inches. The book
which resulted when the Thompson
faction in the council attempted to
force an adjournment.
Gains Control of Board.
The present trouble is the result of
a fractional war in the school board
which had it's inception last week
when Thompson gained control of the
board thru the councils confirmation
of his nine appointments. His ma
jority's first official act was the GUST
ing of Jacob NJ. Loeb as president of
the board. Loeb had previously brok-
en- with the mayor over control of the
beard and both had INDUCED in bit
| ter personalities thru the press, ac-
cuSing each other of trying to wreck
| the school system. When Loeb was
deposed, Lewis E. Larson, secretary,
and Angus r. Shannon, counsel, were
| also thrown out.
1t was known tha
yesterday that an attempt would be
made to reconsider confirmation of
Thompson's nine appointees. To fore
| stall this, the Thompson faction at
tempted an adjournment. Then the
| riot broke loose and the mavor and
! Corporation Counsel Ettelson, one of
his chief supporters fled. Police drove
/ hundreds of spectators from the gall
| leries and restored order.
Won't Confirm New Members.
The council then voted reconsidera-
! ton of the mayors appointments and
generally refused to confirm them by
a vote of As to %.
| Just before adjournment, Alderman
| Link introduced n resolution request
| ing the mayor to resign. Alderman
| Kennedy presented one directing the
/ judiciary committee to ascertain if the
| mayor can be impeached. Both were
/ referred to committee.
Hoyne, working on the assumption
that the old school officials now are
in power, may take a hand in the
affair today by forcibly ejecting the
present officials. The policemen scat
tered thru the city hall and on the
sixth, seventh and eighth floors of the
Tribune building-occupied by the
school board off1cers-were to prevent
any such move, by order of the mayor
Continued opposition by the mayor
Hoyne intimated, would lead to NAL
| feasance charges.
Pay of $500 Teachers Held Up.
The pay of $500 teachers, which
was held up until the status of the
| school row was determined, will be
released today. it was said on author
ity of the old. board
Meanwhile, the thousands of schoo
children-innocent victims of partisan
politics-were enjoying their first day
of the summer vacation. Graduation
exercises were held turnout the city
yesterday afternoon and last night
while the men who are charged with
their welfare were busy trying t.
get each other