The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-23
CHICAGO MAYOR
FIGHTING AGAIN
This Time His Appointments
on School Board Result in
Turmoil at City
Hall.
POLICEMEN ON GUARD
Stormy Council Meeting at Which Al.
dornan Threw Book at
tho Mayors
Head.
POLICEMEN ON GUARD

limited Press Leased Wire Service]
CHICAGO, June 23-The city hall
and the Tribune building were prac
tically under martial law today
Scores or policemen were guarding
the school 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
city hall today since his hurried exit
late yesterday just after a book
hurled at him by an unidentified al
derman, missed his head by inches.
The book throwing was the climax of
a riot which resulted when the
Thompson faction in the council at
tempted to force an adjournment.
The present trouble is the result of
a factional war in the school board
which had its inception last week
when Thompson gained control of the
board through the councils confirma-
tion of his nine appointments. His
. IIst olhSidl kCL was IhO
ousting of Jacob M. Loeb, as president
of the board. Loeb had previously
broken with the mayor over the con,
troll of the board and both had in
dulged in bitter personalities through
the press, accusing each other Of try
ing to wreck the school system. When
Loeb WAS deposed, Lewis p. Larson,
secretary and Angus r. Shannon,
counsel, were also thrown out.
It was known when the council met
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 mayor and
the corporation counsel, Ettelson.
one Of his chief supporters, fled. Po-
licemen drove hundreds Of spectators
from the galleries and restored or
der. The council then voted recon
sideration Of the mayors appoint
ments and finally refused to confirm
them by vote of forty-1ve to twenty
two. Just before adjournment Alder
man Link introduced resolution re-
questing the mayor to resign. Alder
man 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 Off
cials. The policemen scattered
through the city hall and on the
sixth seventh and eighth floor OF the
Tribune building-occupied by school
board offces-were to prevent any
such move, by order Of the mayor.
Continued opposition by the mayor,
Hoyne intimated, would lead to NAL
feasance charges. The pay Of $500
teachers which was held up until the
status of the school row was deter
mined, will be released taday. 1T was
said. on authority Of the old board.
Meanwhile, the thousands Of school
children-ihnocent victims of partisan
politics-were enjoying their first day
of summer vacation. Graduation ex-
ercises were held throughout the city