Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
State Capital Gossip

Springfield, H., Dec Whether
tie person or company taking an APP
peal FROM "A decision OF tho Illinois
state public utilities commission
should pay the cost of preparing the
record ia the case is before the state
supreme court Tor settlement, il was
learned today WHOM IT became known
That commissioners had been hailed
inlp the Sangamon county circuit
court and fned Tor contempt. The
circuit court proceeding vas Ii friend
h one. however, and the iHe OF $50
Aseu by JGdsc T. $. Smith was held
ih allegiance pending a decision by the
supreme court The citation for con-
tempt resulted from the refusal OF the
commission to pay for preparation of
jha record, pertaining to a complaint
of IS. G. Kennedy and residents Of De
Nalh against the rates for steam heat
service charged by the De KaIb- Syca-
moro Electric company. Judge Smith
ho'i tby commission had no right to
rherec The complainant for ms&iug
.s' ncord and ordered lat the rec
uH ha NED without chaTgs within 10
fays The commission ignored the
ler AVID the contempt citation fol-
rEcd. The question ~ issue has been
"a mGoted one Tor a long tiIne
considerable more than half of the
Hgspners that escape tron Illinois
prisons are caught ana brought back
20 serve out their terms, according to
records in the Office here Of William
C0lvin superintendent Of pardons and
paroles. IN many cases those who es-
cape are taken without long search, it
v5s stated. Some OF them. il was said
succeed in eluding their pursuers. but
are apprehended later because of their
completely In new crimes or INSIDE
meanors. The use of saws in making
Their way 10 freedom. employed by the
ingitires recently from Joliet paniten-
Uary. called to the minds OF pardon
board attaches former cases IN which
prison bars were cut In one case
where a delivery was foiled, q mother
sent 90 her son, who was serving q
term in Chester pehitsntiary, pres
emf in a small box With the box was
letter which repeated the phrase
Keep looking up TO Jesus Suspi.
ciOus of tAe attendant who censored
the mali we're aroused ana an inyesti
cation &. sclOsed IN the top Of the no,
several saws fer cutting steel. Another
case was related in which woman
sent to d man in Chester cake shap
ed like q lamb and frosted artisticaliy
Precautionary thrusts with long pif
revealed saws in the interior Of thu
lamb"
The accounting department Of tn
Illinois state public utilities commits
sion is preparing a standard system
Of accounts for gas, electric, waite
ana heating companies, to be effective
Jan. I, il is announced here.
A survey Of the 1880 grade cross
ings in Illinois is being made By IN
state public utilities commission t
determine which are extra hazard
Gus and thus within the purview Q
The law passed by the 50th genera
assembly which requires especial
designated warnings and advance sig
nails
Springfield is 70 have two compa
hics OF reserve milit!aman, one q
which probably will become part
yae sixth militia reserve regimen
One company Is organized aud 81
other is IN process of formation.
Owing 10 The fart tina, many matrs'
Mated students have applied for VIII
travail papers from the University
Illinois. for the purpose OF enterln
some branch of military service, u
university senate has passed ru
whereby students who wish to ente
NE service may obtain Their ered't
Una text of the new ruling is az 10
lows; "A student Withdrawing irol
the university for military service