Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-07-26
MAYOR THOMPSON ADVOCATES
PRISON FOR FOOD HoARDERs.
OTHER COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Mayor Thompson, in a ringing spe.
cial message to the city council on
Monday. advocated prison terms for
food hoarders and price fiXers and a
limited embargo on the expectation
of foodstuffs is the remedy for the
ever increasing price of foods.
The aldermen had expected to re.
ceive the mayors appointments to the
newly elected municipal food commits.
sion. Instead, the mayor declared
that material relief from high prices
can be obtained only from the fed.
eral government The mayor, 1t is
understood, will name the nine mem.
bers OF the new commission in the
near future, although he feels that
the commission will be able to do
little more than collect data and give
publicity to price fixers and hoarders.
The mayor urged the people of Chi
cago and the city council to appeal to
congress.
Congress, his message read, "can
enact legislation which will provide
prison terms for the parties to cor
rupt combines and the hoarders and
price fixers who are now waxing rich
on the helplessness of the American
people, and congress can put limited
embargo upon the expectation OF food
stuffs out OF this country, limiting
exports to our surplus and guarantee
ing to American citizens sufficient
quantities at reasonable prices in the
greatest producing section OF the
world"
In making his appeal for congress.
sional action the mayor asserted that
federal legislation taxes have in.
creased 1000 per cent and added that
the government collects annually
from Chicago residents more than ten
times the amount of the municipal
appropriation bill.
In addition TO receiving the mayors
message, the council cleaned up the
reports of its committees in prepare.
ton for the vacation period. The al
dermen plan only one more meeting
before they take their three month
rest Here Is summary OF the
cleanup" legislation:
Adopted a report of the judiciary
committee requiring automobiles to
slow down to ten miles an hour at
street car track intersections. The
present ordinance allows fifteen miles,
Passed an ordinance requiring all
city civil service employees to live in
Chicago. Those outside must move in
within ninety days or face charges
before the civil service commission
Ordered the plan to divide Chicago
into fifty wards, instead of thirty
five, placed on the ballot November
4 for the approval of the voters. II
the plan is approved there will only
be one alderman from each ward and
the council will consist of fifty mem
bers instead OF seventy, as at pres
ent.
Passed an ordinance licensing ice
cream parlors. The fee will vary
from S25 a year for those with eight
seats to $500 annually for 100 seats
or more.
Created a board OF FIVE members t.
examine and license electrical inspect
DTS y BIdutu IlItIlS' SgHltih 10 u
be employed which, It is said, vii
net the city $4,000 annually.
Ordered the building commission t.
hold up requests for permission t.
erect factories in residential blocks
pending action on the municipal zon
ing ordinance by the city council, IL
all cases where residents protes
against the factory.
Requested Mayor Thompson to ap
point a committee Of ten to rais'
funds for the use OF 800 Chicago higi
school boys who desire to take thu
course OF military instruction pro
vided by the government at CAM
Roosevelt near Muskegon, Mich, Al
derman Guernsey introduced the res
olution.
Mayor Thompson sent eight ap
pointments to the council, They wer'
all approved By the council. Tit