Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-20
Observation-Disclosures
ILLINOIS
News Notes
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Chicag0.-Maj. R. W. McClaughry,
one of the best known criminolOgists
and prison experts in the country, for
many years warden of the Joliet and
Leavenworth penitentiaries, is dead Of
hemorrhage of the brain at his home
in Chicago. He was eighty-One years
old. Major McClaughry was the pio-
neer of the humane wardenS" and
won international recognition for his
humanitarian methods in dealing with
the 10000 or more police characters
and criminals who came under his
jurisdiction during his 40 years serv-
ice in penal institutions.
Observation-Disclosures is increas-
ing in the southern part of the state
and there is greater demand upon
the state for antitOxin, according to
a statement by DR.. c. ST. Clair Drake,
state director of health. The weekly
report shows a total of 41O cases in
Illinois, of which 800 are in the city
of Chicago The state report also
shows that out of the total of PAT
cases of scarlet fever in the state 10
are in the city of Springfield. One
case of infantiln paralysis is also re-
ported from SangamOn county.
ringfield.-Within the next 80 days
the Lincoln highway will be opened
from Chicago to Clinton, Ia, the state
Division of Highways announced.
There will be hard-surfaced road the
entire distance, but Is miles will be
gravel or macadam. The remainder is
either brick, concrete or bituminous
macadam. Next year concrete and
bituminOus macadam will replace the
gravel or macadam
DEMONSTRATING It is unfair to
permit a voter who goes hundreds of
miles away from home just before
election to cast his ballot by mail.
while sick voter is denied the ballot
if he is unable to go in person to the
polls, northern Illinois county officials
will seek to have the election law
amended to class sick persons as "ab-
sent voters" and allow them to vote
by mail.
Chicago.-Frank D. Richardson, spe-
cial intelligence chief of the Central
district, was appointed supervising pro-
h1b1t1on agent to succeed Maj. A. V.
Dalrymple, who resigned November l.
Richardson has been active in the in
vestigation of liquor violations in the
Chicago district for several months,
working under special instructions
from the Washington office
Rock Island.-Suit for $4,000 dam
ages has been filed in the Mercer coun-
ty circuit court by the Cannon Oiler
company against the Illinois Northern
Utilities company. Damages are de-
manded for losses said to have been
incurred in a shutdown of plaintiffs
plant due to failure of the Illinois
Northern Utilities company to provide
electric power.
Springfield.-GOv. Frank O. LOwden
called upon the citiZenry of the state of
Illinois to observe Thanksgiving as a
day of prayer and thanksgiving. He
issued a proclamation urging them to
assemble in their places of public
worship and there render thanks to
Almighty God for the manifold bless
ings he has vOuchsafed to u.s."
Springfield. - Lincoln's tomb at
Springfield continues a mecca for
sightseers. A total of z, 445 persons
visited the tomb during October. the
custodian's report shows. Thirty-nine
states and four foreign countries were
represented. The foreigners came
from Belgium, Canada, Finland and
India.
acknowledgements from so coun-
ties in Illinois, comprising the Spring
field recruiting district, show that in
the month of October TO out Of a to-
tai of 900 men enlisted in the army to
get an education. That many gave
this is the first reason for their en-
liStment.
Chicago. = Mayor William Hale
Thompson requested the resignation
of Chief of Police John J. Clarity and
Immediately after receiving it ap-
pointed his secretary, Charles G. Fitz-
morris, chief for the announced pur-
pose of "ridding Chicago of crooks
Litchfield.-Ed Sanderson, fifty-nine
and son, Arthur, ten, were killed al
Litchfield when their automobile was
struck by Wabash train. Mrs. San.
derson and two other children, who
were thrown clear of the machine, es
capped injury.
Springfeld.-The Illinois constitu
tional convention, after approving 6
section of the revenue report exempt
ing from taxation all personal prop
erty under $1,000, reconsidered it's &C
| ton and voted to make the exemption
| limit on such property $500.
Bloomington. = Central Illinois i.
| making large shipments of seed corr
| to Siberia, following orders placed By
| Nicholas p. Makaroff, who is now il
| the United States, representing the
| farmers Of the former nation.
Batavia.-John III. Hart, elected
| state representative from the Four
| teenth district, will be the kid" O.
| the Illinois legislature. He is twenty
| two years old and is veteran of tn,
| World war, having won a commission
| as lieutenant of artillery.
| Springfield.-An association to pro
| mote the Lake and Gulf Coast high
| way, christened the Lone Star route
from Chicago to Galveston an,
Brownsville, Tex, was organized a