Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-21
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From Illinois


league has issued report commencing
the work of the Fifty-frst general as
Scmbly. II says: "Thc assembly pro.
duced more important constructive
legislation than was enacted at any
other recent session, except, perhaps,
that of 1917" Governor Lowden Is
credited for much of the legislation.
These are listed as among the impor-
tant pieces of legislation enacted:
state tax commission, waterways, re-
vision of corporation laws, ratification
of federal prohibition amendment,
ratificatiOn of federal womnn's suf-
rage amendment, increased bonding
powers for cities. state deposits. good
roads bonds, nonpartisan elections in
chicago, prohibition and enforcement
act, provision for constitutional con-
vcntion.
Springficld.-Child labor In Illinois
which reached it's height during the
war when n liberal INTERPRETATION of
the child labor law was permitted for
the sake of production. has not re-.
'eded rs II should. according To Bar
h"N Cohen, director of the state de-
partment of labor. "Mnny employers
insist upon employing children when
the work should be for older work
'rs. Mr.. Cohen said. commenting on
the twcnty.sevcnth annual report Of
the chief factory inspector. This re-
port, made by Robert :. Jones of Chi
cngo. shows that there are 2G.SSS chill.
dren working In Illinois. 4 total Of
b3,2o2 work certificates were issued
them, some of them obtaining as many
ms ten different certificates for ten
different Jobs.
Chicngo.-Thc Chicago live stock
commission announced that SEIZED.
ule of commission charges prepared
by f.. T. Meredith. secretary of agri-
culture, had been adopted and Is now
effective. The commission declares
also that the acceptance of the SEIZED.
ule, although ordered by the secretary,
Is purely voluntary, and that as pri-
Nat~ organization Il has surrendered
no right To conduct It's business and
make charges. The secretary affirmed
that the commission under its rates on
cars owned by more than one owner
was collecting extra charges which
In many cases amounted to 81 a car
on cattle, 81 car on hogs and 81 n
car on sheep
Chicago.-Federal prosecution of 81
Chlcagoans, mostly business and pro-
fessional men, under the game law
A gtn ,y il lie
longer than ten days after the close
of the season, has been recommended
to Washington, u. C.. by II. @. Merrill
federal game warden. More than 1000
geese. ducks and quail were found
during recent search of three cold
storage houses. The penalty IL six
months In jail, a fine of $500, or both.
Mrs. c. B. Pike, wife of wealthy real
estate operator, was the only woman
named In the charges filed. She was
charged with having one box of ducks
In n warehouse.
Springfield. - Examination schools
or the state department of registration
and education are announced for the
Following places and dates: Dentists,
November 1919, Chicago: horseShoers
week of September IL; nurses, August
TBS, Chicago; optOmctrIsts, October
90, Chicago; pharmacists. registered,
September IS, Chicago, assistant, Sep
TENDER O.lO, Chicago: plumbers, Sep
TENDER IS; physicians (osteOpnths),
September 2O-23, Chicago; qualifying
certificates, October 10, Chicago: vet
erlnarans, October 1926, Springfield.
lngtield.-COntracts for sections
Of three state-ald roads were let by
the state division Of highways. A con.
crete statc'aid rond In Mason county
will be built by Miller & Comstock of
Peoria, who old Sl3,0S0. Another con.
crete road in Shelby county viii he
built by \. e. LOOMS 4 Co. OF Mat.
toOn, who bid $4,000, and an earth
road in Green county will be con.
structed by John Brogan of Carroll.
ton, who bid $3.50
misunderstanding I'm Illinois
may he relieved of the responsibility
of maintenance and Improvement Of
the dirt roads included In the state
bond issue system. The Illinois dlvi.
sion of highways Is investigator the
cost of such action, according t. ). T..
Bradt, superintendent Of the division,
| who declares additional legislation
will he required to make the plan eff
| fective.
ChicagO.-Rcnl estate In Cool cOun-
ty increased in value for purposes OF
taxation $430S2,S9 during the last
year. The total value of real estate
| Is S2.5Sl Cos $50. In 1919 the county
board of review set the total value Of
real estate at S2537 &C., $50. The in.
| crease represents new construction
| during the year,
Mathematics Mary Hart Of Lib
| ertyvllle, who was resident Of Lake
Bluff when that community was oulled
Rockland, and is believed to be the
oldest resident of Lake county, is dead
at her home, aged ninety. Up 10 her
ninetieth birthday anniversary in
March she was quite active.
| Chicago.-Capt. Hubert l.. Howard,
| prohibition director for Illinois. has
resigned his post under Mai \. V.
| Dalrymple. He will he succeeded, it
| is declared, by II. w. Stone of Peoria,
who has been his chief assistant.
| ringfeld.-GeOrge Constant OF
| Riverton, Civil war veteran ana promi-
nent Sangamon county resident vas
seriously injured when the automobile