Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-07-23
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| ILLINOIS
| News Notes
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Bloomington-The Illinois club,
years ago as the Bloomington Bicycle
club has disbanded.
Elgin.-"Reduce the price of milk
or pay a license" is the ultimatum of
Mayor A. E. Price to Elgin retail milk
dealers. The present retail price is
II cents quart. The mayor declares
the farmer receives but 3 cents.
East ST. Louis.-FarmerS of Madi-
son and st. Clair counties have agreed
to disinfect their wheat TO eliminate
flag smut" 1t also was agreed to
plant this fall only wheat specified
and disinfected by the state agricul-
tural department.
pringtield-Taxicab companies in
dOwnstate cities and towns are not
compelled TO file a bond with the sec
rotary of state, as the new law re-
quiring such bond applies only to the
city of Chicago. From the numerous
queries that have been received the
impression apparently had been ere
ated that all companies should furnish
a bond.
Jacksonville. John B. Ross of
Champaign was reelected president
of the Illinois Typographical union
here. Other officers are: First
vice president, J. w. Andrews, Spring
field; second vice president, J. E.
Donaldson, Chicago; secretary-treasur-
er, FL. c. Maddox, Alton; trustees, E.
j. German, Bloomington; Abe L.
Wood, Jacksonville, and Thomas
Rowan. Alton.
Springfield holding Office
or hereafter appointed by the gov
ernor under the administrative code
for the four years commencing Janu-
airy 1, 1921, are not under the consti-
tuition of the state entitled TO the sal
airy increase voted by the general as
sembly which has just adjourned, &C
cording to an opinion rendered to An
drew Russell, auditor of public ac-
counts, by Attorney General Brun-
dage.
pringfeld.-IllinOis National Guard
troops now in training at Camp Logan
are receiving most efficient instruction
by federal army officers, according to
Adjutant General Frank S. Dickson,
who recently returned from a visit to
the camp. The adjutant general was
| quite impressed with the efficiency of
the officers at the camp who are in
| Structing the first regiment, l. n. G.,
| for the first time. under the reorganiza-
| ton of federalizing the National
| Guard units of the country.
aII ~ \ \
| awarded contracts for nearly 100
miles Of hard roads at a total cost
| of S2,734 OBS or a record breaking
| low cost average of S2S,620 a mile COM
| plete with cement included. Both the
| mileage and the low cost broke all
records for single lettings, and dem
onstrated that the governors battle
! for maximum mileage at minimum
cost" is establishing new records The
! total mileage of the combined awards
was 1888, and the average cost is
well under the maximum of $4,000,
above which the governor had said the
state would not pay.
Springfield.-BidS for 135 miles of
| hard roads in various parts of the
state, show a decrease in the price
of construction. large majority of
! the bids were below the $30,000-a-mile
mark, which was set as maximum
| by Governor Small. For 3.41 miles in
section l in bingham county a bid of
| So. 500 a mile, included cement. The
bid was sos, 105.6O, but there is a
stretch of narrow pavement in it.
Other bids, in which there is more
grading and heavy hauling, range from
$4,000 to $4,000 per mile, including
cement. The low bidder on three sec
tions of road in Macon county is the
board of supervisors. 1t averaged ap-
proximately $27,7OO per mile, includ-
ing cement. The county is taking adj
vantage of the privilege given to coun-
ties by Governor Small to construct
their own roads when they can do the
work at a lower price than regular
contractors.
Springfield.-Eleven bills passed by
the Fffty-second general assembly
the last to remain in the hands OF
Governor Small-were filed with Sec
rotary of State Emmerson without the
approval of the governor. The Ques-
ton of their effectiveness must be de-
termined by the courts, it was said
The measures included the Flagg bill
providing a penalty of at least two
years for bribing baseball players and
other athletes to throw" games, and
the Sadler bill, requiring all state de
partments and agencies to pay money
collected into the state treasury i'm
mediately. Other measures were
Three bills by Senator c. w. Smith
relating to cemeteries the Glenn bill
establishing a 12-hOur day for munic
ipal firemen; amendments to the work
mems compensation act and child
labor laws, and the laws relating tt
chattel mortgages.
Observation-Disclosures of the size
of automobile license plates as the
result of a new law will save the
state $4,000 in postage and cost Of
plates alone, the automobile depart
ment estimates. The size of figure:
on license plates in 1922 and there
after will be three inches instead o.
four.
Byron.-Fire of unknown origin de
stroyed the plant of the Hohenade
Canning company here, together witt