Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-01-15
ILLINOIS
Il STATE NEWS


Springfield.-S .. Fessenden, state
agricultural StatiStieian. has prepared
a table of Illinois counties showing the
quality of production in corn or grain,
buckwheat, white potatoes, sweet pO-
tatoes. tobacco apples grapes and
pears during the year 1920. Illinois
leading eorn-producing counties, ac-
cOrding TO his estimates were: Car
roll 90 per cent; Grundy, 81; Knox,
9S: Marshall, 96: Iroquois. 81; Kan
kakee, %; Pulaski, 100. \ 100 per
cent crop is only the average crop,
according to Mr.. Fessenden. Leading
Observation-Disclosures counties We're:
Lee, 100; WinnebagO, 100; CaSS. 100;
Mason 100; Wayne, 100. White po-
tatOes. Henry. 1OO Putnam, 100; Pr
att. 100; Wabash. %. Tobacco, Adj
ans, 95: Douglas, 100; Richland, 100;
Hamilton, 90. Apples, Kane, 100;
Greene, 90; SangamOn, 90; Richland,
%; Randolph, 90; Williamson, 100;
Massac, 90: White, 90 Grapes, 10
Daviess, 100; Mercer, 107; Putnam
100; Winnebago, 100; Boone 100; De
Kalb, 100: Fulton, 100; Knox, 10Y {;
Schuyler, 100: Calhoun, 100; Macou-
pin, 100; Pike, 100; Logan, 100; Ma
con, 100; Mason, 101; Stark, 103 !;
Tazewell, 1O1; Vermilion, 100; Cum
berland, 100; Effingham, 100; Fay
cite, 100; Jasper, 100; Marion, 103 !;
Shelby, 100; Clinton, 100; Williamson,
100; Edwards, 100; Franklin, 100; JEFF
ferson, 100; Saline 100. Pears, Put
nam, 100; Winnebago, 100; De Kalb,
100; McHenry, 100; Knox, 1903; Nor
gan, 100; Menard 100; Stark, 100 ;
Vermlion. 100; MOultrie, 100; Rich
land, 100; Shelby, 1903; Clinton, 100 a;
Randolph, 100; Franklin, 100; Wa
bash, 100.
pringfield.-During the year 1920,
the state banks of Illinois have in
creased from $50 to 1871, or 402, &C
cording to Ward B. WhitlOck, head of
| the banking and building and loan
department of the Office of Auditor of
| Public Accounts Russell. Since No
vember 10, 1920, permits have been is
| sued by the auditor to 291 state banks
| The act passed by the general assem-
| bly, in 1919, made it obligatory for all
| private banks to take out charters as
state banks by January 1, 1921, or else
cease doing banking business. Many
private banks of the state have gone
out of business.
Springfeld.-"Vile poison is being
sold in Chicago saloons under the
| guise of whisky, according to state
| ment issued by Attorney Genera
Brundage of Illinois. The Statement
came coincidentally with the filing il
| federal District court of q additional
| Injunction suits against Chicago Sa
loon prOprietors and their landlords
"SOme of the samples Of the vile con
cOctions being sold by the prOfiteer:
who are charging rs cents or 81 {
drink. are inimical to the health anC
even the life of patrons of these
places" said the attorney general
statement
ChicagO.-With Judge Lands at tn
Wheel Chicago advanced further to
ward total aridity when federal in1unc
lions were issued restraining four Chi
cago breweries from manufacturin
real beer Announcement was mad
that similar action would be starte'
against 20 other breweries. Action wa
begun to Jail so Chicago saloonkeeper
who have failed to obey orders re
straining them from selling intOxicat
ing beverages.
Rockford.-Henry n. Starr, forme
mayor of Rockford, who died Their
recently at the age of eighty, wOl
fame as baseball player in, the earl
days of that sport. He was a mem
Der of the Forest City team, organizes
soon after the close of the Civil wal
and played with Spalding, Barnes
Trumbull, Hastings and others VIII
afterward became prominent.
Springfield. - Franklin count
ranked first in coal production durin
1920, the annual report of the stat
department of mines ana mineral
just made public shows. That county
with only 26 mines and employin
12.261 miners, produced 11,299,2 %
! tons, or more than twice as much a
any other single county in the state.
Chicago.-Three thousand more al
tOmobi1e licenses were issued to Oh
cagO chauffeurs in 1920, according to
report given out by the Illinois chic
chauffeur examiner at Springfield. A
increase of S1,773.29 a month, or abor
10 per cent, in state revenues cOllec
ed by the office during the year is IL
dicated in the report.
Aurora.-Aurora police have bee
granted an increase in wages of So
a month and the eight-hour day. TIL
police refused to work II hour
Wages of the firemen have also bee
increased $50. Under the new seal
patrolmen and firemen receive $3.50
month The firemen work - hour
a day.
Decatur-A starch and glucos
manufacturing plant of Decatur pu
chased S1O,OOO,OO0 worth of corn du
! ing 1920. About 100000 bushel
. were acquired at an average price {
S1.55 a bushel
ChicagO.-Milk at u cents a qua
and cents pint and bread at
, cents a loaf would give retailer
wholesalers, manufacturers and tt
farmer himself a fair profit in tt
opinion of the Chicago city council {
living costs.