Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-10-29
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Neus Brevihes
of Illinois

a bond of $1,000 to $4,000. it was
ruled here.
Decatur.-The Castle Williams Post
band of Decatur will be sent by the
department of Illinois TO the American
Legion convention in Kansas City
opening October 81.
Springield.-A. Handy Jones of
Robinson, Crawford county, was
named state superintendent of foods
and dairies by Governor Small. He
will succeed J. L. Mclaughlin of Chi
cago.
Menard.-Seven prisoners sawed
their way to freedom from the asylum
for the criminal insane at Menard.
After saving the bars of their cell,
the convicts crossed the river into
Missouri in boats and escaped.
Springfield.-Miss Ella Dunlap of
Chicago Heights was elected warden
of the Illinois Rebekah assembly here.
The assembly made Miss Dunlap's
election unanimous on the third ballot.
Warden is the "stepping-stone office"
in the organization.
Chicago.-An organization to be
known as the Illinois State Air aSSO-
citation was formed at a meeting of
more than 100 aviators, most of them
veterans of the World war. The Off
GERS are Maj. Reed Lands, state chair
man; r. w. Schroeder, vice chairman;
Morrow Krum, secretary, and Ralph
DigginS, treasurer.
Pekin.-The bar association Of the
Third Supreme court district held
their annual meeting here and elected
a member of the board of governors
of the Illinois Bar association. Off
GERS of the federation are: President,
G. Fred Mortimer, Springfield; vice
president, George G. Rider, Pekin, and
secretary, Fred /. Edgell, Lincoln.
ChicagO.-A demand for immediate
action in the construction of the Great
Lakes to Gulf waterway was the high
light at the annual meeting of the
Illinois chamber of commerce. The
demand was made by the waterway
division. A committee of five will
wait on Governor Small and ask why
no extensive work is being done on the
project.
West Frankfort-Fived damage suits
aggregating a total of $7,1O0 against
the city of West Frankfort which de-
veloped from riots during August,
1920, were settled in the federal court
at East st. Louis. The principal case
was that of Mrs. Maria CarrarO, who
sued on account of the death of her
husband, who was lynched by a mob.
She received $4,000.
Springfield.-Poultrym of Illinois
have turned their eyes toward Quincy
and Murphysboro, where, for one year,
beginning November 1, the cackle
Of the hen will be music to the ears
Of men and women whose stock In
trade is eggs. Entries for Illinois egg
laying contest, open to competition of
the world, with all breeds eligible,
have closed. The contest will be held
under the newly created state division
of poultry husbandry.
Aurora. - President Harding was
called upon to endeavor to prevent a
strike of employees of the five big
packing firms-Swift, Cudahy, Armour,
Morris and Wilson-in a resolution
presented to the Illinois Federation
of Labor, In session here. Other
resolutions presented called for the
establishment of a depositors' bank
guarantee fund by the state, compul-
sorry school attendance of children up
to eighteen years of age, immediate
steps to let Illinois road contracts to
relieve unemployment, and urging in
creases in the workmen's compensa-
ton law of Illinois. Rockford will be
the seat of the federation to be held
In October, 1922.
Springfeld.-Judge E. S. Smith of
the Sangamon circuit court sustained
the constitutionality Of the salary in
creases voted by the last legislature,
attacked in injunction proceedings
brought by Augustus Peabody. At the
same time he declared Illegal the $780,
600 appropriation for an emergency
fund under the control Of governor
and finance department. This was on
the ground that the law does not spe-
city the purpose for which the appro-
priation is designed. Both cases will
be taken to the supreme court for final
decision.
Milford.-Four University of Chica-
go students, en- route by automobile to
Princeton, n. J., for the Chicago.
Princeton football game, were instant
ly killed and one was injured proba-
bly, fatally. A coal train of the Elgin
Joliet & Eastern railroad crashed with
| fatal results into their motorcar on
| the Dixie highway one-half mile north
| of Milford. The dead: Thomas Moni
law of Chicago, a sophomore, son OF
| DR.. William Monilaw, head of the de
partment of physical education at the
university school: Harold M. Skinner
| son of Elwood NJ Skinner, Oak Park
| sophomore; Stanwood tombstone OF
! Minneapolis, Mimi, son of the dean OF
men at the University of Minnesota, 6
senior; Merschel Hopkins of Oregon
H., a sophomore.
| Chicago.-Although Chicago has sew
eral million gallons of real beer OF
hand, physicians can not prescribe i
as medicine under the new rules O.
the federal Treasury department with
| out violating an Illinois law. Thi
announcement was made by Attorne,
General Brundage.
pringield.-Nearly $100,0OO,OOO il
| doubtful or fraudulent securities rep
1 900 vo+o.+;oI