Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-08-06
Neus Breuities
of Illinois
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

of George Burchek in the County
court at Springfield, according TO At
torney L. E. Stone. Judge Weaver i'm
posed a fine of $500 and a sentence
of 80 days on Burchek for violation of
an injunction TO restrain him from
the manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liquor. The case will be taken
TO the Supreme court 1t will be the
first test of the validity of the new
prohibition act. Attorney Stone said
he would base his appeal from Judge
Weaver'S decision on the contention
that the law was unconstitutional.
The question of the constitutionality
or the act, attorneys declare, brings
up the point that the provisions of
the state act are based primarily on
the Volstead act upheld by the United
States Supreme court.
ChicagO.-Lake Calumet is to be
turned into great new inland indus
trial harbor for Chicago This is an
important part of the plan to make
Chicago the central shipping point be-
tween Europe and the Middle West,
via the new st. Lawrence river canals.
The city council has adopted an ordi-
nance for digging deep channel a
third of mile wide and two and a
half miles long straight through the
middle of the present lake. A dozen
slips will branch out from this chan
mel. The remainder of Lake Calumet
is To be filled in. The new-made land
is expected to more than pay the cost
OF the huge undertaking, and it will
belong to the city. That cost is esti-
mated at less than S3.50O.OO0.
Springfield.-The United Electric
Coal company, incorporated under the
laws of Delaware, with nominal place
of business in Wilmington, Del, but
with its real place of business at Dan
vile, incorporated to transact
coal mining business in Illinois. The
capital stock is 100000, all of which
is TO be employed in the business in
Illinois. The incOrporators are: Pres
ident, F. E. Butcher of Danville; sec
rotary, E. II. JObsOn of Danville, and
directors, w. III. Stumpfel of New
York, Richard Campbell of New York,
and ]. B. F. Neville of Brooklyn, n. Y.
The representative in Illinois is the
president, F. z. Butcher, Danville.
Urbana.-A large gang of thieves.
numbering about forty, including
thirty men and twelve women, with
operations confined to five central
eastern Illinois countries, has been I'M
covered by officers of VermiliOn.
Macon, Champaign and Platt counties.
Already seven arrests have been made,
three at Bement and four at Decatur,
and drastic steps are being taken to
round up the remainder of the gang.
The cleanup of the gang and revela
tionS of it's OffenSeS. with the recovery
of loot estimated by officers to exceed
100000 is expected TO equal any
criminal procedure of the like in Illi-
noiS in recent years.
Belleville.-COntracts for II small
bridges and culverts in Millstadt,
MascOutah, SmithtOn, Prairie du Long,
Lebanon and O'Fallon townships of
ST Clair county will be awarded Au-
gust 10, according to d. o. Thomas,
county superintendent of highways.
$1,000.
Metamora.-In recognition of the
purchase by the legislature of the old
Woodford county courthouse at Meta
mora there will be public dedication
August %. Former Governor Joseph
w. Fifer of Bloomington will deliver
the principal address. Lincoln pleaded
many cases there.
Herrin. - The Williamson-Jackson
County Labor Day association is busy
completing plans for the annual two
county celebration to be held in this
city Monday, September 3. The Amer
lean Legion posts of the county have
voted to attend and take part.
Peoria-Nearly 200 district rural
route mail carriers will meet at Peoria
August and for the state cOnven-
ton Of the Rural Letter Carriers as
ISOLATION. w. D. Brown, Washington,
D. c., attorney for the association,
will speak.
Observation-Disclosures than 800 stu
dents are enrolled for the second six
weeks summer term at Illinois State
Normal university, according to Dean
Ralph w. PringIe. This attendance
compares favorably with past years.
Moline-Corn in the vicinity of Mo-
line is four weeks ahead of the normal
schedule, says the farm bureau Of
flee. Recent rain is said to have meant
thousands of bushels of corn, and an
enormous crop is anticipated.
Rock Island.-Work of deepening
the Mississippi river channel from four
| to six feet at Rock Island and i'm
| proving the Moline lock extending
from Fortieth street is now under
way.
Streator.-Ray Detmering, thirty
killed his two-year-old baby and him
] self with a razor on his return to
| Streator from an automobile trip. He
is believed to have become temporarily
| insane.
Alton.-One hundred and fifty indict
ments, including 40 against persons
charged with violating the prohibition
law. have been returned by the Mad
ison county grand jury. The name:
of those indicted will not be revealed
| until warrants have been issued anC
the arrests made.
| Urbana.-The first hanging in Cham
| paign county in over 45 years vii
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