Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-02-25
ILL MOL
BREVITIES

manufacture of peat fuel
Urbana.-University of Illinois en-
rollment for the second semester has
reached a total of 1858. This figure is
for the schools and colleges located at
CrDana- Champaign only and does not
include the Chicago departments The
hgure announced is an increase over
the same day of the second semester
last year of 10
Rock ISland.-One farmer out of
every ten is said to own a tractor in
Rock Island county. which stretches
along the Mississippi river for 40
miles in the northwestern part of the
state. The farm adviser in the coun-
ty said conditions among the farmers
were better in this part of the state
than they have been in IT months.
Alton.-The Illinois State bank of
East Alton was recently robbed of
about $1,000 by three armed men. This
was the second time in three months
the institution was robbed. six men
obtaining $1,000 last November. The
cashier and his assistant were the
only persons in the bank at the time
The bandits took the money from cash
drawers and escaped in an autOmO-
bile
Urbana.-CathOlic students at the
University of Illinois are planning to
raise $4,000 as their share toward
building Columbus Foundation for
Catholic students attending the state
institution. The Columbus Foundation.
as is now planned. will include not
only Il chapel ana social center build
ing. but also two residence halls. one
for women students and one for men.
These halls should relieve some of the
rooming congestion that has prevailed
in the university district
Sprlngtield.-Th largest number of
executions for capital offenses in the
history of the state took place in Hi
nols during the year 1927. when 13
persons were hanged, the annual re-
port of the superintendent of the divi-
sion OF pardOnS and paroles shows.
But for the fact that Tommy O'COn-
nor, under death sentence in Cook
county escaped from the county Jail
on Sunday, December II. four days
| prior To the date fixed for his eXecu-
ton. the total number of executions in
1921 would have been IA The pardon
board heard petitions for executive
! clemency in each of the 13 cases in
! which the death penalty was inflicted
Springtield.-Th largest and most
comprehensive program of work in its
history is to be undertaken in 1922 by
the Illinois Agricultural association
! with particular attention to be paid to
marketing, transportation, soil fertil-
ity, finance and taxes. This announce
ment is made by the association to-
gether with the statement that despite
these plans, a reduction of 500. 600
will be made in the budgeted expenses
| for the next year to county farm bu-
Teaus in the state. This reduction is
made possible, it is explained, through
the finishing of the work of some de-
| partmSntS, combining of others and
! reduction of salaries to the extent of
| $40 900.
Spring. eld.-FOur persons i'm Illinois
! had incomes in excess of S1,OOOOOO
! during the calendar year 1919 Two
! Illinois taxpayers had incomes of be
| tween S3OOO.OOO and $4,000 900 each.
! Their combined net income was sc. SO7. :
! Gel. Their normal taxes aggregated
| 1888. 400, their surtaxes 81. 292. O64. and
! their total income tax, S4,6SO. 524
! About twO-thrdS of their net incomes
were paid TO the government in
| taxes Two other Illinois taxpayers
had incomes of between 81. 800, 600
and 100000 Their net income
was $3,179,S43 and their combined
normal taxes amounted to S1O1, 1876,
and surtaXes to 81, 933,9 81 Their total
tax aggregated $2O35, 243.
Spring NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the report
of the correlation" committee for all
| pending motions and reports on rev
| enue, the constitutional convention
! took new grip on the tax question.
/ Six of the seven members of the com
! mittee signed the report, Delegate
/ Fifer of Mclean county dissenting
Briefly the report provides: That the
general assembly shall provide for the
! levy of taxes by valuation. That the
general assembly may provide tax
on incomes from intangible property
| in lieu of an ad valOrem tax on intangi-
bles, such income tax to be uniform
That a general income tax may also
be levied. If the income tax is gradu-
ated, the highest rate shall not exceed
three times the lowest rate. That ex.
| emptiOnS from income taxes shall not
exceed $500. That the following classes
of property may be relieved from tax.
alton by general law: O-PubliC
| property; (2)-HOusehOld furniture
used as such, up to the value of $500
(3)-PrOperty and income used eX
| cluSively for agricultural and hOrticuI
tural societies, incorporated sOcietie.
of war veterans, schools, cemeteries
not used for private profit, charitable
or religious purposes, including par
SOnageS.
Decatur-TracklesS trolley buses
have been recommended to the De
catur Street Car company as al
economical means of providing trans
pOrtatiOn in the rapidly growing resi-
dence district. The same solution O.
the traffic problem has also beer
preached in Champaign
Moline.-The city of Moline is urg
ing the creation of a new township
to include all of the territory nov
within the city of Moline. The chang,
would give Moline township about 64(