Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-05-13
ILL r. o. s
BREVITIES

Cross relief committee 10 map out the
work ahead of them in providing the
needed assistance. Both organizations
believe that a fund totalling S25O.OOO
is the minimum with which the relief
can be provided for the stricken terri
tories. 1t is estimated that more thar
1000 families are in dire need of help,
and will be for months To come. The
relief committees believe that 100000
bushels of seed grain will be required
20 replant on farms where crops were
destroyed when waters inundated the
lands. In most instances the farmer
is not able financially TO provide for
replacing the destroyed crops. Thou
sands of acres in wheat. rye and alfalfa
are under water with no other crops
possible for this year. according TO re-
ports of several local Red Cross com
mitteeS appointed to make surveys. The
committee appointed by the Red Cross
for permanent relief is composed as
follows: George b. Stadden Spring
field; Walter Davidson. manager of
central division. American Red Cross,
Springfield; Adjutant General Carlos
f. Black, Springfield; c. NJ. Roos
Cairo; V. Vaniman, University of ILL
nois, and c. c. Garm. Beardstown.
Springfeld.-HOme rule and munich
pal ownership were given to Chicago
by the Illinois constitutional conven-
ton by the adoption of sections of the
Chicago and Cook county article. The
home rule section was adopted by the
,,T- IL ia;, ~
ownership section was approved by
vote of 6S to ID. Progress was made
by the convention IN other sections Of
the Chicago report before the session
ended. Before the taking up of the
Chicago report, the convention prac-
tically disposed of the dOwnstate sec
tons of the judiciary article. Impor-
tant sections approved abolish city
courts and consolidate the Probate and
County courts in counties where both
tribunals are in operation. The con
ventiOn defeated an amendment pro
viding for the election of Appellate
court judges.
Marengo-Four children, ranging in
age from nine to two years old. and
ployed by the Elgin x Belvidere rail
road, were killed in a fire that de-
stroyed their home in the outskirts OF
MarengO. Mrs. BOurke. the mother, a
SiX-month-old baby and Paul, eleven
years old, the oldest son, were found
lying in tie yard unconscious. where
they had been taken by the father. The
InI tDI fro, m
incubator in the kichen. Because the
house was located LOO feet from a
water plug. the fire department was
delayed in attaching hose, with the
result that it was destroyed before any
attempt could be made to quench the
flames.
Springfield.-Dr Otto l.. Schmidt of
Chicago was reelected president of the
Illinois State Historical society at the
business session of the annual meet
ing in Springfield George A Law
renee. former United States Senator
Lawrence Y. Sherman and Congress
man Richard Yates both of Spring
field: Ensley Moore of Jacksonville,
and Charles L. Capen of Bloomington
were reelected vice presidents, and
Mrs. Jessie Palmer Weber. secretary
treasurer. and Miss Georgia L. Os-
borne, assistant secretary.
DivernOn.-LOcaI Union No. 146.
United Mine Workers of America. at
DivernOn, has adopted resolutions
which have been sent to International
President John l.. Lewis, presidents in
no rot
and all local unions in and around
Springfield, opposing the separate
state agreement proposal and ex-
pressing confidence in themselves and
other members of the Mine Workers in
the present strike.
Jerseyville=The first oil to be dis
covered in Jersey county is being
brought to the surface in buckets. L.
X. Eastman. building contractor
went to his we'll to draw a bucket of
water but the pail contained good oil
when it was drawn to the top. He then
drew p buckets of oil within II min
utes. The supply appears to be mex
hauStible.
La Salle.-The fifth annual season
of Starved Rock state park opened on
Saturday. May IS. 1t is expected the
! crowds of visitors this year will break
| all records. Camping facilities fOI
tourists by motor have been increased
| following the large number of sucf
! visitors last season. every state in the
! Union being represented.
Marseilles. - Ray Finkie recently
| killed eight wolf cubs on his farm neal
| MarseiIleS and collected $50 bounty al
ottawa. A few miles away, Peter Talt!
of Seneca bagged five. but as Grund!
county pays no reward he had Onl!
the pleasure of killing them.
RockfOrd.-The body of a woman be
lieved to be that Of Mrs Lillian OlsoI
Anderson. who uysteriously diSap
peared from her home in Rockford
/ April 10, was taken from Rock river
I near Roscoe.
Potomac-After robbing the Illinois
Central depot in Potomac and lootin.
the L. Wilbur general store, tire
bandits stole the automobile of s. r
Deamude and escaped with more thai
81 900 worth of merchandise.
Sterling-EmanueI Lopez. one of tn
leaders in Sterling's colony of Mex
cans, was murdered, and for his dealt
the authorities are holding Jesu vii
and searching for Felix Romo. TIL
authorities believe Lopez was lure