Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-08-26
ILLINOIS
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great, blazing cross TO light their mys-
tic rites, few nights ago initiated the
nations biggest class of new Klans-
men-4,650 candidates. With $4,000
enthusiastic voices chanting the SOnOr-
Gus, Surging roll of Onward, Christian
Soldiers" the candidates, still CARRIED
in their wOrk-day clothes, faced the
cross and its circle of Whitehead init
atOrs and pledged their allegiance to
the revival of the mysterious Ku KluX
Khan. Had it not been for the vaca-
ton season there would have been 90
600 klanSmen present for the cere
mOny, officials declared.
MariOn.-A summons for a special
grand jury to investigate the recent
mine massacre near Marion was is
sued by Judge Dewitt T. Hartwell of
Williamson county Circuit court to
convene in Marion Monday, August IS.
1t was said the special grand jury
was called at the request of Attorney
General Brundage of Illinois. Judge
Hartwen announced that the grand
jury summons would be served by a
Melvin ThaXtOn, and that the body
will be composed Of representative
citizens from throughout Williamson
county.
Springfield.-Fear that the coal and
rail strikes might influence the recent
bidding for 164 mills of road cOnstruc-
ton seemed baSeleSS after the first
tabulated, showing an average per
mile of $26.OS9 and $25,949. The limit
set by Governor Small was 100000.
This road letting, one of the largest
ever held in Illinois, offers contracts
for road building in more than fifty
counties. None of the projects offered,
however are for more than seven
miles
JOliet-PrisOn officials at Joliet are
conducting a statewide search for
three honor cOnvicts at the state
prison farm who walked away. The
men were Leon c. ObertOn fOrty-One
of Cook county, serving a sentence of
life for murder; Fred Burdick of Cook
county, serving a sentence of one to
twenty years for burglary, and Nick
Prahalja of WinnebagO county, serv-
ing a sentence of ten to fourteen
years for assault with intent TO kill.
Sprfngfield.-Wf 100000 Illinois
children troOping back to their schools
within The next two weeks, the ques-
ton whether they are mentally and
physically ready for their tasks should
be known before entering school, ac-
cOrding to DR. Isaac u. Rawlings, di-
rector of the Illinois department of
health. He praised the public school
nursing system and said it had never
been abandoned where it had been
tried.
Clinton.-As a sequel to the recent
| encounter between the Illinois Central
strikers and guards in Clinton, in
which James Fitzgerald, a ten-year-old
boy, was shot and killed by a stray bull
! let. suits for $1,000 damages have
been filed by the parents against the
railroad and the guard charged with
| the shooting.
PeOrfa.-BecauSe 800 school teachers
! have been attending summer school, 4
new style county school institute will
! be held for Peoria county this year,
! according to &phn \. Hays, coGnty SUI
| perintendent. Instead Of having one
! countrywide institute, each township is
to have such meeting, said Mr.. Hays.
Tuscola.-A 4O-acre tract was deed
| ed to the Jarman Memorial hospital of
this city the gift of Robert c. Macy
| of California. for many years a resi-
dent of this place. Macy also gave a
! substantial subscription to the or
| phans' home at Urbana and other phil
anthrOpic institutions.
/ ChicagO.-WOrk mas been started on
giant stadium in Grant park
which when completed will be one OF
the largest open air paviliOns in the
world. Only the two sides of the great
amphitheater are being constructed al
present and these will cost more thar
million dollars apiece.
PeOria.-PreparatiOn are being
made for the grand cOmmandery con
clavp. knights Templar. to be held
here September II, u and 13. The
conclave will bring at least 25,00(
visitors to Peoria. Sloan command
cry band of Oak Park will give con
cert September II.
Springfield. - Governor Small an
ounced the appointment of his son
Leslie. as Il member of the peniten
tiary commission to fill the vacanc!
caused by the death of Col. John Lam
bert of Joliet.
Rockford swimming will be mad,
one of the major sports 1T Rockford
high school, beginning next semester
and a coach who will have charge o
aquatic sports is to be hired.
Tremont.-The coal shortage has lee
to a resumption of drilling operation
for natural gas in the vicinity of Ire
mont. Gas was struck few days ag
ut a depth of 90 feet.
EIgin.-K Kane county is spendin
S75O.OOO on new school buildings an
rebuilding old schoOlhouses. Superb
tendent Harris reports. The large
school projects are in Aurora, wher
two 14-room grade school building
are being constructed at a cost Q
S35OOOO. and at Geneva, where $3.50
600 is being spent for a new hig
school.
Freeport-Chief Justice Floyd I
Thompson of the Illinois Suprem
cC1rt will deliver the Grafton at tn
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