Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-09-16
News Nuggets
From Illinois

Springfeld.-The new Illinois consti-
tuition is ready for submission 10 the
voters of the state at the special elec.
ton set for December u. The consti-
tutional convention completed its work
a few days ago and the document was
delivered into the custody of the sec
rotary of state. The vote on adOp-
ton was a TO l, Charles Michal of
Chicago casting the only dissenting
ballot. The most important change
made in the final draft was the re-
vision of the judicial article applying
10 the Supreme court. The court is in
creased from seven 10 nine justices,
three of whom are TO come from the
Chicago district. The six dOwnstate
districts remain as they are. By seven
votes the convention declined TO re-
open the revenue article. The section
was amended TO make it clear that Il
tax on all classes of intangible prop
erty, when set ont by the legislature,
shall be uniform.
Chicago.-Members of the Fourth
Illinois Cavalry association will have
reunion in Chicago September %
while on their way TO the G. a. K.
national encampment, which is to con-
vene the following day at Des MOineS,
Iowa. The regiment which the assOci-
alton perpetuateS has had 1887 mem
berS; the 1913 survivors are scattered
from Maine to Oregon. The regiment
was organized by L. Lyle Dickey of
Ottawa, H., September %, 1861. ac-
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secretary of the association. The as
ISOLATION was organized September 26,
1869, said Mr.. Buckley, to promote
fellowship among members and loyalty
to the government
Springfield. The department of
highways announced the letting of 13l
miles of pavement, - miles of heavy
grading and Al bridges, bids for
which were received August IS. The
average cost per mile for the pave
ment, based upon the contract prices,
was $25.905.3O, including cement. Bids
for II miles of pavement in Rock Is
land and Whiteside counties were re-
| iected as being too high. No bids
were received for five miles of. pave
ment in Tazewell county. The total
| cost of the work will be S4,571 oil .02
Springfield - Walter w. Lindley
general manager of the Illinois state
| fair, has announced the following as
the program for the state fair which
! is TO be held here September Is
| to %. The program follows: Sep
| TENDER, IS, Automobile Day; Septem-
| Der II, Sacred Music; September IS.
| Children and Derby Day; September
| 10, Springfield Day; September 20,
| Veterans Day: September u, Cover
nors Day; September 81, Peoria Day :;
! September 23, Automobile Races.
Springfield.-GOv. Len Small has ad-
| dressed Il letter to directors of all
state departments, authorizing them
to grant leaves of absence to Jewish
employees, and to relieve from duty
Jewish inmates of institutions on the
feast of ROsh Hashana, beginning at
! sunset Friday, September %, and end
ing at sunset Sunday, September "a,
and also on the day of atonement,
YOm Kippur, beginning at sunset. Oc-
tOber l and ending at sunset Mon
day, October ,.
BeardStOwn.-COn Guy L.
Shaw of BeardstOwn has introduced
a bill in congress to make Old Salem
State park at Petersburg a national
park she bill has been referred to
the committee on public lands and
action is expected in a short time
Old Salem park was taken over by
the state of Illinois few years ag,
and the bill offered by Mr.. Shaw au-
thOriZes the acceptance of the park
from the state by the federal gov
eminent
ChicagO.-FOrmal indictments against
Or" Albert J. Moore, head of the
Life inStitute, and Gabriel S. Adams
his right-hand man in the conduct of
the alleged love cult, were returned
before Chief Justice Mckinley. The
two are charged with having obtained
81, 900 under false pretenseS from
Mrs Hattie Cartwright, wife of Jus
tice Cartwright of the Illinois Su
preme court.
Springfield.-"Blue sky" is too milo
an expression to describe some of the
corporations which seek To sell stock
| secretary Oh SIdlp LOUIS L. EIulHeISOl
declared in announcing that the Ill
nOiS securities law, i'm three years o.
operation. has saved Illinois investors
at least $125,OOO,OOO. "'Golden' OF
sapphire sky would more nearly ex
press it, in view of the descriptive
literature sent out to an unsuspectins
public" the secretary said.
Ouincy.-The Western CathOli,
union is to erect large modern build
ing in Quincy, according to announce
ment by officials of the union. funC
of 100000 has been authorized TO
the purpose. The building prObabl,
will contain clubroOms for member
and offices for the officers {. 49, ~
MilfOrd.-JOhn Fields, chief of 20
. lice who was shot by Earl Wedge
bury. who afterward took his owl
life. died in the hospital at Watseka
Elgin.-Residents of Elgin are en-
I deavOring to get rid of the sparrow
that infest some portions of the city
The birds have become so numerOu
: that thy have been voted pest an
sleep is impossible after o'clock i
the morning. Sulphur fumes are bein
5 utilized to eXterminate the birds, an
if this measure fails others will b
attempted.
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