Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
CRIPPLED
BY CHICAGO CRISIS
Governor May Call Special
Legislature to Prevent
Bond Reputation.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February is--Chicago and
Cook County, with empty tills, had q
new creditor pounding at their doors
today-the State of Illinois.
When informed at conference with
taxing officials that no tax money from
local governments would be Forthcoming
until June /, Gov. Louis L. Emmerson
cited the States pinched finances and
the need for money to retire bonds now
due and declared:
Before allow the State to repudiate
its bonds I'll call a special session of
the Legislature, which will have as its
sole and only purpose the protection Of
the State from such catastrophe"
100000 Subscribed.
In the meantime, $l0,000,00O was
added to the pledges of the citizens
rescue committee, headed by Silas H.
Strawn. The money came from the
Building Managers Association, oper-
ating most of the Loop property, and
was subscribed to the maintenance of
police, health and fire protection and
other essential public services, pending
collection Of 1928 taxes.
The association announced its mem
bers were ready to purchase 1928 tax
anticipation warrants to the extent of
$10,000,o00, to be used in payment of
taxes when the reasSessment is COM
pleted.
The money will not be used. how
ever, Strawn said, until details are
worked oil u nHE 60.
Chicago received little announcement
from the tax parley called by Gov.
Emmerson and attended by himself
state Treasurer Omer Custer. State
Auoltor Oscar Nelson, members of the
state Tax Commission, the County
Board OF Review and Cook COUNTY
assessors.
Tax Officials Pledge Aid.
Much time was used up in discussion
oetWeen Board of Review members
aSsesSo[s ana William H. Malone, chair
man OF the State Tax Commission
over where to place the blame for the
present tax situation. They were paci-
neo, however by the governor and the
pa[ley adjourned after county tax offi-
ciais pieoged their cooperation to COM
piete the reassesSment. extend the fay
oills and have them in the mails bv
June /. -A'' Wy
After citing that Cook County pavs
a major portion of the States taxes,
beginning to feel the pinch of noveTtv ;"
He cited waterway and soldiers honns
bonds now due as two needs for i'm.
neulate FUNDS. and added that the
University OF Illinois finances are Sort
ouSly threatened. "et4
Chicago is my friend and I want IN
90 everything to help her in her present
need, the governor said, but the state
, Is threatened with most embarrassing
situation" '''1lAe
Court Orders Evictions
Failure Of the city and conntv To
| meet pay rolls and to pay persons de.
pendent upon the mothers pension FIND
mas resulted in court orders for the
eviction of four mothers and two public
employees. P""''0
Judge John F. Haas explained that
tne court orders In each case were
unavoidable, but that he had been able
to obtain extensions of time from s IN
| 10 days for those evicted Mrs. Sarah
| Llnoon, social worker attached To the
court, told reporters the Judge had given
money from his own funds to some of
| the unfortunates and that he had
| appealed to friends to help them. Funds
from welfare association funds main
talned by court employees also have
been used, Miss Linden said.
One OF the women dependent largely
upon the pension fund was Mrs. Anna
Blaha, widow and mother of three
children. She was found by reporters
yesterday in her unheated room walk
| ing the floor with a 7-week -old baby
in her arms. She wore mittens and
outdoor clothing TO keep warm One
OF the mothers ordered evicted has four
other has three.
| An employe of the city water depart
ment and one from the county record
J er's office were the others facing eyic-
ton, the court records revealed.