Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-27
CHICAGO SCHOOLS
COAL IS DW|NDL|NG
Head of Board Plans to Ask
Dealers to Continue
Deliveries.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 27.-Dwindling
coal bins in the public schools kindled
interest anew today in Chicago's empty
money bags. "a
AS some city officials frowned upon
the rescue pool of $20.000O00 pledged
to Silas H. Strawn, head of the citizens
committee. H Wallace Caldwell, presi-
dent of the board of education, pre-
pared to ask the boards coal dealers to
continue deliveries of coal despite the
lack of cash and a present unpaid coal
bill of $4,000.
There will be respite until Wednes-
day. On that day, Strawn win confer
with the city council finance commit
tee relative to setting in motion the
financial pool pledged to aid the city
governments.
Pledge Required for Loans.
Originally set at $4,000 900. the pool
has 100000 in pledges from BUSH
ness, industrial and railroad interests to
be used in loans on tax anticipation
warrants. No money will be loaned
any Of the governments, Strawn assert
ed, unless cooperation is pledged to re-
duce operating expenses to a minimum.
And the committee has reserved the
right to indicate for what purposes the
money shall be spent.
While Mayor William Hale Thompson
was still at loggerheadS with the
Strawn plan Of relief, Chairman John
S Clark of the council finance COM
mittee, said he believed the council
would pledge the requested co-cpe-a-
ton.
There is no alternative" he de-
clared. THE banks will loan no money
and the Strawn committee holds the
only purse strings available"
Oficials of the Cook County board
and the Chicago sanitary district also
have indicated cooperation with the
Strawn plan.
Caldwell Offers New Plan.
President Caldwell of the board Of
education presented a new plaza
committee to supervise expenditure of
the $20,00o,o00 raised by the rescue
committee.
As chairman Of the new committee.
Caldwell suggested James Simpson,
president Of Marshall Field g. Co.; Al
bert Simpson is a member of the
would include Caldwell, Howard Ell
more. head of the sanitary district;
Anton Cernak, president of the county
board, and Alderman Clark.
Caldwell said his plan was favorable
to Mayor Thompson and to board of
education officials THE public off,
Gals will never get together with
Strawn," Caldwell said They will not
stand for creating lack of confidence
in the elected officials. I question
whether Strawn is the right man to be
directing his committee, and some of
its members believe there is graft and
corruption among public bodies. All
those things prevent corporation"
Debts Increase Daily.
Each day places the local govern
ments deeper in debt. Already, $3.50, :
000, 900 Indebtedness has accrued in an
ticipation of uncollected 1928 and 1929
taxes-while interest of loans amounts
to $500 daily.
Teachers, policemen and nurses are
behind a months pay; the mothers
pension fund is exhausted and the
Municipal tuberculosis Sanitarium is
in want.
If the Strawn pool is expended. it can
only bring temporary relief, city ON.
Gals pointed out. They said every
effort must be exerted to complete the
reassessment by April so that the 1928
tax bills can be mailed.
This can be done If there is mo
further political interfering and STALL
ing" William H. Malone, chairman of
the State Tax Commission in charge
OF the reassessment, said yesterday.