Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-06
N75,m Collected
By 81 Illinois Editors
On Green S Payroll
es George Them

SPRINGFIELD. III May 8
Special Fourier more news
pa per executives, editors and EN-
ployes turned up on Green sd
ministratton payrolls. following .
Chicago Daily News search al
State auditors files here. They
collected SOS, ss4
The new list. which includes
the names OF Paul H Mueller
editor OF the Chicago Ahencposi
German-l anguaIe newspap per
brought the total To 81 and paw
ments 10 them during the years
1871 to 1919 70 s47s 600 Dwight
H. Green. Republican, was Gov
ernor IN those years
Mueller said there were not
TOO many duties connected With
his lob on Ssts Auditor Arthur
C. Lueders payroll. The job
brought him checks totaling
sIs.l75.
Endorsed Republican Ticket.
L wrote some editorials quite
few in fact" said Mueller and
did some publicity work for the
Republican Party We endorsed
the entire State Republican
ticket"
A South Side editor. Harry X
Upper of the Negro weekly Chi
cago World. was carried as a field
investigator on the Labor Depart
ment payroll at SPAS month in
l947 and ls4S. He collected ss.005,
the records disclosed.
John r. Jameson. advertising
director OF the Daily Calumet. was
listed as a messenger clerk at $50
a month for the Disability Unem-
ployment Commission. He col
lected s2,350 between February /,
1916 and May 30. ls4s.
william J. Godfrey. city editor
of the Daily Streator Times Press.
had a hard time remembering
what he did for the s7.45o he col
lected as messenger clerk in the
Highway DIVISION.
Worked as Investigators.
Other Highway Division pay
rollers included:
r. r. Otcheck. sales manager of
the weekly Quincy Record-Sl3.-
s07 from July /. 1912. to last No
vember 30. Otcheck was carried
as field investigator" at 1903 a
month.
Edwin Mcdonald. editor and CO.
owner of the daily bingham News
So. 1854 from March /. le47. at
slS4 a month as an investigator.
Robert C. Pace. advertising
manager. Danville Commercial
News-s2.625. beginning January
/. 1919, at SITS a month as mes
senger clerk.
Myron q. Green. reporter for
the Morris Herald-&8.976, begin
ming August is, 1914. at slel a
month as an investigator.
Otcheck, reached at Quincy,
Ill.,, said he made Investigations
but they were for the highway
division. He couldn't remember
! the man he reported to.
| Robert A. Drysdale. sports
editor. Illinois State Journal. said
! he worked nights writing a book
! let. Facts About Illinois to earn
the s3.s25 the State paid him at
the rate OF $500 r1ounth from
! November. %. ls45 to November
! 30. 1916. u
At Lawrenceville. William B
Bey, promotion manager of the
daily Lawrenceville Record. col
lected. se37.50 in State checks as
a highway division messenger
clerk"
George n. McCarty. Robinson
Daily News. was carried for &525
on Department OF Mines and
Minerals payroll.
| John D. Focht. sports writer
Alton Evening Telegraph, field
investigator in public safety
October /. 1s4s. to November 30,
| 1913. $3.50.
Bud r. Albanese. North Loop
/ News. Chicago. field investigator
Revenue Department. March IL.
/ 1871, to January 81. l949. Total
pay. s24.173.
Fred Tuerk. sports editor. Peoria
Star, State Athletic Commission,
sl4.022.