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mmmmmmmmmF99mvuwju. i n ONE CENT LAST EDITION ONE CENT HEALEY OUSTS FOUR IN WAR ON CLUB THE DAY BOOK An Adless Newspaper, Daily Except Sunday VOL 5, NO. 249 Chicago, Wednesday, July 19, 1916 398' SCHOOL LAND "LEGAL FRAUrQMZ ON Downtown Real Estate Valuation .by Jesse' Holdom and Simeon W. Strauss Opened for- Inquiry Myer J. Stein and Others Asked to Appear. Suits filed by Angus Ray Shannon, attorney for the board of education, in "wMch a school land appraisal by Judge Jesse Holdom and Simeon W. Strauss are described as "legal fraud" will probably come in for at tention by the sub-committee of the council schools committee. Reports by Holdom and Straus fixed the value of schools land at a figure so low that rent would be cheaper. Land is growing less in value in downtown Chicago, accord ing to the Holdom-Straus figures, and the petition for a court hearing on the appraisal stated that Holdom and Straus had participated iDLa. deal by which the people of Chicago lose money, but the act of HoWom and Straus was a. "legal fraud." Aid. Buck of the subcommittee .said today no requests have been made for attendance of Holdom and Straus at council committee hear ings. "If those involved wish to ap pear and either allege or deny fraud they are free to do so," said Aid. Kennedy. "There is no soiled linen of the public schools situation but should have free and public launder ing at this time." School land leases held by the Tri bune and the Daily News will not be touched oa-Jnthe-cojnmittee's in-. amtmmmmtmmmmmttmmaaamm