The day book. [volume], July 10, 1914, LAST EDITION, Image 2

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Hoyne has so far found out the
following facts:
That 75,000 property owners may
be involved directly or indirectly in
the proceedings to bring to light $50,
000,000 worth of "property alleged to
be covered up.
That taxes in cook couhty are SO
per cent higher than they would be
if every person filed a schedule.
That failure to file swOrh schedules
has become an epidemic in Cook
county.
The war oh the lobp property own
ers is expected to be the fiercest. Al
ready threats of political death have
been made against the prosecutor.
It is reported that several owners
of big lobp property have been allow
ed to escape with about as much
taxation as a building on the outskirts
of the city.
State street will be investigated.
The books of the assessors will be
closely examined to discover any pos
sible evidence that will shed light oh
the system.
Berger and Bell were working hard
all morning checking up facts already
established. Following Judge Owens'
action in ordering the assessors to
produce the books, Berger and Bell
both prepares to wade through the
voluminous evidence to find the trail
of the men of Chicago, who have been
allowed to keep out of jail while
cheating on taxes.
The Hoyne-Rosenwald fun will be
held late this afternoon.
TWO LABOR MASS MEETINGS
Two big labor mass meetings have
been arranged by the Carl Person De
fense League for Sunday. At 10 a. m.
a meeting win be held at the Grand
Crossing Turner Hall, 76th street and
Dobson avenue. At 2:30 p. m. the
Speakers will go over to the K. of P.
Temple, 11056 Michigan avenue.
The expose Of the effects of the L C.
lockout, which will be made before
the federal industrial relations com'
mission, will be gone Into. John Fitz
natriek, A. O. Wharton, Frank Comer-
ford, Seymour StedmansCarI Person
and William Ro&sel will talk.
BAILEY MulkOERMYSTERY FAR
FROM SOLUTION
New York, July 1 (Authorities
received an anonymous letter today
bearing dn the murder of Mrs. Lduise
Bailey in connection with which Mrs.
Florence Carman is being held in jail.
It read:
"For God's sake free Mrs. Carman.
She is a good, honest woman. I fired
the shot. I meant to get Dr. Carman
and I will get -him yet"
A woman who appeared at Hemp
stead several days ago and told a
strange story of the shooting has
been sent from the village, the au
thorities believing her insane. Myer
Newman, Who claimed he knew the
gunman Who was paid $50 to fire the
shot for Mrs. Carman, will be exam
ined as to his sanity.
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BLACKWELL ISLAND PRISONERS
IN THIRD RIOT
New York, July 10. Mutiny broke
out over Blackwell's Island work
house today for the third time in
three days. Seventy guards with pis
tols drove the convicts back to their
cells after an hour's battle. Missils
were hurled and another attempt to
burn the buildings was frustrated.
Several Were hurt. eKepers had to
shut down the shops to quell the
trouble.
The outbreak started when a con
vict dropped a match into oily waste
and the cries of "fire" started a panic.
Belts in the tailor shops Were slashed,
the power shut down and furniture
and windows smashed.
SPRY OLD ROOSTER
Irvin Johnson had his whiskers,
shaved off and his growth of winter
hair removed. This so disguised him
that his closest friends did not recog
nize him at first, and the old hens
were scared when he- went into his
poultry yard. Seneda (Kan.) Trib-
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