The day book. [volume], October 26, 1915, LAST EDITION, Image 12

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BURMAN EXPECTED TO GO 120
MILES AN HOUR
BOB BURMAJST
Bob Burman, dare-devil uto racer,
has gone back to his old Idve, the
Blitzen Benz1 car, and will try for ?
new record on the new Sheephead
Bay speedway, which has a seating
capacity of 130,000. Track officials
expect Burman to go 120 miles an
hour. The speedway is two miles.
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NEW AUTO DRIVERS' UNION
A new union of auto drivers which,
according to its officers, will make
application for a charter from the
Chicago Federation of Labor was in
corporated last week. It is the In
ternational Brotherhood of Auto
Drivers, 110 N. Dearborn sf.
William Bishop and Theodore Ep
stein were elected president and sec
retary. All auto drivers are entitled
to membership.
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King Constantino is modernizing
the graceful old Grecian dance into
FINE CONTRACTING FOREMAN
FOR VIOLATING SAFETY LAW
John E. Burt, foreman for Christ
"Paschen Contracting Co., was fined
$25 by Municipal Judge Flanagan
yesterday for violating the safety act.
John Walt, deputy factory inspector,
testified how he found two scaffolds
without safety rails 25 feet above the
ground in the ironwork of the new
municipal pier.
Paschen's attorney pleaded hard
with the judge to remit the fine on
this "poor fellow, who was only the
foreman of the job."
"Judge, we have had Paschen in
here time and time again," Walt
said. "He always says that he has
ordered his men to comply with our
orders and so escapes a fine. This
firm is careless in complying with the
law. They had a man killed and an
other had his back broke in the con
struction of the Railway Exchange
bldg. This law is a very important
one and should be enforced."
"Twentyy-five dollars," said judge.
Christ Paschen paid Burt's fine.
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WANT OPINION ON TAX LAW
Ass't State's Att'y Irwin Walker
today filed a petition asking the ap
pellate court to hand down an imme
diate decision on the mandamus pro
ceedings to compel Judge Fisher to
allow, the state to file information
against persons who have refused or
failed to file their personal property
schedules.
The appellate court has already
declared the misdemeanor clause
providing a fine of $200 for failing
or refusing to file their personal
property schedules as illegal Its un
favorable decision will therefore be
immediately appealed to the supreme
court, so a decision may.be had this
fall term.
If the supreme court reverses the
probable ratifying decision of the ap
pellate court information will be filed
and warrants taken out lor thou
sands of taxdodgersby State's Att'y
f
a side-stei.
IHoyne's office.
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