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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, December 02, 1916, LAST EDITION, Image 2

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Merriam and two newspaper report
ers.
According to Mrs. Rodriguez, so
cial lions and North Shore queens
pay for most of the gin, booze and
beer sold in Jim Colosimo s -joint In
the old levee district. The place was
packed with women in evening dress
and gents in full dress suits. The
street in front "of Colosimo's was
lined up with private limousines and
taxis. The society queens smoked
cigarettes and drank gin fizzes like
veterans.
The Elite, where blacks and whites
dance and get hilarious together, was
another mecca for the society "slum
ming" parties. Ladies with dresses
cut down half way to the waistlines
and up to the knees reeled about the
safe locked in the arms of their dress-
suit escorts in an amorous burlesque
on "walkin th' dog.
In the Schiller cafe on 31st street
the company was a little more mixed,
but the smart set was represented by
the soup suit gents and the few
clothes" ladies. There was, however,
a crowd of beer drinkers tossed in.
The investigation trip was taken
after 1 a. m., but the ladies were still
able to sit up and holler for more gin,
according to Mrs. Rodriguez. There
appeared to hp no fear of the police,
and whoever looked prosperous
enough to buy plenty of booze was
admitted.
Ass't Corp. Counsel Righeimer,
who is representing the city in its
fight on Capt O'Brien, didn't seem
to like Mrs. Rodriguez' attack on our
North Shore sassiety. At one point
he asked:
"How did you know whether these
ladies whom you describe were So
ciety ladies or prostitutes?"
"Well," replied Mrs. Rodriguez," I
could not say for sure which were
the society ladies and which were the
prostitutes. Every one seemed to be
behaving in the same manner.
Detective-Serg'ts Melcher and
Winge, who formerly worked under I
Capt. O'Brien at the Cottage Grove
av. station, lined up with the
Thompson-Lundin administration in
its attack on O'Brien.
They told of meeting Fred Sells of
Sells & Stall, who gave a great deal
of information on gambling in Chi
cago to Judge Landis. They told
Sells of- reports that he was run
ning a gambling joint at 2227 Cottage
Grove av. They said they proposed
to investigate.
"What's the matter? Hasn't the
captain fixed you fellows up?" they
swore Sells replied.
Later, they testified, they told
Capt. O'Brien of this occurrence. The
next day they were transferred from
the district in which Sells and Stall
kept their place.
John Bates, who sajd he has lived
in the neighborhood of 22d st and
Wabash av. for years, said thai,
houses of prostitution were stfil run
ning openly in the neighborhood. He
testified particularly to one he said
was operated at 2222 S. State.
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SERGEL TO RESIGN AS CITY
TREASURER SHORTLY.
Charles H. Sergei announced to
day that he would resign as city '
treasurer in the near future. He
takes up his duty as president of the
sanitary boardi Dec. 5 and wishes to
be rid of his city -duties, as quickly
as Dossible. He believes that one
man cannot fill both jobs at the same
time.
His resignation is expected to
bring on a hot fight between Mayor
Thompson and the city council. Un
der the law the mayor has the power
to name his successor, subject to ap
proval by the council. It may be that
the mayor will appoint a man who
might cancel Sergei's order to city
heads to cut down their expenses 10
per cent In such an event the al
dermen will probably fight the ap
pointment.
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Tarrytown, N. Y. No change in
condition of John D. Archbold, Stan
dard Oil president Still holding own.

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