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Illinois Popular (Royernor Makes Suc
cessful Start in Sale of Eiv Million
ollars
This Will Eventually Give Our Great State Her
Proper Place With the Best
Highways in Ameriea
Hats off to Governor Small.
He said that he would see that
Illinois had the best highways in the
world.
And he has started his great plan
for good roads that will put Illinois
where she belongs.
At the head of the states in the
matter of good highways.
Governor Small's compaign for
good roads received a big boost on
Tuesday when financial interests of
Illinois gave approval to Governor
Small's road building plan at the sale
of the first $5,000,000 in road bonds.
The bonds were sold to the Con
tinental & Commercial Trust & Sav
ings Bank of Chicago for $4,701,000,
or on a $4.824 per cent interest
basis. The price is the largest paid
for bonds since the war.
Thirty-four companies were repre
sented in the bidding. It consumed
three hours. - Governor - Small ex
pressed appreciation when the bonds
were sold at $94.02, slightly above the
mark fixed by the Governor before
the sale.
Edward Schranz, Jr., was the suc
cessful bidder. He represented the
Continental & Commercial, the Harris
Trust Company, the Illinois Trust &
Savings, the First Trust & Savings,
Marshall Field, Glore, Ward & Co. and
the Merchants' Loan & Trust Com
pany of Chicago.
Governor Small issued the follow
ing statement on the sale:
"At a time when industrial paper is
yielding from 7 to 8 per cent, and
bonds of such high standing as those
issued by the Argentine Republic are
yielding more than 7 per cent inter
est, the people of the state have a
right to feel gratified at the showing
In the road bonds."
MARINES SLAY
MANY HAITIANS
Major Admits Enlisted Men Gave
Death Orders to Guards.
PLANES USED AGAINST BANDS
Turner Tells Senate Committee of
His Investigation Says 2,500 "Ce
cos" or Native Bandits, Were
Killed by the Americans.
Washington, Oct. 27. Scores of
native Haitians were killed by direct
order of U. S. marines when the na
tives rebelled at enforced work In
building roads, Maj. T. C. Turner of
the corps told the senate investigat
ing committee.
Ernest Lavoie, an enlisted man, the
major said, gave the order to native
gendarmerie to "bump off" nineteen
Haitians at one time. Lavoie has van
ished, the major said.
Witness said he could not estimate
how many natives had been killed by
order of United States marines, but
had heard the number put at 300.
Marines in Command.
The gendarmerie were guards over
the road gangs and under orders of
enlisted men of the marine corps.
A letter written by Major Turner
and Lieut. Col. Richard Hooker, also
an officer of marines, on February 28,
1920, to Col. John II. Russell, brigade
commander of marines stationed in
Haiti at the time, was offered. It
read In part : . .
"We are of the opinion that Ma
jor Wells and Captain Doxle knew
that corves (enforced labor on road)
existed; that inhabitants werebeing
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maltreated and klTled, and to a cer
tain extent we are convinced that some
reluctance was shown in keeping
Port-au-Prince (marine headquarters)
fully posted as to the true conditions."
Major an Investigator.
Major Turner explained he was de
tailed, to investigate charges of killing
and ill-treatment of natives by ma
rines. He said he was instructed to "go
to the bottom" of the Irregularities,
and that, although he had made every
effort to do so, he had found "little
or nothing" to sustain the charges.
He admitted the matters investigat
ed did not include the road work.
Major Turner testified that air
planes were used in fighting "Cacos,"
irregular bands of Haitians.
He said that in at least one in
stance machine guns were used against
them and he .also knew 'cf a . case
where .bombs were dropped upon them.
He said the use of bombs was dis
continued because they could not find
enough Haitians together to make it
worth while.
Turner estimated that 2,500 "Cacos"
have been killed in the fighting since
American occupation of Haiti. -
He testified that in- two districts the
"Corvee" system was maintained after
it had been ordered discontinued.
The high cost of living, has in
creased the cost of government so
that taxes in Chicago, payable next
spring, will take a jump of not less
than 40 per cent over the actual taxes
paid in 1921.
The 40 per cent increase is the min
imum that can be figured, with all the
tax levies actually made, except that
of the Lincoln Park district.
The estimated figures for Lincoln
Park indicate an increase in North
Town and Lake View that probably
will exceed 45 per cent and possibly
may get past a 50 per cent increase.
In the South Town, the Town' of
Lake and all over the west side and
northwest side, the tax levies already
reported to the county clerk, as fixed,
have shown increase of more than 40
per cent over last year's actual tax.
As an example of what this increase
means, the owner of a $3,000 property
in the North Town of the Town of
Lake View paid an actual tax of $88.35
in 1921. In 1922, in April, he will
have to pay approximately $120 on
the same property.
Charles H. Markham, the able and
public spirited president of the Illinois
Central Railroad, whose wise and pro
gressive policy attracts! commenda
tion from all classes of people, has
had a busy career. For twenty years
from 1881 to 1901 he was connected
with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railway, being general freight and
passenger agent at Fresno, Cal., from
1897 to 1901. In 1901 he was assis
tant freight traffic manager of the
Southern Pacific Company at San
Francisco. From 1901 to 1904 he was
president of the Houston & Texas
Central Railroad at Houston, and in
1904 vice-president and general man
ager of the Southern Pacific Com
pany at San Francisco. As president
of the Illinois Central Railroad no
man has done more to help advance
the interests of Chicago, where he is
identified with many great movements
for helping the city onward and up
ward and to bring about prosperity
and good feeling to all his fellow cit
izens. Judge George Fred Rush of the Cir
cuit court stepped from an Illiiiois
Central train at the Randolph Street
station Monday, caught his toe in a
crack on the platform, and broke two
bones in his right wrist when he fell.
The name of the public health ser
vice hospital at Chicago, formerly
known as the Speedway Hospital, has
been changed to the Edward Hines,
Jr., Hospital in honor of Lieut. Ed
ward Hines, Jr., U. S. A., who died
overseas in 1918, Secretary Mellon
announced today. Lieut. Hines was
a resident of Evanston, 111., and a
member of the class of 1918 at the
Sheffield Scientific School, Yale Uni
versity. He was assigned to the
Fourth Machine Gun Battalion of the
Second Division and on April 4, 1918,
while on reconnaissance, succumbed
to the effects of the rigors of trench
President of the
life and to extreme exhaustion. He
was 22 years old. He was the first
graduate of the officers' training camp
at Fort Sheridan, in the Chicago dis
trict, to die in active service in
France.
William Ganschow, the well known
Republican leader and solid business
man, is making 'a good record as
Treasurer of the West Park Com
missions. Mr. Ganschow, who takes
great interest in the parks, is a lead
ing park commissioner. "
Charles E. Peace, the popular
Thompson Committeeman, from the
Twenty-first ward is clean, able and
loyal In politics. That's what makes
him a winner.
Aid. Charles J. Agnew is making a
good council record.
EAGLETS.
Mayor Thompson is bringing the
Traction companies to their senses
all right. That 5 cent fare will be
won sure as sunrise.
Pete Hoffman, our popular coroner,
is always ahead of his ticket. That's
the reason some people are jealous
of him. Because he recently sold
thirty acres to the Forest Preserve
they are talking about his great
wealth. The property in question,
was worth every dollar he got for it.
It has valuable gravel deposits and
the Forest Preserve needed it. If the
Tribune could control Pete in politics
his picture would appear regularly in
its photo-gravure section with favor
able comments by Mae Tinee.
Increased membership of the Chi
cago Clearing House is seen in the
decision of more than twenty outly
ing banks, now members of the Chi
cago and Cook County Bankers' As
sociation, to seek affiliation with the
Clearing House.
Judge Frank S. Rlgheimer of the
County Court delivered an able and
eloquent address Tuesday evening
before a fine audience at the Colum
bus Park Recreation Center at Co
lumbus Park, Austin. Judge Righei
mer talked on "The County Court and
Its Relation to the Citizen" and his
discourse was both entertaining and
instructive.
GEORGE M. REYNOLDS.
Continental & Commercial National
The people demand bus lines but
none of them should have a monoply
of our streets. Here are two of them
fighting about an extension of routes.
The Chicago Motor ' Bus Company
wants to run to the Northwestern
and Union stations, while the Depot
Motor Bus Line wants to run its
busses from the present Madison and
State terminal to the Wrigley Build
ing. James E. McShane, an assistant
state's attorney for the last three and
a half years, has resigned to enter
private practice as senior partner of
the firm of McShane & Brooks.
Eugene R. Pike, popular president
of the Lincoln Park Board, is never
happy unless he is doing something
for his friends. He certainly ,has
been successful in picking winners.
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Eleven Surety Companies on City Trea
surer Smith's Off icial Bond Object
To Faying 31 of Them
This Tabes Effect Next Spring When They Become
Hold Overo Under the New
50 Ward Law
The first movement affecting mem
bers of the city council under the new
50-ward law occurred when eleven
surety companies on City Treasurer
Clayton Smith's $2,000,000 bond
warned him to pay no salaries to the
thirty-one holdovers after their reg
ular terms expire next April. Under
Bank of Chicago.
the fifty ward law there will be no
election next year.
This is the story: Recently an al
derman was so "hard up" that he at
tempted to draw hisi pay for the
months of May, June, and July, 1922,
having already drawn his salary to
the end of his regular term in ApriL
It is expected that when the time
comes the affected aldermen will sue
to mandamus Smith to pay their sal
aries and thus raise the question of
the validity of the law extending their
terms.
If the contention of the bonding
companies holds good, Chicago will
have but thirty-five aldermen from
April, 1922, until April, 1923, unless
the courts save holdover members,
whose terms were extended one year
by the last legislature.
Writh a view to protecting banks
and merchants, Alderman Anton J.
MI
Cermak will ask city council investi
gation of plans for direct burglar
alarms connecting with central sta
tion and detective bureau. He pro
poses that the merchants pay an an
nual fee.
John F. Cullerton, able and popular
business manager of the Chicago Fire
Department and widely known as a
friend and promoter of athletic sports
with baseball as his favorite, was
elected honorary president of the
newly organized Windy City Indoor
Baseball league Monday night. Toney
Corcoran was chosen acting presi
dent. Other officers elected were N.
J. Keil, chairman; H. Lowe, record
ing secretary; J. Dahm, treasurer; I.
Shutin, press representative, and J.
Fleming, sergeant at arms.
" Christian F. Wiehe, the popular
West Park Board President has ar
ranged a program whereby the com
ing winter nights on the West Side
are to be made short this year
through an elaborate program of en
tertainment. Toboggan slides in the
larger parks, starting November 7,
ten weeks of motion pictures in the
community houses of the small parks
and $5,000 for improving the lighting
system for skaters in Garfield Park
are among the features.
Judge William E. Dever, of the
Appellate Court, and John V. Clinnin,
spoke Wednesday night before the
Chicago Passenger Club at its dinner.
At a meeting held on Thursday in
the City Council Chamber, speakers
urged the policing of all country
roads by the deputy sheriffs and abo
lition of the "justice of the peace"
system. Charles M. Hayes, president
of the Chicago Motor Club, called the
conference, at which State's Attorney
Crowe and Sheriff Peters talked. An
appeal has been made to all motorists
mulcted by country "justices" to re
late their experiences to the grand
jury.
UNION CHIEFS
ARE DEFIANT
Heads of "Big Five" Say Settle
ment or a Walk
out. WON'T OBEY BOARD'S ORDER
Carter, President of Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Engineer,
Says Washington Administration
Is Determined to Defeat Men.
Chicago, Oct. 27. The "Big Five"
labor chieftains openly defied the an
'thority of the United States railway
board by unanimously announcing that
If It should callNthe Impending strike
unjustified and demand the rail work
ers not to walk out, the order would be
disobeyed.
They further stated that, although
authority rested in the executive coun
cils, meeting here, to rescind the strike
call, it could not be done unless a sat
isfactory settlement had been reached,
otherwise they had no influence over
their men to prevent them walking
out at 3:30 o'clock Sunday morning,
as planned.
After a general examination of
each of the five labor leaders by Ben
W. Hooper during the conference, four
questions were put to all.
Will Ignore Order.
The first pertained to authority for
withdrawing the outstanding strike or
der. All agreed that the executive
councils or the general chairmen, in
the case of the trainmen, now In ses
sion here were vested with the right
to remand the call.
Asked If these authorized bodies
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obeyed, the labor men asserted it
"would not, unless a satisfactory set
tlement had been reached."
"If the board shall declare the
strike Is not justified and should not
occur and direct that the employees
not strike, will that order be obeyed?"
asked Mr. Hooper. The labor leaders
were polled Individually.
"It will not," was the unhesitating
reply.
When asked if they would use their
official Influence to see such an order
enforced each denied they possessed
any authority that might be employed
In that direction.
Earlier Mr. Lee had been questioned
regarding his authorization of an Im
mediate strike on the International &
Great Northern railroad in Texas, re
gardless of the status quo order of
the labor board.
Challenges Beard's . Power.
"Then I am to understand that our
order was not obeyed?" asked Mr.
Hooper. '
"Well, I wouldn't say that exactly"
faltered Mr. Lee, and then, recover
ing his composure, he added: "But
there always has been a serious ques
tion in our minds as to the jurisdic
tion of this board and its right. I do
not know of it being determined by
any court as yet. I don't know just
where we are. And so far as I am
concerned, everything could remain in
status quo not only until after this
hearing, but I would be willing to see
it until doomsday, if we could stop
this contention, but we can't."
Sweeping aside all other reasons
that have been assigned for calling a
general railroad strike by the "Big
Five" organizations, to begin next
Sunday morning, Mr. Lee definitely
stated the trainmen were planning to
strike in protest against decision 147
of the board, or the July wage reduc
tion of 12 per cent.
Future wage reductions and contro
versies on working conditions were
aot relevant in the present Issue, Mr.
Lee said, reading a paragraph from
the strike ballot distributed by his or
ganization. !
"There is only one question at this
time upon which our membership and
others interested can be asked to
vote," he read. "It is the reduction of
wages effective as of July 1, 192L"
Administration Against Unions?
W. S. Carter, president of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Engineers, sald:
"If press reports are to be taken at
their face value, the whole power of
the administration is going to be used
to defeat the strike of the employees.
Not one word comes through the press
that any Influence Is being used upon
the railroad corporations. What Is to
be done between now and October 30
ao one knows. There seems to be no
disposition on the part of anyone to
bring about an equitable adjustment,
and there is where the matter stands."
M. M. Sokoll, its popular president,
is making a big success of the
Checker Cab Company and has the
thanks of the community for giving
the other fellows such good competi
tion. Louis Piquett, the young, able and
popular City Prosecutor, is making a
fine public record.
Eugene P. Quirke, popular Assist
ant States Attorney, would make a
fine judge of the Superior Court,
Mayor Thompson must feel happy
over the amount of explaining and
apologizing that his newspaper oppo
nents have to indulge in on his ac
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