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    "ocrText": "1929 1\n7929\nsteau\nmen\nCONSOLIDATED\nCONSOLIDATED\nTHE STAR NUISANCE.\nBUREAUS\nto c\nAn assistant of the state's attorney, William S.\nBUREAUS\nStahl, confesses to being responsible for the in-\nMAIN OFFICE\nTwo Gun' Terror\ncorporation of an enterprise named the Federal\nMAIN OFFICE\n431-S0. DEARBORN ST.\nConstabulary Bureau of Intelligence. It purports\n431-S0. DEARBORN ST.\nCHICAGO, U.S.A.\nto aid the government in the apprehension of\nCHICAGO, U.S.A.\nAgent Ousted as\ncriminals, incendiaries, and horse thieves,\" and\nhas a membership of 100. One of these members,\n2th\nComet\nDEMOCRAT (w)\none Edward Getz, involved in an altercation with\n13, 1928.\nBeater of Woman\na deputy sheriff over parking, showed his star-\nWEDNESDAY.\nthe bureau members have stars-and threatened\nDongen but nau\nn\nto have him discharged.\n7-13-28\nBrun.\nth\nDeputy United States Marshal\nThe incident reveals the character of the enter\nASSISTANT\nce\nRichard J. while serv\nprise and illustrates the star nuisance in Nthis\ning Volstead warrants last Tuesday\nG.O.P.LEADERS\nATTORNEY RESIGNS\ncommunity. The bureau pretends to taid the\nevening. started a riot at Madison st\nfederal government. The federal government not\n13.-((UP)-Philip\npi\nUnited States at-\nand California av., shot two men\nonly did not invite its aid but has now taken steps\nstruck a girl and blt a policeman,\nto stop the operations of the bureau, which is, of\nASK FOR PEACE\nFreeport Ill., has sent in\nto Attorney General\nA\nwas dismissed yesterday.\ncourse, a fraud. It has no authority as an agency\nSargent August 15.\nUnited States Marshal H. C. w\nof the law and merely is a means of giving\nhere George E Q\nLaubenheimer. in announcing the\nunauthorized private individuals) false show of\nRégulars and Deneens Join\nUnited States at-\ndismissal, explained it had nothing\nsaid the work of the\nto do with last Tuesday's incidents,\nauthority for the purpose of obtaining special\nForces for Fall Campaign\nFreeport office would be handled\nbut was based on an old charge.\nand probably lawless privileges. Its exposure calls\nmore directly from here in the fu-\nSTRUCK COUPLE.\nattention to the nuisance of stars given to many\nThroughout 7th Ward\nture. Ward said he would not\nSeveral months ago, while serving\nmen who want to evade public regulations or get\nhave enough time to devote to the\nwarrants, Murphy, who is called\nspecial privileges in public-places, and it is time\nwork\nthere\nIt is anderstood a Freeport attor\n\"Red\" and \"Two Gun' Murphy was\nthe nuisance were abated. A motor runs through\nalleged to have struck a man and a\nthe traffic lights. It has a star on it. Another is\nNOW WORK IN HARMONY\nney will be appointed to the posi-\ntion.\nwoman.\nparked at a fire plug or (In the middle of a cross-\n\"That happened before I was ap-\ning. It has a star on motorist is called for\nHarmony in Seventh Ward Repub-\nUNITED PRESS HEAD IS\npointed,' explained the marshal. \"I\nlican politics, that will extend for a\nMADE HONORARY MEMBER\ndid not hear of it until the new\nsome infraction of regulations or for reckless\ncharges were made against him.\nI\ncriving. He flashes a star on the policeman. A\nperiod at least as long as the cam-\ninvestigated and found reason to\nman is caught with a concealed weapon. He has\npaign for November election lasts,\ndischarge him.\na star to show bogus authority. The whole\nwas assured at the meeting of the\nregular Seventh Ward organization\n1929 1\nSTATEMENTS CONFLICT.\nsystem is an offense to the members of the com-\n( have not yet completed the in-\nMonday night at its headquarters,\nmunity who obey the law and want it obeyed\n75th st. and Saginaw ave\nvestigation of the new charges. So\nby others.\nfar statements conflict on several\nGeorge E. Q Johnson. United\npoints, among them the question\nSince the régime of Thompson began this epi-\nStates district Attorne who is gen-\nwhether Murphy was drunk.\ndemic of private immunities and special fa rors\nerally recognized as the leader of a\n\"I understand the state contem-\nhas spread, an offense to justice and to\ngroup of Republicans who style\nplates prosecuting Murphy,\" Lauben-\nabiding citizen. It is a deliberate SY\nthemselves as the Deneen group,\nheimer added. \"That is matter of\nwhich service to a corrupt machine\nsmoked the pipe of peace with Charles\nBUREAUS\nindifference to the federal govern-\nand it is seriously demoralizing\nRinger, who is the elected ward com-\nment.\"\nof A po\nmitteeman. Before several hundred of\nMAIN OFFICE\nArthur Bandi, 247 N. California\nthe local Republican workers Mr\nsubjected\n431-SO. DEARBORN ST.\nav., and Edward Tracy, 417 S. Ho-\nJohnson pledged the united effort on\nman av., were shot in Tuesday's\nbehalf of his associates to secure a\nCHICAGO, U.S.A.\naffray. Miss Margaret Meeks, 1505\nunited campaign 2or) the election of\nW. Adams, McKinley High School\nthe entiro Republican ticket\nstudent was struck, and Policeman\nLocal Republicans are especially in\nILL. REPUBLIE\nHarry Klick was bitten.\nterested in the election of Judge John\nTUESDAY, JULY 1928,\nA. Swanson, who is candidate for\nTHE WEATHER\nstate's attorney and a resident of the\nSeventh Ward.\n\"We feel that we should unite all\nBASTILE\n1929\nour forces against the common enemy\nof  all Republicans, said Mr John-\nN CHICAGO\nson. \"We have been through a bit-1\n1929\n1\nCHICAGO FER usan\nter primary campaign in Cook county\nJOHNSON PLAN\nSATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1928.\nbut am sure that none of the ill\nfeeling which characterized part of\nDist.\nAtty. George E. Q\nJohnson taday taken to have the fed\nannouncest-that\nsteps\nDEKFOID. ILL. REPUBLEE\nthe general campaign extended into\nRATURIAY, AUGUST 11, 1928._\nthe Seventh Ward and I think that\nPro-\nwere being acquire the old\nwe may do well to align ourselves to\nCook when.it is vacated by the county on\ncounts jail on N Dearborn st\nU.S. DIMS\ngive to our local candidate, Judge\nSwanson, a tremendous vote from the\nthe\nSouth Shore wards.\nident\nJan. The old jail would be remodeled\nJudge Swanson was expected to at-\n18 E.\nand would be used to house federal\nWILL LOCATE\nSTAR-FLASHING\ntend the meeting but sent his regrets\nwere prisoners who are either waiting\n1onth\non account of his absence from the\nmen\nare eligible for the penitentiary\ntrial are serving short terms and\ncity.\nExpense of farming these prison-\nMr. replied to Mr. Johnson's\nat-\nto county jails and paying is\nU.S.OFFICE\nspeech a pledge for united and\nssion\ntheir expenses and transportation\nearnest on behalf of his organ-\nand\nDist. Atty Johnson declared\n\"VIGILANTES\nization secure the election of all\nand\nthe government would be saved\ndis-\nRepublican candidates in the fall\ng reat deal of money by concentrat\nhoes.\nIN ROCK FORD\nconclusion of speeches the\nvided\ning \"short termers\" Sycamore in Chicago. Wheaton\nmeeting given over to a discus-\npresent\nFederal Constabulary Ordered\nsion plans for the organization pic-\ncon\nand Woodstock jails are taking Rock care\nof scores of federal prisoners\nnic, which will be held Sunday, Aug.\nunit-\nto Disband; Members Wear\nford county jail is used to house\nAppointment of Young\nGlenwood Forest Preserve\no`his particularly desperate prisoners\nRockford Attorney\nBadges Like Justice Agents'\nsince it is one of the strongest bas\ntiles in the state.\nEffective Aug. 16.\nAssistant United States Attorney\n'ames C. Leatonyesterday\"serve\niotice on Assistant State's Attorney\n1929\n1\nJohn H. Page, 27 year old\nWilliam S. Stahl and J. W. Wilde-\nSATURDA',\nRockford attorney, has been\nson, \"attorney general\" and presi-\nient of the \"Federal Constabulary,\nappointed to the post of assist-\nthat they must disband their organ-\nant United States district attor-\nization under that name or face pros-\necution.\nney for the northern Illinois dis-\nJohnson Back With\nThe \"Federal Constabulary,' Mr.\nLeaton said he had learned after a\n'Whale of Fish Story\nlong investigation, has provided\nAttorney\nabout 100 members with gold and\nCONSOLIDATED\nreturned\nyes-\nsilver badges and identification\nweeks\nvacation\ncards, closely resembling the em-\nBUREAUS\nwith\na\nwhale\nblems and credentials of the United\nsaid he saw a\nStates Department of Justice.\nthe first to be\n$16 FEES CHARGED\nMAIN OFFICE\nwaters off Five\npaid $6 for admis\n431-30. DEARBORN ST.\nyears. Mr Johnson\nto the organization\n$10\nCHICAGO. U.S.A.\nvisited federal authorities in several\n\"initiation\neactern said that Chicago\nMany complaints were investi-\nthem in dry enforcement.\nwith any of\nnaton said. One, of the\nCHICAGO ILL CALUMET\nthy, he said, was from\nGeorge L. Peterman.\nSATURDAY, JULY 28, 1928.\nald he had engaged\nver parking with\nfied himself as Ed\nMRS. GEORGE E. Q. JOHNSON TO\nSPEAK AT SWEDISH OUTING SUN.\nto\nthe\ntrandon Mrs. George E. Q. Johnson of 7327 ters throughout this country and Can\nose \"Federal\navenue, wife of United States da\nJOHN H. PAGF\nzation was operated un-\nson, District will Attorney be the George E. Q John- National dances, songs, legends and\nder Illinois state charter, which\ntrict under Dist. Atty. George\ndeclared its purpose was to aid \"the\nannual Vasa outing of main the speaker Chicago at Order the program games of of Sweden entertainment are included on the\nE.6. Johnson of Chicago, it\ngovernment-local, state and federal\nrow. of She at Geneva, Illinois, tomor- the outing Several thousand planned for\n-in the apprehension of criminals,\nncendiaries and horse thieves.'\norganization, which has active chap- ec to attend.\nwill tell of the work of the Siders and their families are expect South\n1929\nPoorman Candidat.\n1\n1929\n1\nn.\nTERALD\nIL JOUANAL\nTRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1928.\nSATURDAY JULY\nAUGUST 12, 1928.\nNEGRO IS APPOINTED\n2,000 CHEER FOR\nATTORNEY\npathologist a position as hospi-\nJUDGE SWANSON\nS.\nAPROIN Rockfoi-d ROCKFORD LAWYER\nAT S. SIDE RALLY\npracticing\nAttorney Quits\n(\nnouncement III of the Aug 11.-(AP)--An\nyears,\nNeighbors of Circuit Judge John A.\nFreeport\nUnited Jack H. Rockford appointment as assistan o\nStates attorney for\nSwanson,\nRepublican\nnominee\nfor\ndistrict\nstate's attorney, eager last night\nattor-\ntoday northern by Illinois District district was mad th\nthe\nto start his campaign. The Seventh\nrec-\nJohnson Attorney Georp\nStates\nWard National Republican club had\nSena-\nsuc-\na at the Casa\nCotter.\nand assume will maintain his duties August\nwill\nPap\nTaylor\nalso\ndel the lake, and\nNegro,\nmonths\nthe\nFree\ntwo\nbago, composed of Winn\nThe district is his office her\nmore than attended,\nthe\nChicago\noffice\nUnited States Attorney\nthere\nand phenson, Lee Whiteside, Jo Davi-\nBoone, Cole: De Kalb, St\nGeorge E. Johnson presided. Tele-\nwork\nin\nChi-\nCarroll counties\ngrams were read from Senator Charles\nsaid\nDeneen and who will aid\nHAWAIIAN MELONS\nJudge Swanson's campaign\non the same platform as\n2.1\nUnea\nLOOK LIE LANTER\nprimary\nJudge\nSwanson"
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