Evening Star Newspaper, October 30, 1931, Page 40

. C-8 CHICAGO TEACHERS GET PART OF PAY 14,000 School Teachers Re-| ceive Six Weeks' Wages Six Months Overdue. @pecial Dispateh to The Star CHICAGO, October 30 —Hungry Chicago sehool teachers, unpaid sinc 15, can eat to thelr hearts' eon- receive cheoks Just when the 14000 teachers were reaching the point of desparation, with sentiment widespread for a shutdown of schools on ‘November 1. Chicage found $4,650,000 In cash with which to | buy warrants from the Board of Bdu- cation and theredy provide cash for | salaries. On Wednesday policemen and firemen, pald regularly while teachers | suffered, recel checks for pay due them on Oetober 15 ‘With their first cash in months, | school workers will be faced with in- | numerable demands from creditors who have becn carrying many of them There is no certain(y when more funds will be avatlable, and the expectation 1s that the teachers will first take care 1o provide for their food needs. Courts. which have prevented eviction of ncn- Tent-paying- school employes, are not expected now to change this policy with the first show of cash. State May Provide Funds. | If more money is to be provided for | — Seacher salaries, it will likely have to | public mm'flll“ ents thhcmmr. With a none-100- , Chicago must | retire $9,000,000 m which mature | 1. The action has not healed | the administration | | Bocleties to Present Native THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, of Mayor Anton J. Cermak and u»‘ William Hale Thompson - controlled ! Board of Education. The president of | the board and the mayor during recent | days have engaged in an exehange of | pleasantries. Mayor Cermak started " by saying he thought President Lewis | E Myers of the Board of Education | was honest but misguided | Myers Replies to Mayor. ] “I need no certificate of good charsc- | ter from Mr. Cermak.” said Mr. Myers “Nor am I fisttered by any reference to my honesty from that difection but it | inspires me 1o say that I once knew a | | | man who grew very rich just minding his_own business | To this the mayor replic Perhaps some of the board members {have been minding their own business and growing rich instead of tending to the board’s business and getting the teachers' pay While these personal tiffs go on, finan- clers notice thet unpaid taxes ir this eounty now tota 1,282,217 out of a three-year assessm $740.120 - 922 Taxpayers have revolted agains @ system of taxation built on political preference, and this non-payment has Caused the finanelal troubles of the | school board and of other city depart- ments, (Copyrient, 1931) . SCOTTISH BAL PLANNED Cos- tumes, Dances and Music. ‘The annual Halloween Bal Masque of the Scotith Soci>ties of Washington will be given tonight st the National Press Club. Outstanding features of the evening will ke many beautiful Scottish cos- tumes, as well as Scottish music and | dancrs. Th» committee in charge of | the dance conssts of Wililam H. Welsh, | Hugh L. Granger, Charles T. Alexander Martin Orleve, W. G. MacKay and An- | | drew Paterson, JAIERICAN K313 TN . Exclusively Beautiful—Gorgeously Furred Winter Coats $33 Instead of $48 to $55 You'll be quickly convinced that Sears is the place to get an elegant coat at a very low price. Our enormous volume is so attractive to the best manufactur. ers that they quickly lower prices to keep busy. Fashion’s Leading Furs such as Cross l Fox, Wolf, Fox, Skunk, Marmink, Cara- cul and many other fine furs. Black and leading colors. Copies of the season’s expensive imports. 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