Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-01

which It exercises unQuestioned super.
vising powers, It certainly has O per.
feet right to regulate the banking busi.
ness, which II Of far more Importance
than anything in the line OF business
In the city. because upon the legitimate
and honest business methods Of these
institutions depends the welfare Of the
entire city in its business and CONNER
cial life. while methods Of q contrary
kind INDUCED in by small. irresponsible
speculative concerns only results In
failures that involve injuriously the in.
teresta Of the entire community. How
often have we seen It that the failure
Of one Of these little banks, started
upon insecure and irresponsible fornda.
tions, and doomed by fraudulent and
false representations, have dragged
down to ruin hundreds Of good, hard.
working. thrifty and deserving citizens.
The licenses issued BY the examin.
Ing board, which, Of course. should be
composed Of responsible citizens and
able financiers. should be Of charac-
ter that would be absolutely prohibi.
tive Of all schemes and projects for the
establishment Of phony concerns Of this
kind.
This would be welcomed By oil sound
and responsible banking houses,
whether private or national.
Banks like the Hibernian Banking
Association, the Graham 4 Sons, the
Union Trust Company. the South Chi.
cago Savings Bank. the Commercial
National, the Continental National.
Drovers Deposit National. Illinois
Trust and Savings. the Fort Dear.
born National. Northwestern Trust
and Savings Bank. South Side State
Bank. National Bank Of the Republic.
State Bank Of Chicago. and other
banks that have weathered every
panic and every storm for years de.
serve well Of the people Of Chicago.
And yet foolish people pass them by
and hand their hard-earned money over
to concerns that have not a single
banker connected with them and whose
leading men have been grafters either
In political or private life. and who al.
ways have their hands out for easy
coin.
Following 10 . list Of the number Of
people killed and wounded by the
street car companies Of Chicago dur.
Ing the last year. The death strip ID
responsible for thsse awful accidents
and public opinion demands that every
street. car track shall be torn up and
put down 10 that the width between
the cars shall be large enough for q
person to stand there without beine
crushed and manglsd 40 were the per
sons printed in the list below:
KILLED.
Edward o. Lee, June 10. State street
and jackson boulevard.
John Lewis. February 26. 1908. For
tieth street and Wentworth avenue.
Hugh MacD. Scott. April 20. 1909
State and Van Buren, streets.
John Cermack. May 10. 1908, State
and Eighteenth streets.
Charles Johnson, June 16. 1908, Var
Buren street and Wabash avenue.
| Nick Ponlys, August 81. 1908, Thir
ty.fourth and State streets.
A. J. Hainline. October 20. 1908
State and Washington streets.
J. J. Wilbur. January 16. 1909, Wa
bash avenue and Polk street.
Marcie Ohl. March 2. 1909, Twenty
fourth street and Cottage Grove ave
nue..
Agatha Reinhold. March 2. 1909
Twenty-fourth street and Cottagt
Grove avenue.
INJURED.
c. C. Donnell. June II. 1908, Jack
son and Dearborn streets.
p. Yiller, January 81. 1908. 219 Stat
street.
John Dunleavy. March 9. 1905
Root street and Emerald avenue.
J. B. Raymond. April Z. 1908. Soutl
Water and Clark streets.
James Lyall. April 8. 1908, Fifty
first aAd Halsted streets.
Frank Forlan. April II. 1908. Clarl
and Madison streets.
J. Pearson, April 27, 1908. Forty
third street and Calumet avenue.
John Farrell. May 8, 1908, State an
Randolph streets.
Ames Williamson. Dune II, 190'
State and Van Buren streets.
A. r. Grannow, June 10, 1908, 19t
and Clark streets.
, Mary Lloyd, July Z, 1908, State an
Harrison streets.
Peter Welsh. July ~. 1908, Clybour
avenue and Osgood street.