Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-05-11


ceive the solid Democratic vote along
with thousands Of Republican and in.
dependent votes.
James 8. Hopkins stands foremost
among Chicago's ablest and most sue.
cessful lawyers and citizens.
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The proposition to change the
names Of distinctively North Side
streets like Dayton, Fremont, Rokeby,
Orchard, Cleveland avenue and others
to Green, Peoria. Desplaines. Union
and other West Side cognomens 10 the
latest fad Of the street nomenclature
nends. Some Of the names proposed
to be transferred to the North Side
have not very sweet smelling histor.
les. But fads must be persisted in to
please faddist ofiicials.
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President Of the Sanitary District
| Thomas A. Smyth can feel confident
that his honest and fearless record
has won for him tho confidence Of the
people irrespective Of party afilia-
ton.
Judge John r. Caverly 10 making q
| fine record on the municipal court
bench. More men like him are needed
there.
People who have been helping the
telephone company to pay eight per
cent stock dividends and to erect
twenty story buildings want telephone
rates reduced.
This is o good year to infuse new
blood into the Munieinol Court.
Andrew J. Ryan, vell.known
lawyer and former attorney.
stands high In the e. hakion Of all
s sisisss. both as a and as a
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Albert J. Hopkins, the popular for.
mer United States Senator, will take
o foremost part In the big campaign
this year.
The telephone trust must 60.
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1 u Il about time Tint kha .koto ~
Illinois came to the rescue Of the
people and passed law prohibiting
the misuse Of the name bank.
As matters stand at present. any.
one with money enough to hire and
equip q store can paint the name
bank on tho front windows and 90.
licit and receive deposits without let
or hindrance.
Every year hundreds Of people
lose their savings through the failure
or collapse of one or more Of these
wildcat institutions.
Legitimate banks which are In
themselves q guarantee Of security.
are passed by by thousands Of sim
pie and gullible people who are
charmed by the advertisements and
cunning allurements Of men who
never did any legitimate banking and
who never intended to do any.
The Chicago Eagle has often re.
ferred to this matter before and It
again urges upon the legislature and
upon men who are seeking seats In
the general assembly, the necessity
for passing law protecting legiti.
mate banks anG prohibiting illegiti'
mate ones.
Bust the Elgin Butter Trust.
NJ. J. Faherty, the we'll known real
estate man, stands foremost among
Chicago's leading business men and
public spirited citizens.
James 8. Hopkins. the able and
highly esteemed attorney, would grace
a seat on the bench.
AS one of Chlcago's leading imam
ciers and business men, Albert G.
Wheeler Justly deserves the high
place he holds in the estimation Of
the people.
| William Schumacher, the popular
Western manager for Rudolph Gels
ner, stands In the front ranks Of Chi
Cages leading business men.
| That fad artist. the City Forester
advocates the planting of fruit trees
on street "parkways." Aside from
the fact that fruit trees are too small
to give shade an additional reason fol
planting them would be the trouble