Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-08-12


of the board of education, he told
each venireman. DO you know any
members of the board of education? :?
Is there anything in your mind that
would prevent you from becoming an
impartial juror in such an investiga-
tiOn?"
ASsA
The street car strike ended Mon
day morning and the fellows who
openly violate the loop parking laws
promptly resumed their violations.
The new car that was parked every
afternoon the week before the strike
was in it's old position and so were
the old ones. How much? Who to-?
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Beer is temperance drink and is
a needful beverage for wOrkingmen.
It's chances for coming back are less
ened by the light wines" clause
which champions of restricted prohi-
bitiOn always attach to it.
%eA
Wine was never a popular Ameri-
can drink and never will be. Light
wines are prOverbially the cause of
more drunkenness than whisky
@es
Whisky can be used as a medicine
and as a tonic. Light wines are noted
as the most absorbing element of
the most talented system of chronic
drunkenness.
SsatrssA
Prohibition is disliked by two kinds
of the American people as shown by
the Literary Digest poll. 1t is un-
American and unfair But beer will
riOusly checked while light wines"
camOuflage the issue.
AaesaA
The school fund was never greater
than it is now. But the school board
makes poor use of it. There is a great
lack of good new buildings. So ur-
gent is this lack that many old ones
like the long abandoned Throop
schOOl-unsanitary and out of date.
have been reOpened to house chill
dren clamoring for education
G@A
One of the most ridiculous prOpO-
sitiOns ever advanced is the one sug-
costing the election by the people of
members of the school board by the
people.
@essA
The people" would probably select
a gang of fellows with unpronounce-
able names who would take great
pleasure in taking trips to Europe
to study the school systems and light
wines over there, at public expense
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The truth is there are too many
offices elected by the people now.
We would have a better city and
more for our money if the Commits
sion form of government was adopt
ed for Chicago and a good business
manager hired to run the city in
place of a mayor.
ss@>-
The only time the Chicago police
make a good record on local parking
pei them to-such circumstances as
the recent car strike, for instance
The favOritism displayed in the loop
is matter of general comment.
~e.
The favOritism shown to some auto
owners as to loop parking makes it
very hard on the earnest traffic COPS.
Most of these men are honest and
faithful to duty. Making fish of one
and flesh of others by order of their
superiors does not please good police
men.
lSSR
One of the striking features of one
Of the autos which is permitted to
park for hours every day on Wash
ington street between La Sale and
Wells streets is the absence of any
license number. But what's the use?
If the owner can violate the parking
laws as he does, why pay any atten-
ton to a license?
S
Mayor Thompson has many of his
enemies eating out of his hand these
days. The Pageant of Progress was
the creation of his mind. He and his
ieutenants started it and manage it.
1t was big success last year. 1t
is a bigger success this year.
The Tribune, the mayors particular
big 0nemV and tho DaiIv Nou,C +bo